2013–14 Heineken Cup

International rugby union competition May 2013 February 2023 2013–14 Heineken Cup EnglandFranceIreland rugby unionItalyScotlandWales Round-robin and Knockout 11 October 2013 – 24 May 2014 24 79 {{#expr: + 7624 + 12378 + 8751 + 14145 + 7546 + 12008 + 11465 + 9357 + 14026 + 4635 + 7024 + 11937 + 18542 + 13182 + 11573 + 6047 + 61248 + 2000 + 8388 + 17631 + 19838 + 11712 + 23510 + 10073 + 7108 + 13475 + 6144 + 10744 + 2350 + 16742 + 17140 + 29395 + 12977 + 21404 + 23615 + 5417 + 6385 + 47370 + 5429 + 13567 + 7395 + 7661 + 7591 + 11502 + 3880 + 10859 + 11824 + 10975 + 8347 + 8082 + 6978 + 31170 + 5217 + 18838 + 6658 + 12816 + 14000 + 4425 + 5061 + 16121 + 18500 + 12302 + 12125 + 6541 + 9614 + 2150 + 7516 + 17341 + 24000 + 4970 + 25600 + 7235 + 26200 + 17862 + 16853 + 15252 + 25942 + 37043 + 67578 | tries = {{#expr: + 2 + 1 + 10 + 10 + 4 + 7 + 5 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 3 + 2 + 4 + 1 + 3 + 3 + 2 + 4 + 4 + 4 + 2 + 3 + 6 + 0 + 7 + 4 + 1 + 6 + 3 + 5 + 5 + 7 + 8 + 6 + 5 + 0 + 2 + 1 + 6 + 9 + 5 + 5 + 1 + 4 + 4 + 3 + 2 + 5 + 6 + 3 + 6 + 2 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 4 + 3 + 5 + 1 + 2 + 1 + 11 + 1 + 6 + 4 + 2 + 4 + 6 + 7 + 8 + 2 + 3 + 3 + 6 + 1 + 2 }} | top point scorer = Jonny Wilkinson (Toulon) (100 points)http://www.ercrugby.com/eng/statistics/player_v_player.php?preset866=2013 Heineken Cup: Points Scorers European Rugby Cup 7 April 2014 13 November 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20131113164028/http://www.ercrugby.com/eng/statistics/player_v_player.php?preset866=2013 dead | top try scorer = Chris Ashton (Saracens) (11 tries)http://www.ercrugby.com/eng/statistics/player_try_scorers.php?preset877=2013 Heineken Cup: Try Scorers European Rugby Cup 7 April 2014 15 November 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20131115031245/http://www.ercrugby.com/eng/statistics/player_try_scorers.php?preset877=2013 dead | venue = Millennium Stadium, Cardiff | attendance2 = 67,578 | champions = FRA Toulon | count = 2 | runner-up = ENG Saracens | website = https://web.archive.org/web/20080506141030/http://www.ercrugby.com/eng/ | previous year = 2012–13 | previous tournament = 2012–13 Heineken Cup | next year = 2014–15 | next tournament = 2014–15 European Rugby Champions Cup }} The 2013–14 Heineken Cup was the 19th and final season of the Heineken Cup, the annual rugby union European club competition for clubs from the top six nations in European rugby. The pool stage began on 11 October 2013 and ran through to 17–19 January 2014,http://www.ercrugby.com/eng/news/21273.php Toulon target defence of Heineken Cup title European Rugby Cup 5 June 2013 5 June 2013 13 November 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20131113161018/http://www.ercrugby.com/eng/news/21273.php dead followed by the knockout stages culminating in the final. The final was originally to be held in France in May 2014,https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2012/sep/24/heineken-cup-final-amlin-france Staging of 2014 Heineken and Amlin Cup finals awarded to France 24 September 2012 28 May 2013 The Guardian London however the Federation Française de Rugby subsequently announced that they had withdrawn their application to host due to uncertainty over the availability of Stade de France.http://www.ercrugby.com/eng/news/21285.php 2014 Finals Announcement European Rugby Cup 8 June 2013 8 June 2013 9 June 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130609183529/http://www.ercrugby.com/eng/news/21285.php dead ERC invited the Heineken Cup participating countries to submit tenders for the right to host the Heineken Cup and Challenge Cup finals and three – England, Scotland and Wales – submitted bids.http://www.ercrugby.com/eng/news/21299.php Three bids for ERC European Club Rugby Finals European Rugby Cup 20 June 2013 17 July 2013 24 June 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130624025236/http://www.ercrugby.com/eng/news/21299.php dead Cardiff was selected with the Heineken Cup final to be held in the Millennium Stadium on Saturday 24 May 2014 and the Challenge Cup final to be held the previous day in the Cardiff Arms