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href="/wiki/Single-elimination_tournament" title="Single-elimination tournament">Knockout</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap">Date</th><td class="infobox-data" style="white-space: nowrap">22 October 2005 – 21 May 2006</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Tournament statistics</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap">Top point scorer(s)</th><td class="infobox-data" style="white-space: nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Shane_Drahm" title="Shane Drahm">Shane Drahm</a> (Worcester)<br />(101 points)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap">Top try scorer(s)</th><td class="infobox-data" style="white-space: nowrap"><a href="/wiki/James_Simpson-Daniel" title="James Simpson-Daniel">James Simpson-Daniel</a> (Gloucester)<br />(9 tries)</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Final</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap">Champions</th><td class="infobox-data" style="white-space: nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/England" title="England"><img alt="England" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/23px-Flag_of_England.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/35px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/46px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Gloucester_Rugby" title="Gloucester Rugby">Gloucester</a> (1st title)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap">Runners-up</th><td class="infobox-data" style="white-space: nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/England" title="England"><img alt="England" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/23px-Flag_of_England.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/35px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/46px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/London_Irish" title="London Irish">London Irish</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below"><div style="width:100%"><div style="float: left; text-align:left;padding-right:0.5em;" class="noprint">← <a href="/wiki/2004%E2%80%9305_European_Challenge_Cup" title="2004–05 European Challenge Cup">2004–05</a> (Previous)</div><div style="float: right; text-align:right;padding-left:0.5em;" class="noprint">(Next) <a href="/wiki/2006%E2%80%9307_European_Challenge_Cup" title="2006–07 European Challenge Cup">2006–07</a> →</div></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>2005–06 European Challenge Cup</b> was the tenth year of the <a href="/wiki/European_Challenge_Cup" class="mw-redirect" title="European Challenge Cup">European Challenge Cup</a>, the second tier <a href="/wiki/Rugby_union" title="Rugby union">rugby union</a> cup competition below the <a href="/wiki/Heineken_Cup" class="mw-redirect" title="Heineken Cup">Heineken Cup</a>. The tournament was held between October 2005 and May 2006. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Group_stage">Group stage</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2005%E2%80%9306_European_Challenge_Cup&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Group stage"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/2005%E2%80%9306_European_Challenge_Cup_pool_stage" title="2005–06 European Challenge Cup pool stage">2005–06 European Challenge Cup pool stage</a></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Pool_1">Pool 1</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2005%E2%80%9306_European_Challenge_Cup&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Pool 1"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"> <tbody><tr> <th width="200">Team </th> <th width="20">P </th> <th width="20">W </th> <th width="20">D </th> <th width="20">L </th> <th width="20">Tries for </th> <th width="20">Tries against </th> <th width="20">Try diff </th> <th width="20">Points for </th> <th width="20">Points against </th> <th width="25">Points diff </th> <th width="20">TB </th> <th width="20">LB </th> <th width="20">Pts </th></tr> <tr bgcolor="#ccffcc"> <td align="left"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/England" title="England"><img alt="England" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/23px-Flag_of_England.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/35px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/46px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span> <b><a href="/wiki/Northampton_Saints" title="Northampton Saints">Northampton Saints</a></b> </td> <td>6</td> <td>5</td> <td>0</td> <td>1</td> <td>32</td> <td>12</td> <td>20</td> <td>194</td> <td>96</td> <td>98</td> <td>5</td> <td>0</td> <td><b>25</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/France" title="France"><img alt="France" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/23px-Flag_of_France.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/35px-Flag_of_France.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/45px-Flag_of_France.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/RC_Narbonne" title="RC Narbonne">Narbonne</a> </td> <td>6</td> <td>4</td> <td>0</td> <td>2</td> <td>16</td> <td>11</td> <td>5</td> <td>125</td> <td>113</td> <td>12</td> <td>2</td> <td>0</td> <td><b>18</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/England" title="England"><img alt="England" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/23px-Flag_of_England.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/35px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/46px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Bristol_Bears" title="Bristol Bears">Bristol</a> </td> <td>6</td> <td>3</td> <td>0</td> <td>3</td> <td>26</td> <td>21</td> <td>5</td> <td>203</td> <td>150</td> <td>53</td> <td>3</td> <td>1</td> <td><b>16</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Italy" title="Italy"><img alt="Italy" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/23px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/35px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/45px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1500" data-file-height="1000" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Rugby_Viadana" title="Rugby Viadana">Viadana</a> </td> <td>6</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>6</td> <td>9</td> <td>39</td> <td>−30</td> <td>81</td> <td>244</td> <td>−163</td> <td>0</td> <td>1</td> <td><b>1</b> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Pool_2">Pool 2</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2005%E2%80%9306_European_Challenge_Cup&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Pool 2"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"> <tbody><tr> <th width="200">Team </th> <th width="20">P </th> <th width="20">W </th> <th width="20">D </th> <th width="20">L </th> <th width="20">Tries for </th> <th width="20">Tries against </th> <th width="20">Try diff </th> <th width="20">Points for </th> <th width="20">Points against </th> <th width="25">Points diff </th> <th width="20">TB </th> <th width="20">LB </th> <th width="20">Pts </th></tr> <tr bgcolor="#ccffcc"> <td align="left"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/England" title="England"><img alt="England" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/23px-Flag_of_England.