European Rugby Challenge Cup 2014/15

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European Rugby Challenge Cup 2014/15
master EnglandEngland Gloucester RFC (2nd title)
Teams 20th
countries EnglandEngland England France Ireland Italy Romania Scotland Wales
FranceFrance 
IrelandIreland 
ItalyItaly 
RomaniaRomania 
ScotlandScotland 
WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg 
Games 67  (of which 67 played)
tries 395  (ø 5.9 per game)
spectator 391,649  (ø 5,846 per game)
Most of the points ScotlandScotland Sam Hidalgo-Clyne , Edinburgh (99)
Most attempts ScotlandScotland Lloyd Williams , Cardiff Blues (6)
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The European Rugby Challenge Cup 2014/15 was the first edition of the European Rugby Challenge Cup , the second-tier European cup competition in rugby union . This competition is the successor to the European Challenge Cup that existed from 1996 to 2014 . 20 teams from seven countries were involved. The competition began on October 16, 2014, and the final took place on May 1, 2015 at The Stoop in London . The English team Gloucester RFC won the title .

Attendees

The following teams were eligible to participate:

mode

There were five groups with four teams each. 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

For the quarter-finals, the five group winners (classified according to the number of points won in places 1–5) and the three best runners-up (classified in places 6–8) qualified. Teams in places 1-4 had home rights in the quarterfinals. The first played against the eighth, the second against the seventh, the third against the sixth and the fourth against the fifth. In contrast to the European Challenge Cup, none of the teams from the European Rugby Champions Cup 2014/15 took part in the finals.

qualification

Rugby Europe 1 Play-Off
September 20, 2014
15:00 CEST 		ItalyItaly Rugby Rovigo 22:18 GeorgiaGeorgia Tbilisi Caucasians Stadio Comunale Mario Battaglini , Rovigo
Referee: Lloyd Lynton ( Scotland )
September 27, 2014
5:00 p.m. GET 		GeorgiaGeorgia Tbilisi Caucasians 21:24 ItalyItaly Rugby Rovigo Avchala Stadium , Tbilisi
Referee: Matthew Carley ( England )

Rugby Rovigo qualified with an overall result of 46:39.

Rugby Europe 2 Play-Off
September 20, 2014
9:00 PM ET 		RomaniaRomania Bucureşti rugby 18: 13 ItalyItaly Rugby Calvisano Stadionul Arcul de Triumf , Bucharest
Referee: Gary Conway ( Ireland )
September 27, 2014
19:30 CEST 		ItalyItaly Rugby Calvisano 13:10 RomaniaRomania Bucureşti rugby Centro Sportivo San Michele , Calvisano
Referee: Alexandre Ruiz ( France )

The Bucureşti Rugby qualified with an overall result of 28:26.

draw

The participants were drawn to the preliminary round groups on June 10, 2014 in the Stade de la Maladière in Neuchâtel . The betting order was based on performance in the respective championships.

Pot 1 WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Cardiff Blues EnglandEngland Exeter Chiefs FranceFrance Stade Français EnglandEngland Gloucester RFC ScotlandScotland Edinburgh rugby
Pot 2 FranceFrance Union Bordeaux Bègles FranceFrance CA Brive EnglandEngland London Irish WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Newport Gwent Dragons FranceFrance Aviron Bayonnais
Pot 3 EnglandEngland Newcastle Falcons Ireland Connacht rugby FranceFrance FC Grenoble EnglandEngland London Welsh RFC ItalyItaly Zebra
Pot 4 FranceFrance US Oyonnax FranceFrance Lyon Olympique Universitaire FranceFrance Atlantique Stade Rochelais ItalyItaly Rugby Rovigo RomaniaRomania Bucureşti rugby

