2005–06 Powergen Cup

2005–06 Powergen Cup
Tournament details
Countries	England Wales
Tournament format(s)	Round-robin and knockout
Date	September 2005 - April 2006
Tournament statistics
Teams	16
Final
Venue	Twickenham
Attendance	57,212
Champions	London Wasps (6th title)
Runner-up	Llanelli Scarlets
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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 2005. Bath Rugby, London Wasps, Llanelli Scarlets and Leicester Tigers emerged as winners of their respective pools. London Wasps defeated Llanelli Scarlets 26 points to 10 in the final at Twickenham Stadium on April 9.

Group stages

Group A

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

1 October 2005	Bath	25 – 10	Bristol	Attendance: 8,993

1 October 2005	Gloucester	23 – 7	Ospreys	Attendance: 6,154

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9 October 2005	Bristol	6 – 34	Gloucester	Attendance: 5,018

9 October 2005	Ospreys	20 – 27	Bath	Attendance: 5,018

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3 December 2005	Bath	21 – 12	Gloucester	Attendance: 8,563

4 December 2005	Bristol	28 – 43	Ospreys	Attendance: 7,684

Group B

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

1 October 2005	Cardiff Blues	37 – 20	Saracens	Attendance: 8,212

2 October 2005	London Irish	26 – 30	London Wasps	Attendance: 6,829

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7 October 2005	London Wasps	40 – 19	Cardiff Blues	Attendance: 6,427

9 October 2005	Saracens	32 – 13	London Irish	Attendance: 6,103

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4 December 2005	London Irish	27 – 23	Cardiff Blues	Attendance: 6,024

4 December 2005	London Wasps	42 – 8	Saracens	Attendance: 6,377

Group C

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

2 October 2005	Leeds Tykes	7 – 28	Llanelli Scarlets	Attendance: 2,582

2 October 2005	Newcastle Falcons	34 – 9	Sale Sharks	Attendance: 4,917

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7 October 2005	Sale Sharks	45 – 10	Leeds Tykes	Attendance: 4,572

9 October 2005	Llanelli Scarlets	22 – 20	Newcastle Falcons	Attendance: 7,195

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2 December 2005	Leeds Tykes	18 – 18	Newcastle Falcons	Attendance: 3,316

2 December 2005	Llanelli Scarlets	24 – 23	Sale Sharks	Stradey Park, Llanelli Attendance: 6,835

Group D

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	33	97	0	2

30 September 2005	Newport Gwent Dragons	24 – 15	Leicester Tigers	Rodney Parade, Newport Attendance: 6,327

1 October 2005	Worcester Warriors	7 – 22	Northampton Saints	Attendance: 7,561

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8 October 2005	Leicester Tigers	42 – 16	Worcester Warriors	Attendance: 8,642

8 October 2005	Northampton Saints	42 – 16	Newport Gwent Dragons	Attendance: 11,695

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3 December 2005	Leicester Tigers	29 – 16	Northampton Saints	Attendance: 11,072

3 December 2005	Newport Gwent Dragons	33 – 10	Worcester Warriors	Attendance: 4,017

Semi finals

4 March 2006	London Wasps	22 – 17	Leicester Tigers	Millennium Stadium, Cardiff Attendance: 50,811

4 March 2006	Llanelli Scarlets	27 – 26	Bath	Millennium Stadium, Cardiff Attendance: 50,811

Final

9 April 2006	London Wasps	26 – 10	Llanelli Scarlets	Twickenham, London Attendance: 57,212

External links

• Powergen Cup on RFU.com