The Heineken Cup was the premier club rugby competition in Europe. Teams from England, France, Wales, Ireland, Scotland and Italy played in the competition.
There are 24 teams played in 6 pools of 4 teams. Pool play was on a home and away basis. The 6 pool winners and the 2 best runners-up qualified for the play-offs. |
Teams playing in the 1999/2000 Heineken Cup were:
France
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England
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Ireland
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Wales
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Scotland
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Italy
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November 19 November 20 November 21 November 26 November 27 December 10 December 11 December 12 December 17 December 18 December 19 January 7 January 8 January 9 January 11 January 14 January 15 January 16 |
Leinster Cardiff Northampton Saints Edinburgh Reivers Swansea Bath Bourgoin Munster Benetton Treviso Stade Français London Wasps Colomiers Glasgow Caledonians Ulster Pontypridd Leicester Tigers Petrarca Padova Toulouse Llanelli Harlequins Montferrand Neath Grenoble Saracens Swansea Ulster Petrarca Padova Bourgoin Colomiers Cardiff Harlequins Neath Northampton Saints Stade Français Glasgow Caledonians Saracens Leinster Pontypridd Edinburgh Reivers Grenoble Leicester Tigers Toulouse Llanelli Munster Benetton Treviso Montferrand London Wasps Leinster Swansea Edinburgh Reivers Stade Français Bath Bourgoin Munster Benetton Treviso Cardiff London Wasps Colomiers Northampton Saints Bath Glasgow Caledonians Ulster Leicester Tigers Petrarca Padova Toulouse Llanelli Pronypridd Neath Grenoble Saracens Harlequins Montferrand |
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Leicester Tigers Harlequins Neath Grenoble Petrarca Padova Toulouse Ulster Pontypridd Montferrand Glasgow Caledonians Llanelli Saracens Leinster London Wasps Colomiers Stade Français Bath Swansea Bourgoin Benetton Treviso Cardiff Edinburgh Reivers Northampton Saints Munster Bath Llanelli Toulouse London Wasps Munster Benetton Treviso Montferrand Grenoble Edinburgh Reivers Leinster Leicester Tigers Pontypridd Stade Français Saracens Northampton Saints Neath Glasgow Caledonians Petrarca Padova Ulster Colomiers Cardiff Harlequins Bourgoin Glasgow Caledonians Toulouse Neath Leicester Tigers Petrarca Padova Llanelli Saracens Harlequins Montferrand Ulster Pontypridd Grenoble Swansea Stade Français Bourgoin Leinster Swansea Bath London Wasps Munster Northampton Saints Edinburgh Reivers Colomiers Cardiff Benetton Treviso |
Dublin Cardiff Northampton Netherdale Swansea Bath Bourgoin-Jallieu Limerick Treviso Paris London Colomiers Glasgow Belfast Pontypridd Leicester Padua Toulouse Llanelli London Clermont-Ferrand Neath Grenoble Watford Swansea Belfast Padua Bourgoin-Jallieu Toulouse Cardiff London Neath Northampton Paris Perth Watford Dublin Pontypridd Edinburgh Grenoble Leicester Toulouse Llanelli Cork Treviso Clermond-Ferrand London Dublin Swansea Edinburgh Paris Bath Bourgoin-Jallieu Limerick Treviso Cardiff London Colomiers Northampton Bath Glasgow Belfast Leicester Padua Toulouse Llanelli Pontypridd Neath Grenoble Watford London Clermont-Ferrand |
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The 6 pool winners and the 2 highest scoring runners-up qualified for the play-offs.
April 15 April 16 |
Munster Llanelli Toulouse Northampton Saints |
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Stade Français Cardiff Montferrand London Wasps |
Limerick Llanelli Toulouse Northampton |
27 22 31 25 |
10 3 18 22 |
May 6 May 7 |
Toulouse Northampton Saints |
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Munster Llanelli |
Bordeaux Reading |
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31 28 |
May 27 |
Northampton Saints |
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Munster |
London |
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