1997β1998 Heineken Cup | |
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Tournament details | |
Countries |
England France Ireland Italy Scotland Wales |
Tournament format(s) | Round-robin and Knockout |
Date | October 1997 to 31 January 1998 |
Tournament statistics | |
Teams | 20 |
Matches played | 70 |
Attendance | 462,958 (6,614 per match) |
Top point scorer(s) |
Lee Jarvis (Cardiff) (134 points) |
Top try scorer(s) |
Kenny Logan (Wasps) (7 tries) |
Final | |
Venue | Stade Lescure, Bordeaux |
Attendance | 36,500 |
Champions | Bath (1st title) |
Runners-up | Brive |
The 1997β98 Heineken Cup was the third edition of the Heineken Cup European rugby union club competition. Competing professional club teams from France, Ireland, Italy, Wales, England and Scotland, were divided into five pools of four, in which teams played home and away matches against each other. The pool winners automatically qualified for the knock-out stages. The five runners-up and the best third placed team entered the play-offs, where they competed for the remaining three quarter final positions.
England | Ireland | Italy | France | Scotland | Wales |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
In the pool matches teams received
Winner of each pool advances to quarter-final stage | |
Advance to quarter-final playoffs |
Team | P | W | D | L | Tries for | Tries against | Try diff | Points for | Points against | Points diff | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Toulouse | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 12 | 13 | 200 | 121 | 79 | 10 |
Leicester | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 163 | 117 | 46 | 8 |
Leinster | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 19 | β4 | 137 | 167 | β30 | 4 |
Milan | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 15 | 26 | β11 | 111 | 206 | β95 | 2 |
Team | P | W | D | L | Tries for | Tries against | Try diff | Points for | Points against | Points diff | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Wasps | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 12 | 19 | 243 | 104 | 139 | 12 |
Glasgow | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 15 | β1 | 132 | 167 | β35 | 6 |
Swansea | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 16 | β1 | 157 | 161 | β4 | 4 |
Ulster | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 23 | β17 | 95 | 195 | β100 | 2 |
Team | P | W | D | L | Tries for | Tries against | Try diff | Points for | Points against | Points diff | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bath | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 141 | 119 | 22 | 10 |
Brive | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 13 | 11 | 210 | 146 | 64 | 9 |
Pontypridd | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 154 | 147 | 7 | 5 |
Scottish Borders | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 14 | 29 | β15 | 129 | 222 | β93 | 0 |
Team | P | W | D | L | Tries for | Tries against | Try diff | Points for | Points against | Points diff | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Harlequins | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 12 | 9 | 198 | 141 | 57 | 8 |
Cardiff | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 184 | 146 | 38 | 8 |
Bourgoin | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 21 | β7 | 141 | 180 | β39 | 4 |
Munster | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 11 | β4 | 93 | 149 | β56 | 4 |
Team | P | W | D | L | Tries for | Tries against | Try diff | Points for | Points against | Points diff | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pau | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 27 | 8 | 19 | 203 | 89 | 114 | 8 |
Llanelli | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 18 | β3 | 144 | 142 | 2 | 8 |
Benetton Treviso | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 18 | 19 | β1 | 146 | 162 | β16 | 4 |
Caledonia | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 23 | β15 | 89 | 189 | β100 | 4 |
Seed | Pool Winners | Pts | TF | +/β |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | London Wasps | 12 | 31 | +139 |
2 | Toulouse | 10 | 25 | +79 |
3 | Bath | 10 | 12 | +22 |
4 | Pau | 8 | 27 | +114 |
5 | Harlequins | 8 | 21 | +57 |
Seed | Pool Runners-up (and best third place) | Pts | TF | +/β |
6 | Brive | 9 | 24 | +64 |
7 | Cardiff | 8 | 17 | +38 |
8 | Leicester Tigers | 8 | 16 | +46 |
9 | Llanelli | 8 | 15 | +2 |
10 | Glasgow | 6 | 14 | β35 |
11 | Pontypridd | 5 | 17 | +7 |
Brive advance to final on try count (two tries to one)
31 January 1998 15:30 |
Bath | 19 β 18 | Brive |
Try:
Callard Con: Callard Pen: Callard (4) | Report | Pen:
Lamaison (5) Drop: Penaud |
Stade du Parc Lescure,
Bordeaux Attendance: 36,500 Referee: Jim Fleming ( Scotland) |
1997β1998 Heineken Cup | |
---|---|
Tournament details | |
Countries |
England France Ireland Italy Scotland Wales |
Tournament format(s) | Round-robin and Knockout |
Date | October 1997 to 31 January 1998 |
Tournament statistics | |
Teams | 20 |
Matches played | 70 |
Attendance | 462,958 (6,614 per match) |
Top point scorer(s) |
Lee Jarvis (Cardiff) (134 points) |
Top try scorer(s) |
Kenny Logan (Wasps) (7 tries) |
Final | |
Venue | Stade Lescure, Bordeaux |
Attendance | 36,500 |
Champions | Bath (1st title) |
Runners-up | Brive |
The 1997β98 Heineken Cup was the third edition of the Heineken Cup European rugby union club competition. Competing professional club teams from France, Ireland, Italy, Wales, England and Scotland, were divided into five pools of four, in which teams played home and away matches against each other. The pool winners automatically qualified for the knock-out stages. The five runners-up and the best third placed team entered the play-offs, where they competed for the remaining three quarter final positions.
