2019–20 European Rugby Challenge Cup pool stage

The 2019–20 European Rugby Challenge Cup pool stage is the first stage of the competition in what is the sixth season of the European Rugby Challenge Cup. The competition involves twenty teams competing across five pools of four teams for eight quarter-final places – awarded to the five pool winners and the three top-ranked pool runners-up. The pool stage begins on 15 November 2019 and is due to be completed on 18 January 2019.

2019–20 European Rugby Challenge Cup pool stage
Season	2019–20 European Rugby Challenge Cup
Date	15 November 2019 – 18 January 2020
Qualifiers
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Seeding

The 20 competing teams will be seeded and split into four tiers; seeding is based on performance in their respective domestic leagues. Where promotion and relegation is in effect in a league, the promoted team is seeded last, or (if multiple teams are promoted) by performance in the lower competition.[1]

Rank	Top 14	Premiership	Pro 14	Continental Shield
1	Castres	Wasps	Scarlets	Enisey-STM
2	Stade Français	Bristol Bears	Cardiff Blues	Calvisano
3	Toulon	Worcester Warriors	Edinburgh
4	Bordeaux Bègles	Leicester Tigers	Dragons
5	Pau	London Irish	Zebre
6	Agen
7	Bayonne
8	Brive

Based on these seedings, teams are placed into one of the four tiers, with the top-seeded clubs being put in Tier 1. The nature of the tier system means that a draw is needed to allocate two of the three second-seed clubs to Tier 1. The fourth-seed team from the same domestic league as the second-seed team which was put in Tier 2 will also be placed in Tier 2. Brackets show each team's seeding and their league. e.g. 1 Top 14 indicates the team was the top seed from the Top 14.

Given the nature of the Continental Shield, a competition including developing rugby nations and Italian clubs not competing in the Pro14, the qualifying teams from this competition are automatically included in Tier 4.

Tier 1	Wasps (1 Prem)	Scarlets (1 Pro14)	Castres (1 Top 14)	Stade Français (2 Top 14)	Cardiff Blues (2 Pro14)
Tier 2	Bristol Bears (2 Prem)	Worcester Warriors (3 Prem)	Edinburgh (3 Pro14)	Toulon (3 Top 14)	Leicester Tigers (4 Prem)
Tier 3	Bordeaux Bègles (4 Top 14)	Dragons (4 Pro14)	London Irish (5 Prem)	Zebre (5 Pro14)	Pau (5 Top 14)
Tier 4	Agen (6 Top 14)	Bayonne (7 Top 14)	Brive (8 Top 14)	Enisey-STM (CS 1)	Calvisano (CS 2)

Pool stage

The draw took place in June 2019.

Teams in the same pool will play each other twice, both at home and away in the group stage, that will begin in November 2019, and continue through to January 2020, before the pool winners and three best runners-up progressed to the quarter finals.

Teams will be awarded competition points, based on match result. Teams receive four points for a win, two points for a draw, one attacking bonus point for scoring four or more tries in a match and one defensive bonus point for losing a match by seven points or fewer.[2]

In the event of a tie between two or more teams, the following tie-breakers will be used, as directed by EPCR:

1. Where teams have played each other
   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.
2. Where teams remain tied and/or have not played each other in the competition (i.e. are from different pools)
   1. The club with the best aggregate points difference from the pool stage.
   2. If equal, 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.

Key to colours

	Winner of each pool, advance to quarter-finals.
	Three highest-scoring second-place teams advance to quarter-finals.

Pool 1

Team	P	W	D	L	PF	PA	Diff	TF	TA	TB	LB	Pts
Castres (5)	6	5	0	1	159	103	+56	22	12	3	0	23
Dragons (7)	6	4	0	2	194	136	+58	24	17	3	1	20
Worcester Warriors	6	3	0	3	209	127	+82	27	14	3	1	16
Enisey-STM	6	0	0	6	73	269	–196	10	40	0	0	0

Round 1

15 November 2019 19:00

Enisei-STM	14–57	Worcester Warriors (1 BP)
Try: Meskhi 63' c Krotov 75' c Con: Gaisin (1/1) 64' Budychenko (1/1) 76'	Report[3]	Try: Palframan 17' m David 21' c Shillcock (3) 31' c, 60' c, 69' c Kitto 35' c Morris 40'+2 m Clegg 55' m Simpson 78' c Con: Shillcock (6/9) 23', 32', 36', 60', 71', 79'

Kuban Stadium, Krasnodar Attendance: 400 Referee: Andrea Piardi (FIR)

