1997–98 European Challenge Cup pool stage

The pool stage of the 1997–98 European Challenge Cup.

1997–98 European Challenge Cup pool stage
Season	1997–98 European Challenge Cup
Date	7 September 1997 - 12 October 1997
Qualifiers
Seed 1	Colomiers
Seed 2	Agen
Seed 3	Stade Français
Seed 4	Newcastle Falcons
Seed 5	Montferrand
Seed 6	Castres Olympique
Seed 7	Gloucester
Seed 8	Connacht
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Main article: 1997–98 European Challenge Cup

Pool 1

Team	P	W	D	L	Tries for	Tries against	Try diff	Points for	Points against	Points diff	Pts
Agen	6	6	0	0	27	12	+15	219	105	+114	12
Bristol	6	2	0	4	16	22	−6	115	180	−65	4
Ebbw Vale	6	2	0	4	12	17	−5	117	155	−38	4
La Rochelle	6	2	0	4	11	15	−4	128	139	−11	4

7 September 1997 15:00

Bristol Shoguns	33 – 14	La Rochelle

Memorial Ground

7 September 1997 18:00

Ebbw Vale	16 – 27	Agen

Eugene Cross Park

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13 September 1997 14:30

Ebbw Vale	28 – 15	Bristol Shoguns

Eugene Cross Park

14 September 1997 17:00

La Rochelle	20 – 33	Agen

Stade Marcel Deflandre

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20 September 1997 14:15

Agen	45 – 18	Bristol Shoguns

Stade Armandie

20 September 1997 17:00

La Rochelle	25 – 24	Ebbw Vale

Stade Marcel Deflandre

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27 September 1997 14:00

Agen	21 – 15	La Rochelle

Stade Armandie

27 September 1997 14:00

Bristol Shoguns	18 – 16	Ebbw Vale

Memorial Ground

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3 October 1997 19:30

Bristol Shoguns	24 – 42	Agen

Memorial Ground

4 October 1997 14:00

Ebbw Vale	21 – 19	La Rochelle

Eugene Cross Park

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11 October 1997 20:00

Agen	51 – 12	Ebbw Vale

Stade Armandie

12 October 1997 15:00

La Rochelle	35 – 7	Bristol Shoguns

Stade Marcel Deflandre

Pool 2

Team	P	W	D	L	Tries for	Tries against	Try diff	Points for	Points against	Points diff	Pts
Montferrand	6	5	0	1	28	11	+17	203	120	+83	10
Newport	6	3	0	3	20	27	−7	172	192	−20	6
Sale Sharks	6	3	0	3	18	13	5	163	117	+46	6
Montpellier	6	1	0	5	12	27	−15	90	199	−109	2

7 September 1997 14:00

Newport	42 – 17	Montpellier

Rodney Parade

7 September 1997 15:00

Montferrand	25 – 16	Sale Sharks

Stade Marcel Michelin

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13 September 1997 14:05

Montferrand	58 – 32	Newport

Stade Marcel Michelin

14 September 1997 15:00

Montpellier	30 – 12	Sale Sharks

Stade Sabathe

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21 September 1997 15:00

Montpellier	16 – 18	Montferrand

Stade Sabathe

21 September 1997 15:00

Sale Sharks	61 – 27	Newport

Heywood Road

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27 September 1997 14:00

Newport	26 – 31	Montferrand

Rodney Parade

28 September 1997 15:00

Sale Sharks	43 – 3	Montpellier

Heywood Road

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4 October 1997 14:00

Newport	17 – 11	Sale Sharks

Rodney Parade

4 October 1997 19:00

Montferrand	56 – 10	Montpellier

Stade Marcel Michelin

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12 October 1997 15:00

Montpellier	14 – 28	Newport

Stade Sabathe

12 October 1997 15:00

Sale Sharks	20 – 15	Montferrand

Heywood Road

Pool 3

Team	P	W	D	L	Tries for	Tries against	Try diff	Points for	Points against	Points diff	Pts
Stade Français	6	5	0	1	48	18	+30	337	131	+206	10
London Irish	6	4	0	2	18	14	4	169	133	+36	8
Dax	6	3	0	3	14	20	−6	139	180	−41	6
Farul Constanţa	6	0	0	6	10	38	−28	94	295	−201	0

