2008–09 EDF Energy Cup
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The 2008–09 Anglo-Welsh Cup, known as the EDF Energy Cup for sponsorship reasons, was the 38th season of England's national rugby union cup competition, and the fourth to follow the recently adopted Anglo-Welsh format.
2008–09 EDF Energy Cup | |
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Tournament details | |
Countries | England Wales |
Tournament format(s) | Round-robin and knockout |
Date | October 2008 - April 2009 |
Tournament statistics | |
Teams | 16 |
Final | |
Venue | Twickenham |
Attendance | 54,899 |
Champions | Cardiff Blues (1st title) |
Runners-up | Gloucester |
As in the previous two years, the competition is contested between the twelve teams of the Guinness Premiership and the four Welsh regions from the Celtic League. The sixteen 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.