2007–08 European Challenge Cup pool stage
The 2007–08 European Challenge Cup pool stage was the opening stage of the 12th season of the European Challenge Cup, the second-tier competition for European rugby union clubs. It began on 8 November 2007 when Sale Sharks hosted Montpellier and ended with the Newcastle Falcons / El Salvador game on 20 January 2008.
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 Kingsholm Stadium in Gloucester on 25 May 2008.
Results
All times are local to the game location.
Key to colours
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Winner of each pool, advance to quarterfinals. Seed # in parentheses |
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Three highest-scoring second-place teams advance to quarterfinals. Seed # in parentheses |
Pool 1
Team |
P |
W |
D |
L |
Tries for |
Tries against |
Try diff |
Points for |
Points against |
Points diff |
TB |
LB |
Pts |
Bath Rugby (2) |
6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 6 | +22 | 203 | 65 | +138 | 5 | 0 | 29 |
Auch |
6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 19 | −8 | 109 | 147 | −38 | 1 | 1 | 14 |
Albi |
6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 21 | −6 | 130 | 177 | −47 | 1 | 2 | 11 |
Overmach Parma |
6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 18 | −8 | 104 | 157 | −53 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
Rugby Parma FC ![Italy](../I/m/Flag_of_Italy.svg.png) |
23 – 28 |
Albi |
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Sergio Lanfranchi Attendance: 4,000
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Auch ![France](../I/m/Flag_of_France.svg.png) |
6 – 28 |
Bath |
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Stade Patrice Brocas Attendance: 3,562
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Bath ![England](../I/m/Flag_of_England.svg.png) |
28 – 0 |
Rugby Parma FC |
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Recreation Ground Attendance: 10,025
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Albi ![France](../I/m/Flag_of_France.svg.png) |
30 – 31 |
Auch |
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La Maison des Sports Attendance: 4,767
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Albi ![France](../I/m/Flag_of_France.svg.png) |
18 – 26 |
Bath |
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La Maison des Sports Attendance: 4,000
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Rugby Parma FC ![Italy](../I/m/Flag_of_Italy.svg.png) |
25 – 20 |
Auch |
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Sergio Lanfranchi Attendance: 530
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Bath ![England](../I/m/Flag_of_England.svg.png) |
59 – 15 |
Albi |
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Recreation Ground Attendance: 9,282
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Auch ![France](../I/m/Flag_of_France.svg.png) |
24 – 20 |
Rugby Parma FC |
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Stade Patrice Brocas Attendance: 1,500
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Rugby Parma FC ![Italy](../I/m/Flag_of_Italy.svg.png) |
13 – 31 |
Bath |
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Sergio Lanfranchi Attendance: 1,000
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Auch ![France](../I/m/Flag_of_France.svg.png) |
15 – 13 |
Albi |
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Stade Patrice Brocas Attendance: 3,000
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Bath ![England](../I/m/Flag_of_England.svg.png) |
31 – 13 |
Auch |
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Recreation Ground Attendance: 9,484
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Albi ![France](../I/m/Flag_of_France.svg.png) |
26 – 23 |
Rugby Parma FC |
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La Maison des Sports Attendance: 4,200
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Pool 2
Team |
P |
W |
D |
L |
Tries for |
Tries against |
Try diff |
Points for |
Points against |
Points diff |
TB |
LB |
Pts |
Worcester Warriors (1) |
6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 6 | +30 | 245 | 49 | +196 | 5 | 0 | 29 |
Montauban |
6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 28 | 12 | +16 | 175 | 113 | +62 | 3 | 1 | 16 |
Bucureşti |
6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 22 | −15 | 77 | 158 | −81 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
Gran Parma |
6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 38 | −31 | 82 | 259 | −177 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
Montauban ![France](../I/m/Flag_of_France.svg.png) |
65 – 6 |
Gran Parma |
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Stade de Sapiac Attendance: 3,000
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Bucureşti ![Romania](../I/m/Flag_of_Romania.svg.png) |
8 – 18 |
Worcester Warriors |
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Arcul de Triumf Attendance: 800
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Gran Parma ![Italy](../I/m/Flag_of_Italy.svg.png) |
23 – 23 |
Bucureşti |
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Sergio Lanfranchi Attendance: 220
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Worcester Warriors ![England](../I/m/Flag_of_England.svg.png) |
41 – 18 |
Montauban |
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Sixways Stadium Attendance: 6,876
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Bucureşti![Romania](../I/m/Flag_of_Romania.svg.png) |
19 – 17 |
Montauban |
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Bucharest Attendance: 1,000
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Worcester Warriors ![England](../I/m/Flag_of_England.svg.png) |
50 – 0 |
Gran Parma |
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Sixways Stadium Attendance: 7,169