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 London Irish 6th 5 0 1 220: 123 + 97 4th 24
    2. WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Cardiff Blues 6th 5 0 1 249: 95 + 154 4th 24
    3. FranceFrance FC Grenoble 6th 2 0 4th 161: 160 + 1 4th 12
    4th ItalyItaly Rugby Rovigo 6th 0 0 6th 77: 329 - 252 1 1
    October 18, 2014
    2:30 pm WEST     		WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Cardiff Blues 37: 14 FranceFrance FC Grenoble Cardiff Arms Park , Cardiff
    Spectators: 6,267
    report
    October 19, 2014
    3:00 pm WEST     		EnglandEngland London Irish 70:14 ItalyItaly Rugby Rovigo Madejski Stadium , Reading
    Spectators: 4,219
    report
    October 24, 2014
    19:30 CEST     		FranceFrance FC Grenoble 15:25 EnglandEngland London Irish Stade Lesdiguières , Grenoble
    Spectators: 7,759
    report
    October 25, 2014
    15:00 CEST     		ItalyItaly Rugby Rovigo 18:33 WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Cardiff Blues Stadio Comunale Mario Battaglini , Rovigo
    Spectators: 1,750
    report
    December 5, 2014
    19:30 CET     		FranceFrance FC Grenoble 68: 10 ItalyItaly Rugby Rovigo Stade Lesdiguières, Grenoble
    Spectators: 7,800
    report
    December 6, 2014
    3:15 pm GMT     		WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Cardiff Blues 24:14 EnglandEngland London Irish Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff
    Spectators: 5,430
    report
    December 13, 2014
    3:00 PM GMT     		EnglandEngland London Irish 34:23 WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Cardiff Blues Madejski Stadium, Reading
    Spectators: 5,838
    report
    December 13, 2014
    15:00 CET     		ItalyItaly Rugby Rovigo 17:20 FranceFrance FC Grenoble Stadio Comunale Mario Battaglini, Rovigo
    Spectators: 800
    report
    January 16, 2015
    7:30 PM GMT     		WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Cardiff Blues 104: 12 ItalyItaly Rugby Rovigo Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff
    spectators: 4,733
    report
    January 17th, 2015
    15:00 GMT     		EnglandEngland London Irish 43: 41 FranceFrance FC Grenoble Madejski Stadium, Reading
    Spectators: 4,030
    report
    January 24, 2015
    15:00 CET     		ItalyItaly Rugby Rovigo 6:34 EnglandEngland London Irish Stadio Comunale Mario Battaglini, Rovigo
    Spectators: 1,100
    report
    January 24, 2015
    15:00 CET     		FranceFrance FC Grenoble 3:28 WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Cardiff Blues Stade Lesdiguières, Grenoble
    Spectators: 7,772
    report

