# 2014–15 European Rugby Challenge Cup pool stage

The 2014–15 European Rugby Challenge Cup pool stage was the first stage of the inaugural season of the new European Rugby Challenge Cup format, which replaced the European Challenge Cup as the second-tier European competition for clubs.
It involved 20 teams competing, across 5 pools of 4 teams, for 8 quarter-final places – awarded to the 5 pool winners and the 3 top-ranked pool runners-up.
The pool stage began in October 2014, and was completed in January 2015.

## Seeding

The 20 teams were seeded through a new system based on a club's performance in their domestic league for previous season alone, whereas the previous tournament, the European Challenge Cup, seeded teams based on performance in European Competition over 4 previous seasons.
* English teams were seeded by performance in the 2013–14 Aviva Premiership. The winner of the 2013–14 RFU Championship play-offs is the final English seed.
* French teams were seeded by performance in the 2013–14 Top 14, promoted sides have been seeded based on their performance in the 2013–14 Pro D2
* Irish, Italian, Scottish and Welsh teams were seeded by performance in the 2013–14 Pro12.
| Rank | Top 14 | Premiership | Pro 12 | Qualifying Competition |
| 1 | Stade Français | Exeter Chiefs | Cardiff Blues | Rovigo Delta |
| 2 | Bordeaux Bègles | Gloucester | Edinburgh | București Wolves |
| 3 | Brive | London Irish | Newport Gwent Dragons | |
| 4 | Bayonne | Newcastle Falcons | Connacht | |
| 5 | Grenoble | London Welsh | Zebre | |
| 6 | Oyonnax | | | |
| 7 | Lyon | | | |
| 8 | La Rochelle | | | |
Teams were then placed into 4 Tiers, each containing 5 teams, based on their seeding. A draw determined which two second seeded teams completed Tier 1, and based on this, the fourth seeded teams were allocated to either Tier 2 and Tier 3.
Given the nature of the Qualifying Competition, a competition including developing rugby nations and Italian clubs not competing in the Pro12, Rugby Europe 1 and Rugby Europe 2 are automatically included in Tier 4, despite officially being ranked 1/2 from that competition.
The brackets show each teams seeding and their league (for example, 1 Top 14 indicates the team has been seeded 1st from the Top 14).
| Tier 1 | Cardiff Blues (1 Pro12) | Exeter Chiefs (1 AP) | Stade Français (1 Top 14) | Gloucester (2 AP) | Edinburgh (2 Pro12) |
| Tier 2 | Bordeaux Bègles (2 Top 14) | Brive (3 Top 14) | London Irish (3 AP) | Newport Gwent Dragons (3 Pro12) | Bayonne (4 Top 14) |
| Tier 3 | Newcastle Falcons (4 AP) | Connacht (4 Pro12) | FC Grenoble (5 Top 14) | London Welsh (5 AP) | Zebre (5 Pro12) |
| Tier 4 | Oyonnax (6 Top 14) | Lyon (7 Top 14) | La Rochelle (8 Top 14) | Rovigo Delta (Rugby Europe 1) | București Wolves (Rugby Europe 2) |

## Pool stage

The draw took place on 10 June 2014, at the Stade de la Maladière in Neuchâtel.
Teams will play each other twice, both at home and away, in the group stage, that will begin on the weekend of 16/17/18/19 October 2014, and continue through to 22/23/24/25 January 2015, before the pool winners and three best runners-up progress to the quarter finals.
The pool stage of the competition uses the same competition point system as previous European competitions, where, based on the result of the match, teams receive:
* 4 points for a win,
* 2 points for a draw,
* 1 attacking bonus point for scoring four or more tries in a match,
* 1 defensive bonus point for losing a match by seven points or less.
Based on these competition points, the five pool winners from each group, will progress to the quarter-finals, along with the three best pool runners-up from the competition. If at any point in the competition there is a tie between two or more teams from the same pool, the following criteria will be used as tie-breakers:
* The club with the greater number of competition points from only matches involving tied teams.
* If equal, the club that scored the most tries in those matches.
* If equal, the club with the best aggregate points difference from those matches.
If this does not separate teams, and/or the tie relates to teams that haven't played each other (i.e. are in different pools), the following tie breakers are used:
* The club that scored the most tries in the pool stage.
* If equal, the club with the best aggregate points difference from the pool stage.
* If equal, the club with the fewest players suspended in the pool stage.
* If equal, the drawing of lots will determine a club's ranking.
Fixtures were announced on Thursday 14 August 2014 at 2 pm.
Key to colours :
* Winner of each pool, advance to quarter-finals.
* Three highest-scoring second-place teams advance to quarter-finals.

