{"id":1975,"date":"2016-10-12T16:03:38","date_gmt":"2016-10-12T16:03:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blnebeuk.serveur04.com\/blog\/?p=1975"},"modified":"2016-10-12T16:24:45","modified_gmt":"2016-10-12T16:24:45","slug":"rugby-european-challenge-cup-preview-betting-odds-tips-predictions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.netbet.co.uk\/blog\/2016\/10\/12\/rugby-european-challenge-cup-preview-betting-odds-tips-predictions\/","title":{"rendered":"Rugby: European Challenge Cup Preview, Betting Odds, Tips &#038; Predictions"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div><p>European rugby\u2019s second tier club competition gets underway this week with Stade Francais travelling to London to take on Harlequins. English and French clubs have traditionally dominated the tournament, but will this season see a new winner?<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 658px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-version=\"7\">\n<div style=\"padding: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"background: #F8F8F8; line-height: 0; margin-top: 40px; padding: 26.9907407407% 0; text-align: center; width: 100%;\"><\/div>\n<p style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;\"><a style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BHPRvrlAVWj\/\" target=\"_blank\">A photo posted by Rugby Updates (@rugbyupdates_)<\/a> on <time style=\"font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px;\" datetime=\"2016-06-29T12:39:40+00:00\">Jun 29, 2016 at 5:39am PDT<\/time><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script src=\"\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\" async=\"\" defer=\"defer\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>No Champions Cup sides will drop down into the Challenge Cup knockout round this season and the winner will receive a spot in next year\u2019s premier competition.<\/p>\n<h3>Pool 1<\/h3>\n<h4>Gloucester<\/h4>\n<p><strong>Last Season:<\/strong> Challenge Cup Quarter Finals<br \/>\n <strong>Previous Best:<\/strong> Winners (2005\/06, 2014\/15)<br \/>\n <strong>Method of Qualification:<\/strong> 8th in Aviva Premiership<br \/>\n <strong>Captain:<\/strong> Greig Laidlaw<br \/>\n <strong>Coach:<\/strong> David Humphreys<br \/>\n <strong>One to watch:<\/strong> Matt Kvesic<br \/>\n Gloucester haven\u2019t got going yet so far this season, but European competition and a change of focus could be the medicine for what has been a stuttering campaign so far. They\u2019re sat 10th in the Premiership, but can take heart in the fact that their defeats have been by a narrow margin. They\u2019ve also drawn twice. They have history in this competition, having won it twice before and Kingsholm is still a formidable place for opposition teams to visit.<br \/>\n <a href=\"https:\/\/sport.netbet.co.uk\/rugby\/european_challenge_cup\">Tournament Odds: 16\/5<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Other teams in the pool:<\/strong> Bayonne, Benetton Treviso, La Rochelle<br \/>\n <strong>Key Fixtures<\/strong><br \/>\n &#8211; Bayonne vs. Gloucester (15th October)<br \/>\n &#8211; Gloucester vs. Benetton Treviso (22nd October)<br \/>\n &#8211; Gloucester vs. La Rochelle (8th December)<br \/>\n &#8211; La Rochelle vs. Gloucester (17th December)<br \/>\n &#8211; Benetton Treviso vs. Gloucester (12\/13\/14\/15 January)<br \/>\n &#8211; Gloucester vs. Bayonne (19\/20\/21\/22 January)<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 658px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-version=\"7\">\n<div style=\"padding: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"background: #F8F8F8; line-height: 0; margin-top: 40px; padding: 28.4259259259% 0; text-align: center; width: 100%;\"><\/div>\n<p><a style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BLWtRJXAziy\/\" target=\"_blank\">A photo posted by Gloucester Rugby (@officialgloucesterrugby)<\/a> on <time style=\"font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px;\" datetime=\"2016-10-09T20:00:26+00:00\">Oct 