2014–15 European Rugby Challenge Cup pool stage

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2014–15 European Rugby Challenge Cup pool stage
Season2014–15 European Rugby Challenge Cup
Date16 October 2014 – 25 January 2015
Qualifiers
Seed 1England Gloucester
Seed 2England Exeter Chiefs
Seed 3Wales Newport Gwent Dragons
Seed 4England London Irish
Seed 5Scotland Edinburgh
Seed 6Wales Cardiff Blues
Seed 7England Newcastle Falcons
Seed 8Ireland Connacht
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Main article: 2014–15 European Rugby Challenge Cup

The 2014–15 European Rugby Challenge Cup pool stage was the first stage of the inaugural season of the new European Rugby Challenge Cup format, which replaced the European Challenge Cup as the second-tier European competition for clubs.

It involved 20 teams competing, across 5 pools of 4 teams, for 8 quarter-final places – awarded to the 5 pool winners and the 3 top-ranked pool runners-up.

The pool stage began in October 2014, and was completed in January 2015.

Seeding[]

The 20 teams were seeded through a new system based on a club's performance in their domestic league for previous season alone, whereas the previous tournament, the European Challenge Cup, seeded teams based on performance in European Competition over 4 previous seasons.

Rank Top 14 Premiership Pro 12 Qualifying Competition
1 France Stade Français England Exeter Chiefs Wales Cardiff Blues Italy Rovigo Delta
2 France Bordeaux Bègles England Gloucester Scotland Edinburgh Romania București Wolves
3 France Brive England London Irish Wales Newport Gwent Dragons
4 France Bayonne England Newcastle Falcons Ireland Connacht
5 France Grenoble England London Welsh Italy Zebre
6 France Oyonnax
7 France Lyon
8 France La Rochelle

Teams were then placed into 4 Tiers, each containing 5 teams, based on their seeding. A draw determined which two second seeded teams completed Tier 1, and based on this, the fourth seeded teams were allocated to either Tier 2 and Tier 3.

Given the nature of the Qualifying Competition, a competition including developing rugby nations and Italian clubs not competing in the Pro12, Rugby Europe 1 and Rugby Europe 2 are automatically included in Tier 4, despite officially being ranked 1/2 from that competition.

The brackets show each teams seeding and their league (for example, 1 Top 14 indicates the team has been seeded 1st from the Top 14).

Tier 1 Wales Cardiff Blues (1 Pro12) England Exeter Chiefs (1 AP) France Stade Français (1 Top 14) England Gloucester (2 AP) Scotland Edinburgh (2 Pro12)
Tier 2 France Bordeaux Bègles (2 Top 14) France Brive (3 Top 14) England London Irish (3 AP) Wales Newport Gwent Dragons (3 Pro12) France Bayonne (4 Top 14)
Tier 3 England Newcastle Falcons (4 AP) Ireland Connacht (4 Pro12) France FC Grenoble (5 Top 14) England London Welsh (5 AP) Italy Zebre (5 Pro12)
Tier 4 France Oyonnax (6 Top 14) France Lyon (7 Top 14) France La Rochelle (8 Top 14) Italy Rovigo Delta (Rugby Europe 1) Romania București Wolves (Rugby Europe 2)

Pool stage[]

The draw took place on 10 June 2014, at the Stade de la Maladière in Neuchâtel.[1]

Teams will play each other twice, both at home and away, in the group stage, that will begin on the weekend of 16/17/18/19 October 2014, and continue through to 22/23/24/25 January 2015, before the pool winners and three best runners-up progress to the quarter finals.[2]

The pool stage of the competition uses the same competition point system as previous European competitions, where, based on the result of the match, teams receive:[3]

  • 4 points for a win,
  • 2 points for a draw,
  • 1 attacking bonus point for scoring four or more tries in a match,
  • 1 defensive bonus point for losing a match by seven points or less.

Based on these competition points, the five pool winners from each group, will progress to the quarter-finals, along with the three best pool runners-up from the competition. If at any point in the competition there is a tie between two or more teams from the same pool, the following criteria will be used as tie-breakers:[3]

  1. The club with the greater number of competition points from only matches involving tied teams.
  2. If equal, the club that scored the most tries in those matches.
  3. If equal, the club with the best aggregate points difference from those matches.

If this does not separate teams, and/or the tie relates to teams that haven't played each other (i.e. are in different pools), the following tie breakers are used:

  1. The club that scored the most tries in the pool stage.
  2. If equal, the club with the best aggregate points difference from the pool stage.
  3. If equal, the club with the fewest players suspended in the pool stage.
  4. If equal, the drawing of lots will determine a club's ranking.

Fixtures were announced on Thursday 14 August 2014 at 2pm.

Key to colours
     Winner of each pool, advance to quarter-finals.
     Three highest-scoring second-place teams advance to quarter-finals.