16 November 2019 15:00

(1 BP) Dragons	31–17	Castres
Try: Basham 6' c, 15' c, 34' c Howells 18' c Con: S. Davies (4/4) 7', 16', 19', 35' Pen: S. Davies (1/1) 61'	Report[4]	Try: Paris 25' c Radosavljevic 58' c Con: Radosavljevic (2/2) 25', 59' Pen: Radosavljevic (1/1) 2'

Rodney Parade Attendance: 4,013 Referee: JP Doyle (RFU)

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Round 2

22 November 2019 18:00

Enisei-STM	22–49	Dragons (1 BP)
Try: Basson 13' c Jordaan 24' c Meskhi 71' m Con: Gaisin (2/2) 14', 25' Budychenko (0/1) Pen: Gaisin (1/1) 47'	Report[5]	Try: J. Williams 9' c Robson 40'+2 c Fry 44' c Talbot-Davies 48' c Shipp 58' c Howells 62' c Morgan 76' c Con: Robson (7/7) 10', 40'+3, 45', 49', 59', 63', 77'

Kuban Stadium, Krasnodar Attendance: 200 Referee: Sam Grove-White (SRU)

23 November 2019 14:00

Castres	17–9	Worcester Warriors
Try: Nakosi 12' c Delaporte 25' c Con: Urdapilleta (2/2) 13', 26' Pen: Kockott (0/1) Urdapilleta (1/1) 72'	Report[6]	Pen: Weir (3/3) 7', 32', 45'

Stade Pierre-Fabre Attendance: 8,277 Referee: Sean Gallagher (IRFU)

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Round 3

6 December 2019 19:00

Enisei-STM	12–28	Castres
Try: Basson 9' c Khatiashvili 59' m Con: Budychenko (1/2) 10’	Report[7]	Try: Jenneker 2' c Gerondeau 42' c Caminati 72' m Con: Radosavljevic (2/3) 3', 44' Pen: Radosavljevic (3/3) 20', 26', 40'

Kuban Stadium, Krasnodar Attendance: 100 Referee: Nika Amashukeli (GRU)

7 December 2019 15:00

(1 BP) Worcester Warriors	34–28	Dragons (1 BP)
Try: Mills 23' c Lawrence 55' c Heward 64' c Kitto 72' c Con: Shillcock (4/4) 23', 56', 66', 73' Pen: Shillcock (2/2) 6', 38'	Report[8]	Try: Wainwright 13' c R. Williams 45' m Baldwin 76' c Con: S. Davies (2/3) 14', 76' Pen: S. Davies (3/5) 32', 50', 58'

Sixways Stadium Attendance: 6,899 Referee: Marius Mitrea (FIR)

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Round 4

13 December 2019 18:00

(1 BP) Castres	22–10	Enisei-STM
Try: Palis (2) 7' m, 62' m Tulou 32' m Fernandez 74' c Con: Dumora (1/4) 74'	Report[9]	Try: Douwrie 25' c Con: Douwrie (1/1) 26' Pen: Douwrie (1/1) 3'

Stade Pierre-Fabre Attendance: 7,957 Referee: Ian Tempest (RFU)

13 December 2019 20:00

Dragons	25–16	Worcester Warriors
Try: Warren 2' c Con: S. Davies (1/1) 3' Pen: S. Davies (6/6) 8', 15', 49', 58', 67', 74'	Report[10]	Try: Howe 45' c Con: Weir (1/1) 46' Pen: Weir (3/4) 20', 30', 40'+1

Rodney Parade Attendance: 4,037 Referee: Ludovic Cayre (FFR)

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Round 5

11 January 2019 15:00

(1 BP) Castres	42–14	Dragons
Try: Fortunel 6' c Jelonch 10' c Hounkpatin 22' c Combezou 43' c Dumora 50' c Firmin 71' c Con: Dumora (6/6) 7', 11', 23', 45', 52', 72'	Report[11]	Try: Rosser (2) 64' c, 79' c Con: S. Davies (2/2) 65', 80'

Stade Pierre-Fabre Attendance: 8,273 Referee: JP Doyle (RFU)

11 January 2019 15:00

(1 BP) Worcester Warriors	66–10	Enisei-STM
Try: Van Breda 7' c Lawrence (3) 20' c, 23' m, 30' c Mama 43' c Shillcock 50' c Miller 55' c Heward (2) 67' c, 77' c Butler 74' m Con: Shillcock (8/10) 8', 21', 31', 45', 51', 57', 68', 77'	Report[12]	Try: Douwrie 10' c Con: Gaisin (1/1) 12' Pen: Gaisin (1/1) 16'

Sixways Stadium Attendance: 6,287 Referee: Craig Evans (WRU)

