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
DateOctober 2008 - April 2009
Tournament statistics
Teams16
Final
VenueTwickenham
Attendance54,899
ChampionsWales Cardiff Blues (1st title)
Runners-upEngland Gloucester
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Gloucester and the Cardiff Blues in the final of the 2008-09 EDF Energy Cup

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[]

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[]

Team Pld W D L F A BP Pts
England Gloucester 3 3 0 0 60 49 1 13
England London Wasps 3 2 0 1 66 47 2 10
Wales Newport Gwent Dragons 3 1 0 2 55 60 1 5
England Newcastle Falcons 3 0 0 3 37 62 1 1
3 October 2008
19:05
Newport Gwent Dragons Wales 25 – 14 England Newcastle Falcons
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)
Rodney Parade, Newport
Attendance: 4,683
Referee: Rob Debney
4 October 2008
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'
Kingsholm, Gloucester
Attendance: 7,864
24 October 2008
20:00
Newcastle Falcons England 13 – 26 England London Wasps
Try: Vickers 73' c
Con: Clegg
Pen: Clegg (2) 2', 27' 		Report Tries: Sackey 12' m
Rees 37' c
Voyce 49' c
Simpson 78' c
Con: Cipriani (3)
Kingston Park, Newcastle
Attendance: 5,202
Referee: Tim Wigglesworth
25 October 2008
15:00
Gloucester England 25 – 20 Wales Newport Gwent Dragons
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'
Kingsholm, Gloucester
Attendance: 8,057
2 November 2008
15:00
London Wasps England 21 – 10 Wales Newport Gwent Dragons
Report
Adams Park, High Wycombe
Attendance: 7,980
Referee: Chris White
2 November 2008
15:00
Newcastle Falcons England 10 – 11 England Gloucester
Report
Kingston Park, Newcastle
Attendance: 3,614

Group B[]

Team Pld W D L F A BP Pts
Wales Cardiff Blues 3 3 0 0 65 44 0 12
England Leicester Tigers 3 2 0 1 58 58 0 8
England Bath 3 1 0 2 57 64 2 6
England Sale Sharks 3 0 0 3 58 72 2 2
4 October 2008
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'
Recreation Ground, Bath
Attendance: 10,600
4 October 2008
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'
Edgeley Park, Stockport
Attendance: 7,485
24 October 2008
19:45
Sale Sharks England 21 – 24 England Bath
Tries: Bell (2) 24' c, 73' m
Con: Hodgson
Pen: Hodgson (3) 2', 9', 49' 		Report Tries: Hooper 40' c
Hape 52' c
Stephenson 56' c
Con: Cuthbert (3)
Pen: Cuthbert 47'
Edgeley Park, Stockport
Attendance: 7,659
Referee: Peter Allan
25 October 2008
14:35
Cardiff Blues Wales 23 – 9 England Leicester Tigers
Tries: Robinson 44' c
Spice 79' c
Con: Blair (2)
Pen: Blair (3) 6', 14', 73' 		Report Pen: Hougaard (3) 40+1', 49', 67'
Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff
Attendance: 9,815
Referee: Dave Pearson
31 October 2008
19:35
Cardiff Blues Wales 24 – 18 England Bath
Tries: Molitika 4' c
Filise 69' m
Con: Blair
Pen: Blair (4) 10', 20', 55', 80' 		Tries: Maddock 60' m
Higgins 74' c
Con: Berne
Pen: Cuthbert 3'
Maddock 53'
Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff
Attendance: 10,139
Referee: Nigel Owens
31 October 2008
19:35
Leicester Tigers England 30 – 20 England Sale Sharks
Tries: Penalty try 19' c
Youngs 57' c
Crane 80' c
Con: Hougaard (2)
Newby
Pen: Hougaard (3) 11', 14', 77' 		Tries: Bell (2) 50' c, 70' c
Con: Macleod (2)
Pen: Macleod (2) 45', 48'
Welford Road, Leicester
Attendance: 16,550
Referee:

Group C[]

Team Pld W D L F A BP Pts
Wales Ospreys 3 2 0 1 80 68 2 10
England London Irish 3 2 0 1 60 58 1 9
England Harlequins 3 1 0 2 67 70 1 5
England Worcester Warriors 3 1 0 2 58 69 1 5
5 October 2008
15:00
Worcester Warriors England 22 – 5 England London Irish
Tries: Benjamin (2) 16' c, 61' m
Kitchener 30' m
Crichton 76' m
Con: Jones 		Report Try: Richards 54'
Sixways Stadium, Worcester
Attendance: 7,433
5 October 2008
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'
Liberty Stadium, Swansea
Attendance: 8,057
Referee:
25 October 2008
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'
Twickenham Stoop, Twickenham
Attendance: 11,473
26 October 2008
15:05
Ospreys Wales 37 – 22 England Worcester Warriors
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'
Liberty Stadium, Swansea
Attendance: 7,025
2 November 2008
15:00
London Irish England 23 – 19 Wales Ospreys
Report
Madejski Stadium, Reading
Attendance: 9,293
2 November 2008
15:00
Worcester Warriors England 14 – 27 England Harlequins
Report
Sixways Stadium, Worcester
Attendance: 8,113

