2019–20 European Rugby Challenge Cup pool stage

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2019–20 European Rugby Challenge Cup pool stage
Season2019–20 European Rugby Challenge Cup
Date15 November 2019 – 18 January 2020
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The 2019–20 European Rugby Challenge Cup pool stage is the first stage of the competition in what is the sixth season of the European Rugby Challenge Cup. The competition involves twenty teams competing across five pools of four teams for eight quarter-final places – awarded to the five pool winners and the three top-ranked pool runners-up. The pool stage begins on 15 November 2019 and is due to be completed on 18 January 2019.

Seeding[]

The 20 competing teams will be seeded and split into four tiers; seeding is based on performance in their respective domestic leagues. Where promotion and relegation is in effect in a league, the promoted team is seeded last, or (if multiple teams are promoted) by performance in the lower competition.[1]

Rank Top 14 Premiership Pro 14 Continental Shield
1 France Castres England Wasps Wales Scarlets Russia Enisey-STM
2 France Stade Français England Bristol Bears Wales Cardiff Blues Italy Calvisano
3 France Toulon England Worcester Warriors Scotland Edinburgh
4 France Bordeaux Bègles England Leicester Tigers Wales Dragons
5 France Pau England London Irish Italy Zebre
6 France Agen
7 France Bayonne
8 France Brive

Based on these seedings, teams are placed into one of the four tiers, with the top-seeded clubs being put in Tier 1. The nature of the tier system means that a draw is needed to allocate two of the three second-seed clubs to Tier 1. The fourth-seed team from the same domestic league as the second-seed team which was put in Tier 2 will also be placed in Tier 2. Brackets show each team's seeding and their league. e.g. 1 Top 14 indicates the team was the top seed from the Top 14.

Given the nature of the Continental Shield, a competition including developing rugby nations and Italian clubs not competing in the Pro14, the qualifying teams from this competition are automatically included in Tier 4.

Tier 1 England Wasps (1 Prem) Wales Scarlets (1 Pro14) France Castres (1 Top 14) France Stade Français (2 Top 14) Wales Cardiff Blues (2 Pro14)
Tier 2 England Bristol Bears (2 Prem) England Worcester Warriors (3 Prem) Scotland Edinburgh (3 Pro14) France Toulon (3 Top 14) England Leicester Tigers (4 Prem)
Tier 3 France Bordeaux Bègles (4 Top 14) Wales Dragons (4 Pro14) England London Irish (5 Prem) Italy Zebre (5 Pro14) France Pau (5 Top 14)
Tier 4 France Agen (6 Top 14) France Bayonne (7 Top 14) France Brive (8 Top 14) Russia Enisey-STM (CS 1) Italy Calvisano (CS 2)

Pool stage[]

The draw took place in June 2019.

Teams in the same pool will play each other twice, both at home and away in the group stage, that will begin in November 2019, and continue through to January 2020, before the pool winners and three best runners-up progressed to the quarter finals.

Teams will be awarded competition points, based on match result. Teams receive four points for a win, two points for a draw, one attacking bonus point for scoring four or more tries in a match and one defensive bonus point for losing a match by seven points or fewer.[2]

In the event of a tie between two or more teams, the following tie-breakers will be used, as directed by EPCR:

  1. Where teams have played each other
    1. The club with the greater number of competition points from only matches involving tied teams.
    2. If equal, the club with the best aggregate points difference from those matches.
    3. If equal, the club that scored the most tries in those matches.
  2. Where teams remain tied and/or have not played each other in the competition (i.e. are from different pools)
    1. The club with the best aggregate points difference from the pool stage.
    2. If equal, the club that scored the most tries in 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.
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
France Castres (5) 6 5 0 1 159 103 +56 22 12 3 0 23
Wales Dragons (7) 6 4 0 2 194 136 +58 24 17 3 1 20
England Worcester Warriors 6 3 0 3 209 127 +82 27 14 3 1 16
Russia Enisey-STM 6 0 0 6 73 269 –196 10 40 0 0 0

Round 1[]

15 November 2019
19:00
Enisei-STM Russia 14–57 England Worcester Warriors (1 BP)
Try: Meskhi 63' c
75' c
Con: Gaisin (1/1) 64'
(1/1) 76'
 Report[3] Try: Palframan 17' m
David 21' c
Shillcock (3) 31' c, 60' c, 69' c
Kitto 35' c
Morris 40'+2 m
Clegg 55' m
Simpson 78' c
Con: Shillcock (6/9) 23', 32', 36', 60', 71', 79'
Kuban Stadium, Krasnodar
Attendance: 400
Referee: Andrea Piardi (FIR)
16 November 2019
15:00
(1 BP) Dragons Wales 31–17 France Castres
Try: Basham 6' c, 15' c, 34' c
Howells 18' c
Con: S. Davies (4/4) 7', 16', 19', 35'
Pen: S. Davies (1/1) 61'
 Report[4] Try: Paris 25' c
Radosavljevic 58' c
Con: Radosavljevic (2/2) 25', 59'
Pen: Radosavljevic (1/1) 2'
Rodney Parade
Attendance: 4,013
Referee: JP Doyle (RFU)

