Heineken Cup 2003/04

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Heineken Cup 2003/04
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master EnglandEngland London Wasps (1st title)
Teams 24
countries EnglandEngland England France Ireland Italy Scotland Wales
FranceFrance 
IrelandIreland 
ItalyItaly 
ScotlandScotland 
WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg 
Games 79  (of which 79 played)
spectator 817,833  (ø 10,352 per game)
Most of the points New ZealandNew Zealand Henry Paul , Gloucester (100)
Most attempts FranceFrance Nicolas Brusque , Biarritz James Simpson-Daniel (8 each)
EnglandEngland 
← Heineken Cup 2002/03

The 2003/04 Heineken Cup was the ninth edition of the Heineken Cup , the most important European cup competition in rugby union . 24 teams from six countries took part. The final took place on May 23, 2004 at Twickenham Stadium in London . Cup winners were the London Wasps , who beat the French club Stade Toulousain in the final .

mode

The participants were divided into six groups of four teams each. Each team played a home and an away game against the three group opponents. For the first time ever, a bonus point system was used. In the group stage, the teams received

  • four points for a win
  • two points for a tie
  • a bonus point for four or more attempts
  • a bonus point for a loss of less than seven points

The six group winners and the two best runners-up qualified for the quarter-finals.

Group stage

  • Group winners, qualified for quarter-finals
  • Two best runners-up, qualified for quarter-finals

    • In brackets: rank in the quarter-final seeding list

    Group 1

    team Games Victories Unent. Ndlg. Game
    points     		Diff. Bonus
    points     		Table
    points
    1. FranceFrance Stade Français (6) 6th 4th 0 2 134: 80 + 54 2 18th
    2. EnglandEngland Leicester Tigers 6th 3 0 3 137: 115 + 22 3 15th
    3. Ireland Ulster rugby 6th 3 0 3 109: 106 + 3 2 14th
    4th WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Newport Gwent Dragons 6th 2 0 4th 67: 146 - 79 1 9
    date encounter Result
    December 5, 2003 Stade - Leicester 26:15
    December 7, 2003 Newport - Ulster 24:15
    December 12, 2003 Ulster - Stade 22:20
    December 14, 2003 Leicester - Newport 34: 3
    January 10, 2004 Newport -Stade 34: 3
    January 11, 2004 Ulster - Leicester 33: 0
    date encounter Result
    January 17, 2004 Leicester - Ulster 49: 7
    January 18, 2004 Stade - Newport 37: 0
    January 24, 2004 Stade - Ulster 13:10
    January 24, 2004 Newport - Leicester 20:26
    January 30, 2004 Leicester - Stade 13:26
    January 30, 2004 Ulster - Newport 22: 0

    Group 2

    team Games Victories Unent. Ndlg. Game
    points     		Diff. Bonus
    points     		Table
    points
    1. FranceFrance Stade Toulousain (1) 6th 5 0 1 157: 65 + 92 5 25th
    2. ScotlandScotland Edinburgh Rugby (8) 6th 5 0 1 130: 89 + 41 2 22nd
    3. EnglandEngland Leeds Tykes 6th 1 0 5 66: 122 - 56 1 5
    4th WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Neath-Swansea Ospreys 6th 1 0 5 78: 155 - 77 0 4th
    date encounter Result
    December 7, 2003 Edinburgh - Toulouse 23:16
    December 7, 2003 Leeds - Ospreys 29:20
    December 12, 2003 Ospreys - Edinburgh 16:32
    December 12, 2003 Toulouse - Leeds 19: 3
    January 9, 2004 Edinburgh - Leeds 19: 9
    January 10, 2004 Toulouse - Ospreys 29: 6
    date encounter Result
    January 16, 2004 Ospreys - Toulouse 11:29
    January 18, 2004 Leeds - Edinburgh 0:23
    January 23, 2004 Edinburgh - Ospreys 33:15
    January 25, 2004 Leeds - Toulouse 22:31
    January 31, 2004 Ospreys - Leeds 10: 3
    January 31, 2004 Toulouse - Edinburgh 33: 0

