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2016–17 European Rugby Challenge Cup pool stage
...| 2016–17 European Rugby Challenge Cup pool stage | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Season | 2016–17 European Rugby Challenge Cup | ||
| Date | 13 October 2016 – 22 January 2017 | ||
| Qualifiers | |||
| Seed 1 |  Ospreys | ||
| Seed 2 |  Gloucester | ||
| Seed 3 |  Edinburgh | ||
| Seed 4 | Bath | ||
| Seed 5 |  Brive | ||
| Seed 6 | La Rochelle | ||
| Seed 7 | Cardiff Blues | ||
| Seed 8 | Stade Francais | ||
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The 2016–17 European Rugby Challenge Cup pool stage was the first stage of competition in the third 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 13 October 2016 and was completed on the weekend of 19–22 January 2017.
Seeding
The 20 competing teams were seeded and split into four tiers; seeding was based on performance in their respective domestic leagues. Where promotion and relegation is in effect in a league, the promoted team was seeded last, or (if multiple teams are promoted) by performance in the lower tier.[1]
| Rank | Top 14 | Premiership | Pro 12 | Qualifying Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brive |
Harlequins |
Cardiff Blues |
 Enisey-STM
|
| 2 | La Rochelle |
Gloucester |
Ospreys |
 Timișoara Saracens
|
| 3 | Grenoble |
Bath |
Edinburgh |
|
| 4 | Pau |
Worcester Warriors |
Newport Gwent Dragons |
|
| 5 | Stade Français |
Newcastle Falcons |
 Treviso |
|
| 6 | Lyon |
Bristol |
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| 7 | Bayonne |
Teams was taken from a league in order of rank and put into a tier. A draw was used to allocate two second seeds to Tier 1; the remaining team went into Tier 2. This allocation indirectly determined which fourth-seeded team entered Tier 2, while the others entered Tier 3.
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 were automatically included in Tier 4, despite officially being ranked 1/2 from that competition.
The brackets show each team's seeding and their league (for example, 1 Top 14 indicates the team was seeded 1st from the Top 14).
| Tier 1 | Harlequins (1 AP)
|
Cardiff Blues (1 Pro12)
|
Brive (1 Top 14)
|
Ospreys (2 Pro12)
|
La Rochelle (2 Top 14)
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tier 2 | Gloucester (2 AP)
|
Bath (3 AP)
|
Edinburgh (3 Pro12)
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Grenoble (3 Top 14)
|
Worcester Warriors (4 AP)
|
| Tier 3 | Pau (4 Top 14)
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Newport Gwent Dragons (4 Pro12)
|
Newcastle Falcons (5 AP)
|
Treviso (5 Pro12)
|
Stade Français (5 Top 14)
|
| Tier 4 | Bristol (6 AP)
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Lyon (6 Top 14)
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Bayonne (7 Top 14)
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Enisey-STM (QC 1)
|
Timișoara Saracens (QC 2)
|
The following restrictions apply to the draw:
- The 5 pools each contain four clubs, one from each of the 4 Tiers.
- Each pool is required to have one club from each league, drawn from Tier 1, 2 or 3. A second team will only be added to a pool during the Tier 4 allocation.
Pool stage
The draw took place on 29 June 2016 in Neuchâtel, Switzerland.
During the pool stage, the teams played the 3 other teams in their pool twice, both at home and away,[2] Based on the result of the match, teams receive:[3]
- 4 points for a win,
- 2 points for a draw,
- 1 attacking bonus point for scoring four or more tries in a match,
- 1 defensive bonus point for losing a match by seven points or less.
Following the pool stage, the five winners from each group progressed 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:[3]
- The club with the greater number of competition points from only matches involving tied teams.
- If equal, the club with the best aggregate points difference from those matches.
- 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 play each other (i.e., in different pools), the following tie breakers were used:
- If equal, the club with the best aggregate points difference from the pool stage.
- The club that scored the most tries in the pool stage.
- If equal, the club with the fewest players suspended in the pool stage.
