2006–07 European Challenge Cup pool stage

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.

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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Main article: 2006–07 European Challenge Cup

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	D	L	Tries for	Tries against	Try diff	Points for	Points against	Points diff	TB	LB	Pts
Newport Gwent Dragons (4)	6	5	0	1	29	10	19	211	79	132	4	1	25
Bristol (6)	6	5	0	1	26	6	20	168	69	99	4	1	25
București	6	1	0	5	15	35	−20	124	230	−106	3	1	8
Bayonne	6	1	0	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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

See also

• European Challenge Cup
• 2006–07 Heineken Cup