European Challenge Cup 2005/06

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European Challenge Cup 2005/06
master EnglandEngland Gloucester RFC (1st title)
Teams 20th
countries EnglandEngland England France Ireland Italy Romania Scotland
FranceFrance 
IrelandIreland 
ItalyItaly 
RomaniaRomania 
ScotlandScotland 
Games 67  (of which 67 played)
Most of the points AustraliaAustralia Shane Drahm , Worcester (101)
Most attempts EnglandEngland James Simpson-Daniel , Gloucester (9)
← European Challenge Cup 2004/05

The European Challenge Cup 2005/06 was the tenth edition of the European Challenge Cup , the second-tier European cup competition in rugby union . There were 20 teams involved. The competition began on October 22, 2005, and the final took place on May 21, 2006 at The Stoop in London . The English team Gloucester RFC won the title .

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All teams from the English Guinness Premiership , the French Top 14 and the international Magners League that did not qualify for the Heineken Cup took part in the European Challenge Cup. There were also four teams from the Italian Super 10 and a representative from Romania.

In the group stage, the 20 teams were divided into five groups of four teams each. The betting order was based on the placement in the pan-European club ranking. Each team played a home and an away game against the three group opponents. In the group stage, the teams received:

  • four points for a win
  • two points for a tie
  • a bonus point for four or more attempts
  • a bonus point for a loss of seven or less points

The five group winners and the three best runners-up qualified for the quarter-finals. The right to play at home in the quarter-finals were held by those four teams that were more successful in the group stage.

Group stage

  • Group winners, qualified for quarter-finals
  • Top three runners-up, qualified for quarter-finals

    • Group 1

    team Games Victories Unent. Ndlg. Game
    points     		Diff. Bonus
    points     		Table
    points
    1. EnglandEngland Northampton Saints 6th 5 0 1 194: 96 + 98 5 25th
    2. FranceFrance RC Narbonne 6th 4th 0 2 125: 113 + 12 2 18th
    3. EnglandEngland Bristol rugby 6th 3 0 3 203: 150 + 53 1 16
    4th ItalyItaly Rugby Viadana 6th 0 0 6th 81: 244 - 163 1 1
    October 22, 2005
    3:00 p.m. WEST     		Northampton Saints 47:25 Rugby Viadana Franklin's Gardens , Northampton Saints
    Spectators: 10,802
    report
    October 22, 2005
    6:30 PM CEST     		RC Narbonne 20: 13 Bristol rugby Parc des Sports et de l'Amitié , Narbonne
    Spectators: 5,250
    report
    October 28, 2005
    19:30 CEST     		Rugby Viadana 14: 20 RC Narbonne Stadio Luigi Zaffanella , Viadana
    Spectators: 500
    report
    October 30, 2005
    3:00 pm WEST     		Bristol rugby 36:28 Northampton Saints Memorial Stadium , Bristol
    Spectators: 5,662
    report
    December 9, 2005
    19:30 CET     		Rugby Viadana 23:39 Bristol rugby Stadio Luigi Zaffanella, Viadana
    Spectators: 600
    report
    December 10, 2005
    3:00 PM GMT     		Northampton Saints 32:20 RC Narbonne Franklin's Gardens, Northampton
    Spectators: 11,572
    report
    December 16, 2005
    7:30 p.m. CET     		RC Narbonne 7:22 Northampton Saints Parc des Sports et de l'Amitié, Narbonne
    Spectators: 3,500
    report
    December 18, 2005
    3:00 PM GMT     		Bristol rugby 89: 5 Rugby Viadana Memorial Ground, Bristol
    Spectators: 4,426
    report
    January 14, 2006
    3:00 PM GMT     		Northampton Saints 45: 8 Bristol rugby Franklin's Gardens, Northampton
    Spectators: 12,227
    report
    January 14, 2006
    6:30 pm CET     		RC Narbonne 29: 14 Rugby Viadana Parc des Sports et de l'Amitié, Narbonne
    Spectators: 2,500
    report
    January 21, 2006
    19:30 CET     		Rugby Viadana 0:20 Northampton Saints Stadio Luigi Zaffanella, Viadana
    January 22, 2006
    3:00 PM GMT     		Bristol rugby 18:29 RC Narbonne Memorial Stadium, Bristol
    Spectators: 4,762
    report

