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2004–05 Heineken Cup
International rugby union competition
International rugby union competition
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | 2004–05 Heineken Cup |
| image | Heineken Cup 2005.jpg |
| imagesize | 100px |
| caption | Official logo |
| countries | England |
| France | |
| Ireland | |
| Italy | |
| Scotland | |
| Wales | |
| tournament format | Round-robin and Knockout |
| date | 22 October 2004 – 25 May 2005 |
| teams | 24 |
| matches | 79 |
| attendance | 918039 |
| top point scorer | Andy Goode (Leicester) |
| (114 points) | |
| top try scorer | Shane Horgan (Leinster) |
| (8 tries) | |
| venue | Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh |
| attendance2 | 51,326 |
| champions | FRA Toulouse |
| count | 3 |
| runner-up | FRA Stade Français |
| website | https://web.archive.org/web/20080506141030/http://www.ercrugby.com/eng/ |
| previous year | 2003–04 |
| previous tournament | 2003–04 Heineken Cup |
| next year | 2005–06 |
| next tournament | 2005–06 Heineken Cup |
France Ireland Italy Scotland Wales (114 points) (8 tries) | runner-up = FRA Stade Français The 2004–05 Heineken Cup was the tenth edition of 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. The French club Toulouse won a nail-biting final over fellow French side Stade Français by 18–12 after extra time. Toulouse became the first club to win the event three times.
Format
In the pool matches teams received:
- four points for a win
- two points for a draw
- a bonus point for scoring four or more tries
- a bonus point for losing by seven or fewer points
The teams that qualified for the knockout stage are indicated in bold type on a green background. Their seeds in the knockout stage are indicated next to the team name.
Teams
| France | England | Wales | Ireland | Scotland | Italy |
|---|
Pool stage
Pool 1
| Team | P | W | D | L | Tries for | Tries against | Try diff | Points for | Points against | Points diff | TB | LB | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FRA Biarritz Olympique (4) | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 9 | 11 | 163 | 92 | 71 | 2 | 0 | 22 |
| ENG Leicester Tigers (8) | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 9 | 15 | 196 | 118 | 78 | 2 | 1 | 19 |
| ENG London Wasps | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 174 | 138 | 36 | 2 | 2 | 16 |
| ITA Ghial Rugby Calvisano | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 43 | −33 | 79 | 264 | −185 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Pool 2
| Team | P | W | D | L | Tries for | Tries against | Try diff | Points for | Points against | Points diff | TB | LB | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland Leinster (1) | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 10 | 23 | 257 | 100 | 157 | 2 | 0 | 26 |
| ENG Bath | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 149 | 122 | 27 | 1 | 2 | 15 |
| ITA Benetton Treviso | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 21 | −7 | 136 | 181 | −45 | 2 | 0 | 14 |
| FRA Bourgoin | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 29 | −20 | 98 | 237 | −139 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Pool 3
| Team | P | W | D | L | Tries for | Tries against | Try diff | Points for | Points against | Points diff | TB | LB | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FRA Toulouse (2) | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 9 | 12 | 181 | 104 | 77 | 3 | 1 | 24 |
| ENG Northampton Saints (7) | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 128 | 101 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 21 |
| WAL Llanelli Scarlets | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 17 | −2 | 132 | 157 | −25 | 3 | 2 | 13 |
| SCO Glasgow | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 25 | −14 | 107 | 186 | −79 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Pool 4
| Team | P | W | D | L | Tries for | Tries against | Try diff | Points for | Points against | Points diff | TB | LB | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland Munster (5) | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 121 | 74 | 47 | 1 | 1 | 22 |
| FRA Castres | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 157 | 121 | 36 | 2 | 0 | 16 |
| WAL Neath-Swansea Ospreys | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 135 | 115 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 14 |
| ENG NEC Harlequins | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 19 | −12 | 81 | 184 | −103 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
Pool 5
| Team | P | W | D | L | Tries for | Tries against | Try diff | Points for | Points against | Points diff | TB | LB | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ENG Newcastle Falcons (6) | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 11 | −1 | 113 | 104 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 21 |
| FRA Perpignan | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 133 | 107 | 26 | 2 | 1 | 15 |
| WAL Newport Gwent Dragons | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 124 | 99 | 25 | 2 | 1 | 15 |
| SCO Edinburgh | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 19 | −9 | 92 | 152 | −60 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
Pool 6
| Team | P | W | D | L | Tries for | Tries against | Try diff | Points for | Points against | Points diff | TB | LB | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FRA Stade Français (3) | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 9 | 11 | 179 | 90 | 89 | 3 | 0 | 23 |
| ENG Gloucester | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 144 | 128 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 14 |
| Ireland Ulster | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 13 | −8 | 88 | 139 | −51 | 0 | 1 | 13 |
| WAL Cardiff Blues | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 13 | −5 | 98 | 152 | −54 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
Seeding and runners-up
| Seed | Pool winners | Pts | TF | +/− | Seed | Pool runners-up | Pts | TF | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | IRE Leinster | 26 | 33 | +157 | |||||
| 2 | FRA Toulouse | 24 | 21 | +77 | |||||
| 3 | FRA Stade Français | 23 | 20 | +89 | |||||
| 4 | FRA Biarritz Olympique | 22 | 20 | +71 | |||||
| 5 | IRE Munster | 22 | 12 | +47 | |||||
| 6 | ENG Newcastle Falcons | 21 | 10 | +9 | |||||
| 7 | ENG Northampton Saints | 21 | 11 | +27 | |||||
| 8 | ENG Leicester Tigers | 19 | 24 | +78 | |||||
| — | FRA Castres Olympique | 16 | 16 | +36 | |||||
| — | ENG Bath | 15 | 15 | +27 | |||||
| — | FRA Perpignan | 15 | 15 | +26 | |||||
| — | ENG Gloucester | 14 | 14 | +16 |
Knockout stage
Quarter-finals
Heymans 32' c Clerc 49' c Labit 68' c
Sarraméa (3) 30' c, 78' c, 79' m Poulain 63' c Arias 68' c Liebenberg (2)
Gibson 56' c
Semi-finals
Dominici 80+5' c
Élissalde 49' c Michalak 73' c
Final
Main article: 2005 Heineken Cup Final
Michalak (2) 80+6', 81'
Toulouse became the competition's first three-time champions.
References
References
- (22 May 2005). "Stade Francais 12-18 Toulouse".
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