2005–06 European Challenge Cup pool stage

2005–06 European Challenge Cup pool stage 2005–06 European Challenge Cup 22 October 2005 – 22 January 2006 ENG Gloucester ENG Newcastle Falcons ENG London Irish ENG Northampton Saints ENG Worcester Warriors FRA Bayonne IRE rugby union Connacht FRA Brive 2001–02 2001–02 European Challenge Cup pool stage 2006–07 2006–07 European Challenge Cup pool stage 2005–06 European Challenge Cup The 2005–06 European Challenge Cup pool stage was the opening stage of the tenth season of the European Challenge Cup, the second-tier competition for European rugby union clubs. It began with all twenty teams playing on 22 October 2005 and ended when Bristol hosted Narbonne on 22 January 2006. 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 21 May 2006. 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 Teamhttp://www.epcrugby.com/europeanrugbychallengecup/25157.php?includeref=22202&season=2005-2006 Pool Tables European Rugby Challenge Cup 2005–2006 – Challenge Cup European Professional Club Rugby 21 November 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141129225928/http://www.epcrugby.com/europeanrugbychallengecup/25157.php?includeref=22202&season=2005-2006 29 November 2014 dead PWDLTries forTries againstTry diffPoints forPoints againstPoints diffTBLBPts ENG Northampton Saints (4)650132122019496985025 FRA Narbonne640216115125113122018 ENG Bristol630326215203150533116 ITA Viadana6006939−3081244−163011 22 October 2005http://www.epcrugby.com/matchcentre/fixtures_challenge_cup.php?includeref=22185&season=2005-2006&round=1 Fixtures & Results Challenge Cup 2005–2006 Round 1 European Professional Club Rugby 21 November 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141129225933/http://www.epcrugby.com/matchcentre/fixtures_challenge_cup.php?includeref=22185&season=2005-2006&round=1 29 November 2014 dead 15:00 Northampton Saints ENG 47–25 ITA Viadana Franklin's Gardens 10,802 22 October 2005 18:30 Narbonne FRA 20–13 ENG Bristol Parc des Sports Et de l'Amitié 5,250 28 October 2005http://www.epcrugby.com/matchcentre/fixtures_challenge_cup.php?includeref=22185&season=2005-2006&round=2 Fixtures & Results Challenge Cup 2005–2006 Round 2 European Professional Club Rugby 21 November 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141129225950/http://www.epcrugby.com/matchcentre/fixtures_challenge_cup.php?includeref=22185&season=2005-2006&round=2 29 November 2014 dead 19:30 Viadana ITA 14–20 FRA Narbonne Stadio Luigi Zaffanella 500 30 October 2005 15:00 Bristol ENG 36–28 ENG Northampton Saints Memorial Stadium 5,662 9 December 2005http://www.epcrugby.com/matchcentre/fixtures_challenge_cup.php?includeref=22185&season=2005-2006&round=3 Fixtures & Results Challenge Cup 2005–2006 Round 3 European Professional Club Rugby 21 November 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141129222913/http://www.epcrugby.com/matchcentre/fixtures_challenge_cup.php?includeref=22185&season=2005-2006&round=3 29 November 2014 dead 19:30 Viadana ITA 23–39 ENG Bristol Stadio Luigi Zaffanella 600 10 December 2005 15:00 Northampton Saints ENG 32–20 FRA Narbonne Franklin's Gardens 11,572 16 December 2005http://www.epcrugby.com/matchcentre/fixtures_challenge_cup.php?includeref=22185&season=2005-2006&round=4 Fixtures & Results Challenge Cup 2005–2006 Round 4 European Professional Club Rugby 