2015–16 European Rugby Challenge Cup

International rugby union tournament 2015–16 European Rugby Challenge Cup EnglandFranceIreland rugby unionItalyRussiaScotlandWales Round-robin and Knockout 12 November 2015 – 13 May 2016 20 61 28,556 Montpellier v Harlequins 13 May 2016 400 Enisey-STM v Newcastle Falcons 16 January 2016 {{#expr: + 6000 + 2500 + 8000 + 4455 + 7136 + 1500 + 5124 + 9973 + 3264 + 4216 + 4357 + 4093 + 4006 + 7580 + 5249 + 9900 + 12763 + 1784 + 4532 + 8500 + 4346 + 600 + 4202 + 6816 + 4602 + 1300 + 6774 + 10600 + 3932 + 3959 + 3000 + 4067 + 4525 + 7500 + 6000 + 11230 + 10942 + 1657 + 3551 + 9370 + 400 + 3000 + 4316 + 6000 + 1100 + 12912 + 9209 + 6134 + 3100 + 3684 + 4261 + 3803 + 4015 + 6025 + 5490 + 7500 + 8500 + 2413 + 3712 + 10072 + 4557 + 10501 + 14077 + 9851 + 10563 + 7692 + 28556 | tries = {{#expr: + 1 + 6 + 7 + 6 + 6 + 7 + 1 + 4 + 4 + 9 + 6 + 10 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 10 + 5 + 3 + 3 + 5 + 2 + 11 + 2 + 3 + 9 + 9 + 8 + 7 + 9 + 6 + 5 + 6 + 4 + 7 + 3 + 10 + 3 + 4 + 4 + 13 + 4 + 3 + 6 + 4 + 8 + 8 + 3 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 9 + 6 + 6 + 3 + 12 + 5 + 5 + 2 + 7 + 5 + 3 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 }} | top point scorer = Benoît Paillaugue (Montpellier)Rhys Patchell (Cardiff Blues)(56 points) | top try scorer = Marcus Watson (Newcastle Falcons)(6 tries) | venue = Grand Stade de Lyon, Lyon | attendance2 = | champions = FRA Montpellier | count = 1 | runner-up = ENG Harlequins | website = EPCR Website | previous year = 2014–15 | previous tournament = 2014–15 European Rugby Challenge Cup | next year = 2016–17 | next tournament = 2016–17 European Rugby Challenge Cup }} The 2015–16 European Rugby Challenge Cup was the second edition of the European Rugby Challenge Cup, an annual pan-European rugby union competition for professional clubs. It is also the 20th season of the Challenge Cup competition in all forms, following on from the now defunct European Challenge Cup. Due to the 2015 Rugby World Cup taking place during September and October 2015, the competition began slightly later than usual, with the first round of the group stage, on the weekend of 12/13/14/15 November 2015, and ended with the final on 13 May 2016 in Lyon.http://www.epcrugby.com/europeanrugbychampionscup/news/30479.php#.VUSoG5Nib0y Key 2015/16 EPCR dates and Champions Cup play-offs : EPCRugby.com | News | European Rugby Champions Cup epcrugby.com 2015-05-02http://www.epcrugby.com/europeanrugbychampionscup/news/30996.php#.VYGzHvm4TIU Lyon to host 2016 Champions Cup and Challenge Cup finals with Edinburgh chosen for 2017 17 June 2015 EPCRugby 17 June 2015 Gloucester were the 2014 1–5 champions, having beaten Edinburgh 19–13 in the final. Montpellier won the cup, defeating Harlequins in the final 26–19. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/rugby-union/2016/05/13/harlequins-19-montpellier-26-quins-unable-to-give-conor-oshea-la/ Harlequins 19 Montpellier 26: Quins unable to give Conor O'Shea last hurrah in Challenge Cup final 13 May 2016 Daily Telegraph 16 May 2016 https://www.bbc.com/sport/rugby-union/36267417 European Challenge Cup final: Harlequins 19-26 Montpellier 13 May 2016 BBC Sport 16 May 2016 Teams 20 teams qualified for the 2015–16 European Rugby Challenge Cup; a total of 18 qualified from across the Premiership, Pro12 and Top 14, as a direct result of their domestic league performance, with two coming through a play-off. The distribution of teams was: England: 6 Any teams, excluding the 2014–15 European Rugby Challenge Cup winner, finishing between 7th-11th