1997–98 Heineken Cup pool stage
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.
| 1997–98 Heineken Cup pool stage | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Season | 1997–98 Heineken Cup | ||
| Date | 5 September 1997 - 12 October 1997 | ||
| Qualifiers | |||
| Seed 1 |  London Wasps | ||
| Seed 2 |  Toulouse | ||
| Seed 3 | Bath | ||
| Seed 4 | Pau | ||
| Seed 5 | Harlequins | ||
| Seed 6 | Brive | ||
| Seed 7 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Cardiff | ||
| Seed 8 | Leicester Tigers | ||
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Pool 1
| Team | P | W | D | L | Tries for | Tries against | Try diff | Points for | Points against | Points diff | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toulouse |
6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 12 | 13 | 200 | 121 | 79 | 10 |
| Leicester |
6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 163 | 117 | 46 | 8 |
 Leinster |
6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 19 | −4 | 137 | 167 | −30 | 4 |
 Milan |
6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 15 | 26 | −11 | 111 | 206 | −95 | 2 |
13 September 1997 16:00 |
| Milan |
14 – 19 | Toulouse |
|---|---|---|
Stadio Comunale Giuriati Attendance: 2,000 |
20 September 1997 16:00 |
| Milan |
33 – 32 | Leinster |
|---|---|---|
Stadio Comunale Giuriati Attendance: 1,100 |
12 October 1997 15:00 |
| Milan |
29 – 37 | Leicester Tigers |
|---|---|---|
Stadio Comunale Giuriati Attendance: 2,000 |
Pool 2
| Team | P | W | D | L | Tries for | Tries against | Try diff | Points for | Points against | Points diff | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wasps |
6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 12 | 19 | 243 | 104 | 139 | 12 |
 Glasgow |
6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 15 | −1 | 132 | 167 | −35 | 6 |
| Swansea |
6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 16 | −1 | 157 | 161 | −4 | 4 |
| Ulster |
6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 23 | −17 | 95 | 195 | −100 | 2 |
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 |
20 September 1997 19:00 |
| Borders |
16 – 23 | Pontypridd |
|---|---|---|
Poynder Park Attendance: 4,000 |
Pool 4
| Team | P | W | D | L | Tries for | Tries against | Try diff | Points for | Points against | Points diff | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harlequins |
6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 12 | 9 | 198 | 141 | 57 | 8 |
| Cardiff |
6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 184 | 146 | 38 | 8 |
| Munster |
6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 21 | −7 | 141 | 180 | −39 | 4 |
| Bourgoin |
6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 11 | −4 | 93 | 149 | −56 | 4 |
Pool 5
| Team | P | W | D | L | Tries for | Tries against | Try diff | Points for | Points against | Points diff | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pau |
6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 27 | 8 | 19 | 203 | 89 | 114 | 8 |
| Llanelli |
6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 18 | −3 | 144 | 142 | 2 | 8 |
| Benetton Treviso |
6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 18 | 19 | −1 | 146 | 162 | −16 | 4 |
| Caledonia |
6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 23 | −15 | 89 | 189 | −100 | 4 |
See also
- 1997-98 Heineken Cup
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