### Pool 1

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | TF | TA | TB | LB | Pts |
| 1 | London Irish (4) | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 220 | 123 | +97 | 30 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 24 |
| 2 | Cardiff Blues (6) | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 249 | 95 | +154 | 35 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 24 |
| 3 | Grenoble | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 161 | 160 | +1 | 19 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 12 |
| 4 | Rovigo Delta | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 77 | 329 | −252 | 8 | 50 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
* 18 October 2014 14:30
| (1 BP) Cardiff Blues | 37–14 | Grenoble |
| Try: Patchell 9' c L. Williams 12' m Warburton 42' c R. Smith 58' m Turnbull 73' c Con: Patchell (3/5) 10', 42', 73' Pen: Patchell (2/4) 40', 55' | Report | Try: Marrou 77' m Pen: Hart (3/3) 25', 35', 50' |
* Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff Attendance: 6,267 Referee: Marius Mitrea (Italy)
* 19 October 2014 15:00
| (1 BP) London Irish | 70–14 | Rovigo Delta |
| Try: Ojo (3) 4' c, 30' c, 37' c Dorrian 23' c Griffin 41' c Halavatau 54' c Low 58' c Guest 62' c Leo 74' c Short 76' c Con: Dorrian (10/10) 5', 24', 31', 39', 42', 55', 59', 63', 75', 77' | Report | Try: Mahoney 46' c De Marchi 79' c Con: Basson (1/1) 47' Farolini (1/1) 80' |
* Madejski Stadium, Reading Attendance: 4,219 Referee: Vlad Iordachescu (Romania)
* 25 October 2014 15:00
| Rovigo Delta | 18–33 | Cardiff Blues (1 BP) |
| Try: Javier Rodriguez 9' c Montauriol 80' c Con: Farolini (1/2) 10' Pen: Farolini (2/2) 40', 50' | Report | Try: Dacey 12' m Turnbull 24' c Jenkins 29' c Vosawai 61' c Cook 69' c Con: Patchell (4/5) 25', 30', 61', 69' |
* Stadio Mario Battaglini, Rovigo Attendance: 1,750 Referee: Laurent Cardona (France)
* 24 October 2014 19:30
| Grenoble | 15–25 | London Irish (1 BP) |
| Pen: Hart (5/5) 2', 10', 21', 44', 52' | Report | Try: Mulchrone 6' m Aulika 15' c Lewington 26' m Narraway 66' m Con: Geraghty (1/3) 16' Pen: Noakes (1/2) 56' |
* Stade Lesdiguières, Grenoble Attendance: 7,759 Referee: Peter Fitzgibbon (Ireland)
* 5 December 2014 19:30
| (1 BP) Grenoble | 68–10 | Rovigo Delta |
| Try: Bouchet 4' c Penalty try 19' c Faure 25' c Thiery (2) 34' c, 40'c Ratini 35' c Caire 41' c Rey 45' m Jammes 71' c Mignot 74' c Con: Hart (6/7) 5', 20', 26', 35', 36', 40' Michallet (2/2) 72', 75' | Report | Try: De Marchi 54' c Con: Farolini (1/1) 56' Pen: Farolini (1/1) 8' |
* Stade Lesdiguières, Grenoble Attendance: 7,800 Referee: David Wilkinson (Ireland)
