1997–98 European Challenge Cup

The 1997–98 European Challenge Cup was the second year of the European Challenge Cup, the second tier rugby union cup competition below the Heineken Cup. The tournament was held between September 1997 and February 1998

Pool stage

Pool 1 TeamPWDLTries forTries againstTry diffPoints forPoints againstPoints diffPts Agen66002712+15219105+11412 Bristol62041622−6115180−654 Ebbw Vale62041217−5117155−384 La Rochelle62041115−4128139−114

Pool 2 TeamPWDLTries forTries againstTry diffPoints forPoints againstPoints diffPts AS Montferrand65012811+17203120+8310 Newport63032027−7172192−206 Sale Sharks630318135163117+466 Montpellier61051227−1590199−1092

Pool 3 TeamPWDLTries forTries againstTry diffPoints forPoints againstPoints diffPts Stade Français65014818+30337131+20610 London Irish640218144169133+368 Dax63031420−6139180−416 Farul Constanţa60061038−2894295−2010

Pool 4 TeamPWDLTries forTries againstTry diffPoints forPoints againstPoints diffPts Connacht65011113−214497+4710 Northampton Saints63031713+4161116+456 Bordeaux-Begles6303106+4112110+26 Nice61051420−694188−942

Pool 5 TeamPWDLTries forTries againstTry diffPoints forPoints againstPoints diffPts Colomiers66004013+27290121+16912 Richmond64022815+13196133+638 Bridgend RFC62041237−25130259−1294 Grenoble6006924−15112215−1030

Pool 6 TeamPWDLTries forTries againstTry diffPoints forPoints againstPoints diffPts Gloucester65011912+7170101+6910 Toulon6312127+5136104+327 Béziers62131814+4150147+35 Petrarca Rugby60241329−16108212−1042

Pool 7 TeamPWDLTries forTries againstTry diffPoints forPoints againstPoints diffPts Newcastle Falcons6501368+2826498+16610 Biarritz Olympique63031017−7123153−306 Perpignan62041213−198138−404 Edinburgh6204929−20109205−964

Pool 8 TeamPWDLTries forTries againstTry diffPoints forPoints againstPoints diffPts Castres Olympique65012610+1620697+10910 Saracens6501231310197128+6910 Narbonne62041914+5168138+304 Neath60061041−3193301−2080

Qualifiers SeedPool WinnersPtsTF+/−1 Colomiers 1240+169 2 Agen1227+114 3 Stade Français1048+206 4 Newcastle Falcons1036+1665 Montferrand1028+83 6 Castres Olympique1026+109 7 Gloucester1019+69 8 Connacht1011+47

Knockout stage

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

See also

European Challenge Cup 1997-98 Heineken Cup