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Round 6

17 January 2019 20:00

(1 BP) Dragons	47–5	Enisei-STM
Try: Moriarty 10' c Rosser 29' c Keddie 41' c Morgan 56' c Warren (2) 70' c, 80' c Wainwright 74' m Con: S. Davies (6/7) 11', 30', 41', 57', 71', 80'+1	Report[13]	Try: Basson 32' m Con: Gaisin (0/1)

Rodney Parade Attendance: 4,038 Referee: Joy Neville (IRFU)

17 January 2019 20:00

(1 BP) Worcester Warriors	27–33	Castres (1 BP)
Try: Shillcock 17' c Mama 31' c Heaney 44' c Con: Weir (3/3) 18', 33', 46' Pen: Weir (1/1) 40'+1	Report[14]	Try: Kockott (3) 15' m, 53' c, 74' c Hounkpatin 36' c Delaporte 69' m Con: Kockott (3/5) 37', 53', 75' Pen: Kockott (0/1)

Sixways Stadium Attendance: 6,938 Referee: Ben Blain (SRU)

Pool 2

Team	P	W	D	L	PF	PA	Diff	TF	TA	TB	LB	Pts
Toulon (1)	6	6	0	0	177	87	+90	25	8	4	0	28
Scarlets (8)	6	4	0	2	149	90	+59	17	11	2	1	19
Bayonne	6	1	0	5	93	190	–97	12	28	2	1	7
London Irish	6	1	0	5	122	174	–52	16	23	1	2	7

Round 1

15 November 2019 20:45

(1 BP) Bayonne	13–20	Toulon (1 BP)
Try: Muscarditz 46' Con: Ordas (1/1) 47' Pen: Ordas (2/3) 9', 28'	Report[15]	Try: Van der Merwe (2) 36' m, 40'+1 m Savea 58' m Etrillard 74' m Con: Carbonel (0/2) Serin (0/2) Pen: Serin (0/1)

Stade Jean Dauger Attendance: 9,053 Referee: Craig Evans (WRU)

16 November 2019 20:00

Scarlets	20–16	London Irish (1 BP)
Try: Baldwin 28' c Hughes 51' c Con: D. Jones (2/2) 30', 52' Pen: D. Jones (2/2) 14', 40'+1	Report[16]	Try: Matu'u 19' c Con: Myler (1/1) 20' Pen: Myler (3/4) 33', 38', 55'

Parc y Scarlets Attendance: 6,753 Referee: Sean Gallagher (IRFU)

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Round 2

22 November 2019 21:00

Toulon	17–16	Scarlets (1 BP)
Try: Cordin 9' c Messam 80'+8 c Con: Belleau (2/2) 10', 80'+10 Pen: Belleau (1/3) 31'	Report[17]	Try: McNicholl 14' c Con: Lamb (1/1) 15' Pen: Lamb (1/1) 47' D. Jones (1/1) 67' Drop: D. Jones 69' (1/1)

Stade Mayol Attendance: 10,212 Referee: Tom Foley (IRFU)

23 November 2019 15:00

(1 BP) London Irish	45–31	Bayonne (1 BP)
Try: Veitokani 13' m Jackson 25' c Tuisue 30' c Stephenson 35' c Hepetema 38' m Fainga'a 46' c Meehan 51' c Con: Jackson (5/7) 25', 31', 35', 47', 52'	Report[18]	Try: Duhau (2) 5' c, 26' m Taufa 22' c Luamanu 32' m Maka 62' c Con: Fajardo (3/5) 6', 22', 62'

Madejski Stadium Attendance: 2,632 Referee: Joy Neville (IRFU)

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Round 3

7 December 2019 14:00

(1 BP) Toulon	37–17	London Irish
Try: Serin (2) 1' c, 30' m Moyano (2) 54' m, 80' c Dakuwaqa 60' m Con: Belleau (3/5) 2', 61', 80'+2 Pen: Belleau (2/2) 18', 70'	Report[19]	Try: Mafi 23' c Fowlie 76' c Con: Myler (2/2) 24', 77' Pen: Myler (1/1) 38'

Stade Mayol Attendance: 15,336 Referee: Ben Whitehouse (WRU)

7 December 2019 21:00

Bayonne	11–19	Scarlets
Try: Ruru 30' m Con: Barthelemy (0/1) Pen: Barthelemy (2/2) 23', 52'	Report[20]	Try: R. Evans 28' c Con: Halfpenny (1/1) 29' Pen: Halfpenny (4/4) 11', 40'+1, 50', 56'

Stade Jean Dauger Attendance: 7,456 Referee: Ben Blain (SRU)

