1997–98 Heineken Cup pool stage

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.

1997–98 Heineken Cup pool stage
Season1997–98 Heineken Cup
Date5 September 1997 - 12 October 1997
Qualifiers
Seed 1 London Wasps
Seed 2 Toulouse
Seed 3 Bath
Seed 4 Pau
Seed 5 Harlequins
Seed 6 Brive
Seed 7 Cardiff
Seed 8 Leicester Tigers
1996–97
(Previous)
1998–99
(Next)

Pool 1

Team P W D L Tries for Tries against Try diff Points for Points against Points diff Pts
Toulouse 65012512132001217910
Leicester 640216142163117468
Leinster 620415194137167304
Milan 6105152611111206952
6 September 1997
15:00
Leinster 25 34 Toulouse
Donnybrook
Attendance: 6,300
7 September 1997
15:00
Leicester Tigers 26 10 Milan
Welford Road
Attendance: 9,300

12 September 1997
17:30
Leinster 16 9 Leicester Tigers
Donnybrook
Attendance: 7,000
13 September 1997
16:00
Milan 14 19 Toulouse
Stadio Comunale Giuriati
Attendance: 2,000

20 September 1997
16:00
Milan 33 32 Leinster
Stadio Comunale Giuriati
Attendance: 1,100
20 September 1997
18:05
Toulouse 17 22 Leicester Tigers
Les Sept Deniers
Attendance: 11,000

27 September 1997
15:00
Leicester Tigers 47 22 Leinster
Welford Road
Attendance: 10,392
27 September 1997
18:00
Toulouse 69 19 Milan
Les Sept Deniers
Attendance: 7,000

4 October 1997
14:15
Leicester Tigers 22 23 Toulouse
Welford Road
Attendance: 10,600
4 October 1997
15:00
Leinster 23 6 Milan
Donnybrook
Attendance: 5,500

11 October 1997
15:20
Toulouse 38 19 Leinster
Les Sept Deniers
Attendance: 7,000
12 October 1997
15:00
Milan 29 37 Leicester Tigers
Stadio Comunale Giuriati
Attendance: 2,000

Pool 2

Team P W D L Tries for Tries against Try diff Points for Points against Points diff Pts
Wasps 660031121924310413912
Glasgow 630314151132167356
Swansea 62041516115716144
Ulster 610562317951951002
7 September 1997
15:15
Swansea 25 31 London Wasps
St. Helen's
Attendance: 5,000
8 September 1997
19:00
Ulster 12 18 Glasgow
Ravenhill
Attendance: 2,100

13 September 1997
14:00
Swansea 33 16 Ulster
St. Helen's
Attendance: 3,000
14 September 1997
15:00
Glasgow 22 46 London Waps
Scotstoun Stadium
Attendance: 3,500

21 September 1997
15:00
Glasgow 35 21 Swansea
Scotstoun Stadium
Attendance: 3,000
21 September 1997
15:00
London Wasps 56 3 Ulster
Loftus Road Stadium
Attendance: 4,120

27 September 1997
14:30
Ulster 28 20 Swansea
Ravenhill
Attendance: 2,500
28 September 1997
15:00
London Wasps 43 5 Glasgow
Loftus Road Stadium
Attendance: 3,825

3 October 1997
19:30
Ulster 21 38 London Wasps
Ravenhill
Attendance: 3,250
4 October 1997
14:15
Swansea 30 22 Glasgow
St. Helen's
Attendance: 3,000

12 October 1997
15:00
Glasgow 30 15 Ulster
Scotstoun Stadium
Attendance: 4,000
12 October 1997
15:00
London Wasps 29 28 Swansea
Loftus Road Stadium
Attendance: 3,500

Pool 3

Team P W D L Tries for Tries against Try diff Points for Points against Points diff Pts
Bath 6501121201411192210
Brive 6411241311210146649
Pontypridd 62131713415414775
Scottish Borders 6006142915129222930
7 September 1997
14:15
Brive 56 18 Borders
Parc Municipal des Sports
Attendance: 8,000
7 September 1997
14:15
Pontypridd 15 21 Bath
Sardis Road
Attendance: 7,000

14 September 1997
14:30
Borders 17 31 Bath
Mansfield Park
Attendance: 5,000
14 September 1997
15:30
Brive 32 31 Pontypridd
Parc Municipal des Sports
Attendance: 4,500

