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1996–97 Heineken Cup pool stage

The 1996–97 Heineken Cup pool stage was played during October and November 1996. The top two teams in each group qualified for the quarter-finals.

1996–97 Heineken Cup pool stage
Season1996–97 Heineken Cup
Date12 October 1996 – 2 November 1996
Qualifiers
Seed 1England Leicester
Seed 2France Brive
Seed 3France Toulouse
Seed 4France Dax
Seed 5England Harlequins
Seed 6Wales Cardiff RFC
Seed 7England Bath
Seed 8Wales Llanelli RFC
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All times are local to the game site.

Key to colours
     Top two teams in each group advance to quarter-finals

Pool 1 edit

Team P W D L Tries for Tries against Try diff Points for Points against Points diff Pts
  Dax 4 3 0 1 16 2 14 141 69 72 6
  Bath 4 3 0 1 15 8 7 136 88 48 6
  Pontypridd 4 3 0 1 7 3 4 97 60 37 6
  Benetton Treviso 4 1 0 3 13 15 −2 106 135 −29 2
  Edinburgh 4 0 0 4 6 29 −23 71 199 −128 0
12 October 1996
14:30
Pontypridd  28–22  Benetton Treviso
Sardis Road
Attendance: 3,500
12 October 1996
15:00
Bath  55–26  Edinburgh
Recreation Ground
Attendance: 6,500
16 October 1996
19:00
Edinburgh  10–32  Pontypridd
Myreside
Attendance: 3,000
16 October 1996
20:00
Benetton Treviso  14–34  Dax
Stadio Comunale di Monigo
Attendance: 1,000
19 October 1996
14:30
Pontypridd  19–6  Bath
Sardis Road
Attendance: 7,000
20 October 1996
14:30
Dax  69–12  Edinburgh
Parc Municipal des Sports
Attendance: 8,000
26 October 1996
15:00
Bath  25–16  Dax
Recreation Ground
Attendance: 8,000
27 October 1996
14:30
Edinburgh  23–43  Benetton Treviso
Myreside
Attendance: 1,500
2 November 1996
14:30
Benetton Treviso  27–50  Bath
Stadio Comunale di Monigo
Attendance: 2,500
2 November 1996
19:30
Dax  22–18  Pontypridd
Parc Municipal des Sports
Attendance: 9,000

Pool 2 edit

Team P W D L Tries for Tries against Try diff Points for Points against Points diff Pts
  Leicester 4 4 0 0 14 3 11 114 43 71 8
  Llanelli 4 2 0 2 9 9 0 97 81 16 4
  Leinster 4 2 0 2 9 12 −3 86 109 −23 4
  Pau 4 1 0 3 19 10 9 137 103 34 2
  Scottish Borders 4 1 0 3 7 24 −17 80 178 −98 2
12 October 1996
14:30
Llanelli  34–17  Leinster
Stradey Park
Attendance: 2,800
12 October 1996
17:00
Pau  85–28  Borders
Stade Municipal du Hameau
Attendance: 3,000
16 October 1996
18:45
Leinster  10–27  Leicester Tigers
Lansdowne Road
Attendance: 3,500
16 October 1996
19:00
Borders  24–16  Llanelli
Mansfield Park
Attendance: 2,000
19 October 1996
14:30
Llanelli  31–15  Pau
Stradey Park
Attendance: 3,000
19 October 1996
14:30
Leicester Tigers  43–3  Borders
Welford Road
Attendance: 4,609
26 October 1996
14:30
Borders  25–34  Leinster
The Greenyards
Attendance: 3,500
26 October 1996
16:45
Pau  14–19  Leicester
Stade Municipal du Hameau
Attendance: 9,000
2 November 1996
14:30
Leinster  25–23  Pau
Donnybrook
Attendance: 4,000
2 November 1996
15:00
Leicester Tigers  25–16  Llanelli
Welford Road
Attendance: 11,000