Round 2[]

22 November 2019
18:00
Enisei-STM Russia 22–49 Wales Dragons (1 BP)
Try: Basson 13' c
Jordaan 24' c
Meskhi 71' m
Con: Gaisin (2/2) 14', 25'
(0/1)
Pen: Gaisin (1/1) 47'
 Report[5] Try: J. Williams 9' c
Robson 40'+2 c
Fry 44' c
Talbot-Davies 48' c
Shipp 58' c
Howells 62' c
Morgan 76' c
Con: Robson (7/7) 10', 40'+3, 45', 49', 59', 63', 77'
Kuban Stadium, Krasnodar
Attendance: 200
Referee: Sam Grove-White (SRU)
23 November 2019
14:00
Castres France 17–9 England Worcester Warriors
Try: Nakosi 12' c
Delaporte 25' c
Con: Urdapilleta (2/2) 13', 26'
Pen: Kockott (0/1)
Urdapilleta (1/1) 72'
 Report[6] Pen: Weir (3/3) 7', 32', 45'
Stade Pierre-Fabre
Attendance: 8,277
Referee: (IRFU)

Round 3[]

6 December 2019
19:00
Enisei-STM Russia 12–28 France Castres
Try: Basson 9' c
Khatiashvili 59' m
Con: (1/2) 10’
 Report[7] Try: Jenneker 2' c
Gerondeau 42' c
72' m
Con: Radosavljevic (2/3) 3', 44'
Pen: Radosavljevic (3/3) 20', 26', 40'
Kuban Stadium, Krasnodar
Attendance: 100
Referee: Nika Amashukeli (GRU)
7 December 2019
15:00
(1 BP) Worcester Warriors England 34–28 Wales Dragons (1 BP)
Try: Mills 23' c
Lawrence 55' c
Heward 64' c
Kitto 72' c
Con: Shillcock (4/4) 23', 56', 66', 73'
Pen: Shillcock (2/2) 6', 38'
 Report[8] Try: Wainwright 13' c
R. Williams 45' m
Baldwin 76' c
Con: S. Davies (2/3) 14', 76'
Pen: S. Davies (3/5) 32', 50', 58'
Sixways Stadium
Attendance: 6,899
Referee: Marius Mitrea (FIR)

Round 4[]

13 December 2019
18:00
(1 BP) Castres France 22–10 Russia Enisei-STM
Try: Palis (2) 7' m, 62' m
Tulou 32' m
74' c
Con: Dumora (1/4) 74'
 Report[9] Try: Douwrie 25' c
Con: Douwrie (1/1) 26'
Pen: Douwrie (1/1) 3'
Stade Pierre-Fabre
Attendance: 7,957
Referee: (RFU)
13 December 2019
20:00
Dragons Wales 25–16 England Worcester Warriors
Try: Warren 2' c
Con: S. Davies (1/1) 3'
Pen: S. Davies (6/6) 8', 15', 49', 58', 67', 74'
 Report[10] Try: Howe 45' c
Con: Weir (1/1) 46'
Pen: Weir (3/4) 20', 30', 40'+1
Rodney Parade
Attendance: 4,037
Referee: (FFR)

Round 5[]

11 January 2019
15:00
(1 BP) Castres France 42–14 Wales Dragons
Try: 6' c
Jelonch 10' c
Hounkpatin 22' c
Combezou 43' c
Dumora 50' c
71' c
Con: Dumora (6/6) 7', 11', 23', 45', 52', 72'
 Report[11] Try: Rosser (2) 64' c, 79' c
Con: S. Davies (2/2) 65', 80'
Stade Pierre-Fabre
Attendance: 8,273
Referee: JP Doyle (RFU)
11 January 2019
15:00
(1 BP) Worcester Warriors England 66–10 Russia Enisei-STM
Try: Van Breda 7' c
Lawrence (3) 20' c, 23' m, 30' c
Mama 43' c
Shillcock 50' c
Miller 55' c
Heward (2) 67' c, 77' c
Butler 74' m
Con: Shillcock (8/10) 8', 21', 31', 45', 51', 57', 68', 77'
 Report[12] Try: Douwrie 10' c
Con: Gaisin (1/1) 12'
Pen: Gaisin (1/1) 16'
Sixways Stadium
Attendance: 6,287
Referee: Craig Evans (WRU)

