European Challenge Cup Round 2 fixture news

1) Sale Sharks with 4 match points
2) Agen with 4 match points
3) Viadana with 4 match points
4) Grenoble with 3 match points
5) Beziers with 4 match points
6) Montpellier with 4 match points
7) Connacht on +5 points difference
8) London Irish with 4 match points
9) Pau with 4 match points
10) Clermont Auvergne with 4 match points
11) The Borders with 4 match points
12) Saracens with 4 match points
13) Rugby Parma on +2 points difference
14) Brive on +16 points difference

The two lucky losers who remain in the European Challenge Cup tournament are
Cetransa El Salvador on -2 points difference (agg 46-48 v Rugby Parma) and Narbonne on -5 points difference (agg 46-51 v Connacht).

A draw was made before the start of the tournament for home advantage in the First Leg of Round 2 and the First Leg fixtures, to be played on the weekend of 3 / 4 / 5 December, are:

Lucky Loser v Match 1) Narbonne v Sale Sharks
2 v 3) Agen v Viadana
5 v 4) Beziers v Grenoble
7 v 6) Connacht v Montpellier
9 v 8) Pau v London Irish
10 v 11) Clermont Auvergne v The Borders
13 v 12) Rugby Parma v Saracens
14 v Lucky Loser) Brive v Cetransa El Salvador

The Second Leg of Round 2 - the reverse fixtures - will be played on the weekend of 10 / 11 / 12 December.

EUROPEAN SHIELD

A draw for who plays who in Round 1 of the European Shield - and who has home advantage in the First Leg - will be made in Dublin tomorrow (Monday, 1 November).
The 12 teams who took part in Round 1 of the European Challenge Cup and now competing in the European Shield will be:

Catania
L'Aquila
VRAC
Leeds Tykes
Petrarca Rugby
Rugby Rovigo
Auch
GRAN Parma
Leonessa
Coimbra
Bayonne
Worcester
They will be joined by Bucuresti, Lisboa Rugby Club, UCM Madrid and Bera Bera in the Round 1 draw.