The 2007–08 European Challenge Cup was the 12th year of the European Challenge Cup, the second tier rugby union cup competition below the Heineken Cup. The tournament was held between November 2007 and May 2008.
2007–08 European Challenge Cup | |
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Tournament details | |
Countries | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Tournament format(s) | Round-robin and Knockout |
Date | 8 November 2007 – 25 May 2008 |
Tournament statistics | |
Top point scorer(s) | Olly Barkley (Bath) (91 points) |
Top try scorer(s) | Ollie Phillips (Newcastle) (8 tries) |
Final | |
Champions | ![]() |
Runners-up | ![]() |
Pool stage
Pool 1
Team | P | W | D | L | Tries for | Tries against | Try diff | Points for | Points against | Points diff | TB | LB | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 6 | +22 | 203 | 65 | +138 | 5 | 0 | 29 |
![]() | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 19 | −8 | 109 | 147 | −38 | 1 | 1 | 14 |
![]() | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 21 | −6 | 130 | 177 | −47 | 1 | 2 | 11 |
![]() | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 18 | −8 | 104 | 157 | −53 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
Pool 2
Team | P | W | D | L | Tries for | Tries against | Try diff | Points for | Points against | Points diff | TB | LB | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 6 | +30 | 245 | 49 | +196 | 5 | 0 | 29 |
![]() | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 28 | 12 | +16 | 175 | 113 | +62 | 3 | 1 | 16 |
![]() | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 22 | −15 | 77 | 158 | −81 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
![]() | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 38 | −31 | 82 | 259 | −177 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
Pool 3
Team | P | W | D | L | Tries for | Tries against | Try diff | Points for | Points against | Points diff | TB | LB | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 34 | 3 | +31 | 264 | 57 | +207 | 3 | 1 | 24 |
![]() | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 5 | +16 | 179 | 73 | +106 | 3 | 2 | 20 |
![]() | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 25 | 10 | +15 | 172 | 97 | +75 | 2 | 1 | 15 |
![]() | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 65 | −62 | 26 | 414 | −388 | 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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 34 | 8 | +26 | 244 | 62 | +182 | 5 | 0 | 27 |
![]() | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 14 | −2 | 114 | 115 | −1 | 1 | 0 | 19 |
![]() | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 16 | 20 | −4 | 100 | 164 | −64 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
![]() | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 27 | −20 | 73 | 190 | −117 | 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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 12 | +7 | 160 | 105 | +55 | 1 | 0 | 21 |
![]() | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 10 | +8 | 157 | 101 | +56 | 2 | 1 | 19 |
![]() | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 29 | −16 | 123 | 200 | −77 | 1 | 0 | 9 |
![]() | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 15 | 14 | +1 | 109 | 143 | −34 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
Seeding and runners-up
Seed | Pool Winners | Pts | TF | +/- |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() | 29 | 36 | +196 |
2 | ![]() | 29 | 28 | +138 |
3 | ![]() | 27 | 34 | +182 |
4 | ![]() | 24 | 34 | +207 |
5 | ![]() | 21 | 19 | +55 |
Seed | Pool Runners-up | Pts | TF | +/- |
6 | ![]() | 20 | 21 | +106 |
7 | ![]() | 19 | 18 | +56 |
8 | ![]() | 19 | 12 | −1 |
– | ![]() | 16 | 28 | +62 |
– | ![]() | 14 | 11 | −38 |
Knockout stage
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
25 May 2008 12:00 |
Bath ![]() | 24–16 | ![]() |
Tries: Fa'amatuainu 31' c Abendanon 35' m Con: Barkley (1/2) 32' Pen: Barkley 15', 53' James 75' Drop: Barkley 67' | Report | Try: Delport 79' c Con: Carlisle (1/1) 79' Pen: Drahm 23', 39', 45' |
Kingsholm Stadium Attendance: 16,157 Referee: Christophe Berdos (France) |
See also
External links
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