# 2016–17 European Rugby Challenge Cup pool stage

The 2016–17 European Rugby Challenge Cup pool stage was the first stage of competition in the third season of the European Rugby Challenge Cup.
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 on 13 October 2016 and was completed on the weekend of 19–22 January 2017.

## Seeding

The 20 competing teams were seeded and split into four tiers; seeding was based on performance in their respective domestic leagues. Where promotion and relegation is in effect in a league, the promoted team was seeded last, or (if multiple teams are promoted) by performance in the lower tier.
| Rank | Top 14 | Premiership | Pro 12 | Qualifying Competition |
| 1 | Brive | Harlequins | Cardiff Blues | Enisey-STM |
| 2 | La Rochelle | Gloucester | Ospreys | Timișoara Saracens |
| 3 | Grenoble | Bath | Edinburgh | |
| 4 | Pau | Worcester Warriors | Newport Gwent Dragons | |
| 5 | Stade Français | Newcastle Falcons | Treviso | |
| 6 | Lyon | Bristol | | |
| 7 | Bayonne | | | |
Teams was taken from a league in order of rank and put into a tier. A draw was used to allocate two second seeds to Tier 1; the remaining team went into Tier 2. This allocation indirectly determined which fourth-seeded team entered Tier 2, while the others entered 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 were automatically included in Tier 4, despite officially being ranked 1/2 from that competition.
The brackets show each team's seeding and their league (for example, 1 Top 14 indicates the team was seeded 1st from the Top 14).
| Tier 1 | Harlequins (1 AP) | Cardiff Blues (1 Pro12) | Brive (1 Top 14) | Ospreys (2 Pro12) | La Rochelle (2 Top 14) |
| Tier 2 | Gloucester (2 AP) | Bath (3 AP) | Edinburgh (3 Pro12) | Grenoble (3 Top 14) | Worcester Warriors (4 AP) |
| Tier 3 | Pau (4 Top 14) | Newport Gwent Dragons (4 Pro12) | Newcastle Falcons (5 AP) | Treviso (5 Pro12) | Stade Français (5 Top 14) |
| Tier 4 | Bristol (6 AP) | Lyon (6 Top 14) | Bayonne (7 Top 14) | Enisey-STM (QC 1) | Timișoara Saracens (QC 2) |
The following restrictions apply to the draw:
* The 5 pools each contain four clubs, one from each of the 4 Tiers.
* Each pool is required to have one club from each league, drawn from Tier 1, 2 or 3. A second team will only be added to a pool during the Tier 4 allocation.

## Pool stage

The draw took place on 29 June 2016 in Neuchâtel, Switzerland.
During the pool stage, the teams played the 3 other teams in their pool twice, both at home and away, 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.
Following the pool stage, the five winners from each group progressed to the quarter-finals, along with the three best pool runners-up from the competition. In the event of a tie between two or more teams from the same pool, the following criteria were used as tie-breakers:
* The club with the greater number of competition points from only matches involving tied teams.
* If equal, the club with the best aggregate points difference from those matches.
* If equal, the club that scored the most tries in those matches.
If this did not separate teams, and/or the tie related to teams that did not play each other (i.e., in different pools), the following tie breakers were used:
* If equal, the club with the best aggregate points difference from the pool stage.
* The club that scored the most tries in 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.
Key to colours :
* Winner of each pool, advance to quarter-finals.
* Three highest-scoring second-place teams advance to quarter-finals.
* Cannot advance to the quarter-finals.