Pool 1[]

Team
 P W D L PF PA Diff TF TA TB LB Pts
England London Irish (4) 6 5 0 1 220 123 +97 30 11 4 0 24
Wales Cardiff Blues (6) 6 5 0 1 249 95 +154 35 10 4 0 24
France Grenoble 6 2 0 4 161 160 +1 19 21 3 1 12
Italy Rovigo Delta 6 0 0 6 77 329 -252 8 50 0 1 1
18 October 2014
14:30
(1 BP) Cardiff Blues Wales 37–14 France Grenoble
Try: Patchell 9' c
L. Williams 12' m
Warburton 42' c
R. Smith 58' m
Turnbull 73' c
Con: Patchell (3/5) 10', 42', 73'
Pen: Patchell (2/4) 40', 55'
 Report[4] Try: 77' m
Pen: Hart (3/3) 25', 35', 50'
Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff
Attendance: 6,267
Referee: Marius Mitrea (Italy)
19 October 2014
15:00
(1 BP) London Irish England 70–14 Italy Rovigo Delta
Try: Ojo (3) 4' c, 30' c, 37' c
Dorrian 23' c
Griffin 41' c
Halavatau 54' c
Low 58' c
Guest 62' c
Leo 74' c
Short 76' c
Con: Dorrian (10/10) 5', 24', 31', 39', 42', 55', 59', 63', 75', 77'
 Report[5] Try: 46' c
De Marchi 79' c
Con: (1/1) 47'
Farolini (1/1) 80'
Madejski Stadium, Reading
Attendance: 4,219
Referee: Vlad Iordachescu (Romania)
25 October 2014
15:00
Rovigo Delta Italy 18–33 Wales Cardiff Blues (1 BP)
Try: 9' c
Montauriol 80' c
Con: Farolini (1/2) 10'
Pen: Farolini (2/2) 40', 50'
 Report[6] Try: Dacey 12' m
Turnbull 24' c
Jenkins 29' c
Vosawai 61' c
Cook 69' c
Con: Patchell (4/5) 25', 30', 61', 69'
Stadio Mario Battaglini, Rovigo
Attendance: 1,750
Referee: (France)
24 October 2014
19:30
Grenoble France 15–25 England London Irish (1 BP)
Pen: Hart (5/5) 2', 10', 21', 44', 52'
 Report[7] Try: 6' m
Aulika 15' c
Lewington 26' m
Narraway 66' m
Con: Geraghty (1/3) 16'
Pen: Noakes (1/2) 56'
Stade Lesdiguières, Grenoble
Attendance: 7,759
Referee: Peter Fitzgibbon (Ireland)
5 December 2014
19:30
(1 BP) Grenoble France 68–10 Italy Rovigo Delta
Try: 4' c
Penalty try 19' c
Faure 25' c
Thiery (2) 34' c, 40'c
Ratini 35' c
41' c
45' m
71' c
74' c
Con: Hart (6/7) 5', 20', 26', 35', 36', 40'
(2/2) 72', 75'
 Report[8] Try: De Marchi 54' c
Con: Farolini (1/1) 56'
Pen: Farolini (1/1) 8'
Stade Lesdiguières, Grenoble
Attendance: 7,800
Referee: (Ireland)
6 December 2014
15:15
Cardiff Blues Wales 24–14 England London Irish
Try: Smith 10' c
L. Williams 63' c
Dacey 75' c
Con: Anscombe (3/3) 11', 64', 76'
Pen: Anscombe (1/3) 47'
 Report[9] Try: Cross 7' c
Penalty try 79' c
Con: Geraghty (2/2) 8', 80'
Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff
Attendance: 5,430
Referee: Alexandre Ruiz (France)
13 December 2014
15:00
(1 BP) Rovigo Delta Italy 17–20 France Grenoble (1 BP)
Try: Caffini 56' m
Pen: Farolini (4/5) 10', 22', 34', 39'
 Report[10] Try: (2) 26' m, 42' m
47' m
Farrell 62' m
Stadio Mario Battaglini, Rovigo
Attendance: 800
Referee: Lloyd Linton (Scotland)
13 December 2014
15:00
London Irish England 34–23 Wales Cardiff Blues
Try: Fenby (2) 32' c, 65' m
Geraghty 47' c
Con: Homer (2/3) 34', 48'
Pen: Homer (5/5) 5', 22', 28', 53', 69'
 Report[11] Try: Allen 10' c
Anscombe 70' c
Con: Anscombe (2/2) 11', 71'
Pen: Anscombe (3/3) 36', 39', 65'
Madejski Stadium, Reading
Attendance: 5,838
Referee: Andrew McMenemy (Scotland)
16 January 2015
19:30
(1 BP) Cardiff Blues Wales 104–12 Italy Rovigo Delta
Try: L. Williams (2) 7' c, 44' c
Turnbull 10' c
R. Smith (3) 19' m, 24' c, 49' m
Patchell 20' c
Hobbs 34' c
E. Jenkins (2) 37' c, 46' c
Allen 40' c
Cook 60' c
Andrews 69' m
Dacey 73' m
G. Davies 78' c
L. Jones 80' c
Con: Anscombe (7/8) 8', 11', 21', 26', 36', 38', 40'
G. Davies (5/8) 45', 47', 61', 79', 80'
 Report[12] Try: 56' m
66' c
Con: (1/2) 67'
Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff
Attendance: 4,733
Referee: (England)
17 January 2015
15:00
(1 BP) London Irish England 43–41 France Grenoble (2 BP)
Try: Lewington 3' m
Penalty try 8' c
Guest 40' m
Cross 60' m
Fenby 74' m
Dorrian 76' c
Con: Geraghty (1/3) 9'
Homer (1/3) 77'
Pen: Geraghty (3/3) 28', 41', 44'
 Report[13] Try: (2) 12' c, 16' m
63' c
68' c
Con: Hart (3/4) 13', 64', 69'
Pen: (1/2) 20'
Hart (3/3) 23', 25', 32'
Drop: (1/1) 29'
Madejski Stadium, Reading
Attendance: 4,030
Referee: Dudley Phillips (Ireland)
24 January 2015
15:00
Rovigo Delta Italy 6–34 England London Irish (1 BP)
Pen: (2/2) 15', 28'
 Report[14] Try: Treviranus (3) 25' c, 66' m, 72' c
Short 57' m
Ojo 68' c
Con: Geraghty (3/5) 26', 69', 73'
Pen: Geraghty (1/1) 40'
Stadio Mario Battaglini, Rovigo
Attendance: 1,110
Referee: (Ireland)
24 January 2015
15:00
Grenoble France 3–28 Wales Cardiff Blues (1 BP)
Pen: Hart (1/1) 32'
 Report[15] Try: L. Williams 26' c
Penalty try (2) 56' c, 71' c
Navidi 78' c
Con: Anscombe (3/3) 27', 57', 71'
G. Davies (1/1) 79'
Stade Lesdiguières, Grenoble
Attendance: 7,772
Referee: (Ireland)

