Heineken Cup 2004/05
Heineken Cup 2004/05 | |
master | Stade Toulousain (3rd title) |
Teams | 24 |
countries |
England France Ireland Italy Scotland Wales |
Games | 79 (of which 79 played) |
spectator | 918,039 (ø 11,621 per game) |
Most of the points | Andy Goode , Leicester (114) |
Most attempts | Shane Horgan , Leinster (8) |
← Heineken Cup 2003/04 |
The 2004/05 Heineken Cup was the tenth edition of the Heineken Cup , the most important European cup competition in rugby union . 24 teams from six countries took part. The first of a total of 79 games took place on October 22, 2004, the final on May 22, 2005 at Murrayfield Stadium in Edinburgh . Cup winner was Stade Toulousain from France for the third time , which defeated Stade Français 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. 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
For the quarter-finals, the six group winners (classified according to the number of points won in places 1–6) and the two best runners-up (classified in places 7–8) qualified. Teams ranked 1-4 had home rights in the quarter-finals. The first against the eighth, the second against the seventh, the third against the sixth and the fourth against the fifth.
Group stage
In brackets: rank in the quarter-final seeding list
Group 1
team | Games | Victories | Unent. | Ndlg. | Game points |
Diff. | Bonus points |
Table points |
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1. | Biarritz Olympique (4) | 6th | 5 | 0 | 1 | 163: 92 | + 71 | 2 | 22nd |
2. | Leicester Tigers (8) | 6th | 4th | 0 | 2 | 196: 118 | + 78 | 3 | 19th |
3. | London Wasps | 6th | 3 | 0 | 3 | 174: 138 | + 36 | 4th | 16 |
4th | Rugby Calvisano | 6th | 0 | 0 | 6th | 79: 264 | - 185 | 0 | 0 |
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Group 2
team | Games | Victories | Unent. | Ndlg. | Game points |
Diff. | Bonus points |
Table points |
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1. | Leinster Rugby (1) | 6th | 6th | 0 | 0 | 257: 100 | + 157 | 2 | 26th |
2. | Bath rugby | 6th | 4th | 0 | 2 | 149: 122 | + 27 | 3 | 15th |
3. | Benetton Rugby Treviso | 6th | 3 | 0 | 3 | 136: 181 | - 45 | 2 | 14th |
4th | CS Bourgoin-Jallieu | 6th | 0 | 0 | 6th | 98: 237 | - 139 | 2 | 2 |
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Group 3
team | Games | Victories | Unent. | Ndlg. | Game points |
Diff. | Bonus points |
Table points |
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1. | Stade Toulousain (2) | 6th | 5 | 0 | 1 | 181: 104 | + 77 | 4th | 24 |
2. | Northampton Saints (7) | 6th | 5 | 0 | 1 | 128: 101 | + 27 | 1 | 21st |
3. | Llanelli Scarlets | 6th | 2 | 0 | 4th | 132: 157 | - 25 | 5 | 13 |
4th | Glasgow Warriors | 6th | 0 | 0 | 6th | 120: 206 | - 86 | 2 | 2 |
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Group 4
team | Games | Victories | Unent. | Ndlg. | Game points |
Diff. | Bonus points |
Table points |
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1. | Munster Rugby (5) | 6th | 5 | 0 | 1 | 121: 74 | + 47 | 2 | 22nd |
2. | Castres Olympique | 6th | 3 | 1 | 2 | 157: 121 | + 36 | 2 | 16 |
3. | Neath-Swansea Ospreys | 6th | 3 | 0 | 3 | 135: 115 | + 20 | 2 | 14th |
4th | Harlequins | 6th | 0 | 1 | 5 | 81: 184 | - 103 | 1 | 3 |
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Group 5
team | Games | Victories | Unent. | Ndlg. | Game points |
Diff. | Bonus points |
Table points |
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1. | Newcastle Falcons (6) | 6th | 5 | 0 | 1 | 113: 104 | + 9 | 1 | 21st |
