2012–13 British and Irish Cup
# 2012–13 British and Irish Cup

The 2012–13 British and Irish Cup was the fourth season of the annual rugby union competition for second tier, semi-professional clubs from Britain and Ireland. The final was contest on 17 May 2013 and won by Leinster A with a 78th minute penalty by Noel Reid to beat Newcastle Falcons 18–17 at their home ground Kingston Park. The defending champions Munster A were eliminated in the semi–finals by the eventual winners and Bedford Blues was the other losing semi–finalists.

There has been four different winners and four different losing finalist of the competition. The format of the competition has been considerably revamped, with expansion to 32 teams playing each other home and away in the pool stages. Previously, 24 teams played home or away in the pool stages. First round matches began on the weekend of 13/14 October 2012 and the final was held on 17 May 2013.

## Teams

The allocation of teams was as follows:

* – 12 clubs from RFU Championship
* – 4 Irish provinces represented by 'A' teams
* – 4 top clubs from the Scottish Premiership
* – 12 clubs from the Welsh Premier Division

| England | Ireland | Scotland | Wales |
| - | - | - | - |
| Bedford Blues Bristol Cornish Pirates Doncaster Jersey Leeds Carnegie London Scottish Moseley Newcastle Falcons Nottingham Plymouth Albion Rotherham | Connacht Eagles Leinster A Munster A Ulster Ravens | Dundee HSFP Gala Melrose Stirling County | Aberavon Bedwas Bridgend Ravens Cardiff Carmarthen Quins Cross Keys Llandovery Llanelli Neath Newport Pontypridd Swansea |

## Competition format

The pool stage saw a considerable change in format and consisted of eight pools of four teams playing home and away matches. Pool matches took place on the same weekends as the Heineken and Amlin Cups. The top team from each pool qualified for the quarter-finals.

## Pool stages

The fixture weekends have been announced.

Round 6 matches were badly affected by adverse weather. Pitches were frozen or snow-covered, or teams were unable to travel.

### Pool 1

| Team | P | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | TF | TB | LB | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bristol | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 203 | 73 | 130 | 26 | 3 | 0 | 27 |
| Ulster Ravens | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 199 | 100 | 99 | 26 | 5 | 2 | 23 |
| Bridgend Ravens | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 93 | 183 | –90 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Cardiff | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 68 | 207 | –139 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Points breakdown: *4 points for a win *2 points for a draw *1 bonus point for a loss by seven points or less *1 bonus point for scoring four or more tries in a match ||||||||||||

* 13 October 2012 14:30

| Cardiff | 14 – 23 | Bristol |
| - | - | - |
| | Cardiff Bristol | |

* Cardiff Arms Park Attendance: 810 Referee: Cammy Rudkin (SRU)
* 13 October 2012 14:30

| (TB) Ulster Ravens | 49 – 19 | Bridgend Ravens |
| - | - | - |
| | Ulster Bridgend | |

* Deramore Park (Belfast Harlequins) Attendance: 352 Referee: John Meredith (RFU)
* 20 October 2012 14:30

| Bridgend Ravens | 25 – 7 | Cardiff |
| - | - | - |
| | Bridgend Cardiff | |

* Brewery Field Attendance: 940 Referee: Simon Rees (WRU)
* 21 October 2012 15:00

| Bristol | 34 – 28 | Ulster Ravens (TB, LB) |
| - | - | - |
| | Bristol Ulster | |

* Memorial Stadium Attendance: 4,003 Referee: Tim Hayes (WRU)
* 8 December 2012 14:30

| Bridgend Ravens | 8 – 32 | Bristol (TB) |
| - | - | - |
| | Bridgend Bristol | |

* Brewery Field Attendance: 1,149 Referee: Keiran Barry (IRFU)
* 8 December 2012 14:30

| (TB) Ulster Ravens | 40 – 14 | Cardiff |
| - | - | - |
| | Ulster Cardiff | |

* Ravenhill Referee: Tom Foley (RFU)
* 14 December 2012 19:45

| (TB) Bristol | 41 – 3 | Bridgend Ravens |
| - | - | - |
| | Bristol Bridgend | |

* Memorial Stadium Attendance: 2,836 Referee: James Matthew (SRU)
* 15 December 2012 14:30

| Cardiff | 7 – 34 | Ulster Ravens (TB) |
| - | - | - |
| | Cardiff Ulster | |

* Cardiff Arms Park Attendance: 216 Referee: Greg MacDonald (RFU)
* 11 January 2013 19:30

| (LB) Ulster Ravens | 8 – 12 | Bristol |
| - | - | - |
| | Ulster Bristol | |

* Deramore Park (Belfast Harlequins) Attendance: 340 Referee: Johann van der Merwe (SRU)
* 12 January 2013 14:30

| Cardiff | 14 – 24 | Bridgend Ravens |
| - | - | - |
| | Cardiff Bridgend | |

* Cardiff Arms Park Attendance: 250 Referee: Simon Harding (RFU)
* 22 February 2013 19:45

| (BP) Bristol | 61 – 12 | Cardiff |
| - | - | - |
| | Bristol Cardiff | |

* Memorial Stadium Attendance: 2,013 Referee: Gary Conway (IRFU)
* This match was postponed from 20 January 2013 as the pitch was deemed frozen and the surrounding areas unsafe for supporters.
* 5 April 2013 19:30

| Bridgend Ravens | 14 – 40 | Ulster Ravens (TB) |
| - | - | - |
| | Bridgend Ulster | |

* Brewery Field Referee: John Meredith (RFU)
* Match postponed from 19 January 2013 as Ulster were unable to fly due to the bad weather. Despite this match being a dead rubber (the outcome of this game will have no bearing on qualification for the knockout stages nor on the ranking of the qualifiers), the match was rearranged as Bridgend would lose revenue otherwise.

