| 1995–96 Heineken Cup pool stage | |||
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| Season | 1995–96 Heineken Cup | ||
| Date | 31 October 1995 - 15 December 1995 | ||
| Qualifiers | |||
| Seed 1 | Toulouse | ||
| Seed 2 | Leinster Lions | ||
| Seed 3 | Cardiff RFC | ||
| Seed 4 | Swansea RFC | ||
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The 1995-96 Heineken Cup pool stage was played during October, November and December 1995.
The twelve teams were arranged into four pools of three, with each team playing the other team in their pool once. Two points were awarded for a win, and one point for a draw.
The four pool winners qualified for the knockout stage.
| Top team in each group advance to semi-finals |
Contents |
| Team | P | W | D | L | Tries for | Tries against | Try diff | Points for | Points against | Points diff | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toulouse (1) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 72 | 19 | 53 | 4 |
| Benetton Treviso | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 11 | 95 | 26 | 69 | 2 |
| Farul Constanţa | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 20 | −18 | 18 | 140 | −122 | 0 |
| 31 October 1995 15:00 |
Farul Constanţa | 10 – 54 | Toulouse | Constanta Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Robert Davies |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tries: Mihai Foca Con: Emil Florea Pen: Emil Florea |
Tries: Stephane Ougier Emile Ntamack (2) Thomas Castaignede David Berty (2) Jean-Luc Cester Con: Christophe Deylaud (7) |
| 7 November 1995 20:00 |
Benetton Treviso | 86 – 8 | Farul Constanţa | Stadio Comunale di Monigo Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Brian Stirling |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tries: Piero Dotto (2) Massimiliano Perziano (2) Leandro Manteri (2) Alessandro Troncon Nicola Giuliato Julian Gardner Carlo Checchinato Con: Michael Lynagh (10) Pen: Michael Lynagh (2) |
Tries: Dorin Talaba Pen: Emil Florea |
| 15 December 1995 20:00 |
Toulouse | 18 – 9 | Benetton Treviso | Les Sept Deniers Attendance: 6,085 Referee: John Bacigalupo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pen: Christophe Deylaud (5) Drop: Christophe Deylaud |
Pen: Michael Lynagh (2) Drop: Michael Lynagh |
| Team | P | W | D | L | Tries for | Tries against | Try diff | Points for | Points against | Points diff | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cardiff RFC (3) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 60 | 20 | 40 | 3 |
| Bègles-Bordeaux | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 43 | 30 | 13 | 3 |
| Ulster | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 11 | −9 | 22 | 75 | −53 | 0 |
| 21 November 1995 20:00 |
Bègles-Bordeaux | 14 – 14 | Cardiff | Stade Andre Moga Attendance: 10,000 Referee: David McHugh |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tries: Philippe Bernat-Salles Pen: Vincent Etcheto |
Tries: Mark Bennett Pen: Adrian Davies |
| 28 November 1995 19:15 |
Cardiff | 46 – 6 | Ulster | Arms Park Attendance: 3,600 Referee: Gerald Borreani |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tries: Mike Hall Stephen John Adrian Davies Andy Moore (2) Con: Adrian Davies (5) Pen:Adrian Davies (2) |
Pen: Mark McCall (2) |
| 13 December 1995 19:00 |
Ulster | 16 – 29 | Bègles-Bordeaux | Ravenhill Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Derek Bevan |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tries: Andrew Matchett Denis McBride Pen: Mark McCall |
Tries: Pascal Fauthoux Philippe Bernat-Salles Sebastien Loubsens Julien Berthe Con: Pascal Fauthoux Julien Berthe |
| Team | P | W | D | L | Tries for | Tries against | Try diff | Points for | Points against | Points diff | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leinster Lions (2) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 47 | 43 | 4 | 4 |
| Pontypridd RFC | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 53 | 35 | 18 | 2 |
| Milan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 33 | 55 | −22 | 0 |
| 1 November 1995 14:30 |
Milan | 21 – 24 | Leinster | Stadio Comunale Giuriati Attendance: 1,200 Referee: Franck Maciello |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tries: Roberto Crotti Marco Platania Con: Massimo Bonomi Pen: Diego Dominguez |
Tries: Conor O'Shea Niall Woods Con:Alan McGowan Pen:Alan McGowan (4) |
| 22 November 1995 19:15 |
Pontypridd | 31 – 12 | Milan | Sardis Road Attendance: 4,500 Referee: Brian Campsall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tries: David Manley Neil Jenkins Pen: Neil Jenkins (8) |
Pen: Diego Dominguez |
| 06 December 1995 19:00 |
Leinster | 23 – 22 | Pontypridd | Lansdowne Road Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Daniel Gillet |
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| Tries: Conor O'Shea Alan McGowan Con: Alan McGowan (2) Pen: Alan McGowan |
Tries: Crispin Cormack Con: Lee Jarvis Pen: Lee Jarvis |
| Team | P | W | D | L | Tries for | Tries against | Try diff | Points for | Points against | Points diff | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Swansea RFC (4) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 35 | 27 | 8 | 2 |
| Munster | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 29 | 32 | −3 | 2 |
| Castres | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 29 | 34 | −5 | 2 |
| 1 November 1995 14:30 |
Munster | 17 – 13 | Swansea | Thomond Park Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Ed Morrison |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tries: Pat Murray Richard Wallace Con: Ken Smith Pen: Ken Smith |
Tries: Alan Harris ConAled Williams Pen: Aled Williams |
| 8 November 1995 20:00 |
Castres | 19 – 12 | Munster | Stade Antoine Beguere Attendance: 6,500 Referee: David Davies |
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| Tries: Nicolas Combes Con:Laurent Labit Pen: Laurent Labit (4) |
Pen: Ken Smith |
| 05 December 1995 19:00 |
Swansea | 22 – 10 | Castres | St Helen's Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Chuck Muir |
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| Tries: Alan Harris Garin Jenkins Pen: Aled Williams (4) |
Tries: F Rui Con: Cyril Savy Pen Cyril Savy |
| Seed | Pool Winners | Pts | TF | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Toulouse | 4 | 8 | +53 |
| 2 | Leinster Lions | 4 | 4 | +4 |
| 3 | Cardiff RFC | 3 | 7 | +40 |
| 4 | Swansea RFC | 2 | 3 | +8 |
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