2013–14 European Challenge Cup

Rugby union tournament 2013–14 Amlin Challenge Cup 100px Official logo EnglandFranceItalyPortugalRomaniaWales Round-robin and knockout 10 October 2013 – 23 May 2014 23 67 {{#expr: + 3153 + 6125 + 4474 + 15542 + 1100 + 2000 + 6602 + 3000 + 6314 + 5326 + 7348 + 6312 + 1400 + 11862 + 1100 + 5000 + 4627 + 5940 + 1500 + 1500 + 4615 + 5000 + 4023 + 2000 + 1200 + 2889 + 2022 + 6800 + 600 + 5721 + 7587 + 3689 + 3600 + 11598 + 4000 + 1400 + 875 + 3759 + 500 + 10250 + 3027 + 6654 + 2200 + 6063 + 2650 + 1500 + 750 + 4746 + 5939 + 4714 + 6180 + 8139 + 10679 + 1000 + 2511 + 4000 + 6190 + 3029 + 350 + 1000 + 4650 + 10200 + 9331 + 5311 + 10077 + 6010 + 12483 | tries = {{#expr: + 4 + 0 + 8 + 0 + 1 + 4 + 4 + 16 + 9 + 10 + 4 + 6 + 6 + 3 + 3 + 4 + 3 + 7 + 3 + 9 + 5 + 2 + 8 + 10 + 1 + 7 + 10 + 8 + 9 + 3 + 7 + 9 + 4 + 11 + 2 + 4 + 15 + 4 + 7 + 5 + 3 + 7 + 11 + 5 + 1 + 3 + 6 + 4 + 4 + 13 + 4 + 1 + 9 + 2 + 3 + 5 + 6 + 13 + 9 + 7 + 6 + 2 + 7 + 6 + 3 + 5 + 3 }} | top point scorer = Jérôme Porical (Stade Français)(83 points)http://www.ercrugby.com/eng/statistics/player_v_player.php?preset871=2013 Amlin Challenge Cup: Points Scorers European Rugby Cup 27 April 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20131114014802/http://www.ercrugby.com/eng/statistics/player_v_player.php?preset871=2013 14 November 2013 dead | top try scorer = William Helu (London Wasps)(7 tries)http://www.ercrugby.com/eng/statistics/player_try_scorers.php?preset882=2013 Amlin Challenge Cup: Try Scorers European Rugby Cup 27 April 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20131115025640/http://www.ercrugby.com/eng/statistics/player_try_scorers.php?preset882=2013 15 November 2013 dead | venue = Cardiff Arms Park | attendance2 = 12,483 | champions = ENG Northampton Saints | count = 2 | runner-up = ENG Bath | website = https://web.archive.org/web/20080506141030/http://www.ercrugby.com/eng/ | previous year = 2012–13 | previous tournament = 2012–13 European Challenge Cup | next year = 2014–15 | next tournament = 2014–15 European Rugby Challenge Cup }} The 2013–14 Amlin Challenge Cup was the 18th and final season of the European Challenge Cup, Europe's second-tier club rugby union competition. A total of 23 teams participated: 20 in the pool stage, plus three teams parachuting into the knockout stages from the Heineken Cup. The original 20 teams represented six countries. The pool stage began on 10 October 2013 and ran until 19 January 2014,http://www.ercrugby.com/eng/news/21267.php Demanding draw for English clubs European Rugby Cup 5 June 2013 5 June 2013 11 June 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130611163041/http://www.ercrugby.com/eng/news/21267.php dead followed by the knockout stages. The final was originally to be held in France in May 2014,https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2012/sep/24/heineken-cup-final-amlin-france Staging of 2014 Heineken and Amlin Cup finals awarded to France 24 September 2012 28 May 2013 www.guardian.co.uk however the Federation Française de Rugby subsequently announced that they had withdrawn their application to host due to uncertainty over the availability of Stade de France.http://www.ercrugby.com/eng/news/21285.php 2014 Finals Announcement European Rugby Cup 8 June 2013 8 June 2013 9 June 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130609183529/http://www.ercrugby.com/eng/news/21285.php dead ERC invited