2007–08 EDF Energy Cup

2007–08 EDF Energy Cup
Tournament details
Countries  England
 Wales
Tournament format(s) Round-robin and knockout
Date October 2007 - April 2008
Tournament statistics
Teams 16
Final
Venue Twickenham
Attendance 65,756
Champions Wales Ospreys (1st title)
Runner-up England Leicester Tigers
2006–07 (Previous) (Next) 2008–09

The 2007–08 EDF Energy Cup was the 37th season of England's national rugby union cup competition, and the third to follow the recently adopted Anglo-Welsh format.

As in the previous two years, the competition is contested between the 12 teams of the Guinness Premiership and the four Welsh regions from the Magners League. The 16 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:

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 London Wasps 32105635111
England Gloucester 3111575828
England Newcastle Falcons 3111536617
Wales Newport Gwent Dragons 3012384535
27 October 2007
15:00
Gloucester England 18 18 England Newcastle Falcons
Tries: Simpson-Daniel (2) 68' c, 80' m
Con: Walker (1/2)
Pen: Paterson (1/1) 3'
Walker (1/2) 60'
(Report) Tries: Phillips 2' c
Thompson m
Con: Flood (1/2)
Pen: Flood (2/2) 61', 65'
Kingsholm, Gloucester
Attendance: 10,358
Referee: Bruce Robertson

27 October 2007
17:30
Newport Gwent Dragons Wales 3 3 England London Wasps
Pen: Sweeney (1/1) 37' (Report) Pen: Cipriani (1/1) 56'
Rodney Parade, Newport
Attendance: 5,664
Referee: Dean Richards

3 November 2007
19:30
Newcastle Falcons England 29 24 Wales Newport Gwent Dragons
Tries: Jones 20' c
Wilson 26' c
Phillips 43' m
Rudd 69' c
Con: Flood (2/3)
Jones (1/1)
Pen: Flood (1/1) 17'
(Report) Tries: M. Thomas 35' c
R. Thomas (2) 49' m, 72' m
Williams 57' c
Con: A. Thomas (2/4)
Kingston Park, Newcastle upon Tyne
Attendance: 7,406
Referee: James Jones

4 November 2007
15:00
London Wasps England 29 26 England Gloucester
Tries: Voyce 54' m
Haskell (2) 64' c, 71' c
Hart 77' c
Con: Cipriani (3/4)
Pen: Cipriani (1/1) 40'
(Report) Tries: Lawson 4' c
Azam 35' c
Morgan 47' c
Balshaw 61' m
Con: Lamb (3/4)
Adams Park, High Wycombe
Attendance: 7,802
Referee: Wayne Barnes

30 November 2007
19:30
Newport Gwent Dragons Wales 11 13 England Gloucester
Try: Black 40' m
Pen: Sweeney (2) 17', 62'
(Report) Try: Delve 80' c
Con: Paterson
Pen: Walker 4', 46'
Rodney Parade, Newport
Attendance: 4,576
Referee: Dean Richards

1 December 2007
15:00
London Wasps England 24 6 England Newcastle Falcons
Tries: Reddan 22' m
Penalty try 32' c
Con: Cipriani
Pen: Cipriani (4) 10', 16', 54', 78'
(Report) Pen: Wilkinson (2) 43', 47'
Adams Park, High Wycombe
Attendance: 7,490
Referee: Malcolm Changleng

Group B

Team Pld W D L F A BP Pts
England Leicester Tigers 32018848311
Wales Cardiff Blues 3201666319
England Bath 3102365304
England Sale Sharks 3102487404
26 October 2007
19:10
Cardiff Blues Wales 32 15 England Sale Sharks
Tries: Spice 5' m
Thomas (2) 21' c, 26' m
Rush 30' c
James 80+1' m
Con: Robinson (2/5)
Pen: Robinson (1/1) 19'
(Report) Tries: Thomas 67' c
Lamont 79' m
Con: Thomas (1/2)
Pen: Thomas (1/1) 16'
Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff
Attendance: 8,742
Referee: Dave Pearson

