1997–98 European Challenge Cup pool stage
| 1997–98 European Challenge Cup pool stage | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Season | 1997–98 European Challenge Cup | ||
| Date | 7 September 1997 - 12 October 1997 | ||
| Qualifiers | |||
| Seed 1 |  Colomiers | ||
| Seed 2 | Agen | ||
| Seed 3 | Stade Français | ||
| Seed 4 |  Newcastle Falcons | ||
| Seed 5 | Montferrand | ||
| Seed 6 | Castres Olympique | ||
| Seed 7 | Gloucester | ||
| Seed 8 |  Connacht | ||
| |||
The pool stage of the 1997–98 European Challenge Cup.
Pool 1[]
| Team | P | W | D | L | Tries for | Tries against | Try diff | Points for | Points against | Points diff | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agen
|
6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 12 | +15 | 219 | 105 | +114 | 12 |
| Bristol
|
6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 22 | −6 | 115 | 180 | −65 | 4 |
 Ebbw Vale
|
6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 17 | −5 | 117 | 155 | −38 | 4 |
| La Rochelle
|
6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 15 | −4 | 128 | 139 | −11 | 4 |
7 September 1997
15:00 |
| Bristol Shoguns
|
33 – 14 | La Rochelle
|
|---|---|---|
Memorial Ground
|
7 September 1997
18:00 |
| Ebbw Vale
|
16 – 27 | Agen
|
|---|---|---|
Eugene Cross Park
|
13 September 1997
14:30 |
| Ebbw Vale
|
28 – 15 | Bristol Shoguns
|
|---|---|---|
Eugene Cross Park
|
14 September 1997
17:00 |
| La Rochelle
|
20 – 33 | Agen
|
|---|---|---|
Stade Marcel Deflandre
|
20 September 1997
14:15 |
| Agen
|
45 – 18 | Bristol Shoguns
|
|---|---|---|
Stade Armandie
|
20 September 1997
17:00 |
| La Rochelle
|
25 – 24 | Ebbw Vale
|
|---|---|---|
Stade Marcel Deflandre
|
27 September 1997
14:00 |
| Agen
|
21 – 15 | La Rochelle
|
|---|---|---|
Stade Armandie
|
27 September 1997
14:00 |
| Bristol Shoguns
|
18 – 16 | Ebbw Vale
|
|---|---|---|
Memorial Ground
|
3 October 1997
19:30 |
| Bristol Shoguns
|
24 – 42 | Agen
|
|---|---|---|
Memorial Ground
|
4 October 1997
14:00 |
| Ebbw Vale
|
21 – 19 | La Rochelle
|
|---|---|---|
Eugene Cross Park
|
11 October 1997
20:00 |
| Agen
|
51 – 12 | Ebbw Vale
|
|---|---|---|
Stade Armandie
|
12 October 1997
15:00 |
| La Rochelle
|
35 – 7 | Bristol Shoguns
|
|---|---|---|
Stade Marcel Deflandre
|
Pool 2[]
| Team | P | W | D | L | Tries for | Tries against | Try diff | Points for | Points against | Points diff | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montferrand
|
6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 11 | +17 | 203 | 120 | +83 | 10 |
| Newport
|
6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 27 | −7 | 172 | 192 | −20 | 6 |
| Sale Sharks
|
6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 163 | 117 | +46 | 6 |
| Montpellier
|
6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 27 | −15 | 90 | 199 | −109 | 2 |
7 September 1997
14:00 |
| Newport
|
42 – 17 | Montpellier
|
|---|---|---|
Rodney Parade
|
7 September 1997
15:00 |
| Montferrand
|
25 – 16 | Sale Sharks
|
|---|---|---|
Stade Marcel Michelin
|
13 September 1997
14:05 |
| Montferrand
|
58 – 32 | Newport
|
|---|---|---|
Stade Marcel Michelin
|
14 September 1997
15:00 |
| Montpellier
|
30 – 12 | Sale Sharks
|
|---|---|---|
Stade Sabathe
|
21 September 1997
15:00 |
| Montpellier
|
16 – 18 | Montferrand
|
|---|---|---|
Stade Sabathe
|
27 September 1997
14:00 |
| Newport
|
26 – 31 | Montferrand
|
|---|---|---|
Rodney Parade
|
28 September 1997
15:00 |
| Sale Sharks
|
43 – 3 | Montpellier
|
|---|---|---|
Heywood Road
|
4 October 1997
14:00 |
| Newport
|
17 – 11 | Sale Sharks
|
|---|---|---|
Rodney Parade
|
4 October 1997
19:00 |
| Montferrand
|
56 – 10 | Montpellier
|
|---|---|---|
Stade Marcel Michelin
|
