2005–06 European Challenge Cup

2005–06 European Challenge Cup
Tournament details
Countries	England France Ireland Italy Romania Scotland
Tournament format(s)	Round-robin and Knockout
Date	22 October 2005 – 21 May 2006
Tournament statistics
Top point scorer(s)	Shane Drahm (Worcester) (101 points)
Top try scorer(s)	James Simpson-Daniel (Gloucester) (9 tries)
Final
Champions	Gloucester (1st title)
Runners-up	London Irish
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The 2005–06 European Challenge Cup was the tenth year of the European Challenge Cup, the second tier rugby union cup competition below the Heineken Cup. The tournament was held between October 2005 and May 2006.

Group stage

Main article: 2005–06 European Challenge Cup pool stage

Pool 1

Team	P	W	L	Tries for	Tries against	Try diff	Points for	Points against	Points diff	TB	LB	Pts
Northampton Saints	6	5	1	32	12	20	194	96	98	5	0	25
Narbonne	6	4	2	16	11	5	125	113	12	2	0	18
Bristol	6	3	3	26	21	5	203	150	53	3	1	16
Viadana	6	0	6	9	39	−30	81	244	−163	0	1	1

Pool 2

Team	P	W	L	Tries for	Tries against	Try diff	Points for	Points against	Points diff	TB	LB	Pts
London Irish	6	6	0	32	11	21	239	81	158	3	0	27
Agen	6	3	3	23	15	8	163	143	20	3	0	14
Pau	6	2	4	12	19	−7	107	153	−46	2	1	11
Overmach Parma	6	1	5	8	30	−22	74	206	−132	0	0	4

Pool 3

Team	P	W	L	Tries for	Tries against	Try diff	Points for	Points against	Points diff	TB	LB	Pts
Gloucester	6	6	0	49	6	43	331	53	278	5	0	29
Bayonne	6	4	2	31	11	20	202	93	109	4	0	20
București	6	1	5	7	40	−33	71	253	−182	0	1	5
Toulon	6	1	5	9	39	−30	64	269	−205	0	1	5

Pool 4

Team	P	W	L	Tries for	Tries against	Try diff	Points for	Points against	Points diff	TB	LB	Pts
Newcastle Falcons	6	6	0	44	10	34	324	81	243	4	0	28
Brive	6	3	3	30	19	11	203	169	34	4	2	18
Borders	6	3	3	19	23	−4	155	177	−22	2	1	15
L'Aquila	6	0	6	14	55	−41	103	358	−255	0	1	1

Pool 5

Team	P	W	L	Tries for	Tries against	Try diff	Points for	Points against	Points diff	TB	LB	Pts
Worcester Warriors	6	5	1	24	12	12	181	103	78	3	1	25
Connacht	6	4	2	25	14	11	190	119	71	3	1	20
Catania	6	2	4	15	41	−26	116	257	−141	1	1	8
Montpellier	6	1	5	26	23	3	170	178	−8	2	2	7

Seeding and runners-up

Seed	Pool Winners	Pts	TF	+/-
1	Gloucester	29	49	+278
2	Newcastle Falcons	28	44	+243
3	London Irish	27	32	+158
4	Northampton Saints	25	32	+98
5	Worcester Warriors	25	24	+78
Seed	Pool Runners-up	Pts	TF	+/-
6	Bayonne	20	31	+109
7	Connacht	20	25	+71
8	Brive	18	30	+34
–	Narbonne	18	16	+12
–	Agen	14	16	+20

Knockout stage

Quarter-finals

31 March 2006
19:30

Newcastle Falcons	23–3	Connacht

Kingston Park
Attendance: 4,486

1 April 2006
15:00

Gloucester	46–13	Brive

Kingsholm
Attendance: 6,898

1 April 2006
15:00

Northampton Saints	25–34	Worcester Warriors

Franklin's Gardens
Attendance: 9,531

2 April 2006
15:00

London Irish	48–5	Bayonne

Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 5,100

Semi-finals

22 April 2006
12:35

Gloucester	31–23	Worcester Warriors

Kingsholm
Attendance: 8,609

23 April 2006
12:35

Newcastle Falcons	22–27	London Irish

Kingston Park
Attendance: 4,243

Final

21 May 2006
12:15

Gloucester	36–34	London Irish

The Twickenham Stoop
Attendance: 12,053

Seasons	1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14
Pool stages	1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14
European Shield	2002–03 2003–04 2004–05

European Rugby Challenge Cup
(2014–2021)

Seasons	2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21
Pool stages	2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21

EPCR Challenge Cup
(2021–present)

Seasons	2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
Pool stages	2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25

Qualification play-offs

Continental Shield	European Rugby Continental Shield
Play-offs	2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18

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