### Pool 1

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | TF | TA | TB | LB | Pts |
| 1 | Gloucester (2) | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 237 | 110 | +127 | 31 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 25 |
| 2 | La Rochelle (6) | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 203 | 104 | +99 | 28 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 24 |
| 3 | Benetton Treviso | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 75 | 182 | −107 | 9 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 4 | Bayonne | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 116 | 235 | −119 | 14 | 33 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
* 15 October 2016 15:00
| Benetton Treviso | 10–41 | La Rochelle (1 BP) |
| Try: McLean 64' c Con: McKinley (1/1) 64' Pen: McKinley (1/1) 21' | Report | Try: Atonio (2) 17' c, 48' c Forbes 43' c Penalty try 72' c Eaton 75' c Con: James (3/3) 17', 43', 48' Holmes (2/2) 72', 75' Pen: James (2/2) 11', 39' |
* Stadio Comunale di Monigo Attendance: 1,900 Referee: Greg Garner (RFU)
* 15 October 2016 17:00
| Bayonne | 27–47 | Gloucester (1 BP) |
| Try: Lacroix 27' c Labouyrie 37' c Oulai 43' c Con: Méret (3/3) 27', 37', 43' Pen: Méret (2/2) 3', 14' | Report | Try: Atkinson (2) 5' c, 16' c Scott 9' c Twelvetrees 40' m May 53' c Savage 80' m Con: Hook (4/6) 5', 9', 16', 53' Pen: Hook (3/3) 30', 51', 77' |
* Stade Jean-Dauger Attendance: 5,005 Referee: Gary Conway (IRFU)
* 20 October 2016 20:45
| (1 BP) La Rochelle | 51–24 | Bayonne |
| Try: Sazy 3' c Bouldoire (2) 6' c, 34' c Eaton 23' c Barry 38' m Retiere 53' m Botia 56' m Cedaro 72' m Con: James (4/8) 3', 6', 23', 34' Pen: James (1/1) 19' | Report | Try: Laveau 21' c Huete 43' c Penalty try 75' c Con: Méret (2/2) 21', 43' Rouet (1/1) 75' Pen: Méret (1/1) 32' |
* Stade Marcel-Deflandre Attendance: 14,634 Referee: Matthew Carley (RFU)
* 22 October 2016 15:00
| (1 BP) Gloucester | 37–8 | Benetton Treviso |
| Try: Ludlow 24' c May 40' c Scott 52' c Braley 80' c Con: Laidlaw (3/3) 24', 40', 52' Hook (1/1) 80' Pen: Laidlaw (3/3) 11', 19', 50' | Report | Try: M. Tagicakibau 41' m Pen: McKinley (1/1) 28' |
* Kingsholm Stadium Attendance: 9,618 Referee: Dudley Phillips (IRFU)
* 8 December 2016 19:45
| (1 BP) Gloucester | 35–14 | La Rochelle |
| Try: Atkinson 20' c Hohneck 29' m Thorley 35' c Scott 78' c Con: Laidlaw (3/4) 21', 37', 79' Pen: Laidlaw (3/3) 25', 55', 65' | Report | Try: Gourdon 9' c Raikuna 44' c Con: Holmes (2/2) 10', 46' |
* Kingsholm Stadium Attendance: 9,278 Referee: Andrew Brace (IRFU)
