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European Challenge Cup

The sister competition to the Heineken Cup originated in 1996 runs from November to May. Teams from England, France, Wales, Ireland, Scotland, Italy, Romania, and on some occasions, Spain and Portugal, compete on a pool, and then knock-out, basis.

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Tuesday, January 15, 2008

Peel sets Sale

Dwayne Peel will improve the Sharks killer instinct

Just as news filters out of Wales that future international players playing out of the regions could harm selection, their biggest star, Dwayne Peel joins Sale Sharks.

I’m sure he’ll go with a heavy heart but the lure of real competitive rugby every week must have been too much.

Like a lot of Welshmen, he’s never worked or lived out of the country and Manchester is a far stretch from the delights of Llanelli on a weekend.

Peel-Hodgson-McAllister = lots of running rugby!

Monday, January 14, 2008

European Challenge Cup results

U.G.L.Y you ain't got no alibi

Sale, Worcester and Bath all booked their place in the last eight of the European Challenge Cup with Leeds and Newcastle all but guaranteed qualification also. Matt Banahan scored another brace of tries while Jonny Wilkinson kicked the Falcons to victory in France and Chris Bell's hat-trick steered the Sharks to a convincing triumph.

11/12/13 January
Brive 12-19 Newcastle

Leeds Carnegie 25-18 Dax

Montauban 7-24 Worcester

Sale 45-6 Petrarca

Auch 15-13 Albi

Bayonne 24-26 Montpellier

Calvisano 9-27 Castres

Overmach Parma 13-31 Bath

Bucuresti 21-20 Rugby Parma

Cetransa El Salvador 0-60 Connacht

Friday, January 11, 2008

European Challenge Cup preview

Who will take Clermont's throne as champions?

Friday, 11 January 2008

Montauban v Worcester: English wins on French soil are like gold dust but the Warriors will have enough.

Brive v Newcastle: (as above) Newcastle need a downpour, if it rains then Wilko could kick them to victory.

Sale v Petrarca: No danger of anything but a home thrashing! Did someone say 70+

Leeds Carnegie v Dax: Leeds and Leeds and Leeds and Leeds marching on together...

Saturday, 12 January 2008

Auch v Albi: Sensational 31-30 victory for Auch but it won't be so close this time. Home win!

Overmach Parma v Bath: 28-point drubbing at the Rec, expect similar treatment.

Bucuresti v Rugby Parma: Drew last time out, fancying the Italians for an away triumph.

Bayonne v Montpellier: Montpellier.....in a close one!

Calvisano v Castres: An Italian side beating the French... No chance!

Sunday, 13 January 2008

Cetransa El Salvador v Connacht: The Spaniards aren't putting up much of an Armada. Away drubbing.

Sunday, December 16, 2007

European Challenge Cup results

What happens if you don't eat your vegetables

Jonny Wilkinson helped himself to 19 points for Newcastle, while Rico Gear made a few new friends in Worcester after touching down on four occassions in Italy. Bath duo Shaun Berne and Olly Barkley both bagged a brace for Bath but Leeds were let down by discipline in their narrow defeat against Calvisano.

13/14/15/16 December

Sale 32-10 Bayonne
Montauban 34-6 Bucuresti

Montpellier 31-3 Petrarca

Auch 24-20 Overmach Parma

Bath 59-15 Albi

Dax 15-16 Castres

Rugby Parma 16-66 Worcester

Calvisano 27-26 Leeds Carnegie

Cetransa El Salvador 8-40 Brive

Newcastle 39-0 Connacht

Friday, December 14, 2007

European Challenge Cup fixtures