# 2015–16 European Rugby Challenge Cup pool stage

The 2015–16 European Rugby Challenge Cup pool stage was the first stage of competition in the second 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 12 November 2015 but one game was postponed following the November 2015 Paris attacks. It is due to be completed on the weekend of 21–24 January 2016.

## Seeding

The majority of teams were seeded based on their performance in the Premiership, the Pro12 and the Top 14. However, as the Premiership and Top 14 incorporate promotion and relegation into their competitions, three teams are seeded based on their performance in the Greene King IPA Championship and Pro D2 Leagues, having been promoted this season. Two final teams come from the Qualifying Competition involving emerging rugby nations, and some Italian Excellenza clubs.
| Rank | Top 14 | Premiership | Pro 12 | Qualifying Competition |
| 1 | Montpellier | Sale Sharks | Connacht | Calvisano |
| 2 | La Rochelle | Harlequins | Edinburgh | Enisey-STM |
| 3 | Brive | Gloucester | Newport Gwent Dragons | |
| 4 | Grenoble | London Irish | Cardiff Blues | |
| 5 | Castres Olympique | Newcastle Falcons | Zebre | |
| 6 | Pau | Worcester Warriors | | |
| 7 | Agen | | | |
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 | Connacht (1 Pro12) | Sale Sharks (1 AP) | Montpellier (1 Top 14) | La Rochelle (2 Top 14) | Edinburgh (2 Pro12) |
| Tier 2 | Harlequins (2 AP) | Newport Gwent Dragons (3 Pro12) | Gloucester (3 AP) | Brive (3 Top 14) | London Irish (4 AP) |
| Tier 3 | Grenoble (4 Top 14) | Cardiff Blues (4 Pro12) | Zebre (5 Pro12) | Newcastle Falcons (5 AP) | Castres Olympique (5 Top 14) |
| Tier 4 | Worcester Warriors (6 AP) | Pau (Top 14) | Agen (Top 14) | Calvisano (QC 1) | Enisey-STM (QC 2) |

## Pool stage

The draw took place on 17 June 2015, at the Château de Neuchâtel, in Neuchâtel, Switzerland.
During the pool stage, the teams will play 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 progress 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.
Fixtures for the competition were announced on 14 August 2015, with the exception of Pool 1, due to a delay in agreeing a suitable 'home' stadium for Enisey-STM, who normally play in Krasnoyarsk, Siberia, where temperatures during tournament time can reach -20 °C. It was later agreed by the four teams in the pool that Enisey-STM would host only its Round 1 game in Krasnoyarsk, with the club's remaining two "home" matches to be held in the considerably warmer city of Sochi. A draw was held on 4 September 2015 at the EPCR headquarters in Neuchâtel to determine which club would travel to Krasnoyarsk, and Connacht was drawn as the Round 1 opponent.
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 | Connacht (5) | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 147 | 96 | +51 | 20 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 19 |
| 2 | Newcastle Falcons | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 137 | 97 | +40 | 20 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 16 |
| 3 | Brive | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 114 | 88 | +26 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 16 |
| 4 | Enisey-STM | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 63 | 180 | −117 | 8 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