12 October 1997
15:00 |
| Montpellier
|
14 – 28 | Newport
|
|---|---|---|
Stade Sabathe
|
12 October 1997
15:00 |
| Sale Sharks
|
20 – 15 | Montferrand
|
|---|---|---|
Heywood Road
|
Pool 3[]
| Team | P | W | D | L | Tries for | Tries against | Try diff | Points for | Points against | Points diff | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stade Français
|
6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 48 | 18 | +30 | 337 | 131 | +206 | 10 |
| London Irish
|
6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 169 | 133 | +36 | 8 |
| Dax
|
6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 20 | −6 | 139 | 180 | −41 | 6 |
 Farul Constanţa
|
6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 38 | −28 | 94 | 295 | −201 | 0 |
6 September 1997
20:00 |
| Dax
|
32 – 20 | Farul Constanţa
|
|---|---|---|
Stade Maurice Boyau
|
7 September 1997
14:30 |
| London Irish
|
25 – 41 | Stade Français
|
|---|---|---|
The Avenue
|
12 September 1997
20:00 |
| Dax
|
34 – 19 | London Irish
|
|---|---|---|
Stade Maurice Boyau
|
13 September 1997
17:00 |
| Stade Français
|
83 – 10 | Farul Constanţa
|
|---|---|---|
Stade Jean Bouin
|
20 September 1997
16:00 |
| Stade Français
|
65 – 19 | Dax
|
|---|---|---|
Stade Jean Bouin
|
20 September 1997
16:30 |
| Farul Constanţa
|
9 – 26 | London Irish
|
|---|---|---|
Stadionul de Rugby Farul
|
27 September 1997
15:00 |
| London Irish
|
24 – 11 | Dax
|
|---|---|---|
The Avenue
|
27 September 1997
16:30 |
| Farul Constanţa
|
28 – 85 | Stade Français
|
|---|---|---|
Stadionul de Rugby Farul
|
4 October 1997
15:00 |
| London Irish
|
46 – 10 | Farul Constanţa
|
|---|---|---|
The Avenue
|
4 October 1997
20:00 |
| Dax
|
20 – 35 | Stade Français
|
|---|---|---|
Stade Maurice Boyau
|
11 October 1997
15:00 |
| Stade Français
|
28 – 29 | London Irish
|
|---|---|---|
Stade Jean Bouin
|
11 October 1997
16:30 |
| Farul Constanţa
|
17 – 23 | Dax
|
|---|---|---|
Stadionul de Rugby Farul
|
Pool 4[]
| Team | P | W | D | L | Tries for | Tries against | Try diff | Points for | Points against | Points diff | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Connacht
|
6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 13 | −2 | 144 | 97 | +47 | 10 |
| Northampton Saints
|
6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 13 | +4 | 161 | 116 | +45 | 6 |
| Bordeaux-Begles
|
6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 112 | 110 | +2 | 6 |
| Nice
|
6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 20 | −6 | 94 | 188 | −94 | 2 |
6 September 1997
20:00 |
| Nice
|
24 – 25 | Bordeaux-Begles
|
|---|---|---|
Stade du Ray
|
9 September 1997
15:00 |
| Connacht
|
43 – 13 | Northampton Saints |
|---|---|---|
The Sports Ground
|
13 September 1997
15:00 |
| Northampton Saints
|
25 – 13 | Bordeaux-Begles
|
|---|---|---|
Franklin's Gardens
|
14 September 1997
15:00 |
| Nice
|
20 – 16 | Connacht
|
|---|---|---|
Stade du Ray
|
20 September 1997
17:00 |
| Northampton Saints
|
66 – 7 | Nice
|
|---|---|---|
Franklin's Gardens
|
20 September 1997
20:00 |
| Bordeaux-Begles
|
9 – 15 | Connacht
|
|---|---|---|
Stade Andre Moga
|
27 September 1997
15:00 |
| Connacht
|
28 – 25 | Nice
|
|---|---|---|
The Sports Ground
|
27 September 1997
20:00 |
| Bordeaux-Begles
|
23 – 16 | Northampton Saints
|
|---|---|---|
Stade Andre Moga
|
4 October 1997
15:00 |
| Connacht
|
22 – 15 | Bordeaux-Begles
|
|---|---|---|
The Sports Ground
|
4 October 1997
20:00 |
| Nice
|
10 – 26 | Northampton Saints
|
|---|---|---|
Stade du Ray
|
11 October 1997
15:00 |
| Northampton Saints
|
15 – 20 | Connacht
|
|---|---|---|
Franklin's Gardens
|
11 October 1997
20:00 |
| Bordeaux-Begles
|
27 – 8 | Nice
|
|---|---|---|
Stade Andre Moga
|