### Pool 2

| Team | P | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | TF | TB | LB | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bedford Blues | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 354 | 89 | 265 | 55 | 6 | 0 | 30 |
| Stirling County | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 141 | 228 | –87 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 11 |
| Neath | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 137 | 229 | –72 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 10 |
| Bedwas | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 116 | 222 | –106 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| ↑ Neath were deducted 4 competition points for fielding 2 ineligible players. ||||||||||||
| Points breakdown: *4 points for a win *2 points for a draw *1 bonus point for a loss by seven points or less *1 bonus point for scoring four or more tries in a match ||||||||||||

* 13 October 2012 14:30

| Bedwas | 23 – 48 | Bedford Blues (TB) |
| - | - | - |
| | Bedwas Bedford | |

* The Bridge Field Attendance: 350 Referee: Sean Gallagher (IRFU)
* 13 October 2012 15:00

| (TB) Stirling County | 40 – 25 | Neath |
| - | - | - |
| | Stirling Neath | |

* Bridgehaugh Attendance: 500 Referee: Tom Foley (RFU)
* 20 October 2012 14:30

| (TB) Neath | 45 – 27 | Bedwas |
| - | - | - |
| | Neath Bedwas | |

* The Gnoll Attendance: 1,100 Referee: Chris Williams (WRU)
* 20 October 2012 15:00

| (TB) Bedford Blues | 87 – 10 | Stirling County |
| - | - | - |
| | Bedford Stirling | |

* Goldington Road Attendance: 2,801 Referee: Steve Lee (RFU)
* 8 December 2012 14:00

| (TB) Stirling County | 22 – 32 | Bedwas (TB) |
| - | - | - |
| | Stirling Bedwas | |

* Dunbar RFC Attendance: 150 Referee: Andrew Jackson (RFU)
* 8 December 2012 14:30

| Neath | 12 – 62 | Bedford Blues (TB) |
| - | - | - |
| | Neath Bedford | |

* The Gnoll Attendance: 700 Referee: Cammy Rudkin (SRU)
* 15 December 2012 14:30

| (TB, LB) Bedwas | 25 – 26 | Stirling County |
| - | - | - |
| | Bedwas Stirling | |

* The Bridge Field Attendance: 350 Referee: Eanna O'Dowd (IRFU)
* 15 December 2012 15:00

| (TB) Bedford Blues | 69 – 23 | Neath |
| - | - | - |
| | Bedford Neath | |

* Goldington Road Attendance: 2,004 Referee: Mark Patton (IRFU)
* 12 January 2013 14:00

| (LB) Stirling County | 21 – 24 | Bedford Blues (TB) |
| - | - | - |
| | Stirling Bedford | |

* Bridgehaugh Attendance: 550 Referee: Nigel Correll (IRFU)
* 12 January 2013 14:30

| Bedwas | 9 – 17 | Neath |
| - | - | - |
| | Bedwas Neath | |

* The Bridge Field Attendance: 245 Referee: Justin Williams (WRU)
* 19 January 2013 14:00

| (TB) Neath | 35 – 22 | Stirling County |
| - | - | - |
| | Neath Stirling | |

* The Gnoll Attendance: 700 Referee: Andrew Davies (WRU)
* 1 February 2013 19:30

| (TB) Bedford Blues | 64 – 0 | Bedwas |
| - | - | - |
| | Bedford Bedwas | |

* Goldington Road Attendance: 1,191 Referee: Darren Gamage (RFU)
* This match was originally scheduled to be played on 19 January 2013. Due to bad weather, the Bedwas team was unable to travel to Bedford.

### Pool 3

| Team | P | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | TF | TB | LB | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Cornish Pirates | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 179 | 88 | 91 | 22 | 3 | 1 | 24 |
| Carmarthen Quins | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 150 | 123 | 27 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 19 |
| Swansea | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 98 | 137 | –39 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 9 |
| Dundee HSFP | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 85 | 163 | –79 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| Points breakdown: *4 points for a win *2 points for a draw *1 bonus point for a loss by seven points or less *1 bonus point for scoring four or more tries in a match ||||||||||||

* 13 October 2012 14:30

| (TB) Swansea | 43 – 17 | Dundee HSFP |
| - | - | - |
| | Swansea Dundee | |

* St Helens Attendance: 250 Referee: Eanna O'Dowd (IRFU)
* 14 October 2012 15:00

| (TB) Cornish Pirates | 44 – 32 | Carmarthen Quins (TB) |
| - | - | - |
| | Pirates Quins | |

