2005–06 European Challenge Cup pool stage

The 2005–06 European Challenge Cup pool stage was the opening stage of the tenth season of the European Challenge Cup, the second-tier competition for European rugby union clubs. It began with all twenty teams playing on 22 October 2005 and ended when Bristol hosted Narbonne on 22 January 2006.

2005–06 European Challenge Cup pool stage
Season2005–06 European Challenge Cup
Date22 October 2005 – 22 January 2006
Qualifiers
Seed 1 Gloucester
Seed 2 Newcastle Falcons
Seed 3 London Irish
Seed 4 Northampton Saints
Seed 5 Worcester Warriors
Seed 6 Bayonne
Seed 7 Connacht
Seed 8 Brive
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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 21 May 2006.

Results

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
Team[1] P W D L Tries for Tries against Try diff Points for Points against Points diff TB LB Pts
Northampton Saints (4) 650132122019496985025
Narbonne 640216115125113122018
Bristol 630326215203150533116
Viadana 6006939−3081244−163011
22 October 2005[2]
15:00
Northampton Saints 47–25 Viadana
Franklin's Gardens
Attendance: 10,802
22 October 2005
18:30
Narbonne 20–13 Bristol
28 October 2005[3]
19:30
Viadana 14–20 Narbonne
30 October 2005
15:00
Bristol 36–28 Northampton Saints
Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 5,662
9 December 2005[4]
19:30
Viadana 23–39 Bristol
10 December 2005
15:00
Northampton Saints 32–20 Narbonne
Franklin's Gardens
Attendance: 11,572
16 December 2005[5]
19:30
Narbonne 7–22 Northampton Saints
18 December 2005
15:00
Bristol 89–5 Viadana
Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 4,426
14 January 2006[6]
15:00
Northampton Saints 45–8 Bristol
Franklin's Gardens
Attendance: 12,227
14 January 2006
18:30
Narbonne 29–14 Viadana
21 January 2006[7]
19:30
Viadana 0–20 Northampton Saints
22 January 2006
15:00
Bristol 18–29 Narbonne
Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 4,762

Pool 2
Team[1] P W D L Tries for Tries against Try diff Points for Points against Points diff TB LB Pts
London Irish (3) 6600321121239811583027
Agen 630323158163143203014
Pau 62041219−7107153−462111
Overmach Parma 6105830−2274206−132004
22 October 2005[2]
15:00
Overmach Parma 23–50 Agen
Sergio Lanfranchi
Attendance: 490
22 October 2005
18:30
Pau 13–20 London Irishÿ
Stade du Hameau
Attendance: 5,800
29 October 2005[3]
18:30
Agen 23–6 Pau
Stade Armandie
Attendance: 8,000
30 October 2005
15:00
London Irish 64–0 Overmach Parma
Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 5,760
10 December 2005[4]
18:30
Pau 29–3 Overmach Parma
Stade du Hameau
Attendance: 2,000
11 December 2005
15:00
London Irish 29–21 Agen
Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 4,452
17 December 2005[5]
14:30
Overmach Parma 20–11 Pau
Sergio Lanfranchi
Attendance: 200
17 December 2005
18:30
Agen 24–32 London Irish
Stade Armandie
Attendance: 12,000
14 January 2006[6]
14:30
Overmach Parma 11–19 London Irish
Sergio Lanfranchi
Attendance: 1,000
14 January 2006
18:30
Pau 36–12 Agen
Stade du Hameau
Attendance: 4,000
21 January 2006[7]
14:00
London Irish 75–12 Pau
Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 4,647
21 January 2006
15:00
Agen 33–17 Overmach Parma
Stade Armandie
Attendance: 5,000

Pool 3
Team[1] P W D L Tries for Tries against Try diff Points for Points against Points diff TB LB Pts
Gloucester (1) 660049643331532785029
Bayonne (6) 6402311120202931094020
București 6105740−3371253−182015
Toulon 6105939−3064269−205015
22 October 2005[2]
15:00
București 16–20 Toulon
Steaua Stadium
Attendance: 500
22 October 2005
19:00
Bayonne 10–26 Gloucester
Stade Jean Dauger
Attendance: 5,000
29 October 2005[3]
15:00
Gloucester 106–3 București
Kingsholm
Attendance: 7,500
29 October 2005
18:30
Toulon 19–28 Bayonne
Stade Mayol
Attendance: 5,000
10 December 2005[4]
14:00
București 10–38 Bayonne
Steaua Stadium
Attendance: 600
10 December 2005
18:30
Toulon 3–74 Gloucester
Stade Mayol
Attendance: 4,200
16 December 2005[5]
19:30
Bayonne 45–6 București
Stade Jean Dauger
Attendance: 1,200
17 December 2005
15:00
Gloucester 66–5 Toulon
Kingsholm
Attendance: 9,037
13 January 2006[6]
19:00
Bayonne 62–0 Toulon
Stade Jean Dauger
Attendance: 4,000
14 January 2006
14:00
București 13–27 Gloucester
Steaua Stadium
Attendance: 700
21 January 2006[7]
14:00
Gloucester 32–19 Bayonne
Kingsholm
Attendance: 8,000
21 January 2006
15:00
Toulon 17–23 București
Stade Mayol
Attendance: 1,000

