2006-07 European Challenge Cup
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The 2006–07 European Challenge Cup was the 11th year of the European Challenge Cup
, the second tier rugby union
cup competition below the Heineken Cup
. The tournament was held between October 2006 and May 2007.
European Challenge Cup
The European Challenge Cup, currently known for sponsorship reasons as the Amlin Challenge Cup, is one of two annual rugby union competitions organised by European Rugby Cup. The cup was known as the Parker Pen Shield from 2001 to 2003 and Parker Pen Challenge Cup from 2003 to 2005. The European...
, the second tier rugby union
Rugby union
Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
cup competition below the Heineken Cup
Heineken Cup
The Heineken Cup is one of two annual rugby union competitions organised by European Rugby Cup involving leading club, regional and provincial teams from the six International Rugby Board countries in Europe whose national teams compete in the Six Nations Championship: England, France, Ireland,...
. The tournament was held between October 2006 and May 2007.
Pool 1
Team | P | W | D | L | Tries for | Tries against | Try diff | Points for | Points against | Points diff | TB | LB | Pts |
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Newport Gwent Dragons Newport Gwent Dragons Newport Gwent Dragons are one of the four professional Rugby Union regional teams in Wales. They are jointly owned by Newport RFC and the Welsh Rugby Union and play all their home games at Rodney Parade, Newport. They play in the RaboDirect Pro12, the Anglo-Welsh Cup and the Heineken Cup... |
6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 10 | 19 | 211 | 79 | 132 | 4 | 1 | 25 |
Bristol Rugby Bristol Rugby Bristol Rugby is a rugby union club based in Bristol, England. The club currently plays in the RFU Championship and competes in the British and Irish Cup. They rely in large part on the many junior rugby clubs in the region, particularly those from 'the Combination'... |
6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 6 | 20 | 168 | 69 | 99 | 4 | 1 | 25 |
Bucureşti Bucuresti Rugby Bucureşti are a rugby union team from Bucharest, Romania, that competes in the European Challenge Cup. The side is a team that is formed every season to play in the Challenge Cup, consisting of footballers playing in the domestic Romanian leagues... |
6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 15 | 35 | −20 | 124 | 230 | −106 | 3 | 1 | 8 |
Bayonne Aviron Bayonnais Aviron Bayonnais is a French rugby union club from Bayonne in Pyrénées-Atlantiques that currently competes in the top level of the French league system, in the Top 14 competition... |
6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 33 | −19 | 106 | 231 | −125 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
Pool 2
Team | P | W | D | L | Tries for | Tries against | Try diff | Points for | Points against | Points diff | TB | LB | Pts |
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Saracens Saracens F.C. Saracens are a professional rugby union team based in St. Albans, England – although they play their home games at Vicarage Road, in Watford. They are currently members of the Aviva Premiership, the top level of domestic rugby union in England... |
6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 35 | 9 | 26 | 225 | 101 | 124 | 5 | 0 | 26 |
Glasgow Warriors Glasgow Warriors The Glasgow Warriors, formerly Glasgow Rugby, are one of two professional rugby union teams in Scotland, Edinburgh being the other. They play in the RaboDirect Pro12 and their home ground is Firhill Stadium, also the home of Partick Thistle Football Club.-History:Glasgow Rugby were created to... |
6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 10 | 15 | 204 | 72 | 132 | 3 | 1 | 22 |
Narbonne RC Narbonne Racing Club de Narbonne Méditerannée is a French rugby union club that play in the second-level Rugby Pro D2, after finishing at the bottom of the 2006-07 Top 14 table.... |
6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 20 | −4 | 127 | 171 | −44 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
Parma | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 43 | −37 | 84 | 296 | −212 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Pool 3
Team | P | W | D | L | Tries for | Tries against | Try diff | Points for | Points against | Points diff | TB | LB | Pts |
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Brive CA Brive Club Athlétique Brive Corrèze Limousin is a French rugby union team founded in 1910 and based in Brive-la-Gaillarde in the département of Corrèze of the Limousin région . They wear black and white and play in the Stade Amédée-Domenech .- History :The club was created on 15 March 1910 established on... |
6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 32 | 11 | 21 | 225 | 79 | 146 | 3 | 1 | 24 |
Newcastle Falcons Newcastle Falcons The Newcastle Falcons is an English rugby union team currently playing in the Aviva Premiership. The club was established in 1877 and played under the name of Gosforth Football Club until 1990. The name was then changed to Newcastle Gosforth and the club began to play at Kingston Park stadium in... |
6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 29 | 11 | 18 | 181 | 85 | 96 | 4 | 1 | 21 |
Montauban US Montauban US Montauban were a French rugby union club, which competed in the Top 14 competition between 2007 and 2010, after being promoted from Rugby Pro D2 for the 2006-07 season... |
6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 107 | 98 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 13 |
Petrarca Padova Petrarca Padova Petrarca Padova Rugby is an Italian rugby union club currently competing in Super 10. They are based in Padua in Veneto. They were founded in 1947 by Pine Bonaiti, Lalo Santini and Gastone Munaron near the University College Antonianum... |
6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 45 | −39 | 47 | 298 | −251 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Pool 4