the Heineken Cup participating countries to submit tenders for the right to host the Heineken Cup and Challenge Cup finals and three – England, Scotland and Wales – submitted bids.http://www.ercrugby.com/eng/news/21299.php Three bids for ERC European Club Rugby Finals European Rugby Cup 20 June 2013 17 July 2013 24 June 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130624025236/http://www.ercrugby.com/eng/news/21299.php dead Cardiff was selected with the Heineken Cup final to be held in the Millennium Stadium on Saturday, 24 May 2014 and the Challenge Cup final to be held the previous day in the Cardiff Arms Park.http://www.ercrugby.com/eng/news/21715.php ERC 2014 finals set to return to Cardiff European Rugby Cup 15 July 2013 17 July 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130724073704/http://www.ercrugby.com/eng/news/21715.php 24 July 2013 dead The defending Challenge Cup champions, Ireland's Leinster, did not defend their crown because they earned an automatic berth in the Heineken Cup, and qualified for the knockout stages of the Heineken Cup. In an all-English final, Northampton Saints defeated Bath 30–16 at the Cardiff Arms Park, to win the tournament for the second time.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/27489558 Bath 16-30 Northampton Chris Osborne BBC Sport BBC 23 May 2014 24 May 2014http://www.skysports.com/rugbyunion/match_report/0,,11069_65230_1,00.html Northampton Saints beat Bath in Cardiff final Sky Sports BSkyB 23 May 2014 24 May 2014https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/rugbyunion/club/10853276/Bath-16-Northampton-30-Amlin-Challenge-Cup-final-match-report.html Bath 16 Northampton 30, Amlin Challenge Cup final: match report 23 May 2013 Daily Telegraph 30 May 2014 On 10 April 2014, following nearly two years of negotiations, an agreement for a new European club competition structure was reached. ERC would be wound up and replaced by a new Switzerland-based organising body known as European Professional Club Rugby. The European Challenge Cup underwent a minor name change to become the European Rugby Challenge Cup, remaining as a 20-team competition, though two of these teams will come from a new competition, featuring teams from nations who do not compete in the Six Nations. The Heineken Cup would be replaced by a new top-tier competition, the European Rugby Champions Cup, which would continue to involve clubs from all of the top six European nations, but featuring 20 clubs instead of the 24 in the Heineken Cup. The new third-tier competition, to be known as the qualifying competition, would feature clubs from second-tier European rugby nations, plus Italian clubs that do not play in the Pro12.http://www.rfu.com/news/2014/march/news-articles/260314_europe_statement Future of European Rugby resolved Rugby Football Union 10 April 2014 11 April 2014 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20140525041159/http://www.rfu.com/news/2014/march/news-articles/260314_europe_statement 25 May 2014 Teams The qualifying teams were England: 6 teams from the Aviva Premiership that did not qualify for the Heineken Cuphttp://www.ercrugby.com/eng/qualification/england.php ERC : European Qualification : England European Rugby Cup 5 May 2013 6 August 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120806155448/http://www.ercrugby.com/eng/qualification/england.php dead France: 7 teams from the Top 14 that