1996–97 Heineken Cup pool stage

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1996–97 Heineken Cup pool stage
Season1996–97 Heineken Cup
Date12 October 1996 – 2 November 1996
Qualifiers
Seed 1England Leicester
Seed 2France Brive
Seed 3France Toulouse
Seed 4France Dax
Seed 5England Harlequins
Seed 6Wales Cardiff RFC
Seed 7England Bath
Seed 8Wales Llanelli RFC
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The 1996–97 Heineken Cup pool stage was played during October and November 1996. The top two teams in each group qualified for the quarter-finals.

All times are local to the game site.

Key to colours
     Top two teams in each group advance to quarter-finals

Pool 1[]

Team P W D L Tries for Tries against Try diff Points for Points against Points diff Pts
France Dax 4 3 0 1 16 2 14 141 69 72 6
England Bath 4 3 0 1 15 8 7 136 88 48 6
Wales Pontypridd 4 3 0 1 7 3 4 97 60 37 6
Italy Benetton Treviso 4 1 0 3 13 15 −2 106 135 −29 2
Scotland Edinburgh 4 0 0 4 6 29 −23 71 199 −128 0
12 October 1996
14:30
Pontypridd Wales 28–22 Italy Benetton Treviso
Sardis Road
Attendance: 3,500
12 October 1996
15:00
Bath England 55–26 Scotland Edinburgh
Recreation Ground
Attendance: 6,500
16 October 1996
19:00
Edinburgh Scotland 10–32 Wales Pontypridd
Myreside
Attendance: 3,000
16 October 1996
20:00
Benetton Treviso Italy 14–34 France Dax
Stadio Comunale di Monigo
Attendance: 1,000
19 October 1996
14:30
Pontypridd Wales 19–6 England Bath
Sardis Road
Attendance: 7,000
20 October 1996
14:30
Dax France 69–12 Scotland Edinburgh
Parc Municipal des Sports
Attendance: 8,000
26 October 1996
15:00
Bath England 25–16 France Dax
Recreation Ground
Attendance: 8,000
27 October 1996
14:30
Edinburgh Scotland 23–43 Italy Benetton Treviso
Myreside
Attendance: 1,500
2 November 1996
14:30
Benetton Treviso Italy 27–50 England Bath
Stadio Comunale di Monigo
Attendance: 2,500
2 November 1996
19:30
Dax France 22–18 Wales Pontypridd
Parc Municipal des Sports
Attendance: 9,000

Pool 2[]

Team P W D L Tries for Tries against Try diff Points for Points against Points diff Pts
England Leicester 4 4 0 0 14 3 11 114 43 71 8
Wales Llanelli 4 2 0 2 9 9 0 97 81 16 4
Ireland Leinster 4 2 0 2 9 12 −3 86 109 −23 4
France Pau 4 1 0 3 19 10 9 137 103 34 2
Scotland Scottish Borders 4 1 0 3 7 24 −17 80 178 −98 2
12 October 1996
14:30
Llanelli Wales 34–17 Ireland Leinster
Stradey Park
Attendance: 2,800
12 October 1996
17:00
Pau France 85–28 Scotland Borders
Stade Municipal du Hameau
Attendance: 3,000
16 October 1996
18:45
Leinster Ireland 10–27 England Leicester Tigers
Lansdowne Road
Attendance: 3,500
16 October 1996
19:00
Borders Scotland 24–16 Wales Llanelli
Mansfield Park
Attendance: 2,000
19 October 1996
14:30
Llanelli Wales 31–15 France Pau
Stradey Park
Attendance: 3,000
19 October 1996
14:30
Leicester Tigers England 43–3 Scotland Borders
Welford Road
Attendance: 4,609
26 October 1996
14:30
Borders Scotland 25–34 Ireland Leinster

Attendance: 3,500
26 October 1996
16:45
Pau France 14–19 England Leicester
Stade Municipal du Hameau
Attendance: 9,000
2 November 1996
14:30
Leinster Ireland 25–23 France Pau
Donnybrook
Attendance: 4,000
2 November 1996
15:00
Leicester Tigers England 25–16 Wales Llanelli
Welford Road
Attendance: 11,000

Pool 3[]

Team P W D L Tries for Tries against Try diff Points for Points against Points diff Pts
France Brive 4 4 0 0 13 8 5 106 65 41 8
England Harlequins 4 3 0 1 20 8 12 131 95 36 6
Wales Neath 4 2 0 2 10 16 −6 83 109 −26 4
Ireland Ulster 4 1 0 3 6 10 −4 75 87 −12 2
Scotland Caledonia 4 0 0 4 13 20 −7 117 156 −39 0
12 October 1996
17:15
Brive France 34–19 Wales Neath
Parc Municipal des Sports
Attendance: 5,000
13 October 1996
14:30
Caledonia Scotland 34–41 Ireland Ulster
Try: Rowen Shepherd