position in the Aviva Premiership. (4 Teams) The champion of the 2014–15 Greene King IPA Championship. (1 Team) There was a sixth club from England, after Gloucester lost the play-off series for entry into the European Rugby Champions Cup. (1 club) France: 7 Any teams finishing between 8th-12th position in the Top 14. (5 Teams) The champion, and the winner of the promotion play-off, from the Pro D2. (2 Teams) Ireland, Italy, Scotland & Wales: 5 teams Any teams that did not qualify for the European Rugby Champions Cup, or the play-off, through the Guinness Pro12. (4 teams) There was a 5th team from Pro12, after Connacht were defeated by Gloucester in the first round of the Champions Cup play-off. (1 team) Other European Nations: 2 teams Two teams qualified through the 2014–15 Qualifying Competition, which took place alongside the Challenge Cup and Champions Cup competitions. As of 24 May 2015, the following clubs qualified for the Challenge Cup: Aviva Premiership Top 14 Pro12 Qualifying Competition ENG England FRA France IRE rugby union Ireland ITA Italy SCO Scotland WAL Wales EUR Other Sale Sharks Harlequins Gloucester London Irish Newcastle Falcons Worcester Warriors (GK IPA Championship winner) Montpellier La Rochelle Brive Grenoble Castres Olympique Pau (Pro D2 champion) Agen (Pro D2 Play-off winner) Connacht Zebre Edinburgh Newport Gwent Dragons Cardiff Blues ITA Calvisano RUS Enisey-STM Champions Cup play-off 2015–16 European Rugby Champions–Challenge Cup play-offs The following teams took part in play-off matches to decide the final team in the Champions Cup. The play-off was held between Premiership side Gloucester, as Challenge Cup winners, and teams from the Pro12 and Top 14. Aviva Premiership Top 14 Pro 12 ENG England FRA France IRE rugby union IrelandGloucesterBordeaux BèglesConnacht The play-off was a two-match series, with the winner of the first match progressing to the second, and the winner of that second match qualifying for the Champions Cup. The two losing sides both joined the Challenge Cup. 24 May 2015 15:30 GMT Gloucester ENG 40–32 Reporthttps://www.bbc.com/sport/rugby-union/32803113 Champions Cup play-off: Gloucester 40-32 Connacht BBC Sport 24 May 2015 14 September 2017 IRE rugby union Connacht Kingsholm Stadium, Gloucester 7,633 Romain Poite (FFR) 31 May 2015 17:00 GMT Gloucester ENG 22−23 Reporthttps://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/32883925 European Rugby Champions Cup: Gloucester 22-23 Bordeaux-Begles BBC Sport 31 May 2015 14 September 2017 FRA Bordeaux Bègles Sixways Stadium, Worcester 5,447 Leighton Hodges (WRU) Qualifying Competition European Rugby Challenge Cup Qualifying Competition#2014–15 In December 2014, EPCR announced an expanded format for the qualifying competition. Six teams were to compete in two pools of three. Each team played the other once, either home or away. The winner of each pool then played a two-legged final against last year's qualifying sides, and the winners, on aggregate, took the two remaining places in the Challenge Cup. Pool 1 play-off 18 April 2015 Rovigo Delta ITA 17–17 ITA Calvisano 2 May 2015 Calvisano ITA 35−7 ITA Rovigo Delta Calvisano won the play-off 52–24 on aggregate, and qualified for the Challenge Cup. Pool 2 play-off 18 April 2015 CSM Baia Mare ROM 20–30 RUS Enisey-STM 2 May 2015 Enisey-STM RUS 33–12 ROM CSM Baia Mare Enisey-STM won the play-off 63–32 on aggregate, and competed in the Challenge Cup Team details Below is the list of coaches, captain and stadiums with their method of qualification for each team. Note: Placing shown in