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1997–98 European Challenge Cup pool stage

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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Main article: 1997–98 European Challenge Cup

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

Pool 1[edit]

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

Bristol Shoguns	33 – 14	La Rochelle

Ebbw Vale	16 – 27	Agen

Ebbw Vale	28 – 15	Bristol Shoguns

La Rochelle	20 – 33	Agen

Agen	45 – 18	Bristol Shoguns

La Rochelle	25 – 24	Ebbw Vale

Agen	21 – 15	La Rochelle

Bristol Shoguns	18 – 16	Ebbw Vale

Bristol Shoguns	24 – 42	Agen

Ebbw Vale	21 – 19	La Rochelle

Agen	51 – 12	Ebbw Vale

La Rochelle	35 – 7	Bristol Shoguns

Pool 2[edit]

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

Newport	42 – 17	Montpellier

Montferrand	25 – 16	Sale Sharks

Montferrand	58 – 32	Newport

Montpellier	30 – 12	Sale Sharks

Montpellier	16 – 18	Montferrand

Sale Sharks	61 – 27	Newport

Newport	26 – 31	Montferrand

Sale Sharks	43 – 3	Montpellier

Newport	17 – 11	Sale Sharks

Montferrand	56 – 10	Montpellier

Montpellier	14 – 28	Newport

Sale Sharks	20 – 15	Montferrand

Pool 3[edit]

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

Dax	32 – 20	Farul Constanţa

London Irish	25 – 41	Stade Français

Dax	34 – 19	London Irish

Stade Français	83 – 10	Farul Constanţa

Stade Français	65 – 19	Dax

Farul Constanţa	9 – 26	London Irish

London Irish	24 – 11	Dax

Farul Constanţa	28 – 85	Stade Français

London Irish	46 – 10	Farul Constanţa

Dax	20 – 35	Stade Français

Stade Français	28 – 29	London Irish

Farul Constanţa	17 – 23	Dax

Pool 4[edit]

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

Nice	24 – 25	Bordeaux-Begles

Connacht	43 – 13	Northampton Saints

Northampton Saints	25 – 13	Bordeaux-Begles

Nice	20 – 16	Connacht

Northampton Saints	66 – 7	Nice

Bordeaux-Begles	9 – 15	Connacht

Connacht	28 – 25	Nice

Bordeaux-Begles	23 – 16	Northampton Saints

Connacht	22 – 15	Bordeaux-Begles

Nice	10 – 26	Northampton Saints

Northampton Saints	15 – 20	Connacht

Bordeaux-Begles	27 – 8	Nice

Pool 5[edit]

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

Grenoble	33 – 35	Bridgend

Colomiers	34 – 18	Richmond

Richmond	43 – 14	Bridgend

Colomiers	60 – 10	Grenoble

Bridgend	24 – 49	Colomiers

Richmond	37 – 8	Grenoble

Bridgend	12 – 44	Richmond

Grenoble	24 – 29	Colomiers

Colomiers	69 – 20	Bridgend

Grenoble	16 – 29	Richmond

Bridgend	25 – 21	Grenoble

Richmond	25 – 49	Colomiers

Pool 6[edit]

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

Toulon	19 – 14	Béziers

Gloucester	43 – 10	Petrarca Rugby

Gloucester	18 – 15	Toulon

Béziers	40 – 23	Petrarca Rugby

Béziers	27 – 29	Gloucester

Petrarca Rugby	13 – 54	Toulon

Petrarca Rugby	26 – 26	Béziers

Toulon	16 – 13	Gloucester

Gloucester	38 – 17	Béziers

Toulon	20 – 20	Petrarca Rugby

Béziers	26 – 12	Toulon

Petrarca Rugby	16 – 29	Gloucester

Pool 7[edit]

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

Newcastle Falcons	37 – 10	Biarritz

Perpignan	21 – 9	Edinburgh

Edinburgh	15 – 32	Biarritz

Newcastle Falcons	60 – 3	Perpignan

Biarritz	18 – 6	Perpignan

Edinburgh	16 – 40	Newcastle Falcons

Biarritz	25 – 27	Edinburgh

Perpignan	13 – 27	Newcastle Falcons

Perpignan	40 – 6	Biarritz

Newcastle Falcons	72 – 24	Edinburgh

Biarritz	32 – 28	Newcastle Falcons

Edinburgh	18 – 15	Perpignan

Pool 8[edit]

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

Neath	12 – 36	Castres

Narbonne	16 – 18	Saracens

Neath	10 – 50	Narbonne

Saracens	26 – 21	Castres

Castres	24 – 19	Narbonne

Saracens	69 – 30	Neath

Castres	32 – 18	Saracens

Narbonne	52 – 21	Neath

Neath	12 – 26	Saracens

Narbonne	14 – 25	Castres

Castres	68 – 8	Neath

Saracens	40 – 17	Narbonne

Qualifiers[edit]

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[edit]

• European Challenge Cup
• 1997–98 Heineken Cup

References[edit]