1998–99 European Challenge Cup pool stage

The pool stage of the 1998–99 European Challenge Cup.

1998–99 European Challenge Cup pool stage
Season1998–99 European Challenge Cup
Date19 September 1998 – 11 November 1998
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Pool stage edit

Pool 1 edit

Team P W D L Tries for Tries against Try diff Points for Points against Points diff Pts
  Narbonne 6 6 0 0 32 13 +19 228 98 +130 12
  Caerphilly 6 4 0 2 16 19 −3 167 154 +13 8
  Périgueux 6 3 0 3 23 13 +10 168 119 +49 6
  Racing Club de France 6 3 0 3 17 23 −6 127 184 −57 6
  Connacht 6 3 0 3 16 19 −3 129 156 −27 6
  Newport 6 1 0 5 14 23 −9 123 183 −60 2
  Rugby Rovigo 6 1 0 5 12 20 −8 108 156 −48 2
19 September 1998
14:30
Caerphilly  31–28  Périgueux
Virginia Park
Attendance: 1,500
19 September 1998
20:00
Narbonne  41–17  Rugby Rovigo
Parc des Sports et de l'Amitié
20 September 1998
17:00
Racing Club de France  37–21  Newport
Stade Yves du Manoir, Paris
Attendance: 300

26 September 1998
14:30
Newport  12–31  Connacht
Rodney Parade
Attendance: 655
26 September 1998
17:00
Périgueux  40–18  Racing Club de France
Stade Municipal
Attendance: 2,300
27 September 1998
16:00
Rugby Rovigo  34–14  Caerphilly
Stadio Mario Battaglini
Attendance: 1,500

7 October 1998
14:30
Connacht  29–28  Périgueux
The Sports Ground
Attendance: 1,000
7 October 1998
19:15
Caerphilly  17–34  Narbonne
Virginia Park
Attendance: 700
7 October 1998
20:00
Racing Club de France  28–12  Rugby Rovigo
Stade Yves du Manoir, Paris
Attendance: 200

11 October 1998
15:00
Narbonne  66–5  Racing Club de France
Parc des Sports et de l'Amitié
Attendance: 1,500
11 October 1998
15:00
Périgueux  31–16  Newport
Stade Municipal
Attendance: 2,000
11 October 1998
15:30
Rugby Rovigo  20–21  Connacht
Stadio Mario Battaglini
Attendance: 1,200

17 October 1998
14:30
Connacht  26–38  Narbonne
The Sports Ground
Attendance: 2,500
17 October 1998
14:30
Newport  27–18  Rugby Rovigo
Rodney Parade
Attendance: 1,100
18 October 1998
15:00
Racing Club de France  20–31  Caerphilly
Stade Yves du Manoir, Paris 200

31 October 1998
14:30
Caerphilly  39–8  Connacht
Virginia Park
Attendance: 600
31 October 1998
14:30
Rugby Rovigo  7–25  Périgueux
Stadio Mario Battaglini
Attendance: 1,000
31 October 1998
20:00
Narbonne  31–17  Newport
Parc des Sports et de l'Amitié
Attendance: 3,000

7 November 1998
14:30
Connacht  14–19  Racing Club de France
The Sports Ground
Attendance: 500
7 November 1998
14:30
Newport  30–35  Caerphilly
Rodney Parade
Attendance: 2,500
7 November 1998
19:30
Périgueux  16–18  Narbonne
Stade Municipal
Attendance: 2,000

Pool 2 edit

Team P W D L Tries for Tries against Try diff Points for Points against Points diff Pts
  Montferrand 6 5 0 1 43 9 +34 303 86 +217 10
  Bourgoin 6 5 0 1 36 8 +28 222 86 +136 10
  Dax 6 5 0 1 20 15 +5 163 124 +39 10
  Castres 6 3 0 3 32 10 +22 229 101 +128 6
  Rugby Roma 6 2 0 4 14 34 −20 117 213 −96 4
  Aberavon 6 1 0 5 14 42 −28 86 287 −201 2
  Spain XV 6 0 0 6 7 48 −41 65 288 −223 0
19 September 1998
20:00
Bourgoin  55–10  Spain XV
Stade Pierre Rajon
Attendance: 4,000
19 September 1998
20:00
Castres  87–10  Aberavon
Stade Pierre Antoine
Attendance: 2,500
20 September 1998
17:00
Rugby Roma  18–25  Dax
Stadio Tre Fontane
Attendance: 1,800

26 September 1998
14:30
Aberavon  12–30  Rugby Roma
Talbot Athletic Ground
Attendance: 600
26 September 1998
17:00
Spain XV  15–61  Castres
Kenmare
Attendance: 2,500
26 September 1998
19:30
Dax  24–22  Montferrand
Stade Maurice Boyau
Attendance: 3,500