    Group 2

    team Games Victories Unent. Ndlg. Game
    points     		Diff. Bonus
    points     		Table
    points
    1. EnglandEngland London Irish 6th 6th 0 0 239: 81 + 124 3 27
    2. FranceFrance SU Agen 6th 3 0 3 163: 143 + 20 3 15th
    3. FranceFrance Section Paloise 6th 2 0 4th 107: 153 - 46 3 11
    4th ItalyItaly Rugby Parma 6th 1 0 5 74: 206 - 132 0 4th
    October 22, 2005
    15:00 CEST     		Rugby Parma 23:50 SU Agen Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi , Parma
    Spectators: 490
    report
    October 22, 2005
    6:30 PM CEST     		Section Paloise 13: 20 London Irish Stade du Hameau , Pau
    spectators: 5,800
    report
    October 29, 2005
    6:30 PM CEST     		SU Agen 23: 6 Section Paloise Stade Armandie , Agen
    Spectators: 8,000
    report
    October 30, 2005
    3:00 pm WEST     		London Irish 64: 0 Rugby Parma Madejski Stadium , Reading
    Spectators: 5,760
    report
    December 10, 2005
    6:30 p.m. CET     		Section Paloise 29: 3 Rugby Parma Stade du Hameau, Pau
    spectators: 2,000
    report
    December 11, 2005
    3:00 PM GMT     		London Irish 29: 21 SU Agen Madejski Stadium, Reading
    Spectators: 4,452
    report
    December 17, 2005
    2:30 p.m.     		Rugby Parma 20: 11 Section Paloise Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi, Parma
    spectators: 200
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    December 17, 2005
    6:30 p.m. CET     		SU Agen 24:32 London Irish Stade Armandie, Agen
    Spectators: 12,000
    report
    January 14, 2006
    2:30 p.m. CET     		Rugby Parma 11:19 London Irish Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi, Parma
    spectators: 1,000
    report
    January 14, 2006
    6:30 pm CET     		Section Paloise 36:12 SU Agen Stade du Hameau, Pau
    audience: 4,000
    report
    January 21, 2006
    14:00 GMT     		London Irish 75: 12 Section Paloise Madejski Stadium, Reading
    Spectators: 4,647
    report
    January 21, 2005
    15:00 CET     		SU Agen 33: 17 Rugby Parma Parma Stade Armandie, Agen
    Spectators: 5,000
    report