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Round 4

14 December 2019 15:00

(1 BP) London Irish	20–26	Toulon
Try: Tuisue 17' c Maddison 77' c Con: Jackson (2/2) 18', 77' Pen: Jackson (2/2) 4', 42'	Report[21]	Try: Dakuwaqa 38' c Serin 60' c Con: Belleau (1/1) 39' Carbonel (1/1) 62' Pen: Belleau (4/5) 9', 12', 22', 25'

Madejski Stadium Attendance: 3,007 Referee: Marius Mitrea (FIR)

14 December 2019 19:45

(1 BP) Scarlets	46–5	Bayonne
Try: Conbeer 5' m Elias 47' c Hardy (2) 50' c, 68' c O'Brien 56' c Halfpenny 74' c Con: Halfpenny (5/6) 49', 51', 57', 69', 75' Pen: Halfpenny (2/2) 16', 22'	Report[22]	Try: Tisseron 79' m Con: Fajardo (0/1)

Parc y Scarlets Attendance: 6,257 Referee: Sam Grove-White (RFU)

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Round 5

11 January 2019 17:00

(1 BP) Bayonne	27–10	London Irish
Try: Ordas 1' c Robinson 7' m Monribot 35' c Baget 71' m Con: Ordas (2/3) 2', 37' Fajardo (0/1) Pen: Fajardo (1/1) 63'	Report[23]	Try: Campbell 31' m Williams 47' m Con: Atkins (0/2)

Stade Jean Dauger Attendance: 5,057 Referee: Andrea Piardi (FIR)

11 January 2019 20:00

Scarlets	15–27	Toulon (1 BP)
Try: G. Davies 0' m S. Evans 73' c Con: Halfpenny (1/2) 74' Pen: Halfpenny (1/1) 10'	Report[24]	Try: Etrillard 15' m Dakuwaqa 20' m Savea 23' c Soury 39' c Con: Belleau (2/4) 24', 40' Pen: Belleau (1/1) 48'

Parc y Scarlets Attendance: 7,565 Referee: Craig Maxwell-Keys (RFU)

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Round 6

18 January 2019 20:00

London Irish	14–33	Scarlets (1 BP)
Try: Tuisue (2) 18' c, 76' c Con: Myler (2/2) 19', 77'	Report[25]	Try: Baldwin 21' D. Jones 28' Hardy 36' Penalty Try 46' S. Evans 57' Con: Halfpenny (3/4) 22', 29', 37'

Madejski Stadium Attendance: 3,444 Referee: Ludovic Cayre (FFR)

18 January 2019 21:00

(1 BP) Toulon	50–6	Bayonne
Try: Cordin 5' c Heem 18' c Ory 42' m Gigashvili (2) 47' m, 67' c Isa 58' c Devaux 64' m Villiere 73' c Con: Carbonel (5/8) 6', 19', 58', 68', 74'	Report[26]	Pen: Saubusse (2/3)

Stade Mayol Attendance: 13,027 Referee: Sean Gallagher (IRFU)

Pool 3

Team	P	W	D	L	PF	PA	Diff	TF	TA	TB	LB	Pts
Bordeaux Bègles (3)	6	5	1	0	221	72	+149	28	6	4	0	26
Edinburgh (6)	6	4	1	1	140	85	+55	16	9	3	0	21
Wasps	6	2	0	4	141	145	–4	18	16	2	1	11
Agen	6	0	0	6	57	257	–200	6	37	0	0	0

Round 1

15 November 2019 20:00

Agen	10–31	Edinburgh (1 BP)
Try: Masilevu 55' c Con: Lagarde (1/1) 56' Pen: Vincent (1/1) 12'	Report[27]	Try: Taylor 15' c, 23' c Hoyland 26' c Fenton 80'+5 c Con: Hickey (4/4) 17', 24', 27', 80'+6 Pen: Hickey (1/1) 45'

Stade Armandie Attendance: 3,570 Referee: Joy Neville (IRFU

16 November 2019 21:00

(1 BP) Bordeaux Bègles	40–30	Wasps
Try: Tamanivalu 38' c Lesgourgues 66' c Higginbotham 69' c Buros 78' c Con: Jalibert (4/4) 39', 67', 70', 79' Pen: Jalibert (4/4) 1', 9', 24', 52'	Report[28]	Try: Willis 42' c Cruse 57' c Robson 72' c Con: Searle (3/3) 43', 58', 73' Pen: Searle (3/3) 13', 17', 46'

Stade Chaban-Delmas Attendance: 13,908 Referee: Ben Blain (SRU)

