European Challenge Cup Results, Fixtures & Table - 2008/2009

Pool 1
Date	Fixture	Time	Venue	Result
10 Oct	Dax v Connacht	19.00	Maurice Boyeau	12 - 30
11 Oct	London Irish v Rovigo	15.00	Madejski	78 - 3
17 Oct	Connacht v London Irish	18.30	Galway Sportsground	10 - 27
18 Oct	Rovigo v Dax	15.00	Matteo Battaglini	24 - 11
5 Dec	Dax v London Irish	19.00	Maurice Boyeau	0 - 38
6 Dec	Rovigo v Connacht	15.00	Matteo Battaglini	20 - 35
11 Dec	London Irish v Dax	19.45	Madejski	59 - 7
12 Dec	Connacht v Rovigo	18.30	Galway Sportsground	30 - 3
16 Jan	Dax v Rovigo	19.00	Maurice Boyeau	22 - 20
17 Jan	London Irish v Connacht	16.00	Madejski	75 - 5
23 Jan	Connacht v Dax	19.30	Galway Sportsground	49 - 3
24 Jan	Rovigo v London Irish	16.00	Matteo Battaglini	9 - 23

Pool 1
Pos	Team	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	For	Against	Bonus	Pts
1.	London Irish	6	6	0	0	300	34	5	29
2.	Connacht Rugby	6	4	0	2	159	140	3	19
3.	Rovigo Rugby	6	1	0	5	79	199	1	5
4.	Dax	6	1	0	5	55	220	0	4

 

 

Pool 2
Date	Fixture	Time	Venue	Result
9 Oct	Toulon v Northampton	20.45	Felix Mayol	3 - 56
10 Oct	Montpellier v Bristol	19.00	Yves du Manoir	33 - 15
17 Oct	Bristol v Toulon	19.45	Memorial Ground	39 - 11
18 Oct	Northampton v Montpellier	19.45	Franklin's Gardens	51 - 7
4 Dec	Montpellier v Toulon	20.45	Yves du Manoir	14 - 10
6 Dec	Northampton v Bristol	15.00	Franklin's Gardens	66 - 3
13 Dec	Toulon v Montpellier	20.45	Felix Mayol	30 - 9
14 Dec	Bristol v Northampton	15.00	Memorial Ground	21 - 25
15 Jan	Montpellier v Northampton	20.45	Yves du Manoir	24 - 28
16 Jan	Toulon v Bristol	18.30	Felix Mayol	19 - 37
25 Jan	Bristol v Montpellier	16.00	Memorial Ground	25 - 14
24 Jan	Northampton v Toulon	16.00	Franklin's Gardens	52 - 11

Pool 2
Pos	Team	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	For	Against	Bonus	Pts
1.	Northampton Saints	6	6	0	0	278	69	5	29
2.	Bristol	6	3	0	3	140	168	2	14
3.	Montpellier	6	2	0	4	101	159	1	9
4.	Toulon	6	1	0	5	84	207	1	5

 

 

Pool 3
Date	Fixture	Time	Venue	Result
11 Oct	Padova v Worcester	15.00	Plebiscito	6 - 55
12 Oct	Bucuresti v Bourgoin	16.30	Arcul de Triumf	10 - 21
17 Oct	Bourgoin v Padova	20.30	Pierre Rajon	28 - 29
19 Oct	Bucuresti v Worcester	16.30	Arcul de Triumf	17 - 53
5 Dec	Bourgoin v Worcester	20.30	Pierre Rajon	29 - 14
7 Dec	Bucuresti v Padova	16.30	Arcul de Triumf	14 - 20
13 Dec	Padova v Bucuresti	15.00	Plebiscito	15 - 17
13 Dec	Worcester v Bourgoin	15.00	Sixways	27 - 6
17 Jan	Padova v Bourgoin	15.00	Plebiscito	25 - 24
17 Jan	Worcester v Bucuresti	16.00	Sixways	38 - 19
24 Jan	Worcester v Padova	16.00	Sixways	68 - 17
23 Jan	Bourgoin v Bucuresti	20.30	Pierre Rajon	50 - 10