* 13 November 2015 19:30
| Brive | 13–9 | Newcastle Falcons (1 BP) |
| Try: Radikedike 14' c Con: Bezy (1/1) 15' Pen: Bezy (2/4) 28', 34' | Report | Pen: Catterick (3/4) 31', 44', 60' |
* Stade Amédée-Domenech Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Leighton Hodges (WRU)
* 14 November 2015 15:00
| Enisey-STM | 14–31 | Connacht (1 BP) |
| Try: Polivalov (2) 72' c, 80' c Con: Kushnarev (2/2) 73', 80' | Report | Try: Adeolokun 49' m Muldoon 51' m Leader 62' m Parata 76' c Con: Leader (1/1) 76' Pen: MacGinty (3/4) 7', 36', 43' |
* Central Stadium, Krasnoyarsk Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Thomas Charabas (FFR)
* 21 November 2015 17:00
| Connacht | 21–17 | Brive (1 BP) |
| Try: Parata 35' m Marshall 45' m Marmion 50' m Pen: Carty (2/2) 33', 40' | Report | Try: Acquier 28' m Masilevu 47' m Galala 73' c Con: Iribaren (1/1) 74' Pen: Sola (0/2) |
* Galway Sportsgrounds Attendance: 4,357 Referee: Craig Maxwell-Keys (RFU)
* 22 November 2015 15:00
| (1 BP) Newcastle Falcons | 55–7 | Enisey-STM |
| Try: Kibirige (2) 6' m, 59' m M. Wilson (3) 15' c, 25' m, 30' c Watson (4) 17' m, 46' c, 74' c, 78' c Con: Catterick (5/9) 16', 31', 47', 75', 78' | Report | Try: Simplikevich 27' c Con: Kushnarev (1/1) 28' |
* Kingston Park Attendance: 4,093 Referee: Andrew Brace (IRFU)
* 11 December 2015 19:45
| Connacht | 25–10 | Newcastle Falcons |
| Try: Poolman 74' c Con: Carty (1/1) 76' Pen: Carty (6/7) 6', 16', 38', 47', 52', 69' | Report | Try: Mayhew 56' c Con: Willis (1/1) 57' Pen: Willis (1/2) 33' |
* Galway Sportsgrounds Attendance: 4,346 Referee: Thomas Charabas (FFR)
* 12 December 2015 16:00
| Enisey-STM | 10–7 | Brive (1 BP) |
| Try: Gasanov 29' c Con: Kushnarev (1/1) 30' Pen: Kushnarev (1/1) 40' | Report | Try: Acquier 45' c Con: Bezy (1/1) 46' |
* Sochi Central Stadium, Sochi Attendance: 600 Referee: Vlad Iordachescu (FRR)
* 19 December 2015 15:00
| (1 BP) Brive | 33–3 | Enisey-STM |
| Try: Septar 2' c Mignardi 38' c Koyamaibole 43' c Mafi 46' c Sola 79' m Con: Laranjeira (4/4) 3', 39', 44', 47' | Report | Pen: Kushnarev (1/2) 6' |
* Stade Amédée-Domenech Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Gary Conway (IRFU)
* 20 December 2015 15:00
| (1 BP) Newcastle Falcons | 29–5 | Connacht |
| Try: Watson (2) 24' m, 57' m Penalty try (2) 41' c, 56' c Agulla 46' m Con: Willis (2/5) 42', 56' | Report | Try: Poolman 33' m |
* Kingston Park Attendance: 4,067 Referee: Ben Whitehouse (WRU)
* 16 January 2016 14:00
| Enisey-STM | 24–7 | Newcastle Falcons |
| Try: Simplikevich 5' c Kacharava (2) 28' c, 42' c Con: Kushnarev (3/3) 6', 29', 43' Pen: Kushnarev (1/1) 52' | Report | Try: Green 19' c Con: Penny (1/1) 20' |
* Sochi Central Stadium, Sochi Attendance: 400 Referee: Tual Trainini (FFR)
* 16 January 2016 20:45
| Brive | 21–18 | Connacht (1 BP) |
| Pen: Laranjeira (7/8) 6', 17', 26', 47', 58', 62', 80' | Report | Try: Parata 1' m Muldoon (2) 53' m, 78' m Pen: MacGinty (1/2) 42' |
* Stade Amédée-Domenech Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Craig Maxwell-Keys (RFU)
* 23 January 2016 15:00
| (1 BP) Connacht | 47–5 | Enisey-STM |
| Try: O'Halloran 16' m Healy (2) 20' c, 60' m Buckley 27' m Poolman 38' m Henshaw 41' m McCartney 52' m Blade 79' c Con: MacGinty (1/5) 21' Carty (1/3) 79' Pen: MacGinty (1/1) 11' | Report | Try: Orlov 46' m |
