1995–96 Heineken Cup
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1995–96 Heineken Cup | |
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Tournament details | |
Countries | France Ireland Italy Romania Wales |
Tournament format(s) | Round-robin and Knockout |
Date | 31 October 1995 to 7 January 1996 |
Tournament statistics | |
Teams | 12 |
Matches played | 15 |
Attendance | 97,535 (6,502 per match) |
Top point scorer(s) | Adrian Davies (Cardiff) (58 points) |
Top try scorer(s) | Philippe Bernat-Salles (Bordeaux) (Toulouse) Thomas Castaignède (Toulouse) (Treviso) Mike Hall (Cardiff) (Swansea) (Bordeaux) (Treviso) Andy Moore (Cardiff) Émile Ntamack (Toulouse) Conor O'Shea (Leinster) (Treviso) (2 tries) |
Final | |
Venue | National Stadium, Cardiff |
Attendance | 21,800 |
Champions | Toulouse (1st title) |
Runners-up | Cardiff |
The 1995–96 Heineken Cup was the first edition of the Heineken Cup, which was to become the annual rugby union European club competition for clubs from the top six nations in European rugby. Competing teams, from France, Ireland, Italy, Wales and, for the only time to date, Romania (teams from England and Scotland were not permitted to enter the competition by the RFU and SRU respectively), were divided into four pools of three, in which teams played each other only once, meaning one home and one away game per team. The winners of the pools qualified for the knock-out stages.
Teams[]
France | Wales | Ireland | Romania | Italy |
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Pool stage[]
The twelve teams were arranged into four pools of three, with each team playing the other team in their pool once. Two points were awarded for a win, and one point for a draw. The four pool winners qualified for the knockout stage.
Pool 1[]
Team | P | W | D | L | Tries for | Tries against | Try diff | Points for | Points against | Points diff | Pts | Status |
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Toulouse | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 72 | 19 | 53 | 4 | Advanced to the semi-finals |
Benetton Treviso | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 11 | 95 | 26 | 69 | 2 | Eliminated |
Farul Constanţa | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 20 | −18 | 18 | 140 | −122 | 0 |
31 October 1995
15:00 |
Farul Constanţa | 10–54 | Toulouse |
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Try: Con: Pen: |
Try: Émile Ntamack (2) Thomas Castaignede (2) Penalty try Con: Christophe Deylaud (7) |
Constanta
Attendance: 3,000 Referee: |
7 November 1995
20:00 |
Benetton Treviso | 86–8 | Farul Constanţa |
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Try: (2) (2) (2) Alessandro Troncon Julian Gardner Carlo Checchinato Con: Michael Lynagh (10) Pen: Michael Lynagh (2) |
Try: Pen: |
15 December 1995
20:00 |
Toulouse | 18–9 | Benetton Treviso |
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Pen: Christophe Deylaud (5) Drop: Christophe Deylaud |
Pen: Michael Lynagh (2) Drop: Michael Lynagh |
Les Sept Deniers
Attendance: 6,085 Referee: |
Pool 2[]
Team | P | W | D | L | Tries for | Tries against | Try diff | Points for | Points against | Points diff | Pts | Status |
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Cardiff | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 60 | 20 | 40 | 3 | Advanced to the semi-finals |
Bègles-Bordeaux | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 43 | 30 | 13 | 3 | Eliminated |
Ulster | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 11 | −9 | 22 | 75 | −53 | 0 |
21 November 1995
20:00 |
Bègles-Bordeaux | 14–14 | Cardiff |
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Try: Philippe Bernat-Salles Pen: |
Try: Mark Bennett Pen: Adrian Davies |
28 November 1995
19:15 |
Cardiff | 46–6 | Ulster |
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Try: Mike Hall Adrian Davies Andy Moore (2) Con: Adrian Davies (5) Pen: Adrian Davies (2) |
Pen: Mark McCall (2) |
13 December 1995
19:00 |
Ulster | 16–29 | Bègles-Bordeaux |
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Try: Denis McBride Pen: Mark McCall |
Try: Philippe Bernat-Salles Con: |
Pool 3[]
Team | P | W | D | L | Tries for | Tries against | Try diff | Points for | Points against | Points diff | Pts | Status |
