Heineken Cup 1998/99

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Heineken Cup 1998/99
master IrelandIreland Ulster Rugby (1st title)
Teams 16
countries EnglandEngland England France Ireland Italy Scotland Wales
FranceFrance 
IrelandIreland 
ItalyItaly 
ScotlandScotland 
WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg 
Games 55  (of which 55 played)
spectator 322,340  (ø 5,861 per game)
Most of the points IrelandIreland Simon Mason , Ulster (144)
Most attempts FranceFrance Thomas Lombard , Stade Français Michel Marfaing , Toulouse Émile Ntamack , Toulouse (7 each)
FranceFrance 
FranceFrance 
← Heineken Cup 1997/98

The 1998/99 Heineken Cup was the fourth edition of the Heineken Cup , the most important European cup competition in rugby union . 16 teams from four countries took part. Teams from England were not represented , including defending champions Bath Rugby , as the English Association of Rugby Football Union disagreed with the organizers on match dates and finances. The final took place on January 30, 1999 at Lansdowne Road Stadium in Dublin . Cup winners were the Irish team Ulster Rugby , which beat US Colomiers from France in the final.

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The participants were divided into four groups with four teams each. Each team played a home game and an away game against the three group opponents. The two best of the group each 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 Stade Français (2) 6th 5 0 1 219: 117 + 102 10
    2. WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Llanelli RFC (8) 6th 3 0 3 113: 180 - 67 6th
    3. Ireland Leinster rugby 6th 2 0 4th 141: 124 + 17 4th
    4th FranceFrance CA Bègles-Bordeaux 6th 2 0 4th 127: 179 - 52 4th
    date encounter Result
    September 19, 1998 Llanelli - Leinster 27:33
    September 19, 1998 Bordeaux - Stade 28:39
    September 25, 1998 Leinster - Stade 17:28
    September 26, 1998 Llanelli - Bordeaux 22:10
    October 9, 1998 Leinster - Bordeaux 9: 3
    October 9, 1998 Stade - Llanelli 49: 3
    date encounter Result
    October 17, 1998 Stade - Leinster 56:31
    October 18, 1998 Bordeaux - Llanelli 48:10
    October 31, 1998 Llanelli - Stade 17:13
    October 31, 1998 Bordeaux - Leinster 31:10
    November 6, 1998 Leinster - Llanelli 27:34
    November 7, 1998 Stade - Bordeaux 34:21

    Group 2

    team Games Victories Unent. Ndlg. Game
    points     		Diff. Table
    points
    1. FranceFrance USA Perpignan (1) 6th 5 0 1 238: 108 + 130 10
    2. Ireland Munster Rugby (5) 6th 4th 1 1 144: 108 + 36 9
    3. WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Neath RFC 6th 1 1 4th 118: 194 - 76 3
    4th ItalyItaly Petrarch Rugby Padova 6th 2 0 4th 79: 169 - 90 2
    date encounter Result
    September 19, 1998 Munster - Padova 20:13
    September 19, 1998 Neath - Perpignan 33:51
    September 26, 1998 Munster - Neath 34:10
    September 27, 1998 Perpignan - Padova 67: 8
    October 10, 1998 Perpignan - Munster 41:24
    October 10, 1998 Padova - Neath 28:17
    date encounter Result
    October 17, 1998 Neath - Munster 18:18
    October 17, 1998 Padova - Perpignan 6:14
    October 31, 1998 Munster - Perpignan 13: 5
    October 31, 1998 Neath - Padova 16: 3
    November 6, 1998 Perpignan - Neath 60:24
    November 7, 1998 Padova - Munster 21:35

    Group 3

    team Games Victories Unent. Ndlg. Game
    points     		Diff. Table
    points
    1. Ireland Ulster Rugby (3) 6th 4th 1 1 197: 168 + 29 9
    2. FranceFrance Stade Toulousain (6) 6th 4th 0 2 234: 103 + 131 8th
    3. ScotlandScotland Edinburgh Reivers 6th 2 1 3 179: 146 + 33 5
    4th WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Ebbw Vale RFC 6th 1 0 5 114: 307 - 193 2
    date encounter Result
    September 18, 1998 Ulster - Edinburgh 38:38
    September 19, 1998 Toulouse - Ebbw Vale 108: 16
    September 26, 1998 Edinburgh - Ebbw Vale 41:17
    September 26, 1998 Toulouse - Ulster 39: 3
    October 10, 1998 Ebbw Vale - Ulster 28:61
    October 10, 1998 Edinburgh - Toulouse 25:29
    date encounter Result
    October 16, 1998 Ulster - Toulouse 29:24
    October 17, 1998 Ebbw Vale - Edinburgh 16:43
    October 30, 1998 Ulster - Ebbw Vale 43:18
    October 31, 1998 Toulouse - Edinburgh 23:11
    November 6, 1998 Ebbw Vale - Toulouse 19:11
    November 7, 1998 Edinburgh - Ulster 21:23