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Montauban ![France](../I/m/Flag_of_France.svg.png) |
34 – 6 |
Bucureşti |
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Stade de Sapiac Attendance: 2,500
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Gran Parma ![Italy](../I/m/Flag_of_Italy.svg.png) |
16 – 66 |
Worcester Warriors |
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Sergio Lanfranchi Attendance: 520
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Montauban ![France](../I/m/Flag_of_France.svg.png) |
7 – 24 |
Worcester Warriors |
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Stade de Sapiac Attendance: 2,000
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Bucureşti ![Romania](../I/m/Flag_of_Romania.svg.png) |
21 – 20 |
Gran Parma |
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Sergio Lanfranchi Attendance: 250
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Gran Parma ![Italy](../I/m/Flag_of_Italy.svg.png) |
17 – 34 |
Montauban |
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Sergio Lanfranchi Attendance: 300
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Worcester Warriors ![England](../I/m/Flag_of_England.svg.png) |
46 – 0 |
Bucureşti |
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Sixways Stadium Attendance: 6,380
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Pool 3
Team |
P |
W |
D |
L |
Tries for |
Tries against |
Try diff |
Points for |
Points against |
Points diff |
TB |
LB |
Pts |
Newcastle Falcons (4) |
6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 34 | 3 | +31 | 264 | 57 | +207 | 3 | 1 | 24 |
Brive (6) |
6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 5 | +16 | 179 | 73 | +106 | 3 | 2 | 20 |
Connacht |
6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 25 | 10 | +15 | 172 | 97 | +75 | 2 | 1 | 15 |
El Salvador |
6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 65 | −62 | 26 | 414 | −388 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Brive ![France](../I/m/Flag_of_France.svg.png) |
15 – 6 |
Connacht |
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Stadium Municipal, Brive Attendance: 4,850
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El Salvador ![Spain](../I/m/Flag_of_Spain.svg.png) |
10 – 71 |
Newcastle Falcons |
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Campo de Pepe Rojo Attendance: 4,000
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Newcastle Falcons ![England](../I/m/Flag_of_England.svg.png) |
25 – 19 |
Brive |
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Kingston Park Attendance: 5,140
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Connacht ![Ireland](../I/m/IRFU_flag.svg.png) |
75 – 8 |
El Salvador |
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Sportsground Attendance: 1,943
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Connacht ![Ireland](../I/m/IRFU_flag.svg.png) |
16 – 13 |
Newcastle Falcons |
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Sportsground Attendance: 2,856
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Brive ![France](../I/m/Flag_of_France.svg.png) |
71 – 0 |
El Salvador |
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Stadium Municipal, Brive Attendance: 2,000
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El Salvador ![Spain](../I/m/Flag_of_Spain.svg.png) |
8 – 40 |
Brive |
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Campo de Pepe Rojo Attendance: 3,000
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Newcastle Falcons ![England](../I/m/Flag_of_England.svg.png) |
39 – 0 |
Connacht |
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Kingston Park Attendance: 7,426
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Brive ![France](../I/m/Flag_of_France.svg.png) |
12 – 19 |
Newcastle Falcons |
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Stadium Municipal, Brive Attendance: 7,500
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El Salvador ![Spain](../I/m/Flag_of_Spain.svg.png) |
0 – 60 |
Connacht |
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Campo de Pepe Rojo Attendance: 3,500
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Connacht ![Ireland](../I/m/IRFU_flag.svg.png) |
15 – 22 |
Brive |
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Sportsground Attendance: 3,544
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Newcastle Falcons ![England](../I/m/Flag_of_England.svg.png) |
97 – 0 |
El Salvador |
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Kingston Park Attendance: 4,872
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Pool 4
Team |
P |
W |
D |
L |
Tries for |
Tries against |
Try diff |
Points for |
Points against |
Points diff |
TB |
LB |
Pts |
Sale Sharks (3) |
6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 34 | 8 | +26 | 244 | 62 | +182 | 5 | 0 | 27 |
Montpellier (8) |
6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 14 | −2 | 114 | 115 | −1 | 1 | 0 | 19 |
Bayonne |
6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 16 | 20 | −4 | 100 | 164 | −64 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
Petrarca Padova |
6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 27 | −20 | 73 | 190 | −117 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
Sale Sharks ![England](../I/m/Flag_of_England.svg.png) |
49 – 6 |
Montpellier |
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Edgeley Park Attendance: 6,606
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Bayonne ![France](../I/m/Flag_of_France.svg.png) |
37 – 20 |
Petrarca Padova |
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Stade Jean Dauger Attendance: 6,000
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Petrarca Padova ![Italy](../I/m/Flag_of_Italy.svg.png) |
14 – 53 |
Sale Sharks |
