European Challenge Cup 2013/14
European Challenge Cup 2013/14 | |
master | Gloucester RFC (2nd title) |
Teams | 23 |
countries |
England France Italy Portugal Romania Wales |
Games | 67 (of which 67 played) |
tries | 383 (ø 5.72 per game) |
spectator | 321,736 (ø 4,802 per game) |
Most of the points | Jérôme Porical , Stade Français (83) |
Most attempts | William Helu , London Wasps (7) |
← European Challenge Cup 2012/13 |
The European Challenge Cup 2013/14 was the 18th edition of the European Challenge Cup , the second-tier European cup competition in rugby union . For sponsorship reasons it was called the Amlin Challenge Cup . There were 23 teams involved - 20 in the group phase and an additional three in the knockout round, which were eliminated early in the Heineken Cup 2013/14 . The competition began on October 10, 2013 and the finals took place on May 23, 2014 at Cardiff Arms Park in Cardiff . The defending champion was the Irish team Leinster Rugby , the tournament was decided by the Northampton Saints from England.
Originally the final should have taken place in France. However, the Fédération Française de Rugby withdrew its application due to the uncertainty whether the Stade de France would be available. After a new tender by the organizer European Rugby Cup, Cardiff was finally awarded the contract.
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All teams from the English Aviva Premiership , the French Top 14 and the international Pro12 that did not qualify for the Heineken Cup took part in the European Challenge Cup. There were also the four best-placed teams from the Italian Campionato di Eccellenza and one representative each from Romania and Portugal. Instead of the Portuguese selection, the Spanish representative Olympus Madrid was originally intended, but withdrew from the competition in September 2013.
The 20 participants in the group stage 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 qualified for the quarter-finals, plus the third to fifth best runners-up from the knockout round of the Heineken Cup 2013/14 . The four teams that were most successful in the group stage had the right to play at home in the quarter-finals and semi-finals. In the event of a tie, the number of attempts (in this order), the difference in points from all games, the lower number of red and yellow cards and finally a coin toss are decided. Places 5 to 7 were automatically assigned to those who were relegated from the Heineken Cup.
draw
The teams that did not qualify for the Heineken Cup were divided into four pots with four teams each according to the European club ranking (in brackets the placement at the end of the previous season):
Pot 1 | Biarritz Olympique (5) | Stade Français (8) | London Wasps (16) | Bath Rugby (22) | CA Brive (24) |
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Pot 2 | London Irish (27) | Sale Sharks (30) | Newport Gwent Dragons (31) | Newcastle Falcons (32) | Rugby Viadana (36) |
Pot 3 | Aviron Bayonne (37) | Cavalieri Prato (39) | Worcester Warriors (40) | Union Bordeaux Bègles (41) | Rugby Calvisano (43) |
Pot 4 | Grenoble FC (44) | Mogliano Rugby (42) | Oyonnax Rugby (46) | București Rugby (38) | Lusitanos XV |
Group stage
Group 1
team | Games | Victories | Unent. | Ndlg. | Game points |
Diff. | Bonus points |
Table points |
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1. | Sale Sharks | 6th | 5 | 0 | 1 | 155: 65 | + 90 | 3 | 23 |
2. | Biarritz Olympique | 6th | 3 | 0 | 3 | 119: 116 | + 3 | 4th | 16 |
3. | US Oyonnax | 6th | 2 | 1 | 3 | 86: 142 | - 56 | 2 | 12 |
4th | Worcester Warriors | 6th | 1 | 1 | 4th | 87: 124 | - 37 | 1 | 7th |
October 10, 2013 7:45 pm WEST |
Sale Sharks | 33:10 | Biarritz Olympique |
AJ Bell Stadium , Salford Spectators: 3,153 |
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October 12, 2013 6:30 PM CEST |
US Oyonnax | 9: 9 | Worcester Warriors |
Stade Charles-Mathon , Oyonnax Spectators: 6,125 |
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October 19, 2013 3:00 p.m. CEST |