brackets, denotes standing at the end of the regular season for their respective leagues, with their end of season positioning shown through CH for Champions, RU for Runner-up, SF for losing Semi-finalist and QF for losing Quarter-finalist. Team Coach /Director of Rugby Captain Stadium Capacity Method of Qualification FRA Agen FRA Philippe Sella FRA Lionel Mazars Stade Armandie 14,000 Pro D2 runner-up FRA Brive FRA Nicolas Godignon FRA Arnaud Méla Stade Amédée-Domenech 16,000 Top 14 7th-12th (10th) ITA Calvisano ITA Massimo Brunello ITA Tommaso Castello Centro Sportivo San Michele 4,000 Challenge Cup Qualification play-off WAL Cardiff Blues WAL Danny Wilson WAL Gethin Jenkins BT Sport Cardiff Arms Park 12,500 Pro12 bottom 5 (10th) FRA Castres Olympique FRA Christophe Urios URU Rodrigo Capo Ortega Stade Pierre-Antoine 11,500 Top 14 7th-12th (12th) IRE rugby union Connacht SAM Pat Lam IRE rugby union John Muldoon Sportsgrounds 7,800 7th-place play-off loser SCO Edinburgh RSA Alan Solomons SCO Mike Coman Murrayfield Stadium 67,144Although Murrayfield's full capacity is 67,144, only the lower section of the West Stand, with a capacity of 12,464, is generally opened for Edinburgh fixtures. Pro12 bottom 5 (8th) RUS Enisey-STM RUS Alexander Pervukhin LVA Jurijs Baranovs Central StadiumSochi Central Stadium 15,00010,200 Challenge Cup Qualification play-off ENG Gloucester IRE rugby union David Humphreys ENG Billy Twelvetrees Kingsholm Stadium 16,500 7th-place play-off loser FRA Grenoble FRA Fabrice Landreau FRA Fabien Gengenbacher Stade des Alpes 20,068 Top 14 7th-12th (11th) ENG Harlequins IRE rugby union Conor O'Shea ENG Danny Care Twickenham Stoop 14,816 Aviva Premiership 7th-11th (8th) FRA La Rochelle FRA Patrice Collazo FRA Uini Atonio Stade Marcel-Deflandre 15,000 Top 14 7th-12th (9th) ENG London Irish NZL Tom Coventry ENG George Skivington Madejski Stadium 24,161 Aviva Premiership 7th-11th (10th) FRA Montpellier RSA Jake White FRA Fulgence Ouedraogo Altrad Stadium 14,700 Top 14 7th-12th (8th) ENG Newcastle Falcons ENG John Wells ENG Will Welch Kingston Park 10,200 Aviva Premiership 7th-11th (11th) WAL Newport Gwent Dragons WAL Lyn Jones WAL T. Rhys Thomas Rodney Parade 8,500 Pro12 bottom 5 (9th) FRA Pau NZL Simon Mannix FRA Julien Pierre Stade du Hameau 13,819 Pro D2 Champion ENG Sale Sharks ENG Steve Diamond NZL Daniel Braid AJ Bell Stadium 12,000 Aviva Premiership 7th-11th (7th) ENG Worcester Warriors ENG Dean Ryan RSA Gerrit-Jan van Velze Sixways Stadium 12,024 2014–15 RFU Championship Champion ITA Zebre ITA Gianluca Guidi ITA George Biagi Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi 5,000 Pro12 bottom 5 (12th) Seeding The 20 competing teams were seeded and split into four tiers; seeding was based on performance in their respective domestic leagues. Where promotion and relegation is in effect in a league, the promoted team was seeded last, or (if multiple teams are promoted) by performance in the lower tier.http://archive.ercrugby.com/news/28791.php Watch the Champions Cup and Challenge Cup Pool Draws live : News ERC Official Website 7 June 2014 ERCRugby.com 8 June 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141031111243/http://archive.ercrugby.com/news/28791.php#.VYLmr_lVg_8 2014-10-31 dead So, Pau – who were Pro D2 champions – will be seeded above Agen – who qualified through the Pro D2 play-off. RankTop 14PremiershipPro 12Qualifying Competition 1 FRA Montpellier ENG Sale Sharks IRE rugby union Connacht ITA Calvisano 2 FRA La Rochelle ENG Harlequins SCO Edinburgh RUS Enisey-STM 3 FRA Brive ENG Gloucester WAL Newport Gwent