The 2005–06 European Challenge Cup was the tenth year of the
European Challenge Cup
The EPCR Challenge Cup is an annual rugby union competition organised by European Professional Club Rugby (EPCR). It is the second-tier competition for clubs based in European leagues behind the European Rugby Champions Cup. From its inception i ...
, the second tier
rugby union
Rugby union, commonly known simply as rugby, is a Contact sport#Terminology, close-contact team sport that originated at Rugby School in the first half of the 19th century. One of the Comparison of rugby league and rugby union, two codes of ru ...
cup competition below the
Heineken Cup
The European Rugby Champions Cup (known as the Heineken Champions Cup for sponsorship reasons) is an annual rugby union tournament organised by European Professional Club Rugby (EPCR). It is the top-tier competition for clubs who compete in a pre ...
. The tournament was held between October 2005 and May 2006.
Group stage
Pool 1
Pool 2
Pool 3
Pool 4
Pool 5
Seeding and runners-up
Knockout stage
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
See also
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European Challenge Cup
The EPCR Challenge Cup is an annual rugby union competition organised by European Professional Club Rugby (EPCR). It is the second-tier competition for clubs based in European leagues behind the European Rugby Champions Cup. From its inception i ...
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2005–06 Heineken Cup
The 2005–06 Heineken Cup was the eleventh edition of the European Heineken Cup rugby union club tournament. 24 teams from 7 countries took part, with the opening game played on Friday October 21, 2005. Munster won the tournament, beating Biarritz ...
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2005–06 rugby union tournaments for clubs
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2005–06 in European rugby union
2005–06 in English rugby union
2005–06 in French rugby union
2005–06 in Irish rugby union
2005–06 in Italian rugby union
2005–06 in Scottish rugby union
2005–06 in Romanian rugby union