2000–01 European Challenge Cup pool stage
      
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 MonigoAttendance: 2,000
 
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| Cross Keys  | 18 – 30 |  Bordeaux-Begles | 
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| Pandy ParkAttendance: 1,500
 
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| Bordeaux-Begles  | 19 – 26 |  Benetton Treviso | 
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| Stade Andre MogaAttendance: 5,000
 
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| Newcastle Falcons  | 99 – 8 |  Cross Keys | 
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| Kingston Park StadiumAttendance: 2,000
 
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| Cross Keys  | 10 – 20 |  Benetton Treviso | 
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| Pandy ParkAttendance: 600
 
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| Bordeaux-Begles  | 18 – 26 |  Newcastle Falcons | 
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| Stade Andre MogaAttendance: 4,000
 
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| Benetton Treviso  | 31 – 3 |  Cross Keys | 
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| Stadio Comunale di MonigoAttendance: 3,000
 
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| Newcastle Falcons  | 39 – 15 |  Bordeaux-Begles | 
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| Kingston Park StadiumAttendance: 3,000
 
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| Bordeaux-Begles  | 34 – 10 |  Cross Keys | 
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| Newcastle Falcons  | 30 – 19 |  Benetton Treviso | 
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| Kingston Park StadiumAttendance: 2,496
 
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| Benetton Treviso  | 33 – 20 |  Bordeaux-Begles | 
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| Stadio Comunale di MonigoAttendance: 3,000
 
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| Cross Keys  | 11 – 25 |  Newcastle Falcons | 
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| Pandy ParkAttendance: 1,500
 
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Pool 2
| Team | P | W | D | L | Tries for | Tries against | Try diff | Points for | Points against | Points diff | Pts | 
|  Béziers | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 151 | 112 | 39 | 10 | 
|  Montferrand | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 9 | 14 | 201 | 107 | 94 | 8 | 
|  Neath | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 23 | −7 | 151 | 192 | −41 | 4 | 
|  Connacht | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 15 | −11 | 60 | 152 | −92 | 2 | 
| Connacht  | 14 – 16 |  Béziers | 
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| The Sports GroundAttendance: 500
 
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| Montferrand  | 55 – 17 |  Neath | 
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| Stade Marcel MichelinAttendance: 4,500
 
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| Neath  | 45 – 0 |  Connacht | 
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| The GnollAttendance: 1,500
 
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| Béziers  | 22 – 3 |  Montferrand | 
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| Stade de la MéditerranéeAttendance: 3,000
 
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| Neath  | 23 – 37 |  Béziers | 
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| The GnollAttendance: 3,000
 
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| Montferrand  | 58 – 21 |  Connacht | 
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| Connacht  | 3 – 12 |  Montferrand | 
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| The Sports GroundAttendance: 1,000
 
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| Béziers  | 57 – 20 |  Neath | 
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| Stade de la MéditerranéeAttendance: 6,000
 
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| Neath  | 35 – 30 |  Montferrand | 
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| The GnollAttendance: 3,000
 
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| Béziers  | 10 – 9 |  Connacht | 
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| Connacht  | 13 – 11 |  Neath | 
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| The Sports GroundAttendance: 700
 
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| Montferrand  | 43 – 9 |  Béziers | 
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| Stade Marcel MichelinAttendance: 3,700
 
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Pool 3
| Rotherham Titans  | 35 – 5 |  Grenoble | 
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| Clifton Sports GroundAttendance: 1,500
 
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| Bridgend RFC  | 22 – 26 |  Perpignan | 
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| Brewery FieldAttendance: 1,850
 
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| Grenoble  | 36 – 9 |  Bridgend RFC | 
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| Stade LesdiguieresAttendance: 1,000
 
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| Perpignan  | 19 – 20 |  Rotherham Titans | 
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| Stade Aimé GiralAttendance: 8,000
 
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| Rotherham Titans  | 16 – 9 |  Bridgend RFC | 
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| Clifton Sports GroundAttendance: 2,300
 
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| Grenoble  | 25 – 16 |  Perpignan | 
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| Stade LesdiguieresAttendance: 3,500
 