20 September 1997
14:15
Bath 27 25 Brive
Recreation Ground
Attendance: 8,500
20 September 1997
19:00
Borders 16 23 Pontypridd
Poynder Park
Attendance: 4,000

27 September 1997
14:15
Pontypridd 29 29 Brive
Sardis Road
Attendance: 7,800
27 September 1997
15:00
Bath 27 23 Borders
Recreation Ground
Attendance: 5,000

4 October 1997
14:15
Pontypridd 46 26 Borders
Sardis Road
Attendance: 4,500
5 October 1997
14:20
Brive 29 12 Bath
Parc Municipal des Sports
Attendance: 10,000

11 October 1997
14:15
Bath 23 10 Pontypridd
Recreation Ground
Attendance: 7,500
12 October 1997
14:30
Borders 29 39 Brive
Netherdale
Attendance: 4,000

Pool 4

Team P W D L Tries for Tries against Try diff Points for Points against Points diff Pts
Harlequins 640221129198141578
Cardiff 640217152184146388
Munster 620414217141180394
Bourgoin 6204711493149564
5 September 1997
16:05
Bourgoin 26 25 Cardiff
Stade Pierre Rajon
Attendance: 6,000
7 September 1997
14:00
Harlequins 48 40 Munster
Twickenham Stoop
Attendance: 3,682

13 September 1997
14:15
Harlequins 45 7 Bourgoin
Twickenham Stoop
Attendance: 3,700
13 September 1997
14:30
Cardiff 43 23 Munster
Cardiff Arms Park
Attendance: 4,500

20 September 1997
15:00
Munster 17 15 Bourgoin
Thomond Park
Attendance: 6,000
21 September 1997
14:15
Cardiff 21 28 Harlequins
Cardiff Arms Park
Attendance: 6,000

27 September 1997
15:00
Munster 32 37 Cardiff
Musgrave Park
Attendance: 5,000
27 September 1997
18:05
Bourgoin 18 30 Harlequins
Stade Pierre Rajon
Attendance: 7,500

4 October 1997
15:00
Bourgoin 21 6 Munster
Stade Pierre Rajon
Attendance: 6,000
4 October 1997
15:00
Harlequins 31 32 Cardiff
Twickenham Stoop
Attendance: 8,000

11 October 1997
14:30
Cardiff 26 6 Bourgoin
Cardiff Arms Park
Attendance: 5,928
12 October 1997
14:30
Munster 23 16 Harlequins
Thomond Park
Attendance: 10,000

Pool 5

Team P W D L Tries for Tries against Try diff Points for Points against Points diff Pts
Pau 640227819203891148
Llanelli 64021518314414228
Benetton Treviso 620418191146162164
Caledonia 620482315891891004
6 September 1997
20:00
Benetton Treviso 18 19 Pau
Stadio Comunale di Monigo
Attendance: 4,000
7 September 1997
15:00
Caledonia 18 23 Llanelli Scarlets
McDiarmid Park
Attendance: 2,300

13 September 1997
18:05
Pau 44 12 Llanelli Scarlets
Stade du Hameau
Attendance: 5,000
14 September 1997
15:00
Caledonia 17 9 Benetton Treviso
McDiarmid Park
Attendance: 2,000

20 September 1997
14:00
Llanelli 39 18 Benetton Treviso
Stradey Park
Attendance: 3,000
20 September 1997
18:00
Pau 50 8 Caledonia
Stade du Hameau
Attendance: 6,500

27 September 1997
15:00
Benetton Treviso 52 6 Caledonia
Stadio Comunale di Monigo
Attendance: 3,500
28 September 1997
14:15
Llanelli 14 10 Pau
Stradey Park
Attendance: 3,500

4 October 1997
15:00
Benetton Treviso 42 25 Llanelli
Stadio Comunale di Monigo
Attendance: 4,000
5 October 1997
15:00
Caledonia 30 24 Pau
McDiarmid Park
Attendance: 3,000

11 October 1997
14:00
Llanelli 31 10 Caledonia
Stradey Park
Attendance: 3,000
11 October 1997
19:30
Pau 56 7 Benetton Treviso
Stade du Hameau
Attendance: 7,500

See also

  • 1997-98 Heineken Cup
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