1997–98 Heineken Cup pool stage

1997–98 Heineken Cup pool stage
Season 1997–98 Heineken Cup
Date 5 September 1997 - 12 October 1997
Qualifiers
Seed 1 England London Wasps
Seed 2 France Toulouse
Seed 3 England Bath
Seed 4 France Pau
Seed 5 England Harlequins
Seed 6 France Brive
Seed 7 Wales Cardiff
Seed 8 England Leicester Tigers
1996–97
(Previous)
1998–99
(Next)

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 65012512132001217910
England Leicester 640216142163117468
Ireland Leinster 620415194137167304
Italy Milan 6105152611111206952
6 September 1997
15:00
Leinster Ireland 25 34 France Toulouse
Donnybrook
Attendance: 6,300
7 September 1997
15:00
Leicester Tigers England 26 10 Italy Milan
Welford Road
Attendance: 9,300

12 September 1997
17:30
Leinster Ireland 16 9 England Leicester Tigers
Donnybrook
Attendance: 7,000
13 September 1997
16:00
Milan Italy 14 19 France Toulouse
Stadio Comunale Giuriati
Attendance: 2,000

20 September 1997
16:00
Milan Italy 33 32 Ireland Leinster
Stadio Comunale Giuriati
Attendance: 1,100
20 September 1997
18:05
Toulouse France 17 22 England Leicester Tigers
Les Sept Deniers
Attendance: 11,000

27 September 1997
15:00
Leicester Tigers England 47 22 Ireland Leinster
Welford Road
Attendance: 10,392
27 September 1997
18:00
Toulouse France 69 19 Italy Milan
Les Sept Deniers
Attendance: 7,000

4 October 1997
14:15
Leicester Tigers England 22 23 France Toulouse
Welford Road
Attendance: 10,600
4 October 1997
15:00
Leinster Ireland 23 6 Italy Milan
Donnybrook
Attendance: 5,500

11 October 1997
15:20
Toulouse France 38 19 Ireland Leinster
Les Sept Deniers
Attendance: 7,000
12 October 1997
15:00
Milan Italy 29 37 England 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 660031121924310413912
Scotland Glasgow 630314151132167356
Wales Swansea 62041516115716144
Ireland Ulster 610562317951951002
7 September 1997
15:15
Swansea Wales 25 31 England London Wasps
St. Helen's
Attendance: 5,000
8 September 1997
19:00
Ulster Ireland 12 18 Scotland Glasgow
Ravenhill
Attendance: 2,100

13 September 1997
14:00
Swansea Wales 33 16 Ireland Ulster
St. Helen's
Attendance: 3,000
14 September 1997
15:00
Glasgow Scotland 22 46 England London Waps
Scotstoun Stadium
Attendance: 3,500

21 September 1997
15:00
Glasgow Scotland 35 21 Wales Swansea
Scotstoun Stadium
Attendance: 3,000
21 September 1997
15:00
London Wasps England 56 3 Ireland Ulster
Loftus Road Stadium
Attendance: 4,120

27 September 1997
14:30
Ulster Ireland 28 20 Wales Swansea
Ravenhill
Attendance: 2,500
28 September 1997
15:00
London Wasps England 43 5 Scotland Glasgow
Loftus Road Stadium
Attendance: 3,825

3 October 1997
19:30
Ulster Ireland 21 38 England London Wasps
Ravenhill
Attendance: 3,250
4 October 1997
14:15
Swansea Wales 30 22 Scotland Glasgow
St. Helen's
Attendance: 3,000

12 October 1997
15:00
Glasgow Scotland 30 15 Ireland Ulster
Scotstoun Stadium
Attendance: 4,000
12 October 1997
15:00
London Wasps England 29 28 Wales 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 6501121201411192210
France Brive 6411241311210146649
Wales Pontypridd 62131713415414775
Scotland Scottish Borders 6006142915129222930
7 September 1997
14:15
Brive France 56 18 Scotland Border
Parc Municipal des Sports
Attendance: 8,000
7 September 1997
14:15
Pontypridd Wales 15 21 England Bath
Sardis Road
Attendance: 7,000

14 September 1997
14:30
Border Scotland 17 31 England Bath
Mansfield Park
Attendance: 5,000
14 September 1997
15:30
Brive France 32 31 Wales Pontypridd
Parc Municipal des Sports
Attendance: 4,500