* 6 December 2014 15:15
| Cardiff Blues | 24–14 | London Irish |
| Try: Smith 10' c L. Williams 63' c Dacey 75' c Con: Anscombe (3/3) 11', 64', 76' Pen: Anscombe (1/3) 47' | Report | Try: Cross 7' c Penalty try 79' c Con: Geraghty (2/2) 8', 80' |
* Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff Attendance: 5,430 Referee: Alexandre Ruiz (France)
* 13 December 2014 15:00
| (1 BP) Rovigo Delta | 17–20 | Grenoble (1 BP) |
| Try: Caffini 56' m Pen: Farolini (4/5) 10', 22', 34', 39' | Report | Try: Bouchet (2) 26' m, 42' m Caire 47' m Farrell 62' m |
* Stadio Mario Battaglini, Rovigo Attendance: 800 Referee: Lloyd Linton (Scotland)
* 13 December 2014 15:00
| London Irish | 34–23 | Cardiff Blues |
| Try: Fenby (2) 32' c, 65' m Geraghty 47' c Con: Homer (2/3) 34', 48' Pen: Homer (5/5) 5', 22', 28', 53', 69' | Report | Try: Allen 10' c Anscombe 70' c Con: Anscombe (2/2) 11', 71' Pen: Anscombe (3/3) 36', 39', 65' |
* Madejski Stadium, Reading Attendance: 5,838 Referee: Andrew McMenemy (Scotland)
* 16 January 2015 19:30
| (1 BP) Cardiff Blues | 104–12 | Rovigo Delta |
| Try: L. Williams (2) 7' c, 44' c Turnbull 10' c R. Smith (3) 19' m, 24' c, 49' m Patchell 20' c Hobbs 34' c E. Jenkins (2) 37' c, 46' c Allen 40' c Cook 60' c Andrews 69' m Dacey 73' m G. Davies 78' c L. Jones 80' c Con: Anscombe (7/8) 8', 11', 21', 26', 36', 38', 40' G. Davies (5/8) 45', 47', 61', 79', 80' | Report | Try: Maran 56' m Menon 66' c Con: Basson (1/2) 67' |
* Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff Attendance: 4,733 Referee: Ian Tempest (England)
* 17 January 2015 15:00
| (1 BP) London Irish | 43–41 | Grenoble (2 BP) |
| Try: Lewington 3' m Penalty try 8' c Guest 40' m Cross 60' m Fenby 74' m Dorrian 76' c Con: Geraghty (1/3) 9' Homer (1/3) 77' Pen: Geraghty (3/3) 28', 41', 44' | Report | Try: Bouchet (2) 12' c, 16' m Caminati 63' c Marrou 68' c Con: Hart (3/4) 13', 64', 69' Pen: Caminati (1/2) 20' Hart (3/3) 23', 25', 32' Drop: Caminati (1/1) 29' |
* Madejski Stadium, Reading Attendance: 4,030 Referee: Dudley Phillips (Ireland)
* 24 January 2015 15:00
| Rovigo Delta | 6–34 | London Irish (1 BP) |
| Pen: Basson (2/2) 15', 28' | Report | Try: Treviranus (3) 25' c, 66' m, 72' c Short 57' m Ojo 68' c Con: Geraghty (3/5) 26', 69', 73' Pen: Geraghty (1/1) 40' |
* Stadio Mario Battaglini, Rovigo Attendance: 1,110 Referee: Gary Conway (Ireland)
* 24 January 2015 15:00
| Grenoble | 3–28 | Cardiff Blues (1 BP) |
| Pen: Hart (1/1) 32' | Report | Try: L. Williams 26' c Penalty try (2) 56' c, 71' c Navidi 78' c Con: Anscombe (3/3) 27', 57', 71' G. Davies (1/1) 79' |
* Stade Lesdiguières, Grenoble Attendance: 7,772 Referee: David Wilkinson (Ireland)