2. | USA Perpignan | 6th | 3 | 0 | 3 | 133: 107 | + 26 | 3 | 15th |
3. | Newport Gwent Dragons | 6th | 3 | 0 | 3 | 124: 99 | + 25 | 3 | 15th |
4th | Edinburgh rugby | 6th | 1 | 0 | 5 | 92: 152 | - 60 | 3 | 7th |
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Group 6
team | Games | Victories | Unent. | Ndlg. | Game points |
Diff. | Bonus points |
Table points |
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1. | Stade Français (3) | 6th | 5 | 0 | 1 | 179: 90 | + 89 | 3 | 23 |
2. | Gloucester RFC | 6th | 3 | 0 | 3 | 144: 128 | + 16 | 2 | 14th |
3. | Ulster rugby | 6th | 3 | 0 | 3 | 88: 139 | - 51 | 1 | 13 |
4th | Cardiff Blues | 6th | 1 | 0 | 5 | 98: 152 | - 54 | 3 | 7th |
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Quarter finals
April 1, 2005 8:30 p.m. |
Stade Toulousain | 37: 9 | Northampton Saints |
Stadium Municipal , Toulouse Spectators: 37,000 Referee: Nigel Williams ( Wales ) |
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Attempts: Clerc , Heymans , Labit , Michalak Elevations: Élissalde (4) Penalty kicks: Michalak (2) Dropgoals: Michalak (1) |
report |
Penalty Kicks : Drahm (3) |
April 2, 2005 4:00 p.m. |
Stade Français | 48: 8 | Newcastle Falcons |
Parc des Princes , Paris Spectators: 37,000 Referee: Alain Rolland ( Ireland ) |
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Attempts: Arias , Blin (2), Poulain , Sarraméa (3) Elevations: Liebenberg (2), Skrela (3) Penalty kicks : Skrela (1) |
report |
Attempts: Burke Penalty Kicks: Burke (1) |
April 2, 2005 5:15 pm |
Leinster rugby | 13:29 | Leicester Tigers |
Lansdowne Road , Dublin Spectators: 48,500 Referee: Joël Jutge ( France ) |
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Attempts: Horgan raises: Holwell (1) Penalty kicks: Holwell (2) |
report |
Attempts: Gibson , Smith Elevations: Goode (2) Penalty Kicks: Goode (4) Dropgoals: Goode (1) |
April 3, 2005 4:00 p.m. |
Biarritz Olympique | 19:10 | Munster rugby |
Estadio Anoeta , San Sebastián Spectators: 32,000 Referee: Chris White ( England ) |
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Attempts: Gaitán Elevations: Yachvili (1) Penalty Kicks : Yachvili (4) |
report |
Attempts: Wallace Elevations: Burke (1) Penalty Kicks: Burke (1) |
Semifinals
April 23, 2005 4:00 p.m. |
Stade Français | 20:17 | Biarritz Olympique |
Parc des Princes , Paris Spectators: 41,000 Referee: Tony Spreadbury ( England ) |
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Attempts: Dominici , Filliol Elevations: Fillol (2) Penalty kicks: Fillol (2) |
report |
Attempts: Traille Penalty Kicks : Yachvili (4) |
April 24, 2005 3:30 p.m. |
Leicester Tigers | 19:27 | Stade Toulousain |
Walkers Stadium , Leicester Spectators: 31,883 Referee: Alain Rolland ( Ireland ) |
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Attempts: Varndell Increases: Goode (1) Penalty Kicks : Goode (4) |
report |
Attempts: Élissalde , Maka , Michalak Elevations: Élissalde (3) Penalty kicks: Élissalde (2) |
final
May 22, 2005 3:00 p.m. |
Stade Français | 12:18 a.m. | Stade Toulousain |
Murrayfield Stadium , Edinburgh Spectators: 51,326 Referee: Chris White ( England ) |
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Penalty kicks : Skrela (4) 9th, 13th, 27th, 40th |
(12: 6, 12:12) Report |
Penalty kicks: Élissalde (3) 23rd, 34th, 48th, Michalak (2) 78th, 81st Dropgoals: Michalak (1) 91. |
Web links
- Official website (English)
- Official website (French)