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2008–09 Heineken Cup pool stage

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The pool stage of the 2008–09 Heineken Cup began on 10 October 2008, with the final match played on 25 January 2009. This was the first year for which qualified teams were seeded for the group stage.

Ranking system

The 24 teams were ranked according to previous progress in the Heineken Cup, with teams from the same tier and same country being placed in separate pools. The brackets show each team's ERC Ranking before the start of the 2008–2009 season.

Tier 1	Tier 2	Tier 3	Tier 4
IRE Munster (1)	FRA Toulouse (2)	FRA Biarritz (3)	ENG Leicester Tigers (4)
IRE Leinster (7)	ENG Bath (8)	ENG Gloucester (9)	FRA Perpignan (10)
WAL Ospreys (15)	WAL Cardiff Blues (17)	FRA Clermont (18)	WAL Newport Gwent Dragons (20)
SCO Glasgow Warriors (24)	ITA Benetton Treviso (25)	SCO Edinburgh (28)	ITA Calvisano (32)

The draw for the pool stage took place on 17 June 2008 in Dublin.

Pool stage

The draw for the pool stages took place on 17 June 2008 in Dublin.

:{| class="wikitable"

+ Key to colours
Winner of each pool,
advance to quarterfinals. Seed # in parentheses
-
Two highest-scoring second-place teams,
advance to quarterfinals. Seed # in parentheses
}

Pool 1

Team	P	W	L	Tries for	Tries against	Try diff	Points for	Points against	Points diff	TB	LB	Pts
IRE Munster (2)	6	5	1	18	6	12	161	98	63	2	1	23
ENG Sale	6	3	3	14	11	3	136	115	21	2	1	15
FRA Clermont	6	3	3	14	13	1	137	129	8	1	0	13
FRA Montauban	6	1	5	5	21	−16	81	173	−92	0	2	6

Munster qualified for the quarter-finals as Pool 1 winners following a bonus point fifth round home win over Sale.

20:00 Con: R. O'Gara (1/1) Pen: R. O'Gara (4) 31', 52', 64', 77' Con: P. Mitu (0/1) Pen: P. Mitu (4) 3', 45', 54', 76'

14:35 L. McAlister 52' c R. Keil 73' c M. Cueto 77' m Con: L. McAlister (3/4) Pen: L. McAlister (2) 6', 15'

13:00 Con: L. McAlister (1/1) Pen: L. McAlister (3) 4', 24', 54' D. Wallace 64' m Con: R. O'Gara (1/2) Pen: R. O'Gara (2) 41', 80' Drop: P. Warwick 18' R. O'Gara 76'

16:00 Con: P. Mitu (1/1) Pen: Mitu (4) 8', 14', 17', 38' A. Audebert 25' c Con: Brock James (3/3) Pen: Brock James (1) 11'

19:45 A. Tuilagi 54' c E. Lewis-Roberts 59' c D. Tait 78' c Con: C. Hodgson (4/5) Pen: C. Hodgson (1) 34' Drop: C. Rosalen 9'

16:00 Con: Brock James (1/1) Pen: Brock James (6) 7', 21', 31', 39', 42', 55' Con: R. O'Gara (1/1) Pen: R. O'Gara (4) 19', 35', 74', 80'

15:30 M. Horan 78' m N. Ronan 80' c Con: R. O'Gara (1/3) Pen: R. O'Gara (2) 20', 26' Con: Brock James (1/1) Pen: Brock James 22', 62'

19:00 Con: C. Rosalan (1/1) Pen: C. Rosalen (2) 6', 49' P. Mitu (1) 77'

20:00 J. Flannery 12' c D. Wallace 41' c I. Dowling 57' m T. O'Leary 65' m P. Warwick 73' m Con: R. O'Gara (2/6) Pen: P. Warwick (1/1) 80'+1' Con: C. Hodgson (0/1) Pen: C. Hodgson (1/3) 7' L. McAlister (2/2) 19', 50'

21:00 L. Jacquet 13' m P. Mignoni (2) 33' m, 60' c A. Audebert 50' c T. Domingo 66' c J. Senio 73' c Con: Brock James (4/7) Con: R. Lespinas (1/1) Pen: P. Mitu (1/2) 23'

15:35 D. Peel 66' m D. Tait 73' m Con: L. McAlister (1/3) Pen: L. McAlister (3/4) 30', 40'+1', 61' N. Nalaga 33' c Con: S. Bai (2/2) Pen: S. Bai (1/2) 14' A. Floch (0/1)