27 October 2007
14:15
Bath England 20 14 England Leicester Tigers
Tries: Penalty try 39' c
Crockett 69' c
Con: Davis (1/1)
Berne (1/1)
Pen: Davis (2/3) 4', 30'
(Report) Try: Vesty 27' m
Pen: Humphreys (3/5) 7', 24', 43'
Recreation Ground, Bath
Attendance: 10,555
Referee: Ashley Rowden

2 November 2007
19:45
Sale Sharks England 25 10 England Bath
Try: Bell 39' c
Con: Hodgson (1/1)
Pen: Hodgson (5/5) 11', 14', 37', 44', 59'
Drop: Hodgson (1/1) 6'
(Report) Try: Ward 47' c
Con: Berne (1/1)
Pen: Berne (1/2) 19'
Edgeley Park, Stockport
Attendance: 8,782
Referee: Peter Allan

3 November 2007
14:30
Leicester Tigers England 42 20 Wales Cardiff Blues
Tries: Varndell 44' c
J. Murphy (2) 50' m, 70' c
Hipkiss 66' c
Penalty try 76' c
Con: Goode (1/2)
Burke (3/3)
Pen: Goode (3/3) 14', 22', 40'
(Report) Tries: Rush 58' c
Blair 79' c
Con: Blair (2/2)
Pen: Blair (2/3) 9', 25'
Welford Road, Leicester
Attendance: 17,118
Referee: Nigel Owens

30 November 2007
19:40
Bath England 6 14 Wales Cardiff Blues
Pen: Barkley (2) 25', 40+5' (Report) Try: Sowden-Taylor 80+1' m
Pen: Flanagan (3) 15', 40+2', 67'
Recreation Ground, Bath
Attendance: 9,510
Referee: Nigel Owens

30 November 2007
19:40
Leicester Tigers England 32 8 England Sale Sharks
Tries: J. Murphy 3' c
Hipkiss 49' c
Varndell 76' c
Croft 80+1' m
Con: Goode (3)
Pen: Goode (2) 39', 67'
(Report) Try: McAlister 54' m
Pen: McAlister 12'
Welford Road, Leicester
Attendance: 17,172
Referee: Chris White

Group C

Team Pld W D L F A BP Pts
Wales Ospreys 330011740214
England Harlequins 3102405015
England London Irish 3102728826
England Worcester Warriors 31026611715
27 October 2007
14:30
Worcester Warriors England 16 47 Wales Ospreys
Try: Gillies 68' c
Con: Brown (1/1)
Pen: Drahm (3/3) 36', 40', 44'
(Report) Tries: Byrne (2) 11' c, 76' c
Walker 15' c
Williams (2) 38' c, 72' m
Parker 51' c
Philips 74' c
Con: Hook (4/4)
Connor (2/3)
Sixways, Worcester
Attendance: 10,119
Referee: Nigel Owens

28 October 2007
15:00
London Irish England 8 10 England Harlequins
Try: Murphy 20' m
Pen: Armitage (1/1) 38'
(Report) Try: Hala'ufia 32' c
Con: Jarvis (1/1)
Pen: Jarvis (1/2) 40'
Madejski Stadium, Reading
Attendance: 6,632
Referee: Roy Maybank

3 November 2007
15:00
Harlequins England 22 23 England Worcester Warriors
Tries: Monye (2) 16' c, 39' c
Brown 57' m
Con: Malone (2/3)
Pen: Malone (1/1) 20'
(Report) Tries: Talei 11' m
Lutui 32' c
Sanderson 72' m
Con: Crichton (1/2)
Pen: Brown (1/1) 28'
Crichton (1/1) 40'
Twickenham Stoop, Twickenham
Attendance: 8,829
Referee: Chris White