4 October 1998
14:00
Rugby Roma  25–21  Spain XV
Stadio Tre Fontane
Attendance: 1,000
7 October 1998
19:00
Montferrand  97–13  Aberavon
Stade Marcel Michelin
Attendance: 1,500
7 October 1998
20:00
Castres  9–30  Bourgoin
Stade Pierre Antoine
Attendance: 2,000

10 October 1998
14:30
Aberavon  28–41  Dax
Talbot Athletic Ground
Attendance: 1,000
10 October 1998
16:00
Spain XV  13–88  Montferrand
Kenmare
Attendance: 1,000
10 October 1998
20:00
Bourgoin  50–22  Rugby Roma
Stade Pierre Rajon
Attendance: 3,000

17 October 1998
19:30
Dax  41–0  Spain XV
Stade Maurice Boyau
17 October 1998
20:00
Montferrand  23–14  Bourgoin
Stade Marcel Michelin
Attendance: 5,000
18 October 1998
16:30
Rugby Roma  15–48  Castres
Stadio Tre Fontane
Attendance: 2,000

31 October 1998
17:00
Spain XV  6–18  Aberavon
El Ferol
Attendance: 4,000
31 October 1998
18:00
Bourgoin  47–17  Dax
Stade Pierre Rajon
Attendance: 3,000
31 October 1998
19:30
Castres  15–16  Montferrand
Stade Pierre Antoine
Attendance: 5,000

7 November 1998
14:30
Aberavon  5–26  Bourgoin
Talbot Athletic Ground
Attendance: 800
7 November 1998
19:30
Dax  15–9  Castres
Stade Maurice Boyau
Attendance: 3,000
11 November 1998
18:00
Montferrand  57–7  Rugby Roma
Stade Marcel Michelin
Attendance: 5,000

Pool 3 edit

Team P W D L Tries for Tries against Try diff Points for Points against Points diff Pts
  Brive 6 5 0 1 35 14 +21 241 102 +139 10
  Agen 6 4 0 2 30 11 +19 231 93 +138 8
  Pau 6 4 0 2 25 8 +17 211 87 +124 8
  Biarritz 6 4 0 2 30 14 +16 187 124 +63 8
  Bridgend RFC 6 2 0 4 19 28 −9 158 206 −48 4
  Dinamo București 6 2 0 4 19 31 −12 131 246 −115 4
  Portugal XV 6 0 0 6 8 60 −52 73 374 −301 0
19 September 1998
19:45
Brive  31–22  Biarritz
Stadium Municipal, Brive
Attendance: 5,000
19 September 1998
14:30
Bridgend  17–32  Agen
Brewery Field
Attendance: 700
20 September 1998
14:30
Dinamo-București  22–31  Pau
Timișoara
Attendance: 400

25 September 1998
20:00
Pau  37–3  Biarritz
Stade Municipal du Hameau
Attendance: 7,000
26 September 1998
14:30
Dinamo-București  45–43  Bridgend
Timișoara
Attendance: 3,000
26 September 1998
17:00
Portugal XV  7–85  Brive
Estadio Universitario de Liboa
Attendance: 1,800

7 October 1998
19:15
Bridgend  45–24  Portugal XV
Brewery Field
Attendance: 1,400
7 October 1998
20:00
Biarritz  10–9  Agen
Parc des Sports Aguilera
Attendance: 1,000
7 October 1998
20:30
Brive  26–9  Pau
Stadium Municipal, Brive
Attendance: 6,000

10 October 1998
19:00
Pau  45–21  Bridgend
Stade Municipal du Hameau
Attendance: 3,000
10 October 1998
19:00
Portugal XV  18–23  Dinamo-București
Estadio Universitario de Liboa
Attendance: 800
11 October 1998
15:00
Agen  34–35  Brive
Stade Armandie
Attendance: 3,000

17 October 1998
20:00
Agen  15–11  Pau
Stade Armandie
Attendance: 3,500
17 October 1998
20:00
Biarritz  62–11  Portugal XV
Parc des Sports Aguilera
Attendance: 1,000
18 October 1998
19:45
Brive  49–10  Dinamo-București
Stadium Municipal, Brive
Attendance: 5,000

31 October 1998
18:00
Pau  78–0  Portugal XV
Stade Municipal du Hameau
Attendance: 3,000
31 October 1998
20:00
Agen  60–7  Dinamo-București
Stade Armandie
Attendance: 3,000
31 October 1998
20:00
Biarritz  45–12  Bridgend
Parc des Sports Aguilera
Attendance: 1,000

7 November 1998
14:30
Bridgend  20–15  Brive
Brewery Field
Attendance: 1,500
7 November 1998
14:30
Dinamo-București  24–45  Biarritz
Timișoara
Attendance: 2,000
7 November 1998
16:00
Portugal XV  13–81  Agen
Estadio Universitario de Liboa
Attendance: 1,500

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