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Cup</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap">Date</th><td class="infobox-data" style="white-space: nowrap">12 October 1996 – 2 November 1996</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Qualifiers</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap">Seed 1</th><td class="infobox-data" style="white-space: nowrap"><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/Castres_Olympique" title="Castres Olympique">Castres Olympique</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap">Seed 2</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/Northampton_Saints" title="Northampton Saints">Northampton Saints</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap">Seed 3</th><td class="infobox-data" style="white-space: nowrap"><span 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title="1997–98 European Challenge Cup pool stage">1997–98</a> →<br />(Next)</td> </tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table> <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/1996%E2%80%9397_European_Challenge_Cup" title="1996–97 European Challenge Cup">1996–97 European Challenge Cup</a></div> <p>The <b>1996–97 European Challenge Cup pool stage</b> was the opening stage of the first season of the <a href="/wiki/European_Challenge_Cup" class="mw-redirect" title="European Challenge Cup">European Challenge Cup</a>, the second-tier competition for European <a href="/wiki/Rugby_union" title="Rugby union">rugby union</a> clubs. Matches took place between 12 October and 2 November 1996. </p><p>Twenty-four teams participated in this phase of the competition; they were divided into four pools of six teams each, with each team playing the other teams in their pool once only. Teams were awarded two points for a win and one point for a draw. The winner and runner-up of each pool progressed to the knockout stage of the tournament. These teams then competed in a single-elimination tournament that ended with the final at the <a href="/wiki/Stade_de_la_M%C3%A9diterran%C3%A9e" class="mw-redirect" title="Stade de la Méditerranée">Stade de la Méditerranée</a> in <a href="/wiki/B%C3%A9ziers" title="Béziers">Béziers</a>, France on 26 January 1997. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Results">Results</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1996%E2%80%9397_European_Challenge_Cup_pool_stage&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Results"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></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=1996%E2%80%9397_European_Challenge_Cup_pool_stage&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">Pts </th></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/SU_Agen_Lot-et-Garonne" title="SU Agen Lot-et-Garonne">Agen</a></b> </td> <td>5</td> <td>5</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>20</td> <td>9</td> <td>+11</td> <td>156</td> <td>82</td> <td>+74</td> <td><b>10</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/ASM_Clermont_Auvergne" title="ASM Clermont Auvergne">Montferrand</a></b> </td> <td>5</td> <td>4</td> <td>0</td> <td>1</td> <td>30</td> <td>8</td> <td>+22</td> <td>211</td> <td>74</td> <td>+137</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/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/Sale_Sharks" title="Sale Sharks">Sale Sharks</a> </td> <td>5</td> <td>3</td> <td>0</td> <td>2</td> <td>18</td> <td>14</td> <td>+4</td> <td>166</td> <td>115</td> <td>+51</td> <td><b>6</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Wales" title="Wales"><img alt="Wales" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/23px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/35px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/46px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Newport_RFC" title="Newport RFC">Newport</a> </td> <td>5</td> <td>2</td> <td>0</td> <td>3</td> <td>14</td> <td>19</td> <td>−15</td> <td>98</td> <td>158</td> <td>−60</td> <td><b>4</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/Glasgow_Warriors" title="Glasgow Warriors">Glasgow</a> </td> <td>5</td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td>4</td> <td>15</td> <td>30</td> <td>−15</td> <td>113</td> <td>202</td> <td>−89</td> <td><b>2</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Wales" title="Wales"><img alt="Wales" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/23px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/35px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/46px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Newbridge_RFC" title="Newbridge RFC">Newbridge</a> </td> <td>5</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>5</td> <td>16</td> <td>33</td> <td>−17</td> <td>106</td> <td>219</td> <td>−113</td> <td><b>0</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="12" style="border:0px"><small>Source : <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.ercrugby.com/eng/amlinchallengecup/pools/index.php?includeref=478&season=1996-1997">www.ercrugby.com</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.today/20130820235208/http://www.ercrugby.com/eng/amlinchallengecup/pools/index.php?includeref=478&season=1996-1997">Archived</a> 2013-08-20 at <a href="/wiki/Archive.today" title="Archive.today">archive.today</a><br /><b>Points breakdown:</b><br />*2 points for a win<br />*1 point for a draw</small> </td></tr></tbody></table> <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">12 October 1996</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/SU_Agen_Lot-et-Garonne" title="SU Agen Lot-et-Garonne">Agen</a> <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></span></td><td style="width:22%">32–13</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/Wales" title="Wales"><img alt="Wales" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/23px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/35px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/46px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Newport_RFC" title="Newport RFC">Newport</a></span></td></tr><tr style="font-size:85%;vertical-align:top"><td style="text-align:right"></td><td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.ercrugby.com/eng/matchcentre/17904.php">Report</a></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/Stade_Armandie" title="Stade Armandie">Stade Armandie</a></span></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">12 October 1996</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/Newbridge_RFC" title="Newbridge RFC">Newbridge</a> <span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Wales" title="Wales"><img alt="Wales" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/23px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/35px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/46px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span></span></td><td style="width:22%">38–62</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/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/Glasgow_Warriors" title="Glasgow Warriors">Glasgow</a></span></td></tr><tr style="font-size:85%;vertical-align:top"><td style="text-align:right"></td><td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.ercrugby.com/eng/matchcentre/17910.php">Report</a></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="/w/index.php?title=Welfare_Ground&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Welfare Ground (page does not exist)">Welfare Ground</a></span></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">12 October 1996</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/Sale_Sharks" title="Sale Sharks">Sale Sharks</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%">12–17</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/ASM_Clermont_Auvergne" title="ASM Clermont Auvergne">Montferrand</a></span></td></tr><tr style="font-size:85%;vertical-align:top"><td style="text-align:right"></td><td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.ercrugby.com/eng/matchcentre/17986.php">Report</a></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/Heywood_Road" title="Heywood Road">Heywood Road</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <hr /> <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">16 October 1996</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/SU_Agen_Lot-et-Garonne" title="SU Agen Lot-et-Garonne">Agen</a> <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></span></td><td