    Group 3

    team Games Victories Unent. Ndlg. Game
    points     		Diff. Bonus
    points     		Table
    points
    1. FranceFrance Biarritz Olympique (5) 6th 4th 0 2 139: 97 + 42 4th 20th
    2. Ireland Leinster rugby 6th 4th 0 2 142: 113 + 29 2 18th
    3. WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Cardiff Blues 6th 2 0 4th 123: 132 - 9 3 11
    4th EnglandEngland Sale Sharks 6th 2 0 4th 75: 137 - 62 1 9
    date encounter Result
    December 6, 2003 Leinster - Biarritz 32: 6
    December 6, 2003 Sale - Cardiff 26:24
    December 12, 2003 Cardiff - Leinster 19:24
    December 13, 2003 Biarritz - Sale 31: 3
    January 9, 2004 Leinster - Sale 22:23
    January 10, 2004 Biarritz - Cardiff 35:20
    date encounter Result
    January 17, 2004 Cardiff - Biarritz 21:20
    January 18, 2004 Sale - Leinster 16:23
    January 23, 2004 Leinster - Cardiff 20:17
    January 25, 2004 Sale - Biarritz 0:15
    January 31, 2004 Cardiff - Sale 22: 7
    January 31, 2004 Biarritz - Leinster 32:21

    Group 4

    team Games Victories Unent. Ndlg. Game
    points     		Diff. Bonus
    points     		Table
    points
    1. WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Llanelli Scarlets (4) 6th 4th 0 2 139: 97 + 42 4th 20th
    2. EnglandEngland Northampton Saints 6th 4th 0 2 121: 54 + 67 2 18th
    3. FranceFrance SU Agen 6th 2 0 4th 83:94 - 11 3 11
    4th ScotlandScotland The Borders 6th 1 0 5 39: 183 - 144 0 4th
    date encounter Result
    December 5, 2003 Llanelli - Northampton 14: 9
    December 6, 2003 Agen - Borders 32: 6
    December 13, 2003 Northampton - Agen 25:10
    December 14, 2003 Borders - Llanelli 10:41
    January 9, 2004 Llanelli - Agen 19:15
    January 10, 2004 Northampton - Borders 20: 3
    date encounter Result
    January 16, 2004 Borders - Northampton 3:39
    January 17, 2004 Agen - Llanelli 22:15
    January 23, 2004 Agen - Northampton 6:19
    January 24, 2004 Llanelli - Borders 53: 7
    February 1, 2004 Northampton - Llanelli 9:18
    February 1, 2004 Borders - Agen 8: 3

    Group 5

    team Games Victories Unent. Ndlg. Game
    points     		Diff. Bonus
    points     		Table
    points
    1. Ireland Munster Rugby (3) 6th 5 0 1 172: 76 + 96 4th 24
    2. EnglandEngland Gloucester RFC (7) 6th 5 0 1 197: 100 + 97 4th 24
    3. FranceFrance CS Bourgoin-Jallieu 6th 1 0 5 119: 191 - 72 3 7th
    4th ItalyItaly Benetton Rugby Treviso 6th 1 0 5 104: 225 - 121 1 5
    date encounter Result
    December 6, 2003 Treviso - Gloucester 12:33
    December 6, 2003 Bourgoin - Munster 17:18
    December 13, 2003 Gloucester - Bourgoin 49:13
    December 13, 2003 Munster - Treviso 51: 0
    January 10, 2004 Treviso - Bourgoin 42:33
    January 10, 2004 Gloucester - Munster 22:11
    date encounter Result
    January 17, 2004 Munster - Gloucester 35:14
    January 18, 2004 Bourgoin - Treviso 35:19
    January 24, 2004 Treviso - Munster 20:31
    January 24, 2004 Bourgoin - Gloucester 18:37
    January 31, 2004 Gloucester - Treviso 42:11
    January 31, 2004 Munster - Bourgoin 26: 3

