2011–12 British and Irish Cup
Tournament details
Countries	England Ireland  Scotland  Wales
Tournament format(s)	Round-robin and knockout
Date	September 2011 - April 2012
Tournament statistics
Teams	24
Matches played	55
Attendance	48,328 (879 per match)
Tries scored	271 (4.93 per match)
Top point scorer(s)	Noel Reid (Leinster A) (80 points)[1]
Top try scorer(s)	Kristian Baller (Cross Keys) (6 tries)[2]
Final
Venue	Musgrave Park, Cork
Attendance	2,500
Champions	Munster A (1st title)
Runners-up	Cross Keys
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The 2011–12 British and Irish Cup was the 3rd season of the annual rugby union competition for second tier, semi-professional clubs from Britain and Ireland. First round matches began on Wednesday 21 September 2011 and the final was held on Friday 27 April 2012.^[3]

Defending champions Bristol had a very poor campaign and were unable to make it out of the pool stages. Munster A lifted the cup, comfortably defeating Cross Keys 31–12 in the final. They became the first Irish side to claim the title, and the third different side to win in the competition's three-year history.

Teams

The allocation of teams is as follows:

• – 12 clubs from RFU Championship
• – 3 Irish provinces represented by 'A' teams.
• – 3 top clubs from the Scottish Premiership.
• – 6 top clubs from the Welsh Premier Division.

England	Ireland	Scotland	Wales
Bedford Blues Bristol Cornish Pirates Doncaster Esher Leeds Carnegie London Welsh London Scottish Moseley Nottingham Plymouth Albion Rotherham	Leinster A Munster A Ulster Ravens	Ayr Currie Melrose	Aberavon Cross Keys Llanelli Neath Pontypridd Swansea

Competition format

The pool stage saw a change in format and consisted of six pools of four teams playing cross-pool matches, giving each team two home and two away matches. Matches between English teams were played mid-week. Pool matches took place from 21 September to 18 December. The top team from each pool qualified for the quarter-finals, together with the two runners–up with the best records.

• Pool 1 teams Ayr, Cornish Pirates, Moseley and Neath, played the teams in Pool 2 Bristol Rugby, Cross Keys, Plymouth Albion and Munster
• Pool 3 teams Aberavon, Bedford Blues, Leinster and London Scottish, played the teams in Pool 4: Esher Rugby, Llanelli, London Welsh and Melrose
• Pool 5: Currie, Doncaster, Rotherham and Pontypridd, played the teams in Pool 6: Leeds Carnegie, Nottingham Rugby, Swansea and Ulster Ravens^[3][4][5]

Pool stages

Pool 1 v Pool 2

Pool 1
Team	P	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	TF	TB	LB	Pts
Cornish Pirates	4	4	0	0	128	31	97	17	2	0	18
Ayr	4	2	0	2	44	72	-28	4	0	1	9
Moseley	4	2	0	2	46	106	-60	5	1	0	9
Neath	4	1	0	3	62	108	-46	6	1	0	5
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

Pool 2
Team	P	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	TF	TB	LB	Pts
Cross Keys	4	3	0	1	122	58	64	15	3	0	15
Munster A	4	3	0	1	67	22	45	6	1	1	14
Plymouth Albion	4	1	0	3	66	91	-25	8	0	2	6
Bristol	4	0	0	4	62	109	-47	7	0	2	2
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

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Pool 3 v Pool 4

Pool 3
Team	P	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	TF	TB	LB	Pts
Leinster A	4	3	1	0	117	75	42	13	2	0	16
Bedford Blues	4	2	1	1	137	104	33	19	1	1	12
Aberavon	4	1	0	3	89	97	-8	12	1	1	6
London Scottish	4	1	0	3	47	162	-115	4	0	0	4
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

Pool 4
Team	P	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	TF	TB	LB	Pts
Llanelli	4	2	1	1	148	66	82	16	2	1	13
London Welsh	4	2	1	1	125	85	40	12	1	1	12
Melrose	4	2	0	2	60	95	-35	7	0	0	8
Esher	4	1	0	3	105	144	-39	15	2	0	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

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Pool 5 v Pool 6

Pool 5
Team	P	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	TF	TB	LB	Pts
Pontypridd	4	2	0	2	90	61	29	12	1	2	11
Rotherham	4	1	0	3	57	76	-19	7	1	2	7
Doncaster	4	1	0	3	76	114	-38	9	1	2	7
Currie	4	1	0	3	83	103	-20	8	1	1	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

Pool 6
Team	P	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	TF	TB	LB	Pts
Ulster Ravens	4	4	0	0	115	60	55	14	2	0	18
Nottingham	4	4	0	0	98	79	19	10	1	0	17
Leeds Carnegie	4	2	0	2	77	61	16	12	1	1	10
Swansea	4	1	0	3	64	106	-42	6	0	1	5
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

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