    Group 3

    team Games Victories Unent. Ndlg. Game
    points     		Diff. Bonus
    points     		Table
    points
    1. EnglandEngland Gloucester RFC 6th 6th 0 0 331: 53 + 146 5 29
    2. FranceFrance Aviron Bayonnais 6th 4th 0 2 202: 93 + 109 4th 20th
    3. RomaniaRomania Bucureşti rugby 6th 1 0 5 71: 253 - 182 1 5
    4th FranceFrance RC Toulon 6th 1 0 5 64: 269 - 205 1 5
    October 22, 2005
    3:00 PM ET     		Bucureşti rugby 16:20 RC Toulon Arena Națională , Bucharest
    spectators: 500
    report
    October 22, 2005
    19:00 CEST     		Aviron Bayonnais 10:26 Gloucester RFC Stade Jean-Dauger , Bayonne
    Spectators: 5,000
    report
    October 29, 2005
    15:00 WEST     		Gloucester RFC 106: 3 Bucureşti rugby Kingsholm Stadium , Gloucester
    spectators: 7,500
    report
    October 29, 2005
    6:30 PM CEST     		RC Toulon 19:28 Aviron Bayonnais Stade Mayol , Toulon
    Spectators: 5,000
    report
    December 10, 2005
    2:00 PM EET     		Bucureşti rugby 10:38 Aviron Bayonnais Arena Națională, Bucharest
    spectators: 600
    report
    December 10, 2005
    6:30 p.m. CET     		RC Toulon 3: 74 Gloucester RFC Stade Mayol, Toulon
    Spectators: 4,200
    report
    December 16, 2005
    7:30 p.m. CET     		Aviron Bayonnais 45: 6 Bucureşti rugby Stade Jean-Dauger, Bayonne
    Spectators: 1,200
    report
    December 17, 2005
    3:00 PM GMT     		Gloucester RFC 66: 5 RC Toulon Kingsholm Stadium, Gloucester
    Spectators: 9,037
    report
    January 13, 2006
    7:00 p.m. CET     		Aviron Bayonnais 62: 0 RC Toulon Stade Jean-Dauger, Bayonne
    Spectators: 4,000
    report
    January 14, 2006
    2:00 PM EET     		Bucureşti rugby 13:27 Gloucester RFC Arena Națională, Bucharest
    spectators: 700
    report
    January 21, 2006
    14:00 GMT     		Gloucester RFC 32: 19 Aviron Bayonnais Kingsholm Stadium, Gloucester
    Spectators: 8,000
    report
    January 21, 2006
    15:00 CET     		RC Toulon 17:23 Bucureşti rugby Stade Mayol, Toulon
    Spectators: 1,000
    report

    Group 4

    team Games Victories Unent. Ndlg. Game
    points     		Diff. Bonus
    points     		Table
    points
    1. EnglandEngland Newcastle Falcons 6th 6th 0 0 324: 81 + 243 4th 28
    2. FranceFrance CA Brive 6th 3 0 3 203: 169 + 34 6th 18th
    3. ScotlandScotland Border Reivers 6th 3 0 3 155: 177 - 22 3 15th
    4th ItalyItaly L'Aquila Rugby 6th 0 0 6th 103: 358 - 255 1 1
    October 22, 2005
    2:30 pm WEST     		Newcastle Falcons 51: 19 CA Brive Kingston Park , Newcastle upon Tyme
    Spectators: 6,080
    report
    October 22, 2005
    15:00 CEST     		L'Aquila Rugby 25:32 Border Reivers Stadio Communale Frattem , L'Aquila
    Spectators: 1,500
    report
    October 29, 2005
    2:15 p.m. WEST     		CA Brive 64:22 L'Aquila Rugby Stade Amédée-Domenech , Brive-la-Gaillarde
    spectators: 4,107
    report
    October 30, 2005
    4:00 pm WEST     		Border Reivers 11:26 Newcastle Falcons Netherdale , Galashiel's
    audience: 4,029
    report
    December 10, 2005
    15:00 CET     		L'Aquila Rugby 0:86 Newcastle Falcons Stadio Communale Frattem, L'Aquila
    Spectators: 1,200
    report
    December 11, 2005
    4:00 PM GMT     		Border Reivers 25:22 Bath rugby Netherdale, Galashiel's
    audience: 1,050
    report
    December 17, 2005
    6:30 p.m. CET     		CA Brive 34:28 Border Reivers Stade Amédée-Domenech, Brive-la-Gaillarde
    spectators: 5,850
    report
    December 18, 2005
    2:30 PM GMT     		Newcastle Falcons 90: 14 L'Aquila Rugby Kingston Park, Newcastle upon Tyne
    Spectators: 5,216
    report
    January 14, 2006
    3:00 PM GMT     		L'Aquila Rugby 19:47 CA Brive Stadio Tommaso Fattori , L'Aquila
    Spectators: 800
    report
    January 15, 2006
    2:30 PM GMT     		Newcastle Falcons 47: 20 Border Reivers Kingston Park, Newcastle upon Tyne
    Spectators: 5,866
    report
    January 21, 2006
    14:00 GMT     		Border Reivers 39:23 L'Aquila Rugby Netherdale, Galashiels
    Spectators: 923
    report
    January 21, 2006
    15:00 CET     		CA Brive 17:24 Newcastle Falcons Stade Amédée-Domenech, Brive-la-Gaillarde
    spectators: 6,700
    report