* 9 December 2016 20:00
| Bayonne | 15–28 | Benetton Treviso |
| Try: Oulai 54' c Thiéry 75'm Con: Méret (1/1) 54' Pen: Méret (1/1) 11' | Report | Try: Odiete 26' c Bigi 43' m Sgarbi 49' c Con: Allan (2/3) 28', 50' Pen: Allan (3/4) 4', 17', 36' |
* Stade Jean-Dauger Attendance: 2,200 Referee: Tom Foley (RFU)
* 17 December 2016 15:00
| Benetton Treviso | 21–17 | Bayonne (1 BP) |
| Try: Odiete 17' c Bigi 25' c Penalty try 36' c Con: Allan (3/3) 18', 26', 37' | Report | Try: Tisseron 14' c Lacroix 54' c Con: Lagarde (2/2) 15', 54' Pen: Lagarde (1/2) 10' |
* Stadio Comunale di Monigo Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Craig Maxwell-Keys (RFU)
* 17 December 2016 20:45
| (1 BP) La Rochelle | 42–13 | Gloucester |
| Try: Lacroix (2) 19' m, 56' m Murimurivalu 31' c Forbes 38' m Botia 59' c Penalty try 70' c Con: James (2/5) 32', 60' Holmes (1/1) 70' Pen: James (2/2) 6', 11' | Report | Try: Afoa 50' c Con: Burns (1/1) 51' Pen: Burns (2/2) 2', 29' |
* Stade Marcel-Deflandre Attendance: 14,153 Referee: Ian Davies (WRU)
* 12 January 2017 20:45
| Bayonne | 14–24 | La Rochelle |
| Try: Fuster 79' m Pen: Lagarde (3/3) 3', 26', 34' | Report | Try: Cedaro 32' c Boughanmi 40' c Botia 42' c Con: James (3/3) 33', 40', 43' Pen: James (1/1) 9' |
* Stade Jean-Dauger Attendance: 1,498 Referee: Dudley Phillips (IRFU)
* 14 January 2017 17:00
| Benetton Treviso | 0–41 | Gloucester (1 BP) |
| | Report | Try: Hook 18' c Hibbard (2) 37' c, 62' m Scott 58' c Halaifonua 75' m Twelvetrees 80' c Con: Laidlaw (2/2) 19', 38' Burns (2/4) 59', 80' Pen: Laidlaw (1/1) 7' |
* La Ghirada Sports Center Attendance: 700 Referee: Thomas Charabas (FFR)
Due to a frozen pitch at the main ground at the Stadio Comunale di Monigo complex, kick off was delayed by 2 hours and moved to a nearby training ground.
* 21 January 2017 20:00
| (1 BP) Gloucester | 64–19 | Bayonne |
| Try: Ludlow 3' c Heinz (3) 14' c, 24' c, 46' m May 32' c Dawidiuk 38' m Symons 44' c Purdy 53' c Hohneck 58' c Braley 60' m Con: Burns (6/8) 4', 15', 25', 33', 45', 53' Twelvetrees (1/2) 59' | Report | Try: Laveau (3) 17' m, 26' c, 49' c Con: Méret (2/3) 27', 50' |
* Kingsholm Stadium Attendance: 9,265 Referee: Lloyd Linton (SRU)
* 21 January 2017 21:00
| (1 BP) La Rochelle | 31–8 | Benetton Treviso |
| Try: Forbes 43' c Amosa 65' c Retiere (2) 68' c, 74' c Con: Holmes (4/4) 44', 66', 69', 75' Pen: Holmes (1/3) 57' | Report | Try: Gori 29' m Con: McKinley (0/1) Pen: McKinley (1/1) 19' |
* Stade Marcel-Deflandre Attendance: 13,123 Referee: Ian Tempest (RFU)