- If equal, the drawing of lots will determine a club's ranking.
| 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
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | TF | TA | TB | LB | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gloucester (2)
|
6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 237 | 110 | +127 | 31 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 25 |
| 2 | La Rochelle (6)
|
6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 203 | 104 | +99 | 28 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 24 |
| 3 | Benetton Treviso
|
6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 75 | 182 | −107 | 9 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 4 | Bayonne
|
6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 116 | 235 | −119 | 14 | 33 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Source: espn.co.uk
| 15 October 2016 15:00 |
| Benetton Treviso | 10–41 | La Rochelle (1 BP) |
| Try: McLean 64' c Con: McKinley (1/1) 64' Pen: McKinley (1/1) 21' | Report[4] | Try: Atonio (2) 17' c, 48' c Forbes 43' c Penalty try 72' c Eaton 75' c Con: James (3/3) 17', 43', 48' Holmes (2/2) 72', 75' Pen: James (2/2) 11', 39' |
| Stadio Comunale di Monigo Attendance: 1,900 Referee: Greg Garner (RFU) |
| 15 October 2016 17:00 |
| Bayonne | 27–47 | Gloucester (1 BP) |
| Try: Lacroix 27' c Labouyrie 37' c Oulai 43' c Con: Méret (3/3) 27', 37', 43' Pen: Méret (2/2) 3', 14' | Report[5] | Try: Atkinson (2) 5' c, 16' c Scott 9' c Twelvetrees 40' m May 53' c Savage 80' m Con: Hook (4/6) 5', 9', 16', 53' Pen: Hook (3/3) 30', 51', 77' |
| Stade Jean-Dauger Attendance: 5,005 Referee: Gary Conway (IRFU) |
| 20 October 2016 20:45 |
| (1 BP) La Rochelle | 51–24 | Bayonne |
| Try: Sazy 3' c Bouldoire (2) 6' c, 34' c Eaton 23' c Barry 38' m Retiere 53' m Botia 56' m Cedaro 72' m Con: James (4/8) 3', 6', 23', 34' Pen: James (1/1) 19' | Report[6] | Try: Laveau 21' c Huete 43' c Penalty try 75' c Con: Méret (2/2) 21', 43' Rouet (1/1) 75' Pen: Méret (1/1) 32' |
| Stade Marcel-Deflandre Attendance: 14,634 Referee: Matthew Carley (RFU) |
| 22 October 2016 15:00 |
| (1 BP) Gloucester | 37–8 | Benetton Treviso |
| Try: Ludlow 24' c May 40' c Scott 52' c Braley 80' c Con: Laidlaw (3/3) 24', 40', 52' Hook (1/1) 80' Pen: Laidlaw (3/3) 11', 19', 50' | Report[7] | Try: M. Tagicakibau 41' m Pen: McKinley (1/1) 28' |
| Kingsholm Stadium Attendance: 9,618 Referee: Dudley Phillips (IRFU) |
| 8 December 2016 19:45 |
| (1 BP) Gloucester | 35–14 | La Rochelle |
| Try: Atkinson 20' c Hohneck 29' m Thorley 35' c Scott 78' c Con: Laidlaw (3/4) 21', 37', 79' Pen: Laidlaw (3/3) 25', 55', 65' | Report[8] | Try: Gourdon 9' c Raikuna 44' c Con: Holmes (2/2) 10', 46' |
| Kingsholm Stadium Attendance: 9,278 Referee: Andrew Brace (IRFU) |
| 9 December 2016 20:00 |
| Bayonne | 15–28 | Benetton Treviso |
| Try: Oulai 54' c Thiéry 75'm Con: Méret (1/1) 54' Pen: Méret (1/1) 11' | Report[9] | Try: Odiete 26' c Bigi 43' m Sgarbi 49' c Con: Allan (2/3) 28', 50' Pen: Allan (3/4) 4', 17', 36' |
| Stade Jean-Dauger Attendance: 2,200 Referee: Tom Foley (RFU) |
| 17 December 2016 15:00 |
| Benetton Treviso | 21–17 | Bayonne (1 BP) |
