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2004–05 Powergen Cup

The 2004–05 Powergen Cup was the 34th annual rugby union cup competition in England. Leeds Tykes won the competition for the first time in their history.[1][2] The event was sponsored by Powergen and the final was held at Twickenham Stadium.[3]

2004–05 Powergen Cup
Tournament details
Countries England
Tournament format(s)knockout
DateSeptember 2004 - 16 April 2005
Tournament statistics
Teams132
Matches played131
Final
VenueTwickenham Stadium, London
Attendance60,300
ChampionsLeeds Tykes (1st title)
Runners-upBath
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This was the last season in which the competition was confined to English teams only; from the 2005-06 season, the Welsh regional teams joined to form the Anglo-Welsh Cup. This season also marked the last time that teams outside of the English Premiership were permitted to enter.

Earlier Rounds

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Earlier rounds of the competition were run on a seeded system. Earlier rounds included Clubs which were lower in the RFU league structure, clubs higher in the leagues joined at later rounds.

The Qualifier Round consisted of 64 Clubs nominated by the Constituent Bodies (CB). Each CB nominated 2 Clubs, or 3 for the larger CBs such as Middlesex and Lancashire. These teams were usually selected through the previous season's County Cup (CB Cup) competitions. All were Level 5 or below. This Round produced 32 teams for the next round.

The Preliminary Round consisted of the 32 winning teams from the Qualifier Round and produced 16 teams for the 1st Round proper.

In the 1st Round, the 16 teams that won their Preliminary Round matches were joined by 14 National League 3 North and 14 National League 3 South clubs. National 3 was Level 4 of the RFU league structure; these leagues have since been renamed as National League 2 North and South. A total of 44 teams meant that this round consisted of 22 matches.

For the 2nd Round, the 22 teams that won their 1st Round matches were joined by 14 National League 2 clubs. National 2 was Level 3 of the RFU league structure; this league have since been renamed as National League 1. A total of 36 teams meant that this round consisted of 18 matches.

In the 3rd Round, the 18 teams that won their 2nd Round matches were joined by 14 National League 1 clubs. National 1 was Level 2 of the RFU league structure; this league have since been renamed as the RFU Championship. A total of 32 teams meant that this round consisted of 16 matches.

The 4th and 5th Rounds reduced the 16 teams that won their 3rd Round matches to 4 teams to advance to the 6th Round.

The 6th Round consisted of the 4 teams that won their 5th Round matches, joined by 12 Premiership clubs. The Premiership is, and remains, Level 1 of the RFU league structure, the highest level. A total of 16 teams meant that this round consisted of 8 matches.

Subsequent rounds were a standard knockout format of Quarter-finals, Semi-finals and a Final to produce an outright Cup winner.

Tablular form

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Round Qualified from
previous round 		Joined by Total teams Matches /
Qualify for
next round 		Notes
Qualifier n/a 64 CB nominated clubs 64 32 2 or 3 per CB, clubs from Level 5 and below
Preliminary 32 n/a 32 16
1st Round 16 14 National League 3 North and
14 National League 3 South clubs		 44 22 Level 4 clubs join
2nd Round 22 14 National League 2 clubs 36 18 Level 3 Clubs join
3rd Round 18 14 National League 1 clubs 32 16 Level 2 clubs join
4th Round 16 n/a 16 8
5th Round 8 n/a 8 4
6th Round 4 12 Premiership clubs 16 8 Level 1 clubs join
Quarter-finals 8 n/a 8 4
Semi-finals 4 n/a 4 2
Final 2 n/a 2 1

First round

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Team One Team Two Score
Blackburn Blaydon 0-39
Bradford & Bingley Bedford Athletic 54-7
Chester Macclesfield 28-23
Cleckheaton Darlington Mowden Park 13-21
Dudley Kingswinford West Park St Helens 13-21
Halifax New Brighton 34-20
Hull Tynedale 26-20
Kendal Longton 34-12
Reading Scunthorpe 33-29
Rugby Darlington 62-3
Whitchurch Fylde 9-15
Cambridge North Walsham 6-22
Ealing Weston-super-Mare 20-25
Haywards Heath Penryn 37-29
Hertford Bridgwater & Albion 35-0
London Scottish Worthing 9-10
Maidenhead Barking 12-24
Old Patesians Havant 31-30
Redruth Berry Hill ?
Southend Richmond 20-22
Tabard Dings Crusaders 21-19
Westcombe Park Lydney 40-35

Second round

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Team One Team Two Score
Blaydon Wharfedale 16-14
Cleckheaton Hull 16-15
Halifax Fylde 31-15
Harrogate Bradford & Bingley 28-29
Kendal Reading 36-31
Manchester Chester 40-13
Nuneaton Doncaster 13-16
Waterloo Rugby 47-24
West Park St Helens Moseley 20-35
Blackheath Newbury 27-34
Esher Weston-super-Mare 21-17
Haywards Heath Tabard 16-28
Old Patesians Launceston 12-19
Redruth Worthing 30-23
Richmond Hertford 31-7
Rosslyn Park Bracknell 13-40
Stourbridge North Walsham 11-21
Westcombe Park Barking 33-10

