1999–2000 European Challenge Cup pool stage

The pool stage of the 1999–2000 European Challenge Cup.

1999–2000 European Challenge Cup pool stage
Season	1999–2000 European Challenge Cup
Date	19 November 1999 - 16 January 2000
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Pool 1

Team	P	W	D	L	Tries for	Tries against	Try diff	Points for	Points against	Points diff	Pts
Bristol Shoguns	6	5	0	1	18	8	10	165	96	69	10
Bordeaux-Begles	6	4	0	2	18	11	7	158	124	34	8
Dax	6	3	0	3	12	14	−2	129	146	−17	6
Calvisano	6	0	0	6	3	18	−15	69	155	−86	0

20 November 1999 14:30

Calvisano	16 – 25	Bordeaux-Begles

Centro Sportivo San Michele Attendance: 1,200

20 November 1999 19:30

Dax	21 – 28	Bristol Shoguns

Stade Maurice Boyau Attendance: 5,000

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26 November 1999 20:00

Bordeaux-Begles	33 – 19	Dax

Stade Andre Moga Attendance: 6,000

28 November 1999 15:00

Bristol Shoguns	20 – 6	Calvisano

Memorial Ground Attendance: 2,334

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10 December 1999 19:30

Bristol Shoguns	27 – 19	Bordeaux-Begles

Memorial Ground Attendance: 1,700

11 December 1999 19:30

Dax	33 – 6	Calvisano

Stade Maurice Boyau Attendance: 3,000

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17 December 1999 20:00

Bordeaux-Begles	28 – 14	Bristol Shoguns

Stade Andre Moga Attendance: 3,000

18 December 1999 14:30

Calvisano	9 – 18	Dax

Centro Sportivo San Michele Attendance: 600

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8 January 2000 14:30

Calvisano	9 – 26	Bristol Shoguns

Centro Sportivo San Michele Attendance: 1,000

8 January 2000 19:30

Dax	25 – 20	Bordeaux-Begles

Stade Maurice Boyau Attendance: 5,000

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14 January 2000 20:00

Bordeaux-Begles	33 – 23	Calvisano

Stade Andre Moga Attendance: 2,000

16 January 2000 15:00

Bristol Shoguns	50 – 13	Dax

Memorial Ground Attendance: 3,206

Pool 2

Team	P	W	D	L	Tries for	Tries against	Try diff	Points for	Points against	Points diff	Pts
Castres Olympique	6	6	0	0	39	12	27	249	94	155	12
Newport	6	3	0	3	15	14	1	137	119	18	6
Bedford Blues	6	2	0	4	15	31	−16	121	223	−102	4
Rugby Rovigo	6	1	0	5	13	25	−12	107	178	−71	2

20 November 1999 19:30

Castres	27 – 12	Rugby Rovigo

Stade Pierre Antoine Attendance: 1,000

20 November 1999 15:00

Bedford Blues	28 – 18	Newport

Goldington Road Attendance: 1,875

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27 November 1999 17:30

Newport	22 – 26	Castres

Rodney Parade Attendance: 6,000

28 November 1999 14:30

Rugby Rovigo	24 – 33	Bedford Blues

Stadio Mario Battaglini Attendance: 1,500

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11 December 1999 14:00

Bedford Blues	25 – 60	Castres

Goldington Road Attendance: 1,438

11 December 1999 14:30

Newport	26 – 10	Rugby Rovigo

Rodney Parade Attendance: 3,000

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18 December 1999 14:30

Castres	56 – 6	Bedford Blues

Stade Pierre Antoine Attendance: 3,000

19 December 1999 14:00

Rugby Rovigo	15 – 23	Newport

Stadio Mario Battaglini Attendance: 800

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8 January 2000 15:00

Castres	21 – 3	Newport

Stade Pierre Antoine Attendance: 4,586

9 January 2000 14:00

Bedford Blues	10 – 20	Rugby Rovigo

Goldington Road Attendance: 1,313

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15 January 2000 17:30

Newport	45 – 19	Bedford Blues

Rodney Parade Attendance: 3,000

16 January 2000 15:00

Rugby Rovigo	26 – 59	Castres

Stadio Mario Battaglini Attendance: 1,450

Pool 3

Team	P	W	D	L	Tries for	Tries against	Try diff	Points for	Points against	Points diff	Pts
Pau	6	5	0	1	32	9	23	229	114	115	10
Perpignan	6	5	0	1	24	9	15	200	104	96	10
Sale Sharks	6	2	0	4	17	24	−7	168	181	−13	4
Caerphilly	6	0	0	6	8	39	−31	81	279	−198	0

