2024–25 Premiership Rugby Cup

Rugby Union Cup tournament in England

2024–25 Premiership Rugby Cup
Countries	England
Number of teams	20
Date	1 November 2024 – March 2025
Matches played	30
Attendance	138,272 (average 4,609 per match)
Highest attendance	15,249 – Northampton v Leicester, 1 November 2024
Lowest attendance	525 – Caldy v Doncaster, 23 November 2024
Tries scored	262 (average 8.7 per match)
Top point scorer	63 – Josh Hodge (Exeter)
Top try scorer	6 – James Hadfield (Saracens)
Official website
www.premiershiprugby.com
← 2023–24 2025–26 →

The 2024–25 Premiership Rugby Cup is the 52nd season of England's national rugby union cup competition and the second under the new Premiership Rugby Cup format, including clubs from both the Premiership and Championship. Gloucester are the reigning champions.

Competition format

The format will involve 20 teams – all 10 clubs from the 2024–25 Premiership Rugby and 10 out of 12 clubs from the 2024–25 RFU Championship.

The 20 teams will be divided into 5 regional pools, each made up of 4 teams, with each side playing 6 games (3 home, 3 away). This is a change from the previous season, where Premiership clubs typically had more home fixtures than the Championship sides.

The remaining 2 Championship clubs, Cambridge and Chinnor, were not invited, as Cambridge had finished 11th in the previous season, and Chinnor were newly promoted into the league. This was despite 22 teams being involved in the competition in the 2023–24 edition. The two excluded clubs set up a two-club two-leg challenge match, the "Not The Prem Cup" as a form of protest.

Teams

LondonLondon teams:
Four clubs
(see below)class=notpageimage| Locations of Premiership Rugby Cup teams

Ealing

Harlequins

London Scottish

Saracens class=notpageimage| Premiership Rugby Cup clubs in Greater London

Club	League	Stadium	Capacity	City/Area
Ampthill	Championship	Dillingham Park	3,000	Ampthill, Bedfordshire
Bath	Premiership	The Recreation Ground	14,509	Bath, Somerset
Bedford Blues	Championship	Goldington Road	5,000	Bedford, Bedfordshire
Bristol Bears	Premiership	Ashton Gate	27,000	Bristol
Caldy	Championship	Paton Field	4,000	Thurstaston, Wirral, Merseyside
Cornish Pirates	Championship	Mennaye Field	4,000	Penzance, Cornwall
Coventry	Championship	Butts Park Arena	5,200	Coventry, West Midlands
Doncaster Knights	Championship	Castle Park	5,183	Doncaster, South Yorkshire
Ealing Trailfinders	Championship	Trailfinders Sports Ground	5,000	West Ealing, London
Exeter Chiefs	Premiership	Sandy Park	15,600	Exeter, Devon
Gloucester	Premiership	Kingsholm	16,115	Gloucester, Gloucestershire
Harlequins	Premiership	Twickenham Stoop	14,800	Twickenham, Greater London
Hartpury University	Championship	4ED Hartpury Stadium, with Vodafone	2,000	Hartpury, Gloucestershire
Leicester Tigers	Premiership	Mattioli Woods Welford Road	25,849	Leicester, Leicestershire
London Scottish	Championship	Athletic Ground	4,500	Richmond, London
Newcastle Falcons	Premiership	Kingston Park	10,200	Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear
Northampton Saints	Premiership	cinch Stadium at Franklin's Gardens	15,249	Northampton, Northamptonshire
Nottingham	Championship	Lady Bay Sports Ground	3,700	Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
Sale Sharks	Premiership	Salford Community Stadium	12,000	Salford, Greater Manchester
Saracens	Premiership	StoneX Stadium	10,500	Hendon, Greater London

Player movements

Further information: List of 2024–25 Premiership Rugby transfers and List of 2024–25 RFU Championship transfers

Pools

Teams played every other team in their pool twice, once at home and once away. The group winners and three best placed runners up would qualify for the quarter finals.

