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2012–13 European Challenge Cup pool stage

Main article: 2012–13 European Challenge Cup

The 2012–13 Amlin Challenge Cup pool stage was the opening stage of the 17th season of the European Challenge Cup, the second-tier competition for European rugby union clubs. It began with a match between Mont-de-Marsan and Gloucester on Thursday 11 October 2012 and ended on 19 January 2013 when Stade Français hosted competition newcomers London Welsh.

Twenty teams participated in this phase of the competition; they were divided into five pools of four teams each, with each team playing the others home and away. Competition points are earned using the standard bonus point system. The pool winners advanced to the knockout stage, where they were joined by three entrants from the Heineken Cup pool stage. These teams then competed in a single-elimination tournament that ended with the final at the RDS Arena in Dublin on 17 May 2012.

Results

All times are local to the game location.

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Winner of each pool advances to quarterfinals. Seed # in parentheses.
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Pool 1

Team	P	W	D	L	PF	PA	Diff	TF	TA	TB	LB	Pts
ENG Gloucester (2)	6	6	0	0	179	86	+93	19	7	3	0	27
ENG London Irish	6	4	0	2	174	139	+35	24	14	2	1	19
FRA Mont-de-Marsan	6	2	0	4	100	156	−56	9	21	0	2	10
FRA Bordeaux-Bègles	6	0	0	6	82	154	−72	7	17	0	2	2
Source : [www.ercrugby.com](http://www.ercrugby.com/eng/amlinchallengecup/pools/index.php?includeref=478&season=2012-2013)
Points breakdown:
*4 points for a win
*2 points for a draw
*1 bonus point for a loss by seven points or less
*1 bonus point for scoring four or more tries in a match

Twelvetrees (1/1) 61'

Talebulamaijaina (1/1) 44' Ojo 21' c Aulika 49' c Tagicakibau (2) 54' c, 63' m Joseph 71' c Shingler (1/1)

Twelvetrees 11' m Sharples (2) 24' m, 35' c

Evans 3' m Humphreys 21' m Aulika 30' c Joseph 43' c Tagicakibau 51' m Watson (2) 56' m, 79' c Ojo (2) 60' c, 74' c Winter-Moates 63' c Shingler (3/3) Liebenberg 70' c

Beaulavon 39' c

Aulika 44' c Watson 47' m F. Burns 61' c

Ryder 50' m

Cook 43' c Robson 73' m

Claverie (1/1)

Leupolu 39' c

Sharples 22' m Trinder (2) 59' m, 63' m Twelvetrees (2/2) 21', 50'

Yarde 56' c

Pool 2

Team	P	W	D	L	PF	PA	Diff	TF	TA	TB	LB	Pts
FRA Perpignan (3)	6	5	0	1	293	89	+204	42	5	4	1	25
ENG Worcester Warriors	6	5	0	1	354	78	+276	51	7	4	1	25
ESP Gernika	6	2	0	4	80	309	−229	6	47	0	0	8
ITA Rovigo	6	0	0	6	67	318	−251	6	46	0	1	1
Source : [www.ercrugby.com](http://www.ercrugby.com/eng/amlinchallengecup/pools/index.php?includeref=478&season=2012-2013)
Points breakdown:
*4 points for a win
*2 points for a draw
*1 bonus point for a loss by seven points or less
*1 bonus point for scoring four or more tries in a match

Per the Competition Rules, Perpignan and Worcester were level on the first tiebreaker of head-to-head competition points (5–5); Perpignan topped the pool on the second tiebreaker of head-to-head try count (3–1).