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Round 2

22 November 2019 19:35

Edinburgh	16–16	Bordeaux Bègles
Try: Kinghorn 34' c Con: Van der Walt (1/1) 36' Pen: Van der Walt (3/4) 15', 27', 50'	Report[29]	Try: Radradra 58' c Con: Jalibert (1/1) 59' Pen: Jalibert (3/4) 29', 40', 78'

Murrayfield Stadium Attendance: 5,432 Referee: Christophe Ridley (RFU)

23 November 2019 15:00

(1 BP) Wasps	32–14	Agen
Try: Johnson (2) 9' c, 49' c Taylor 41' m Fekitoa 63' c Con: Umaga (3/4) 10', 50', 64' Pen: Umaga (2/2) 21', 33'	Report[30]	Try: Tolot 5' c Correa 76' c Con: Verdu (2/2) 7', 77'

Ricoh Arena Attendance: 7,594 Referee: Nika Amashukeli (GRU)

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Round 3

6 December 2019 20:00

Agen	3–73	Bordeaux Bègles (1 BP)
Pen: Lagarde (1/1) 6'	Report[31]	Try: Paiva 2' c Jalibert 39' c Cros (3) 14' m, 58' c, 62' c Kaulashvili 23' c Tauleigne 32' c Tamanivalu 37' c Ducuing 41' m Buros 53' Dubié 72' c Con: Jalibert (6/8) 3', 24', 33', 38', 40', 54' Botica (3/3) 59', 63', 72'

Stade Armandie Attendance: 1,997 Referee: Ian Tempest (RFU)

6 December 2019 19:35

(1 BP) Edinburgh	31–20	Wasps
Try: Van Der Merwe (2) 25' c, 49' c Kinghorn 43' c Taylor 72' c Con: Hickey (4/4) 26', 44', 50', 73' Pen: Hickey (1/1) 35'	Report[32]	Try: Willis 54' c Carr 79' c Con: Sopoaga (1/1) 56' Gopperth (1/1) 80' Pen: Sopoaga (2/2) 16', 40'

Murrayfield Stadium Attendance: 6,387 Referee: George Clancy (IRFU)

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Round 4

14 December 2019 14:00

(1 BP) Bordeaux Bègles	33–6	Agen
Try: Tamanivalu 17' c Cordero 22' c Maynadier 41' c Gorgadze 63' m Germain 73' c Con: Botica (3/3) 17', 23', 42' Jalibert (1/2) 74'	Report[33]	Pen: Berdeu (2/2) 13', 29'

Stade Chaban-Delmas Attendance: 12,233 Referee: Craig Maxwell-Keys (RFU)

14 December 2019 15:00

(1 BP) Wasps	7–9	Edinburgh
Try: Carr 34' c Con: Sopoaga (1/1) 34'	Report[34]	Pen: Hickey (1/2) 19' Van der Walt (2/2) 71', 78'

Ricoh Arena Attendance: 7,146 Referee: Mathieu Raynal (FFR)

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Round 5

11 January 2019 13:45

(1 BP) Bordeaux Bègles	32–17	Edinburgh
Try: Radradra 24' c Cordero 38' c Lesgourgues 57' c Kovekalou 71' m Con: Jalibert (3/4) 25', 39', 58' Pen: Jalibert (2/2) 18', 62'	Report[35]	Try: Van der Merwe 49' c Bennett 78' c Con: Van der Walt (1/1) 50' Hickey (1/1) 79' Pen: Van der Walt (1/1) 9'

Stade Chaban-Delmas Attendance: 17,553 Referee: Christophe Ridley (RFU)

11 January 2019 15:00

Agen	24–52	Wasps (1 BP)
Try: Correa (2) 7' c, 12' c Lamoulie 78' c Con: Vincent (3/3) 7', 13', 80' Pen: Vincent (1/1) 40'	Report[36]	Try: Johnson 2' c Bassett 8' m Alo 19' c Cruse 36' c Gopperth (2) 49' c, 55' m Wolstenholme (2) 53' c, 58' c Con: Sopoaga (6/8) 3', 20', 37', 50', 53', 58'

Stade Armandie Attendance: 2,013 Referee: Sean Gallagher (IRFU)

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Round 6

18 January 2019 15:00

Edinburgh	36–0	Agen
Try: Graham (4) 26' c, 37' m, 40' c, 66' c Van der Merwe 76' c Con: Van der Walt (2/3) 27', 40' Hickey (2/2) 68', 77' Pen: Van der Walt (1/1) 2'	Report[37]	Pen: Lagarde (0/1)

Murrayfield Stadium Attendance: 5,710 Referee: Craig Maxwell-Keys (RFU)