style="width:22%">27–17</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/ASM_Clermont_Auvergne" title="ASM Clermont Auvergne">Montferrand</a></span></td></tr><tr style="font-size:85%;vertical-align:top"><td style="text-align:right"></td><td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.ercrugby.com/eng/matchcentre/17519.php">Report</a></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/Stade_Armandie" title="Stade Armandie">Stade Armandie</a></span></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">16 October 1996</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/Glasgow_Warriors" title="Glasgow Warriors">Glasgow</a> <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></span></td><td style="width:22%">9–29</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/Sale_Sharks" title="Sale Sharks">Sale Sharks</a></span></td></tr><tr style="font-size:85%;vertical-align:top"><td style="text-align:right"></td><td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.ercrugby.com/eng/matchcentre/17649.php">Report</a></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/Hughenden_Stadium" class="mw-redirect" title="Hughenden Stadium">Hughenden</a></span></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">16 October 1996</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/Newport_RFC" title="Newport RFC">Newport</a> <span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Wales" title="Wales"><img alt="Wales" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/23px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/35px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/46px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span></span></td><td style="width:22%">24–9</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/Wales" title="Wales"><img alt="Wales" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/23px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/35px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/46px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Newbridge_RFC" title="Newbridge RFC">Newbridge</a></span></td></tr><tr style="font-size:85%;vertical-align:top"><td style="text-align:right"></td><td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.ercrugby.com/eng/matchcentre/17696.php">Report</a></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/Rodney_Parade" title="Rodney Parade">Rodney Parade</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <hr /> <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">19 October 1996</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/ASM_Clermont_Auvergne" title="ASM Clermont Auvergne">Montferrand</a> <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></span></td><td style="width:22%">76–9</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/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/Glasgow_Warriors" title="Glasgow Warriors">Glasgow</a></span></td></tr><tr style="font-size:85%;vertical-align:top"><td style="text-align:right"></td><td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.ercrugby.com/eng/matchcentre/17966.php">Report</a></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/Stade_Marcel-Michelin" title="Stade Marcel-Michelin">Stade Marcel-Michelin</a></span></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">19 October 1996</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/Newbridge_RFC" title="Newbridge RFC">Newbridge</a> <span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Wales" title="Wales"><img alt="Wales" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/23px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/35px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/46px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span></span></td><td style="width:22%">13–30</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/SU_Agen_Lot-et-Garonne" title="SU Agen Lot-et-Garonne">Agen</a></span></td></tr><tr style="font-size:85%;vertical-align:top"><td style="text-align:right"></td><td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.ercrugby.com/eng/matchcentre/18006.php">Report</a></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="/w/index.php?title=Welfare_Ground&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Welfare Ground (page does not exist)">Welfare Ground</a></span></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">19 October 1996</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/Sale_Sharks" title="Sale Sharks">Sale Sharks</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%">52–22</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/Wales" title="Wales"><img alt="Wales" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/23px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/35px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/46px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Newport_RFC" title="Newport RFC">Newport</a></span></td></tr><tr style="font-size:85%;vertical-align:top"><td style="text-align:right"></td><td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.ercrugby.com/eng/matchcentre/17851.php">Report</a></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/Heywood_Road" title="Heywood Road">Heywood Road</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <hr /> <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">26 October 1996</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/SU_Agen_Lot-et-Garonne" title="SU Agen Lot-et-Garonne">Agen</a> <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></span></td><td style="width:22%">33–16</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/Sale_Sharks" title="Sale Sharks">Sale Sharks</a></span></td></tr><tr style="font-size:85%;vertical-align:top"><td style="text-align:right"></td><td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.ercrugby.com/eng/matchcentre/18036.php">Report</a></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/Stade_Armandie" title="Stade Armandie">Stade Armandie</a></span></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">26 October 1996</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/Newbridge_RFC" title="Newbridge RFC">Newbridge</a> <span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Wales" title="Wales"><img alt="Wales" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/23px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/35px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/46px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span></span></td><td style="width:22%">12–46</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/ASM_Clermont_Auvergne" title="ASM Clermont Auvergne">Montferrand</a></span></td></tr><tr style="font-size:85%;vertical-align:top"><td style="text-align:right"></td><td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.ercrugby.com/eng/matchcentre/17887.php">Report</a></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="/w/index.php?title=Welfare_Ground&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Welfare Ground (page does not exist)">Welfare Ground</a></span></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">26 October 1996</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/Newport_RFC" title="Newport RFC">Newport</a> <span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Wales" title="Wales"><img alt="Wales" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/23px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/35px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/46px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span></span></td><td style="width:22%">25–10</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/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/Glasgow_Warriors" title="Glasgow Warriors">Glasgow</a></span></td></tr><tr style="font-size:85%;vertical-align:top"><td style="text-align:right"></td><td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.ercrugby.com/eng/matchcentre/17532.php">Report</a></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/Rodney_Parade" title="Rodney Parade">Rodney Parade</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <hr /> <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">30 October 1996</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/Glasgow_Warriors" title="Glasgow Warriors">Glasgow</a> <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></span></td><td style="width:22%">23–34</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/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></span></td></tr><tr