| 2017–18 European Rugby Challenge Cup pool stage | |||
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| Season | Cardiff Blues | ||
| Seed 6 |  Gloucester | ||
| Seed 7 |  Brive | ||
| Seed 8 | Stade Français | ||
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Brown: Pool 1; 
Red: Pool 2; 
Orange: Pool 3; 
Yellow: Pool 4;
Brown: Pool 1; Red: Pool 2; Orange: Pool 3; Yellow: Pool 4; Brown: Pool 1; The 2017–18 European Rugby Challenge Cup pool stage was the first stage of the competition in the fourth season of the European Rugby Challenge Cup.
The competition involves twenty teams competing, across five pools of four teams, for eight quarter-final places – awarded to the five pool winners and the three top-ranked pool runners-up.
The pool stage began on 12 October 2017 and was completed on 20 January 2018.
The twenty competing teams were seeded and split into four tiers; seeding was based on performance in their respective domestic leagues. Where promotion and relegation is in effect in a league, the promoted team was seeded last, or (if multiple teams are promoted) by performance in the lower competition.[1]
| Rank | Top 14 | Premiership | Pro 12 | Continental Shield |
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| 1 | Stade Français |
Newcastle Falcons |
Cardiff Blues |
 Enisey-STM
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| 2 | Brive |
Gloucester |
 Connacht |
Krasny Yar
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| 3 | Pau |
Sale Sharks |
 Edinburgh |
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| 4 | Lyon |
Worcester Warriors |
Dragons |
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| 5 | Bordeaux |
London Irish |
Zebre |
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| 6 | Toulouse |
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| 7 | Oyonnax |
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| 8 | Agen |
Teams will be taken from a league in order of rank and put into a tier. A draw was used to allocate two second seeds to Tier 1; the remaining team went into Tier 2. This allocation indirectly determined which fourth-seeded team entered Tier 2, while the others entered Tier 3.
Given the nature of the Continental Shield, a competition including developing rugby nations and Italian clubs not competing in the Pro12, qualifying teams are automatically included in Tier 4, and are, in effect, seeded equally despite officially being ranked 1/2 from that competition.
The brackets show each team's seeding and their league (for example, 1 Top 14 indicates the team was seeded 1st from the Top 14).
| Tier 1 | Newcastle Falcons (1 AP)
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Cardiff Blues (1 Pro12)
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Stade Français (1 Top 14)
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Gloucester Rugby (2 AP)
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Brive (2 Top 14)
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| Tier 2 | Connacht (2 Pro12)
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Sale Sharks (3 AP)
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Edinburgh (3 Pro12)
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Pau (3 Top 14)
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Dragons (4 Pro12)
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| Tier 3 | Worcester Warriors (4 AP)
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Lyon (4 Top 14)
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London Irish (5 AP)
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Bordeaux (5 Top 14)
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Zebre (5 Pro 12)
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| Tier 4 | Toulouse (6 Top 14)
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Oyonnax (7 Top 14)
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Agen (8 Top 14)
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Enisey-STM (CS 1)
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Krasny Yar (CS 2)
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The draw took place on 8 June 2017, in Neuchâtel, Switzerland.
Teams in the same pool play each other twice, both at home and away in the group stage, beginning on the weekend of 12/13/14 October 2017, and continuing through to 19/20 January 2018, before the pool winners and three best runners-up progressed to the quarter-finals.