Planté 37' c Piukala 45' c Mafi (2) 50' c, 57' c penalty try 58' c Michel (2) 68' m, 78' m Vahaamahina (2) 74' c, 75' c

Howard (2) 15' m, 63' m Short (2) 26' c, 31' c Hodgson (2) 40' c, 50' c Porter 41' c Stelling (3) 71' m, 74' c, 78' c Grove 76' c

Claassens 7' m Lemi (4) 13' m, 25' c, 42' c, 53' c Short (3) 21' c, 65' c, 75' m Kvesic (2) 49' c, 71' c Carlisle (2) 51' c, 57' m Gillies 61' c

Hume (2) 6' c, 58' c Guiry 18' c Sid 24' c Michel (2) 46' m, 50' c Delonca 54' m Vilaceca 63' c Piukala 75' c

penalty try 63' c

Cusack 59' m

Menon 40' c Cowan (2) 21' m, 75' m Drauniniu (3) 24' c, 29' c, 80' c Abbott 51' c Short 54' c Stelling (2) 58' c, 69' c Best 76' c

Olaeta 25' c Batlle (2) 10' c, 78' m Cazenave 17' c Schuster 36' c Sid 71' m

Batlle 21' c Pulu 29' c penalty try 54' c Hook 74' m Bacchetti (2) 31' c, 64' c

Claassens (2) 8' m, 31' c Walker (2) 18' c, 58' m Abbott 27' m Gray 38' c Cowan 49' c Lutui 61' c Howard 73' c

Pool 3

Team	P	W	D	L	PF	PA	Diff	TF	TA	TB	LB	Pts
ENG London Wasps (4)	6	5	1	0	231	92	+139	30	9	3	0	25
FRA Bayonne	6	4	1	1	201	91	+110	25	7	2	0	20
WAL Newport Gwent Dragons	6	2	0	4	171	108	+63	19	10	2	3	13
ITA Mogliano	6	0	0	6	29	341	−312	4	52	0	0	0
Source : [www.ercrugby.com](http://www.ercrugby.com/eng/amlinchallengecup/pools/index.php?includeref=478&season=2012-2013)
Points breakdown:
*4 points for a win
*2 points for a draw
*1 bonus point for a loss by seven points or less
*1 bonus point for scoring four or more tries in a match

O'Connor (2) 10' c, 55' m Bernad 13' c penalty try 16' c Gerber 24' c Boutaty 35' m Carillo 51' c Lacroix 68' c Rokocoko 72' m Ugalde 80' c Ugalde (3/5)

Staibano 14' c Vunipola 29' m Simpson 58' c O. Evans 34' c Dixon 74' c

Galon 54' c Poff 18' c Southwell 25' c Wade (2) 30' c, 63' c Masi 33' c Johnson 48' c Payne 69' m Launchbury 80' m

I. Jones (2) 22' c, 44' m Harries 27' c Prydie 70' c

Swainston 72' m

Masi 73' c Daly (1/1) 36' Robinson (1/1) 77'

Poole 19' m penalty try 29' c W. Evans 37' c Leach 59' m J. Evans 69' c Price 75' m Dixon 80' c Robling (2/3)

Gerber 64' m Phillips 76' c Ugalde (1/2)

C. Bell 16' c Cannon 33' m Wallace 40' c Davies (2) 45' c, 64' c Lindsay 59' m Wentzel 67' m Masi 74' c

Steffan Jones (1/1) 74' Robinson 56' c

Potgieter 17' c Gerber 21' c Phillips 24' c O'Connor 26' c Lovobalavu 53' c Lacroix 79' c Boyet (2/2)

Pool 4

Team	P	W	D	L	PF	PA	Diff	TF	TA	TB	LB	Pts
ENG Bath (1)	6	6	0	0	245	79	+166	36	7	5	0	29
FRA Agen	6	3	0	3	154	120	+34	18	12	2	3	17
ROM București Wolves	6	2	0	4	121	215	−94	14	29	1	0	9
ITA Calvisano	6	1	0	5	117	223	−106	13	33	2	1	7
Source : [www.ercrugby.com](http://www.ercrugby.com/eng/amlinchallengecup/pools/index.php?includeref=478&season=2012-2013)
Points breakdown:
*4 points for a win
*2 points for a draw
*1 bonus point for a loss by seven points or less
*1 bonus point for scoring four or more tries in a match

Munteanu 71' c Wiringi (1/1) Batty 33' c Vesty 45' c Devoto 66' m Palma-Newport 78' m

