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The European Challenge Cup in rugby union, known as the Parker Pen Shield from 2001 to 2003 and Parker Pen Challenge Cup from 2003 to 2005, is the sister competition to the Heineken Cup. It is competed for by teams from England, France, Wales, Ireland, Scotland, Italy, Romania, and on some occasions, Spain and Portugal, on a pool, and then knock-out, basis. The current holders are French club Clermont, who defeated Bath 22-16 in 2007. For other uses, see Rugby (disambiguation). ...
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The Heineken Cup sponsored by Heineken (known as the H Cup in France due to alcohol advertising laws) is an annual rugby union competition involving leading club, regional and provincial teams from England, France, Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales. ...
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French dominance 1996-1999 European club rugby began with the launch of the Heineken Cup in the summer of 1995 The Heineken Cup sponsored by Heineken (known as the H Cup in France due to alcohol advertising laws) is an annual rugby union competition involving leading club, regional and provincial teams from England, France, Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales. ...
The Challenge Cup began as the 'European Conference' (later renamed the European Shield) in 1996 with twenty-four teams from England, France, Italy, Romania, Scotland and Wales divided into four groups of six. All seven of the French teams made it to the quarter-finals with English club Northampton Saints filling the other berth. Predictably, the final was an all-French affair with Bourgoin beating Castres Olympique 18-9 to win the shield.
The following year's competition had an increased entry with eight groups of four teams. Colomiers continued the French dominance of the European Shield, defeating Agen 43-5 in the final.
The absence of English and Scottish clubs in 1998/99 saw the competition reduced to twenty-one teams divided into three groups of seven teams with the Spanish and Portuguese national teams taking part. Once again, a French team was triumphant, with Montferrand beating holders Bourgoin 35-16 in the final held in Lyon.
With English and Scottish clubs back in the competition in 1999, there were 28 teams split in seven groups of four and London Irish and Bristol reached the semi-finals of the competition, but couldn't prevent another all-French final with Pau crowned champions after a 34-21 defeat of Castres.
A new era 2000-onwards In 2000 for once there was no change in format, but the competition was without any teams from Romania. The semi-final draw was an all-English and all-French affair to leave NEC Harlequins and Narbonne contesting the first final on English soil. NEC Harlequins ended French dominance of the European Shield, defeating RC Narbonne 27-26 after extra time in the final. The Harlequin Football Club (The Harlequins or Quins for short) is an English rugby union team who will play in the top level of English rugby, the Guinness Premiership, for 2006-07, having secured their return from National Division One at the first opportunity. ...
There was a new sponsor and a name change in 2001. The new 'Parker pen shield' saw thirty-two teams divided into eight groups of four competing for the title. For the first time there were two Spanish club teams and Romania was represented. Only one French club reached the quarter-finals along with five English and two from Wales and for the first time no French club reached the semi-finals after Pau lost to London Irish. For the first time a Welsh team, Pontypridd made it to the final but Sale Sharks emerged victorious, coming from behind to win 25-22 at the Kassam Stadium in Oxford. Official website www. ...
The league format was abandoned in 2002 and the tournament became a knock-out competition. This involved 32 clubs from eight nations, half of them seeded and drawn against an un-seeded team on a home and away basis. The name 'Parker Pen Shield' was now applied to a reprechage knock-out tournament for those teams that did not qualify for the second round of the Challenge Cup. The Parker Pen Challenge Cup winner now automatically qualified for the Heineken Cup. London Wasps beat Bath Rugby 48-30 to win the renamed 'Parker Pen Challenge Cup' by twenty points at the Madejski Stadium, Reading. In 2004/5 the twelve teams who failed to progress from the qualifying round of the European Challenge Cup were joined in the draw for the European Shield by Bucuresti (Romania), UCM Madrid (Spain), Bera Bera (Spain) and Lisboa Rugby Club (Portugal). ...
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In 2003/4 the Welsh Rugby Union voted to create regions to play in the Celtic League and represent Wales in European competition. Henceforce Wales entered regional sides rather than the club sides which had previously competed. With a reduction from nine professional clubs to just five, there was no Welsh entry in that year's competition. Romania also did not take part in the Challenge Cup. NEC Harlequins won the cup with a 27-26 last-second victory over Montferrand at the Madejski Stadium to become the first side to win the tournament twice. The Welsh Rugby Union (WRU) (Welsh: ) is the governing body of rugby union in Wales, recognised by the International Rugby Board. ...
Sale eased to victory in the 2005 final 27-3 over a disappointing Pau side. In 2006, the tournament witnessed its closest final to date, when Gloucester edged out London Irish 36-34 after extra time.
