1998–99 European Challenge Cup pool stage

November 2024 May 2026 1998–99 European Challenge Cup pool stage 1998–99 European Challenge Cup 19 September 1998 – 11 November 1998 1997–98 1997–98 European Challenge Cup pool stage 1999–2000 1999–2000 European Challenge Cup pool stage 1998–99 European Challenge Cup The pool stage of the 1998–99 European Challenge Cup. Pool stage Pool 1 TeamPWDLTries forTries againstTry diffPoints forPoints againstPoints diffPts FRA Narbonne66003213+1922898+13012 WAL Caerphilly64021619−3167154+138 FRA Périgueux63032313+10168119+496 FRA Racing Club de France63031723−6127184−576 Ireland rugby union Connacht63031619−3129156−276 WAL Newport61051423−9123183−602 ITA Rugby Rovigo61051220−8108156−482 19 September 1998 14:30 Caerphilly WAL 31–28 FRA Périgueux Virginia Park 1,500 19 September 1998 20:00 Narbonne FRA 41–17 ITA Rugby Rovigo Parc des Sports et de l'Amitié 20 September 1998 17:00 Racing Club de France FRA 37–21 WAL Newport Stade Yves du Manoir, Paris 300 26 September 1998 14:30 Newport WAL 12–31 IRE rugby union Connacht Rodney Parade 655 26 September 1998 17:00 Périgueux FRA 40–18 FRA Racing Club de France Stade Municipal 2,300 27 September 1998 16:00 Rugby Rovigo ITA 34–14 WAL Caerphilly Stadio Mario Battaglini 1,500 7 October 1998 14:30 Connacht IRE rugby union 29–28 FRA Périgueux The Sports Ground 1,000 7 October 1998 19:15 Caerphilly WAL 17–34 FRA Narbonne Virginia Park 700 7 October 1998 20:00 Racing Club de France FRA 28–12 ITA Rugby Rovigo Stade Yves du Manoir, Paris 200 11 October 1998 15:00 Narbonne FRA 66–5 FRA Racing Club de France Parc des Sports et de l'Amitié 1,500 11 October 1998 15:00 Périgueux FRA 31–16 WAL Newport Stade Municipal 2,000 11 October 1998 15:30 Rugby Rovigo ITA 20–21 IRE rugby union Connacht Stadio Mario Battaglini 1,200 17 October 1998 14:30 Connacht IRE rugby union 26–38 FRA Narbonne The Sports Ground 2,500 17 October 1998 14:30 Newport WAL 27–18 ITA Rugby Rovigo Rodney Parade 1,100 18 October 1998 15:00 Racing Club de France FRA 20–31 WAL Caerphilly Stade Yves du Manoir, Paris 200 31 October 1998 14:30 Caerphilly WAL 39–8 IRE rugby union Connacht Virginia Park 600 31 October 1998 14:30 Rugby Rovigo ITA 7–25 FRA Périgueux Stadio Mario Battaglini 1,000 31 October 1998 20:00 Narbonne FRA 31–17 WAL Newport Parc des Sports et de l'Amitié 3,000 7 November 1998 14:30 Connacht IRE rugby union 14–19 FRA Racing Club de France The Sports Ground 500 7 November 1998 14:30 Newport WAL 30–35 WAL Caerphilly Rodney Parade 2,500 7 November 1998 19:30 Périgueux FRA 16–18 FRA Narbonne Stade Municipal 2,000 Pool 2 TeamPWDLTries forTries againstTry diffPoints forPoints againstPoints diffPts FRA Montferrand6501439+3430386+21710 FRA Bourgoin6501368+2822286+13610 FRA Dax65012015+5163124+3910 FRA Castres63033210+22229101+1286 ITA Rugby Roma62041434−20117213−964 WAL Aberavon61051442−2886287−2012 ESP Spain XV6006748−4165288−2230 19 September 1998 20:00 Bourgoin FRA 55–10 ESP Spain XV Stade Pierre Rajon 4,000 19 September 1998 20:00 Castres FRA 87–10 WAL Aberavon Stade Pierre Antoine 2,500 20 September 1998 17:00 Rugby Roma ITA 18–25 FRA Dax Stadio Tre Fontane 1,800 26 September 1998 14:30 Aberavon WAL 12–30 ITA Rugby Roma Talbot Athletic Ground 600 26 September 1998 17:00 Spain XV ESP 15–61 FRA Castres Kenmare 2,500 26 September 1998 