Heineken Cup 2005/06

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Heineken Cup 2005/06
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master IrelandIreland Munster Rugby (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 964,863  (ø 12,213 per game)
Most of the points ArgentinaArgentina Felipe Contepomi , Leinster (129)
Most attempts FijiFiji Sireli Bobo , Biarritz Vincent Clerc , Toulouse Felipe Contepomi , Leinster (6 each)
FranceFrance 
ArgentinaArgentina 
← Heineken Cup 2004/05

The Heineken Cup 2005/06 was the eleventh 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 78 games took place on October 21, 2005, the final on May 20, 2006 at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff . Cup winner was Munster Rugby from Ireland, which defeated the French club Biarritz Olympique 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

  • 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. Ireland Munster Rugby (4) 6th 5 0 1 186: 87 + 99 3 23
    2. EnglandEngland Sale Sharks (7) 6th 5 0 1 159: 84 + 75 3 23
    3. WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Newport Gwent Dragons 6th 1 0 5 99: 168 - 69 2 6th
    4th FranceFrance Castres Olympique 6th 1 0 5 90: 195 - 105 2 6th
    date encounter Result
    October 21, 2005 Sale - Munster 27:13
    October 22, 2005 Castres - Newport 29:24
    October 28, 2005 Newport - Sale 11:38
    October 29, 2005 Munster - Castres 42:16
    December 9, 2005 Castres - Sale 16:20
    December 10, 2005 Newport - Munster 8:24
    date encounter Result
    December 16, 2005 Sale - Castres 35: 3
    December 17, 2005 Munster - Newport 30:18
    January 13, 2006 Castres - Munster 9:46
    January 15, 2006 Sale - Newport 30:10
    January 21, 2006 Newport - Castres 28:17
    January 21, 2006 Munster - Sale 31:19

    Group 2

    team Games Victories Unent. Ndlg. Game
    points     		Diff. Bonus
    points     		Table
    points
    1. FranceFrance USA Perpignan (5) 6th 5 0 1 160: 52 + 108 3 23
    2. EnglandEngland Leeds Tykes 6th 4th 0 2 143: 91 + 52 4th 20th
    3. WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Cardiff Blues 6th 3 0 3 128: 145 - 17th 3 15th
    4th ItalyItaly Rugby Calvisano 6th 0 0 6th 48: 191 - 143 0 0
    date encounter Result
    October 22, 2005 Cardiff - Leeds 40:13
    October 22, 2005 Calvisano - Perpignan 6:25
    October 28, 2005 Leeds - Calvisano 33:16
    October 28, 2005 Perpignan - Cardiff 37:14
    December 10, 2005 Calvisano - Cardiff 10:25
    December 11, 2005 Leeds - Perpignan 21:20
    date encounter Result
    December 17, 2005 Cardiff - Calvisano 43:16
    December 17, 2005 Perpignan - Leeds 12: 8
    January 14, 2006 Cardiff - Perpignan 3:21
    January 14, 2006 Calvisano - Leeds 0:20 *
    January 22, 2006 Leeds - Cardiff 48: 3
    January 22, 2006 Perpignan - Calvisano 45-0

    * Forfait loss for Calvisano; Leeds was awarded four attempts or five points.

    Group 3

    team Games Victories Unent. Ndlg. Game
    points     		Diff. Bonus
    points     		Table
    points
    1. EnglandEngland Leicester Tigers (3) 6th 5 0 1 179: 111 + 68 4th 24
    2. FranceFrance Stade Français 6th 4th 0 2 150: 98 + 52 4th 20th
    3. WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Ospreys 6th 2 0 4th 90: 146 - 56 1 9
    4th FranceFrance ASM Clermont Auvergne 6th 1 0 5 136: 200 - 64 2 6th
    date encounter Result
    October 22, 2005 Leicester - Clermont 57:23
    October 23, 2005 Ospreys - Stade 13: 8
    October 29, 2005 Stade - Leicester 12: 6
    October 30, 2005 Clermont - Ospreys 34:14
    December 10, 2005 Clermont - Stade 12:16
    December 11, 2005 Leicester - Ospreys 30:12
    date encounter Result
    December 17, 2005 Stade - Clermont 47:28
    December 18, 2005 Ospreys - Leicester 15:17
    January 14, 2006 Ospreys - Clermont 26:12
    January 15, 2006 Leicester - Stade 29:22
    January 20, 2006 Clermont - Leicester 27:40
    January 20, 2006 Stade - Ospreys 45:10