Teams are awarded competition points, based on match result. Teams receive 4 points for a win, 2 points for a draw, 1 attacking bonus point for scoring four or more tries in a match and 1 defensive bonus point for losing a match by seven points or fewer.[2]
In the event of a tie between two or more teams, the following tie-breakers will be used, as directed by EPCR:
| Winner of each pool, advance to quarter-finals. | |
| Three highest-scoring second-place teams advance to quarter-finals. |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | TF | TA | TB | LB | Pts |
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| 1 | Newcastle Falcons (2)
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6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 229 | 122 | +107 | 33 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 28 |
| 2 | Dragons
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6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 156 | 133 | +23 | 21 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 16 |
| 3 | Bordeaux Bègles
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6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 190 | 178 | +12 | 26 | 24 | 3 | 1 | 16 |
| 4 | Enisei-STM
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6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 91 | 233 | −142 | 12 | 36 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 13 October 2017 15:00 |
| Enisei-STM | 17–57 | Bordeaux Bègles (1 BP) |
| Try: Baranovs 38' c Selskii 48' c Con: Kushnarev (2/2) 39', 49' Drop: Gaisin (1/1) 63' | Report | Try: Roumat 4' c Ravai 19' c Cazeaux 26' c Dubié (2) 30' m, 73' c Jalibert 44' c Lesgourgues 76' c Kamikamica 79' c Con: Jalibert (4/5) 5', 21', 26', 45' Schoeman (3/3) 74', 77', 80' Pen: Jalibert (1/1) 11' |
| Krasny Yar Stadium Attendance: 3,600 Referee: Craig Maxwell-Keys (RFU) |
| 14 October 2017 15:00 |
| (1 BP) Dragons (1 BP) | ||
| Try: Vickers 12' c Radwan 37' m Graham 52' c M. Wilson 61' c Con: Flood (3/4) 13', 53', 62' Pen: Flood (2/2) 24', 76' | Report | Try: Landman 41' c Hewitt 49' c Howard 57' c Con: O'Brien (3/3) 42', 50', 58' Pen: O'Brien (2/3) 20', 32' |
| Kingston Park Attendance: 4,052 Referee: Pierre Brousset (FFR) |
| 21 October 2017 15:00 |
| (1 BP) Dragons (1 BP) | ||
| Try: Sel'skiy 52' c Penalty try 68' Rudoy 78' c Con: Kushnarev (2/2) 52', 79' | Report | Try: Hill 16' c Rosser 22' c Amos 41' c Ellis 69' Con: O'Brien (3/3) 17', 24', 42' Henson (1/1) 70' |
| Slava Stadium, Moscow Attendance: 800 Referee: Ian Tempest (RFU) |
| 21 October 2017 18:30 |
| (1 BP) Bordeaux Bègles | 20–21 | Newcastle Falcons |
| Try: Tauleigne 8' c Taofifénua 37' c Con: Hickey (2/2) 10', 38' Pen: Hickey (2/3) 3', 52' | Report | Try: Burrows 25' c Flood 41' c Welsh 58' c Con: Flood (3/3) 26', 43', 59' |
| Stade Chaban-Delmas Attendance: 17,211 Referee: Frank Murphy (IRFU) |
| 8 December 2017 19:30 |
Dragons  | 15–0 | Enisei-STM |
| Try: Warren (2) 22' m, 70' m Wainwright 53' m | Report |
| Rodney Parade Attendance: 3,417 Referee: Vlad Iordăchescu (FRR) |
| 9 December 2017 15:15 |
| (1 BP) Newcastle Falcons | 54–24 | Bordeaux Bègles |
