Английская Википедия:2003–04 European Challenge Cup
Шаблон:Infobox European Cup Rugby season The 2003–04 European Challenge Cup (known as the Parker Pen Challenge Cup for sponsorship reasons) was the 8th season of the European Challenge Cup, Europe's second tier club rugby union competition below the Heineken Cup. A total of 28 teams participated, representing seven countries. This was the first year of the competition following the introduction of regional rugby union teams in Wales. With the reduction of Welsh teams from nine to five, and with all teams participating in the 2003-04 Heineken Cup, there were no Welsh teams in the 2003–04 Parker Pen Challenge Cup.
The competition began when Rotherham hosted Narbonne and Leonessa hosted Montferrand on 5 December 2003 and culminated in the final at the Madejski Stadium in Reading on 22 May 2004.
As in the previous season, the competition was organised in a knockout format. Teams played each other on a home and away basis, with the aggregate points winner proceeding to the next round. The final was a single leg. For the second time, a third tier tournament was held - the European Shield. This was contested between the first round losers from the European Challenge Cup.[1] As there were only 28 teams involved, the 2 "best" 1st Round losers were reprieved and proceeded to the 2nd Round.
The defending champions, England's London Wasps, did not have a chance to defend their crown because they qualified to play in the Heineken Cup. NEC Harlequins claimed the narrowest of victories over Montferrand in the final and picked up their second piece of European Club silverware.
Teams
The allocation of teams was as follows:
- England: 6 teams — all teams from the Zurich Premiership that did not qualify for the 2003–04 Heineken Cup
- France: 10 teams — all teams from the Top 16 that did not qualify for the Heineken Cup
- Ireland: 1 team — the Irish team from the Celtic League that did not play in the Heineken Cup
- Italy: 8 teams — all the teams from the Super 10 that did not qualify for the Heineken Cup
- Scotland: 1 team — the Scottish team from the Celtic League that did not play in the Heineken Cup
- Spain: 2 teams — drawn from the División de Honor de Rugby
| Шаблон:Flagicon England | Шаблон:Flagicon France | Шаблон:Flagicon Ireland | Шаблон:Flagicon Italy | Шаблон:Flagicon Scotland | Шаблон:Flagicon Spain |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Matches
All kickoff times are local to the match location.[2]
Round 1
1st leg
2nd leg
Aggregate Results
Key to colours 14 winners and 2 best losers advance to 2nd Round. 12 other teams to Shield.
Round 2
1st leg
2nd leg
Aggregate Results
| Proceed to Quarter-final | Match points | Aggregate score | Points margin | Eliminated from competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NEC Harlequins Шаблон:Flagicon | 4 – 0 | 79 – 25 | 54 | Шаблон:Flagicon Montauban |
| Béziers Шаблон:Flagicon | 4 – 0 | 43 – 23 | 20 | Шаблон:Flagicon Grenoble |
| Bath Шаблон:Flagicon | 4 – 0 | 58 – 42 | 16 | Шаблон:Flagicon Colomiers |
| Connacht Шаблон:Flagicon | 2 – 2 | 35 – 17 | 18 | Шаблон:Flagicon Pau |
| Narbonne Шаблон:Flagicon | 2 – 2 | 42 – 30 | 12 | Шаблон:Flagicon London Irish |
| Brive Шаблон:Flagicon | 2 – 2 | 58 – 48 | 10 | Шаблон:Flagicon Castres Olympique |
| Montferrand Шаблон:Flagicon | 2 – 2 | 28 – 23 | 5 | Шаблон:Flagicon Newcastle Falcons |
| Saracens Шаблон:Flagicon | 2 – 2 | 42 – 39 | 3 | Шаблон:Flagicon Glasgow |
Quarter-finals
1st leg
2nd leg
Aggregate Results
| Proceed to Semifinal | Match points | Aggregate score | Points margin | Eliminated from competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Connacht Шаблон:Flagicon | 4 – 0 | 43 – 28 | 15 | Шаблон:Flagicon Narbonne |
| NEC Harlequins Шаблон:Flagicon | 2 – 2 | 61 – 44 | 17 | Шаблон:Flagicon Brive |
| Bath Шаблон:Flagicon | 2 – 2 | 45 – 31 | 14 | Шаблон:Flagicon Béziers |
| Montferrand Шаблон:Flagicon | 2 – 2 | 40 – 28 | 12 | Шаблон:Flagicon Saracens |
Semi-finals
1st leg
2nd leg
Aggregate Results
| Proceed to Final | Match points | Aggregate score | Points margin | Eliminated from competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NEC Harlequins Шаблон:Flagicon | 2 – 2 | 49 – 45 | 4 | Шаблон:Flagicon Connacht |
| Montferrand Шаблон:Flagicon | 2 – 2 | 53 – 51 | 2 | Шаблон:Flagicon Bath |
Final
See also
References
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