9, 2016 at 1:00pm PDT<\/time>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script src=\"\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\" async=\"\" defer=\"defer\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>Pool 2<\/h3>\n<h4>Newcastle Falcons<\/h4>\n<p><strong>Last Season:<\/strong> Pool Stages<br \/>\n<strong>Previous Best:<\/strong> Semi Finals<br \/>\n<strong>Method of Qualification:<\/strong> 11th in Aviva Premiership<br \/>\n<strong>Captain:<\/strong> Will Welch<br \/>\n<strong>Coach:<\/strong> Dean Richards<br \/>\n<strong>One to watch:<\/strong> Sinoti Sinoti<br \/>\nNewcastle are flying high in the Premiership and are sat in sixth place with three wins already this season. They\u2019re in a tough pool though and the fixtures haven\u2019t gone their way, with four games in a row against French opposition. The Ospreys are also formidable opponents, sat in third in the Pro12 and Newcastle could find it tough to get out of this pool.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/sport.netbet.co.uk\/rugby\/european_challenge_cup\">Tournament Odds: 33\/1<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Other teams in the pool:<\/strong> Grenoble, Lyon, Ospreys<br \/>\n<strong>Key Fixtures:<\/strong><br \/>\n&#8211; Ospreys vs. Newcastle Falcons (14th October)<br \/>\n&#8211; Newcastle Falcons vs. Grenoble (23rd October)<br \/>\n&#8211; Lyon vs. Newcastle Falcons (9th December)<br \/>\n&#8211; Newcastle Falcons vs. Lyon (18th December)<br \/>\n&#8211; Grenoble vs. Newcastle Falcons (12\/13\/14\/15 January)<br \/>\n&#8211; Newcastle Falcons vs. Ospreys (19\/20\/21\/22 January)<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 658px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-version=\"7\">\n<div style=\"padding: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"background: #F8F8F8; line-height: 0; margin-top: 40px; padding: 50.0% 0; text-align: center; width: 100%;\"><\/div>\n<p style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;\"><a style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BLS1wnqglwQ\/\" target=\"_blank\">A photo posted by Newcastle Falcons (@falconsrugby)<\/a> on <time style=\"font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px;\" datetime=\"2016-10-08T07:57:40+00:00\">Oct 8, 2016 at 12:57am PDT<\/time><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script src=\"\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\" async=\"\" defer=\"defer\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>Pool 3<\/h3>\n<h4>Worcester Warriors<\/h4>\n<p><strong>Last Season:<\/strong> Pool Stages<br \/>\n <strong>Previous Best:<\/strong> Runners up (2004\/05)<br \/>\n <strong>Method of Qualification:<\/strong> 10th in Aviva Premiership<br \/>\n <strong>Captain:<\/strong> GJ Van Velze<br \/>\n <strong>Coach:<\/strong> Carl Hogg<br \/>\n <strong>One to watch:<\/strong> Francois Hougaard<br \/>\n Worcester prioritised the league over Europe last season and finished bottom of their pool with just one win. They\u2019re sat 11th in the Premiership, but hold a seven point advantage over bottom placed Bristol and their league form will dictate the seriousness in which they take this competition. They have a reasonably straight-forward pool and have a strong first team, but there might be an issue if there\u2019s an injury crisis, with a difference in quality between the starters and the replacements.