2006–07 Heineken Cup

International rugby union competition 2006–07 Heineken Cup Official logo EnglandFranceIreland rugby unionItalyScotlandWales Round-robin and Knockout 20 October 2006 – 20 May 2007 24 79 914048 Andy Goode (Leicester)(89 points) Clément Poitrenaud (Toulouse)Paul Sackey (Wasps)(7 tries) Twickenham Stadium, London 81,076 ENG London Wasps 2 ENG Leicester Tigers 2005–06 2005–06 Heineken Cup 2007–08 2007–08 Heineken Cup The 2006–07 Heineken Cup was the 12th edition of the European Heineken Cup rugby union club tournament. The pool draw took place on 21 June at Twickenham. The pool stages started on 20 October and concluded in January, going for six rounds. Following the quarter- and semi-finals, the final was played on 20 May before a near-capacity crowd at the 82,000-seat redeveloped Twickenham in London. London Wasps defeated Leicester Tigers 25–9, denying Tigers the domestic and European treble. Draw The top seeds from each of the participant nations (France, England, Scotland, Italy, Wales and Ireland) were all drawn into separate pools. These top seeds were; Benetton Treviso (pool 1), Edinburgh (pool 2), Sale Sharks (pool 3), Cardiff Blues (pool 4), Ulster (pool 5) and Biarritz (pool 6). Rules state that no two sides from the same country could be allocated the same pool. However, the seventh French club Castres could be drawn into any pool. The draw took place on 21 June. The greatest team representation is from France, which has seven teams participating in the tournament. England has the second largest representation with six teams. Ireland, Wales and Italy all have three teams, and Scotland have two. Competition format thumb|200px|Round 5 action – Border Reivers against Biarritz Olympique at Parc des Sports d'Aguilera in Biarritz, France. In the pool matches, teams receive: four points for a win two points for a draw a bonus point for scoring four or more tries, regardless of the match result a bonus point for losing by seven or fewer points Ties between two teams are broken in the following order: Competition points earned in head-to-head matches. For example, if tied teams are in the same pool, and split their head-to-head matches, but one team earned a bonus point and the other failed to do so, the team that earned the bonus point will win. Tries scored in head-to-head matches. Point difference in head-to-head matches. Tries scored in all pool matches. This is the first tiebreaker between teams in different pools, which can come into play for determining seeding among first-place teams (and did in 2006–07), or breaking ties among second-place teams. Point difference in all pool matches. Best disciplinary record in pool play. The team with the fewest players sent off or sin-binned during pool play wins. Coin toss. The quarterfinals are seeded from 1 to 8. The six pool winners receive the top six seeds, based on their point totals. The top two second-place finishers are seeded 7 and 8. The seeds of the qualifying teams are in parentheses next to their names in the tables. Pool stage Full results can be found at 2006–07 Heineken Cup pool stage. All times are local to the match location. thumb|200px|Referee Donal Courtney settling the players in Biarritz before play continues. {| class="wikitable" |+ Key to colours |- | style="background: #ccffcc;" |      |Winner of each pool, plus two highest-ranked second-place teams,advance to quarterfinals. Seed # in parentheses |} Pool 1 TeamPWDLTries forTries againstTry diffPoints forPoints againstPoints diffTBLBPts ENG London Wasps (3)650123518195641312123 FRA Perpignan640219910161108532018 FRA Castres630317134146136102216 ITA Benetton Treviso60061143−3283277−194000 Notes: Wasps earn third seed over Leicester Tigers on the first possible tiebreaker, scoring 23 tries in pool play to Leicester's 22. Pool 2 TeamPWDLTries forTries againstTry diffPoints forPoints againstPoints diffTBLBPts IRE rugby union Leinster (6)640221101117497773221 FRA Agen64021214−211911901017 ENG Gloucester63031916315214482115 SCO Edinburgh61051022−1295180−85015 Pool 3 TeamPWDLTries forTries againstTry diffPoints forPoints againstPoints diffTBLBPts FRA Stade Français (5)64112051517480943122 WAL Ospreys641119811147108392020 ENG Sale Sharks63031610614790572115 ITA Calvisano6006638−3274264−190000 Pool 4 TeamPWDLTries forTries againstTry diffPoints forPoints againstPoints diffTBLBPts ENG Leicester Tigers (4)650122616172601122123 IRE rugby union Munster (7)650116115152112402123 WAL Cardiff Blues6204818−1087138−51019 FRA