2006–07 EDF Energy Cup

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)
Runner-up	Ospreys
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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 September 1 and concluded with the final on Sunday April 15 at Twickenham, where Leicester Tigers beat the Ospreys 41-35.

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	L	F	A	Pts
Ospreys	3	3	0	114	46	14
Gloucester	3	2	1	112	86	10
Bristol Rugby	3	1	2	50	112	4
Bath Rugby	3	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 Rugby	22 – 15	Bath Rugby
Tries: Hobson Pozzebon Stanojevic Con: Gray (2) Drop: Gray	Report	Tries: Bell Stephenson Con: Malone Pen: Malone

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

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 Rugby
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

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 Rugby
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	L	F	A	Pts
Cardiff Blues	3	3	0	107	56	13
London Irish	3	1	2	56	78	5
Saracens	3	1	2	79	91	4
London Wasps	3	1	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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

References

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v t e Anglo-Welsh Cup
RFU National KO Competition	1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75
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Pilkington Cup	1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97
Tetley's Bitter Cup	1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01
Powergen Cup	2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06
EDF Energy Cup	2006–07 2007–08 2008–09
LV Cup	2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15

v t e Rugby union schedule for 2006
Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Celtic League					Mid Year tests			Celtic League
H. Cup	Six Nations Championship		Heineken Cup						H. Cup		H. Cup
Guinness Premiership								Guinness Premiership
Top 14							Top 14
	Super 14					Tri Nations
			Shute Shield
	World Sevens Series										Sevens
		Powergen Cup		North America 4		North America 4				End of year tests
		GFI Hong Kong Tens			U21 World C'ship	Air New Zealand Cup
		Commonwealth Sevens	Pacific Rugby Cup		Churchill Cup			Australian Provincial C'ship
		European Challenge Cup			Pacific Five Nations		Currie Cup
		2007 Rugby World Cup qualifying

2006–07 EDF Energy Cup

Contents

Group stage

Group A

Group B

Group C

Group D

Semi-finals

Final

Broadcast rights

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