<br \/>\n <a href=\"https:\/\/sport.netbet.co.uk\/rugby\/european_challenge_cup\">Tournament Odds: 80\/1<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Other teams in the pool:<\/strong> Brive, Enisei-STM, Newport Gwent Dragons<br \/>\n <strong>Key Fixtures:<\/strong><br \/>\n &#8211; Enisei-STM vs. Worcester Warriors (15th October)<br \/>\n &#8211; Worcester Warriors vs. Brive (22nd October)<br \/>\n &#8211; Worcester Warriors vs. Newport Gwent Dragons (10th December)<br \/>\n &#8211; Newport Gwent Dragons vs. Worcester Warriors (16th December)<br \/>\n &#8211; Brive vs. Worcester Warriors (12\/13\/14\/15 January)<br \/>\n &#8211; Worcester Warriors vs. Enisei-STM (19\/20\/21\/22 January)<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 658px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-version=\"7\">\n<div style=\"padding: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"background: #F8F8F8; line-height: 0; margin-top: 40px; padding: 50.0% 0; text-align: center; width: 100%;\"><\/div>\n<p><a style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BLTkRIBjk7d\/\" target=\"_blank\">A photo posted by Worcester Warriors &#x1f536;&#x1f537; (@worcswarriors)<\/a> on <time style=\"font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px;\" datetime=\"2016-10-08T14:44:04+00:00\">Oct 8, 2016 at 7:44am PDT<\/time>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script src=\"\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\" async=\"\" defer=\"defer\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>Pool 4<\/h3>\n<h4>Bath<\/h4>\n<p><strong>Last Season:<\/strong> Champions Cup Quarter Finals<br \/>\n<strong>Previous Best:<\/strong> Winners (2007\/08)<br \/>\n<strong>Method of Qualification:<\/strong> 9th in Aviva Premiership<br \/>\n<strong>Captain:<\/strong> Guy Mercer<br \/>\n<strong>Coach:<\/strong> Todd Blackadder<br \/>\n<strong>One to watch:<\/strong> Semesa Rokoduguni<br \/>\nBath have put last season\u2019s disappointing campaign behind them and are sat third in the Premiership. They\u2019re favourites to win the Challenge Cup and it\u2019s hardly surprising when looking at the squad. There\u2019s quality across the park with George Ford, Jonathan Joseph and Semesa Rokoduguni in the backline, but they\u2019ll be without Anthony Watson for the first round of games due to injury. Francois Louw\u2019s matchup with Pau\u2019s Steffon Armitage will be gripping viewing.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/sport.netbet.co.uk\/rugby\/european_challenge_cup\">Tournament Odds: 16\/5<\/a><br \/>\n<strong>Other teams in the pool:<\/strong> Bristol, Cardiff Blues, Pau<br \/>\n<strong>Key Fixtures:<\/strong><br \/>\n&#8211; Pau vs. Bath (15th October)<br \/>\n&#8211; Bath vs. Bristol (20th October)<br \/>\n&#8211; Cardiff Blues vs. Bath (10th December)<br \/>\n&#8211; Bath vs. Cardiff Blues (15th December)<br \/>\n&#8211; Bristol vs. Bath (12\/13\/14\/15 January)<br \/>\n&#8211; Bath vs. Pau (19\/20\/21\/22 January)<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 658px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-version=\"7\">\n<div style=\"padding: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"background: #F8F8F8; line-height: 0; margin-top: 40px; padding: 50.0% 0; text-align: center; width: 100%;\"><\/div>\n<p style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;\"><a style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BLd4ELuAkxc\/\" target=\"_blank\">A photo posted by Bath Rugby (@bathrugby)<\/a> on <time style=\"font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px;\" datetime=\"2016-10-12T14:49:28+00:00\">Oct 12, 2016 at 7:49am PDT<\/time><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script src=\"\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\" async=\"\" defer=\"defer\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h4>Bristol<\/h4>\n<p><strong>Last Season:<\/strong> Didn\u2019t qualify<br \/>\n <strong>Previous Best:<\/strong> Quarter Finals<br \/>\n <strong>Method of Qualification:<\/strong> 2015\/16 RFU Championship Champion<br \/>\n <strong>Captain:<\/strong> Jack Lam<br \/>\n <strong>Coach:<\/strong> Andy Robinson<br \/>\n <strong>One to watch:<\/strong> Tusi Pisi<br \/>\n Newly promoted Bristol have found life back in the Premiership tough and are rooted to the foot of the table with six defeats from six games. They\u2019re not short of European experience, with Tom Varndell and Gavin Henson in their ranks, but they\u2019ll struggle to get out of the pool.