2007–08 European Challenge Cup pool stage

The 2007–08 European Challenge Cup pool stage was the opening stage of the 12th season of the European Challenge Cup, the second-tier competition for European rugby union clubs. It began on 8 November 2007 when Sale Sharks hosted Montpellier and ended with the Newcastle Falcons / El Salvador game on 20 January 2008.

2007–08 European Challenge Cup pool stage
Season2007–08 European Challenge Cup
Date8 November 2007 – 20 January 2008
Qualifiers
Seed 1England Worcester Warriors
Seed 2England Bath
Seed 3England Sale Sharks
Seed 4England Newcastle Falcons
Seed 5France Castres Olympique
Seed 6France Brive
Seed 7England Leeds Carnegie
Seed 8France Montpellier
2006–07
(Previous)
2008–09
(Next)

Twenty teams participated in this phase of the competition; they were divided into five pools of four teams each, with each team playing the others home and away.[1] Competition points were earned using the standard bonus point system. The five pool winners and the best three runners-up advanced to the knockout stage. These teams then competed in a single-elimination tournament that ended with the final at Kingsholm Stadium in Gloucester on 25 May 2008.

Results

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All times are local to the game location.

Key to colours
     Winner of each pool, advance to quarterfinals. Seed # in parentheses
     Three highest-scoring second-place teams advance to quarterfinals. Seed # in parentheses

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
  Bath Rugby (2) 6 6 0 0 28 6 +22 203 65 +138 5 0 29
  Auch 6 3 0 3 11 19 −8 109 147 −38 1 1 14
  Albi 6 2 0 4 15 21 −6 130 177 −47 1 2 11
  Overmach Parma 6 1 0 5 10 18 −8 104 157 −53 0 3 7
10 November 2007
15:00
Rugby Parma FC  23–28  Albi
Sergio Lanfranchi
Attendance: 4,000
10 November 2007
20:45
Auch  6–28  Bath
Stade Patrice Brocas
Attendance: 3,562

17 November 2007
14:15
Bath  28–0  Rugby Parma FC
Recreation Ground
Attendance: 10,025
17 November 2007
19:30
Albi  30–31  Auch
La Maison des Sports
Attendance: 4,767

7 December 2007
19:00
Albi  18–26  Bath
La Maison des Sports
Attendance: 4,000
8 December 2007
15:00
Rugby Parma FC  25–20  Auch
Sergio Lanfranchi
Attendance: 530

15 December 2007
14:15
Bath  59–15  Albi
Recreation Ground
Attendance: 9,282
15 December 2007
18:30
Auch  24–20  Rugby Parma FC
Stade Patrice Brocas
Attendance: 1,500

12 January 2008
15:00
Rugby Parma FC  13–31  Bath
Sergio Lanfranchi
Attendance: 1,000
12 January 2008
17:30
Auch  15–13  Albi
Stade Patrice Brocas
Attendance: 3,000

19 January 2008
14:15
Bath  31–13  Auch
Recreation Ground
Attendance: 9,484
19 January 2008
19:30
Albi  26–23  Rugby Parma FC
La Maison des Sports
Attendance: 4,200

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
  Worcester Warriors (1) 6 6 0 0 36 6 +30 245 49 +196 5 0 29
  Montauban 6 3 0 3 28 12 +16 175 113 +62 3 1 16
  București 6 2 1 3 7 22 −15 77 158 −81 0 0 10
  Gran Parma 6 0 1 5 7 38 −31 82 259 −177 0 1 3
9 November 2007
18:30
Montauban  65–6  Gran Parma
Stade de Sapiac
Attendance: 3,000
10 November 2007
14:00
București  8–18  Worcester Warriors
Arcul de Triumf
Attendance: 800

17 November 2007
15:00
Gran Parma  23–23  București
Sergio Lanfranchi
Attendance: 220
17 November 2007
15:00
Worcester Warriors  41–18  Montauban
Sixways Stadium
Attendance: 6,876

8 December 2007
13:00
București 19–17  Montauban
Bucharest
Attendance: 1,000
8 December 2007
15:00
Worcester Warriors  50–0  Gran Parma
Sixways Stadium
Attendance: 7,169

14 December 2007
18:30
Montauban  34–6  București
Stade de Sapiac
Attendance: 2,500
15 December 2007
15:00
Gran Parma  16–66  Worcester Warriors
Sergio Lanfranchi
Attendance: 520

11 January 2008
18:30
Montauban  7–24  Worcester Warriors
Stade de Sapiac
Attendance: 2,000
13 January 2008
14:30
București  21–20  Gran Parma
Sergio Lanfranchi
Attendance: 250

19 January 2008
15:00
Gran Parma  17–34  Montauban
Sergio Lanfranchi
Attendance: 300
19 January 2008
15:00
Worcester Warriors  46–0  București
Sixways Stadium
Attendance: 6,380

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
  Newcastle Falcons (4) 6 5 0 1 34 3 +31 264 57 +207 3 1 24
  Brive (6) 6 4 0 2 21 5 +16 179 73 +106 3 2 20
  Connacht 6 3 0 3 25 10 +15 172 97 +75 2 1 15
  El Salvador 6 0 0 6 3 65 −62 26 414 −388 0 0 0
9 November 2007
19:30
Brive  15–6  Connacht
Stadium Municipal, Brive
Attendance: 4,850
10 November 2007
16:30
El Salvador  10–71  Newcastle Falcons
Campo de Pepe Rojo
Attendance: 4,000

