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1997–98 Heineken Cup pool stage

The 1997–98 Heineken Cup pool stage took place in September and October 1997. The winner of each pool advanced to the quarter-finals, with the runners-up and best third placed team entering the quarter-final play-offs for the final three quarter final places.

1997–98 Heineken Cup pool stage
Season1997–98 Heineken Cup
Date5 September 1997 – 12 October 1997
Qualifiers
Seed 1England London Wasps
Seed 2France Toulouse
Seed 3England Bath
Seed 4France Pau
Seed 5England Harlequins
Seed 6France Brive
Seed 7Wales Cardiff
Seed 8England Leicester Tigers
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Pool 1 edit

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 −4 137 167 −30 4
  Milan 6 1 0 5 15 26 −11 111 206 −95 2
6 September 1997
15:00
Leinster  25–34  Toulouse
Donnybrook
Attendance: 6,300
7 September 1997
15:00
Leicester Tigers  26–10  Milan
Welford Road
Attendance: 9,300
12 September 1997
17:30
Leinster  16–9  Leicester Tigers
Donnybrook
Attendance: 7,000
13 September 1997
16:00
Milan  14–19  Toulouse
Stadio Comunale Giuriati
Attendance: 2,000
20 September 1997
16:00
Milan  33–32  Leinster
Stadio Comunale Giuriati
Attendance: 1,100
20 September 1997
18:05
Toulouse  17–22  Leicester Tigers
Les Sept Deniers
Attendance: 11,000
27 September 1997
15:00
Leicester Tigers  47–22  Leinster
Welford Road
Attendance: 10,392
27 September 1997
18:00
Toulouse  69–19  Milan
Les Sept Deniers
Attendance: 7,000
4 October 1997
14:15
Leicester Tigers  22–23  Toulouse
Welford Road
Attendance: 10,600
4 October 1997
15:00
Leinster  23–6  Milan
Donnybrook
Attendance: 5,500
11 October 1997
15:20
Toulouse  38–19  Leinster
Les Sept Deniers
Attendance: 7,000
12 October 1997
15:00
Milan  29–37  Leicester Tigers
Stadio Comunale Giuriati
Attendance: 2,000

Pool 2 edit

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 −1 132 167 −35 6
  Swansea 6 2 0 4 15 16 −1 157 161 −4 4
  Ulster 6 1 0 5 6 23 −17 95 195 −100 2
7 September 1997
15:15
Swansea  25–31  London Wasps
St. Helen's
Attendance: 5,000
8 September 1997
19:00
Ulster  12 – 18  Glasgow
Pen: Laing (3)
Drop: Laing		Report[1]Try: Craig, Wallace
Con: Hayes
Pen: Hayes (2)
Ravenhill
Attendance: 2,100
13 September 1997
14:00
Swansea  33 – 16  Ulster
Try: Gibbs
H. Thomas
Con: A. Thomas
Pen: A. Thomas (7)		Report[2][3]Try: Gallick
Con: Laing
Pen: Laing (3)
St. Helen's
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: K. McCartney
14 September 1997
15:00
Glasgow  22–46  London Waps
Scotstoun Stadium
Attendance: 3,500
21 September 1997
15:00
Glasgow  35–21  Swansea
Scotstoun Stadium
Attendance: 3,000
21 September 1997
15:00
London Wasps  56 – 3  Ulster
Try: Mitchell, Wood, King, Logan (3), Greenstock
Rosier
Con: Rees (5)
Pen: Rees		Report[4][5]Pen: Laing
Loftus Road Stadium
Attendance: 4,120
27 September 1997
14:30
Ulster  28 – 20  Swansea
Try: Penalty try, Jackson, McWhirter
Con: Laing (2)
Pen: Laing (3)		Report[6]Try: Rees (2), Williams
Con: Williams
Pen: Williams
Ravenhill
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: George Hughes
28 September 1997
15:00
London Wasps  43–5  Glasgow
Loftus Road Stadium
Attendance: 3,825
3 October 1997
19:30
Ulster  21 – 38  London Wasps
Try: Jan Cunningham (2)
Con: Laing
Pen: Laing (3)		Report[7][8]Try: Henderson, Rosier, White, Greenstock, Dallaglio
Con: Rees (5)
Pen: Rees
Ravenhill
Attendance: 3,250
4 October 1997
14:15
Swansea  30–22  Glasgow
St. Helen's
Attendance: 3,000
12 October 1997
15:00
Glasgow  30 – 15  Ulster
Try: Penalty try, Stott, Hayes
Con: Hayes (3)
Pen: Hayes (3)		Report[9]Pen: Laing (5)
Scotstoun Stadium
Attendance: 4,000
12 October 1997
15:00
London Wasps  29–28  Swansea
Loftus Road Stadium
Attendance: 3,500

