Formerly | RFU Knockout Cup |
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Sport | Rugby union |
Founded | 2005 |
Ceased | 2018 |
Replaced by | Premiership Rugby Cup |
No. of teams | 16 |
Countries | England Wales |
Last champion(s) | Exeter (2nd title) |
Most titles | Leicester Tigers (3 titles) |
TV partner(s) | BBC Sport (2005–2009) Sky Sports (2009–2015) BT Sport (live, 2016–2018) Channel 5 (highlights, 2016–2018) |
The Anglo-Welsh Cup (Welsh: Cwpan Eingl-Gymreig), was a cross-border rugby union knock-out cup competition that featured the 12 Premiership Rugby clubs and the four Welsh regions. It was a created as a replacement for the RFU Knockout Cup, which featured only English clubs.
The competition was replaced by the Premiership Rugby Cup, involving only the 12 English Premiership clubs, beginning with the 2018–19 season.[1]