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Revision as of 09:02, 18 September 2008

Main article: 2008-09 Heineken Cup

The pool stage of the 2008–09 Heineken Cup will begin on 10 November 2008, with the final round scheduled for the weekend beginning 23 January 2009. This is the first year for which qualified teams are to be seeded for the group stage.

Ranking system

The 24 teams were ranked according to previous progress in the Heineken Cup, with teams from the same tier and same country being placed in separate pools. The brackets show each team's ERC Ranking before the start of the 2008/2009 season.

Tier 1 Ireland Munster (1) France Toulouse (2) France Biarritz (3) England Leicester Tigers (4) France Stade Français (5) England London Wasps (6)
Tier 2 Ireland Leinster (7) England Bath (8) England Gloucester (9) France Perpignan (10) England Sale Sharks (12) Wales Llanelli Scarlets (13)
Tier 3 Wales Ospreys (15) Wales Cardiff Blues (17) France Clermont (18) Wales Newport Gwent Dragons (20) Ireland Ulster (21) France Castres (22)
Tier 4 Scotland Glasgow Warriors (24) Italy Benetton Treviso (25) Scotland Edinburgh (28) Italy Calvisano (32) England Harlequins (35) France Montauban

The draw for the pool stage took place on 17 June 2008 in Dublin.[1]

Seeding and Runners-up

The winners of each of the six pools are seeded 1 to 6 first by points, then tries scored, and finally score difference. The runners-up are similarly sorted, and the best two are seeded seven and eight and progress to the quarter-finals alongside the six winners. The top four seeds are given home matches in the quarter-finals, with seed 1 playing seed 8, seed 2 playing seed 7 etc.

Pool 1

Team Pld W D L TF PF PA +/- BP Pts
Ireland Munster 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
England Sale 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
France Clermont 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
France Montauban 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2008-10-10
20:00
Munster IrelandvFrance Montauban
Thomond Park, Limerick
2008-10-11
14:35
Clermont FrancevEngland Sale Sharks
Parc des Sports Marcel Michelin, Clermont-Ferrand
2008-10-19
13:00
Sale Sharks EnglandvIreland Munster
Edgeley Park, Stockport
2008-10-19
16:00
Montauban FrancevFrance Clermont
Stade Sapiac, Montauban
2008-12-05
19:45
Sale Sharks EnglandvFrance Montauban
Edgeley Park, Stockport
2008-12-07
16:00
Clermont FrancevIreland Munster Rugby
Parc des Sports Marcel Michelin, Clermont-Ferrand
2008-12-13
15:30
Munster IrelandvFrance Clermont
Thomond Park, Limerick
2008-12-13
19:00
Montauban FrancevEngland Sale Sharks
Stade Sapiac, Montauban
2009-01-16 to 2009-01-18
TBC
Clermont FrancevFrance Montauban
2009-01-16 to 2009-01-18
TBC
Munster IrelandvEngland Sale Sharks
2009-01-23 to 2009-01-25
TBC
Montauban FrancevIreland Munster
2009-01-23 to 2009-01-25
TBC
Sale Sharks EnglandvFrance Clermont

Pool 2

Team Pld W D L TF PF PA +/- BP Pts
England Wasps 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ireland Leinster 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
France Castres 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scotland Edinburgh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2008-10-11
13:35
Edinburgh Rugby ScotlandvIreland Leinster
Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh
2008-10-12
15:00
London Wasps EnglandvFrance Castres
Adams Park, High Wycombe
2008-10-18
17:30
Leinster IrelandvEngland London Wasps
RDS Showground, Dublin
2008-10-18
18:30
Castres FrancevScotland Edinburgh
Stade Pierre-Antoine, Castres
2008-12-05
19:30
Edinburgh Rugby ScotlandvEngland London Wasps
Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh
2008-12-06
13:35
Leinster IrelandvFrance Castres
RDS Showground, Dublin
2008-12-12
21:00
Castres FrancevIreland Leinster
Stade Pierre-Antoine, Castres
2008-12-14
13:00
London Wasps EnglandvScotland Edinburgh Rugby
Adams Park, High Wycombe

Pool 3

Team Pld W D L TF PF PA +/- BP Pts
England Leicester Tigers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
France Perpignan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wales Ospreys 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Italy Benetton Treviso 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2008-10-10
21:00
Perpignan FrancevItaly Benetton Treviso
Stade Aimé Giral, Perpignan
2008-10-12
13:00
Leicester Tigers EnglandvWales Ospreys
Welford Road, Leicester
2008-10-18
14:35
Benetton Treviso ItalyvEngland Leicester Tigers
Stadio Comunale di Monigo, Treviso
2008-10-18
15:30
Ospreys WalesvFrance Perpignan
Liberty Stadium, Swansea
2008-12-06
15:00
Ospreys WalesvItaly Benetton Treviso
Liberty Stadium, Swansea
2008-12-06
17:30
Leicester Tigers EnglandvFrance Perpignan
Welford Road, Leicester
2008-12-13
14:35
Benetton Treviso ItalyvWales Ospreys
Stadio Comunale di Monigo, Treviso
2008-12-14
16:00
Perpignan FrancevEngland Leicester Tigers
Stade Aimé Giral, Perpignan

Pool 4

Team Pld W D L TF PF PA +/- BP Pts
France Stade Français 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wales Llanelli Scarlets 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ireland Ulster 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
England Harlequins 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2008-10-11
15:30
Llanelli Scarlets WalesvEngland Harlequins
Stradey Park, Llanelli
2008-10-11
15:30
Ulster Rugby IrelandvFrance Stade Français
Ravenhill, Belfast
2008-10-18
14:35
Stade Français FrancevWales Llanelli Scarlets
Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris
2008-10-18
15:00
Harlequins EnglandvIreland Ulster
Twickenham Stoop Stadium, London
2008-12-05
20:00
Ulster Rugby IrelandvWales Llanelli Scarlets
Ravenhill, Belfast
2008-12-06
16:30
Stade Français FrancevEngland Harlequins
Stade de France, Paris
2008-12-12
20:00
Llanelli Scarlets WalesvIreland Ulster
Parc y Scarlets, Llanelli
2008-10-18
15:00
Harlequins EnglandvFrance Stade Français
Twickenham Stoop Stadium, London

Pool 5

Team Pld W D L TF PF PA +/- BP Pts
France Toulouse 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
England Bath 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wales Newport Gwent Dragons 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scotland Glasgow 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2008-10-11
14:30
Newport Gwent Dragons WalesvScotland Glasgow Warriors
Rodney Parade, Newport
2008-10-11
14:30
Toulouse FrancevEngland Bath Rugby
Stade Municipal, Toulouse
2008-10-17
20:00
Glasgow Warriors ScotlandvFrance Toulouse
Firhill Stadium, Glasgow
2008-10-19
13:00
Bath Rugby EnglandvWales Newport Gwent Dragons
Recreation Ground, Bath
2008-12-06
14:35
Toulouse FrancevWales Newport Gwent Dragons
Stade Ernest-Wallon, Toulouse
2008-12-07
12:00
Bath Rugby EnglandvScotland Glasgow Warriors
Recreation Ground, Bath
2008-12-13
14:30
Newport Gwent Dragons WalesvFrance Toulouse
Rodney Parade, Newport
2008-12-14
14:00
Glasgow Warriors ScotlandvEngland Bath
Firhill Stadium, Glasgow

Pool 6

Team Pld W D L TF PF PA +/- BP Pts
France Biarritz 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
England Gloucester 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wales Cardiff Blues 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Italy Calvisano 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2008-10-11
14:35
Calvisano ItalyvWales Cardiff Blues
Centro Sportivo San Michele, Calvisano
2008-10-11
17:30
Gloucester EnglandvFrance Biarritz
Kingsholm, Gloucester
2008-10-18
18:30
Biarritz FrancevItaly Calvisano
Parc des Sports Aguiléra, Biarritz
2008-10-19
15:00
Cardiff Blues WalesvEngland Gloucester
Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
2008-12-05
20:00
Cardiff Blues WalesvFrance Biarritz
Arms Park, Cardiff
2008-12-06
14:35
Calvisano ItalyvEngland Gloucester Rugby
Centro Sportivo San Michele, Calvisano
2008-12-13
18:30
Biarritz FrancevFrance Cardiff Blues
Parc des Sports Aguiléra, Biarritz
2008-12-13
15:00
Gloucester EnglandvItaly Calvisano
Kingsholm, Gloucester

References

  1. ^ BBC SPORT | Rugby Union | Heineken Cup draw - full details

External links

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