style="font-size:85%;vertical-align:top"><td style="text-align:right"></td><td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.ercrugby.com/eng/matchcentre/18091.php">Report</a></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/Hughenden_Stadium" class="mw-redirect" title="Hughenden Stadium">Hughenden</a></span></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 November 1996</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/ASM_Clermont_Auvergne" title="ASM Clermont Auvergne">Montferrand</a> <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></span></td><td style="width:22%">55–14</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/Wales" title="Wales"><img alt="Wales" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/23px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/35px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/46px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Newport_RFC" title="Newport RFC">Newport</a></span></td></tr><tr style="font-size:85%;vertical-align:top"><td style="text-align:right"></td><td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.ercrugby.com/eng/matchcentre/17950.php">Report</a></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/Stade_Marcel-Michelin" title="Stade Marcel-Michelin">Stade Marcel-Michelin</a></span></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 November 1996</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/Sale_Sharks" title="Sale Sharks">Sale Sharks</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%">57–34</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/Wales" title="Wales"><img alt="Wales" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/23px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/35px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/46px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Newbridge_RFC" title="Newbridge RFC">Newbridge</a></span></td></tr><tr style="font-size:85%;vertical-align:top"><td style="text-align:right"></td><td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.ercrugby.com/eng/matchcentre/17976.php">Report</a></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/Heywood_Road" title="Heywood Road">Heywood Road</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <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=1996%E2%80%9397_European_Challenge_Cup_pool_stage&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">Pts </th></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/Castres_Olympique" title="Castres Olympique">Castres Olympique</a></b> </td> <td>5</td> <td>5</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>29</td> <td>6</td> <td>+23</td> <td>207</td> <td>71</td> <td>+136</td> <td><b>10</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/RC_Narbonne" title="RC Narbonne">Narbonne</a></b> </td> <td>5</td> <td>4</td> <td>0</td> <td>1</td> <td>21</td> <td>6</td> <td>+15</td> <td>161</td> <td>90</td> <td>+71</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/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/CS_Dinamo_Bucure%C8%99ti_(rugby)" class="mw-redirect" title="CS Dinamo București (rugby)">Dinamo-București</a> </td> <td>5</td> <td>2</td> <td>1</td> <td>2</td> <td>12</td> <td>32</td> <td>−20</td> <td>109</td> <td>213</td> <td>−104</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/Wales" title="Wales"><img alt="Wales" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/23px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/35px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/46px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Bridgend_Ravens" title="Bridgend Ravens">Bridgend</a> </td> <td>4</td> <td>1</td> <td>1</td> <td>2</td> <td>10</td> <td>14</td> <td>−4</td> <td>94</td> <td>120</td> <td>−26</td> <td><b>3</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>5</td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td>4</td> <td>11</td> <td>12</td> <td>−1</td> <td>128</td> <td>99</td> <td>+29</td> <td><b>2</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Wales" title="Wales"><img alt="Wales" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/23px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/35px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/46px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Treorchy_RFC" title="Treorchy RFC">Treorchy</a> </td> <td>4</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>4</td> <td>10</td> <td>23</td> <td>−13</td> <td>72</td> <td>178</td> <td>−106</td> <td><b>0</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="12" style="border:0px"><small>Source : <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.ercrugby.com/eng/amlinchallengecup/pools/index.php?includeref=478&season=1996-1997">www.ercrugby.com</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.today/20130820235208/http://www.ercrugby.com/eng/amlinchallengecup/pools/index.php?includeref=478&season=1996-1997">Archived</a> 2013-08-20 at <a href="/wiki/Archive.today" title="Archive.today">archive.today</a><br /><b>Points breakdown:</b><br />*2 points for a win<br />*1 point for a draw</small> </td></tr></tbody></table> <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">12 October 1996</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/Bridgend_Ravens" title="Bridgend Ravens">Bridgend</a> <span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Wales" title="Wales"><img alt="Wales" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/23px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/35px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/46px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span></span></td><td style="width:22%">23–36</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/Castres_Olympique" title="Castres Olympique">Castres Olympique</a></span></td></tr><tr style="font-size:85%;vertical-align:top"><td style="text-align:right"></td><td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.ercrugby.com/eng/matchcentre/17857.php">Report</a></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/Brewery_Field" title="Brewery Field">Brewery Field</a></span></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">12 October 1996</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/Bristol_Bears" title="Bristol Bears">Bristol</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%">53–5</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/Wales" title="Wales"><img alt="Wales" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/23px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/35px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/46px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Treorchy_RFC" title="Treorchy RFC">Treorchy</a></span></td></tr><tr style="font-size:85%;vertical-align:top"><td style="text-align:right"></td><td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.ercrugby.com/eng/matchcentre/18023.php">Report</a></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/Memorial_Stadium_(Bristol)" title="Memorial Stadium (Bristol)">Memorial Ground</a></span></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">12 October 1996</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/RC_Narbonne" title="RC Narbonne">Narbonne</a> <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></span></td><td style="width:22%">73–22</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/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/CS_Dinamo_Bucure%C8%99ti_(rugby)" class="mw-redirect" title="CS Dinamo București (rugby)">Dinamo-București</a></span></td></tr><tr style="font-size:85%;vertical-align:top"><td style="text-align:right"></td><td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.ercrugby.com/eng/matchcentre/17875.php">Report</a></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/Parc_des_Sports_Et_de_l%27Amiti%C3%A9" class="mw-redirect" title="Parc des Sports Et de l'Amitié">Parc des Sports Et de l'Amitié</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <hr /> <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">16 October 1996</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/Bridgend_Ravens" title="Bridgend Ravens">Bridgend</a> <span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Wales" title="Wales"><img alt="Wales" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/23px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/35px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/46px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span></span></td><td