| Try: Odiete 17' c Bigi 25' c Penalty try 36' c Con: Allan (3/3) 18', 26', 37' | Report[10] | Try: Tisseron 14' c Lacroix 54' c Con: Lagarde (2/2) 15', 54' Pen: Lagarde (1/2) 10' |
| Stadio Comunale di Monigo Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Craig Maxwell-Keys (RFU) |
| 17 December 2016 20:45 |
| (1 BP) La Rochelle | 42–13 | Gloucester |
| Try: Lacroix (2) 19' m, 56' m Murimurivalu 31' c Forbes 38' m Botia 59' c Penalty try 70' c Con: James (2/5) 32', 60' Holmes (1/1) 70' Pen: James (2/2) 6', 11' | Report[11] | Try: Afoa 50' c Con: Burns (1/1) 51' Pen: Burns (2/2) 2', 29' |
| Stade Marcel-Deflandre Attendance: 14,153 Referee: Ian Davies (WRU) |
| 12 January 2017 20:45 |
| Bayonne | 14–24 | La Rochelle |
| Try: Fuster 79' m Pen: Lagarde (3/3) 3', 26', 34' | Report[12] | Try: Cedaro 32' c Boughanmi 40' c Botia 42' c Con: James (3/3) 33', 40', 43' Pen: James (1/1) 9' |
| Stade Jean-Dauger Attendance: 1,498 Referee: Dudley Phillips (IRFU) |
| 14 January 2017 17:00 |
| Benetton Treviso | 0–41 | Gloucester (1 BP) |
| Report[13] | Try: Hook 18' c Hibbard (2) 37' c, 62' m Scott 58' c Halaifonua 75' m Twelvetrees 80' c Con: Laidlaw (2/2) 19', 38' Burns (2/4) 59', 80' Pen: Laidlaw (1/1) 7' |
| La Ghirada Sports Center Attendance: 700 Referee: Thomas Charabas (FFR) |
Due to a frozen pitch at the main ground at the Stadio Comunale di Monigo complex, kick off was delayed by 2 hours and moved to a nearby training ground.[14]
| 21 January 2017 20:00 |
| (1 BP) Gloucester | 64–19 | Bayonne |
| Try: Ludlow 3' c Heinz (3) 14' c, 24' c, 46' m May 32' c Dawidiuk 38' m Symons 44' c Purdy 53' c Hohneck 58' c Braley 60' m Con: Burns (6/8) 4', 15', 25', 33', 45', 53' Twelvetrees (1/2) 59' | Report[15] | Try: Laveau (3) 17' m, 26' c, 49' c Con: Méret (2/3) 27', 50' |
| Kingsholm Stadium Attendance: 9,265 Referee: Lloyd Linton (SRU) |
| 21 January 2017 21:00 |
| (1 BP) La Rochelle | 31–8 | Benetton Treviso |
| Try: Forbes 43' c Amosa 65' c Retiere (2) 68' c, 74' c Con: Holmes (4/4) 44', 66', 69', 75' Pen: Holmes (1/3) 57' | Report[16] | Try: Gori 29' m Con: McKinley (0/1) Pen: McKinley (1/1) 19' |
| Stade Marcel-Deflandre Attendance: 13,123 Referee: Ian Tempest (RFU) |
Pool 2
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | TF | TA | TB | LB | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ospreys (1)
|
6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 279 | 51 | +228 | 42 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 30 |
| 2 | Lyon
|
6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 187 | 164 | +23 | 26 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 16 |
| 3 | Newcastle Falcons
|
6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 158 | 180 | −22 | 22 | 26 | 2 | 2 | 12 |
| 4 | Grenoble
|
6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 74 | 303 | −229 | 8 | 44 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
Source: espn.co.uk
| 14 October 2016 19:30 |
| Grenoble | 13–39 | Lyon (1 BP) |
| Try: Jammes 6' c Con: Bosch (1/1) 6' Pen: Bosch (2/2) 19', 29' | Report[17] | Try: Mapusua 15' c Regard 66' m Fourie 76' m Clunies-Ross 80' c Con: Potgieter (2/4) 15', 80' Pen: Potgieter (5/5) 21', 27', 34', 42', 47' |