Dragons 4 FRA Grenoble ENG London Irish WAL Cardiff Blues 5 FRA Castres Olympique ENG Newcastle Falcons ITA Zebre 6 FRA Pau ENG Worcester Warriors 7 FRA Agen Teams were taken from a league in order of rank and put into a tier. A draw was used to allocate two second seeds to Tier 1; the remaining team went into Tier 2. This allocation indirectly determined which fourth-seeded team entered Tier 2, while the others entered Tier 3. Given the nature of the Qualifying Competition, a competition including developing rugby nations and Italian clubs not competing in the Pro12, Rugby Europe 1 and Rugby Europe 2 were automatically included in Tier 4, despite officially being ranked 1/2 from that competition. The brackets show each team's seeding and their league (for example, 1 Top 14 indicates the team was seeded 1st from the Top 14). Tier 1 IRE rugby union Connacht (1 Pro12) ENG Sale Sharks (1 AP) FRA Montpellier (1 Top 14) FRA La Rochelle (2 Top 14) SCO Edinburgh (2 Pro12) Tier 2 ENG Harlequins (2 AP) WAL Newport Gwent Dragons (3 Pro12) ENG Gloucester (3 AP) FRA Brive (3 Top 14) ENG London Irish (4 AP) Tier 3 FRA Grenoble (4 Top 14) WAL Cardiff Blues (4 Pro12) ITA Zebre (5 Pro12) ENG Newcastle Falcons (5 AP) FRA Castres Olympique (5 Top 14) Tier 4 ENG Worcester Warriors (6 AP) FRA Pau (Top 14) FRA Agen (Top 14) ITA Calvisano (QC 1) RUS Enisey-STM (QC 2) The draw for the Challenge Cup took place on 17 June 2015 in Neuchâtel, Switzerland.European Rugby Pool Draws for 2015/16 season - EPCRugby.com The following restrictions applied to the draw: The 5 pools each consisted of four clubs, one from each of the 4 Tiers. Each pool was required to have one Aviva Premiership club from Tier 1, 2 or 3, one Top 14 club from Tier 1, 2 or 3, and one Pro12 club from Tier 1, 2 or 3 (with the possibility of a second Aviva or Top 14 or Pro12 club coming from Tier 4). If there were two PRO12 clubs in the same pool, they had to be from different countries. (There were 2 Welsh, 1 Irish, 1 Scottish and 1 Italian teams from the Pro12 this year.) Similarly, the two Italian sides (Tier 3 Zebre from the Pro12 and Tier 4 Calvisano from the Qualifying Competition) could not be in the same pool. Pool stage 2015–16 European Rugby Challenge Cup pool stage The draw took place on 17 June 2015.http://www.epcrugby.com/europeanrugbychampionscup/news/30997.php#.VYGrRflViko European heavyweights to clash following 2015/16 Pool Draws 17 June 2015 EPCRugby 17 June 2015 Teams will play each other twice, both at home and away, in the group stage, that will begin on weekend of 12/13/14/15 November 2015, and continued through to 21/22/23/24 January 2016, before the pool winners and three best runners-up progressed to the quarter-finals. Teams will be awarded competition points, based on match result. Teams receive 4 points for a win, 2 points for a draw, 1 attacking bonus point for scoring four or more tries in a match and 1 defensive bonus point for losing a match by seven points or fewer.http://www.epcrugby.com/europeanrugbychampionscup/rules.php EPCR Competition Rules 2015-06-17 https://web.archive.org/web/20150420202015/http://www.epcrugby.com/europeanrugbychampionscup/rules.php 2015-04-20 dead In the event of a tie between two or more teams, the following tie-breakers will be used, as directed by EPCR: Where teams have played each other The club with the greater number of competition points from only matches involving tied teams. If equal, the club with the best aggregate points difference from those matches. If equal, the club that scored the most tries in those matches. Where teams remain tied and/or have not played each other in the competition (i.e. are from different pools) The club with the best aggregate points difference from the pool stage. If equal, the club that scored the most tries in the pool stage. If equal, the club with the fewest players suspended in the pool stage. If equal, the drawing of lots will determine a club's ranking. + Key to colours    Winner of each pool, advanced to quarter-finals.    