Biarritz Olympique | 26: 6 | US Oyonnax |
Parc des Sports d'Aguiléra , Biarritz Spectators: 7,348 |
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October 19, 2013 3:00 p.m. WEST |
Worcester Warriors | 15:29 | Sale Sharks |
Sixways Stadium , Worcester Spectators: 6,312 |
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December 5, 2013 7:45 PM GMT |
Worcester Warriors | 15:19 | Biarritz Olympique | Sixways Stadium, Worcester spectators: 4,615 |
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December 5, 2013 8:45 PM CET |
US Oyonnax | 16:10 | Sale Sharks | Stade Charles-Mathon, Oyonnax Spectators: 5,000 |
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December 12, 2013 20:45 CET |
Biarritz Olympique | 33:25 | Worcester Warriors | Parc des Sports d'Aguiléra, Biarritz spectators: 7,587 |
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December 13, 2013 8:00 PM GMT |
Sale Sharks | 53:14 | US Oyonnax | AJ Bell Stadium, Salford Spectators: 3,689 |
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January 10, 2014 8:00 PM GMT |
Sale Sharks | 21: 3 | Worcester Warriors | AJ Bell Stadium, Salford Spectators: 3,027 |
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January 11, 2014 3:30 p.m. CET |
US Oyonnax | 28:24 | Biarritz Olympique | Stade Charles-Mathon, Oyonnax spectators: 6,654 |
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January 18, 2014 3:00 PM GMT |
Worcester Warriors | 20: 13 | US Oyonnax | Sixways Stadium, Worcester Spectators: 6,180 |
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January 18, 2014 9:00 p.m. CET |
Biarritz Olympique | 7: 9 | Sale Sharks | Parc des Sports d'Aguiléra, Biarritz |
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Group 2
team | Games | Victories | Unent. | Ndlg. | Game points |
Diff. | Bonus points |
Table points |
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1. | Bath rugby | 6th | 6th | 0 | 0 | 243: 50 | + 193 | 4th | 28 |
2. | Newport Gwent Dragons | 6th | 3 | 0 | 3 | 150: 132 | + 18 | 2 | 14th |
3. | Union Bordeaux Bègles | 6th | 3 | 0 | 3 | 171: 149 | + 22 | 2 | 14th |
4th | Mogliano rugby | 6th | 0 | 0 | 6th | 55: 288 | - 233 | 0 | 0 |
October 11, 2013 7:15 pm WEST |
Newport Gwent Dragons | 50: 8 | Mogliano rugby |
Rodney Parade , Newport Spectators: 4,474 |
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October 12, 2013 9:00 p.m. CEST |
Union Bordeaux Bègles | 6:15 | Bath rugby |
Stade Jacques-Chaban-Delmas , Bordeaux Spectators: 15,542 |
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October 19, 2013 14:00 CEST |
Mogliano rugby | 20:32 | Union Bordeaux Bègles |
Stadio Maurizio Quaggia , Mogliano Veneto Spectators: 1,400 |
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October 19, 2013 3:00 p.m. WEST |
Bath rugby | 26:10 | Newport Gwent Dragons |
Recreation Ground , Bath Spectators: 11,862 |
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December 6, 2013 7:15 pm GMT |
Newport Gwent Dragons | 40:24 | Union Bordeaux Bègles | Rodney Parade, Newport Spectators: 4,023 |
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December 7, 2013 14:00 CET |
Rugby Mogliano | 8:55 | Bath rugby | Stadio Maurizio Quaggia, Mogliano Veneto Spectators: 2,000 |
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December 12, 2013 7:30 p.m. CET |
Union Bordeaux Bègles | 32: 13 | Newport Gwent Dragons |
Stade André-Moga , Bègles spectators: 3,600 |
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December 14, 2013 3:00 PM GMT |
Bath rugby | 63: 0 | Rugby Mogliano | Recreation Ground, Bath Spectators: 11,598 |
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January 10, 2014 19:30 CET |
Union Bordeaux Bègles | 64: 7 | Rugby Mogliano | Stade André-Moga, Bègles spectators: 2,200 |
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January 11, 2014 2:30 PM GMT |
Newport Gwent Dragons | 13:30 | Bath rugby | Rodney Parade, Newport Spectators: 6,063 |
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January 16, 2014 7:45 PM GMT |
Bath rugby | 54: 13 | Union Bordeaux Bègles | Recreation Ground, Bath Spectators: 10,679 |