Round 6[]

17 January 2019
20:00
(1 BP) Dragons Wales 47–5 Russia Enisei-STM
Try: Moriarty 10' c
Rosser 29' c
Keddie 41' c
Morgan 56' c
Warren (2) 70' c, 80' c
Wainwright 74' m
Con: S. Davies (6/7) 11', 30', 41', 57', 71', 80'+1
 Report[13] Try: Basson 32' m
Con: Gaisin (0/1)
Rodney Parade
Attendance: 4,038
Referee: Joy Neville (IRFU)
17 January 2019
20:00
(1 BP) Worcester Warriors England 27–33 France Castres (1 BP)
Try: Shillcock 17' c
Mama 31' c
Heaney 44' c
Con: Weir (3/3) 18', 33', 46'
Pen: Weir (1/1) 40'+1
 Report[14] Try: Kockott (3) 15' m, 53' c, 74' c
Hounkpatin 36' c
Delaporte 69' m
Con: Kockott (3/5) 37', 53', 75'
Pen: Kockott (0/1)
Sixways Stadium
Attendance: 6,938
Referee: Ben Blain (SRU)

Pool 2[]

Team
 P W D L PF PA Diff TF TA TB LB Pts
France Toulon (1) 6 6 0 0 177 87 +90 25 8 4 0 28
Wales Scarlets (8) 6 4 0 2 149 90 +59 17 11 2 1 19
France Bayonne 6 1 0 5 93 190 –97 12 28 2 1 7
England London Irish 6 1 0 5 122 174 –52 16 23 1 2 7

Round 1[]

15 November 2019
20:45
(1 BP) Bayonne France 13–20 France Toulon (1 BP)
Try: Muscarditz 46'
Con: Ordas (1/1) 47'
Pen: Ordas (2/3) 9', 28'
 Report[15] Try: Van der Merwe (2) 36' m, 40'+1 m
Savea 58' m
Etrillard 74' m
Con: Carbonel (0/2)
Serin (0/2)
Pen: Serin (0/1)
Stade Jean Dauger
Attendance: 9,053
Referee: Craig Evans (WRU)
16 November 2019
20:00
Scarlets Wales 20–16 England London Irish (1 BP)
Try: Baldwin 28' c
Hughes 51' c
Con: D. Jones (2/2) 30', 52'
Pen: D. Jones (2/2) 14', 40'+1
 Report[16] Try: Matu'u 19' c
Con: Myler (1/1) 20'
Pen: Myler (3/4) 33', 38', 55'
Parc y Scarlets
Attendance: 6,753
Referee: (IRFU)

Round 2[]

22 November 2019
21:00
Toulon France 17–16 Wales Scarlets (1 BP)
Try: Cordin 9' c
Messam 80'+8 c
Con: Belleau (2/2) 10', 80'+10
Pen: Belleau (1/3) 31'
 Report[17] Try: McNicholl 14' c
Con: Lamb (1/1) 15'
Pen: Lamb (1/1) 47'
D. Jones (1/1) 67'
Drop: D. Jones 69' (1/1)
Stade Mayol
Attendance: 10,212
Referee: (IRFU)
23 November 2019
15:00
(1 BP) London Irish England 45–31 France Bayonne (1 BP)
Try: Veitokani 13' m
Jackson 25' c
Tuisue 30' c
Stephenson 35' c
Hepetema 38' m
Fainga'a 46' c
Meehan 51' c
Con: Jackson (5/7) 25', 31', 35', 47', 52'
 Report[18] Try: (2) 5' c, 26' m
22' c
Luamanu 32' m
Maka 62' c
Con: (3/5) 6', 22', 62'
Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 2,632
Referee: Joy Neville (IRFU)

Round 3[]

7 December 2019
14:00
(1 BP) Toulon France 37–17 England London Irish
Try: Serin (2) 1' c, 30' m
Moyano (2) 54' m, 80' c
Dakuwaqa 60' m
Con: Belleau (3/5) 2', 61', 80'+2
Pen: Belleau (2/2) 18', 70'
 Report[19] Try: Mafi 23' c
76' c
Con: Myler (2/2) 24', 77'
Pen: Myler (1/1) 38'
Stade Mayol
Attendance: 15,336
Referee: Ben Whitehouse (WRU)
7 December 2019
21:00
Bayonne France 11–19 Wales Scarlets
Try: Ruru 30' m
Con: (0/1)
Pen: (2/2) 23', 52'
 Report[20] Try: R. Evans 28' c
Con: Halfpenny (1/1) 29'
Pen: Halfpenny (4/4) 11', 40'+1, 50', 56'
Stade Jean Dauger
Attendance: 7,456
Referee: Ben Blain (SRU)

