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1998–99 Heineken Cup
International rugby union competition
International rugby union competition
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | 1998–99 Heineken Cup |
| imagesize | 100px |
| caption | Official logo |
| countries | France |
| Ireland | |
| Italy | |
| Scotland | |
| Wales | |
| tournament format | Round-robin and Knockout |
| date | 18 September 1998 to 30 January 1999 |
| teams | 16 |
| matches | 55 |
| attendance | 322340 |
| top point scorer | Simon Mason (Ulster) |
| (144 points) | |
| top try scorer | Thomas Lombard (Stade Français) |
| Michel Marfaing (Toulouse) | |
| Émile Ntamack (Toulouse) | |
| (7 tries) | |
| venue | Lansdowne Road, Dublin |
| attendance2 | 49,000 |
| champions | IRE Ulster |
| count | 1 |
| runner-up | FRA Colomiers |
| website | https://web.archive.org/web/20080506141030/http://www.ercrugby.com/eng/ |
| previous year | 1997–98 |
| previous tournament | 1997–98 Heineken Cup |
| next year | 1999–2000 |
| next tournament | 1999–2000 Heineken Cup |
Ireland Italy Scotland Wales (144 points) Michel Marfaing (Toulouse) Émile Ntamack (Toulouse) (7 tries) | runner-up = FRA Colomiers The 1998–99 Heineken Cup was the fourth edition of the Heineken Cup. Competing teams from France, Ireland, Italy, Wales, and Scotland, were divided into four pools of four, in which teams played home and away matches against each other. Cardiff and Swansea did not compete due to a dispute with their union, the Welsh Rugby Union, whereas teams from England did not compete due to a dispute between European Rugby and the Rugby Football Union. The pool winners and runners-up qualified for the knock-out stages.
Teams
| FRA France | WAL Wales | SCO Scotland | IRE Ireland | ITA Italy |
|---|
Pool stage
In the pool matches teams received 2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw and 0 points for a defeat.
Pool 1
| Team | P | W | D | L | Tries for | Tries against | Try diff | Points for | Points against | Points diff | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FRA Stade Français | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 10 | 17 | 219 | 117 | 102 | 10 |
| WAL Llanelli | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 22 | −10 | 113 | 180 | −67 | 6 |
| IRE Leinster | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 141 | 124 | 17 | 4 |
| FRA Bègles-Bordeaux | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 23 | −12 | 127 | 179 | −52 | 4 |
Pool 2
| Team | P | W | D | L | Tries for | Tries against | Try diff | Points for | Points against | Points diff | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FRA Perpignan | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 35 | 13 | 22 | 238 | 108 | 130 | 10 |
| IRE Munster | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 144 | 108 | 36 | 9 |
| WAL Neath | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 27 | −13 | 118 | 194 | −76 | 3 |
| ITA Petrarca Padova | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 21 | −13 | 79 | 169 | −90 | 2 |
Pool 3
| Team | P | W | D | L | Tries for | Tries against | Try diff | Points for | Points against | Points diff | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IRE Ulster | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 20 | 3 | 197 | 168 | 29 | 9 |
| FRA Toulouse | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 31 | 11 | 20 | 234 | 103 | 131 | 8 |
| SCO Edinburgh Reivers | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 179 | 146 | 33 | 5 |
| WAL Ebbw Vale | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 41 | −30 | 114 | 307 | −193 | 2 |
Pool 4
| Team | P | W | D | L | Tries for | Tries against | Try diff | Points for | Points against | Points diff | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FRA Colomiers | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 10 | 12 | 176 | 121 | 55 | 8 |
| WAL Pontypridd | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 16 | −3 | 160 | 141 | 19 | 6 |
| ITA Benetton Treviso | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 142 | 150 | −8 | 6 |
| SCO Glasgow Caledonians | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 19 | −9 | 121 | 187 | −66 | 4 |
Seeding
| Seed | Pool winners | Pts | TF | +/− | Seed | Pool runners-up | Pts | TF | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FRA Perpignan | 10 | 35 | +130 | |||||
| 2 | FRA Stade Français | 10 | 27 | +102 | |||||
| 3 | IRE Ulster | 9 | 23 | +29 | |||||
| 4 | FRA Colomiers | 8 | 22 | +55 | |||||
| 5 | IRE Munster | 9 | 17 | +36 | |||||
| 6 | FRA Toulouse | 8 | 31 | +131 | |||||
| 7 | WAL Pontypridd | 6 | 13 | +19 | |||||
| 8 | WAL Llanelli | 6 | 12 | −67 |
Knockout stage
| RD1-seed1 = 3 | RD1-team1 = IRE Ulster | RD1-score1 = 15 | RD1-seed2 = 6 | RD1-team2 = FRA Toulouse | RD1-score2 = 13
| RD1-seed3 = 2 | RD1-team3 = FRA Stade Français | RD1-score3 = 71 | RD1-seed4 = 7 | RD1-team4 = WAL Pontypridd | RD1-score4 = 14
| RD1-seed5 = 4 | RD1-team5 = FRA Colomiers | RD1-score5 = 23 | RD1-seed6 = 5 | RD1-team6 = IRE Munster | RD1-score6 = 9
| RD1-seed7 = 1 | RD1-team7 = FRA Perpignan | RD1-score7 = 34 | RD1-seed8 = 8 | RD1-team8 = WAL Llanelli | RD1-score8 = 17
| RD2-seed1 = 3 | RD2-team1 = IRE Ulster | RD2-score1 = 33 | RD2-seed2 = 2 | RD2-team2 = FRA Stade Français | RD2-score2 = 27
| RD2-seed3 = 4 | RD2-team3 = FRA Colomiers | RD2-score3 = 10 | RD2-seed4 = 1 | RD2-team4 = FRA Perpignan | RD2-score4 = 6
| RD3-seed1 = 3 | RD3-team1 = IRE Ulster | RD3-score1 = 21 | RD3-seed2 = 4 | RD3-team2 = FRA Colomiers | RD3-score2 = 6
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
Main article: 1999 Heineken Cup Final
Mickael Carre
References
References
- Jim Stokes, "Oh la, la, magical Ulster", ''Belfast Telegraph'', 12 December 1998
- [https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/chance-to-remember-a-lost-time-1.1111145 "Chance to remember a lost time"], ''Irish Times'', 20 October 2000
- Brendan Fanning, "Euro dream lives on", ''Sunday Independent'', 10 January 1999
- Chris Hewett, [https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/rugby-union-ulster-revel-in-magic-of-europe-1046422.html "Rugby Union: Ulster revel in magic of Europe"], ''The Independent'', 11 January 1999
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