6 September 1997 20:00

Dax	32 – 20	Farul Constanţa

Stade Maurice Boyau

7 September 1997 14:30

London Irish	25 – 41	Stade Français

The Avenue

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12 September 1997 20:00

Dax	34 – 19	London Irish

Stade Maurice Boyau

13 September 1997 17:00

Stade Français	83 – 10	Farul Constanţa

Stade Jean Bouin

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20 September 1997 16:00

Stade Français	65 – 19	Dax

Stade Jean Bouin

20 September 1997 16:30

Farul Constanţa	9 – 26	London Irish

Stadionul de Rugby Farul

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27 September 1997 15:00

London Irish	24 – 11	Dax

The Avenue

27 September 1997 16:30

Farul Constanţa	28 – 85	Stade Français

Stadionul de Rugby Farul

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4 October 1997 15:00

London Irish	46 – 10	Farul Constanţa

The Avenue

4 October 1997 20:00

Dax	20 – 35	Stade Français

Stade Maurice Boyau

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11 October 1997 15:00

Stade Français	28 – 29	London Irish

Stade Jean Bouin

11 October 1997 16:30

Farul Constanţa	17 – 23	Dax

Stadionul de Rugby Farul

Pool 4

Team	P	W	D	L	Tries for	Tries against	Try diff	Points for	Points against	Points diff	Pts
Connacht	6	5	0	1	11	13	−2	144	97	+47	10
Northampton Saints	6	3	0	3	17	13	+4	161	116	+45	6
Bordeaux-Begles	6	3	0	3	10	6	+4	112	110	+2	6
Nice	6	1	0	5	14	20	−6	94	188	−94	2

6 September 1997 20:00

Nice	24 – 25	Bordeaux-Begles

Stade du Ray

9 September 1997 15:00

Connacht	43 – 13	Northampton Saints

The Sports Ground

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13 September 1997 15:00

Northampton Saints	25 – 13	Bordeaux-Begles

Franklin's Gardens

14 September 1997 15:00

Nice	20 – 16	Connacht

Stade du Ray

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20 September 1997 17:00

Northampton Saints	66 – 7	Nice

Franklin's Gardens

20 September 1997 20:00

Bordeaux-Begles	9 – 15	Connacht

Stade Andre Moga

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27 September 1997 15:00

Connacht	28 – 25	Nice

The Sports Ground

27 September 1997 20:00

Bordeaux-Begles	23 – 16	Northampton Saints

Stade Andre Moga

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4 October 1997 15:00

Connacht	22 – 15	Bordeaux-Begles

The Sports Ground

4 October 1997 20:00

Nice	10 – 26	Northampton Saints

Stade du Ray

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11 October 1997 15:00

Northampton Saints	15 – 20	Connacht

Franklin's Gardens

11 October 1997 20:00

Bordeaux-Begles	27 – 8	Nice

Stade Andre Moga

Pool 5

Team	P	W	D	L	Tries for	Tries against	Try diff	Points for	Points against	Points diff	Pts
Colomiers	6	6	0	0	40	13	+27	290	121	+169	12
Richmond	6	4	0	2	28	15	+13	196	133	+63	8
Bridgend RFC	6	2	0	4	12	37	−25	130	259	−129	4
Grenoble	6	0	0	6	9	24	−15	112	215	−103	0

7 September 1997 14:30

Grenoble	33 – 35	Bridgend

Stade Lesdiguieres

7 September 1997 15:00

Colomiers	34 – 18	Richmond

Stade Selery

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13 September 1997 15:00

Richmond	43 – 14	Bridgend

The Athletic Ground

14 September 1997 15:00

Colomiers	60 – 10	Grenoble

Stade Selery

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20 September 1997 14:00

Bridgend	24 – 49	Colomiers

Brewery Field

20 September 1997 15:00

Richmond	37 – 8	Grenoble

The Athletic Ground

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27 September 1997 18:00

Bridgend	12 – 44	Richmond

Brewery Field

27 September 1997 20:00

Grenoble	24 – 29	Colomiers

Stade Lesdiguieres

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4 October 1997 16:00

Colomiers	69 – 20	Bridgend

Stade Selery

4 October 1997 20:00

Grenoble	16 – 29	Richmond

Stade Lesdiguieres

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11 October 1997 14:30

Bridgend	25 – 21	Grenoble

Brewery Field

12 October 1997 14:15

Richmond	25 – 49	Colomiers

The Athletic Ground

Pool 6

Team	P	W	D	L	Tries for	Tries against	Try diff	Points for	Points against	Points diff	Pts
Gloucester	6	5	0	1	19	12	+7	170	101	+69	10
Toulon	6	3	1	2	12	7	+5	136	104	+32	7
Béziers	6	2	1	3	18	14	+4	150	147	+3	5
Petrarca Rugby	6	0	2	4	13	29	−16	108	212	−104	2