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January 16, 2014 8:45 PM CET |
Rugby Mogliano | 12:24 pm | Newport Gwent Dragons | Stadio Maurizio Quaggia, Mogliano Veneto Spectators: 1,000 |
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Group 3
team | Games | Victories | Unent. | Ndlg. | Game points |
Diff. | Bonus points |
Table points |
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1. | CA Brive | 6th | 5 | 1 | 0 | 121: 74 | + 47 | 1 | 23 |
2. | Newcastle Falcons | 6th | 4th | 0 | 2 | 126: 69 | + 57 | 3 | 19th |
3. | Bucureşti rugby | 6th | 2 | 0 | 4th | 94: 105 | - 11 | 2 | 10 |
4th | Rugby Calvisano | 6th | 0 | 1 | 5 | 80: 173 | - 93 | 0 | 2 |
October 12, 2013 3:00 PM ET |
Bucureşti rugby | 12: 13 | Newcastle Falcons |
Stadionul Arcul de Triumf , Bucharest Spectators: 1,100 |
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October 12, 2013 19:30 CEST |
Rugby Calvisano | 20:20 | CA Brive |
Stadio San Michele , Calvisano Spectators: 2,000 |
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October 19, 2013 3:00 PM ET |
Bucureşti rugby | 37:15 | Rugby Calvisano | Stadionul Arcul de Triumf, Bucharest Spectators: 1,100 |
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October 19, 2013 9:00 p.m. CEST |
CA Brive | 23:16 | Newcastle Falcons |
Stade Amédée-Domenech , Brive-la-Gaillarde spectators: 5,000 |
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December 7, 2013 3:00 PM EET |
Bucureşti rugby | 13:18 | CA Brive | Stadionul Arcul de Triumf, Bucharest Spectators: 1,200 |
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December 8, 2013 3:00 PM GMT |
Newcastle Falcons | 37:15 | Rugby Calvisano |
Kingston Park , Newcastle upon Tyne Spectators: 2,889 |
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December 12, 2013 7:30 p.m. CET |
CA Brive | 20: 9 | Bucureşti rugby | Stade Amédée-Domenech, Brive-la-Gaillarde spectators: 4,000 |
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December 14, 2013 2:30 p.m. CET |
Rugby Calvisano | 10:25 | Newcastle Falcons | Stadio San Michele, Calvisano spectators: 1,400 |
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January 9, 2014 7:45 PM GMT |
Newcastle Falcons | 7: 9 | CA Brive | Kingston Park, Newcastle upon Tyne Spectators: 2,650 |
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January 11, 2014 2:30 p.m. CET |
Rugby Calvisano | 11:23 | Bucureşti rugby | Stadio San Michele, Calvisano spectators: 1,500 |
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January 16, 2014 7:30 PM GMT |
Newcastle Falcons | 28: 0 | Bucureşti rugby | Kingston Park, Newcastle upon Tyne Spectators: 2,511 |
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January 16, 2014 at 8:30 p.m. CET |
CA Brive | 31: 9 | Rugby Calvisano | Stade Amédée-Domenech, Brive-la-Gaillarde spectators: 4,000 |
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Group 4
team | Games | Victories | Unent. | Ndlg. | Game points |
Diff. | Bonus points |
Table points |
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1. | London Wasps | 6th | 6th | 0 | 0 | 285: 76 | + 209 | 3 | 27 |
2. | Aviron Bayonnais | 6th | 3 | 0 | 3 | 219: 118 | + 101 | 3 | 15th |
3. | FC Grenoble | 6th | 2 | 1 | 3 | 118: 158 | - 40 | 2 | 12 |
4th | Rugby Viadana | 6th | 0 | 1 | 5 | 86: 356 | - 270 | 0 | 2 |
October 10, 2013 8:45 PM CEST |
Aviron Bayonnais | 37: 6 | FC Grenoble |
Stade Jean-Dauger , Bayonne Spectators: 6,602 |
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October 12, 2013 3:00 p.m. CEST |
Rugby Viadana | 17:90 | London Wasps |
Stadio Luigi Zaffanella , Viadana Spectators: 3,000 |
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October 17, 2013 7:45 pm WEST |
London Wasps | 26:10 | Aviron Bayonnais |
Adams Park , High Wycombe Spectators: 4,627 |
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October 18, 2013 7:30 p.m. WEST |
FC Grenoble | 40: 7 | Rugby Viadana |
Stade Lesdiguières , Grenoble Spectators: 5,940 |
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December 6, 2013 8:00 p.m. CET |