* Galway Sportsgrounds Attendance: 4,261 Referee: Tom Foley (RFU)
* 23 January 2016 15:00
| (1 BP) Newcastle Falcons | 27–23 | Brive (1 BP) |
| Try: Hammersley (2) 3' m, 74' m Tait 31' c M. Young 35' c Con: Willis (2/3) 32', 36' Socino (0/1) Pen: Willis (1/1) 21' | Report | Try: Bezy 41' c Tuatara 68' c Con: Laranjeira (2/2) 41', 69' Pen: Laranjeira (3/3) 29', 49', 59' |
* Kingston Park Attendance: 3,803 Referee: Leighton Hodges (WRU)

### Pool 2

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | TF | TA | TB | LB | Pts |
| 1 | Sale Sharks (3) | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 154 | 78 | +76 | 20 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 23 |
| 2 | Newport Gwent Dragons (7) | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 151 | 117 | +34 | 17 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 20 |
| 3 | Castres Olympique | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 124 | 136 | −12 | 14 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 15 |
| 4 | Pau | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 68 | 166 | −98 | 9 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
* 14 November 2015 19:45
| Pau | P–P | Castres Olympique |
* Stade du Hameau Referee: Greg Garner (RFU)
* 15 November 2015 20:45
| (1 BP) Newport Gwent Dragons | 30–12 | Sale Sharks |
| Try: Griffiths 4' m Landman 27' c Hughes 34' m Screech 75' c Con: D. Jones (2/4) 27', 75' Pen: D. Jones (2/2) 50', 63' | Report | Try: Mitchell 47' c Mills 53' m Con: Macleod (1/2) 47' |
* Rodney Parade Attendance: 4,455 Referee: Alexandre Ruiz (FFR)
* 21 November 2015 14:30
| (1 BP) Sale Sharks | 29–20 | Pau |
| Try: Mujati 3' c Jennings 27' c James 50' c Fihaki 77' m Con: Ford (3/4) 5', 29', 51' Pen: Ford (1/1) 41' | Report | Try: Lespiaucq Brettes (2) 21' c, 44' c Con: Daubagna (2/2) 22', 45' Pen: Daubagna (2/2) 11', 40' |
* AJ Bell Stadium Attendance: 4,006 Referee: Ben Whitehouse (WRU)
* 21 November 2015 17:00
| (1 BP) Castres Olympique | 32–29 | Newport Gwent Dragons (1 BP) |
| Try: Kirkpatrick 14' c Palis 25' c Combezou 61' c Tulou 68' m Con: Palis (3/4) 15', 26', 62' Pen: Palis (2/3) 50', 65' | Report | Try: Meyer 48' c Dee 56' c Con: D. Jones (2/2) 48', 56' Pen: D. Jones (4/5) 18', 31', 36', 53' Meyer (1/1) 71' |
* Stade Pierre-Antoine Attendance: 7,580 Referee: Gary Conway (IRFU)
* 12 December 2015 14:30
| Newport Gwent Dragons | 22–0 | Pau |
| Try: Pretorius 26' m D. Jones 56' m Pen: D. Jones (4/4) 12', 24', 41', 43' | Report | |
* Rodney Parade Attendance: 4,202 Referee: Craig Maxwell-Keys (RFU)
* 12 December 2015 20:45
| (1 BP) Castres Olympique | 10–17 | Sale Sharks |
| Try: Vialelle 8' c Con: Dumora (1/1) 8' Pen: Dumora (1/1) 33' | Report | Try: Edwards 1' c Penalty try 73' c Con: Ford (2/2) 1', 73' Pen: Ford (1/3) 59' |
* Stade Pierre-Antoine Attendance: 6,816 Referee: David Wilkinson (IRFU)
* 19 December 2015 14:30
| Sale Sharks | 31–10 | Castres Olympique |
| Try: Fihaki 44' c Briggs 71' m Leota 79' c Con: Ford (1/1) 45' Cipriani (1/2) 79' Pen: Ford (3/3) 3', 10', 29' Cipriani (1/2) 77' | Report | Try: Beattie 58' c Con: Palis (1/1) 59' Pen: Dumora (1/1) 43' |
* AJ Bell Stadium Attendance: 4,525 Referee: Dudley Phillips (IRFU)
* 19 December 2015 20:45
