2008–09 EDF Energy Cup
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| 2008–09 EDF Energy Cup | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Countries | England Wales |
| Tournament format(s) | Round-robin and knockout |
| Date | October 2008 - April 2009 |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Teams | 16 |
| Final | |
| Venue | Twickenham |
| Attendance | 54,899 |
| Champions | Wales Cardiff Blues (1st title) |
| Runners-up | England Gloucester |
The 2008–09 Anglo-Welsh Cup , known as the EDF Energy Cup for sponsorship reasons, was the 38th season of England's national rugby union cup competition, and the fourth to follow the recently adopted Anglo-Welsh format.
As in the previous two years, the competition is contested between the twelve teams of the Guinness Premiership and the four Welsh regions from the Celtic League. The sixteen teams are arranged into four pools, with one Welsh and three English teams in each. Teams are randomly drawn into groups, as opposed to previous years when English sides were grouped according to proximity to one another. Each team plays the other team from their group only once, meaning that two teams in each group face two away games, whereas the other two teams have two home games.
Group stage
[edit ]In the pool matches, teams receive:
- Four points for a win
- Two points for a draw
- A bonus point for scoring four or more tries, regardless of the match result
- A bonus point for losing by seven or fewer points
The winner of each pool advances to the semi-finals, at which stage a draw takes place to determine the teams that will play each other. The winners of the semi-final advance to the final to determine the competition winner; no "third place final" is played.
Group A
[edit ]| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | BP | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England Gloucester | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 49 | +11 | 1 | 13 |
| England London Wasps | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 66 | 47 | +19 | 2 | 10 |
| Wales Newport Gwent Dragons | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 55 | 60 | −5 | 1 | 5 |
| England Newcastle Falcons | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 37 | 62 | −25 | 1 | 1 |
Source: [citation needed ]
3 October 2008
19:05
19:05
Tries: Stcherbina 20' c
Isaacs 60' c
Tovey 69' m
Con: Tovey (2)
Pen: Tovey (2) 6', 40' Report Tries: Penalty try 36' c
Phillips 44' c
Con: Clegg (2)
Isaacs 60' c
Tovey 69' m
Con: Tovey (2)
Pen: Tovey (2) 6', 40' Report Tries: Penalty try 36' c
Phillips 44' c
Con: Clegg (2)
4 October 2008
14:30
14:30
Gloucester England 24–19 England London Wasps
Vainikolo 23' m
Walker 47' c
Con: Walker
Pen: Walker (3) 17', 31', 70'
Drop: Lamb 20' Report Tries: Robinson 5' m
Haskell 38' m
Pen: Staunton (2) 29', 51'
Walder 77'
Walker 47' c
Con: Walker
Pen: Walker (3) 17', 31', 70'
Drop: Lamb 20' Report Tries: Robinson 5' m
Haskell 38' m
Pen: Staunton (2) 29', 51'
Walder 77'
Kingsholm, Gloucester
Attendance: 7,864
Attendance: 7,864
24 October 2008
20:00
20:00
25 October 2008
15:00
15:00
Tries: Vainikolo 17' c, 65' m
Lawson 34' m
Balshaw 67' m
Con: Barkley
Pen: Barkley 78' Report Tries: Fussell 20' m
Webb 28' c
Tovey 80' m
Con: Connor
Pen: Connor 46'
Lawson 34' m
Balshaw 67' m
Con: Barkley
Pen: Barkley 78' Report Tries: Fussell 20' m
Webb 28' c
Tovey 80' m
Con: Connor
Pen: Connor 46'
Kingsholm, Gloucester
Attendance: 8,057
Attendance: 8,057
2 November 2008
15:00
15:00
2 November 2008
15:00
15:00
Kingston Park, Newcastle
Attendance: 3,614
Attendance: 3,614
Group B
[edit ]| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | BP | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wales Cardiff Blues | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 44 | +21 | 0 | 12 |
| England Leicester Tigers | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 58 | 58 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| England Bath | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 57 | 64 | −7 | 2 | 6 |
| England Sale Sharks | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 58 | 72 | −14 | 2 | 2 |
Source: [citation needed ]
4 October 2008
14:15
14:15
Bath England 15–19 England Leicester Tigers
Tries: Higgins (2) 5' c, 33' m
Con: Kydd
Pen: Kydd 52' Report Try: Youngs 18' c
Con: Hougaard
Pen: Hougaard (3) 7', 15', 60'