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/35px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/46px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span> <b><a href="/wiki/London_Irish" title="London Irish">London Irish</a></b> </td> <td>6</td> <td>6</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>32</td> <td>11</td> <td>21</td> <td>239</td> <td>81</td> <td>158</td> <td>3</td> <td>0</td> <td><b>27</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/France" title="France"><img alt="France" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/23px-Flag_of_France.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/35px-Flag_of_France.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/45px-Flag_of_France.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/SU_Agen_Lot-et-Garonne" title="SU Agen Lot-et-Garonne">Agen</a> </td> <td>6</td> <td>3</td> <td>0</td> <td>3</td> <td>23</td> <td>15</td> <td>8</td> <td>163</td> <td>143</td> <td>20</td> <td>3</td> <td>0</td> <td><b>14</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/France" title="France"><img alt="France" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/23px-Flag_of_France.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/35px-Flag_of_France.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/45px-Flag_of_France.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Section_Paloise" title="Section Paloise">Pau</a> </td> <td>6</td> <td>2</td> <td>0</td> <td>4</td> <td>12</td> <td>19</td> <td>−7</td> <td>107</td> <td>153</td> <td>−46</td> <td>2</td> <td>1</td> <td><b>11</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Italy" title="Italy"><img alt="Italy" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/23px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/35px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/45px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1500" data-file-height="1000" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Overmach_Rugby_Parma_F.C." class="mw-redirect" title="Overmach Rugby Parma F.C.">Overmach Parma</a> </td> <td>6</td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td>5</td> <td>8</td> <td>30</td> <td>−22</td> <td>74</td> <td>206</td> <td>−132</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td><b>4</b> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Pool_3">Pool 3</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2005%E2%80%9306_European_Challenge_Cup&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Pool 3"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"> <tbody><tr> <th width="200">Team </th> <th width="20">P </th> <th width="20">W </th> <th width="20">D </th> <th width="20">L </th> <th width="20">Tries for </th> <th width="20">Tries against </th> <th width="20">Try diff </th> <th width="20">Points for </th> <th width="20">Points against </th> <th width="25">Points diff </th> <th width="20">TB </th> <th width="20">LB </th> <th width="20">Pts </th></tr> <tr bgcolor="#ccffcc"> <td align="left"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/England" title="England"><img alt="England" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/23px-Flag_of_England.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/35px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/46px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span> <b><a href="/wiki/Gloucester_Rugby" title="Gloucester Rugby">Gloucester</a></b> </td> <td>6</td> <td>6</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>49</td> <td>6</td> <td>43</td> <td>331</td> <td>53</td> <td>278</td> <td>5</td> <td>0</td> <td><b>29</b> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#ccffcc"> <td align="left"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/France" title="France"><img alt="France" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/23px-Flag_of_France.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/35px-Flag_of_France.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/45px-Flag_of_France.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <b><a href="/wiki/Aviron_Bayonnais" title="Aviron Bayonnais">Bayonne</a></b> </td> <td>6</td> <td>4</td> <td>0</td> <td>2</td> <td>31</td> <td>11</td> <td>20</td> <td>202</td> <td>93</td> <td>109</td> <td>4</td> <td>0</td> <td><b>20</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Romania" title="Romania"><img alt="Romania" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Flag_of_Romania.svg/23px-Flag_of_Romania.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Flag_of_Romania.svg/35px-Flag_of_Romania.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Flag_of_Romania.svg/45px-Flag_of_Romania.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="400" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Bucure%C8%99ti_Oaks" class="mw-redirect" title="București Oaks">București</a> </td> <td>6</td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td>5</td> <td>7</td> <td>40</td> <td>−33</td> <td>71</td> <td>253</td> <td>−182</td> <td>0</td> <td>1</td> <td><b>5</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/France" title="France"><img alt="France" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/23px-Flag_of_France.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/35px-Flag_of_France.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/45px-Flag_of_France.