1997–98 Heineken Cup pool stage
The 1997–98 Heineken Cup pool stage took place in September and October 1997. The winner of each pool advanced to the quarter-finals, with the runners-up and best third placed team entering the quarter-final play offs for the final three quarter final places.
Pool 1
Team |
P |
W |
D |
L |
Tries for |
Tries against |
Try diff |
Points for |
Points against |
Points diff |
Pts |
Toulouse |
6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 12 | 13 | 200 | 121 | 79 | 10 |
Leicester |
6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 163 | 117 | 46 | 8 |
Leinster |
6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 19 | −4 | 137 | 167 | −30 | 4 |
Milan |
6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 15 | 26 | −11 | 111 | 206 | −95 | 2 |
Leinster |
25 – 34 |
Toulouse |
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Donnybrook Attendance: 6,300
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Leicester Tigers |
26 – 10 |
Milan |
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Leinster |
16 – 9 |
Leicester Tigers |
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Donnybrook Attendance: 7,000
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Milan |
14 – 19 |
Toulouse |
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Stadio Comunale Giuriati Attendance: 2,000
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Milan |
33 – 32 |
Leinster |
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Stadio Comunale Giuriati Attendance: 1,100
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Toulouse |
17 – 22 |
Leicester Tigers |
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Les Sept Deniers Attendance: 11,000
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Leicester Tigers |
47 – 22 |
Leinster |
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Toulouse |
69 – 19 |
Milan |
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Les Sept Deniers Attendance: 7,000
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Leicester Tigers |
22 – 23 |
Toulouse |
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Leinster |
23 – 6 |
Milan |
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Donnybrook Attendance: 5,500
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Toulouse |
38 – 19 |
Leinster |
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Les Sept Deniers Attendance: 7,000
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Milan |
29 – 37 |
Leicester Tigers |
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Stadio Comunale Giuriati Attendance: 2,000
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Pool 2
Team |
P |
W |
D |
L |
Tries for |
Tries against |
Try diff |
Points for |
Points against |
Points diff |
Pts |
Wasps |
6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 12 | 19 | 243 | 104 | 139 | 12 |
Glasgow |
6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 15 | −1 | 132 | 167 | −35 | 6 |
Swansea |
6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 16 | −1 | 157 | 161 | −4 | 4 |
Ulster |
6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 23 | −17 | 95 | 195 | −100 | 2 |
Swansea |
25 – 31 |
London Wasps |
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St. Helen's Attendance: 5,000
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Ulster |
12 – 18 |
Glasgow |
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Swansea |
33 – 16 |
Ulster |
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St. Helen's Attendance: 3,000
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Glasgow |
22 – 46 |
London Waps |
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Glasgow |
35 – 21 |
Swansea |
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London Wasps |
56 – 3 |
Ulster |
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Loftus Road Stadium Attendance: 4,120
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Ulster |
28 – 20 |
Swansea |
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London Wasps |
43 – 5 |
Glasgow |
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Loftus Road Stadium Attendance: 3,825
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Ulster |
21 – 38 |
London Wasps |
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Swansea |
30 – 22 |
Glasgow |
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St. Helen's Attendance: 3,000
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Glasgow |
30 – 15 |
Ulster |
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London Wasps |
29 – 28 |
Swansea |
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Loftus Road Stadium Attendance: 3,500
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Pool 3
Team |
P |
W |
D |
L |
Tries for |
Tries against |
Try diff |
Points for |
Points against |
Points diff |
Pts |
Bath |
6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 141 | 119 | 22 | 10 |
Brive |
6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 13 | 11 | 210 | 146 | 64 | 9 |
Pontypridd |
6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 154 | 147 | 7 | 5 |
Scottish Borders |
6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 14 | 29 | −15 | 129 | 222 | −93 | 0 |
Brive |
56 – 18 |
Border |
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Parc Municipal des Sports Attendance: 8,000
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Pontypridd |
15 – 21 |
Bath |
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Sardis Road Attendance: 7,000
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Border |
17 – 31 |
Bath |
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Mansfield Park Attendance: 5,000
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Brive |
32 – 31 |
Pontypridd |
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Parc Municipal des Sports Attendance: 4,500
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Bath |
27 – 25 |
Brive |
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Border |
16 – 23 |
Pontypridd |
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Poynder Park Attendance: 4,000
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Pontypridd |
29 – 29 |
Brive |
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Sardis Road Attendance: 7,800
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Bath |
27 – 23 |
Border |
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Pontypridd |
46 – 26 |
Border |
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Sardis Road Attendance: 4,500
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Brive |
29 – 12 |
Bath |
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Parc Municipal des Sports Attendance: 10,000
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Bath |
23 – 10 |
Pontypridd |
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Border |
29 – 39 |
Brive |
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Pool 4
Team |
P |
W |
D |
L |
Tries for |
Tries against |
Try diff |
Points for |
Points against |
Points diff |
Pts |
Harlequins |
6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 12 | 9 | 198 | 141 | 57 | 8 |
Cardiff |
6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 184 | 146 | 38 | 8 |
Munster |
6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 21 | −7 | 141 | 180 | −39 | 4 |
Bourgoin |
6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 11 | −4 | 93 | 149 | −56 | 4 |
Bourgoin |
26 – 25 |
Cardiff |
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Harlequins |
48 – 40 |
Munster |
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Twickenham Stoop Attendance: 3,682
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Harlequins |
45 – 7 |
Bourgoin |
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Twickenham Stoop Attendance: 3,700
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Cardiff |
43 – 23 |
Munster |
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Munster |
17 – 15 |
Bourgoin |
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Cardiff |
21 – 28 |
Harlequins |
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Munster |
32 – 37 |
Cardiff |
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Bourgoin |
18 – 30 |
Harlequins |
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Bourgoin |
21 – 6 |
Munster |
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Harlequins |
31 – 32 |
Cardiff |
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Twickenham Stoop Attendance: 8,000
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Cardiff |
26 – 6 |
Bourgoin |
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Munster |
23 – 16 |
Harlequins |
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Pool 5
Team |
P |
W |
D |
L |
Tries for |
Tries against |
Try diff |
Points for |
Points against |
Points diff |
Pts |
Pau |
6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 27 | 8 | 19 | 203 | 89 | 114 | 8 |
Llanelli |
6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 18 | −3 | 144 | 142 | 2 | 8 |
Benetton Treviso |
6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 18 | 19 | −1 | 146 | 162 | −16 | 4 |
Caledonia |
6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 23 | −15 | 89 | 189 | −100 | 4 |
Benetton Treviso |
18 – 19 |
Pau |
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Caledonia |
18 – 23 |
Llanelli Scarlets |
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Pau |
44 – 12 |
Llanelli Scarlets |
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Caledonia |
17 – 9 |
Benetton Treviso |
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Llanelli |
39 – 18 |
Benetton Treviso |
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Pau |
50 – 8 |
Caledonia |
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Benetton Treviso |
52 – 6 |
Caledonia |
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Llanelli |
14 – 10 |
Pau |
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Benetton Treviso |
42 – 25 |
Llanelli |
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Caledonia |
30 – 24 |
Pau |
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Llanelli |
31 – 10 |
Caledonia |
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Pau |
56 – 7 |
Benetton Treviso |
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See also
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