1998–99 Heineken Cup

International rugby union competition 1998–99 Heineken Cup 100px Official logo FranceIreland rugby unionItalyScotlandWales Round-robin and Knockout 18 September 1998 to 30 January 1999 16 55 322340 Simon Mason (Ulster)(144 points) Thomas Lombard (Stade Français)Michel Marfaing (Toulouse)Émile Ntamack (Toulouse)(7 tries) Lansdowne Road, Dublin 49,000 IRE rugby union Ulster 1 FRA Colomiers https://web.archive.org/web/20080506141030/http://www.ercrugby.com/eng/ 1997–98 1997–98 Heineken Cup 1999–2000 1999–2000 Heineken Cup 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 FRA FranceWAL WalesSCO ScotlandIRE rugby union IrelandITA ItalyStade Français Bègles-Bordeaux Perpignan Toulouse ColomiersLlanelli Neath Ebbw Vale PontypriddEdinburgh GlasgowLeinster Munster UlsterPetrarca Treviso Pool stage 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 TeamPWDLTries forTries againstTry diffPoints forPoints againstPoints diffPtsFRA Stade Français650127101721911710210WAL Llanelli63031222−10113180−676IRE rugby union Leinster620417125141124174FRA Bègles-Bordeaux62041123−12127179−524 Pool 2 TeamPWDLTries forTries againstTry diffPoints forPoints againstPoints diffPtsFRA Perpignan650135132223810813010IRE rugby union Munster641117134144108369WAL Neath61141427−13118194−763ITA Petrarca Padova6105821−1379169−902 Pool 3 TeamPWDLTries forTries againstTry diffPoints forPoints againstPoints diffPtsIRE rugby union Ulster641123203197168299FRA Toulouse 64023111202341031318SCO Edinburgh Reivers621321147179146335WAL Ebbw Vale 61051141−30114307−1932 Pool 4 TeamPWDLTries forTries againstTry diffPoints forPoints againstPoints diffPtsFRA Colomiers6402221012176121558WAL Pontypridd 63031316−3160141196ITA Benetton Treviso630313130142150−86SCO Glasgow Caledonians 62041019−9121187−664 Seeding SeedPool winnersPtsTF+/−1FRA Perpignan1035+130 2FRA Stade Français1027+1023IRE rugby union Ulster923+294FRA Colomiers822+55SeedPool runners-upPtsTF+/−5IRE rugby union Munster917+366FRA Toulouse 831+1317WAL Pontypridd613+19 8WAL Llanelli612−67 Knockout stage Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final 3 IRE rugby union Ulster 15 6 FRA Toulouse 13 2 FRA Stade Français 71 7 WAL Pontypridd 14 4 FRA Colomiers 23 5 IRE rugby union Munster 9 1 FRA Perpignan 34 8 WAL Llanelli 17 3 IRE rugby union Ulster 33 2 FRA Stade Français 27 4 FRA Colomiers 10 1 FRA Perpignan 6 3 IRE rugby union Ulster 21 4 FRA Colomiers 6 Quarter-finals 11 December 1998 19:15 Ulster IRE rugby union 15–13 ReportJim Stokes, "Oh la, la, magical Ulster", Belfast Telegraph, 12 December 1998"Chance to remember a lost time", Irish Times, 20 October 2000 FRA Toulouse Mason (3) Humphreys (2) Pelous Ougier Delaigue (2) Ravenhill 11,500 B. Campbell 12 December 1998 15:00 Perpignan FRA 34–17 WAL Llanelli Stade Aime Giral 10,000 12 December 1998 15:30 Stade Francais FRA 71–14 WAL Pontypridd Stade Jean-Bouin 5,000 13 December 1998 15:00 Colomiers FRA 23–9 Report IRE rugby union Munster Stade Selery 8,000 N Whitehouse Semi-finals 9 January 1999 13:00 Ulster IRE rugby union 33–27 ReportBrendan Fanning, "Euro dream lives on", Sunday Independent, 10 January 1999Chris Hewett, "Rugby Union: Ulster revel in magic of Europe", The Independent, 11 January 1999Highlights FRA Stade Francais McKinty, Humphreys Mason Mason (5) Mason, Humphreys Juillet (2), Lièvremont Dominguez (3) Dominguez (2) Ravenhill 20,000 J. Fleming 9 January 1999 14:45 Colomiers FRA 10–6 FRA Perpignan Stadium Municipal, Toulouse 30,000 Final 1999 Heineken Cup Final 30 January 1999 14:45 Ulster IRE rugby union 21–6 Report FRA Colomiers Mason (6) Humphreys LabitMickael Carre Lansdowne Road, Dublin 49,000 Clayton Thomas (Wales) References 1996-97 Category:1998–99 in European rugby union Category:1998–99 in French rugby union Category:1998–99 in Irish rugby union Category:1998–99 in Italian rugby union Category:1998–99 in Scottish rugby union Category:1998–99 in Welsh rugby union