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/RC_Toulonnais" class="mw-redirect" title="RC Toulonnais">Toulon</a> </td> <td>6</td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td>5</td> <td>9</td> <td>39</td> <td>−30</td> <td>64</td> <td>269</td> <td>−205</td> <td>0</td> <td>1</td> <td><b>5</b> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Pool_4">Pool 4</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2005%E2%80%9306_European_Challenge_Cup&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Pool 4"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"> <tbody><tr> <th width="200">Team </th> <th width="20">P </th> <th width="20">W </th> <th width="20">D </th> <th width="20">L </th> <th width="20">Tries for </th> <th width="20">Tries against </th> <th width="20">Try diff </th> <th width="20">Points for </th> <th width="20">Points against </th> <th width="25">Points diff </th> <th width="20">TB </th> <th width="20">LB </th> <th width="20">Pts </th></tr> <tr bgcolor="#ccffcc"> <td align="left"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/England" title="England"><img alt="England" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/23px-Flag_of_England.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/35px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/46px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span> <b><a href="/wiki/Newcastle_Falcons" title="Newcastle Falcons">Newcastle Falcons</a></b> </td> <td>6</td> <td>6</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>44</td> <td>10</td> <td>34</td> <td>324</td> <td>81</td> <td>243</td> <td>4</td> <td>0</td> <td><b>28</b> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#ccffcc"> <td align="left"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/France" title="France"><img alt="France" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/23px-Flag_of_France.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/35px-Flag_of_France.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/45px-Flag_of_France.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <b><a href="/wiki/CA_Brive" title="CA Brive">Brive</a></b> </td> <td>6</td> <td>3</td> <td>0</td> <td>3</td> <td>30</td> <td>19</td> <td>11</td> <td>203</td> <td>169</td> <td>34</td> <td>4</td> <td>2</td> <td><b>18</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Scotland" title="Scotland"><img alt="Scotland" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Scotland.svg/23px-Flag_of_Scotland.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Scotland.svg/35px-Flag_of_Scotland.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Scotland.svg/46px-Flag_of_Scotland.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Border_Reivers_(rugby)" class="mw-redirect" title="Border Reivers (rugby)">Borders</a> </td> <td>6</td> <td>3</td> <td>0</td> <td>3</td> <td>19</td> <td>23</td> <td>−4</td> <td>155</td> <td>177</td> <td>−22</td> <td>2</td> <td>1</td> <td><b>15</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Italy" title="Italy"><img alt="Italy" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/23px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/35px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/45px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1500" data-file-height="1000" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/L%27Aquila_Rugby" title="L'Aquila Rugby">L'Aquila</a> </td> <td>6</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>6</td> <td>14</td> <td>55</td> <td>−41</td> <td>103</td> <td>358</td> <td>−255</td> <td>0</td> <td>1</td> <td><b>1</b> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Pool_5">Pool 5</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2005%E2%80%9306_European_Challenge_Cup&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Pool 5"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"> <tbody><tr> <th width="200">Team </th> <th width="20">P </th> <th width="20">W </th> <th width="20">D </th> <th width="20">L </th> <th width="20">Tries for </th> <th width="20">Tries against </th> <th width="20">Try diff </th> <th width="20">Points for </th> <th width="20">Points against </th> <th width="25">Points diff </th> <th width="20">TB </th> <th width="20">LB </th> <th width="20">Pts </th></tr> <tr bgcolor="#ccffcc"> <td align="left"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/England" title="England"><img alt="England" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/23px-Flag_of_England.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/35px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/46px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span> <b><a href="/wiki/Worcester_Warriors" title="Worcester Warriors">Worcester Warriors</a></b> </td> <td>6</td> <td>5</td> <td>0</td> <td>1</td> <td>24</td> <td>12</td> <td>12</td> <td>181</td> <td>103</td> <td>78</td> <td>3</td> <td>1</td> <td><b>25</b> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#ccffcc"> <td align="left"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Ireland" title="Ireland"><img alt="Ireland" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/IRFU_flag.svg/23px-IRFU_flag.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/IRFU_flag.svg/35px-IRFU_flag.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/IRFU_flag.svg/45px-IRFU_flag.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="800" /></a></span></span> <b><a href="/wiki/Connacht_Rugby" title="Connacht Rugby">Connacht</a></b> </td> <td>6</td> <td>4</td> <td>0</td> <td>2</td> <td>25</td> <td>14</td> <td>11</td> <td>190</td> <td>119</td> <td>71</td> <td>3</td> <td>1</td> <td><b>20</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Italy" title="Italy"><img alt="Italy" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/23px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/35px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/45px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1500" data-file-height="1000" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Amatori_Catania" title="Amatori Catania">Catania</a> </td> <td>6</td> <td>2</td> <td>0</td> <td>4</td> <td>15</td> <td>41</td> <td>−26</td> <td>116</td> <td>257</td> <td>−141</td> <td>1</td> <td>1</td> <td><b>8</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/France" title="France"><img alt="France" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/23px-Flag_of_France.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/35px-Flag_of_France.