Powergen Cup 2005-2006

[billingham]

<!-- BBCode Start --><B>Northampton Saints - Newport-Gwent Dragons 32-7</B><!-- BBCode End -->
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<BR>METE
<BR>NS: 1 Sean Lamont (A), 1 Jon Clarke (C), 1 Mark Robinson (MM), 1 Bruce Reihana (E)
<BR>NGD: 1 Gareth Wyatt (A)
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<BR>TRASFORMAZIONI
<BR>NS: 3 Bruce Reihana
<BR>NGD: 1 Craig Warlow (MA)
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<BR>PUNIZIONI
<BR>NS: 2 Bruce Reihana

[billingham]

<!-- BBCode Start --><B>Llanelli Scarlets - Newcastle Falcons 22-20</B><!-- BBCode End -->
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<BR>METE
<BR>LS: 1 Lee Byrne (E), 1 Aled Gravelle (T), 1 Mike HErcus (MA)
<BR>NF: 1 Anthony Elliott (A), 1 Tom May (A)
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<BR>TRASFORMAZIONI
<BR>LS: 2 Mike Hercus
<BR>NF: 2 Jonny Wilkinson (MA)
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<BR>PUNIZIONI
<BR>LS: 1 Gareth BOwen (MA)
<BR>NF: 1 MAtthew Burke (E), 1 Jonny Wilkinson
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<BR><!-- BBCode Start --><B>Bristol - Gloucester 6-34</B><!-- BBCode End -->
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<BR>METE
<BR>G: 1 Peter Buxton (3L), 2 James Simpson-Daniel (A), 1 MarkCornwell (2L)
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<BR>TRASFORMAZIONI
<BR>G: 4 Ludovic Mercier (MA)
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<BR>PUNIZIONI
<BR>B: 2 Jason Strange (MA)
<BR>G: 2 Ludovic Mercier
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<BR><!-- BBCode Start --><B>Saracens - London Irish 32-13</B><!-- BBCode End -->
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<BR>METE
<BR>S: 1 KEvin Sorrell (C), 1 Paul Bailey (C), 1 Kyran Bracken (MM), 1 Ben Skirving (3L)
<BR>LI: 1 Rodd Penney (C)
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<BR>TRASFORMAZIONI
<BR>S: 3 Glen Jackson (MA)
<BR>LI: 1 Riki FLutey (MA)
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<BR>PUNIZIONI
<BR>S: 2 Glen Jackson
<BR>LI: 2 Riki Flutey
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<BR><!-- BBCode Start --><B>Neath-Swansea Ospreys - Bath 20-27</B><!-- BBCode End -->
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<BR>METE
<BR>NSO: 1 penalty try, 1 Matthew Jones (MA)
<BR>B: 1 Frikkie Welsh (A), 1 Andy Williams (MM)
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<BR>TRASFORMAZIONI
<BR>NSO: 2 Matthew Jones
<BR>B: 1 Olly Barkley (C)
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<BR>PUNIZIONI
<BR>NSO: 1 Matthew Jones, 1 Shaun Connor (MA)
<BR>B: 4 Olly Barkley
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<BR>DROP
<BR>B: 1 Chris Malone (MA)

[MT]

Pool A Fixtures

Saturday, 1 October 2005
Bath 25-10 Bristol
Gloucester 23-7 Neath-Swansea Ospreys

Sunday, 9 October 2005
Bristol 6-34 Gloucester
Neath-Swansea Ospreys 20-27 Bath

Saturday, 3 December 2005
Bath 21-12 Gloucester
Sunday, 4 December 2005
Bristol 28-43 Neath-Swansea Ospreys


Pool B Fixtures

Saturday, 1 October 2005
Cardiff 37-20 Saracens

Sunday, 2 October 2005
London Irish 26-30 London Wasps

Friday, 7 October 2005
London Wasps 40-19 Cardiff

Sunday, 9 October 2005
Saracens 32-13 London Irish

Sunday, 4 December 2005
London Irish 27-23 Cardiff
London Wasps 42-8 Saracens


Pool C Fixtures

Sunday, 2 October 2005
Leeds 7-28 Llanelli
Newcastle Falcons 34-9 Sale Sharks

Friday, 7 October 2005
Sale Sharks 45-10 Leeds

Sunday, 9 October 2005
Llanelli 22-20 Newcastle Falcons

Friday, 2 December 2005
Leeds 18-18 Newcastle Falcons
Llanelli 24-23 Sale Sharks


Pool D Fixtures

Friday, 30 September 2005
Newport Gwent Dragons 24-15 Leicester Tigers

Saturday, 1 October 2005
Worcester 7-22 Northampton

Saturday, 8 October 2005
Leicester Tigers 42-16 Worcester
Northampton 32-7 Newport Gwent Dragons