### Pool 2

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | TF | TA | TB | LB | Pts |
| 1 | Exeter Chiefs (2) | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 212 | 97 | +115 | 26 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 25 |
| 2 | Connacht (8) | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 186 | 144 | +42 | 23 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 20 |
| 3 | Bayonne | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 106 | 165 | −59 | 10 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| 4 | La Rochelle | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 84 | 182 | −98 | 10 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
* 18 October 2014 17:00
| (1 BP) Connacht | 48–12 | La Rochelle |
| Try: Carty 5' c Marmion 9' m Henshaw (2) 31' c, 45' c Loughney 35' c Poolman 52' m Healy 64' c Con: Ronaldson (4/5) 5', 32', 37', 46' Porter (1/2) 65' Pen: Ronaldson (1/1) 15' | Report | Try: Cler 42' m Bouldoire 69' c Con: Le Bail (1/2) 70' |
* Galway Sportsgrounds, Galway Attendance: 4,735 Referee: Andrew McMenemy (Scotland)
* 18 October 2014 20:00
| Bayonne | 30–24 | Exeter Chiefs (1 BP) |
| Try: Fonua 23' c Sayerse 32' c Faʻaoso 77' c Con: Loustalot (3/3) 24', 33', 78' Pen: Loustalot (3/3) 12', 62', 65' | Report | Try: Hughes c 19' Rimmer m 53' Con: Sweeney (1/2) 19' Pen: Sweeney (3/4) 3', 9', 59' Arnott (1/1) 6' |
* Stade Jean Dauger, Bayonne Attendance: 6,813 Referee: Peter Fitzgibbon (Ireland)
* 24 October 2014 19:30
| La Rochelle | 25–13 | Bayonne |
| Try: Berger 7' c Veivuke 29' m Qovu 62' c Con: Le Bail (2/3) 8', 64' Pen: Le Bail (2/2) 20', 52' | Report | Try: Sayerse 78' c Con: Loustalot (1/1) 79' Pen: Stewart (2/2) 15', 45' |
* Stade Marcel-Deflandre, La Rochelle Attendance: 13,049 Referee: Leighton Hodges (Wales)
* 25 October 2014 15:00
| (1 BP) Exeter Chiefs | 33–13 | Connacht |
| Try: Chudley 9' c Slade 20' m Welch 40' c Ewers 46' c White 56' c Con: Steenson (4/5) 9', 40', 47', 57' | Report | Try: Carr 73' c Con: Ronaldson (1/1) 74' Pen: Ronaldson (2/2) 5', 37' |
* Sandy Park, Exeter Attendance: 8,484 Referee: Mathieu Raynal (France)
* 4 December 2014 20:45
| La Rochelle | 10–36 | Exeter Chiefs (1 BP) |
| Try: Barraque 35' c Con: Audy (1/1) 36' Pen: Audy (1/2) 44' | Report | Try: James 29' c Sturgess 32' c McGuigan 73' m Vainikolo 76' m Con: Steenson (2/4) 30', 32' Pen: Steenson (4/4) 11', 47', 51', 61' |
* Stade Marcel-Deflandre, La Rochelle Attendance: 10,864 Referee: Andrew McMenemy (Scotland)
* 6 December 2014 17:00
| (1 BP) Connacht | 42–19 | Bayonne |
| Try: Poolman (2) 19' c, 39' m Aki 60' c McSharry 69' c Faloon 72' c Con: Carty (3/4) 20', 61', 70' Ronaldson (1/1) 73' Pen: Carty (3/4) 11', 53', 59' | Report | Try: Lapeyrade 45' c Con: Otazo (1/1) 46' Pen: Bustos Moyano (4/5) 5', 14', 16', 29' |
* Galway Sportsgrounds, Galway Attendance: 4,425 Referee: Matthew Carley (England)
* 13 December 2014 15:00
| (1 BP) Exeter Chiefs | 41–17 | La Rochelle |
| Try: Horstmann 1' m Bateman 5' m Vainikolo 26' c Penalty try 33' c James 43' c Hughes 63' c Con: Sweeney (4/6) 28', 33', 44', 64' Pen: Sweeney (1/1) 18' | Report | Try: Berger 51' c Cestaro 68' c Con: Fortassin (1/1) 51' Barraque (1/1) 69' Pen: Fortassin (1/1) 13' |
* Sandy Park, Exeter Attendance: 9,043 Referee: Leighton Hodges (Wales)
* 13 December 2014 20:45
| (1 BP) Bayonne | 27–29 | Connacht |
| Try: Vaka 3' c Ugalde 17' c Sayerse 41' c Con: Loustalot (3/3) 3', 18', 42' Pen: Loustalot (2/2) 34', 50' | Report | Try: Blade (2) 27' c, 77' c Con: Nikora (2/2) 28', 78' Pen: Nikora (5/6) 6', 30', 37', 57', 67' |
* Stade Jean Dauger, Bayonne Attendance: 4,980 Referee: Ian Davies (Wales)
* 17 January 2015 17:30
| Bayonne | 14–0 | La Rochelle |
| Try: Penalty try 20' c Visensang 71' c Con: Bustos Moyano (2/2) 21', 72' | Report | |
* Stade Jean Dauger, Bayonne Attendance: 2,137 Referee: Giuseppe Vivarini (Italy)
* 18 January 2015 15:15
| (1 BP) Connacht | 24–33 | Exeter Chiefs |
| Try: Healy (2) 5' m, 74' c Faloon 23' m Poolman 38' c Con: Carty (2/4) 39', 75' | Report | Try: Penalty Try 19' c Mumm 45' c Armand 62' c Con: Slade (3/3) 20', 46', 63' Pen: Slade (4/5) 35', 43', 57', 70' |
* Galway Sportsgrounds, Galway Attendance: 5,088 Referee: Alexandre Ruiz (France)
* 24 January 2015 17:30
| (1 BP) Exeter Chiefs | 45–3 | Bayonne |
| Try: Nowell 3' m Jess 47' m Ewers 60' c Rimmer 69' c Horstmann 74' c Mumm 79' m Con: Steenson (3/4) 61', 70', 75' Pen: Slade (3/4) 16', 26', 42' | Report | Pen: Bustos Moyano 46' |
* Sandy Park, Exeter Attendance: 8,830 Referee: Andrew McMenemy (Scotland)
* 24 January 2015 18:30
| La Rochelle | 20–30 | Connacht (1 BP) |
| Try: Penalty try 32' c, Meron 38' c Con: Barraque (2/2) 33', 39' Pen: Barraque (2/2) 9', 23' | Report | Try: Marmion 2' m McKeon 46' m Adeolokun 74' c Healy 76' c Con: Carty (2/4) 75', 78' Pen: Carty (2/3) 16', 37' |
* Stade Marcel-Deflandre, La Rochelle Attendance: 10,068 Referee: Neil Paterson (Scotland)

