Heineken Cup 1997/98

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Heineken Cup 1997/98
master EnglandEngland Bath Rugby (1st title)
Teams 20th
countries EnglandEngland England France Ireland Italy Scotland Wales
FranceFrance 
IrelandIreland 
ItalyItaly 
ScotlandScotland 
WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg 
Games 70  (of which 70 played)
spectator 462,958  (ø 6,614 per game)
Most of the points WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Lee Jarvis , Cardiff (134)
Most attempts ScotlandScotland Kenny Logan , Wasps (7)
← Heineken Cup 1996/97

The Heineken Cup 1997/98 was the third edition of the Heineken Cup , the most important European cup competition in rugby union . 20 teams from six countries took part. The final took place on January 31, 1998 at the Stade Lescure in Bordeaux . Cup winner was Bath Rugby from England, which defeated the French club CA Brive in the final.

mode

The participants were divided into four groups with five teams each. Each team played a home game and an away game against all group opponents. The group winners qualified directly for the quarter-finals, while the group runners-up and the best third-placed group made up the remaining three quarter-finals among themselves in a qualifying round.

The points were distributed as follows:

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

Group stage

  • Qualified for quarter finals
  • Qualified for elimination round

    • In brackets: placement on the seeding list quarter-finals / elimination

    Group 1

    team Games Victories Unent. Ndlg. Game
    points     		Diff. Table
    points
    1. FranceFrance Stade Toulousain (2) 6th 5 0 1 200: 121 + 79 10
    2. EnglandEngland Leicester Tigers (8) 6th 4th 0 2 163: 117 + 46 8th
    3. Ireland Leinster rugby 6th 2 0 4th 137: 167 - 30 4th
    4th ItalyItaly Amatori Rugby Milano 6th 1 0 5 111: 206 - 95 2
    date encounter Result
    September 6, 1997 Leinster - Toulouse 25:34
    September 7, 1997 Leicester - Milano 26:10
    September 12, 1997 Leinster - Leicester 16: 9
    September 13, 1997 Milan - Toulouse 14:19
    September 20, 1997 Milano - Leinster 33:32
    September 20, 1997 Toulouse - Leicester 17:22
    date encounter Result
    September 27, 1997 Leicester - Leinster 47:22
    September 27, 1997 Toulouse - Milan 69:19
    4th October 1997 Leicester - Toulouse 22:23
    4th October 1997 Leinster - Milan 23: 6
    October 11, 1997 Toulouse - Leinster 38:19
    October 12, 1997 Milano - Leinster 29:37

    Group 2

    team Games Victories Unent. Ndlg. Game
    points     		Diff. Table
    points
    1. EnglandEngland London Wasps (1) 6th 6th 0 0 243: 104 + 139 12
    2. ScotlandScotland Glasgow Rugby (10) 6th 3 0 3 132: 167 - 35 6th
    3. WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Swansea RFC 6th 2 0 4th 157: 161 - 4th 4th
    4th Ireland Ulster rugby 6th 1 0 5 95: 195 - 100 2
    date encounter Result
    September 7, 1997 Swansea - Wasps 25:31
    September 8, 1997 Ulster - Glasgow 12:18
    September 13, 1997 Swansea - Ulster 33:16
    September 14, 1997 Glasgow - Wasps 22:46
    September 21, 1997 Glasgow - Swansea 35:21
    September 21, 1997 Wasps - Ulster 56: 3
    date encounter Result
    September 27, 1997 Ulster - Swansea 28:20
    September 28, 1997 Wasps - Glasgow 43: 5
    October 3, 1997 Ulster - Wasps 21:38
    4th October 1997 Swansea - Glasgow 30:22
    October 12, 1997 Glasgow - Ulster 30:15
    October 12, 1997 Wasps - Swansea 29:28

