2007–08 European Challenge Cup pool stage

2007–08 European Challenge Cup pool stage 2007–08 European Challenge Cup 8 November 2007 – 20 January 2008 ENG Worcester Warriors ENG Bath ENG Sale Sharks ENG Newcastle Falcons FRA Castres Olympique FRA Brive ENG Leeds Carnegie FRA Montpellier 2006–07 2006–07 European Challenge Cup pool stage 2008–09 2008–09 European Challenge Cup pool stage 2007–08 European Challenge Cup The 2007–08 European Challenge Cup pool stage was the opening stage of the 12th season of the European Challenge Cup, the second-tier competition for European rugby union clubs. It began on 8 November 2007 when Sale Sharks hosted Montpellier and ended with the Newcastle Falcons / El Salvador game on 20 January 2008. 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.2007 European Challenge Cup https://www.globalrugbyresults.com/2007EuropeanChallengeCup.html 22 May 2024 globalrugbyresults 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 Kingsholm Stadium in Gloucester on 25 May 2008. 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 ENG Bath Rugby (2)6600286+2220365+1385029 FRA Auch63031119−8109147−381114 FRA Albi62041521−6130177−471211 ITA Overmach Parma61051018−8104157−53037 10 November 2007 15:00 Rugby Parma FC ITA 23–28 FRA Albi Sergio Lanfranchi 4,000 10 November 2007 20:45 Auch FRA 6–28 ENG Bath Stade Patrice Brocas 3,562 17 November 2007 14:15 Bath ENG 28–0 ITA Rugby Parma FC Recreation Ground 10,025 17 November 2007 19:30 Albi FRA 30–31 FRA Auch La Maison des Sports 4,767 7 December 2007 19:00 Albi FRA 18–26 ENG Bath La Maison des Sports 4,000 8 December 2007 15:00 Rugby Parma FC ITA 25–20 FRA Auch Sergio Lanfranchi 530 15 December 2007 14:15 Bath ENG 59–15 FRA Albi Recreation Ground 9,282 15 December 2007 18:30 Auch FRA 24–20 ITA Rugby Parma FC Stade Patrice Brocas 1,500 12 January 2008 15:00 Rugby Parma FC ITA 13–31 ENG Bath Sergio Lanfranchi 1,000 12 January 2008 17:30 Auch FRA 15–13 FRA Albi Stade Patrice Brocas 3,000 19 January 2008 14:15 Bath ENG 31–13 FRA Auch Recreation Ground 9,484 19 January 2008 19:30 Albi FRA 26–23 ITA Rugby Parma FC La Maison des Sports 4,200 Pool 2 TeamPWDLTries forTries againstTry diffPoints forPoints againstPoints diffTBLBPts ENG Worcester Warriors (1)6600366+3024549+1965029 FRA Montauban63032812+16175113+623116 ROM București6213722−1577158−810010 ITA Gran Parma6015738−3182259−177013 9 November 2007 18:30 Montauban FRA 65–6 ITA Gran Parma Stade de Sapiac 3,000 10 November 2007 14:00 București ROM 8–18 ENG Worcester Warriors Arcul de Triumf 800 17 November 2007 15:00 Gran Parma ITA 23–23 ROM București Sergio Lanfranchi 220 17 November 2007 15:00 Worcester Warriors ENG 41–18 FRA Montauban Sixways Stadium 6,876 8 December 2007 13:00 BucureștiROM 19–17 FRA Montauban Bucharest 1,000 8 December 2007 15:00 Worcester Warriors ENG 50–0 ITA Gran Parma Sixways Stadium 7,169 14 December 2007 18:30 Montauban FRA 34–6 ROM București Stade de Sapiac 2,500 15 December 2007 15:00 Gran Parma ITA 16–66 ENG Worcester Warriors Sergio Lanfranchi 520 11 January 2008 18:30 Montauban FRA 7–24 ENG Worcester Warriors Stade de Sapiac 2,000 13 January 2008 14:30 București ROM 21–20 ITA Gran Parma Sergio Lanfranchi 250 19 January 2008 15:00 Gran Parma ITA 17–34 FRA Montauban Sergio Lanfranchi 300 19 January 2008 15:00 Worcester Warriors ENG 46–0 ROM București Sixways Stadium 6,380 Pool 3 TeamPWDLTries forTries againstTry diffPoints forPoints againstPoints diffTBLBPts ENG Newcastle Falcons (4)6501343+3126457+2073124 FRA Brive (6)6402215+1617973+1063220 Ireland rugby union Connacht63032510+1517297+752115 ESP El Salvador6006365−6226414−388000 9 November 2007 19:30 Brive FRA 15–6 IRE rugby union Connacht Stadium Municipal, Brive 4,850 10 November 2007 16:30 El Salvador ESP 10–71 ENG Newcastle Falcons Campo de Pepe