European Challenge Cup Fixtures 2021-22
The first five rounds of fixtures have been announced for the Challenge Cup.
The knockout rounds will be confirmed once the group stage is over. There will be crowds at the matches this season after a Covid-hit campaign last term saw empty stadiums.
European Challenge Cup Fixtures 2021-22
(All kick-offs in UK and Ireland time)
Round 1
Fri 10 Dec Newcastle 31-26 Worcester
Fri 10 Dec Lyon 19-13 Gloucester
Sat 11 Dec Zebre Parma 13-26 Biarritz
Sat 11 Dec Saracens 18-21 Edinburgh
Sat 11 Dec Perpignan 22-16 Dragons
Sat 11 Dec Pau 17-33 London Irish
Round 2
Fri 17 Dec Toulon 28-14 Zebre Parma
Fri 17 Dec Dragons 28-41 Lyon
Fri 17 Dec Gloucester 54-25 Benetton
Sat 18 Dec Worcester C-C Biarritz (deemed 0-0, 2 points to each club)
Sat 18 Dec Pau C-C Saracens (Pau awarded 28-0 win)
Sun 19 Dec London Irish C-C Brive (deemed 0-0, 2 points to each club)
Round 3
Fri 14 Jan Biarritz 13-17 Newcastle
Fri 14 Jan Brive 33-25 Pau
Sat 15 Jan Benetton 23-9 Dragons
Sat 15 Jan London Irish 21-20 Edinburgh
Sat 15 Jan Worcester 23-34 Toulon
Sat 15 Jan Perpignan 6-37 Lyon
Round 4
Fri 21 Jan Edinburgh 66-3 Brive
Fri 21 Jan Lyon 25-10 Benetton
Sat 22 Jan Zebre Parma 26-36 Worcester
Sat 22 Jan Gloucester 68-19 Perpignan
Sat 22 Jan Toulon C-C Newcastle (Toulon awarded 28-0 win)
Sun 23 Jan Saracens 45-24 London Irish
Round 5
8/9/10 Apr (round TBA)
Brive v Saracens
Benetton v Perpignan
Newcastle v Zebre Parma
Edinburgh v Pau
Biarritz v Toulon
Dragons v Gloucester
European Challenge Cup Results 2020-21
The 20-21 Challenge Cup was disrupted by the Covid-19 pandemic.
The preliminary stages involved 14 clubs, who were due to play four pool matches. However, the two rounds in January couldn’t be played as French clubs were not permitted to travel.
The competition resumed in April with a round of 16 featuring the top eight clubs after two rounds of Challenge Cup matches and the eight clubs who didn’t make the Champions Cup knockout stages. You’ll find the results below.
The final was played on Friday 21 May at Twickenham, instead of Marseille as first planned. A crowd of 10,000 saw Montpellier pip Leicester Tigers to the trophy.
Round 1
Fri 11 Dec Stade Français 20-44 Benetton
Fri 11 Dec Leicester 39-17 Brive
Fri 11 Dec Newcastle 20-33 Cardiff Blues
Sat 12 Dec Zebre 25-25 Bayonne
Sat 12 Dec Agen 8-34 London Irish
Sat 12 Dec Ospreys 39-15 Castres
Fri 18 Dec Castres 17-26 Newcastle
Fri 18 Dec Brive 16-18 Zebre
Sat 19 Dec Benetton 0-28 Agen
Sat 19 Dec Bayonne 20-28 Leicester
Sat 19 Dec Worcester 29-38 Ospreys
Sun 20 Dec London Irish 26-17 Pau
Sun 20 Dec Cardiff Blues 28-0 Stade Français
Round 3
Fri 15 Jan Pau v London Irish Cancelled
Fri 15 Jan Leicester v Bayonne Cancelled
Fri 15 Jan Agen v Benetton Cancelled
Fri 15 Jan Ospreys v Worcester Cancelled
Sat 16 Jan Zebre v Brive Cancelled
Sat 16 Jan Newcastle v Castres Cancelled
Sat 16 Jan Stade Français v Cardiff Blues Cancelled
Round 4
22-23 Jan Castres v Ospreys Cancelled
22-23 Jan Brive v Leicester Cancelled
Fri 22 Jan Bayonne v Zebre Cancelled
