2007–08 EDF Energy Cup

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.

2007–08 EDF Energy Cup
Tournament details
Countries England
 Wales
Tournament format(s)Round-robin and knockout
DateOctober 2007 - April 2008
Tournament statistics
Teams16
Final
VenueTwickenham
Attendance65,756
Champions Ospreys (1st title)
Runners-up Leicester Tigers

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 Celtic 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:

  • 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
London Wasps 32105635111
Gloucester 3111575828
Newcastle Falcons 3111536617
Newport Gwent Dragons 3012384535
27 October 2007
15:00
Gloucester 18 18 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 3 3 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 29 24 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 29 26 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 11 13 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 24 6 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
Leicester Tigers 32018848311
Cardiff Blues 3201666319
Bath 3102365304
Sale Sharks 3102487404
26 October 2007
19:10
Cardiff Blues 32 15 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 20 14 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 25 10 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 42 20 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 6 14 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 32 8 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
Ospreys 330011740214
Harlequins 3102405015
London Irish 3102728826
Worcester Warriors 31026611715
27 October 2007
14:30
Worcester Warriors 16 47 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 8 10 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 22 23 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 51 16 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 48 27 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 8 19 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
Saracens 320112379412
Llanelli Scarlets 320110669311
Bristol 3111466906
Leeds Carnegie 30126011813
26 October 2007
20:00
Leeds Carnegie 28 46 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'

28 October 2007
15:10
Bristol 18 11 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 59 19 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 45 15 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 36 32 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 13 13 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 34 24 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 30 3 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 6 23 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)
FB15 Johne Murphy
RW14 Ollie Smith
OC13 Dan Hipkiss
IC12 Aaron Mauger
LW11 Alesana Tuilagi
FH10 Andy Goode
SH9 Harry Ellis
N88 Jordan Crane
OF7 Ben Herring
BF6 Martin Corry (c)
RL5 Ben Kay
LL4 Louis Deacon
TP3 Martin Castrogiovanni
HK2 George Chuter
LP1 Boris Stankovich
Replacements:
HK16 Benjamin Kayser
PR17 Julian White
LK18 Richard Blaze
FL19 Tom Croft
SH20 Christophe Laussucq
FH21 Sam Vesty
WG22 Tom Varndell
Coach:
Marcelo Loffreda
FB15 Lee Byrne
RW14 Jonny Vaughton
OC13 Sonny Parker
IC12 Andrew Bishop
LW11 Shane Williams
FH10 James Hook
SH9 Justin Marshall
N88 Filo Tiatia
OF7 Marty Holah
BF6 Ryan Jones (c)
RL5 Ian Evans
LL4 Alun Wyn Jones
TP3 Adam R Jones
HK2 Richard Hibbard
LP1 Paul James
Replacements:
HK16 Huw Bennett
PR17 Duncan Jones
LK18 Ian Gough
FL19 Jonathan Thomas
FH20 Gareth Owen
CE21 Jonathan Spratt
WG22 Aled Brew
Coach:
Lyn Jones

See also

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