    Group 2

    team Games Victories Unent. Ndlg. Game
    points     		Diff. Bonus
    points     		Table
    points
    1. EnglandEngland Exeter Chiefs 6th 5 0 1 212: 97 + 115 5 25th
    2. Ireland Connacht rugby 6th 4th 0 2 186: 144 + 42 4th 20th
    3. FranceFrance Aviron Bayonnais 6th 2 0 4th 106: 165 - 59 1 9
    4th FranceFrance Atlantique Stade Rochelais 6th 1 0 5 84: 182 - 98 0 4th
    October 18, 2014
    5:00 p.m. WEST     		Ireland Connacht rugby 48: 12 FranceFrance Atlantique Stade Rochelais Galway Sportsgrounds , Galway
    Spectators: 4,735
    report
    October 20, 2014
    20:00 CEST     		FranceFrance Aviron Bayonnais 30:24 EnglandEngland Exeter Chiefs Stade Jean-Dauger , Bayonne
    Spectators: 6,813
    report
    October 24, 2014
    19:30 CEST     		FranceFrance Atlantique Stade Rochelais 25: 13 FranceFrance Aviron Bayonnais Stade Marcel-Deflandre , La Rochelle
    Spectators: 13,049
    report
    October 25, 2014
    3:00 pm WEST     		EnglandEngland Exeter Chiefs 33: 13 Ireland Connacht rugby Sandy Park , Exeter
    Spectators: 8,484
    report
    December 4, 2014
    20:45 CET     		FranceFrance Atlantique Stade Rochelais 10:36 EnglandEngland Exeter Chiefs Stade Marcel-Deflandre, La Rochelle
    Spectators: 10,864
    report
    December 6, 2014
    5:00 PM GMT     		Ireland Connacht rugby 42: 19 FranceFrance Aviron Bayonnais Galway Sportsgrounds, Galway
    Spectators: 4,425
    report
    December 13, 2014
    3:00 PM GMT     		EnglandEngland Exeter Chiefs 41: 17 FranceFrance Atlantique Stade Rochelais Sandy Park, Exeter
    Spectators: 9,043
    report
    December 13, 2014
    20:45 CET     		FranceFrance Aviron Bayonnais 27:29 Ireland Connacht rugby Stade Jean-Dauger, Bayonne
    Spectators: 4,980
    report
    January 17, 2015
    17:30 CET     		FranceFrance Aviron Bayonnais 14: 0 FranceFrance Atlantique Stade Rochelais Stade Jean-Dauger, Bayonne
    Spectators: 2,137
    report
    January 18, 2015
    3:15 pm GMT     		Ireland Connacht rugby 24:33 EnglandEngland Exeter Chiefs Galway Sportsgrounds, Galway
    Spectators: 5,058
    report
    January 24, 2015
    5:30 PM GMT     		EnglandEngland Exeter Chiefs 45: 3 FranceFrance Aviron Bayonnais Sandy Park, Exeter
    Spectators: 8,830
    report
    January 24, 2015
    6:30 p.m. CET     		FranceFrance Atlantique Stade Rochelais 20:30 Ireland Connacht rugby Stade Marcel-Deflandre, La Rochelle
    Spectators: 10,068
    report

    Group 3

    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 1 240: 127 + 113 5 25th
    2. EnglandEngland Newcastle Falcons 6th 4th 0 2 208: 149 + 59 5 21st
    3. FranceFrance Stade Français 6th 3 0 3 155: 143 + 12 3 15th
    4th RomaniaRomania Bucureşti rugby 6th 0 0 6th 77: 261 - 184 1 1
    October 17, 2014
    8:00 p.m. WEST     		EnglandEngland Newcastle Falcons 43: 19 RomaniaRomania Bucureşti rugby Kingston Park , Newcastle upon Tyne
    Spectators: 3,053
    report
    October 18, 2014
    8:45 PM CEST     		FranceFrance Stade Français 22:38 WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Newport Gwent Dragons Stade Jean-Bouin , Paris
    Spectators: 6,500
    report
    October 24, 2014
    7:30 p.m. WEST     		WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Newport Gwent Dragons 26: 30 EnglandEngland Newcastle Falcons Rodney Parade , Newport
    Spectators: 6,119
    report
    October 25, 2014
    3:00 PM ET     		RomaniaRomania Bucureşti rugby 9:13 FranceFrance Stade Français Stadionul Arcul de Triumf , Bucharest
    Spectators: 600
    report
    December 5, 2014
    8:00 PM GMT     		EnglandEngland Newcastle Falcons 30: 23 FranceFrance Stade Français Kingston Park, Newcastle upon Tyne
    Spectators: 4,089
    report
    December 6, 2014
    1:00 p.m. EET     		RomaniaRomania Bucureşti rugby 10:37 WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Newport Gwent Dragons Ghencea Stadium , Bucharest
    Spectators: 700
    report
    December 11, 2014
    8:45 PM CET     		FranceFrance Stade Français 31:24 EnglandEngland Newcastle Falcons Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris
    Spectators: 8,500
    report
    December 12, 2014
    7:30 PM GMT     		WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Newport Gwent Dragons 69: 17 RomaniaRomania Bucureşti rugby Rodney Parade, Newport
    Spectators: 3,936
    report
    January 17, 2015
    15:00 CET     		FranceFrance Stade Français 47: 12 RomaniaRomania Bucureşti rugby Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris
    Spectators: 6,673
    report
    January 17th, 2015
    3:15 pm GMT     		EnglandEngland Newcastle Falcons 29:40 WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Newport Gwent Dragons Kingston Park, Newcastle upon Tyne
    Spectators: 3,280
    report
    January 24, 2015
    3:00 PM GMT     		WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Newport Gwent Dragons 30: 19 FranceFrance Stade Français Rodney Parade, Newport
    Spectators: 5,571
    report
    January 24, 2015
    5:00 p.m. EET     		RomaniaRomania Bucureşti rugby 10:52 EnglandEngland Newcastle Falcons Cluj Arena , Cluj-Napoca
    spectators: 500
    report