13:00 Con: P. Mitu (1/1) Pen: J. Audy (2/3) 11', 19' L. Mafi (2) 43' m, 55' c B. Murphy (2) 68' c, 80' c Con: R. O'Gara (3/4) P. Warwick (1/1) Pen: R. O'Gara (2/2) 29', 67'

Pool 2

Team	P	W	L	Tries for	Tries against	Try diff	Points for	Points against	Points diff	TB	LB	Pts
IRE Leinster (6)	6	4	2	15	3	12	140	70	70	2	2	20
ENG Wasps	6	4	2	9	12	−3	114	112	2	0	1	17
SCO Edinburgh	6	2	4	8	8	0	91	103	−12	1	0	9
FRA Castres	6	2	4	6	15	−9	73	133	−60	0	1	9

13:35 Con: C. Paterson (1/1) Pen: P. Godman (1) 14' C. Paterson (2) 38', 69' B. O'Driscoll 23' c F. Contepomi 34' m S. Horgan 35' m Con: F. Contepomi (2/4) Pen: F. Contepomi (1) 70'

15:00 T. Voyce 21' c J. Lewsey 59' m Con: D. Cipriani (2/3) Pen: D. Cipriani (2) 14', 34' Con: A. Lagardère (0/1) Pen: C. McIntyre (2) 25', 45'

17:30 L. Fitzgerald 42' c F. Contepomi 56' c R. Elsom 63' c R. Kearney 67' m Con: F. Contepomi (4/6) Pen: F. Contepomi (1) 30' Con: D. Cipriani (0/1) Pen: D. Cipriani (2) 10', 34'

18:30 Con: C. Paterson (1/1) Pen: C. Paterson (2) 44', 50'

19:30 Con: C. Paterson (1/1) Pen: C. Paterson (3) 35', 43', 45' Con: D. Cipriani (1/1) Pen: D. Cipriani (6) 7', 20', 24', 29', 58', 70'

13:35 B. O'Driscoll 65' c S. Keogh 76' c Con: J. Sexton (1/1) D. Holwell (2/2) Pen: J. Sexton (4) 13', 18', 28', 55'

21:00 J. Sexton 32' m Con: J. Sexton (1/2) Pen: F. Contepomi (1) 53'

13:00 Con: D. Walder (1/1) Pen: D. Walder (4) 42', 49', 63', 73' Con: P. Godman (0/1) Pen: P. Godman (1) 40' D. Blair (1) 67'

19:30 P. Godman 44' m R. Ford 62' c A. Kelly 80' c Con: P. Godman (1/2) C. Paterson (2/2) Pen: P. Godman (1/2) 5' C. Paterson (1/1) 60' J. Tekori 33' c Con: R. Teulet (2/2) Pen: T. Bouquié (0/1)

17:35 Con: D. Cipriani (1/1) Pen: D. Cipriani (3/5) 11', 22', 60' D. Walder (1/1) 80'

13:00

14:00 C. Masoe 24' c Con: R. Teulet (3/3) Pen: R. Teulet (0/1) T. Bouquié (0/1) D. Waldouck 67' m Con: D. Cipriani (1/2) Pen: D. Cipriani (1/2) 18'

Pool 3

Team	P	W	L	Tries for	Tries against	Try diff	Points for	Points against	Points diff	TB	LB	Pts
ENG Leicester Tigers (4)	6	4	2	23	6	17	191	90	101	3	2	21
WAL Ospreys (7)	6	4	2	17	3	14	155	71	84	2	2	20
FRA Perpignan	6	4	2	17	10	7	154	120	34	1	1	18
ITA Benetton Treviso	6	0	6	5	43	−38	72	291	−219	0	0	0

21:00 J. Porical 40' c J-P. Grandclaude 52' c Con: J. Porical (3/3) Drop: D. Mele (2) 38', 45' Con: A. Marcato (1/1) Pen: A. Marcato (2) 5', 33' M. Goosen (1) 74'

13:00 Drop: S. Williams (1) 39'

14:35 Con: A. Marcato (1/1) Pen: A. Marcato (3) 31', 40', 48' J. Crane (2) 20' m, 78' c J. Murphy (3) 54' c, 80' c, 80+2' c G. Murphy 58' m Penalty try 65' c Con: T. Flood (3/6) D. Hougaard (3/3) Pen: T. Flood (1) 52'

15:30

15:00 J. Thomas 18' c N. Walker (2) 21' c, 33' c L. Byrne 42' c S. Williams 66' c E. Shervington 74' c Con: J. Hook (9/10) Pen: Pen: A. Marcato 38'