Round 4[]

14 December 2019
15:00
(1 BP) London Irish England 20–26 France Toulon
Try: Tuisue 17' c
Maddison 77' c
Con: Jackson (2/2) 18', 77'
Pen: Jackson (2/2) 4', 42'
 Report[21] Try: Dakuwaqa 38' c
Serin 60' c
Con: Belleau (1/1) 39'
Carbonel (1/1) 62'
Pen: Belleau (4/5) 9', 12', 22', 25'
Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 3,007
Referee: Marius Mitrea (FIR)
14 December 2019
19:45
(1 BP) Scarlets Wales 46–5 France Bayonne
Try: Conbeer 5' m
Elias 47' c
Hardy (2) 50' c, 68' c
O'Brien 56' c
Halfpenny 74' c
Con: Halfpenny (5/6) 49', 51', 57', 69', 75'
Pen: Halfpenny (2/2) 16', 22'
 Report[22] Try: 79' m
Con: (0/1)
Parc y Scarlets
Attendance: 6,257
Referee: Sam Grove-White (RFU)

Round 5[]

11 January 2019
17:00
(1 BP) Bayonne France 27–10 England London Irish
Try: Ordas 1' c
Robinson 7' m
Monribot 35' c
71' m
Con: Ordas (2/3) 2', 37'
(0/1)
Pen: (1/1) 63'
 Report[23] Try: Campbell 31' m
Williams 47' m
Con: (0/2)
Stade Jean Dauger
Attendance: 5,057
Referee: Andrea Piardi (FIR)
11 January 2019
20:00
Scarlets Wales 15–27 France Toulon (1 BP)
Try: G. Davies 0' m
S. Evans 73' c
Con: Halfpenny (1/2) 74'
Pen: Halfpenny (1/1) 10'
 Report[24] Try: Etrillard 15' m
Dakuwaqa 20' m
Savea 23' c
39' c
Con: Belleau (2/4) 24', 40'
Pen: Belleau (1/1) 48'
Parc y Scarlets
Attendance: 7,565
Referee: (RFU)

Round 6[]

18 January 2019
20:00
London Irish England 14–33 Wales Scarlets (1 BP)
Try: Tuisue (2) 18' c, 76' c
Con: Myler (2/2) 19', 77'
 Report[25] Try: Baldwin 21'
D. Jones 28'
Hardy 36'
Penalty Try 46'
S. Evans 57'
Con: Halfpenny (3/4) 22', 29', 37'
Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 3,444
Referee: (FFR)
18 January 2019
21:00
(1 BP) Toulon France 50–6 France Bayonne
Try: Cordin 5' c
Heem 18' c
42' m
Gigashvili (2) 47' m, 67' c
Isa 58' c
64' m
Villiere 73' c
Con: Carbonel (5/8) 6', 19', 58', 68', 74'
 Report[26] Pen: (2/3)
Stade Mayol
Attendance: 13,027
Referee: (IRFU)

Pool 3[]

Team
 P W D L PF PA Diff TF TA TB LB Pts
France Bordeaux Bègles (3) 6 5 1 0 221 72 +149 28 6 4 0 26
Scotland Edinburgh (6) 6 4 1 1 140 85 +55 16 9 3 0 21
England Wasps 6 2 0 4 141 145 –4 18 16 2 1 11
France Agen 6 0 0 6 57 257 –200 6 37 0 0 0

Round 1[]

15 November 2019
20:00
Agen France 10–31 Scotland Edinburgh (1 BP)
Try: Masilevu 55' c
Con: (1/1) 56'
Pen: (1/1) 12'
 Report[27] Try: Taylor 15' c, 23' c
Hoyland 26' c
Fenton 80'+5 c
Con: Hickey (4/4) 17', 24', 27', 80'+6
Pen: Hickey (1/1) 45'
Stade Armandie
Attendance: 3,570
Referee: Joy Neville (IRFU
16 November 2019
21:00
(1 BP) Bordeaux Bègles France 40–30 England Wasps
Try: Tamanivalu 38' c
Lesgourgues 66' c
Higginbotham 69' c
Buros 78' c
Con: Jalibert (4/4) 39', 67', 70', 79'
Pen: Jalibert (4/4) 1', 9', 24', 52'
 Report[28] Try: Willis 42' c
Cruse 57' c
Robson 72' c
Con: Searle (3/3) 43', 58', 73'
Pen: Searle (3/3) 13', 17', 46'
Stade Chaban-Delmas
Attendance: 13,908
Referee: Ben Blain (SRU)