Pool 2[]

Team
 P W D L PF PA Diff TF TA TB LB Pts
England Exeter Chiefs (2) 6 5 0 1 212 97 +115 26 11 4 1 25
Ireland Connacht (8) 6 4 0 2 186 144 +42 23 16 4 0 20
France Bayonne 6 2 0 4 106 162 –59 10 18 0 1 9
France La Rochelle 6 1 0 5 84 182 −98 10 24 0 0 4
18 October 2014
17:00
(1 BP) Connacht Ireland 48–12 France La Rochelle
Try: Carty 5' c
Marmion 9' m
Henshaw (2) 31' c, 45' c
Loughney 35' c
Poolman 52' m
Healy 64' c
Con: Ronaldson (4/5) 5', 32', 37', 46'
Porter (1/2) 65'
Pen: Ronaldson (1/1) 15'
 Report[16] Try: Cler 42' m
69' c
Con: (1/2) 70'
Galway Sportsgrounds, Galway
Attendance: 4,735
Referee: Andrew McMenemy (Scotland)
18 October 2014
20:00
Bayonne France 30–24 England Exeter Chiefs (1 BP)
Try: Fonua 23' c
32' c
Fa'aoso 77' c
Con: Loustalot (3/3) 24', 33', 78'
Pen: Loustalot (3/3) 12', 62', 65'
 Report[17] Try: Hughes c 19'
Rimmer m 53'
Con: Sweeney (1/2) 19'
Pen: Sweeney (3/4) 3', 9', 59'
Arnott (1/1) 6'
Stade Jean Dauger, Bayonne
Attendance: 6,813
Referee: Peter Fitzgibbon (Ireland)
24 October 2014
19:30
La Rochelle France 25–13 France Bayonne
Try: Berger 7' c
29' m
Nailiko 62' c
Con: (2/3) 8', 64'
Pen: (2/2) 20', 52'
 Report[18] Try: 78' c
Con: Loustalot (1/1) 79'
Pen: Stewart (2/2) 15', 45'
Stade Marcel-Deflandre, La Rochelle
Attendance: 13,049
Referee: Leighton Hodges (Wales)
25 October 2014
15:00
(1 BP) Exeter Chiefs England 33–13 Ireland Connacht
Try: Chudley 9' c
Slade 20' m
Welch 40' c
Ewers 46' c
White 56' c
Con: Steenson (4/5) 9', 40', 47', 57'
 Report[19] Try: Carr 73' c
Con: Ronaldson (1/1) 74'
Pen: Ronaldson (2/2) 5', 37'
Sandy Park, Exeter
Attendance: 8,484
Referee: Mathieu Raynal (France)
4 December 2014
20:45
La Rochelle France 10–36 England Exeter Chiefs (1 BP)
Try: Barraque 35' c
Con: Audy (1/1) 36'
Pen: Audy (1/2) 44'
 Report[20] Try: James 29' c
Sturgess 32' c
McGuigan 73' m
Vainikolo 76' m
Con: Steenson (2/4) 30', 32'
Pen: Steenson (4/4) 11', 47', 51', 61'
Stade Marcel-Deflandre, La Rochelle
Attendance: 10,864
Referee: Andrew McMenemy (Scotland)
6 December 2014
17:00
(1 BP) Connacht Ireland 42–19 France Bayonne
Try: Poolman (2) 19' c, 39' m
Aki 60' c
McSharry 69' c
Faloon 72' c
Con: Carty (3/4) 20', 61', 70'
Ronaldson (1/1) 73'
Pen: Carty (3/4) 11', 53', 59'
 Report[21] Try: Lapeyrade 45' c
Con: Otazo (1/1) 46'
Pen: Bustos Moyano (4/5) 5', 14', 16', 29'
Galway Sportsgrounds, Galway
Attendance: 4,425
Referee: Matthew Carley (England)
13 December 2014
15:00
(1 BP) Exeter Chiefs England 41–17 France La Rochelle
Try: Horstmann 1' m
Bateman 5' m
Vainikolo 26' c
Penalty try 33' c
James 43' c
Hughes 63' c
Con: Sweeney (4/6) 28', 33', 44', 64'
Pen: Sweeney (1/1) 18'
 Report[22] Try: Berger 51' c
68' c
Con: (1/1) 51'
Barraque (1/1) 69'
Pen: (1/1) 13'
Sandy Park, Exeter
Attendance: 9,043
Referee: Leighton Hodges (Wales)
13 December 2014
20:45
(1 BP) Bayonne France 27–29 Ireland Connacht
Try: Vaka 3' c
17' c
41' c
Con: Loustalot (3/3) 3', 18', 42'
Pen: Loustalot (2/2) 34', 50'
 Report[23] Try: Blade (2) 27' c, 77' c
Con: Nikora (2/2) 28', 78'
Pen: Nikora (5/6) 6', 30', 37', 57', 67'
Stade Jean Dauger, Bayonne
Attendance: 4,980
Referee: (Wales)
17 January 2015
17:30
Bayonne France 14–0 France La Rochelle
Try: Penalty try 20' c
Visensang 71' c
Con: Bustos Moyano (2/2) 21', 72'
 Report[24]
Stade Jean Dauger, Bayonne
Attendance: 2,137
Referee: (Italy)
18 January 2015
15:15
(1 BP) Connacht Ireland 24–33 England Exeter Chiefs
Try: Healy (2) 5' m, 74' c
Faloon 23' m
Poolman 38' c
Con: Carty (2/4) 39', 75'
 Report[25] Try: Penalty Try 19' c
Mumm 45' c
Armand 62' c
Con: Slade (3/3) 20', 46', 63'
Pen: Slade (4/5) 35', 43', 57', 70'
Galway Sportsgrounds, Galway
Attendance: 5,088
Referee: Alexandre Ruiz (France)
24 January 2015
17:30
(1 BP) Exeter Chiefs England 45–3 France Bayonne
Try: Nowell 3' m
Jess 47' m
Ewers 60' c
Rimmer 69' c
Horstmann 74' c
Mumm 79' m
Con: Steenson (3/4) 61', 70', 75'
Pen: Slade (3/4) 16', 26', 42'
 Report[26] Pen: Bustos Moyano 46'
Sandy Park, Exeter
Attendance: 8,830
Referee: Andrew McMenemy (Scotland)
24 January 2015
18:30
La Rochelle France 20–30 Ireland Connacht (1 BP)
Try: Penalty try 32' c,
38' c
Con: Barraque (2/2) 33', 39'
Pen: Barraque (2/2) 9', 23'
 Report[27] Try: Marmion 2' m
McKeon 46' m
Adeolokun 74' c
Healy 76' c
Con: Carty (2/4) 75', 78'
Pen: Carty (2/3) 16', 37'
Stade Marcel-Deflandre, La Rochelle
Attendance: 10,068
Referee: (Scotland)

Pool 3[]