| Try: Green 3' c Radwan (2) 7' m, 31' c M. Wilson 27' c Sowrey 33' m Willis 40' c Tait 63' c Matavesi 76' c Con: Willis (4/6) 4', 28', 31', 40' Hodgson (2/2) 65', 77' | Report | Try: Lesgourgues 5' c Jalibert 17' c Cros 55' c Con: Jalibert (2/2) 6', 18' Volavola (1/1) 56' Pen: Jalibert (1/1) 13' |
| Kingston Park Attendance: 3,857 Referee: Ian Davies (WRU) |
| 15 December 2017 19:30 |
| (1 BP) Dragons | 25–27 | Newcastle Falcons |
| Try: Dee (2) 15' c, 21' c Hewitt 50' m Con: Henson (2/3) 16', 22' Pen: Henson (1/1) 25' | Report | Try: Radwan 9' c Kibirige 11' c Graham 31' c Con: Hodgson (3/3) 10', 12', 32' Pen: Hodgson (2/2) 27', 65' |
| Rodney Parade Attendance: 3,949 Referee: Mike Adamson (SRU) |
| 15 December 2017 20:30 |
| (1 BP) Bordeaux Bègles | 36–27 | Enisei-STM |
| Try: Cros 8' c Etchverry 20' c Rey 24' c Kamikamica 50' m Gimbert 63' m Dufour 79' m Con: Volavola (3/6) 9', 21', 25' | Report | Try: Nepeivoda 35' c Rudoy (2) 60' c, 74' c Con: Kushnarev (3/3) 36', 60', 76' Pen: Kushnarev (2/2) 14', 17' |
| Stade Chaban-Delmas Attendance: 16,466 Referee: Joy Neville (IRFU) |
| 13 January 2018 21:00 |
| (1 BP) | Try: Benjamin 22' c Pretorius 51' c Meyer 80' m Con: Jones (2/2) 24', 52' Pen: Jones (3/3) 17', 30', 34' |
| Stade Chaban-Delmas Attendance: 14,232 Referee: Craig Maxwell-Keys (RFU) |
| 14 January 2018 15:00 |
| (1 BP) Newcastle Falcons | 64–7 | Enisei-STM |
| Try: Penny 1' c Hodgson (2) 11' c, 43' c Uzokwe 25' m G. Young 31' m Radwan (3) 45' m, 53' c, 76' c Kibirige 62' c Burrows 79' c Con: Flood (3/7) 1', 12', 43' Hodgson (4/4) 54', 63', 76', 80' | Report | Try: Gargalyk 68' c Con: Kushnarev (1/1) 69' |
| Kingston Park Attendance: 3,653 Referee: Pierre Brousset (FFR) |
| 20 January 2018 14:00 |
| Enisei-STM | 19–33 | Newcastle Falcons (1 BP) |
| Try: Giliberti 7' c Sychev 63' c Gachechiladze 78' m Con: Budychenko (2/3) 7', 64' | Report | Try: M. Wilson 18' m Radwan (3) 23' c, 37' c, 75' c Flood 34' c Con: Flood (4/5) 23', 35', 37', 76' |
| Avchala Stadium, Tbilisi, Georgia Attendance: 500 Referee: David Wilkinson (IRFU) |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | TF | TA | TB | LB | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cardiff Blues (5)
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6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 99 | 95 | +4 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 21 |
| 2 | Toulouse
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6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 117 | 120 | −3 | 14 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 14 |
| 3 | Sale Sharks
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6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 110 | 102 | +8 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 12 |
| 4 | Lyon
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6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 121 | 130 | −9 | 13 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 11 |
| 13 October 2017 19:00 |
| (1 BP) Lyon | ||
| Try: Earle 22' c T. Williams 30' c Cook 51' m Lee-Lo 64' c Con: Evans (3/4) 23', 31', 65' Pen: Shingler (1/1) 75' | Report | Try: Bruni 59' c Barassi 68' c Tuva 78' m Con: Dominguez (1/1) 59' Pélissié (1/2) 69' |
| Cardiff Arms Park Attendance: 5,691 Referee: Frank Murphy (IRFU) |
| 13 October 2017 20:00 |
| ) |
| 20 October 2017 19:30 |
