1996–97 Heineken Cup pool stage

1996–97 Heineken Cup pool stage 1996–97 Heineken Cup 12 October 1996 – 2 November 1996 ENG Leicester FRA Brive FRA Toulouse FRA Dax ENG Harlequins WAL Cardiff RFC ENG Bath WAL Llanelli RFC 1995–96 1995–96 Heineken Cup pool stage 1997–98 1997–98 Heineken Cup pool stage 1996–97 Heineken Cup The 1996–97 Heineken Cup pool stage was played during October and November 1996. The top two teams in each group qualified for the quarter-finals. All times are local to the game site. {| class="wikitable" |+ Key to colours |- | style="background: #ccffcc;" |      |Top two teams in each group advance to quarter-finals |} Pool 1 TeamPWDLTries forTries againstTry diffPoints forPoints againstPoints diffPts FRA Dax43011621414169726 ENG Bath4301158713688486 WAL Pontypridd43017349760376 ITA Benetton Treviso41031315−2106135−292 SCO Edinburgh4004629−2371199−1280 12 October 199614:30 Pontypridd WAL 28–22 ITA Benetton Treviso Sardis Road 3,500 12 October 199615:00 Bath ENG 55–26 SCO Edinburgh Recreation Ground 6,500 16 October 199619:00 Edinburgh SCO 10–32 WAL Pontypridd Myreside 3,000 16 October 199620:00 Benetton Treviso ITA 14–34 FRA Dax Stadio Comunale di Monigo 1,000 19 October 199614:30 Pontypridd WAL 19–6 ENG Bath Sardis Road 7,000 20 October 199614:30 Dax FRA 69–12 SCO Edinburgh Parc Municipal des Sports 8,000 26 October 199615:00 Bath ENG 25–16 FRA Dax Recreation Ground 8,000 27 October 199614:30 Edinburgh SCO 23–43 ITA Benetton Treviso Myreside 1,500 2 November 199614:30 Benetton Treviso ITA 27–50 ENG Bath Stadio Comunale di Monigo 2,500 2 November 199619:30 Dax FRA 22–18 WAL Pontypridd Parc Municipal des Sports 9,000 Pool 2 TeamPWDLTries forTries againstTry diffPoints forPoints againstPoints diffPts ENG Leicester44001431111443718 WAL Llanelli42029909781164 Ireland rugby union Leinster4202912−386109−234 FRA Pau410319109137103342 SCO Scottish Borders4103724−1780178−982 12 October 199614:30 Llanelli WAL 34–17 IRE rugby union Leinster Stradey Park 2,800 12 October 199617:00 Pau FRA 85–28 SCO Borders Stade Municipal du Hameau 3,000 16 October 199618:45 Leinster IRE rugby union 10–27 ENG Leicester Tigers Lansdowne Road 3,500 16 October 199619:00 Borders SCO 24–16 WAL Llanelli Mansfield Park 2,000 19 October 199614:30 Llanelli WAL 31–15 FRA Pau Stradey Park 3,000 19 October 199614:30 Leicester Tigers ENG 43–3 SCO Borders Welford Road 4,609 26 October 199614:30 Borders SCO 25–34 IRE rugby union Leinster The Greenyards 3,500 26 October 199616:45 Pau FRA 14–19 ENG Leicester Stade Municipal du Hameau 9,000 2 November 199614:30 Leinster IRE rugby union 25–23 FRA Pau Donnybrook 4,000 2 November 199615:00 Leicester Tigers ENG 25–16 WAL Llanelli Welford Road 11,000 Pool 3 TeamPWDLTries forTries againstTry diffPoints forPoints againstPoints diffPts FRA Brive4400138510665418 ENG Harlequins43012081213195366 WAL Neath42021016−683109−264 Ireland rugby union Ulster4103610−47587−122 SCO Caledonia40041320−7117156−390 12 October 199617:15 Brive FRA 34–19 WAL Neath Parc Municipal des Sports 