Pool 3 edit

Team P W D L Tries for Tries against Try diff Points for Points against Points diff Pts
  Brive 4 4 0 0 13 8 5 106 65 41 8
  Harlequins 4 3 0 1 20 8 12 131 95 36 6
  Neath 4 2 0 2 10 16 −6 83 109 −26 4
  Ulster 4 1 0 3 6 10 −4 75 87 −12 2
  Caledonia 4 0 0 4 13 20 −7 117 156 −39 0
12 October 1996
17:15
Brive  34–19  Neath
Parc Municipal des Sports
Attendance: 5,000
13 October 1996
14:30
Caledonia  34–41  Ulster
Try: Rowen Shepherd
Paul Rouse
Stuart Grimes
Con: Rowen Shepherd (2)
Pen: Rowen Shepherd (4)
Drop: Jonathan Newton		Report[1][2]Try: David Humphreys (2)
Jan Cunningham (2)
Stephen McKinty
Con: David Humphreys (2)
Pen: David Humphreys (2)
Stuart Laing
Drop: David Humphreys
McDiarmid Park
Attendance: 2,400
Referee: J. C. Gastou
16 October 1996
19:00
Ulster  15–21  Harlequins
Pen: David Humphreys (4)
Drop: David Humphreys		Report[3]Try: Mick Watson
Daren O'Leary
Con: Will Carling
Pen: Will Carling (2)
Ravenhill
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: I. Ramage
16 October 1996
19:15
Neath  27–18  Caledonia
The Gnoll
Attendance: 2,000
19 October 1996
15:00
Harlequins  44–22  Neath
Twickenham Stoop
Attendance: 3,500
20 October 1996
15:00
Caledonia  30–32  Brive
McDiarmid Park
Attendance: 2,000
26 October 1996
14:30
Neath  15–13  Ulster
Try: Steve Williams
Leighton Gerrard
Con: Geraint Davies
Pen: Geraint Davies		Report[4]Try: Andrew Matchett
Con: David Humphreys
Pen: David Humphreys (2)
The Gnoll
Attendance: 2,000
27 October 1996
16:15
Brive  23–10  Harlequins
Parc Municipal des Sports
Attendance: 13,000
2 November 1996
14:30
Ulster  6–17  Brive
Pen: David Humphreys
Drop: David Humphreys		Report[5]Try: Francois Duboisset
Sebastian Carrat
Sébastien Viars
Con: David Venditti
Ravenhill
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: H. Lewis
2 November 1996
14:30
Harlequins  56–35  Caledonia
Twickenham Stoop
Attendance: 3,751

Pool 4 edit

Team P W D L Tries for Tries against Try diff Points for Points against Points diff Pts
  Toulouse 4 3 0 1 21 13 8 157 142 15 6
  Cardiff 4 3 0 1 16 7 9 135 97 38 6
  London Wasps 4 2 0 2 17 14 3 156 115 41 4
  Munster 4 2 0 2 11 22 −11 109 135 −26 4
  Milan 4 0 0 4 6 15 −9 73 141 −68 0
12 October 1996
15:00
Munster  23–5  Milan
Report
Musgrave Park
Attendance: 1,500
13 October 1996
15:00
London Wasps  24–26  Cardiff
Loftus Road
Attendance: 6,000
16 October 1996
19:15
Cardiff  48–18  Munster
Report
Cardiff Arms Park
Attendance: 4,000
16 October 1996
20:30
Milan  26–44  Toulouse
Stadio Comunale Giuriati
Attendance: 500
19 October 1996
15:30
Munster  49–22  London Wasps
Report
Thomond Park
Attendance: 6,000
19 October 1996
15:30
Toulouse  36–20  Cardiff
Les Sept Deniers
Attendance: 10,000
26 October 1996
15:00
London Wasps  77–17  Toulouse
Loftus Road
Attendance: 8,000
27 October 1996
15:00
Cardiff  41–19  Milan
Arms Park
Attendance: 3,000
2 November 1996
14:30
Milan  23–33  London Wasps
Stadio Comunale Giuriati
Attendance: 1,200
2 November 1996
16:00
Toulouse  60–19  Munster
Report
Les Sept Deniers
Attendance: 14,000

Seeding edit

Seed Pool Winners Pts TF +/−
1   Leicester 8 14 +71
2   Brive 8 13 +41
3   Toulouse 6 21 +15
4   Dax 6 16 +72
Seed Pool Runners-up Pts TF +/−
5   Harlequins 6 20 +36
6   Cardiff RFC 6 16 +38
7   Bath 6 15 +48
8   Llanelli RFC 4 9 +16

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ Bill Leith, "Rugby Union: Topping grabs spoils", The Independent, 13 October 1996
  2. ^ "Humphreys points the way for Ulster", Irish Independent, 14 October 1996
  3. ^ Jim Stokes, "Defiant Ulster lose to late Harlequins try", Irish Independent, 17 October 1966
  4. ^ "Ulster rue missed chances as Neath steal it", Sunday Independent, 27 October 1996
  5. ^ "Ulster challenge fades tamely", Sunday Independent, 3 November 1996
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