| Report | Try: Solomona 8' c James (2) 14' c, 56' c Con: De Klerk (3/3) 9', 15', 57' Pen: De Klerk (1/2) 61' |
| Matmut Stadium de Gerland Attendance: 12,863 Referee: Mike Adamson (SRU) |
| 20 October 2017 21:00 |
| (1 BP) Cardiff Blues | ||
| Try: Ntamack 27' c Dupont 35' m Con: Ntamack (1/2) 28' Pen: Ntamack (1/1) 11' | Report | Try: N. Williams 15' c Cook 50' c Con: Evans (2/2) 15', 51' Pen: Evans (1/1) 21' |
| Stade Ernest-Wallon Attendance: 12,245 Referee: Tom Foley (RFU) |
| 7 December 2017 20:45 |
| (1 BP) Lyon (1 BP) | ||
| Try: Mjekevu (2) 25' c, 30' c Huget 43' m Guitoune 62' m Con: Doussain (2/4) 26', 31' Pen: Doussain (2/2) 4', 10' | Report | Try: Belan 50' c Tuva 76' c Con: Pélissié (1/1) 51' Michalak 76' Pen: Pélissié (3/4) 37', 40', 47' |
| Stade Ernest-Wallon Attendance: 9,104 Referee: JP Doyle (RFU) |
| 9 December 2017 15:00 |
| ) |
| 16 December 2017 21:00 |
Lyon | 21–11 | Toulouse |
| Try: Puricelli 18' c Tuva 32' m Con: Pélissié (1/2) 19' Pen: Pélissié (1/2) 40' Beauxis (2/2) 63', 70' | Report | Try: Guitoune 8' m Pen: Bézy (1/2) 6' Ntamack (1/1) 66' |
| Matmut Stadium de Gerland Attendance: 12,404 Referee: Luke Pearce (RFU) |
| 17 December 2017 15:15 |
Cardiff Blues | 14–6 | Sale Sharks |
| Try: Morgan 47' m Pen: Anscombe (3/4) 9', 54', 74' | Report | Pen: Cliff (2/3) 13', 65' |
| Cardiff Arms Park Attendance: 4,974 Referee: Thomas Charabas (FFR) |
| 13 January 2018 15:00 |
| ) |
| 14 January 2018 17:30 |
Cardiff Blues | 18–13 | Toulouse (1 BP) |
| Try: T. Williams 29' c Anscombe 57' m Con: Evans (1/1) 30' Pen: Evans (1/1) 6' Anscombe (1/1) 76' | Report | Try: Kolbe 23' c Con: Ramos (1/1) 25' Drop: Ramos (2/2) 40', 49' |
| Cardiff Arms Park Attendance: 7,152 Referee: Ian Tempest (RFU) |
| 20 January 2018 18:00 |
| (1 BP) Cardiff Blues | ||
| Try: Cretin 1' c Barassi 23' m Con: Beauxis (1/2) 1' Pen: Beauxis (2/2) 53', 62' | Report | Try: L. Williams 39' c Penalty try 45' T. Williams 66' c Con: Evans (2/2) 40', 67' |
| Matmut Stadium de Gerland Attendance: 9,218 Referee: Matthew Carley (RFU) |
| 20 January 2018 18:00 |
| (1 BP) Toulouse | 28–21 | Sale Sharks (1 BP) |
| Try: Van Dyk 4' c Roumieu 22' c Marchand 49' c Kunatani 80' c Con: Ntamack (3/3) 5', 24', 50' Bézy (1/1) 80' | Report | Try: Yarde 36' c James 41' c Beaumont 59' c Con: Addison (3/3) 37', 41', 60' |
| Stade Ernest-Wallon Attendance: 9,462 Referee: Sean Gallagher (IRFU) |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | TF | TA | TB | LB | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pau (1)
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6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 207 | 125 | +82 | 28 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 29 |
| 2 | Gloucester (6)
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6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 253 | 139 | +114 | 37 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 21 |
| 3 | Zebre
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6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 133 | 257 | −124 | 16 | 37 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| 4 | Agen
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6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 148 | 220 | −72 | 20 | 30 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| 12 October 2017 20:45 |