| Stade des Alpes Attendance: 7,003 Referee: Dudley Phillips (IRFU) |
| 14 October 2016 19:05 |
| (1 BP) Ospreys | 45–0 | Newcastle Falcons |
| Try: Biggar 20' c Webb 25' c Beck 34' m Baldwin 54' c Tipuric 55' c Giles (2) 61' c, 71' m Con: Biggar (5/7) 20', 25', 54', 55', 61' | Report[18] |
| Liberty Stadium Attendance: 7,352 Referee: David Wilkinson (IRFU) |
| 22 October 2016 20:45 |
| Lyon | 13–31 | Ospreys (1 BP) |
| Try: Browning 59' m Romanet 80' m Pen: Potgieter (1/1) 25' | Report[19] | Try: Giles (3) 15' c, 30' c, 45' c Parry 79' c Con: S. Davies (4/4) 15', 30', 45', 79' Pen: S. Davies (1/1) 8' |
| Matmut Stadium Attendance: 6,500 Referee: Andrew Brace (IRFU) |
| 23 October 2016 15:00 |
| (1 BP) Newcastle Falcons | 50–7 | Grenoble |
| Try: Welch 4' c Witty 25' c Takulua 32' c M. Wilson 40' c Sowrey 44' c Hodgson 52' m Lawson 64' m Watson 77' m Con: Hodgson (5/8) 4', 25', 32', 40', 44' | Report[20] | Try: Sawailau 73' c Con: Mele (1/1) 73' |
| Kingston Park Attendance: 3,390 Referee: Lloyd Linton (SRU) |
| 9 December 2016 18:00 |
| Grenoble | 7–59 | Ospreys (1 BP) |
| Try: Gelin 24' c Con: Bosch (1/1) 25' | Report[21] | Try: Fonotia 4' c Parry 11' c A.W. Jones 26' c Matavesi 38' c Howells (2) 49' m, 57' c Giles (2) 63' c, 75' c Biggar 78' m Con: Biggar (7/9) 5', 13', 28', 40', 57', 65', 76' |
| Stade Lesdiguières Attendance: 6,754 Referee: Marius Mitrea (FIR) |
Due to a frozen pitch on the 8 December, the game was postponed to the following day.
| 8 December 2016 18:30 |
| (1 BP) Lyon | 42–12 | Newcastle Falcons |
| Try: Mavinga 12' c Bonnefond (3) 27' c, 68' c, 79' c Lambey 34' c Figuerola 73' c Con: Porical (6/6) 13', 28', 35', 70', 75', 80' | Report[22] | Try: Temm 4' m Vickers 44' c Con: Connon (1/2) 45' |
| Matmut Stadium Attendance: 8,892 Referee: David Wilkinson (IRFU) |
| 17 December 2016 15:00 |
| (1 BP) Ospreys | 71–3 | Grenoble |
| Try: Cracknell 18' c Beck 29' c Baldwin (2) 33' c, 37' m Evans (2) 40' c, 74' c Leonard 41' c Biggar 55' c Dirksen (2) 65' m, 77' m Otten 71' c Con: Biggar (8/11) 18', 29', 33', 40', 41', 55', 71', 74' | Report[23] | Pen: Bosch (1/1) 3' |
| Liberty Stadium Attendance: 7,039 Referee: Luke Pearce (RFU) |
| 18 December 2016 15:00 |
| (1 BP) Newcastle Falcons | 48–29 | Lyon (1 BP) |
| Try: Socino (2) 11' c, 16' c Takulua 13' c Hodgson 38' c Kibirige 52' c Chick 71' c Con: Hodgson (5/5) 12', 14', 17', 39', 53' Willis (1/1) 71' c Pen: Hodgson (2/2) 9', 28' | Report[24] | Try: Regard 24' c Barassi 41' c Romanet 66' m Bonnefond 79' c Con: Porical (3/4) 25', 42', 79' Pen: Porical (1/1) 6' |
| Kingston Park Attendance: 3,507 Referee: Gary Conway (IRFU) |
| 13 January 2017 19:00 |
| (1 BP) Grenoble | 31–27 | Newcastle Falcons (1 BP) |
| Try: Mele 31' c Penalty try 60' c Fourcade 63' c Estebanez 76' c Con: Bosch (4/4) 32', 61', 65', 78' Pen: Bosch (1/1) 42' | Report[25] | Try: C. Harris 9' c Green 47' c S. Wilson 68' c Con: Willis (3/3) 10', 48', 69' Pen: Willis (2/2) 33', 56' |
| Stade des Alpes Attendance: 6,850 Referee: Vlad Iordachescu (FRR) |
| 15 January 2017 15:00 |
| (1BP) Ospreys | 47–7 | Lyon |
| Try: Baker 30' c Fonotia 36' m Dirksen 41' c King 46' c Evans 52' c Tipuric 55' c Beard 72' c Con: Biggar (6/7) 31', 43', 47', 53', 56', 72' | Report[26] | Try: Browning 15' c Con: Harris (1/1) 15' |
