2007–08 European Challenge Cup pool stage

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2007–08 European Challenge Cup pool stage
Season2007–08 European Challenge Cup
Date8 November 2007 – 20 January 2008
Qualifiers
Seed 1England Worcester Warriors
Seed 2England Bath
Seed 3England Sale Sharks
Seed 4England Newcastle Falcons
Seed 5France Castres Olympique
Seed 6France Brive
Seed 7England Leeds Carnegie
Seed 8France Montpellier
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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.[1] 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.

Key to colours
     Winner of each pool, advance to quarterfinals. Seed # in parentheses
     Three highest-scoring second-place teams advance to quarterfinals. Seed # in parentheses

Pool 1

Team P W D L Tries for Tries against Try diff Points for Points against Points diff TB LB Pts
England Bath Rugby (2) 6600286+2220365+1385029
France Auch 63031119−8109147−381114
France Albi 62041521−6130177−471211
Italy Overmach Parma 61051018−8104157−53037
10 November 2007
15:00
Rugby Parma FC Italy23–28France Albi
Sergio Lanfranchi
Attendance: 4,000
10 November 2007
20:45
Auch France6–28England Bath
Stade Patrice Brocas
Attendance: 3,562
17 November 2007
14:15
Bath England28–0Italy Rugby Parma FC
Recreation Ground
Attendance: 10,025
17 November 2007
19:30
Albi France30–31France Auch
La Maison des Sports
Attendance: 4,767
7 December 2007
19:00
Albi France18–26England Bath
La Maison des Sports
Attendance: 4,000
8 December 2007
15:00
Rugby Parma FC Italy25–20France Auch
Sergio Lanfranchi
Attendance: 530
15 December 2007
14:15
Bath England59–15France Albi
Recreation Ground
Attendance: 9,282
15 December 2007
18:30
Auch France24–20Italy Rugby Parma FC
Stade Patrice Brocas
Attendance: 1,500
12 January 2008
15:00
Rugby Parma FC Italy13–31England Bath
Sergio Lanfranchi
Attendance: 1,000
12 January 2008
17:30
Auch France15–13France Albi
Stade Patrice Brocas
Attendance: 3,000
19 January 2008
14:15
Bath England31–13France Auch
Recreation Ground
Attendance: 9,484
19 January 2008
19:30
Albi France26–23Italy Rugby Parma FC
La Maison des Sports
Attendance: 4,200

Pool 2

Team P W D L Tries for Tries against Try diff Points for Points against Points diff TB LB Pts
England Worcester Warriors (1) 6600366+3024549+1965029
France Montauban 63032812+16175113+623116
Romania București 6213722−1577158−810010
Italy Gran Parma 6015738−3182259−177013
9 November 2007
18:30
Montauban France65–6Italy Gran Parma
Stade de Sapiac
Attendance: 3,000
10 November 2007
14:00
București Romania8–18England Worcester Warriors
Arcul de Triumf
Attendance: 800
17 November 2007
15:00
Gran Parma Italy23–23Romania București
Sergio Lanfranchi
Attendance: 220
17 November 2007
15:00
Worcester Warriors England41–18France Montauban
Sixways Stadium
Attendance: 6,876
8 December 2007
13:00
BucureștiRomania19–17France Montauban
Bucharest
Attendance: 1,000
8 December 2007
15:00
Worcester Warriors England50–0Italy Gran Parma
Sixways Stadium
Attendance: 7,169
14 December 2007
18:30
Montauban France34–6Romania București
Stade de Sapiac
Attendance: 2,500
15 December 2007
15:00
Gran Parma Italy16–66England Worcester Warriors
Sergio Lanfranchi
Attendance: 520
11 January 2008
18:30
Montauban France7–24England Worcester Warriors
Stade de Sapiac
Attendance: 2,000
13 January 2008
14:30
București Romania21–20Italy Gran Parma
Sergio Lanfranchi
Attendance: 250
19 January 2008
15:00
Gran Parma Italy17–34France Montauban
Sergio Lanfranchi
Attendance: 300
19 January 2008
15:00
Worcester Warriors England46–0Romania București
Sixways Stadium
Attendance: 6,380

Pool 3

Team P W D L Tries for Tries against Try diff Points for Points against Points diff TB LB Pts
England Newcastle Falcons (4) 6501343+3126457+2073124
France Brive (6) 6402215+1617973+1063220
Ireland Connacht 63032510+1517297+752115
Spain El Salvador 6006365−6226414−388000
9 November 2007
19:30
Brive France15–6Ireland Connacht
Stadium Municipal, Brive
Attendance: 4,850
10 November 2007
16:30
El Salvador Spain10–71England Newcastle Falcons
Campo de Pepe Rojo
Attendance: 4,000
15 November 2007
19:45
Newcastle Falcons England25–19France Brive
Kingston Park
Attendance: 5,140
16 November 2007
18:30
Connacht Ireland75–8Spain El Salvador
Sportsground
Attendance: 1,943
7 December 2007
18:30
Connacht Ireland16–13England Newcastle Falcons
Sportsground
Attendance: 2,856
9 December 2007
15:00
Brive France71–0Spain El Salvador
Stadium Municipal, Brive
Attendance: 2,000
16 December 2007
12:30
El Salvador Spain8–40France Brive
Campo de Pepe Rojo
Attendance: 3,000
16 December 2007
15:00
Newcastle Falcons England39–0Ireland Connacht
Kingston Park
Attendance: 7,426
11 January 2008
19:00
Brive France12–19England Newcastle Falcons
Stadium Municipal, Brive
Attendance: 7,500
13 January 2008
12:30
El Salvador Spain0–60Ireland Connacht
Campo de Pepe Rojo
Attendance: 3,500
18 January 2008
18:30
Connacht Ireland15–22France Brive
Sportsground
Attendance: 3,544
20 January 2008
15:00
Newcastle Falcons England97–0Spain El Salvador
Kingston Park
Attendance: 4,872

