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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.

Pool 1

Team P W D L Tries for Tries against Try diff Points for Points against Points diff Pts
France Toulouse 6 5 0 1 25 12 13 200 121 79 10
England Leicester 6 4 0 2 16 14 2 163 117 46 8
Ireland Leinster 6 2 0 4 15 19 −4 137 167 −30 4
Italy Milan 6 1 0 5 15 26 −11 111 206 −95 2
6 September 1997
15:00
Leinster Ireland25–34France Toulouse
Donnybrook
Attendance: 6,300
7 September 1997
15:00
Leicester Tigers England26–10Italy Milan
Welford Road
Attendance: 9,300

12 September 1997
17:30
Leinster Ireland16–9England Leicester Tigers
Donnybrook
Attendance: 7,000
13 September 1997
16:00
Milan Italy14–19France Toulouse
Stadio Comunale Giuriati
Attendance: 2,000

20 September 1997
16:00
Milan Italy33–32Ireland Leinster
Stadio Comunale Giuriati
Attendance: 1,100
20 September 1997
18:05
Toulouse France17–22England Leicester Tigers
Les Sept Deniers
Attendance: 11,000

27 September 1997
15:00
Leicester Tigers England47–22Ireland Leinster
Welford Road
Attendance: 10,392
27 September 1997
18:00
Toulouse France69–19Italy Milan
Les Sept Deniers
Attendance: 7,000

4 October 1997
14:15
Leicester Tigers England22–23France Toulouse
Welford Road
Attendance: 10,600
4 October 1997
15:00
Leinster Ireland23–6Italy Milan
Donnybrook
Attendance: 5,500

11 October 1997
15:20
Toulouse France38–19Ireland Leinster
Les Sept Deniers
Attendance: 7,000
12 October 1997
15:00
Milan Italy29–37England 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
England Wasps 6 6 0 0 31 12 19 243 104 139 12
Scotland Glasgow 6 3 0 3 14 15 −1 132 167 −35 6
Wales Swansea 6 2 0 4 15 16 −1 157 161 −4 4
Ireland Ulster 6 1 0 5 6 23 −17 95 195 −100 2
7 September 1997
15:15
Swansea Wales25–31England London Wasps
St. Helen's
Attendance: 5,000
8 September 1997
19:00
Ulster Ireland12 – 18Scotland Glasgow
Pen: Laing (3)
Drop: Laing
Report[1]Try: Craig, Wallace
Con: Hayes
Pen: Hayes (2)
Ravenhill
Attendance: 2,100

13 September 1997
14:00
Swansea Wales33 – 16Ireland Ulster
Try: Gibbs
H. Thomas
Con: A. Thomas
Pen: A. Thomas (7)
Report[2][3]Try: Gallick
Con: Laing
Pen: Laing (3)
St. Helen's
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: K. McCartney
14 September 1997
15:00
Glasgow Scotland22–46England London Waps
Scotstoun Stadium
Attendance: 3,500

21 September 1997
15:00
Glasgow Scotland35–21Wales Swansea
Scotstoun Stadium
Attendance: 3,000
21 September 1997
15:00
London Wasps England56 – 3Ireland Ulster
Try: Mitchell, Wood, King, Logan (3), Greenstock
Rosier
Con: Rees (5)
Pen: Rees
Report[4][5]Pen: Laing
Loftus Road Stadium
Attendance: 4,120

27 September 1997
14:30
Ulster Ireland28 – 20Wales Swansea
Try: Penalty try, Jackson, McWhirter
Con: Laing (2)
Pen: Laing (3)
Report[6]Try: Rees (2), Williams
Con: Williams
Pen: Williams
Ravenhill
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: George Hughes
28 September 1997
15:00
London Wasps England43–5Scotland Glasgow
Loftus Road Stadium
Attendance: 3,825

3 October 1997
19:30
Ulster Ireland21 – 38England London Wasps
Try: Jan Cunningham (2)
Con: Laing
Pen: Laing (3)
Report[7][8]Try: Henderson, Rosier, White, Greenstock, Dallaglio
Con: Rees (5)
Pen: Rees
Ravenhill
Attendance: 3,250
4 October 1997
14:15
Swansea Wales30–22Scotland Glasgow
St. Helen's
Attendance: 3,000

12 October 1997
15:00
Glasgow Scotland30 – 15Ireland Ulster
Try: Penalty try, Stott, Hayes
Con: Hayes (3)
Pen: Hayes (3)
Report[9]Pen: Laing (5)
Scotstoun Stadium
Attendance: 4,000
12 October 1997
15:00
London Wasps England29–28Wales 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
England Bath 6 5 0 1 12 12 0 141 119 22 10
France Brive 6 4 1 1 24 13 11 210 146 64 9
Wales Pontypridd 6 2 1 3 17 13 4 154 147 7 5
Scotland Scottish Borders 6 0 0 6 14 29 −15 129 222 −93 0
7 September 1997
14:15
Brive France56–18Scotland Borders
Parc Municipal des Sports
Attendance: 8,000
7 September 1997
14:15
Pontypridd Wales15–21England Bath
Sardis Road
Attendance: 7,000

14 September 1997
14:30
Borders Scotland17–31England Bath
Mansfield Park
Attendance: 5,000
14 September 1997
15:30
Brive France32–31Wales Pontypridd
Parc Municipal des Sports
Attendance: 4,500