    Group 4

    team Games Victories Unent. Ndlg. Game
    points     		Diff. Table
    points
    1. FranceFrance US Colomiers (4) 6th 4th 0 2 176: 121 + 55 8th
    2. WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Pontypridd RFC (7) 6th 3 0 3 160: 141 + 19 6th
    3. ItalyItaly Benetton Rugby Treviso 6th 3 0 3 142: 150 - 8th 6th
    4th ScotlandScotland Glasgow Caledonians 6th 2 0 4th 121: 187 - 66 4th
    date encounter Result
    September 19, 1998 Treviso - Colomiers 19:22
    September 20, 1998 Glasgow - Pontypridd 21:43
    September 26, 1998 Pontypridd - Colomiers 32:27
    September 26, 1998 Treviso - Glasgow 34:15
    October 9, 1998 Pontypridd - Treviso 13:22
    October 10, 1998 Colomiers - Glasgow 34:16
    date encounter Result
    October 17, 1998 Colomiers - Pontypridd 35:21
    October 18, 1998 Glasgow - Treviso 40:27
    October 31, 1998 Treviso - Pontypridd 33:19
    November 1, 1998 Glasgow - Colomiers 26:17
    November 6, 1998 Colomiers - Treviso 41: 7
    November 7, 1998 Pontypridd - Glasgow 32: 3

    Quarter finals

    December 11, 1998
    7:15 pm     		Ireland Ulster rugby 15: 13 FranceFrance Stade Toulousain Ravenhill Stadium , Belfast
    Spectators: 11,500
    Referee: Brian Campsall ( England )
    Penalty Kicks: Mason (3)
    Dropgoals: Humphreys (2)     		report Attempts: Pelous
    raises: Ougier (1)
    Penalty kicks : Delaigue (2)
    December 12, 1998
    3:00 p.m.     		FranceFrance USA Perpignan 34: 17 WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Llanelli RFC Stade Aimé-Giral , Perpignan
    Spectators: 10,000
    Referee: Alan Lewis ( Ireland )
    Attempts: Bellot , Joubert , Laporte
    Elevations: Arandiga (1), Camberabero (1)
    Penalty kicks : Bellot (3), Camberabero (2)
    		 report Attempts: Williams
    Raids: Jones (4)
    December 12, 1998
    3:30 p.m.     		FranceFrance Stade Français 71: 14 WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Pontypridd RFC Stade Jean-Bouin , Paris
    Spectators: 5,000
    Referee: Chuck Muir ( Scotland )
    Attempts: Domínguez (2), George , Gomes , Mytton , Laussucq , Loustau , Moscato , Pool-Jones , de Villiers
    Elevations: Domínguez (10)
    Penalties: Domínguez (1)
    		 report Tries: Lewis , Wyatt
    Boosts: Jenkins (1), Wyatt (1)
    December 13, 1998
    3:00 p.m.     		FranceFrance US Colomiers 23: 9 Ireland Munster rugby Stade Selery , Colomiers
    Spectators: 8,000
    Referee: Nigel Whitehouse ( Wales )
    Attempts: de Giusti , Peysson
    Increases: Labit (2)
    Penalty kicks : Labit (3)
    		 report Penalty Kicks: Keane (3)

    Semifinals

    January 9, 1999
    1:00 p.m.     		Ireland Ulster rugby 33: 27 FranceFrance Stade Français Ravenhill Stadium , Belfast
    Spectators: 20,000
    Referee: Jim Fleming ( Scotland )
    Tries: Humphreys , McKinty
    Elevations: Mason (1)
    Penalty Kicks: Mason (5)
    Dropgoals: Humphreys (1), Mason (1)     		report Attempts: Juillet (2), Lièvremont
    Elevations: Domínguez (3)
    Penalty kicks: Domínguez (2)
    January 9, 1999
    2:45 p.m.     		FranceFrance US Colomiers 10: 6 FranceFrance USA Perpignan Stadium Municipal , Toulouse
    Spectators: 30,000
    Referee: Joël Dumé ( France )
    Attempts: Skrela
    Elevations: Skrela (1)
    Penalty Kicks : Labit (1)
    		 report Penalty kicks: Bellot (2)

    final

    January 30, 1999
    2:45 p.m.     		Ireland Ulster rugby 21: 6 FranceFrance US Colomiers Lansdowne Road , Dublin
    Spectators: 49,000
    Referee: Clayton Thomas ( Wales )
    Penalty Kicks: Mason (6)
    Dropgoals: Humphreys (1)     		report Penalty kicks: Carré (1), Labit (1)

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