did not qualify for the Heineken Cuphttp://www.ercrugby.com/eng/qualification/france.php ERC : European Qualification : France European Rugby Cup 5 May 2013 6 August 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120806155459/http://www.ercrugby.com/eng/qualification/france.php dead Wales: 1 team from the Pro12 that did not qualify for the Heineken Cuphttp://www.ercrugby.com/eng/qualification/celtic_countries.php ERC : European Qualification : Celtic Countries European Rugby Cup 5 May 2013 6 August 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120806155513/http://www.ercrugby.com/eng/qualification/celtic_countries.php dead Italy: the 4 teams that finished in the top four places in the National Championship of Excellence Portugal: one team formed to play in the Challenge Cup. ERC awarded the spot to Portugal after Olympus Rugby XV withdrew from the competitionhttp://www.ercrugby.com/eng/news/22029.php Portuguese club to compete in Amlin Challenge Cup European Rugby Cup 2 September 2013 2 September 2013 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20130905092645/http://www.ercrugby.com/eng/news/22029.php 5 September 2013 Romania: one team that is formed every season to play in the Challenge Cup, consisting of rugby players playing in the domestic Romanian leagues EnglandFranceItalyPortugalRomaniaWalesBath London Wasps London Irish Sale Sharks Worcester Warriors Newcastle FalconsAs 2012–13 RFU Championship winners, Newcastle Falcons have been promoted to the Aviva Premiership for 2013–14 and they will compete in the Challenge Cup.Biarritz Olympique Bayonne Stade Français Grenoble Bordeaux-Bègles OyonnaxAs 2013 Rugby Pro D2 champions, Oyonnax have been automatically promoted to the Top 14 for 2013–14. As new Top 14 members, they will compete in the Challenge Cup. BriveBrive won the 2013 Rugby Pro D2 promotion playoff final, thereby earning promotion to the 2013–14 Top 14 and a place in the Challenge Cup.Viadana Calvisano Cavalieri Prato MoglianoLusitanos XVBucurești WolvesNewport Gwent Dragons Seeding Teams that did not qualify for the 2013–14 Heineken Cup were ordered into four tiers according to the European Rugby Club Ranking.http://www.ercrugby.com/eng/news/21242.php Pool draws for 2013/14 ERC tournaments European Rugby Cup 31 May 2013 3 June 2013 8 June 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130608100724/http://www.ercrugby.com/eng/news/21242.php dead Calvisano, Grenoble and Mogliano have equivalent ranking and appear to have been allocated to tiers in alphabetic order. Five pools of four teams were drawn comprising one team from each tier. The brackets show each team's European Rugby Club Ranking at the end of the 2013–14 season. Tier 1 FRA Biarritz Olympique (5) FRA Stade Français (8) ENG London Wasps (16) ENG Bath (22) FRA Brive (24) Tier 2 ENG London Irish (27) ENG Sale Sharks (30) WAL Newport Gwent Dragons (31) ENG Newcastle Falcons (32) ITA Viadana (36) Tier 3 FRA Bayonne (37) ITA Cavalieri Prato (39) ENG Worcester Warriors (40) FRA Bordeaux-Bègles (41) ITA Calvisano (43) Tier 4 FRA Grenoble (44) ITA Mogliano (42) FRA Oyonnax (46) ROM București Wolves (38) POR Lusitanos XV Pool stage 2013–14 European Challenge Cup pool stage The draw for the pool stage took place on 5 June 2013 at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin. The dates and times of the first 4 rounds were announced on 27 July 2013.http://www.ercrugby.com/eng/news/21726.php