18 January 2019 15:00

Wasps	0–27	Bordeaux Bègles
	Report[38]	Try: Ducuing 18' c Seuteni 53' c Gorgadze 80'+1 c Con: Botica (2/2) 19', 54' Meret (1/1) 80'+2 Pen: Botica (1/3) 70' Meret (1/1) 74'

Ricoh Arena Attendance: 6,107 Referee: Marius Mitrea (FIR)

Pool 4

Team	P	W	D	L	PF	PA	Diff	TF	TA	TB	LB	Pts
Bristol Bears (2)	6	5	1	0	209	58	+151	27	6	4	0	26
Brive	6	3	0	3	111	165	–54	14	22	1	1	14
Zebre	6	2	1	3	106	151	–45	15	19	2	1	13
Stade Français	6	1	0	5	104	156	–52	11	20	1	3	8

Round 1

15 November 2019 20:45

Stade Français	11–27	Brive
Try: Etien 36' m Con: Segonds (0/1) Pen: Segonds (2/2) 16', 60'	Report[39]	Try: Lobzhanidze 23' c Giorgadze 40' c Penalty try 73' Con: Abzhandadze (2/2) 23', 40'+1 Pen: Abzhandadze (2/3) 14', 28'

Stade Jean-Bouin Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Christophe Ridley (RFU)

16 November 2019 15:00

(1 BP) Bristol Bears	59–21	Zebre
Try: Capon 14' c Fricker 17' c O'Conor 22' c Lloyd 24' c D. Thomas 40' c Y. Thomas 44' c Powell 75' c Uren 80' c Con: Lloyd (7/7) 14', 18', 22', 25', 40'+1, 46', 76' Sheedy (1/1) 80'+1 Pen: Lloyd (1/1) 31'	Report[40]	Try: Bellini 6' c Tauyavuca 64' c Penalty try 72' Con: Canna (2/2) 6', 64'

Ashton Gate Stadium Attendance: 10,511 Referee: Ludovic Cayre (FFR)

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Round 2

22 November 2019 20:00

Brive	0–36	Bristol Bears (1 BP)
	Report[41]	Try: Fricker 5' c Randall 15' c O'Conor 24’ c Capon 68' c Holmes 73' m Con: Sheedy (4/5) 6', 16', 25', 71'

Stade Amédée-Domenech Attendance: 4,533 Referee: Craig Evans (WRU)

23 November 2019 16:00

(1 BP) Zebre	12–13	Stade Français
Try: Walker 17' m Penalty try 73' Con: Canna (0/1)	Report[42]	Try: Fickou 3' c Con: Sanchez (1/1) 3' Pen: Sanchez (2/2) 29', 35'

Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi Attendance: 2,200 Referee: Craig Maxwell-Keys (RFU)

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Round 3

7 December 2019 15:00

(1 BP) Bristol Bears	37–11	Stade Français
Try: Morahan 25' c Thacker 64' c Piutau 75' c Fricker 80' c Con: Madigan (2/2) 26', 65' Lloyd (2/2) 76', 80'+2 Pen: Madigan (3/3) 24', 35', 45'	Report[43]	Try: Etien 18' m Con: Segonds (0/2) Pen: Segonds (2/2) 39', 57'

Ashton Gate Stadium Attendance: 11,120 Referee: Daniel Jones (WRU)

7 December 2019 16:00

(1 BP) Zebre	27–24	Brive (1 BP)
Try: Balekana 2' m Canna 22' c Licata 32' c Elliott 34' m Con: Canna (2/4) 24', 33' Pen: Canna (0/2) Violi (1/1) 71’	Report[44]	Try: Buliruarua 67' c Da Ros 73' c Delarue 80' c Con: Abzhandadze (3/3) 68', 74', 80'+1 Pen: Abzhandadze (1/1) 11'

Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Tom Foley (IRFU)

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Round 4

13 December 2019 20:00

Brive	24–10	Zebre
Try: Lobzhanidze (2) 16' c, 42' c Acquier 71' c Con: Abzhandadze (3/3) 17', 43', 73' Pen: Abzhandadze (1/1) 13'	Report[45]	Try: Boni 77' c Con: Violi (1/1) 78' Pen: Biondelli (1/1) 10'

Stade Amédée-Domenech Attendance: 1,800 Referee: Sean Gallagher (IRFU)

14 December 2019 21:00

(1 BP) Stade Français	18–20	Bristol Bears
Try: Vuidarvuwalu 24' c Con: Sanchez (1/1) 25' Pen: Sanchez (2/4) 32', 44' Segonds (1/1) 58'	Report[46]	Try: Capon 27' m Thacker 77' c Con: Sheedy (1/2) 78' Pen: Sheedy (2/2) 21', 47'

Stade Jean-Bouin Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Andrea Piardi (FIR)