Bourgoin60061324−1195196−101224 Notes: Leicester Tigers win the pool on the second tiebreaker of head-to-head tries, 3–2. Pool 5 TeamPWDLTries forTries againstTry diffPoints forPoints againstPoints diffTBLBPts WAL Llanelli Scarlets (2)660020128169120493027 FRA Toulouse63031817114714523217 IRE rugby union Ulster62041015−5111129−181110 ENG London Irish61051519−4124157−33239 Notes: Llanelli Scarlets become only the fourth team in the history of the Heineken Cup to win all their pool matches (after Wasps in 1997–98, Bath in 2000–01, and Leinster in both 2002–03 and 2004–05). They also set a record for most points earned in pool play since the competition adopted a bonus point system in 2003–04. This record would be broken about two hours later by Biarritz. Pool 6 TeamPWDLTries forTries againstTry diffPoints forPoints againstPoints diffTBLBPts FRA Biarritz (1)660029524186451415029 ENG Northampton Saints (8)640227131418892964020 SCO Border Reivers61051523−8121166−45206 ITA Parma6105939−3079271−192105 Notes: Biarritz entered their final pool match away to Northampton Saints on 21 January 2007 with a chance to become the first club since the Heineken Cup adopted the bonus point system in 2003–04 to score bonus point wins in all their pool matches. Biarritz won, becoming the fifth team to win all their pool matches, but failed to earn a bonus point. They also broke the record for competition points earned in pool play set earlier that day by Llanelli Scarlets. Seeding and runners-up SeedPool winnersPtsTF+/−1 FRA Biarritz2929+1412 WAL Llanelli Scarlets2720+493 ENG London Wasps2323+1314 ENG Leicester Tigers2322+1125 FRA Stade Français2220+946 IRE rugby union Leinster2121+77SeedPool runners-upPtsTF+/−7 IRE rugby union Munster2322+1128 ENG Northampton Saints2027+96 – WAL Ospreys2019+39 – FRA Perpignan1819+53 – FRA Toulouse1718−2 – FRA Agen17120 Knockout stage Quarter-finals 30 March 2007 19:30 Llanelli Scarlets WAL 24–15 Report IRE rugby union Munster Tries: James 5' cG. Thomas 40' cB. Davies 73' cCon: S. Jones (3)Pen: B. Davies 37' Tries: Dowling 66' mRyan 78' cCon: O'GaraPen: O'Gara 60' Stradey Park, Llanelli 10,800 Chris White (England) 31 March 2007 17:45 London Wasps ENG 35–13 Report IRE rugby union Leinster Tries: Reddan (2) 33' c, 66' cHaskell 42' cCipriani 50' mCon: King (3)Pen: King (3) 3', 12', 63' Try: Whitaker 20' cCon: ContepomiPen: Contepomi (2) 40', 60' Adams Park, High Wycombe 10,000 Nigel Owens (Wales) 1 April 2007 14:00 Biarritz Olympique FRA 6–7 Report ENG Northampton Saints Pen: Yachvili (2) 40', 61' Try: Kydd 66' c Con: Spencer Estadio Anoeta, San Sebastián 32,000 Alain Rolland (Ireland) 1 April 2007 15:30 Leicester Tigers ENG 21–20 Report FRA Stade Français Tries: Rabeni 3' mVarndell 72' cCon: GoodePen: Goode (3) 24', 26', 52' Try: Hernández 20' mPen: Skrela (4) 6', 35', 45', 64'Drop: Skrela 70' Welford Road, Leicester 16,815 Alan Lewis (Ireland) Semi-finals 21 April 2007 15:00 Leicester Tigers ENG 33–17 Report WAL Llanelli Scarlets Tries: Goode 34' cJennings 52' cL. Deacon 75' cCon: Goode (3)Pen: Goode (4) 2', 5', 22', 63' Tries: M. Jones 37' cRees 50' cCon: S. Jones (2)Pen: S. Jones 10' Walkers Stadium, Leicester 30,121 Alain Rolland (Ireland) 22 April 2007 15:00 Northampton Saints ENG 13–30 Report ENG London Wasps Try: Reihana 3' cCon: ReihanaPen: Reihana (2) 13', 17' Tries: Sackey 34' m, 70' cHaskell 60' mLewsey 77' c Con: Van Gisbergen (2)Pen: Van Gisbergen (2) 28', 50' Ricoh Arena, Coventry 18,500 Alan Lewis (Ireland) Final 2007 Heineken Cup Final 20 May 2007 15:00 Leicester Tigers ENG 9–25 Report ENG London Wasps Pen: Goode (3) 7', 15', 38' Tries: Reddan 13' mIbañez 34' mPen: King (4) 4', 42', 49', 73'Drop: King 54' Twickenham Stadium, London 81,076 Alan Lewis (Ireland) centre|500px|thumb|Wasps celebrate after their win in 2007 References Venues and attendances: Heineken Cup 2006–07 Fixtures & Results (pool stages). https://web.archive.org/web/20070930204423/http://www.ercrugby.com/eng/31_58.php?includeref=345&nocache=1&season=2006&round=league 2007-09-30 European Rugby Cup. Accessed 22 January 2007. Referees: Heineken Cup 2006–07 Match Officials (pool stages). https://web.archive.org/web/20070930204429/http://www.ercrugby.com/eng/31_59.php?includeref=345&season=2006&round=league 2007-09-30 European Rugby Cup. Accessed 22 January 2007. External links ERCrugby.com Details of the draw https://web.archive.org/web/20060616045352/http://www.ercrugby.com/eng/12_5459.php 2006-06-16 Category:Heineken Cup seasons Heneiken Heneiken Heneiken Heneiken Heneiken Heneiken