Drop: Hougaard 70'
Con: Kydd
Pen: Kydd 52' Report Try: Youngs 18' c
Con: Hougaard
Pen: Hougaard (3) 7', 15', 60'
Drop: Hougaard 70'
Recreation Ground, Bath
Attendance: 10,600
Attendance: 10,600
4 October 2008
15:00
15:00
Sale Sharks England 17–18 Wales Cardiff Blues
Try: Keil 16' m
Pen: Macleod (4) 2', 32', 44', 53' Report Tries: Halfpenny 12' c
Mustoe 74' m
Con: Blair
Pen: Blair 29'
Sweeney 58'
Pen: Macleod (4) 2', 32', 44', 53' Report Tries: Halfpenny 12' c
Mustoe 74' m
Con: Blair
Pen: Blair 29'
Sweeney 58'
Edgeley Park, Stockport
Attendance: 7,485
Attendance: 7,485
24 October 2008
19:45
19:45
Sale Sharks England 21–24 England Bath
25 October 2008
14:35
14:35
31 October 2008
19:35
19:35
Cardiff Blues Wales 24–18 England Bath
31 October 2008
19:35
19:35
Group C
[edit ]| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | BP | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wales Ospreys | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 80 | 68 | +12 | 2 | 10 |
| England London Irish | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 60 | 58 | +2 | 1 | 9 |
| England Harlequins | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 67 | 70 | −3 | 1 | 5 |
| England Worcester Warriors | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 58 | 69 | −11 | 1 | 5 |
Source: [citation needed ]
5 October 2008
15:00
15:00
Sixways Stadium, Worcester
Attendance: 7,433
Attendance: 7,433
5 October 2008
15:05
15:05
Ospreys Wales 24–23 England Harlequins
Tries: Williams 35' m
Bowe 78' c
Con: Hook
Pen: Hook (4) 13', 23', 33', 62' Report Tries: de Wet Barry 44' c
Fuga 54' c
Con: Luveniyali (2)
Pen: Luveniyali (3) 29', 60', 65'
Bowe 78' c
Con: Hook
Pen: Hook (4) 13', 23', 33', 62' Report Tries: de Wet Barry 44' c
Fuga 54' c
Con: Luveniyali (2)
Pen: Luveniyali (3) 29', 60', 65'
25 October 2008
15:00
15:00
Harlequins England 17–32 England London Irish
Tries: Davies 7' m
Amesbury 13' c
McMillan 46' m
Con: Jewell Report Tries: Thorpe 36' m
Hewat (2) 49' c, 78' c
Thompstone 54' m
Bailey 58' m
Con: Hewat
Hickey
Pen: Geraghty 62'
Amesbury 13' c
McMillan 46' m
Con: Jewell Report Tries: Thorpe 36' m
Hewat (2) 49' c, 78' c
Thompstone 54' m
Bailey 58' m
Con: Hewat
Hickey
Pen: Geraghty 62'
Twickenham Stoop, Twickenham
Attendance: 11,473
Attendance: 11,473
26 October 2008
15:05
15:05
Tries: Walker 31' m
Henson 39' m
Williams 44' c
Bowe 80+2' m
Con: Hook
Pen: Hook (5) 18', 28', 59', 63', 75' Report Try: Tuitupou 56' c
Con: Jones
Pen: Jones (5) 14', 34', 42', 48', 70'
Henson 39' m
Williams 44' c
Bowe 80+2' m
Con: Hook
Pen: Hook (5) 18', 28', 59', 63', 75' Report Try: Tuitupou 56' c
Con: Jones
Pen: Jones (5) 14', 34', 42', 48', 70'
Liberty Stadium, Swansea
Attendance: 7,025
Attendance: 7,025
2 November 2008
15:00
15:00
London Irish England 23–19 Wales Ospreys
Madejski Stadium, Reading
Attendance: 9,293
Attendance: 9,293
2 November 2008
15:00
15:00
Sixways Stadium, Worcester
Attendance: 8,113
Attendance: 8,113
Group D
[edit ]| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | BP | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England Northampton Saints | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 82 | 70 | +12 | 2 | 10 |
| Wales Scarlets | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 73 | 50 | +23 | 0 | 8 |
| England Saracens | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 74 | 67 | +7 | 0 | 8 |
| England Bristol | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 39 | 81 | −42 | 1 | 1 |
Source: [citation needed ]
4 October 2008
15:00
15:00
5 October 2008
15:00
15:00
Tries: Leonelli 12' c
Cato 18' c
Con: Ross (2)
Pen: Ross 43' Report Tries: Lyons 8' c
Meeuws 48' c
Con: S. Jones (2)
Pen: S. Jones (4) 24', 32', 40', 63'
Cato 18' c
Con: Ross (2)
Pen: Ross 43' Report Tries: Lyons 8' c
Meeuws 48' c
Con: S. Jones (2)
Pen: S. Jones (4) 24', 32', 40', 63'
Vicarage Road, Watford
Attendance: 6,068
Attendance: 6,068
24 October 2008
19:05
19:05
- This was the Scarlets' last competitive match at Stradey Park, home to Llanelli RFC since 1879. The new Parc y Scarlets opened in November.
26 October 2008
15:00
15:00
1 November 2008
14:30
14:30
Memorial Stadium, Bristol
Attendance: 5,025
Attendance: 5,025
1 November 2008
14:30
14:30
Semi-finals
[edit ] 28 March 2009
14:30
14:30
Gloucester England 17–0 Wales Ospreys
28 March 2009
17:15
17:15
Final
[edit ] 18 April 2009
14:30
14:30
Gloucester England 12–50 Wales Cardiff Blues