20 September 1997
14:15
Bath England27–25France Brive
Recreation Ground
Attendance: 8,500
20 September 1997
19:00
Borders Scotland16–23Wales Pontypridd
Poynder Park
Attendance: 4,000

27 September 1997
14:15
Pontypridd Wales29–29France Brive
Sardis Road
Attendance: 7,800
27 September 1997
15:00
Bath England27–23Scotland Borders
Recreation Ground
Attendance: 5,000

4 October 1997
14:15
Pontypridd Wales46–26Scotland Borders
Sardis Road
Attendance: 4,500
5 October 1997
14:20
Brive France29–12England Bath
Parc Municipal des Sports
Attendance: 10,000

11 October 1997
14:15
Bath England23–10Wales Pontypridd
Recreation Ground
Attendance: 7,500
12 October 1997
14:30
Borders Scotland29–39France 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
England Harlequins 6 4 0 2 21 12 9 198 141 57 8
Wales Cardiff 6 4 0 2 17 15 2 184 146 38 8
Ireland Munster 6 2 0 4 14 21 −7 141 180 −39 4
France Bourgoin 6 2 0 4 7 11 −4 93 149 −56 4
5 September 1997
16:05
Bourgoin France26–25Wales Cardiff
Stade Pierre Rajon
Attendance: 6,000
7 September 1997
14:00
Harlequins England48–40Ireland Munster
Twickenham Stoop
Attendance: 3,682

13 September 1997
14:15
Harlequins England45–7France Bourgoin
Twickenham Stoop
Attendance: 3,700
13 September 1997
14:30
Cardiff Wales43–23Ireland Munster
Cardiff Arms Park
Attendance: 4,500

20 September 1997
15:00
Munster Ireland17–15France Bourgoin
Thomond Park
Attendance: 6,000
21 September 1997
14:15
Cardiff Wales21–28England Harlequins
Cardiff Arms Park
Attendance: 6,000

27 September 1997
15:00
Munster Ireland32–37Wales Cardiff
Musgrave Park
Attendance: 5,000
27 September 1997
18:05
Bourgoin France18–30England Harlequins
Stade Pierre Rajon
Attendance: 7,500

4 October 1997
15:00
Bourgoin France21–6Ireland Munster
Stade Pierre Rajon
Attendance: 6,000
4 October 1997
15:00
Harlequins England31–32Wales Cardiff
Twickenham Stoop
Attendance: 8,000

11 October 1997
14:30
Cardiff Wales26–6France Bourgoin
Cardiff Arms Park
Attendance: 5,928
12 October 1997
14:30
Munster Ireland23–16England 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
France Pau 6 4 0 2 27 8 19 203 89 114 8
Wales Llanelli 6 4 0 2 15 18 −3 144 142 2 8
Italy Benetton Treviso 6 2 0 4 18 19 −1 146 162 −16 4
Scotland Caledonia 6 2 0 4 8 23 −15 89 189 −100 4
6 September 1997
20:00
Benetton Treviso Italy18–19France Pau
Stadio Comunale di Monigo
Attendance: 4,000
7 September 1997
15:00
Caledonia Scotland18–23Wales Llanelli Scarlets
McDiarmid Park
Attendance: 2,300

13 September 1997
18:05
Pau France44–12Wales Llanelli Scarlets
Stade du Hameau
Attendance: 5,000
14 September 1997
15:00
Caledonia Scotland17–9Italy Benetton Treviso
McDiarmid Park
Attendance: 2,000

20 September 1997
14:00
Llanelli Wales39–18Italy Benetton Treviso
Stradey Park
Attendance: 3,000
20 September 1997
18:00
Pau France50–8Scotland Caledonia
Stade du Hameau
Attendance: 6,500

27 September 1997
15:00
Benetton Treviso Italy52–6Scotland Caledonia
Stadio Comunale di Monigo
Attendance: 3,500
28 September 1997
14:15
Llanelli Wales14–10France Pau
Stradey Park
Attendance: 3,500

4 October 1997
15:00
Benetton Treviso Italy42–25Wales Llanelli
Stadio Comunale di Monigo
Attendance: 4,000
5 October 1997
15:00
Caledonia Scotland30–24France Pau
McDiarmid Park
Attendance: 3,000

11 October 1997
14:00
Llanelli Wales31–10Scotland Caledonia
Stradey Park
Attendance: 3,000
11 October 1997
19:30
Pau France56–7Italy Benetton Treviso
Stade du Hameau
Attendance: 7,500

See also

References

  1. ^ "Ulster throw away victory", Irish Independent, 9 September 1997
  2. ^ "Thomas gives Ulster the boot", Sunday Independent, 14 September 1997
  3. ^ "Thomas sends Ulster packing", Evening Herald, 13 September 1997
  4. ^ "Ulster badly stung", Irish Independent, 22 September 1997
  5. ^ Peter Llewellyn, "Rugby Union: Wasps bring lasting pain as Logan runs riot", The Independent, 21 September 1997
  6. ^ Micheal McGeary, "Ulster Thriller", Sunday Life, 28 September 1997
  7. ^ Jim Stokes, "Wasps have to fight for Ulster win", Belfast Telegraph, 4 October 1997
  8. ^ "Wasps take sting out of Ulster", Irish Independent, 4 October 1997
  9. ^ "Flat Ulster fail to learn hard lesson", Belfast Telegraph, 13 October 1997
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