European Challenge Cup 2006/07

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European Challenge Cup 2006/07
master FranceFrance ASM Clermont Auvergne (2nd 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 New ZealandNew Zealand Glen Jackson , Saracens (111)
Most attempts EnglandEngland Nick Abendanon , Bath Aled Brew , Newport Gwent Dragons (7 each)
WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg 
← European Challenge Cup 2005/06

The European Challenge Cup 2006/07 was the eleventh 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 20, 2006 and the final took place on May 19, 2007 at The Stoop in London . The French team ASM Clermont Auvergne 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. WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Newport Gwent Dragons 6th 5 0 1 211: 79 + 132 5 25th
    2. EnglandEngland Bristol rugby 6th 5 0 1 168: 69 + 99 5 25th
    3. RomaniaRomania Bucureşti rugby 6th 1 0 5 124: 230 - 106 4th 8th
    4th FranceFrance Aviron Bayonnais 6th 1 0 5 106: 231 - 125 3 7th
    October 20, 2006
    7:30 pm WEST     		Newport Gwent Dragons 50: 3 Aviron Bayonnais Rodney Parade , Newport
    Spectators: 5,112
    report
    October 21, 2006
    3:00 PM ET     		Bucureşti rugby 3:27 Bristol rugby Stadionul Arcul de Triumf , Bucharest
    Spectators: 1,000
    report
    October 27, 2006
    7:45 pm WEST     		Bristol rugby 11: 7 Newport Gwent Dragons Memorial Stadium , Bristol
    Spectators: 8,113
    report
    October 28, 2006
    2:00 PM ET     		Bucureşti rugby 32: 27 Aviron Bayonnais Stadionul Arcul de Triumf, Bucharest
    Spectators: 1,000
    report
    December 8, 2006
    19:30 CET     		Aviron Bayonnais 17:38 Bristol rugby Stade Jean-Dauger , Bayonne
    Spectators: 4,000
    report
    December 8, 2006
    7:30 PM GMT     		Newport Gwent Dragons 66:10 Bucureşti rugby Rodney Parade, Newport
    Spectators: 4,325
    report
    December 15, 2006
    7:45 PM GMT     		Bristol rugby 48: 6 Aviron Bayonnais Memorial Stadium, Bristol
    Spectators: 5,400
    report
    December 16, 2006
    1:00 p.m. EET     		Bucureşti rugby 29:39 Newport Gwent Dragons Stadionul Arcul de Triumf, Bucharest
    Spectators: 500
    report
    January 12, 2007
    7:30 p.m. CET     		Aviron Bayonnais 38: 31 Bucureşti rugby Stade Jean-Dauger, Bayonne
    Spectators: 3,600
    report
    January 12, 2007
    7:30 PM GMT     		Newport Gwent Dragons 17: 11 Bristol rugby Rodney Parade, Newport
    Spectators: 6,834
    report
    January 19, 2007
    7:30 PM GMT     		Bristol rugby 33: 19 Bucureşti rugby Memorial Stadium, Bristol
    Spectators: 5,621
    report
    January 19, 2007 at
    8:30 p.m. CET     		Aviron Bayonnais 15:32 Newport Gwent Dragons Stade Jean-Dauger, Bayonne
    Spectators: 4,000
    report

    Group 2

    team Games Victories Unent. Ndlg. Game
    points     		Diff. Bonus
    points     		Table
    points
    1. EnglandEngland Saracens 6th 5 1 0 225: 101 + 124 5 27
    2. ScotlandScotland Glasgow Warriors 6th 4th 1 1 204: 72 + 132 4th 22nd
    3. FranceFrance RC Narbonne 6th 2 0 4th 127: 171 - 44 2 10
    4th ItalyItaly Gran Parma 6th 0 0 6th 84: 296 - 212 1 1
    October 21, 2006
    14:30 CEST     		Gran Parma 16:19 RC Narbonne Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi , Parma
    spectators: 300
    report
    October 22, 2006
    3:00 pm WEST     		Saracens 28:23 Glasgow Warriors Vicarage Road , Watford
    Spectators: 4,266
    report
    October 27, 2006
    7:30 pm WEST     		Glasgow Warriors 69: 7 Gran Parma Hughenden Stadium , Glasgow
    Spectators: 1,707
    report
    October 28, 2006
    19:30 CEST     		RC Narbonne 20:37 Saracens Parc des Sports et de l'Amitié , Narbonne
    Spectators: 2,500
    report
    December 8, 2006
    7:30 PM GMT     		Glasgow Warriors 51: 7 RC Narbonne Hughenden Stadium, Glasgow
    Spectators: 1,431
    report
    December 10, 2006
    3:00 PM GMT     		Saracens 71:16 Gran Parma Vicarage Road, Watford
    Spectators: 3,379
    report
    December 16, 2006
    2:30 p.m. CET     		Gran Parma 16:36 Saracens Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi, Parma
    Spectators: 800
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    December 16, 2006
    19:30 CET     		RC Narbonne 7: 8 Glasgow Warriors Parc des Sports et de l'Amitié, Narbonne
    Spectators: 4,500
    report
    January 13, 2007
    2:30 p.m. CET     		Gran Parma 17:47 Glasgow Warriors Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi, Parma
    Spectators: 700
    report
    January 14, 2007
    3:00 PM GMT     		Saracens 47: 20 RC Narbonne Vicarage Road, Watford
    Spectators: 5,782
    report
    January 19, 2007
    7:30 PM GMT     		Glasgow Warriors 6: 6 Saracens Hughenden Stadium, Glasgow
    Spectators: 2,570
    report
    January 20, 2007
    19:30 CET     		RC Narbonne 54: 12 Gran Parma Parc des Sports et de l'Amitié, Narbonne
    Spectators: 2,500
    report

