2006–07 European Challenge Cup pool stage

March 2026 Sport March 2026 2006–07 European Challenge Cup pool stage 2006–07 European Challenge Cup 20 October 2006 – 20 January 2007 FRA Clermont ENG Saracens ENG Bath WAL Newport Gwent Dragons FRA Brive ENG Bristol SCO Glasgow Warriors ENG Newcastle Falcons 2005–06 2005–06 European Challenge Cup pool stage 2007–08 2007–08 European Challenge Cup pool stage 2006–07 European Challenge Cup 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. 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 2007.23 April 2007 Stoop to host Challenge Cup final http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/6585565.stm 29 March 2026 BBC Sport Results All times are local to the game location. {| class="wikitable" |+ Key to colours |- | style="background: #ccffcc;" |      | Winner of each pool, advance to quarterfinals. Seed # in parentheses |- | style="background: #ccccff;" |      | Three highest-scoring second-place teams advance to quarterfinals. Seed # in parentheses |} Pool 1 TeamPWDLTries forTries againstTry diffPoints forPoints againstPoints diffTBLBPts WAL Newport Gwent Dragons (4)6501291019211791324125 ENG Bristol (6)65012662016869994125 ROM București61051535−20124230−106318 FRA Bayonne61051433−19106231−125217 20 October 2006 19:30 Newport Gwent Dragons WAL 50–3 FRA Bayonne Rodney Parade 5,112 Rob Debney 21 October 2006 15:00 București ROM 3–27 ENG Bristol Rugby Steaua Stadium 1,000 Peter Fitzgibbon 27 October 2006 19:45 Bristol Rugby ENG 11–7 WAL Newport Gwent Dragons Memorial Ground 8,113 Eric Darriere 28 October 2006 14:00 București ROM 32–27 FRA Bayonne Steaua Stadium 1,000 Stefano Mancini 8 December 2006 19:30 Bayonne FRA 17–38 ENG Bristol Rugby Stade Jean Dauger 5,000 Malcolm Changleng 8 December 2006 19:30 Newport Gwent Dragons WAL 66–10 ROM București Rodney Parade 4,325 Giulio de Santis 15 December 2006 19:45 Bristol Rugby ENG 48–6 FRA Bayonne Memorial Ground 5,400 Tim Hayes 16 December 2006 13:00 București ROM 29–39 WAL Newport Gwent Dragons Steaua Stadium 500 Carlo Damasco 12 January 2007 19:30 Bayonne FRA 38–31 ROM București Stade Jean Dauger 3,600 Paulo Ventura 12 January 2007 19:30 Newport Gwent Dragons WAL 17–11 ENG Bristol Rugby Rodney Parade 6,834 Romain Poite 19 January 2007 19:30 Bristol Rugby ENG 33–19 ROM București Memorial Ground 5,621 Jerome Garces 19 January 2007 20:30 Bayonne FRA 15–32 WAL Newport Gwent Dragons Stade Jean Dauger 4,000 Stefano Mancini Pool 2 TeamPWDLTries forTries againstTry diffPoints forPoints againstPoints diffTBLBPts England Saracens (2)6510359262251011245026 Scotland Glasgow Warriors (7)6411251015204721323122 France Narbonne 62041620−4127171−441110 Italy Parma 6006643−3784296−212011 21 October 2006 14:30 GRAN Parma ITA 16–19 FRA Narbonne Sergio Lanfranchi 300 Andrew Macpherson 22 October 2006 15:00 Saracens ENG 28–23 SCO Glasgow Warriors Vicarage Road 4,266 Tim Hayes 27 October 2006 19:30 Glasgow Warriors SCO 69–7 ITA GRAN Parma Hughenden 1,707 Rob Debney 28 October 2006 19:30 Narbonne FRA 20–37 ENG Saracens Parc des Sports et de l'Amitié 2,500 George Clancy 8 December 2006 19:30 Glasgow Warriors SCO 51–7 FRA Narbonne Hughenden 1,431 Carlo Damasco 10 December 2006 15:00 Saracens ENG 71–16 ITA GRAN Parma Vicarage Road 3,379 David Rosich 16 December 2006 14:30 GRAN Parma ITA 16–36 ENG Saracens Sergio Lanfranchi 800 Jerome Garces 16 December 2006 19:30 Narbonne FRA 7–8 SCO Glasgow Warriors Parc des Sports et de l'Amitié 4,500 Peter Fitzgibbon 13 January 2007 14:30 GRAN Parma ITA 17–47 SCO Glasgow Warriors Sergio Lanfranchi 700 Dean Richards 14 January 2007 15:00 Saracens ENG 47–20 FRA Narbonne Vicarage Road 5,782 Carlo Damasco 19 January 2007 19:30 Glasgow Warriors SCO 6–6 ENG Saracens Hughenden 2,570 David Rosich 20 January 2007 19:30 Narbonne FRA 54–12 ITA GRAN Parma Parc des Sports et de l'Amitié 2,500 Andrew Small Pool 3 TeamPWDLTries forTries againstTry diffPoints forPoints againstPoints diffTBLBPts FRA Brive (5)6501321121225791463124 ENG Newcastle Falcons (8)640229111818185964121 FRA Montauban6303131301079891013 ITA Petrarca Padova6006645−3947298−251000 20 October 2006 19:00 Montauban FRA 13–26 FRA Brive Stade de Sapiac 6,000 Andrew Small 20 October 2006 20:00 Newcastle Falcons ENG 50–5 ITA Petrarca Padova Kingston Park 4,233 James Jones 28 October 