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/45px-Flag_of_France.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Montpellier_H%C3%A9rault_RC" class="mw-redirect" title="Montpellier Hérault RC">Montpellier</a> </td> <td>6</td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td>5</td> <td>26</td> <td>23</td> <td>3</td> <td>170</td> <td>178</td> <td>−8</td> <td>2</td> <td>2</td> <td><b>7</b> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Seeding_and_runners-up">Seeding and runners-up</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2005%E2%80%9306_European_Challenge_Cup&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Seeding and runners-up"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"> <tbody><tr> <th>Seed </th> <th>Pool Winners </th> <th>Pts </th> <th>TF </th> <th>+/- </th></tr> <tr> <td><b>1</b> </td> <td align="left"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/England" title="England"><img alt="England" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/23px-Flag_of_England.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/35px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/46px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Gloucester_Rugby" title="Gloucester Rugby">Gloucester</a> </td> <td>29</td> <td>49</td> <td>+278 </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>2</b> </td> <td align="left"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/England" title="England"><img alt="England" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/23px-Flag_of_England.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/35px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/46px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Newcastle_Falcons" title="Newcastle Falcons">Newcastle Falcons</a> </td> <td>28</td> <td>44</td> <td>+243 </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>3</b> </td> <td align="left"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/England" title="England"><img alt="England" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/23px-Flag_of_England.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/35px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/46px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/London_Irish" title="London Irish">London Irish</a> </td> <td>27</td> <td>32</td> <td>+158 </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>4</b> </td> <td align="left"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/England" title="England"><img alt="England" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/23px-Flag_of_England.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/35px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/46px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Northampton_Saints" title="Northampton Saints">Northampton Saints</a> </td> <td>25</td> <td>32</td> <td>+98 </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>5</b> </td> <td align="left"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/England" title="England"><img alt="England" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/23px-Flag_of_England.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/35px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/46px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Worcester_Warriors" title="Worcester Warriors">Worcester Warriors</a> </td> <td>25</td> <td>24</td> <td>+78 </td></tr> <tr> <th>Seed </th> <th>Pool Runners-up </th> <th>Pts </th> <th>TF </th> <th>+/- </th></tr> <tr> <td><b>6</b> </td> <td align="left"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/France" title="France"><img alt="France" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/23px-Flag_of_France.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/35px-Flag_of_France.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/45px-Flag_of_France.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Aviron_Bayonnais" title="Aviron Bayonnais">Bayonne</a> </td> <td>20</td> <td>31</td> <td>+109 </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>7</b> </td> <td align="left"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Ireland" title="Ireland"><img alt="Ireland" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/IRFU_flag.svg/23px-IRFU_flag.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/IRFU_flag.svg/35px-IRFU_flag.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/IRFU_flag.svg/45px-IRFU_flag.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="800" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Connacht_Rugby" title="Connacht Rugby">Connacht</a> </td> <td>20</td> <td>25</td> <td>+71 </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>8</b> </td> <td align="left"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/France" title="France"><img alt="France" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/23px-Flag_of_France.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/35px-Flag_of_France.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/45px-Flag_of_France.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/CA_Brive" title="CA Brive">Brive</a> </td> <td>18</td> <td>30</td> <td>+34 </td></tr> <tr> <td>– </td> <td align="left"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/France" title="France"><img alt="France" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/23px-Flag_of_France.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/35px-Flag_of_France.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/45px-Flag_of_France.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/RC_Narbonne" title="RC Narbonne">Narbonne</a> </td> <td>18</td> <td>16</td> <td>+12 </td></tr> <tr> <td>– </td> <td align="left"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/France" title="France"><img alt="France" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/23px-Flag_of_France.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/35px-Flag_of_France.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/45px-Flag_of_France.