1997–98 Heineken Cup pool stage

1997–98 Heineken Cup pool stage 1997–98 Heineken Cup 5 September 1997 – 12 October 1997 ENG London Wasps FRA Toulouse ENG Bath FRA Pau ENG Harlequins FRA Brive WAL Cardiff ENG Leicester Tigers 1996–97 1996–97 Heineken Cup pool stage 1998–99 1998–99 Heineken Cup pool stage 1997–98 Heineken Cup The 1997–98 Heineken Cup pool stage took place in September and October 1997. The winner of each pool advanced to the quarter-finals, with the runners-up and best third placed team entering the quarter-final play-offs for the final three quarter final places. Pool 1 TeamPWDLTries forTries againstTry diffPoints forPoints againstPoints diffPts FRA Toulouse65012512132001217910 ENG Leicester640216142163117468 Ireland rugby union Leinster62041519−4137167−304 ITA Milan61051526−11111206−952 6 September 199715:00 Leinster Ireland rugby union 25–34 FRA Toulouse Donnybrook 6,300 7 September 199715:00 Leicester Tigers ENG 26–10 ITA Milan Welford Road 9,300 12 September 199717:30 Leinster Ireland rugby union 16–9 ENG Leicester Tigers Donnybrook 7,000 13 September 199716:00 Milan ITA 14–19 FRA Toulouse Stadio Comunale Giuriati 2,000 20 September 199716:00 Milan ITA 33–32 Ireland rugby union Leinster Stadio Comunale Giuriati 1,100 20 September 199718:05 Toulouse FRA 17–22 ENG Leicester Tigers Les Sept Deniers 11,000 27 September 199715:00 Leicester Tigers ENG 47–22 Ireland rugby union Leinster Welford Road 10,392 27 September 199718:00 Toulouse FRA 69–19 ITA Milan Les Sept Deniers 7,000 4 October 199714:15 Leicester Tigers ENG 22–23 FRA Toulouse Welford Road 10,600 4 October 199715:00 Leinster Ireland rugby union 23–6 ITA Milan Donnybrook 5,500 11 October 199715:20 Toulouse FRA 38–19 Ireland rugby union Leinster Les Sept Deniers 7,000 12 October 199715:00 Milan ITA 29–37 ENG Leicester Tigers Stadio Comunale Giuriati 2,000 Pool 2 TeamPWDLTries forTries againstTry diffPoints forPoints againstPoints diffPts ENG Wasps660031121924310413912 SCO Glasgow63031415−1132167−356 WAL Swansea 62041516−1157161−44 Ireland rugby union Ulster6105623−1795195−1002 7 September 199715:15 Swansea WAL 25–31 ENG London Wasps St. Helen's 5,000 8 September 199719:00 Ulster IRE rugby union 12 – 18 Report"Ulster throw away victory", Irish Independent, 9 September 1997 SCO Glasgow Laing (3) Laing Craig, Wallace Hayes Hayes (2) Ravenhill 2,100 13 September 199714:00 Swansea WAL 33 – 16 Report"Thomas gives Ulster the boot", Sunday Independent, 14 September 1997"Thomas sends Ulster packing", Evening Herald, 13 September 1997 IRE rugby union Ulster GibbsH. Thomas A. Thomas A. Thomas (7) Gallick Laing Laing (3) St. Helen's 3,000 K. McCartney 14 September 199715:00 Glasgow SCO 22–46 ENG London Waps Scotstoun Stadium 3,500 21 September 199715:00 Glasgow SCO 35–21 WAL Swansea Scotstoun Stadium 3,000 21 September 199715:00 London Wasps ENG 56 – 3 Report"Ulster badly stung", Irish Independent, 22 September 1997Peter Llewellyn, "Rugby Union: Wasps bring lasting pain as Logan runs riot", The Independent, 21 September 1997 IRE rugby union Ulster Mitchell, Wood, King, Logan (3), GreenstockRosier Rees (5) Rees Laing Loftus Road Stadium 4,120 27 September 199714:30 Ulster IRE rugby union 28 – 20 ReportMicheal McGeary, "Ulster Thriller", Sunday Life, 28 September 1997 WAL Swansea Penalty try, Jackson, McWhirter Laing (2) Laing (3) Rees (2), Williams Williams Williams Ravenhill 2,500 George Hughes 28 September 199715:00 London Wasps ENG 43–5 SCO Glasgow Loftus Road Stadium 3,825 3 October 199719:30 Ulster IRE rugby union 21 – 38 ReportJim Stokes, "Wasps have to fight for Ulster win", Belfast Telegraph, 4 October 1997"Wasps take sting out of Ulster", Irish Independent, 4 October 1997 ENG London Wasps Jan Cunningham (2) Laing Laing (3) Henderson, Rosier, White, Greenstock, Dallaglio Rees (5) Rees Ravenhill 3,250 4 October 199714:15 Swansea WAL 30–22 SCO Glasgow St. Helen's 3,000 12 October 199715:00 