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Leinster | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 47 | 43 | 4 | 4 | Advanced to the semi-finals |
Pontypridd | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 53 | 35 | 18 | 2 | Eliminated |
Milan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 33 | 55 | −22 | 0 |
1 November 1995
14:30 |
Milan | 21–24 | Leinster |
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Try: Marco Platania Con: Massimo Bonomi Pen: Diego Dominguez |
Try: Conor O'Shea Niall Woods Con: Alan McGowan Pen: Alan McGowan (4) |
Attendance: 1,200 Referee: |
22 November 1995
19:15 |
Pontypridd | 31–12 | Milan |
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Try: David Manley Neil Jenkins Pen: Neil Jenkins (8) |
Pen: Diego Dominguez (4) |
6 December 1995
19:00 |
Leinster | 23–22 | Pontypridd |
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Try: Conor O'Shea Alan McGowan Con: Alan McGowan (2) Pen: Alan McGowan |
Try: Con: Lee Jarvis Pen: Lee Jarvis |
Pool 4[]
Team | P | W | D | L | Tries for | Tries against | Try diff | Points for | Points against | Points diff | Pts | Status |
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Swansea | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 35 | 27 | 8 | 2 | Advanced to the semi-finals |
Munster | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 29 | 32 | −3 | 2 | Eliminated |
Castres | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 29 | 34 | −5 | 2 |
1 November 1995
14:30 |
Munster | 17–13 | Swansea |
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Try: Pat Murray Richard Wallace Con: Ken Smith Pen: Ken Smith |
Report | Try: Con: Aled Williams Pen: Aled Williams |
8 November 1995
20:00 |
Castres | 19–12 | Munster |
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Try: Con: Laurent Labit Pen: Laurent Labit (4) |
Report | Pen: Ken Smith (4) |
Attendance: 6,500 Referee: |
5 December 1995
19:00 |
Swansea | 22–10 | Castres |
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Try: Garin Jenkins Pen: Aled Williams (4) |
Try: Rui Con: Pen: |
Seeding[]
Seed | Pool Winners | Pts | TF | +/− |
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1 | Toulouse | 4 | 8 | +53 |
2 | Leinster Lions | 4 | 4 | +4 |
3 | Cardiff | 3 | 7 | +40 |
4 | Swansea | 2 | 3 | +8 |
Knockout stage[]
Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
1 | Toulouse | 30 | |||||||
4 | Swansea | 3 | |||||||
1 | Toulouse (a.e.t) | 21 | |||||||
3 | Cardiff | 18 | |||||||
2 | Leinster Lions | 14 | |||||||
3 | Cardiff | 23 |
Semi-finals[]
30 December 1995
13:30 |
Leinster Lions | 14–23 | Cardiff |
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Try: m Pen: McGowan (3) |
Try: Hall c Taylor 50' c Con: Davies (2) Pen: Davies Drop: Davies Moore |
30 December 1995
14:00 |
Toulouse | 30–3 | Swansea |
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Try: c c Penalty try c Con: Deylaud (3) Pen: Deylaud (3) |
Report | Pen: Williams |
Final[]
The 1996 Heineken Cup Final was the final match of the 1995–96 Heineken Cup, the inaugural season of Europe's top club rugby union competition. The match was played on 6 January 1996 at the Arms Park in Cardiff. The match was contested by Cardiff of Wales and Toulouse of France. Toulouse won the match 21–18 after extra time; they took the lead with two tries in the first 10 minutes, but the kicking of Adrian Davies kept Cardiff level. With the scores at 15–12 as the clock ticked past 80 minutes, Davies stepped up again and slotted over a penalty to take the game to extra time. Christophe Deylaud restored Toulouse's lead with another penalty shortly after the game restarted, before Davies tied the scores up again. Then, going into the final few seconds of extra time, the referee penalised Cardiff for using hands in the ruck; Deylaud slotted the resulting penalty to seal Toulouse's victory.
Match details[]
6 January 1996
13:30 |
Cardiff | 18–21 (a.e.t.) | Toulouse |
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Pen: Davies (6) |
Report | Try: Castaignède Cazalbou Con: Deylaud Pen: Deylaud (2) Drop: Castaignède |
References[]
- 1995–96 Heineken Cup
- Heineken Cup seasons
- 1995–96 in French rugby union
- 1995–96 in Irish rugby union
- 1995–96 in Italian rugby union
- 1995–96 in Romanian rugby union
- 1995–96 in Welsh rugby union
- 1995–96 in European rugby union
- 1995–96 rugby union tournaments for clubs