2003–04 Heineken Cup
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2003–04 Heineken Cup | |
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Tournament details | |
Countries | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Tournament format(s) | Round-robin and Knockout |
Date | 22 October 2003 – 23 May 2004 |
Tournament statistics | |
Teams | 24 |
Matches played | 79 |
Attendance | 817,833 (10,352 per match) |
Top point scorer(s) | Henry Paul (Gloucester) (100 points) |
Top try scorer(s) | Nicolas Brusque (Biarritz) James Simpson-Daniel (Gloucester) (6 tries) |
Final | |
Venue | Twickenham Stadium, London |
Attendance | 73,057 |
Champions | ![]() |
Runners-up | ![]() |
The 2003–04 Heineken Cup was the ninth season for which European teams competed for the Heineken Cup. Competing teams, from England, France, Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales, 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.
This was the first competition in the series to employ the bonus point system for classifying teams. In prior competitions, teams earned two points for a win and one for a draw. Starting with the 2003–04 competition, teams earned points in the pool matches under the following scenarios:
- Four points for a win
- Two points for a draw
- One bonus point for scoring four or more tries, regardless of the final score
- One bonus point for losing by seven points or less
Teams[]
France | England | Wales | Ireland | Scotland | Italy |
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Pool stage[]
Pool 1[]
Team | P | W | D | L | Tries for | Tries against | Try diff | Points for | Points against | Points diff | TB | LB | Pts |
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6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 134 | 80 | 54 | 1 | 1 | 18 |
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6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 137 | 115 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 15 |
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6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 109 | 106 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 14 |
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6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 16 | −11 | 67 | 146 | −79 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
Pool 2[]
Team | P | W | D | L | Tries for | Tries against | Try diff | Points for | Points against | Points diff | TB | LB | Pts |
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6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 7 | 11 | 157 | 65 | 92 | 4 | 1 | 25 |
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6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 130 | 89 | 41 | 2 | 0 | 22 |
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6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 11 | −6 | 66 | 122 | −56 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
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6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 18 | −12 | 78 | 155 | −77 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Pool 3[]
Team | P | W | D | L | Tries for | Tries against | Try diff | Points for | Points against | Points diff | TB | LB | Pts |
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6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 139 | 97 | 42 | 3 | 1 | 20 |
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6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 142 | 113 | 29 | 1 | 1 | 18 |
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6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 123 | 132 | −9 | 0 | 3 | 11 |
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6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 14 | −8 | 75 | 137 | −62 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
Pool 4[]
Team | P | W | D | L | Tries for | Tries against | Try diff | Points for | Points against | Points diff | TB | LB | Pts |
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6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 5 | 12 | 160 | 72 | 88 | 2 | 1 | 23 |
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6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 121 | 54 | 67 | 1 | 1 | 18 |
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6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 83 | 94 | −11 | 1 | 2 | 11 |
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6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 26 | −22 | 39 | 183 | −144 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Pool 5[]
Team | P | W | D | L | Tries for | Tries against | Try diff | Points for | Points against | Points diff | TB | LB | Pts |
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6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 5 | 17 | 172 | 76 | 96 | 4 | 0 | 24 |
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6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 11 | 11 | 197 | 100 | 97 | 4 | 0 | 24 |
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6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 22 | −9 | 119 | 191 | −72 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
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6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 32 | −19 | 104 | 225 | −121 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
Pool 6[]
Team | P | W | D | L | Tries for | Tries against | Try diff | Points for | Points against | Points diff | TB | LB | Pts |
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6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 8 | 14 | 186 | 85 | 101 | 3 | 1 | 24 |
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6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 123 | 118 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 20 |
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6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 119 | 115 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 15 |
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6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 13 | 30 | −17 | 115 | 225 | −110 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Seeding and runners-up[]
Seed | Pool Winners | Pts | TF | +/- |
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1 | ![]() |
25 | 18 | +92 |
2 | ![]() |
24 | 22 | +101 |
3 | ![]() |
24 | 22 | +97 |
4 | ![]() |
23 | 17 | +88 |
5 | ![]() |
20 | 18 | +42 |
6 | ![]() |
18 | 11 | +54 |
Seed | Pool Runners-up | Pts | TF | +/- |
7 | ![]() |
24 | 22 | +96 |
8 | ![]() |
22 | 14 | +41 |
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20 | 11 | +5 |
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18 | 13 | +67 |
– | ![]() |
18 | 13 | +29 |
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15 | 17 | +22 |
Knockout stage[]
Quarter-finals[]
Semi-finals[]
Final[]
23 May 2004
15:00 |
London Wasps ![]() |
27–20 | ![]() |
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Tries: Abbott 19' c Van Gisbergen 43' c Howley 79' c Con: Van Gisbergen (3) Pen: Van Gisbergen (2) 15', 31' |
Report | Try: Delaigue 38' m Pen: Delaigue (2) 6', 12' Élissalde (3) 57', 72', 77' |
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