England | Ireland | Italy | France | Scotland | Wales |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
In the pool matches teams received
Winner of each pool advances to quarter-final stage | |
Advance to quarter-final playoffs |
Team | P | W | D | L | Tries for | Tries against | Try diff | Points for | Points against | Points diff | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Toulouse | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 12 | 13 | 200 | 121 | 79 | 10 |
Leicester | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 163 | 117 | 46 | 8 |
Leinster | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 19 | β4 | 137 | 167 | β30 | 4 |
Milan | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 15 | 26 | β11 | 111 | 206 | β95 | 2 |
Team | P | W | D | L | Tries for | Tries against | Try diff | Points for | Points against | Points diff | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Wasps | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 12 | 19 | 243 | 104 | 139 | 12 |
Glasgow | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 15 | β1 | 132 | 167 | β35 | 6 |
Swansea | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 16 | β1 | 157 | 161 | β4 | 4 |
Ulster | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 23 | β17 | 95 | 195 | β100 | 2 |
Team | P | W | D | L | Tries for | Tries against | Try diff | Points for | Points against | Points diff | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bath | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 141 | 119 | 22 | 10 |
Brive | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 13 | 11 | 210 | 146 | 64 | 9 |
Pontypridd | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 154 | 147 | 7 | 5 |
Scottish Borders | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 14 | 29 | β15 | 129 | 222 | β93 | 0 |
Team | P | W | D | L | Tries for | Tries against | Try diff | Points for | Points against | Points diff | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Harlequins | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 12 | 9 | 198 | 141 | 57 | 8 |
Cardiff | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 184 | 146 | 38 | 8 |
Bourgoin | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 21 | β7 | 141 | 180 | β39 | 4 |
Munster | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 11 | β4 | 93 | 149 | β56 | 4 |
Team | P | W | D | L | Tries for | Tries against | Try diff | Points for | Points against | Points diff | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pau | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 27 | 8 | 19 | 203 | 89 | 114 | 8 |
Llanelli | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 18 | β3 | 144 | 142 | 2 | 8 |
Benetton Treviso | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 18 | 19 | β1 | 146 | 162 | β16 | 4 |
Caledonia | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 23 | β15 | 89 | 189 | β100 | 4 |
Seed | Pool Winners | Pts | TF | +/β |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | London Wasps | 12 | 31 | +139 |
2 | Toulouse | 10 | 25 | +79 |
3 | Bath | 10 | 12 | +22 |
4 | Pau | 8 | 27 | +114 |
5 | Harlequins | 8 | 21 | +57 |
Seed | Pool Runners-up (and best third place) | Pts | TF | +/β |
6 | Brive | 9 | 24 | +64 |
7 | Cardiff | 8 | 17 | +38 |
8 | Leicester Tigers | 8 | 16 | +46 |
9 | Llanelli | 8 | 15 | +2 |
10 | Glasgow | 6 | 14 | β35 |
11 | Pontypridd | 5 | 17 | +7 |
Brive advance to final on try count (two tries to one)
31 January 1998 15:30 |
Bath | 19 β 18 | Brive |
Try:
Callard Con: Callard Pen: Callard (4) | Report | Pen:
Lamaison (5) Drop: Penaud |
Stade du Parc Lescure,
Bordeaux Attendance: 36,500 Referee: Jim Fleming ( Scotland) |