### Pool 2

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | TF | TA | TB | LB | Pts |
| 1 | Ospreys (1) | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 279 | 51 | +228 | 42 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 30 |
| 2 | Lyon | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 187 | 164 | +23 | 26 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 16 |
| 3 | Newcastle Falcons | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 158 | 180 | −22 | 22 | 26 | 2 | 2 | 12 |
| 4 | Grenoble | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 74 | 303 | −229 | 8 | 44 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
* 14 October 2016 19:30
| Grenoble | 13–39 | Lyon (1 BP) |
| Try: Jammes 6' c Con: Bosch (1/1) 6' Pen: Bosch (2/2) 19', 29' | Report | Try: Mapusua 15' c Regard 66' m Fourie 76' m Clunies-Ross 80' c Con: Potgieter (2/4) 15', 80' Pen: Potgieter (5/5) 21', 27', 34', 42', 47' |
* Stade des Alpes Attendance: 7,003 Referee: Dudley Phillips (IRFU)
* 14 October 2016 19:05
| (1 BP) Ospreys | 45–0 | Newcastle Falcons |
| Try: Biggar 20' c Webb 25' c Beck 34' m Baldwin 54' c Tipuric 55' c Giles (2) 61' c, 71' m Con: Biggar (5/7) 20', 25', 54', 55', 61' | Report | |
* Liberty Stadium Attendance: 7,352 Referee: David Wilkinson (IRFU)
* 22 October 2016 20:45
| Lyon | 13–31 | Ospreys (1 BP) |
| Try: Browning 59' m Romanet 80' m Pen: Potgieter (1/1) 25' | Report | Try: Giles (3) 15' c, 30' c, 45' c Parry 79' c Con: S. Davies (4/4) 15', 30', 45', 79' Pen: S. Davies (1/1) 8' |
* Matmut Stadium Attendance: 6,500 Referee: Andrew Brace (IRFU)
* 23 October 2016 15:00
| (1 BP) Newcastle Falcons | 50–7 | Grenoble |
| Try: Welch 4' c Witty 25' c Takulua 32' c M. Wilson 40' c Sowrey 44' c Hodgson 52' m Lawson 64' m Watson 77' m Con: Hodgson (5/8) 4', 25', 32', 40', 44' | Report | Try: Sawailau 73' c Con: Mele (1/1) 73' |
* Kingston Park Attendance: 3,390 Referee: Lloyd Linton (SRU)
* 9 December 2016 18:00
| Grenoble | 7–59 | Ospreys (1 BP) |
| Try: Gelin 24' c Con: Bosch (1/1) 25' | Report | Try: Fonotia 4' c Parry 11' c A.W. Jones 26' c Matavesi 38' c Howells (2) 49' m, 57' c Giles (2) 63' c, 75' c Biggar 78' m Con: Biggar (7/9) 5', 13', 28', 40', 57', 65', 76' |
* Stade Lesdiguières Attendance: 6,754 Referee: Marius Mitrea (FIR)
Due to a frozen pitch on the 8 December, the game was postponed to the following day.
* 8 December 2016 18:30
| (1 BP) Lyon | 42–12 | Newcastle Falcons |
| Try: Mavinga 12' c Bonnefond (3) 27' c, 68' c, 79' c Lambey 34' c Figuerola 73' c Con: Porical (6/6) 13', 28', 35', 70', 75', 80' | Report | Try: Temm 4' m Vickers 44' c Con: Connon (1/2) 45' |