If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:

Number of matches won
Difference between points for and against
Total number of points for
Total number of tries scored

Pool A

2024–25 Premiership Rugby Cup Pool A table
Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	TF	TA	TB	LB	Pts
1	Newcastle Falcons	3	3	0	92	67	+25	13	8	3	0	15
2	Sale Sharks	3	2	1	110	72	+38	16	10	3	1	12
3	Doncaster Knights	3	1	2	108	93	+15	15	13	3	2	9
4	Caldy	3	0	3	38	116	−78	6	17	0	0	0

Source: Premiership Rugby

Pool B

2024–25 Premiership Rugby Cup Pool 2 table
Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	TF	TA	TB	LB	Pts
1	Northampton Saints	3	3	0	81	51	+30	13	8	2	0	14
2	Coventry	3	2	1	77	53	+24	13	8	2	0	10
3	Leicester Tigers	3	1	2	101	93	+8	15	15	1	0	5
4	Nottingham	3	0	3	73	135	−62	11	21	2	1	3

Source: Premiership Rugby

Pool C

2024–25 Premiership Rugby Cup Pool 3 table
Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	TF	TA	TB	LB	Pts
1	Ealing Trailfinders	3	2	1	98	62	+36	16	9	3	1	12
2	Harlequins	3	2	1	99	83	+16	14	11	3	1	12
3	Saracens	3	2	1	146	82	+64	21	13	1	0	9
4	London Scottish	3	0	3	54	170	−116	9	26	2	0	2

Source: Premiership Rugby

Pool D

2024–25 Premiership Rugby Cup Pool 4 table
Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	TF	TA	TB	Pts
1	Bath	3	3	0	172	26	+146	26	4	2	14
2	Bristol Bears	3	2	1	126	112	+14	20	17	2	10
3	Bedford Blues	3	1	2	52	94	−42	8	14	1	5
4	Ampthill	3	0	3	21	139	−118	2	21	0	0

Source: Premiership Rugby

Pool E

2024–25 Premiership Rugby Cup Pool 5 table
Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	TF	TA	TB	LB	Pts
1	Exeter Chiefs	3	3	0	153	17	+136	23	2	3	0	15
2	Gloucester	3	2	1	71	85	−14	11	14	2	0	10
3	Hartpury University	3	1	2	70	111	−41	9	17	2	1	7
4	Cornish Pirates	3	0	3	61	142	−81	9	20	2	1	3

Source: Premiership Rugby

Fixtures and results

The fixtures were announced on 20 August 2024, with the first game taking place on 1 November 2024, and the final taking place on the weekend of 14 March 2025.

Round 1

Pool A

1 November 2024
19:30

(2 BP) Doncaster Knights	37 – 43	Sale Sharks (1 BP)
Try: Olowofela (2) 31' c, 43' m Wacokecoke 37' c Currie 40' c Veainu 61' m Con: Bennett (3/5) 31', 37', 40' Pen: Bennett (2/2) 5', 16'	Report	Try: McElroy (2) 12' c, 20' c Riley 47' m Ene 55' c Penalty try 73' Roets 77' c Con: Curtis (3/4) 12', 20', 55' Wardle (1/1) 77' Pen: Curtis (1/1) 27'

Castle Park
Attendance: 2,408
Referee: Richard Gordon

2 November 2024
14:00

Caldy	12 – 33	Newcastle Falcons (1 BP)
Try: Rabbette 58' m Wynn 69' c Con: Rabbette (1/2) 69'	Report	Try: Spencer 5' m O'Sullivan 7' c Seran 40' c Greenwood 65' c Radwan 78' c Con: Connon (4/5) 8', 40', 66', 79'

Paton Field
Attendance: 1,370
Referee: Mike Hudson

Source: The Rugby Paper

Pool B

1 November 2024
19:45

(1 BP) Northampton Saints	31 – 12	Leicester Tigers
Try: Pollock 14' c Ramm 22' c Litchfield 31' m Hendy 53' c Baker 58' m Con: Makepeace-Cubitt (3/5) 15', 23', 54'	Report	Try: Satala-Navlivou 8' c Wand 79' m Con: Shillcock (1/2) 8'

cinch Stadium at Franklin's Gardens
Attendance: 15,249
Referee: Harry Walbaum

1 November 2024
19:45

Nottingham	15 – 34	Coventry (1 BP)
Try: Olowofela 45' c Ecclesfield 69' m Con: Arden (1/1) 45' Pen: Arden (1/1) 13'	Report	Try: Robson 22' m Johnson 27' c Martin 47' c Poole 56' m Hutler 74' m Lane 79' m Con: Richman (2/5) 27', 48'

