2006–07 European Challenge Cup

2006–07 European Challenge Cup
Tournament details
Countries England
 France
 Ireland
 Italy
 Romania
 Scotland
Tournament format(s)Round-robin and Knockout
Date20 October 2006 – 19 May 2007
Tournament statistics
Top point scorer(s)Glen Jackson (Saracens)
(111 points)
Top try scorer(s)Nick Abendanon (Bath)
Aled Brew (Newport Gwent Dragons)
(7 tries)
Final
ChampionsFrance Clermont Auvergne (2nd title)
Runners-upEngland Bath
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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.

Group stage

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Main article: 2006–07 European Challenge Cup pool stage

Pool 1

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Team P W D L Tries for Tries against Try diff Points for Points against Points diff TB LB Pts
Wales Newport Gwent Dragons 6 5 0 1 29 10 19 211 79 132 4 1 25
England Bristol 6 5 0 1 26 6 20 168 69 99 4 1 25
Romania București 6 1 0 5 15 35 −20 124 230 −106 3 1 8
France Bayonne 6 1 0 5 14 33 −19 106 231 −125 2 1 7

Pool 2

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Team P W D L Tries for Tries against Try diff Points for Points against Points diff TB LB Pts
England Saracens 6 5 1 0 35 9 26 225 101 124 5 0 26
Scotland Glasgow Warriors 6 4 1 1 25 10 15 204 72 132 3 1 22
France Narbonne 6 2 0 4 16 20 −4 127 171 −44 1 1 10
Italy Parma 6 0 0 6 6 43 −37 84 296 −212 0 1 1

Pool 3

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Team P W D L Tries for Tries against Try diff Points for Points against Points diff TB LB Pts
France Brive 6 5 0 1 32 11 21 225 79 146 3 1 24
England Newcastle Falcons 6 4 0 2 29 11 18 181 85 96 4 1 21
France Montauban 6 3 0 3 13 13 0 107 98 9 1 0 13
Italy Petrarca Padova 6 0 0 6 6 45 −39 47 298 −251 0 0 0

Pool 4

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Team P W D L Tries for Tries against Try diff Points for Points against Points diff TB LB Pts
England Bath Rugby 6 6 0 0 21 9 12 164 106 58 2 0 26
England NEC Harlequins 6 4 0 2 18 13 5 171 109 62 3 2 21
Ireland Connacht Rugby 6 1 0 5 15 16 −1 119 150 −31 2 2 8
France Montpellier 6 1 0 5 13 29 −16 116 205 −89 0 1 5

Pool 5

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Team P W D L Tries for Tries against Try diff Points for Points against Points diff TB LB Pts
France Clermont 6 6 0 0 27 13 14 210 107 103 4 0 28
England Worcester Warriors 6 4 0 2 22 13 9 141 99 42 3 1 20
Italy Rugby Viadana 6 2 0 4 12 20 −8 114 145 −31 1 2 11
France Albi 6 0 0 6 7 22 −15 66 180 −114 0 0 0

Seeding and runners-up

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Seed Pool Winners Pts TF +/-
1 France Clermont 28 27 +103
2 England Saracens 26 35 +124
3 England Bath 26 21 +58
4 Wales Newport Gwent Dragons 25 29 +132
5 France Brive 24 32 +146
Seed Pool Runners-up Pts TF +/-
6 England Bristol 25 29 +132
7 Scotland Glasgow Warriors 22 25 +132
8 England Newcastle Falcons 21 29 +96
– England Harlequins 21 18 +62
– England Worcester Warriors 20 22 +42

Knockout stage

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Quarter-finals

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30 March 2007
18:00
Clermont France24–19England Newcastle Falcons
Stade Marcel-Michelin
Attendance: 9,000
31 March 2007
12:00
Bath Rugby England51–12England Bristol
Recreation Ground
Attendance: 10,600
31 March 2007
15:00
Newport Gwent Dragons Wales39–17France Brive
Rodney Parade
Attendance: 7,112
1 April 2007
15:00
Saracens England23–19Scotland Glasgow Rugby
Vicarage Road
Attendance: 4,259

Semi-finals

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21 April 2007
13:30
Clermont France46–29Wales Newport Gwent Dragons
Stade Marcel-Michelin
Attendance: 7,500
22 April 2007
12:30
Saracens England30–31England Bath Rugby
Vicarage Road
Attendance: 5,359

Final

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19 May 2007
17:30
Clermont France22–16England Bath Rugby
Tries: Malzieu 43' c
Marsh 53' m
James 59' c
Con: James (2/3) 43', 59'
Pen: James 19'		Report[1]Try: Maddock 63' c
Con: Barkley (1/1) 64'
Pen: Barkley (3) 13', 37', 75'
Twickenham Stoop
Attendance: 10,134
Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Home". www.ercrugby.com. Archived from the original on 28 July 2012. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
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