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This means there will be 14 matches in Round 1 of the EUROPEAN CHALLENGE CUP, producing 14 winners to move into the second round. The two best defeated teams will join the 14 winners in Round 2 as 'Lucky Losers', providing eight games in that round.
Meanwhile, the 12 remaining first round losers will move into Round 1 of the EUROPEAN SHIELD where they will be joined by four additional teams, two from Spain - Atletico Bera Bera, VRAC - one from Portugal - Clube Rugby Lisboa - and one from Romania - CSA Steau Bucuresti.
The return of a Romanian teams means there will be eight nations represented in the European Challenge Cup and Shield tournaments.
The EUROPEAN SHIELD clubs will be drawn in such a way in Round 1 of that tournament that they cannot meet a team from their own nation. Once again, all matches in both competitions will be played on a home and away basis.
The draw for home and away status in the first leg of Rounds 2 to the semi-final in the EUROPEAN CHALLENGE CUP, and Round 1 to the semi-finals in the EUROPEAN SHIELD, will be conducted after the initial draw has been made.
ROUND 1
Unseeded teams home in first leg on 22/23/24 October and seeded teams (in bold) home in second leg on 29/30/31 October
Game 1: Catania v Sale Sharks
Game 2: L'Aquila v Agen
Game 3: UCM Madrid v Viadana
Game 4: Grenoble v Leeds Tykes
Game 5: Petraca Padova v Beziers
Game 6: Rovigo v Montpellier
Game 7: Narbonne v Connacht
Game 8: Auch v London Irish
Game 9: GrAN Parma v Pau
Game 10: Leonessa v Montferrand
Game 11: AA Coimbra v The Borders
Game 12: Bayonne v Saracens
Game 13: El Salvador v Rugby Parma
Game 14: Worcester v Brive
ROUND 2
First named winner / lucky loser home in first leg on 3/4/5 December, 2004, and second named winner / lucky loser home in second leg on 10/11/12 December
Game 15: Lucky Loser v Winner Game 1
Game 16: Winner Game 2 v Winner Game 3
Game 17: Winner Game 5 v Winner Game 4
Game 18: Winner Game 7 v Winner Game 6
Game 19: Winner Game 9 v Winner Game 8
Game 20: Winner Game 10 v Winner Game 11
Game 21: Winner Game 13 v Winner Game 12
Game 22: Winner Game 14 v Lucky Loser
QUARTER-FINALS
First named winner home in first leg on 7/8/9 January, 2005 and second named winner home in second leg on 14/15/16 January.
Game 23: Winner Game 15 v Winner Game 16
Game 24: Winner Game 17 v Winner Game 18
Game 25: Winner Game 19 v Winner Game 20
Game 26: Winner Game 21 v Winner Game 22
