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2005–06 Powergen Anglo-Welsh Cup

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2005–06 Powergen Anglo-Welsh Cup
Tournament details
Countries England
 Wales
Tournament format(s)Round-robin and knockout
Date30 September 2005 – 9 April 2006
Tournament statistics
Teams16
Matches played27
Final
VenueTwickenham Stadium
Attendance57,212
ChampionsEngland London Wasps (6th title)
Runners-upWales Llanelli Scarlets
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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.

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

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Group A

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Team Pld W D L PF PA PD BP Pts
England Bath 3 3 0 0 73 42 +31 0 12
England Gloucester 3 2 0 1 69 34 +35 1 9
Wales Ospreys 3 1 0 2 70 78 −8 2 6
England Bristol 3 0 0 3 44 102 −58 1 1
Source: [citation needed]
1 October 2005
Bath England25–10England Bristol
Report
Recreation Ground, Bath
Attendance: 8,993
Referee: Rob Debney (England)
1 October 2005
Gloucester England23–7Wales Ospreys
Report
Kingsholm Stadium, Gloucester
Attendance: 6,154
Referee: Roy Maybank (England)

9 October 2005
Bristol England6–34England Gloucester
Report
Memorial Stadium, Bristol
Attendance: 5,018
Referee: Sean Davey (England)
9 October 2005
Ospreys Wales20–27England Bath
Report
Liberty Stadium, Swansea
Attendance: 5,018
Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)

3 December 2005
Bath England21–12England Gloucester
Report
Recreation Ground, Bath
Attendance: 8,563
Referee: Nigel Whitehouse (Wales)
4 December 2005
Bristol England28–43Wales Ospreys
Report
Memorial Stadium, Bristol
Attendance: 7,684
Referee: Bruce Robertson (England)

Group B

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Team Pld W D L PF PA PD BP Pts
England London Wasps 3 3 0 0 112 53 +59 2 14
Wales Cardiff Blues 3 1 0 2 79 87 −8 2 6
England London Irish 3 1 0 2 66 85 −19 1 5
England Saracens 3 1 0 2 60 92 −32 1 5
Source: [citation needed]
1 October 2005
Cardiff Blues Wales37–20England Saracens
Report
Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff
Attendance: 8,212
Referee: Phil Fear (Wales)
2 October 2005
London Irish England26–30England London Wasps
Report
Madejski Stadium, Reading
Attendance: 6,829
Referee: Ashley Rowden (England)

7 October 2005
London Wasps England40–19Wales Cardiff Blues
Report
Adams Park, High Wycombe
Attendance: 6,427
Referee: Chris White (England)
9 October 2005
Saracens England32–13England London Irish
Report
Vicarage Road, Watford
Attendance: 6,103
Referee: Dave Pearson (England)

4 December 2005
London Irish England27–23Wales Cardiff Blues
Report
Madejski Stadium, Reading
Attendance: 6,024
Referee: Sean Davey (England)
4 December 2005
London Wasps England42–8England Saracens
Report
Adams Park, High Wycombe
Attendance: 6,377
Referee: Ashley Rowden (England)

Group C

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Team Pld W D L PF PA PD BP Pts
Wales Llanelli Scarlets 3 3 0 0 74 50 +24 0 12
England Newcastle Falcons 3 1 1 1 72 49 +23 2 8
England Sale Sharks 3 1 0 2 77 68 +9 2 6
England Leeds Tykes 3 0 1 2 35 91 −56 0 2
Source: [citation needed]
2 October 2005
Leeds Tykes England7–28Wales Llanelli Scarlets
Report
Headingley Rugby Stadium, Leeds
Attendance: 2,582
Referee: Tony Spreadbury (England)
2 October 2005
Newcastle Falcons England34–9England Sale Sharks
Report
Kingston Park, Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Attendance: 4,917
Referee: Sean Davey (England)

7 October 2005
Sale Sharks England45–10England Leeds Tykes
Report
Edgeley Park, Stockport
Attendance: 4,572
Referee: Martin Fox (England)
9 October 2005
Llanelli Scarlets Wales22–20England Newcastle Falcons
Report
Stradey Park, Llanelli
Attendance: 7,195
Referee: Nigel Whitehouse (Wales)

2 December 2005
Leeds Tykes England18–18England Newcastle Falcons
Report
Headingley Rugby Stadium, Leeds
Attendance: 3,316
Referee: Wayne Barnes (England)
2 December 2005
Llanelli Scarlets Wales24–23England Sale Sharks
Report
Stradey Park, Llanelli
Attendance: 6,835
Referee: Jean-Pierre Matheu (France)

Group D

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Team Pld W D L PF PA PD BP Pts
England Leicester Tigers 3 2 0 1 86 56 +30 2 10
England Northampton Saints 3 2 0 1 70 43 +27 1 9
Wales Newport Gwent Dragons 3 2 0 1 64 57 +7 0 8
England Worcester Warriors 3 0 0 3 33 97 −64 0 0
Source: [citation needed]
30 September 2005
Newport Gwent Dragons Wales24–15England Leicester Tigers
Report
Rodney Parade, Newport
Attendance: 6,327
Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)
1 October 2005
Worcester Warriors England7–22England Northampton Saints
Report
Sixways Stadium, Worcester
Attendance: 7,561
Referee: Martin Fox (England)

8 October 2005
Leicester Tigers England42–16England Worcester Warriors
Report
Welford Road Stadium, Leicester
Attendance: 8,642
Referee: Alain Rolland (Ireland)
8 October 2005
Northampton Saints England42–16Wales Newport Gwent Dragons
Report
Franklin's Gardens, Northampton
Attendance: 11,695
Referee: Tony Spreadbury (England)

3 December 2005
Leicester Tigers England29–16England Northampton Saints
Report
Welford Road Stadium, Leicester
Attendance: 11,072
Referee: Chris White (England)
3 December 2005
Newport Gwent Dragons Wales33–10England Worcester Warriors
Report
Rodney Parade, Newport
Attendance: 4,017
Referee: Neil Ballard (Wales)

Semi-finals

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4 March 2006
London Wasps England22–17England Leicester Tigers
Try: Erinle
Con: Staunton
Pen: Staunton (5)
ReportTry: Varndell
Lloyd
Hipkiss
Con: Goode
Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
Attendance: 50,811
Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)
4 March 2006
Bath England26–27Wales Llanelli Scarlets
Try: Crockett
Maddock
Con: Malone (2)
Pen: Malone (4)
ReportTry: Dunlea
King
M. Jones
Con: Hercus (3)
Pen: Hercus (2)
Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
Attendance: 50,811
Referee: Malcolm Changleng (Scotland)

Final

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9 April 2006
Llanelli Scarlets Wales10–26England London Wasps
Try: B. Davies
Con: Hercus
Pen: Hercus
ReportTry: Voyce (2)
Con: Van Gisbergen (2)
Pen: Van Gisbergen (3)
Drop: King
Twickenham Stadium, London
Attendance: 57,212
Referee: Alan Lewis (Ireland)[a]

Notes

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  1. ^ Replaced by Simon McDowell (Ireland) in the 41st minute

See also

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