2015–16 European Rugby Challenge Cup pool stage

2015–16 European Rugby Chamllenge Cup pool stage
Season 2015–16 European Rugby Challenge Cup
Date 12 November 2015 – 24 January 2016
Qualifiers
Seed 1 England Harlequins
Seed 2 England Gloucester
Seed 3 England Sale Sharks
Seed 4 France Grenoble
Seed 5 Ireland Connacht
Seed 6 France Montpellier
Seed 7 Wales Newport Gwent Dragons
Seed 8 England London Irish
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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.[1] 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 Aviva 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 France Montpellier England Sale Sharks Ireland Connacht Italy Calvisano
2 France La Rochelle England Harlequins Scotland Edinburgh Russia Enisey-STM
3 France Brive England Gloucester Wales Newport Gwent Dragons
4 France Grenoble England London Irish Wales Cardiff Blues
5 France Castres Olympique England Newcastle Falcons Italy Zebre
6 France Pau England Worcester Warriors
7 France 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.[2]

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 Ireland Connacht (1 Pro12) England Sale Sharks (1 AP) France Montpellier (1 Top 14) France La Rochelle (2 Top 14) Scotland Edinburgh (2 Pro12)
Tier 2 England Harlequins (2 AP) Wales Newport Gwent Dragons (3 Pro12) England Gloucester (3 AP) France Brive (3 Top 14) England London Irish (4 AP)
Tier 3 France Grenoble (4 Top 14) Wales Cardiff Blues (4 Pro12) Italy Zebre (5 Pro12) England Newcastle Falcons (5 AP) France Castres Olympique (5 Top 14)
Tier 4 England Worcester Warriors (6 AP) France Pau (Top 14) France Agen (Top 14) Italy Calvisano (QC 1) Russia 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,[3] Based on the result of the match, teams receive:[4]

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:[4]

  1. The club with the greater number of competition points from only matches involving tied teams.
  2. If equal, the club with the best aggregate points difference from those matches.
  3. 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 played each other (i.e., in different pools), the following tie breakers were used:

  1. If equal, the club with the best aggregate points difference from the pool stage.
  2. The club that scored the most tries in the pool stage.
  3. If equal, the club with the fewest players suspended in the pool stage.
  4. 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.[5][6] 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.[7]

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

Team
 P W D L PF PA Diff TF TA TB LB Pts
Ireland Connacht (5) 6 4 0 2 147 96 +51 20 12 2 1 19
England Newcastle Falcons 6 3 0 3 137 97 +40 20 9 3 1 16
France Brive 6 3 0 3 114 88 +26 12 11 1 3 16
Russia Enisey-STM 6 2 0 4 63 180 –117 8 28 0 0 8
13 November 2015
19:30
Brive France 13–9 England 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 Russia 14–31 Ireland 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
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Thomas Charabas (FFR)
21 November 2015
17:00
Connacht Ireland 21–17 France 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 England 55–7 Russia 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 Ireland 25–10 England 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 Russia 10–7 France 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'
Yug Stadium
Attendance: 600
Referee: Vlad Iordachescu (FRR)
19 December 2015
15:00
(1 BP) Brive France 33–3 Russia 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 England 29–5 Ireland Connacht
Try: Watson (2) 24' m, 57' m
Penalty try (2) 41' c, 56' c
Agulla 46' c
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 Russia 24–7 England 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'
Yug Stadium
Attendance: 400
Referee: Tual Trainini (FFR)
16 January 2016
20:45
Brive France 21–18 Ireland 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 Ireland 47–5 Russia 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 England 27–23 France 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

Team
 P W D L PF PA Diff TF TA TB LB Pts
England Sale Sharks (3) 6 5 0 1 154 78 +76 20 9 3 0 23
Wales Newport Gwent Dragons (7) 6 4 0 2 151 117 +34 17 16 3 1 20
France Castres Olympique 6 3 0 3 124 136 –12 14 15 2 1 15
France Pau 6 0 0 6 68 166 –98 9 20 0 0 0
15 November 2015
20:45
(1 BP) Newport Gwent Dragons Wales 30–12 England 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 England 29–20 France 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 France 32–29 Wales 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 Wales 22–0 France 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 France 10–17 England 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 England 31–10 France 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 France 17–34 Wales 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[9]
21:00
Pau France 21–30 France 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 Wales 31–18 France 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 France 3–27 England 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 England 38–5 Wales 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 France 24–7 France 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: Brettes 13' c
Con: Slade (1/1) 14'
Stade Pierre-Antoine
Attendance: 6,025
Referee: Ian Tempest (RFU)