6 September 1997 20:00

Toulon	19 – 14	Béziers

Stade Félix Mayol

7 September 1997 15:00

Gloucester	43 – 10	Petrarca Rugby

Kingsholm

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13 September 1997 15:00

Gloucester	18 – 15	Toulon

Kingsholm

13 September 1997 20:30

Béziers	40 – 23	Petrarca Rugby

Stade de la Méditerranée

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20 September 1997 14:15

Béziers	27 – 29	Gloucester

Stade de la Méditerranée

21 September 1997 15:30

Petrarca Rugby	13 – 54	Toulon

Stadio Plebiscito

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27 September 1997 20:30

Petrarca Rugby	26 – 26	Béziers

Stadio Plebiscito

28 September 1997 19:00

Toulon	16 – 13	Gloucester

Stade Félix Mayol

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4 October 1997 15:00

Gloucester	38 – 17	Béziers

Kingsholm

4 October 1997 20:00

Toulon	20 – 20	Petrarca Rugby

Stade Félix Mayol

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11 October 1997 20:30

Béziers	26 – 12	Toulon

Stade de la Méditerranée

12 October 1997 15:30

Petrarca Rugby	16 – 29	Gloucester

Stadio Plebiscito

Pool 7

Team	P	W	D	L	Tries for	Tries against	Try diff	Points for	Points against	Points diff	Pts
Newcastle Falcons	6	5	0	1	36	8	+28	264	98	+166	10
Biarritz	6	3	0	3	10	17	−7	123	153	−30	6
Perpignan	6	2	0	4	12	13	−1	98	138	−40	4
Edinburgh	6	2	0	4	9	29	−20	109	205	−96	4

7 September 1997 16:00

Newcastle Falcons	37 – 10	Biarritz

Kingston Park Stadium

7 September 1997 19:00

Perpignan	21 – 9	Edinburgh

Stade Aimé Giral

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14 September 1997 15:00

Edinburgh	15 – 32	Biarritz

Goldenacre

14 September 1997 15:00

Newcastle Falcons	60 – 3	Perpignan

Kingston Park Stadium

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20 September 1997 20:00

Biarritz	18 – 6	Perpignan

Parc des Sports Aguilera

21 September 1997 15:00

Edinburgh	16 – 40	Newcastle Falcons

Goldenacre

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27 September 1997 20:00

Biarritz	25 – 27	Edinburgh

Parc des Sports Aguilera

27 September 1997 20:30

Perpignan	13 – 27	Newcastle Falcons

Stade Aimé Giral

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4 October 1997 20:30

Perpignan	40 – 6	Biarritz

Stade Aimé Giral

5 October 1997 15:00

Newcastle Falcons	72 – 24	Edinburgh

Kingston Park Stadium

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11 October 1997 14:15

Biarritz	32 – 28	Newcastle Falcons

Parc des Sports Aguilera

12 October 1997 15:00

Edinburgh	18 – 15	Perpignan

Goldenacre

Pool 8

Team	P	W	D	L	Tries for	Tries against	Try diff	Points for	Points against	Points diff	Pts
Castres	6	5	0	1	26	10	+16	206	97	+109	10
Saracens	6	5	0	1	23	13	10	197	128	+69	10
Narbonne	6	2	0	4	19	14	+5	168	138	+30	4
Neath	6	0	0	6	10	41	−31	93	301	−208	0

7 September 1997 15:00

Neath	12 – 36	Castres

The Gnoll

7 September 1997 18:00

Narbonne	16 – 18	Saracens

Parc des Sports et de l'Amitié

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13 September 1997 18:00

Neath	10 – 50	Narbonne

The Gnoll

14 September 1997 15:00

Saracens	26 – 21	Castres

Vicarage Road

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20 September 1997 20:00

Castres	24 – 19	Narbonne

Stade Pierre Antoine

21 September 1997 15:00

Saracens	69 – 30	Neath

Vicarage Road

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27 September 1997 14:15

Castres	32 – 18	Saracens

Stade Pierre Antoine

27 September 1997 19:30

Narbonne	52 – 21	Neath

Parc des Sports et de l'Amitié

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4 October 1997 18:00

Neath	12 – 26	Saracens

The Gnoll

4 October 1997 19:30

Narbonne	14 – 25	Castres

Parc des Sports et de l'Amitié

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11 October 1997 20:00

Castres	68 – 8	Neath

Stade Pierre Antoine

12 October 1997 15:00

Saracens	40 – 17	Narbonne

Vicarage Road

Qualifiers

Seed	Pool Winners	Pts	TF	+/−
1	Colomiers	12	40	+169
2	Agen	12	27	+114
3	Stade Français	10	48	+206
4	Newcastle Falcons	10	36	+166
5	Montferrand	10	28	+83
6	Castres Olympique	10	26	+109
7	Gloucester	10	19	+69
8	Connacht	10	11	+47

See also

• European Challenge Cup
• 1997–98 Heineken Cup