Team
 P W D L PF PA Diff TF TA TB LB Pts
Wales Newport Gwent Dragons (3) 6 5 0 1 240 127 +113 31 15 4 1 25
England Newcastle Falcons (7) 6 4 0 2 208 149 +59 29 20 4 1 21
France Stade Français 6 3 0 3 155 143 +12 19 13 2 1 15
Romania București Wolves 6 0 0 6 77 261 −184 8 39 0 1 1
17 October 2014
20:00
(1 BP) Newcastle Falcons England 43–19 Romania București Wolves
Try: Witty 1' m
Smith 4' c
Harris 18' c
Wilson 26' m
Penny (2) 29' c, 40' m
68' c
Con: Clegg (3/6) 5', 19', 30'
Smith (1/1) 69'
 Report[28] Try: Ionita 24' c
Botezatu (2) 52' m, 59' c
Con: Samoa (2/3) 25', 60'
Kingston Park, Newcastle
Attendance: 3,053
Referee: (Ireland)
18 October 2014
20:45
Stade Français France 22–38 Wales Newport Gwent Dragons (1 BP)
Try: Bosman 57' c
Con: Steyn (1/1) 58'
Pen: Mallet (5/5) 7', 16', 20', 25', 36'
 Report[29] Try: Rees 27' m
T. Thomas 31' c
Amos 47' c
Cudd 76' c
Con: O'Brien (3/4) 32', 48', 77'
Pen: O'Brien (4/4) 3', 54', 60', 74'
Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris
Attendance: 6,500
Referee: Luke Pearce (England)
24 October 2014
19:30
(1 BP) Newport Gwent Dragons Wales 26–30 England Newcastle Falcons
Try: Pewtner 12' m
Faletau 31' c
A. Smith 40' m
Con: Prydie (1/2) 31'
Pen: O'Brien (1/3) 22'
Prydie (2/3) 55', 63'
 Report[30] Try: L. Smith 27' c
Wilson 41' c
Witty 47' c
Con: Clegg (3/3) 28', 42', 48'
Pen: Clegg (2/2) 7', 36'
L. Smith (1/1) 65'
Rodney Parade, Newport
Attendance: 6,119
Referee: Alexandre Ruiz (France)
25 October 2014
15:00
(1 BP) București Wolves Romania 9–13 France Stade Français
Pen: Vlaicu (3/4 3', 9', 54'
 Report[31] Try: Ioane 40' c
Con: Steyn (1/1) 40'
Pen: Steyn (2/2) 32', 42'
Arcul de Triumf, Bucharest
Attendance: 600
Referee: (Scotland)
5 December 2014
20:00
(1 BP) Newcastle Falcons England 30–23 France Stade Français (1 BP)
Try: Harris 23' c
28' c
Robinson 49' m
Cato 69' m
Con: (2/4) 24', 29'
Pen: (2/4) 45', 66'
 Report[32] Try: Tomas 41' c
Inu 60' c
Con: Steyn (2/2) 42', 61'
Pen: Steyn (3/3) 9', 26', 35'
Kingston Park, Newcastle
Attendance: 4,089
Referee: Marius Mitrea (Italy)
6 December 2014
13:00
București Wolves Romania 10–37 Wales Newport Gwent Dragons (1 BP)
Try: Morrell 15' c
Con: Vlaicu (1/1) 16'
Pen: Vlaicu (1/1) 5'
 Report[33] Try: A. Smith 36' c
T. Thomas 42' m
J. Thomas 48' m
Hill (2) 58' c, 64' c
Con: R. Jones (3/5) 37', 59', 65'
Pen: R. Jones (2/3) 17', 26'