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/SU_Agen_Lot-et-Garonne" title="SU Agen Lot-et-Garonne">Agen</a> </td> <td>14</td> <td>16</td> <td>+20 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Knockout_stage">Knockout stage</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2005%E2%80%9306_European_Challenge_Cup&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Knockout stage"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Quarter-finals">Quarter-finals</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2005%E2%80%9306_European_Challenge_Cup&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Quarter-finals"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/SportsEvent" class="vevent summary" style="width:100%"><table style="float:left;width:15%;table-layout:fixed"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align:right">31 March 2006<br />19:30</td></tr></tbody></table><table style="float:left;width:61%;table-layout:fixed;text-align:center"><tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top;font-weight:bold"><td class="vcard" style="width:39%;text-align:right"><span class="fn org"><a href="/wiki/Newcastle_Falcons" title="Newcastle Falcons">Newcastle Falcons</a> <span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/England" title="England"><img alt="England" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/23px-Flag_of_England.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/35px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/46px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span></span></td><td style="width:22%">23–3</td><td class="vcard" style="width:39%;text-align:left"><span class="fn org"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Ireland" title="Ireland"><img alt="Ireland" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/IRFU_flag.svg/23px-IRFU_flag.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/IRFU_flag.svg/35px-IRFU_flag.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/IRFU_flag.svg/45px-IRFU_flag.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="800" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Connacht_Rugby" title="Connacht Rugby">Connacht</a></span></td></tr><tr style="font-size:85%;vertical-align:top"><td style="text-align:right"></td><td></td><td style="text-align:left"></td></tr></tbody></table><table style="float:left;width:24%;table-layout:fixed"><tbody><tr><td style="font-size:85%"><span class="location"><a href="/wiki/Kingston_Park_(stadium)" title="Kingston Park (stadium)">Kingston Park</a></span><br />Attendance: 4,486</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <div itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/SportsEvent" class="vevent summary" style="width:100%"><table style="float:left;width:15%;table-layout:fixed"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align:right">1 April 2006<br />15:00</td></tr></tbody></table><table style="float:left;width:61%;table-layout:fixed;text-align:center"><tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top;font-weight:bold"><td class="vcard" style="width:39%;text-align:right"><span class="fn org"><a href="/wiki/Gloucester_Rugby" title="Gloucester Rugby">Gloucester</a> <span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/England" title="England"><img alt="England" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/23px-Flag_of_England.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/35px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/46px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span></span></td><td style="width:22%">46–13</td><td class="vcard" style="width:39%;text-align:left"><span class="fn org"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/France" title="France"><img alt="France" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/23px-Flag_of_France.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/35px-Flag_of_France.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/45px-Flag_of_France.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/CA_Brive" title="CA Brive">Brive</a></span></td></tr><tr style="font-size:85%;vertical-align:top"><td style="text-align:right"></td><td></td><td style="text-align:left"></td></tr></tbody></table><table style="float:left;width:24%;table-layout:fixed"><tbody><tr><td style="font-size:85%"><span class="location"><a href="/wiki/Kingsholm" title="Kingsholm">Kingsholm</a></span><br />Attendance: 6,898</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <div itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/SportsEvent" class="vevent summary" style="width:100%"><table style="float:left;width:15%;table-layout:fixed"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align:right">1 April 2006<br />15:00</td></tr></tbody></table><table style="float:left;width:61%;table-layout:fixed;text-align:center"><tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top;font-weight:bold"><td class="vcard" style="width:39%;text-align:right"><span class="fn org"><a href="/wiki/Northampton_Saints" title="Northampton Saints">Northampton Saints</a> <span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/England" title="England"><img alt="England" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/23px-Flag_of_England.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/35px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/46px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span></span></td><td style="width:22%">25–34</td><td class="vcard" style="width:39%;text-align:left"><span class="fn org"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/England" title="England"><img alt="England" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/23px-Flag_of_England.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/35px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/46px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Worcester_Warriors" title="Worcester Warriors">Worcester Warriors</a></span></td></tr><tr style="font-size:85%;vertical-align:top"><td style="text-align:right"></td><td></td><td style="text-align:left"></td></tr></tbody></table><table style="float:left;width:24%;table-layout:fixed"><tbody><tr><td style="font-size:85%"><span class="location"><a href="/wiki/Franklin%27s_Gardens" title="Franklin's Gardens">Franklin's Gardens</a></span><br />Attendance: 9,531</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <div itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/SportsEvent" class="vevent summary" style="width:100%"><table style="float:left;width:15%;table-layout:fixed"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align:right">2 April 2006<br />15:00</td></tr></tbody></table><table style="float:left;width:61%;table-layout:fixed;text-align:center"><tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top;font-weight:bold"><td class="vcard" style="width:39%;text-align:right"><span class="fn org"><a href="/wiki/London_Irish" title="London Irish">London Irish</a> <span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/England" title="England"><img alt="England" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/23px-Flag_of_England.