    Group 3

    team Games Victories Unent. Ndlg. Game
    points     		Diff. Bonus
    points     		Table
    points
    1. FranceFrance CA Brive 6th 5 0 1 225: 79 + 146 4th 24
    2. EnglandEngland Newcastle Falcons 6th 4th 0 2 181: 85 + 96 5 21st
    3. FranceFrance US Montauban 6th 3 0 3 107: 98 + 9 1 13
    4th ItalyItaly Petrarch Rugby Padova 6th 0 0 6th 47: 298 - 251 0 0
    October 20, 2006
    19:00 CEST     		US Montauban 15: 6 CA Brive Stade de Sapiac , Montauban
    Spectators: 6,000
    report
    October 20, 2006
    8:00 p.m. WEST     		Newcastle Falcons 50: 5 Petrarch Rugby Padova Kingston Park , Newcastle upon Tyne
    Spectators: 4,233
    report
    October 28, 2006
    3:00 pm WEST     		CA Brive 41: 12 Newcastle Falcons Stade Amédée-Domenech , Brive-la-Gaillarde
    spectators: 8,000
    report
    October 28, 2006
    3:00 PM GMT     		Petrarch Rugby Padova 5:53 US Montauban Stadio Plebiscito , Padua
    Spectators: 1,200
    report
    December 8, 2006
    7:00 p.m. CET     		US Montauban 16:10 Newcastle Falcons Stade de Sapiac, Montauban
    Spectators: 4,000
    report
    December 9, 2006
    15:00 CET     		CA Brive 78: 18 Petrarch Rugby Padova Stade Amédée-Domenech, Brive-la-Gaillarde
    spectators: 3,000
    report
    December 16, 2006
    15:00 CET     		Petrarch Padova rugby 6:48 CA Brive Stadio Plebiscito, Padua
    Spectators: 500
    report
    December 17, 2006
    3:00 PM GMT     		Newcastle Falcons 35-0 US Montauban Kingston Park, Newcastle upon Tyne
    Spectators: 5,895
    report
    January 12, 2007
    7:00 p.m. CET     		US Montauban 19: 7 Petrarch Padova rugby Stade de Sapiac, Montauban
    Spectators: 4,000
    report
    January 12, 2007
    8:00 PM GMT     		Newcastle Falcons 24: 17 CA Brive Kingston Park, Newcastle upon Tyne
    Spectators: 4,388
    report
    January 20, 2007
    15:00 CET     		CA Brive 15: 6 US Montauban Stade Amédée-Domenech, Brive-la-Gaillarde
    spectators: 6,500
    report
    January 20, 2007
    15:00 CET     		Petrarch Padova rugby 6:50 Newcastle Falcons Stadio Plebiscito, Padua
    Spectators: 1,700
    report