Round 2[]

22 November 2019
19:35
Edinburgh Scotland 16–16 France Bordeaux Bègles
Try: Kinghorn 34' c
Con: Van der Walt (1/1) 36'
Pen: Van der Walt (3/4) 15', 27', 50'
 Report[29] Try: Radradra 58' c
Con: Jalibert (1/1) 59'
Pen: Jalibert (3/4) 29', 40', 78'
Murrayfield Stadium
Attendance: 5,432
Referee: (RFU)
23 November 2019
15:00
(1 BP) Wasps England 32–14 France Agen
Try: Johnson (2) 9' c, 49' c
Taylor 41' m
Fekitoa 63' c
Con: Umaga (3/4) 10', 50', 64'
Pen: Umaga (2/2) 21', 33'
 Report[30] Try: 5' c
76' c
Con: (2/2) 7', 77'
Ricoh Arena
Attendance: 7,594
Referee: Nika Amashukeli (GRU)

Round 3[]

6 December 2019
20:00
Agen France 3–73 France Bordeaux Bègles (1 BP)
Pen: (1/1) 6'
 Report[31] Try: Paiva 2' c
Jalibert 39' c
(3) 14' m, 58' c, 62' c
Kaulashvili 23' c
Tauleigne 32' c
Tamanivalu 37' c
Ducuing 41' m
Buros 53'
72' c
Con: Jalibert (6/8) 3', 24', 33', 38', 40', 54'
Botica (3/3) 59', 63', 72'
Stade Armandie
Attendance: 1,997
Referee: (RFU)
6 December 2019
19:35
(1 BP) Edinburgh Scotland 31–20 England Wasps
Try: Van Der Merwe (2) 25' c, 49' c
Kinghorn 43' c
Taylor 72' c
Con: Hickey (4/4) 26', 44', 50', 73'
Pen: Hickey (1/1) 35'
 Report[32] Try: Willis 54' c
Carr 79' c
Con: Sopoaga (1/1) 56'
Gopperth (1/1) 80'
Pen: Sopoaga (2/2) 16', 40'
Murrayfield Stadium
Attendance: 6,387
Referee: George Clancy (IRFU)

Round 4[]

14 December 2019
14:00
(1 BP) Bordeaux Bègles France 33–6 France Agen
Try: Tamanivalu 17' c
Cordero 22' c
41' c
Gorgadze 63' m
73' c
Con: Botica (3/3) 17', 23', 42'
Jalibert (1/2) 74'
 Report[33] Pen: (2/2) 13', 29'
Stade Chaban-Delmas
Attendance: 12,233
Referee: (RFU)
14 December 2019
15:00
(1 BP) Wasps England 7–9 Scotland Edinburgh
Try: Carr 34' c
Con: Sopoaga (1/1) 34'
 Report[34] Pen: Hickey (1/2) 19'
Van der Walt (2/2) 71', 78'
Ricoh Arena
Attendance: 7,146
Referee: Mathieu Raynal (FFR)

Round 5[]

11 January 2019
13:45
(1 BP) Bordeaux Bègles France 32–17 Scotland Edinburgh
Try: Radradra 24' c
Cordero 38' c
Lesgourgues 57' c
71' m
Con: Jalibert (3/4) 25', 39', 58'
Pen: Jalibert (2/2) 18', 62'
 Report[35] Try: Van der Merwe 49' c
Bennett 78' c
Con: Van der Walt (1/1) 50'
Hickey (1/1) 79'
Pen: Van der Walt (1/1) 9'
Stade Chaban-Delmas
Attendance: 17,553
Referee: (RFU)
11 January 2019
15:00
Agen France 24–52 England Wasps (1 BP)
Try: (2) 7' c, 12' c
78' c
Con: (3/3) 7', 13', 80'
Pen: (1/1) 40'
 Report[36] Try: Johnson 2' c
Bassett 8' m
19' c
Cruse 36' c
Gopperth (2) 49' c, 55' m
(2) 53' c, 58' c
Con: Sopoaga (6/8) 3', 20', 37', 50', 53', 58'
Stade Armandie
Attendance: 2,013
Referee: (IRFU)

Round 6[]

18 January 2019
15:00
Edinburgh Scotland 36–0 France Agen
Try: Graham (4) 26' c, 37' m, 40' c, 66' c
Van der Merwe 76' c
Con: Van der Walt (2/3) 27', 40'
Hickey (2/2) 68', 77'
Pen: Van der Walt (1/1) 2'
 Report[37] Pen: (0/1)
Murrayfield Stadium
Attendance: 5,710
Referee: (RFU)
18 January 2019
15:00
Wasps England 0–27 France Bordeaux Bègles
Report[38] Try: Ducuing 18' c
Seuteni 53' c
Gorgadze 80'+1 c
Con: Botica (2/2) 19', 54'
(1/1) 80'+2
Pen: Botica (1/3) 70'
(1/1) 74'
Ricoh Arena
Attendance: 6,107
Referee: Marius Mitrea (FIR)

