The pool stage of the 2000–01 European Challenge Cup.
Pool 1
| Benetton Treviso | 28 – 15 | Newcastle Falcons |
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Stadio Comunale di Monigo Attendance: 2,000 |
| Cross Keys | 18 – 30 | Bordeaux-Begles |
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Pandy Park Attendance: 1,500 |
| Bordeaux-Begles | 19 – 26 | Benetton Treviso |
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Stade Andre Moga Attendance: 5,000 |
| Newcastle Falcons | 99 – 8 | Cross Keys |
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Kingston Park Stadium Attendance: 2,000 |
| Cross Keys | 10 – 20 | Benetton Treviso |
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Pandy Park Attendance: 600 |
| Bordeaux-Begles | 18 – 26 | Newcastle Falcons |
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Stade Andre Moga Attendance: 4,000 |
| Benetton Treviso | 31 – 3 | Cross Keys |
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Stadio Comunale di Monigo Attendance: 3,000 |
| Newcastle Falcons | 39 – 15 | Bordeaux-Begles |
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Kingston Park Stadium Attendance: 3,000 |
| Bordeaux-Begles | 34 – 10 | Cross Keys |
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| Newcastle Falcons | 30 – 19 | Benetton Treviso |
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Kingston Park Stadium Attendance: 2,496 |
| Benetton Treviso | 33 – 20 | Bordeaux-Begles |
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Stadio Comunale di Monigo Attendance: 3,000 |
| Cross Keys | 11 – 25 | Newcastle Falcons |
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Pandy Park Attendance: 1,500 |
Pool 2
| Team
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L
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Tries for
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Tries against
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Try diff
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Points for
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Points against
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Points diff
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Pts
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| Béziers
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6 |
5 |
0 |
1 |
14 |
10 |
4 |
151 |
112 |
39 |
10
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| Montferrand
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6 |
4 |
0 |
2 |
23 |
9 |
14 |
201 |
107 |
94 |
8
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| Neath
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6 |
2 |
0 |
4 |
16 |
23 |
−7 |
151 |
192 |
−41 |
4
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| Connacht
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6 |
1 |
0 |
5 |
4 |
15 |
−11 |
60 |
152 |
−92 |
2
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The Sports Ground Attendance: 500 |
| Montferrand | 55 – 17 | Neath |
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Stade Marcel Michelin Attendance: 4,500 |
The Gnoll Attendance: 1,500 |
| Béziers | 22 – 3 | Montferrand |
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Stade de la Méditerranée Attendance: 3,000 |
The Gnoll Attendance: 3,000 |
| Montferrand | 58 – 21 | Connacht |
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| Connacht | 3 – 12 | Montferrand |
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The Sports Ground Attendance: 1,000 |
Stade de la Méditerranée Attendance: 6,000 |
| Neath | 35 – 30 | Montferrand |
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The Gnoll Attendance: 3,000 |
The Sports Ground Attendance: 700 |
| Montferrand | 43 – 9 | Béziers |
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Stade Marcel Michelin Attendance: 3,700 |
Pool 3
| Team
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W
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D
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L
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Tries for
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Tries against
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Try diff
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Points for
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Points against
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Points diff
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Pts
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| Perpignan
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6 |
4 |
0 |
2 |
20 |
9 |
11 |
187 |
105 |
82 |
8
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| Rotherham Titans
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6 |
4 |
0 |
2 |
13 |
19 |
−6 |
122 |
136 |
−14 |
8
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| Bridgend RFC
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6 |
2 |
0 |
4 |
15 |
16 |
−1 |
144 |
166 |
−22 |
4
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| Grenoble
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6 |
2 |
0 |
4 |
12 |
16 |
−4 |
120 |
166 |
−46 |
4
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| Rotherham Titans | 35 – 5 | Grenoble |
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Clifton Sports Ground Attendance: 1,500 |
| Bridgend RFC | 22 – 26 | Perpignan |
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Brewery Field Attendance: 1,850 |
| Grenoble | 36 – 9 | Bridgend RFC |
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Stade Lesdiguieres Attendance: 1,000 |
| Perpignan | 19 – 20 | Rotherham Titans |
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Stade Aimé Giral Attendance: 8,000 |
| Rotherham Titans | 16 – 9 | Bridgend RFC |
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Clifton Sports Ground Attendance: 2,300 |
| Grenoble | 25 – 16 | Perpignan |
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Stade Lesdiguieres Attendance: 3,500 |
| Bridgend RFC | 61 – 8 | Rotherham Titans |