| Pau | 17–34 | Newport Gwent Dragons (1 BP) |
| Try: Butler 54' m Ratuvou 69' c Votu 79' m Con: Slade (1/3) 70' | Report | Try: Hill 5' c Hewitt 29' c Tovey 36' c Meyer 48' c Con: Tovey (4/4) 6', 30', 37', 49' Pen: Meyer (0/1) Tovey (1/1) 17' Drop: Tovey (1/1) 65' |
* Stade du Hameau Attendance: 7,500 Referee: Andrew Brace (IRFU)
* 9 January 2016 21:00
| Pau | 21–30 | Castres Olympique (1 BP) |
| Try: Bianchin 38' c Fumat 48' c Dougall 80' c Con: Fajardo (3/3) 40', 49', 80' | Report | Try: Smith 11' c Sivivatu 54' c Vialelle 56' m Beziat 75' m Con: Palis (2/4) 12', 55' Pen: Palis (2/4) 6', 25' |
* Stade du Hameau Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Ian Davies (WRU)
* 15 January 2016 19:45
| (1 BP) Newport Gwent Dragons | 31–18 | Castres Olympique |
| Try: Amos 1' c Cudd 27' c Evans 36' c Hewitt 72' c Con: Tovey (4/4) 1', 28', 37', 73' Pen: Tovey (1/1) 10' | Report | Try: Smith 40' c Samson 48' m Con: Palis (1/2) 40' Pen: Palis (2/2) 12', 56' |
* Rodney Parade Attendance: 4,316 Referee: Peter Fitzgibbon (IRFU)
* 15 January 2016 19:45
| Pau | 3–27 | Sale Sharks (1 BP) |
| Pen: Marques (1/1) 15' | Report | Try: Ostrikov 1' c Edwards 27' m Addison 36' c Leota 79'm Con: Cipriani (2/3) 2', 37' Pen: Cipriani (1/1) 40' |
* Stade du Hameau Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Gary Conway (IRFU)
* 21 January 2016 19:45
| (1 BP) Sale Sharks | 38–5 | Newport Gwent Dragons |
| Try: Mujati 13' c Penalty try 20' c Beaumont 40' Edwards 47' c Haley 76' c Con: Cipriani (4/4) 15', 21', 40', 48' Ford (1/1) 78' Pen: Cipriani (1/1) 11' | Report | Try: Hewitt 59' m |
* AJ Bell Stadium Attendance: 4,015 Referee: Andrew Brace (IRFU)
* 22 January 2016 19:00
| Castres Olympique | 24–7 | Pau |
| Try: Lamerat 17' c Beziat 75' m Con: Urdapilleta (1/1) 18' Pen: Urdapilleta (2/2) 8', 36' Caminati (1/1) 51' Fontaine (1/1) 65' | Report | Try: Lespiaucq Brettes 13' c Con: Slade (1/1) 14' |
* Stade Pierre-Antoine Attendance: 6,025 Referee: Ian Tempest (RFU)

### Pool 3

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | TF | TA | TB | LB | Pts |
| 1 | Harlequins (1) | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 225 | 123 | +102 | 31 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 25 |
| 2 | Montpellier (6) | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 221 | 116 | +105 | 28 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 20 |
| 3 | Cardiff Blues | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 229 | 131 | +98 | 31 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 17 |
| 4 | Calvisano | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 39 | 344 | −305 | 3 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
* 12 November 2015 19:45
| (1 BP) Harlequins | 41–18 | Montpellier |
| Try: Wallace 28' m Easter 37' c Clifford 45' c Care 55' m Lindsay-Hague 63' c Robshaw 76' c Con: N. Evans (3/5) 38', 46', 64' Botica (1/1) 77' Pen: N. Evans (1/1) 22' | Report | Pen: Paillaugue (6/7) 8', 13', 20', 25', 49', 60' |
* Twickenham Stoop Attendance: 7,136 Referee: Ian Davies (WRU)
* 14 November 2015 15:00
| Calvisano | 9–50 | Cardiff Blues (1 BP) |
| Pen: Buscema (3/4) 6', 39', 53' | Report | Try: L. Williams 16' m James 24' c E. Jenkins 44' c Fish 48' c Scully 57' c G. Evans 72' c Penalty try 79' c Con: Patchell (4/5) 25', 45', 49', 58' J. Evans (2/2) 73', 79' Pen: Patchell (1/1) 40' |