20 November 1999 14:00

Caerphilly	21 – 33	Pau

Virginia Park Attendance: 1,000

20 November 1999 15:00

Sale Sharks	16 – 28	Perpignan

Heywood Road Attendance: 2,076

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27 November 1999 19:30

Perpignan	53 – 7	Caerphilly

Stade Aimé Giral Attendance: 3,000

27 November 1999 19:00

Pau	30 – 12	Sale Sharks

Stade Municipal du Hameau Attendance: 5,500

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11 December 1999 15:00

Sale Sharks	51 – 14	Caerphilly

Heywood Road Attendance: 1,086

12 December 1999 15:30

Perpignan	18 – 13	Pau

Stade Aimé Giral Attendance: 2,000

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18 December 1999 14:30

Caerphilly	10 – 31	Sale Sharks

Virginia Park Attendance: 500

18 December 1999 19:30

Pau	28 – 16	Perpignan

Stade Municipal du Hameau Attendance: 7,000

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8 January 2000 14:30

Caerphilly	17 – 39	Perpignan

Virginia Park Attendance: 600

8 January 2000 15:00

Sale Sharks	35 – 53	Pau

Heywood Road Attendance: 1,575

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14 January 2000 19:30

Pau	72 – 12	Caerphilly

Stade Municipal du Hameau Attendance: 6,000

15 January 2000 15:00

Perpignan	46 – 23	Sale Sharks

Stade Aimé Giral Attendance: 3,120

Pool 4

Team	P	W	D	L	Tries for	Tries against	Try diff	Points for	Points against	Points diff	Pts
Ebbw Vale	6	6	0	0	31	13	18	252	127	125	12
Toulon	6	3	0	3	17	8	9	178	148	30	6
Connacht	6	2	0	4	15	18	−3	131	165	−34	4
Steaua București	6	1	0	5	13	37	−24	120	241	−121	2

19 November 1999 19:30

Ebbw Vale	32 – 9	Connacht

Eugene Cross Park Attendance: 2,500

20 November 1999 14:30

Steaua Bucharest	19 – 30	Toulon

Club of Army Attendance: 2,500

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27 November 1999 14:30

Steaua Bucharest	30 – 20	Connacht

Club of Army Attendance: 1,500

27 November 1999 20:00

Toulon	19 – 21	Ebbw Vale

Stade Félix Mayol Attendance: 3,000

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10 December 1999 19:30

Ebbw Vale	58 – 27	Steaua Bucharest

Eugene Cross Park Attendance: 2,000

11 December 1999 14:30

Connacht	27 – 13	Toulon

Sportsground Attendance: 1,000

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18 December 1999 14:30

Steaua Bucharest	27 – 43	Ebbw Vale

Club of Army Attendance: 1,500

18 December 1999 20:00

Toulon	41 – 15	Connacht

Stade Félix Mayol Attendance: 1,500

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8 January 2000 14:30

Connacht	41 – 7	Steaua Bucharest

Sportsground Attendance: 1,000

8 January 2000 17:30

Ebbw Vale	56 – 26	Toulon

Eugene Cross Park Attendance: 3,000

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15 January 2000 14:30

Connacht	19 – 42	Ebbw Vale

Sportsground Attendance: 1,500

15 January 2000 18:00

Toulon	49 – 10	Steaua Bucharest

Stade Félix Mayol Attendance: 2,000

Pool 5

Team	P	W	D	L	Tries for	Tries against	Try diff	Points for	Points against	Points diff	Pts
Biarritz	6	5	0	1	34	8	26	227	77	150	10
Gloucester	6	4	1	1	25	12	13	188	113	75	9
Bridgend RFC	6	2	1	3	13	20	−7	113	151	−38	5
Spain XV	6	0	0	6	7	39	−32	79	266	−187	0