Pool 4[]

Team
 P W D L PF PA Diff TF TA TB LB Pts
England Bristol Bears (2) 6 5 1 0 209 58 +151 27 6 4 0 26
France Brive 6 3 0 3 111 165 –54 14 22 1 1 14
Italy Zebre 6 2 1 3 106 151 –45 15 19 2 1 13
France Stade Français 6 1 0 5 104 156 –52 11 20 1 3 8

Round 1[]

15 November 2019
20:45
Stade Français France 11–27 France Brive
Try: Etien 36' m
Con: (0/1)
Pen: (2/2) 16', 60'
 Report[39] Try: Lobzhanidze 23' c
Giorgadze 40' c
Penalty try 73'
Con: Abzhandadze (2/2) 23', 40'+1
Pen: Abzhandadze (2/3) 14', 28'
Stade Jean-Bouin
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: (RFU)
16 November 2019
15:00
(1 BP) Bristol Bears England 59–21 Italy Zebre
Try: Capon 14' c
17' c
O'Conor 22' c
Lloyd 24' c
D. Thomas 40' c
Y. Thomas 44' c
Powell 75' c
Uren 80' c
Con: Lloyd (7/7) 14', 18', 22', 25', 40'+1, 46', 76'
Sheedy (1/1) 80'+1
Pen: Lloyd (1/1) 31'
 Report[40] Try: Bellini 6' c
Tauyavuca 64' c
Penalty try 72'
Con: Canna (2/2) 6', 64'
Ashton Gate Stadium
Attendance: 10,511
Referee: (FFR)

Round 2[]

22 November 2019
20:00
Brive France 0–36 England Bristol Bears (1 BP)
Report[41] Try: 5' c
Randall 15' c
O'Conor 24’ c
Capon 68' c
Holmes 73' m
Con: Sheedy (4/5) 6', 16', 25', 71'
Stade Amédée-Domenech
Attendance: 4,533
Referee: Craig Evans (WRU)
23 November 2019
16:00
(1 BP) Zebre Italy 12–13 France Stade Français
Try: Walker 17' m
Penalty try 73'
Con: Canna (0/1)
 Report[42] Try: Fickou 3' c
Con: Sanchez (1/1) 3'
Pen: Sanchez (2/2) 29', 35'
Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi
Attendance: 2,200
Referee: (RFU)

Round 3[]

7 December 2019
15:00
(1 BP) Bristol Bears England 37–11 France Stade Français
Try: Morahan 25' c
Thacker 64' c
Piutau 75' c
80' c
Con: Madigan (2/2) 26', 65'
Lloyd (2/2) 76', 80'+2
Pen: Madigan (3/3) 24', 35', 45'
 Report[43] Try: Etien 18' m
Con: (0/2)
Pen: (2/2) 39', 57'
Ashton Gate Stadium
Attendance: 11,120
Referee: (WRU)
7 December 2019
16:00
(1 BP) Zebre Italy 27–24 France Brive (1 BP)
Try: Balekana 2' m
Canna 22' c
Licata 32' c
Elliott 34' m
Con: Canna (2/4) 24', 33'
Pen: Canna (0/2)
Violi (1/1) 71’
 Report[44] Try: Buliruarua 67' c
73' c
80' c
Con: Abzhandadze (3/3) 68', 74', 80'+1
Pen: Abzhandadze (1/1) 11'
Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Tom Foley (IRFU)

Round 4[]

13 December 2019
20:00
Brive France 24–10 Italy Zebre
Try: Lobzhanidze (2) 16' c, 42' c
71' c
Con: Abzhandadze (3/3) 17', 43', 73'
Pen: Abzhandadze (1/1) 13'
 Report[45] Try: 77' c
Con: Violi (1/1) 78'
Pen: Biondelli (1/1) 10'
Stade Amédée-Domenech
Attendance: 1,800
Referee: (IRFU)
14 December 2019
21:00
(1 BP) Stade Français France 18–20 England Bristol Bears
Try: Vuidarvuwalu 24' c
Con: Sanchez (1/1) 25'
Pen: Sanchez (2/4) 32', 44'
(1/1) 58'
 Report[46] Try: Capon 27' m
Thacker 77' c
Con: Sheedy (1/2) 78'
Pen: Sheedy (2/2) 21', 47'
Stade Jean-Bouin
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Andrea Piardi (FIR)