    Group 4

    team Games Victories Unent. Ndlg. Game
    points     		Diff. Bonus
    points     		Table
    points
    1. ScotlandScotland Edinburgh rugby 6th 5 0 1 146: 90 + 56 2 22nd
    2. FranceFrance Lyon Olympique Universitaire 6th 4th 0 2 149: 139 + 10 2 18th
    3. FranceFrance Union Bordeaux Bègles 6th 3 0 3 176: 142 + 34 4th 16
    4th EnglandEngland London Welsh RFC 6th 0 0 6th 72: 172 - 100 1 1
    October 17th, 2014
    19:45 CEST     		FranceFrance Union Bordeaux Bègles 13:15 ScotlandScotland Edinburgh rugby Stade André-Moga , Bègles
    spectators: 6,658
    report
    October 18, 2014
    14:00 CEST     		FranceFrance Lyon Olympique Universitaire 28:18 EnglandEngland London Welsh RFC Matmut Stadium , Vénissieux
    Spectators: 8,455
    report
    October 23, 2014
    7:45 pm WEST     		EnglandEngland London Welsh RFC 20:52 FranceFrance Union Bordeaux Bègles Kassam Stadium , Oxford
    Spectators: 3,575
    report
    October 24, 2014
    7:45 pm WEST     		ScotlandScotland Edinburgh rugby 25: 17 FranceFrance Lyon Olympique Universitaire Murrayfield Stadium , Edinburgh
    Spectators: 4,651
    report
    December 6, 2014
    8:45 PM CET     		FranceFrance Union Bordeaux Bègles 37: 29 FranceFrance Lyon Olympique Universitaire Stade André-Moga, Bègles
    spectators: 4,250
    report
    December 7, 2014
    2:00 PM GMT     		ScotlandScotland Edinburgh rugby 25: 13 EnglandEngland London Welsh RFC Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh
    Spectators: 3,212
    report
    December 12, 2014
    19:30 CET     		FranceFrance Lyon Olympique Universitaire 37:28 FranceFrance Union Bordeaux Bègles Matmut Stadium, Vénissieux
    spectators: 8,733
    report
    December 14, 2014
    2:30 PM GMT     		EnglandEngland London Welsh RFC 6:24 ScotlandScotland Edinburgh rugby Kassam Stadium, Oxford
    Spectators: 3,258
    report
    January 16, 2015
    8:55 PM CET     		FranceFrance Union Bordeaux Bègles 26: 3 EnglandEngland London Welsh RFC Stade André-Moga, Bègles
    spectators: 2,800
    report
    January 17, 2015
    20:45 CET     		FranceFrance Lyon Olympique Universitaire 21:19 ScotlandScotland Edinburgh rugby Matmut Stadium, Vénissieux
    Spectators: 10,935
    report
    January 23, 2015
    7:45 PM GMT     		ScotlandScotland Edinburgh rugby 38:20 FranceFrance Union Bordeaux Bègles Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh
    Spectators: 4,817
    report
    January 25, 2015
    2:30 PM GMT     		EnglandEngland London Welsh RFC 12: 17 FranceFrance Lyon Olympique Universitaire Kassam Stadium, Oxford
    Spectators: 3,221
    report