### Pool 3

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | TF | TA | TB | LB | Pts |
| 1 | Newport Gwent Dragons (3) | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 240 | 127 | +113 | 31 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 25 |
| 2 | Newcastle Falcons (7) | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 208 | 149 | +59 | 29 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 21 |
| 3 | Stade Français | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 155 | 143 | +12 | 19 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 15 |
| 4 | București Wolves | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 77 | 261 | −184 | 8 | 39 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
* 17 October 2014 20:00
| (1 BP) Newcastle Falcons | 43–19 | București Wolves |
| Try: Witty 1' m Smith 4' c Harris 18' c Wilson 26' m Penny (2) 29' c, 40' m Nelson 68' c Con: Clegg (3/6) 5', 19', 30' Smith (1/1) 69' | Report | Try: Ionita 24' c Botezatu (2) 52' m, 59' c Con: Samoa (2/3) 25', 60' |
* Kingston Park, Newcastle Attendance: 3,053 Referee: David Wilkinson (Ireland)
* 18 October 2014 20:45
| Stade Français | 22–38 | Newport Gwent Dragons (1 BP) |
| Try: Bosman 57' c Con: Steyn (1/1) 58' Pen: Mallet (5/5) 7', 16', 20', 25', 36' | Report | Try: Rees 27' m T. Thomas 31' c Amos 47' c Cudd 76' c Con: O'Brien (3/4) 32', 48', 77' Pen: O'Brien (4/4) 3', 54', 60', 74' |
* Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris Attendance: 6,500 Referee: Luke Pearce (England)
* 24 October 2014 19:30
| (1 BP) Newport Gwent Dragons | 26–30 | Newcastle Falcons |
| Try: Pewtner 12' m Faletau 31' c A. Smith 40' m Con: Prydie (1/2) 31' Pen: O'Brien (1/3) 22' Prydie (2/3) 55', 63' | Report | Try: L. Smith 27' c Wilson 41' c Witty 47' c Con: Clegg (3/3) 28', 42', 48' Pen: Clegg (2/2) 7', 36' L. Smith (1/1) 65' |
* Rodney Parade, Newport Attendance: 6,119 Referee: Alexandre Ruiz (France)
* 25 October 2014 15:00
| (1 BP) București Wolves | 9–13 | Stade Français |
| Pen: Vlaicu (3/4 3', 9', 54' | Report | Try: Ioane 40' c Con: Steyn (1/1) 40' Pen: Steyn (2/2) 32', 42' |
* Arcul de Triumf, Bucharest Attendance: 600 Referee: Neil Paterson (Scotland)
* 5 December 2014 20:00
| (1 BP) Newcastle Falcons | 30–23 | Stade Français (1 BP) |
| Try: Harris 23' c Hammerslay 28' c Robinson 49' m Cato 69' m Con: Catterick (2/4) 24', 29' Pen: Catterick (2/4) 45', 66' | Report | Try: Tomas 41' c Inu 60' c Con: Steyn (2/2) 42', 61' Pen: Steyn (3/3) 9', 26', 35' |
* Kingston Park, Newcastle Attendance: 4,089 Referee: Marius Mitrea (Italy)
* 6 December 2014 13:00
| București Wolves | 10–37 | Newport Gwent Dragons (1 BP) |