Sat 23 Jan Benetton v Stade Français Cancelled
Sat 23 Jan Worcester v Pau Cancelled
Sat 23 Jan London Irish v Agen Cancelled
Sat 23 Jan Cardiff Blues v Newcastle Cancelled
Round of 16
Fri 2 Apr Zebre 27-35 Bath
Fri 2 Apr London Irish 41-35 Cardiff Blues
Fri 2 Apr Montpellier 26-21 Glasgow Warriors
Sat 3 Apr Benetton 29-16 Agen
Sat 3 Apr Ospreys 24-28 Newcastle Falcons
Sat 3 Apr Dragons 39-43 Northampton Saints
Sat 3 Apr Leicester Tigers 48-32 Connacht
Sun 4 Apr Harlequins 21-57 Ulster
Quarter-finals
Fri 9 Apr Bath 26-13 London Irish
Sat 10 Apr Leicester 39-15 Newcastle
Sat 10 Apr Montpellier 31-25 Benetton
Sat 10 Apr Northampton 27-35 Ulster
Semi-finals
Fri 30 Apr Leicester 33-24 Ulster
Sat 1 May Bath 10-19 Montpellier
Final
Fri 21 May Leicester 17-18 Montpellier
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European Challenge Cup Results 2018-19
Round 1
Fri 12 Oct Perpignan 24-41 Sale
Sat 13 Oct Enisei-STM 21-82 La Rochelle
Sat 13 Oct Timisoara Saracens 17-54 Dragons
Sat 13 Oct Benetton 40-14 Grenoble
Sat 13 Oct Bristol 43-22 Zebre
Sat 13 Oct Connacht 22-10 Bordeaux-Begles
Sat 13 Oct Harlequins 54-22 Agen
Sat 13 Oct Northampton 20-41 Clermont Auvergne
Sat 13 Oct Ospreys 27-0 Pau
Sat 13 Oct Stade Français 27-38 Worcester
Round 2
Fri 19 Oct Agen 20-19 Benetton
Fri 19 Oct La Rochelle 64-26 Enisei-STM
Fri 19 Oct Dragons 21-35 Northampton
Sat 20 Oct Pau 21-15 Stade Français
Sat 20 Oct Clermont Auvergne 70-12 Timisoara Saracens
Sat 20 Oct Sale 34-13 Connacht
Sat 20 Oct Worcester 27-21 Ospreys
Sat 20 Oct Zebre 20-17 Bristol
Sat 20 Oct Bordeaux-Begles 25-25 Perpignan
Sat 20 Oct Grenoble 19-13 Harlequins
Round 3
Fri 7 Dec Pau 21-6 Worcester
Fri 7 Dec Grenoble 22-15 Agen
Sat 8 Dec Enisei-STM 14-31 Zebre
Sat 8 Dec Timisoara Saracens 14-47 Clermont Auvergne
Sat 8 Dec Benetton 26-21 Harlequins
Sat 8 Dec Bristol 22-35 La Rochelle
Sat 8 Dec Connacht 22-10 Perpignan
Sat 8 Dec Northampton 48-14 Dragons
Sat 8 Dec Ospreys 51-20 Stade Français
Sat 8 Dec Bordeaux-Begles 24-50 Sale
Round 4
Fri 14 Dec Agen 14-10 Grenoble
Fri 14 Dec Perpignan 21-36 Connacht
Fri 14 Dec Stade Français 12-3 Ospreys
Sat 15 Dec Timisoara Saracens P-P Northampton
Sat 15 Dec Clermont Auvergne 49-24 Dragons
Sat 15 Dec Zebre 58-14 Enisei-STM
Sat 15 Dec Harlequins 20-9 Benetton
Sat 15 Dec Sale 14-17 Bordeaux-Begles
Sat 15 Dec Worcester 23-7 Pau
Sat 15 Dec La Rochelle 3-13 Bristol
Round 5
Fri 11 Jan La Rochelle 32-12 Zebre
Fri 11 Jan Perpignan 27-34 Bordeaux-Begles
Fri 11 Jan Dragons 59-3 Timisoara Saracens
Fri 11 Jan Stade Français 35-14 Pau
Sat 12 Jan Benetton 38-24 Agen
Sat 12 Jan Enisei-STM 9-65 Bristol
Sat 12 Jan Connacht 20-18 Sale
Sat 12 Jan Harlequins 38-20 Grenoble
Sat 12 Jan Ospreys 18-20 Worcester
Sat 12 Jan Clermont Auvergne 48-40 Northampton
Round 6
Fri 18 Jan Agen 17-33 Harlequins
Fri 18 Jan Grenoble 7-39 Benetton
Fri 18 Jan Dragons 7-49 Clermont Auvergne
Fri 18 Jan Northampton 111-3 Timisoara Saracens
Sat 19 Jan Pau 26-21 Ospreys
Sat 19 Jan Worcester 36-31 Stade Français