17:30 A. Mauger 40' c J. Crane 63' m M. Smith 67' c Con: T. Flood (3/4) Pen: T. Flood (4) 3', 14', 42', 48' O. Tonița 51' c Penalty try 80' c Con: D. Mele (3/3) Pen: D. Mele (2) 25', 34'

14:35 Con: A. Marcato (1/1) Pen: A. Marcato (3) 29', 35', 44' A. W. Jones 17' c J. Thomas 25' c F. Tiatia 56' c Con: J. Hook (4/5) Pen: J. Hook (1) 10'

16:00 Con: D. Carter (2/2) Pen: D. Carter (4/6) 11', 24', 35', 76' S. Hamilton 66' c Con: T. Flood (2/2) Pen: T. Flood (2/3) 2', 55'

15:00 Penalty try 22' c A. Mauger (2) 25' c, 37' c M. Smith 30' c G. Murphy 49' c J. Murphy 55' m Con: T. Flood (6/8)

16:35 Con: S. Meyer (0/1) Pen: S. Meyer (4/4) 15', 20'. 35', 39' J. Vaughton 67' c Con: J. Hook (1/2) Pen: J. Hook (1/1) 76'

17:35

18:35 Con: A. Marcato (1/1) Pen: A. Marcato (2/2) 29', 36' N. Durand 15' c F. Sid (2) 25' c, 65' c A. Plante 40'+3' m O. Olibeau 44' m C. Manas 61' c J. Porical 75' m Con: S. Meyer (1/2) J. Porical (3/5) D. Mele (0/1) Pen: S. Meyer (0/1)

Pool 4

Team	P	W	D	L	Tries for	Tries against	Try diff	Points for	Points against	Points diff	TB	LB	Pts
ENG Harlequins (3)	6	5	0	1	16	12	4	144	115	29	2	0	22
FRA Stade Français	6	3	0	3	13	11	2	131	109	22	1	2	15
IRE Ulster	6	2	1	3	13	13	0	113	134	−21	0	1	11
WAL Scarlets	6	1	1	4	12	18	−6	124	154	−30	0	2	8

Harlequins qualified for the quarter-finals as Pool 4 winners following the Scarlets' fifth round home win over Stade Français.

15:30 M. Jones 8' m Con: S. Jones (0/2) Pen: S. Jones (4) 24', 33', 40', 51' U. Monye 65' c Con: C. Malone (2/2) Pen: C. Malone (5) 15', 45', 47', 60', 66'

15:30 Con: N. O'Connor (1/1) Pen: N. O'Connor (1) 49' D. Szarzewski 60' c Con: L. Beauxis (2/2) Pen: L. Beauxis (1) 15' Drop: J. Hernández (2) 10', 26' L. Beauxis (1) 63'

14:35 S. Parisse (2) 49' c, 52' c L. Beauxis 80' c Con: L. Beauxis (4/4) Pen: L. Beauxis (3) 6', 28', 38' C. Thomas 75' c Con: S. Jones (0/1) C. Thomas (1/1) Pen: S. Jones (1) 14'

15:00 T. Williams (2) 26' m, 61' m D. Care 33' c Penalty Try 40' c M. Brown 43' c Con: C. Malone (3/6) Pen: C. Malone (2) 7', 66' P. Wallace 52' c A. Trimble 57' c Con: N. O'Connor (3/3)

20:00 S. Danielli 34' m D. Pollock 64' m Con: I. Humphreys (1/3) Pen: I. Humphreys (3) 7', 40', 59' Con: S. Jones (1/1) Pen: S. Jones (3) 10', 28', 47'

16:30 Con: J. Hernández (1/1) Pen: J. Hernández 38' J. Turner-Hall 25' m Con: N. Evans (1/2) Pen: N. Evans 68'

20:00 Con: S. Jones (1/1) Pen: S. Jones (3) 20', 53', 78' P. Wallace 32' m Con: I. Humphreys (0/2) Pen: I. Humphreys 71' Drop: I. Humphreys 12'

17:30 Con: N. Evans (1/1) Pen: N. Evans (3) 2', 20', 48' Drop: N. Evans 80'+4' Con: N. Oelschig (0/1) Pen: N. Oelschig (3) 6', 12', 35' Drop: J. Hernández 72'

14:35 R. Best 78' m Con: I. Humphreys (1/1) C. Schifcofske (0/1) Pen: I. Humphreys (3/3) 8', 29', 39' Con: N. Evans (1/1) Pen: N. Evans (1/1) 43' C. Malone (0/1)

