2005–06 Powergen Cup

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 Celtic 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.

2005–06 Powergen Cup
Tournament details
Countries England
 Wales
Tournament format(s)Round-robin and knockout
DateSeptember 2005 - April 2006
Tournament statistics
Teams16
Final
VenueTwickenham
Attendance57,212
Champions London Wasps (6th title)
Runners-up Llanelli Scarlets

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 33007342012
Gloucester 3201693419
Ospreys 3102707826
Bristol 30034410211
1 October 2005
Bath 25–10 Bristol

Attendance: 8,993
1 October 2005
Gloucester 23–7 Ospreys

Attendance: 6,154
9 October 2005
Bristol 6–34 Gloucester

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

Attendance: 5,018
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 330011253214
Cardiff Blues 3102798726
London Irish 3102668515
Saracens 3102609215
1 October 2005
Cardiff Blues 37–20 Saracens

Attendance: 8,212
2 October 2005
London Irish 26–30 London Wasps

Attendance: 6,829
7 October 2005
London Wasps 40–19 Cardiff Blues

Attendance: 6,427
9 October 2005
Saracens 32–13 London Irish

Attendance: 6,103
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 33007450012
Newcastle Falcons 3111724928
Sale Sharks 3102776826
Leeds Tykes 3012359102
2 October 2005
Leeds Tykes 7–28 Llanelli Scarlets

Attendance: 2,582
2 October 2005
Newcastle Falcons 34–9 Sale Sharks

Attendance: 4,917
7 October 2005
Sale Sharks 45–10 Leeds Tykes

Attendance: 4,572
9 October 2005
Llanelli Scarlets 22–20 Newcastle Falcons

Attendance: 7,195
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 32018656210
Northampton Saints 3201704319
Newport Gwent Dragons 3201645708
Worcester Warriors 3003339700
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
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
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
Try: Tom Voyce (2)
Con: Mark van Gisbergen (2)
Pen: Mark van Gisbergen (3)
Drop: Alex King
 Try: Barry Davies
Con: Mike Hercus
Pen: Mike Hercus
Twickenham Stadium, London
Attendance: 57,212
Referee: Alan Lewis (Ireland) replaced by Simon McDowell (Ireland) 41m
FB15 Mark van Gisbergen
RW14 Paul Sackey
OC13 Josh Lewsey
IC12 Stuart Abbott
LW11 Tom Voyce
FH10 Jeremy Staunton
SH9 Eoin Reddan
N88 Lawrence Dallaglio (c)
OF7 Johnny O'Connor
BF6 Joe Worsley
RL5 Richard Birkett
LL4 Simon Shaw
TP3 Tim Payne
HK2 Raphaël Ibañez
LP1 Alistair McKenzie
Replacements:
HK16 Joe Ward
PR17 Peter Bracken
LK18 Daniel Leo
FL19 James Haskell
SH20 Matt Dawson
FH21 Alex King
CE22 Ayoola Erinle
Coach:
Shaun Edwards
FB15 Barry Davies
RW14 Mark Jones
OC13 Matthew Watkins
IC12 Regan King
LW11 Dafydd James
FH10 Mike Hercus
SH9 Clive Stuart-Smith
N88 Alix Popham
OF7 Gavin Thomas
BF6 Simon Easterby (c)
RL5 Adam M. Jones
LL4 Inoke Afeaki
TP3 John Davies
HK2 Matthew Rees
LP1 Phil John
Replacements:
HK16 Aled Gravelle
PR17 Martyn Madden
LK18 Vernon Cooper
FL19 Dafydd Jones
SH20 Liam Davies
FH21 Gareth Bowen
FB22 Garan Evans
Coach:
Gareth Jenkins

See also
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