    Group 4

    team Games Victories Unent. Ndlg. Game
    points     		Diff. Bonus
    points     		Table
    points
    1. EnglandEngland Bath rugby 6th 6th 0 0 164: 106 + 58 2 26th
    2. EnglandEngland Harlequins 6th 4th 0 2 171: 109 + 62 5 21st
    3. Ireland Connacht rugby 6th 1 0 5 119: 150 - 31 4th 8th
    4th FranceFrance Montpellier Hérault RC 6th 1 0 5 116: 205 - 89 1 5
    October 20, 2006
    7:00 p.m. WEST     		Connacht rugby 18:19 Harlequins Galway Sportsgrounds , Galway
    Spectators: 2,561
    report
    October 20, 2006
    19:30 CEST     		Montpellier Hérault RC 14: 21 Bath rugby Stade Sabathé , Montpellier
    Spectators: 5,000
    report
    October 28, 2006
    2:15 pm WEST     		Bath rugby 21:19 Connacht rugby Recreation Ground , Bath
    Spectators: 10,308
    report
    October 28, 2006
    3:00 pm WEST     		Harlequins 57:10 Montpellier Hérault RC The Stoop , London
    audience: 9,020
    report
    December 8, 2006
    6:30 PM GMT     		Connacht rugby 26: 13 Montpellier Hérault RC Galway Sportsgrounds, Galway
    spectators: 1,200
    report
    December 9, 2006
    3:00 PM GMT     		Harlequins 18:24 Bath rugby The Stoop, London
    audience: 10,522
    report
    December 15, 2006
    19:30 CET     		Montpellier Hérault RC 35:22 Connacht rugby Stade Sabathé, Montpellier
    Spectators: 1,800
    report
    December 16, 2006
    2:15 pm GMT     		Bath rugby 20:14 Harlequins Recreation Ground, Bath
    Spectators: 10,600
    report
    January 12, 2007
    7:00 PM GMT     		Connacht rugby 24:36 Bath rugby Galway Sportsgrounds, Galway
    spectators: 2,244
    report
    January 12, 2007
    7:30 p.m. CET     		Montpellier Hérault RC 27:37 Harlequins Stade Sabathé, Montpellier
    Spectators: 4,200
    report
    January 20, 2007
    2:15 pm GMT     		Bath rugby 42: 17 Montpellier Hérault RC Recreation Ground, Bath
    Spectators: 10,265
    report
    January 20, 2007
    2:15 pm GMT     		Harlequins 26:10 Connacht rugby The Stoop, London
    Spectators: 9,053
    report

    Group 5

    team Games Victories Unent. Ndlg. Game
    points     		Diff. Bonus
    points     		Table
    points
    1. FranceFrance ASM Clermont Auvergne 6th 6th 0 0 210: 107 + 103 4th 28
    2. EnglandEngland Worcester Warriors 6th 4th 0 2 141: 99 + 42 4th 20th
    3. ItalyItaly Rugby Viadana 6th 2 0 4th 114: 145 - 31 3 11
    4th FranceFrance SC Albi 6th 0 0 6th 66: 180 - 114 0 0
    October 21, 2006
    3:00 pm WEST     		Worcester Warriors 25: 7 Rugby Viadana Sixways Stadium , Worcester
    spectators: 5,526
    report
    October 21, 2006
    6:30 PM CEST     		SC Albi 21:30 ASM Clermont Auvergne Stadium Municipal , Albi
    Spectators: 1,600
    report
    October 27, 2006
    20:00 CEST     		Rugby Viadana 26: 13 SC Albi Stadio Luigi Zaffanella , Viadana
    Spectators: 1,200
    report
    October 28, 2006
    15:00 CEST     		ASM Clermont Auvergne 29:23 Worcester Warriors Stade Marcel-Michelin , Clermont-Ferrand
    Spectators: 8,000
    report
    December 9, 2006
    3:00 PM GMT     		Worcester Warriors 29: 0 SC Albi Sixways Stadium, Worcester
    Attendance: 4,917
    report
    December 10, 2006
    15:00 CET     		Rugby Viadana 9:14 ASM Clermont Auvergne Stadio Luigi Zaffanella, Viadana
    spectators: 1,100
    report
    December 16, 2006
    15:00 CET     		ASM Clermont Auvergne 57: 29 Rugby Viadana Stade Marcel-Michelin, Clermont-Auvergne
    Spectators: 8,210
    report
    December 16, 2006
    6:30 PM CET     		SC Albi 12: 23 Worcester Warriors Stadium Municipal, Albi
    Spectators: 3,500
    report
    January 13, 2007
    3:00 PM GMT     		Worcester Warriors 22:35 ASM Clermont Auvergne Sixways Stadium, Worcester
    Spectators: 5,848
    report
    January 13, 2007
    6:30 PM CET     		SC Albi 17:27 Rugby Viadana Stadium Municipal, Albi
    Spectators: 3,000
    report
    January 20, 2007
    15:00 CET     		ASM Clermont Auvergne 45: 3 SC Albi Stade Marcel-Michelin, Clermont-Ferrand
    Spectators: 8,000
    report
    January 20, 2007
    15:00 CET     		Rugby Viadana 16:19 Worcester Warriors Stadio Luigi Zaffanella, Viadana
    Spectators: 2,000
    report

    Knockout round

    Seeding list

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

    1. ASM Clermont Auvergne
    2. Saracens
    3. Bath rugby
    4. Newport Gwent Dragons
    5. CA Brive
    6. Bristol rugby
    7. Glasgow Warriors
    8. Newcastle Falcons