| Try: Morrell 15' c Con: Vlaicu (1/1) 16' Pen: Vlaicu (1/1) 5' | Report | Try: A. Smith 36' c T. Thomas 42' m J. Thomas 48' m Hill (2) 58' c, 64' c Con: R. Jones (3/5) 37', 59', 65' Pen: R. Jones (2/3) 17', 26' |
* Ghencea Sport Complex, Bucharest Attendance: 700 Referee: Giuseppe Vivarini (Italy)
* 11 December 2014 20:45
| (1 BP) Stade Français | 31–24 | Newcastle Falcons (1 BP) |
| Try: Inu 11' c Camara 16' m Williams 24' m Penalty try 40+2' c Bonfils 69' c Con: Steyn (3/5) 12', 40+2', 70' | Report | Try: Socino 5' c Hammersley 35' c Wilson 46' c Con: Clegg (3/3) 6', 36', 47' Pen: Clegg (1/3) 61' |
* Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris Attendance: 8,500 Referee: Dudley Phillips (Ireland)
* 12 December 2014 19:30
| (1 BP) Newport Gwent Dragons | 69–17 | București Wolves |
| Try: Cudd 8' m Wardle 16' c Amos 20' c J. Evans 22' c Prydie (3) 27' c, 33' m, 53' c T. Thomas 45' m Coombs 62' c R. Jones 75' c L. Jones 80' m Con: R. Jones (7/11) 17', 21', 23', 28', 54', 63', 76' | Report | Try: Mototolea 5' c Surugiu 59' m Botezatu 64' m Con: Vlaicu (1/3) 6' |
* Rodney Parade, Newport Attendance: 3,936 Referee: David Wilkinson (Ireland)
* 17 January 2015 15:00
| (1 BP) Stade Français | 47–12 | București Wolves |
| Try: Sinzelle (2) 8' c, 49' c Ross (2) 16' c, 46' c Camara (2) 56' c, 78' m Ioane 66' c Con: Mallet (6/7) 9', 17', 47', 51', 58', 68' | Report | Pen: Vlaicu (4/5) 5', 12', 21', 26' |
* Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris Attendance: 6,673 Referee: Lloyd Lynton (Scotland)
* 17 January 2015 15:15
| (1 BP) Newcastle Falcons | 29–40 | Newport Gwent Dragons (1 BP) |
| Try: Socino 43' c Harris 50' c Welch 65' c Saull 71' m Con: Catterick (2/2) 44', 52' Clegg (1/2) 65' Pen: Catterick (1/1) 3' | Report | Try: T. Morgan 6' c Penalty try 18' c Coombs 21' c Amos (2) 25' c, 58' m Landman 28' c Con: Prydie (5/6) 7', 19', 22', 26', 29' |
* Kingston Park, Newcastle Attendance: 3,280 Referee: Mathieu Raynal (France)
* 24 January 2015 15:00
| Newport Gwent Dragons | 30–19 | Stade Français |
| Try: J. Thomas 4' c T. Thomas 59' m Con: Prydie (1/2) 5' Pen: Prydie (5/6) 1', 14', 22', 36', 40' Rhys Jones (1/1) 78' | Report | Try: Inu 29' c Zhvania 46' m Bonfils 69' c Con: Steyn (2/3) 30', 70' |
* Rodney Parade, Newport Attendance: 5,571 Referee: Matthew Carley (England)
* 24 January 2015 17:00
| București Wolves | 10–52 | Newcastle Falcons (1 BP) |
| Try: Dascalu 34' c Con: Statulescu (1/1) 36' Pen: Statulescu (1/1) 11' | Report | Try: Vickers (2) 7' c, 45' c Socino (2) 20' c, 66' m Tait (2) 25' c, 52' c Penalty try 32' c Davies 79' m Con: Catterick (6/8) 8', 20', 26', 33', 46', 53' |
* Cluj Arena, Cluj Attendance: 500 Referee: Neil Hennessy (Wales)