    Group 4

    team Games Victories Unent. Ndlg. Game
    points     		Diff. Bonus
    points     		Table
    points
    1. FranceFrance Biarritz Olympique (2) 6th 5 0 1 182: 93 + 89 4th 24
    2. EnglandEngland Saracens 6th 4th 0 2 128: 129 - 1 1 17th
    3. Ireland Ulster rugby 6th 3 0 3 126: 111 + 15 2 14th
    4th ItalyItaly Benetton Rugby Treviso 6th 0 0 6th 104: 207 - 103 3 3
    date encounter Result
    October 21, 2005 Ulster - Treviso 27: 0
    October 23, 2005 Saracens - Biarritz 22:10
    October 29, 2005 Treviso - Saracens 17:30
    October 29, 2005 Biarritz - Ulster 33:19
    December 9, 2005 Ulster - Saracens 19:10
    December 11, 2005 Biarritz - Treviso 34: 7
    date encounter Result
    December 17, 2005 Saracens - Ulster 18:10
    December 17, 2005 Treviso - Biarritz 28:34
    January 13, 2006 Ulster - Biarritz 8:24
    January 15, 2006 Saracens - Treviso 35:30
    January 21, 2006 Treviso - Ulster 26:43
    January 21, 2006 Biarritz - Saracens 43:13

    Group 5

    team Games Victories Unent. Ndlg. Game
    points     		Diff. Bonus
    points     		Table
    points
    1. EnglandEngland Bath Rugby (6) 6th 5 0 1 166: 111 + 55 3 23
    2. Ireland Leinster Rugby (8) 6th 4th 0 2 214: 124 + 90 6th 22nd
    3. FranceFrance CS Bourgoin-Jallieu 6th 2 0 4th 109: 195 - 86 1 9
    4th ScotlandScotland Glasgow Warriors 6th 1 0 5 131: 190 - 59 2 6th
    date encounter Result
    October 21, 2005 Bourgoin - Glasgow 16: 3
    October 22, 2005 Leinster - Bath 19:22
    October 29, 2005 Bath - Bourgoin 39:12
    October 30, 2005 Glasgow - Leinster 20:33
    December 10, 2005 Bath - Glasgow 31:26
    December 10, 2005 Leinster - Bourgoin 53: 7
    date encounter Result
    December 16, 2005 Glasgow - Bath 10:29
    December 17, 2005 Bourgoin - Leinster 30:28
    January 13, 2006 Castres - Bath 9:22
    January 14, 2006 Leinster - Glasgow 46:22
    January 22, 2006 Bath - Leinster 23:35
    January 22, 2006 Glasgow - Bourgoin 50:35

    Group 6

    team Games Victories Unent. Ndlg. Game
    points     		Diff. Bonus
    points     		Table
    points
    1. FranceFrance Stade Toulousain (1) 6th 5 1 0 188: 124 + 64 3 25th
    2. EnglandEngland London Wasps 6th 2 1 3 173: 118 + 55 4th 14th
    3. WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Llanelli Scarlets 6th 2 0 4th 152: 206 - 54 4th 12
    4th ScotlandScotland Edinburgh rugby 6th 2 0 4th 121: 186 - 65 3 11
    date encounter Result
    October 22, 2005 Toulouse - Llanelli 57:28
    October 23, 2005 Edinburgh - Wasps 32:31
    October 29, 2005 Llanelli - Edinburgh 15:13
    October 30, 2005 Wasps - Toulouse 15:15
    December 10, 2005 Edinburgh - Toulouse 13:20
    December 11, 2005 Llanelli - Wasps 21:13
    date encounter Result
    December 16, 2005 Toulouse - Edinburgh 35:13
    December 18, 2005 Wasps - Llanelli 48:14
    January 14, 2006 Edinburgh - Llanelli 33:32
    January 14, 2006 Toulouse - Wasps 19:13
    January 21, 2006 Llanelli - Toulouse 42:49
    January 21, 2006 Wasps - Edinburgh 53:17