    Group 3

    team Games Victories Unent. Ndlg. Game
    points     		Diff. Table
    points
    1. EnglandEngland Bath Rugby (3) 6th 5 0 1 141: 119 + 22 10
    2. FranceFrance CA Brive (6) 6th 4th 1 1 210: 146 + 64 9
    3. WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Pontypridd RFC (11) 6th 2 1 3 154: 147 + 7 5
    4th ScotlandScotland Scottish Borders 6th 0 0 6th 129: 222 - 93 0
    date encounter Result
    September 7, 1997 Brive - Borders 56:18
    September 7, 1997 Pontypridd - Bath 15:21
    September 14, 1997 Borders - Bath 17:31
    September 14, 1997 Brive - Pontypridd 32:31
    September 20, 1997 Bath - Brive 27:25
    September 20, 1997 Borders - Pontypridd 16:23
    date encounter Result
    September 27, 1997 Pontypridd - Brive 29:29
    September 27, 1997 Bath - Borders 27:23
    4th October 1997 Pontypridd - Borders 46:26
    October 5, 1997 Brive - Bath 29:12
    October 11, 1997 Bath - Pontypridd 23:10
    October 12, 1997 Borders - Brive 29:39

    Group 4

    team Games Victories Unent. Ndlg. Game
    points     		Diff. Table
    points
    1. EnglandEngland Harlequins (5) 6th 4th 0 2 198: 141 + 57 8th
    2. WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Cardiff RFC (7) 6th 4th 0 2 184: 146 + 38 8th
    3. FranceFrance CS Bourgoin-Jallieu 6th 2 0 4th 141: 180 - 39 4th
    4th Ireland Munster rugby 6th 2 0 4th 93: 149 - 56 4th
    date encounter Result
    September 5, 1997 Bourgoin - Cardiff 26:25
    September 7, 1997 Harlequins - Munster 48:40
    September 13, 1997 Harlequins - Bourgoin 45: 7
    September 13, 1997 Cardiff - Munster 43:23
    September 20, 1997 Munster - Bourgoin 17:15
    September 20, 1997 Cardiff - Harlequins 21:28
    date encounter Result
    September 27, 1997 Munster - Cardiff 32:37
    September 27, 1997 Bourgoin - Harlequins 18:30
    4th October 1997 Bourgoin - Munster 21: 6
    4th October 1997 Harlequins - Cardiff 31:32
    October 11, 1997 Cardiff - Bourgoin 26: 6
    October 12, 1997 Munster - Harlequins 56:18

    Group 5

    team Games Victories Unent. Ndlg. Game
    points     		Diff. Table
    points
    1. FranceFrance Section Paloise (4) 6th 4th 0 2 203: 189 + 114 8th
    2. WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Llanelli RFC (9) 6th 4th 0 2 144: 142 + 2 8th
    3. ItalyItaly Benetton Rugby Treviso 6th 2 0 4th 146: 162 - 16 4th
    4th ScotlandScotland Caledonia Reds 6th 2 0 4th 89: 189 - 100 4th
    date encounter Result
    September 6, 1997 Treviso - Pau 18:19
    September 7, 1997 Caledonia - Llanelli 18:23
    September 13, 1997 Pau - Llanelli 44:12
    September 14, 1997 Caledonia - Treviso 17: 9
    September 20, 1997 Llanelli - Treviso 39:18
    September 20, 1997 Pau - Caledonia 50:28
    date encounter Result
    September 27, 1997 Treviso - Caledonia 52: 6
    September 28, 1997 Llanelli - Pau 14:10
    4th October 1997 Treviso - Llanelli 42:25
    October 5, 1997 Caledonia - Pau 30:24
    October 11, 1997 Llanelli - Caledonia 31:10
    October 11, 1997 Pau - Treviso 56: 7

