The 1997–98 European Challenge Cup was the second year of the European Challenge Cup, the second tier rugby union cup competition below the Heineken Cup. The tournament was held between September 1997 and February 1998
1997–1998 European Challenge Cup | |
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Tournament details | |
Countries | England France Ireland Italy Romania Scotland Wales |
Tournament format(s) | Round-robin and Knockout |
Date | 6 September 1997 to 2 February 1998 |
Tournament statistics | |
Teams | 32 |
Top point scorer(s) | Laurent Labit (Colomiers) Christophe Reigt (Stade Français) (108 points) |
Top try scorer(s) | Marc Biboulet (Colomiers) Emori Bolobolo (Stade Français) David Bory (Montferrand) (8 tries) |
Final | |
Champions | Colomiers (1st title) |
Runners-up | Agen |
Pool stage edit
Pool 1 edit
Team | P | W | D | L | Tries for | Tries against | Try diff | Points for | Points against | Points diff | Pts |
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Agen | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 12 | +15 | 219 | 105 | +114 | 12 |
Bristol | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 22 | −6 | 115 | 180 | −65 | 4 |
Ebbw Vale | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 17 | −5 | 117 | 155 | −38 | 4 |
La Rochelle | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 15 | −4 | 128 | 139 | −11 | 4 |
Pool 2 edit
Team | P | W | D | L | Tries for | Tries against | Try diff | Points for | Points against | Points diff | Pts |
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AS Montferrand | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 11 | +17 | 203 | 120 | +83 | 10 |
Newport | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 27 | −7 | 172 | 192 | −20 | 6 |
Sale Sharks | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 163 | 117 | +46 | 6 |
Montpellier | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 27 | −15 | 90 | 199 | −109 | 2 |
Pool 3 edit
Team | P | W | D | L | Tries for | Tries against | Try diff | Points for | Points against | Points diff | Pts |
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Stade Français | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 48 | 18 | +30 | 337 | 131 | +206 | 10 |
London Irish | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 169 | 133 | +36 | 8 |
Dax | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 20 | −6 | 139 | 180 | −41 | 6 |
Farul Constanţa | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 38 | −28 | 94 | 295 | −201 | 0 |
Pool 4 edit
Team | P | W | D | L | Tries for | Tries against | Try diff | Points for | Points against | Points diff | Pts |
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Connacht | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 13 | −2 | 144 | 97 | +47 | 10 |
Northampton Saints | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 13 | +4 | 161 | 116 | +45 | 6 |
Bordeaux-Begles | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 112 | 110 | +2 | 6 |
Nice | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 20 | −6 | 94 | 188 | −94 | 2 |
Pool 5 edit
Team | P | W | D | L | Tries for | Tries against | Try diff | Points for | Points against | Points diff | Pts |
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Colomiers | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 13 | +27 | 290 | 121 | +169 | 12 |
Richmond | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 28 | 15 | +13 | 196 | 133 | +63 | 8 |
Bridgend RFC | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 37 | −25 | 130 | 259 | −129 | 4 |
Grenoble | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 24 | −15 | 112 | 215 | −103 | 0 |
Pool 6 edit
Team | P | W | D | L | Tries for | Tries against | Try diff | Points for | Points against | Points diff | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gloucester | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 12 | +7 | 170 | 101 | +69 | 10 |
Toulon | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 7 | +5 | 136 | 104 | +32 | 7 |
Béziers | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 14 | +4 | 150 | 147 | +3 | 5 |
Petrarca Rugby | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 29 | −16 | 108 | 212 | −104 | 2 |
Pool 7 edit
Team | P | W | D | L | Tries for | Tries against | Try diff | Points for | Points against | Points diff | Pts |
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Newcastle Falcons | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 36 | 8 | +28 | 264 | 98 | +166 | 10 |
Biarritz Olympique | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 17 | −7 | 123 | 153 | −30 | 6 |
Perpignan | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 13 | −1 | 98 | 138 | −40 | 4 |
Edinburgh | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 29 | −20 | 109 | 205 | −96 | 4 |
Pool 8 edit
Team | P | W | D | L | Tries for | Tries against | Try diff | Points for | Points against | Points diff | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Castres Olympique | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 10 | +16 | 206 | 97 | +109 | 10 |
Saracens | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 13 | 10 | 197 | 128 | +69 | 10 |
Narbonne | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 19 | 14 | +5 | 168 | 138 | +30 | 4 |
Neath | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 41 | −31 | 93 | 301 | −208 | 0 |
Qualifiers edit
Seed | Pool Winners | Pts | TF | +/− |
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1 | Colomiers | 12 | 40 | +169 |
2 | Agen | 12 | 27 | +114 |
3 | Stade Français | 10 | 48 | +206 |
4 | Newcastle Falcons | 10 | 36 | +166 |
5 | Montferrand | 10 | 28 | +83 |
6 | Castres Olympique | 10 | 26 | +109 |
7 | Gloucester | 10 | 19 | +69 |
8 | Connacht | 10 | 11 | +47 |