Anglo-Welsh Cup

Anglo-Welsh Cup
FormerlyRFU Knockout Cup
SportRugby union
Founded2005; 19 years ago (2005)
Ceased2018; 6 years ago (2018)
Replaced byPremiership Rugby Cup
No. of teams16
CountriesEngland England
Wales Wales
Last
champion(s)
Exeter (2nd title)
Most titlesLeicester 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]

  1. ^ "Anglo-Welsh Cup to be Replaced by the Premiership Rugby Cup". Sky Sports. 10 May 2018.