    excretion

    November 1, 1997
    3:00 p.m.     		EnglandEngland Leicester Tigers 90: 19 ScotlandScotland Glasgow rugby Welford Road Stadium , Leicester
    Spectators: 6,500
    Referee: Joël Dumé ( France )
    Attempts: Cockerill (2), Corry , Greenwood , Healey , Horak (4), Lloyd , Richards , Stransky (3)
    Elevations: Stransky (10)
    		 report Tries: Craig , Hayes , Little
    Raise: Hayes (2)
    November 1, 1997
    4:30 p.m.     		FranceFrance CA Brive 25:20 WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Pontypridd RFC Stade Amédée-Domenech , Brive
    Spectators: 13,000
    Referee: Jim Fleming ( Scotland )
    Attempts: Carrat , Lamaison , Travers
    Elevations: Lamaison (2)
    Penalty Kicks: Lamaison (2)
    		 report Attempts: James , Spiller
    Elevations: Jenkins (2)
    Penalty Kicks: Jenkins (2)
    November 1, 1997
    5:15 pm     		WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Cardiff RFC 24:20 WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Llanelli RFC Cardiff Arms Park , Cardiff
    Spectators: 8,000
    Referee: Ed Morrison ( England )
    Tries : Kacala , Thomas Raids
    : Jarvis (1)
    Penalty Kicks: Jarvis (4)
    		 report Attempts: Evans , McBryde , Proctor
    Elevations: Warlow (1)
    Penalty Kicks: Warlow (1)

    Quarter finals

    November 8, 1997
    2:15 p.m.     		EnglandEngland Bath rugby 32:21 WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Cardiff RFC Recreation Ground , Bath
    Spectators: 8,200
    Referee: Didier Mené ( France )
    Tries : de Glanville , Lyle , Ubogu
    Elevations: Callard (1)
    Penalty Kicks : Callard (5)
    		 report Attempts: Davies (2)
    Elevations: Jarvis (1)
    Penalty Kicks: Jarvis (3)
    November 8, 1997
    3:30 p.m.     		FranceFrance Stade Toulousain 51:10 EnglandEngland Harlequins Stadium Municipal , Toulouse
    Spectators: 18,000
    Referee: Derek Bevan ( Wales )
    Attempts: Bondouy (2), Dispagne , Lacroix , Lapoutge , Ntamack
    Elevations: Delaigue (2), Ougier (1)
    Penalty kicks : Ougier (5)
    		 report Attempts: Lacroix
    Elevations: Lacroix (1)
    Penalty Kicks: Lacroix (1)
    November 9, 1997
    2:15 p.m.     		EnglandEngland London Wasps 18:25 FranceFrance CA Brive Loftus Road , London
    Spectators: 10,481
    Referee: Chuck Muir ( Scotland )
    Penalty Kicks: Rees (6)
    		 report Attempts: J. Carrat , S. Carrat , van der Linden
    Elevations: Lamaison (2)
    Penalty kicks: Lamaison (2)
    November 9, 1997
    3:20 pm     		FranceFrance Section Paloise 35:18 EnglandEngland Leicester Tigers Stade du Hameau , Pau
    Spectators: 12,000
    Referees: David Davies ( Wales )
    Attempts: Bernat-Salles , Brusque , Cléda , Leloir
    Elevations: Aucagne (3)
    Penalty kicks : Aucagne (3)
    		 report Attempts: Back , Serevi
    Elevations: Stransky (1)
    Penalty kicks: Stransky (2)

    Semifinals

    December 20, 1997
    2:00 p.m.     		EnglandEngland Bath rugby 20:14 FranceFrance Section Paloise Recreation Ground , Bath
    Spectators: 8,200
    Referee: Derek Bevan ( Wales )
    Attempts: Ubogu
    Penalty Kicks : Callard (5)
    		 report Attempts: Bernat-Salles
    Penalty kicks : Aucagne (3)
    December 21, 1997
    3:20 pm     		FranceFrance Stade Toulousain 22:22 FranceFrance CA Brive Stadium Municipal , Toulouse
    Spectators: 26,000
    Referee: David McHugh ( Ireland )
    Attempts: Bondouy
    raises: Delaigue (1)
    Penalty kicks : Delaigue (3), Deylaud (2)
    		 report Attempts: Carrat , Magne
    Penalty Kicks : Lamaison (4)

    CA Brive qualified due to the higher number of attempts achieved (2: 1).

    final

    January 31, 1998
    3:30 p.m.     		EnglandEngland Bath rugby 19:18 FranceFrance CA Brive Stade Lescure , Bordeaux
    Spectators: 36,500
    Referee: Jim Fleming ( Scotland )
    Attempts: Callard
    raises: Callard (1)
    Penalty kicks: Callard (4)
    		 report Penalty kicks : Lamaison (5) Dropgoals
    : Penaud (1)

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