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1998–99 European Challenge Cup

European Rugby tournament

Field	Value
name	1998–1999 European Challenge Cup
imagesize	100px
caption	Official logo
countries	France
Ireland
Italy
Portugal
Romania
Spain
Wales
tournament format	Round-robin and Knockout
date	19 September 1998 to 27 February 1999
teams	21
top point scorer	Christophe Lamaison (Brive)
Gérald Merceron (Montferrand)
(109 points)
top try scorer	Renaud Calvel (Narbonne)
Eremodo Tuni (Bourgoin)
(7 tries)
venue	Stade de Gerland
attendance2	31,986
champions	France AS Montferrand
count	1
runner-up	France Bourgoin
website	http://www.ercrugby.com/home.php
previous year	1997–98
previous tournament	1997–98 European Challenge Cup
next year	1999–2000
next tournament	1999–2000 European Challenge Cup

Ireland Italy Portugal Romania Spain Wales Gérald Merceron (Montferrand) (109 points) Eremodo Tuni (Bourgoin) (7 tries) | runner-up = France Bourgoin

The 1998–99 European Challenge Cup was the third year of the European Challenge Cup, the second tier rugby union cup competition below the Heineken Cup. The tournament was held between September 1998 and February 1999

Pool stage

Main article: 1998–99 European Challenge Cup pool stage

Pool 1

Team	P	W	L	Tries for	Tries against	Try diff	Points for	Points against	Points diff	Pts
FRA Narbonne	6	6	0	32	13	+19	228	98	+130	12
WAL Caerphilly	6	4	2	16	19	−3	167	154	+13	8
FRA Périgueux	6	3	3	23	13	+10	168	119	+49	6
FRA Racing Club de France	6	3	3	17	23	−6	127	184	−57	6
Ireland Connacht	6	3	3	16	19	−3	129	156	−27	6
WAL Newport	6	1	5	14	23	−9	123	183	−60	2
ITA Rugby Rovigo	6	1	5	12	20	−8	108	156	−48	2

Pool 2

Team	P	W	L	Tries for	Tries against	Try diff	Points for	Points against	Points diff	Pts
FRA Montferrand	6	5	1	43	9	+34	303	86	+217	10
FRA Bourgoin	6	5	1	36	8	+28	222	86	+136	10
FRA Dax	6	5	1	20	15	+5	163	124	+39	10
FRA Castres	6	3	3	32	10	+22	229	101	+128	6
ITA Rugby Roma	6	2	4	14	34	−20	117	213	−96	4
WAL Aberavon	6	1	5	14	42	−28	86	287	−201	2
ESP Spain XV	6	0	6	7	48	−41	65	288	−223	0

Pool 3

Team	P	W	L	Tries for	Tries against	Try diff	Points for	Points against	Points diff	Pts
FRA Brive	6	5	1	35	14	+21	241	102	+139	10
FRA Agen	6	4	2	30	11	+19	231	93	+138	8
FRA Pau	6	4	2	25	8	+17	211	87	+124	8
FRA Biarritz	6	4	2	30	14	+16	187	124	+63	8
WAL Bridgend RFC	6	2	4	19	28	−9	158	206	−48	4
ROM Dinamo București	6	2	4	19	31	−12	131	246	−115	4
POR Portugal XV	6	0	6	8	60	−52	73	374	−301	0

Knockout stage

Quarter-finals

date = 12 December 1998 | time = 15:30 | home = Narbonne FRA | score = 30–13 | report = | away = FRA Pau | homescore = | awayscore = | stadium = Parc des Sports et de l'Amitie | attendance = | referee = }}

date = 12 December 1998 | time = 19:30 | home = Brive FRA | score = 43–12 | report = | away = WAL Caerphilly | homescore = | awayscore = | stadium = Parc Municipal des Sports | attendance = 4,000 | referee = }}

date = 13 December 1998 | time = 15:00 | home = Montferrand FRA | score = 66–13 | report = | away = FRA Dax | homescore = | awayscore = | stadium = Stade Marcel-Michelin | attendance = 3,872 | referee = }}

date = 13 December 1998 | time = 15:00 | home = Bourgoin FRA | score = 29–19 | report = | away = FRA SU Agen | homescore = | awayscore = | stadium = Stade Pierre Rajon | attendance = 6,000 | referee = }}

Semi-finals

date = 10 January 1999 | time = 15:15 | home = Montferrand FRA | score = 27–21 | report = | away = FRA Narbonne | homescore = | awayscore = | stadium = Stade Marcel-Michelin | attendance = 10,500 | referee = }}

date = 10 January 1999 | time = 15:15 | home = Bourgoin FRA | score = 26–23 | report = | away = FRA Brive | homescore = | awayscore = | stadium = Stade Pierre Rajon | attendance = 12,000 | referee = }}

Final

date = 27 February 1999 | time = 16:00 | home = Bourgoin FRA | score = 16–35 | report = | away = FRA Montferrand | homescore = | awayscore = | stadium = Stade de Gerland | attendance = 31,986 | referee = }}

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