<br \/>\n <a href=\"https:\/\/sport.netbet.co.uk\/rugby\/european_challenge_cup\">Tournament Odds: 110\/1<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Other teams in the pool:<\/strong> Bath, Cardiff Blues, Pau<br \/>\n <strong>Key Fixtures:<\/strong><br \/>\n &#8211; Bristol vs. Cardiff Blues (14th October)<br \/>\n &#8211; Bath vs. Bristol (20th October)<br \/>\n &#8211; Bristol vs. Pau (11th December)<br \/>\n &#8211; Pau vs. Bristol (16th December)<br \/>\n &#8211; Bristol vs. Bath (12\/13\/14\/15 January)<br \/>\n &#8211; Cardiff vs. Bristol (19\/20\/21\/22 January)<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 658px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-version=\"7\">\n<div style=\"padding: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"background: #F8F8F8; line-height: 0; margin-top: 40px; padding: 50.0% 0; text-align: center; width: 100%;\"><\/div>\n<p><a style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BLT26AKgN-p\/\" target=\"_blank\">A photo posted by Bristol Rugby (@official_bristolrugby)<\/a> on <time style=\"font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px;\" datetime=\"2016-10-08T17:26:56+00:00\">Oct 8, 2016 at 10:26am PDT<\/time>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script src=\"\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\" async=\"\" defer=\"defer\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>Pool 5<\/h3>\n<h4>Harlequins<\/h4>\n<p><strong>Last Season:<\/strong> Challenge Cup Runners Up<br \/>\n<strong>Previous Best:<\/strong> Winners (2000\/01, 2003\/04, 2010\/11)<br \/>\n<strong>Method of Qualification:<\/strong> 7th in Aviva Premiership<br \/>\n<strong>Captain:<\/strong> Danny Care<br \/>\n<strong>Coach:<\/strong> John Kingston<br \/>\n<strong>One to watch:<\/strong> Joe Marchant<br \/>\nLast year\u2019s runners up will have a point to prove this year after they were ruthlessly beaten by Montpellier in the final. Quins have great pedigree in this competition, having won it three times and they\u2019ll take it seriously, considering that there\u2019s no guarantee that they\u2019ll finish in the Champions Cup qualification places in the league. Nick Evans has tormented Stade Francais in the past, but is now ageing and the back-to-back fixtures against Timisoara Saracens in December should result in bonus point victories.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/sport.netbet.co.uk\/rugby\/european_challenge_cup\">Tournament Odds: 5\/1<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Other teams in the pool:<\/strong> Edinburgh, Stade Francais, Timisoara Saracens<br \/>\n<strong>Key Fixtures:<\/strong><br \/>\nHarlequins vs. Stade Francais (13th October)<br \/>\nEdinburgh vs. Harlequins (22nd October)<br \/>\nTimisoara Saracens vs. Harlequins (10th December)<br \/>\nHarlequins vs. Timisoara Saracens (17th December)<br \/>\nHarlequins vs. Edinburgh (12\/13\/14\/15 January)<br \/>\nStade Francais vs. Harlequins (19\/20\/21\/22 January)<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 658px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-version=\"7\">\n<div style=\"padding: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"background: #F8F8F8; line-height: 0; margin-top: 40px; padding: 50.0% 0; text-align: center; width: 100%;\"><\/div>\n<p style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;\"><a style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BLYGW6ojB-r\/\" target=\"_blank\">A photo posted by Harlequins (@harlequins)<\/a> on <time style=\"font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px;\" datetime=\"2016-10-10T08:58:55+00:00\">Oct 10, 2016 at 1:58am PDT<\/time><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script src=\"\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\" async=\"\" defer=\"defer\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DominicTrant\">Words by @dominictrant<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>European rugby\u2019s second tier club competition gets underway this week with Stade Francais travelling to London to take on Harlequins. 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