    Quarter finals

    April 1, 2006
    12:30     		EnglandEngland Leicester Tigers 12:15 EnglandEngland Bath rugby Walkers Stadium , Leicester
    Spectators: 32,500
    Referee: Joël Jutge ( France )
    Penalty kicks: Goode (4) 2nd, 18th, 33rd, 45th
    		 (9: 9)
    Report     		Penalty kicks: Malone (5) 7th, 28th, 31st, 51st, 62nd
    April 1, 2006
    16:00     		FranceFrance Stade Toulousain 35:41 Ireland Leinster rugby Stadium Municipal , Toulouse
    Spectators: 37,815
    Referee: Dave Pearson ( England )
    Attempts: Nyanga 80th increased
    Jauzion 80th
    increased increases: Élissalde (2)
    Penalty kicks: Élissalde (6) 6th, 12th, 32nd, 41st, 48th, 61st
    Dropgoals: Michalak (1) 50.     		(9:19)
    Report     		Attempts: O'Driscoll 22nd received
    Jowitt 53rd received
    Hickie 64th received
    Horgan 71st
    increases: Contepomi (3)
    Penalty kicks: Contepomi (5) 9th, 16th, 20th, 39th, 75th
    April 1, 2006
    5:30 pm     		Ireland Munster rugby 19:10 FranceFrance USA Perpignan Lansdowne Road , Dublin
    Spectators: 48,500
    Referee: Nigel Whitehouse ( Wales )
    Attempts: O'Connell 20th
    increments: O'Gara (1)
    Penalty kicks: O'Gara (4) 41st, 46th, 65th, 68th
    		 (7:10)
    Report     		Attempts: Bourret 28th
    incremental increases: Bourret (1)
    Penalty kicks: Bourret (1) 36.
    April 2, 2006
    6:00 PM     		FranceFrance Biarritz Olympique 11: 6 EnglandEngland Sale Sharks Estadio Anoeta , San Sebastián
    Spectators: 32,000
    Referee: Alan Lewis ( Ireland )
    Attempts: Bobo 32nd n.erh.
    Penalty kicks : Yachvili (2) 20., 26.
    		 (11: 3)
    Report     		Penalty kicks: Hodgson (2) 25th, 75th

    Semifinals

    April 22, 2006
    3:00 p.m.     		FranceFrance Biarritz Olympique 18: 9 EnglandEngland Bath rugby Estadio Anoeta , San Sebastián
    Spectators: 31,700
    Referee: Alain Rolland ( Ireland )
    Penalty kicks : Yachvili (5) 4th, 16th, 21st, 43rd, 78th
    Dropgoals: Traille (1) 45.     		(9: 6)
    Report     		Penalty kicks: Malone (3) 17th, 23rd, 64th
    April 23, 2006
    3:00 p.m.     		Ireland Leinster rugby 6:30 Ireland Munster rugby Lansdowne Road , Dublin
    Spectators: 47,800
    Referee: Joël Jutge ( France )
    Penalty kicks: Contepomi (2) 22., 71.
    		 (3:16)
    Report     		Attempts: Leamy 18th received
    O'Gara 74th received
    Halstead 80th
    increased increases: O'Gara (3)
    Penalty kicks: O'Gara (3) 2nd, 24th, 32nd

    final

    May 20, 2006
    3:00 p.m.     		FranceFrance Biarritz Olympique 19:23 Ireland Munster rugby Millennium Stadium , Cardiff
    Spectators: 74,534
    Referee: Chris White ( England )
    Attempts: Bobo 2nd
    increments: Yachvili (1)
    Penalty kicks : Yachvili (4) 22nd, 48th, 51st, 70th
    		 (10:17)
    report     		Attempts: Halstead 17th raised
    stringer 31st
    raised raises: O'Gara (2)
    Penalty kicks: O'Gara (3) 7th, 42nd, 73rd
    15th Nicolas Brusque
    14th Jean-Baptiste Gobelet
    13 Philippe Bidabé
    12 Damien Traille
    11 Sireli Bobo
    10 Julien Peyrelongue
    09 Dimitri Yachvili
    08th Thomas Lièvremont ( c )
    07th Imanol Harinordoquy
    06th Serge Betsen
    05 David Couzinet
    04th Jérôme Thion
    03 Census Johnston
    02 Benoît August
    01 Petru Bălan
    Substitute:
    16 Benjamin Noirot
    17th Benoît Lecouls
    18th Olivier Olibeau
    19th Thierry Dusautoir
    20th Manuel Carizza
    21st Julien Dupuy
    22nd Federico Martín Aramburú
    15th Shaun Payne
    14th Anthony Horgan
    13 John Kelly
    12 Trevor Halstead
    11 Ian Dowling
    10 Ronan O'Gara
    09 Peter Stringer
    08th Anthony Foley ( c )
    07th David Wallace
    06th Denis Leamy
    05 Paul O'Connell
    04th Donncha O'Callaghan
    03 John Hayes
    02 Jerry Flannery
    01 Marcus Horan
    Substitute:
    16 Denis Fogarty
    17th Federico Pucciariello
    18th Mick O'Driscoll
    19th Alan Quinlan
    20th Tomás O'Leary
    21st Jeremy Manning
    22nd Rob Henderson

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