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The teams entering Round 1 of the PARKER PEN SHIELD were the 16 losers from Round 1 of the PARKER PEN CHALLENGE CUP. There are seven Italian clubs, four French teams, two each from Spain and Wales and one from Romania taking part in Round 1 of the PARKER PEN SHIELD tournament.
The outcome of the draw means the games will be played in the following order:
PARKER PEN SHIELD ROUND 1 (FIRST LEG) - 6/7/8 December
Match 17: Castres Olympique v Grenoble
Match 18: L'Aquila Rugby v Dinamo Bucuresti
Match 19: Ebbw Vale v Madrid 2012
Match 20: Pau v GR.A.N. Rugby Parma
Match 21: La Moraleja Alcobendas v Rugby Parma
Match 22: Rugby Rovigo v Caerphilly
Match 23: Mont de Marsan v Rugby Silea
Match 24: Rugby Roma v Petrarca Padova
The return, Second Leg matches, will be played on 13/14/15 December.
The draw pitches last season's Heineken Cup semi-finalist Castres Olympique against fellow French side Grenoble, while Italian team Rugby Rovigo will meet up again with Welsh club Caerphilly. They met in the 1998/99 Shield tournament, when Rovigo were 34-14 winners in a Pool 1 game.
Rugby Roma meet Padova in an all-Italian affair, while last season's Shield quarter-finalists Pau will tackle Rugby Parma.