Aviron Bayonnais | 63: 7 | Rugby Viadana | Stade Jean-Dauger, Bayonne Spectators: 2,022 |
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December 7, 2013 at 9:00 p.m. CET |
FC Grenoble | 7:47 | London Wasps | Stade Lesdiguières, Grenoble Spectators: 6,800 |
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December 14, 2013 15:00 CET |
Rugby Viadana | 19:80 | Aviron Bayonnais | Stadio Luigi Zaffanella, Viadana Spectators: 875 |
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December 15, 2013 3:00 PM GMT |
London Wasps | 32:12 | FC Grenoble | Adams Park, High Wycombe Spectators: 3,759 |
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January 11, 2014 14:00 CET |
Rugby Viadana | 19:19 | FC Grenoble | Stadio Luigi Zaffanella, Viadana Spectators: 750 |
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January 11, 2014 at 9:00 p.m. CET |
Aviron Bayonnais | 13:26 | London Wasps | Stade Jean-Dauger, Bayonne Spectators: 4,746 |
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January 17, 2014 19:30 CET |
FC Grenoble | 34:16 | Aviron Bayonnais | Stade Lesdiguières, Grenoble Spectators: 6,190 |
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January 19, 2014 2:00 PM GMT |
London Wasps | 64: 17 | Viadana | Adams Park, High Wycombe Spectators: 3,029 |
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Group 5
team | Games | Victories | Unent. | Ndlg. | Game points |
Diff. | Bonus points |
Table points |
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1. | Stade Français | 6th | 5 | 0 | 1 | 202: 75 | + 127 | 4th | 24 |
2. | London Irish | 6th | 5 | 0 | 1 | 293: 65 | + 228 | 4th | 24 |
3. | Cavalieri Prato | 6th | 2 | 0 | 4th | 100: 198 | - 98 | 3 | 11 |
4th | Lusitanos XV | 6th | 0 | 0 | 6th | 68: 325 | - 257 | 0 | 0 |
October 10, 2013 8:45 PM CEST |
Stade Français | 61: 3 | Lusitanos XV |
Stade Jean-Bouin , Paris Spectators: 6,314 |
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October 11, 2013 8:00 p.m. WEST |
London Irish | 60: 11 | Cavalieri Prato |
Madejski Stadium , Reading Spectators: 5,326 |
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October 19, 2013 14:00 CEST |
Cavalieri Prato | 16:17 | Stade Français |
Stadio Enrico Chersoni , Prato Spectators: 1,500 |
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October 19, 2013 5:00 p.m. CEST |
Lusitanos XV | 6:67 | London Irish |
Estádio Nacional , Oeiras spectators: 1,500 |
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December 7, 2013 14:00 CET |
Cavalieri Prato | 40:22 | Lusitanos XV | Stadio Enrico Chersoni, Prato Spectators: 600 |
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December 8, 2013 3:00 PM GMT |
London Irish | 24: 13 | Stade Français | Madejski Stadium, Reading Spectators: 5,721 |
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December 14, 2013 16:00 CET |
Lusitanos XV | 19:30 | Cavalieri Prato | Estádio Nacional, Oeiras Spectators: 500 |
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December 14, 2013 9:00 p.m. CET |
Stade Français | 32:14 | London Irish | Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris Spectators: 10,250 |
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January 9, 2014 at 8:30 p.m. CET |
Stade Français | 31: 3 | Cavalieri Prato | Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris Spectators: 5,939 |
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January 11, 2014 3:00 PM GMT |
London Irish | 79: 3 | Lusitanos XV | Madejski Stadium, Reading Spectators: 4,714 |
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January 16, 2014 20:00 CET |
Lusitanos XV | 15:48 | Stade Français | Estádio Nacional, Oeiras Spectators: 35 |
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January 18, 2014 14:30 CET |
Cavalieri Prato | 0:49 | London Irish | Stadio Enrico Chersoni, Prato spectators: 1,000 |
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Knockout round
Seeding list
After the group phase, the five group winners and the third to fifth best runners-up in the Heineken Cup 2013/14 will meet.
