2008–09 EDF Energy Cup

2008–09 EDF Energy Cup 200px Official Logo EnglandWales Round-robin and knockout October 2008 - April 2009 16 Twickenham 54,899 WAL Cardiff Blues 1 ENG Gloucester 2007–08 2007–08 EDF Energy Cup 2009–10 2009–10 LV Cup thumb|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 main WDL n y 4 2 points GLO ENG Gloucester LWA ENG London Wasps NGD WAL Newport Gwent Dragons NEW ENG Newcastle Falcons 3 0 0 60 49 1 2 0 1 66 47 2 1 0 2 55 60 1 0 0 3 37 62 1 green1 C complete 3 October 2008 19:05 Newport Gwent Dragons WAL 25–14 ReportMarch 2025 medicmedic ENG Newcastle Falcons Tries: Stcherbina 20' cIsaacs 60' cTovey 69' mCon: Tovey (2)Pen: Tovey (2) 6', 40' Tries: Penalty try 36' cPhillips 44' cCon: Clegg (2) Rodney Parade, Newport 4,683 Rob Debney 4 October 2008 14:30 Gloucester ENG 24–19 Report ENG London Wasps Vainikolo 23' mWalker 47' cCon: WalkerPen: Walker (3) 17', 31', 70'Drop: Lamb 20' Tries: Robinson 5' mHaskell 38' mPen: Staunton (2) 29', 51'Walder 77' Kingsholm, Gloucester 7,864 24 October 2008 20:00 Newcastle Falcons ENG 13–26 ReportMarch 2025 medicmedic ENG London Wasps Try: Vickers 73' cCon: CleggPen: Clegg (2) 2', 27' Tries: Sackey 12' mRees 37' cVoyce 49' cSimpson 78' cCon: Cipriani (3) Kingston Park, Newcastle 5,202 Tim Wigglesworth 25 October 2008 15:00 Gloucester ENG 25–20 ReportMarch 2025 medicmedic WAL Newport Gwent Dragons Tries: Vainikolo 17' c, 65' mLawson 34' mBalshaw 67' mCon: BarkleyPen: Barkley 78' Tries: Fussell 20' mWebb 28' cTovey 80' mCon: ConnorPen: Connor 46' Kingsholm, Gloucester 8,057 2 November 2008 15:00 London Wasps ENG 21–10 ReportMarch 2025 medicmedic WAL Newport Gwent Dragons Adams Park, High Wycombe 7,980 Chris White 2 November 2008 15:00 Newcastle Falcons ENG 10–11 ReportMarch 2025 medicmedic ENG Gloucester Kingston Park, Newcastle 3,614 Group B main WDL n y 4 2 points CAR WAL Cardiff Blues LEI ENG Leicester Tigers BAT ENG Bath SAL ENG Sale Sharks 3 0 0 65 44 2 0 1 58 58 1 0 2 57 64 2 0 0 3 58 72 2 green1 C complete 4 October 2008 14:15 Bath ENG 15–19 Report ENG Leicester Tigers Tries: Higgins (2) 5' c, 33' mCon: KyddPen: Kydd 52' Try: Youngs 18' cCon: HougaardPen: Hougaard (3) 7', 15', 60'Drop: Hougaard 70' Recreation Ground, Bath 10,600 4 October 2008 15:00 Sale Sharks ENG 17–18 Report WAL Cardiff Blues Try: Keil 16' mPen: Macleod (4) 2', 32', 44', 53' Tries: Halfpenny 12' cMustoe 74' mCon: BlairPen: Blair 29'Sweeney 58' Edgeley Park, Stockport 7,485 24 October 2008 19:45 Sale Sharks ENG 21–24 ReportMarch 2025 medicmedic ENG Bath Tries: Bell (2) 24' c, 73' mCon: HodgsonPen: Hodgson (3) 2', 9', 49' Tries: Hooper 40' cHape 52' cStephenson 56' cCon: Cuthbert (3)Pen: Cuthbert 47' Edgeley Park, Stockport 7,659 Peter Allan 25 October 2008 14:35 Cardiff Blues WAL 23–9 ReportMarch 2025 medicmedic ENG Leicester Tigers