Lady Bay Sports Ground
Attendance: 1,219
Referee: Andy Wigley

Source: The Rugby Paper

Pool C

2 November 2024
15:00

(1 BP) Ealing Trailfinders	29 – 19	Saracens
Try: Farrar 2' c Bird-Tulloch (2) 5' m, 25' m Penalty try 32' Kernohan 43' m Con: Jones (1/4) 3'	Report	Try: Jackson (2) 38' m, 76' c Moore-Aiono 51' c Con: Swiel (2/3) 52', 77'

Trailfinders Sports Ground
Attendance: 2,228
Referee: Joe James

2 November 2024
15:00

(1 BP) London Scottish	22 – 35	Harlequins (1 BP)
Try: Scott 36' m Simonds 39' m Wardell 60' m Brown 80' c Con: Wilstead (1/3) 80'	Report	Try: Hyde (2) 3' c, 67' c Joseph 14' c Schmid 24' c White 64' c Con: Benson (5/5) 4', 15', 25', 65', 68'

Athletic Ground
Attendance: 821
Referee: Hamish Grant

Source: The Rugby Paper

Pool D

2 November 2024
14:00

Ampthill	0 – 73	Bath (1 BP)
	Report	Try: McConnochie (2) 2' c, 51' c Tuipulotu (3) 11' m, 25' c, 39' c Staddon 42' c Spandler (2) 58' c, 74' c Roux 65' c Hennessey 70' m Griffin 76' c Con: Bailey (9/11) 3', 25', 39', 43', 51', 58', 66', 75', 76'

Dillingham Park
Attendance: 1,986
Referee: Alex Thomas

2 November 2024
15:00

(1 BP) Bristol Bears	67 – 19	Bedford Blues
Try: J. Jenkins 1' c Marmion 5' c Fricker 11' c Thacker (2) 18' m, 70' m Bates 22' m Elizalde 25' m Thomas 29' c Heenan 53' m Ravouvou (2) 60' c, 65' c Con: Worlsey (6/10) 2', 6', 12', 30', 61', 66'	Report	Try: Herman 34' c Maisey 38' c Garside 75' m Con: Maisey (2/2) 35', 39'

Ashton Gate
Attendance: 6,306
Referee: Jack Makepeace

Source: The Rugby Paper

Pool E

1 November 2024
19:45

Cornish Pirates	7 – 68	Exeter Chiefs (1 BP)
Try: Houston 22' c Con: Houston (1/1) 23'	Report	Try: Rigg (2) 2' c, 39' c Brown-Bampoe (3) 8' c, 16' c, 73' c Hodge (2) 26' c, 62' c Frost 36' m Skinner 58' c Innard 66' c Con: Hodge (9/10) 3', 9', 17', 26', 39', 59', 63', 67', 74'

Mennaye Field
Attendance: 2,700
Referee: Sara Cox

2 November 2024
14:30

(2 BP) Hartpury University	26 – 31	Gloucester (1 BP)
Try: Morgan 10' c Denty 34' c Austin 42' m Penalty try 71' Con: Bazalgette (2/3) 11', 35'	Report	Try: Clarke (3) 4' c, 38' c, 60' m Tuisue 15' m Hathaway 25' c Con: Taylor (3/5) 5', 26', 39'

4ED Hartpury Stadium, with Vodafone
Attendance: 1,743
Referee: George Selwood

Source: The Rugby Paper

Round 2

Pool A

8 November 2024
19:45

(1 BP) Sale Sharks	40 – 7	Caldy
Try: Ene (4) 5' c, 10' c, 21' c, 40' c Wills 57' m McElroy 65' c Con: Curtis (5/6) 6', 11', 22', 40', 66'	Report	Try: Penalty try 50'