* Matmut Stadium Attendance: 8,892 Referee: David Wilkinson (IRFU)
* 17 December 2016 15:00
| (1 BP) Ospreys | 71–3 | Grenoble |
| Try: Cracknell 18' c Beck 29' c Baldwin (2) 33' c, 37' m Evans (2) 40' c, 74' c Leonard 41' c Biggar 55' c Dirksen (2) 65' m, 77' m Otten 71' c Con: Biggar (8/11) 18', 29', 33', 40', 41', 55', 71', 74' | Report | Pen: Bosch (1/1) 3' |
* Liberty Stadium Attendance: 7,039 Referee: Luke Pearce (RFU)
* 18 December 2016 15:00
| (1 BP) Newcastle Falcons | 48–29 | Lyon (1 BP) |
| Try: Socino (2) 11' c, 16' c Takulua 13' c Hodgson 38' c Kibirige 52' c Chick 71' c Con: Hodgson (5/5) 12', 14', 17', 39', 53' Willis (1/1) 71' c Pen: Hodgson (2/2) 9', 28' | Report | Try: Regard 24' c Barassi 41' c Romanet 66' m Bonnefond 79' c Con: Porical (3/4) 25', 42', 79' Pen: Porical (1/1) 6' |
* Kingston Park Attendance: 3,507 Referee: Gary Conway (IRFU)
* 13 January 2017 19:00
| (1 BP) Grenoble | 31–27 | Newcastle Falcons (1 BP) |
| Try: Mele 31' c Penalty try 60' c Fourcade 63' c Estebanez 76' c Con: Bosch (4/4) 32', 61', 65', 78' Pen: Bosch (1/1) 42' | Report | Try: C. Harris 9' c Green 47' c S. Wilson 68' c Con: Willis (3/3) 10', 48', 69' Pen: Willis (2/2) 33', 56' |
* Stade des Alpes Attendance: 6,850 Referee: Vlad Iordachescu (FRR)
* 15 January 2017 15:00
| (1BP) Ospreys | 47–7 | Lyon |
| Try: Baker 30' c Fonotia 36' m Dirksen 41' c King 46' c Evans 52' c Tipuric 55' c Beard 72' c Con: Biggar (6/7) 31', 43', 47', 53', 56', 72' | Report | Try: Browning 15' c Con: Harris (1/1) 15' |
* Liberty Stadium Attendance: 6,986 Referee: Craig Maxwell-Keys (RFU)
* 21 January 2017 18:00
| (1 BP) Lyon | 57–13 | Grenoble |
| Try: Paea 1' c Buckle 4' c Regard 17' c Nalaga 21' m Porical (2) 44' c, 55' m Bonnefond 60' m Penalty try 66' c Browning 72' c Con: Loursac (3/4) 2', 4', 18' Porical (3/5) 45', 67', 73' | Report | Try: Kimlin 32' c Con: Gelin (1/1) 33' Pen: Gelin (2/2) 13', 39' |
* Matmut Stadium de Gerland Attendance: 12,080 Referee: Sean Gallagher (IRFU)
* 21 January 2017 17:00
| (1 BP) Newcastle Falcons | 21–26 | Ospreys (1 BP) |
| Try: Temm 11' c Vickers 26' c Harris 32' c Con: Willis (3/3) 12', 27', 33' | Report | Try: Webb 4' c Dirksen 55' m S. Davies 67' c Otten 70' c Con: S. Davies (3/4) 4', 68', 71' |
* Kingston Park Attendance: 3,551 Referee: Alexandre Ruiz (FFR)
Following this win, Ospreys were the first-ever team in the history of either European rugby competition to get 30 match points out of 30 at the pool stage.