* Peroni Stadium Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Craig Maxwell-Keys (RFU)
* 19 November 2015 19:45
| Cardiff Blues | 20–32 | Harlequins (1 BP) |
| Try: Penalty try 69' c Hobbs 79' c Con: J. Evans (2/2) 69', 79' Pen: Patchell (2/2) 7', 12' | Report | Try: Visser 49' c Lindsay-Hague 51' c Walker 64' m Care 80' c Con: Botica (2/3) 49', 51' Swiel (1/1) 80' Pen: Botica (2/3) 33', 46' |
* Cardiff Arms Park Attendance: 5,249 Referee: Alexandre Ruiz (FFR)
* 20 November 2015 20:30
| (1 BP) Montpellier | 64–0 | Calvisano |
| Try: O'Connor 7' m Paillaugue 15' c Willemse 22' c Galletier 25' c Penalty try 40' c Mowen 43' c Tuitavake 47' m Malzieu 60' c Ebersohn 77' c Reilhac 80' m Con: Paillaugue (4/5) 16', 23', 27', 40' Catrakilis (3/5) 44', 61', 78' | Report | |
* Altrad Stadium Attendance: 9,900 Referee: Tom Foley (RFU)
* 11 December 2015 19:30
| (1 BP) Cardiff Blues | 37–27 | Montpellier (1 BP) |
| Try: Patchell 1' c Navidi (2) 40' c, 69' c L. Williams 43' m Cuthbert 61' m Con: Patchell (3/5) 1', 40', 71' Pen: Patchell (2/3) 66', 80' | Report | Try: Mackintosh 5' c Nagusa 13' m Malzieu 19' m Geli 76' c Con: Paillaugue (1/3) 6' Catrakilis (1/1) 77' Pen: Paillaugue (1/1) 12' |
* Cardiff Arms Park Attendance: 4,602 Referee: Peter Fitzgibbon (IRFU)
* 12 December 2015 14:30
| Calvisano | 10–50 | Harlequins (1 BP) |
| Try: Mbanda 59' c Con: Minozzi (1/1) 60' Pen: Buscema (1/1) 15' | Report | Try: Wallace (2) 1' m, 25' m Lambert 6' c Clifford 12' c Chisholm 32' m Hopper 55' c Sinckler 65' c Walker 70' c Con: Botica (5/8) 7', 13', 56', 65', 71' |
* Peroni Stadium Attendance: 1,300 Referee: Ben Whitehouse (WRU)
* 17 December 2015 20:45
| Montpellier | 23–22 | Cardiff Blues (1 BP) |
| Try: Malzieu 39' c Willemse 80' c Con: Catrakilis (2/2) 40', 80' Pen: Catrakilis (3/4) 10', 23', 61' | Report | Try: Cuthbert 27' c Con: Patchell (1/1) 28' Pen: Patchell (3/3) 1', 15', 19' J. Evans (2/2) 68', 72' |
* Altrad Stadium Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Ian Tempest (RFU)
* 19 December 2015 15:00
| (1 BP) Harlequins | 59–7 | Calvisano |
| Try: Yarde 15' c Sinckler 40' c Clifford 44' c Chisholm 46' m Roberts 53' c Walker 61' c Botica 65' c Swiel 67' m Dickson 71' c Con: Botica (7/9) 16', 40', 45', 54', 63', 66', 73' | Report | Try: Susio 29' c Con: Vlaicu (1/1) 31' |
* Twickenham Stoop Attendance: 11,230 Referee: Tual Trainini (FFR)
* 16 January 2016 14:30
| Calvisano | 7–47 | Montpellier (1 BP) |
| Try: Susio 78' c Con: Buscema (1/1) 80' | Report | Try: O'Connor (2) 7' c, 17' c Qera 14' c Fall (2) 21' c, 55' c J. du Plessis 33' c Ebersohn 66' m Con: Catrakilis (6/7) 8', 15', 17', 22', 34', 56' |
* Peroni Stadium Attendance: 1,100 Referee: Dudley Phillips (IRFU)
* 17 January 2016 15:15
| (1 BP) Harlequins | 34–26 | Cardiff Blues (1 BP) |
| Try: Buchanan 4' c Clifford 11' c Yarde 22' c Chisholm 39' c Con: N. Evans (4/4) 5', 12', 23', 40' Pen: N. Evans (1/1) 55' Botica (1/1) 80' | Report | Try: Allen 42' c Fish (2) 49' m, 71' c L. Williams 67' c Con: Patchell (3/4) 43', 67', 72' |
* Twickenham Stoop Attendance: 12,912 Referee: Andrew Brace (IRFU)
* 22 January 2016 19:45
| (1 BP) Cardiff Blues | 74–6 | Calvisano |