5,000 13 October 1996 14:30 Caledonia SCO 34–41 ReportBill Leith, "Rugby Union: Topping grabs spoils", The Independent, 13 October 1996"Humphreys points the way for Ulster", Irish Independent, 14 October 1996 IRE rugby union Ulster Rowen ShepherdPaul RouseStuart Grimes Rowen Shepherd (2) Rowen Shepherd (4) Jonathan Newton David Humphreys (2)Jan Cunningham (2)Stephen McKinty David Humphreys (2) David Humphreys (2)Stuart Laing David Humphreys McDiarmid Park 2,400 J. C. Gastou 16 October 199619:00 Ulster IRE rugby union 15–21 ReportJim Stokes, "Defiant Ulster lose to late Harlequins try", Irish Independent, 17 October 1966 ENG Harlequins David Humphreys (4) David Humphreys Mick WatsonDaren O'Leary Will Carling Will Carling (2) Ravenhill 8,000 I. Ramage 16 October 199619:15 Neath WAL 27–18 SCO Caledonia The Gnoll 2,000 19 October 199615:00 Harlequins ENG 44–22 WAL Neath Twickenham Stoop 3,500 20 October 199615:00 Caledonia SCO 30–32 FRA Brive McDiarmid Park 2,000 26 October 199614:30 Neath WAL 15–13 Report"Ulster rue missed chances as Neath steal it", Sunday Independent, 27 October 1996 IRE rugby union Ulster Steve WilliamsLeighton Gerrard Geraint Davies Geraint Davies Andrew Matchett David Humphreys David Humphreys (2) The Gnoll 2,000 27 October 199616:15 Brive FRA 23–10 ENG Harlequins Parc Municipal des Sports 13,000 2 November 199614:30 Ulster IRE rugby union 6–17 Report"Ulster challenge fades tamely", Sunday Independent, 3 November 1996 FRA Brive David Humphreys David Humphreys Francois DuboissetSebastian CarratSébastien Viars David Venditti Ravenhill 3,500 H. Lewis 2 November 199614:30 Harlequins ENG 56–35 SCO Caledonia Twickenham Stoop 3,751 Pool 4 TeamPWDLTries forTries againstTry diffPoints forPoints againstPoints diffPts FRA Toulouse430121138157142156 WAL Cardiff4301167913597386 ENG London Wasps420217143156115414 Ireland rugby union Munster42021122−11109135−264 ITA Milan4004615−973141−680 12 October 199615:00 Munster IRE rugby union 23–5 Report ITA Milan Musgrave Park 1,500 13 October 199615:00 London Wasps ENG 24–26 WAL Cardiff Loftus Road 6,000 16 October 199619:15 Cardiff WAL 48–18 Report IRE rugby union Munster Cardiff Arms Park 4,000 16 October 199620:30 Milan ITA 26–44 FRA Toulouse Stadio Comunale Giuriati 500 19 October 1996 15:30 Munster IRE rugby union 49–22 Report ENG London Wasps Thomond Park 6,000 19 October 1996 15:30 Toulouse FRA 36–20 WAL Cardiff Les Sept Deniers 10,000 26 October 1996 15:00 London Wasps ENG 77–17 FRA Toulouse Loftus Road 8,000 27 October 1996 15:00 Cardiff WAL 41–19 ITA Milan Arms Park 3,000 2 November 1996 14:30 Milan ITA 23–33 ENG London Wasps Stadio Comunale Giuriati 1,200 2 November 1996 16:00 Toulouse FRA 60–19 Report IRE rugby union Munster Les Sept Deniers 14,000 Seeding SeedPool WinnersPtsTF+/−1 ENG Leicester814+712 FRA Brive813+413 FRA Toulouse621+154 FRA Dax616+72SeedPool Runners-upPtsTF+/−5 ENG Harlequins620+366 WAL Cardiff RFC616+387 ENG Bath615+488 WAL Llanelli RFC49+16 See also 1996–97 Heineken Cup References Pool Stage 1996–97