The 2005–06 Powergen Anglo-Welsh Cup was the 35th annual rugby union cup competition in England. Originally contested between clubs of the English leagues, this was the first season for which the competition was open to the Welsh regions, forming the

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. The cup is contested between the twelve teams of the

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and the four Welsh regional sides from the

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. The updated format began with pool stages.. Each pool consisted of a Welsh region and three English sides, with each team playing the others in the group once. The top team of each group advanced to the semi-finals, with the final played at

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. Pool matches were played in September, October and December 2005. Bath Rugby,

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and Leicester Tigers emerged as winners of their respective pools. London Wasps defeated Llanelli Scarlets 26 points to 10 in the final at

on April 9.

Group stages

Group A

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Group B

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Group C

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Group D

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Semi finals

Final

External links

Powergen Cup
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Group stages

Group A

Group B

Group C

Group D

Semi finals

Final

See also

External links