1997–98 Heineken Cup pool stage explained

See main article: 1997–98 Heineken Cup. 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	L	Tries for	Tries against	Try diff	Points for	Points against	Points diff	Pts
Toulouse	6	5	1	25	12	13	200	121	79	10
Leicester	6	4	2	16	14	2	163	117	46	8
Leinster	6	2	4	15	19	−4	137	167	−30	4
Milan	6	1	5	15	26	−11	111	206	−95	2

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Pool 2

Team	P	W	L	Tries for	Tries against	Try diff	Points for	Points against	Points diff	Pts
Wasps	6	6	0	31	12	19	243	104	139	12
Glasgow	6	3	3	14	15	−1	132	167	−35	6
	6	2	4	15	16	−1	157	161	−4	4
Ulster	6	1	5	6	23	−17	95	195	−100	2

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Pool 3

Team	P	W	D	L	Tries for	Tries against	Try diff	Points for	Points against	Points diff	Pts
Bath	6	5	0	1	12	12	0	141	119	22	10
Brive	6	4	1	1	24	13	11	210	146	64	9
Pontypridd	6	2	1	3	17	13	4	154	147	7	5
Scottish Borders	6	0	0	6	14	29	−15	129	222	−93	0

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Pool 4

Team	P	W	L	Tries for	Tries against	Try diff	Points for	Points against	Points diff	Pts
Harlequins	6	4	2	21	12	9	198	141	57	8
Cardiff	6	4	2	17	15	2	184	146	38	8
	6	2	4	14	21	−7	141	180	−39	4
Bourgoin	6	2	4	7	11	−4	93	149	−56	4

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Pool 5

Team	P	W	L	Tries for	Tries against	Try diff	Points for	Points against	Points diff	Pts
Pau	6	4	2	27	8	19	203	89	114	8
Llanelli	6	4	2	15	18	−3	144	142	2	8
Benetton Treviso	6	2	4	18	19	−1	146	162	−16	4
Caledonia	6	2	4	8	23	−15	89	189	−100	4

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External links

http://www.ercrugby.com/eng/31_58.php?includeref=345&season=1997&round=1

1997–98 Heineken Cup pool stage explained

Pool 1

Pool 2

Pool 3

Pool 4

Pool 5

See also

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