Pool 5[]
| Team | P | W | D | L | Tries for | Tries against | Try diff | Points for | Points against | Points diff | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colomiers
|
6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 13 | +27 | 290 | 121 | +169 | 12 |
| Richmond
|
6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 28 | 15 | +13 | 196 | 133 | +63 | 8 |
| Bridgend RFC
|
6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 37 | −25 | 130 | 259 | −129 | 4 |
| Grenoble
|
6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 24 | −15 | 112 | 215 | −103 | 0 |
7 September 1997
14:30 |
| Grenoble
|
33 – 35 | Bridgend
|
|---|---|---|
Stade Lesdiguieres
|
7 September 1997
15:00 |
| Colomiers
|
34 – 18 | Richmond
|
|---|---|---|
Stade Selery
|
13 September 1997
15:00 |
| Richmond
|
43 – 14 | Bridgend
|
|---|---|---|
The Athletic Ground
|
14 September 1997
15:00 |
| Colomiers
|
60 – 10 | Grenoble
|
|---|---|---|
Stade Selery
|
20 September 1997
14:00 |
| Bridgend
|
24 – 49 | Colomiers
|
|---|---|---|
Brewery Field
|
20 September 1997
15:00 |
| Richmond
|
37 – 8 | Grenoble
|
|---|---|---|
The Athletic Ground
|
27 September 1997
18:00 |
| Bridgend
|
12 – 44 | Richmond
|
|---|---|---|
Brewery Field
|
27 September 1997
20:00 |
| Grenoble
|
24 – 29 | Colomiers
|
|---|---|---|
Stade Lesdiguieres
|
4 October 1997
16:00 |
| Colomiers
|
69 – 20 | Bridgend
|
|---|---|---|
Stade Selery
|
4 October 1997
20:00 |
| Grenoble
|
16 – 29 | Richmond
|
|---|---|---|
Stade Lesdiguieres
|
11 October 1997
14:30 |
| Bridgend
|
25 – 21 | Grenoble
|
|---|---|---|
Brewery Field
|
12 October 1997
14:15 |
| Richmond
|
25 – 49 | Colomiers
|
|---|---|---|
The Athletic Ground
|
Pool 6[]
| Team | P | W | D | L | Tries for | Tries against | Try diff | Points for | Points against | Points diff | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gloucester
|
6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 12 | +7 | 170 | 101 | +69 | 10 |
| Toulon
|
6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 7 | +5 | 136 | 104 | +32 | 7 |
| Béziers
|
6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 14 | +4 | 150 | 147 | +3 | 5 |
 Petrarca Rugby
|
6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 29 | −16 | 108 | 212 | −104 | 2 |
6 September 1997
20:00 |
| Toulon
|
19 – 14 | Béziers
|
|---|---|---|
Stade Félix Mayol
|
7 September 1997
15:00 |
| Gloucester
|
43 – 10 | Petrarca Rugby
|
|---|---|---|
Kingsholm
|
13 September 1997
15:00 |
| Gloucester
|
18 – 15 | Toulon
|
|---|---|---|
Kingsholm
|
13 September 1997
20:30 |
| Béziers
|
40 – 23 | Petrarca Rugby
|
|---|---|---|
Stade de la Méditerranée
|
20 September 1997
14:15 |
| Béziers
|
27 – 29 | Gloucester
|
|---|---|---|
Stade de la Méditerranée
|
21 September 1997
15:30 |
| Petrarca Rugby
|
13 – 54 | Toulon
|
|---|---|---|
Stadio Plebiscito
|
27 September 1997
20:30 |
| Petrarca Rugby
|
26 – 26 | Béziers
|
|---|---|---|
Stadio Plebiscito
|
28 September 1997
19:00 |
| Toulon
|
16 – 13 | Gloucester
|
|---|---|---|
Stade Félix Mayol
|
4 October 1997
15:00 |
| Gloucester
|
38 – 17 | Béziers
|
|---|---|---|
Kingsholm
|
4 October 1997
20:00 |
| Toulon
|
20 – 20 | Petrarca Rugby
|
|---|---|---|
Stade Félix Mayol
|
11 October 1997
20:30 |
| Béziers
|
26 – 12 | Toulon
|
|---|---|---|
Stade de la Méditerranée
|
12 October 1997
15:30 |
| Petrarca Rugby
|
16 – 29 | Gloucester
|
|---|---|---|
Stadio Plebiscito
|
Pool 7[]
| Team | P | W | D | L | Tries for | Tries against | Try diff | Points for | Points against | Points diff | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newcastle Falcons
|
6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 36 | 8 | +28 | 264 | 98 | +166 | 10 |
| Biarritz
|