15:00 J. Davies (2) 54' m, 70' c Con: S. Jones (2/3) Pen: S. Jones (4/4) 9', 14', 32', 60' Mirco Bergamasco 80' c Con: L. Beauxis (1/3)

13:35 G. Robson 28' c J. Percival 52' c T. Williams 67' c Con: N. Evans (3/4) Pen: N. Evans (1/1) 21' M. Rees 59' c G. Evans 79' c Con: S. Jones (3/3) Pen: S. Jones (1/1) 11'

14:35 M. Gasnier 77' c Con: L. Beauxis (1/2) Pen: L. Beauxis (4/6) 28', 29', 49', 58' N. Brady 80' m Con: N. O'Connor (0/1) C. Schifcofske (0/1) Pen: N. O'Connor (1/3) 15' C. Schifcofske (2/3) 46', 72'

Pool 5

Team	P	W	D	L	Tries for	Tries against	Try diff	Points for	Points against	Points diff	TB	LB	Pts
ENG Bath (5)	6	4	1	1	13	8	5	107	92	15	2	1	21
FRA Toulouse (8)	6	4	1	1	12	8	4	121	88	33	1	1	20
SCO Glasgow	6	2	0	4	14	17	−3	134	150	−16	1	3	12
WAL Newport Gwent Dragons	6	1	0	5	8	14	−6	83	115	−32	0	3	7

14:30 C. Charvis 62' c Con: J. Arlidge (1/3) Pen: J. Arlidge (3) 22', 28', 43' Drop: J. Arlidge (2) 40', 73' M. Evans 53' c A. Kellock 65' m Con: C. Gregor (2/3) Pen: C. Gregor (1) 19'

16:00 N. Abendanon 79' m Con: Butch James (0/2) Pen: Butch James (2) 11', 63'

20:00 Con: D. Parks (1/1) Pen: D. Parks (3) 5', 15', 31' B. Kelleher 45' m Y. Jauzion 51' c Con: D. Skrela (2/3) Drop: M. Kunavore (1) 42'

13:00 Con: Butch James (1/1) Pen: Butch James (2) 13', 23' S. Connor (2) 71', 76'

14:35 C. Poitrenaud 50' c M. Médard 58' m F. Fritz 65' c Con: F. Michalak (3/4) Con: S. Connor (1/1)

12:00 M. Stephenson (2) 44' c, 58' c S. Berne 61' c Con: Butch James (3/4) Pen: Butch James (3) 16', 38', 49' H. O'Hare 72' m R. Jackson 74' c Con: C. Gregor (3/5)

14:30 Con: J. Arlidge (1/1) Pen: J. Arlidge (2/2) 40', 48' C. Heymans 42' m Con: D. Skrela (1/1) F. Michalak (0/2) Pen: F. Michalak (2/2) 12', 25' Drop: F. Michalak (1/1) 30'

14:00 Con: D. Parks (1/1) Pen: D. Parks (3/3) 5', 20', 51' R. Jackson (1/1) 66' S. Berne 48' m J. Maddock 74' c Con: Butch James (1/4) Pen: Butch James (2/2) 2', 75'

14:35 V. Clerc 75' c Con: Y. Jauzion (1/1) G. du Toit (1/1) Pen: J. Élissalde (3/3) 17', 46', 54' G. du Toit (1/2) 80'+1' K. Brown 26' c M. Evans 69' c Con: D. Parks (3/3) Pen: D. Parks (3/6) 10', 15', 67' Drop: D. Parks (1/1) 38'

13:00 W. Evans 60' m Con: J. Arlidge (1/2) S. Hooper 66' c Con: Butch James (1/2) Pen: Butch James (1/1) 27'

15:00 Drop: S. Berne (0/1)

15:00 Con: C. Gregor (1/1) Pen: C. Gregor (2/4) 5', 10' Con: J. Arlidge (1/1) Pen: J. Arlidge (0/2) S. Connor (1/1) 69'

Pool 6

Team	P	W	L	Tries for	Tries against	Try diff	Points for	Points against	Points diff	TB	LB	Pts
WAL Cardiff Blues (1)	6	6	0	23	9	14	202	99	103	3	0	27
FRA Biarritz	6	3	3	14	4	10	121	88	33	1	2	15
ENG Gloucester	6	3	3	17	12	5	156	109	47	2	1	15
ITA Calvisano	6	0	6	8	37	−29	87	270	−183	0	0	0

Notes:

Cardiff Blues qualified for the quarter-finals as Pool 6 winners with a fifth round away win over Gloucester. The bonus point win in the final round of the group stages secured their position as top seed and a home quarter-final.
Cardiff Blues become only the sixth side in the competition's history to win all six of their pool matches.
Biarritz place above Gloucester by virtue of having scored more tries in their two head-to-head matches: 4 to 2.

