2007–08 European Challenge Cup
{{Infobox European Cup Rugby season
| name = 2007–08 European Challenge Cup
| image =
| imagesize = 100px
| caption = Official logo
| countries = {{flag|England}}
{{flag|France}}
{{flag|Ireland|rugby union}}
{{flag|Italy}}
{{flag|Romania}}
{{flag|Spain}}
| tournament format = Round-robin and Knockout
| date = 8 November 2007 – 25 May 2008
| teams =
| matches =
| attendance =
| tries =
| top point scorer = Olly Barkley (Bath)
(91 points)
| top try scorer = Ollie Phillips (Newcastle)
(8 tries)
| venue =
| attendance2 =
| champions = {{flagicon|ENG}} Bath
| count = 1
| runner-up = {{flagicon|ENG}} Worcester Warriors
| website = http://www.ercrugby.com/home.php
| previous year = 2006–07
| previous tournament = 2006–07 European Challenge Cup
| next year = 2008–09
| next tournament = 2008–09 European Challenge Cup
}}
The 2007–08 European Challenge Cup was the 12th year of the European Challenge Cup, the second tier rugby union cup competition below the Heineken Cup. The tournament was held between November 2007 and May 2008.
Pool stage
{{main|2007–08 European Challenge Cup pool stage}}
=Pool 1=
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| width="200"|Team
!width="20"|P !width="20"|W !width="20"|D !width="20"|L !width="20"|Tries for !width="20"|Tries against !width="20"|Try diff !width="20"|Points for !width="20"|Points against !width="25"|Points diff !width="20"|TB !width="20"|LB !width="20"|Pts | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| bgcolor="#ccffcc"
|align="left"| {{flagicon|ENG}} Bath Rugby |6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 6 | +22 | 203 | 65 | +138 | 5 | 0 | 29 |
| align="left"| {{flagicon|FRA}} Auch
|6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 19 | −8 | 109 | 147 | −38 | 1 | 1 | 14 |
| align="left"| {{flagicon|FRA}} Albi
|6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 21 | −6 | 130 | 177 | −47 | 1 | 2 | 11 |
| align="left"| {{flagicon|ITA}} Overmach Parma
|6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 18 | −8 | 104 | 157 | −53 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
=Pool 2=
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| width="200"|Team
!width="20"|P !width="20"|W !width="20"|D !width="20"|L !width="20"|Tries for !width="20"|Tries against !width="20"|Try diff !width="20"|Points for !width="20"|Points against !width="25"|Points diff !width="20"|TB !width="20"|LB !width="20"|Pts | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| bgcolor="#ccffcc"
|align="left"| {{flagicon|ENG}} Worcester Warriors |6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 6 | +30 | 245 | 49 | +196 | 5 | 0 | 29 |
| align="left"| {{flagicon|FRA}} Montauban
|6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 28 | 12 | +16 | 175 | 113 | +62 | 3 | 1 | 16 |
| align="left"| {{flagicon|ROM}} București
|6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 22 | −15 | 77 | 158 | −81 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| align="left"| {{flagicon|ITA}} Gran Parma
|6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 38 | −31 | 82 | 259 | −177 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
=Pool 3=
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!width="20"|P !width="20"|W !width="20"|D !width="20"|L !width="20"|Tries for !width="20"|Tries against !width="20"|Try diff !width="20"|Points for !width="20"|Points against !width="25"|Points diff !width="20"|TB !width="20"|LB !width="20"|Pts | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| bgcolor="#ccffcc"
|align="left"| {{flagicon|ENG}} Newcastle Falcons |6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 34 | 3 | +31 | 264 | 57 | +207 | 3 | 1 | 24 |
| bgcolor="#ccffcc"
|align="left"| {{flagicon|FRA}} Brive |6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 5 | +16 | 179 | 73 | +106 | 3 | 2 | 20 |
| align="left"| {{flagicon|Ireland|rugby union}} Connacht
|6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 25 | 10 | +15 | 172 | 97 | +75 | 2 | 1 | 15 |
| align="left"| {{flagicon|ESP}} El Salvador
|6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 65 | −62 | 26 | 414 | −388 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
=Pool 4=
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| width="200"|Team
!width="20"|P !width="20"|W !width="20"|D !width="20"|L !width="20"|Tries for !width="20"|Tries against !width="20"|Try diff !width="20"|Points for !width="20"|Points against !width="25"|Points diff !width="20"|TB !width="20"|LB !width="20"|Pts | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| bgcolor="#ccffcc"
|align="left"| {{flagicon|ENG}} Sale Sharks |6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 34 | 8 | +26 | 244 | 62 | +182 | 5 | 0 | 27 |