Erasmus (2) 37' c, 51' c Vunisa 61' c Fono 20' c Dupuy 33' c Vaquin 39' c Tagotago 41' m

Eastmond 46' c Donald 54' m Louw 79' c

Botezatu 35' m Filip 51' m Turashvili 65' c Lemnaru 71' c Wiringi 79' m Wiringi (2/3) Griffen 64' c Lovotti 76' c

Day 39' c Ovens 42' c Mercer 46' m Agulla (2) 48' c, 57' c McMillan 53' c penalty try 66' c Palma-Newport 71' m Attwood 80' c

Fercu 43' c Dinis 53' c Vlaicu (1/1) Vlaicu (1/1) 79' Agulla 63' c penalty try 74' c

Fono 56' c Agulla 64' c Petre 69' m Lamoulie 75' c

Agulla (3) 11' m, 31' m, 80' m Biggs 36' c Cuthbert 45' m Ovens 68' m

Gerosa 39' c Vilk 67' c Dascălu 31' c

Julien 45' m Erbani 53' c

penalty try 20' c Cuthbert (3) 24' m, 27' m, 71' c Agulla 41' m Köster 59' c Cook 68' m Skuse 75' m Vesty (1/3)

Pool 5

Team	P	W	D	L	PF	PA	Diff	TF	TA	TB	LB	Pts
FRA Stade Français (8)	6	5	0	1	210	105	+105	25	7	4	1	25
FRA Grenoble	6	4	0	2	173	81	+92	21	6	3	1	20
ENG London Welsh	6	2	0	3	171	170	+1	20	24	2	0	14
ITA Cavalieri Prato	6	0	0	6	68	266	−198	8	37	1	1	2
Source : [www.ercrugby.com](http://www.ercrugby.com/eng/amlinchallengecup/pools/index.php?includeref=478&season=2012-2013)
Points breakdown:
*4 points for a win
*2 points for a draw
*1 bonus point for a loss by seven points or less
*1 bonus point for scoring four or more tries in a match

Darbo 26' c penalty try 34' c Coetzee 42' c Hegarty 49' m Nouhaillaguet 60' c Fabro 67' c Pollard 70' c Pelissie 77' c Laharrague (4/4)

Bonneval (2) 16' m, 72' c Vuidarvuwalu (2) 19' c, 27' c Fainifo 47' c Guillemain 58' c Contepomi 75' m

Ngawini 50' c Tempestini 69' c Bernini 75' c Patelli (1/1) Frati (2/2) Ajuwa (2) 25' m, 46' m Davies (2/2) 67', 78'

Contepomi (2/3) 68', 77' Plisson (1/1) 51' Darbo (1/1) 74'

Farley 76' c Hart (1/1)

Grenoble won the game 20–9, but London Welsh were retroactively awarded a 28–0 victory and five match points, after Grenoble admitted fielding an ineligible player, Lotu Taukeiaho, during the match.

Sepe 21' c Cannone 80' c Fillol 9' c penalty try 66' c

Garrault 49' c Sinzelle 73' c Fainifo 75' c

Ninard 42' c Taukeiaho 73' m

George 18' c Lewis 27' m Arscott (2) 34' c, 62' m Davies 55' c Mackenzie 57' c Smith 74' c Hills 79' c

Laharrague (1/1) 73'

Bouchet (3) 9' c, 26' c, 29' c Butonidualevu 14' c Jaouher 68' c

Papé 27' m Doumayrou 34' m penalty try 46' c Bonfils 53' c Fainifo 74' c

References

(31 July 2012). "London Welsh begin campaign with glamour tie". [[European Rugby Cup]].
(12 June 2012). "2012/13 Heineken Cup Pool Draw". European Rugby Cup.
"Rules". [[European Rugby Cup]].
(15 December 2012). "Amlin Challenge Cup Fixtures". [[European Rugby Cup]].
(14 December 2012). "London Welsh get Amlin Challenge Cup points boost". [[BBC]].

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