Salford Community Stadium
Attendance: 4,627
Referee: Hamish Grant

10 November 2024
15:00

(1 BP) Newcastle Falcons	31 – 28	Doncaster Knights (2 BP)
Try: Hearle 17' c Fletcher 21' c Grayson 28' c Lockwood 40' c Con: Connon (4/4) 18', 22', 29', 40+1' Pen: Connon (1/1) 65'	Report	Try: McVie 50' c Currie 61' c Edwards 67' c Veainu 71' c Con: Bennett (4/4) 51', 62', 68', 72'

Kingston Park
Attendance: 4,113
Referee: Joe James

Source: The Rugby Paper

Pool B

9 November 2024
15:00

Leicester Tigers	19 – 33	Coventry (1 BP)
Try: Wand 4' m Kata 53' c Van der Flier 64' c Con: Threlfall (2/3) 54', 65'	Report	Try: Hinkley 13' c Poole 16' c Hitchcock 19' m Opoku 22' c Nayalo 67' c Con: Matthews (4/5) 14', 17', 23', 68'

Mattioli Woods Welford Road
Attendance: 15,200
Referee: George Selwood

9 November 2024
17:15

(1 BP) Northampton Saints	31 – 29	Nottingham (2 BP)
Try: Scott-Young 7' m Cousins 50' c McParland 54' c Brown 58' c Wright 67' m Con: Makepeace-Cubitt (3/5) 51', 55', 60'	Report	Try: Dickinson (2) 3' m, 34' c Sio 19' c Ferreira 23' c Con: Arden (3/4) 20', 25', 35' Pen: Arden (1/1) 65'

cinch Stadium at Franklin's Gardens
Attendance: 7,122
Referee: Dan Jones

Source: The Rugby Paper

Pool C

8 November 2024
19:45

(1 BP) Harlequins	38 – 33	Ealing Trailfinders (2 BP)
Try: Lawday 7' c Anderson 19' c Benson 28' c Penalty try 43' Hammond 50' c Con: Benson (4/4) 8', 20', 29', 51' Pen: Benson (1/1) 77'	Report	Try: Wilson 2' m Collins (2) 37' c, 59' c Cornish 41' c Holgate 80+4' c Con: Jones (3/4) 37', 42', 60' Willis (1/1) 80+5'

Twickenham Stoop
Attendance: 4,316
Referee: Jack Makepeace

9 November 2024
17:30

(1 BP) Saracens	99 – 27	London Scottish (1 BP)
Try: Eke 5' c Hadfield (6) 11' c, 27' c, 30' c, 48' c, 51' c, 58' m Michelow 17' c Jackson 23' c Braley 40' c Moore-Aiono 61' c Hall (2) 63' c, 65' m J. Bracken 70' c Hammick 74' m Con: Swiel (9/9) 6', 12', 18', 24', 28', 31', 40+1', 49', 52' Eden (3/6) 62', 64', 71'	Report	Try: Nutton 13' c Bellamy 45' m Talbot-Davies 53' c Brown 79' m Con: Wilstead (2/3) 13', 54' Pen: Wilstead (1/1) 8'

StoneX Stadium
Attendance: 2,050
Referee: Richard Gordon

Source: The Rugby Paper

Pool D

8 November 2024
19:45

(1 BP) Bedford Blues	26 – 6	Ampthill
Try: Adamson (2) 3' c, 25' c Herman (2) 62' c, 68' m Con: Maisey (3/4) 4', 26', 63'	Report	Pen: Barton (2/2) 2', 32'

Goldington Road
Attendance: 3,845
Referee: Craig Maxwell-Keys

9 November 2024
13:00

(1 BP) Bath	78 – 19	Bristol Bears
Try: Staddon 5' c Parry (2) 12' m, 48' c Hennessey (2) 16' c, 69' c Tuipulotu 21' m Carr-Smith (2) 36' c, 52' c McConnochie (2) 45' m, 56' c Green 77' c Offiah 80' c Con: Bailey (3/5) 6', 17', 37' Donoghue (6/7) 49', 53', 57', 70', 79', 80'	Report	Try: Jenkins 29' c Capon 65' m Boshoff 75' c Con: Lane (2/3) 31', 76'

