2006–07 EDF Energy Cup

The 2006–07 EDF Energy Cup marked the 36th season of the English Rugby Union cup competition. It was the second season under the new Anglo-Welsh format and the first with EDF Energy as title sponsor. The competition began on 1 September and concluded with the final on Sunday 15 April at Twickenham, where Leicester Tigers beat the Ospreys 41-35.

2006–07 EDF Energy Cup
Tournament details
Countries	England  Wales
Tournament format(s)	Round-robin and knockout
Date	September 2006 - April 2007
Tournament statistics
Teams	16
Final
Venue	Twickenham
Attendance	43,312
Champions	Leicester Tigers (6th title)
Runners-up	Ospreys

The teams competing remained the same as the previous season with the exception of newly promoted NEC Harlequins, replacing Leeds Tykes, who were relegated to National Division One.

Group stage

Group A

Team	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
Ospreys	3	3	0	0	114	46	14
Gloucester	3	2	0	1	112	86	10
Bristol	3	1	0	2	50	112	4
Bath Rugby	3	0	0	3	51	83	0

29 September 2006 19:10

Ospreys	49 – 19	Gloucester
Tries: S. Williams B. Williams Parker (2) Marshall Henson Con: Henson (5) Pen: Henson (3)	Report	Try: Richards Con: Mercier Pen: Mercier (4)

Liberty Stadium, Swansea Attendance: 7,557 Referee: Hugh Watkins

1 October 2006 15:00

Bristol	22 – 15	Bath Rugby
Tries: Hobson Pozzebon Stanojevic Con: Gray (2) Drop: Gray	Report	Tries: Duncan Bell Stephenson Con: Malone Pen: Malone

Memorial Stadium, Bristol Attendance: 10,103 Referee: Sean Davey

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7 October 2006 14:30

Bath Rugby	24 – 31	Ospreys
Tries: Cheeseman (2) 57' c, 60' m Con: Walshe Pen: Walshe (4) 6', 20', 34', 48'	Report	Tries: Vaughton 17' m Hook 22' c Terblanche 52' c Con: Connor (2) Pen: Connor 30' Drop: Connor 27' Terblanche 73' Hook 76'

The Recreation Ground, Bath Attendance: 10,600 Referee: Dave Pearson

7 October 2006 15:00

Gloucester	63 – 25	Bristol
Tries: Foster 28' c Richards 38' c Goodridge (2) 46' m, 56' c Lamb 55' c Bailey 65' c Forrester 69' c Lawson 80' c Con: Mercier (7) Pen: Mercier (3) 4', 14', 25'	Report	Tries: Stortoni 32' c Sambucetti 72' m Reay 78' c Con: Gray (2) Pen: Gray (2) 9', 23'

Kingsholm, Gloucester Attendance: 6,743 Referee: Ashley Rowden

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2 December 2006 17:30

Gloucester	30 – 12	Bath Rugby
Tries: Penalty try 7' c Balding 18' c Merriman 52' m Walker 70' m Con: Walker (2) Pen: Walker (2) 40', 65'	Report	Tries: Parkes 34' m Cheeseman 55' c Con: Malone

Kingsholm, Gloucester Attendance: 7,453 Referee: Dave Pearson

2 December 2006 17:30

Ospreys	34 – 3	Bristol
Tries: Marshall 13' c Hook 43' c Bennett 49' m Walker 52' m B. Williams 75' c Con: Hook (3) Pen: Hook 3'	Report	Pen: Strange 5'

Liberty Stadium, Swansea Attendance: 6,093 Referee: Tim Hayes

Group B

Team	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
Cardiff Blues	3	3	0	0	107	56	13
London Irish	3	1	0	2	56	78	5
Saracens	3	1	0	2	79	91	4
London Wasps	3	1	0	2	58	75	4

30 September 2006 14:30

Cardiff Blues	36 – 20	London Wasps
Tries: Jenkins Czekaj Luveitasau Con: Blair (3) Pen: Blair (4) Drop: Robinson	Report	Tries: Lewsey Brooks Con: Staunton (2) Pen: Staunton Drop: Staunton

Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff Attendance: 10,237 Referee: Nigel Owens

30 September 2006 15:00

London Irish	36 – 24	Saracens
Tries: Rees (2) Horak Leguizamón Flutey Con: Everitt (4) Pen: Everitt	Report	Tries: Penalty try Ratuvou Con: Jackson Pen: Jackson (4)

Madejski Stadium, Reading Attendance: 7,172 Referee: Bruce Robertson

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8 October 2006 15:30

London Wasps	23 – 13	London Irish
Tries: Dallaglio 7' c Voyce 45' c Con: Cipriani (2) Pen: Cipriani 26' King (2) 60', 72'	Report	Try: Flutey 21' c Con: Everitt Pen: Everitt 15' Flutey 68'

Adams Park, High Wycombe Attendance: 7,249 Referee: Andrew Small

8 October 2006 16:10

Saracens	29 – 40	Cardiff Blues
Tries: de Vedia 17' c Johnston 73' c Con: Jackson (2) Pen: Jackson (5) 6', 25', 28', 31', 40'	Report	Tries: Stcherbina 3' c Shanklin (2) 14' m, 49' m Lewis 47' c Luveitasau 66' c Con: Blair (3) Pen: Blair (3) 22', 56', 65'

Vicarage Road, Watford Attendance: 5,742 Referee: Tony Spreadbury

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1 December 2006 19:40

Cardiff Blues	31 – 7	London Irish
Tries: M. Williams 31' c Czekaj (2) 37' m, 79' c Con: Blair (2) Pen: Blair (4) 17', 20', 26', 70'	Report	Try: Bishop 13' c Con: Geraghty

Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff Attendance: 7,245 Referee: Nigel Owens

1 December 2006 19:40

Saracens	26 – 15	London Wasps
Tries: Russell 42' c Hill 46' c Con: Castaignède (2) Pen: Castaignède (3) 23', 34', 65' Drop: Castaignède 55'	Report	Tries: Voyce (2) 13' m, 59' m Ward 29' m

Vicarage Road, Watford Attendance: 6,616 Referee: Chris White

Group C

Team	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
Sale Sharks	3	3	0	0	77	37	12
Newcastle Falcons	3	2	0	1	51	55	8
Llanelli Scarlets	3	1	0	2	40	53	5
NEC Harlequins	3	0	0	3	52	75	3

29 September 2006

Sale Sharks	28 – 5	Newcastle Falcons
	Report

Referee: Andrew Small

1 October 2006

Llanelli Scarlets	26 – 7	NEC Harlequins
	Report

Stradey Park, Llanelli Attendance: 6,148 Referee: Tim Hayes

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6 October 2006

Newcastle Falcons	25 – 9	Llanelli Scarlets
	Report

Kingston Park Attendance: 4,368 Referee: C White

6 October 2006

NEC Harlequins	27 – 28	Sale Sharks
	Report

Kingston Park Attendance: 4,368 Referee: C White

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2 December 2006

Sale Sharks	21 – 5	Llanelli Scarlets
	Report

Referee: Rob Debney

2 December 2006

Newcastle Falcons	21 – 18	NEC Harlequins
	Report

Referee: Rob Debney

Group D

Team	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
Leicester Tigers	3	2	0	1	81	55	10
Worcester Warriors	3	2	0	1	67	57	8
Newport Gwent Dragons	3	1	0	2	53	71	4
Northampton Saints	3	1	0	2	37	55	4

30 September 2006

Northampton Saints	12 – 24	Worcester Warriors
	Report

Franklin's Gardens Referee: D Richards

30 September 2006

Leicester Tigers	41 – 17	Newport Gwent Dragons
	Report

Welford Road Referee: W Barnes

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7 October 2006

Worcester Warriors	20 – 35	Leicester Tigers
	Report

Referee: R Maybank

7 October 2006

Newport Gwent Dragons	26 – 7	Northampton Saints
	Report

Rodney Parade, Newport Attendance: 5,628 Referee: Nigel Owen

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2 December 2006

Northampton Saints	18 – 5	Leicester Tigers
	Report

2 December 2006

Worcester Warriors	23 – 10	Newport Gwent Dragons
	Report

Semi-finals

24 March 2007 14:30

Leicester Tigers	29 – 19	Sale Sharks
Tries: Tuilagi 38' c Hipkiss 67' c Con: Goode (2) Pen: Burke (2) 4', 31' Goode (2) 56', 62' Drop: Goode 74'	Report	Tries: Chabal 41' m I. Fernández Lobbe 70' m Pen: Larrechea 2' Thomas (2) 46', 64'

Millennium Stadium, Cardiff Attendance: 27,558 Referee: Nigel Owens

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24 March 2007 17:15

Cardiff Blues	10 – 27	Ospreys
Try: Blair 70' c Con: Blair Pen: Blair 14'	Report	Tries: Parker 27' c Byrne 46' m Con: Hook Pen: Hook (4) 23', 52', 61', 69' Drop: Hook 72'

Millennium Stadium, Cardiff Attendance: 40,293 Referee: Wayne Barnes

Final

15 April 2007 14:30

Leicester Tigers	41 – 35	Ospreys
Tries: Varndell (2) 13' c, 63' c Croft 15' c Kay 26' c Tuilagi 30' c Con: Burke (4) Goode Pen: Goode (2) 54', 70'	Report	Tries: Byrne 44' c S. Williams (2) 49' m, 57' c Walker 74' c Con: Hook (3) Pen: Hook (3) 2', 11', 37'

Twickenham, London Attendance: 43,312 Referee: Alan Lewis

15 Sam Vesty 14 Tom Varndell 13 Dan Hipkiss 12 Daryl Gibson 11 Alesana Tuilagi 10 Paul Burke 9 Harry Ellis 8 Martin Corry (c) 7 Shane Jennings 6 Tom Croft 5 Ben Kay 4 Leo Cullen 3 Julian White 2 George Chuter 1 Martin Castrogiovanni Replacements: 16 Gavin Hickie 17 Alex Moreno 18 Louis Deacon 19 Brett Deacon 20 Frank Murphy 21 Andy Goode 22 Geordan Murphy Coach: Pat Howard

15 Lee Byrne 14 Shane Williams 13 Sonny Parker 12 Andrew Bishop 11 Nikki Walker 10 James Hook 9 Justin Marshall 8 Filo Tiatia 7 Jonathan Thomas 6 Ryan Jones 5 Alun Wyn Jones 4 Brent Cockbain 3 Adam R Jones 2 Huw Bennett 1 Duncan Jones Replacements: 16 Barry Williams 17 Paul James 18 Mike Powell 19 Richie Pugh 20 Jason Spice 21 Shaun Connor 22 Stefan Terblanche Coach: Lyn Jones

Broadcast rights

Television rights for the league are held exclusively by BBC Sport. The BBC show EDF Energy Cup games as part of Grandstand, Scrum V and on Welsh-language channel S4C.

See also

• 2006–07 English Premiership (rugby union)
• 2006–07 Celtic League

References