Three highest-scoring second-place teams advanced to quarter-finals. Pool 1 Pool 2 Pool 3 Pool 4 Pool 5 Pool winners and runners-up rankings RankPool WinnersPtsTF+/−1 ENG Harlequins 25 31 +1022 ENG Gloucester 25 16 +653 ENG Sale Sharks 23 20 +764 FRA Grenoble 22 22 +335 IRE rugby union Connacht 19 20 +51RankPool Runners–upPtsTF+/−6 FRA Montpellier 20 28 +1057 WAL Newport Gwent Dragons 20 17 +348 ENG London Irish 17 25 +649 ENG Newcastle Falcons 16 20 +4010 ITA Zebre 13 11 +22 Knock-out stage The eight qualifiers were ranked according to performance in the pool stages, and competed in the quarter-finals, which were held on the weekend of 8/9/10 April 2016. The four top seeds hosted the quarter-finals against the lower seeds, in a 1v8, 2v7, 3v6 and 4v5 format. The semi-finals were played on the weekend of 22/23/24 April 2016. In lieu of the draw that was used to determine the semi-final pairing, EPCR announced that a fixed semi-final bracket would be set in advance, and that home advantage would be awarded to a side based on "performances by clubs during the pool stages as well as the achievement of a winning a quarter-final match away from home". Home advantage was awarded as follows: Winner of QFSemi-final 1(Home v Away) 1 4 1 v 4 1 5 5 v 1 8 4 8 v 4 8 5 5 v 8 Winner of QFSemi-final 2(Home v Away) 3 2 2 v 3 3 7 7 v 3 6 2 6 v 2 6 7 6 v 7 The winners of the semi-finals would contest the final, at Parc Olympique Lyonnais (called "Grand Stade de Lyon" by EPCR), on 13 May 2016. Bracket Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final 1 ENG Harlequins 38 8 ENG London Irish 30 4 FRA Grenoble 33 5 IRE rugby union Connacht 32 3 ENG Sale Sharks 19 6 FRA Montpellier 25 2 ENG Gloucester 21 7 WAL Newport Gwent Dragons 23 1 ENG Harlequins 30 4 FRA Grenoble 6 6 FRA Montpellier 22 7 WAL Newport Gwent Dragons 12 1 ENG Harlequins 19 6 FRA Montpellier 26 Quarter-finals 8 April 2016 19:45 Sale Sharks ENG (3) 19–25 Reporthttp://www.epcrugby.com/matchcentre/32790.php European Rugby Challenge Cup (ECPR) epcrugby.com 14 September 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20161104125906/http://www.epcrugby.com/matchcentre/32790.php 2016-11-04 dead (6) FRA Montpellier Brady 21' mJames 76' m Cipriani (3/3) 11', 32', 61' Willemse 14' c Paillaugue (1/1) 15' Paillaugue (6/8) 17', 45', 55', 64', 67', 71' AJ Bell Stadium 4,557 John Lacey (IRFU) 9 April 2016 12:45 Gloucester ENG (2) 21–23 Reporthttp://www.epcrugby.com/matchcentre/32798.php European Rugby Challenge Cup (ECPR) epcrugby.com 14 September 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20160417110107/http://www.epcrugby.com/matchcentre/32798.php 2016-04-17 dead (7) WAL Newport Gwent Dragons Morgan 13' mMcColl 63' c Laidlaw (1/2) 64' Laidlaw (3/3) 19', 26', 71' Davies 76' m D. Jones (6/6) 9', 16', 32', 39', 44', 54' Kingsholm Stadium 10,501 Pascal Gaüzère (FFR) 9 April 2016 21:05 Grenoble FRA (4) 33–32 Reporthttp://www.epcrugby.com/matchcentre/32811.php European Rugby Challenge Cup (ECPR) epcrugby.com 14 September 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20160617212128/http://www.epcrugby.com/matchcentre/32811.php 2016-06-17 dead (5) IRE rugby union