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2005–06 European Challenge Cup pool stage

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The 2005–06 European Challenge Cup pool stage was the opening stage of the tenth season of the European Challenge Cup, the second-tier competition for European rugby union clubs. It began with all twenty teams playing on 22 October 2005 and ended when Bristol hosted Narbonne on 22 January 2006.

Twenty teams participated in this phase of the competition; they were divided into five pools of four teams each, with each team playing the others home and away. Competition points were earned using the standard bonus point system. The five pool winners and the best three runners-up advanced to the knockout stage. These teams then competed in a single-elimination tournament that ended with the final at the Twickenham Stoop in London on 21 May 2006.

Results

All times are local to the game location.

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Winner of each pool, advance to quarterfinals. Seed # in parentheses
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Three highest-scoring second-place teams advance to quarterfinals. Seed # in parentheses
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Pool 1

Team	P	W	L	Tries for	Tries against	Try diff	Points for	Points against	Points diff	TB	LB	Pts
ENG Northampton Saints (4)	6	5	1	32	12	20	194	96	98	5	0	25
FRA Narbonne	6	4	2	16	11	5	125	113	12	2	0	18
ENG Bristol	6	3	3	26	21	5	203	150	53	3	1	16
ITA 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
ENG London Irish (3)	6	6	0	32	11	21	239	81	158	3	0	27
FRA Agen	6	3	3	23	15	8	163	143	20	3	0	14
FRA Pau	6	2	4	12	19	−7	107	153	−46	2	1	11
ITA 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
ENG Gloucester (1)	6	6	0	49	6	43	331	53	278	5	0	29
FRA Bayonne (6)	6	4	2	31	11	20	202	93	109	4	0	20
ROM București	6	1	5	7	40	−33	71	253	−182	0	1	5
FRA 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
ENG Newcastle Falcons (2)	6	6	0	44	10	34	324	81	243	4	0	28
FRA Brive (8)	6	3	3	30	19	11	203	169	34	4	2	18
SCO Borders	6	3	3	19	23	−4	155	177	−22	2	1	15
ITA 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
ENG Worcester Warriors (5)	6	5	1	24	12	12	181	103	78	3	1	25
Ireland Connacht (7)	6	4	2	25	14	11	190	119	71	3	1	20
ITA Catania	6	2	4	15	41	−26	116	257	−141	1	1	8
FRA Montpellier	6	1	5	26	23	3	170	178	−8	2	2	7

Seeding and runners-up

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

References

"Pool Tables {{!}} European Rugby Challenge Cup {{!}} 2005–2006 – Challenge Cup". [[European Professional Club Rugby]].
"Fixtures & Results {{!}} Challenge Cup {{!}} 2005–2006 {{!}} Round 1". [[European Professional Club Rugby]].
"Fixtures & Results {{!}} Challenge Cup {{!}} 2005–2006 {{!}} Round 2". [[European Professional Club Rugby]].
"Fixtures & Results {{!}} Challenge Cup {{!}} 2005–2006 {{!}} Round 3". [[European Professional Club Rugby]].
"Fixtures & Results {{!}} Challenge Cup {{!}} 2005–2006 {{!}} Round 4". [[European Professional Club Rugby]].
"Fixtures & Results {{!}} Challenge Cup {{!}} 2005–2006 {{!}} Round 5". [[European Professional Club Rugby]].
"Fixtures & Results {{!}} Challenge Cup {{!}} 2005–2006 {{!}} Round 6". [[European Professional Club Rugby]].

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