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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 2004/05 Heineken Cup were:
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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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| Pool 1 | ||||||||
| Team | Played | Won | Lost | Drawn | For | Against | BP | Points |
| Biarritz Olympique | 6 | 5 | 1 | 163 | 92 | 2 | 22 | |
| Leicester Tigers | 6 | 4 | 2 | 156 | 118 | 3 | 19 | |
| London Wasps | 6 | 3 | 3 | 174 | 138 | 4 | 16 | |
| Calvisano | 6 | 0 | 6 | 79 | 264 | 0 | 0 | |
| Pool 2 | ||||||||
| Team | Played | Won | Lost | Drawn | For | Against | BP | Points |
| Leinster | 6 | 6 | 0 | 257 | 100 | 2 | 26 | |
| Bath | 6 | 3 | 3 | 149 | 122 | 3 | 15 | |
| Benetton Treviso | 6 | 3 | 3 | 136 | 181 | 2 | 14 | |
| Bourgoin | 6 | 0 | 6 | 98 | 237 | 2 | 2 | |
| Pool 3 | ||||||||
| Team | Played | Won | Lost | Drawn | For | Against | BP | Points |
| Toulouse | 6 | 5 | 1 | 181 | 104 | 4 | 24 | |
| Northampton Saints | 6 | 5 | 1 | 128 | 101 | 1 | 21 | |
| Llanelli Scarlets | 6 | 2 | 4 | 132 | 157 | 5 | 13 | |
| Glasgow Rugby | 6 | 0 | 6 | 107 | 186 | 2 | 2 | |
| Pool 4 | ||||||||
| Team | Played | Won | Lost | Drawn | For | Against | BP | Points |
| Munster | 6 | 5 | 1 | 121 | 74 | 2 | 22 | |
| Castres Olympique | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 157 | 121 | 2 | 16 |
| Ospreys | 6 | 3 | 3 | 135 | 115 | 2 | 14 | |
| Harlequins | 6 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
81 | 184 | 1 | 3 |
| Pool 5 | ||||||||
| Team | Played | Won | Lost | Drawn | For | Against | BP | Points |
| Newcastle Falcons | 6 | 5 | 1 | 113 | 104 | 1 | 21 | |
| Perpignan | 6 | 3 | 3 | 133 | 107 | 3 | 15 | |
| Newport Gwent Dragons | 6 | 3 | 3 | 124 | 99 | 3 | 15 | |
| Edinburgh Rugby | 6 | 1 | 5 | 92 | 152 | 3 | 7 | |
| Pool 6 | ||||||||
| Team | Played | Won | Lost | Drawn | For | Against | BP | Points |
| Stade Français | 6 | 5 | 1 | 179 | 90 | 3 | 23 | |
| Gloucester | 6 | 3 | 3 | 144 | 128 | 2 | 14 | |
| Ulster | 6 | 3 | 3 | 88 | 139 | 1 | 13 | |
| Cardiff Blues | 6 | 1 | 5 | 98 | 152 | 3 | 7 | |
| Pool winners and two best pool runners-up make quarter-finals | ||||||||
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October 22 October 23 October 24 October 29 October 30 October 31 December 3 December 4 December 5 December 10 December 11 December 12 January 7 January 8 January 9 January 14 January 15 January 16 |
Llanelli Scarlets Ulster Perpignan Dragons Bath Benneton Treviso Leicester Tigers Stade Français Munster Castres Olympique Glasgow Rugby London Wasps Bourgoin Cardiff Blues Toulouse Northampton Saints Calvisano Harlequins Gloucester Biarritz Olympique Leinster Edinburgh Rugby Newcastle Falcons Ospreys Castres Olympique Stade Français Benetton Treviso Dragons Northampton Saints Leinster Biarritz Olympique Gloucester Glasgow Rugby Newcastle Falcons London Wasps Ospreys Bourgoin Ulster Calvisano Bath Cardiff Blues Harlequins Toulouse Munster Edinburgh Rugby Perpignan Llanelli Scarlets Leicester Tigers Glasgow Rugby Ulster Stade Français Bath Benetton Treviso Dragons Castres Olympique Perpignan Munster Llanelli Scarlets Leicester Tigers London Wasps Northampton Saints Toulouse Harlequins Ospreys Biarritz Olympique Calvisano Leinster Bourgoin Edinburgh Rugby Newcastle Falcons Cardiff Blues Gloucester |
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The 6 pool winners and the 2 highest scoring runners-up qualified for the play-offs.
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April 1 April 2 April 3 |
Toulouse Stade Français Leinster Biarritz Olympique |
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Northampton Saints Newcastle Falcons Leicester Tigers Munster |
Toulouse Paris Dublin San Sebastian |
37 48 13 19 |
9 8 29 10 |
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April 23 April 24 |
Stade Français Leicester Tigers |
v v |
Biarritz Olympique Toulouse |
Paris Leicester |
20 19 |
17 27 |
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May 2 |
Stade Français |
v |
Toulouse |
Edinburgh |
12 |
18 |
a.e.t |