Pool 4

Team P W D L Tries for Tries against Try diff Points for Points against Points diff TB LB Pts
England Sale Sharks (3) 6510348+2624462+1825027
France Montpellier (8) 64111214−2114115−11019
France Bayonne 61051620−4100164−64228
Italy Petrarca Padova 6105727−2073190−117015
8 November 2007
19:45
Sale Sharks England49–6France Montpellier
Edgeley Park
Attendance: 6,606
9 November 2007
19:30
Bayonne France37–20Italy Petrarca Padova
Stade Jean Dauger
Attendance: 6,000
17 November 2007
15:00
Petrarca Padova Italy14–53England Sale Sharks
Stadio Plebiscito
Attendance: 2,850
17 November 2007
20:45
Montpellier France18–12France Bayonne
Stade Yves du Manoir, Montpell
Attendance: 5,000
8 December 2007
15:00
Petrarca Padova Italy13–19France Montpellier
Stadio Plebiscito
Attendance: 1,000
8 December 2007
20:45
Bayonne France12–51England Sale Sharks
Stade Jean Dauger
Attendance: 8,000
13 December 2007
19:45
Sale Sharks England32–10France Bayonne
Edgeley Park
Attendance: 7,285
14 December 2007
19:30
Montpellier France31–3Italy Petrarca Padova
Stade Yves du Manoir, Montpell
Attendance: 4,200
11 January 2008
19:45
Sale Sharks England45–6Italy Petrarca Padova
Edgeley Park
Attendance: 6,708
12 January 2008
20:45
Bayonne France24–26France Montpellier
Stade Jean Dauger
Attendance: 4,000
19 January 2008
15:00
Petrarca Padova Italy17–5France Bayonne
Stadio Plebiscito
Attendance: 900
19 January 2008
20:45
Montpellier France14–14England Sale Sharks
Stade Yves du Manoir, Montpell
Attendance: 12,250

Pool 5

Team P W D L Tries for Tries against Try diff Points for Points against Points diff TB LB Pts
France Castres Olympique (5) 65011912+7160105+551021
England Leeds Carnegie (7) 64021810+8157101+562119
Italy Calvisano 62041329−16123200−77109
France Dax 61051514+1109143−34137
9 November 2007
20:00
Leeds Carnegie England35–18France Castres
Headingley Stadium
Attendance: 2,138
11 November 2007
15:00
Calvisano Italy54–19France Dax
Centro Sportivo San Michele
Attendance: 1,600
16 November 2007
20:00
Dax France20–23England Leeds Carnegie
Stade Maurice Boyau
Attendance: 4,000
17 November 2007
18:00
Castres France61–28Italy Calvisano
Stade Pierre Antoine
Attendance: 6,000
8 December 2007
16:00
Castres France25–15France Dax
Stade Pierre Antoine
Attendance: 5,400
9 December 2007
15:00
Leeds Carnegie England45–5Italy Calvisano
Headingley Stadium
Attendance: 2,107
15 December 2007
20:45
Dax France15–16France Castres
Stade Maurice Boyau
Attendance: 3,500
16 December 2007
15:00
Calvisano Italy27–26England Leeds Carnegie
Centro Sportivo San Michele
Attendance: 1,500
11 January 2008
20:00
Leeds Carnegie England25–18France Dax
Headingley Stadium
Attendance: 2,011
12 January 2008
15:00
Calvisano Italy9–27France Castres
Centro Sportivo San Michele
Attendance: 1,500
17 January 2008
20:45
Castres France13–3England Leeds Carnegie
Stade Pierre Antoine
Attendance: 6,800
18 January 2008
19:00
Dax France22–0Italy Calvisano
Stade Maurice Boyau
Attendance: 2,000

Seeding and runners-up

Seed Pool Winners Pts TF +/-
1 England Worcester Warriors 2936+196
2 England Bath 2928+138
3 England Sale Sharks 2734+182
4 England Newcastle Falcons 2434+207
5 France Castres Olympique 2119+55
Seed Pool Runners-up Pts TF +/-
6 France Brive 2021+106
7 England Leeds Carnegie 1918+56
8 France Montpellier 1912−1
– France Montauban 1628+62
– France Auch 1411−38

See also

References

  1. ↑ "2007 European Challenge Cup". globalrugbyresults. Retrieved 22 May 2024.