Connacht Wisniewski 32' cDupont 61' cDiaby 69' c Wisniewski (3/3) 33', 62', 70' Wisniewski (3/3) 20', 37', 40' Wisniewski (1/1) 75' Adeolokun (2) 11' c, 28' cHenshaw 22' mHealy 42' c O'Leary (3/4) 12', 29', 43' O'Leary (1/1) 53'Cooney (1/1) 72' Stade des Alpes 14,077 Matthew Carley (RFU) 9 April 2016 20:05 Harlequins ENG (1) 38–30 Reporthttp://www.epcrugby.com/matchcentre/32809.php European Rugby Challenge Cup (ECPR) epcrugby.com 14 September 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170918070530/http://www.epcrugby.com/matchcentre/32809.php 2017-09-18 dead (8) ENG London Irish Wallace (2) 6' m, 61' mCare (3) 20' c, 52' m, 74' c Botica (2/5) 22', 76' Botica (3/4) 26', 36', 71' Mulchrone 27' cMcKibbin 44' cMaitland 50' c Geraghty (3/3) 28', 45', 51' Geraghty (3/3) 13', 24', 33' Twickenham Stoop 9,851 Marius Mitrea (FIR) Semi-finals 22 April 2016 19:45 Harlequins ENG 30–6 Reporthttp://www.epcrugby.com/matchcentre/32925.php European Rugby Challenge Cup (ECPR) epcrugby.com 14 September 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20160529031414/http://www.epcrugby.com/matchcentre/32925.php 2016-05-29 dead FRA Grenoble Roberts 11' cEvans 53' cLowe 68' c Botica (1/1) 12'Evans (2/2) 54', 68' Botica (2/2) 6', 17'Evans (1/2) 66' Wisniewski (2/2) 15', 26' Twickenham Stoop 10,563 John Lacey (IRFU) 23 April 2016 18:30 Montpellier FRA 22–12 Reporthttp://www.epcrugby.com/matchcentre/32937.php European Rugby Challenge Cup (ECPR) epcrugby.com 14 September 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170917221836/http://www.epcrugby.com/matchcentre/32937.php 2017-09-17 dead WAL Newport Gwent Dragons B. du Plessis 59' c Catrakilis (1/1) 60' Catrakilis (4/4) 20', 28', 32', 54'Paillaugue (1/1) 35' Amos 61' mMeyer 77' c O'Brien (1/2) 78' Altrad Stadium 7,692 Wayne Barnes (RFU) Final 13 May 2016 21:00 Harlequins ENG 19–26 Reporthttp://www.epcrugby.com/matchcentre/33095.php European Rugby Challenge Cup (ECPR) epcrugby.com 14 September 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20160517120951/http://www.epcrugby.com/matchcentre/33095.php 2016-05-17 dead FRA Montpellier Yarde 71' c Botica (1/1) 72' Evans (3/3) 4', 31', 34' Botica (1/1) 77' Mogg 22' c, 47' c Catrakilis (2/2) 23', 48' Catrakilis (4/4) 7', 28', 54', 67' Grand Stade de Lyon, Lyon 28,556 John Lacey (IRFU) Attendances Does not include final as this is held at a neutral venue. ClubHomeGamesTotalAverageHighestLowest% Capacity FRA Agen 3 13,664 4,555 5,200 3,932 33% FRA Brive 3 12,000 4,000 6,000 3,000 25% ITA Calvisano 3 3,900 1,300 1,500 1,100 33% WAL Cardiff Blues 3 15,341 5,114 5,490 4,602 41% FRA Castres Olympique 3 20,421 6,807 7,580 6,025 59% IRE rugby union Connacht 3 12,964 4,321 4,357 4,261 55% SCO Edinburgh 3 9,915 3,305 3,551 3,100 5% RUS Enisey-ETM 3 3,500 1,167 2,500 400 7% ENG Gloucester 4 40,625 10,156 10,942 9,209 62% FRA Grenoble 4 40,308 10,077 14,077 8,361 50% ENG Harlequins 5 51,692 10,338 12,912 7,136 70% FRA La Rochelle 3 31,863 10,621 12,763 8,500 71% ENG London Irish 3 11,859 3,953 4,216 3,684 16% FRA Montpellier 4 31,092 7,773 9,900 6,000 53% ENG Newcastle Falcons 3 11,963 3,988 4,093 3,803 39% WAL Newport Gwent Dragons 3 12,973 4,324 4,455 4,202 49% FRA Pau 3 21,500 7,167 8,000 6,000 52% ENG Sale Sharks 4 17,103 4,276 4,557 4,006 36% ENG Worcester Warriors 3 18,032 6,011 6,774 5,124 50% ITA Zebre 3 5,854 1,951 2,413 1,657 39% http://rugby.statbunker.com/competitions/HomeAttendance?comp_id=501 European Rugby Challenge Cup 15/16 Home attendance Rugby Statbunker 9 April 2016 See also 2015–16 European Rugby Champions Cup Notes References 2015-16