Pool 3

Team
 P W D L PF PA Diff TF TA TB LB Pts
England Harlequins (1) 6 5 0 1 225 123 +102 31 13 5 0 25
France Montpellier (6) 6 4 0 2 221 116 +105 28 13 4 0 20
Wales Cardiff Blues 6 3 0 3 229 131 +98 31 14 4 1 17
Italy Calvisano 6 0 0 6 39 344 –305 3 53 0 0 0
12 November 2015
19:45
(1 BP) Harlequins England 41–18 France 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 Italy 9–50 Wales 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 Wales 20–32 England 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 France 64–0 Italy 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 Wales 37–27 France 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 Italy 10–50 England Harlequins (1 BP)
Try: Mbandà 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 France 23–22 Wales 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 England 59–7 Italy 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 Italy 7–47 France 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 England 34–26 Wales 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 Wales 74–6 Italy 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 France 42–9 England 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

Team
 P W D L PF PA Diff TF TA TB LB Pts
England Gloucester (2) 6 6 0 0 151 86 +65 16 10 1 0 25
Italy Zebre 6 3 0 3 114 92 +22 11 12 0 1 13
France La Rochelle 6 2 0 4 100 127 –27 12 13 2 0 10
England Worcester Warriors 6 1 0 5 88 148 –60 9 14 0 1 5
14 November 2015
15:00
Worcester Warriors England 19–3 France 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 England 23–10 Italy 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 France 20–33 England 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 Italy 27–8 England 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 England 22–34 England 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 France 27–19 Italy 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 England 27–13 England 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 Italy 25–5 France 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 England 20–10 France 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 England 15–22 Italy 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 France 35–11 England 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 Italy 11–14 England 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

Team
 P W D L PF PA Diff TF TA TB LB Pts
France Grenoble (4) 6 5 0 1 187 154 +33 22 19 2 0 22
England London Irish (8) 6 3 0 3 170 106 +64 25 10 3 2 17
Scotland Edinburgh 6 4 0 2 125 103 +22 14 12 1 0 17
France Agen 6 0 0 6 98 217 –119 13 32 1 1 2
13 November 2015
19:30
Edinburgh Scotland 28–10 France 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'
BT Murrayfield Stadium
Attendance: 3,264
Referee: Ben Whitehouse (WRU)
14 November 2015
15:00
(1 BP) London Irish England 48–10 France 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 France 6–27 Scotland 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 France 27–20 England 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 France 20–40 France 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 England 38–6 Scotland 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 France 48–45 France 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: David Wilkinson (IRFU)
18 December 2015
19:30
Edinburgh Scotland 18–15 England 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'
BT Murrayfield Stadium
Attendance: 3,551
Referee: Tom Foley (RFU)
15 January 2016
19:30
(1 BP) Edinburgh Scotland 23–0 France Agen
Try: Bradbury 35' m
Coman 59' m
Tonks 68' m
Watson 73' m
Pen: Tonks (1/1) 19'
 Report
BT Murrayfield Stadium
Attendance: 3,100
Referee: Ian Davies (WRU)
16 January 2016
15:00
London Irish England 18–28 France 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 France 17–31 England 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 France 34–23 Scotland 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)

Notes

  1. ↑ Due to the terrorist attacks that took place in Paris on 13 November 2015, all matches that were due to take place in France on 14 and 15 November were postponed.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Ulster match one of many cancelled in France following terror attacks". RTÉ Sport. 14 November 2015.
  2. ↑ European Rugby Pool Draws for 2015/16 season - EPCRugby.com
  3. ↑ EPCRugby.com - European heavyweights to clash following 2015/16 Pool Draws
  4. 1 2
  5. ↑ Fixture Announcement 2015/16 - epcrugby.com
  6. ↑
  7. ↑ "European club rugby comes to Russia" (Press release). European Professional Club Rugby. 4 September 2015. Retrieved 9 September 2015.
  8. ↑ "All Champions Cup and Challenge Cup matches in France postponed". 14 November 2015. Retrieved 14 November 2015.
  9. ↑ "Toulon-Bath Champions Cup tie rearranged for January 10". 9 December 2015. Retrieved 10 December 2015.
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