14:35 L. Ghirladini 62' c Con: G. Fraser (1/1) N. Raineri (1/1) Pen: G. Fraser (1) 15' P. Griffen (1) 34' Penalty Try 23' c J. Spice 42' c T. Shanklin 47' c B. Blair 50' c N. Robinson 58' c L. Halfpenny 66' m G. Thomas 68' m Con: B. Blair (5/8) Pen: B. Blair (2) 19', 33'

17:30 Con: O. Barkley (1/1) Pen: O. Barkley (4) 3', 9', 30', 57' R. Lamb (1) 78' Con: J. Peyrelongue (1/1) Drop: J. Peyrelongue (1) 10'

18:30 M. Lund (2) 30' c, 55' c J-B. Gobelet 60' m B. August (2) 67' c, 76' m Con: J. Peyrelongue (4/6) Pen: J. Peyrelongue (1) 25' Con: D. Forcucci (1/1) Pen: N. Raineri 47'

15:00 G. Thomas 39' c N. Robinson 62' c Con: B. Blair (4/4) Pen: B. Blair (3) 12', 20', 71' I. Balshaw (2) 31' c, 49' c Con: O. Barkley (3/3) Pen: O. Barkley (1) 18'

20:00 Drop: N. Robinson (2) 40', 50' J. Peyrelongue 53' c Con: J. Peyrelongue (2/2) Pen: J. Peyrelongue (1) 32'

14:35 A. McKenzie 68' c Con: P. Buso (1/1) G. Fraser (1/1) Pen: P. Buso 14' L. Narraway 25' c M. Bortolami 37' m M. Foster 43' c Penalty Try 71' c M. Tindall 75' c Con: O. Barkley (5/6)

18:30 J. Peyrelongue 35' Con: B. Blair (1/1) Pen: B. Blair (1) 9'

15:00 L. Narraway 40' c L. Vainikolo (2) 52' c, 66' c M. Watkins (2) 62' c, 74' c Con: R. Lamb (6) Pen: R. Lamb (2) 2', 5'

14:35 N. Raineri (0/1) Drop: G. Fraser (1/1) 50' B. August 61' c Con: D. Yachvili (2/2) Pen: D. Yachvili (3/4) 20', 27', 36'

15:00 Con: L. Halfpenny (1/1) Pen: L. Halfpenny (3/5) 16', 42', 71'

20:00 B. Blair 21' c L. Halfpenny 33' c X. Rush 44' c T. Thomas (2) 55' c, 65' c M. Williams 68' c M. Molitika 71' m Con: B. Blair (7/9) Pen: B. Blair (1/1) 25' L. Halfpenny (0/1) M. Pratichetti 57' c Con: G. Fraser (2/2) Pen: G. Fraser (2/3) 20', 47'

21:00 D. Yachvili 13' c J. Peyrelongue 47' c Con: D. Yachvili (3/3) Pen: D. Yachvili (1/1) 3' Con: O. Barkley (1/1) Pen: O. Barkley (1/1) 25'

Seeding and runners-up

The winners of each of the six pools are seeded 1 to 6 first by points, then tries scored, and finally score difference. The runners-up are similarly sorted, and the best two are seeded seven and eight and progress to the quarter-finals alongside the six winners. The top four seeds are given home matches in the quarter-finals, with seed 1 playing seed 8, seed 2 playing seed 7 etc.

Seed	Pool winners	Pts	TF	+/-
1	WAL Cardiff Blues	27	23	+103
2	IRE Munster	23	18	+63
3	ENG Harlequins	22	16	+29
4	ENG Leicester Tigers	21	23	+101
5	ENG Bath	21	13	+15
6	IRE Leinster	20	15	+70
7	WAL Ospreys	20	17	+84
8	FRA Toulouse	20	12	+33
-	ENG Wasps	17	7	+8
-	FRA Biarritz	15	14	+33
-	ENG Sale	15	14	+21
-	FRA Stade Français	15	13	+22

References

[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/7450881.stm BBC SPORT. Rugby Union. Heineken Cup draw - full details]
[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/7834619.stm Munster 37-14 Sale]
[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/7822263.stm Scarlets 31-17 Stade Francais]
[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/7823023.stm Gloucester 12 - Cardiff 16].

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