2005–06 Powergen Anglo-Welsh Cup

The 2005–06 Powergen Anglo-Welsh Cup was the 35th annual rugby union cup competition in England, and the first since it incorporated the four Welsh regional sides to become the Anglo-Welsh Cup. Whereas the competition previously featured teams from the lower levels of the English rugby pyramid, this season it was contested by the 12 teams from the English Premiership and the four Welsh regional sides from the Celtic League.

2005–06 Powergen Anglo-Welsh Cup
Tournament details
Countries	England Wales
Tournament format(s)	Round-robin and knockout
Date	30 September 2005 – 9 April 2006
Tournament statistics
Teams	16
Matches played	27
Final
Venue	Twickenham Stadium
Attendance	57,212
Champions	London Wasps (6th title)
Runners-up	Llanelli Scarlets

The competition began with a pool stage, in which each pool consisted of a Welsh region and three English sides, with each team playing the others in the group once. Pool matches were played in September, October and December 2005. The team that finished top of each pool advanced to the semi-finals. The semi-finals were played at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff on 4 March 2006, and the final was played at Twickenham Stadium in London on 9 April.

London Wasps beat Leicester Tigers 22–17 in their semi-final, while Llanelli Scarlets beat Bath 27–26 in theirs; Wasps then beat the Scarlets 26–10 in the final.

Group stages

Group A

Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	BP	Pts
Bath	3	3	0	0	73	42	+31	0	12
Gloucester	3	2	0	1	69	34	+35	1	9
Ospreys	3	1	0	2	70	78	−8	2	6
Bristol	3	0	0	3	44	102	−58	1	1

Source:

1 October 2005

Bath	25–10	Bristol
	Report

Recreation Ground, Bath Attendance: 8,993 Referee: Rob Debney (England)

1 October 2005

Gloucester	23–7	Ospreys
	Report

Kingsholm Stadium, Gloucester Attendance: 6,154 Referee: Roy Maybank (England)

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9 October 2005

Bristol	6–34	Gloucester
	Report

Memorial Stadium, Bristol Attendance: 5,018 Referee: Sean Davey (England)

9 October 2005

Ospreys	20–27	Bath
	Report

Liberty Stadium, Swansea Attendance: 5,018 Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)

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3 December 2005

Bath	21–12	Gloucester
	Report

Recreation Ground, Bath Attendance: 8,563 Referee: Nigel Whitehouse (Wales)

4 December 2005

Bristol	28–43	Ospreys
	Report

Memorial Stadium, Bristol Attendance: 7,684 Referee: Bruce Robertson (England)

Group B

Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	BP	Pts
London Wasps	3	3	0	0	112	53	+59	2	14
Cardiff Blues	3	1	0	2	79	87	−8	2	6
London Irish	3	1	0	2	66	85	−19	1	5
Saracens	3	1	0	2	60	92	−32	1	5

Source:

1 October 2005

Cardiff Blues	37–20	Saracens
	Report

Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff Attendance: 8,212 Referee: Phil Fear (Wales)

2 October 2005

London Irish	26–30	London Wasps
	Report

Madejski Stadium, Reading Attendance: 6,829 Referee: Ashley Rowden (England)

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7 October 2005

London Wasps	40–19	Cardiff Blues
	Report

Adams Park, High Wycombe Attendance: 6,427 Referee: Chris White (England)

9 October 2005

Saracens	32–13	London Irish
	Report

Vicarage Road, Watford Attendance: 6,103 Referee: Dave Pearson (England)

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4 December 2005

London Irish	27–23	Cardiff Blues
	Report

Madejski Stadium, Reading Attendance: 6,024 Referee: Sean Davey (England)

4 December 2005

London Wasps	42–8	Saracens
	Report

Adams Park, High Wycombe Attendance: 6,377 Referee: Ashley Rowden (England)

Group C

Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	BP	Pts
Llanelli Scarlets	3	3	0	0	74	50	+24	0	12
Newcastle Falcons	3	1	1	1	72	49	+23	2	8
Sale Sharks	3	1	0	2	77	68	+9	2	6
Leeds Tykes	3	0	1	2	35	91	−56	0	2

Source:

2 October 2005

Leeds Tykes	7–28	Llanelli Scarlets
	Report

Headingley Rugby Stadium, Leeds Attendance: 2,582 Referee: Tony Spreadbury (England)

2 October 2005

Newcastle Falcons	34–9	Sale Sharks
	Report

Kingston Park, Newcastle-upon-Tyne Attendance: 4,917 Referee: Sean Davey (England)

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7 October 2005

Sale Sharks	45–10	Leeds Tykes
	Report

Edgeley Park, Stockport Attendance: 4,572 Referee: Martin Fox (England)