Arcul de Triumf, Bucharest
Attendance: 700
Referee: (Italy)
11 December 2014
20:45
(1 BP) Stade Français France 31–24 England Newcastle Falcons (1 BP)
Try: Inu 11' c
Camara 16' m
Williams 24' m
Penalty try 40+2' c
Bonfils 69' c
Con: Steyn (3/5) 12', 40+2', 70'
 Report[34] Try: Socino 5' c
Hammersley 35' c
Wilson 46' c
Con: Clegg (3/3) 6', 36', 47'
Pen: Clegg (1/3) 61'
Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris
Attendance: 8,500
Referee: Dudley Phillips (Ireland)
12 December 2014
19:30
(1 BP) Newport Gwent Dragons Wales 69–17 Romania București Wolves
Try: Cudd 8' m
Wardle 16' c
Amos 20' c
J. Evans 22' c
Prydie (3) 27' c, 33' m, 53' c
T. Thomas 45' m
Coombs 62' c
R. Jones 75' c
L. Jones 80' m
Con: R. Jones (7/11) 17', 21', 23', 28', 54', 63', 76'
 Report[35] Try: Mototolea 5' c
Surugiu 59' m
Botezatu 64' m
Con: Vlaicu (1/3) 6'
Rodney Parade, Newport
Attendance: 3,936
Referee: (Ireland)
17 January 2015
15:00
(1 BP) Stade Français France 47–12 Romania București Wolves
Try: Sinzelle (2) 8' c, 49' c
(2) 16' c, 46' c
Camara (2) 56' c, 78' m
Ioane 66' c
Con: Mallet (6/7) 9', 17', 47', 51', 58', 68'
 Report[36] Pen: Vlaicu (4/5) 5', 12', 21', 26'
Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris
Attendance: 6,673
Referee: (Scotland)
17 January 2015
15:15
(1 BP) Newcastle Falcons England 29–40 Wales Newport Gwent Dragons (1 BP)
Try: 43' c
Harris 50' c
Welch 65' c
Saull 71' m
Con: (2/2) 44', 52'
Clegg (1/2) 65'
Pen: (1/1) 3'
 Report[37] Try: T. Morgan 6' c
Penalty try 18' c
Coombs 21' c
Amos (2) 25' c, 58' m
Landman 28' c
Con: Prydie (5/6) 7', 19', 22', 26', 29'
Kingston Park, Newcastle
Attendance: 3,280
Referee: Mathieu Raynal (France)
24 January 2015
15:00
Newport Gwent Dragons Wales 30–19 France Stade Français
Try: J. Thomas 4' c
T. Thomas 59' m
Con: Prydie (1/2) 5'
Pen: Prydie (5/6) 1', 14', 22', 36', 40'
Rhys Jones (1/1) 78'
 Report[38] Try: Inu 29' c
46' m
Bonfils 69' c
Con: Steyn (2/3) 30', 70'
Rodney Parade, Newport
Attendance: 5,571
Referee: Matthew Carley (England)
24 January 2015
17:00
București Wolves Romania 10–52 England Newcastle Falcons (1 BP)
Try: Dascalu 34' c
Con: (1/1) 36'
Pen: (1/1) 11'
 Report[39] Try: Vickers (2) 7' c, 45' c
(2) 20' c, 66' m
Tait (2) 25' c, 52' c
Penalty try 32' c
79' m
Con: (6/8) 8', 20', 26', 33', 46', 53'
Cluj Arena, Cluj
Attendance: 500
Referee: (Wales)