### Pool 3

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | TF | TA | TB | LB | Pts |
| 1 | Brive (5) | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 175 | 120 | +55 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 23 |
| 2 | Newport Gwent Dragons | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 150 | 140 | +10 | 19 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 14 |
| 3 | Worcester Warriors | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 147 | 117 | +30 | 22 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 13 |
| 4 | Enisey-STM | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 107 | 202 | −95 | 13 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 9 |
* 14 October 2016 19:30
| (1 BP) Newport Gwent Dragons | 37–16 | Brive |
| Try: Landman 11' c Evans 64' m Hill 68' c Amos 73' m Warren 75' c Con: Macleod (1/1) 11' A. O'Brien (2/4) 68', 75' Pen: Macleod (2/2) 3', 8' | Report | Try: Laranjeira 17' c Con: Laranjeira (1/1) 17' Pen: Laranjeira (3/3) 29', 36', 60' |
* Rodney Parade Attendance: 4,126 Referee: Craig Maxwell-Keys (RFU)
* 15 October 2016 15:00
| Enisey-STM | 19–12 | Worcester Warriors (1 BP) |
| Try: Kacharava 6' c Con: Kushnarev (1/1) 6' Pen: Kushnarev (3/3) 2', 50', 64' Drop: Gaisin (1/1) 75' | Report | Try: Adams 10' c Alo 70' m Con: Shillcock (1/2) 10' |
* Slava Stadium, Moscow Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Marius Mitrea (FIR)
* 22 October 2016 15:00
| (1 BP) Worcester Warriors | 24–25 | Brive |
| Try: Bower 28' c Penalty try 58' c Short 80' c Con: Heathcote (1/1) 28' Shillcock (2/2) 58', 80' Pen: Heathcote (1/1) 47' | Report | Try: Ngwenya 4' c Hireche 60' m Acquier 73' c Con: Laranjeira (1/1) 4' N. Bézy (1/1) 73' Pen: Laranjeira (2/2) 9', 64' |
* Sixways Stadium Attendance: 7,209 Referee: Gary Conway (IRFU)
* 22 October 2016 15:00
| (1 BP) Enisey-STM | 38–18 | Newport Gwent Dragons |
| Try: Gerasimov (2) 28' c, 74' c Selskiy (2) 35' c, 63' c Morozov 80' c Con: Kushnarev (5/5) 28', 35', 63', 74', 80' Pen: Kushnarev (1/1) 17' | Report | Try: Howard 20' c Beard 31' m Con: A. O'Brien (1/2) 20' Pen: A. O'Brien (2/2) 55', 62' |
* Trud Stadium, Krasnodar Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Vlad Iordachescu (FRR)
* 10 December 2016 15:00
| Enisey-STM | 8–43 | Brive (1 BP) |
| Try: Rudoy 16' m Pen: Kushnarev (1/2) 30' | Report | Try: Bezy 1' c Namy 32' c Ribes 44' c Masilevu 80' c Con: Germain (3/3) 2', 33', 46' Bezy (1/1) 80' Pen: Germain (5/5) 10', 22', 27', 37', 41' |
* Sochi Central Stadium, Sochi Attendance: 300 Referee: Ian Tempest (RFU)
* 10 December 2016 15:00
| (1 BP) Worcester Warriors | 33–20 | Newport Gwent Dragons |
| Try: Rapava-Ruskin 40' c Hammond 42' m Penalty try (2) 47' c, 58' c Stelling 72' c Con: Braid (4/5) 40', 48', 59', 73' | Report | Try: Hewitt (2) 75' c, 77' c Con: O'Brien (2/2) 76', 78' Pen: O'Brien (1/1) 12' Drop: O'Brien (1/1) 7' |
* Sixways Stadium Attendance: 7,168 Referee: Thomas Charabas (FFR)
* 16 December 2016 19:00
| (1 BP) Brive | 38–18 | Enisey-STM |
| Try: Masilevu 14' c Snyman 20' c Koyamaibole 30' c Ngwenya (2) 52' m, 61' c Le Devedec 77' m Con: Laranjeira (4/5) 15', 21', 31', 62' Pen: Laranjeira (0/1) | Report | Try: Magomedov (2) 54' m, 80' c Con: Kushnarev (1/2) 80' Pen: Kushnarev (2/3) 1', 40' |
* Stade Amédée-Domenech Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Tom Foley (RFU)
* 16 December 2016 19:30
| Newport Gwent Dragons | 22–7 | Worcester Warriors |
| Try: Knoyle 7' c Morgan 50' m Hobbs 57' c Con: O'Brien (2/3) 7', 57' Pen: O'Brien (1/2) 24' | Report | Try: Braid 2' c Con: Braid (1/1) 2' |
* Rodney Parade Attendance: 4,096 Referee: David Wilkinson (IRFU)
* 13 January 2017 19:30
| (1 BP) Newport Gwent Dragons | 34–10 | Enisey-STM |
| Try: T. Thomas 19' c Buckley 62' c Keddie (2) 72' c, 74' c Con: D. Jones (1/1) 20' O'Brien (3/3) 63', 72', 75' Pen: D. Jones (2/2) 4', 31' | Report | Try: Simplikevich 53' m Kurashov 80' m |
* Rodney Parade Attendance: 3,544 Referee: Frank Murphy (IRFU)
* 14 January 2017 21:00
| Brive | 17–14 | Worcester Warriors (1 BP) |
| Try: Luafutu 41' c Ribes 62' c Con: Lapeyre (1/1) 41' Germain (1/1) 63' Pen: Germain (1/1) 80' | Report | Try: Mama 20' c Rapava-Ruskin 54' c Con: Braid (1/1) 21' Mills (1/1) 55' Pen: Braid (0/1) |
* Stade Amédée-Domenech Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Ian Davies (WRU)
* 21 January 2017 15:00
| (1 BP) Brive | 36–19 | Newport Gwent Dragons |
| Try: Bekoshvili (2) 4' m, 64' c Ngwenya 13' c Lavergne 33' c Toetu 69' c Con: Germain (4/5) 15', 34', 65', 70' Pen: Germain (1/1) 12' | Report | Try: Knoyle 19' c Pretorius (2) 38' c, 47' m Con: O'Brien (2/3) 19', 39' |
* Stade Amédée-Domenech Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Craig Maxwell-Keys (RFU)
* 21 January 2017 14:00
| (1 BP) Worcester Warriors | 57–14 | Enisey-STM |
| Try: Rapava-Ruskin 6' m Hammond (3) 14' m, 29' m, 37' c Betty 33' c Howard 45' m Penalty try 68' c Ripper-Smith 78' m Stelling 80' m Con: Braid (2/6) 34', 38' Eden (1/3) 69' Pen: Braid (2/3) 3', 26' | Report | Try: Gachechiladze 40' c Morozov 53' c Con: Kushnarev (2/2) 40', 54' |
* Sixways Stadium Attendance: 6,097 Referee: Dan Jones (WRU)

