1997–98 European Challenge Cup pool stage

The pool stage of the 1997–98 European Challenge Cup.

1997–98 European Challenge Cup pool stage
Season1997–98 European Challenge Cup
Date7 September 1997 - 12 October 1997
Qualifiers
Seed 1France Colomiers
Seed 2France Agen
Seed 3France Stade Français
Seed 4England Newcastle Falcons
Seed 5France Montferrand
Seed 6France Castres Olympique
Seed 7England Gloucester
Seed 8Ireland Connacht
1996–97
(Previous)
1998–99
(Next)

Pool 1

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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

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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
21 September 1997
15:00
Sale Sharks  61 – 27  Newport
Heywood Road

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

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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

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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 – 13Northampton 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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

See also

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