1997–98 Heineken Cup

International rugby union competition 1997–1998 Heineken Cup 100px Official logo EnglandFranceIreland rugby unionItalyScotlandWales Round-robin and Knockout October 1997 to 31 January 1998 20 70 462958 Lee Jarvis (Cardiff)(134 points) Kenny Logan (Wasps)(7 tries) Stade Lescure, Bordeaux 36,500 ENG Bath 1 FRA Brive 1996–97 1996–97 Heineken Cup 1998–99 1998–99 Heineken Cup The 1997–98 Heineken Cup was the third edition of the Heineken Cup European rugby union club competition. Competing professional club teams from France, Ireland, Italy, Wales, England and Scotland, were divided into five pools of four, in which teams played home and away matches against each other. The pool winners automatically qualified for the knock-out stages. The five runners-up and the best third placed team entered the play-offs, where they competed for the remaining three quarter final positions. Teams ENG EnglandIreland rugby union IrelandITA ItalyFRA FranceSCO ScotlandWAL Wales Leicester Tigers London Wasps Bath Harlequins Leinster Munster Ulster Treviso Rugby Milano Toulouse Brive Pau Bourgoin Glasgow Borders Caledonia Swansea Pontypridd Llanelli Cardiff Pool stage In the pool matches teams received 2 points for a win 1 points for a draw + Key to colours      Winner of each pool advances to quarter-final stage      Advance to quarter-final playoffs 1997-98 Heineken Cup pool stage Pool 1 TeamPWDLTries forTries againstTry diffPoints forPoints againstPoints diffPts FRA Toulouse65012512132001217910 ENG Leicester640216142163117468 Ireland rugby union Leinster62041519−4137167−304 ITA Milan61051526−11111206−952 Pool 2 TeamPWDLTries forTries againstTry diffPoints forPoints againstPoints diffPts ENG Wasps660031121924310413912 SCO Glasgow63031415−1132167−356 WAL Swansea62041516−1157161−44 Ireland rugby union Ulster6105623−1795195−1002 Pool 3 TeamPWDLTries forTries againstTry diffPoints forPoints againstPoints diffPts ENG Bath6501121201411192210 FRA Brive6411241311210146649 WAL Pontypridd 62131713415414775 SCO Scottish Borders60061429−15129222−930 Pool 4 TeamPWDLTries forTries againstTry diffPoints forPoints againstPoints diffPts ENG Harlequins640221129198141578 WAL Cardiff640217152184146388 FRA Bourgoin62041421−7141180−394 Ireland rugby union Munster6204711−493149−564 Pool 5 TeamPWDLTries forTries againstTry diffPoints forPoints againstPoints diffPts FRA Pau640227819203891148 WAL Llanelli64021518−314414228 ITA Benetton Treviso62041819−1146162−164 SCO Caledonia6204823−1589189−1004 Seeding SeedPool WinnersPtsTF+/−1 ENG London Wasps1231+139 2 FRA Toulouse1025+793 ENG Bath1012+22 4 FRA Pau827+114 5 ENG Harlequins821+57 SeedPool Runners-up (and best third place)PtsTF+/−6 FRA Brive924+647 WAL Cardiff817+388 ENG Leicester Tigers816+469 WAL Llanelli815+210 SCO Glasgow614−35 11 WAL Pontypridd517+7 Knockout stage Quarter-final play-offs 1 November 199715:00 Leicester Tigers ENG 90 – 19 SCO Glasgow Welford Road 6,500 1 November 199716:30 Brive FRA 25 – 20 WAL Pontypridd Parc Municipal des Sports 13,000 1 November 199717:15 Cardiff WAL 24 – 20 WAL Llanelli Cardiff Arms Park 8,000 Quarter-finals 8 November 199714:15 Bath ENG 32 – 21 WAL Cardiff Recreation Ground 8,200 8 November 199715:30 Toulouse FRA 51 – 10 ENG Harlequins Stade Municipal 18,000 9 November 199714:15 London Wasps ENG 18 – 25 FRA Brive Loftus Road Stadium 10,481 9 November 199715:20 Pau FRA 35 – 18 ENG Leicester Tigers Stade Municipal du Hameau 12,000 Semi-finals 20 December 199714:00 Bath ENG 20 – 14 FRA Pau Recreation Ground 8,200 21 December 199715:20 Toulouse FRA 22 – 22 FRA Brive Stade Municipal 26,000 Brive advance to final on try count (two tries to one) Final 1998 Heineken Cup Final 31 January 1998 15:30 Bath ENG 19 – 18 Report FRA Brive Try: CallardCon: CallardPen: Callard (4) Pen: Lamaison (5)Drop: Penaud Stade du Parc Lescure, Bordeaux 36,500 Jim Fleming (Scotland) References Category:1997–98 in English rugby union Category:1997–98 in French rugby union Category:1997–98 in Irish rugby union Category:1997–98 in Italian rugby union Category:1997–98 in Scottish rugby union Category:1997–98 in Welsh rugby union 1996-97 Category:1997–98 in European rugby union