Countries England
Wales Champion Leicester Tigers Teams 16 | Runner-up Ospreys Venue Twickenham Stadium Attendance 43,312 | |
Tournament format(s) Round-robin and knockout Date September 2006 - April 2007 Champions Leicester Tigers (6th title) People also search for 1980–81 John Player Cup | ||
The 2006–07 EDF Energy Cup marked the 36th season of the English Rugby Union cup competition. It was the second season under the new Anglo-Welsh format and the first with EDF Energy as title sponsor. The competition began on September 1 and concluded with the final on Sunday April 15 at Twickenham, where Leicester Tigers beat the Ospreys 41-35.
The teams competing remained the same as the previous season with the exception of newly promoted NEC Harlequins, replacing Leeds Tykes, who were relegated to National Division One.
Broadcast rights
Television rights for the league are held exclusively by BBC Sport. The BBC show EDF Energy Cup games as part of Grandstand, Scrum V and on Welsh-language channel S4C.
References
2006–07 EDF Energy Cup Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA