Heineken Cup 1995/96

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Heineken Cup 1995/96
master FranceFrance Stade Toulousain (1st title)
Teams 12
countries FranceFrance France Ireland Italy Romania Scotland Wales
IrelandIreland 
ItalyItaly 
RomaniaRomania 
ScotlandScotland 
WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg 
Games 15  (of which 15 played)
spectator 97,535  (ø 6,502 per game)
Most of the points WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Adrian Davies , Cardiff (58)
Most attempts FranceFrance Philippe Bernat-Salles , Bordeaux David Berty , Toulouse Thomas Castaignède , Toulouse Piero Dotto , Treviso Mike Hall , Cardiff Alan Harris , Swansea Sebastien Loubsens , Bordeaux Leandro Manteri , Treviso Andy Moore , Cardiff Émile Ntamack , Toulouse Conor O'Shea , Leinster Massimiliano Perziano , Treviso (2 each)
FranceFrance 
FranceFrance 
ItalyItaly 
WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg 
WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg 
FranceFrance 
ItalyItaly 
WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg 
FranceFrance 
IrelandIreland 
ItalyItaly 

The Heineken Cup 1995/96 was the first edition of the Heineken Cup , the most important European cup competition in rugby union . Twelve teams from France , Ireland , Italy , Wales and (so far for the only time) Romania took part . Teams from England and Scotland were not allowed to start from their associations for scheduling reasons. The final took place on January 6, 1996 at Cardiff Arms Park . The first cup winner was the French club Stade Toulousain , which beat the Cardiff RFC in the final .

mode

The participants were divided into four groups with three teams each. Each team only met one of the two group opponents once, so there was a home game and an away game. The four group winners qualified for the semifinals.

The points were distributed as follows:

  • 2 points for a win
  • 1 point for a tie

Group stage

  • Group winners, qualified for semi-finals

    • In brackets: placement on the quarter-final seeding list

    Group 1

    team Games Victories Unent. Ndlg. Game
    points     		Diff. Table
    points
    1. FranceFrance Stade Toulousain (1) 2 2 0 0 72:19 + 53 4th
    2. ItalyItaly Benetton Rugby Treviso 2 1 0 1 95:26 + 69 2
    3. RomaniaRomania Farul Constanța 2 0 0 2 18: 140 - 122 0
    date encounter Result
    October 31, 1995 Constanța - Toulouse 10:54
    November 7, 1995 Treviso - Constanța 86: 8
    December 15, 1995 Toulouse - Treviso 18: 9

    Group 2

    team Games Victories Unent. Ndlg. Game
    points     		Diff. Table
    points
    1. WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Cardiff RFC (3) 2 1 1 0 60:20 + 40 3
    2. FranceFrance CA Bègles-Bordeaux 2 1 1 0 43:30 + 13 3
    3. Ireland Ulster rugby 2 0 0 2 22:75 - 53 0
    date encounter Result
    November 21, 1995 Bègles - Cardiff 14:14
    November 28, 1995 Cardiff - Ulster 46: 6
    December 13, 1995 Ulster - Bègles 16:29

    Group 3

    team Games Victories Unent. Ndlg. Game
    points     		Diff. Table
    points
    1. Ireland Leinster Rugby (2) 2 2 0 0 47:43 + 4 4th
    2. WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Pontypridd RFC 2 1 0 1 53:35 + 18 2
    3. ItalyItaly Amatori Rugby Milano 2 0 0 2 33:55 - 22 0
    date encounter Result
    November 1, 1995 Milano - Leinster 21:24
    November 22, 1995 Pontypridd - Milan 31:12
    December 13, 1995 Leinster - Pontypridd 23:22

    Group 4

    team Games Victories Unent. Ndlg. Game
    points     		Diff. Table
    points
    1. WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Swansea RFC (4) 2 1 0 1 35:27 + 8 2
    2. FranceFrance Castres Olympique 2 1 0 1 29:34 - 5th 2
    3. Ireland Munster rugby 2 1 0 1 29:32 - 3 2
    date encounter Result
    November 1, 1995 Munster - Swansea 17:13
    November 22, 1995 Castres - Munster 19:12
    December 13, 1995 Swansea - Castres 22:10

    Semifinals

    December 30, 1995
    1:30 p.m.     		Ireland Leinster rugby 14:23 WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Cardiff RFC Lansdowne Road , Dublin
    Spectators: 7,350
    Referee: Brian Campsall
    Attempts: Pim
    Penalty Kicks: McGowan (3)
    		 report Attempts: Hall , Taylor
    Raids: Davies (2)
    Penalty Kicks: Davies (1)
    Dropgoals: Davies (1), Moore (1)
    December 30, 1995
    2 p.m.     		FranceFrance Stade Toulousain 30: 3 WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Swansea RFC Stade Ernest-Wallon , Toulouse
    Spectators: 10,000
    Referee: Jim Fleming
    Attempts: Artiguste , Manent , attempted punishment
    Increases: Deylaud (3)
    Penalty kicks     : Deylaud (3)
    		 report Penalty Kicks: Aled Williams (1)

    final

    January 6, 1996
    1:30 p.m.     		WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Cardiff RFC 18: 21 a.d. FranceFrance Stade Toulousain Cardiff Arms Park , Cardiff
    Spectators: 21,800
    Referee: David McHugh
    Penalty Kicks: Davies (6)
    		 report Attempts: Castaignède , Cazalbou
    Elevations: Deylaud (1)
    Penalty kicks : Deylaud (2)
    Dropgoals: Castaignède (1)

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