| Try: James (3) 5' c, 15' c, 51' m Allen (2) 8' c, 54' c Navidi 24' c Fish 29' m E. Lewis 48' m Cuthbert 63' c Summerhill 73' m Patchell 75' c Cook 80' m Con: Anscombe (7/12) 9', 9', 16', 25', 56', 64', 76' | Report | Pen: Vlaicu (2/2) 12', 60' |
* Cardiff Arms Park Attendance: 5,490 Referee: Thomas Charabas (FFR)
* 22 January 2016 20:45
| (1 BP) Montpellier | 42–9 | Harlequins |
| Try: Mogg 14' m Liebenberg 38' c White 68' c Reilhac 77' c Geli 80' c Con: Catrakilis (2/3) 40', 69' Trinh-Duc (2/2) 78', 80' Pen: Catrakilis (3/3) 21', 54', 72' | Report | Pen: Botica (3/4) 4', 24', 33' |
* Altrad Stadium Attendance: 7,500 Referee: Ben Whitehouse (WRU)

### Pool 4

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | TF | TA | TB | LB | Pts |
| 1 | Gloucester (2) | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 151 | 86 | +65 | 16 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 25 |
| 2 | Zebre | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 114 | 92 | +22 | 11 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 13 |
| 3 | La Rochelle | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 100 | 127 | −27 | 12 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 10 |
| 4 | Worcester Warriors | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 88 | 148 | −60 | 9 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
* 14 November 2015 15:00
| Worcester Warriors | 19–3 | La Rochelle |
| Try: Howard 77' c Con: Lamb (1/1) 79' Pen: Lamb (4/4) 4', 9', 14', 40' | Report | Pen: Bouldoire (1/3) 11' |
* Sixways Stadium Attendance: 5,124 Referee: Dudley Phillips (IRFU)
* 14 November 2015 15:15
| Gloucester | 23–10 | Zebre |
| Try: Purdy 7' m Moriarty 12' c McColl 37' m Con: Burns (1/3) 12' Pen: Burns (2/2) 20', 27' | Report | Try: Penalty try 51' c Con: Padovani (1/1) 51' Pen: Padovani (1/1) 58' |
* Kingsholm Stadium Attendance: 9,973 Referee: Andrew Brace (IRFU)
* 19 November 2015 20:45
| La Rochelle | 20–33 | Gloucester |
| Try: Audy 9' c Eaton 43' c Con: Fortassin (2/2) 10', 44' Pen: Fortassin (2/4) 4', 40' | Report | Try: Morgan 5' c McColl 69' c Sharples 77' c Con: Laidlaw (1/1) 5' Twelvetrees (2/2) 70', 78' Pen: Laidlaw (4/4) 1', 24', 28', 36' |
* Stade Marcel-Deflandre Attendance: 12,763 Referee: Marius Mitrea (FIR)
* 21 November 2015 15:00
| Zebre | 27–8 | Worcester Warriors |
| Try: Violi 1' c Boni 14' m Con: Canna (1/2) 1' Pen: Canna (4/4) 5', 33', 46', 69' Drop: Canna (1/1) 18' | Report | Try: Hammond 77' m Pen: Lamb (1/2) 22' |
* Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi Attendance: 1,784 Referee: Tual Trainini (FFR)
* 10 December 2015 19:45
| Worcester Warriors | 22–34 | Gloucester (1 BP) |
| Try: Hammond 12' c Daniels 63' c O'Shea 78' m Con: Lamb (2/3) 14', 64' Drop: Lamb (1/1) 40' | Report | Try: Purdy (2) 34' c, 51' c Cook 57' m McColl 66' c Twelvetrees 72' m Con: Laidlaw (3/4) 35', 52', 68' Pen: Laidlaw (1/2) 9' |
* Sixways Stadium Attendance: 6,774 Referee: Alexandre Ruiz (FFR)
* 11 December 2015 20:00
| (1 BP) La Rochelle | 27–19 | Zebre |
| Try: Lapeyre 14' c Qovu 17' m Murimurivalu 31' m Fortassin 57' c Con: Fortassin (1/3) 15' Le Bail (1/1) 58' Pen: Fortassin (1/1) 10' | Report | Try: Toniolatti 61' m Palazzani 68' c Penalty try 80' c Con: Padovani (2/3) 68', 80' |
* Stade Marcel-Deflandre Attendance: 10,600 Referee: Tom Foley (RFU)
* 17 December 2015 19:45