Rojo 4,000 15 November 2007 19:45 Newcastle Falcons ENG 25–19 FRA Brive Kingston Park 5,140 16 November 2007 18:30 Connacht IRE rugby union 75–8 ESP El Salvador Sportsground 1,943 7 December 2007 18:30 Connacht IRE rugby union 16–13 ENG Newcastle Falcons Sportsground 2,856 9 December 2007 15:00 Brive FRA 71–0 ESP El Salvador Stadium Municipal, Brive 2,000 16 December 2007 12:30 El Salvador ESP 8–40 FRA Brive Campo de Pepe Rojo 3,000 16 December 2007 15:00 Newcastle Falcons ENG 39–0 IRE rugby union Connacht Kingston Park 7,426 11 January 2008 19:00 Brive FRA 12–19 ENG Newcastle Falcons Stadium Municipal, Brive 7,500 13 January 2008 12:30 El Salvador ESP 0–60 IRE rugby union Connacht Campo de Pepe Rojo 3,500 18 January 2008 18:30 Connacht IRE rugby union 15–22 FRA Brive Sportsground 3,544 20 January 2008 15:00 Newcastle Falcons ENG 97–0 ESP El Salvador Kingston Park 4,872 Pool 4 TeamPWDLTries forTries againstTry diffPoints forPoints againstPoints diffTBLBPts ENG Sale Sharks (3)6510348+2624462+1825027 FRA Montpellier (8)64111214−2114115−11019 FRA Bayonne61051620−4100164−64228 ITA Petrarca Padova6105727−2073190−117015 8 November 2007 19:45 Sale Sharks ENG 49–6 FRA Montpellier Edgeley Park 6,606 9 November 2007 19:30 Bayonne FRA 37–20 ITA Petrarca Padova Stade Jean Dauger 6,000 17 November 2007 15:00 Petrarca Padova ITA 14–53 ENG Sale Sharks Stadio Plebiscito 2,850 17 November 2007 20:45 Montpellier FRA 18–12 FRA Bayonne Stade Yves du Manoir, Montpell 5,000 8 December 2007 15:00 Petrarca Padova ITA 13–19 FRA Montpellier Stadio Plebiscito 1,000 8 December 2007 20:45 Bayonne FRA 12–51 ENG Sale Sharks Stade Jean Dauger 8,000 13 December 2007 19:45 Sale Sharks ENG 32–10 FRA Bayonne Edgeley Park 7,285 14 December 2007 19:30 Montpellier FRA 31–3 ITA Petrarca Padova Stade Yves du Manoir, Montpell 4,200 11 January 2008 19:45 Sale Sharks ENG 45–6 ITA Petrarca Padova Edgeley Park 6,708 12 January 2008 20:45 Bayonne FRA 24–26 FRA Montpellier Stade Jean Dauger 4,000 19 January 2008 15:00 Petrarca Padova ITA 17–5 FRA Bayonne Stadio Plebiscito 900 19 January 2008 20:45 Montpellier FRA 14–14 ENG Sale Sharks Stade Yves du Manoir, Montpell 12,250 Pool 5 TeamPWDLTries forTries againstTry diffPoints forPoints againstPoints diffTBLBPts FRA Castres Olympique (5)65011912+7160105+551021 ENG Leeds Carnegie (7)64021810+8157101+562119 ITA Calvisano62041329−16123200−77109 FRA Dax61051514+1109143−34137 9 November 2007 20:00 Leeds Carnegie ENG 35–18 FRA Castres Headingley Stadium 2,138 11 November 2007 15:00 Calvisano ITA 54–19 FRA Dax Centro Sportivo San Michele 1,600 16 November 2007 20:00 Dax FRA 20–23 ENG Leeds Carnegie Stade Maurice Boyau 4,000 17 November 2007 18:00 Castres FRA 61–28 ITA Calvisano Stade Pierre Antoine 6,000 8 December 2007 16:00 Castres FRA 25–15 FRA Dax Stade Pierre Antoine 5,400 9 December 2007 15:00 Leeds Carnegie ENG 45–5 ITA Calvisano Headingley Stadium 2,107 15 December 2007 20:45 Dax FRA 15–16 FRA Castres Stade Maurice Boyau 3,500 16 December 2007 15:00 Calvisano ITA 27–26 ENG Leeds Carnegie Centro Sportivo San Michele 1,500 11 January 2008 20:00 Leeds Carnegie ENG 25–18 FRA Dax Headingley Stadium 2,011 12 January 2008 15:00 Calvisano ITA 9–27 FRA Castres Centro Sportivo San Michele 1,500 17 January 2008 20:45 Castres FRA 13–3 ENG Leeds Carnegie Stade Pierre Antoine 6,800 18 January 2008 19:00 Dax FRA 22–0 ITA Calvisano Stade Maurice Boyau 2,000 Seeding and runners-up SeedPool WinnersPtsTF+/-1 ENG Worcester Warriors2936+1962 ENG Bath2928+1383 ENG Sale Sharks2734+1824 ENG Newcastle Falcons2434+2075 FRA Castres Olympique2119+55SeedPool Runners-upPtsTF+/-6 FRA Brive 2021+1067 ENG Leeds Carnegie1918+568 FRA Montpellier 1912−1 – FRA Montauban1628+62 – FRA Auch1411−38 See also European Challenge Cup 2007–08 Heineken Cup References pool stage 2007-08