The Recreation Ground
Attendance: 10,100
Referee: Hamish Smales

Source: The Rugby Paper

Pool E

9 November 2024
13:00

(1 BP) Exeter Chiefs	54 – 3	Hartpury University
Try: Fisilau (3) 10' c, 25' c, 41' c Hodge (2) 20' c, 50' c Frost 38' m Rigg 54' c Skinner 76' c Con: Hodge (7/8) 11', 21', 26', 42', 51', 55, 77'	Report	Pen: Balzagette (1/1) 3'

Sandy Park
Attendance: 8,445
Referee: Tom Foley

9 November 2024
15:00

(1 BP) Gloucester	36 – 28	Cornish Pirates (2 BP)
Try: Thorley 23' c Knight 36' m Adderly-Jones 56' c Nelson 56' c Reeves 69' c Con: Taylor (4/5) 23', 56', 61', 69' Pen: Taylor (1/2) 80'	Report	Try: Gibson 15' c King 50' c Moody (2) 66' c, 76' c Con: Houston (4/4) 16', 51', 67', 77'

Kingsholm
Attendance: 8,394
Referee: Andy Wigley

Source: The Rugby Paper

Round 3

Pool A

22 November 2024
19:45

(1 BP) Newcastle Falcons	28 – 27	Sale Sharks (2 BP)
Try: Blamire 33' m Gordon 52' m Radwan 59' m Pepper 76' c Con: Connon (1/4) 77' Pen: Connon (2/3) 29', 72'	Report	Try: McElroy (2) 22' m, 40' c Dugdale 57' c Birch 68' m Con: Curtis (2/4) 40+1', 58' Pen: Curtis (1/1) 66'

Kingston Park
Attendance: 3,604
Referee: George Selwood

23 November 2024
14:00

Caldy	19 – 43	Doncaster Knights (1 BP)
Try: Robinson 8' c Gallagher 18' m Hearn 76' c Con: Jones (1/2) 9' Kilcourse (1/1) 77'	Report	Try: Strong 13' c Kerr 36' c Currie 50' c Olowofela 56' c Rokoduguni 60' c Holden 71' m Con: Dolly (5/6) 14', 37', 51', 57', 61' Pen: Dolly (1/1) 43'

Paton Field
Attendance: 525
Referee: Andy Wigley

Source: The Rugby Paper

Pool B

22 November 2024
19:45

(1 BP) Nottingham	29 – 70	Leicester Tigers (1 BP)
Try: Clayton (2) 7' c, 21' m Wright 52' m Green 62' c Graham 78' m Con: Arden (1/2) 8' Johal (1/3) 63'	Report	Try: Rogerson 25' c Vanes 31' c Allan 37' c Kata 40' c Perese 42' c Whitcombe 45' c Hassell-Collins (2) 54' c, 80' c Ilione 71' c Con: Shillcock (9/9) 26', 32', 38', 40+1', 43', 46', 55', 72' Whiteley (1/1) 80+1'

Lady Bay Sports Ground
Attendance: 3,690
Referee: Alexander Thomas

23 November 2024
15:00

Coventry	10 – 19	Northampton Saints
Try: Kvesic 27' m Hutler 50' m	Report	Try: Hendy 13' c Munga 58' c Langdon 64' m Con: Makepeace-Cubitt (2/3) 14', 59'

Butts Park Arena
Attendance: 5,202
Referee: Craig Maxwell-Keys

Source: The Rugby Paper

Pool C

23 November 2024
15:00

(1 BP) Ealing Trailfinders	36 – 5	London Scottish
Try: Holgate (2) 5' c, 45' c Cornish 31' m Harris 52' m Wee 59' c Smid 70' m Con: Willis (3/5) 6', 46', 60'	Report	Try: Carr 15' m