| Gloucester | 27–13 | Worcester Warriors |
| Try: Laidlaw 21' c Kvesic 67' m Con: Laidlaw (1/1) 22' Pen: Laidlaw (5/5) 10', 19', 40', 48', 53' | Report | Try: Howard 13' c Con: Lamb (1/1) 14' Pen: Lamb (2/2) 12', 50' |
* Kingsholm Stadium Attendance: 10,942 Referee: Ian Davies (WRU)
* 19 December 2015 15:00
| Zebre | 25–5 | La Rochelle |
| Try: Derbyshire 23' m Meyer 41' c Muliaina 75' c Con: Padovani (1/2) 42' Canna (1/1) 76' Pen: Padovani (2/4) 4', 9' | Report | Try: Januarie 80' m |
* Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi Attendance: 1,657 Referee: Lloyd Linton (SRU)
* 16 January 2016 15:00
| Gloucester | 20–10 | La Rochelle |
| Try: Cook 16' c Twelvetrees 40' c Con: Laidlaw (2/2) 16', 40' Pen: Laidlaw (2/2) 8', 51' | Report | Try: Lapeyre 54' c Con: Audy (1/1) 55' Pen: Audy (1/1) 33' |
* Kingsholm Stadium Attendance: 9,209 Referee: David Wilkinson (IRFU)
* 16 January 2016 15:00
| (1 BP) Worcester Warriors | 15–22 | Zebre |
| Try: Baldwin 22' c Hammond 75' m Con: Symons (1/2) 23' Pen: Symons (1/1) 43' | Report | Try: van Zyl 17' c Con: Haimona (1/1) 18' Pen: Beyers (1/2) 10' Haimona (1/1) 26' Padovani (3/4) 59', 70', 80' |
* Sixways Stadium Attendance: 6,134 Referee: Thomas Charabas (FFR)
* 22 January 2016 19:30
| (1 BP) La Rochelle | 35–11 | Worcester Warriors |
| Try: Graham 49' m Lapeyre 52' c Murimurivalu 69' c Qovu 76' c Con: Audy (1/2) 53' Barraque (2/2) 70', 77' Pen: Holmes (2/2) 21', 31' Audy (1/1) 43' | Report | Try: Baldwin 65' m Pen: Symons (2/2) 3', 7' |
* Stade Marcel-Deflandre Attendance: 8,500 Referee: Elia Rizzo (FIR)
* 23 January 2016 15:00
| (1 BP) Zebre | 11–14 | Gloucester |
| Try: van Schalkwyk 72' m Pen: Padovani (2/3) 1', 5' | Report | Try: Atkinson 51' m Pen: Burns (3/3) 28', 68', 75' |
* Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi Attendance: 2,413 Referee: Gary Conway (IRFU)

### Pool 5

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | TF | TA | TB | LB | Pts |
| 1 | Grenoble (4) | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 187 | 154 | +33 | 22 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 22 |
| 2 | London Irish (8) | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 170 | 106 | +64 | 25 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 17 |
| 3 | Edinburgh | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 125 | 103 | +22 | 14 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 17 |
| 4 | Agen | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 98 | 217 | −119 | 13 | 32 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
* 13 November 2015 19:30
| Edinburgh | 28–10 | Grenoble |
| Try: du Preez (2) 5' m, 78' c Penalty try 59' c Con: Hidalgo-Clyne (1/2) 62' Tonks (1/1) 79' Pen: Hidalgo-Clyne (3/3) 32', 39', 44' | Report | Try: Kilioni 70' c Con: Bosch (1/1) 71' Pen: Hart (1/1) 49' |
* Murrayfield Stadium Attendance: 3,264 Referee: Ben Whitehouse (WRU)
* 14 November 2015 15:00
| (1 BP) London Irish | 48–10 | Agen |
| Try: Williams 10' m Ellis (2) 22' m, 36' c Trayfoot 30' c Lewington (2) 43' m, 67' m McCusker 56' c Maitland 59' c Con: Noakes (4/7) 30', 37', 58', 60' | Report | Try: Vergnon 64' c Con: Darbo (1/1) 64' Pen: Bouvier (1/1) 4' |
* Madejski Stadium Attendance: 4,216 Referee: Gary Conway (IRFU)
* 20 November 2015 19:30
| Agen | 6–27 | Edinburgh |
