1995–96 Heineken Cup pool stage

1995–96 Heineken Cup pool stage
Season	1995–96 Heineken Cup
Date	31 October 1995 – 15 December 1995
Qualifiers
Seed 1	Toulouse
Seed 2	Leinster Lions
Seed 3	Cardiff
Seed 4	Swansea
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The 1995–96 Heineken Cup pool stage was played during October, November and December 1995.

The 12 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.

Pool 1

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
Try: Mihai Foca Con: Emil Florea Pen: Emil Florea		Try: Stephane Ougier Émile Ntamack (2) Thomas Castaignede David Berty (2) Jean-Luc Cester Penalty try Con: Christophe Deylaud (7)

Constanta Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Robert Davies

7 November 1995 20:00

Benetton Treviso	86–8	Farul Constanţa
Try: 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)		Try: Dorin Talaba Pen: Emil Florea

Stadio Comunale di Monigo Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Brian Stirling

15 December 1995 20:00

Toulouse	18–9	Benetton Treviso
Pen: Christophe Deylaud (5) Drop: Christophe Deylaud		Pen: Michael Lynagh (2) Drop: Michael Lynagh

Les Sept Deniers Attendance: 6,085 Referee: John Bacigalupo

Pool 2

Team	P	W	D	L	Tries for	Tries against	Try diff	Points for	Points against	Points diff	Pts
Cardiff (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
Try: Philippe Bernat-Salles Pen: Vincent Etcheto		Try: Mark Bennett Pen: Adrian Davies

Stade Andre Moga Attendance: 10,000 Referee: David McHugh

28 November 1995 19:15

Cardiff	46–6	Ulster
Try: Mike Hall Stephen John Adrian Davies Andy Moore (2) Con: Adrian Davies (5) Pen: Adrian Davies (2)		Pen: Mark McCall (2)

Cardiff Arms Park Attendance: 3,600 Referee: Gerald Borreani

13 December 1995 19:00

Ulster	16–29	Bègles-Bordeaux
Try: Andrew Matchett Denis McBride Pen: Mark McCall		Try: Pascal Fauthoux Philippe Bernat-Salles Sebastien Loubsens Julien Berthe Con: Pascal Fauthoux Julien Berthe

Ravenhill Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Derek Bevan

Pool 3

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	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
Try: Roberto Crotti Marco Platania Con: Massimo Bonomi Pen: Diego Dominguez		Try: Conor O'Shea Niall Woods Con: Alan McGowan Pen: Alan McGowan (4)

Stadio Comunale Giuriati Attendance: 1,200 Referee: Franck Maciello

22 November 1995 19:15

Pontypridd	31–12	Milan
Try: David Manley Neil Jenkins Pen: Neil Jenkins (8)		Pen: Diego Dominguez (4)

Sardis Road Attendance: 4,500 Referee: Brian Campsall

6 December 1995 19:00

Leinster	23–22	Pontypridd
Try: Conor O'Shea Alan McGowan Con: Alan McGowan (2) Pen: Alan McGowan		Try: Crispin Cormack Con: Lee Jarvis Pen: Lee Jarvis

Lansdowne Road Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Daniel Gillet

Pool 4

Team	P	W	D	L	Tries for	Tries against	Try diff	Points for	Points against	Points diff	Pts
Swansea (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
Try: Pat Murray Richard Wallace Con: Ken Smith Pen: Ken Smith		Try: Alan Harris Con: Aled Williams Pen: Aled Williams

Thomond Park Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Ed Morrison

8 November 1995 20:00

Castres	19–12	Munster
Try: Nicolas Combes Con: Laurent Labit Pen: Laurent Labit (4)		Pen: Ken Smith (4)

Stade Antoine Beguere Attendance: 6,500 Referee: David Davies

5 December 1995 19:00

Swansea	22–10	Castres
Try: Alan Harris Garin Jenkins Pen: Aled Williams (4)		Try: Rui Con: Cyril Savy Pen: Cyril Savy

St Helen's Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Chuck Muir

Seeding

Seed	Pool winners	Pts	TF	+/−
1	Toulouse	4	8	+53
2	Leinster Lions	4	4	+4
3	Cardiff	3	7	+40
4	Swansea	2	3	+8

See also

• 1995–96 Heineken Cup