**POOL DRAW**

**POOL 1:** Bath, Bristol, Exeter, Gloucester, Worcester.

**POOL 2:** Leicester, Newcastle, Sale, Wasps.

**POOL 3:** Harlequins, London Irish, Northampton, Saracens.

**HOW IT WORKS**

Each team plays the other teams in their pool once, home or away. Each team in Pools 2 and 3 will also play one additional cross-pool match, to ensure all teams play four games during the pool stage.

The three pool winners and one best second-placed team will go through to the semi-finals. The pool winners will be ranked 1, 2 and 3, with the best runner-up being ranked 4.

[**Click here**][1] to view the pool standings.

The semi-finals will be 1 v 4 and 2 v 3 on April 26-27, with each game held at the home venue of the highest-ranked club.

The final will then be held at the home venue of the highest-ranked finalist on May 17-18.

If teams are level on points at the end of the pool stage, rankings will be based on, in order:

* Number of wins.

* Points difference.

* Points for.

* Tries scored.

* Fewest red cards.

* Points scored in head-to-head game.

* Drawn out of a hat.

**NEWCASTLE FALCONS’ FIXTURES**

Newcastle Falcons’ first Premiership Rugby Cup game saw them defeating Wasps 34-27 on Saturday November 13, then claiming a losing bonus point from their 25-20 reverse at Sale Sharks on Friday November 19 before beating Leicester Tigers 36-28 at home on Friday March 18.

The Falcons’ last pool game is away to Northampton Saints on Wednesday March 30, with a 7.45pm kick-off. This game is not being televised nor live-streamed, but there is live radio commentary on BBC Newcastle 95.4fm, DAB and online via the BBC Rugby website or BBC Sport app.

[1]: https://www.premiershiprugby.com/premiership-rugby-cup/#table
[2]: https://www.eticketing.co.uk/newcastle-falcons/EDP/Event/Index/1712