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/35px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/46px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span></span></td><td style="width:22%">48–5</td><td class="vcard" style="width:39%;text-align:left"><span class="fn org"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/France" title="France"><img alt="France" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/23px-Flag_of_France.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/35px-Flag_of_France.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/45px-Flag_of_France.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Aviron_Bayonnais" title="Aviron Bayonnais">Bayonne</a></span></td></tr><tr style="font-size:85%;vertical-align:top"><td style="text-align:right"></td><td></td><td style="text-align:left"></td></tr></tbody></table><table style="float:left;width:24%;table-layout:fixed"><tbody><tr><td style="font-size:85%"><span class="location"><a href="/wiki/Madejski_Stadium" title="Madejski Stadium">Madejski Stadium</a></span><br />Attendance: 5,100</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Semi-finals">Semi-finals</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2005%E2%80%9306_European_Challenge_Cup&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Semi-finals"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/SportsEvent" class="vevent summary" style="width:100%"><table style="float:left;width:15%;table-layout:fixed"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align:right">22 April 2006<br />12:35</td></tr></tbody></table><table style="float:left;width:61%;table-layout:fixed;text-align:center"><tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top;font-weight:bold"><td class="vcard" style="width:39%;text-align:right"><span class="fn org"><a href="/wiki/Gloucester_Rugby" title="Gloucester Rugby">Gloucester</a> <span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/England" title="England"><img alt="England" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/23px-Flag_of_England.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/35px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/46px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span></span></td><td style="width:22%">31–23</td><td class="vcard" style="width:39%;text-align:left"><span class="fn org"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/England" title="England"><img alt="England" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/23px-Flag_of_England.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/35px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/46px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Worcester_Warriors" title="Worcester Warriors">Worcester Warriors</a></span></td></tr><tr style="font-size:85%;vertical-align:top"><td style="text-align:right"></td><td></td><td style="text-align:left"></td></tr></tbody></table><table style="float:left;width:24%;table-layout:fixed"><tbody><tr><td style="font-size:85%"><span class="location"><a href="/wiki/Kingsholm" title="Kingsholm">Kingsholm</a></span><br />Attendance: 8,609</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <div itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/SportsEvent" class="vevent summary" style="width:100%"><table style="float:left;width:15%;table-layout:fixed"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align:right">23 April 2006<br />12:35</td></tr></tbody></table><table style="float:left;width:61%;table-layout:fixed;text-align:center"><tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top;font-weight:bold"><td class="vcard" style="width:39%;text-align:right"><span class="fn org"><a href="/wiki/Newcastle_Falcons" title="Newcastle Falcons">Newcastle Falcons</a> <span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/England" title="England"><img alt="England" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/23px-Flag_of_England.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/35px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/46px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span></span></td><td style="width:22%">22–27</td><td class="vcard" style="width:39%;text-align:left"><span class="fn org"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/England" title="England"><img alt="England" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/23px-Flag_of_England.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/35px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/46px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/London_Irish" title="London Irish">London Irish</a></span></td></tr><tr style="font-size:85%;vertical-align:top"><td style="text-align:right"></td><td></td><td style="text-align:left"></td></tr></tbody></table><table style="float:left;width:24%;table-layout:fixed"><tbody><tr><td style="font-size:85%"><span class="location"><a href="/wiki/Kingston_Park_(stadium)" title="Kingston Park (stadium)">Kingston Park</a></span><br />Attendance: 4,243</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Final">Final</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2005%E2%80%9306_European_Challenge_Cup&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Final"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/SportsEvent" class="vevent summary" style="width:100%"><table style="float:left;width:15%;table-layout:fixed"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align:right">21 May 2006<br />12:15</td></tr></tbody></table><table style="float:left;width:61%;table-layout:fixed;text-align:center"><tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top;font-weight:bold"><td class="vcard" style="width:39%;text-align:right"><span class="fn org"><a href="/wiki/Gloucester_Rugby" title="Gloucester Rugby">Gloucester</a> <span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/England" title="England"><img alt="England" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/23px-Flag_of_England.