Pool 4[]

Team
 P W D L PF PA Diff TF TA TB LB Pts
Scotland Edinburgh (5) 6 5 0 1 146 90 +56 14 8 1 1 22
France Lyon 6 4 0 2 149 139 +10 17 15 2 0 18
France Bordeaux Bègles 6 3 0 3 176 142 +34 22 14 3 1 16
England London Welsh 6 0 0 6 72 172 −100 7 23 0 1 1
17 October 2014
19:45
(1 BP) Bordeaux Bègles France 13–15 Scotland Edinburgh
Try: Serin 49' c
Con: Beauxis (1/1) 50'
Pen: Beauxis (2/3) 32', 58'
 Report[40] Try: Visser 45' m
Penalty try 72' c
Con: Heathcote (1/1) 73'
Pen: Heathcote (1/1) 70'
Stade André Moga, Bègles
Attendance: 6,658
Referee: (Wales)
18 October 2014
14:00
(1 BP) Lyon France 28–18 England London Welsh
Try: Januarie 9' c
Estebanez 21' c
31' c
Sukanaveita 64' c
Con: Porical (4/4) 10', 23', 31', 64'
 Report[41] Try: Elder 38' m
J. Lewis 40' c
Con: Roberts (1/2) 40'
Pen: Roberts (2/3) 24', 46'
Matmut Stadium, Lyon
Attendance: 8,455
Referee: (Italy)
23 October 2014
19:45
London Welsh England 20–52 France Bordeaux Bègles (1 BP)
Try: Jewell 43' c
Browne 70' c
Con: Barkley (2/2) 43', 71'
Pen: Barkley (2/4) 2', 15'
 Report[42] Try: 10' c
Talebula 28' c
33' c
Clarkin 38' c
Bernard 50' c
(2) 52' c, 78' c
Con: Bernard (7/7) 11', 29', 34', 39', 50', 52', 79'
Pen: Bernard (1/1) 17'
Kassam Stadium, Oxford
Attendance: 3,575
Referee: Andrew McMenemy (Scotland)
24 October 2014
19:45
Edinburgh Scotland 25–17 France Lyon
Try: Cuthbert 4' c
Con: Heathcote (1/1) 5'
Pen: Heathcote (6/8) 2', 11', 20', 25', 32', 80'
 Report[43] Try: Matadigo 16' c
58' c
Con: Porical (2/2) 17', 60'
Pen: Porical (1/1) 43'
Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh
Attendance: 4,651
Referee: Matthew Carley (England)
6 December 2014
20:45
(1 BP) Bordeaux Bègles France 37–29 France Lyon
Try: 6' c
(2) 29' c, 52' m
33' m
Lacroix 68' c
Con: Beauxis (3/5) 7', 30', 69'
Pen: Beauxis (2/2) 12', 22'
 Report[44] Try: 4' c
Bonnefond 18' c
Con: Porical (2/2) 5', 19'
Pen: Porical (5/5) 26', 37', 39', 46', 64'
Stade André Moga, Bègles
Attendance: 4,250
Referee: (Scotland)
7 December 2014
14:00
Edinburgh Scotland 25–13 England London Welsh
Try: Nel 42' m
Hidalgo-Clyne 65' c
Cochrane 70' c
Con: Hidalgo-Clyne (2/2) 66', 71'
Pen: Heathcote (2/3) 1', 20'
 Report[45] Try: Crane 15' c
Con: Ross (1/1) 16'
Pen: Ross (2/2) 9', 27'
Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh
Attendance: 3,212
Referee: (France)
12 December 2014
19:30
(1 BP) Lyon France 37–28 France Bordeaux Bègles
Try: (2) 16' c, 38' c
Bonnefond 27' c
74' c
Con: Porical (4/4) 17', 28', 39', 74'
Pen: Porical (3/4) 42', 57', 80'
 Report[46] Try: Lesgourgues 13' c
Avei 45' c
Lacroix 70' m
Con: Beauxis (2/3) 14', 46'
Pen: Beauxis (2/2) 40', 53'
Drop: Beauxis (1/1) 3'
Matmut Stadium, Lyon
Attendance: 8,733
Referee: Vlad Iordachescu (Romania)
14 December 2014
14:30
London Welsh England 6–24 Scotland Edinburgh
Pen: Elder (2/2) 23', 48'
 Report[47] Try: Fife 56' m
Grant 77' c
Con: Tonks (1/1) 78'
Pen: Hidalgo-Clyne (4/4) 16', 26', 38', 46'
Kassam Stadium, Oxford
Attendance: 3,258
Referee: Alexandre Ruiz (France)
16 January 2015
20:55
(1 BP) Bordeaux Bègles France 26–3 England London Welsh
Try: Maynadier 25' c
30' m
Talebula 67' c
73' c
Con: Bernard (1/2) 26'
Beauxis (2/2) 67', 73'
 Report[48] Pen: Roberts (1/2) 28'
Stade André Moga, Bègles
Attendance: 2,800
Referee: (Ireland)
17 January 2015
20:45
Lyon France 21–19 Scotland Edinburgh (1 BP)
Try: 37' c
Fitzpatrick 51' m
Con: Munro (1/2) 39'
Pen: Munro (1/1) 18'
Porical (1/1) 66'
Drop: Estebanez (1/1) 75'
 Report[49] Try: Visser 7' m
Fife 25' m
Con: Hidalgo-Clyne (0/2)
Pen: Hidalgo-Clyne (3/3) 4', 50', 69'
Matmut Stadium, Lyon
Attendance: 10,935
Referee: (Wales)
23 January 2015
19:45
(1 BP) Edinburgh Scotland 38–20 France Bordeaux Bègles
Try: Hidalgo-Clyne (2) 26' m, 65' c
Scott 51' c
Nel 56' c
Con: Hidalgo-Clyne (3/4) 51', 57', 66'
Pen: Hidalgo-Clyne (4/5) 6', 32', 36', 42'
 Report[50] Try: Serin 54' c
Bernard 75' c
Con: Bernard (2/2) 54', 75'
Pen: Beauxis (2/2) 23', 33'
Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh
Attendance: 4,817
Referee: (Wales)
25 January 2015
14:30
(1 BP) London Welsh England 12–17 France Lyon
Try: R. Lewis 68' c
Britton 76' m
Con: Roberts (1/2) 69' c
 Report[51] Try: 7' m
Munro 11' m
Fitzpatrick 60' c
Con: Munro (1/3) 61'
Kassam Stadium, Oxford
Attendance: 3,221
Referee: Vlad Iordachescu (Romania)

Pool 5[]