    Group 5

    team Games Victories Unent. Ndlg. Game
    points     		Diff. Bonus
    points     		Table
    points
    1. EnglandEngland Worcester Warriors 6th 5 0 1 181: 103 + 78 4th 24
    2. Ireland Connacht rugby 6th 4th 0 2 190: 119 + 71 4th 20th
    3. ItalyItaly Amatori Catania 6th 2 0 4th 116: 257 - 141 2 10
    4th FranceFrance Montpellier Hérault RC 6th 1 0 5 170: 178 - 8 4th 8th
    October 22, 2005
    14:00 WEST     		Worcester Warriors 36:18 Montpellier Hérault RC Sixways Stadium , Worcester
    Attendance: 6,078
    report
    October 22, 2005
    2:30 pm WEST     		Connacht rugby 62: 17 Amatori Catania Galway Sportsgrounds , Galway
    Spectators: 600
    report
    October 28, 2005
    19:30 CEST     		Montpellier Hérault RC 13: 19 Connacht rugby Stade Sabathé , Montpellier
    Spectators: 2,000
    report
    October 29, 2005
    16:00 CEST     		Amatori Catania 14:19 Worcester Warriors Stadio Santa Maria Goretti , Catania
    Spectators: 900
    report
    December 9, 2005
    19:30 CET     		Montpellier Hérault RC 74: 12 Amatori Catania Stade Sabathé, Montpellier
    Spectators: 1,000
    report
    December 10, 2005
    2:00 PM GMT     		Worcester Warriors 30: 20 Connacht rugby Sixways Stadium, Worcester
    Spectators: 6,137
    report
    December 17, 2005
    2:00 PM GMT     		Connacht rugby 22:21 Worcester Warriors Galway Sportsgrounds, Galway
    spectators: 2,200
    report
    December 18, 2005
    15:00 CET     		Amatori Catania 37:34 Montpellier Hérault RC Stadio Santa Maria Goretti, Catania
    Spectators: 400
    report
    January 14, 2006
    2:00 PM GMT     		Connacht rugby 43:10 Montpellier Hérault RC Galway Sportsgrounds, Galway
    spectators: 2,500
    report
    January 14, 2006
    2:00 PM GMT     		Worcester Warriors 44: 8 Amatori Catania Sixways Stadium, Worcester
    spectators: 600
    report
    January 20, 2006
    19:30 CET     		Amatori Catania 28:24 Connacht rugby Stadio Santa Maria Goretti, Catania
    Spectators: 900
    report
    January 20, 2006
    19:30 CET     		Montpellier Hérault RC 21:31 Worcester Warriors Stade Sabathé, Montpellier
    Spectators: 2,500
    report

    Knockout round

    Seeding list

    After the group stage, the five group winners and the three best runners-up came together.

    1. Gloucester RFC
    2. Newcastle Falcons
    3. London Irish
    4. Northampton Saints
    5. Worcester Warriors
    6. Aviron Bayonnais
    7. Connacht rugby
    8. CA Brive

