Heineken Cup 1996/97

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Heineken Cup 1996/97
master FranceFrance CA Brive (1st title)
Teams 20th
countries EnglandEngland England France Ireland Italy Scotland Wales
FranceFrance 
IrelandIreland 
ItalyItaly 
ScotlandScotland 
WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg 
Games 47  (of which 47 played)
spectator 317,987  (ø 6,766 per game)
Most of the points FranceFrance Richard Dourthe , Dax (82)
Most attempts FranceFrance 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

  • Qualified for quarter finals

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

    Group 1

    team Games Victories Unent. Ndlg. Game
    points     		Diff. Table
    points
    1. FranceFrance US Dax (4) 4th 3 0 1 141: 69 + 72 6th
    2. EnglandEngland Bath Rugby (7) 4th 3 0 1 136: 88 + 48 6th
    3. WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Pontypridd RFC 4th 3 0 1 97:60 + 37 6th
    4th ItalyItaly Benetton Rugby Treviso 4th 1 0 3 106: 135 - 29 2
    5. ScotlandScotland Edinburgh rugby 4th 0 0 4th 71: 199 - 128 0
    date encounter Result
    October 12, 1996 Pontypridd - Treviso 28:22
    October 12, 1996 Bath - Edinburgh 55:26
    October 16, 1996 Edinburgh - Pontypridd 10:32
    October 16, 1996 Treviso - Dax 14:34
    October 19, 1996 Pontypridd - Bath 19: 6
    date encounter Result
    October 20, 1996 Dax - Edinburgh 69:12
    October 26, 1996 Bath - Dax 25:16
    October 27, 1996 Edinburgh - Treviso 23:43
    November 2, 1996 Treviso - Bath 27:50
    November 2, 1996 Dax - Pontypridd 22:18

    Group 2

    team Games Victories Unent. Ndlg. Game
    points     		Diff. Table
    points
    1. EnglandEngland Leicester Tigers (1) 4th 4th 0 0 114: 43 + 71 8th
    2. WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Llanelli RFC (6) 4th 3 0 1 97:81 + 16 4th
    3. Ireland Leinster rugby 4th 2 0 2 86: 109 - 23 4th
    4th FranceFrance Section Paloise 4th 1 0 3 137: 103 + 34 2
    5. ScotlandScotland Scottish Borders 4th 1 0 3 80: 178 - 98 2
    date encounter Result
    October 12, 1996 Llanelli - Leinster 34:17
    October 12, 1996 Pau - Borders 34:17
    October 16, 1996 Leinster - Leicester 10:27
    October 16, 1996 Borders - Llanelli 10:27
    October 19, 1996 Llanelli - Pau 31: 5
    date encounter Result
    October 19, 1996 Leicester - Pau 43: 3
    October 26, 1996 Borders - Leinster 25:34
    October 26, 1996 Pau - Leicester 14:19
    November 2, 1996 Leinster - Pau 25:23
    November 2, 1996 Leicester - Llanelli 25:16

    Group 3

    team Games Victories Unent. Ndlg. Game
    points     		Diff. Table
    points
    1. FranceFrance CA Brive (2) 4th 4th 0 0 106: 65 + 41 8th
    2. EnglandEngland Harlequins (5) 4th 3 0 1 131: 95 + 36 6th
    3. WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Neath-Swansea Ospreys 4th 2 0 2 83: 109 - 26th 4th
    4th ScotlandScotland Caledonia Reds 4th 1 0 3 114: 127 - 13 2
    5. Ireland Ulster rugby 4th 0 0 4th 46:84 - 38 0
    date encounter Result
    October 12, 1996 Brive - Neath 34:19
    October 13, 1996 Caledonia - Ulster 34:41
    October 16, 1996 Ulster - Harlequins 15:21
    October 16, 1996 Neath - Caledonia 27:18
    October 19, 1996 Harlequins - Neath 44:22
    date encounter Result
    October 20, 1996 Caledonia - Brive 30:32
    October 26, 1996 Neath - Ulster 15:13
    October 27, 1996 Brive - Harlequins 23:10
    November 2, 1996 Ulster - Brive 6:17
    November 2, 1996 Harlequins - Caledonia 56:35

    Group 4

    team Games Victories Unent. Ndlg. Game
    points     		Diff. Table
    points
    1. FranceFrance Stade Toulousain (3) 4th 3 0 1 157: 142 + 15 6th
    2. WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Cardiff RFC (6) 4th 3 0 1 135: 97 + 38 6th
    3. EnglandEngland London Wasps 4th 2 0 2 156: 115 + 41 4th
    4th Ireland Munster rugby 4th 2 0 2 109: 135 - 26th 4th
    5. ItalyItaly Amatori Rugby Milano 4th 0 0 4th 73: 141 - 68 0
    date encounter Result
    October 12, 1996 Munster - Milano 23: 5
    October 13, 1996 Wasps - Cardiff 24:26
    October 16, 1996 Cardiff - Munster 48:18
    October 16, 1996 Milan - Toulouse 26:44
    October 19, 1996 Munster - Wasps 49:22
    date encounter Result
    October 19, 1996 Toulouse - Cardiff 36:20
    October 26, 1996 Wasps - Toulouse 77:17
    October 27, 1996 Cardiff - Milano 41:19
    November 2, 1996 Milano - Wasps 23:33
    November 2, 1996 Toulouse - Munster 60:19

    Quarter finals

    November 9, 1996
    2:30 p.m.     		WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Cardiff RFC 22:19 EnglandEngland Bath rugby Cardiff Arms Park , Cardiff
    Spectators: 12,000
    Referee: Gordon Black
    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.     		EnglandEngland Leicester Tigers 23: 13 EnglandEngland Harlequins Welford Road Stadium , Leicester
    Spectators: 10,263
    Referee: Clayton Thomas
    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.     		FranceFrance US Dax 18:26 FranceFrance Stade Toulousain Stade Maurice-Boyau , Dax
    Spectators: 14,000
    Referee: Patric Thomas
    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.     		WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg CA Brive 35:14 WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Llanelli RFC Stade Amédée-Domenech , Brive
    Spectators: 14,000
    Referee: Brian Campsall
    Attempts: Venditti , Labrousse
    Elevations: Lamaison (2)
    Penalty kicks: Lamaison (7)
    		 report Tries : Evans (2)
    Elevations: Botica (2)

    Semifinals

    January 4, 1997
    3:05 pm     		EnglandEngland Leicester Tigers 37: 11 FranceFrance Stade Toulousain Welford Road Stadium , Leicester
    Spectators: 16,300
    Referee: Jim Fleming
    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.     		FranceFrance CA Brive 26: 13 WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Cardiff RFC Stade Amédée-Domenech , Brive
    Spectators: 14,000
    Referee: Brian Stirling
    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.     		FranceFrance CA Brive 28: 9 EnglandEngland Leicester Tigers Cardiff Arms Park , Cardiff
    Spectators: 41,664
    Referee: Derek Bevan
    Attempts: Viars , Fabre , Carrat (2)
    Elevations: Lamaison (1)
    Penalty Kicks: Lamaison (1)
    Dropgoals: Lamaison (1)     		report Penalty kicks: Liley (3)

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