Glasgow SCO 30 – 15 Report"Flat Ulster fail to learn hard lesson", Belfast Telegraph, 13 October 1997 IRE rugby union Ulster Penalty try, Stott, Hayes Hayes (3) Hayes (3) Laing (5) Scotstoun Stadium 4,000 12 October 199715:00 London Wasps ENG 29–28 WAL Swansea Loftus Road Stadium 3,500 Pool 3 TeamPWDLTries forTries againstTry diffPoints forPoints againstPoints diffPts ENG Bath6501121201411192210 FRA Brive 6411241311210146649 WAL Pontypridd 62131713415414775 SCO Scottish Borders60061429−15129222−930 7 September 199714:15 Brive FRA 56–18 SCO Borders Parc Municipal des Sports 8,000 7 September 199714:15 Pontypridd WAL 15–21 ENG Bath Sardis Road 7,000 14 September 199714:30 Borders SCO 17–31 ENG Bath Mansfield Park 5,000 14 September 199715:30 Brive FRA 32–31 WAL Pontypridd Parc Municipal des Sports 4,500 20 September 199714:15 Bath ENG 27–25 FRA Brive Recreation Ground 8,500 20 September 199719:00 Borders SCO 16–23 WAL Pontypridd Poynder Park 4,000 27 September 199714:15 Pontypridd WAL 29–29 FRA Brive Sardis Road 7,800 27 September 199715:00 Bath ENG 27–23 SCO Borders Recreation Ground 5,000 4 October 199714:15 Pontypridd WAL 46–26 SCO Borders Sardis Road 4,500 5 October 199714:20 Brive FRA 29–12 ENG Bath Parc Municipal des Sports 10,000 11 October 199714:15 Bath ENG 23–10 WAL Pontypridd Recreation Ground 7,500 12 October 199714:30 Borders SCO 29–39 FRA Brive Netherdale 4,000 Pool 4 TeamPWDLTries forTries againstTry diffPoints forPoints againstPoints diffPts ENG Harlequins640221129198141578 WAL Cardiff640217152184146388 Ireland rugby union Munster 62041421−7141180−394 FRA Bourgoin6204711−493149−564 5 September 199716:05 Bourgoin FRA 26–25 WAL Cardiff Stade Pierre Rajon 6,000 7 September 199714:00 Harlequins ENG 48–40 IRE rugby union Munster Twickenham Stoop 3,682 13 September 199714:15 Harlequins ENG 45–7 FRA Bourgoin Twickenham Stoop 3,700 13 September 199714:30 Cardiff WAL 43–23 IRE rugby union Munster Cardiff Arms Park 4,500 20 September 199715:00 Munster IRE rugby union 17–15 FRA Bourgoin Thomond Park 6,000 21 September 199714:15 Cardiff WAL 21–28 ENG Harlequins Cardiff Arms Park 6,000 27 September 199715:00 Munster IRE rugby union 32–37 WAL Cardiff Musgrave Park 5,000 27 September 199718:05 Bourgoin FRA 18–30 ENG Harlequins Stade Pierre Rajon 7,500 4 October 199715:00 Bourgoin FRA 21–6 IRE rugby union Munster Stade Pierre Rajon 6,000 4 October 199715:00 Harlequins ENG 31–32 WAL Cardiff Twickenham Stoop 8,000 11 October 199714:30 Cardiff WAL 26–6 FRA Bourgoin Cardiff Arms Park 5,928 12 October 199714:30 Munster IRE rugby union 23–16 ENG Harlequins Thomond Park 10,000 Pool 5 TeamPWDLTries forTries againstTry diffPoints forPoints againstPoints diffPts FRA Pau640227819203891148 WAL Llanelli 64021518−314414228 ITA Benetton Treviso62041819−1146162−164 SCO Caledonia6204823−1589189−1004 6 September 199720:00 Benetton Treviso ITA 18–19 FRA Pau Stadio Comunale di Monigo 4,000 7 September 199715:00 Caledonia SCO 18–23 WAL Llanelli Scarlets McDiarmid Park 2,300 13 September 199718:05 Pau FRA 44–12 WAL Llanelli Scarlets Stade du Hameau 5,000 14 September 199715:00 Caledonia SCO 17–9 ITA Benetton Treviso McDiarmid Park 2,000 20 September 199714:00 Llanelli WAL 39–18 ITA Benetton Treviso Stradey Park 3,000 20 September 199718:00 Pau FRA 50–8 SCO Caledonia Stade du Hameau 6,500 27 September 199715:00 Benetton Treviso ITA 52–6 SCO Caledonia Stadio Comunale di Monigo 3,500 28 September 199714:15 Llanelli WAL 14–10 FRA Pau Stradey Park 3,500 4 October 199715:00 Benetton Treviso ITA 42–25 WAL Llanelli Stadio Comunale di Monigo 4,000 5 October 199715:00 Caledonia SCO 30–24 FRA Pau McDiarmid Park 3,000 11 October 199714:00 Llanelli WAL 31–10 SCO Caledonia Stradey Park 3,000 11 October 199719:30 Pau FRA 56–7 ITA Benetton Treviso Stade du Hameau 7,500 See also 1997-98 Heineken Cup External links August 2026 InternetArchiveBot Pool Stage Category:Heineken Cup pool stages References