Trailfinders Sports Ground
Attendance: 910
Referee: Jonathan Cook

23 November 2024
15:00

Saracens	28 – 26	Harlequins (2 BP)
Try: Elliott 6' c Sylvester 36' c Hartley 76' m Con: Eden (2/3) 8', 37' Pen: Eden (3/3) 12', 59', 72'	Report	Try: Walker 4' m Green 16' c Anyanwu 53' c Jibulu 80' c Con: Benson (3/4) 17', 54', 80+1'

StoneX Stadium
Attendance: 7,093
Referee: Dan Jones

Source: The Rugby Paper

Pool D

23 November 2024
15:00

Bedford Blues	7 – 21	Bath
Try: Maisey 50' c Con: Maisey (1/1) 51'	Report	Try: Barbeary (2) 67' c, 75' c Tuipulotu 72' c Con: Bailey (3/3) 68', 73', 76'

Goldington Road
Attendance: 2,790
Referee: Harry Walbaum

24 November 2024
15:00

(1 BP) Bristol Bears	40 – 15	Ampthill
Try: Rowson 13' m Capon 21' c Thomas 29' c Penalty try 33' Lennon 34' c Boshoff 70' c Con: Worsley (4/5) 22', 30', 35', 71'	Report	Try: Johnston 57' m Barrington 79' c Con: Barton (1/2) 80' Pen: Barton (1/1) 12'

Ashton Gate
Attendance: Not recorded
Referee: Mike Hudson

Source: The Rugby Paper

Pool E

22 November 2024
19:45

Gloucester	7 – 31	Exeter Chiefs (1 BP)
Try: Rapava-Ruskin 63' c Con: Taylor (1/1) 64'	Report	Try: Tuima 4' c Hammersley 12' c Rigg 21' c Hodge 28' m Townsend 30' m Con: Hodge (3/5) 5', 13', 22'

Kingsholm
Attendance: 9,616
Referee: Joe James

23 November 2024
14:30

(1 BP) Hartpury University	41 – 26	Cornish Pirates (1 BP)
Try: A. Benz-Salomon 30' c Austin 41' c Crane 53' c Holliday 60' c Hayler 70' c Con: Bazalgette (5/5) 31', 42', 54', 61', 70' Pen: Bazalgette (2/2) 39', 78'	Report	Try: Jones 10' c Trewin 13' m Wedlake 22' c Bokenham 63' c Con: Jenkins (2/3) 11', 23' Houston (1/1) 63'

