Introduction

Originally known as the R.F.U. Club Competition, for which no Cup was awarded nor sponsorship sought. However as the competition expanded sponsorship was introduced in 1976 and the cup changed its name according to the sponsors.

Sponsors

• 1972–75 – Rugby Football Union (RFU Cup)
• 1976–88 – John Player (John Player Cup)
• 1989–97 – Pilkington Glass (Pilkington Cup)
• 1998–2000 – Tetley's Bitter (Tetley's Bitter Cup)
• 2001–05 – Powergen (Powergen National Trophy)
• 2006–09 – EDF Energy (EDF Energy Cup)
• 2009–present – (Liverpool Victoria) LV= (LV Cup)

The Anglo-Welsh Cup is currently 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 July2009 to concentrate on its partnership with the London 2012 Olympics.

English Cup Final Results

1972 Gloucester 17 - 6 against Moseley
1973 Coventry 27 - 15 against Bristol
1974 Coventry 26 - 6 against London Scottish
1975 Bedford 28 - 12 against Rosslyn Park
1976 Gosforth 23 - 14 against Rosslyn Park
1977 Gosforth 27 - 11 against Waterloo
1978 Gloucester RFC 6 - 3 against Leicester
1979 Leicester 15 - 12 against Moseley
1980 Leicester 21 - 9 against London Irish
1981 Leicester 22 - 15 against Gosforth
1982 Gloucester RFC and Moseley (shared) 12 - 12
1983 Bristol 28 - 22 against Leicester
1984 Bath 10 - 9 against Bristol
1985 Bath 24 - 15 against London Welsh
1986 Bath 25 - 17 against Wasps FC
1987 Bath 19 - 12 against Wasps FC
1988 Harlequins 28 - 22 against Bristol
1989 Bath 10 - 6 against Leicester
1990 Bath 48 - 6 against Gloucester RFC
1991 Harlequins 25 - 13 against Northampton
1992 Bath 15 - 12 against Harlequins
1993 Leicester 23 - 16 against Harlequins
1994 Bath 21 - 9 against Leicester
1995 Bath 36 - 16 against Wasps FC
1996 Bath 16 - 15 against Leicester
1997 Leicester 9 - 3 against Sale
1998 Saracens 48 - 18 against Wasps FC
1999 Wasps FC 29 - 19 against Newcastle
2000 London Wasps 31 - 23 against Northampton
2001 Newcastle 30 - 27 against Harlequins
2002 London Irish 38 - 7 against Northampton
2003 Gloucester RFC 40 - 22 against Northampton
2004 Newcastle 37 - 33 against Sale
2005 Leeds 20 - 12 against Bath

Anglo-Welsh Cup

Starting in 2005-06, the cup featured a new format including only the twelve teams from the Guinness Premiership and the four regional Welsh clubs. Teams from the Championship (formerly National Division One) and below now play for the Powergen National Trophy, and from 2009–10 Championship teams also play in the British and Irish Cup.

In place of the knock-out format, the 16 clubs are placed in four pools with 3 English clubs and 1 Welsh club. The pool stages of the Anglo-Welsh Cup tournament feature one game against each team. The winners of each of the four groups progress to the semi-finals. The pools will stay as they are for the following season as well, with home and away fixtures reversed and the club relegated from the Guinness Premiership's place taken by the club promoted from the Championship.

Anglo-Welsh Cup Final Results

2006 London Wasps 26 - 10 against Llanelli Scarlets
2007 Leicester Tigers 41 - 35 against Ospreys
2008 Ospreys 23 - 6 against Leicester Tigers
2009 Cardiff Blues 50 - 12 against Gloucester
2010 Northampton Saints 30 - 24 Gloucester
2011 Gloucester 34 - 7 Newcastle Falcons

Results Archive of all games played (up to 1994)