2010–11 British and Irish Cup
| 2010–11 British and Irish Cup | |||
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| Tournament details | |||
| Countries |
 England Ireland Scotland Wales
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| Tournament format(s) | Round-robin and knockout | ||
| Date | October 2010 - May 2011 | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Teams | 24 | ||
| Matches played | 67 | ||
| Attendance | 81,295 (1,213 per match) | ||
| Tries scored | 388 (5.79 per match) | ||
| Top point scorer(s) |
James Pritchard (Bedford Blues) (128 points) |
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| Top try scorer(s) |
Handre Schmidt (Bedford Blues) (11 tries) |
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| Final | |||
| Venue | Memorial Stadium, Bristol | ||
| Attendance | 4,375 | ||
| Champions |
Bristol Rugby (1st title) |
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| Runner-up |
Bedford Blues
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The 2010–11 British and Irish Cup was the 2nd season of the annual rugby union competition for second tier, semi-professional clubs from Britain and Ireland. First round matches began on Friday 15 October 2010 and the final was held on Saturday 7 May 2011.
Defending champions Cornish Pirates were unable to make it out of the pool stages. Bristol lifted the cup, narrowly defeating Bedford Blues 17-14 in the first all-English final.
The allocation of teams was as follows:
The teams were divided into four pools of six, playing over five weekends during the Autumn International and Six Nations windows. The four pool winners and runners-up contested a knock-out stage, with quarter-finals on 5 or 6 March, semi-finals on 23 March and the final on 7 May.
The four pool winners and the four runners up proceeded to the knock out stages. The best four qualifiers (pool winners) had home advantage in the quarter finals.
Touch judges: Ian Heard Graham Marshall
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