### Pool 4

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | TF | TA | TB | LB | Pts |
| 1 | Edinburgh (5) | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 146 | 90 | +56 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 22 |
| 2 | Lyon | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 149 | 139 | +10 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 18 |
| 3 | Bordeaux Bègles | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 176 | 142 | +34 | 22 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 16 |
| 4 | London Welsh | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 72 | 172 | −100 | 7 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
* 17 October 2014 19:45
| (1 BP) Bordeaux Bègles | 13–15 | Edinburgh |
| Try: Serin 49' c Con: Beauxis (1/1) 50' Pen: Beauxis (2/3) 32', 58' | Report | Try: Visser 45' m Penalty try 72' c Con: Heathcote (1/1) 73' Pen: Heathcote (1/1) 70' |
* Stade André Moga, Bègles Attendance: 6,658 Referee: Neil Hennessy (Wales)
* 18 October 2014 14:00
| (1 BP) Lyon | 28–18 | London Welsh |
| Try: Januarie 9' c Estebanez 21' c Romanet 31' c Sukanaveita 64' c Con: Porical (4/4) 10', 23', 31', 64' | Report | Try: Elder 38' m J. Lewis 40' c Con: Roberts (1/2) 40' Pen: Roberts (2/3) 24', 46' |
* Matmut Stadium, Lyon Attendance: 8,455 Referee: Claudio Blessano (Italy)
* 23 October 2014 19:45
| London Welsh | 20–52 | Bordeaux Bègles (1 BP) |
| Try: Jewell 43' c Browne 70' c Con: Barkley (2/2) 43', 71' Pen: Barkley (2/4) 2', 15' | Report | Try: Blanc 10' c Talebula 28' c Maynadier 33' c Clarkin 38' c Bernard 50' c Domvo (2) 52' c, 78' c Con: Bernard (7/7) 11', 29', 34', 39', 50', 52', 79' Pen: Bernard (1/1) 17' |
* Kassam Stadium, Oxford Attendance: 3,575 Referee: Andrew McMenemy (Scotland)
* 24 October 2014 19:45
| Edinburgh | 25–17 | Lyon |
| Try: Cuthbert 4' c Con: Heathcote (1/1) 5' Pen: Heathcote (6/8) 2', 11', 20', 25', 32', 80' | Report | Try: Matadigo 16' c Tison 58' c Con: Porical (2/2) 17', 60' Pen: Porical (1/1) 43' |
* Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh Attendance: 4,651 Referee: Matthew Carley (England)
* 6 December 2014 20:45
| (1 BP) Bordeaux Bègles | 37–29 | Lyon |
| Try: Graham 6' c Lonca (2) 29' c, 52' m Delboulbes 33' m Lacroix 68' c Con: Beauxis (3/5) 7', 30', 69' Pen: Beauxis (2/2) 12', 22' | Report | Try: Ratuvou 4' c Bonnefond 18' c Con: Porical (2/2) 5', 19' Pen: Porical (5/5) 26', 37', 39', 46', 64' |
* Stade André Moga, Bègles Attendance: 4,250 Referee: Neil Paterson (Scotland)
* 7 December 2014 14:00
| Edinburgh | 25–13 | London Welsh |
| Try: Nel 42' m Hidalgo-Clyne 65' c Cochrane 70' c Con: Hidalgo-Clyne (2/2) 66', 71' Pen: Heathcote (2/3) 1', 20' | Report | Try: Crane 15' c Con: Ross (1/1) 16' Pen: Ross (2/2) 9', 27' |
* Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh Attendance: 3,212 Referee: Cédric Marchat (France)
* 12 December 2014 19:30
| (1 BP) Lyon | 37–28 | Bordeaux Bègles |
| Try: Loursac (2) 16' c, 38' c Bonnefond 27' c Regard 74' c Con: Porical (4/4) 17', 28', 39', 74' Pen: Porical (3/4) 42', 57', 80' | Report | Try: Lesgourgues 13' c Avei 45' c Lacroix 70' m Con: Beauxis (2/3) 14', 46' Pen: Beauxis (2/2) 40', 53' Drop: Beauxis (1/1) 3' |
* Matmut Stadium, Lyon Attendance: 8,733 Referee: Vlad Iordachescu (Romania)
* 14 December 2014 14:30
| London Welsh | 6–24 | Edinburgh |
| Pen: Elder (2/2) 23', 48' | Report | Try: Fife 56' m Grant 77' c Con: Tonks (1/1) 78' Pen: Hidalgo-Clyne (4/4) 16', 26', 38', 46' |
* Kassam Stadium, Oxford Attendance: 3,258 Referee: Alexandre Ruiz (France)
* 16 January 2015 20:55
| (1 BP) Bordeaux Bègles | 26–3 | London Welsh |
| Try: Maynadier 25' c Brousse 30' m Talebula 67' c Guiry 73' c Con: Bernard (1/2) 26' Beauxis (2/2) 67', 73' | Report | Pen: Roberts (1/2) 28' |
* Stade André Moga, Bègles Attendance: 2,800 Referee: Gary Conway (Ireland)
* 17 January 2015 20:45
| Lyon | 21–19 | Edinburgh (1 BP) |
| Try: Loursac 37' c Fitzpatrick 51' m Con: Munro (1/2) 39' Pen: Munro (1/1) 18' Porical (1/1) 66' Drop: Estebanez (1/1) 75' | Report | Try: Visser 7' m Fife 25' m Con: Hidalgo-Clyne (0/2) Pen: Hidalgo-Clyne (3/3) 4', 50', 69' |
* Matmut Stadium, Lyon Attendance: 10,935 Referee: Neil Hennessy (Wales)
* 23 January 2015 19:45
| (1 BP) Edinburgh | 38–20 | Bordeaux Bègles |
| Try: Hidalgo-Clyne (2) 26' m, 65' c Scott 51' c Nel 56' c Con: Hidalgo-Clyne (3/4) 51', 57', 66' Pen: Hidalgo-Clyne (4/5) 6', 32', 36', 42' | Report | Try: Serin 54' c Bernard 75' c Con: Bernard (2/2) 54', 75' Pen: Beauxis (2/2) 23', 33' |
* Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh Attendance: 4,817 Referee: Ian Davies (Wales)
* 25 January 2015 14:30
| (1 BP) London Welsh | 12–17 | Lyon |
| Try: R. Lewis 68' c Britton 76' m Con: Roberts (1/2) 69' c | Report | Try: Regard 7' m Munro 11' m Fitzpatrick 60' c Con: Munro (1/3) 61' |
* Kassam Stadium, Oxford Attendance: 3,221 Referee: Vlad Iordachescu (Romania)