19:30 Dax FRA 24–22 FRA Montferrand Stade Maurice Boyau 3,500 4 October 1998 14:00 Rugby Roma ITA 25–21 ESP Spain XV Stadio Tre Fontane 1,000 7 October 1998 19:00 Montferrand FRA 97–13 WAL Aberavon Stade Marcel Michelin 1,500 7 October 1998 20:00 Castres FRA 9–30 FRA Bourgoin Stade Pierre Antoine 2,000 10 October 1998 14:30 Aberavon WAL 28–41 FRA Dax Talbot Athletic Ground 1,000 10 October 1998 16:00 Spain XV ESP 13–88 FRA Montferrand Kenmare 1,000 10 October 1998 20:00 Bourgoin FRA 50–22 ITA Rugby Roma Stade Pierre Rajon 3,000 17 October 1998 19:30 Dax FRA 41–0 ESP Spain XV Stade Maurice Boyau 17 October 1998 20:00 Montferrand FRA 23–14 FRA Bourgoin Stade Marcel Michelin 5,000 18 October 1998 16:30 Rugby Roma ITA 15–48 FRA Castres Stadio Tre Fontane 2,000 31 October 1998 17:00 Spain XV ESP 6–18 WAL Aberavon El Ferol 4,000 31 October 1998 18:00 Bourgoin FRA 47–17 FRA Dax Stade Pierre Rajon 3,000 31 October 1998 19:30 Castres FRA 15–16 FRA Montferrand Stade Pierre Antoine 5,000 7 November 1998 14:30 Aberavon WAL 5–26 FRA Bourgoin Talbot Athletic Ground 800 7 November 1998 19:30 Dax FRA 15–9 FRA Castres Stade Maurice Boyau 3,000 11 November 1998 18:00 Montferrand FRA 57–7 ITA Rugby Roma Stade Marcel Michelin 5,000 Pool 3 TeamPWDLTries forTries againstTry diffPoints forPoints againstPoints diffPts FRA Brive65013514+21241102+13910 FRA Agen64023011+1923193+1388 FRA Pau6402258+1721187+1248 FRA Biarritz64023014+16187124+638 WAL Bridgend RFC62041928−9158206−484 ROM Dinamo București62041931−12131246−1154 POR Portugal XV6006860−5273374−3010 19 September 1998 19:45 Brive FRA 31–22 FRA Biarritz Stadium Municipal, Brive 5,000 19 September 1998 14:30 Bridgend WAL 17–32 FRA Agen Brewery Field 700 20 September 1998 14:30 Dinamo-București ROM 22–31 FRA Pau Timișoara 400 25 September 1998 20:00 Pau FRA 37–3 FRA Biarritz Stade Municipal du Hameau 7,000 26 September 1998 14:30 Dinamo-București ROM 45–43 WAL Bridgend Timișoara 3,000 26 September 1998 17:00 Portugal XV POR 7–85 FRA Brive Estadio Universitario de Liboa 1,800 7 October 1998 19:15 Bridgend WAL 45–24 POR Portugal XV Brewery Field 1,400 7 October 1998 20:00 Biarritz FRA 10–9 FRA Agen Parc des Sports Aguilera 1,000 7 October 1998 20:30 Brive FRA 26–9 FRA Pau Stadium Municipal, Brive 6,000 10 October 1998 19:00 Pau FRA 45–21 WAL Bridgend Stade Municipal du Hameau 3,000 10 October 1998 19:00 Portugal XV POR 18–23 ROM Dinamo-București Estadio Universitario de Liboa 800 11 October 1998 15:00 Agen FRA 34–35 FRA Brive Stade Armandie 3,000 17 October 1998 20:00 Agen FRA 15–11 FRA Pau Stade Armandie 3,500 17 October 1998 20:00 Biarritz FRA 62–11 POR Portugal XV Parc des Sports Aguilera 1,000 18 October 1998 19:45 Brive FRA 49–10 ROM Dinamo-București Stadium Municipal, Brive 5,000 31 October 1998 18:00 Pau FRA 78–0 POR Portugal XV Stade Municipal du Hameau 3,000 31 October 1998 20:00 Agen FRA 60–7 ROM Dinamo-București Stade Armandie 3,000 31 October 1998 20:00 Biarritz FRA 45–12 WAL Bridgend Parc des Sports Aguilera 1,000 7 November 1998 14:30 Bridgend WAL 20–15 FRA Brive Brewery Field 1,500 7 November 1998 14:30 Dinamo-București ROM 24–45 FRA Biarritz Timișoara 2,000 7 November 1998 16:00 Portugal XV POR 13–81 FRA Agen Estadio Universitario de Liboa 1,500 See also European Challenge Cup 1998–99 Heineken Cup References pool stage 1998-99