21 November 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141129225938/http://www.epcrugby.com/matchcentre/fixtures_challenge_cup.php?includeref=22185&season=2005-2006&round=4 29 November 2014 dead 19:30 Narbonne FRA 7–22 ENG Northampton Saints Parc des Sports Et de l'Amitié 3,500 18 December 2005 15:00 Bristol ENG 89–5 ITA Viadana Memorial Stadium 4,426 14 January 2006http://www.epcrugby.com/matchcentre/fixtures_challenge_cup.php?includeref=22185&season=2005-2006&round=5 Fixtures & Results Challenge Cup 2005–2006 Round 5 European Professional Club Rugby 21 November 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141129225943/http://www.epcrugby.com/matchcentre/fixtures_challenge_cup.php?includeref=22185&season=2005-2006&round=5 29 November 2014 dead 15:00 Northampton Saints ENG 45–8 ENG Bristol Franklin's Gardens 12,227 14 January 2006 18:30 Narbonne FRA 29–14 ITA Viadana Parc des Sports Et de l'Amitié 2,500 21 January 2006http://www.epcrugby.com/matchcentre/fixtures_challenge_cup.php?includeref=22185&season=2005-2006&round=6 Fixtures & Results Challenge Cup 2005–2006 Round 6 European Professional Club Rugby 21 November 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141129222907/http://www.epcrugby.com/matchcentre/fixtures_challenge_cup.php?includeref=22185&season=2005-2006&round=6 29 November 2014 dead 19:30 Viadana ITA 0–20 ENG Northampton Saints Stadio Luigi Zaffanella 0 22 January 2006 15:00 Bristol ENG 18–29 FRA Narbonne Memorial Stadium 4,762 Pool 2 TeamPWDLTries forTries againstTry diffPoints forPoints againstPoints diffTBLBPts ENG London Irish (3)6600321121239811583027 FRA Agen630323158163143203014 FRA Pau62041219−7107153−462111 ITA Overmach Parma6105830−2274206−132004 22 October 2005 15:00 Overmach Parma ITA 23–50 FRA Agen Sergio Lanfranchi 490 22 October 2005 18:30 Pau FRA 13–20 ENG London Irishÿ Stade du Hameau 5,800 29 October 2005 18:30 Agen FRA 23–6 FRA Pau Stade Armandie 8,000 30 October 2005 15:00 London Irish ENG 64–0 ITA Overmach Parma Madejski Stadium 5,760 10 December 2005 18:30 Pau FRA 29–3 ITA Overmach Parma Stade du Hameau 2,000 11 December 2005 15:00 London Irish ENG 29–21 FRA Agen Madejski Stadium 4,452 17 December 2005 14:30 Overmach Parma ITA 20–11 FRA Pau Sergio Lanfranchi 200 17 December 2005 18:30 Agen FRA 24–32 ENG London Irish Stade Armandie 12,000 14 January 2006 14:30 Overmach Parma ITA 11–19 ENG London Irish Sergio Lanfranchi 1,000 14 January 2006 18:30 Pau FRA 36–12 FRA Agen Stade du Hameau 4,000 21 January 2006 14:00 London Irish ENG 75–12 FRA Pau Madejski Stadium 4,647 21 January 2006 15:00 Agen FRA 33–17 ITA Overmach Parma Stade Armandie 5,000 Pool 3 TeamPWDLTries forTries againstTry diffPoints forPoints againstPoints diffTBLBPts ENG Gloucester (1)660049643331532785029 FRA Bayonne (6)6402311120202931094020 ROM București6105740−3371253−182015 FRA Toulon6105939−3064269−205015 22 October 2005 15:00 București ROM 16–20 FRA Toulon Steaua Stadium 500 22 October 2005 19:00 Bayonne FRA 10–26 ENG Gloucester Stade Jean Dauger 5,000 29 October 2005 15:00 Gloucester ENG 106–3 ROM București Kingsholm 7,500 29 October 2005 18:30 Toulon FRA 19–28 FRA Bayonne Stade Mayol 5,000 10 December 2005 14:00 București ROM 10–38 FRA Bayonne Steaua Stadium 600 10 December 2005 18:30 Toulon FRA 3–74 ENG Gloucester Stade Mayol 4,200 16 December 2005 19:30 Bayonne FRA 45–6 