Pool 3
Pos	Team	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	For	Against	Bonus	Pts
1.	Worcester	6	5	0	1	255	94	4	24
2.	Bourgoin	6	3	0	3	158	115	3	15
3.	Petrarca Padova	6	3	0	3	112	206	1	13
4.	Bucuresti Oaks	6	1	0	5	87	197	1	5

 

Pool 4
Date	Fixture	Time	Venue	Result
11 Oct	Newcastle v El Salvador	18.30	Kingston Park	63 - 0
12 Oct	Overmach Parma v Brive	14.30	XXV Aprile	34 - 29
16 Oct	Brive v Newcastle	20.45	Amedée-Domenech	36 - 22
19 Oct	El Salvador v Overmach Parma	12.30	Pepe Rojo	21 - 59
5 Dec	Brive v El Salvador	19.30	Amedée-Domenech	84 - 6
6 Dec	Overmach Parma v Newcastle	14.30	XXV Aprile	14 - 20
14 Dec	El Salvador v Brive	12.30	Pepe Rojo	5 - 55
14 Dec	Newcastle v Overmach Parma	15.00	Kingston Park	21 - 16
17 Jan	Newcastle v Brive	20.40	Kingston Park	9 - 10
17 Jan	Overmach Parma v El Salvador	14.30	XXV Aprile	29 - 0
22 Jan	Brive v Overmach Parma	20.45	Amedée-Domenech	29 - 13
25 Jan	El Salvador v Newcastle	13.00	Pepe Rojo	14 - 43

Pool 4
Pos	Team	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	For	Against	Bonus	Pts
1.	Brive	6	5	0	1	243	89	3	24
2.	Newcastle Falcons	6	4	0	2	178	90	3	19
3.	Overmach Rugby Parma	6	3	0	3	165	120	4	16
4.	El Salvador	6	0	0	6	46	333	0	0

 

Pool 5
Date	Fixture	Time	Venue	Result
10 Oct	Bayonne v Viadana	19.30	Jean Dauger	10 - 21
12 Oct	Saracens v Mont-de-Marsan	15.00	Vicarage Road	53 - 3
17 Oct	Mont-de-Marsan v Bayonne	19.00	Guy Boniface	8 - 26
18 Oct	Viadana v Saracens	19.00	Luigi Zaffanella	12 - 35
6 Dec	Mont-de-Marsan v Viadana	15.30	Guy Boniface	15 - 21
6 Dec	Bayonne v Saracens	20.45	Jean Dauger	6 - 16
13 Dec	Viadana v Mont-de-Marsan	19.00	Luigi Zaffanella	25 - 6
14 Dec	Saracens v Bayonne	15.00	Vicarage Road	36 - 0
16 Jan	Bayonne v Mont-de-Marsan	19.30	Jean Dauger	33 - 19
18 Jan	Saracens v Viadana	16.00	Vicarage Road	36 - 19
23 Jan	Mont-de-Marsan v Saracens	19.00	Guy Boniface	3 - 24
24 Jan	Viadana v Bayonne	19.00	Luigi Zaffanella	22 - 24

Pool 5
Pos	Team	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	For	Against	Bonus	Pts
1.	Saracens	6	6	0	0	200	43	2	26
2.	Viadana	6	3	0	3	120	126	1	13
3.	Bayonne	6	3	0	3	99	122	0	12
4.	Mont-de-Marsan	6	0	0	6	54	182	1	1

 

Knock-out rounds
Date	Fixture	Time	Venue	Result
Quarter-finals
09 Apr	London Irish v Bourgoin	20.30	Madejski Stadium	30 - 32
11 Apr	Northampton Saints v Connacht	16.00	Franklin's Gardens	42 - 13
12 Apr	Saracens v Newcastle Falcons	16.00	Vicarage Road	32 - 13
11 Apr	Worcester Warriors v Brive	14.00	Sixways Stadium	29 - 18
Semi-finals
2 May	Bourgoin v Worcester Warriors	14.30	Stade Pierre Rajon	22 - 11
1 May	Northampton Saints v Saracens	20.45	Franklin's Gardens	16 - 13
Final
22 May	Northampton Saints v Bourgoin	20.45	Kingsholm, Gloucester	15 - 3