    Group 5

    team Games Victories Unent. Ndlg. Game
    points     		Diff. Bonus
    points     		Table
    points
    1. EnglandEngland Gloucester RFC 6th 6th 0 0 211: 64 + 147 5 29
    2. FranceFrance US Oyonnax 6th 4th 0 2 123: 124 - 1 0 16
    3. ItalyItaly Zebra 6th 2 0 4th 102: 154 - 52 0 8th
    4th FranceFrance CA Brive 6th 0 0 6th 93: 187 - 94 2 2
    October 16, 2014
    7:45 pm WEST     		EnglandEngland Gloucester RFC 55: 0 FranceFrance CA Brive Kingsholm Stadium , Gloucester
    Spectators: 9,793
    report
    October 18, 2014
    16:00 CEST     		ItalyItaly Zebra 24:33 FranceFrance US Oyonnax Stadio XXV Aprile , Parma
    Spectators: 2,001
    report
    October 24, 2014
    19:30 CEST     		FranceFrance CA Brive 21:26 ItalyItaly Zebra Stade Amédée-Domenech , Brive-la-Gaillarde
    spectators: 3,500
    report
    October 25, 2014
    8:45 PM CEST     		FranceFrance US Oyonnax 15:25 EnglandEngland Gloucester RFC Stade Charles-Mathon , Oyonnax
    Spectators: 6,500
    report
    December 5, 2014
    19:30 CET     		FranceFrance CA Brive 22:30 FranceFrance US Oyonnax Stade Amédée-Domenech, Brive-la-Gaillarde
    spectators: 4,000
    report
    December 7, 2014
    3:15 pm GMT     		EnglandEngland Gloucester RFC 35:10 ItalyItaly Zebra Kingsholm Stadium, Gloucester
    Spectators: 10,005
    report
    December 13, 2014
    15:00 CET     		FranceFrance US Oyonnax 22:17 FranceFrance CA Brive Stade Charles-Mathon, Oyonnax
    Spectators: 5,500
    report
    December 13, 2014
    16:00 CET     		ItalyItaly Zebra 16:32 EnglandEngland Gloucester RFC Stadio XXV Aprile, Parma
    spectators: 3,050
    report
    January 17th, 2015
    15:00 GMT     		EnglandEngland Gloucester RFC 33: 3 FranceFrance US Oyonnax Kingsholm Stadium, Gloucester
    Spectators: 9,381
    report
    January 17, 2015
    16:00 CET     		ItalyItaly Zebra 23: 13 FranceFrance CA Brive Stadio XXV Aprile, Parma
    spectators: 1,860
    report
    January 22nd, 2015
    8:45 PM CET     		FranceFrance CA Brive 20:31 EnglandEngland Gloucester RFC Stade Amédée-Domenech, Brive-la-Gaillarde
    spectators: 1,900
    report
    January 22nd, 2015
    8:45 PM CET     		FranceFrance US Oyonnax 20: 3 ItalyItaly Zebra Stade Charles-Mathon, Oyonnax
    Spectators: 3,500
    report

    Knockout round

    Seeding list

    After the group stage, the five group winners and the third-best runners-up will meet.

    1. Gloucester RFC
    2. Exeter Chiefs
    3. Newport Gwent Dragons
    4. London Irish
    5. Edinburgh rugby
    6. Cardiff Blues
    7. Newcastle Falcons
    8. Connacht rugby

