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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
1995–96
(Previous)
1997–98
(Next)

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

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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 Wales28–22Italy Benetton Treviso
Sardis Road
Attendance: 3,500
12 October 1996
15:00
Bath England55–26Scotland Edinburgh
Recreation Ground
Attendance: 6,500

16 October 1996
19:00
Edinburgh Scotland10–32Wales Pontypridd
Myreside
Attendance: 3,000
16 October 1996
20:00
Benetton Treviso Italy14–34France Dax
Stadio Comunale di Monigo
Attendance: 1,000

19 October 1996
14:30
Pontypridd Wales19–6England Bath
Sardis Road
Attendance: 7,000
20 October 1996
14:30
Dax France69–12Scotland Edinburgh
Parc Municipal des Sports
Attendance: 8,000

26 October 1996
15:00
Bath England25–16France Dax
Recreation Ground
Attendance: 8,000
27 October 1996
14:30
Edinburgh Scotland23–43Italy Benetton Treviso
Myreside
Attendance: 1,500

2 November 1996
14:30
Benetton Treviso Italy27–50England Bath
Stadio Comunale di Monigo
Attendance: 2,500
2 November 1996
19:30
Dax France22–18Wales Pontypridd
Parc Municipal des Sports
Attendance: 9,000

Pool 2

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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 Wales34–17Ireland Leinster
Stradey Park
Attendance: 2,800
12 October 1996
17:00
Pau France85–28Scotland Borders
Stade Municipal du Hameau
Attendance: 3,000

16 October 1996
18:45
Leinster Ireland10–27England Leicester Tigers
Lansdowne Road
Attendance: 3,500
16 October 1996
19:00
Borders Scotland24–16Wales Llanelli
Mansfield Park
Attendance: 2,000

19 October 1996
14:30
Llanelli Wales31–15France Pau
Stradey Park
Attendance: 3,000
19 October 1996
14:30
Leicester Tigers England43–3Scotland Borders
Welford Road
Attendance: 4,609

26 October 1996
14:30
Borders Scotland25–34Ireland Leinster
The Greenyards
Attendance: 3,500
26 October 1996
16:45
Pau France14–19England Leicester
Stade Municipal du Hameau
Attendance: 9,000

2 November 1996
14:30
Leinster Ireland25–23France Pau
Donnybrook
Attendance: 4,000
2 November 1996
15:00
Leicester Tigers England25–16Wales Llanelli
Welford Road
Attendance: 11,000

Pool 3

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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 France34–19Wales Neath
Parc Municipal des Sports
Attendance: 5,000
13 October 1996
14:30
Caledonia Scotland34–41Ireland Ulster
Try: Rowen Shepherd
Paul Rouse
Stuart Grimes
Con: Rowen Shepherd (2)
Pen: Rowen Shepherd (4)
Drop: Jonathan Newton
Report[1][2]Try: David Humphreys (2)
Jan Cunningham (2)
Stephen McKinty
Con: David Humphreys (2)
Pen: David Humphreys (2)
Stuart Laing
Drop: David Humphreys
McDiarmid Park
Attendance: 2,400
Referee: J. C. Gastou

16 October 1996
19:00
Ulster Ireland15–21England Harlequins
Pen: David Humphreys (4)
Drop: David Humphreys
Report[3]Try: Mick Watson
Daren O'Leary
Con: Will Carling
Pen: Will Carling (2)
Ravenhill
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: I. Ramage
16 October 1996
19:15
Neath Wales27–18Scotland Caledonia
The Gnoll
Attendance: 2,000

19 October 1996
15:00
Harlequins England44–22Wales Neath
Twickenham Stoop
Attendance: 3,500
20 October 1996
15:00
Caledonia Scotland30–32France Brive
McDiarmid Park
Attendance: 2,000

26 October 1996
14:30
Neath Wales15–13Ireland Ulster
Try: Steve Williams
Leighton Gerrard
Con: Geraint Davies
Pen: Geraint Davies
Report[4]Try: Andrew Matchett
Con: David Humphreys
Pen: David Humphreys (2)
The Gnoll
Attendance: 2,000
27 October 1996
16:15
Brive France23–10England Harlequins
Parc Municipal des Sports
Attendance: 13,000

2 November 1996
14:30
Ulster Ireland6–17France Brive
Pen: David Humphreys
Drop: David Humphreys
Report[5]Try: Francois Duboisset
Sebastian Carrat
Sébastien Viars
Con: David Venditti
Ravenhill
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: H. Lewis
2 November 1996
14:30
Harlequins England56–35Scotland Caledonia
Twickenham Stoop
Attendance: 3,751

Pool 4

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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 Ireland23–5Italy Milan
Report
Musgrave Park
Attendance: 1,500
13 October 1996
15:00
London Wasps England24–26Wales Cardiff
Loftus Road
Attendance: 6,000

16 October 1996
19:15
Cardiff Wales48–18Ireland Munster
Report
Cardiff Arms Park
Attendance: 4,000
16 October 1996
20:30
Milan Italy26–44France Toulouse
Stadio Comunale Giuriati
Attendance: 500

19 October 1996
15:30
Munster Ireland49–22England London Wasps
Report
Thomond Park
Attendance: 6,000
19 October 1996
15:30
Toulouse France36–20Wales Cardiff
Les Sept Deniers
Attendance: 10,000

26 October 1996
15:00
London Wasps England77–17France Toulouse
Loftus Road
Attendance: 8,000
27 October 1996
15:00
Cardiff Wales41–19Italy Milan
Arms Park
Attendance: 3,000

2 November 1996
14:30
Milan Italy23–33England London Wasps
Stadio Comunale Giuriati
Attendance: 1,200
2 November 1996
16:00
Toulouse France60–19Ireland Munster
Report
Les Sept Deniers
Attendance: 14,000

Seeding

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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

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References

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  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