### Pool 4

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | TF | TA | TB | LB | Pts |
| 1 | Bath (4) | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 214 | 91 | +123 | 24 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 23 |
| 2 | Cardiff Blues (7) | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 150 | 115 | +35 | 16 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 22 |
| 3 | Bristol | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 138 | 181 | −43 | 19 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 10 |
| 4 | Pau | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 97 | 212 | −115 | 13 | 25 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
* 14 October 2016 19:45
| Bristol | 20–33 | Cardiff Blues (1 BP) |
| Try: Crumpton 15' c Joyce 80' c Con: Jarvis (1/1) 15' Searle (1/1) 80' Pen: Jarvis (2/2) 6', 27' | Report | Try: Lee-Lo 30' c Turnbull 37' m Cuthbert 48' c James 73' m Con: Anscombe (2/2) 30', 48' Pen: Anscombe (3/3) 10', 19', 22' |
* Ashton Gate Stadium Attendance: 8,289 Referee: Pascal Gaüzère (FFR)
* 15 October 2016 20:45
| (1 BP) Pau | 22–25 | Bath |
| Try: Buros 8' c Dougall 39' c Votu 73' m Con: Fajardo (2/3) 9', 40' Pen: Fajardo (1/2) 59' | Report | Try: Rokoduguni 21' c Con: Priestland (1/1) 22' Pen: Priestland (6/6) 1', 13', 36', 56', 63', 70' |
* Stade du Hameau Attendance: 9,212 Referee: Ian Davies (WRU)
* 20 October 2016 19:45
| Bath | 22–6 | Bristol |
| Try: Banahan 80' c Con: Priestland (1/1) 80' Pen: Priestland (5/5) 7', 17', 35', 41', 65' | Report | Pen: Searle (1/1) 27' Geraghty (1/1) 75' |
* Recreation Ground Attendance: 13,257 Referee: David Wilkinson (IRFU)
* 21 October 2016 19:15
| Cardiff Blues | 27–12 | Pau |
| Try: Scully 2' c Allen (2) 49' c, 60' c Con: S. Shingler (3/3) 2', 49', 60' Pen: S. Shingler (2/2) 10', 24' | Report | Try: Ramsay 16' m Dupouy 79' c Con: Lacrampe (1/2) 79' |
* Cardiff Arms Park Attendance: 6,960 Referee: JP Doyle (RFU)
* 10 December 2016 14:30
| Cardiff Blues | 28–3 | Bath |
| Try: Morgan 49' m Cuthbert 54' c Andrews 78' c Con: Shingler (2/3) 55', 78' Pen: Shingler (3/4) 2', 9', 25' | Report | Pen: Homer (1/1) 12' |
* Cardiff Arms Park Attendance: 7,569 Referee: George Clancy (IRFU)
* 11 December 2016 15:00
| (1 BP) Bristol | 41–14 | Pau |
| Try: Wallace 2' m Varndell 17' m Searle 25' m Arscott 32' c Palamo 41' c Brooker (2) 71' c, 76' m Con: Searle (2/5) 33', 42' Jarvis (1/2) 72' | Report | Try: Votu 20' c Daubagna 78' c Con: Fajardo (2/2) 21', 79' |
* Ashton Gate Stadium Attendance: 7,559 Referee: Dudley Phillips (IRFU)
* 15 December 2016 19:45
| (1 BP) Bath | 38–3 | Cardiff Blues |
| Try: Batty (2) 26' c, 64' c Wilson 43' c Brew 51' c Stooke 78' c Con: Ford (4/4) 27', 44', 52', 65' Homer (1/1) 79' Pen: Ford (1/2) 32' | Report | Pen: Shingler (1/2) 21' |
* Recreation Ground Attendance: 12,556 Referee: Alexandre Ruiz (FFR)
* 16 December 2016 20:00
| Pau | 18–28 | Bristol (1 BP) |
| Try: Daubagna 12' c Vatubua 15' m Con: Daubagna (1/2) 13' Pen: Daubagna (2/2) 5', 24' | Report | Try: Wallace 9' c Varndell (3) 39' c, 61' c, 70' c Con: Woodward (1/1) 11' Searle (1/1) 40' Jarvis (2/2) 63', 71' |
* Stade du Hameau Attendance: 8,373 Referee: Lloyd Linton (SRU)
* 13 January 2017 19:45
| Bristol | 22–57 | Bath (1 BP) |
| Try: Varndell 33' c R. Williams 55' c Tovey 80' m Con: Searle (2/2) 34', 56' Pen: Searle (1/1) 3' | Report | Try: Dunn 5' c Homer 16' c Fruean 24' c Fotuali'i (2) 31' c, 47' c Ford 39' c Rokoduguni 58' m Cook 77' c Con: Ford (6/6) 7', 17', 25', 32', 40', 49' Homer (1/2) 78' Pen: Ford (1/1) 22' |
* Ashton Gate Stadium Attendance: 13,140 Referee: Marius Mitrea (FIR)
* 14 January 2017 18:30
| (1 BP) Pau | 21–22 | Cardiff Blues |
| Try: Dupichot 4' c Tomas 19' c Dupouy 67' c Con: Fajardo (3/3) 5', 20', 67' | Report | Try: Halaholo 49' c Con: Shingler (1/1) 50' Pen: Shingler (5/5) 2', 12', 43', 60', 78' |
* Stade du Hameau Attendance: 6,050 Referee: Gary Conway (IRFU)
* 21 January 2017 15:00
| Bath | 69–10 | Pau |
| Try: Dunn 1' c Grant (2) 6' c, 42' m Watson (2) 22' m, 51' c Homer 28' c Priestland 57' c Mercer 71' c Tapuai 75' c Batty 79' c Con: Ford (3/5) 2', 7', 28' Homer (4/4) 52', 57', 71', 77' Tapuai (1/1) 80' Pen: Ford (1/1) 20' | Report | Try: Ratuvou 61' c Con: Fajardo (1/1) 62' Pen: Fajardo (1/1) 40' |
* Recreation Ground Attendance: 12,080 Referee: Ben Whitehouse (WRU)
* 21 January 2017 15:00
| (1 BP) Cardiff Blues | 37–21 | Bristol |
| Try: Dacey 20' m Anscombe 23' c Morgan (2) 43' m, 69' c Warburton 74' c Con: Shingler (3/5) 24', 70', 75' Pen: Shingler (2/2) 30', 58' | Report | Try: J. Williams (2) 31' c, 55' c Tovey 39' c Con: Jarvis (3/3) 32', 39', 56' |
* Cardiff Arms Park Attendance: 7,223 Referee: Mike Adamson (SRU)

