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7-a-side competition for the twelve 2017–18 Aviva Premiership clubs, and the first to exclude the four

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, since 2013. It was also the first to feature a new format with all twelve teams together in one venue over two days. The competition was held at

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on 28 and 29 July 2017.

Format

The twelve teams were split into four groups – A, B, C & D. Each team in the group played each other once, to

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Based on the result, teams received: * 4 points for a win * 2 points for a draw * 1 bonus point for a loss by seven points or less * 1 bonus point for scoring four or more tries in a match Following all matches in each group, the winner and runner-up in each group progressed to the quarter-finals and the third-placed team progressed to the bowl semi-final. The winners of each quarter-final qualified for the cup semi-finals, with the losers moving into a new plate tournament. Thereafter, competition was a simple knockout bracket, with the winner of the cup final being declared the series winner.

Group stage

Date: Friday, 28 July 2017 Venue:

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Group A

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Group B

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Group C

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Group D

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Finals stage

Finals day was played at

on Saturday, 29 July 2017. The four pool winners played a quarter-final against a runner-up from another or the same pool. The winner of these quarter-finals competed in the cup competition, while the losers competed in the plate competition. The remaining four teams competed in the bowl competition.

Quarter-finals

Bowl competition

Bowl semi-finals

Bowl final

Plate competition

Plate semi-finals

Plate final

Cup competition

Semi-finals

Final

References

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