| Liberty Stadium Attendance: 6,986 Referee: Craig Maxwell-Keys (RFU) |
| 21 January 2017 18:00 |
| (1 BP) Lyon | 57–13 | Grenoble |
| Try: Paea 1' c Buckle 4' c Regard 17' c Nalaga 21' m Porical (2) 44' c, 55' m Bonnefond 60' m Penalty try 66' c Browning 72' c Con: Loursac (3/4) 2', 4', 18' Porical (3/5) 45', 67', 73' | Report[27] | Try: Kimlin 32' c Con: Gelin (1/1) 33' Pen: Gelin (2/2) 13', 39' |
| Matmut Stadium de Gerland Attendance: 12,080 Referee: Sean Gallagher (IRFU) |
| 21 January 2017 17:00 |
| (1 BP) Newcastle Falcons | 21–26 | Ospreys (1 BP) |
| Try: Temm 11' c Vickers 26' c Harris 32' c Con: Willis (3/3) 12', 27', 33' | Report[28] | Try: Webb 4' c Dirksen 55' m S. Davies 67' c Otten 70' c Con: S. Davies (3/4) 4', 68', 71' |
| Kingston Park Attendance: 3,551 Referee: Alexandre Ruiz (FFR) |
Following this win, Ospreys were the first-ever team in the history of either European rugby competition to get 30 match points out of 30 at the pool stage.
Pool 3
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | TF | TA | TB | LB | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brive (5)
|
6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 175 | 120 | +55 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 23 |
| 2 | Newport Gwent Dragons
|
6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 150 | 140 | +10 | 19 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 14 |
| 3 | Worcester Warriors
|
6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 147 | 117 | +30 | 22 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 13 |
| 4 | Enisey-STM
|
6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 107 | 202 | −95 | 13 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 9 |
Source: espn.co.uk
| 14 October 2016 19:30 |
| (1 BP) Newport Gwent Dragons | 37–16 | Brive |
| Try: Landman 11' c Evans 64' m Hill 68' c Amos 73' m Warren 75' c Con: Macleod (1/1) 11' A. O'Brien (2/4) 68', 75' Pen: Macleod (2/2) 3', 8' | Report[29] | Try: Laranjeira 17' c Con: Laranjeira (1/1) 17' Pen: Laranjeira (3/3) 29', 36', 60' |
| Rodney Parade Attendance: 4,126 Referee: Craig Maxwell-Keys (RFU) |
| 15 October 2016 15:00 |
| Enisey-STM | 19–12 | Worcester Warriors (1 BP) |
| Try: Kacharava 6' c Con: Kushnarev (1/1) 6' Pen: Kushnarev (3/3) 2', 50', 64' Drop: Gaisin (1/1) 75' | Report[30] | Try: Adams 10' c Alo 70' m Con: Shillcock (1/2) 10' |
| Slava Stadium, Moscow Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Marius Mitrea (FIR) |
| 22 October 2016 15:00 |
| (1 BP) Worcester Warriors | 24–25 | Brive |
| Try: Bower 28' c Penalty try 58' c Short 80' c Con: Heathcote (1/1) 28' Shillcock (2/2) 58', 80' Pen: Heathcote (1/1) 47' | Report[31] | Try: Ngwenya 4' c Hireche 60' m Acquier 73' c Con: Laranjeira (1/1) 4' N. Bézy (1/1) 73' Pen: Laranjeira (2/2) 9', 64' |
| Sixways Stadium Attendance: 7,209 Referee: Gary Conway (IRFU) |
| 22 October 2016 15:00 |
| (1 BP) Enisey-STM | 38–18 | Newport Gwent Dragons |
| Try: Gerasimov (2) 28' c, 74' c Selskiy (2) 35' c, 63' c Morozov 80' c Con: Kushnarev (5/5) 28', 35', 63', 74', 80' Pen: Kushnarev (1/1) 17' | Report[32] | Try: Howard 20' c Beard 31' m Con: A. O'Brien (1/2) 20' Pen: A. O'Brien (2/2) 55', 62' |
