1999–2000 Heineken Cup

1999–2000 Heineken Cup
Tournament details
Countries  England
 France
 Ireland
 Italy
 Scotland
 Wales
Tournament format(s) Round-robin and Knockout
Date 19 November 1999 - 27 May 2000
Tournament statistics
Teams 24
Matches played 79
Attendance 626,065 (7,925 per match)
Top point scorer(s) Ronan O'Gara (Munster)
(131 points)
Top try scorer(s) Christophe Dominici (Stade Français)
Conan Sharman (Edinburgh)
Chris Wyatt (Llanelli)
(5 tries)
Final
Venue Twickenham Stadium, London
Attendance 68,441
Champions England Northampton Saints (1st title)
Runner-up Ireland Munster
Official website http://www.ercrugby.com/eng/
1998–99 (Previous) (Next) 2000–01

The 1999–2000 Heineken Cup was the fifth edition of the Heineken Cup. Competing teams from France, Ireland, Italy, Wales, England and Scotland, were divided into six pools of four, in which teams played home and away matches against each other. The pool winners and two best runners-up qualified for the knock-out stages.

Teams

France England Wales Scotland Ireland Italy
  • France Stade Français
  • France Toulouse
  • France Bourgoin
  • France Colomiers
  • France Montferrand
  • France Grenoble
  • England Leicester Tigers
  • England Bath
  • England London Wasps
  • England Saracens
  • England Harlequins
  • England Northampton
  • Wales Swansea
  • Wales Llanelli
  • Wales Pontypridd
  • Wales Cardiff
  • Wales Neath
  • Scotland Glasgow
  • Scotland Edinburgh
  • Ireland Leinster
  • Ireland Munster
  • Ireland Ulster
  • Italy Petrarca
  • Italy Treviso

Pool stage

In the pool matches teams received

For more details on this topic, see 1999-00 Heineken Cup pool stage.

Pool 1

Team P W D L Tries for Tries against Try diff Points for Points against Points diff Pts
France Stade Français 640222913192109838
Ireland Leinster 640212175150138128
Scotland Glasgow Rugby 620414239130179494
England Leicester Tigers 620412111127173464

Pool 2

Team P W D L Tries for Tries against Try diff Points for Points against Points diff Pts
France Toulouse 6501245192007312710
England Bath 6402158717080908
Wales Swansea 630314131126137116
Italy Petrarca Padova 6006113827762822060

Pool 3

Team P W D L Tries for Tries against Try diff Points for Points against Points diff Pts
Wales Llanelli 65011789152866610
England Wasps 65011697163996410
France Bourgoin 620414140140162224
Ireland Ulster 600642016711791080

Pool 4

Team P W D L Tries for Tries against Try diff Points for Points against Points diff Pts
Ireland Munster 6501191451881325610
England Saracens 630324159206153536
France Colomiers 620413207144194504
Wales Pontypridd 620413207106165594

Pool 5

Team P W D L Tries for Tries against Try diff Points for Points against Points diff Pts
Wales Cardiff 641114131168141279
France Montferrand 64021961315485698
Italy Benetton Treviso 620461610100167674
England Harlequins 61148124120149293

Pool 6

Team P W D L Tries for Tries against Try diff Points for Points against Points diff Pts
England Northampton 650119712184879710
France Grenoble 630313152110140306
Scotland Edinburgh Reivers 630313196112158466
Wales Neath 610513174128149212

Seeding

Seed Pool Winners Pts TF +/
1 France Toulouse 1024+127
2 England Northampton Saints 1019+97
3 Ireland Munster 1019+56
4 Wales Llanelli 1017+66
5 Wales Cardiff 914+27
6 France Stade Français 822+83
Seed Pool Runners-up Pts TF +/
7 England London Wasps 1016+64
8 France Montferrand 819+69
- England Bath 815+90
- Ireland Leinster 812+12
- England Saracens 624+53
- Scotland Edinburgh Reivers 61330

Knockout stage

Quarter-finals

15 April 2000
13:00
Munster Ireland 27 10 France Stade Francais
Report
Thomond Park
Attendance: 13,400
Referee: Steve Lander
15 April 2000
15:00
Llanelli Wales 22 3 Wales Cardiff
Report
Stradey Park
Attendance: 11,000
15 April 2000
16:15
Toulouse France 31 18 France Montferrand
Report
Stade Municipal
Attendance: 37,000
16 April 2000
15:00
Northampton England 25 22 England London Wasps
Report
Franklin's Gardens
Attendance: 9,685

Semi-finals

6 May 2000
15:45
Toulouse France 25 31 Ireland Munster
Report
Stade Chaban Delmas
Attendance: 28,000
7 May 2000
15:00
Northampton England 31 28 Wales Llanelli
Report
Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 15,118

Final

27 May 2000
15:00
Northampton Saints England 9 8 Munster
Pen: Grayson (3) Report Try: Wallace
Drop: Holland
Twickenham Stadium, London
Attendance: 68,441
Referee: Joël Dumé (France)
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