### Pool 5

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | TF | TA | TB | LB | Pts |
| 1 | Edinburgh (3) | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 215 | 122 | +93 | 30 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 24 |
| 2 | Stade Français (8) | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 152 | 108 | +44 | 20 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 20 |
| 3 | Harlequins | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 230 | 113 | +117 | 34 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 18 |
| 4 | Timișoara Saracens | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 26 | 280 | −254 | 2 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
* 13 October 2016 19:45
| (1 BP) Harlequins | 43–21 | Stade Français |
| Try: Marler 5' c Marchant 18' m Visser (2) 21' c, 58' m Chisholm (2) 35' c, 41' m Yarde 79' c Con: Swiel (3/6) 5', 21', 35' Jackson (1/1) 79' | Report | Try: Macalou 32' c Daguin 61' c Alberts 70' c Con: Plisson (3/3) 32', 61', 70' |
* Twickenham Stoop Attendance: 11,820 Referee: Ben Whitehouse (WRU)
* 15 October 2016 14:00
| Timișoara Saracens | 17–59 | Edinburgh (1 BP) |
| Try: Shennan (2) 15' c, 74' c Con: Calafeteanu (2/2) 15', 74' Pen: Calafeteanu (1/1) 9' | Report | Try: Allen 1' c Mata (2) 4' c, 48' c McInnaly (3) 12' m, 23' c, 31' m Manu (3) 33' c, 37' c, 62' c Con: Tovey (7/9) 1', 4', 23', 33', 37', 48', 62' |
* Stadionul Dan Păltinișanu Attendance: 3,500 Referee: Ian Tempest (RFU)
* 20 October 2016 20:00
| (1 BP) Stade Français | 27–0 | Timișoara Saracens |
| Try: Plisson 2' c Fartass 17' c Camara 20' m Nicolas 53' m Con: M. Steyn (2/4) 2', 17' Pen: M. Steyn (1/1) 9' | Report | |
* Stade Jean-Bouin Attendance: 6,511 Referee: Tom Foley (RFU)
* 22 October 2016 15:15
| (1 BP) Edinburgh | 36–35 | Harlequins (2 BP) |
| Try: Dell 5' m Kinghorn 12' m Manu 20' c Watson 25' c Hoyland 40' c Brown 73' m Con: Tovey (2/4) 20', 25' Kinghorn (1/2) 40' | Report | Try: Walker 2' c Penalty try (2) 38' c, 60' c Sinckler 44' c Luamanu 66' c Con: N. Evans (3/3) 3', 38', 44' Swiel (2/2) 60', 66' |
* Murrayfield Stadium Attendance: 5,326 Referee: Romain Poite (FFR)
* 10 December 2016 15:00
| Timișoara Saracens | 3–42 | Harlequins (1 BP) |
| Pen: Calafeteanu (1/1) 20' | Report | Try: Ward 26' c Merrick 30' c Morris 34' c Walker (2) 41' c, 46' c Marchant 50' c Con: Jackson (6/6) 27', 31', 35', 41', 47', 51' |
* Stadionul Dan Păltinișanu Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Lloyd Linton (SRU)
* 10 December 2016 19:45
| Edinburgh | 28–23 | Stade Français (1 BP) |
| Try: Hoyland 46' m Toolis 52' c Hidalgo-Clyne 61' c Con: Weir (2/3) 53', 62' Pen: Weir (3/3) 33', 65', 79' | Report | Try: Nayacalevu 3' c Macalou 22' c Con: Steyn (2/2) 3', 23' Pen: Steyn (2/2) 38', 58' Drop: Steyn (1/1) 7' |
* Murrayfield Stadium Attendance: 4,055 Referee: Craig Maxwell-Keys (RFU)
* 15 December 2016 20:45
| (1 BP) Stade Français | 26–20 | Edinburgh (1 BP) |
| Try: Bonfils 10' c Bonneval 18' m Penalty try 27' c Doumayrou 32' c Con: Plisson (3/4) 11', 28', 33' | Report | Try: McKenzie 45' m Mata 61' c Hidalgo-Clyne 78' m Con: Tovey (1/3) 62' Pen: Tovey (1/1) 16' |
* Stade Jean-Bouin Attendance: 7,347 Referee: Dudley Phillips (IRFU)
* 17 December 2016 15:00
| (1 BP) Harlequins | 75–3 | Timișoara Saracens |
| Try: Wallace 7' c Visser 16' c Roberts (3) 21' c, 28' c, 60' c Brown (2) 35' c, 67' c Yarde (2) 45' c, 63' c Clifford 54' c Swiel 79' m Con: Jackson (5/5) 8', 17', 23', 29', 36' Swiel (5/6) 46', 55', 60', 64', 68' | Report | Pen: Conache (1/2) 57' |
* Twickenham Stoop Attendance: 9,642 Referee: Thomas Charabas (FFR)
* 14 January 2017 14:00
| Timișoara Saracens | Cancelled | Stade Français |
* Stadionul Dan Păltinișanu Referee: Mike Adamson (SRU)
Due to cancelling the game, Timișoara Saracens were fined €30,000. Stade Français were awarded 5 match points in lieu of playing.
* 14 January 2017 15:00
| (1 BP) Harlequins | 18–23 | Edinburgh |
| Try: Luamanu 78' c Gray 80' m Con: Jackson (1/2) 79' Pen: Swiel (2/3) 13', 33' | Report | Try: McKenzie 25' c Dell 53' c Con: Weir (2/2) 25', 54' Pen: Weir (3/3) 10', 31', 71' |
* Twickenham Stoop Attendance: 8,230 Referee: David Wilkinson (IRFU)
* 20 January 2017 19:35
| (1 BP) Edinburgh | 49–3 | Timișoara Saracens |
| Try: Cochrane (2) 11' c, 50' c du Preez 21' c Kinghorn 29' c Allen 38' c Tovey 62' c Hoyland 67' c Con: Weir (5/5) 12', 23', 30', 39', 51' Tovey (2/2) 63', 67' | Report | Pen: Calafeteanu (1/1) 41' |
* New Myreside Attendance: 5,235 Referee: Adam Jones (WRU)
* 22 January 2017 14:00
| Stade Français | 27–17 | Harlequins |
| Try: Nayacalevu 15' c Arias 23' c Burden 51' c Con: Plisson (3/3) 16', 24', 52' Pen: Plisson (2/3) 39', 44' | Report | Try: Luamanu 40' m Yarde 57' c J. Chisholm 77' m Con: Swiel (1/2) 58' |
* Stade Jean-Bouin Attendance: 7,330 Referee: George Clancy (IRFU)