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/35px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/46px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span></span></td><td style="width:22%">36–34</td><td class="vcard" style="width:39%;text-align:left"><span class="fn org"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/England" title="England"><img alt="England" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/23px-Flag_of_England.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/35px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/46px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/London_Irish" title="London Irish">London Irish</a></span></td></tr><tr style="font-size:85%;vertical-align:top"><td style="text-align:right"></td><td></td><td style="text-align:left"></td></tr></tbody></table><table style="float:left;width:24%;table-layout:fixed"><tbody><tr><td style="font-size:85%"><span class="location"><a href="/wiki/The_Stoop" 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Cup">European Rugby Cup</a></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">2024–25 teams</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Gloucester_Rugby" title="Gloucester Rugby">Gloucester</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Newcastle_Falcons" title="Newcastle Falcons">Newcastle Falcons</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Section_Paloise" title="Section Paloise">Pau</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/USA_Perpignan" title="USA Perpignan">Perpignan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lyon_OU_Rugby" title="Lyon OU Rugby">Lyon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Aviron_Bayonnais" title="Aviron Bayonnais">Bayonne</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rugby_Club_Vannes" title="Rugby Club Vannes">Vannes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Montpellier_H%C3%A9rault_Rugby" title="Montpellier Hérault Rugby">Montpellier</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Connacht_Rugby" title="Connacht Rugby">Connacht</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Zebre_Parma" title="Zebre Parma">Zebre Parma</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Edinburgh_Rugby" title="Edinburgh Rugby">Edinburgh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ospreys_(rugby_union)" title="Ospreys (rugby union)">Ospreys</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cardiff_Rugby" title="Cardiff Rugby">Cardiff</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scarlets" title="Scarlets">Scarlets</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dragons_RFC" title="Dragons RFC">Dragons</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lions_(United_Rugby_Championship)" title="Lions (United Rugby Championship)">Lions</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cheetahs_(rugby_union)" title="Cheetahs (rugby union)">Cheetahs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Black_Lion_(rugby_union)" title="Black Lion (rugby union)">Black Lion</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">European Challenge Cup<br /><small>(1996–2014)</small></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Seasons</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1996%E2%80%9397_European_Challenge_Cup" title="1996–97 European Challenge Cup">1996–97</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1997%E2%80%9398_European_Challenge_Cup" title="1997–98 European Challenge Cup">1997–98</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1998%E2%80%9399_European_Challenge_Cup" title="1998–99 European Challenge Cup">1998–99</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1999%E2%80%932000_European_Challenge_Cup" title="1999–2000 European Challenge Cup">1999–2000</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2000%E2%80%9301_European_Challenge_Cup" title="2000–01 European Challenge Cup">2000–01</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2001%E2%80%9302_European_Challenge_Cup" title="2001–02 European Challenge Cup">2001–02</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2002%E2%80%9303_European_Challenge_Cup" title="2002–03 European Challenge Cup">2002–03</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2003%E2%80%9304_European_Challenge_Cup" title="2003–04 European Challenge Cup">2003–04</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2004%E2%80%9305_European_Challenge_Cup" title="2004–05 European Challenge Cup">2004–05</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">2005–06</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2006%E2%80%9307_European_Challenge_Cup" title="2006–07 European Challenge Cup">2006–07</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2007%E2%80%9308_European_Challenge_Cup" title="2007–08 European Challenge Cup">2007–08</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008%E2%80%9309_European_Challenge_Cup" title="2008–09 European Challenge Cup">2008–09</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2009%E2%80%9310_European_Challenge_Cup" title="2009–10 European Challenge Cup">2009–10</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2010%E2%80%9311_European_Challenge_Cup" title="2010–11 European Challenge Cup">2010–11</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2011%E2%80%9312_European_Challenge_Cup" title="2011–12 European Challenge Cup">2011–12</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012%E2%80%9313_European_Challenge_Cup" title="2012–13 European Challenge Cup">2012–13</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2013%E2%80%9314_European_Challenge_Cup" title="2013–14 European Challenge Cup">2013–14</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Pool stages</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1996%E2%80%9397_European_Challenge_Cup_pool_stage" title="1996–97 European Challenge Cup pool stage">1996–97</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1997%E2%80%9398_European_Challenge_Cup_pool_stage" title="1997–98 European Challenge Cup pool stage">1997–98</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1998%E2%80%9399_European_Challenge_Cup_pool_stage" title="1998–99 European Challenge Cup pool stage">1998–99</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1999%E2%80%932000_European_Challenge_Cup_pool_stage" title="1999–2000 European