2016–17 British and Irish Cup
Club Country League Stadium Capacity Area
Bedford Blues England RFU Championship Goldington Road 6,000 Bedford
Cardiff Blues Premiership Select Wales N/A Cardiff Arms Park Sardis Road The Wern 12,125 7,861 4,500 Cardiff Pontypridd Merthyr Tydfil
Connacht Eagles Ireland Irish Interprovincial Rugby Championship Galway Sportsgrounds Dubarry Park 9,500 10,000 Galway Athlone
Cornish Pirates England RFU Championship Mennaye Field 4,000 Penzance
Doncaster Knights England RFU Championship Castle Park 5,000 Doncaster
Ealing Trailfinders England RFU Championship Trailfinders Sports Ground 3,020 West Ealing , London
Jersey Reds England RFU Championship St. Peter 4,000 Saint Peter
Leinster A Ireland Irish Interprovincial Rugby Championship Donnybrook Stadium 6,000 Dublin
London Irish England RFU Championship Madejski Stadium 7,579 Reading , Berkshire
London Scottish England RFU Championship Richmond Athletic Ground 4,500 Richmond , London
London Welsh England RFU Championship Old Deer Park 5,850 Richmond , London
Munster A Ireland Irish Interprovincial Rugby Championship Towns Park The Showgrounds Old Chapel Irish Independent Park CIT Stadium 400 1,000 N/A 8,200 1,100 Midleton Ennis Bandon Cork Cork
Newport Gwent Dragons Premiership Select Wales N/A Pandy Park CCB Centre 3,000 1,000 Crosskeys Ystrad Mynach
Nottingham Rugby England RFU Championship Lady Bay Sports Ground 3,000 Nottingham
Ospreys Premiership Select Wales N/A The Gnoll Talbot Athletic Ground Llynfi Road 5,000 3,000 N/A Neath Port Talbot Maesteg
Richmond England RFU Championship Richmond Athletic Ground 4,500 Richmond , London
Rotherham Titans England RFU Championship Clifton Lane 2,500 Rotherham
Scarlets Premiership Select Wales N/A Church Bank Playing Fields Carmarthen Park Parc y Scarlets 3,000 3,000 14,870 Llandovery Carmarthen Llanelli
Ulster A Ireland Irish Interprovincial Rugby Championship Shaw 's Bridge Eaton Park Kingspan Stadium 1,300 1,000 18,196 Belfast Ballymena Belfast
Yorkshire Carnegie England RFU Championship Sandhill Lane Stadium Moor Lane Silver Royd N/A N/A 1,950 Selby Pontefract Scalby
The 2016-17 British and Irish Cup was the eighth season of the annual rugby union competition for second tier, semi-professional clubs from Britain and Ireland. London Welsh are the defending champions having won the 2015-16 final against Yorkshire Carnegie 10-33 at Headingley Carnegie Stadium, Leeds on 10 April 2016. There have been six different winners and six different losing finalists in the seven seasons of its existence. The format of the competition is similar to last season with Scottish clubs not competing. For the second consecutive season the four Welsh teams are the reserve sides of the teams competing in the Pro12 competition instead of clubs from the Welsh Premier Division.