ROM București Stade Jean Dauger 1,200 17 December 2005 15:00 Gloucester ENG 66–5 FRA Toulon Kingsholm 9,037 13 January 2006 19:00 Bayonne FRA 62–0 FRA Toulon Stade Jean Dauger 4,000 14 January 2006 14:00 București ROM 13–27 ENG Gloucester Steaua Stadium 700 21 January 2006 14:00 Gloucester ENG 32–19 FRA Bayonne Kingsholm 8,000 21 January 2006 15:00 Toulon FRA 17–23 ROM București Stade Mayol 1,000 Pool 4 TeamPWDLTries forTries againstTry diffPoints forPoints againstPoints diffTBLBPts ENG Newcastle Falcons (2)6600441034324812434028 FRA Brive (8)6303301911203169344218 SCO Borders63031923−4155177−222115 ITA L'Aquila60061455−41103358−255011 22 October 2005 14:30 Newcastle Falcons ENG 51–19 FRA Brive Kingston Park 6,080 22 October 2005 15:00 L'Aquila ITA 25–32 SCO Borders Stadio Communale Frattem 1,000 29 October 2005 18:30 Brive FRA 64–22 ITA L'Aquila Parc Municipal des Sports 4,107 30 October 2005 16:00 Borders SCO 11–26 ENG Newcastle Falcons Netherdale 4,029 10 December 2005 15:00 L'Aquila ITA 0–86 ENG Newcastle Falcons Stadio Communale Frattem 1,000 11 December 2005 16:00 Borders SCO 25–22 FRA Brive Netherdale 1,050 17 December 2005 18:30 Brive FRA 34–28 SCO Borders Parc Municipal des Sports 5,850 18 December 2005 14:30 Newcastle Falcons ENG 90–14 ITA L'Aquila Kingston Park 5,216 14 January 2006 15:00 L'Aquila ITA 19–47 FRA Brive Stadio Tommaso Fattori 800 15 January 2006 14:30 Newcastle Falcons ENG 47–20 SCO Borders Kingston Park 5,866 21 January 2006 14:00 Borders SCO 39–23 ITA L'Aquila Netherdale 923 21 January 2006 15:00 Brive FRA 17–24 ENG Newcastle Falcons Parc Municipal des Sports 6,700 Pool 5 TeamPWDLTries forTries againstTry diffPoints forPoints againstPoints diffTBLBPts ENG Worcester Warriors (5)6501241212181103783125 Ireland rugby union Connacht (7)6402251411190119713120 ITA Catania62041541−26116257−141118 FRA Montpellier610526233170178−8227 22 October 2005 14:00 Worcester Warriors ENG 36–18 FRA Montpellier Sixways 6,078 22 October 2005 14:30 Connacht Ireland rugby union 62–17 ITA Catania Sportsground 600 28 October 2005 19:30 Montpellier FRA 13–19 Ireland rugby union Connacht Stade Sabathé 2,000 29 October 2005 16:00 Catania ITA 14–19 ENG Worcester Warriors Stadio Santa Maria Goretti 900 9 December 2005 19:30 Montpellier FRA 74–12 ITA Catania Stade Sabathé 1,000 10 December 2005 14:00 Worcester Warriors ENG 30–20 Ireland rugby union Connacht Sixways 6,137 17 December 2005 14:00 Connacht Ireland rugby union 22–21 ENG Worcester Warriors Sportsground 2,200 18 December 2005 15:00 Catania ITA 37–34 FRA Montpellier Stadio Santa Maria Goretti 400 14 January 2006 14:00 Connacht Ireland rugby union 43–10 FRA Montpellier Sportsground 2,500 14 January 2006 14:00 Worcester Warriors ENG 44–8 ITA Catania Sixways 600 20 January 2006 19:30 Catania ITA 28–24 Ireland rugby union Connacht Stadio Santa Maria Goretti 900 20 January 2006 19:30 Montpellier FRA 21–31 ENG Worcester Warriors Stade Sabathé 2,500 Seeding and runners-up SeedPool WinnersPtsTF+/-1 ENG Gloucester2949+2782 ENG Newcastle Falcons2844+2433 ENG London Irish2732+1584 ENG Northampton Saints2532+985 ENG Worcester Warriors2524+78 SeedPool Runners-upPtsTF+/-6 FRA Bayonne2031+1097 IRE rugby union Connacht2025+718 FRA Brive1830+34 – FRA Narbonne1816+12 – FRA Agen1416+20 See also European Challenge Cup 2005–06 Heineken Cup References pool stage 2005-06