Challenge Cup pool stage">1999–2000</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2000%E2%80%9301_European_Challenge_Cup_pool_stage" title="2000–01 European Challenge Cup pool stage">2000–01</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2001%E2%80%9302_European_Challenge_Cup_pool_stage" title="2001–02 European Challenge Cup pool stage">2001–02</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2005%E2%80%9306_European_Challenge_Cup_pool_stage" title="2005–06 European Challenge Cup pool stage">2005–06</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2006%E2%80%9307_European_Challenge_Cup_pool_stage" title="2006–07 European Challenge Cup pool stage">2006–07</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2007%E2%80%9308_European_Challenge_Cup_pool_stage" title="2007–08 European Challenge Cup pool stage">2007–08</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008%E2%80%9309_European_Challenge_Cup_pool_stage" title="2008–09 European Challenge Cup pool stage">2008–09</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2009%E2%80%9310_Amlin_Challenge_Cup_pool_stage" title="2009–10 Amlin Challenge Cup pool stage">2009–10</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2010%E2%80%9311_Amlin_Challenge_Cup_pool_stage" class="mw-redirect" title="2010–11 Amlin Challenge Cup pool stage">2010–11</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2011%E2%80%9312_European_Challenge_Cup_pool_stage" title="2011–12 European Challenge Cup pool stage">2011–12</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012%E2%80%9313_European_Challenge_Cup_pool_stage" title="2012–13 European Challenge Cup pool stage">2012–13</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2013%E2%80%9314_European_Challenge_Cup_pool_stage" title="2013–14 European Challenge Cup pool stage">2013–14</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/European_Shield" title="European Shield">European Shield</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2002%E2%80%9303_European_Shield" title="2002–03 European Shield">2002–03</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2003%E2%80%9304_European_Shield" title="2003–04 European Shield">2003–04</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2004%E2%80%9305_European_Shield" title="2004–05 European Shield">2004–05</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">European Rugby Challenge Cup<br /><small>(2014–2021)</small></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Seasons</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2014%E2%80%9315_European_Rugby_Challenge_Cup" title="2014–15 European Rugby Challenge Cup">2014–15</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2015%E2%80%9316_European_Rugby_Challenge_Cup" title="2015–16 European Rugby Challenge Cup">2015–16</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2016%E2%80%9317_European_Rugby_Challenge_Cup" title="2016–17 European Rugby Challenge Cup">2016–17</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2017%E2%80%9318_European_Rugby_Challenge_Cup" title="2017–18 European Rugby Challenge Cup">2017–18</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2018%E2%80%9319_European_Rugby_Challenge_Cup" title="2018–19 European Rugby Challenge Cup">2018–19</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019%E2%80%9320_European_Rugby_Challenge_Cup" title="2019–20 European Rugby Challenge Cup">2019–20</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2020%E2%80%9321_European_Rugby_Challenge_Cup" title="2020–21 European Rugby Challenge Cup">2020–21</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Pool stages</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2014%E2%80%9315_European_Rugby_Challenge_Cup_pool_stage" title="2014–15 European Rugby Challenge Cup pool stage">2014–15</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2015%E2%80%9316_European_Rugby_Challenge_Cup_pool_stage" title="2015–16 European Rugby Challenge Cup pool stage">2015–16</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2016%E2%80%9317_European_Rugby_Challenge_Cup_pool_stage" title="2016–17 European Rugby Challenge Cup pool stage">2016–17</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2017%E2%80%9318_European_Rugby_Challenge_Cup_pool_stage" title="2017–18 European Rugby Challenge Cup pool stage">2017–18</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2018%E2%80%9319_European_Rugby_Challenge_Cup_pool_stage" title="2018–19 European Rugby Challenge Cup pool stage">2018–19</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019%E2%80%9320_European_Rugby_Challenge_Cup_pool_stage" title="2019–20 European Rugby Challenge Cup pool stage">2019–20</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2020%E2%80%9321_European_Rugby_Challenge_Cup_pool_stage" class="mw-redirect" title="2020–21 European Rugby Challenge Cup pool stage">2020–21</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">EPCR Challenge Cup<br /><small>(2021–present)</small></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Seasons</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2021%E2%80%9322_EPCR_Challenge_Cup" title="2021–22 EPCR Challenge Cup">2021–22</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2022%E2%80%9323_EPCR_Challenge_Cup" title="2022–23 EPCR Challenge Cup">2022–23</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2023%E2%80%9324_EPCR_Challenge_Cup" title="2023–24 EPCR Challenge Cup">2023–24</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2024%E2%80%9325_EPCR_Challenge_Cup" title="2024–25 EPCR Challenge Cup">2024–25</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Pool stages</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2021%E2%80%9322_EPCR_Challenge_Cup_pool_stage" title="2021–22 EPCR Challenge Cup pool stage">2021–22</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2022%E2%80%9323_EPCR_Challenge_Cup_pool_stage" title="2022–23 EPCR Challenge Cup pool stage">2022–23</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2023%E2%80%9324_EPCR_Challenge_Cup_pool_stage" title="2023–24 EPCR Challenge Cup pool stage">2023–24</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2024%E2%80%9325_EPCR_Challenge_Cup_pool_stage" title="2024–25 EPCR Challenge Cup pool stage">2024–25</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Qualification play-offs</th><td 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