Former champions to kick off new European season European Rugby Cup 27 July 2013 29 July 2013 5 August 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130805155216/http://www.ercrugby.com/eng/news/21726.php dead Lusitanos XV replaced Olympus Madrid on 2 September 2013. + Key to colours    Winner of each pool advances to quarterfinals.Seed # in parentheses. Points breakdown: 4 points for a win 2 points for a draw 1 bonus point for scoring four or more tries in a match (TB) 1 bonus point for a loss by seven points or less (LB) Source: www.ercrugby.com Pool 1 TeamPWDLPFPADiffTFTATBLBPts ENG Sale Sharks (4) 6 5 0 1 155 65 +90 18 7 2 1 23 FRA Biarritz Olympique 6 3 0 3 119 116 +3 16 12 2 2 16 FRA Oyonnax 6 2 1 3 86 142 −56 9 17 1 1 12 ENG Worcester Warriors 6 1 1 4 87 124 −37 9 16 0 1 7 Pool 2 TeamPWDLPFPADiffTFTATBLBPts ENG Bath (1) 6 6 0 0 243 50 +193 34 4 4 0 28 WAL Newport Gwent Dragons 6 3 0 3 150 132 +18 17 13 2 0 14 FRA Bordeaux-Bègles 6 3 0 3 171 149 +22 21 17 2 0 14 ITA Mogliano 6 0 0 6 55 288 −233 5 43 0 0 0 Pool 3 TeamPWDLPFPADiffTFTATBLBPts FRA Brive (8) 6 5 1 0 121 74 +47 11 6 1 0 23 ENG Newcastle Falcons 6 4 0 2 126 69 +57 15 5 1 2 19 ROM București Wolves 6 2 0 4 94 105 −11 6 7 0 2 10 ITA Calvisano 6 0 1 5 80 173 −93 6 20 0 0 2 Pool 4 TeamPWDLPFPADiffTFTATBLBPts ENG London Wasps (2) 6 6 0 0 285 76 +209 38 10 3 0 27 FRA Bayonne 6 3 0 3 219 118 +101 28 14 3 0 15 FRA Grenoble 6 2 1 3 118 158 −40 17 18 2 0 12 ITA Viadana 6 0 1 5 86 356 −270 13 54 0 0 2 Pool 5 TeamPWDLPFPADiffTFTATBLBPts FRA Stade Français (3) 6 5 0 1 202 75 +127 27 6 4 0 24 ENG London Irish 6 5 0 1 293 65 +228 41 6 4 0 24 ITA Cavalieri Prato 6 2 0 4 100 198 −98 12 28 2 1 11 POR Lusitanos XV 6 0 0 6 68 325 −257 8 48 0 0 0 Seeding for knockout stage Following the end of the pool stage, the five pool winners will be seeded alongside the three 2013–14 Heineken Cup pool runners-up who failed to qualify for the Heineken Cup quarter-finals – designated (HC). Teams are ranked by total number of competition points earned (4 for a win, 2 for a draw, etc.) in the pool stage. If this does not separate the teams, qualification/ranking is based on: (a) the number of tries scored in all pool matches; (b) aggregate points difference from all pool matches; (c) the club with the fewest players sent off and/or suspended in all pool matches; (d) toss of a coin.http://www.ercrugby.com/eng/amlinchallengecup/rules/index.php Rules European Rugby Cup 28 May 2013 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20130123065630/http://www.ercrugby.com/eng/amlinchallengecup/rules/index.php 23 January 2013 Seeding as it stands SeedTeamPtsTF+/−1 ENG Bath 28 34 +1932 ENG London Wasps 27 38 +2093 FRA Stade Français 24 27 +1274 ENG Sale Sharks 23 18 +905 (HC) ENG Northampton Saints 17 11 +36 (HC) ENG Harlequins 16 12 +237 (HC) ENG Gloucester 14 13 −18 FRA Brive 23 11 +47 Quarter-final pairings Seed 1 (ACC 1) v Seed 8 (ACC 5) Seed 2 (ACC 2) v Seed 7 (Heineken Cup 3) Seed 3 (ACC 3) v Seed 6 (Heineken Cup 2) Seed 4 (ACC 4) v Seed 5 (Heineken Cup 1) A draw determined the semi-finals pairings. Knockout stage All kickoff times are local to the match location. Quarter-finals 3 April 2014 20:00 Sale Sharks ENG 14–28 Reporthttp://www.ercrugby.com/matchcentre/28242.php Home www.ercrugby.com 14 September 2017 7 April 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140407122537/http://www.ercrugby.com/matchcentre/28242.php