    Group 6

    team Games Victories Unent. Ndlg. Game
    points     		Diff. Bonus
    points     		Table
    points
    1. EnglandEngland London Wasps (2) 6th 5 0 1 186: 85 + 101 4th 24
    2. WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Celtic Warriors 6th 4th 0 2 123: 118 + 5 4th 20th
    3. FranceFrance USA Perpignan 6th 3 0 3 119: 115 + 4 3 15th
    4th ItalyItaly Rugby Calvisano 6th 0 0 6th 115: 225 - 110 3 3
    date encounter Result
    December 5, 2003 Warriors - Calvisano 34:25
    December 7, 2003 Wasps - Perpignan 28: 7
    December 13, 2003 Calvisano - Wasps 33:52
    December 13, 2003 Perpignan - Warriors 26:19
    January 10, 2004 Perpignan - Calvisano 48: 7
    January 11, 2004 Wasps - Warriors 9:14
    date encounter Result
    January 16, 2004 Warriors - Wasps 12:17
    January 17, 2004 Calvisano - Perpignan 11:17
    January 23, 2004 Warriors - Perpignan 16:15
    January 25, 2004 Wasps - Calvisano 46:13
    February 1, 2004 Calvisano - Warriors 26:28
    February 1, 2004 Perpignan - Wasps 6:34

    Quarter finals

    April 9, 2004
    7:45 p.m.     		WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Llanelli Scarlets 10:27 FranceFrance Biarritz Olympique Stradey Park , Llanelli
    Spectators: 10,800
    Referee: Chris White ( England )
    Attempts: Jones
    Raise: Jones (1)
    Penalty: Jones (1)
    		 report Attempts: Bernat-Salles , Brusque (2), Couzinet
    Elevations: Yachvili (2) Dropgoals
    : Peyrelongue (1)
    April 10, 2004
    4:00 p.m.     		FranceFrance Stade Toulousain 36:10 ScotlandScotland Edinburgh rugby Stadium Municipal , Toulouse
    Spectators: 36,500
    Referee: Alain Rolland ( Ireland )
    Attempts: Clerc , Labit , Poitrenaud
    Elevations: Delaigue (3)
    Penalty kicks : Delaigue (4), Heymans (1)
    		 report Attempts: Di Rollo
    raises: Laney (1)
    Penalty kicks: Laney (1)
    April 10, 2004
    5:00 p.m.     		Ireland Munster rugby 37:32 FranceFrance Stade Français Thomond Park , Limerick
    Spectators: 13,000
    Referee: Nigel Williams ( Wales )
    Attempts: Henderson , Horan , Mullins , Payne
    Raids: O'Gara (4)
    Penalty Kicks: O'Gara (3)
    		 report Attempts: Corleto , Liebenberg , Lombard , Moni
    Elevations: Domínguez (3)
    Penalty kicks: Domínguez (1)
    Dropgoals: Domínguez (1)
    April 11, 2004
    3:00 p.m.     		Ireland Munster rugby 34: 3 FranceFrance Stade Français Adams Park , High Wycombe
    Spectators: 10,000
    Referee: Joël Jutge ( France )
    Attempts: Dallaglio , Erinle , Howley , Leota , penalty attempt
    Elevations: King (3)
    Penalty kicks: King (1)
    		 report

    Semifinals

    April 24, 2004
    4:00 p.m.     		FranceFrance Stade Toulousain 19: 11 FranceFrance Biarritz Olympique Stade Jacques-Chaban-Delmas , Bordeaux
    Spectators: 34,000
    Referee: Tony Spreadbury ( England )
    Attempts: Maka
    raises: Delaigue (1)
    Penalty kicks: Delaigue (3)
    Dropgoals: Delaigue (1)     		report Attempts: Bidabé
    Penalty kicks : Yachvili (2)
    April 25, 2004
    3:00 p.m.     		Ireland Munster rugby 32: 37 EnglandEngland London Wasps Lansdowne Road , Dublin
    Spectators: 49,000
    Referee: Nigel Williams ( Wales )
    Attempts: Foley , Williams
    Raids: Holland (2)
    Penalty kicks: Holland (3), O'Gara (3)
    		 report Attempts: Leota , Lewsey , van Gisbergen , Volley , Voyce
    Elevations: King (3)
    Penalty kicks : King (2)

    final

    May 23, 2004
    3:00 p.m.     		EnglandEngland London Wasps 27:20 FranceFrance Stade Toulousain Twickenham Stadium , London
    Spectators: 73,057
    Referee: Alain Rolland ( Ireland )
    Attempts: Abbott 19th received
    van Gisbergen 43rd received
    Howley 79th received
    increases: van Gisbergen (3)
    Penalty kicks: van Gisbergen (2) 15th, 31st
    		 (13:11)
    Report     		Attempts: Delaigue 38th n.erh.
    Penalty kicks: Delaigue (2) 6th, 12th
    Élissalde (3) 57th, 72nd, 77th

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