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Brewery Field Attendance: 1,500 |
| Perpignan | 48 – 10 | Grenoble |
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Stade Aimé Giral Attendance: 4,500 |
| Perpignan | 48 – 6 | Bridgend RFC |
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| Grenoble | 12 – 21 | Rotherham Titans |
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| Bridgend RFC | 37 – 32 | Grenoble |
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Brewery Field Attendance: 1,800 |
| Rotherham Titans | 22 – 30 | Perpignan |
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Clifton Sports Ground Attendance: 2,200 |
Pool 4
| Team
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W
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D
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L
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Tries for
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Tries against
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Try diff
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Points for
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Points against
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Points diff
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Pts
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| SU Agen
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6 |
5 |
0 |
1 |
37 |
5 |
32 |
259 |
91 |
168 |
10
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| Sale Sharks
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6 |
4 |
0 |
2 |
16 |
18 |
−2 |
178 |
155 |
23 |
8
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| Auch
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6 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
16 |
21 |
−5 |
134 |
185 |
−51 |
5
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| Caerphilly
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6 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
11 |
36 |
−25 |
128 |
268 |
−140 |
1
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Virginia Park Attendance: 1,000 |
Stade du Moulais Attendance: 4,000 |
| Sale Sharks | 23 – 14 | Caerphilly |
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Stade Armandie Attendance: 6,000 |
Virginia Park Attendance: 1,000 |
Stade Armandie Attendance: 9,000 |
Stade du Moulais Attendance: 3,000 |
Heywood Road Attendance: 3,500 |
Stade Armandie Attendance: 3,000 |
| Caerphilly | 31 – 56 | Sale Sharks |
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Virginia Park Attendance: 1,000 |
Pool 5
| Team
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W
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L
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Tries for
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Tries against
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Try diff
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Points for
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Points against
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Points diff
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Pts
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| NEC Harlequins
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6 |
5 |
0 |
1 |
22 |
8 |
14 |
188 |
80 |
108 |
10
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| Dax
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6 |
5 |
0 |
1 |
17 |
10 |
7 |
152 |
103 |
49 |
10
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| Ebbw Vale
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6 |
1 |
0 |
5 |
13 |
18 |
−5 |
120 |
151 |
−31 |
2
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| Périgueux
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6 |
1 |
0 |
5 |
9 |
25 |
−16 |
94 |
220 |
−126 |
2
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Stade Maurice Boyau Attendance: 2,500 |
| NEC Harlequins | 23 – 16 | Périgueux |
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Twickenham Stoop Attendance: 1,867 |
| Ebbw Vale | 6 – 18 | NEC Harlequins |
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Eugene Cross Park Attendance: 2,000 |
| NEC Harlequins | 25 – 3 | Dax |
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| Périgueux | 19 – 16 | Ebbw Vale |
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| Ebbw Vale | 50 – 19 | Périgueux |
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Eugene Cross Park Attendance: 1,200 |
| Dax | 23 – 22 | NEC Harlequins |
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Stade Maurice Boyau Attendance: 5,000 |
Eugene Cross Park Attendance: 1,000 |
| Périgueux | 10 – 55 | NEC Harlequins |
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| NEC Harlequins | 45 – 22 | Ebbw Vale |
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Twickenham Stoop Attendance: 3,300 |
Pool 6
| Team
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Tries for
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Tries against
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Try diff
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Points against
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Points diff
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Pts
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| London Irish
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6 |
5 |
0 |
1 |
25 |
13 |
12 |
254 |
106 |
148 |
10
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| Brive
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6 |
5 |
0 |
1 |
23 |
11 |
12 |
184 |
143 |
41 |
10
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| Aurillac
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6 |
2 |
0 |
4 |
20 |
17 |
3 |
155 |
179 |
−24 |
4
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| Piacenza
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6 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
10 |
37 |
−27 |
90 |
255 |
−165 |
0
