2005-06 Powergen Cup
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The 2005-06 Powergen Cup was the 35th annual rugby union cup competition in England. Originally contested between clubs of the English leagues, this was the first season for which the competition was open to the Welsh regions, forming the Anglo-Welsh Cup. The cup is contested between the twelve teams of the English Premiership and the four Welsh regional sides from the Magners League. The format of the cup is similar to that of the Heineken Cup, beginning with pool stages, with the top placed teams entering knockout stages. Each pool consists of a Welsh region and three English sides, with each team playing the others in the group once, and the top team of each group advancing to the semi-finals.
Pool matches were played in September, October and December of 2005. Bath Rugby, London Wasps, Llanelli Scarlets and the Leicester Tigers emerged as winners of their respective pools. The final was contested at Twickenham on April 9, between the Wasps and Scarlets, which saw the Wasps emerge victorious, beating the Scarlets 26 points to 10.
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[edit] Group stages
[edit] Group A
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Team Pld W D L F A BP Pts Bath Rugby 3 3 0 0 73 42 0 12 Gloucester 3 2 0 1 69 34 1 9 Ospreys 3 1 0 2 70 78 2 6 Bristol Rugby 3 0 0 3 44 102 1 1
- Saturday 1 October Bath Rugby 25–10 Bristol Rugby - Attendance: 8,993
- Saturday 1 October Gloucester 23–7 Ospreys - Attendance: 6,154
- Sunday 9 October Bristol Rugby 6–34 Gloucester - Attendance: 5,018
- Sunday 9 October Ospreys 20–27 Bath Rugby - Attendance: 8,103
- Saturday 3 December Bath Rugby 21–12 Gloucester - Attendance: 8,563
- Sunday 4 December Bristol Rugby 28–43 Ospreys - Attendance: 7,684
[edit] Group B
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Team Pld W D L F A BP Pts London Wasps 3 3 0 0 112 53 2 14 Cardiff Blues 3 1 0 2 79 87 2 6 London Irish 3 1 0 2 66 85 1 5 Saracens 3 1 0 2 60 92 1 5
- Saturday 1 October Cardiff Blues 37–20 Saracens - Attendance: 8,212
- Sunday 2 October London Irish 26–30 London Wasps - Attendance: 6,829
- Friday 7 October London Wasps 40–19 Cardiff Blues - Attendance: 6,427
- Sunday 9 October Saracens 32–13 London Irish - Attendance: 6,103
- Sunday 4 December London Irish 27–23 Cardiff Blues - Attendance: 6,024
- Sunday 4 December London Wasps 42–8 Saracens - Attendance: 6,377
[edit] Group C
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Team Pld W D L F A BP Pts Llanelli Scarlets 3 3 0 0 74 50 0 12 Newcastle Falcons 3 1 1 1 72 49 2 8 Sale Sharks 3 1 0 2 77 68 2 6 Leeds Tykes 3 0 1 2 35 91 0 2
- Sunday 2 October Leeds Tykes 7–28 Llanelli Scarlets - Attendance: 2,582
- Sunday 2 October Newcastle Falcons 34–9 Sale Sharks - Attendance: 4,917
- Friday 7 October Sale Sharks 45–10 Leeds Tykes - Attendance: 4,572
- Sunday 9 October Llanelli Scarlets 22–20 Newcastle Falcons - Attendance: 7,195
- Friday 2 December Leeds Tykes 18–18 Newcastle Falcons - Attendance: 3,316
- Friday 2 December Llanelli Scarlets 24–23 Sale Sharks - Attendance: 6,835
[edit] Group D
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Team Pld W D L F A BP Pts Leicester Tigers 3 2 0 1 86 56 2 10 Northampton Saints 3 2 0 1 70 43 1 9 Newport Gwent Dragons 3 2 0 1 64 57 0 8 Worcester Warriors 3 0 1 2 35 91 0 2
- Friday 30 September Newport Gwent Dragons 24–15 Leicester Tigers - Attendance: 6,327
- Saturday 1 October Worcester Warriors 7–22 Northampton Saints - Attendance: 7,561
- Saturday 8 October Leicester Tigers 42–16 Worcester Warriors - Attendance: 8,642
- Saturday 8 October Northampton Saints 32–7 Newport Gwent Dragons - Attendance: 11,695
- Saturday 3 December Leicester Tigers 29–16 Northampton Saints - Attendance: 11,072
- Saturday 3 December Newport Gwent Dragons 33–10 Worcester Warriors - Attendance: '4,017
[edit] Semi finals
- Saturday 4 March London Wasps 22–17 Leicester Tigers Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
- Saturday 4 March Llanelli Scarlets 27–26 Bath Rugby Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
Attendance: 50,811
[edit] Final
- Sunday 9 April London Wasps 26–10 Llanelli Scarlets, Twickenham, London
Attendance: 57,212
| Preceded by 2004-05 Powergen Cup |
Powergen Cup 2005-06 |
Succeeded by 2006-07 EDF Energy Cup |
[edit] External links
- Powergen Cup on RFU.com
