2006–07 European Challenge Cup pool stage

The 2006–07 European Challenge Cup pool stage was the opening stage of the 11th season of the European Challenge Cup, the second-tier competition for European rugby union clubs. It began with five matches on 20 October 2006 and ended with the final seven pool games on 20 January 2007.

2006–07 European Challenge Cup pool stage
Season2006–07 European Challenge Cup
Date20 October 2006 – 20 January 2007
Qualifiers
Seed 1France Clermont
Seed 2England Saracens
Seed 3England Bath
Seed 4Wales Newport Gwent Dragons
Seed 5France Brive
Seed 6England Bristol
Seed 7Scotland Glasgow Warriors
Seed 8England Newcastle Falcons
2005–06
(Previous)
2007–08
(Next)

Twenty teams participated in this phase of the competition; they were divided into five pools of four teams each, with each team playing the others home and away. Competition points were earned using the standard bonus point system. The five pool winners and the best three runners-up advanced to the knockout stage. These teams then competed in a single-elimination tournament that ended with the final at the Twickenham Stoop in London on 19 May 2007.

Results

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All times are local to the game location.

Key to colours
     Winner of each pool, advance to quarterfinals. Seed # in parentheses
     Three highest-scoring second-place teams advance to quarterfinals. Seed # in parentheses

Pool 1

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Team P W D L Tries for Tries against Try diff Points for Points against Points diff TB LB Pts
  Newport Gwent Dragons (4) 6 5 0 1 29 10 19 211 79 132 4 1 25
  Bristol (6) 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
20 October 2006
19:30
Newport Gwent Dragons  50–3  Bayonne
Rodney Parade
Attendance: 5,112
Referee: Rob Debney
21 October 2006
15:00
București  3–27  Bristol Rugby
Steaua Stadium
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Peter Fitzgibbon

27 October 2006
19:45
Bristol Rugby  11–7  Newport Gwent Dragons
Memorial Ground
Attendance: 8,113
Referee: Eric Darriere
28 October 2006
14:00
București  32–27  Bayonne
Steaua Stadium
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Stefano Mancini

8 December 2006
19:30
Bayonne  17–38  Bristol Rugby
Stade Jean Dauger
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Malcolm Changleng
8 December 2006
19:30
Newport Gwent Dragons  66–10  București
Rodney Parade
Attendance: 4,325
Referee: Giulio de Santis

15 December 2006
19:45
Bristol Rugby  48–6  Bayonne
Memorial Ground
Attendance: 5,400
Referee: Tim Hayes
16 December 2006
13:00
București  29–39  Newport Gwent Dragons
Steaua Stadium
Attendance: 500
Referee: Carlo Damasco

12 January 2007
19:30
Bayonne  38–31  București
Stade Jean Dauger
Attendance: 3,600
Referee: Paulo Ventura
12 January 2007
19:30
Newport Gwent Dragons  17–11  Bristol Rugby
Rodney Parade
Attendance: 6,834
Referee: Romain Poite

19 January 2007
19:30
Bristol Rugby  33–19  București
Memorial Ground
Attendance: 5,621
Referee: Jerome Garces
19 January 2007
20:30
Bayonne  15–32  Newport Gwent Dragons
Stade Jean Dauger
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Stefano Mancini

Pool 2

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Team P W D L Tries for Tries against Try diff Points for Points against Points diff TB LB Pts
  Saracens (2) 6 5 1 0 35 9 26 225 101 124 5 0 26
  Glasgow Warriors (7) 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
21 October 2006
14:30
GRAN Parma  16–19  Narbonne
Sergio Lanfranchi
Attendance: 300
Referee: Andrew Macpherson
22 October 2006
15:00
Saracens  28–23  Glasgow Warriors
Vicarage Road
Attendance: 4,266
Referee: Tim Hayes

27 October 2006
19:30
Glasgow Warriors  69–7  GRAN Parma
Hughenden
Attendance: 1,707
Referee: Rob Debney
28 October 2006
19:30
Narbonne  20–37  Saracens
Parc des Sports et de l'Amitié
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: George Clancy

8 December 2006
19:30
Glasgow Warriors  51–7  Narbonne
Hughenden
Attendance: 1,431
Referee: Carlo Damasco
10 December 2006
15:00
Saracens  71–16  GRAN Parma
Vicarage Road
Attendance: 3,379
Referee: David Rosich

16 December 2006
14:30
GRAN Parma  16–36  Saracens
Sergio Lanfranchi
Attendance: 800
Referee: Jerome Garces
16 December 2006
19:30
Narbonne  7–8  Glasgow Warriors
Parc des Sports et de l'Amitié
Attendance: 4,500
Referee: Peter Fitzgibbon

13 January 2007
14:30
GRAN Parma  17–47  Glasgow Warriors
Sergio Lanfranchi
Attendance: 700
Referee: Dean Richards
14 January 2007
15:00
Saracens  47–20  Narbonne
Vicarage Road
Attendance: 5,782
Referee: Carlo Damasco

19 January 2007
19:30
Glasgow Warriors  6–6  Saracens
Hughenden
Attendance: 2,570
Referee: David Rosich
20 January 2007
19:30
Narbonne  54–12  GRAN Parma
Parc des Sports et de l'Amitié
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Andrew Small

