Powergen National Trophy
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The Powergen National Trophy is a new competition for of the 118 clubs of the Rugby Football Union from National Division One and below. Previously these teams had played in the Powergen Cup, but are now excluded from that cup under a new format adopted for the 2005/06 season and beyond.
The Powergen National Trophy retains the knock-out structure of the old Powergen Cup. Its schedule for the 2005/06 season is as follows:
ROUND 1: September 3
62 clubs from Local RFU Bodies
ROUND 2 - September 17
32 clubs = 30 Round 1 winners plus two byes
ROUND 3: October 1
44 clubs = 16 Round 2 winners and the 28 National Division 3 North and South
ROUND 4: October 15
36 clubs = 22 Round 3 winners and the 14 National Division 2 clubs
ROUND 5: November 5
32 clubs = 18 Round 4 winners and the 14 National Division One clubs
ROUND 6: November 26
The 16 Round 5 winners
QUARTER-FINALS: January 7
SEMI-FINALS: March 4 at Millennium Stadium
FINAL: April 8 or 9 at Twickenham
In addition to gate receipts, prize money is also awarded on an elimination basis. Teams who exited the competition in the third round were reported to have earned £5,500, teams eliminated in the fourth round were paid £6,600 for their participation. [1].
[edit] Winners
- 2006 Bedford Blues 23-39 NEC Harlequins
- 2005 Bedford Blues 14-13 Plymouth Albion (competition then known as Powergen Shield)
- 2004 Bristol Shoguns 53-24 Waterloo (Powergen Shield)
