2004–05 Powergen Cup

Rugby union competition in England 2004–05 Powergen Cup 200px Official Logo England knockout September 2004 - 16 April 2005 132 131 Twickenham Stadium, London 60,300 Leeds Tykes 1 Bath 2003–04 2003–04 Powergen Cup 2005–06 2005–06 Powergen Cup The 2004–05 Powergen Cup was the 34th annual rugby union cup competition in England. Leeds Tykes won the competition for the first time in their history.https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/rugby_union/english/4445363.stm Bath 12-20 Leeds BBC Sporthttps://www.theguardian.com/sport/2005/apr/18/rugbyunion.bath Perverse rule may turn Leeds silver to dust The Guardian The event was sponsored by Powergen and the final was held at Twickenham Stadium.https://www.oxfordshire.gov.uk/cms/public-site/reference-online Times Archives Oxfordshire Libraries This was the last season in which the competition was confined to English teams only; from the 2005-06 season, the Welsh regional teams joined to form the Anglo-Welsh Cup. This season also marked the last time that teams outside of the English Premiership were permitted to enter. Earlier Rounds Earlier rounds of the competition were run on a seeded system. Earlier rounds included Clubs which were lower in the RFU league structure, clubs higher in the leagues joined at later rounds. The Qualifier Round consisted of 64 Clubs nominated by the Constituent Bodies (CB). Each CB nominated 2 Clubs, or 3 for the larger CBs such as Middlesex and Lancashire. These teams were usually selected through the previous season's County Cup (CB Cup) competitions. All were Level 5 or below. This Round produced 32 teams for the next round. The Preliminary Round consisted of the 32 winning teams from the Qualifier Round and produced 16 teams for the 1st Round proper. In the 1st Round, the 16 teams that won their Preliminary Round matches were joined by 14 National League 3 North and 14 National League 3 South clubs. National 3 was Level 4 of the RFU league structure; these leagues have since been renamed as National League 2 North and South. A total of 44 teams meant that this round consisted of 22 matches. For the 2nd Round, the 22 teams that won their 1st Round matches were joined by 14 National League 2 clubs. National 2 was Level 3 of the RFU league structure; this league have since been renamed as National League 1. A total of 36 teams meant that this round consisted of 18 matches. In the 3rd Round, the 18 teams that won their 2nd Round matches were joined by 14 National League 1 clubs. National 1 was Level 2 of the RFU league structure; this league have since been renamed as the RFU Championship. A total of 32 teams meant that this round consisted of 16 matches. The 4th and 5th Rounds reduced the 16 teams that won their 3rd Round matches to 4 teams to advance to the 6th Round. The 6th Round consisted of the 4 teams that won their 5th Round matches, joined by 12 Premiership clubs. The Premiership is, and remains, Level 1 of the RFU league structure, the highest level. A total of 16 teams meant that this round consisted of 8 matches. Subsequent rounds were a standard knockout format of Quarter-finals, Semi-finals and a Final to produce an outright Cup winner. Tablular form Round Qualified fromprevious round Joined by Total teams Matches /Qualify fornext round Notes Qualifier n/a 64 CB nominated clubs 64 32 2 or 3 per CB, clubs from Level 5 and below Preliminary 32 n/a 32 16 1st Round 16 14 National League 3 North and14 National League 3 South clubs 44 22 Level 4 clubs join 2nd Round 22 14 National League 2 clubs 36 18 Level 3 Clubs join 3rd Round 18 14 National League 1 clubs 32 16 Level 2 clubs join 4th Round 16 n/a 16 8 5th Round 8 n/a 8 4 6th Round 4 12 Premiership clubs 16 8 Level 1 clubs join Quarter-finals 8 n/a 8 4 Semi-finals 4 n/a 4 2 Final 2 n/a 2 1 First round Team One Team Two ScoreBlackburn Blaydon 0-39Bradford & Bingley Bedford Athletic 54-7Chester Macclesfield 28-23Cleckheaton Darlington Mowden Park 13-21Dudley Kingswinford West Park St Helens 13-21Halifax New Brighton 34-20Hull Tynedale 26-20Kendal Longton 34-12Reading Scunthorpe 33-29Rugby