1998–99 Heineken Cup

1998–99 Heineken Cup
Tournament details
Countries  France
 Ireland
 Italy
 Scotland
 Wales
Tournament format(s) Round-robin and Knockout
Date 18 September 1998 to 30 January 1999
Tournament statistics
Teams 16
Matches played 55
Attendance 322,340 (5,861 per match)
Top point scorer(s) Simon Mason (Ulster)
(144 points)
Top try scorer(s) Thomas Lombard (Stade Français)
Michel Marfaing (Toulouse)
Émile Ntamack (Toulouse)
(7 tries)
Final
Venue Lansdowne Road, Dublin
Attendance 49,000
Champions Ireland Ulster (1st title)
Runner-up France Colomiers
Official website http://www.ercrugby.com/eng/
1997–98 (Previous) (Next) 1999–2000

The 1998–99 Heineken Cup was the fourth edition of the Heineken Cup. Competing teams from France, Ireland, Italy, Wales, and Scotland, were divided into four pools of four, in which teams played home and away matches against each other. Cardiff and Swansea did not compete due to a dispute with their union, the Welsh Rugby Union, whereas teams from England did not compete due to a dispute between European Rugby and the Rugby Football Union. The pool winners and runners-up qualified for the knock-out stages.

Teams

France Wales Scotland Ireland Italy
  • France Stade Français
  • France Bègles-Bordeaux
  • France Perpignan
  • France Toulouse
  • France Colomiers
  • Wales Llanelli
  • Wales Neath
  • Wales Ebbw Vale
  • Wales Pontypridd
  • Scotland Edinburgh
  • Scotland Glasgow
  • Ireland Leinster
  • Ireland Munster
  • Ireland Ulster
  • Italy Petrarca
  • Italy Treviso

Pool stage

For more details on this topic, see 1998-99 Heineken Cup pool stage.

In the pool matches teams received 2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw and 0 points for a defeat.

Pool 1

Team P W D L Tries for Tries against Try diff Points for Points against Points diff Pts
France Stade Français 650127101721911710210
Wales Llanelli 6303122210113180676
Ireland Leinster 620417125141124174
France Bègles-Bordeaux 6204112312127179524

Pool 2

Team P W D L Tries for Tries against Try diff Points for Points against Points diff Pts
France Perpignan 650135132223810813010
Ireland Munster 641117134144108369
Wales Neath 6114142713118194763
Italy Safilo Petraca Rugby Padova 61058211379169902

Pool 3

Team P W D L Tries for Tries against Try diff Points for Points against Points diff Pts
Ireland Ulster 641123203197168299
France Toulouse 64023111202341031318
Scotland Edinburgh Reivers 621321147179146335
Wales Ebbw Vale 61051141301143071932

Pool 4

Team P W D L Tries for Tries against Try diff Points for Points against Points diff Pts
France Colomiers 6402221012176121558
Wales Pontypridd 630313163160141196
Italy Benetton Treviso 63031313014215086
Scotland Glasgow Caledonians 620410199121187664

Seeding

Seed Pool Winners Pts TF +/
1 France Perpignan 1035+130
2 France Stade Français 1027+102
3 Ireland Ulster 923+29
4 France Colomiers 822+55
Seed Pool Runners-up Pts TF +/
5 Ireland Munster 917+36
6 France Toulouse 831+131
7 Wales Pontypridd 613+19
8 Wales Llanelli 61267

Knockout stage

Quarter-finals

11 December 1998
19:15
Ulster Ireland 15 13 France Toulouse
Ravenhill
Attendance: 11,500
12 December 1998
15:00
Perpignan France 34 17 Wales Llanelli
Stade Aime Giral
Attendance: 10,000
12 December 1998
15:30
Stade Francais France 71 14 Wales Pontypridd
Stade Jean-Bouin
Attendance: 5,000
13 December 1998
15:00
Colomiers France 23 9 Ireland Munster
Stade Selery
Attendance: 8,000

Semi-finals

9 January 1999
13:00
Ulster Ireland 33 27 France Stade Francais
Ravenhill
Attendance: 20,000
9 January 1999
14:45
Colomiers France 10 6 France Perpignan
Stadium Municipal
Attendance: 30,000

Final

30 January 1999
14:45
Ulster Ireland 21 6 France Colomiers
Pen: Mason (6)
Drop: Humphreys
Report Pen: Labit
Mickael Carre
Lansdowne Road, Dublin
Attendance: 49,000
Referee: Clayton Thomas (Wales)
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