6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 17 | −7 | 123 | 153 | −30 | 6 |
| Perpignan
|
6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 13 | −1 | 98 | 138 | −40 | 4 |
 Edinburgh
|
6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 29 | −20 | 109 | 205 | −96 | 4 |
7 September 1997
16:00 |
| Newcastle Falcons
|
37 – 10 | Biarritz
|
|---|---|---|
Kingston Park Stadium
|
7 September 1997
19:00 |
| Perpignan
|
21 – 9 | Edinburgh
|
|---|---|---|
Stade Aimé Giral
|
14 September 1997
15:00 |
| Edinburgh
|
15 – 32 | Biarritz
|
|---|---|---|
Goldenacre
|
14 September 1997
15:00 |
| Newcastle Falcons
|
60 – 3 | Perpignan
|
|---|---|---|
Kingston Park Stadium
|
20 September 1997
20:00 |
| Biarritz
|
18 – 6 | Perpignan
|
|---|---|---|
Parc des Sports Aguilera
|
21 September 1997
15:00 |
| Edinburgh
|
16 – 40 | Newcastle Falcons
|
|---|---|---|
Goldenacre
|
27 September 1997
20:00 |
| Biarritz
|
25 – 27 | Edinburgh
|
|---|---|---|
Parc des Sports Aguilera
|
27 September 1997
20:30 |
| Perpignan
|
13 – 27 | Newcastle Falcons
|
|---|---|---|
Stade Aimé Giral
|
4 October 1997
20:30 |
| Perpignan
|
40 – 6 | Biarritz
|
|---|---|---|
Stade Aimé Giral
|
5 October 1997
15:00 |
| Newcastle Falcons
|
72 – 24 | Edinburgh
|
|---|---|---|
Kingston Park Stadium
|
11 October 1997
14:15 |
| Biarritz
|
32 – 28 | Newcastle Falcons
|
|---|---|---|
Parc des Sports Aguilera
|
12 October 1997
15:00 |
| Edinburgh
|
18 – 15 | Perpignan
|
|---|---|---|
Goldenacre
|
Pool 8[]
| Team | P | W | D | L | Tries for | Tries against | Try diff | Points for | Points against | Points diff | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castres
|
6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 10 | +16 | 206 | 97 | +109 | 10 |
| Saracens
|
6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 13 | 10 | 197 | 128 | +69 | 10 |
| Narbonne
|
6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 19 | 14 | +5 | 168 | 138 | +30 | 4 |
| Neath
|
6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 41 | −31 | 93 | 301 | −208 | 0 |
7 September 1997
15:00 |
| Neath
|
12 – 36 | Castres
|
|---|---|---|
The Gnoll
|
7 September 1997
18:00 |
| Narbonne
|
16 – 18 | Saracens
|
|---|---|---|
Parc des Sports et de l'Amitié
|
13 September 1997
18:00 |
| Neath
|
10 – 50 | Narbonne
|
|---|---|---|
The Gnoll
|
14 September 1997
15:00 |
| Saracens
|
26 – 21 | Castres
|
|---|---|---|
Vicarage Road
|
20 September 1997
20:00 |
| Castres
|
24 – 19 | Narbonne
|
|---|---|---|
Stade Pierre Antoine
|
21 September 1997
15:00 |
| Saracens
|
69 – 30 | Neath
|
|---|---|---|
Vicarage Road
|
27 September 1997
14:15 |
| Castres
|
32 – 18 | Saracens
|
|---|---|---|
Stade Pierre Antoine
|
27 September 1997
19:30 |
| Narbonne
|
52 – 21 | Neath
|
|---|---|---|
Parc des Sports et de l'Amitié
|
4 October 1997
18:00 |
| Neath
|
12 – 26 | Saracens
|
|---|---|---|
The Gnoll
|
4 October 1997
19:30 |
| Narbonne
|
14 – 25 | Castres
|
|---|---|---|
Parc des Sports et de l'Amitié
|
11 October 1997
20:00 |
| Castres
|
68 – 8 | Neath
|
|---|---|---|
Stade Pierre Antoine
|
12 October 1997
15:00 |
| Saracens
|
40 – 17 | Narbonne
|
|---|---|---|
Vicarage Road
|
Qualifiers[]
| Seed | Pool Winners | Pts | TF | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Colomiers
|
12 | 40 | +169 |
| 2 | Agen
|
12 | 27 | +114 |
| 3 | Stade Français
|
10 | 48 | +206 |
| 4 | Newcastle Falcons
|
10 | 36 | +166 |
| 5 | Montferrand
|
10 | 28 | +83 |
| 6 | Castres Olympique
|
10 | 26 | +109 |
| 7 | Gloucester
|
10 | 19 | +69 |
| 8 | Connacht
|
10 | 11 | +47 |
See also[]
- European Challenge Cup
- 1997–98 Heineken Cup
References[]
Categories:
- 1997–98 European Challenge Cup
- European Rugby Challenge Cup pool stages