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Who to succeed Toulon? Six French teams are starting their Challenge Cup campaign with the hope of writing their name on the list and succeeding the RCT, starting with Clermont which opens the ball on Friday, ahead of Edinburgh.
Winners of the last three editions, the Top 14 is at home in the “small” European Cup. But the promoted Oyonnax, who travels to Wales to face the Dragons, like the red lantern Montpellier, in Newcastle, or Perpignan for the South African Lions, should rather have the lead in the championship. Same story for Castres before receiving the Welsh from the Scarlets.
Pau, a surprise team at the start of the championship (6th), will have a lot to do with a tiring and perilous trip to South Africa to face the Sharks. In the end, it is ASM Clermont which seems best equipped to extend French domination in Challenge. But, for that, it will be necessary to start the continental season with a success, at home against the Scots, finalists of the 2015 edition.
With what motivation? “We want to do well and qualify, but for me, this competition, which is a great competition, doesn't excite me that much,” admitted the manager of the Auvergne club, Christophe Urios. I spoke about it recently with Étienne Falgoux. He reminded me that the club was fully committed to this event. In fact, it will take us out of our daily lives with different opponents, whom we don't know much, and different refereeing too. This will do us good..."
The eighteen participants are divided into three groups of six: each team will play four matches. The top four in each group will play in the round of 16 in April, where they will be joined by four clubs transferred from the Champions Cup.
Friday December 8Pool 3 (9:00 p.m.) Clermont (FRA) - Edinburgh (SCO)
Saturday December 9Pool 1 (2:00 p.m.) Zebre (ITA) - Cheetahs (AfS)(4:15 p.m.) Sharks (AfS) - Pau (FRA)(9:00 p.m.) Dragons (PdG) - Oyonnax (FRA)
Pool 2 (6:30 p.m.) Ospreys (PdG) - Treviso (ITA)
Pool 3 (2:00 p.m.) Black Lion (GEO) - Gloucester (ENG) (4:15 p.m.) Castres (FRA) - Scarlets (PdG)
Sunday December 10Pool 2 (2:00 p.m.) Perpignan (FRA) - Lions (AfS)(4:15 p.m.) Newcastle (ANG) - Montpellier (FRA)
The last ten winners of the Challenge Cup2023: Toulon (FRA)2022: Lyon (FRA)2021: Montpellier (FRA)2020: Bristol (ENG)2019: Clermont (FRA)2018: Cardiff (PdG)2017: Stade français (FRA) 2016: Montpellier (FRA)2015: Gloucester (ENG)2014: Northampton (ENG)
