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The 2006–07 European Challenge Cup was the 11th year of the European Challenge Cup, the second tier rugby union cup competition below the Heineken Cup. The tournament was held between October 2006 and May 2007.
2006–07 European Challenge Cup | |
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Tournament details | |
Countries | England France Ireland Italy Romania Scotland |
Tournament format(s) | Round-robin and Knockout |
Date | 20 October 2006 – 19 May 2007 |
Tournament statistics | |
Top point scorer(s) | Glen Jackson (Saracens) (111 points) |
Top try scorer(s) | Nick Abendanon (Bath) Aled Brew (Newport Gwent Dragons) (7 tries) |
Final | |
Champions | Clermont Auvergne (2nd title) |
Runners-up | Bath |
Group stage edit
Pool 1 edit
Team | P | W | D | L | Tries for | Tries against | Try diff | Points for | Points against | Points diff | TB | LB | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Newport Gwent Dragons | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 10 | 19 | 211 | 79 | 132 | 4 | 1 | 25 |
Bristol | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 6 | 20 | 168 | 69 | 99 | 4 | 1 | 25 |
București | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 15 | 35 | −20 | 124 | 230 | −106 | 3 | 1 | 8 |
Bayonne | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 33 | −19 | 106 | 231 | −125 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
Pool 2 edit
Team | P | W | D | L | Tries for | Tries against | Try diff | Points for | Points against | Points diff | TB | LB | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Saracens | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 35 | 9 | 26 | 225 | 101 | 124 | 5 | 0 | 26 |
Glasgow Warriors | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 10 | 15 | 204 | 72 | 132 | 3 | 1 | 22 |
Narbonne | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 20 | −4 | 127 | 171 | −44 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
Parma | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 43 | −37 | 84 | 296 | −212 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Pool 3 edit
Team | P | W | D | L | Tries for | Tries against | Try diff | Points for | Points against | Points diff | TB | LB | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Brive | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 32 | 11 | 21 | 225 | 79 | 146 | 3 | 1 | 24 |
Newcastle Falcons | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 29 | 11 | 18 | 181 | 85 | 96 | 4 | 1 | 21 |
Montauban | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 107 | 98 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 13 |
Petrarca Padova | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 45 | −39 | 47 | 298 | −251 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Pool 4 edit
Team | P | W | D | L | Tries for | Tries against | Try diff | Points for | Points against | Points diff | TB | LB | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bath Rugby | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 9 | 12 | 164 | 106 | 58 | 2 | 0 | 26 |
NEC Harlequins | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 171 | 109 | 62 | 3 | 2 | 21 |
Connacht Rugby | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 15 | 16 | −1 | 119 | 150 | −31 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
Montpellier | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 29 | −16 | 116 | 205 | −89 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
Pool 5 edit
Team | P | W | D | L | Tries for | Tries against | Try diff | Points for | Points against | Points diff | TB | LB | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Clermont | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 13 | 14 | 210 | 107 | 103 | 4 | 0 | 28 |
Worcester Warriors | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 13 | 9 | 141 | 99 | 42 | 3 | 1 | 20 |
Rugby Viadana | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 20 | −8 | 114 | 145 | −31 | 1 | 2 | 11 |
Albi | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 22 | −15 | 66 | 180 | −114 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Seeding and runners-up edit
Seed | Pool Winners | Pts | TF | +/- |
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1 | Clermont | 28 | 27 | +103 |
2 | Saracens | 26 | 35 | +124 |
3 | Bath | 26 | 21 | +58 |
4 | Newport Gwent Dragons | 25 | 29 | +132 |
5 | Brive | 24 | 32 | +146 |
Seed | Pool Runners-up | Pts | TF | +/- |
6 | Bristol | 25 | 29 | +132 |
7 | Glasgow Warriors | 22 | 25 | +132 |
8 | Newcastle Falcons | 21 | 29 | +96 |
– | Harlequins | 21 | 18 | +62 |
– | Worcester Warriors | 20 | 22 | +42 |
Knockout stage edit
Quarter-finals edit
Semi-finals edit
Final edit
19 May 2007 17:30 |
Clermont | 22–16 | Bath Rugby |
Tries: Malzieu 43' c Marsh 53' m James 59' c Con: James (2/3) 43', 59' Pen: James 19' | Report[1] | Try: Maddock 63' c Con: Barkley (1/1) 64' Pen: Barkley (3) 13', 37', 75' |
Twickenham Stoop Attendance: 10,134 Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales) |
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Home". www.ercrugby.com. Archived from the original on 28 July 2012. Retrieved 14 September 2017.