4 November 2007
15:00
Ospreys Wales 51 16 England London Irish
Tries: Thomas 14' c
S. Williams (3) 32' c, 68' m, 74' c
Phillips 48' c
Lewis 58' c
A. W. Jones 61' m
Con: Hook (4/6)
Connor (1/1)
Pen: Hook (2/2) 3', 26'
(Report) Try: de Vedia 12' c
Con: Hickey (1/1)
Pen: Hickey (3/5) 8', 23', 28'
Liberty Stadium, Swansea
Attendance: 8,356
Referee: Rob Debney

2 December 2007
15:00
London Irish England 48 27 England Worcester Warriors
Tries: Tiesi 12' c
S. Armitage 25' c
Thorpe (2) 39' c, 61' m
Tagicakibau 42' c
Mordt 58' c
Fury 68' m
Con: Hickey (4)
Mordt
Pen: Hickey 43'
(Report) Tries: Benjamin 22' m
Garvey 36' m
Horstmann 50' c
Bowley (2) 65' m, 79' m
Con: Carlisle
Madejski Stadium, Reading
Attendance: 7,080
Referee: Tim Wigglesworth

2 December 2007
15:10
Harlequins England 8 19 Wales Ospreys
Try: Barry 47' m
Pen: Jarvis 14'
(Report) Try: Henson 79' c
Con: Henson
Pen: Henson (4) 19', 24', 50', 74'
Twickenham Stoop, Twickenham
Attendance: 8,283
Referee: Huw Watkins

Group D

Team Pld W D L F A BP Pts
England Saracens 320112379412
Wales Llanelli Scarlets 320110669311
England Bristol 3111466906
England Leeds Carnegie 30126011813
26 October 2007
20:00
Leeds Carnegie England 28 46 England Saracens
Tries: Lund 35' m
MacDonald 57' c
Armstrong 69' m
Satala 74' m
Con: Di Bernardo (1/4)
Pen: Di Bernardo (2/2) 3', 44'
(Report) Tries: Penney (2) 17' c, 50' c
McMullen 45' c
Thrower 60' m
Rauluni 64' c
Sorrell 80' c
Con: Ross (5/6)
Pen: Ross (2/2) 6', 35'
Headingley Stadium, Leeds
Attendance: 2,639
Referee: Malcolm Changleng

28 October 2007
15:10
Bristol England 18 11 Wales Llanelli Scarlets
Tries: Robinson 18' m
Blowers 30' c
Con: Hill (1/2)
Pen: Hill (2/2) 7', 44'
(Report) Try: Stoddart 80+1' m
Pen: Priestland (1/2) 4'
S. Jones (1/1) 43'
Memorial Stadium, Bristol
Attendance: 7,139
Referee: Tim Hayes

2 November 2007
19:10
Llanelli Scarlets Wales 59 19 England Leeds Carnegie
Tries: D. Evans (2) 3' c, 67' c
Bater 10' c
M. Jones 16' c
Popham 38' c
I. Thomas 51' c
MacLeod 59' c
Easterby 64' c
Con: S. Jones (8/8)
Pen: S. Jones (1/1) 26'
(Report) Tries: Biggs (2) 31' c, 44' m
Hepworth 72' c
Con: Di Bernardo (2/3)
Stradey Park, Llanelli
Attendance: 7,672
Referee: Tony Spreadbury

4 November 2007
15:00
Saracens England 45 15 England Bristol
Tries: Ratuvou (2) 33' c, 77' m
Vyvyan 61' c
Seymour 63' c
Kyriacou 80' c
Con: Ross (1/1)
Jackson (3/4)
Pen: Ross (4/4) 6', 13', 31', 36'
(Report) Tries: Blaney (2) 26' m, 68' c
Con: Strange (1/2)
Pen: Strange (1/1) 39'
Vicarage Road, Watford
Attendance: 5,827
Referee: Tim Wigglesworth