    Quarter finals

    April 3, 2015
    7:45 pm WEST     		EnglandEngland Gloucester RFC 14: 7 Ireland Connacht rugby Kingsholm Stadium , Gloucester
    Spectators: 13,236
    Referee: Mathieu Raynal ( France )
    Attempts: Sharples 20th
    raised Meakes 30th
    raised raises: Laidlaw (2/2)
    		 (14: 0)
    report     		Tries: penalty try . 65. erh
    increases: Carty (1/1)
    April 4, 2015
    12:45 PM WEST     		WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Newport Gwent Dragons 25:21 WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Cardiff Blues Rodney Parade , Newport
    Spectators: 8,119
    Referee: JP Doyle ( England )
    Attempts: Amos 35th received
    Cudd 45th received
    Penalty try . 50. erh
    increases: Prydie (2/3)
    penalty kicks: Prydie (1/3) 8.
    D. Jones (1/1) 67th
    		 (10:14)
    report     		Attempts: L. Williams 4th elevation
    Anscombe 25th elevation
    Navidi 74th
    elevation elevation: Anscombe (3/3)
    April 4, 2015
    8:00 p.m. WEST     		EnglandEngland Exeter Chiefs 48: 13 EnglandEngland Newcastle Falcons Sandy Park , Exeter
    Spectators: 10,022
    Referee: Marius Mitrea ( Italy )
    Attempts: Ewers . 12. erh
    penalty try 19 erh.
    Waldrom 41. erh.
    McGuigan 58. erh.
    Hill 69. erh.
    Mumm 71. erh.
    Increases: Slade (4/4)
    Steenson (2/2)
    penalty kicks: Slade ( 2/2) 35th, 54th
    		 (17: 6)
    Report     		Attempts: Harris 66th
    increments: Catterick (1/1)
    Penalty kicks: Catterick (2/2) 33rd, 39th
    April 5, 2015
    5:45 pm WEST     		EnglandEngland London Irish 18:23 ScotlandScotland Edinburgh rugby Madejski Stadium , Reading
    Referee: Pascal Gaüzère ( France )
    Attempts: Gilsenan 40th,
    Steele, 52nd after heights
    : Geraghty (1/2)
    Penalty kicks: Geraghty (2/4) 32nd, 45th.
    		 (10:16)
    		 Attempts: Nel 10th.
    McKenzie 59th.
    Increases: Hidalgo-Clyne (2/2)
    Penalty kicks: Hidalgo-Clyne (3/3) 1., 18., 20.

    Semifinals

    April 17, 2015
    7:45 pm WEST     		ScotlandScotland Edinburgh rugby 45:16 WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Newport Gwent Dragons Murrayfield Stadium , Edinburgh
    Spectators: 8,231
    Referee: JP Doyle ( England )
    Attempts: McInally 14th ret.
    Visser 22nd ret.
    Toolis 54th increased
    Hidalgo-Clyne 60th increased
    Fife 67th
    increased increases: Hidalgo-Clyne (4/5)
    Penalty kicks: Hidalgo-Clyne (4/5) 10th, 33rd, 40th + 2 ', 58th .
    		 (21: 9)
    Report     		Attempts: Harris 43rd
    increases: D. Jones (1/1)
    Penalty kicks: D. Jones (3/3) 3rd, 18th, 30th
    April 18, 2015
    7:45 pm WEST     		EnglandEngland Gloucester RFC 30: 19 EnglandEngland Exeter Chiefs Kingsholm Stadium , Gloucester
    Spectators: 11,907
    Referee: John Lacey ( Ireland )
    Attempts: Meakes 30. Increase
    Savage 67. Increase
    May 77.
    Increase Increase: Laidlaw (3/3)
    Penalty kicks: Laidlaw (2/3) 17., 71.
    Hook (1/1) 38.
    		 (13: 6)
    Report     		Attempts: Taione 75.
    Increased increases: Steenson (1/1)
    Penalty kicks: Slade (4/4) 20th, 40th, 45th, 60th.

    final

    May 1st, 2015
    7:45 pm WEST     		ScotlandScotland Edinburgh rugby 13: 19 EnglandEngland Gloucester RFC The Stoop , London
    Spectators: 14,316
    Referee: Jérôme Garcès ( France )
    Attempts: Ford 65th
    increments: Hidalgo-Clyne (1/1)
    Penalty kicks: Hidalgo-Clyne (2/3) 2nd, 35th
    		 (6:13)
    Report     		Attempts: Twelvetrees 10th
    increments: Laidlaw (1/1)
    Penalty kicks: Laidlaw (4/5) 8th, 36th, 49th, 53rd

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