Pool 4
Team[1] P W D L Tries for Tries against Try diff Points for Points against Points diff TB LB Pts
Newcastle Falcons (2) 6600441034324812434028
Brive (8) 6303301911203169344218
Borders 63031923−4155177−222115
L'Aquila 60061455−41103358−255011
22 October 2005[2]
14:30
Newcastle Falcons 51–19 Brive
Kingston Park
Attendance: 6,080
22 October 2005
15:00
L'Aquila 25–32 Borders
Stadio Communale Frattem
Attendance: 1,000
29 October 2005[3]
18:30
Brive 64–22 L'Aquila
Parc Municipal des Sports
Attendance: 4,107
30 October 2005
16:00
Borders 11–26 Newcastle Falcons
Netherdale
Attendance: 4,029
10 December 2005[4]
15:00
L'Aquila 0–86 Newcastle Falcons
Stadio Communale Frattem
Attendance: 1,000
11 December 2005
16:00
Borders 25–22 Brive
Netherdale
Attendance: 1,050
17 December 2005[5]
18:30
Brive 34–28 Borders
Parc Municipal des Sports
Attendance: 5,850
18 December 2005
14:30
Newcastle Falcons 90–14 L'Aquila
Kingston Park
Attendance: 5,216
14 January 2006[6]
15:00
L'Aquila 19–47 Brive
Stadio Tommaso Fattori
Attendance: 800
15 January 2006
14:30
Newcastle Falcons 47–20 Borders
Kingston Park
Attendance: 5,866
21 January 2006[7]
14:00
Borders 39–23 L'Aquila
Netherdale
Attendance: 923
21 January 2006
15:00
Brive 17–24 Newcastle Falcons
Parc Municipal des Sports
Attendance: 6,700

Pool 5
Team[1] P W D L Tries for Tries against Try diff Points for Points against Points diff TB LB Pts
Worcester Warriors (5) 6501241212181103783125
Connacht (7) 6402251411190119713120
Catania 62041541−26116257−141118
Montpellier 610526233170178−8227
22 October 2005[2]
14:00
Worcester Warriors 36–18 Montpellier
Sixways
Attendance: 6,078
22 October 2005
14:30
Connacht 62–17 Catania
Sportsground
Attendance: 600
28 October 2005[3]
19:30
Montpellier 13–19 Connacht
Stade Sabathé
Attendance: 2,000
29 October 2005
16:00
Catania 14–19 Worcester Warriors
9 December 2005[4]
19:30
Montpellier 74–12 Catania
Stade Sabathé
Attendance: 1,000
10 December 2005
14:00
Worcester Warriors 30–20 Connacht
Sixways
Attendance: 6,137
17 December 2005[5]
14:00
Connacht 22–21 Worcester Warriors
Sportsground
Attendance: 2,200
18 December 2005
15:00
Catania 37–34 Montpellier
14 January 2006[6]
14:00
Connacht 43–10 Montpellier
Sportsground
Attendance: 2,500
14 January 2006
14:00
Worcester Warriors 44–8 Catania
Sixways
Attendance: 600
20 January 2006[7]
19:30
Catania 28–24 Connacht
20 January 2006
19:30
Montpellier 21–31 Worcester Warriors
Stade Sabathé
Attendance: 2,500

Seeding and runners-up
Seed Pool Winners Pts TF +/-
1 Gloucester 2949+278
2 Newcastle Falcons 2844+243
3 London Irish 2732+158
4 Northampton Saints 2532+98
5 Worcester Warriors 2524+78
Seed Pool Runners-up Pts TF +/-
6 Bayonne 2031+109
7 Connacht 2025+71
8 Brive 1830+34
– Narbonne 1816+12
– Agen 1416+20

See also

References
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