4ED Hartpury Stadium, with Vodafone
Attendance: 600
Referee: Charles Gayther

Source: The Rugby Paper

Round 4

Pool A

1 February 2025
14:00

Caldy	v	Newcastle Falcons

Paton Field

1 February 2025
14:30

Doncaster Knights	v	Newcastle Falcons

Castle Park

Pool B

1 February 2024
14:00

Coventry	v	Nottingham

Butts Park Arena

1 February 2024
15:00

Leicester Tigers	v	Northampton Saints

Mattioli Woods Welford Road

Pool C

1 February 2025
14:00

Harlequins	v	London Scottish

Twickenham Stoop

1 February 2025
15:00

Saracens	v	Ealing Trailfinders

StoneX Stadium

Pool D

31 January 2025
19:45

Bath	v	Bedford Blues

The Recreation Ground

1 February 2025
14:00

Ampthill	v	Bristol Bears

Dillingham Park

Pool E

31 January 2025
19:30

Cornish Pirates	v	Gloucester

Mennaye Field

1 February 2025
14:30

Hartpury University	v	Exeter Chiefs

4ED Hartpury Stadium, with Vodafone

Round 5

Pool A

9 February 2025
15:00

Newcastle Falcons	v	Caldy

Kingston Park

9 February 2025
15:00

Sale Sharks	v	Doncaster Knights

Salford Community Stadium

Pool B

8 February 2025
14:45

Northampton Saints	v	Coventry

cinch Stadium at Franklin's Gardens

8 February 2025
15:00

Leicester Tigers	v	Nottingham

Mattioli Woods Welford Road

Pool C

7 February 2025
19:45

London Scottish	v	Saracens

Athletic Ground

8 February 2025
15:00

Ealing Trailfinders	v	Harlequins

Trailfinders Sports Ground

Pool D

7 February 2025
19:45

Bedford Blues	v	Bristol Bears

Goldington Road

8 February 2025
13:30

Bath	v	Ampthill

The Recreation Ground

Pool E

8 February 2025
15:00

Gloucester	v	Hartpury University

Kingsholm

9 February 2025
15:00

Exeter Chiefs	v	Cornish Pirates

Sandy Park

Round 6

Pool A

15 February 2025
14:30

Doncaster Knights	v	Caldy

Castle Park

16 February 2025
15:00

Sale Sharks	v	Newcastle Falcons

Salford Community Stadium

Pool B

14 February 2025
19:45

Nottingham	v	Northampton Saints

Lady Bay Sports Ground

15 February 2025
15:00

Coventry	v	Leicester Tigers

Butts Park Arena

Pool C

15 February 2025
15:00

Harlequins	v	Saracens

Twickenham Stoop

15 February 2025
15:00

London Scottish	v	Ealing Trailfinders

Athletic Ground

Pool D

15 February 2025
14:00

Ampthill	v	Bedford Blues

Dillingham Park

15 February 2025
15:00

Bristol Bears	v	Bath

Ashton Gate

Pool E

15 February 2025
14:30

Cornish Pirates	v	Hartpury University

Mennaye Field

15 February 2025
15:00

Exeter Chiefs	v	Gloucester

Sandy Park

Knockout stage

The winner from each pool will progress to the quarter-finals, along with the three best runners-up. The top 5 seeds are the group winners based on points – if teams are level, tiebreakers are applied. Seeds 6, 7 and 8 are the best 2nd place teams, based on the same criteria.

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

1st ranked club

8th ranked club

Quarter-final winner 1

Quarter-final winner 4

4th ranked club

5th ranked club

Semi-final winner 1

Semi-final winner 2

2nd ranked club

7th ranked club

Quarter-final winner 2

Quarter-final winner 3

3rd ranked club

6th ranked club

Quarter-finals

28 Feb / 1 Mar / 2 Mar 2025

1st ranked club	v	8th ranked club

28 Feb / 1 Mar / 2 Mar 2025

2nd ranked club	v	7th ranked club

28 Feb / 1 Mar / 2 Mar 2025

3rd ranked club	v	6th ranked club

28 Feb / 1 Mar / 2 Mar 2025

4th ranked club	v	5th ranked club

Semi-finals

7 / 8 / 9 March 2025

Quarter-final winner 1	v	Quarter-final winner 4

7 / 8 / 9 March 2025

Quarter-final winner 2	v	Quarter-final winner 3

Final

14 / 15 / 16 March 2025

Semi-final winner 1	v	Semi-final winner 2

Attendances

Club	Home matches	Total	Average	Highest	Lowest	% Capacity
Ampthill	1	1,986	1,986	1,986	1,986	66%
Bath	1	10,100	10,100	10,100	10,100	70%
Bedford Blues	2	6,635	3,318	3,845	2,790	66%
Bristol Bears	1	6,306	6,306	6,306	6,306	23%
Caldy	2	1,895	948	1,370	525	24%
Cornish Pirates	1	2,700	2,700	2,700	2,700	68%
Coventry	1	5,202	5,202	5,202	5,202	100%
Doncaster Knights	1	2,408	2,408	2,408	2,408	46%
Ealing Trailfinders	2	3,138	1,569	2,228	910	31%
Exeter Chiefs	1	8,445	8,445	8,445	8,445	54%
Gloucester	2	18,010	9,005	9,616	8,394	56%
Harlequins	1	4,316	4,316	4,316	4,316	29%
Hartpury University	2	2,343	1,172	1,743	600	59%
Leicester Tigers	1	15,200	15,200	15,200	15,200	59%
London Scottish	1	821	821	821	821	18%
Newcastle Falcons	2	7,717	3,859	4,113	3,604	38%
Northampton Saints	2	22,371	11,186	15,249	7,122	73%
Nottingham	2	4,909	2,455	3,690	1,219	66%
Sale Sharks	1	4,627	4,627	4,627	4,627	39%
Saracens	2	9,143	4,572	7,093	2,050	44%