Park.http://www.ercrugby.com/eng/news/21715.php ERC 2014 finals set to return to Cardiff European Rugby Cup 15 July 2013 17 July 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130724073704/http://www.ercrugby.com/eng/news/21715.php 24 July 2013 dead Toulon – the defending champions – beat Saracens 23–6 in the final. On 10 April 2014, following nearly two years of negotiations, an agreement for a new European club competition structure was reached. ERC was wound up and replaced by a new Swiss-based organising body known as European Professional Club Rugby. The Heineken Cup was replaced by a new top-tier competition, the European Rugby Champions Cup, which would continue to involve clubs from all of the top six European nations. It initially featured 20 clubs instead of the 24 in the Heineken Cup. The second-tier European Challenge Cup had a minor name change and become the European Rugby Challenge Cup, and continued to involve 20 teams. A new third-tier competition, to be known as the qualifying competition and later the European Rugby Continental Shield, would feature clubs from second-tier European rugby nations, plus Italian clubs that do not play in Pro12, although this eventually foundered.http://www.rfu.com/news/2014/march/news-articles/260314_europe_statement Future of European Rugby resolved Rugby Football Union 10 April 2014 11 April 2014 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20140525041159/http://www.rfu.com/news/2014/march/news-articles/260314_europe_statement 25 May 2014 Teams The default allocation of teams was as follows:http://www.ercrugby.com/eng/heinekencup/rules/qualification_process.php ERC : Heineken Cup : Rules : Qualification Process European Rugby Cup 13 August 2010 30 March 2012 18 December 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20121218034339/http://www.ercrugby.com/eng/heinekencup/rules/qualification_process.php dead England: 6 teams, based on performance in the Aviva Premiership and Anglo–Welsh Cuphttp://www.ercrugby.com/eng/qualification/england.php ERC : European Qualification : England European Rugby Cup 30 March 2012 6 August 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120806155448/http://www.ercrugby.com/eng/qualification/england.php dead France: 6 teams, based on regular-season finish in the Top 14http://www.ercrugby.com/eng/qualification/france.php ERC : European Qualification : France European Rugby Cup 30 March 2012 6 August 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120806155459/http://www.ercrugby.com/eng/qualification/france.php dead Ireland: 3 teams, based on regular-season finish in Pro12http://www.ercrugby.com/eng/qualification/celtic_countries.php ERC : European Qualification : Celtic Countries European Rugby Cup 30 March 2012 6 August 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120806155513/http://www.ercrugby.com/eng/qualification/celtic_countries.php dead Wales: 3 teams, based on regular-season finish in Pro12 Italy and Scotland: 2 teams each, based on participation in Pro12 (as there are only 2 from each nation) The remaining two places were filled by the winners of the previous year's Heineken Cup and Amlin Challenge Cup. If the cup winners were already qualified through their domestic league, an additional team from their country would claim a Heineken Cup place (assuming another team was available). Accordingly, since Heineken Cup winners Toulon were already qualified through the Top 14, the extra French berth went to Perpignan. Also, since Amlin Cup winners Leinster were already qualified through the Pro12, the extra Irish berth went to Connacht. Teams are listed in the order they were presented to Heineken Cup organiser European Rugby Cup by their respective leagues. England France Ireland Italy Scotland Wales Leicester Tigers Northampton Saints Saracens Harlequins Gloucester Exeter Chiefs Castres Toulon Clermont Auvergne Toulouse Montpellier Racing Métro Perpignan Leinster Munster Ulster Connacht Benetton Treviso Zebre Glasgow Warriors Edinburgh Ospreys Scarlets Cardiff Blues Seeding The seeding system was the same as in the 2012–13 tournament. The 24 competing teams were ranked based on past