Darlington 62-3Whitchurch Fylde 9-15Cambridge North Walsham 6-22Ealing Weston-super-Mare 20-25Haywards Heath Penryn 37-29Hertford Bridgwater & Albion 35-0London Scottish Worthing 9-10Maidenhead Barking 12-24Old Patesians Havant 31-30Redruth Berry Hill ?Southend Richmond 20-22Tabard Dings Crusaders 21-19Westcombe Park Lydney 40-35 Second round Team One Team Two ScoreBlaydon Wharfedale 16-14Cleckheaton Hull 16-15Halifax Fylde 31-15Harrogate Bradford & Bingley 28-29Kendal Reading 36-31Manchester Chester 40-13Nuneaton Doncaster 13-16Waterloo Rugby 47-24West Park St Helens Moseley 20-35Blackheath Newbury 27-34Esher Weston-super-Mare 21-17Haywards Heath Tabard 16-28Old Patesians Launceston 12-19Redruth Worthing 30-23Richmond Hertford 31-7Rosslyn Park Bracknell 13-40Stourbridge North Walsham 11-21Westcombe Park Barking 33-10 Third round Team One Team Two ScoreBedford Tabard 52-13Bracknell Otley 27-31Doncaster Pertemps Bees 21-30Launceston Halifax 5-9London Welsh Exeter 19-67Manchester Sedgley Park 44-20Moseley Henley Hawks 24-20Newbury Nottingham 23-38Orrell Blaydon 38-0Penzance/Newlyn Esher 64-0Redruth Waterloo 8-20Richmond Kendal 13-18Rotherham Plymouth Albion 16-17Stourbridge Coventry 11-29Westcombe Park Cleckheaton 24-19Bristol Bradford & Bingley 32-6 Fourth round Team One Team Two ScoreBedford Halifax 40-10Coventry Penzance/Newlyn 31-23Exeter Manchester 78-0Kendal Waterloo 16-22Otley Westcombe Park 45-16Pertemps Bees Orrell 30-7Plymouth Albion Moseley 76-6Bristol Nottingham 61-14 Fifth round Team One Team Two ScoreBedford Exeter 23-18Coventry Pertemps Bees 23-28Plymouth Albion Otley 23-15Waterloo Bristol 3-57 Later Rounds The 12 Premiership teams joined the 4 qualifiers from Round 5 to make up the draw for Round 6. Round 6 no 18 December 2004 Northampton Saints 41 Bedford Blues 8 19 December 2004 Leeds Tykes 81 Pertemps Bees 17 19 December 2004 Saracens 22 Newcastle Falcons 20 18 December 2004 Worcester 7 London Irish 9 18 December 2004 Leicester Tigers 13 Gloucester 20 19 December 2004 Bristol Shoguns 33 London Wasps1 43 19 December 2004 Sale Sharks 38 Plymouth Albion 18 18 December 2004 Bath 33 Harlequins 7 22 January 2005 Northampton Saints 19 Leeds Tykes 24 23 January 2005 Saracens 15 London Irish 21 22 January 2005 Gloucester 21 Bristol Shoguns 0 21 January 2005 Sale Sharks 23 Bath 24 6 March 2005 Leeds Tykes 15 London Irish 6 6 March 2005 Gloucester 19 Bath 24 16 April 2005 Leeds Tykes 20 Bath 12 1 London Wasps disqualified for fielding an ineligible player Final 16 April 2005 14:30 Leeds Tykes 20–12 Score Bath BellSnyman Ross (2) Ross (2) Malone (4) Twickenham Stadium, London 60,300 Dave Pearson _whitelower _thinblacksides _whitelower _blacksides EEBA2B EEBA2B EEBA2B EEBA2B ffffff Leeds _Bathleft16 _Bathkit16 _Bathright16 _whitestripe 000000 000000 Bath FB 15England Iain Balshaw (c)RW 14South Africa André Snyman OC 13England Phil ChristophersIC 12England Chris BellLW 11England Tom Biggs FH 10Scotland Gordon RossSH 9England Alan Dickens N8 8Wales Alix PophamOF 7Wales Richard ParksBF 6Wales Scott MorganRL 5England Tom PalmerLL 4England Stuart Hooper TP 3Scotland Gavin Kerr HK 2England Mark Regan LP 1England Mike ShelleyReplacements:HK 16Australia Matt HoltHK 17England Rob RawlinsonFL 18Scotland Jon DunbarFL 19England Dan HydeSH 20Scotland Mark McMillanCE 21Australia Craig McMullenWG 22Argentina Diego AlbaneseCoach:England Jon Callard FB 15England Matt PerryRW 14New Zealand Joe MaddockOC 13England Andrew HigginsIC 12England Olly Barkley LW 11South Africa Frikkie WelshFH 10Australia Chris MaloneSH 9England Nick WalsheN8 8Samoa Isaac Fe'aunatiOF 7England James ScaysbrookBF 6Wales Geraint LewisRL 5England Danny Grewcock (c)LL 4England Rob FidlerTP 3England Duncan BellHK 2England Lee MearsLR 1England Matt StevensReplacements:HK 16Wales Jonathan HumphreysPR 17England David FlatmanN8 18Wales Gareth DelveWG 19New Zealand Brendon DanielSH 20England Martyn WoodFH 21England Ryan DavisCoach:Australia John Connolly See also 2004–05 English Premiership (rugby union) References Category:2004–05 rugby union tournaments for clubs Category:2004–05 in English rugby union 2004-05