### Pool 5

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | TF | TA | TB | LB | Pts |
| 1 | Gloucester (1) | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 211 | 64 | +147 | 25 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 29 |
| 2 | Oyonnax | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 123 | 124 | −1 | 12 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| 3 | Zebre | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 102 | 154 | −52 | 10 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 4 | Brive | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 93 | 187 | −94 | 11 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
* 16 October 2014 19:45
| (1 BP) Gloucester | 55–0 | Brive |
| Try: Sharples (3) 15' c, 49' c, 64' c Hook 45' c Dawidiuk 60' c Robson 72' c penalty try 79' c Con: Laidlaw (3/3) 16', 46', 49' Hook (1/1) 61' Cook (3/3) 65', 73', 80' Pen: Laidlaw (2/2) 31', 42' | Report | |
* Kingsholm Stadium, Gloucester Attendance: 9,793 Referee: Ian Davies (Wales)
* 18 October 2014 16:00
| Zebre | 24–33 | Oyonnax |
| Try: Manici 33' m Odiete 59' c Con: Haimona (1/2) 61' Pen: Padovani (3/5) 8', 13', 19' Haimona (1/1) 46' | Report | Try: Tian 43' c André 65' c Domenech 71' c Con: Lespinas (3/3) 43', 66', 71' Pen: Lespinas (4/6) 5', 9', 50', 79' |
* Stadio XXV Aprile, Parma Attendance: 2,001 Referee: Matthew Carley (England)
* 24 October 2014 19:45
| (1 BP) Brive | 21–26 | Zebre |
| Try: Swanepoel 29' c Maʻilei 46' c Sanchou 70' c Con: Swanepoel (3/3) 30', 47', 71' | Report | Try: Haimona 38' c Bernabò 63' c Con: Padovani (2/2) 40', 64' Pen: Padovani (4/4) 5', 31', 43', 73' |
* Stade Amédée-Domenech, Brive-la-Gaillarde Attendance: 3,500 Referee: Neil Hennessy (Wales)
* 25 October 2014 20:45
| Oyonnax | 15–25 | Gloucester |
| Pen: Smit (4/4) 9', 31', 38', 45' Lespinas (1/1) 49' | Report | Try: Kvesic 45' c Con: Laidlaw (1/1) 46 Pen: Laidlaw (6/7) 4', 12', 33', 65', 71', 76' |
* Stade Charles-Mathon, Oyonnax Attendance: 6,500 Referee: Giuseppe Vivarini (Italy)
* 5 December 2014 19:30
| Brive | 22–30 | Oyonnax |
| Try: Acosta 27' c Luafutu 56' c Uanivi 68' m Con: Sola (2/3) 28', 57' Pen: Sola (1/2) 42' | Report | Try: Cibray 2' c Aziza 46' c Codjo 74' c Con: Smit (1/1) 3' Aziza (2/2) 47', 75 Pen: Smit (2/2) 16', 32' Aziza (1/1) 60' |
* Stade Amédée-Domenech, Brive-la-Gaillarde Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Dudley Phillips (Ireland)
* 7 December 2014 15:15
| (1 BP) Gloucester | 35–10 | Zebre |
| Try: McColl 21' c Hook 29' m Kvesic 71' c Atkinson 75' c Con: Laidlaw (1/2) 22' Burns (2/2) 71', 76' Pen: Laidlaw (3/3) 6', 16', 26' | Report | Try: Daniller 8' m Visentin 45' m |
* Kingsholm Stadium, Gloucester Attendance: 10,005 Referee: Neil Hennessy (Wales)
* 13 December 2014 16:00
| Zebre | 16–32 | Gloucester (1 BP) |
| Try: Venditti 67' m van Schalkwyk 72' m Pen: Orquera (2/2) 13', 22' | Report | Try: McColl 27' c Purdy 46' c Sharples 54' m Morgan 59' c Con: Hook (3/4) 28', 47', 59' Pen: Hook (1/1) 34' Burns (1/1) 76' |
* Stadio XXV Aprile, Parma Attendance: 3,050 Referee: Neil Paterson (Scotland)
* 13 December 2014 18:30
| Oyonnax | 22–17 | Brive (1 BP) |
| Try: Hansell-Pune 9' m Bernad 15' c Ngauamo 43' c Con: Lespinas (2/3) 16', 43' Pen: Lespinas (1/1) 27' | Report | Try: Murphy 25' c Asieshvili 47' c Con: Swanepoel (2/2) 25', 48' Pen: Swanepoel (1/2) 40' |
* Stade Charles-Mathon, Oyonnax Attendance: 5,500 Referee: Gary Conway (Ireland)
* 17 January 2015 15:00
| (1 BP) Gloucester | 33–3 | Oyonnax |
| Try: Burns 3' c May 7' c Atkinson 10' m Penalty try 38' c Robson 80' c Con: Laidlaw (4/5) 4', 8', 39', 80' | Report | Pen: Lespinas (1/1) 5' |
* Kingsholm Stadium, Gloucester Attendance: 9,381 Referee: Andrew McMenemy (Scotland)
* 17 January 2015 16:00
| Zebre | 23–13 | Brive |
| Try: Haimona 55' c Penalty try 60' c Con: Orquera (2/2) 55', 61' Pen: Orquera (3/3) 10', 30', 68' | Report | Try: Vortemaya 51' c Con: Sola (1/1) 52' Pen: Sola (2/2) 13', 38' |
* Stadio XXV Aprile, Parma Attendance: 1,860 Referee: David Wilkinson (Ireland)
* 22 January 2015 20:45
| Brive | 20–31 | Gloucester (1 BP) |
| Try: Penalty try 55' c Acquier 78' c Con: Swanepoel (1/1) 56' Bézy (1/1) 79' Pen: Swanepoel (2/3) 6', 23' | Report | Try: Kvesic (2) 26' c, 73' c Robson 31' c Penalty try 48' c Con: Hook (4/4) 27', 32', 48', 74' Pen: Hook (1/3) 13' |
* Stade Amédée-Domenech, Brive-la-Gaillarde Attendance: 1,900 Referee: Dudley Phillips (Ireland)
* 22 January 2015 20:45
| Oyonnax | 20–3 | Zebre |
| Try: Bousses 35' c Ursache 59' m Wannenburg 70' m Con: Lespinas (1/3) 37' Pen: Lespinas (1/1) 6' | Report | Pen: Orquera (1/2) 43' |
* Stade Charles-Mathon, Oyonnax Attendance: 3,500 Referee: Lloyd Lynton (Scotland)