Sat 19 Jan Bordeaux-Begles 27-33 Connacht
Sat 19 Jan Bristol 107-19 Enisei-STM
Sat 19 Jan Sale 39-10 Perpignan
Sat 19 Jan Zebre 10-22 La Rochelle
Quarter-finals
Fri 29 Mar Sale 20-10 Connacht
Sat 30 Mar Worcester 16-18 Harlequins
Sun 31 Mar La Rochelle 39-15 Bristol
Sun 31 Mar Clermont Auvergne 61-38 Northampton
Semi-finals
Sat 20 Apr La Rochelle 24-20 Sale
Sat 20 Apr Clermont Auvergne 32-27 Harlequins
Final
Friday 10 May Clermont Auvergne 36-16 La Rochelle (St James’ Park, Newcastle)
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European Challenge Cup Results 2017-18
Round 1
Thu 12 Oct Pau 27-21 Gloucester
Fri 13 Oct Enisei-STM 17-57 Bordeaux
Fri 13 Oct Agen 45-10 Zebre
Fri 13 Oct Cardiff Blues 29-19 Lyon
Fri 13 Oct Sale 20-20 Toulouse
Sat 14 Oct Krasny Yar 34-29 Stade Français
Sat 14 Oct Newcaslte 32-37 Dragons
Sat 14 Oct London Irish 14-37 Edinburgh
Sat 14 Oct Worcester 30-20 Brive
Sat 14 Oct Oyonnax 15-43 Connacht
Round 2
Thu 19 Oct Gloucester 61-16 Agen
Fri 20 Oct Brive 38-13 Oyonnax
Fri 20 Oct Lyon 27-24 Sale
Fri 20 Oct Toulouse 15-17 Cardiff Blues
Sat 21 Oct Zebre 33-38 Pau
Sat 21 Oct Connacht 15-8 Worcester
Sat 21 Oct Bordeaux 20-21 Newcastle
Sat 21 Oct Stade Français 7-44 London Irish
Sat 21 Oct Enisei-STM 21-28 Dragons
Sat 21 Oct Krasny Yar 14-73 Edinburgh
Round 3
Thu 7 Dec Toulouse 30-23 Lyon
Fri 8 Dec Agen 21-40 Pau
Fri 8 Dec Stade Français 39-24 Krasny Yar
Fri 8 Dec Dragons 15-0 Enisei-STM
Sat 9 Dec Zebre 26-33 Gloucester
Sat 9 Dec Sale 24-0 Cardiff Blues
Sat 9 Dec Worcester 35-14 Oyonnax
Sat 9 Dec Newcastle 52-24 Bordeaux
Sat 9 Dec Edinburgh 50-20 London Irish
Sat 9 Dec Brive 31-38 Connacht
Round 4
Thu 14 Dec Pau 26-12 Agen
Fri 15 Dec Oyonnax 27-20 Worcester
Fri 15 Dec Bordeaux 36-27 Enisei-STM
Fri 15 Dec Dragons 25-27 Newcastle
Fri 15 Dec Edinburgh 78-0 Krasny Yar
Sat 16 Dec Connacht 55-10 Brive
Sat 16 Dec Gloucester 69-12 Zebre
Sat 16 Dec London Irish 20-26 Stade Français
Sat 16 Dec Lyon 21-11 Toulouse
Sun 17 Dec Cardiff Blues 14-6 Sale
Round 5
Fri 12 Jan Agen 24-45 Gloucester
Fri 12 Jan Edinburgh 34-33 Stade Français
Sat 13 Jan Sale 15-13 Lyon
Sat 13 Jan London Irish 47-17 Krasny Yar
Sat 13 Jan Worcester 24-24 Connacht
Sat 13 Jan Pau 42-14 Zebre
Sat 13 Jan Oyonnax 19-29 Brive
Sat 13 Jan Bordeaux 36-28 Dragons
Sun 14 Jan Newcastle 64-7 Enisei-STM
Sun 14 Jan Cardiff Blues 18-13 Toulouse
Round 6
Fri 19 Jan Gloucester 24-34 Pau
Sat 20 Jan Enisei-STM 19-33 Newcastle
Sat 20 Jan Zebre 38-30 Agen
Sat 20 Jan Brive 33-7 Worcester
Sat 20 Jan Connacht 50-14 Oyonnax
Sat 20 Jan Dragons 33-17 Bordeaux
Sat 20 Jan Krasny Yar 17-24 London Irish
Sat 20 Jan Lyon 18-21 Cardiff Blues
Sat 20 Jan Toulouse 28-21 Sale
Sat 20 Jan Stade Français 17-10 Edinburgh
Quarter-finals
Fri 30 Mar Newcastle 25-10 Brive
Fri 30 Mar Pau 35-32 Stade Français
Sat 31 Mar Connacht 28-33 Gloucester
Sat 31 Mar Edinburgh 6-20 Cardiff Blues
Semi-finals
Fri 20 Apr Gloucester 33-12 Newcastle
Sat 21 Apr Cardiff Blues 16-10 Pau
Final
Fri 11 May Cardiff Blues 31-30 Gloucester
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