Round 5[]

11 January 2019
15:00
(1 BP) Stade Français France 24–29 Italy Zebre (1 BP)
Try: (2) 41' c, 49' c
72' c
Con: (3/3) 41', 51', 73'
Pen: (1/3) 22'
 Report[47] Try: Elliott 15' c
Walker 31' c
Bruno 64' m
Biagi 77' c
Con: Biondelli (2/2) 16', 32'
Palazzani (1/2) 79'
Pen: Biondelli (1/1) 21'
Stade Jean-Bouin
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Nika Amashukeli (GRU)
11 January 2019
15:00
(1 BP) Bristol Bears England 52–3 France Brive
Try: O'Conor 11' c
Attwood 40' c
Leiua 47' c
Bedlow 51' c
Hamilton 56' c
Capon 59' c
Protheroe 62' c
Con: Sheedy (7/7) 13', 40'+1, 47', 52', 57', 61', 64'
Pen: Sheedy (1/1) 10'
 Report[48] Pen: Abzhandadze (1/1) 34'
Ashton Gate Stadium
Attendance: 10,874
Referee: Ben Blain (SRU)

Round 6[]

18 January 2019
15:00
(1 BP) Brive France 33–29 France Stade Français (2 BP)
Try: Giorgadze (2) 15' c, 44' m
27' c
Lobzhanidze 57' c
Narisia 67' c
Con: (2/3) 16', 28'
Abzhandadze (2/2) 57', 68'
 Report[49] Try: (2) 8' c, 53' c
Combrinck 22' m
48' c
Con: (3/4) 9', 49', 54'
Pen: (1/3) 6'
Stade Amédée-Domenech
Attendance: 3,002
Referee: (RFU)
18 January 2019
15:00
Zebre Italy 7–7 England Bristol Bears
Try: Tuivaiti 37'
Con: Canna (1/1) 38'
Pen: Canna (0/1)
 Report[50] Try: Randall 80' c
Con: Sheedy (1/1) 80'+1
Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi
Attendance: 1,900
Referee: (FFR)

Pool 5[]

Team
 P W D L PF PA Diff TF TA TB LB Pts
England Leicester Tigers (4) 6 5 0 1 181 95 +86 23 10 2 1 23
France Pau 6 4 0 2 208 170 +38 29 23 3 0 19
Wales Cardiff Blues 6 3 0 3 216 119 +97 30 13 4 2 18
Italy Calvisano 6 0 0 6 68 289 –221 7 43 0 1 1

Round 1[]

16 November 2019
14:30
Calvisano Italy 16–38 Wales Cardiff Blues (1 BP)
Try: De Santis 23' c
Con: Pescetto (1/1) 24'
Pen: Pescetto (3/3) 15', 54', 64'
 Report[51] Try: Morgan 5' c
Davies 28' c
Botham 68' c
Lee-Lo 71' c
Millard 79' c
Con: Evans (5/5) 6', 29', 69', 72', 80'
Stadio San Michele
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: (RFU)
16 November 2019
15:00
(1 BP) Leicester Tigers England 41–20 France Pau
Try: Worth 13' c
Holmes (4) 15' c, 30' c, 45' c, 72' c
Con: Ford (4/4) 14', 16', 31', 47'
Reid (1/1) 74'
Pen: Ford (1/1) 6'
Reid (1/1) 70'
 Report[52] Try: Daubagna 26' c
Metz 66' c
Con: Taylor (2/2) 27', 66'
Pen: Taylor (2/2) 10', 40'
Welford Road Stadium
Attendance: 15,250
Referee: Nika Amashukeli (GRU)

Round 2[]

22 November 2019
20:00
(1 BP) Pau France 61–10 Italy Calvisano
Try: Pourailly 1' c
Dumoulin 13' c
Ramsay 35' c
38' c
40'+1 c
Fisiihoi 45' c
57' m
Pesenti 61' c
66' c
Con: (8/9) 2', 14', 36', 39', 40'+2, 46', 61', 67'
 Report[53] Try: Izekor 70' c
Con: Pescetto (1/1) 71'
Pen: Chiesa (1/1) 32'
Stade du Hameau
Attendance: 4,267
Referee: Ben Blain (SRU)
23 November 2019
20:00
(1 BP) Cardiff Blues Wales 11–14 England Leicester Tigers
Try: Summerhill 33' m
Con: Evans (0/1)
Pen: Evans (2/3) 4', 24'
 Report[54] Try: Coghlan 30' m
Con: Hardwick (0/1)
Pen: Hardwick (3/4) 38', 59', 80'+ 1
Cardiff Arms Park
Attendance: 7,122
Referee: (FFR)