20 November 1999 14:30

Bridgend	37 – 21	Spain XV

Brewery Field Attendance: 1,200

20 November 1999 15:00

Gloucester	22 – 13	Biarritz

Kingsholm Attendance: 3,218

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27 November 1999 18:30

Biarritz	29 – 6	Bridgend

Parc des Sports Aguilera Attendance: 3,000

28 November 1999 12:30

Spain XV	19 – 42	Gloucester

Kenmare Attendance: 2,000

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8 December 1999 16:00

Spain XV	3 – 59	Biarritz

Kenmare Attendance: 1,200

11 December 1999 17:30

Bridgend	29 – 29	Gloucester

Brewery Field Attendance: 1,500

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15 December 1999 19:30

Biarritz	57 – 10	Spain XV

Parc des Sports Aguilera Attendance: 1,000

18 December 1999 15:00

Gloucester	23 – 6	Bridgend

Kingsholm Attendance: 3,000

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8 January 2000 14:30

Bridgend	11 – 30	Biarritz

Brewery Field Attendance: 1,300

8 January 2000 15:00

Gloucester	47 – 7	Spain XV

Kingsholm Attendance: 3,361

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15 January 2000 18:30

Biarritz	39 – 25	Gloucester

Parc des Sports Aguilera Attendance: 5,000

16 January 2000 12:30

Spain XV	19 – 24	Bridgend

Kenmare Attendance: 3,200

Pool 6

Team	P	W	D	L	Tries for	Tries against	Try diff	Points for	Points against	Points diff	Pts
Newcastle Falcons	6	5	0	1	24	8	16	200	90	110	10
Narbonne	6	3	0	3	19	7	12	153	96	57	6
Aurillac	6	3	0	3	13	20	−7	125	153	−28	6
Dunvant	6	1	0	5	11	32	−21	92	231	−139	2

21 November 1999 15:00

Aurillac	53 – 22	Dunvant

Stade Jean Alric Attendance: 2,508

21 November 1999 19:30

Narbonne	19 – 20	Newcastle Falcons

Parc des Sports et de l'Amitié Attendance: 2,000

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27 November 1999 14:30

Dunvant	16 – 42	Narbonne

Broadacre Attendance: 300

28 November 1999 15:00

Newcastle Falcons	55 – 7	Aurillac

Kingston Park Stadium Attendance: 1,975

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11 December 1999 14:30

Dunvant	26 – 45	Newcastle Falcons

Broadacre Attendance: 400

12 December 1999 15:00

Aurillac	18 – 15	Narbonne

Stade Jean Alric Attendance: 2,000

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18 December 1999 19:30

Narbonne	36 – 20	Aurillac

Parc des Sports et de l'Amitié Attendance: 1,000

19 December 1999 14:30

Newcastle Falcons	51 – 10	Dunvant

Kingston Park Stadium Attendance: 1,349

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8 January 2000 19:30

Narbonne	30 – 3	Dunvant

Parc des Sports et de l'Amitié Attendance: 1,500

9 January 2000 15:00

Aurillac	17 – 10	Newcastle Falcons

Stade Jean Alric Attendance: 3,500

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14 January 2000 19:30

Newcastle Falcons	19 – 11	Narbonne

Kingston Park Stadium Attendance: 1,599

15 January 2000 14:30

Dunvant	15 – 10	Aurillac

Broadacre Attendance: 200

Pool 7

Team	P	W	D	L	Tries for	Tries against	Try diff	Points for	Points against	Points diff	Pts
London Irish	6	4	0	2	24	19	5	192	140	52	8
Agen	6	5	0	1	30	7	23	211	100	111	8*
Brive	6	3	0	3	25	18	7	199	162	37	6
Rugby Roma	6	0	0	6	9	44	−35	94	294	−200	0

* Agen deducted two points for fielding non-registered players in two matches.^[1]

20 November 1999 14:30

Rugby Roma	26 – 29	Agen

Stadio Tre Fontane Attendance: 1,000

20 November 1999 15:00

London Irish	37 – 21	Brive

The Twickenham Stoop Attendance: 3,131

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27 November 1999 19:30

Agen	28 – 16	London Irish

Stade Armandie Attendance: 3,000

28 November 1999 15:00

Brive	64 – 17	Rugby Roma

Stadium Municipal, Brive Attendance: 5,500

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11 December 1999 19:30

Agen	31 – 9	Brive

Stade Armandie Attendance: 4,000

12 December 1999 14:30

Rugby Roma	7 – 46	London Irish

Stadio Tre Fontane Attendance: 800

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18 December 1999 14:30

Brive	13 – 28	Agen

Stadium Municipal, Brive Attendance: 2,500

18 December 1999 15:00

London Irish	39 – 13	Rugby Roma

The Twickenham Stoop Attendance: 2,883

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8 January 2000 15:00

London Irish	23 – 22	Agen

The Twickenham Stoop Attendance: 3,088

9 January 2000 14:30

Rugby Roma	18 – 43	Brive

Stadio Tre Fontane Attendance: 800

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15 January 2000 19:30

Agen	73 – 13	Rugby Roma

Stade Armandie Attendance: 3,000

16 January 2000 15:00

Brive	49 – 31	London Irish

Stadium Municipal, Brive Attendance: 5,000

See also

• European Challenge Cup
• 1999–2000 Heineken Cup