1997–98 European Challenge Cup pool stage

May 2026 1997–98 European Challenge Cup pool stage 1997–98 European Challenge Cup 7 September 1997 - 12 October 1997 FRA Colomiers FRA Agen FRA Stade Français ENG Newcastle Falcons FRA Montferrand FRA Castres Olympique ENG Gloucester IRE rugby union Connacht 1996–97 1996–97 European Challenge Cup pool stage 1998–99 1998–99 European Challenge Cup pool stage 1997–98 European Challenge Cup The pool stage of the 1997–98 European Challenge Cup. Pool 1 TeamPWDLTries forTries againstTry diffPoints forPoints againstPoints diffPts FRA Agen66002712+15219105+11412 ENG Bristol62041622−6115180−654 WAL Ebbw Vale62041217−5117155−384 FRA La Rochelle62041115−4128139−114 7 September 1997 15:00 Bristol Shoguns ENG 33 – 14 FRA La Rochelle Memorial Ground 7 September 1997 18:00 Ebbw Vale WAL 16 – 27 FRA Agen Eugene Cross Park 13 September 1997 14:30 Ebbw Vale WAL 28 – 15 ENG Bristol Shoguns Eugene Cross Park 14 September 1997 17:00 La Rochelle FRA 20 – 33 FRA Agen Stade Marcel Deflandre 20 September 1997 14:15 Agen FRA 45 – 18 ENG Bristol Shoguns Stade Armandie 20 September 1997 17:00 La Rochelle FRA 25 – 24 WAL Ebbw Vale Stade Marcel Deflandre 27 September 1997 14:00 Agen FRA 21 – 15 FRA La Rochelle Stade Armandie 27 September 1997 14:00 Bristol Shoguns ENG 18 – 16 WAL Ebbw Vale Memorial Ground 3 October 1997 19:30 Bristol Shoguns ENG 24 – 42 FRA Agen Memorial Ground 4 October 1997 14:00 Ebbw Vale WAL 21 – 19 FRA La Rochelle Eugene Cross Park 11 October 1997 20:00 Agen FRA 51 – 12 WAL Ebbw Vale Stade Armandie 12 October 1997 15:00 La Rochelle FRA 35 – 7 ENG Bristol Shoguns Stade Marcel Deflandre Pool 2 TeamPWDLTries forTries againstTry diffPoints forPoints againstPoints diffPts FRA Montferrand65012811+17203120+8310 WAL Newport63032027−7172192−206 ENG Sale Sharks630318135163117+466 FRA Montpellier61051227−1590199−1092 7 September 1997 14:00 Newport WAL 42 – 17 FRA Montpellier Rodney Parade 7 September 1997 15:00 Montferrand FRA 25 – 16 ENG Sale Sharks Stade Marcel Michelin 13 September 1997 14:05 Montferrand FRA 58 – 32 WAL Newport Stade Marcel Michelin 14 September 1997 15:00 Montpellier FRA 30 – 12 ENG Sale Sharks Stade Sabathe 21 September 1997 15:00 Montpellier FRA 16 – 18 FRA Montferrand Stade Sabathe 21 September 1997 15:00 Sale Sharks ENG 61 – 27 WAL Newport Heywood Road 27 September 1997 14:00 Newport WAL 26 – 31 FRA Montferrand Rodney Parade 28 September 1997 15:00 Sale Sharks ENG 43 – 3 FRA Montpellier Heywood Road 4 October 1997 14:00 Newport WAL 17 – 11 ENG Sale Sharks Rodney Parade 4 October 1997 19:00 Montferrand FRA 56 – 10 FRA Montpellier Stade Marcel Michelin 12 October 1997 15:00 Montpellier FRA 14 – 28 WAL Newport Stade Sabathe 12 October 1997 15:00 Sale Sharks ENG 20 – 15 FRA Montferrand Heywood Road Pool 3 TeamPWDLTries forTries againstTry diffPoints forPoints againstPoints diffPts FRA Stade Français65014818+30337131+20610 ENG London Irish640218144169133+368 FRA Dax63031420−6139180−416 ROM Farul Constanţa60061038−2894295−2010 6 September 1997 20:00 Dax FRA 32 – 20 ROM Farul Constanţa Stade Maurice Boyau 7 September 1997 14:30 London Irish ENG 25 – 41 FRA Stade Français The Avenue 12 September 1997 20:00 Dax FRA 34 – 19 ENG London Irish Stade Maurice Boyau 13 September 1997 17:00 Stade Français FRA 83 – 10 ROM Farul Constanţa Stade Jean Bouin 20 September 1997 16:00 Stade Français FRA 