Round 3[]

7 December 2019
15:00
(1 BP) Leicester Tigers England 59–7 Italy Calvisano
Try: Tuilagi 3' c
May (2) 5' m, 11' c
Lewis 16' c
Reffell 45' c
Thompstone 54' m
Kerr 66' c
Reid 73' c
Veainu 80' c
Con: Ford (4/5) 4', 12', 17', 46'
Hardwick (3/4) 67', 73', 80'
 Report[55] Try: Cittadini 38' c
Con: Pescetto (1/1) 40'
Welford Road Stadium
Attendance: 15,073
Referee: Craig Evans (WRU)
7 December 2019
20:00
(1 BP) Cardiff Blues Wales 54–22 France Pau
Try: Adams (3) 12' c, 50' c, 77' m
Evans (2) 27' c, 59' c
Thomas 30' c
Morgan 34' c
Lane 68' c
Con: Evans (6/6) 13', 28', 31', 35', 51', 60'
Tovey (1/2) 70'
 Report[56] Try: 22' c
53' m
Marques 74' c
Con: Taylor (1/1) 24'
(1/2) 74'
Pen: Taylor (1/1) 19'
Cardiff Arms Park
Attendance: 4,668
Referee: Andrea Piardi (FIR

Round 4[]

14 December 2019[a]
13:00
(1 BP) Pau France 34–29 Wales Cardiff Blues (2 BP)
Try: Boughanmi 10' c
15' m
31' c
Pourailly 39' m
Pesenti 44' c
Con: Taylor (3/5) 11', 32', 45'
Pen: (1/1) 75'
 Report[58] Try: Lane (3) 3' c, 63' c, 67' c
Amos 58' m
Con: Evans (1/1) 4'
Tovey (2/3) 64', 68'
Pen: Tovey (1/1) 80'+1
Stade du Hameau
Attendance: 3,724
Referee: Tom Foley (IRFU)
14 December 2019
14:30
(1 BP) Calvisano Italy 13–20 England Leicester Tigers
Try: 80'+1 c
Con: (1/1) 80'+2
Pen: Pescetto (2/2) 14', 66'
 Report[59] Try: Steward 1' m
Forsyth 61' m
Leatigaga 75' c
Con: Hardwick (1/3) 75'
Pen: Hardwick (1/1) 36'
Stadio San Michele
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: (FFR)

Round 5[]

11 January 2019
14:00
Calvisano Italy 19–47 France Pau (1 BP)
Try: Michelini 14' c
Van Zyl 41' c
Susio 80'+1 m
Con: Pescetto (2/3) 15', 41'
 Report[60] Try: Dumoulin 6' c
12' c
25' c
Pourailly 31' c
47' m
50' c
Daubagna 74' c
Con: (6/7) 7', 13', 26', 32', 51', 75'
Stadio San Michele
Attendance: 950
Referee: Joy Neville (IRFU)
12 January 2019
15:15
Leicester Tigers England 30–20 Wales Cardiff Blues
Try: Lewis 18' c
Olowofela 43' c
White 53' c
Con: G. Ford (3/3) 19', 45', 54'
Drop: G. Ford (2/2) 63', 71'
 Report[61] Try: Adams 6' c
Thomas 33' c
Con: Tovey (2/2) 8', 34'
Pen: Tovey (2/2) 50', 69'
Welford Road Stadium
Attendance: 16,538
Referee: George Clancy (IRFU)

Round 6[]

18 January 2019
13:00
(1 BP) Cardiff Blues Wales 64–3 Italy Calvisano
Try: Jones (3) 2' c, 10' c, 75' m
E. Lewis 17' c
Summerhill 20' c
Robinson 29' c
Lewis-Hughes 41' c
L. Williams (2) 46' m, 79' c
Boyde 73' ms
Con: Tovey (6/7) 2', 11', 18', 21', 29', 42'
B. Thomas (1/3) 79'
 Report[62] Pen: (1/1) 5'
Cardiff Arms Park
Attendance: 5,822
Referee: Nika Amashukeli (GRU)
18 January 2019
14:00
Pau France 24–17 England Leicester Tigers (1 BP)
Try: (2) 3' c, 5' c
39' c
Con: Hastoy (3/3) 4', 6', 39'
Pen: Hastoy (1/1) 31'
 Report[63] Try: Reid 15' c
White 62' c
Con: Hardwick (2/2) 16', 63'
Pen: Hardwick (1/1) 79'
Stade du Hameau
Attendance: 6,124
Referee: Ben Whitehouse (WRU)

See also[]

Notes[]

  1. ^ Game originally scheduled for 13 December 2019 at 20:00 but switched to the next day due to heavy rain.[57]

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