* Mennaye Field Attendance: 1,469 Referee: Simon Harding (RFU)
* 19 October 2012 19:15

| (TB) Carmarthen Quins | 41 – 17 | Swansea |
| - | - | - |
| | Quins Swansea | |

* Carmarthen Park Attendance: 150 Referee: Cammy Rudkin (SRU)
* 20 October 2012 15:00

| Dundee HSFP | 6 – 32 | Cornish Pirates (TB) |
| - | - | - |
| | Dundee Pirates | |

* Mayfield Playing Fields Attendance: 400 Referee: Stuart Gaffikin (IRFU)
* 8 December 2012 14:30

| Carmarthen Quins | 20 – 17 | Dundee HSFP (LB) |
| - | - | - |
| | Quins Dundee | |

* Carmarthen Park Attendance: 150 Referee: Ross Campbell (RFU)
* 9 December 2012 14:00

| Cornish Pirates | 27 – 9 | Swansea |
| - | - | - |
| | Pirates Swansea | |

* Mennaye Field Attendance: 1,356 Referee: Greg MacDonald (RFU)
* 15 December 2012 14:00

| Dundee HSFP | 25 – 23 | Carmarthen Quins (LB) |
| - | - | - |
| | Dundee Quins | |

* Mayfield Playing Fields Attendance: 400 Referee: Andrew Jackson (RFU)
* 15 December 2012 16:30

| Swansea | 10 – 30 | Cornish Pirates |
| - | - | - |
| | Swansea Pirates | |

* St Helens Attendance: 300 Referee: Nigel Correll (IRFU)
* 12 January 2013 14:30

| Swansea | 8 – 17 | Carmarthen Quins |
| - | - | - |
| | Swansea Quins | |

* St Helens Attendance: 250 Referee: Eddie Hogan-O’Connell (IRFU)
* 13 January 2013 14:00

| (TB) Cornish Pirates | 34 – 14 | Dundee HSFP |
| - | - | - |
| | Pirates Dundee | |

* Mennaye Field Attendance: 1,536 Referee: Neil Perkins (WRU)
* 19 January 2013 14:00

| Carmarthen Quins | 17 – 12 | Cornish Pirates (LB) |
| - | - | - |
| | Quins Pirates | |

* Carmarthen Park Attendance: 316 Referee: Johann van der Merwe (SRU)
* 19 January 2013 14:00

| (LB) Dundee HSFP | 5 – 11 | Swansea |
| - | - | - |
| | Swansea | |

* Mayfield Playing Fields Attendance: 420 Referee: Nigel Correll (IRFU)

### Pool 4

| Team | P | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | TF | TB | LB | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Newcastle Falcons | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 255 | 27 | 228 | 38 | 5 | 0 | 27 |
| Newport | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 106 | 205 | –99 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| Cross Keys | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 88 | 180 | –92 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| Connacht Eagles | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 91 | 128 | –37 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| ↑ Newcastle Falcons were deducted 2 competition points for fielding an ineligible player. ||||||||||||
| Points breakdown: *4 points for a win *2 points for a draw *1 bonus point for a loss by seven points or less *1 bonus point for scoring four or more tries in a match ||||||||||||

* 13 October 2012 14:30

| Newport | 18 – 14 | Connacht Eagles (LB) |
| - | - | - |
| | Newport Connacht | |

* Rodney Parade Attendance: 1,171 Referee: Greg MacDonald (RFU)
* 13 October 2012 15:00

| (TB) Newcastle Falcons | 52 – 5 | Cross Keys |
| - | - | - |
| | Newcastle Cross Keys | |

* Kingston Park Attendance: 3,561 Referee: Johann van der Merwe (SRU)
* 19 October 2012 19:45

| Connacht Eagles | 3 – 34 | Newcastle Falcons (TB) |
| - | - | - |
| | Connacht Newcastle | |

* Dubarry Park Attendance: 250 Referee: Jason Bessant (WRU)
* 20 October 2012 14:30

| (LB) Cross Keys | 20 – 24 | Newport |
| - | - | - |
| | Cross Keys Newport | |

* Pandy Park Attendance: 525 Referee: Ross Campbell (RFU)
* 8 December 2012 14:00

| Cross Keys | 17 – 12 | Connacht Eagles (LB) |
| - | - | - |
| | Cross Keys | |

* Pandy Park Referee: Matthew Carley (RFU)
* 8 December 2012 14:30

| Newport | 10 – 26 | Newcastle Falcons (TB) |
| - | - | - |
| | Newport Newcastle | |

* Rodney Parade Attendance: 750 Referee: Eddie Hogan-O’Connell (IRFU)
* 15 December 2012 14:30

| Connacht Eagles | 31 – 16 | Cross Keys |
| - | - | - |
| | Connacht Cross Keys | |

* Dubarry Park Referee: Michael Black (IRFU)
* 16 December 2012 15:00

| (TB) Newcastle Falcons | 93 – 0 | Newport |
| - | - | - |
| | Newcastle Newport | |

