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2006–07 European Challenge Cup

Field	Value
name	2006–07 European Challenge Cup
imagesize	100px
caption	Official logo
countries	England
France
Ireland
Italy
Romania
Scotland
tournament format	Round-robin and Knockout
date	20 October 2006 – 19 May 2007
top point scorer	Glen Jackson (Saracens)
(111 points)
top try scorer	Nick Abendanon (Bath)
Aled Brew (Newport Gwent Dragons)
(7 tries)
champions	FRA Clermont Auvergne
count	2
runner-up	ENG Bath
website	http://www.ercrugby.com/home.php
previous year	2005–06
previous tournament	2005–06 European Challenge Cup
next year	2007–08
next tournament	2007–08 European Challenge Cup

France Ireland Italy Romania Scotland (111 points) Aled Brew (Newport Gwent Dragons) (7 tries) | runner-up = ENG Bath

The 2006–07 European Challenge Cup was the 11th year of the European Challenge Cup, the second tier rugby union cup competition below the Heineken Cup. The tournament was held between October 2006 and May 2007.

Group stage

Main article: 2006–07 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
WAL Newport Gwent Dragons	6	5	1	29	10	19	211	79	132	4	1	25
ENG Bristol	6	5	1	26	6	20	168	69	99	4	1	25
ROM București	6	1	5	15	35	−20	124	230	−106	3	1	8
FRA Bayonne	6	1	5	14	33	−19	106	231	−125	2	1	7

Pool 2

Team	P	W	D	L	Tries for	Tries against	Try diff	Points for	Points against	Points diff	TB	LB	Pts
England Saracens	6	5	1	0	35	9	26	225	101	124	5	0	26
Scotland Glasgow Warriors	6	4	1	1	25	10	15	204	72	132	3	1	22
France Narbonne	6	2	0	4	16	20	−4	127	171	−44	1	1	10
Italy Parma	6	0	0	6	6	43	−37	84	296	−212	0	1	1

Pool 3

Team	P	W	L	Tries for	Tries against	Try diff	Points for	Points against	Points diff	TB	LB	Pts
FRA Brive	6	5	1	32	11	21	225	79	146	3	1	24
ENG Newcastle Falcons	6	4	2	29	11	18	181	85	96	4	1	21
FRA Montauban	6	3	3	13	13	0	107	98	9	1	0	13
ITA Petrarca Padova	6	0	6	6	45	−39	47	298	−251	0	0	0

Pool 4

Team	P	W	L	Tries for	Tries against	Try diff	Points for	Points against	Points diff	TB	LB	Pts
ENG Bath Rugby	6	6	0	21	9	12	164	106	58	2	0	26
ENG NEC Harlequins	6	4	2	18	13	5	171	109	62	3	2	21
Ireland Connacht Rugby	6	1	5	15	16	−1	119	150	−31	2	2	8
FRA Montpellier	6	1	5	13	29	−16	116	205	−89	0	1	5

Pool 5

Team	P	W	L	Tries for	Tries against	Try diff	Points for	Points against	Points diff	TB	LB	Pts
FRA Clermont	6	6	0	27	13	14	210	107	103	4	0	28
ENG Worcester Warriors	6	4	2	22	13	9	141	99	42	3	1	20
ITA Rugby Viadana	6	2	4	12	20	−8	114	145	−31	1	2	11
FRA Albi	6	0	6	7	22	−15	66	180	−114	0	0	0

Seeding and runners-up

Seed	Pool Winners	Pts	TF	+/-
1	FRA Clermont	28	27	+103
2	ENG Saracens	26	35	+124
3	ENG Bath	26	21	+58
4	WAL Newport Gwent Dragons	25	29	+132
5	FRA Brive	24	32	+146
6	ENG Bristol	25	29	+132
7	SCO Glasgow Warriors	22	25	+132
8	ENG Newcastle Falcons	21	29	+96
–	ENG Harlequins	21	18	+62
–	ENG Worcester Warriors	20	22	+42

Knockout stage

Quarter-finals

date = 30 March 2007 | time = 18:00 | home = Clermont FRA | score = 24–19 | report = | away = ENG Newcastle Falcons | homescore = | awayscore = | stadium = Stade Marcel-Michelin | attendance = 9,000 | referee = }}

date = 31 March 2007 | time = 12:00 | home = Bath Rugby ENG | score = 51–12 | report = | away = ENG Bristol | homescore = | awayscore = | stadium = Recreation Ground | attendance = 10,600 | referee = }}

date = 31 March 2007 | time = 15:00 | home = Newport Gwent Dragons WAL | score = 39–17 | report = | away = FRA Brive | homescore = | awayscore = | stadium = Rodney Parade | attendance = 7,112 | referee = }}

date = 1 April 2007 | time = 15:00 | home = Saracens ENG | score = 23–19 | report = | away = SCO Glasgow Rugby | homescore = | awayscore = | stadium = Vicarage Road | attendance = 4,259 | referee = }}

Semi-finals

date = 21 April 2007 | time = 13:30 | home = Clermont FRA | score = 46–29 | report = | away = WAL Newport Gwent Dragons | homescore = | awayscore = | stadium = Stade Marcel-Michelin | attendance = 7,500 | referee = }}

date = 22 April 2007 | time = 12:30 | home = Saracens ENG | score = 30–31 | report = | away = ENG Bath Rugby | homescore = | awayscore = | stadium = Vicarage Road | attendance = 5,359 | referee = }}

Final

date = 19 May 2007 | time = 17:30 | home = Clermont FRA | score = 22–16 | report = Report| away = ENG Bath Rugby | homescore = Tries: Malzieu 43' c Marsh 53' m James 59' c Con: James (2/3) 43', 59' Pen: James 19' | awayscore = Try: Maddock 63' c Con: Barkley (1/1) 64' Pen: Barkley (3) 13', 37', 75' | stadium = Twickenham Stoop | attendance = 10,134 | referee = Nigel Owens (Wales)}}

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