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1998–99 Heineken Cup

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1998–99 Heineken Cup
Tournament details
Countries France
 Ireland
 Italy
 Scotland
 Wales
Tournament format(s)Round-robin and Knockout
Date18 September 1998 to 30 January 1999
Tournament statistics
Teams16
Matches played55
Attendance322,340 (5,861 per match)
Top point scorer(s)Simon Mason (Ulster)
(144 points)
Top try scorer(s)Thomas Lombard (Stade Français)
Michel Marfaing (Toulouse)
Émile Ntamack (Toulouse)
(7 tries)
Final
VenueLansdowne Road, Dublin
Attendance49,000
ChampionsIreland Ulster (1st title)
Runners-upFrance Colomiers
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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

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France France Wales Wales Scotland Scotland Ireland Ireland Italy Italy
  • Stade Français
  • Bègles-Bordeaux
  • Perpignan
  • Toulouse
  • Colomiers
  • Llanelli
  • Neath
  • Ebbw Vale
  • Pontypridd
  • Edinburgh
  • Glasgow
  • Leinster
  • Munster
  • Ulster
  • Petrarca
  • Treviso

Pool stage

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In the pool matches teams received 2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw and 0 points for a defeat.

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 Stade Français 6 5 0 1 27 10 17 219 117 102 10
Wales Llanelli 6 3 0 3 12 22 −10 113 180 −67 6
Ireland Leinster 6 2 0 4 17 12 5 141 124 17 4
France Bègles-Bordeaux 6 2 0 4 11 23 −12 127 179 −52 4

Pool 2

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Team P W D L Tries for Tries against Try diff Points for Points against Points diff Pts
France Perpignan 6 5 0 1 35 13 22 238 108 130 10
Ireland Munster 6 4 1 1 17 13 4 144 108 36 9
Wales Neath 6 1 1 4 14 27 −13 118 194 −76 3
Italy Petrarca Padova 6 1 0 5 8 21 −13 79 169 −90 2

Pool 3

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Team P W D L Tries for Tries against Try diff Points for Points against Points diff Pts
Ireland Ulster 6 4 1 1 23 20 3 197 168 29 9
France Toulouse 6 4 0 2 31 11 20 234 103 131 8
Scotland Edinburgh Reivers 6 2 1 3 21 14 7 179 146 33 5
Wales Ebbw Vale 6 1 0 5 11 41 −30 114 307 −193 2

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 Colomiers 6 4 0 2 22 10 12 176 121 55 8
Wales Pontypridd 6 3 0 3 13 16 −3 160 141 19 6
Italy Benetton Treviso 6 3 0 3 13 13 0 142 150 −8 6
Scotland Glasgow Caledonians 6 2 0 4 10 19 −9 121 187 −66 4

Seeding

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Seed Pool winners Pts TF +/−
1 France Perpignan 10 35 +130
2 France Stade Français 10 27 +102
3 Ireland Ulster 9 23 +29
4 France Colomiers 8 22 +55
Seed Pool runners-up Pts TF +/−
5 Ireland Munster 9 17 +36
6 France Toulouse 8 31 +131
7 Wales Pontypridd 6 13 +19
8 Wales Llanelli 6 12 −67

Knockout stage

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Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
         
3 Ireland Ulster 15
6 France Toulouse 13
3 Ireland Ulster 33
2 France Stade Français 27
2 France Stade Français 71
7 Wales Pontypridd 14
3 Ireland Ulster 21
4 France Colomiers 6
4 France Colomiers 23
5 Ireland Munster 9
4 France Colomiers 10
1 France Perpignan 6
1 France Perpignan 34
8 Wales Llanelli 17

Quarter-finals

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11 December 1998
19:15
Ulster Ireland15–13France Toulouse
Pen: Mason (3)
Drop: Humphreys (2)
Report[1][2]Try: Pelous
Con: Ougier
Pen: Delaigue (2)
Ravenhill
Attendance: 11,500
Referee: B. Campbell

12 December 1998
15:00
Perpignan France34–17Wales Llanelli
Stade Aime Giral
Attendance: 10,000

12 December 1998
15:30
Stade Francais France71–14Wales Pontypridd
Stade Jean-Bouin
Attendance: 5,000

13 December 1998
15:00
Colomiers France23–9Ireland Munster
Stade Selery
Attendance: 8,000

Semi-finals

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9 January 1999
13:00
Ulster Ireland33–27France Stade Francais
Try: McKinty, Humphreys
Con: Mason
Pen: Mason (5)
Drop: Mason, Humphreys
Report[3][4]
Highlights
Try: Juillet (2), Lièvremont
Con: Dominguez (3)
Pen: Dominguez (2)
Ravenhill
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: J. Fleming
9 January 1999
14:45
Colomiers France10–6France Perpignan
Stadium Municipal, Toulouse
Attendance: 30,000

Final

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30 January 1999
14:45
Ulster Ireland21–6France Colomiers
Pen: Mason (6)
Drop: Humphreys
ReportPen: Labit
Mickael Carre
Lansdowne Road, Dublin
Attendance: 49,000
Referee: Clayton Thomas (Wales)

References

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  1. ^ Jim Stokes, "Oh la, la, magical Ulster", Belfast Telegraph, 12 December 1998
  2. ^ "Chance to remember a lost time", Irish Times, 20 October 2000
  3. ^ Brendan Fanning, "Euro dream lives on", Sunday Independent, 10 January 1999
  4. ^ Chris Hewett, "Rugby Union: Ulster revel in magic of Europe", The Independent, 11 January 1999