1997 Heineken Cup final

The 1997 Heineken Cup Final was the final match of the 1996–97 Heineken Cup, the second season of Europe's top club rugby union competition. The match was played on 25 January 1997 at the Arms Park in Cardiff. The match was contested by Brive of France and Leicester of England. Brive won the match 28–9; they took the lead early on through a fourth-minute penalty from Christophe Lamaison, and Sébastien Viars extended that lead with an unconverted try two minutes later. Leicester responded with three penalties from John Liley, but Brive finally made their pressure show with three second-half tries, one of which was converted, before Lamaison added a drop goal to seal a 19-point victory.[1]

1997 Heineken Cup Final
Event1996–97 Heineken Cup
Date25 January 1997
VenueCardiff Arms Park, Cardiff
RefereeDerek Bevan (Wales)
Attendance41,664
1996
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Match details

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25 January 1997
14:30 GMT
Brive  28–9  Leicester Tigers
Try: Viars
Fabre
Carrat (2)
Con: Lamaison
Pen: Lamaison
Drop: Lamaison
ReportPen: J.Liley (3)
Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff
Attendance: 41,664
Referee: Derek Bevan (Wales)


 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Brive
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Leicester


FB 15   Sebastien Viars
RW 14   Gerald Fabre
OC 13   Christophe Lamaison
IC 12   David Venditti
LW 11   Sebastien Carrat
FH 10   Alain Penaud (c)   69'
SH 9   Philippe Carbonneau
N8 8   Grzegorz Kacala
OF 7   Francois Duboisset   49'
BF 6   Loic van der Linden   77'
RL 5   Grant Ross
LL 4   Eric Alegret   67'
TP 3   Richard Crespy
HK 2   Laurent Travers
LP 1   Didier Casadeï   70'
Replacements:
16   Romuald Paillat   69'
17   Eric Bouti   70'
18   Tony Rees   67'
19   Yanni Domi   77'
20   Thierry Labrousse   49'
21   Sebastien Bonnet
22   Cédric Heymans
FB O   John Liley
RW N   Steve Hackney
OC M   Will Greenwood
IC L   Stuart Potter
LW K   Rory Underwood   72'
FH J   Rob Liley
SH I   Austin Healey
N8 G   Dean Richards (c)   68'
OF H   Neil Back
BF F   John Wells
RL E   Matt Poole
LL D   Martin Johnson
TP C   Darren Garforth   17'   22'
HK B   Richard Cockerill
LP A   Graham Rowntree
Replacements:
WG P   Leon Lloyd   72'
LP Q   Perry Freshwater   17'   22'
N8 R   Eric Miller   68'
FH S   Niall Malone
SH T   Aadel Kardooni
HK U   Dorian West
LK V   Neil Fletcher
Coach:
  Bob Dwyer

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Mick Cleary and John Griffiths, ed. (1997). Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1997–98. London: Headline Book Publishing. ISBN 0-7472-7732-X.