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| Bridgend RFC  | 61 – 8 |  Rotherham Titans | 
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| Brewery FieldAttendance: 1,500
 
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| Perpignan  | 48 – 10 |  Grenoble | 
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| Stade Aimé GiralAttendance: 4,500
 
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| 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 FieldAttendance: 1,800
 
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| Rotherham Titans  | 22 – 30 |  Perpignan | 
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| Clifton Sports GroundAttendance: 2,200
 
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Pool 4
| Team | P | W | D | L | Tries for | Tries against | Try diff | Points for | Points against | Points diff | Pts | 
|  SU Agen | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 37 | 5 | 32 | 259 | 91 | 168 | 10 | 
|  Sale Sharks | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 18 | −2 | 178 | 155 | 23 | 8 | 
|  Auch | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 21 | −5 | 134 | 185 | −51 | 5 | 
|  Caerphilly | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 36 | −25 | 128 | 268 | −140 | 1 | 
| Caerphilly  | 27 – 38 |  Agen | 
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| Virginia ParkAttendance: 1,000
 
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| Auch  | 26 – 23 |  Sale Sharks | 
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| Stade du MoulaisAttendance: 4,000
 
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| Sale Sharks  | 23 – 14 |  Caerphilly | 
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| Agen  | 25 – 7 |  Auch | 
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| Stade ArmandieAttendance: 6,000
 
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| Caerphilly  | 36 – 36 |  Auch | 
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| Virginia ParkAttendance: 1,000
 
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| Agen  | 44 – 9 |  Sale Sharks | 
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| Stade ArmandieAttendance: 9,000
 
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| Sale Sharks  | 28 – 23 |  Agen | 
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| Auch  | 33 – 15 |  Caerphilly | 
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| Stade du MoulaisAttendance: 3,000
 
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| Sale Sharks  | 39 – 17 |  Auch | 
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| Heywood RoadAttendance: 3,500
 
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| Agen  | 82 – 5 |  Caerphilly | 
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| Stade ArmandieAttendance: 3,000
 
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| Caerphilly  | 31 – 56 |  Sale Sharks | 
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| Virginia ParkAttendance: 1,000
 
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| Auch  | 15 – 47 |  Agen | 
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Pool 5
| Team | P | W | D | L | Tries for | Tries against | Try diff | Points for | Points against | Points diff | Pts | 
|  NEC Harlequins | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 8 | 14 | 188 | 80 | 108 | 10 | 
|  Dax | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 152 | 103 | 49 | 10 | 
|  Ebbw Vale | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 18 | −5 | 120 | 151 | −31 | 2 | 
|  Périgueux | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 25 | −16 | 94 | 220 | −126 | 2 | 
| Dax  | 31 – 10 |  Ebbw Vale | 
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| Stade Maurice BoyauAttendance: 2,500
 
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| NEC Harlequins  | 23 – 16 |  Périgueux | 
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| Twickenham StoopAttendance: 1,867
 
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| Ebbw Vale  | 6 – 18 |  NEC Harlequins | 
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| Eugene Cross ParkAttendance: 2,000
 
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| Périgueux  | 13 – 22 |  Dax | 
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| 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 ParkAttendance: 1,200
 
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| Dax  | 23 – 22 |  NEC Harlequins | 
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| Stade Maurice BoyauAttendance: 5,000
 
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| Ebbw Vale  | 16 – 19 |  Dax | 
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| Eugene Cross ParkAttendance: 1,000
 
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| Périgueux  | 10 – 55 |  NEC Harlequins | 
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| NEC Harlequins  | 45 – 22 |  Ebbw Vale | 
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| Twickenham StoopAttendance: 3,300
 
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| Dax  | 54 – 17 |  Périgueux | 
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Pool 6
| Team | P | W | D | L | Tries for | Tries against | Try diff | Points for | Points against | Points diff | Pts | 
|  London Irish | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 13 | 12 | 254 | 106 | 148 | 10 | 
|  Brive | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 11 | 12 | 184 | 143 | 41 | 10 | 
|  Aurillac | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 20 | 17 | 3 | 155 | 179 | −24 | 4 | 
|  Piacenza | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 37 | −27 | 90 | 255 | −165 | 0 | 
| London Irish  | 42 – 10 |  Aurillac | 
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| Madejski StadiumAttendance: 2,277
 
