Teams qualified for the round of 16

CHALLENGE CUP 2024-2025 – At the end of the various matches in the Challenge Cup group stage, find the 16 teams qualified for the round of 16 of the competition. These round of 16 will take place on the weekend of April 4, 5 and 6, 2025.

The top four teams in each group are joined by four teams eliminated in the Champions Cup group stage for the Challenge Cup round of 16. These teams are ranked in order to determine the oppositions for the round of 16.

The first group in the Challenge Cup are ranked from 1st to 3rd.
The runners-up in the Challenge Cup group are ranked 4th to 6th.
The two best third-placed groups in the Challenge Cup are ranked 7th and 8th.
The four teams transferred from the Champions Cup are ranked 9th to 12th.
The worst third in the Challenge Cup group is ranked 13th.
The fourth group in the Challenge Cup are ranked 14th to 16th.

The teams qualified for the round of 16 of the Challenge Cup

Pool 1

1. Connacht: 15 pts after 4 days (+81)
2. Lyon: 14 pts after 4 days (+32)

Pool 2

1. Montpellier: 19 pts after 4 days (+90)
2. Ospreys: 15 pts after 4 days (-5)
3. Pau: 12 pts after 4 days (+11)
4. Lions: 10 pts after 4 days (+19)

Pool 3

1. Edinburgh: 11 pts after 3 days (+39)
2. Scarlets: 11 pts after 4 days (+3)
3. Gloucester: 9 pts after 3 days (+5)
4. RC Vannes: 8 pts after 4 days (+7)
5. Bayonne: 8 pts after 3 days (-14)
6. Black Lion: 4 pts after 3 days (-40)

This Saturday evening, no club from Pool 3 has yet qualified for the final phase.

Clubs from the Champions Cup

– Blue Bulls (5th in group 3)

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