- Bath rugby
- London Wasps
- Stade Français
- Sale Sharks
- (HC) Northampton Saints
- (HC) Harlequins
- (HC) Gloucester RFC
- CA Brive
Quarter finals
April 3, 2014 8:00 p.m. WEST |
Sale Sharks | 14:28 | Northampton Saints |
AJ Bell Stadium , Salford Spectators: 4,650 Referee: Romain Poite ( France ) |
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Attempts: Thomas 5th increased Fihaki 73rd increased increases: Macleod (1/1) Ford (1/1) |
(7:28) Report |
Attempts: Nutley 17th raised, 37th raised Dickinson 29th raised Foden 33th raised increases: Hooley (4/4) |
April 4th, 2014 9:00 p.m. CEST |
Stade Français | 6:29 | Harlequins |
Stade Jean-Bouin , Paris Spectators: 10,200 Referee: Leighton Hodges ( Wales ) |
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Penalty kicks: Steyn (2/4) 18., 31. |
(6: 9) Report |
Attempts: Mike Brown . 45. erh Molenaar . 76. erh increases: Evans (1/1) Ben Botica (1/1) penalty kicks: Evans (4/4) 15, 22, 40, 56. Drop Goals: Evans (1/1) 73. |
April 6, 2014 2:00 pm WEST |
Bath rugby | 39: 7 | CA Brive |
Recreation Ground , Bath Referee: John Lacey ( Ireland ) |
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Attempts: Agulla 9th ad, 35th, 49th, evening canon 28th, Rokoduguni, 32nd Young 42nd increments: Ford (3/6) Penalty kicks: Ford (1/2) 20. |
(25: 0) report |
Attempts: Murphy 65th elevations: Laranjeira (1/1) |
April 6, 2014 7:00 p.m. WEST |
London Wasps | 36:24 | Gloucester RFC |
Adams Park , High Wycombe Spectators: 5,311 Referee: Marius Mitrea ( Italy ) |
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Attempts: Mullan 30th Festuccia 43rd Helu 76th Increased increases: Goode (3/3) Penalty kicks: Goode (4/6) 36th, 51st, 65th, 71st Dropgoals: Goode (1 / 2) 13. |
(13: 3) Report |
Attempts: May 55th Evans 61th Thomas 80th Increases: Cook (3/3) Penalty kicks: Cook (1/2) 33. |
Semifinals
April 25, 2014 8:00 p.m. WEST |
Northampton Saints | 18:10 | Harlequins |
Franklin's Gardens , Northampton Spectators: 10,077 Referee: George Clancy ( Ireland ) |
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Attempts: Collins 26th n.erh. Fotuali'i 44th increments: Myler (1/2) Penalty kicks: Myler (2/2) 20th, 35th |
(11: 3) Report |
Attempts: Easter 63. Increments : Botica (1/1) Penalty kicks : Botica (1/3) 39. |
April 27, 2014 1:00 p.m. WEST |
London Wasps | 18:24 | Bath rugby |
Adams Park , High Wycombe Spectators: 6,010 Referee: Romain Poite ( France ) |
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Attempts: Helu 39th received Johnson 64th received Elevations: Goode (1/2) Penalty kicks: Goode (2/2) 2nd, 14th |
(13:10) Report |
Attempts: Perenise 24th received Webber 46th raised, 57th raised increases: Ford (3/3) Penalties: Ford (1/2) 11. |
final
May 23, 2014 8:00 p.m. WEST |
Northampton Saints | 30:16 | Bath rugby |
Cardiff Arms Park , Cardiff Spectators: 12,483 Referee: Jérôme Garcès ( France ) |
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Attempts: Dowson 70th received Foden 75th received Elevations: Myler (1/2) Penalty kicks: Myler (6/6) 6th, 23rd, 47th, 56th, 59th, 63rd |
(6:13) Report |
Attempts: Watson 26th incremental increases: Ford (1/1) Penalty kicks: Ford (3/6) 1st, 13th, 65th |
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ ERC 2014 finals set to return to Cardiff. European Rugby Cup, July 15, 2013, accessed September 28, 2013 .
- ^ Portuguese club to compete in Amlin Challenge Cup. European Rugby Cup, September 2, 2013, accessed September 28, 2013 .
- ^ Rules. European Rugby Cup, accessed September 28, 2013 .