* Kingston Park Attendance: 3,947 Referee: Neil Perkins (WRU)
* 12 January 2013 14:30

| Newport | 27 – 27 | Cross Keys (TB) |
| - | - | - |
| | Newport Cross Keys | |

* Rodney Parade Attendance: 1,131 Referee: Darren Gamage(RFU)
* 12 January 2013 15:00

| Newcastle Falcons | 16 – 6 | Connacht Eagles |
| - | - | - |
| | Newcastle Connacht | |

* Kingston Park Attendance: 3,819 Referee: Kevin White (SRU)
* 19 January 2013

| Connacht Eagles | P – P | Newport |
| - | - | - |

* Dubarry Park
* This match was postponed as the Newport team were unable to fly out of Bristol on 18 January due to snow
* 1 February 2013 19:00

| Cross Keys | 3 – 34 | Newcastle Falcons (TB) |
| - | - | - |
| | Cross Keys Newcastle | |

* Pandy Park Attendance: 226 Referee: Eanna O'Dowd (IRFU)
* 27 April 2013 14:30

| (LB) Connacht Eagles | 25 – 27 | Newport |
| - | - | - |
| | Connacht Newport | |

* Dubarry Park Referee: Eanna O'Dowd (IRFU)
* This match was originally scheduled to be played on 19 January 2013 but was postponed due to heavy snow. The match was a dead rubber and the outcome had no bearing on qualification for the knockout stages nor on the ranking of the qualifiers.

### Pool 5

| Team | P | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | TF | TB | LB | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Leinster A | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 181 | 107 | 74 | 24 | 3 | 1 | 22 |
| Pontypridd | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 157 | 113 | 44 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 20 |
| Leeds Carnegie | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 134 | 177 | –43 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 10 |
| Jersey | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 107 | 182 | –75 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| Points breakdown: *4 points for a win *2 points for a draw *1 bonus point for a loss by seven points or less *1 bonus point for scoring four or more tries in a match ||||||||||||

* 13 October 2012 15:00

| Jersey | 20 – 20 | Pontypridd |
| - | - | - |
| Try: Nicky Griffiths, Penalty Try Con: Michael Le Bourgeois Pen: Michael Le Bourgeois | Jersey Pontypridd | Try: Craig Locke, Tom Pascoe Con: Dai Flanagan 2 Pen: Dai Flanagan Drop: Dai Flanagan |

* St. Peter Attendance: 2,113 Referee: Nigel Correll (IRFU)
* 13 October 2012 19:00

| (TB) Leinster A | 47 – 18 | Leeds Carnegie |
| - | - | - |
| | Leinster Leeds | |

* Donnybrook Attendance: 1,400 Referee: Jason Bessant (WRU)
* 20 October 2012 14:00

| Pontypridd | 25 – 23 | Leinster A (LB) |
| - | - | - |
| Try: Craig Locke, Dafydd Lockyer Pen: Dai Flanagan 4 Drop: Dai Flanagan | Pontypridd Leinster | Try: Andrew Boyle, Dan Leavy Con: Noel Reid 2 Pen: Noel Reid 3 |

* Sardis Road Attendance: 3,000 Referee: John Meredith (RFU)
* 21 October 2012 15:00

| (LB) Leeds Carnegie | 27 – 33 | Jersey |
| - | - | - |
| | Leeds Jersey | |

* Clifton Park, York RUFC Attendance: 820 Referee: Charles Samson (SRU)
* 8 December 2012 15:00

| (LB) Jersey | 12 – 16 | Leinster A |
| - | - | - |
| | Jersey Leinster | |

* St. Peter Attendance: 1,766 Referee: Simon Rees (WRU)
* 9 December 2012 15:00

| (TB, LB) Leeds Carnegie | 24 – 30 | Pontypridd |
| - | - | - |
| | Leeds Pontypridd | |

* The Sycamores, West Park Leeds RUFC Attendance: 1,392 Referee: James Matthew (SRU)
* 15 December 2012 14:30

| (TB) Pontypridd | 25 – 8 | Leeds Carnegie |
| - | - | - |
| | Pontypridd Leeds | |

* Sardis Road Attendance: 2,200 Referee: Wayne Davies (WRU)
* 16 December 2012 14:30

| (TB) Leinster A | 44 – 13 | Jersey |
| - | - | - |
| | Leinster Jersey | |

* Donnybrook Attendance: 450 Referee: Rhys Thomas (WRU)
* 12 January 2013 14:00

| Leinster A | 21 – 9 | Pontypridd |
| - | - | - |
| | Leinster Pontypridd | |

* Donnybrook Attendance: 550 Referee: Steve Lee (RFU)
* 12 January 2013 16:00

| Jersey | 12 – 27 | Leeds Carnegie (TB) |
| - | - | - |
| | Jersey Leeds | |

* St. Peter Attendance: 1,716 Referee: Andrew Jackson (RFU)
* 19 January 2013 12:45

| Leeds Carnegie | 30 – 30 | Leinster A (TB) |
| - | - | - |
| | Leeds Leinster | |

