# 2006–07 European Challenge Cup

The 2006–07 European Challenge Cup was the 11th year of the European Challenge Cup, the second tier rugby union cup competition below the Heineken Cup. The tournament was held between October 2006 and May 2007.

## Group stage
### Pool 1

| Team | P | W | D | L | Tries for | Tries against | Try diff | Points for | Points against | Points diff | TB | LB | Pts |
| Newport Gwent Dragons | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 10 | 19 | 211 | 79 | 132 | 4 | 1 | 25 |
| Bristol | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 6 | 20 | 168 | 69 | 99 | 4 | 1 | 25 |
| București | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 15 | 35 | −20 | 124 | 230 | −106 | 3 | 1 | 8 |
| Bayonne | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 33 | −19 | 106 | 231 | −125 | 2 | 1 | 7 |

### Pool 2

| Team | P | W | D | L | Tries for | Tries against | Try diff | Points for | Points against | Points diff | TB | LB | Pts |
| Saracens | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 35 | 9 | 26 | 225 | 101 | 124 | 5 | 0 | 26 |
| Glasgow Warriors | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 10 | 15 | 204 | 72 | 132 | 3 | 1 | 22 |
| Narbonne | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 20 | −4 | 127 | 171 | −44 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| Parma | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 43 | −37 | 84 | 296 | −212 | 0 | 1 | 1 |

### Pool 3

| Team | P | W | D | L | Tries for | Tries against | Try diff | Points for | Points against | Points diff | TB | LB | Pts |
| Brive | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 32 | 11 | 21 | 225 | 79 | 146 | 3 | 1 | 24 |
| Newcastle Falcons | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 29 | 11 | 18 | 181 | 85 | 96 | 4 | 1 | 21 |
| Montauban | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 107 | 98 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 13 |
| Petrarca Padova | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 45 | −39 | 47 | 298 | −251 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

### Pool 4

| Team | P | W | D | L | Tries for | Tries against | Try diff | Points for | Points against | Points diff | TB | LB | Pts |
| Bath Rugby | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 9 | 12 | 164 | 106 | 58 | 2 | 0 | 26 |
| NEC Harlequins | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 171 | 109 | 62 | 3 | 2 | 21 |
| Connacht Rugby | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 15 | 16 | −1 | 119 | 150 | −31 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| Montpellier | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 29 | −16 | 116 | 205 | −89 | 0 | 1 | 5 |

### Pool 5

| Team | P | W | D | L | Tries for | Tries against | Try diff | Points for | Points against | Points diff | TB | LB | Pts |
| Clermont | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 13 | 14 | 210 | 107 | 103 | 4 | 0 | 28 |
| Worcester Warriors | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 13 | 9 | 141 | 99 | 42 | 3 | 1 | 20 |
| Rugby Viadana | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 20 | −8 | 114 | 145 | −31 | 1 | 2 | 11 |
| Albi | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 22 | −15 | 66 | 180 | −114 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

## Seeding and runners-up

| Seed | Pool Winners | Pts | TF | +/- |
| 1 | Clermont | 28 | 27 | +103 |
| 2 | Saracens | 26 | 35 | +124 |
| 3 | Bath | 26 | 21 | +58 |
| 4 | Newport Gwent Dragons | 25 | 29 | +132 |
| 5 | Brive | 24 | 32 | +146 |
| Seed | Pool Runners-up | Pts | TF | +/- |
| 6 | Bristol | 25 | 29 | +132 |
| 7 | Glasgow Warriors | 22 | 25 | +132 |
| 8 | Newcastle Falcons | 21 | 29 | +96 |
| – | Harlequins | 21 | 18 | +62 |
| – | Worcester Warriors | 20 | 22 | +42 |

## Knockout stage
### Quarter-finals

* 30 March 2007 18:00
| Clermont | 24–19 | Newcastle Falcons |
* Stade Marcel-Michelin Attendance: 9,000
* 31 March 2007 12:00
| Bath Rugby | 51–12 | Bristol |
* Recreation Ground Attendance: 10,600
* 31 March 2007 15:00
| Newport Gwent Dragons | 39–17 | Brive |
* Rodney Parade Attendance: 7,112
* 1 April 2007 15:00
| Saracens | 23–19 | Glasgow Rugby |
* Vicarage Road Attendance: 4,259

### Semi-finals

* 21 April 2007 13:30
| Clermont | 46–29 | Newport Gwent Dragons |
* Stade Marcel-Michelin Attendance: 7,500
* 22 April 2007 12:30
| Saracens | 30–31 | Bath Rugby |
* Vicarage Road Attendance: 5,359

### Final

* 19 May 2007 17:30
| Clermont | 22–16 | Bath Rugby |
| Tries: Malzieu 43' c Marsh 53' m James 59' c Con: James (2/3) 43', 59' Pen: James 19' | Report | Try: Maddock 63' c Con: Barkley (1/1) 64' Pen: Barkley (3) 13', 37', 75' |
* Twickenham Stoop Attendance: 10,134 Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)