| Pau | 27–21 | Gloucester (1 BP) |
| Try: Ramsay 16' c Slade 23' c Halai 72' c Con: Slade (3/3) 17', 24', 74' Pen: Slade (2/2) 43', 49' | Report | Try: Ackermann 54' c Vellacott 69' c Purdy 80'c Con: Williams (3/3) 55', 70', 80' |
| Stade du Hameau Attendance: 8,600 Referee: George Clancy (IRFU) |
| 13 October 2017 20:00 |
| (1 BP) Zebre | ||
| Try: Ngauamo 6' c Miquel 24' m Sadie 45' m Fouyssac 49' m Lamoulie (2) 61' m, 73' m Conduché 65' c Con: Lamoulie (1/4) 7' Russell (1/2) 66' Pen: Lamoulie (2/2) 18', 31' | Report | Try: Sarto 52' c Con: Palazzani (1/1) 53' Pen: Palazzani (1/1) 11' |
| Stade Armandie Attendance: 2,487 Referee: Ian Tempest (RFU) |
| 19 October 2017 19:45 |
| (1 BP) Gloucester | 61–16 | Agen |
| Try: Vellacott (2) 4' c, 56' m Trinder 15' c Morgan 21' c Savage 35' c Purdy 48' c Williams 50' c Hibbard 64' c Polledri 72' c Con: Burns (6/7) 5', 16', 22', 36', 49', 51' Williams (2/2) 65', 73' | Report | Try: Holder 68' c Con: Russell (1/1) 69' Pen: Verdu (3/3) 12', 26', 31' |
| Kingsholm Stadium Attendance: 9,489 Referee: Dan Jones (WRU) |
| 21 October 2017 15:00 |
| (1 BP) Zebre  | 33–38 | Pau (1 BP) |
| Try: Licata 7' c Boni 9' c Castello 27' c Con: Canna (3/3) 8', 10', 28' Pen: Canna (4/4) 4', 32', 39', 80' | Report | Try: Votu 22' c Saili 52' c Penalty try (2) 63', 68' Ramsay 76' c Con: Fajardo (2/2) 23', 53' Taylor (1/1) 77' Pen: Taylor (1/1) 72' |
| Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi Attendance: 1,700 Referee: Craig Maxwell-Keys (RFU) |
| 8 December 2017 20:00 |
| Agen | 21–40 | Pau (1 BP) |
| Try: Saurs 20' c Qera (2) 38' c, 48' c Con: Verdu (2/2) 21', 40', 49' | Report | Try: Planté (2) 1' c, 41' c Hamadache 8' c Habel Kuffner 16' c Hurou 51' m Dougall 68' c Con: Daubagna (4/5) 1', 9', 17', 42' Hastoy (1/1) 69' |
| Stade Armandie Attendance: 4,547 Referee: Tom Foley (RFU) |
| 9 December 2017 14:30 |
| (2 BP) Zebre | 26–33 | Gloucester (1 BP) |
| Try: Meyer 9' c Giammarioli 16' c Boni 40' m Gaffney 70' c Con: Canna (2/3) 10', 17' Palazzani (1/1) 71' | Report | Try: Ackermann 25' c Thorley (2) 36' c, 43' c Williams 49' c Hibbard 67' m Con: Williams (4/5) 27', 37', 44', 50' |
| Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Mike Adamson (SRU) |
| 14 December 2017 20:45 |
| (1 BP) Pau | 26–12 | Agen |
| Try: Rey 11' c Stanley 29' c Dougall 71' c Bouchet 80' m Con: Fajardo (2/2) 12', 30' Lebail (1/2) 71' | Report | Try: Tanga (2) 47' m, 77' c Con: Lamoulie (1/2) 78' |
| Stade du Hameau Attendance: 8,129 Referee: Sean Gallagher (IRFU) |
| 16 December 2017 15:00 |
| (1 BP) Zebre | ||
| Try: Halaifonua (2) 8' c, 16' m Thorley (4) 12' m, 43' c, 56' c, 76' m Clarke 20' c Safe 26' c Sharples 35' c Orr 40' c Matu'u 46' m Con: Twelvetrees (6/9) 10', 21', 27', 35', 40', 44' Williams (1/2) 57' | Report | Try: Bordoli 70' m Biagi 80' c Con: Bordoli (1/2) 80' |
| Kingsholm Stadium Attendance: 8,927 Referee: Pierre Brousset (FFR) |
| 12 January 2018 19:30 |
| (1 BP) Agen | 24–45 | Gloucester (1 BP) |
| Try: Kotze 29' m Sadie 47' c Qera 56' m Jegerlhener 72' c Con: Verdu (1/3) 48' Russell (1/1) 73' | Report | Try: Purdy (2) 5' c, 10' c Braley 17' c Woodward 34' c Atkinson 41' c Slater 68' c Con: Williams (6/6) 6', 12', 18', 35', 42', 69' Pen: Williams (1/1) 64' |