* The Sycamores, West Park Leeds RUFC Referee: Simon Rees (WRU)
* This fixture was moved to South Leeds Stadium as the RFU Championship game against Plymouth (on 6 January 2013) went to uncontested scrums within 16 minutes on the new pitch at Headingley. Subsequently, the match was moved to West Park Leeds RUFC as the pitch at South Leeds Stadium was uncovered and frozen. Finally, the game went ahead on the 3G pitch.
* 5 April 2013 19:30

| (TB) Pontypridd | 48 – 17 | Jersey |
| - | - | - |
| | Pontypridd Jersey | |

* Sardis Road
* This match, originally scheduled for 19 January, was postponed due to the ground being under a seven to nine inch layer of snow and unplayable. Despite this match being a dead rubber (the outcome of this game will have no bearing on qualification for the knockout stages nor on the ranking of the qualifiers), the match was rearranged.

### Pool 6

| Team | P | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | TF | TB | LB | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Llanelli | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 184 | 148 | 36 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 19 |
| Moseley | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 134 | 146 | –12 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 19 |
| London Scottish | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 151 | 128 | 23 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 13 |
| Gala | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 106 | 153 | –47 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| Points breakdown: *4 points for a win *2 points for a draw *1 bonus point for a loss by seven points or less *1 bonus point for scoring four or more tries in a match ||||||||||||

* 13 October 2012 14:30

| Gala | 27 – 23 | London Scottish (LB) |
| - | - | - |
| | Gala Scottish | |

* Netherdale Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Eddie Hogan-O'Connell (IRFU)
* 13 October 2012 15:00

| (TB) Moseley | 36 – 26 | Llanelli |
| - | - | - |
| | Moseley Llanelli | |

* Billesley Common Attendance: 580 Referee: Andrew Jackson (RFU)
* 20 October 2012 15:00

| (TB, LB) London Scottish | 37 – 41 | Moseley (TB) |
| - | - | - |
| | Scottish Moseley | |

* Richmond Athletic Ground Attendance: 1,078 Referee: Simon Harding (RFU)
* 20 October 2012 16:30

| (TB) Llanelli | 38 – 28 | Gala (TB) |
| - | - | - |
| | Llanelli Gala | |

* Parc y Scarlets Attendance: 1,200 Referee: Nigel Correll (IRFU)
* 8 December 2012 15:00

| Gala | 18 – 11 | Moseley (LB) |
| - | - | - |
| | Gala Moseley | |

* Netherdale Attendance: 1,600 Referee: Mark Patton (IRFU)
* 9 December 2012 14:30

| London Scottish | 24 – 15 | Llanelli |
| - | - | - |
| | Scottish Llanelli | |

* Richmond Athletic Ground Attendance: 721 Referee: Paul Haycock (IRFU)
* 15 December 2012 14:30

| Llanelli | 32 – 23 | London Scottish |
| - | - | - |
| | Llanelli Scottish | |

* Parc y Scarlets Attendance: 850 Referee: Tom Foley (RFU)
* 15 December 2012 15:00

| Moseley | 16 – 13 | Gala (LB) |
| - | - | - |
| | Moseley Gala | |

* Billesley Common Attendance: 516 Referee: Simon Harding (RFU)
* 11 January 2013 19:30

| Moseley | 13 – 12 | London Scottish (LB) |
| - | - | - |
| | Moseley Scottish | |

* Billesley Common Attendance: 510 Referee: Simon Rees (WRU)
* 12 January 2013 15:00

| Gala | 20 – 33 | Llanelli (TB) |
| - | - | - |
| | Gala Llanelli | |

* Netherdale Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Kieran Barry (IRFU)
* 19 January 2013 14:00

| (TB) London Scottish | 32 – 0 | Gala |
| - | - | - |
| | Scottish Gala | |

* Richmond Athletic Ground Attendance: 1,178 Referee: Greg Morgan (WRU)
* 20 January 2013 14:30

| (TB) Llanelli | 40 – 17 | Moseley |
| - | - | - |
| | Llanelli Moseley | |

* Parc y Scarlets Referee: Lloyd Linton (SRU)

### Pool 7

| Team | P | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | TF | TB | LB | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Munster A | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 123 | 77 | 46 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 23 |
| Rotherham | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 184 | 102 | 82 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 20 |
| Plymouth Albion | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 131 | 141 | –10 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 11 |
| Aberavon | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 73 | 191 | –118 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Points breakdown: *4 points for a win *2 points for a draw *1 bonus point for a loss by seven points or less *1 bonus point for scoring four or more tries in a match ||||||||||||

* 13 October 2012 14:30

| (LB) Aberavon | 21 – 25 | Rotherham |
| - | - | - |
| | Aberavon Rotherham | |

* Talbot Athletic Ground Attendance: 600 Referee: Charles Samson (SRU)
* 13 October 2012 15:00

| (LB) Plymouth Albion | 22 – 26 | Munster A |
| - | - | - |
| | Plymouth Munster | |