1 December 2007
14:30
Llanelli Scarlets Wales 36 32 England Saracens
Tries: MacLeod 35' c
S. Jones 43' c
J. Davies 51' m
G. R. Evans 55' m
Con: S. Jones (2)
Pen: S. Jones (4) 10', 16', 40', 62'
(Report) Tries: Penalty try (2) 30' c, 68' c
Powell 47' c
Ratuvou 58' m
Con: Ross (2)
Farrell
Pen: Farrell (2) 73', 80+1'
Stradey Park, Llanelli
Attendance: 6,625
Referee: Dave Pearson

2 December 2007
15:00
Bristol England 13 13 England Leeds Carnegie
Try: Blaney 22' c
Con: Strange
Pen: Strange (2) 40', 57'
(Report) Try: Lund 46' c
Con: Brooks
Pen: Brooks (2) 30', 42'
Memorial Stadium, Bristol
Attendance: 5,751
Referee: Ashley Rowden

Knockout stage

Semi-finals

22 March 2008
14:30
Leicester Tigers England 34 24 England London Wasps
Tries: Goode 34' c
Rabeni 44' c
Hipkiss 56' c
Castrogiovanni 68' c
Con: Goode (4)
Pen: Goode (2/2) 16', 28'
(Report) Tries: Cipriani (2) 23' c, 76' c
Sackey (2) 30' m, 61' m
Con: Cipriani
Walder
Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
Attendance: 41,018
Referee: Nigel Owens

22 March 2008
17:15
Ospreys Wales 30 3 England Saracens
Tries: S. Williams (2) 40' m, 70' m
Henson 51' c
Tiatia 62' c
Con: Hook (2)
Pen: Hook (2/2) 29', 59'
(Report) Pen: Jackson (1/2) 44'
Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
Attendance: 41,018
Referee: Wayne Barnes

Final

12 April 2008
14:30
Leicester Tigers England 6 23 Wales Ospreys
Pen: Goode (1/3) 6'
Drop: Goode 17'
(Report) Tries: A. Bishop 23' c
A. W. Jones 48' c
Con: Hook (2)
Pen: Hook (3/5) 58', 73', 76'
Twickenham, London
Attendance: 65,756
Referee: Alain Rolland (Ireland)
FB 15Ireland Johne Murphy
RW 14England Ollie Smith
OC 13England Dan Hipkiss
IC 12New Zealand Aaron Mauger
LW 11Samoa Alesana Tuilagi
FH 10England Andy Goode
SH 9 England Harry Ellis
N8 8 England Jordan Crane
OF 7 New Zealand Ben Herring
BF 6 England Martin Corry (c)
RL 5 England Ben Kay
LL 4 England Louis Deacon
TP 3 Italy Martin Castrogiovanni
HK 2 England George Chuter
LP 1 England Boris Stankovich
Replacements:
HK 16France Benjamin Kayser
PR 17England Julian White
LK 18England Richard Blaze
FL 19England Tom Croft
SH 20France Christophe Laussucq
FH 21England Sam Vesty
WG 22England Tom Varndell
Coach:
Argentina Marcelo Loffreda
FB 15Wales Lee Byrne
RW 14Wales Jonny Vaughton
OC 13Wales Sonny Parker
IC 12Wales Andrew Bishop
LW 11Wales Shane Williams
FH 10Wales James Hook
SH 9 New Zealand Justin Marshall
N8 8 New Zealand Filo Tiatia
OF 7 New Zealand Marty Holah
BF 6 Wales Ryan Jones (c)
RL 5 Wales Ian Evans
LL 4 Wales Alun Wyn Jones
TP 3 Wales Adam R Jones
HK 2 Wales Richard Hibbard
LP 1 Wales Paul James
Replacements:
HK 16Wales Huw Bennett
PR 17Wales Duncan Jones
LK 18Wales Ian Gough
FL 19Wales Jonathan Thomas
FH 20Wales Gareth Owen
CE 21Wales Jonathan Spratt
WG 22Wales Aled Brew
Coach:
Lyn Jones

See also

External links

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