Heineken Cup and European Challenge Cup performance, with each pool receiving one team from each quartile, or Tier. The requirement to have only one team per country in each pool, however, still applied (with the exception of the inclusion of the seventh French team, Racing Métro 92). The brackets show each team's European Rugby Club Ranking at the end of the 2012–13 season. Tier 1 IRE rugby union Leinster (1) FRA Toulon (2) FRA Toulouse (3) FRA Clermont Auvergne (4) IRE rugby union Munster (6) IRE rugby union Ulster (7) Tier 2 ENG Northampton Saints (9) WAL Cardiff Blues (10) ENG Harlequins (11) ENG Saracens (12) ENG Leicester Tigers (13) FRA Perpignan (14) Tier 3 SCO Edinburgh (15) WAL Ospreys (17) WAL Scarlets (18) SCO Glasgow Warriors (19) FRA Montpellier (20) IRE rugby union Connacht (21) Tier 4 ENG Gloucester (23) FRA Castres (25) FRA Racing Métro 92 (26) ENG Exeter Chiefs (28) ITA Benetton Treviso (29) ITA Zebre (35) Pool stage 2013–14 Heineken Cup pool stage The draw for the pool stage took place on 5 June 2013 at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin.http://www.ercrugby.com/eng/news/21242.php Pool draws for 2013/14 ERC tournaments European Rugby Cup 31 May 2013 3 June 2013 8 June 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130608100724/http://www.ercrugby.com/eng/news/21242.php dead The dates and times of the first 4 rounds were announced on 20 July 2013.http://www.ercrugby.com/eng/news/21719.php Toulon and Wilkinson open title defence at home European Rugby Cup 20 July 2013 20 July 2013 25 July 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130725061227/http://www.ercrugby.com/eng/news/21719.php dead Under the rules of the competition organiser, European Rugby Cup, tie–breakers within each pool were as follows.http://www.ercrugby.com/eng/heinekencup/rules/index.php Key Tournament Rules European Rugby Cup 10 October 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101008183601/http://www.ercrugby.com/eng/heinekencup/rules/index.php 8 October 2010 dead Competition points earned in head-to-head matches Total tries scored in head-to-head matches Point differential in head-to-head matches ERC had four additional tie-breakers, used if tied teams are in different pools, or if the above steps cannot break a tie between teams in the same pool: Tries scored in all pool matches Point differential in all pool matches Best disciplinary record (fewest players receiving red or yellow cards in all pool matches) Coin toss + Key to colours    Winner of each pool, advance to quarter-finals.    Two highest-scoring second-place teams advance to quarter-finals.    Third- through fifth- highest-scoring second-place teams parachute into the knockout stageof the European Challenge Cup. Pool 1 TeamPWDLPFPADiffTFTATBLBPts IRE rugby union Leinster (6) 6 5 0 1 152 66 +86 16 7 2 0 22 ENG Northampton Saints (5C) 6 4 0 2 107 104 +3 11 10 0 1 17 FRA Castres Olympique 6 2 0 4 78 104 −26 5 6 0 1 9 WAL Ospreys 6 1 0 5 75 138 −63 3 12 0 1 5 Pool 2 TeamPWDLPFPADiffTFTATBLBPts FRA Toulon (3) 6 5 0 1 170 104 +66 15 10 3 1 24 WAL Cardiff Blues 6 3 0 3 119 148 −29 10 14 1 1 14 ENG Exeter Chiefs 6 2 0 4 118 123 −5 11 14 1 3 12 SCO Glasgow Warriors 6 2 0 4 98 130 −32 12 10 1 2 11 Pool 3 TeamPWDLPFPADiffTFTATBLBPts FRA Toulouse (5) 6 5 0 1 143 63 +80 16 4 2 1 23 ENG Saracens (8) 6 4 0 2 217 74 +143 29 5 3 1 20 IRE rugby union Connacht 6 3 0 3 101 147 −46 7 20 0 1 13 ITA Zebre 6 0 0 6 33 210 −177 2 25 0 0 0 Pool 4 TeamPWDLPFPADiffTFTATBLBPts FRA Clermont (2) 6 5 0 1 139 69 +70 17 5 3 1 24 ENG Harlequins (6C) 6 3 0 3 126 103 +23 12 12 1 3 16 WAL Scarlets 6 2 1 3 122 150 −28 11 16 0 1 11 FRA Racing Métro 92 6 1 1 4 66 131 −65 5 12 0 1 7 Pool 5 TeamPWDLPFPADiffTFTATBLBPts IRE rugby union Ulster (1) 6 6 0 0 179 62 +117 17 4 2 0 26 ENG Leicester Tigers (7) 6 4 0 2 159 112 +47 16 9 3 2 21 FRA Montpellier 6 2 0 4 121 124 −3 14 11 2 1 11 ITA Benetton Treviso 6 0 0 6 41 202 −161 2 25 0 0 0 Pool 6 TeamPWDLPFPADiffTFTATBLBPts IRE rugby union Munster (4) 6 5 0 1 161 77 +84 19 6 2 1 23 ENG Gloucester (7C) 6 3 0 3 113 114 −1 13 10 1 1 14 SCO Edinburgh 6 3 0 3 104 141 −37 10 17 0 0 12 FRA Perpignan 6 1 0 5 112 158 −46 10 