* The Brickfields Attendance: 1,867 Referee: Gwyn Morris (WRU)
* 20 October 2012 13:00

| Munster A | 19 – 11 | Aberavon |
| - | - | - |
| | Munster Aberavon | |

* O'Dowd Park, Tralee RFC Attendance: 400 Referee: Andrew Jackson (RFU)
* 20 October 2012 15:00

| (TB) Rotherham | 59 – 26 | Plymouth Albion (TB) |
| - | - | - |
| | Rotherham Plymouth | |

* Clifton Lane Attendance: 934 Referee: Johann van der Merwe (SRU)
* 8 December 2012 14:00

| Rotherham | 21 – 36 | Munster A (TB) |
| - | - | - |
| | Rotherham Munster | |

* Clifton Lane Attendance: 1,014 Referee: Greg Morgan (WRU)
* 8 December 2012 14:30

| (LB) Aberavon | 20 – 21 | Plymouth Albion |
| - | - | - |
| | Aberavon Plymouth | |

* Talbot Athletic Ground Attendance: 328 Referee: Neil Perkins (WRU)
* 14 December 2012 19:00

| Munster A | 9 – 9 | Rotherham |
| - | - | - |
| | Munster Rotherham | |

* Musgrave Park Attendance: 350 Referee: Simon Rees (WRU)
* 14 December 2012 19:45

| (TB) Plymouth Albion | 59 – 0 | Aberavon |
| - | - | - |
| | Plymouth Aberavon | |

* The Brickfields Attendance: 842 Referee: Matteo Liperini (FIR)
* 12 January 2013 14:30

| (LB) Aberavon | 14 – 18 | Munster A |
| - | - | - |
| | Aberavon Munster | |

* Talbot Athletic Ground Attendance: 732 Referee: Ross Campbell (RFU)
* 12 January 2013 15:00

| Plymouth Albion | 3 – 21 | Rotherham |
| - | - | - |
| | Plymouth Rotherham | |

* The Brickfields Attendance: 1,037 Referee: Tom Foley (RFU)
* 18 January 2013 19:00

| Munster A | 15 – 0 | Plymouth Albion |
| - | - | - |
| | Munster Plymouth | |

* Cork Constitution FC, Temple Hill, Cork Attendance: 1,450 Referee: Rhys Thomas (WRU)
* 23 February 2013 14:30

| (BP) Rotherham | 49 – 7 | Aberavon |
| - | - | - |
| | Rotherham Aberavon | |

* Clifton Lane Attendance: 738 Referee: Simon Harding (RFU)
* This match was postponed from 19 January 2013 due to a frozen pitch. Although this match is a dead rubber (the outcome of this game will have no bearing on qualification for the knockout stages nor on the ranking of the qualifiers), a new date was arranged.

### Pool 8

| Team | P | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | TF | TB | LB | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nottingham | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 167 | 128 | 39 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 20 |
| Llandovery | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 149 | 123 | 26 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 20 |
| Doncaster | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 132 | 123 | 9 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 14 |
| Melrose | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 121 | 195 | –74 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 9 |
| Points breakdown: *4 points for a win *2 points for a draw *1 bonus point for a loss by seven points or less *1 bonus point for scoring four or more tries in a match ||||||||||||

* 13 October 2012 14:30

| (TB, LB) Doncaster | 29 – 30 | Melrose |
| - | - | - |
| | Doncaster Melrose | |

* Castle Park Attendance: 778 Referee: Simon Rees (WRU)
* 13 October 2012 15:00

| Llandovery | 28 – 21 | Nottingham (LB) |
| - | - | - |
| | Llandovery Nottingham | |

* Church Bank Attendance: 350 Referee: Tim Hayes (WRU)
* 19 October 2012 19:45

| Nottingham | 13 – 27 | Doncaster |
| - | - | - |
| | Nottingham Doncaster | |

* Meadow Lane Attendance: 1,034 Referee: Tom Foley (RFU)
* 20 October 2012 15:00

| Melrose | 14 – 29 | Llandovery (TB) |
| - | - | - |
| | Melrose Llandovery | |

* Greenyards Attendance: 555 Referee: Sean Gallagher (IRFU)
* 7 December 2012 19:45

| (TB) Nottingham | 54 – 24 | Melrose (TB) |
| - | - | - |
| | Nottingham Melrose | |

* Meadow Lane Attendance: 981 Referee: Kelvin Shorte (WRU)
* 8 December 2012 15:00

| (LB) Llandovery | 13 – 16 | Doncaster |
| - | - | - |
| | Llandovery Doncaster | |

* Church Bank Referee: Simon Harding (RFU)
* 15 December 2012 13:45

| Melrose | 20 – 32 | Nottingham (TB) |
| - | - | - |
| | Melrose Nottingham | |

* Greenyards Attendance: 568 Referee: Keiran Barry (IRFU)
* 15 December 2012 14:30

| (TB, LB) Doncaster | 29 – 30 | Llandovery (TB) |
| - | - | - |
| | Doncaster Llandovery | |

