| 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 | ||
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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 |