19 1 2 7 Seeding and runners-up Bare numbers indicate Heineken Cup quarter–final seeding. Numbers with "C" indicate Challenge Cup quarter–final seeding. Seed Pool winners Pts TF +/− 1 IRE rugby union Ulster 26 17 +117 2 FRA Clermont 24 17 +70 3 FRA Toulon 24 15 +66 4 IRE rugby union Munster 23 19 +84 5 FRA Toulouse 23 16 +80 6 IRE rugby union Leinster 22 16 +86 Seed Pool runners–up Pts TF +/− 7 ENG Leicester Tigers 21 16 +47 8 ENG Saracens 20 29 +143 5C ENG Northampton Saints 17 11 +3 6C ENG Harlequins 16 12 +23 7C ENG Gloucester 14 13 −1 — WAL Cardiff Blues 14 10 −29 Knock-out stages All kickoff times are local to the match location. Quarter-finals 5 April 2014 13:30 Munster IRE rugby union 47–23 Reporthttp://www.ercrugby.com/matchcentre/28261.php Home ercrugby.com 14 September 2017 26 May 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140526212245/http://www.ercrugby.com/matchcentre/28261.php dead FRA Toulouse Earls 4' cKilcoyne 41' cStander 45' cLaulala 63' mZebo 73' mO'Connell 79' c Keatley (4/6) Keatley (3/4) 15', 22', 61' Gear 53' cTekori 71' c Beauxis (2/2) McAlister (3/3) 7', 29', 33' Thomond Park, Limerick 26,200 Nigel Owens (Wales) 5 April 2014 17:00 Clermont FRA 22–16 Reporthttp://www.ercrugby.com/matchcentre/28263.php Home ercrugby.com 14 September 2017 7 April 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140407122542/http://www.ercrugby.com/matchcentre/28263.php dead ENG Leicester Tigers Fofana 21' c Parra (1/1) Parra (5/6) 14', 26', 34', 40', 65' Crane 36' c Williams (1/1) Williams (3/4) 43', 51', 60' Stade Marcel-Michelin, Clermont-Ferrand 17,862 Alain Rolland (Ireland) 5 April 2014 18:30 Ulster IRE rugby union 15–17 Reporthttp://www.ercrugby.com/matchcentre/28267.php Home ercrugby.com 14 September 2017 7 April 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140407122550/http://www.ercrugby.com/matchcentre/28267.php dead ENG Saracens Pienaar (3/5) 15', 29', 39'Jackson (2/3) 69, 72' Ashton (2) 22' m, 67' cBotha 48' m Farrell (1/3) Ravenhill Stadium, Belfast 16,853 Jérôme Garcès (France) 6 April 2014 17:30 Toulon FRA 29–14 Reporthttp://www.ercrugby.com/matchcentre/28284.php Home ercrugby.com 14 September 2017 17 April 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140417010014/http://www.ercrugby.com/matchcentre/28284.php dead IRE rugby union Leinster Chiocci 45' cMitchell 61' c Giteau (2/2) Wilkinson (2/2) 3', 16'Giteau (2/3) 42', 78'D. Armitage (1/1) 66' Murphy 69' m Gopperth (3/4) 19', 28', 54' Stade Mayol, Toulon 15,252 Wayne Barnes (England) Semi-finals 26 April 2014 15:40 Saracens ENG 46–6 Reporthttp://www.ercrugby.com/matchcentre/28415.php Home ercrugby.com 14 September 2017 29 April 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140429195357/http://www.ercrugby.com/matchcentre/28415.php dead FRA Clermont Ashton (2) 7' c, 64' mpenalty try 12' cFarrell 31' cWyles 72' cStreather 78' c Goode (5/6) Goode (1/1) 37'Bosch (1/1) 53' Parra (2/2) 11', 28' Twickenham Stadium, London 25,942 Nigel Owens (Wales) 27 April 2014 16:30 Toulon FRA 24–16 Reporthttp://www.ercrugby.com/matchcentre/28429.php Home ercrugby.com 14 September 2017 25 March 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170325151256/http://ercrugby.com/matchcentre/28429.php dead IRE rugby union Munster Wilkinson (6/7) 5', 18', 26', 35', 64', 79'D. Armitage (1/1) 39' Wilkinson (1/2) 30' Zebo 52' c Keatley (1/1) Keatley (3/4) 7', 29', 33' Stade Vélodrome, Marseille 37,043 Wayne Barnes (England) Final 2014 Heineken Cup Final 24 May 2014 17:00 BST Toulon FRA 23–6 Reporthttp://www.ercrugby.com/matchcentre/28614.php Home ercrugby.com 14 September 2017 25 March 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170325223438/http://ercrugby.com/matchcentre/28614.php dead ENG Saracens Giteau 29' cSmith 59' c Wilkinson (2/2) Wilkinson (2/2) 53', 63' Wilkinson (1/1) 37' Farrell (2/3) 3', 45' Millennium Stadium, Cardiff 67,578 Alain Rolland (Ireland) See also 2013–14 European Challenge Cup References External links http://www.ercrugby.com/eng/heinekencup/index.php 2013–14 Heineken Cup at ESPNscrum Category:Heineken Cup seasons Heineken Cup Heineken Cup Heineken Heineken Heineken Heineken Heineken Heineken