Team
 P W D L PF PA Diff TF TA TB LB Pts
England Gloucester (1) 6 6 0 0 211 64 +147 25 6 5 0 29
France Oyonnax 6 4 0 2 123 124 -1 12 13 0 0 16
Italy Zebre 6 2 0 4 102 154 −52 10 18 0 0 8
France Brive 6 0 0 6 93 187 −94 11 21 0 2 2
16 October 2014
19:45
(1 BP) Gloucester England 55–0 France Brive
Try: Sharples (3) 15' c, 49' c, 64' c
Hook 45' c
Dawidiuk 60' c
Robson 72' c
penalty try 79' c
Con: Laidlaw (3/3) 16', 46', 49'
Hook (1/1) 61'
Cook (3/3) 65', 73', 80'
Pen: Laidlaw (2/2) 31', 42'
 Report[52]
Kingsholm Stadium, Gloucester
Attendance: 9,793
Referee: (Wales)
18 October 2014
16:00
Zebre Italy 24–33 France Oyonnax
Try: Manici 33' m
Odiete 59' c
Con: Haimona (1/2) 61'
Pen: Padovani (3/5) 8', 13', 19'
Haimona (1/1) 46'
 Report[53] Try: Tian 43' c
André 65' c
71' c
Con: (3/3) 43', 66', 71'
Pen: (4/6) 5', 9', 50', 79'
Stadio XXV Aprile, Parma
Attendance: 2,001
Referee: Matthew Carley (England)
24 October 2014
19:45
(1 BP) Brive France 21–26 Italy Zebre
Try: 29' c
Ma'ilei 46' c
Sanchou 70' c
Con: (3/3) 30', 47', 71'
 Report[54] Try: Haimona 38' c
Bernabò 63' c
Con: Padovani (2/2) 40', 64'
Pen: Padovani (4/4) 5', 31', 43', 73'
Stade Amédée-Domenech, Brive-la-Gaillarde
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: (Wales)
25 October 2014
20:45
Oyonnax France 15–25 England Gloucester
Pen: (4/4) 9', 31', 38', 45'
(1/1) 49'
 Report[55] Try: Kvesic 45' c
Con: Laidlaw (1/1) 46
Pen: Laidlaw (6/7) 4', 12', 33', 65', 71', 76'
Stade Charles-Mathon, Oyonnax
Attendance: 6,500
Referee: (Italy)
5 December 2014
19:30
Brive France 22–30 France Oyonnax
Try: 27' c
Luafutu 56' c
Uanivi 68' m
Con: (2/3) 28', 57'
Pen: (1/2) 42'
 Report[56] Try: Cibray 2' c
46' c
74' c
Con: Smit (1/1) 3'
(2/2) 47', 75
Pen: Smit (2/2) 16', 32'
(1/1) 60'
Stade Amédée-Domenech, Brive-la-Gaillarde
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Dudley Phillips (Ireland)
7 December 2014
15:15
(1 BP) Gloucester England 35–10 Italy Zebre
Try: McColl 21' c
Hook 29' m
Kvesic 71' c
Atkinson 75' c
Con: Laidlaw (1/2) 22'
Burns (2/2) 71', 76'
Pen: Laidlaw (3/3) 6', 16', 26'
 Report[57] Try: Daniller 8' m
Visentin 45' m
Kingsholm Stadium, Gloucester
Attendance: 10,005
Referee: (Wales)
13 December 2014
16:00
Zebre Italy 16–32 England Gloucester (1 BP)
Try: Venditti 67' m
van Schalkwyk 72' m
Pen: Orquera (2/2) 13', 22'
 Report[58] Try: McColl 27' c
Purdy 46' c
Sharples 54' m
Morgan 59' c
Con: Hook (3/4) 28', 47', 59'
Pen: Hook (1/1) 34'
Burns (1/1) 76'
Stadio XXV Aprile, Parma
Attendance: 3,050
Referee: (Scotland)
13 December 2014
18:30
Oyonnax France 22–17 France Brive (1 BP)
Try: 9' m
15' c
43' c
Con: (2/3) 16', 43'
Pen: (1/1) 27'
 Report[59] Try: Murphy 25' c
Asieshvili 47' c
Con: (2/2) 25', 48'
Pen: (1/2) 40'
Stade Charles-Mathon, Oyonnax
Attendance: 5,500
Referee: (Ireland)
17 January 2015
15:00
(1 BP) Gloucester England 33–3 France Oyonnax
Try: Burns 3' c
May 7' c
Atkinson 10' m
Penalty try 38' c
Robson 80' c
Con: Laidlaw (4/5) 4', 8', 39', 80'
 Report[60] Pen: (1/1) 5'
Kingsholm Stadium, Gloucester
Attendance: 9,381
Referee: Andrew McMenemy (Scotland)
17 January 2015
16:00
Zebre Italy 23–13 France Brive
Try: Haimona 55' c
Penalty try 60' c
Con: Orquera (2/2) 55', 61'
Pen: Orquera (3/3) 10', 30', 68'
 Report[61] Try: 51' c
Con: (1/1) 52'
Pen: (2/2) 13', 38'
Stadio XXV Aprile, Parma
Attendance: 1,860
Referee: (Ireland)
22 January 2015
20:45
Brive France 20–31 England Gloucester (1 BP)
Try: Penalty try 55' c
78' c
Con: (1/1) 56'
Bézy (1/1) 79'
Pen: (2/3) 6', 23'
 Report[62] Try: Kvesic (2) 26' c, 73' c
Robson 31' c
Penalty try 48' c
Con: Hook (4/4) 27', 32', 48', 74'
Pen: Hook (1/3) 13'
Stade Amédée-Domenech, Brive-la-Gaillarde
Attendance: 1,900
Referee: Dudley Phillips (Ireland)
22 January 2015
20:45
Oyonnax France 20–3 Italy Zebre
Try: Bousses 35' c
Ursache 59' m
Wannenburg 70' m
Con: (1/3) 37'
Pen: (1/1) 6'
 Report[63] Pen: Orquera (1/2) 43'
Stade Charles-Mathon, Oyonnax
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: (Scotland)

See also[]

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