Pool 3 edit

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 −15 129 222 −93 0
7 September 1997
14:15
Brive  56–18  Borders
Parc Municipal des Sports
Attendance: 8,000
7 September 1997
14:15
Pontypridd  15–21  Bath
Sardis Road
Attendance: 7,000
14 September 1997
14:30
Borders  17–31  Bath
Mansfield Park
Attendance: 5,000
14 September 1997
15:30
Brive  32–31  Pontypridd
Parc Municipal des Sports
Attendance: 4,500
20 September 1997
14:15
Bath  27–25  Brive
Recreation Ground
Attendance: 8,500
20 September 1997
19:00
Borders  16–23  Pontypridd
Poynder Park
Attendance: 4,000
27 September 1997
14:15
Pontypridd  29–29  Brive
Sardis Road
Attendance: 7,800
27 September 1997
15:00
Bath  27–23  Borders
Recreation Ground
Attendance: 5,000
4 October 1997
14:15
Pontypridd  46–26  Borders
Sardis Road
Attendance: 4,500
5 October 1997
14:20
Brive  29–12  Bath
Parc Municipal des Sports
Attendance: 10,000
11 October 1997
14:15
Bath  23–10  Pontypridd
Recreation Ground
Attendance: 7,500
12 October 1997
14:30
Borders  29–39  Brive
Netherdale
Attendance: 4,000

Pool 4 edit

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
  Munster 6 2 0 4 14 21 −7 141 180 −39 4
  Bourgoin 6 2 0 4 7 11 −4 93 149 −56 4
5 September 1997
16:05
Bourgoin  26–25  Cardiff
Stade Pierre Rajon
Attendance: 6,000
7 September 1997
14:00
Harlequins  48–40  Munster
Twickenham Stoop
Attendance: 3,682
13 September 1997
14:15
Harlequins  45–7  Bourgoin
Twickenham Stoop
Attendance: 3,700
13 September 1997
14:30
Cardiff  43–23  Munster
Cardiff Arms Park
Attendance: 4,500
20 September 1997
15:00
Munster  17–15  Bourgoin
Thomond Park
Attendance: 6,000
21 September 1997
14:15
Cardiff  21–28  Harlequins
Cardiff Arms Park
Attendance: 6,000
27 September 1997
15:00
Munster  32–37  Cardiff
Musgrave Park
Attendance: 5,000
27 September 1997
18:05
Bourgoin  18–30  Harlequins
Stade Pierre Rajon
Attendance: 7,500
4 October 1997
15:00
Bourgoin  21–6  Munster
Stade Pierre Rajon
Attendance: 6,000
4 October 1997
15:00
Harlequins  31–32  Cardiff
Twickenham Stoop
Attendance: 8,000
11 October 1997
14:30
Cardiff  26–6  Bourgoin
Cardiff Arms Park
Attendance: 5,928
12 October 1997
14:30
Munster  23–16  Harlequins
Thomond Park
Attendance: 10,000

Pool 5 edit

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 −3 144 142 2 8
  Benetton Treviso 6 2 0 4 18 19 −1 146 162 −16 4
  Caledonia 6 2 0 4 8 23 −15 89 189 −100 4
6 September 1997
20:00
Benetton Treviso  18–19  Pau
Stadio Comunale di Monigo
Attendance: 4,000
7 September 1997
15:00
Caledonia  18–23  Llanelli Scarlets
McDiarmid Park
Attendance: 2,300
13 September 1997
18:05
Pau  44–12  Llanelli Scarlets
Stade du Hameau
Attendance: 5,000
14 September 1997
15:00
Caledonia  17–9  Benetton Treviso
McDiarmid Park
Attendance: 2,000
20 September 1997
14:00
Llanelli  39–18  Benetton Treviso
Stradey Park
Attendance: 3,000
20 September 1997
18:00
Pau  50–8  Caledonia
Stade du Hameau
Attendance: 6,500
27 September 1997
15:00
Benetton Treviso  52–6  Caledonia
Stadio Comunale di Monigo
Attendance: 3,500
28 September 1997
14:15
Llanelli  14–10  Pau
Stradey Park
Attendance: 3,500
4 October 1997
15:00
Benetton Treviso  42–25  Llanelli
Stadio Comunale di Monigo
Attendance: 4,000
5 October 1997
15:00
Caledonia  30–24  Pau
McDiarmid Park
Attendance: 3,000
11 October 1997
14:00
Llanelli  31–10  Caledonia
Stradey Park
Attendance: 3,000
11 October 1997
19:30
Pau  56–7  Benetton Treviso
Stade du Hameau
Attendance: 7,500

See also edit

External links edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Ulster throw away victory", Irish Independent, 9 September 1997
  2. ^ "Thomas gives Ulster the boot", Sunday Independent, 14 September 1997
  3. ^ "Thomas sends Ulster packing", Evening Herald, 13 September 1997
  4. ^ "Ulster badly stung", Irish Independent, 22 September 1997
  5. ^ Peter Llewellyn, "Rugby Union: Wasps bring lasting pain as Logan runs riot", The Independent, 21 September 1997
  6. ^ Micheal McGeary, "Ulster Thriller", Sunday Life, 28 September 1997
  7. ^ Jim Stokes, "Wasps have to fight for Ulster win", Belfast Telegraph, 4 October 1997
  8. ^ "Wasps take sting out of Ulster", Irish Independent, 4 October 1997
  9. ^ "Flat Ulster fail to learn hard lesson", Belfast Telegraph, 13 October 1997
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