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2005–06 European Challenge Cup

Event held in Europe

Field	Value
name	2005–06 European Challenge Cup
imagesize	100px
caption	Official logo
countries	England
France
Ireland
Italy
Romania
Scotland
tournament format	Round-robin and Knockout
date	22 October 2005 – 21 May 2006
top point scorer	Shane Drahm (Worcester)
(101 points)
top try scorer	James Simpson-Daniel (Gloucester)
(9 tries)
champions	ENG Gloucester
count	1
runner-up	ENG London Irish
website	http://www.ercrugby.com/home.php
previous year	2004–05
previous tournament	2004–05 European Challenge Cup
next year	2006–07
next tournament	2006–07 European Challenge Cup

France Ireland Italy Romania Scotland (101 points) (9 tries) | runner-up = ENG London Irish

The 2005–06 European Challenge Cup was the tenth year of the European Challenge Cup, the second tier rugby union cup competition below the Heineken Cup. The tournament was held between October 2005 and May 2006.

Group stage

Main article: 2005–06 European Challenge Cup pool stage

Pool 1

Team	P	W	L	Tries for	Tries against	Try diff	Points for	Points against	Points diff	TB	LB	Pts
ENG Northampton Saints	6	5	1	32	12	20	194	96	98	5	0	25
FRA Narbonne	6	4	2	16	11	5	125	113	12	2	0	18
ENG Bristol	6	3	3	26	21	5	203	150	53	3	1	16
ITA Viadana	6	0	6	9	39	−30	81	244	−163	0	1	1

Pool 2

Team	P	W	L	Tries for	Tries against	Try diff	Points for	Points against	Points diff	TB	LB	Pts
ENG London Irish	6	6	0	32	11	21	239	81	158	3	0	27
FRA Agen	6	3	3	23	15	8	163	143	20	3	0	14
FRA Pau	6	2	4	12	19	−7	107	153	−46	2	1	11
ITA Overmach Parma	6	1	5	8	30	−22	74	206	−132	0	0	4

Pool 3

Team	P	W	L	Tries for	Tries against	Try diff	Points for	Points against	Points diff	TB	LB	Pts
ENG Gloucester	6	6	0	49	6	43	331	53	278	5	0	29
FRA Bayonne	6	4	2	31	11	20	202	93	109	4	0	20
ROM București	6	1	5	7	40	−33	71	253	−182	0	1	5
FRA Toulon	6	1	5	9	39	−30	64	269	−205	0	1	5

Pool 4

Team	P	W	L	Tries for	Tries against	Try diff	Points for	Points against	Points diff	TB	LB	Pts
ENG Newcastle Falcons	6	6	0	44	10	34	324	81	243	4	0	28
FRA Brive	6	3	3	30	19	11	203	169	34	4	2	18
SCO Borders	6	3	3	19	23	−4	155	177	−22	2	1	15
ITA L'Aquila	6	0	6	14	55	−41	103	358	−255	0	1	1

Pool 5

Team	P	W	L	Tries for	Tries against	Try diff	Points for	Points against	Points diff	TB	LB	Pts
ENG Worcester Warriors	6	5	1	24	12	12	181	103	78	3	1	25
Ireland Connacht	6	4	2	25	14	11	190	119	71	3	1	20
ITA Catania	6	2	4	15	41	−26	116	257	−141	1	1	8
FRA Montpellier	6	1	5	26	23	3	170	178	−8	2	2	7

Seeding and runners-up

Seed	Pool Winners	Pts	TF	+/-
1	ENG Gloucester	29	49	+278
2	ENG Newcastle Falcons	28	44	+243
3	ENG London Irish	27	32	+158
4	ENG Northampton Saints	25	32	+98
5	ENG Worcester Warriors	25	24	+78
6	FRA Bayonne	20	31	+109
7	IRE Connacht	20	25	+71
8	FRA Brive	18	30	+34
–	FRA Narbonne	18	16	+12
–	FRA Agen	14	16	+20

Knockout stage

Quarter-finals

date = 31 March 2006 | time = 19:30 | home = Newcastle Falcons ENG | score = 23–3 | report = | away = Ireland Connacht | homescore = | awayscore = | stadium = Kingston Park | attendance = 4,486 | referee = }}

date = 1 April 2006 | time = 15:00 | home = Gloucester ENG | score = 46–13 | report = | away = FRA Brive | homescore = | awayscore = | stadium = Kingsholm | attendance = 6,898 | referee = }}

date = 1 April 2006 | time = 15:00 | home = Northampton Saints ENG | score = 25–34 | report = | away = ENG Worcester Warriors | homescore = | awayscore = | stadium = Franklin's Gardens | attendance = 9,531 | referee = }}

date = 2 April 2006 | time = 15:00 | home = London Irish ENG | score = 48–5 | report = | away = FRA Bayonne | homescore = | awayscore = | stadium = Madejski Stadium | attendance = 5,100 | referee = }}

Semi-finals

date = 22 April 2006 | time = 12:35 | home = Gloucester ENG | score = 31–23 | report = | away = ENG Worcester Warriors | homescore = | awayscore = | stadium = Kingsholm | attendance = 8,609 | referee = }}

date = 23 April 2006 | time = 12:35 | home = Newcastle Falcons ENG | score = 22–27 | report = | away = ENG London Irish | homescore = | awayscore = | stadium = Kingston Park | attendance = 4,243 | referee = }}

Final

date = 21 May 2006 | time = 12:15 | home = Gloucester ENG | score = 36–34 | report = | away = ENG London Irish | homescore = | awayscore = | stadium = The Twickenham Stoop | attendance = 12,053 | referee = }}

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