    Quarter finals

    March 31, 2006
    7:30 PM WEST     		EnglandEngland Newcastle Falcons 23: 3 Ireland Connacht rugby Kingston Park , Newcastle upon Tyne
    Spectators: 4,486
    Referee: Éric Darrière ( France )
    Attempts: Flood 17th
    McCarthy 64th
    increases: Flood (2)
    Penalty kicks: Flood (3) 8th, 23rd, 75th
    		 (13: 3)
    Report     		Penalty kicks: Warwick (1) 38.
    April 1, 2006
    3:00 pm WEST     		EnglandEngland Gloucester RFC 46: 13 FranceFrance CA Brive Kingsholm Stadium , Gloucester
    Spectators: 6,898
    Referee: Donal Courtney ( Ireland )
    Attempts: Forrester 9th received, 15th received
    Richards 38th received, 49th received
    Tindall 40th + n.erh.
    Hazell 59th received
    Simpson-Daniel 65th
    increased increases: Lamb (4)
    Penalty kicks: Lamb (1) 4.
    		 (27: 6)
    Report     		Attempts: Donguy 74th
    increases: Petitjean (1)
    Penalty kicks: Petitjean (2) 25th, 31st
    April 1, 2006
    3:00 pm WEST     		EnglandEngland Northampton Saints 25:34 EnglandEngland Worcester Warriors Franklin's Gardens , Gloucester
    Spectators: 9,531
    Referee: George Clancy ( Ireland )
    Attempts: Tupai 14th ad, 48th ad.
    Reihana 35th
    fox 80th + n.erh.
    Elevations: Reihana (1)
    Penalty kicks : Reihana (1) 32.
    		 (15:17)
    Report     		Attempts: Lombard 28th higher
    Havili 33rd higher, 39th higher, 77th higher
    Rasmussen 53th higher
    elevation: Drahm (3)
    Penalty kicks : Drahm (1) 66.
    April 2, 2006
    3:00 pm WEST     		EnglandEngland London Irish 48: 5 FranceFrance Aviron Bayonnais Madejski Stadium , Reading
    Spectators: 5,100
    Referee: Malcolm Changleng ( Scotland )
    Attempts: Russell 9th received, 46th received
    Tiesi 52nd received
    Flutey 58th received
    Ojo 65th received
    Murphy 76th ad.
    Casey 80th
    raises: Flutey (4)
    Geraghty (1)
    Dropgoals: Flutey (1) 39.     		(10: 0)
    report     		Attempts: van Schalkwyk 75th n.erh.

    Semifinals

    April 22, 2006
    12:35 WEST     		EnglandEngland Gloucester RFC 31:23 EnglandEngland Worcester Warriors Kingsholm Stadium , Gloucester
    Spectators: 8,609
    Referee: Christophe Berdos ( France )
    Attempts: Simpson-Daniel 14. n.erh.
    All 22nd increased
    Foster 73rd
    increased increases: Lamb (2)
    Penalty kicks: Lamb (3) 7th, 56th, 79th
    Mercier 66th
    		 (15:17)
    Report     		Attempts: Drahm 30. Increased
    Sanderson 40. +
    Increased increases: Drahm (2)
    Penalty kicks : Drahm (2) 8th, 51.Dropgoals
    : Drahm (1) 42.
    April 23, 2006
    12:35 WEST     		EnglandEngland Newcastle Falcons 22:27 EnglandEngland London Irish Kingston Park , Newcastle upon Tyne
    Spectators: 4,243
    Referee: Nigel Owens ( Wales )
    Attempts: Woods 72nd
    May 78th
    Tait 80. +
    increased increases: Wilkinson (2)
    Penalty kicks: Burke (1) 2.
    		 (3:15)
    Report     		Attempts: Russell 15th received
    Ojo 30th received
    Tagicakibau 62nd up.
    Tiesi 68th up.
    Elevations: Flutey (2)
    Penalty kicks: Flutey (1) 20.

    final

    May 21, 2006
    12:15 pm WEST     		EnglandEngland Gloucester RFC 36: 34 a.d. EnglandEngland London Irish The Stoop , London
    Spectators: 12,053
    Referee: Nigel Whitehouse ( Wales )
    Attempts: Foster 11th received
    Hazell 27th received
    Simpson-Daniel 64. received
    Forrester 80. + 11 after.
    Raise: Lamb (1)
    Mercier (1)
    Penalty kicks: Lamb (2) 15th, 33rd
    Mercier (2) 51st, 59th
    		 (18:13)
    Report     		Attempts: Armitage 30th received
    Magne 71st received
    Russell 78th received
    Elevations: Everitt (2)
    Penalty Kicks: Everitt (4) 4th, 9th, 57th, 80th + 7
    Dropgoals: Everitt (1) 44.

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