| Stade Armandie Attendance: 2,870 Referee: Frank Murphy (IRFU) |
| 13 January 2018 18:00 |
| (1 BP) Zebre | ||
| Try: Vatubua 1' c Bouchet 15' c Penalty try 25' Tutaia 34' c Saili 46' c Halai 51' c Con: Fajardo (1/1) 2' Lebail (4/4) 17', 35', 47', 52' | Report | Try: Licata (2) 8' c, 56' c Con: Palazzani (2/2) 9', 56' |
| Stade du Hameau Attendance: 7,700 Referee: Joy Neville (IRFU) |
| 19 January 2018 19:45 |
| Gloucester | 24–34 | Pau (1 BP) |
| Try: Thrush 14' c Braley 62' c Polledri 78' c Con: Twelvetrees (3/3) 15', 63', 78' Pen: Twelvetrees (1/1) 44' | Report | Try: Armitage 39' c Halai 55' c Adriaanse 58' c Ramsay 67' c Con: Slade (4/4) 39', 55', 60', 68' Pen: Slade (2/3) 28', 35' |
| Kingsholm Stadium Attendance: 12,489 Referee: John Lacey (IRFU) |
| 20 January 2018 15:00 |
| (1 BP) Zebre | 38–30 | Agen |
| Try: Violi 3' c Bisegni 17' m Minozzi 33' c Meyer 43' c Con: Canna (3/4) 3', 34', 44' Pen: Canna (3/3) 60', 77', 80' | Report | Try: Tolot 1' c Conduché 6' c Saurs 72' c Con: Verdu (2/2) 1', 7' Russell (1/1) 72' Pen: Verdu (3/3) 39', 40', 53' |
| Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Vlad Iordăchescu (FRR) |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | TF | TA | TB | LB | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Edinburgh (4)
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6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 282 | 98 | +184 | 40 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 25 |
| 2 | Stade Français (8)
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6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 151 | 166 | −15 | 21 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 17 |
| 3 | London Irish
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6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 169 | 154 | +15 | 24 | 22 | 3 | 1 | 16 |
| 4 | Krasny Yar
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6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 106 | 290 | −184 | 13 | 43 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 14 October 2017 15:00 |
| (1 BP) Krasny Yar | 34–29 | Stade Français (2 BP) |
| Try: Bitiev 9' m Gresev (2) 18' m, 66' c Fukofuka 27' c Mahu 31' c Con: Malaghuradze (3/5) 28', 32', 67' Pen: Malaghuradze (1/1) 75' | Report | Try: Arias (2) 5' c, 56' c Ensor 11' c Bouhraoua 33' m Qadiri 77' m Con: Geraghty (2/4) 12', 57' |
| Krasny Yar Stadium Attendance: 3,600 Referee: Ian Davies (WRU) |
| 14 October 2017 15:00 |
| London Irish | 14–37 | Edinburgh (1 BP) |
| Try: Hoskins 30' m Pen: Brophy-Clews (3/4) 9', 37', 54' | Report | Try: Hoyland 21' c Rasolea (2) 25' m, 34' m Ritchie 77' c Crosbie 80' c Con: Tovey (1/2) 22' Hidalgo-Clyne (2/3) 78', 80' Pen: Hidalgo-Clyne (2/2) 32', 57' |
| Madejski Stadium Attendance: 4,099 Referee: Dan Jones (WRU) |
| 21 October 2017 12:00 |
| Krasny Yar | 14–73 | Edinburgh (1 BP) |
| Try: Kolomiytsev 59' c Kondakov 79' c Con: Malaghuradze (2/2) 60', 80' | Report | Try: Kinghorn (2) 4' c, 64' c Hidalgo-Clyne 6' c Carmichael 11' c Cochrane 31' c McCallum (2) 42' c, 49' c Penalty try 56' McKenzie 69' c McInally 76' c Con: Tovey (3/3) 5', 7', 12' Hidalgo-Clyne (3/3) 32', 43', 50' Kinghorn (3/3) 65', 70', 76' Pen: Hidalgo-Clyne (1/1) 37' |
