2006–07 European Challenge Cup pool stage

2006–07 European Challenge Cup pool stage
Season	2006–07 European Challenge Cup
Date	20 October 2006 – 20 January 2007
Qualifiers
Seed 1	Clermont
Seed 2	Saracens
Seed 3	Bath
Seed 4	Newport Gwent Dragons
Seed 5	Brive
Seed 6	Bristol
Seed 7	Glasgow Warriors
Seed 8	Newcastle Falcons
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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.

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

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	P	W	L	Tries for	Tries against	Try diff	Points for	Points against	Points diff	TB	LB	Pts
Newport Gwent Dragons (4)	6	5	1	29	10	19	211	79	132	4	1	25
Bristol (6)	6	5	1	26	6	20	168	69	99	4	1	25
București	6	1	5	15	35	−20	124	230	−106	3	1	8
Bayonne	6	1	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

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

Team	P	W	L	Tries for	Tries against	Try diff	Points for	Points against	Points diff	TB	LB	Pts
Brive (5)	6	5	1	32	11	21	225	79	146	3	1	24
Newcastle Falcons (8)	6	4	2	29	11	18	181	85	96	4	1	21
Montauban	6	3	3	13	13	0	107	98	9	1	0	13
Petrarca Padova	6	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

Team	P	W	L	Tries for	Tries against	Try diff	Points for	Points against	Points diff	TB	LB	Pts
Bath Rugby (3)	6	6	0	21	9	12	164	106	58	2	0	26
NEC Harlequins	6	4	2	18	13	5	171	109	62	3	2	21
Connacht Rugby	6	1	5	15	16	−1	119	150	−31	2	2	8
Montpellier	6	1	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

Team	P	W	L	Tries for	Tries against	Try diff	Points for	Points against	Points diff	TB	LB	Pts
Clermont (1)	6	6	0	27	13	14	210	107	103	4	0	28
Worcester Warriors	6	4	2	22	13	9	141	99	42	3	1	20
Rugby Viadana	6	2	4	12	20	−8	114	145	−31	1	2	11
Albi	6	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

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

References

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2006–07 European Challenge Cup pool stage

Results

Pool 1

Pool 2

Pool 3

Pool 4

Pool 5

Seeding and runners-up

See also

References