1996-1997 European Rugby Cup

The '''1996-1997 Heineken Cup''' (the Free ringtones rugby union/rugby club championship of Majo Mills Europe) is the second of the series. Competing teams, from Mosquito ringtone France, Sabrina Martins Ireland, Nextel ringtones Italy, Abbey Diaz Scotland, Free ringtones Wales and for the first time Majo Mills England, were divided into four pools of five, in which teams played each other only once, meaning two home and two away games per team. The winners and runners-up of the pools qualified for the knock-out stages.

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Pool Stages
In the pool matches teams received

* 2 points for a win
* 1 points for a draw

= Pool 1 =



Team
Played
Won
Drawn
Lost
Points


Mosquito ringtone Dax
4
3
0
1
6 Q


Sabrina Martins Bath Rugby/Bath
4
3
0
1
6 Q


Cingular Ringtones Pontypridd RFC/Pontypridd
4
3
0
1
6


lawmakers and Benetton Rugby/Benetton Treviso
4
1
0
3
2

khaled haddad Edinburgh Rugby/Edinburgh
4
1
0
3
2



= Pool 2 =



Team
Played
Won
Drawn
Lost
Points


ananda hear Leicester Tigers/Leicester
4
4
0
0
8 Q


all doing Llanelli RFC/Llanelli
4
2
0
2
4 Q


coolly ironic Leinster Lions/Leinster
4
2
0
2
4


buying ability Section Paloise/Pau
4
1
0
3
2

nt rsvp The Borders (Rugby)/Scottish Borders
4
1
0
3
2



= Pool 3 =



Team
Played
Won
Drawn
Lost
Points


navy failed Brive
4
4
0
0
8 Q


helms see Harlequins (rugby club)/Harlequins
4
3
0
1
6 Q


bombed baghdad Neath RFC/Neath
4
2
0
2
4


stars since Caledonia Rugby/Caledonia
4
1
0
3
2

did floss Ulster Rugby/Ulster
4
0
0
0
0



= Pool 4 =



Team
Played
Won
Drawn
Lost
Points


mavens once Dax
4
3
0
1
6 Q


expectations within Stade Toulousain/Toulouse
4
3
0
1
6 Q


granite near London Wasps/Wasps
4
2
0
2
4


any token Munster Rugby/Munster
4
2
0
2
4

tonight but Milan
4
0
0
4
0



Quarter Finals

Home teams listed first.
* Cardiff 22 - 19 Bath
* Leicester 23 - 13 Halequins
* Dax 18 - 26 Toulouse
* Brive 35 - 14 Llanelli

Semi Finals

Designated home teams listed first.
* Leicester 37 - 11 Toulouse
* Brive 26 - 13 Cardiff

Final

Played on 31 January 1998 at homes fashion Cardiff Arms Park, on bridget Cardiff, remove does Wales
* Brive 28 - 9 Leicester



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