2003-04 Heineken Cup
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The 2003-4 Heineken Cup (the rugby union club championship of Europe) is the ninth of the series. Competing teams, from England, France, Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales, were divided into six pools of four, in which teams played home and away matches against each other. The winners of the pools, together with the two best runners-up, qualified for the knock-out stage.
This was the first competition in the series to employ a "bonus point" system for classifying teams. In prior competitions, teams earned 2 points for a win and 1 for a draw. Starting with the 2003-04 competition, teams earned points in the pool matches under the following schedule:
- 4 points for a win
- 2 points for a draw
- 1 bonus point for scoring 4 or more tries, regardless of the final score
- 1 bonus point for losing by 7 or fewer points
This means a match winner will earn either 4 or 5 points. A match loser can earn 0, 1, or 2 points.
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[edit] Pool 1
| Won | Drawn | Lost | Bonus | Points | |
| Stade Français | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 18 |
| Leicester Tigers | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 15 |
| Ulster Rugby | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 14 |
| Newport Gwent Dragons | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 9 |
[edit] Pool 2
| Won | Drawn | Lost | Bonus | Points | |
| Toulouse | 5 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 25 |
| Edinburgh Rugby | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 22 |
| Leeds Tykes | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 5 |
| Neath-Swansea Ospreys | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4 |
[edit] Pool 3
| Won | Drawn | Lost | Bonus | Points | |
| Biarritz Olympique | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 19 |
| Leinster Lions | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 15 |
| Cardiff Blues | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 11 |
| Sale Sharks | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 9 |
[edit] Pool 4
| Won | Drawn | Lost | Bonus | Points | |
| Llanelli Scarlets | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 23 |
| Northampton Saints | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 18 |
| Agen | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 11 |
| The Borders | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4 |
[edit] Pool 5
| Won | Drawn | Lost | Bonus | Points | |
| Munster Rugby | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 24 |
| Gloucester | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 24 |
| Bourgoin | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 7 |
| Benetton Treviso | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 5 |
[edit] Pool 6
| Won | Drawn | Lost | Bonus | Points | |
| London Wasps | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 24 |
| Celtic Warriors | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 20 |
| Perpignan | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 15 |
| Ghial Rugby Calvisano | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 |
[edit] Quarterfinals
Played on 10/11 April 2004. Home teams listed first.
- Toulouse 36-10 Edinburgh
- London Wasps 34-3 Gloucester
- Munster 37-32 Stade Français
- Llanelli Scarlets 10-27 Biarritz Olympique
[edit] Semifinals
Played on 24/25 April. Designated home teams listed first.
- Toulouse 19-11 Biarritz Olympique (at Bordeaux)
- Munster 32-37 London Wasps (at Lansdowne Road, Dublin)
[edit] Final
Highest surviving seed listed first.
- Toulouse 20-27 London Wasps, 23 May at Twickenham
| Preceded by 2002-03 Heineken Cup |
Heineken Cup 2003-2004 |
Succeeded by 2004-05 Heineken Cup |
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