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Saints to meet Gloucester in LV=Cup final

Monday 15 March 2010

Northampton progressed past the semi-final of the LV= Cup with a 31-20 victory over Saracens on Sunday, and will face Gloucester in the final.
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Simpson-Daniel triple denies Blues in LV= Cup

Monday 15 March 2010

A hat-trick of tries from James Simpson-Daniel spurred Gloucester on to a comprehensive 29-18 victory over Cardiff Blues in the semi-final of the LV=Cup on Sunday afternoon.
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Four Cardiff changes for Anglo Welsh Cup semi

Friday 12 March 2010

Cardiff Blues Director of Rugby, David Young has made four changes for the Anglo Welsh LV= Cup Semi Final match against Gloucester.
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Sarries want fighting spirit in LV= Cup Semi

Friday 12 March 2010

Saracens travel to Northampton Saints on Sunday in the semi-final of the LV=Cup and Director of Rugby Brendan Venter has called on his team to rediscover the fighting spirit that served them so well in the first half of the season.
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Saints not taking Saracens lightly in LV= Cup

Friday 12 March 2010

Northampton Saints say that they will be taking Saracens very seriously for Sunday's Anglo Welsh LV= Cup semi-final at Franklin's Gardens.
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Gloucester reshuffle for Cardiff LV= clash

Friday 12 March 2010

Injuries and international call ups have forced Bryan Redpath into several changes as he names his Gloucester Rugby line up for the Anglo LV= Cup semi final against Cardiff Blues on Sunday.
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Venter slams Saracens LV=Cup error rate

Monday 8 February 2010

Saracens Director of Rugby Brendan Venter has warned his players that they will need to take a step up if they want to win the Guinness Premiership Venter said that if they make
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Saracens through to LV=Cup semi-finals

Monday 8 February 2010

Saracens suffered a tight 23-22 defeat to Newport-Gwent Dragons in their LV=Cup match on Sunday, but earned a losing bonus to put them on top of Pool One and gain them a place in the semi-finals.
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Anglo-Welsh LV= Cup standings

Monday 8 February 2010

Anglo-Welsh Cup standings after Sunday's final pool matches (played, won, drawn, lost, points for, points against, bonus points, total points):
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Gloucester hit back to beat Quins in LV=Cup

Sunday 7 February 2010

Gloucester came back from 20 points behind to beat Harlequins 31-29 in their Anglo Welsh LV= Cup game at The Stoop on Sunday. The hosts stormed into an early lead as Nick
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Wasps sting Newcastle Falcons in LV= Cup

Sunday 7 February 2010

London Wasps claimed a 9-3 victory over Newcastle Falcons in their Anglo Welsh LV= Cup tie at Kingston Park on Sunday. Newcastle were already out of the LV=Cup
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Northampton bite Leicester Tigers in LV=Cup

Saturday 6 February 2010

Northampton Saints ran out 23-11 victors over Leicester Tigers at Franklin's Gardens on Saturday, making sure their run in the Anglo Welsh LV= Cup group stages continued unabated.
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Scarlets go down to Cardiff Blues in LV= Cup

Saturday 6 February 2010

Scarlets did not have the best of times at Parc y Scarlets on Saturday as they lost 23-38 to rivals Cardiff Blues in the Anglo Welsh LV= Cup , even after leading for much of the game.
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Bath smash Sale Sharks in LV=Cup

Saturday 6 February 2010

Bath made full use of their home side advantage at the Recreation Ground on Saturday, beating Sale Sharks by 40 points to 7 in the group stages of the Anglo Welsh LV= Cup.
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Worcester beat London Irish in LV= Cup

Saturday 6 February 2010

Worcester Warriors secured a hard-fought 19-9 win over London Irish in the Anglo Welsh LV= Cup at Sixways Stadium on Saturday, with only one try being scored in the match.
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Northampton Saints vs Leicester Tigers

Friday 5 February 2010

Bruce Reihana will pass a major landmark when he runs out with the Northampton Saints team to play Leicester tomorrow afternoon. This is because the LV= Cup Round 4 match will be the former
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The Anglo-Welsh Cup is now known as the LV= Cup due to sponsorship reasons and is a 16-team competition involving the 12 Guinness Premiership clubs and 4 Welsh regions.

LV= is formerly Liverpool Victoria, has signed an initial two-year deal for the LV= Cup, with an option to renew for a further two years. is already involved in rugby as sponsor of Twickenham-based Harlequins Rugby Union Club. LV= is an insurance and pensions group. LV= has 3.6m customers and employs over 3,800 people.

* The Anglo Welsh Cup is played in four pools of four with three Guinness Premiership clubs and one Welsh Region in each pool.

* If the winner of the Anglo Welsh Cup competition is an English club, they will qualify for the following season's Heineken Cup.

EDF Energy announced it was dropping its title sponsorship of the tournament in July to concentrate on its partnership with the London 2012 Olympics.