2006 15:00 Brive FRA 41–12 ENG Newcastle Falcons Stadium Municipal, Brive 8,000 Hugh Watkins 28 October 2006 15:00 Petrarca Padova ITA 5–53 FRA Montauban Stadio Plebiscito 1,200 Dean Richards 8 December 2006 19:00 Montauban FRA 16–10 ENG Newcastle Falcons Stade de Sapiac 4,000 George Clancy 9 December 2006 15:00 Brive FRA 78–18 ITA Petrarca Padova Stadium Municipal, Brive 3,000 Rob Debney 16 December 2006 15:00 Petrarca Padova ITA 6–48 FRA Brive Stadio Plebiscito 500 Peter Allan 17 December 2006 15:00 Newcastle Falcons ENG 35–0 FRA Montauban Kingston Park 4,895 Malcolm Changleng 12 January 2007 19:00 Montauban FRA 19–7 ITA Petrarca Padova Stade de Sapiac 4,000 Rob Debney 12 January 2007 20:00 Newcastle Falcons ENG 24–17 FRA Brive Kingston Park 4,388 Peter Fitzgibbon 20 January 2007 15:00 Brive FRA 15–6 FRA Montauban Stadium Municipal, Brive 6,500 Dean Richards 20 January 2008 15:00 Petrarca Padova ITA 6–50 ENG Newcastle Falcons Stadio Plebiscito 1,700 Neil Paterson Pool 4 TeamPWDLTries forTries againstTry diffPoints forPoints againstPoints diffTBLBPts ENG Bath Rugby (3)660021912164106582026 ENG NEC Harlequins640218135171109623221 Ireland rugby union Connacht Rugby61051516−1119150−31228 FRA Montpellier61051329−16116205−89015 20 October 2006 19:00 Connacht Rugby IRE rugby union 18–19 ENG NEC Harlequins Sportsground 2,561 Romain Poite 20 October 2006 19:30 Montpellier FRA 14–21 ENG Bath Rugby Stade Sabathe 5,000 Peter Allan 28 October 2006 14:15 Bath Rugby ENG 21–19 IRE rugby union Connacht Rugby Recreation Ground 10,308 David Rosich 28 October 2006 20:45 NEC Harlequins ENG 57–10 FRA Montpellier The Stoop 9,020 Carlo Damasco 8 December 2006 18:30 Connacht Rugby IRE rugby union 26–13 FRA Montpellier Sportsground 1,200 Sean Davey 9 December 2006 15:00 NEC Harlequins ENG 18–24 ENG Bath Rugby The Stoop 10,522 Eric Darriere 15 December 2006 19:30 Montpellier FRA 35–22 IRE rugby union Connacht Rugby Stade Sabathe 1,800 Rob Debney 16 December 2006 14:15 Bath Rugby ENG 20–14 ENG NEC Harlequins Recreation Ground 10,600 Andrew Macpherson 12 January 2007 19:0 Connacht Rugby IRE rugby union 24–36 ENG Bath Rugby Sportsground 2,244 Tim Hayes 12 January 2007 19:30 Montpellier FRA 27–37 ENG NEC Harlequins Stade Sabathe 4,200 James Jones 20 January 2007 14:15 Bath Rugby ENG 42–17 FRA Montpellier Recreation Ground 10,265 Peter Fitzgibbon 20 January 2007 14:15 NEC Harlequins ENG 26–10 IRE rugby union Connacht Rugby The Stoop 9,053 David Changleng Pool 5 TeamPWDLTries forTries againstTry diffPoints forPoints againstPoints diffTBLBPts FRA Clermont (1)66002713142101071034028 ENG Worcester Warriors64022213914199423120 ITA Rugby Viadana62041220−8114145−311211 FRA Albi6006722−1566180−114000 21 October 2006 15:00 Worcester Warriors ENG 25–7 ITA Rugby Viadana Sixways Stadium 5,526 David Rosich 21 October 2006 18:30 Albi FRA 21–30 FRA Clermont La Maison des Sports 3,734 Carlo Damasco 27 October 2006 20:00 Rugby Viadana ITA 26–13 FRA Albi Stadio Luigi Zaffanella 1,200 Andrew Macpherson 28 October 2006 15:00 Clermont FRA 29–23 ENG Worcester Warriors Stade Marcel Michelin 8,000 James Jones 9 December 2006 15:00 Worcester Warriors ENG 29–0 FRA Albi Sixways Stadium 4,917 Stefano Mancini 10 December 2006 15:00 Viadana ITA 9–14 FRA Clermont Stadio Luigi Zaffanella 1,100 Dean Richards 16 December 2006 15:00 Clermont FRA 57–29 ITA Rugby Viadana Stade Marcel Michelin 8,210 Andrew Small 16 December 2006 18:30 Albi FRA 12–23 ENG Worcester Warriors La Maison des Sports 3,500 Simon McDowell 13 January 2007 15:00 Worcester Warriors ENG 22–35 FRA Clermont Sixways Stadium 5,848 Andrew Macpherson 13 January 2007 18:30 Albi FRA 17–27 ITA Rugby Viadana La Maison des Sports 3,000 Andrew Small 20 January 2007 15:00 Clermont FRA 45–3 FRA Albi Stade Marcel Michelin 8,000 David Keane 20 January 2007 15:00 Rugby Viadana ITA 16–19 ENG Worcester Warriors Stadio Luigi Zaffanella 2,000 Pascal Gauzere Seeding and runners-up SeedPool WinnersPtsTF+/-1 FRA Clermont2827+1032 ENG Saracens2635+1243 ENG Bath 2621+584 WAL Newport Gwent Dragons2529+1325 FRA Brive2432+146 SeedPool Runners-upPtsTF+/-6 ENG Bristol2529+1327 SCO Glasgow Warriors2225+1328 ENG Newcastle Falcons2129+96 – ENG Harlequins2118+62 – ENG Worcester Warriors2022+42 See also European Challenge Cup 2006–07 Heineken Cup References pool stage 2006-07