Source: The Rugby Paper

Individual statistics

Top points scorers

As of 23 November 2024

Rank	Player	Club	Points
1	Josh Hodge	Exeter	63
2	Jamie Benson	Harlequins	32
3	Orlando Bailey	Bath	30
3	James Hadfield	Saracens	30
5	Brett Connon	Newcastle	27
6	Tom Curtis	Sale	26
7	Obi Ene	Sale	25
	Tadgh McElroy	Sale
	Kepu Tuipulotu	Bath
10	Harry Bazalgette	Hartpury	22

Source: The Rugby Paper

Top try scorers

As of 23 November 2024

Rank	Player	Club	Tries
1	James Hadfield	Saracens	6
2	Obi Ene	Sale	5
	Josh Hodge	Exeter
	Tadgh McElroy	Sale
	Kepu Tuipulotu	Bath
6	Ruaridh McConnochie	Bath	4
6	Will Rigg	Exeter	4
8	Paul Brown-Bampoe	Exeter	3
	Freddie Clarke	Gloucester
	Tom Currie	Doncaster
	Greg Fisilau	Exeter
	Louie Hennessey	Bath
	Thomas Herman	Bedford
	Brandon Jackson	Saracens
	Jordan Olowofela	Doncaster
	Ethan Staddon	Bath

Source: The Rugby Paper

Discipline

Citings/bans

Player/Coach	Match	Citing date	Law breached	Result
Aman Johal	Nottingham vs. Coventry	5 November 2024	9.13 – Dangerous Tackling (Red card)	3-match ban
Kyle Whyte	Harlequins vs. Ealing	12 November 2024	9.13 – Dangerous Tackling (Citing)	3-match ban
Josh Iosefa-Scott	Exeter vs. Hartpury	13 November 2024	9.12 – Punch/Strike (Citing)	3-match ban

Notes:

The cited player's club is listed in bold italics.
^ The ban is reduced by one match, subject to the player's completion of the World Rugby Coaching Intervention Programme.

Notes

The Lady Bay Sports Ground capacity increased from 3,500 to 3,700 for the 2024–25 season.
Bristol Bears attendance versus Ampthill on 24 November not recorded.

References

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"Results". The RugbyPaper. No. 809. 17 March 2024. pp. 12, 40.
"Championship clubs' exclusion from cup 'appalling'". BBC Sport. 20 August 2024. Retrieved 20 August 2024.
"Not The Prem Cup: Cambridge "architects of own downfall" against Chinnor". BBC Sport. 16 November 2024. Retrieved 16 November 2024.
"Hartpury Stadium renamed as Vodafone and 4Ed Foundation partnership unveiled". Hartpury University & College. 29 October 2024. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
^ "Premiership Rugby Cup | Standings". Premiership Rugby. 24 November 2024.
^ "PREMIERSHIP RUGBY CUP FIXTURES & RESULTS 2024-25". Premiership Rugby. 20 August 2024. Retrieved 20 August 2024.
^ "Results". The RugbyPaper. No. 842. 3 November 2024. pp. 14–18, 36.
"Newcastle Falcons - 31 Doncaster Knights - 28". Hartpury University & College. 10 November 2024.
^ "Results". The RugbyPaper. No. 843. 10 November 2024. pp. 14–17, 40.
^ "Results". The RugbyPaper. No. 845. 24 November 2024. pp. 18–21, 40.
"Disciplinary Decisions – Rugby Football Union". England Rugby. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
"World Rugby Coaching Intervention Programme changing tackle behaviour". World Rugby. 30 November 2022. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
"RFU Short Judgment Form - Aman Johal". England Rugby. 5 November 2024. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
"RFU Short Judgment Form - Kyle Whyte". England Rugby. 12 November 2024. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
"RFU Short Judgment Form - Josh Iosefa-Scott". England Rugby. 13 November 2024. Retrieved 24 November 2024.

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