* Castle Park Attendance: 1,036 Referee: Ross Campbell (RFU)
* 12 January 2013 14:30

| (LB) Doncaster | 12 – 14 | Nottingham |
| - | - | - |
| | Doncaster Nottingham | |

* Castle Park Attendance: 1,174 Referee: Eanna O'Dowd (IRFU)
* 12 January 2013 15:00

| (TB) Llandovery | 34 – 12 | Melrose |
| - | - | - |
| | Llandovery Melrose | |

* Church Bank Attendance: 600 Referee: Sean Brickell (WRU)
* 19 January 2013 13:45

| Melrose | 21 – 17 | Doncaster (LB) |
| - | - | - |
| | Melrose Doncaster | |

* Greenyards Attendance: 367 Referee: Steve Lee (RFU)
* 24 February 2013 14:15

| Nottingham | 31 – 15 | Llandovery |
| - | - | - |
| | Nottingham Llandovery | |

* Meadow Lane Attendance: 878 Referee: Sean Gallagher (IRFU)
* This match was postponed from 19 January after a pitch inspection deemed it unfit.

## Knock–out stages

### Qualifiers

The eight pool winners proceed to the knock out stages. The quarter-final matches were:

* Seed 1 v Seed 8
* Seed 2 v Seed 7
* Seed 3 v Seed 6
* Seed 4 v Seed 5

Teams are ranked by

    1. Competition Points (4 for a win, 2 for a draw, etc)
    2. where Competition Points are equal, greatest number of wins
    3. where these are equal, aggregate points difference
    4. where these are equal, greatest number of points scored

There are further criteria that can be applied if necessary.

| | Team | P | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | TF | TB | LB | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pool 2 | Bedford Blues | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 354 | 89 | 265 | 55 | 6 | 0 | 30 |
| Pool 4 | Newcastle Falcons | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 255 | 27 | 228 | 38 | 5 | 0 | 27 |
| Pool 1 | Bristol | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 203 | 73 | 130 | 26 | 3 | 0 | 27 |
| Pool 3 | Cornish Pirates | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 179 | 88 | 91 | 22 | 3 | 1 | 24 |
| Pool 7 | Munster A | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 123 | 77 | 46 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 23 |
| Pool 5 | Leinster A | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 181 | 107 | 74 | 24 | 3 | 1 | 22 |
| Pool 8 | Nottingham | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 167 | 128 | 39 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 20 |
| Pool 6 | Llanelli | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 184 | 148 | 36 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 19 |
| ↑ Newcastle Falcons were deducted 2 competition points for fielding an ineligible player. ||||||||||||
| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
| 6 April 2013 - Goldington Road | 6 April 2013 - Goldington Road | | | |
| Bedford Blues | 32 | | | |
| Bedford Blues | 32 | 27 April 2013 - Goldington Road | 27 April 2013 - Goldington Road | | |
| Llanelli | 18 | 27 April 2013 - Goldington Road | 27 April 2013 - Goldington Road | |
| Llanelli | 18 | Bedford Blues | 15 | |
| 5 April 2013 - Kingston Park | 5 April 2013 - Kingston Park | | Bedford Blues | 15 | |
| 5 April 2013 - Kingston Park | 5 April 2013 - Kingston Park | Newcastle Falcons | 18 | |
| Newcastle Falcons | 72 | Newcastle Falcons | 18 | |
| Newcastle Falcons | 72 | | | | 17 May 2013 – Kingston Park | 17 May 2013 – Kingston Park |
| Nottingham | 17 | | | | 17 May 2013 – Kingston Park | 17 May 2013 – Kingston Park |
| Nottingham | 17 | | | | Newcastle Falcons | 17 |
| 7 April 2013 - Mennaye Field | 7 April 2013 - Mennaye Field | | | | | Newcastle Falcons | 17 |
| 7 April 2013 - Mennaye Field | 7 April 2013 - Mennaye Field | | | | Leinster A | 18 |
| Cornish Pirates | 9 | | | | Leinster A | 18 |
| Cornish Pirates | 9 | 26 April 2013 - Garryowen FC | 26 April 2013 - Garryowen FC | | | |
| Munster A | 10 | 26 April 2013 - Garryowen FC | 26 April 2013 - Garryowen FC | | | |
| Munster A | 10 | Munster A | 15 | | | |
| 7 April 2013 - Memorial Stadium | 7 April 2013 - Memorial Stadium | | Munster A | 15 | | | |
| 7 April 2013 - Memorial Stadium | 7 April 2013 - Memorial Stadium | Leinster A | 17 | |
| Bristol | 26 | Leinster A | 17 | |
| Leinster A | 30 | | | |

### Quarter-finals

* 5 April 2013 20:00

| Newcastle Falcons | 72 – 17 | Nottingham |
| - | - | - |
| | Newcastle Nottingham | |