Pool 3

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Team P W D L Tries for Tries against Try diff Points for Points against Points diff TB LB Pts
  Brive (5) 6 5 0 1 32 11 21 225 79 146 3 1 24
  Newcastle Falcons (8) 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
20 October 2006
19:00
Montauban  13–26  Brive
Stade de Sapiac
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Andrew Small
20 October 2006
20:00
Newcastle Falcons  50–5  Petrarca Padova
Kingston Park
Attendance: 4,233
Referee: James Jones

28 October 2006
15:00
Brive  41–12  Newcastle Falcons
Stadium Municipal, Brive
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Hugh Watkins
28 October 2006
15:00
Petrarca Padova  5–53  Montauban
Stadio Plebiscito
Attendance: 1,200
Referee: Dean Richards

8 December 2006
19:00
Montauban  16–10  Newcastle Falcons
Stade de Sapiac
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: George Clancy
9 December 2006
15:00
Brive  78–18  Petrarca Padova
Stadium Municipal, Brive
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Rob Debney

16 December 2006
15:00
Petrarca Padova  6–48  Brive
Stadio Plebiscito
Attendance: 500
Referee: Peter Allan
17 December 2006
15:00
Newcastle Falcons  35–0  Montauban
Kingston Park
Attendance: 4,895
Referee: Malcolm Changleng

12 January 2007
19:00
Montauban  19–7  Petrarca Padova
Stade de Sapiac
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Rob Debney
12 January 2007
20:00
Newcastle Falcons  24–17  Brive
Kingston Park
Attendance: 4,388
Referee: Peter Fitzgibbon

20 January 2007
15:00
Brive  15–6  Montauban
Stadium Municipal, Brive
Attendance: 6,500
Referee: Dean Richards
20 January 2008
15:00
Petrarca Padova  6–50  Newcastle Falcons
Stadio Plebiscito
Attendance: 1,700
Referee: Neil Paterson

Pool 4

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Team P W D L Tries for Tries against Try diff Points for Points against Points diff TB LB Pts
  Bath Rugby (3) 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
20 October 2006
19:00
Connacht Rugby  18–19  NEC Harlequins
Sportsground
Attendance: 2,561
Referee: Romain Poite
20 October 2006
19:30
Montpellier  14–21  Bath Rugby
Stade Sabathe
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Peter Allan

28 October 2006
14:15
Bath Rugby  21–19  Connacht Rugby
Recreation Ground
Attendance: 10,308
Referee: David Rosich
28 October 2006
20:45
NEC Harlequins  57–10  Montpellier
The Stoop
Attendance: 9,020
Referee: Carlo Damasco

8 December 2006
18:30
Connacht Rugby  26–13  Montpellier
Sportsground
Attendance: 1,200
Referee: Sean Davey
9 December 2006
15:00
NEC Harlequins  18–24  Bath Rugby
The Stoop
Attendance: 10,522
Referee: Eric Darriere

15 December 2006
19:30
Montpellier  35–22  Connacht Rugby
Stade Sabathe
Attendance: 1,800
Referee: Rob Debney
16 December 2006
14:15
Bath Rugby  20–14  NEC Harlequins
Recreation Ground
Attendance: 10,600
Referee: Andrew Macpherson

12 January 2007
19:0
Connacht Rugby  24–36  Bath Rugby
Sportsground
Attendance: 2,244
Referee: Tim Hayes
12 January 2007
19:30
Montpellier  27–37  NEC Harlequins
Stade Sabathe
Attendance: 4,200
Referee: James Jones

20 January 2007
14:15
Bath Rugby  42–17  Montpellier
Recreation Ground
Attendance: 10,265
Referee: Peter Fitzgibbon
20 January 2007
14:15
NEC Harlequins  26–10  Connacht Rugby
The Stoop
Attendance: 9,053
Referee: David Changleng

Pool 5

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Team P W D L Tries for Tries against Try diff Points for Points against Points diff TB LB Pts
  Clermont (1) 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
21 October 2006
15:00
Worcester Warriors  25–7  Rugby Viadana
Sixways Stadium
Attendance: 5,526
Referee: David Rosich
21 October 2006
18:30
Albi  21–30  Clermont
La Maison des Sports
Attendance: 3,734
Referee: Carlo Damasco

27 October 2006
20:00
Rugby Viadana  26–13  Albi
Stadio Luigi Zaffanella
Attendance: 1,200
Referee: Andrew Macpherson
28 October 2006
15:00
Clermont  29–23  Worcester Warriors
Stade Marcel Michelin
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: James Jones

9 December 2006
15:00
Worcester Warriors  29–0  Albi
Sixways Stadium
Attendance: 4,917
Referee: Stefano Mancini
10 December 2006
15:00
Viadana  9–14  Clermont
Stadio Luigi Zaffanella
Attendance: 1,100
Referee: Dean Richards

16 December 2006
15:00
Clermont  57–29  Rugby Viadana
Stade Marcel Michelin
Attendance: 8,210
Referee: Andrew Small
16 December 2006
18:30
Albi  12–23  Worcester Warriors
La Maison des Sports
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: Simon McDowell

13 January 2007
15:00
Worcester Warriors  22–35  Clermont
Sixways Stadium
Attendance: 5,848
Referee: Andrew Macpherson
13 January 2007
18:30
Albi  17–27  Rugby Viadana
La Maison des Sports
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Andrew Small

20 January 2007
15:00
Clermont  45–3  Albi
Stade Marcel Michelin
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: David Keane
20 January 2007
15:00
Rugby Viadana  16–19  Worcester Warriors
Stadio Luigi Zaffanella
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Pascal Gauzere

Seeding and runners-up

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Seed Pool Winners Pts TF +/-
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

See also

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References

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