| Pen: Darbo (2/2) 50', 55' | Report | Try: Penalty try 32' c du Preez 42' c Hardie 69' c Con: Tonks (3/3) 33', 43', 70' Pen: Tonks (2/2) 20', 23' |
* Stade Armandie Attendance: 4,532 Referee: Peter Fitzgibbon (IRFU)
* 21 November 2015 20:45
| Grenoble | 27–20 | London Irish (1 BP) |
| Try: Heguy 5' c Alexandre 10' c Gelin 80' c Con: Bosch (2/2) 6', 11' Loustalot (1/1) 80' Pen: Bosch (2/2) 17', 51' | Report | Try: Williams 13' c Sinclair 40' c Con: Noakes (1/1) 14' Brophy-Clews (1/1) 40' Pen: Brophy-Clews (2/2) 44', 48' |
* Stade des Alpes Attendance: 8,500 Referee: Ian Davies (WRU)
* 10 December 2015 20:45
| Agen | 20–40 | Grenoble (1 BP) |
| Try: Barthomeuf (2) 47' m, 56' c Deguilhem 61' m Con: Bouvier (1/3) 57' Pen: Guemes (1/1) 11' | Report | Try: Mignot (2) 1' c, 73' m Taumalolo (3) 5' c, 29' c, 34' c Penalty try 67' c Con: Bosch (4/4) 2', 6', 30', 36' Loustalot (1/2) 68' |
* Stade Armandie Attendance: 3,932 Referee: Ian Davies (WRU)
* 12 December 2015 15:00
| (1 BP) London Irish | 38–6 | Edinburgh |
| Try: Fenby (3) 9' m, 13' c, 76' c Lewington 27' c Williams 40' c Tikoirotuma 60' m Con: Geraghty (4/6) 14', 28', 40', 77' | Report | Pen: Tonks (2/3) 3', 8' |
* Madejski Stadium Attendance: 3,959 Referee: Leighton Hodges (WRU)
* 17 December 2015 19:30
| (1 BP) Grenoble | 48–45 | Agen (2 BP) |
| Try: Hunt 18' c Barcella 41' c Nemani (2) 46' c, 79' c Estebanez 56' c Gelin 73' c Con: Wisniewski (3/3) 18', 42', 47' Estebanez (1/1) 57' Bosch (2/2) 73', 80' Pen: Wisniewski (2/2) 33', 40' | Report | Try: Bastien 2' m Barthomeuf 22' m Nakosi (2) 26' c, 67' c Braendlin (2) 36' c, 61' c Sicart 63' c Con: Bouvier (2/4) 28', 37' Darbo (3/3) 61', 64', 68' |
* Stade des Alpes Attendance: 9,370 Referee: Tom Foley (RFU)
* 18 December 2015 19:30
| Edinburgh | 18–15 | London Irish (1 BP) |
| Try: Brown 16' c Hardie 71' m Con: Hidalgo-Clyne (1/2) 17' Pen: Hidalgo-Clyne (2/3) 20', 36' | Report | Try: Ellis 8' m Smallbone 59 'c Con: Geraghty (1/2) 60' Pen: Geraghty (1/1) 28' |
* Murrayfield Stadium Attendance: 3,551 Referee: David Wilkinson (IRFU)
* 15 January 2016 19:30
| (1 BP) Edinburgh | 23–0 | Agen |
| Try: Bradbury 35' m Coman 59' m Tonks 68' m Watson 73' m Pen: Tonks (1/1) 19' | Report | |
* Murrayfield Stadium Attendance: 3,100 Referee: Ian Davies (WRU)
* 16 January 2016 15:00
| London Irish | 18–28 | Grenoble |
| Try: Waldouck 74' c Lewington 80' m Con: Geraghty (1/2) 75' Pen: Geraghty (2/2) 1', 15' | Report | Try: Batlle 18' m Hunt 27' c McLeod 44' c Con: Wisniewski (2/3) 28', 46' Pen: Wisniewski (3/3) 7', 10', 24' |
* Madejski Stadium Attendance: 3,684 Referee: Marius Mitrea (FIR)
* 23 January 2016 20:45
| Agen | 17–31 | London Irish (1 BP) |
| Try: Nakosi 30' c Narjissi 50' c Con: Bouvier (2/2) 31', 51' Pen: Bouvier (1/1) 26' | Report | Try: Narraway 3' m Fowlie 16' c Smallbone 27' c Mulchrone 64' m Penalty try 74' c Con: Geraghty (3/5) 18', 28', 75' |
* Stade Armandie Attendance: 3,712 Referee: Lloyd Linton (SRU)
* 23 January 2016 20:45
| Grenoble | 34–23 | Edinburgh |
| Try: Heguy 30' c Aplon (2) 69' c, 78' m Con: Wisniewski (2/3) 32', 70' Pen: Wisniewski (5/6) 15', 18', 51', 57', 77' | Report | Try: Hardie 3' c Helu 34' c Con: Hidalgo-Clyne (2/2) 5', 35' Pen: Hidalgo-Clyne (3/4) 27', 54', 67' |
* Stade des Alpes Attendance: 10,072 Referee: Greg Garner (RFU)