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<blockquote data-quote="Teh Mite" data-source="post: 329143" data-attributes="member: 12332">The 2010/11 LV= Cup will see current&nbsp; champions Northampton clash with Saracens, Gloucester and London Irish,&nbsp; it was confirmed on Monday. &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; The 16-team competition involving the 12 Aviva Premiership Rugby&nbsp; clubs and 4 Welsh regions is played in four pools of four with three&nbsp; English clubs and one Welsh region in each pool.&nbsp; &nbsp;English clubs have been allocated to the pools depending on their&nbsp; domestic finish last term. Welsh regions have been allocated to the&nbsp; pools to avoid repeating fixtures from the Heineken and Amlin Challenge&nbsp; Cups where possible. &nbsp;Teams in Pool 1 play teams in Pool 4 and teams in Pool 2 play&nbsp; teams in Pool 3. Each team plays four pool matches - two home and two&nbsp; away - with the top team from each pool qualifying for the semi finals.&nbsp; Should the winner of the competition be an English club, they will&nbsp; qualify for the following season&#039;s Heineken Cup. &nbsp;&nbsp;&quot;Last season&#039;s tournament produced some great rugby and in the&nbsp; final, one of the stand out games of the season,&quot; said LV= Cup Director&nbsp; Terry Burwell. &nbsp;&quot;We are very much looking forward to the second year of a&nbsp; competition structure that not only helps players, coaches and officials&nbsp; develop but also provides more revenue potential for the English&nbsp; Premiership clubs and the Welsh regions. &nbsp;&quot;We have a committed broadcaster in Sky Sports for the next five&nbsp; years, plus coverage in Wales from S4C, and we would like to thank LV=&nbsp; for supporting the Rugby Football Union, Premiership Rugby, the Welsh&nbsp; Rugby Union and the teams themselves in the delivery of elite knockout&nbsp; rugby.&quot; &nbsp;Pool 1Leicester TigersLondon WaspsNewcastle&nbsp; FalconsCardiff Blues &nbsp;Pool 2SaracensLondon IrishLeeds CarnegieDragons &nbsp;Pool 3Northampton SaintsGloucester RugbySale&nbsp; SharksScarlets &nbsp;Pool 4Bath RugbyHarlequinsExeter ChiefsOspreys &nbsp;Round 1 (weekend of November 6, 2010) Bath Rugby v Cardiff BluesExeter Chiefs v London WaspsNewcastle&nbsp; Falcons v OspreysLeicester Tigers v HarlequinsSale Sharks v&nbsp; London IrishSaracens v Northampton SaintsDragons v Gloucester&nbsp; RugbyScarlets v Leeds Carnegie &nbsp;Round 2 (weekend of November 13, 2010) Harlequins v Newcastle FalconsLondon Wasps v Bath RugbyCardiff&nbsp; Blues v Exeter ChiefsOspreys v Leicester TigersGloucester Rugby&nbsp; v SaracensLeeds Carnegie v Sale SharksNorthampton Saints v&nbsp; DragonsLondon Irish v Scarlets &nbsp;Round 3 (weekend of January 29, 2011) Exeter Chiefs v Leicester TigersLondon Wasps v HarlequinsBath&nbsp; Rugby v Newcastle FalconsCardiff Blues v OspreysLeeds Carnegie v&nbsp; Gloucester RugbySale Sharks v DragonsLondon Irish v Northampton&nbsp; SaintsScarlets v Saracens &nbsp;Round 4 (weekend of February 5, 2011) Leicester Tigers v Bath RugbyNewcastle Falcons v Exeter&nbsp; ChiefsOspreys v London WaspsHarlequins v Cardiff BluesGloucester&nbsp; Rugby v London IrishSaracens v Sale SharksNorthampton Saints v&nbsp; Leeds CarnegieDragons v Scarlets <a href="http://www.planetrugby.com/story/0,25883,3551_6257496,00.html" target="_blank">http://www.planetrugby.com/story/0,25883,3551_6257496,00.html</a>If anyone actually cares...</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Teh Mite, post: 329143, member: 12332"] [B]The 2010/11 LV= Cup will see current champions Northampton clash with Saracens, Gloucester and London Irish, it was confirmed on Monday.[/B] The 16-team competition involving the 12 Aviva Premiership Rugby clubs and 4 Welsh regions is played in four pools of four with three English clubs and one Welsh region in each pool. English clubs have been allocated to the pools depending on their domestic finish last term. Welsh regions have been allocated to the pools to avoid repeating fixtures from the Heineken and Amlin Challenge Cups where possible. Teams in Pool 1 play teams in Pool 4 and teams in Pool 2 play teams in Pool 3. Each team plays four pool matches - two home and two away - with the top team from each pool qualifying for the semi finals. Should the winner of the competition be an English club, they will qualify for the following season's Heineken Cup. "Last season's tournament produced some great rugby and in the final, one of the stand out games of the season," said LV= Cup Director Terry Burwell. "We are very much looking forward to the second year of a competition structure that not only helps players, coaches and officials develop but also provides more revenue potential for the English Premiership clubs and the Welsh regions. "We have a committed broadcaster in Sky Sports for the next five years, plus coverage in Wales from S4C, and we would like to thank LV= for supporting the Rugby Football Union, Premiership Rugby, the Welsh Rugby Union and the teams themselves in the delivery of elite knockout rugby." [B]Pool 1[/B] Leicester Tigers London Wasps Newcastle Falcons Cardiff Blues [B]Pool 2[/B] Saracens London Irish Leeds Carnegie Dragons [B]Pool 3[/B] Northampton Saints Gloucester Rugby Sale Sharks Scarlets [B]Pool 4[/B] Bath Rugby Harlequins Exeter Chiefs Ospreys [B][I]Round 1 (weekend of November 6, 2010)[/I][/B] Bath Rugby v Cardiff Blues Exeter Chiefs v London Wasps Newcastle Falcons v Ospreys Leicester Tigers v Harlequins Sale Sharks v London Irish Saracens v Northampton Saints Dragons v Gloucester Rugby Scarlets v Leeds Carnegie [B][I]Round 2 (weekend of November 13, 2010)[/I][/B] Harlequins v Newcastle Falcons London Wasps v Bath Rugby Cardiff Blues v Exeter Chiefs Ospreys v Leicester Tigers Gloucester Rugby v Saracens Leeds Carnegie v Sale Sharks Northampton Saints v Dragons London Irish v Scarlets [B][I]Round 3 (weekend of January 29, 2011)[/I][/B] Exeter Chiefs v Leicester Tigers London Wasps v Harlequins Bath Rugby v Newcastle Falcons Cardiff Blues v Ospreys Leeds Carnegie v Gloucester Rugby Sale Sharks v Dragons London Irish v Northampton Saints Scarlets v Saracens [B][I]Round 4 (weekend of February 5, 2011)[/I][/B] Leicester Tigers v Bath Rugby Newcastle Falcons v Exeter Chiefs Ospreys v London Wasps Harlequins v Cardiff Blues Gloucester Rugby v London Irish Saracens v Sale Sharks Northampton Saints v Leeds Carnegie Dragons v Scarlets [url]http://www.planetrugby.com/story/0,25883,3551_6257496,00.html[/url] If anyone actually cares... [/QUOTE]

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