2005–06 Heineken Cup

International rugby union competition 2005–06 Heineken Cup 100px Official Logo EnglandFranceIreland rugby unionItalyScotlandWales Round-robin and Knockout 21 October 2005 – 20 May 2006 24 79 964863 Felipe Contepomi (Leinster)(129 points) Sireli Bobo (Biarritz)Vincent Clerc (Toulouse)Felipe Contepomi (Leinster)(6 tries) Millennium Stadium, Cardiff 74,534 IRE rugby union Munster 1 FRA Biarritz https://web.archive.org/web/20080506141030/http://www.ercrugby.com/eng/ 2004–05 2004–05 Heineken Cup 2006–07 2006–07 Heineken Cup The 2005–06 Heineken Cup was the eleventh edition of the European Heineken Cup rugby union club tournament. 24 teams from 7 countries took part, with the opening game played on Friday October 21, 2005. Munster won the tournament, beating Biarritz in the final held at Millennium Stadium, Cardiff, on 20 May 2006. The teams were divided into six pools of four, in which teams played home and away matches against each other. The winners of the pools, together with the two best runners-up, qualified for the knock-out stage. Format 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 a bonus point for losing by seven or fewer points Ties between two teams are broken in the following order: Match 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. Munster won a tiebreaker over Sale Sharks in Pool 1 in this very manner. 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, 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. Teams FranceEnglandWalesIrelandScotlandItalyFRA Castres FRA Perpignan FRA Stade Français FRA Clermont Auvergne FRA Biarritz FRA Bourgoin FRA Toulouse ENG Sale Sharks ENG Leeds Tykes ENG Leicester Tigers ENG Saracens ENG Bath ENG London WaspsWAL Newport Gwent Dragons WAL Cardiff Blues WAL Ospreys WAL Llanelli ScarletsIRE rugby union Munster IRE rugby union Ulster IRE rugby union LeinsterSCO Glasgow SCO EdinburghITA Calvisano ITA Benetton Treviso Pool stage Full results can be found at 2005–06 Heineken Cup pool stage. All times are local to the match location. Pool 1 TeamPWDLTries forTries againstTry diffPoints forPoints againstPoints diffTBLBPtsIRE rugby union Munster (4)65012261618687993023ENG Sale Sharks (7)6501179815984753023WAL Newport Gwent Dragons61051420−699168−69116FRA Castres6105826−1890195−105116 Note: Munster took first place over Sale Sharks on competition points in head-to-head matches, 5–4. Pool 2 TeamPWDLTries forTries againstTry diffPoints forPoints againstPoints diffTBLBPtsFRA Perpignan (5)650120515160521082123ENG Leeds Tykes64021991014391523120WAL Cardiff Blues63031618−2128145−173015ITA Calvisano6006427−2348191−143000 Pool 3 TeamPWDLTries forTries againstTry diffPoints forPoints againstPoints diffTBLBPtsENG Leicester Tigers (3)650119109179111683124FRA Stade Français6402167914898502220WAL Ospreys6204920−1190144−54019FRA Clermont Auvergne61051421−7136200−64116 Pool 4 TeamPWDLTries forTries againstTry diffPoints forPoints againstPoints diffTBLBPtsFRA Biarritz (2)650124101418293894024ENG Saracens64021213−1128129−11017IRE rugby union Ulster630315132126111152014ITA Benetton Treviso60061328−15104207−103213 Pool 5 TeamPWDLTries forTries againstTry diffPoints forPoints againstPoints diffTBLBPtsENG Bath (6)65011899166111553023IRE rugby union Leinster (8)6402281315214124904222FRA Bourgoin6204924−15109195−86109SCO Glasgow61051625−9131190−59116 Pool 6 TeamPWDLTries forTries againstTry diffPoints forPoints againstPoints diffTBLBPtsFRA Toulouse (1)6510221111188124643025ENG Wasps621318135173118552214WAL Llanelli Scarlets62041826−8152206−542212SCO Edinburgh62041422−8121186−651211 Seeding and runners-up SeedPool WinnersPtsTF+/−1FRA Toulouse2522+642FRA Biarritz2424+893ENG Leicester Tigers2419+684IRE rugby union Munster2322+995FRA Perpignan2320+1086ENG Bath2318+55SeedPool runners-upPtsTF+/−7ENG Sale Sharks2317+758IRE rugby union Leinster2228+90 –ENG Leeds Tykes2019+108 –FRA Stade Français2016+50 –ENG Saracens1712−1 –ENG London Wasps1418+55 Knockout stage Quarter-finals 1 April 2006 12:30 Leicester Tigers ENG 12–15 Report ENG Bath Goode (4) 2', 18', 33', 45' Malone (5) 7', 28', 31', 51', 62' Walkers Stadium, Leicester 32,500 Joël Jutge (France) 1 April 2006 16:00 Toulouse FRA 35–41 Report IRE rugby union Leinster Nyanga 73' cJauzion 80' c Élissalde (2) Élissalde (6) 6', 12', 32', 42', 48', 57' Michalak 50' O'Driscoll 24' cJowitt 53' cHickie 59' mHorgan 63' c Contepomi (3) Contepomi (5) 9', 16', 18', 34', 67' Stade de Toulouse, Toulouse 37,815 Dave Pearson (England) 1 April 2006 17:30 Munster IRE rugby union 19–10 Report FRA Perpignan O'Connell 20' c O'Gara O'Gara (4) 41', 46', 65', 68' Bourret 28' c Bourret Bourret 36' Lansdowne Road, Dublin 48,500 Nigel Whitehouse (Wales) 2 April 2006 18:00 Biarritz FRA 11–6 Report ENG Sale Sharks Bobo 32' m Yachvili (2) 20', 26' Hodgson (2) 25', 75' Estadio Anoeta, San Sebastián 32,000 Alan Lewis (Ireland) Semi-finals 22 April 2006 15:00 Biarritz FRA 18–9 Report ENG Bath Yachvili (5) 4', 16', 21', 43', 78' Traille 45' Malone (3) 17', 23', 64' Estadio Anoeta, San Sebastián 31,700 Alain Rolland (Ireland) 23 April 2006 15:00 Leinster IRE rugby union 6–30 Report IRE rugby union Munster Contepomi (2) 22', 71' Leamy 10' cO'Gara 74' cHalstead 80' c O'Gara (3) O'Gara (3) 2', 24', 32' Lansdowne Road, Dublin 47,800 Joël Jutge (France) Final 2006 Heineken Cup Final 20 May 2006 15:00 Biarritz FRA 19–23 Report IRE rugby union Munster Bobo 2' c Yachvili Yachvili (4) 22', 48', 51', 70' Halstead 17' cStringer 31' c O'Gara (2) O'Gara (3) 7', 42', 73' Millennium Stadium, Cardiff 74,534 Chris White (England) Statistics Top point scorers 131 – Felipe Contepomi (Leinster) 115 – Ronan O'Gara (Munster) 99 – Andy Goode (Leicester Tigers) Top try scorers 6 – Sireli Bobo (Biarritz Olympique) 6 – Vincent Clerc (Toulouse) 6 – Felipe Contepomi (Leinster) External links ERC Rugby Category:Heineken Cup seasons Heineken Heineken Heineken Heineken Heineken Heineken