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| Piacenza  | 13 – 29 |  Brive | 
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| Aurillac  | 19 – 36 |  London Irish | 
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| Stade Jean AlricAttendance: 4,500
 
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| Brive  | 44 – 10 |  Piacenza | 
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| London Irish  | 35 – 8 |  Brive | 
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| Madejski StadiumAttendance: 3,182
 
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| Aurillac  | 41 – 10 |  Piacenza | 
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| Piacenza  | 13 – 58 |  London Irish | 
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| Aurillac  | 26 – 28 |  Brive | 
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| Stade Jean AlricAttendance: 4,000
 
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| Piacenza  | 25 – 27 |  Aurillac | 
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| BeltramettiAttendance: 300
 
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| Brive  | 37 – 27 |  London Irish | 
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| Brive  | 38 – 32 |  Aurillac | 
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| Stadium Municipal, BriveAttendance: 4,000
 
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| London Irish  | 56 – 19 |  Piacenza | 
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| Madejski StadiumAttendance: 2,754
 
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Pool 7
| Bristol Shoguns  | 41 – 24 |  Mont de Marsan | 
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| Memorial GroundAttendance: 1,503
 
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| Rugby Parma  | 6 – 30 |  La Rochelle | 
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| La Rochelle  | 34 – 19 |  Bristol Shoguns | 
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| Stade Marcel DeflandreAttendance: 6,500
 
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| Mont de Marsan  | 61 – 15 |  Rugby Parma | 
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| Stade Guy BonifaceAttendance: 2,700
 
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| Bristol Shoguns  | 61 – 14 |  Rugby Parma | 
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| Memorial GroundAttendance: 2,073
 
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| Mont de Marsan  | 12 – 7 |  La Rochelle | 
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| Stade Guy BonifaceAttendance: 3,500
 
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| La Rochelle  | 12 – 16 |  Mont de Marsan | 
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| Stade Marcel DeflandreAttendance: 3,000
 
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| Rugby Parma  | 12 – 25 |  Bristol Shoguns | 
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| Stadio de RugbyAttendance: 1,200
 
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| La Rochelle  | 43 – 19 |  Rugby Parma | 
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| Mont de Marsan  | 22 – 12 |  Bristol Shoguns | 
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| Stade Guy BonifaceAttendance: 6,000
 
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| Rugby Parma  | 26 – 42 |  Mont de Marsan | 
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| Stadio de RugbyAttendance: 150
 
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| Bristol Shoguns  | 41 – 41 |  La Rochelle | 
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| Memorial GroundAttendance: 2,105
 
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Pool 8
| Team | P | W | D | L | Tries for | Tries against | Try diff | Points for | Points against | Points diff | Pts | 
|  Narbonne | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 124 | 76 | 48 | 7 | 
|  Bourgoin | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 104 | 83 | 21 | 5 | 
|  Rugby Viadana | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 19 | −11 | 78 | 147 | −69 | 0 | 
| Narbonne  | 53 – 24 |  Viadana | 
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| Parc des Sports et de l'AmitiéAttendance: 1,000
 
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| Viadana  | 8 – 29 |  Bourgoin | 
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| Narbonne  | 34 – 17 |  Bourgoin | 
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| Parc des Sports et de l'AmitiéAttendance: 3,400
 
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| Bourgoin  | 15 – 15 |  Narbonne | 
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| Stade Pierre RajonAttendance: 4,100
 
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| Viadana  | 20 – 22 |  Narbonne | 
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| Bourgoin  | 43 – 26 |  Viadana | 
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| Stade Pierre RajonAttendance: 3,000
 
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See also
References
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 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2015–16 teams |  | 
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 |  |  | European Challenge Cup (1996-2014)
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 |  |  | European Rugby Challenge Cup (2014-present)
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 |  |  | Qualification play-offs |  | 
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