* Kingston Park Attendance: 3,130 Referee: Tim Wigglesworth (RFU)
* 6 April 2013 15:00

| Bedford Blues | 32 – 18 | Llanelli |
| - | - | - |
| | Bedford Llanelli | |

* Goldington Road Attendance: 2,162 Referee: Sean Gallagher (IRFU)
* 7 April 2013 15:00

| Bristol | 26 – 30 | Leinster A |
| - | - | - |
| | Bristol Leinster | |

* Memorial Stadium Attendance: 2,408 Referee: Andy McMenemy (SRU)
* 7 April 2013 15:00

| Cornish Pirates | 9 – 10 | Munster A |
| - | - | - |
| | Pirates Munster | |

* Mennaye Field Attendance: 1,478 Referee: Ian Davies (WRU)

### Semi-finals

* 26 April 2013 19:30

| Munster A | 15 – 17 | Leinster A |
| - | - | - |
| | Munster Leinster | |

* Garryowen FC, Dooradoyle Attendance: 1,350 Referee: Ian Tempest (RFU)
* 27 April 2013 15:00

| Bedford Blues | 15 – 18 | Newcastle Falcons |
| - | - | - |
| | Bedford Newcastle | |

* Goldington Road Attendance: 1,991 Referee: Mark Patton (IRFU)

### Final

* 17 May 2013 19:30

| Newcastle Falcons | 17 – 18 | Leinster A |
| - | - | - |
| Try: Higgins 3' c Lawson 11' c Con: Hodgson (2/2) Pen: Hodgson (1) 3' | Newcastle Leinster Stats | Try: Carr 10' m Macken 27' c Con: Reid (1/2) Pen: Reid (2/2) 8', 78' |

* Kingston Park Attendance: 3,838 Referee: Neil Hennessy (WRU)

## Geography

| Team | Stadium | Capacity | City/Area/Country |
| - | - | - | - |
| Aberavon | Talbot Athletic Ground | 3,000 | Port Talbot, Neath Port Talbot, Wales |
| Bedford Blues | Goldington Road | 4,684 | Bedford, Bedfordshire, England |
| Bedwas | The Bridge Field | Unknown | Bedwas, Caerphilly County Borough, Wales |
| Bridgend Ravens | Brewery Field | 8,000 | Bridgend, Bridgend County Borough, Wales |
| Bristol | Memorial Stadium | 12,100 | Horfield, Bristol, England |
| Cardiff | Cardiff Arms Park | 13,500 | Cardiff, Wales |
| Carmarthen Quins | Carmarthen Park | Unknown | Carmarthen, Carmarthenshire, Wales |
| Connacht Eagles | Dubarry Park | 10,000 | Athlone, Leinster, Ireland |
| Cornish Pirates | Mennaye Field | 4,000 | Penzance, Cornwall, England |
| Cross Keys | Pandy Park | Unknown | Crosskeys, Caerphilly County Borough, Wales |
| Doncaster | Castle Park | 3,075 | Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England |
| Dundee HSFP | Mayfield Playing Fields | Unknown | Dundee, Scotland |
| Gala | Netherdale | 6,000 | Galashiels, Scottish Borders, Scotland |
| Jersey | St. Peter | 5,000 | Saint Peter, Jersey |
| Leeds Carnegie | Headingley Stadium | 21,062 | Headingley, Leeds, England |
| Leinster A | Donnybrook | 7,000 | Dublin, Leinster, Ireland |
| Llandovery | Church Bank | 5,000 | Llandovery, Carmarthenshire, Wales |
| Llanelli | Parc y Scarlets | 14,870 | Llanelli, Carmarthenshire, Wales |
| London Scottish | Richmond Athletic Ground | 4,500 | Richmond, London, England |
| Melrose | Greenyards | Unknown | Melrose, Scottish Borders, Scotland |
| Moseley | Billesley Common | 3,650 | Birmingham, West Midlands, England |
| Munster A | Musgrave Park | 8,300 | Cork, County Cork, Ireland |
| Neath | The Gnoll | 7,500 | Neath, Neath Port Talbot, Wales |
| Newcastle Falcons | Kingston Park | 10,200 | Newcastle upon Tyne, England |
| Newport | Rodney Parade | 10,500 | Newport, Wales |
| Nottingham | Meadow Lane | 19,588 | Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England |
| Plymouth Albion | The Brickfields | 8,500 | Plymouth, Devon, England |
| Pontypridd | Sardis Road | 7,861 | Pontypridd, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales |
| Rotherham | Clifton Lane | 2,500 | Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England |
| Stirling County | Bridgehaugh | 4,000 | Stirling, Scotland |
| Swansea | St Helens | 4,500 | Brynmill, Swansea, Wales |
| Ulster Ravens | Ravenhill | 12,125 | Belfast, Ulster, Northern Ireland |

### Notes

* ↑ Leeds will play a number of their matches away from Headingley Stadium as part of a "strategy to grow our business by developing a closer partnership with all clubs in Yorkshire". the match against Jersey (Sunday 21 October) at York R.U.F.C. the match against Moseley (in the Championship, Sunday 11 November) at Wharfedale R.U.F.C. the match against Bedford Blues (in the Championship, Sunday 2 December) at Otley R.U.F.C. the match against Pontypridd (Sunday 9 December) at West Park Leeds R.U.F.C. the match against London Scottish (in the Championship, Sunday 11 March) at Hull Ionians R.U.F.C.