Stuart Grimes
Con: Rowen Shepherd (2)
Pen: Rowen Shepherd (4)
Drop:
Report[1][2] Try: David Humphreys (2)
(2)

Con: David Humphreys (2)
Pen: David Humphreys (2)

Drop: David Humphreys
McDiarmid Park
Attendance: 2,400
Referee: J. C. Gastou
16 October 1996
19:00
Ulster Ireland 15–21 England Harlequins
Pen: David Humphreys (4)
Drop: David Humphreys
 Report[3] Try:
Daren O'Leary
Con: Will Carling
Pen: Will Carling (2)
Ravenhill
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: I. Ramage
16 October 1996
19:15
Neath Wales 27–18 Scotland Caledonia
The Gnoll
Attendance: 2,000
19 October 1996
15:00
Harlequins England 44–22 Wales Neath
Twickenham Stoop
Attendance: 3,500
20 October 1996
15:00
Caledonia Scotland 30–32 France Brive
McDiarmid Park
Attendance: 2,000
26 October 1996
14:30
Neath Wales 15–13 Ireland Ulster
Try: Steve Williams

Con:
Pen:
Report[4] Try:
Con: David Humphreys
Pen: David Humphreys (2)
The Gnoll
Attendance: 2,000
27 October 1996
16:15
Brive France 23–10 England Harlequins
Parc Municipal des Sports
Attendance: 13,000
2 November 1996
14:30
Ulster Ireland 6–17 France Brive
Pen: David Humphreys
Drop: David Humphreys
 Report[5] Try:

Sébastien Viars
Con:
Ravenhill
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: H. Lewis
2 November 1996
14:30
Harlequins England 56–35 Scotland Caledonia
Twickenham Stoop
Attendance: 3,751

Pool 4[]

Team P W D L Tries for Tries against Try diff Points for Points against Points diff Pts
France Toulouse 4 3 0 1 21 13 8 157 142 15 6
Wales Cardiff 4 3 0 1 16 7 9 135 97 38 6
England London Wasps 4 2 0 2 17 14 3 156 115 41 4
Ireland Munster 4 2 0 2 11 22 −11 109 135 −26 4
Italy Milan 4 0 0 4 6 15 −9 73 141 −68 0
12 October 1996
15:00
Munster Ireland 23–5 Italy Milan
Report
Musgrave Park
Attendance: 1,500
13 October 1996
15:00
London Wasps England 24–26 Wales Cardiff
Loftus Road
Attendance: 6,000
16 October 1996
19:15
Cardiff Wales 48–18 Ireland Munster
Report
Cardiff Arms Park
Attendance: 4,000
16 October 1996
20:30
Milan Italy 26–44 France Toulouse

Attendance: 500
19 October 1996
15:30
Munster Ireland 49–22 England London Wasps
Report
Thomond Park
Attendance: 6,000
19 October 1996
15:30
Toulouse France 36–20 Wales Cardiff
Les Sept Deniers
Attendance: 10,000
26 October 1996
15:00
London Wasps England 77–17 France Toulouse
Loftus Road
Attendance: 8,000
27 October 1996
15:00
Cardiff Wales 41–19 Italy Milan
Arms Park
Attendance: 3,000
2 November 1996
14:30
Milan Italy 23–33 England London Wasps

Attendance: 1,200
2 November 1996
16:00
Toulouse France 60–19 Ireland Munster
Report
Les Sept Deniers
Attendance: 14,000

Seeding[]

Seed Pool Winners Pts TF +/−
1 England Leicester 8 14 +71
2 France Brive 8 13 +41
3 France Toulouse 6 21 +15
4 France Dax 6 16 +72
Seed Pool Runners-up Pts TF +/−
5 England Harlequins 6 20 +36
6 Wales Cardiff RFC 6 16 +38
7 England Bath 6 15 +48
8 Wales Llanelli RFC 4 9 +16

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Bill Leith, "Rugby Union: Topping grabs spoils", The Independent, 13 October 1996
  2. ^ "Humphreys points the way for Ulster", Irish Independent, 14 October 1996
  3. ^ Jim Stokes, "Defiant Ulster lose to late Harlequins try", Irish Independent, 17 October 1966
  4. ^ "Ulster rue missed chances as Neath steal it", Sunday Independent, 27 October 1996
  5. ^ "Ulster challenge fades tamely", Sunday Independent, 3 November 1996
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