65 – 19 FRA Dax Stade Jean Bouin 20 September 1997 16:30 Farul Constanţa ROM 9 – 26 ENG London Irish Stadionul de Rugby Farul 27 September 1997 15:00 London Irish ENG 24 – 11 FRA Dax The Avenue 27 September 1997 16:30 Farul Constanţa ROM 28 – 85 FRA Stade Français Stadionul de Rugby Farul 4 October 1997 15:00 London Irish ENG 46 – 10 ROM Farul Constanţa The Avenue 4 October 1997 20:00 Dax FRA 20 – 35 FRA Stade Français Stade Maurice Boyau 11 October 1997 15:00 Stade Français FRA 28 – 29 ENG London Irish Stade Jean Bouin 11 October 1997 16:30 Farul Constanţa ROM 17 – 23 FRA Dax Stadionul de Rugby Farul Pool 4 TeamPWDLTries forTries againstTry diffPoints forPoints againstPoints diffPts Ireland rugby union Connacht65011113−214497+4710 ENG Northampton Saints63031713+4161116+456 FRA Bordeaux-Begles6303106+4112110+26 FRA Nice61051420−694188−942 6 September 1997 20:00 Nice FRA 24 – 25 FRA Bordeaux-Begles Stade du Ray 9 September 1997 15:00 Connacht IRE rugby union 43 – 13 Northampton Saints The Sports Ground 13 September 1997 15:00 Northampton Saints ENG 25 – 13 FRA Bordeaux-Begles Franklin's Gardens 14 September 1997 15:00 Nice FRA 20 – 16 IRE rugby union Connacht Stade du Ray 20 September 1997 17:00 Northampton Saints ENG 66 – 7 FRA Nice Franklin's Gardens 20 September 1997 20:00 Bordeaux-Begles FRA 9 – 15 IRE rugby union Connacht Stade Andre Moga 27 September 1997 15:00 Connacht IRE rugby union 28 – 25 FRA Nice The Sports Ground 27 September 1997 20:00 Bordeaux-Begles FRA 23 – 16 ENG Northampton Saints Stade Andre Moga 4 October 1997 15:00 Connacht IRE rugby union 22 – 15 FRA Bordeaux-Begles The Sports Ground 4 October 1997 20:00 Nice FRA 10 – 26 ENG Northampton Saints Stade du Ray 11 October 1997 15:00 Northampton Saints ENG 15 – 20 IRE rugby union Connacht Franklin's Gardens 11 October 1997 20:00 Bordeaux-Begles FRA 27 – 8 FRA Nice Stade Andre Moga Pool 5 TeamPWDLTries forTries againstTry diffPoints forPoints againstPoints diffPts FRA Colomiers66004013+27290121+16912 ENG Richmond64022815+13196133+638 WAL Bridgend RFC62041237−25130259−1294 FRA Grenoble6006924−15112215−1030 7 September 1997 14:30 Grenoble FRA 33 – 35 WAL Bridgend Stade Lesdiguieres 7 September 1997 15:00 Colomiers FRA 34 – 18 ENG Richmond Stade Selery 13 September 1997 15:00 Richmond ENG 43 – 14 WAL Bridgend The Athletic Ground 14 September 1997 15:00 Colomiers FRA 60 – 10 FRA Grenoble Stade Selery 20 September 1997 14:00 Bridgend WAL 24 – 49 FRA Colomiers Brewery Field 20 September 1997 15:00 Richmond ENG 37 – 8 FRA Grenoble The Athletic Ground 27 September 1997 18:00 Bridgend WAL 12 – 44 ENG Richmond Brewery Field 27 September 1997 20:00 Grenoble FRA 24 – 29 FRA Colomiers Stade Lesdiguieres 4 October 1997 16:00 Colomiers FRA 69 – 20 WAL Bridgend Stade Selery 4 October 1997 20:00 Grenoble FRA 16 – 29 ENG Richmond Stade Lesdiguieres 11 October 1997 14:30 Bridgend WAL 25 – 21 FRA Grenoble Brewery Field 12 October 1997 14:15 Richmond ENG 25 – 49 FRA Colomiers The Athletic Ground Pool 6 TeamPWDLTries forTries againstTry diffPoints forPoints againstPoints diffPts ENG Gloucester65011912+7170101+6910 FRA Toulon6312127+5136104+327 FRA Béziers62131814+4150147+35 ITA Petrarca Rugby60241329−16108212−1042 6 September 1997 20:00 Toulon FRA 19 – 14 FRA Béziers Stade Félix Mayol 7 September 1997 15:00 Gloucester ENG 43 – 10 ITA Petrarca Rugby Kingsholm 13 September 1997 15:00 