Tries: Robinson 44' cSpice 79' cCon: Blair (2)Pen: Blair (3) 6', 14', 73' Pen: Hougaard (3) 40+1', 49', 67' Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff 9,815 Dave Pearson 31 October 2008 19:35 Cardiff Blues WAL 24–18 ENG Bath Tries: Molitika 4' cFilise 69' mCon: BlairPen: Blair (4) 10', 20', 55', 80' Tries: Maddock 60' mHiggins 74' cCon: BernePen: Cuthbert 3'Maddock 53' Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff 10,139 Nigel Owens 31 October 2008 19:35 Leicester Tigers ENG 30–20 ENG Sale Sharks Tries: Penalty try 19' cYoungs 57' cCrane 80' cCon: Hougaard (2)NewbyPen: Hougaard (3) 11', 14', 77' Tries: Bell (2) 50' c, 70' cCon: Macleod (2)Pen: Macleod (2) 45', 48' Welford Road, Leicester 16,550 James Jones Group C main WDL n y 4 2 points OSP WAL Ospreys LIR ENG London Irish HAR ENG Harlequins WOR ENG Worcester Warriors 2 0 1 80 68 2 2 0 1 60 58 1 1 0 2 67 70 1 1 0 2 58 69 1 green1 C complete 5 October 2008 15:00 Worcester Warriors ENG 22–5 Report ENG London Irish Tries: Benjamin (2) 16' c, 61' mKitchener 30' mCrichton 76' mCon: Jones Try: Richards 54' Sixways Stadium, Worcester 7,433 5 October 2008 15:05 Ospreys WAL 24–23 Report ENG Harlequins Tries: Williams 35' mBowe 78' cCon: HookPen: Hook (4) 13', 23', 33', 62' Tries: de Wet Barry 44' cFuga 54' cCon: Luveniyali (2)Pen: Luveniyali (3) 29', 60', 65' Liberty Stadium, Swansea 8,057 Tim Wigglesworth 25 October 2008 15:00 Harlequins ENG 17–32 Report ENG London Irish Tries: Davies 7' mAmesbury 13' cMcMillan 46' mCon: Jewell Tries: Thorpe 36' mHewat (2) 49' c, 78' cThompstone 54' mBailey 58' mCon: HewatHickeyPen: Geraghty 62' Twickenham Stoop, Twickenham 11,473 26 October 2008 15:05 Ospreys WAL 37–22 ReportMarch 2025 medicmedic ENG Worcester Warriors Tries: Walker 31' mHenson 39' mWilliams 44' cBowe 80+2' mCon: HookPen: Hook (5) 18', 28', 59', 63', 75' Try: Tuitupou 56' cCon: JonesPen: Jones (5) 14', 34', 42', 48', 70' Liberty Stadium, Swansea 7,025 2 November 2008 15:00 London Irish ENG 23–19 Report WAL Ospreys Madejski Stadium, Reading 9,293 2 November 2008 15:00 Worcester Warriors ENG 14–27 ReportMarch 2025 medicmedic ENG Harlequins Sixways Stadium, Worcester 8,113 Group D main WDL n y 4 2 points NOR ENG Northampton Saints SCA WAL Scarlets SAR ENG Saracens BRI ENG Bristol 2 0 1 82 70 2 2 0 1 73 50 2 0 1 74 67 0 0 3 39 81 1 green1 C complete 4 October 2008 15:00 Northampton Saints ENG 30–17 Report ENG Bristol Tries: Diggin 8' mDickson 23' mAshton 48' cMayor 55' cCon: Everitt (2)Pen: Everitt (2) 35', 79' Tries: Turner (2) 3' m, 21' mLilo 71' cCon: Ashwin Franklin's Gardens, Northampton 11,301 Nigel Owens 5 October 2008 15:00 Saracens ENG 17–26 Report WAL Scarlets Tries: Leonelli 12' cCato 18' cCon: Ross (2)Pen: Ross 43' Tries: Lyons 8' cMeeuws 48' cCon: S. Jones (2)Pen: S. Jones (4) 24', 32', 40', 63' Vicarage