| Fili Stadium, Moscow Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Thomas Charabas (FFR) |
| 21 October 2017 20:45 |
Vlad Iordachescu (FRR ) |
| 8 December 2017 20:00 |
| (1 BP) | Report | Try: Pruidze 45' c Prepelita 73' m Con: Malaghuradze (1/1) 46' Pen: Malaghuradze (3/3) 9', 14', 27' Drop: Malaghuradze 20' |
| Stade Jean-Bouin Attendance: 8,562 Referee: Dan Jones (WRU) |
| 9 December 2017 19:35 |
| (1 BP) Edinburgh | 50–20 | London Irish |
| Try: McInally 7' m Kinghorn 22' c Burleigh (2) 32' c, 34' c Hidalgo-Clyne 47' m Graham 50' m Rasolea 66' c Kennedy 79' c Con: Van der Walt (3/6) 22', 32', 34' Kinghorn (2/2) 66', 79' | Report | Try: Ransom 30' c Northcote-Green 55' m Meehan 77' m Con: Tonks (1/2) 30' |
| Murrayfield Stadium Attendance: 3,560 Referee: Sean Gallagher (IRFU) |
| 15 December 2017 19:35 |
| (1 BP) Edinburgh | 78–0 | Krasny Yar |
| Try: Van der Merwe (2) 1' c, 76' c Dean 14' c Carmichael 16' c Ritchie 18' c Kinghorn 21' c Kennedy 29' c Cochrane 35' m Graham 41' m Hoyland 58' m Rasolea 65' c Fenton 69' c Con: Kinghorn (6/8) 2', 14', 17', 20', 22', 30' Hidalgo-Clyne (3/4) 67', 70', 77' | Report |
| Murrayfield Stadium Attendance: 2,773 Referee: David Wilkinson (IRFU) |
| 16 December 2017 15:00 |
| (1 BP) London Irish | 20–26 | Stade Français (1 BP) |
| Try: Steele 25' c Penalty try 47' Con: Tonks (1/1) 26' Pen: Tonks (2/3) 36', 77' | Report | Try: Martial 15' c Melikidze 53' m Nayacalevu 65' c Ensor 80' c Con: Geraghty (2/3) 53', 65' Plisson (1/1) 80' |
| Madejski Stadium Attendance: 5,800 Referee: Ben Whitehouse (WRU) |
| 12 January 2018 19:35 |
| Edinburgh | 34–33 | Stade Français (1 BP) |
| Try: Watson 48' c Van der Walt 64' m Rasolea 77' c Con: Hidalgo-Clyne (1/1) 48' Kinghorn (1/1) 78' Pen: Hidalgo-Clyne (4/4) 6', 18', 25', 40' Van der Walt (1/1) 70' | Report | Try: Macalou 45' c Nayacalevu 59' c Melikidze 71' c Con: Plisson (3/3) 45', 59', 72' Pen: Plisson (4/4) 8', 14', 42', 57' |
| Murrayfield Stadium Attendance: 4,468 Referee: Tom Foley (RFU) |
| 13 January 2018 15:00 |
| (1 BP) London Irish | 47–17 | Krasny Yar |
| Try: Loader 10' c Brophy-Clews (4) 53' c, 63' c, 69' c, 74' c Chawatama 66' m Cokanasiga 71' c Con: Bell (2/2) 11', 53' Atkins (4/5) 64', 70', 72', 75' | Report | Try: Pruidze 6' c Latu 78' c Con: Malaghuradze (2/2) 7', 79' Pen: Malaghuradze (1/1) 35' |
| Madejski Stadium Attendance: 4,746 Referee: Mike Adamson (SRU) |
| 20 January 2018 17:00 |
| (1 BP) |
| Avchala Stadium, Tbilisi, Georgia Attendance: 500 Referee: Pierre Brousset (FFR) |
| 20 January 2018 21:00 |
| Stade Français | 17–10 | Edinburgh (1 BP) |
| Try: Alo-Emile 2' c Danty 7' m Parisse 59' m Con: Geraghty (1/2) 3' | Report | Try: Hoyland 51' m Fife 73' m |
| Stade Jean-Bouin Attendance: 8,454 Referee: Frank Murphy (IRFU) |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | TF | TA | TB | LB | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Connacht (3)
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6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 225 | 102 | +123 | 29 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 26 |
| 2 | Brive (7)