Gloucester ENG 18 – 15 FRA Toulon Kingsholm 13 September 1997 20:30 Béziers FRA 40 – 23 ITA Petrarca Rugby Stade de la Méditerranée 20 September 1997 14:15 Béziers FRA 27 – 29 ENG Gloucester Stade de la Méditerranée 21 September 1997 15:30 Petrarca Rugby ITA 13 – 54 FRA Toulon Stadio Plebiscito 27 September 1997 20:30 Petrarca Rugby ITA 26 – 26 FRA Béziers Stadio Plebiscito 28 September 1997 19:00 Toulon FRA 16 – 13 ENG Gloucester Stade Félix Mayol 4 October 1997 15:00 Gloucester ENG 38 – 17 FRA Béziers Kingsholm 4 October 1997 20:00 Toulon FRA 20 – 20 ITA Petrarca Rugby Stade Félix Mayol 11 October 1997 20:30 Béziers FRA 26 – 12 FRA Toulon Stade de la Méditerranée 12 October 1997 15:30 Petrarca Rugby ITA 16 – 29 ENG Gloucester Stadio Plebiscito Pool 7 TeamPWDLTries forTries againstTry diffPoints forPoints againstPoints diffPts ENG Newcastle Falcons6501368+2826498+16610 FRA Biarritz63031017−7123153−306 FRA Perpignan62041213−198138−404 SCO Edinburgh6204929−20109205−964 7 September 1997 16:00 Newcastle Falcons ENG 37 – 10 FRA Biarritz Kingston Park Stadium 7 September 1997 19:00 Perpignan FRA 21 – 9 SCO Edinburgh Stade Aimé Giral 14 September 1997 15:00 Edinburgh SCO 15 – 32 FRA Biarritz Goldenacre 14 September 1997 15:00 Newcastle Falcons ENG 60 – 3 FRA Perpignan Kingston Park Stadium 20 September 1997 20:00 Biarritz FRA 18 – 6 FRA Perpignan Parc des Sports Aguilera 21 September 1997 15:00 Edinburgh SCO 16 – 40 ENG Newcastle Falcons Goldenacre 27 September 1997 20:00 Biarritz FRA 25 – 27 SCO Edinburgh Parc des Sports Aguilera 27 September 1997 20:30 Perpignan FRA 13 – 27 ENG Newcastle Falcons Stade Aimé Giral 4 October 1997 20:30 Perpignan FRA 40 – 6 FRA Biarritz Stade Aimé Giral 5 October 1997 15:00 Newcastle Falcons ENG 72 – 24 SCO Edinburgh Kingston Park Stadium 11 October 1997 14:15 Biarritz FRA 32 – 28 ENG Newcastle Falcons Parc des Sports Aguilera 12 October 1997 15:00 Edinburgh SCO 18 – 15 FRAPerpignan Goldenacre Pool 8 TeamPWDLTries forTries againstTry diffPoints forPoints againstPoints diffPts FRA Castres65012610+1620697+10910 ENG Saracens6501231310197128+6910 FRA Narbonne62041914+5168138+304 WAL Neath60061041−3193301−2080 7 September 1997 15:00 Neath WAL 12 – 36 FRA Castres The Gnoll 7 September 1997 18:00 Narbonne FRA 16 – 18 ENG Saracens Parc des Sports et de l'Amitié 13 September 1997 18:00 Neath WAL 10 – 50 FRA Narbonne The Gnoll 14 September 1997 15:00 Saracens ENG 26 – 21 FRA Castres Vicarage Road 20 September 1997 20:00 Castres FRA 24 – 19 FRA Narbonne Stade Pierre Antoine 21 September 1997 15:00 Saracens ENG 69 – 30 WAL Neath Vicarage Road 27 September 1997 14:15 Castres FRA 32 – 18 ENG Saracens Stade Pierre Antoine 27 September 1997 19:30 Narbonne FRA 52 – 21 WAL Neath Parc des Sports et de l'Amitié 4 October 1997 18:00 Neath WAL 12 – 26 ENG Saracens The Gnoll 4 October 1997 19:30 Narbonne FRA 14 – 25 FRA Castres Parc des Sports et de l'Amitié 11 October 1997 20:00 Castres FRA 68 – 8 WAL Neath Stade Pierre Antoine 12 October 1997 15:00 Saracens ENG 40 – 17 FRA Narbonne Vicarage Road Qualifiers SeedPool WinnersPtsTF+/−1 FRA Colomiers 1240+169 2 FRA Agen1227+114 3 FRA Stade Français1048+206 4 ENG Newcastle Falcons1036+1665 FRA Montferrand1028+83 6 FRA Castres Olympique1026+109 7 ENG Gloucester1019+69 8 IRE rugby union Connacht1011+47 See also European Challenge Cup 1997–98 Heineken Cup References pool stage 1997-98