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| London Irish | 42 – 10 | Aurillac |
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Madejski Stadium Attendance: 2,277 |
| Aurillac | 19 – 36 | London Irish |
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Stade Jean Alric Attendance: 4,500 |
| London Irish | 35 – 8 | Brive |
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Madejski Stadium Attendance: 3,182 |
| Aurillac | 41 – 10 | Piacenza |
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| Piacenza | 13 – 58 | London Irish |
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Stade Jean Alric Attendance: 4,000 |
| Piacenza | 25 – 27 | Aurillac |
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Beltrametti Attendance: 300 |
| Brive | 37 – 27 | London Irish |
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Stadium Municipal, Brive Attendance: 4,000 |
| London Irish | 56 – 19 | Piacenza |
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Madejski Stadium Attendance: 2,754 |
Pool 7
| Team
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P
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W
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D
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L
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Tries for
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Tries against
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Try diff
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Points for
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Points against
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Points diff
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Pts
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| Mont de Marsan
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6 |
5 |
0 |
1 |
22 |
8 |
14 |
177 |
113 |
64 |
10
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| La Rochelle
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6 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
21 |
11 |
10 |
167 |
113 |
54 |
7
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| Bristol Shoguns
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6 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
17 |
16 |
1 |
199 |
147 |
52 |
7
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| Rugby Parma
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6 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
12 |
37 |
−25 |
92 |
262 |
−170 |
0
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| Bristol Shoguns | 41 – 24 | Mont de Marsan |
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Memorial Ground Attendance: 1,503 |
| Rugby Parma | 6 – 30 | La Rochelle |
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| La Rochelle | 34 – 19 | Bristol Shoguns |
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Stade Marcel Deflandre Attendance: 6,500 |
| Mont de Marsan | 61 – 15 | Rugby Parma |
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Stade Guy Boniface Attendance: 2,700 |
| Bristol Shoguns | 61 – 14 | Rugby Parma |
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Memorial Ground Attendance: 2,073 |
| Mont de Marsan | 12 – 7 | La Rochelle |
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Stade Guy Boniface Attendance: 3,500 |
| La Rochelle | 12 – 16 | Mont de Marsan |
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Stade Marcel Deflandre Attendance: 3,000 |
| Rugby Parma | 12 – 25 | Bristol Shoguns |
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Stadio de Rugby Attendance: 1,200 |
| La Rochelle | 43 – 19 | Rugby Parma |
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| Mont de Marsan | 22 – 12 | Bristol Shoguns |
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Stade Guy Boniface Attendance: 6,000 |
| Rugby Parma | 26 – 42 | Mont de Marsan |
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Stadio de Rugby Attendance: 150 |
| Bristol Shoguns | 41 – 41 | La Rochelle |
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Memorial Ground Attendance: 2,105 |
Pool 8
| Team
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Tries for
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Tries against
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Try diff
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Points for
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Points against
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Points diff
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Pts
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| Narbonne
|
4 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
13 |
9 |
4 |
124 |
76 |
48 |
7
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| Bourgoin
|
4 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
13 |
6 |
7 |
104 |
83 |
21 |
5
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| Rugby Viadana
|
4 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
8 |
19 |
−11 |
78 |
147 |
−69 |
0
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Parc des Sports et de l'Amitié Attendance: 1,000 |
| Narbonne | 34 – 17 | Bourgoin |
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Parc des Sports et de l'Amitié Attendance: 3,400 |
| Bourgoin | 15 – 15 | Narbonne |
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Stade Pierre Rajon Attendance: 4,100 |
Stade Pierre Rajon Attendance: 3,000 |
See also
References
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| 2025–26 teams | |
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European Challenge Cup (1996–2014) | |
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European Rugby Challenge Cup (2014–2021) | |
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EPCR Challenge Cup (2021–present) | |
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| Qualification play-offs | | Continental Shield | |
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| Play-offs | |
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