2006-07 EDF Energy Cup

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

:

* Sale Sharks 28–5 Newcastle Falcons
* Llanelli Scarlets 26–7 NEC Harlequins
* Newcastle Falcons 25–9 Llanelli Scarlets
* NEC Harlequins 27–28 Sale Sharks
* Newcastle Falcons 21–18 NEC Harlequins
* Sale Sharks 21–5 Llanelli Scarlets

Group D

:

* Northampton Saints 12–24 Worcester Warriors
* Leicester Tigers 41–17 Newport Gwent Dragons
* Worcester Warriors 20–35 Leicester Tigers
* Newport Gwent Dragons 26–7 Northampton Saints
* Northampton Saints 18–5 Leicester Tigers
* Worcester Warriors 23–10 Newport Gwent Dragons

emi-finals

rugbybox
date = 2007-03-24
1430
home = Leicester Tigers | score = 29 – 19
report = [http://www.edfenergycup.com/9136_10077.php (Report)]
away = Sale Sharks | homescore = Tries: Tuilagi 38' c
Hipkiss 67' c
Con: Goode (2)
Pen: Burke (2) 4', 31'
Goode (2) 56', 62'
Drop: Goode 74'
awayscore = Tries: Chabal 41' m
I. Fernández Lobbe 70' m
Pen: Larrechea 2'
Thomas (2) 46', 64'
stadium = Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
attendance = 27,558
referee = Nigel Owens flagicon|WAL ----rugbybox
date = 2007-03-24
1715
home = Cardiff Blues | score = 10 – 27
report = [http://www.edfenergycup.com/8736_10081.php (Report)]
away = Ospreys | homescore = Try: Blair 70' c
Con: Blair
Pen: Blair 14'
awayscore = Tries: Parker 27' c
Byrne 46' m
Con: Hook
Pen: Hook (4) 23', 52', 61', 69'
Drop: Hook 72'
stadium = Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
attendance = 40,293
referee = Wayne Barnes flagicon|ENG

Final

rugbybox
date = 2007-04-15
1430
home = Leicester Tigers | score = 41 – 35
report =
away = Ospreys | homescore = 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'
awayscore = Tries: Byrne 44' c
S. Williams (2) 49' m, 57' c
Walker 74' c
Con: Hook (3)
Pen: Hook (3) 2', 11', 37'
stadium = Twickenham, London
attendance = 43,312
referee = Alan Lewis flagicon|IRL

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