The Parker Pen Shield was abandoned in 2005 due to restructuring of the European Challenge Cup. The competition reverted back to being a league format followed by knock-out phase with five pools of four teams and home and away matches. Romanian interest returned to the competition in the form of Bucureşti Rugby who had been formed to represent Romania in European competition, however there was no representation from Spain or Portugal. In 2004/5 the twelve teams who failed to progress from the qualifying round of the European Challenge Cup were joined in the draw for the European Shield by Bucuresti (Romania), UCM Madrid (Spain), Bera Bera (Spain) and Lisboa Rugby Club (Portugal). ...
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 Diagram showing how qualification is obtained for Heineken Cup and European Challenge Cup. England, France, Wales, Ireland, and Scotland set their own criteria for qualification for the Heineken Cup. All the clubs that do not qualify for the Heineken Cup enter the European Challenge Cup. Italy enters 4 clubs: those finishing 3rd and 4th in the Super 10, and the winners of play-offs between 5th and 8th, and 6th and 7th. Romania is represented by Bucureşti Rugby who are specially formed for this competition. Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (910x677, 30 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Heineken Cup European Challenge Cup User:Bastique/Wikimedia Mosiac ...
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The Heineken Cup sponsored by Heineken (known as the H Cup in France due to alcohol advertising laws) is an annual rugby union competition involving leading club, regional and provincial teams from England, France, Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales. ...
The Heineken Cup sponsored by Heineken (known as the H Cup in France due to alcohol advertising laws) is an annual rugby union competition involving leading club, regional and provincial teams from England, France, Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales. ...
BucureÅŸti are a rugby union team that competes in the European Challenge Cup. ...
There are five pools of four teams who play each other home and away matches. The winners of each pool and the three best runners up will qualify for the quarter-finals. The semi-finals will be one-off matches played at home venues and the final at a neutral venue.
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The Irish Rugby Football Union Connacht Branch (the professional team of which which is run by Connacht Rugby) is one of four branches of the IRFU, and is responsible for rugby union in the Irish province of Connacht. ...
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Union Sportive Dax is a French rugby union club that will play the 2007-08 season in the Top 14, the top level of the French league system, after finishing second in Rugby Pro D2 during the 2006-07 season and winning the subsequent promotion playoff. ...
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The Glasgow Warriors, formerly Glasgow Rugby, is one of three professional rugby union teams in Scotland, Edinburgh and Border Reivers being the other two. ...
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Bristol Rugby are the first class rugby club in Bristol, England. ...
The Newport Gwent Dragons (Welsh: Dreigiau Gwent Casnewydd) are a Rugby Union team from Wales. ...
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The Newport Gwent Dragons (Welsh: Dreigiau Gwent Casnewydd) are a Rugby Union team from Wales. ...
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Vicarage Road, a stadium in Watford, Hertfordshire, England, is the home of the football club Watford F.C. and their tenants, the Saracens rugby union club. ...
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Oliver John Barkley (born 28 November 1981 in Hammersmith) is an English rugby union footballer who plays at fly-half or centre for Bath and England. ...
Oliver John Barkley (born 28 November 1981 in Hammersmith) is an English rugby union footballer who plays at fly-half or centre for Bath and England. ...
Results | Season | Winner | Score | Runner-up | Venue | Crowd | | 1997 European Shield | Bourgoin | 18-9 | Castres | Stade de la Méditerranée, Béziers
 | 10,000 | | 1998 European Shield | Colomiers | 43-5 | Agen | Stade des Sept Deniers, Toulouse
| 12,500 | | 1999 European Shield | Montferrand | 35-16 | Bourgoin | Stade de Gerland, Lyon
| 31,986 | | 2000 European Shield | Pau | 34-21 | Castres | Stade des Sept Deniers, Toulouse
| 6,000 | | 2001 European Shield | NEC Harlequins | 42-33 | Narbonne | Madejski Stadium, Reading
 | 10,013 | | 2002 Parker Pen Shield | Sale | 25-22 | Pontypridd | Kassam Stadium, Oxford
| 12,000 | | 2003 Parker Pen Challenge Cup | London Wasps | 48-30 | Bath | Madejski Stadium, Reading
| 18,074 | | 2004 Parker Pen Challenge Cup | NEC Harlequins | 27-26 | Montferrand | Madejski Stadium, Reading
| 13,123 | | 2005 Parker Pen Challenge Cup | Sale | 27-3 | Pau | Kassam Stadium, Oxford
| 7,230 | | 2006 European Challenge Cup | Gloucester | 36-34 (aet) | London Irish | The Stoop, London
| 12,053 | | 2007 European Challenge Cup | Clermont Auvergne | 22-16 | Bath Rugby | The Stoop, London
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Racing Club de Narbonne Méditerannée is a French rugby union club currently competing in the top level of the French league system. ...
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The Guinness Premiership is a professional league competition for rugby union clubs in the top division of the English rugby system. ...
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Sources - Parker Pen Cup and Shield History
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- Official site (in French)
- Unofficial European club rankings
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