After a fantastic win against BYE in the quarter final the Merry Men are through to the semi-final of the plate competition and now face Warwick at home on the 10th March. With the final being held at Cardiff Arms Park (date to follow) there is a massive amount to play for for both teams in order to earn their place to play on a top class pitch in a fantastic showcase of rugby.
Please let your friends and family know about the match on the 10th and lets get some support for the boys.
Despite some games still to be played, the draws for the quarter finals are as follows as the results can’t alter the league standings.
Cup Competition
QF1: Leeds v Nottingham
QF2: Birmingham v Manchester
QF3: Cardiff BYE
QF4: Imperial v Southampton
Plate Competition
QF1: Sheffield v Warwick
QF2: Leicester v Liverpool
QF3: Bristol BYE
QF4: Swansea v Peninsula
Games are to be played on the 18th or 25th February
Semi Final Draws
Cup Competition
SF1: Cardiff v Leeds or Nottingham
SF2: Birmingham or Manchester v Imperial or Southampton
Plate Competition
SF1: Bristol v Sheffield or Warwick
SF2: Leicester or Liverpool v Swansea or Peninsula
Games are to be played on the 3rd or 10th March
North
Leeds 56-5 Liverpool
Liverpool v Leeds Away Walkover
Sheffield 7-8 Manchester Double Header
Liverpool 0-45 Sheffield
Sheffield v Liverpool Home Walkover
Manchester 11-10 Leeds
Leeds v Manchester No Result
Sheffield 0-17 Leeds
Leeds 43-10 Sheffield
Manchester v Liverpool Home Walkover
Liverpool v Manchester No Result
Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | Diff | Points |
Leeds | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 176 | 26 | +150 | 13 |
Manchester | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 77 | 24 | +53 | 12 |
Sheffield | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 119 | 76 | +43 | 10 |
Liverpool | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 251 | -246 | 2 |
Midlands
Birmingham 30-22 Nottingham
Nottingham 19-23 Birmingham
Warwick 0-7 Leicester
Leicester 0-9 Warwick
Warwick 0-35 Nottingham
Nottingham v Warwick Home Walkover
Leicester 0-63 Birmingham
Birmingham 98-0 Leicester
Warwick v Birmingham Away Walkover
Birmingham v Warwick Home Walkover
Nottingham 40-3 Leicester
Leicester v Nottingham To Be Played 4th Feb
Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | Diff | Points |
Birmingham | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 314 | 41 | +273 | 18 |
Nottingham | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 166 | 56 | 110 | 11 |
Leicester | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 210 | -200 | 7 |
Warwick | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 192 | -183 | 5 |
South West
Cardiff 41-24 Bristol
Bristol 17-25 Cardiff
Southampton 91-0 Peninsula
Peninsula v Southampton
Southampton 21-8 Bristol
Bristol 15-19 Southampton
Cardiff 47-5 Peninsula
Peninsula v Cardiff To Be Played 4th Feb (If possible)
Southampton 3-20 Cardiff
Cardiff 27-14 Southampton
Bristol 13-6 Peninsula
Peninsula 18-22 Bristol
Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | Diff | Points |
Cardiff | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 160 | 137 | +23 | 15 |
Southampton | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 148 | 113 | +35 | 11 |
Bristol | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 99 | 130 | -31 | 10 |
Peninsula | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 29 | 169 | -140 | 4 |
South East
Imperial 32-6 Swansea
Swansea 6-5 Imperial
(A nipple to our friends at Manchester for the inspiration for this article)