Heineken Cup 1996/97
Heineken Cup 1996/97 | |
master | CA Brive (1st title) |
Teams | 20th |
countries |
England France Ireland Italy Scotland Wales |
Games | 47 (of which 47 played) |
spectator | 317,987 (ø 6,766 per game) |
Most of the points | Richard Dourthe , Dax (82) |
Most attempts | Sebastien Carrat , Brive (10) |
← Heineken Cup 1995/96 |
The Heineken Cup 1996/97 was the second edition of the Heineken Cup , the most important European cup competition in rugby union . Twenty teams from six countries took part, England and Scotland were represented for the first time and teams from Romania were no longer invited due to the low level of performance. The final took place on January 25, 1997 at Cardiff Arms Park . The cup winners were the French club CA Brive , who beat the Leicester Tigers from England in the final.
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The participants were divided into four groups with five teams each. Each team met one of the group opponents only once, so there were two home games and two away games. The two best in each group qualified for the quarter-finals.
The points were distributed as follows:
- 2 points for a win
- 1 point for a tie
Group stage
In brackets: placement on the quarter-final seeding list
Group 1
team | Games | Victories | Unent. | Ndlg. | Game points |
Diff. | Table points |
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1. | US Dax (4) | 4th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 141: 69 | + 72 | 6th |
2. | Bath Rugby (7) | 4th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 136: 88 | + 48 | 6th |
3. | Pontypridd RFC | 4th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 97:60 | + 37 | 6th |
4th | Benetton Rugby Treviso | 4th | 1 | 0 | 3 | 106: 135 | - 29 | 2 |
5. | Edinburgh rugby | 4th | 0 | 0 | 4th | 71: 199 | - 128 | 0 |
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Group 2
team | Games | Victories | Unent. | Ndlg. | Game points |
Diff. | Table points |
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1. | Leicester Tigers (1) | 4th | 4th | 0 | 0 | 114: 43 | + 71 | 8th |
2. | Llanelli RFC (6) | 4th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 97:81 | + 16 | 4th |
3. | Leinster rugby | 4th | 2 | 0 | 2 | 86: 109 | - 23 | 4th |
4th | Section Paloise | 4th | 1 | 0 | 3 | 137: 103 | + 34 | 2 |
5. | Scottish Borders | 4th | 1 | 0 | 3 | 80: 178 | - 98 | 2 |
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Group 3
team | Games | Victories | Unent. | Ndlg. | Game points |
Diff. | Table points |
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1. | CA Brive (2) | 4th | 4th | 0 | 0 | 106: 65 | + 41 | 8th |
2. | Harlequins (5) | 4th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 131: 95 | + 36 | 6th |
3. | Neath-Swansea Ospreys | 4th | 2 | 0 | 2 | 83: 109 | - 26th | 4th |
4th | Caledonia Reds | 4th | 1 | 0 | 3 | 114: 127 | - 13 | 2 |
5. | Ulster rugby | 4th | 0 | 0 | 4th | 46:84 | - 38 | 0 |
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Group 4
team | Games | Victories | Unent. | Ndlg. | Game points |
Diff. | Table points |
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1. | Stade Toulousain (3) | 4th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 157: 142 | + 15 | 6th |
2. | Cardiff RFC (6) | 4th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 135: 97 | + 38 | 6th |
3. | London Wasps | 4th | 2 | 0 | 2 | 156: 115 | + 41 | 4th |
4th | Munster rugby | 4th | 2 | 0 | 2 | 109: 135 | - 26th | 4th |
5. | Amatori Rugby Milano | 4th | 0 | 0 | 4th | 73: 141 | - 68 | 0 |
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Quarter finals
November 9, 1996 2:30 p.m. |
Cardiff RFC | 22:19 | Bath rugby |
Cardiff Arms Park , Cardiff Spectators: 12,000 Referee: Gordon Black |
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Attempts: Walker raises: Davies (1) Penalty kicks: Davies (3), Jarvis (2) |
report |
Attempts: Thomas Increases: Catt Penalty Kicks: Catt (4) |
November 16, 1996 3:00 p.m. |
Leicester Tigers | 23: 13 | Harlequins |
Welford Road Stadium , Leicester Spectators: 10,263 Referee: Clayton Thomas |
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Tries: Cockerill , Liley Raids : Liley (2) Penalty Kicks: Liley (3) |
report |
Attempts: Carling , Luger Penalty kicks: Challinor (1) |
November 16, 1996 4:00 p.m. |
US Dax | 18:26 | Stade Toulousain |
Stade Maurice-Boyau , Dax Spectators: 14,000 Referee: Patric Thomas |
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Attempts: Mola (2) Elevations: Dourthe (1) Penalty Kicks : Dourthe (2) |
report |
Attempts: Marfaing , attempted punishment Increases: Castaignède (1), Deylaud (1) Penalty kicks : Castaignède (2), Deylaud (2) |
November 17, 1996 2:45 p.m. |
CA Brive | 35:14 | Llanelli RFC |
Stade Amédée-Domenech , Brive Spectators: 14,000 Referee: Brian Campsall |
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Attempts: Venditti , Labrousse Elevations: Lamaison (2) Penalty kicks: Lamaison (7) |
report |
Tries : Evans (2) Elevations: Botica (2) |
Semifinals
January 4, 1997 3:05 pm |
Leicester Tigers | 37: 11 | Stade Toulousain |
Welford Road Stadium , Leicester Spectators: 16,300 Referee: Jim Fleming |
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Attempts: Back , Garforth , Hackney , Healey , Penalty Attempt Elevations: Liley (3) Penalty Kicks: Liley (2) |
report |
Attempts: Marfaing Penalty kicks : Deylaud (2) |
January 5, 1997 3:30 p.m. |
CA Brive | 26: 13 | Cardiff RFC |
Stade Amédée-Domenech , Brive Spectators: 14,000 Referee: Brian Stirling |
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Attempts: Duboisset , Venditti Elevations: Lamaison (2) Penalty Kicks: Lamaison (4) |
report |
Experiments: penalty try increases: Davies (1) penalty kicks: Davies (2) |
final
January 6, 1996 2:30 p.m. |
CA Brive | 28: 9 | Leicester Tigers |
Cardiff Arms Park , Cardiff Spectators: 41,664 Referee: Derek Bevan |
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Attempts: Viars , Fabre , Carrat (2) Elevations: Lamaison (1) Penalty Kicks: Lamaison (1) Dropgoals: Lamaison (1) |
report |
Penalty kicks: Liley (3) |
Web links
- Official website (English)
- Official website (French)