style="width:22%">30–27</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/Bristol_Bears" title="Bristol Bears">Bristol</a></span></td></tr><tr style="font-size:85%;vertical-align:top"><td style="text-align:right"></td><td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.ercrugby.com/eng/matchcentre/18071.php">Report</a></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/Brewery_Field" title="Brewery Field">Brewery Field</a></span></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">16 October 1996</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/Castres_Olympique" title="Castres Olympique">Castres Olympique</a> <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></span></td><td style="width:22%">67–6</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/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/CS_Dinamo_Bucure%C8%99ti_(rugby)" class="mw-redirect" title="CS Dinamo București (rugby)">Dinamo-București</a></span></td></tr><tr style="font-size:85%;vertical-align:top"><td style="text-align:right"></td><td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.ercrugby.com/eng/matchcentre/17988.php">Report</a></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/Stade_Pierre-Antoine" class="mw-redirect" title="Stade Pierre-Antoine">Stade Pierre-Antoine</a></span></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">16 October 1996</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/Treorchy_RFC" title="Treorchy RFC">Treorchy</a> <span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Wales" title="Wales"><img alt="Wales" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/23px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/35px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/46px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span></span></td><td style="width:22%">19–26</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/RC_Narbonne" title="RC Narbonne">Narbonne</a></span></td></tr><tr style="font-size:85%;vertical-align:top"><td style="text-align:right"></td><td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.ercrugby.com/eng/matchcentre/18085.php">Report</a></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="/w/index.php?title=The_Oval,_Treorchy&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="The Oval, Treorchy (page does not exist)">The Oval, Treorchy</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <hr /> <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">19 October 1996</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/Bridgend_Ravens" title="Bridgend Ravens">Bridgend</a> <span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Wales" title="Wales"><img alt="Wales" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/23px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/35px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/46px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span></span></td><td style="width:22%">24–24</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/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/CS_Dinamo_Bucure%C8%99ti_(rugby)" class="mw-redirect" title="CS Dinamo București (rugby)">Dinamo-București</a></span></td></tr><tr style="font-size:85%;vertical-align:top"><td style="text-align:right"></td><td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.ercrugby.com/eng/matchcentre/18041.php">Report</a></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/Brewery_Field" title="Brewery Field">Brewery Field</a></span></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">19 October 1996</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/Bristol_Bears" title="Bristol Bears">Bristol</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%">16–18</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/RC_Narbonne" title="RC Narbonne">Narbonne</a></span></td></tr><tr style="font-size:85%;vertical-align:top"><td style="text-align:right"></td><td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.ercrugby.com/eng/matchcentre/18044.php">Report</a></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/Memorial_Stadium_(Bristol)" title="Memorial Stadium (Bristol)">Memorial Ground</a></span></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">19 October 1996</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/Castres_Olympique" title="Castres Olympique">Castres Olympique</a> <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></span></td><td style="width:22%">61–17</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/Wales" title="Wales"><img alt="Wales" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/23px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/35px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/46px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Treorchy_RFC" title="Treorchy RFC">Treorchy</a></span></td></tr><tr style="font-size:85%;vertical-align:top"><td style="text-align:right"></td><td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.ercrugby.com/eng/matchcentre/17634.php">Report</a></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/Stade_Pierre-Antoine" class="mw-redirect" title="Stade Pierre-Antoine">Stade Pierre-Antoine</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <hr /> <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">26 October 1996</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/Bristol_Bears" title="Bristol Bears">Bristol</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%">14–27</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/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/Castres_Olympique" title="Castres Olympique">Castres Olympique</a></span></td></tr><tr style="font-size:85%;vertical-align:top"><td style="text-align:right"></td><td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.ercrugby.com/eng/matchcentre/17663.php">Report</a></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/Memorial_Stadium_(Bristol)" title="Memorial Stadium (Bristol)">Memorial Ground</a></span></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">26 October 1996</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/CS_Dinamo_Bucure%C8%99ti_(rugby)" class="mw-redirect" title="CS Dinamo București (rugby)">Dinamo-București</a> <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></span></td><td style="width:22%">38–31</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/Wales" title="Wales"><img alt="Wales" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/23px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/35px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/46px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Treorchy_RFC" title="Treorchy RFC">Treorchy</a></span></td></tr><tr style="font-size:85%;vertical-align:top"><td style="text-align:right"></td><td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.ercrugby.com/eng/matchcentre/17436.php">Report</a></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/Steaua_Stadium" class="mw-redirect" title="Steaua Stadium">Steaua Stadium</a></span></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">26 October 1996</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/RC_Narbonne" title="RC Narbonne">Narbonne</a> <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></span></td><td style="width:22%">33–17</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/Wales" title="Wales"><img alt="Wales" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/23px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/35px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/46px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Bridgend_Ravens" title="Bridgend Ravens">Bridgend</a></span></td></tr><tr style="font-size:85%;vertical-align:top"><td style="text-align:right"></td><td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.ercrugby.com/eng/matchcentre/17498.php">Report</a></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/Parc_des_Sports_Et_de_l%27Amiti%C3%A9" class="mw-redirect" title="Parc des Sports Et de l'Amitié">Parc des Sports Et de l'Amitié</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <hr /> <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 November 1996</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/CS_Dinamo_Bucure%C8%99ti_(rugby)" class="mw-redirect" title="CS Dinamo București (rugby)">Dinamo-București</a> <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></span></td><td