15 November 2007
19:45
Newcastle Falcons  25–19  Brive
Kingston Park
Attendance: 5,140
16 November 2007
18:30
Connacht  75–8  El Salvador
Sportsground
Attendance: 1,943

7 December 2007
18:30
Connacht  16–13  Newcastle Falcons
Sportsground
Attendance: 2,856
9 December 2007
15:00
Brive  71–0  El Salvador
Stadium Municipal, Brive
Attendance: 2,000

16 December 2007
12:30
El Salvador  8–40  Brive
Campo de Pepe Rojo
Attendance: 3,000
16 December 2007
15:00
Newcastle Falcons  39–0  Connacht
Kingston Park
Attendance: 7,426

11 January 2008
19:00
Brive  12–19  Newcastle Falcons
Stadium Municipal, Brive
Attendance: 7,500
13 January 2008
12:30
El Salvador  0–60  Connacht
Campo de Pepe Rojo
Attendance: 3,500

18 January 2008
18:30
Connacht  15–22  Brive
Sportsground
Attendance: 3,544
20 January 2008
15:00
Newcastle Falcons  97–0  El Salvador
Kingston Park
Attendance: 4,872

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
  Sale Sharks (3) 6 5 1 0 34 8 +26 244 62 +182 5 0 27
  Montpellier (8) 6 4 1 1 12 14 −2 114 115 −1 1 0 19
  Bayonne 6 1 0 5 16 20 −4 100 164 −64 2 2 8
  Petrarca Padova 6 1 0 5 7 27 −20 73 190 −117 0 1 5
8 November 2007
19:45
Sale Sharks  49–6  Montpellier
Edgeley Park
Attendance: 6,606
9 November 2007
19:30
Bayonne  37–20  Petrarca Padova
Stade Jean Dauger
Attendance: 6,000

17 November 2007
15:00
Petrarca Padova  14–53  Sale Sharks
Stadio Plebiscito
Attendance: 2,850
17 November 2007
20:45
Montpellier  18–12  Bayonne
Stade Yves du Manoir, Montpell
Attendance: 5,000

8 December 2007
15:00
Petrarca Padova  13–19  Montpellier
Stadio Plebiscito
Attendance: 1,000
8 December 2007
20:45
Bayonne  12–51  Sale Sharks
Stade Jean Dauger
Attendance: 8,000

13 December 2007
19:45
Sale Sharks  32–10  Bayonne
Edgeley Park
Attendance: 7,285
14 December 2007
19:30
Montpellier  31–3  Petrarca Padova
Stade Yves du Manoir, Montpell
Attendance: 4,200

11 January 2008
19:45
Sale Sharks  45–6  Petrarca Padova
Edgeley Park
Attendance: 6,708
12 January 2008
20:45
Bayonne  24–26  Montpellier
Stade Jean Dauger
Attendance: 4,000

19 January 2008
15:00
Petrarca Padova  17–5  Bayonne
Stadio Plebiscito
Attendance: 900
19 January 2008
20:45
Montpellier  14–14  Sale Sharks
Stade Yves du Manoir, Montpell
Attendance: 12,250

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
  Castres Olympique (5) 6 5 0 1 19 12 +7 160 105 +55 1 0 21
  Leeds Carnegie (7) 6 4 0 2 18 10 +8 157 101 +56 2 1 19
  Calvisano 6 2 0 4 13 29 −16 123 200 −77 1 0 9
  Dax 6 1 0 5 15 14 +1 109 143 −34 1 3 7
9 November 2007
20:00
Leeds Carnegie  35–18  Castres
Headingley Stadium
Attendance: 2,138
11 November 2007
15:00
Calvisano  54–19  Dax
Centro Sportivo San Michele
Attendance: 1,600

16 November 2007
20:00
Dax  20–23  Leeds Carnegie
Stade Maurice Boyau
Attendance: 4,000
17 November 2007
18:00
Castres  61–28  Calvisano
Stade Pierre Antoine
Attendance: 6,000

8 December 2007
16:00
Castres  25–15  Dax
Stade Pierre Antoine
Attendance: 5,400
9 December 2007
15:00
Leeds Carnegie  45–5  Calvisano
Headingley Stadium
Attendance: 2,107

15 December 2007
20:45
Dax  15–16  Castres
Stade Maurice Boyau
Attendance: 3,500
16 December 2007
15:00
Calvisano  27–26  Leeds Carnegie
Centro Sportivo San Michele
Attendance: 1,500

11 January 2008
20:00
Leeds Carnegie  25–18  Dax
Headingley Stadium
Attendance: 2,011
12 January 2008
15:00
Calvisano  9–27  Castres
Centro Sportivo San Michele
Attendance: 1,500

17 January 2008
20:45
Castres  13–3  Leeds Carnegie
Stade Pierre Antoine
Attendance: 6,800
18 January 2008
19:00
Dax  22–0  Calvisano
Stade Maurice Boyau
Attendance: 2,000

Seeding and runners-up

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Seed Pool Winners Pts TF +/-
1   Worcester Warriors 29 36 +196
2   Bath 29 28 +138
3   Sale Sharks 27 34 +182
4   Newcastle Falcons 24 34 +207
5   Castres Olympique 21 19 +55
Seed Pool Runners-up Pts TF +/-
6   Brive 20 21 +106
7   Leeds Carnegie 19 18 +56
8   Montpellier 19 12 −1
  Montauban 16 28 +62
  Auch 14 11 −38

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "2007 European Challenge Cup". globalrugbyresults. Retrieved 22 May 2024.