Third round

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Team One Team Two Score
Bedford Tabard 52-13
Bracknell Otley 27-31
Doncaster Pertemps Bees 21-30
Launceston Halifax 5-9
London Welsh Exeter 19-67
Manchester Sedgley Park 44-20
Moseley Henley Hawks 24-20
Newbury Nottingham 23-38
Orrell Blaydon 38-0
Penzance/Newlyn Esher 64-0
Redruth Waterloo 8-20
Richmond Kendal 13-18
Rotherham Plymouth Albion 16-17
Stourbridge Coventry 11-29
Westcombe Park Cleckheaton 24-19
Bristol Bradford & Bingley 32-6

Fourth round

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Team One Team Two Score
Bedford Halifax 40-10
Coventry Penzance/Newlyn 31-23
Exeter Manchester 78-0
Kendal Waterloo 16-22
Otley Westcombe Park 45-16
Pertemps Bees Orrell 30-7
Plymouth Albion Moseley 76-6
Bristol Nottingham 61-14

Fifth round

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Team One Team Two Score
Bedford Exeter 23-18
Coventry Pertemps Bees 23-28
Plymouth Albion Otley 23-15
Waterloo Bristol 3-57

Later Rounds

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The 12 Premiership teams joined the 4 qualifiers from Round 5 to make up the draw for Round 6.

 
Round 6Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
              
 
 18 December 2004
 
 
 Northampton Saints 41
 
 22 January 2005
 
 Bedford Blues 8
 
 Northampton Saints 19
 
 19 December 2004
 
 Leeds Tykes 24
 
 Leeds Tykes 81
 
 6 March 2005
 
 Pertemps Bees 17
 
 Leeds Tykes 15
 
 19 December 2004
 
 London Irish 6
 
 Saracens 22
 
 23 January 2005
 
 Newcastle Falcons 20
 
 Saracens 15
 
 18 December 2004
 
 London Irish 21
 
 Worcester 7
 
 16 April 2005
 
 London Irish 9
 
 Leeds Tykes 20
 
 18 December 2004
 
 Bath 12
 
 Leicester Tigers 13
 
 22 January 2005
 
 Gloucester 20
 
 Gloucester 21
 
 19 December 2004
 
 Bristol Shoguns 0
 
 Bristol Shoguns 33
 
 6 March 2005
 
 London Wasps1 43
 
 Gloucester 19
 
 19 December 2004
 
 Bath 24
 
 Sale Sharks 38
 
 21 January 2005
 
 Plymouth Albion 18
 
 Sale Sharks 23
 
 18 December 2004
 
 Bath 24
 
 Bath 33
 
 
 Harlequins 7
 

1 London Wasps disqualified for fielding an ineligible player

Final

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16 April 2005
14:30
Leeds Tykes20–12Bath
Try: Bell
Snyman
Con: Ross (2)
Pen: Ross (2)		ScorePen: Malone (4)
Twickenham Stadium, London
Attendance: 60,300
Referee: Dave Pearson
FB 15   Iain Balshaw (c)
RW 14   André Snyman
OC 13   Phil Christophers
IC 12   Chris Bell
LW 11   Tom Biggs
FH 10   Gordon Ross
SH 9   Alan Dickens
N8 8   Alix Popham
OF 7   Richard Parks
BF 6   Scott Morgan
RL 5   Tom Palmer
LL 4   Stuart Hooper
TP 3   Gavin Kerr
HK 2   Mark Regan
LP 1   Mike Shelley
Replacements:
HK 16   Matt Holt
HK 17   Rob Rawlinson
FL 18   Jon Dunbar
FL 19   Dan Hyde
SH 20   Mark McMillan
CE 21   Craig McMullen
WG 22   Diego Albanese
Coach:
  Jon Callard
FB 15   Matt Perry
RW 14   Joe Maddock
OC 13   Andrew Higgins
IC 12   Olly Barkley
LW 11   Frikkie Welsh
FH 10   Chris Malone
SH 9   Nick Walshe
N8 8   Isaac Fe'aunati
OF 7   James Scaysbrook
BF 6   Geraint Lewis
RL 5   Danny Grewcock (c)
LL 4   Rob Fidler
TP 3   Duncan Bell
HK 2   Lee Mears
LR 1   Matt Stevens
Replacements:
HK 16   Jonathan Humphreys
PR 17   David Flatman
N8 18   Gareth Delve
WG 19   Brendon Daniel
SH 20   Martyn Wood
FH 21   Ryan Davis
Coach:
  John Connolly

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Bath 12-20 Leeds". BBC Sport.
  2. ^ "Perverse rule may turn Leeds silver to dust". The Guardian.
  3. ^ "Times Archives". Oxfordshire Libraries.
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