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Stadio Plebiscito Attendance: 2,850
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Montpellier ![France](../I/m/Flag_of_France.svg.png) |
18 – 12 |
Bayonne |
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Stade Yves du Manoir, Montpell Attendance: 5,000
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Petrarca Padova ![Italy](../I/m/Flag_of_Italy.svg.png) |
13 – 19 |
Montpellier |
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Stadio Plebiscito Attendance: 1,000
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Bayonne ![France](../I/m/Flag_of_France.svg.png) |
12 – 51 |
Sale Sharks |
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Stade Jean Dauger Attendance: 8,000
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Sale Sharks ![England](../I/m/Flag_of_England.svg.png) |
32 – 10 |
Bayonne |
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Edgeley Park Attendance: 7,285
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Montpellier ![France](../I/m/Flag_of_France.svg.png) |
31 – 3 |
Petrarca Padova |
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Stade Yves du Manoir, Montpell Attendance: 4,200
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Sale Sharks ![England](../I/m/Flag_of_England.svg.png) |
45 – 6 |
Petrarca Padova |
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Edgeley Park Attendance: 6,708
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Bayonne ![France](../I/m/Flag_of_France.svg.png) |
24 – 26 |
Montpellier |
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Stade Jean Dauger Attendance: 4,000
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Petrarca Padova ![Italy](../I/m/Flag_of_Italy.svg.png) |
17 – 5 |
Bayonne |
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Stadio Plebiscito Attendance: 900
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Montpellier ![France](../I/m/Flag_of_France.svg.png) |
14 – 14 |
Sale Sharks |
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Stade Yves du Manoir, Montpell Attendance: 12,250
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Pool 5
Team |
P |
W |
D |
L |
Tries for |
Tries against |
Try diff |
Points for |
Points against |
Points diff |
TB |
LB |
Pts |
Castres Olympique (5) |
6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 12 | +7 | 160 | 105 | +55 | 1 | 0 | 21 |
Leeds Carnegie (7) |
6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 10 | +8 | 157 | 101 | +56 | 2 | 1 | 19 |
Calvisano |
6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 29 | −16 | 123 | 200 | −77 | 1 | 0 | 9 |
Dax |
6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 15 | 14 | +1 | 109 | 143 | −34 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
Leeds Carnegie ![England](../I/m/Flag_of_England.svg.png) |
35 – 18 |
Castres |
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Headingley Stadium Attendance: 2,138
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Calvisano ![Italy](../I/m/Flag_of_Italy.svg.png) |
54 – 19 |
Dax |
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Centro Sportivo San Michele Attendance: 1,600
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Dax ![France](../I/m/Flag_of_France.svg.png) |
20 – 23 |
Leeds Carnegie |
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Stade Maurice Boyau Attendance: 4,000
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Castres ![France](../I/m/Flag_of_France.svg.png) |
61 – 28 |
Calvisano |
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Stade Pierre Antoine Attendance: 6,000
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Castres ![France](../I/m/Flag_of_France.svg.png) |
25 – 15 |
Dax |
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Stade Pierre Antoine Attendance: 5,400
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Leeds Carnegie ![England](../I/m/Flag_of_England.svg.png) |
45 – 5 |
Calvisano |
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Headingley Stadium Attendance: 2,107
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Dax ![France](../I/m/Flag_of_France.svg.png) |
15 – 16 |
Castres |
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Stade Maurice Boyau Attendance: 3,500
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Calvisano ![Italy](../I/m/Flag_of_Italy.svg.png) |
27 – 26 |
Leeds Carnegie |
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Centro Sportivo San Michele Attendance: 1,500
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Leeds Carnegie ![England](../I/m/Flag_of_England.svg.png) |
25 – 18 |
Dax |
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Headingley Stadium Attendance: 2,011
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Calvisano ![Italy](../I/m/Flag_of_Italy.svg.png) |
9 – 27 |
Castres |
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Centro Sportivo San Michele Attendance: 1,500
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Castres ![France](../I/m/Flag_of_France.svg.png) |
13 – 3 |
Leeds Carnegie |
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Stade Pierre Antoine Attendance: 6,800
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Dax ![France](../I/m/Flag_of_France.svg.png) |
22 – 0 |
Calvisano |
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Stade Maurice Boyau Attendance: 2,000
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Seeding and runners-up
See also
References
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2016–17 teams | |
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European Challenge Cup (1996-2014) | |
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European Rugby Challenge Cup (2014-present) | |
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Qualification play-offs | |
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