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Round 5

11 January 2019 15:00

(1 BP) Stade Français	24–29	Zebre (1 BP)
Try: Naivalu (2) 41' c, 49' c Feuteu 72' c Con: Segonds (3/3) 41', 51', 73' Pen: Segonds (1/3) 22'	Report[47]	Try: Elliott 15' c Walker 31' c Bruno 64' m Biagi 77' c Con: Biondelli (2/2) 16', 32' Palazzani (1/2) 79' Pen: Biondelli (1/1) 21'

Stade Jean-Bouin Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Nika Amashukeli (GRU)

11 January 2019 15:00

(1 BP) Bristol Bears	52–3	Brive
Try: O'Conor 11' c Attwood 40' c Leiua 47' c Bedlow 51' c Hamilton 56' c Capon 59' c Protheroe 62' c Con: Sheedy (7/7) 13', 40'+1, 47', 52', 57', 61', 64' Pen: Sheedy (1/1) 10'	Report[48]	Pen: Abzhandadze (1/1) 34'

Ashton Gate Stadium Attendance: 10,874 Referee: Ben Blain (SRU)

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Round 6

18 January 2019 15:00

(1 BP) Brive	33–29	Stade Français (2 BP)
Try: Giorgadze (2) 15' c, 44' m Lebas 27' c Lobzhanidze 57' c Narisia 67' c Con: Hervé (2/3) 16', 28' Abzhandadze (2/2) 57', 68'	Report[49]	Try: Daguin (2) 8' c, 53' c Combrinck 22' m Lapegue 48' c Con: Segonds (3/4) 9', 49', 54' Pen: Segonds (1/3) 6'

Stade Amédée-Domenech Attendance: 3,002 Referee: Christophe Ridley (RFU)

18 January 2019 15:00

Zebre	7–7	Bristol Bears
Try: Tuivaiti 37' Con: Canna (1/1) 38' Pen: Canna (0/1)	Report[50]	Try: Randall 80' c Con: Sheedy (1/1) 80'+1

Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi Attendance: 1,900 Referee: Thomas Charabas (FFR)

Pool 5

Team	P	W	D	L	PF	PA	Diff	TF	TA	TB	LB	Pts
Leicester Tigers (4)	6	5	0	1	181	95	+86	23	10	2	1	23
Pau	6	4	0	2	208	170	+38	29	23	3	0	19
Cardiff Blues	6	3	0	3	216	119	+97	30	13	4	2	18
Calvisano	6	0	0	6	68	289	–221	7	43	0	1	1

Round 1

16 November 2019 14:30

Calvisano	16–38	Cardiff Blues (1 BP)
Try: De Santis 23' c Con: Pescetto (1/1) 24' Pen: Pescetto (3/3) 15', 54', 64'	Report[51]	Try: Morgan 5' c Davies 28' c Botham 68' c Lee-Lo 71' c Millard 79' c Con: Evans (5/5) 6', 29', 69', 72', 80'

Stadio San Michele Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Craig Maxwell-Keys (RFU)

16 November 2019 15:00

(1 BP) Leicester Tigers	41–20	Pau
Try: Worth 13' c Holmes (4) 15' c, 30' c, 45' c, 72' c Con: Ford (4/4) 14', 16', 31', 47' Reid (1/1) 74' Pen: Ford (1/1) 6' Reid (1/1) 70'	Report[52]	Try: Daubagna 26' c Metz 66' c Con: Taylor (2/2) 27', 66' Pen: Taylor (2/2) 10', 40'

Welford Road Stadium Attendance: 15,250 Referee: Nika Amashukeli (GRU)

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Round 2

22 November 2019 20:00

(1 BP) Pau	61–10	Calvisano
Try: Pourailly 1' c Dumoulin 13' c Ramsay 35' c Lebail 38' c Malié 40'+1 c Fisiihoi 45' c Pinto 57' m Pesenti 61' c Brettes 66' c Con: Lebail (8/9) 2', 14', 36', 39', 40'+2, 46', 61', 67'	Report[53]	Try: Izekor 70' c Con: Pescetto (1/1) 71' Pen: Chiesa (1/1) 32'

Stade du Hameau Attendance: 4,267 Referee: Ben Blain (SRU)

23 November 2019 20:00

(1 BP) Cardiff Blues	11–14	Leicester Tigers
Try: Summerhill 33' m Con: Evans (0/1) Pen: Evans (2/3) 4', 24'	Report[54]	Try: Coghlan 30' m Con: Hardwick (0/1) Pen: Hardwick (3/4) 38', 59', 80'+ 1

Cardiff Arms Park Attendance: 7,122 Referee: Pierre Brousset (FFR)