9 October 2005

Llanelli Scarlets	22–20	Newcastle Falcons
	Report

Stradey Park, Llanelli Attendance: 7,195 Referee: Nigel Whitehouse (Wales)

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2 December 2005

Leeds Tykes	18–18	Newcastle Falcons
	Report

Headingley Rugby Stadium, Leeds Attendance: 3,316 Referee: Wayne Barnes (England)

2 December 2005

Llanelli Scarlets	24–23	Sale Sharks
	Report

Stradey Park, Llanelli Attendance: 6,835 Referee: Jean-Pierre Matheu (France)

Group D

Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	BP	Pts
Leicester Tigers	3	2	0	1	86	56	+30	2	10
Northampton Saints	3	2	0	1	70	43	+27	1	9
Newport Gwent Dragons	3	2	0	1	64	57	+7	0	8
Worcester Warriors	3	0	0	3	33	97	−64	0	0

Source:

30 September 2005

Newport Gwent Dragons	24–15	Leicester Tigers
	Report

Rodney Parade, Newport Attendance: 6,327 Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)

1 October 2005

Worcester Warriors	7–22	Northampton Saints
	Report

Sixways Stadium, Worcester Attendance: 7,561 Referee: Martin Fox (England)

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8 October 2005

Leicester Tigers	42–16	Worcester Warriors
	Report

Welford Road Stadium, Leicester Attendance: 8,642 Referee: Alain Rolland (Ireland)

8 October 2005

Northampton Saints	42–16	Newport Gwent Dragons
	Report

Franklin's Gardens, Northampton Attendance: 11,695 Referee: Tony Spreadbury (England)

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3 December 2005

Leicester Tigers	29–16	Northampton Saints
	Report

Welford Road Stadium, Leicester Attendance: 11,072 Referee: Chris White (England)

3 December 2005

Newport Gwent Dragons	33–10	Worcester Warriors
	Report

Rodney Parade, Newport Attendance: 4,017 Referee: Neil Ballard (Wales)

Semi-finals

4 March 2006

London Wasps	22–17	Leicester Tigers
Try: Erinle Con: Staunton Pen: Staunton (5)	Report	Try: Varndell Lloyd Hipkiss Con: Goode

Millennium Stadium, Cardiff Attendance: 50,811 Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)

4 March 2006

Bath	26–27	Llanelli Scarlets
Try: Crockett Maddock Con: Malone (2) Pen: Malone (4)	Report	Try: Dunlea King M. Jones Con: Hercus (3) Pen: Hercus (2)

Millennium Stadium, Cardiff Attendance: 50,811 Referee: Malcolm Changleng (Scotland)

Final

9 April 2006

Llanelli Scarlets	10–26	London Wasps
Try: B. Davies Con: Hercus Pen: Hercus	Report	Try: Voyce (2) Con: Van Gisbergen (2) Pen: Van Gisbergen (3) Drop: King

Twickenham Stadium, London Attendance: 57,212 Referee: Alan Lewis (Ireland)

FB	15	Barry Davies
RW	14	Mark Jones
OC	13	Matthew Watkins
IC	12	Regan King
LW	11	Dafydd James
FH	10	Mike Hercus
SH	9	Clive Stuart-Smith
N8	8	Alix Popham
OF	7	Gavin Thomas
BF	6	Simon Easterby (c)		27'
RL	5	Adam Jones
LL	4	Inoke Afeaki		67'
TP	3	John Davies		64'
HK	2	Matthew Rees		73'
LP	1	Phil John
Replacements:
HK	16	Aled Gravelle		73'
PR	17	Martyn Madden		64'
LK	18	Vernon Cooper		67'
FL	19	Dafydd Jones		27'
SH	20	Liam Davies
FH	21	Gareth Bowen
FB	22	Garan Evans
Coach:
Gareth Jenkins

FB	15	Mark van Gisbergen
RW	14	Paul Sackey
OC	13	Josh Lewsey
IC	12	Stuart Abbott
LW	11	Tom Voyce
FH	10	Jeremy Staunton		54'
SH	9	Eoin Reddan		54'
N8	8	Lawrence Dallaglio (c)
OF	7	Johnny O'Connor		1'
BF	6	Joe Worsley		78'
RL	5	Richard Birkett
LL	4	Simon Shaw
TP	3	Tim Payne
HK	2	Raphaël Ibañez		61'
LP	1	Alistair McKenzie	29'
Replacements:
HK	16	Joe Ward		61'
PR	17	Peter Bracken			31'
LK	18	Daniel Leo		1'	31'
FL	19	James Haskell		78'
SH	20	Matt Dawson		54'
FH	21	Alex King		54'
CE	22	Ayoola Erinle
Coach:
Shaun Edwards

See also

• 2005–06 English Premiership (rugby union)
• 2005–06 Celtic League

External links

• Powergen Cup on RFU.com