Saturday, 3 December 2005
Leicester Tigers 29-16 Northampton
Newport Gwent Dragons 33-10 Worcester



Classifica

Group A
Team P W D L F A BP Pts
Bath Rugby 3 3 0 0 73 42 0 12
Gloucester Rugby 3 2 0 1 69 34 1 9
Ospreys 3 1 0 2 70 78 2 6
Bristol Rugby 3 0 0 3 44 102 1 1

Group B
Team P W D L F A BP Pts
London Wasps 3 3 0 0 112 53 2 14
Cardiff Blues 3 1 0 2 79 87 2 6
London Irish 3 1 0 2 66 85 1 5
Saracens 3 1 0 2 60 92 1 5

Group C
Team P W D L F A BP Pts
Llanelli 3 3 0 0 74 50 0 12
Newcastle Falcons 3 1 1 1 72 49 2 8
Sale Sharks 3 1 0 2 77 68 2 6
Leeds Tykes 3 0 1 2 35 91 0 2

Group D
Team P W D L F A BP Pts
Leicester Tigers 3 2 0 1 86 56 2 10
Norethampton Saints 3 2 0 1 70 43 1 9
Newport-Gwent Dragons 3 2 0 1 64 57 0 8
Worcester 3 0 0 3 33 97 0 0

[MT]

Semi finals: 4 March 2006

London Wasps 22-17 Leicester Tigers
Bath Rugby 26-27 Llanelli Scarlets


Final: 9 April 2006
Llanelli Scarlets - London Wasps

[danci]

London Wasps: 15 Mark Van Gisbergen, 14 Paul Sackey, 13 Josh Lewsey, 12 Stuart Abbott, 11 Tom Voyce, 10 Jeremy Staunton, 9 Eoin Reddan, 8 Lawrence Dallaglio (c), 7 Jonny O’Connor, 6 Joe Worsley, 5 Richard Birkett, 4 Simon Shaw, 3 Tim Payne, 2 Raphael Ibanez, 1 Alistair McKenzie.
Replacements: 16 Joe Ward, 17 Peter Bracken, 18 Daniel Leo, 19 James Haskell, 20 Matt Dawson, 21 Alex King, 22 Ayoola Erinle.

Llanelli Scarlets: 15 Barry Davies, 14 Mark Jones, 13 Matthew J Watkins, 12 Regan King, 11 Dafydd James, 10 Mike Hercus, 9 Clive Stuart-Smith, 8 Alix Popham, 7 Gavin Thomas, 6 Simon Easterby (c), 5 Adam Jones, 4 Inoke Afeaki, 3 John Davies, 2 Matthew Rees, 1 Phil John.
Replacements: 16 Martyn Madden, 17 Aled Gravelle, 18 Vernon Cooper, 19 Dafydd Jones, 20 Liam Davies, 21 Gareth Bowen, 22 Garan Evans.

Date: Sunday, April 9
Venue: Twickenham
Kick-off: 15:00 (14:00 GMT)
Referee: Alan Lewis (Ireland)
Touch judges: Simon McDowell, Marshall Kilgore (both Ireland)
Television match official: Brian Smith (Ireland)

Betting preview: Wasps by 8

[Pert]

All'antivigilia della finale di Powergen è arrivata la notizia del definitivo ritiro a fine stagione di Matt Dawson, man of the match contro l'Italia nel'ultimo Sei Nazioni.

"England's World Cup-winning scrumhalf Matt Dawson announces he will retire from all rugby at the end of the season" (Eurosport)

[billingham]

Pert, lunga vita all'ipnorospo!

[MT]

Pert, lunga vita all'ipnorospo!

Oddio...un po' bruttino!

Se gli do un bacio si trasforma in principe azzurro?

[Pert]

No, ma se gli lecchi il dorso ti sballi come un ramarro

[diddi]

ONORE A MATT DAWSON!!!

(Ma il man of the match contro l'Italia non è stato Charlie Hodgson, anziché il "panchinaro" Dawson?)