2016–17 Anglo-Welsh Cup

The 2016–17 Anglo-Welsh Cup was the 45th season of England's national rugby union cup competition, and the 11th to follow the Anglo-Welsh Cup format. The competition returned after a one-year hiatus due to being dropped due to the 2015 Rugby World Cup in England.

The competition consisted of the four Welsh Pro12 teams and the twelve English Premiership clubs arranged in pools of three English and one Welsh team. English clubs were allocated to the pools depending on their final positions in the 2015–16 Aviva Premiership. Teams played two home and two away pool matches, with teams in Pools 1 and 4 playing each other and teams in Pools 2 and 3 playing each other. The top team from each pool qualified for the semi-finals. The competition took place during the Autumn International window and during the Six Nations.

Saracens were defending champions after claiming the cup with a 23–20 victory over Exeter Chiefs in the 2014–15 final at Franklin's Gardens in Northampton. This was Saracens second title in the competition. The 2016–17 Anglo-Welsh Cup was won by Leicester Tigers who won their eighth cup title by defeating Exeter Chiefs 16–12 in the final held at Twickenham Stoop. Freddie Burns had an excellent tournament for the Tigers, scoring 64 points overall including 11 in the final, to finish as the competition's top point scorer, while Josh Adams was top try scorer with 6 tries from only 2 games for Worcester Warriors.

Pool stages
The points scoring system for the pool stages will be as follows:
 * Points system
 * 4 points for a win
 * 2 points for a draw
 * 1 bonus point for scoring four or more tries in a match (TB)
 * 1 bonus point for a loss by seven points or less (LB)

Attendances

 * Attendances do not include the final at Twickenham Stoop.

Individual statistics

 * Note that points scorers includes tries as well as conversions, penalties and drop goals. Appearance figures also include coming on as substitutes (unused substitutes not included).

Team
62-10 Wasps at home to Worcester Warriors on 13 November 2016 31-6 Ospreys away to Cardiff Blues on 18 November 2016 62-25 Exeter Chiefs at home to Cardiff Blues on 13 November 2016 62-10 Wasps at home to Worcester Warriors on 13 November 2016 Exeter Chiefs at home to Cardiff Blues on 13 November 2016 Wasps at home to Worcester Warriors on 13 November 2016 Exeter Chiefs at home to Cardiff Blues on 13 November 2016 Wasps at home to Worcester Warriors on 13 November 2016 Exeter Chiefs at home to Wasps on 28 January 2017 Harlequins at home to Exeter Chiefs on 5 November 2016 Northampton Saints away to Newcastle Falcons on 6 November 2016 Bath at home to Gloucester on 27 January 2017 Northampton Saints away to Newcastle Falcons on 6 November 2016
 * Largest home win — 52 points
 * Largest away win — 24 points
 * Most points scored — 62 points (x2)
 * Most tries in a match — 10 (x2)
 * Most conversions in a match — 6 (x3)
 * Most penalties in a match — 4 (x2)
 * Most drop goals in a match — 1

Player
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Joe Simmonds for Exeter Chiefs at home to Cardiff Blues on 13 November 2016 🇮🇹 Michele Campagnaro for Exeter Chiefs at home to Wasps on 28 January 2017 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Joe Simmonds for Exeter Chiefs at home to Cardiff Blues on 13 November 2016 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Joe Simmonds for Exeter Chiefs at home to Wasps on 28 January 2017 Nick Evans for Harlequins at home to Exeter Chiefs on 5 November 2016 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Sam Olver for Northampton Saints away to Newcastle Falcons on 6 November 2016 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Rhys Priestland for Bath at home to Gloucester on 27 January 2017 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Sam Olver for Northampton Saints away to Newcastle Falcons on 6 November 2016
 * Most points in a match — 17
 * Most tries in a match — 3
 * Most conversions in a match — 6 (x2)
 * Most penalties in a match — 4 (x3)
 * Most drop goals in a match — 1

Attendances
Leicester Tigers at home to Northampton Saints on 28 January 2017 Cardiff Blues at home to Worcester Warriors on 4 February 2017 Leicester Tigers Cardiff Blues
 * Highest — 25,849
 * Lowest — 1,370
 * Highest Average Attendance — 22,300
 * Lowest Average Attendance — 2,732