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Round 3

7 December 2019 15:00

(1 BP) Leicester Tigers	59–7	Calvisano
Try: Tuilagi 3' c May (2) 5' m, 11' c Lewis 16' c Reffell 45' c Thompstone 54' m Kerr 66' c Reid 73' c Veainu 80' c Con: Ford (4/5) 4', 12', 17', 46' Hardwick (3/4) 67', 73', 80'	Report[55]	Try: Cittadini 38' c Con: Pescetto (1/1) 40'

Welford Road Stadium Attendance: 15,073 Referee: Craig Evans (WRU)

7 December 2019 20:00

(1 BP) Cardiff Blues	54–22	Pau
Try: Adams (3) 12' c, 50' c, 77' m Evans (2) 27' c, 59' c Thomas 30' c Morgan 34' c Lane 68' c Con: Evans (6/6) 13', 28', 31', 35', 51', 60' Tovey (1/2) 70'	Report[56]	Try: Rey 22' c Nueno 53' m Marques 74' c Con: Taylor (1/1) 24' Lebail (1/2) 74' Pen: Taylor (1/1) 19'

Cardiff Arms Park Attendance: 4,668 Referee: Andrea Piardi (FIR

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Round 4

14 December 2019[lower-alpha 1] 13:00

(1 BP) Pau	34–29	Cardiff Blues (2 BP)
Try: Boughanmi 10' c Moise 15' m Nueno 31' c Pourailly 39' m Pesenti 44' c Con: Taylor (3/5) 11', 32', 45' Pen: Lebail (1/1) 75'	Report[58]	Try: Lane (3) 3' c, 63' c, 67' c Amos 58' m Con: Evans (1/1) 4' Tovey (2/3) 64', 68' Pen: Tovey (1/1) 80'+1

Stade du Hameau Attendance: 3,724 Referee: Tom Foley (IRFU)

14 December 2019 14:30

(1 BP) Calvisano	13–20	Leicester Tigers
Try: Panceyra-Garrido 80'+1 c Con: Casilio (1/1) 80'+2 Pen: Pescetto (2/2) 14', 66'	Report[59]	Try: Steward 1' m Forsyth 61' m Leatigaga 75' c Con: Hardwick (1/3) 75' Pen: Hardwick (1/1) 36'

Stadio San Michele Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Thomas Charabas (FFR)

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Round 5

11 January 2019 14:00

Calvisano	19–47	Pau (1 BP)
Try: Michelini 14' c Van Zyl 41' c Susio 80'+1 m Con: Pescetto (2/3) 15', 41'	Report[60]	Try: Dumoulin 6' c Lebail 12' c Tugaye 25' c Pourailly 31' c Pinto 47' m Barrett 50' c Daubagna 74' c Con: Lebail (6/7) 7', 13', 26', 32', 51', 75'

Stadio San Michele Attendance: 950 Referee: Joy Neville (IRFU)

12 January 2019 15:15

Leicester Tigers	30–20	Cardiff Blues
Try: Lewis 18' c Olowofela 43' c White 53' c Con: G. Ford (3/3) 19', 45', 54' Drop: G. Ford (2/2) 63', 71'	Report[61]	Try: Adams 6' c Thomas 33' c Con: Tovey (2/2) 8', 34' Pen: Tovey (2/2) 50', 69'

Welford Road Stadium Attendance: 16,538 Referee: George Clancy (IRFU)

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Round 6

18 January 2019 13:00

(1 BP) Cardiff Blues	64–3	Calvisano
Try: Jones (3) 2' c, 10' c, 75' m E. Lewis 17' c Summerhill 20' c Robinson 29' c Lewis-Hughes 41' c L. Williams (2) 46' m, 79' c Boyde 73' ms Con: Tovey (6/7) 2', 11', 18', 21', 29', 42' B. Thomas (1/3) 79'	Report[62]	Pen: Casilio (1/1) 5'

Cardiff Arms Park Attendance: 5,822 Referee: Nika Amashukeli (GRU)

18 January 2019 14:00

Pau	24–17	Leicester Tigers (1 BP)
Try: Pinto (2) 3' c, 5' c Leffler 39' c Con: Hastoy (3/3) 4', 6', 39' Pen: Hastoy (1/1) 31'	Report[63]	Try: Reid 15' c White 62' c Con: Hardwick (2/2) 16', 63' Pen: Hardwick (1/1) 79'

Stade du Hameau Attendance: 6,124 Referee: Ben Whitehouse (WRU)

See also

• 2019–20 European Rugby Champions Cup

Notes

1. Game originally scheduled for 13 December 2019 at 20:00 but switched to the next day due to heavy rain.[57]

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