2008 European Challenge Cup

The 2008 European Challenge Cup is the 2nd tier of European club rugby, after the Heineken Cup.

Teams from England, France, Wales, Ireland, Italy, Romania, Spain and Portugal play in the competition.

There are 20 teams playing in 5 pools of 4 teams. Pool play is on a home and away basis. The winner of each pool and the 3 highest points scoring 2nd place teams advanced to the quarter-finals.

Teams playing in the 2008/09 European Challenge Cup were:

France

  • Bayonne
  • Bourgoin
  • Brive
  • Montpellier
  • Toulon
  • Mont-de-Marsan
  • Dax

England

  • Bristol RFC
  • London Irish
  • Newcastle Falcons
  • Northampton Saints
  • Saracens
  • Worcester Warriors

Italy

  • Overmach Parma
  • Petrarca Padova
  • Rovigo
  • Viadana

Ireland

  • Connacht

Romania

  • Bucureşti Oaks

Spain

  • El Salvador


Championship Table
Pool 1
Team Played Won Lost Drawn For Against BP Points
London Irish 6 6 0 300 34 5 29
Connacht 6 4 2 159 140 3 19
Rovigo 6 1 5 79 199 1 5
Dax 6 1 5 55 220 0 4
Pool 2
Team Played Won Lost Drawn For Against BP Points
Northampton Saints 6 6 0 278 69 5 29
Bristol RFC 6 3 3 140 168 2 14
Montpellier 6 2 4 101 159 1 9
Toulon 6 1 5 84 207 1 5
Pool 3
Team Played Won Lost Drawn For Against BP Points
Worcester Warriors 6 5 1 255 94 4 24
Bourgoin 6 3 3 158 115 3 15
Petrarca Padova 6 3 3 112 206 1 13
Bucureşti Oaks 6 1 5 87 197 1 5
Pool 4
Team Played Won Lost Drawn For Against BP Points
Brive 6 5 1 243 89 4 24
Newcastle Falcons 6 4 2 178 90 3 19
Overmach Parma 6 3 3 165 120 4 16
El Slavador 6 0 6 46 333 0 0
Pool 5
Team Played Won Lost Drawn For Against BP Points
Saracens 6 6 0 200 43 2 26
Viadana 6 3 3 120 126 1 13
Bayonne 6 3 3 99 122 0 12
Mont-de-Marsan 6 0 6 54 182 1 1

Fixtures and results

October 9

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October 12




October 16

October 17




October 18



October 19



December 4

December 5



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December 7


December 11

December 12

December 13




December 14





January 15

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January 17





January 18


January 22

January 23



January 24




January 25

Toulon

Dax

Montpellier

Bayonne

London Irish

Petrarca Padova

Newcastle Falcons

Bucureşti Oaks

Overmach Parma

Saracens


Brive

Connacht

Bristol RFC

Bourgoin

Mont-de-Marsan

Rovigo

Northampton Saints

Viadana

Bucureşti Oaks

El Salvador


Montpellier

Dax

Bourgoin

Brive

Rovigo

Northampton Saints

Overmach Parma

Mont-de-Marsan

Bayonne

Bucureşti Oaks


London Irish

Connacht

Toulon

Petrarca Padova

Worcester Warriors

Viadana

Bristol RFC

El Salvador

Newcastle Falcons

Saracens


Montpellier

Dax

Toulon

Bayonne

London Irish

Petrarca Padova

Worcester Warriors

Overmach Parma

Newcastle Falcons

Saracens


Brive

Connacht

Bourgoin

Mont-de-Marsan

Rovigo

Northampton Saints

Worcester Warriors

Viadana

Bristol RFC

El Salvador

v

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Northampton Saints

Connacht

Bristol RFC

Viadana

Rovigo

Worcester Warriors

El Salvador

Bourgoin

Brive

Mont-de-Marsan


Newcastle Falcons

London Irish

Toulon

Petrarca Padova

Bayonne

Dax

Montpellier

Saracens

Worcester Warriors

Overmach Parma


Toulon

London Irish

Worcester Warriors

El Salvador

Connacht

Bristol RFC

Newcastle Falcons

Viadana

Saracens

Petrarca Padova


Dax

Rovigo

Montpellier

Bucureşti Oaks

Bourgoin

Mont-de-Marsan

Northampton Saints

Brive

Overmach Parma

Bayonne


Northampton Saints

Rovigo

Bristol RFC

Mont-de-Marsan

Connacht

Bourgoin

Bucureşti Oaks

El Salvador

Brive

Viadana


Overmach Parma

Dax

Bucureşti Oaks

Saracens

London Irish

Toulon

Petrarca Padova

Bayonne

Montpellier

Newcastle Falcons

Toulon

Dax

Montpellier

Bayonne

Reading

Padua

Newcastle

Bucharest

Parma

Watford


Brive-la-Gaillarde

Galway

Bristol

Bourgoin-Jallieu

Mont-de-Marsan

Rovigo

Northampton

Viadana

Bucharest

Valladolid


Montpellier

Dax

Bourgoin-Jallieu

Brive-la-Gaillarde

Rovigo

Northampton

Parma

Mont-de-Marsan

Bayonne

Bucharest


Reading

Galway

Toulon

Padua

Worcester

Viadana

Bristol

Valladolid

Newcastle

Watford


Montpellier

Dax

Toulon

Bayonne

Reading

Padua

Worcester

Parma

Newcastle

Watford


Brive-la-Gaillarde

Galway

Bourgoin-Jallieu

Mont-de-Marsan

Rovigo

Northampton

Worcester

Viadana

Bristol

Valladolid

3

12

33

10

78

6

63

10

34

53


36

10

39

28

8

24

51

12

17

21


14

0

29

84

20

66

14

15

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14


59

30

30

15

27

25

21

5

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36


24

22

19

33

75

25

38

29

9

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29

49

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43

Knock-out Stages

The 5 group winners and the 3 best runners-up qualifed for the Quarter-Finals

Quarter-Finals

April 9

April 11


April 12

London Irish

Worcester Warriors

Northanpton Saints

Saracens

v

v

v

v

Bourgoin

Brive

Connacht

Newcastle Falcons

Reading

Worcester

Northampton

Watford

30

29

42

32

32

18

13

13

Semi-Finals

May 1

May 2

Northampton Saints

Bourgoin

v

v

Saracens

Worcester Warriors

Northampton

Bourgoin-Jallieu

16

22

13

11

Final

May 22

Northampton Saints

v

Bourgoin

London

15

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