| bgcolor="#ccffcc"
|align="left"| {{flagicon|FRA}} Montpellier |6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 14 | −2 | 114 | 115 | −1 | 1 | 0 | 19 |
| align="left"| {{flagicon|FRA}} Bayonne
|6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 16 | 20 | −4 | 100 | 164 | −64 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| align="left"| {{flagicon|ITA}} Petrarca Padova
|6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 27 | −20 | 73 | 190 | −117 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
=Pool 5=
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!width="20"|P !width="20"|W !width="20"|D !width="20"|L !width="20"|Tries for !width="20"|Tries against !width="20"|Try diff !width="20"|Points for !width="20"|Points against !width="25"|Points diff !width="20"|TB !width="20"|LB !width="20"|Pts | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| bgcolor="#ccffcc"
|align="left"| {{flagicon|FRA}} Castres Olympique |6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 12 | +7 | 160 | 105 | +55 | 1 | 0 | 21 |
| bgcolor="#ccffcc"
|align="left"| {{flagicon|ENG}} Leeds Carnegie |6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 10 | +8 | 157 | 101 | +56 | 2 | 1 | 19 |
| align="left"| {{flagicon|ITA}} Calvisano
|6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 29 | −16 | 123 | 200 | −77 | 1 | 0 | 9 |
| align="left"| {{flagicon|FRA}} Dax
|6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 15 | 14 | +1 | 109 | 143 | −34 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
Seeding and runners-up
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" | ||
| Seed
!Pool Winners !Pts !TF !+/- | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1
|align=left| {{flagicon|ENG}} Worcester Warriors |29 | 36 | +196 |
| 2
|align=left| {{flagicon|ENG}} Bath |29 | 28 | +138 |
| 3
|align=left| {{flagicon|ENG}} Sale Sharks |27 | 34 | +182 |
| 4
|align=left| {{flagicon|ENG}} Newcastle Falcons |24 | 34 | +207 |
| 5
|align=left| {{flagicon|FRA}} Castres Olympique |21 | 19 | +55 |
| Seed
!Pool Runners-up !Pts !TF !+/- | ||
| 6
|align=left| {{flagicon|FRA}} Brive |20 | 21 | +106 |
| 7
|align=left| {{flagicon|ENG}} Leeds Carnegie |19 | 18 | +56 |
| 8
|align=left| {{flagicon|FRA}} Montpellier |19 | 12 | −1 |
| –
|align=left| {{flagicon|FRA}} Montauban |16 | 28 | +62 |
| –
|align=left| {{flagicon|FRA}} Auch |14 | 11 | −38 |
Knockout stage
=Quarter-finals=
{{rugbybox |
date = 4 April 2008 |
time = 19:30 |
home = Sale Sharks {{flagicon|ENG}} |
score = 49–24 |
report = |
away = {{flagicon|FRA}} Brive |
homescore = |
awayscore = |
stadium = Edgeley Park |
attendance = 6,192 |
referee = }}
{{rugbybox |
date = 5 April 2008 |
time = 14:15 |
home = Bath {{flagicon|ENG}} |
score = 57–5 |
report = |
away = {{flagicon|ENG}} Leeds Carnegie |
homescore = |
awayscore = |
stadium = Recreation Ground |
attendance = 7,569 |
referee = }}
{{rugbybox |
date = 5 April 2008 |
time = 15:00 |
home = Worcester Warriors {{flagicon|ENG}} |
score = 36–26 |
report = |
away = {{flagicon|FRA}} Montpellier |
homescore = |
awayscore = |
stadium = Sixways Stadium |
attendance = 5,210 |
referee = }}
{{rugbybox |
date = 5 April 2008 |
time = 20:00 |
home = Newcastle Falcons {{flagicon|ENG}} |
score = 40–13 |
report = |
away = {{flagicon|FRA}} Castres Olympique |
homescore = |
awayscore = |
stadium = Kingston Park |
attendance = 6,005 |
referee = }}
=Semi-finals=
{{rugbybox |
date = 25 April 2008 |
time = 20:00 |
home = Worcester Warriors {{flagicon|ENG}} |
score = 31–16 |
report = |
away = {{flagicon|ENG}} Newcastle Falcons |
homescore = |
awayscore = |
stadium = Sixways Stadium |
attendance = 6,795 |
referee = }}
{{rugbybox |
date = 26 April 2008 |
time = 12:30 |
home = Bath {{flagicon|ENG}} |
score = 36–14 |
report = |
away = {{flagicon|ENG}} Sale Sharks |
homescore = |
awayscore = |
stadium = Recreation Ground |
attendance = 8,216 |
referee = }}
=Final=
{{rugbybox |
date = 25 May 2008 |
time =12:00 |
home = Bath {{flagicon|ENG}} |
score = 24–16 |
report = [http://www.ercrugby.com/eng/matchcentre/12101.php Report] |
away = {{flagicon|ENG}} Worcester Warriors |
homescore = Tries: Fa'amatuainu 31' c
Abendanon 35' m
Con: Barkley (1/2) 32'
Pen: Barkley 15', 53'
James 75'
Drop: Barkley 67' |
awayscore = Try: Delport 79' c
Con: Carlisle (1/1) 79'
Pen: Drahm 23', 39', 45' |
stadium = Kingsholm Stadium |
attendance = 16,157 |
referee = Christophe Berdos (France)}}
See also
External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20090412182715/http://www.irishrugby.ie/51_174.php 2007/08 European Challenge results]
{{European Rugby Challenge Cup}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:European Challenge Cup}}
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