style="width:22%">19–18</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/Bristol_Bears" title="Bristol Bears">Bristol</a></span></td></tr><tr style="font-size:85%;vertical-align:top"><td style="text-align:right"></td><td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.ercrugby.com/eng/matchcentre/17885.php">Report</a></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/Steaua_Stadium" class="mw-redirect" title="Steaua Stadium">Steaua Stadium</a></span></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 November 1996</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/RC_Narbonne" title="RC Narbonne">Narbonne</a> <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></span></td><td style="width:22%">11–16</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/Castres_Olympique" title="Castres Olympique">Castres Olympique</a></span></td></tr><tr style="font-size:85%;vertical-align:top"><td style="text-align:right"></td><td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.ercrugby.com/eng/matchcentre/17952.php">Report</a></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/Parc_des_Sports_Et_de_l%27Amiti%C3%A9" class="mw-redirect" title="Parc des Sports Et de l'Amitié">Parc des Sports Et de l'Amitié</a></span></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 November 1996</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/Treorchy_RFC" title="Treorchy RFC">Treorchy</a> <span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Wales" title="Wales"><img alt="Wales" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/23px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/35px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/46px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span></span></td><td style="width:22%">–</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/Wales" title="Wales"><img alt="Wales" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/23px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/35px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/46px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Bridgend_Ravens" title="Bridgend Ravens">Bridgend</a></span></td></tr><tr style="font-size:85%;vertical-align:top"><td style="text-align:right"></td><td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.ercrugby.com/eng/matchcentre/18136.php">Report</a></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="/w/index.php?title=The_Oval,_Treorchy&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="The Oval, Treorchy (page does not exist)">The Oval, Treorchy</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <ul><li>The Treorchy v Bridgend match was not played.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <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=1996%E2%80%9397_European_Challenge_Cup_pool_stage&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">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>5</td> <td>5</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>28</td> <td>12</td> <td>+16</td> <td>207</td> <td>88</td> <td>+119</td> <td><b>10</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/RC_Toulonnais" class="mw-redirect" title="RC Toulonnais">Toulon</a></b> </td> <td>5</td> <td>4</td> <td>0</td> <td>1</td> <td>22</td> <td>10</td> <td>+12</td> <td>164</td> <td>102</td> <td>+62</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/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/Orrell_R.U.F.C." title="Orrell R.U.F.C.">Orrell</a> </td> <td>5</td> <td>2</td> <td>0</td> <td>3</td> <td>18</td> <td>22</td> <td>−4</td> <td>122</td> <td>173</td> <td>−51</td> <td><b>4</b> </td></tr> <tr> <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>5</td> <td>2</td> <td>0</td> <td>3</td> <td>9</td> <td>17</td> <td>−8</td> <td>94</td> <td>131</td> <td>−37</td> <td><b>4</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Wales" title="Wales"><img alt="Wales" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/23px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/35px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/46px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Dunvant_RFC" title="Dunvant RFC">Dunvant</a> </td> <td>5</td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td>4</td> <td>15</td> <td>22</td> <td>−7</td> <td>106</td> <td>169</td> <td>−63</td> <td><b>2</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/Petrarca_Rugby" title="Petrarca Rugby">Petrarca</a> </td> <td>5</td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td>4</td> <td>10</td> <td>19</td> <td>−9</td> <td>118</td> <td>148</td> <td>−30</td> <td><b>2</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="12" style="border:0px"><small>Source : <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.ercrugby.com/eng/amlinchallengecup/pools/index.php?includeref=478&season=1996-1997">www.ercrugby.com</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.today/20130820235208/http://www.ercrugby.com/eng/amlinchallengecup/pools/index.php?includeref=478&season=1996-1997">Archived</a> 2013-08-20 at <a href="/wiki/Archive.today" title="Archive.today">archive.today</a><br /><b>Points breakdown:</b><br />*2 points for a win<br />*1 point for a draw</small> </td></tr></tbody></table> <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">12 October 1996</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/Connacht_Rugby" title="Connacht Rugby">Connacht</a> <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></span></td><td style="width:22%">34–12</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/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/Petrarca_Rugby" title="Petrarca Rugby">Petrarca</a></span></td></tr><tr style="font-size:85%;vertical-align:top"><td style="text-align:right"></td><td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.ercrugby.com/eng/matchcentre/17515.php">Report</a></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/Galway_Sportsgrounds" class="mw-redirect" title="Galway Sportsgrounds">The Sportsground</a></span></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">12 October 1996</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/Orrell_R.U.F.C." title="Orrell R.U.F.C.">Orrell</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%">32–29</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/Wales" title="Wales"><img alt="Wales" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/23px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/35px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/46px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Dunvant_RFC" title="Dunvant RFC">Dunvant</a></span></td></tr><tr style="font-size:85%;vertical-align:top"><td style="text-align:right"></td><td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.ercrugby.com/eng/matchcentre/17445.php">Report</a></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/Edge_Hall_Road" title="Edge Hall Road">Edge Hall Road</a></span></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">12 October 1996</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/RC_Toulonnais" class="mw-redirect" title="RC Toulonnais">Toulon</a> <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></span></td><td style="width:22%">29–38</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/Northampton_Saints" title="Northampton Saints">Northampton Saints</a></span></td></tr><tr style="font-size:85%;vertical-align:top"><td style="text-align:right"></td><td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.ercrugby.com/eng/matchcentre/17453.php">Report</a></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/Stade_Mayol" title="Stade Mayol">Stade Mayol</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <hr /> <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">16 October 1996</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/Dunvant_RFC" title="Dunvant RFC">Dunvant</a> <span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Wales" title="Wales"><img alt="Wales" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/23px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/35px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/46px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span></span></td><td style="width:22%">26–9</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><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.ercrugby.com/eng/matchcentre/17619.php">Report</a></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="/w/index.php?title=Broadacre,_Dunvant&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Broadacre, Dunvant (page does not exist)">Broadacre, Dunvant</a></span></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">16 October 1996</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%">61–7</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/Orrell_R.U.F.C." title="Orrell R.U.F.C.">Orrell</a></span></td></tr><tr style="font-size:85%;vertical-align:top"><td style="text-align:right"></td><td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.ercrugby.com/eng/matchcentre/17495.php">Report</a></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></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">16 October 1996</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/RC_Toulonnais" class="mw-redirect" title="RC Toulonnais">Toulon</a> <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></span></td><td style="width:22%">32–23</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/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/Petrarca_Rugby" title="Petrarca Rugby">Petrarca</a></span></td></tr><tr style="font-size:85%;vertical-align:top"><td style="text-align:right"></td><td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.ercrugby.com/eng/matchcentre/17740.php">Report</a></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/Stade_Mayol" title="Stade Mayol">Stade Mayol</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <hr /> <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">19 October 1996</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/Connacht_Rugby" title="Connacht Rugby">Connacht</a> <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></span></td><td style="width:22%">11–31</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/Northampton_Saints" title="Northampton Saints">Northampton Saints</a></span></td></tr><tr style="font-size:85%;vertical-align:top"><td style="text-align:right"></td><td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.ercrugby.com/eng/matchcentre/18075.php">Report</a></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/Galway_Sportsgrounds" class="mw-redirect" title="Galway Sportsgrounds">The Sportsground</a></span></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">19 October 1996</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/Orrell_R.U.F.C." title="Orrell R.U.F.C.">Orrell</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%">23–28</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/RC_Toulonnais" class="mw-redirect" title="RC Toulonnais">Toulon</a></span></td></tr><tr style="font-size:85%;vertical-align:top"><td style="text-align:right"></td><td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.ercrugby.com/eng/matchcentre/17978.php">Report</a></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/Edge_Hall_Road" title="Edge Hall Road">Edge Hall Road</a></span></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">19 October 1996</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/Petrarca_Rugby" title="Petrarca Rugby">Petrarca</a> <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></span></td><td style="width:22%">49–11</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/Wales" title="Wales"><img alt="Wales" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/23px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/35px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/46px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Dunvant_RFC" title="Dunvant RFC">Dunvant</a></span></td></tr><tr style="font-size:85%;vertical-align:top"><td style="text-align:right"></td><td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.ercrugby.com/eng/matchcentre/17873.php">Report</a></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/Stadio_Plebiscito" title="Stadio Plebiscito">Stadio Plebiscito</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <hr /> <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">26 October 1996</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%">48–32</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/Wales" title="Wales"><img alt="Wales" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/23px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/35px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/46px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Dunvant_RFC" title="Dunvant RFC">Dunvant</a></span></td></tr><tr style="font-size:85%;vertical-align:top"><td style="text-align:right"></td><td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.ercrugby.com/eng/matchcentre/17435.php">Report</a></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></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">26 October 1996</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/Orrell_R.U.F.C." title="Orrell R.U.F.C.">Orrell</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%">42–25</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/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/Petrarca_Rugby" title="Petrarca Rugby">Petrarca</a></span></td></tr><tr style="font-size:85%;vertical-align:top"><td style="text-align:right"></td><td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.ercrugby.com/eng/matchcentre/18068.php">Report</a></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/Edge_Hall_Road" title="Edge Hall Road">Edge Hall Road</a></span></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">27 October 1996</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/RC_Toulonnais" class="mw-redirect" title="RC Toulonnais">Toulon</a> <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></span></td><td style="width:22%">44–10</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><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.ercrugby.com/eng/matchcentre/17768.php">Report</a></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/Stade_Mayol" title="Stade Mayol">Stade Mayol</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <hr /> <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 November 1996</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/Connacht_Rugby" title="Connacht Rugby">Connacht</a> <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></span></td><td style="width:22%">30–18</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/Orrell_R.U.F.C." title="Orrell R.U.F.C.">Orrell</a></span></td></tr><tr style="font-size:85%;vertical-align:top"><td style="text-align:right"></td><td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.ercrugby.com/eng/matchcentre/17932.php">Report</a></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/Galway_Sportsgrounds" class="mw-redirect" title="Galway Sportsgrounds">The Sportsground</a></span></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 November 1996</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/Dunvant_RFC" title="Dunvant RFC">Dunvant</a> <span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Wales" title="Wales"><img alt="Wales" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/23px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/35px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/46px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span></span></td><td style="width:22%">8–31</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/RC_Toulonnais" class="mw-redirect" title="RC Toulonnais">Toulon</a></span></td></tr><tr style="font-size:85%;vertical-align:top"><td style="text-align:right"></td><td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.ercrugby.com/eng/matchcentre/17549.php">Report</a></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="/w/index.php?title=Broadacre,_Dunvant&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Broadacre, Dunvant (page does not exist)">Broadacre, Dunvant</a></span></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 November 1996</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/Petrarca_Rugby" title="Petrarca Rugby">Petrarca</a> <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></span></td><td style="width:22%">9–29</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/Northampton_Saints" title="Northampton Saints">Northampton Saints</a></span></td></tr><tr style="font-size:85%;vertical-align:top"><td style="text-align:right"></td><td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.ercrugby.com/eng/matchcentre/17970.php">Report</a></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/Stadio_Plebiscito" title="Stadio Plebiscito">Stadio