20 September 1997
14:15
Bath England 27 25 France Brive
Recreation Ground
Attendance: 8,500
20 September 1997
19:00
Border Scotland 16 23 Wales Pontypridd
Poynder Park
Attendance: 4,000

27 September 1997
14:15
Pontypridd Wales 29 29 France Brive
Sardis Road
Attendance: 7,800
27 September 1997
15:00
Bath England 27 23 Scotland Border
Recreation Ground
Attendance: 5,000

4 October 1997
14:15
Pontypridd Wales 46 26 Scotland Border
Sardis Road
Attendance: 4,500
5 October 1997
14:20
Brive France 29 12 England Bath
Parc Municipal des Sports
Attendance: 10,000

11 October 1997
14:15
Bath England 23 10 Wales Pontypridd
Recreation Ground
Attendance: 7,500
12 October 1997
14:30
Border Scotland 29 39 France 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 640221129198141578
Wales Cardiff 640217152184146388
Ireland Munster 620414217141180394
France Bourgoin 6204711493149564
5 September 1997
16:05
Bourgoin France 26 25 Wales Cardiff
Stade Pierre Rajon
Attendance: 6,000
7 September 1997
14:00
Harlequins England 48 40 Ireland Munster
Twickenham Stoop
Attendance: 3,682

13 September 1997
14:15
Harlequins England 45 7 France Bourgoin
Twickenham Stoop
Attendance: 3,700
13 September 1997
14:30
Cardiff Wales 43 23 Ireland Munster
Cardiff Arms Park
Attendance: 4,500

20 September 1997
15:00
Munster Ireland 17 15 France Bourgoin
Thomond Park
Attendance: 6,000
21 September 1997
14:15
Cardiff Wales 21 28 England Harlequins
Cardiff Arms Park
Attendance: 6,000

27 September 1997
15:00
Munster Ireland 32 37 Wales Cardiff
Musgrave Park
Attendance: 5,000
27 September 1997
18:05
Bourgoin France 18 30 England Harlequins
Stade Pierre Rajon
Attendance: 7,500

4 October 1997
15:00
Bourgoin France 21 6 Ireland Munster
Stade Pierre Rajon
Attendance: 6,000
4 October 1997
15:00
Harlequins England 31 32 Wales Cardiff
Twickenham Stoop
Attendance: 8,000

11 October 1997
14:30
Cardiff Wales 26 6 France Bourgoin
Cardiff Arms Park
Attendance: 5,928
12 October 1997
14:30
Munster Ireland 23 16 England 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 640227819203891148
Wales Llanelli 64021518314414228
Italy Benetton Treviso 620418191146162164
Scotland Caledonia 620482315891891004
6 September 1997
20:00
Benetton Treviso Italy 18 19 France Pau
Stadio Comunale di Monigo
Attendance: 4,000
7 September 1997
15:00
Caledonia Scotland 18 23 Wales Llanelli Scarlets
McDiarmid Park
Attendance: 2,300

13 September 1997
18:05
Pau France 44 12 Wales Llanelli Scarlets
Stade du Hameau
Attendance: 5,000
14 September 1997
15:00
Caledonia Scotland 17 9 Italy Benetton Treviso
McDiarmid Park
Attendance: 2,000

20 September 1997
14:00
Llanelli Wales 39 18 Italy Benetton Treviso
Stradey Park
Attendance: 3,000
20 September 1997
18:00
Pau France 50 8 Scotland Caledonia
Stade du Hameau
Attendance: 6,500

27 September 1997
15:00
Benetton Treviso Italy 52 6 Scotland Caledonia
Stadio Comunale di Monigo
Attendance: 3,500
28 September 1997
14:15
Llanelli Wales 14 10 France Pau
Stradey Park
Attendance: 3,500

4 October 1997
15:00
Benetton Treviso Italy 42 25 Wales Llanelli
Stadio Comunale di Monigo
Attendance: 4,000
5 October 1997
15:00
Caledonia Scotland 30 24 France Pau
McDiarmid Park
Attendance: 3,000

11 October 1997
14:00
Llanelli Wales 31 10 Scotland Caledonia
Stradey Park
Attendance: 3,000
11 October 1997
19:30
Pau France 56 7 Italy Benetton Treviso
Stade du Hameau
Attendance: 7,500

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