| Trud Stadium, Krasnodar Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Vlad Iordachescu (FRR) |
| 10 December 2016 15:00 |
| Enisey-STM | 8–43 | Brive (1 BP) |
| Try: Rudoy 16' m Pen: Kushnarev (1/2) 30' | Report[33] | Try: Bezy 1' c Namy 32' c Ribes 44' c Masilevu 80' c Con: Germain (3/3) 2', 33', 46' Bezy (1/1) 80' Pen: Germain (5/5) 10', 22', 27', 37', 41' |
| Sochi Central Stadium, Sochi Attendance: 300 Referee: Ian Tempest (RFU) |
| 10 December 2016 15:00 |
| (1 BP) Worcester Warriors | 33–20 | Newport Gwent Dragons |
| Try: Rapava-Ruskin 40' c Hammond 42' m Penalty try (2) 47' c, 58' c Stelling 72' c Con: Braid (4/5) 40', 48', 59', 73' | Report[34] | Try: Hewitt (2) 75' c, 77' c Con: O'Brien (2/2) 76', 78' Pen: O'Brien (1/1) 12' Drop: O'Brien (1/1) 7' |
| Sixways Stadium Attendance: 7,168 Referee: Thomas Charabas (FFR) |
| 16 December 2016 19:00 |
| (1 BP) Brive | 38–18 | Enisey-STM |
| Try: Masilevu 14' c Snyman 20' c Koyamaibole 30' c Ngwenya (2) 52' m, 61' c Le Devedec 77' m Con: Laranjeira (4/5) 15', 21', 31', 62' Pen: Laranjeira (0/1) | Report[35] | Try: Magomedov (2) 54' m, 80' c Con: Kushnarev (1/2) 80' Pen: Kushnarev (2/3) 1', 40' |
| Stade Amédée-Domenech Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Tom Foley (RFU) |
| 16 December 2016 19:30 |
| Newport Gwent Dragons | 22–7 | Worcester Warriors |
| Try: Knoyle 7' c Morgan 50' m Hobbs 57' c Con: O'Brien (2/3) 7', 57' Pen: O'Brien (1/2) 24' | Report[36] | Try: Braid 2' c Con: Braid (1/1) 2' |
| Rodney Parade Attendance: 4,096 Referee: David Wilkinson (IRFU) |
| 13 January 2017 19:30 |
| (1 BP) Newport Gwent Dragons | 34–10 | Enisey-STM |
| Try: T. Thomas 19' c Buckley 62' c Keddie (2) 72' c, 74' c Con: D. Jones (1/1) 20' O'Brien (3/3) 63', 72', 75' Pen: D. Jones (2/2) 4', 31' | Report[37] | Try: Simplikevich 53' m Kurashov 80' m |
| Rodney Parade Attendance: 3,544 Referee: Frank Murphy (IRFU) |
| 14 January 2017 21:00 |
| Brive | 17–14 | Worcester Warriors (1 BP) |
| Try: Luafutu 41' c Ribes 62' c Con: Lapeyre (1/1) 41' Germain (1/1) 63' Pen: Germain (1/1) 80' | Report[38] | Try: Mama 20' c Rapava-Ruskin 54' c Con: Braid (1/1) 21' Mills (1/1) 55' Pen: Braid (0/1) |
| Stade Amédée-Domenech Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Ian Davies (WRU) |
| 21 January 2017 15:00 |
| (1 BP) Brive | 36–19 | Newport Gwent Dragons |
| Try: Bekoshvili (2) 4' m, 64' c Ngwenya 13' c Lavergne 33' c Toetu 69' c Con: Germain (4/5) 15', 34', 65', 70' Pen: Germain (1/1) 12' | Report[39] | Try: Knoyle 19' c Pretorius (2) 38' c, 47' m Con: O'Brien (2/3) 19', 39' |
| Stade Amédée-Domenech Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Craig Maxwell-Keys (RFU) |
| 21 January 2017 14:00 |
| (1 BP) Worcester Warriors | 57–14 | Enisey-STM |
| Try: Rapava-Ruskin 6' m Hammond (3) 14' m, 29' m, 37' c Betty 33' c Howard 45' m Penalty try 68' c Ripper-Smith 78' m Stelling 80' m Con: Braid (2/6) 34', 38' Eden (1/3) 69' Pen: Braid (2/3) 3', 26' | Report[40] | Try: Gachechiladze 40' c Morozov 53' c Con: Kushnarev (2/2) 40', 54' |
| Sixways Stadium Attendance: 6,097 Referee: Dan Jones (WRU) |