Plebiscito</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <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=1996%E2%80%9397_European_Challenge_Cup_pool_stage&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">Pts </th></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/CS_Bourgoin-Jallieu" title="CS Bourgoin-Jallieu">Bourgoin</a></b> </td> <td>5</td> <td>5</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>27</td> <td>4</td> <td>+23</td> <td>196</td> <td>66</td> <td>+130</td> <td><b>10</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_Bordeaux-B%C3%A8gles_Gironde" title="CA Bordeaux-Bègles Gironde">Bordeaux-Bègles</a></b> </td> <td>5</td> <td>3</td> <td>1</td> <td>1</td> <td>29</td> <td>13</td> <td>+16</td> <td>195</td> <td>99</td> <td>+96</td> <td><b>7</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Wales" title="Wales"><img alt="Wales" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/23px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/35px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/46px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Swansea_RFC" title="Swansea RFC">Swansea</a> </td> <td>5</td> <td>3</td> <td>1</td> <td>1</td> <td>28</td> <td>19</td> <td>+9</td> <td>207</td> <td>138</td> <td>+69</td> <td><b>7</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/Gloucester_Rugby" title="Gloucester Rugby">Gloucester</a> </td> <td>5</td> <td>2</td> <td>0</td> <td>3</td> <td>17</td> <td>17</td> <td>0</td> <td>119</td> <td>123</td> <td>−4</td> <td><b>4</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Wales" title="Wales"><img alt="Wales" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/23px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/35px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/46px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Ebbw_Vale_RFC" title="Ebbw Vale RFC">Ebbw Vale</a> </td> <td>5</td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td>4</td> <td>6</td> <td>36</td> <td>−30</td> <td>48</td> <td>243</td> <td>−195</td> <td><b>2</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/London_Irish" title="London Irish">London Irish</a> </td> <td>5</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>5</td> <td>12</td> <td>30</td> <td>−18</td> <td>90</td> <td>186</td> <td>−96</td> <td><b>0</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="12" style="border:0px"><small>Source : <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.ercrugby.com/eng/amlinchallengecup/pools/index.php?includeref=478&season=1996-1997">www.ercrugby.com</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.today/20130820235208/http://www.ercrugby.com/eng/amlinchallengecup/pools/index.php?includeref=478&season=1996-1997">Archived</a> 2013-08-20 at <a href="/wiki/Archive.today" title="Archive.today">archive.today</a><br /><b>Points breakdown:</b><br />*2 points for a win<br />*1 point for a draw</small> </td></tr></tbody></table> <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">12 October 1996</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/CS_Bourgoin-Jallieu" title="CS Bourgoin-Jallieu">Bourgoin</a> <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></span></td><td style="width:22%">45–22</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_Bordeaux-B%C3%A8gles_Gironde" title="CA Bordeaux-Bègles Gironde">Bordeaux-Bègles</a></span></td></tr><tr style="font-size:85%;vertical-align:top"><td style="text-align:right"></td><td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.ercrugby.com/eng/matchcentre/17735.php">Report</a></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/Stade_Pierre_Rajon" title="Stade Pierre Rajon">Stade Pierre Rajon</a></span></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">12 October 1996</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%">59–7</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/Wales" title="Wales"><img alt="Wales" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/23px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/35px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/46px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Ebbw_Vale_RFC" title="Ebbw Vale RFC">Ebbw Vale</a></span></td></tr><tr style="font-size:85%;vertical-align:top"><td style="text-align:right"></td><td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.ercrugby.com/eng/matchcentre/17704.php">Report</a></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_Stadium" title="Kingsholm Stadium">Kingsholm</a></span></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">12 October 1996</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/Swansea_RFC" title="Swansea RFC">Swansea</a> <span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Wales" title="Wales"><img alt="Wales" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/23px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/35px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/46px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span></span></td><td style="width:22%">63–38</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><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.ercrugby.com/eng/matchcentre/17531.php">Report</a></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/St._Helen%27s_Rugby_and_Cricket_Ground" class="mw-redirect" title="St. Helen's Rugby and Cricket Ground">St. Helen's</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <hr /> <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">16 October 1996</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/Ebbw_Vale_RFC" title="Ebbw Vale RFC">Ebbw Vale</a> <span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Wales" title="Wales"><img alt="Wales" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/23px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/35px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/46px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span></span></td><td style="width:22%">3–32</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/Wales" title="Wales"><img alt="Wales" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/23px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/35px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/46px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Swansea_RFC" title="Swansea RFC">Swansea</a></span></td></tr><tr style="font-size:85%;vertical-align:top"><td style="text-align:right"></td><td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.ercrugby.com/eng/matchcentre/18087.php">Report</a></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/Eugene_Cross_Park" title="Eugene Cross Park">Eugene Cross Park</a></span></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">16 October 1996</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%">10–17</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_Bordeaux-B%C3%A8gles_Gironde" title="CA Bordeaux-Bègles Gironde">Bordeaux-Bègles</a></span></td></tr><tr style="font-size:85%;vertical-align:top"><td style="text-align:right"></td><td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.ercrugby.com/eng/matchcentre/17562.php">Report</a></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_Stadium" title="Kingsholm Stadium">Kingsholm</a></span></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">16 October 1996</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%">13–34</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/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/CS_Bourgoin-Jallieu" title="CS Bourgoin-Jallieu">Bourgoin</a></span></td></tr><tr style="font-size:85%;vertical-align:top"><td style="text-align:right"></td><td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.ercrugby.com/eng/matchcentre/17856.php">Report</a></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_Avenue" title="The Avenue">The Avenue</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <hr /> <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">19 October 1996</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/CA_Bordeaux-B%C3%A8gles_Gironde" title="CA Bordeaux-Bègles Gironde">Bordeaux-Bègles</a> <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></span></td><td style="width:22%">32–6</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><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.ercrugby.com/eng/matchcentre/17632.php">Report</a></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/Stade_Andr%C3%A9_Moga" title="Stade André Moga">Stade André