dead ENG Northampton Saints Thomas 5' cFihaki 73' c Macleod (1/1)Ford (1/1) Nutley (2) 17' c, 37' cDickinson 29' cFoden 33' c Hooley (4/4) AJ Bell Stadium, Salford 4,650 Romain Poite (France) 4 April 2014 21:00 Stade Français FRA 6–29 Reporthttp://www.ercrugby.com/matchcentre/28256.php Home www.ercrugby.com 14 September 2017 7 April 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140407122557/http://www.ercrugby.com/matchcentre/28256.php dead ENG Harlequins Steyn (2/4) 18', 31' Brown 45' cMolenaar 76' c Evans (1/1)Botica (1/1) Evans (4/4) 15', 22', 40', 56' Evans (1/1) 73' Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris 10,200 Leighton Hodges (Wales) 6 April 2014 14:00 Bath ENG 39–7 Reporthttp://www.ercrugby.com/matchcentre/28279.php Home www.ercrugby.com 14 September 2017 7 April 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140407123046/http://www.ercrugby.com/matchcentre/28279.php dead FRA Brive Agulla (3) 9' m, 35' m, 49' cAbendanon 28' cRokoduguni 32' mYoung 42' c Ford (3/6) Ford (1/2) 20' Murphy 65' c Laranjeira (1/1) Recreation Ground, Bath 9,331 John Lacey (Ireland) 6 April 2014 19:00 London Wasps ENG 36–24 Reporthttp://www.ercrugby.com/matchcentre/28287.php Home www.ercrugby.com 14 September 2017 7 April 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140407125310/http://www.ercrugby.com/matchcentre/28287.php dead ENG Gloucester Mullan 30' cFestuccia 43' cHelu 76' c Goode (3/3) Goode (4/6) 36', 51', 65', 71' Goode (1/2) 13' May 55' cEvans 61' cM. Thomas 80' c Cook (3/3) Cook (1/2) 33' Adams Park, High Wycombe 5,311 Marius Mitrea (Italy) Semi-finals 25 April 2014 20:00 Northampton Saints ENG 18–10 Reporthttp://www.ercrugby.com/matchcentre/28407.php Home www.ercrugby.com 14 September 2017 26 April 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140426235139/http://www.ercrugby.com/matchcentre/28407.php dead ENG Harlequins Collins 26' mFotuali'i 44' c Myler (1/2) Myler (2/2) 20', 35' Easter 63' c Botica (1/1) Botica (1/3) 39' Franklin's Gardens, Northampton 10,077 George Clancy (Ireland) 27 April 2014 13:00 London Wasps ENG 18–24 Reporthttp://www.ercrugby.com/matchcentre/28425.php Home www.ercrugby.com 14 September 2017 28 April 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140428044758/http://www.ercrugby.com/matchcentre/28425.php dead ENG Bath Helu 39' cJohnson 64' m Goode (1/2) Goode (2/2) 2', 14' Perenise 24' cWebber (2) 46' c, 57' c Ford (3/3) Ford (1/2) 11' Adams Park, High Wycombe 6,010 Romain Poite (France) Final 23 May 2014 20:00 Bath ENG 16–30 Reporthttp://www.ercrugby.com/matchcentre/28600.php Home www.ercrugby.com 14 September 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20140525200403/http://www.ercrugby.com/matchcentre/28600.php 25 May 2014 dead ENG Northampton Saints Watson 26' c Ford (1/1) Ford (3/6) 1', 13', 65' Dowson 70' cFoden 75' m Myler (1/2) Myler (6/6) 6', 23', 47', 56', 59', 63' Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff 12,483 Jérôme Garcès (France) See also 2013–14 Heineken Cup Notes References External links http://www.ercrugby.com/eng/amlinchallengecup/index.php Category:2013–14 rugby union tournaments for clubs Category:2013–14 in European rugby union Category:2013–14 in English rugby union Category:2013–14 in French rugby union Category:2013–14 in Italian rugby union Category:2013–14 in Romanian rugby union Category:2013–14 in Welsh rugby union rugby union rugby union 2013