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6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 161 | 162 | −1 | 23 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 17 |
| 3 | Worcester Warriors
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6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 124 | 133 | −9 | 16 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 15 |
| 4 | Oyonnax
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6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 102 | 215 | −113 | 11 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 14 October 2017 15:00 |
| (1 BP) | Report | Try: Namy (2) 8' c, 43' m Brugnaut 73' m Con: Ugalde (1/2) 10' Pen: Ugalde (1/1) 20' |
| Sixways Stadium Attendance: 6,728 Referee: Sean Gallagher (IRFU) |
| 14 October 2017 20:00 |
| Oyonnax | 15–43 | Connacht (1 BP) |
| Try: Tian 25' c Müller 30' m Con: Audy (1/2) 26' Pen: Ruiz (1/1) 3' | Report | Try: Healy (2) 3' c, 51' c Kelleher 11' m McKeon 22' c Leader 79' m Con: Deegan (3/5) 4', 24', 52' Pen: Deegan (4/4) 38', 44', 57', 61' |
| Stade de Genève Attendance: 3,500 Referee: Tom Foley (RFU) |
| 20 October 2017 19:00 |
| (1 BP) Brive | 38–13 | Oyonnax |
| Try: Hauman 13' c Jourdain (2) 19' c, 30' c Laranjeira 37' c Mignardi 79' c Con: Germain (4/4) 14', 20', 31', 38' Laranjeira (1/1) 80' Pen: Germain (1/1) 6' | Report | Try: Fuertes 63' m Seuteni 75' m Pen: Audy (1/1) 4' |
| Stade Amédée-Domenech Attendance: 4,500 Referee: David Wilkinson (IRFU) |
| 21 October 2017 15:00 |
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| 9 December 2017 15:00 |
| (1 BP) | Report | Try: Elliot 5' m Pen: Ruiz (3/3) 13', 28', 44' |
| Sixways Stadium Attendance: 6,520 Referee: Frank Murphy (IRFU) |
| 9 December 2017 21:00 |
| (2 BP) Brive | 31–38 | Connacht (1 BP) |
| Try: Tadjer (2) 15' c, 45' c Cazenave 24' c Brugnaut 28' m Namy 70' m Con: Germain (3/4) 16', 25', 47' | Report | Try: Dillane 31' c Marmion 39' c J. Carty 48' c Kelleher 61' m Con: J. Carty (3/4) 32', 40', 49' Pen: J. Carty (4/4) 6', 43', 59', 67' |
| Stade Amédée-Domenech Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Craig Maxwell-Keys (RFU) |
| 15 December 2017 20:00 |
Vlad Iordachescu (FRR ) |
| 16 December 2017 15:00 |
| (1 BP) ) |
| 13 January 2018 15:00 |
| (1 BP) Worcester Warriors | 24–24 | Connacht |
| Try: Humphreys (2) 1' c, 22' m Lewis 4' m Adams 38' c Con: Pennell (2/3) 3', 40' | Report | Try: Muldoon 16' c Adeolokun 26' c O'Halloran 59' c Con: Ronaldson (3/3) 17', 26', 59' Pen: Ronaldson (1/1) 53' |
| Sixways Stadium Attendance: 6,670 Referee: Alexandre Ruiz (FFR) |
| 13 January 2018 19:30 |
| Oyonnax | 19–29 | Brive (1 BP) |
| Try: Lima 80' c Con: Fuertes (1/1) 80' Pen: Audy (4/4) 2', 15', 37', 40' | Report | Try: Mafi 7' c Le Bourhis 25' m Burotu 48' c Masilevu 59' c Con: Bézy (3/4) 8', 49', 60' Pen: Bézy (1/1) 34' |
| Stade Charles-Mathon Attendance: 3,500 Referee: Ian Davies (WRU) |
| 20 January 2018 14:30 |
| (1 BP) ) |
| 20 January 2018 20:00 |
| (1 BP) Brive | 33–7 | Worcester Warriors |
| Try: Koyamaibole (2) 29' c, 38' c Masilevu 45' c Waqaniburotu 58' m Burotu 79' c Con: Germain (4/5) 30', 38', 46', 80' | Report | Try: Howe 64' c Con: Pennell (1/1) 64' |
| Stade Alexandre-Cueille[b 1] Attendance: 800 Referee: Dan Jones (WRU) |
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