Group D[]

Team Pld W D L F A BP Pts
England Northampton Saints 3 2 0 1 82 70 2 10
Wales Scarlets 3 2 0 1 73 50 0 8
England Saracens 3 2 0 1 74 67 0 8
England Bristol 3 0 0 3 39 81 1 1
4 October 2008
15:00
Northampton Saints England 30 – 17 England Bristol
Tries: Diggin 8' m
Dickson 23' m
Ashton 48' c
Mayor 55' c
Con: Everitt (2)
Pen: Everitt (2) 35', 79' 		Report Tries: Turner (2) 3' m, 21' m
Lilo 71' c
Con: Ashwin
Franklin's Gardens, Northampton
Attendance: 11,301
Referee: Nigel Owens
5 October 2008
15:00
Saracens England 17 – 26 Wales Scarlets
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'
Vicarage Road, Watford
Attendance: 6,068
24 October 2008
19:05
Scarlets Wales 27 – 0 England Bristol
Tries: Stoddart 3' c
Easterby 37' c
Higgitt 63' c
Con: S. Jones (3)
Pen: S. Jones (2) 15', 49' 		Report
Stradey Park, Llanelli
Attendance: 10,500
Referee:
  • 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
Saracens England 33 – 19 England Northampton Saints
Tries: Cato 12' m
Rauluni 23' c
Con: Ross
Pen: Ross (6) 17', 26', 49', 61', 68', 80'
Drop: Ross 40' 		Report Tries: Foden 24' m
Wilson 30' m
Pen: Myler (3) 14', 20', 56'
Vicarage Road, Watford
Attendance: 6,984
Referee:
1 November 2008
14:30
Bristol England 22 – 24 England Saracens
Report
Memorial Stadium, Bristol
Attendance: 5,025
1 November 2008
14:30
Northampton Saints England 33 – 20 Wales Scarlets
Tries: Ashton (2) 11' m, 29' m
Reihana 45' c
Sean Lamont
Con: Myler
Pen: Myler (2) 23' 61' 		Tries: King 5' m
Stoddart 8' m
Davies
Pen: C. Thomas 17'
Franklin's Gardens, Northampton

Semi-finals[]

28 March 2009
14:30
Gloucester England 17 – 0 Wales Ospreys
Try: Balshaw 76' m
Pen: Lamb (3) 5', 45', 72'
Drop: Lamb 67' 		Report
Ricoh Arena, Coventry
Attendance: 26,744
Referee: Nigel Owens
28 March 2009
17:15
Cardiff Blues Wales 11 – 5 England Northampton Saints
Try: Spice 33' m
Pen: Blair (2) 2', 72' 		Report Try: Ansbro 42' m
Ricoh Arena, Coventry
Attendance: 26,744
Referee: George Clancy

Final[]

18 April 2009
14:30
Gloucester England 12 – 50 Wales Cardiff Blues
Tries: Foster 29' m
Penalty try 73' c
Con: Barkley 		Report Tries: Halfpenny (2) 11' c, 20' c
James 37' m
Blair (2) 66' c, 77' c
Sweeney 68' c
Shanklin 80' c
Con: Blair (6)
Pen: Blair 19'
Twickenham, London
Attendance: 54,899
Referee: Alain Rolland (Ireland)
FB 15 England Olly Morgan
RW 14 Wales Matthew Watkins
OC 13 England James Simpson-Daniel
IC 12 England Anthony Allen
LW 11 England Mark Foster
FH 10 England Ryan Lamb
SH 9 Scotland Rory Lawson
N8 8 Wales Gareth Delve (c)
OF 7 Fiji Akapusi Qera
BF 6 England Luke Narraway
RL 5 England Alex Brown
LL 4 Wales Will James
TP 3 New Zealand Greg Somerville
HK 2 France Olivier Azam
LP 1 England Nick Wood
Replacements:
HK 16 Scotland Scott Lawson
PR 17 Italy Carlos Nieto
LK 18 Italy Marco Bortolami
FL 19 England Andy Hazell
SH 20 Wales Gareth Cooper
FH 21 England Olly Barkley
WG 22 England Charlie Sharples
Coach:
Dean Ryan
FB 15 New Zealand Ben Blair
RW 14 Wales Leigh Halfpenny
OC 13 Wales Tom Shanklin
IC 12 Wales Jamie Roberts
LW 11 Wales Tom James
FH 10 Wales Nicky Robinson
SH 9 New Zealand Jason Spice
N8 8 New Zealand Xavier Rush
OF 7 Wales Martyn Williams
BF 6 Tonga Maama Molitika
RL 5 New Zealand Paul Tito (c)
LL 4 Wales Bradley Davies
TP 3 Tonga Taufa'ao Filise
HK 2 Wales Gareth Williams
LP 1 Wales Gethin Jenkins
Replacements:
PR 16 Wales John Yapp
HK 17 Wales Rhys Thomas
LK 18 Wales Deiniol Jones
FL 19 Wales Andy Powell
SH 20 Wales Richie Rees
FH 21 Wales Ceri Sweeney
FB 22 Wales Gareth Thomas
Coach:
Wales Dai Young

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