Team | P | W | D | L | Tries for | Tries against | Try diff | Points for | Points against | Points diff | TB | LB | Pts |
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Bath Rugby Bath Rugby Bath Rugby is an English professional rugby union club that is based in the city of Bath. They play in the Aviva Premiership league... |
6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 9 | 12 | 164 | 106 | 58 | 2 | 0 | 26 |
NEC Harlequins | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 171 | 109 | 62 | 3 | 2 | 21 |
Connacht Rugby Connacht Rugby Connacht Rugby is an Irish professional rugby union team based in Connacht that competes in the RaboDirect Pro12 comprising teams from the Celtic nations plus Italy. Normally, it also competes in the second-tier pan-European club competition, the European Challenge Cup... |
6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 15 | 16 | −1 | 119 | 150 | −31 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
Montpellier Montpellier Hérault RC Montpellier Hérault Rugby Club is a professional French rugby union, based in Montpellier the capital of Languedoc-Roussillon. The club competes in the top level of the French league system, in the Top 14. They originally played at Stade Sabathé but moved to the Stade Yves-du-Manoir in 2007... |
6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 29 | −16 | 116 | 205 | −89 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
Pool 5
Team | P | W | D | L | Tries for | Tries against | Try diff | Points for | Points against | Points diff | TB | LB | Pts |
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Clermont ASM Clermont Auvergne Association Sportive Montferrandaise Clermont Auvergne are a French rugby union club from Clermont-Ferrand in Auvergne that currently competes in Top 14, the top level of the French league system, ASMCA are the were the 2010 France Top 14 Champions. It is the rugby section of the multi-sport club... |
6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 13 | 14 | 210 | 107 | 103 | 4 | 0 | 28 |
Worcester Warriors | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 13 | 9 | 141 | 99 | 42 | 3 | 1 | 20 |
Rugby Viadana | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 20 | −8 | 114 | 145 | −31 | 1 | 2 | 11 |
Albi SC Albi Sporting Club Albigeois is a professional French rugby union club playing the second-level Rugby Pro D2. During the past years it went back and forth between Top 14, the highest level of the French league system and the second-level Rugby Pro D2. Their last time in the Top 14 was for 2009–10 after... |
6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 22 | −15 | 66 | 180 | −114 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Seeding and runners-up
Seed | Pool Winners | Pts | TF | +/- |
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1 | Clermont ASM Clermont Auvergne Association Sportive Montferrandaise Clermont Auvergne are a French rugby union club from Clermont-Ferrand in Auvergne that currently competes in Top 14, the top level of the French league system, ASMCA are the were the 2010 France Top 14 Champions. It is the rugby section of the multi-sport club... |
28 | 27 | |
2 | Saracens | 26 | 35 | |
3 | Bath Bath Rugby Bath Rugby is an English professional rugby union club that is based in the city of Bath. They play in the Aviva Premiership league... |
26 | 21 | |
4 | Newport Gwent Dragons Newport Gwent Dragons Newport Gwent Dragons are one of the four professional Rugby Union regional teams in Wales. They are jointly owned by Newport RFC and the Welsh Rugby Union and play all their home games at Rodney Parade, Newport. They play in the RaboDirect Pro12, the Anglo-Welsh Cup and the Heineken Cup... |
25 | 29 | |
5 | Brive CA Brive Club Athlétique Brive Corrèze Limousin is a French rugby union team founded in 1910 and based in Brive-la-Gaillarde in the département of Corrèze of the Limousin région . They wear black and white and play in the Stade Amédée-Domenech .- History :The club was created on 15 March 1910 established on... |
24 | 32 | |
Seed | Pool Runners-up | Pts | TF | +/- |
6 | Bristol Bristol Rugby Bristol Rugby is a rugby union club based in Bristol, England. The club currently plays in the RFU Championship and competes in the British and Irish Cup. They rely in large part on the many junior rugby clubs in the region, particularly those from 'the Combination'... |
25 | 29 | |
7 | Glasgow Warriors Glasgow Warriors The Glasgow Warriors, formerly Glasgow Rugby, are one of two professional rugby union teams in Scotland, Edinburgh being the other. They play in the RaboDirect Pro12 and their home ground is Firhill Stadium, also the home of Partick Thistle Football Club.-History:Glasgow Rugby were created to... |
22 | 25 | |
8 | Newcastle Falcons Newcastle Falcons The Newcastle Falcons is an English rugby union team currently playing in the Aviva Premiership. The club was established in 1877 and played under the name of Gosforth Football Club until 1990. The name was then changed to Newcastle Gosforth and the club began to play at Kingston Park stadium in... |
21 | 29 | |
- | Harlequins Harlequin F.C. The Harlequin Football Club is an English rugby union team who play in the top level of English rugby, the Aviva Premiership. Their ground in London is Twickenham Stoop... |
21 | 18 | |
- | Worcester Warriors | 20 | 22 |
Quarter finals
Semi finals
Final
See also
- European Challenge CupEuropean Challenge CupThe European Challenge Cup, currently known for sponsorship reasons as the Amlin Challenge Cup, is one of two annual rugby union competitions organised by European Rugby Cup. The cup was known as the Parker Pen Shield from 2001 to 2003 and Parker Pen Challenge Cup from 2003 to 2005. The European...
- 2006-07 Heineken Cup2006-07 Heineken CupThe 2006–07 Heineken Cup was the 12th edition of the European Heineken Cup rugby union club tournament. The pool draw took place on 21 June at Twickenham. The pool stages started on 20 October and concluded in January, going for six rounds...