    Quarter finals

    March 30, 2007
    6:00 PM CEST     		FranceFrance ASM Clermont Auvergne 24:19 EnglandEngland Newcastle Falcons Stade Marcel-Michelin , Clermont-Ferrand
    Spectators: 9,000
    Referee: Malcolm Changleng ( Scotland )
    Attempts: Malzieu 8th received
    Floch 21st post
    Elevations: James (1)
    Penalty kicks: James (4) 21st, 43rd, 61st, 65th
    		 (15: 6)
    Report     		Attempts: Noon 52nd
    increments: Wilkinson (1)
    Penalty kicks: Wilkinson (4) 14th, 38th, 44th, 67th
    March 31, 2007
    12:00 AM WEST     		EnglandEngland Bath rugby 51: 12 EnglandEngland Bristol rugby Recreation Ground , Bath
    Spectators: 10,600
    Referee: Iain Goodall ( Scotland )
    Attempts: Evening Canon 14th, 68th, 72nd
    Maddock 49th
    Cheeseman 52nd ad.
    Berne 59th increased, 61st increased
    Bory 77th
    increased increases: Barkley (2)
    Malone (1)
    Berne (1)
    Penalty kicks: Barkley (1) 39.
    		 (10:12)
    report     		Attempts: Robinson 20th n.erh.
    Lemi 23rd
    incremental increases: Gray (1)
    March 31, 2007
    3:00 p.m. WEST     		WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Newport Gwent Dragons 39: 17 FranceFrance CA Brive Rodney Parade , Newport
    Spectators: 7,112
    Referee: Wayne Barnes ( England )
    Attempts: Morgan 5th ad, 19th ad
    Black 36th awarded penalty attempt
    40th awarded
    Ringer 42nd awarded
    Brew 78th awarded
    Elevations: Sweeney (3)
    Penalty Kicks: Sweeney (1) 78.
    		 (24: 7)
    Report     		Attempts: Bolovucu 34th
    raised Hufanga 65th raised, 69th raised
    Elevations: Orquera (1)
    April 1, 2007
    3:00 p.m. WEST     		EnglandEngland Saracens 23:19 ScotlandScotland Glasgow Warriors Vicarage Road , Watford
    Spectators: 4,259
    Referee: Christophe Berdos ( France )
    Attempts: Scarbrough 15th increased
    Ratuvou 51st
    increased increases: Jackson (2)
    Penalty kicks: Jackson (3) 5th, 10th, 34th
    		 (16: 9)
    Report     		Attempts: Lamont 59th
    increments: Parks (1)
    Penalty kicks: Parks (4) 21st, 31st, 39th, 57th

    Semifinals

    April 21, 2007
    1:30 PM CEST     		FranceFrance ASM Clermont Auvergne 46: 29 WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Newport Gwent Dragons Stade Marcel-Michelin , Clermont-Ferrand
    Spectators: 7,500
    Referee: Dave Pearson ( England )
    Attempts: Rougerie 16th received
    Longo 20th received
    Domingo 27th received
    Marsh 55th received
    Miguel 63rd increased
    Mignoni 72nd
    increased increases: James (5)
    Penalty kicks: James (2) 4th, 8th
    		 (27:12)
    Report     		Attempts: Brew 10th received, 42nd received
    Black 37th received
    Gough 59th received
    Dollman 77th ad.
    Elevations: Sweeney (2)
    April 22, 2007
    12:30 PM WEST     		EnglandEngland Saracens 30:31 EnglandEngland Bath rugby Vicarage Road , Watford
    Spectators: 5,359
    Referee: Nigel Owens ( Wales )
    Attempts: Penney 8th received, 28th received
    Scarbrough 45th received, 71st received
    Elevations: Jackson (2)
    Penalty Kicks: Jackson (2) 23rd, 33rd
    		 (18:28)
    Report     		Attempts: Beattie 13. Increase
    Grewcock 15. Increase
    Bory 25. Increase
    Berne 31.
    Increase Increase: Barkley (4)
    Penalty Kicks: Barkley (1) 49.

    final

    May 19, 2007
    5:30 pm WEST     		FranceFrance ASM Clermont Auvergne 22:16 EnglandEngland Bath rugby The Stoop , London
    Spectators: 10,134
    Referee: Nigel Owens ( Wales )
    Attempts: Malzieu 43rd received
    Marsh 53rd received
    James 59th
    increments: James (2)
    Penalty kicks: James (1) 19.
    		 (3: 6)
    Report     		Attempts: Maddock 63rd
    increases: Barkley (1)
    Penalty kicks: Barkley (3) 13th, 37th, 75th

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