1998–99 Heineken Cup

1998–1999 Heineken Cup
Tournament details
Countries	France Ireland Italy Scotland Wales
Tournament format(s)	Round-robin and Knockout
Date	18 September 1998 to 30 January 1999
Tournament statistics
Teams	16
Matches played	55
Attendance	322,340 (5,861 per match)
Final
Venue	Lansdowne Road, Dublin
Attendance	49,000
Champions	Ulster (1st title)
Runners-up	Colomiers

The 1998-1999 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

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

Pool Stages

In the pool matches teams received

• 2 points for a win
• 1 points for a draw

Further information: 1998-99 Heineken Cup pool stage

Pool 1

Team	P	W	D	L	TF	PF	PA	+/-	Pts
Stade Français	6	5	0	1	27	219	117	+102	10
Llanelli	6	3	0	3	12	113	180	−67	6
Leinster	6	2	0	4	17	141	124	+17	4
Bègles-Bordeaux	6	2	0	4	11	127	179	−52	4

Pool 2

Team	P	W	D	L	TF	PF	PA	+/-	Pts
Perpignan	6	5	0	1	35	238	108	+130	10
Munster	6	4	1	1	17	144	108	+36	9
Neath	6	1	1	4	14	118	194	−76	3
Safilo Petraca Rugby Padova	6	1	0	5	8	79	169	−90	2

Pool 3

Team	P	W	D	L	TF	PF	PA	+/-	Pts
Ulster	6	4	1	1	23	197	168	+29	9
Toulouse	6	4	0	2	31	234	103	+131	8
Edinburgh Reivers	6	2	1	3	21	179	146	+33	5
Ebbw Vale	6	1	0	5	11	114	307	−193	2

Pool 4

Team	P	W	D	L	TF	PF	PA	+/-	Pts
Colomiers	6	4	0	2	22	176	121	+55	8
Pontypridd	6	3	0	3	13	160	141	+19	6
Benetton Treviso	6	3	0	3	13	142	150	−8	6
Glasgow Caledonians	6	2	0	4	10	121	187	−66	4

Knockout stage

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final
	December 11 - Ravenhill
	Ulster	15
					January 9 - Ravenhill
	Toulouse	13
					Ulster	33
	December 12 - Stade Jean-Bouin
					Stade Français	27
	Stade Français	71
									January 30 - Lansdowne Road
	Pontypridd	14
									Ulster	21
	December 13 - Stade Selery
									Colomiers	6
	Colomiers	23
					January 9 - Stade Municipal
	Munster	9
					Colomiers	10
	December 12 - Stade Aime Giral
					Perpignan	6
	Perpignan	34
	Llanelli	17

Quarter-finals

1998-12-11 19:15

Ulster	15 – 13	Toulouse

Ravenhill Attendance: 11,500

1998-12-12 15:00

Perpignan	34 – 17	Llanelli

Stade Aime Giral Attendance: 10,000

1998-12-12 15:30

Stade Francais	71 – 14	Pontypridd

Stade Jean-Bouin Attendance: 5,000

1998-12-13 15:00

Colomiers	23 – 9	Munster

Stade Selery Attendance: 8,000

Semi-finals

1999-01-09 13:00

Ulster	33 – 27	Stade Francais

Ravenhill Attendance: 20,000

1999-01-09 14:45

Colomiers	10 – 6	Perpignan

Stade Municipal Attendance: 30,000

Final

1999-01-30 14:45

Ulster	21 – 6	Colomiers
	Report

Lansdowne Road Attendance: 49,000