Moga</a></span></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">19 October 1996</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/CS_Bourgoin-Jallieu" title="CS Bourgoin-Jallieu">Bourgoin</a> <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></span></td><td style="width:22%">39–3</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/Wales" title="Wales"><img alt="Wales" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/23px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/35px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/46px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Ebbw_Vale_RFC" title="Ebbw Vale RFC">Ebbw Vale</a></span></td></tr><tr style="font-size:85%;vertical-align:top"><td style="text-align:right"></td><td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.ercrugby.com/eng/matchcentre/17825.php">Report</a></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/Stade_Pierre_Rajon" title="Stade Pierre Rajon">Stade Pierre Rajon</a></span></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">19 October 1996</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/Swansea_RFC" title="Swansea RFC">Swansea</a> <span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Wales" title="Wales"><img alt="Wales" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/23px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/35px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/46px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span></span></td><td style="width:22%">62–12</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/Gloucester_Rugby" title="Gloucester Rugby">Gloucester</a></span></td></tr><tr style="font-size:85%;vertical-align:top"><td style="text-align:right"></td><td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.ercrugby.com/eng/matchcentre/17848.php">Report</a></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/St._Helen%27s_Rugby_and_Cricket_Ground" class="mw-redirect" title="St. Helen's Rugby and Cricket Ground">St. Helen's</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <hr /> <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">26 October 1996</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/Ebbw_Vale_RFC" title="Ebbw Vale RFC">Ebbw Vale</a> <span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Wales" title="Wales"><img alt="Wales" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/23px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/35px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/46px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span></span></td><td style="width:22%">28–20</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><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.ercrugby.com/eng/matchcentre/17578.php">Report</a></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/Eugene_Cross_Park" title="Eugene Cross Park">Eugene Cross Park</a></span></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">26 October 1996</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/Swansea_RFC" title="Swansea RFC">Swansea</a> <span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Wales" title="Wales"><img alt="Wales" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/23px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/35px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/46px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span></span></td><td style="width:22%">31–31</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_Bordeaux-B%C3%A8gles_Gironde" title="CA Bordeaux-Bègles Gironde">Bordeaux-Bègles</a></span></td></tr><tr style="font-size:85%;vertical-align:top"><td style="text-align:right"></td><td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.ercrugby.com/eng/matchcentre/17566.php">Report</a></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/St._Helen%27s_Rugby_and_Cricket_Ground" class="mw-redirect" title="St. Helen's Rugby and Cricket Ground">St. Helen's</a></span></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">27 October 1996</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%">9–24</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/CS_Bourgoin-Jallieu" title="CS Bourgoin-Jallieu">Bourgoin</a></span></td></tr><tr style="font-size:85%;vertical-align:top"><td style="text-align:right"></td><td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.ercrugby.com/eng/matchcentre/17479.php">Report</a></td><td 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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></span></td><td style="width:22%">93–7</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/Wales" title="Wales"><img alt="Wales" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/23px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/35px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/46px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Ebbw_Vale_RFC" title="Ebbw Vale RFC">Ebbw Vale</a></span></td></tr><tr style="font-size:85%;vertical-align:top"><td style="text-align:right"></td><td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.ercrugby.com/eng/matchcentre/17871.php">Report</a></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/Stade_Andr%C3%A9_Moga" title="Stade André Moga">Stade André Moga</a></span></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 November 1996</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/CS_Bourgoin-Jallieu" title="CS Bourgoin-Jallieu">Bourgoin</a> <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></span></td><td style="width:22%">54–19</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/Wales" title="Wales"><img alt="Wales" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/23px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/35px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/46px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Swansea_RFC" title="Swansea RFC">Swansea</a></span></td></tr><tr style="font-size:85%;vertical-align:top"><td style="text-align:right"></td><td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.ercrugby.com/eng/matchcentre/17951.php">Report</a></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/Stade_Pierre_Rajon" title="Stade Pierre Rajon">Stade Pierre Rajon</a></span></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 November 1996</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%">13–29</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/Gloucester_Rugby" title="Gloucester Rugby">Gloucester</a></span></td></tr><tr style="font-size:85%;vertical-align:top"><td style="text-align:right"></td><td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.ercrugby.com/eng/matchcentre/18151.php">Report</a></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_Avenue" title="The Avenue">The Avenue</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Qualifiers">Qualifiers</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1996%E2%80%9397_European_Challenge_Cup_pool_stage&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Qualifiers"><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/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/Castres_Olympique" title="Castres Olympique">Castres Olympique</a> </td> <td>10</td> <td>29</td> <td>+136 </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/Northampton_Saints" title="Northampton Saints">Northampton Saints</a> </td> <td>10</td> <td>28</td> <td>+119 </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/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/CS_Bourgoin-Jallieu" title="CS Bourgoin-Jallieu">Bourgoin</a> </td> <td>10</td> <td>27</td> <td>+130 </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/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" 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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>8</td> <td>22</td> <td>+62 </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/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" 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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 href="/wiki/2005%E2%80%9306_European_Challenge_Cup" title="2005–06 European Challenge Cup">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 class="mw-selflink selflink">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 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%">Continental Shield</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group 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