Road, Watford 6,068 24 October 2008 19:05 Scarlets WAL 27–0 ReportMarch 2025 medicmedic ENG Bristol Tries: Stoddart 3' cEasterby 37' cHiggitt 63' cCon: S. Jones (3)Pen: S. Jones (2) 15', 49' Stradey Park, Llanelli 10,500 David Bodilly 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 ENG 33–19 Report ENG Northampton Saints Tries: Cato 12' mRauluni 23' cCon: RossPen: Ross (6) 17', 26', 49', 61', 68', 80'Drop: Ross 40' Tries: Foden 24' mWilson 30' mPen: Myler (3) 14', 20', 56' Vicarage Road, Watford 6,984 Martin Fox 1 November 2008 14:30 Bristol ENG 22–24 ReportMarch 2025 medicmedic ENG Saracens Memorial Stadium, Bristol 5,025 1 November 2008 14:30 Northampton Saints ENG 33–20 WAL Scarlets Tries: Ashton (2) 11' m, 29' m Reihana 45' cSean LamontCon: Myler Pen: Myler (2) 23' 61' Tries: King 5' mStoddart 8' mDavies Pen: C. Thomas 17' Franklin's Gardens, Northampton Semi-finals 28 March 2009 14:30 Gloucester ENG 17–0 Report WAL Ospreys Try: Balshaw 76' mPen: Lamb (3) 5', 45', 72'Drop: Lamb 67' Ricoh Arena, Coventry 26,744 Nigel Owens 28 March 2009 17:15 Cardiff Blues WAL 11–5 Report ENG Northampton Saints Try: Spice 33' mPen: Blair (2) 2', 72' Try: Ansbro 42' m Ricoh Arena, Coventry 26,744 George Clancy Final 18 April 2009 14:30 Gloucester ENG 12–50 Report WAL Cardiff Blues Tries: Foster 29' mPenalty try 73' cCon: Barkley Tries: Halfpenny (2) 11' c, 20' cJames 37' mBlair (2) 66' c, 77' cSweeney 68' cShanklin 80' cCon: Blair (6)Pen: Blair 19' Twickenham, London 54,899 Alain Rolland (Ireland) FB 15ENG Olly MorganRW 14WAL Matthew WatkinsOC 13ENG James Simpson-DanielIC 12ENG Anthony AllenLW 11ENG Mark FosterFH 10ENG Ryan LambSH 9 SCO Rory LawsonN8 8 WAL Gareth Delve (c)OF 7 FIJ Akapusi QeraBF 6 ENG Luke NarrawayRL 5 ENG Alex BrownLL 4 WAL Will JamesTP 3 NZL Greg SomervilleHK 2 FRA Olivier AzamLP 1 ENG Nick WoodReplacements:HK 16SCO Scott LawsonPR 17ITA Carlos NietoLK 18ITA Marco BortolamiFL 19ENG Andy HazellSH 20WAL Gareth CooperFH 21ENG Olly BarkleyWG 22ENG Charlie SharplesCoach: Dean Ryan FB 15NZL Ben BlairRW 14WAL Leigh HalfpennyOC 13WAL Tom ShanklinIC 12WAL Jamie RobertsLW 11WAL Tom JamesFH 10WAL Nicky RobinsonSH 9 NZL Jason SpiceN8 8 NZL Xavier RushOF 7 WAL Martyn WilliamsBF 6 TGA Maama MolitikaRL 5 NZL Paul Tito (c)LL 4 WAL Bradley DaviesTP 3 TGA Taufaʻao FiliseHK 2 WAL Gareth WilliamsLP 1 WAL Gethin JenkinsReplacements:PR 16WAL John YappHK 17WAL Rhys ThomasLK 18WAL Deiniol JonesFL 19WAL Andy PowellSH 20WAL Richie ReesFH 21WAL Ceri SweeneyFB 22WAL Gareth ThomasCoach:WAL Dai Young See also 2008–09 English Premiership (rugby union) 2008–09 Celtic League External links EDF Energy Cup Homepage Live Scores from EDF Energy Cup Site Category:2008–09 in Welsh rugby union Category:2008–09 English Premiership (rugby union) 2008-09 Category:2008–09 rugby union tournaments for clubs