1999–2000 Heineken Cup

1999–2000 Heineken Cup
Tournament details
Countries England
 France
 Ireland
 Italy
 Scotland
 Wales
Tournament format(s)Round-robin and Knockout
Date19 November 1999 – 27 May 2000
Tournament statistics
Teams24
Matches played79
Attendance626,065 (7,925 per match)
Top point scorer(s)Ronan O'Gara (Munster)
(131 points)
Top try scorer(s)Christophe Dominici (Stade Français)
Conan Sharman (Edinburgh)
Chris Wyatt (Llanelli)
(5 tries)
Final
VenueTwickenham Stadium, London
Attendance68,441
ChampionsEngland Northampton Saints (1st title)
Runners-upIreland Munster
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The 1999–2000 Heineken Cup was the fifth edition of the Heineken Cup of rugby. Teams from France, Ireland, Italy, Wales, England and Scotland were divided into six pools of four and played home and away matches against each other. The pool winners and two best runners-up qualified for the knockout stages.

Teams

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France France England England Wales Wales Scotland Scotland Ireland Ireland Italy Italy

Pool stage

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In the pool matches teams received

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

Pool 1

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Team P W D L Tries for Tries against Try diff Points for Points against Points diff Pts
France Stade Français 6 4 0 2 22 9 13 192 109 83 8
Ireland Leinster 6 4 0 2 12 17 −5 150 138 12 8
Scotland Glasgow Caledonians 6 2 0 4 14 23 −9 130 179 −49 4
England Leicester Tigers 6 2 0 4 12 11 1 127 173 −46 4

Pool 2

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Team P W D L Tries for Tries against Try diff Points for Points against Points diff Pts
France Toulouse 6 5 0 1 24 5 19 200 73 127 10
England Bath 6 4 0 2 15 8 7 170 80 90 8
Wales Swansea 6 3 0 3 14 13 1 126 137 −11 6
Italy Petrarca 6 0 0 6 11 38 −27 76 282 −206 0

Pool 3

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Team P W D L Tries for Tries against Try diff Points for Points against Points diff Pts
Wales Llanelli 6 5 0 1 17 8 9 152 86 66 10
England London Wasps 6 5 0 1 16 9 7 163 99 64 10
France Bourgoin 6 2 0 4 14 14 0 140 162 −22 4
Ireland Ulster 6 0 0 6 4 20 −16 71 179 −108 0

Pool 4

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Team P W D L Tries for Tries against Try diff Points for Points against Points diff Pts
Ireland Munster 6 5 0 1 19 14 5 188 132 56 10
England Saracens 6 3 0 3 24 15 9 206 153 53 6
France Colomiers 6 2 0 4 13 20 −7 144 194 −50 4
Wales Pontypridd 6 2 0 4 13 20 −7 106 165 −59 4

Pool 5

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Team P W D L Tries for Tries against Try diff Points for Points against Points diff Pts
Wales Cardiff 6 4 1 1 14 13 1 168 141 27 9
France Montferrand 6 4 0 2 19 6 13 154 85 69 8
Italy Benetton Treviso 6 2 0 4 6 16 −10 100 167 −67 4
England Harlequins 6 1 1 4 8 12 −4 120 149 −29 3

Pool 6

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Team P W D L Tries for Tries against Try diff Points for Points against Points diff Pts
England Northampton Saints 6 5 0 1 19 7 12 184 87 97 10
France Grenoble 6 3 0 3 13 15 −2 110 140 −30 6
Scotland Edinburgh Reivers 6 3 0 3 13 19 −6 112 158 −46 6
Wales Neath 6 1 0 5 13 17 −4 128 149 −21 2

Seeding

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Seed Pool winners Pts TF +/−
1 France Toulouse 10 24 +127
2 England Northampton Saints 10 19 +97
3 Ireland Munster 10 19 +56
4 Wales Llanelli 10 17 +66
5 Wales Cardiff 9 14 +27
6 France Stade Français 8 22 +83
Seed Pool runners-up Pts TF +/−
7 England London Wasps 10 16 +64
8 France Montferrand 8 19 +69
England Bath 8 15 +90
Ireland Leinster 8 12 +12
England Saracens 6 24 +53
France Grenoble 6 13 −30

Knockout stage

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Quarter-finals

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15 April 2000
13:00
Munster Ireland27–10France Stade Français
Report
Thomond Park, Limerick
Attendance: 13,400
Referee: Steve Lander (England)

15 April 2000
15:00
Llanelli Wales22–3Wales Cardiff
Report
Stradey Park, Llanelli
Attendance: 11,000
Referee: Didier Mené (France)

15 April 2000
16:15
Toulouse France31–18France Montferrand
Report
Stade Municipal, Toulouse
Attendance: 37,000
Referee: Ian Ramage (Scotland)

16 April 2000
15:00
Northampton Saints England25–22England London Wasps
Report
Franklin's Gardens, Northampton
Attendance: 9,685
Referee: Clayton Thomas (Wales)

Semi-finals

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6 May 2000
15:45
Toulouse France25–31Ireland Munster
Report
Stade Chaban-Delmas, Bordeaux
Attendance: 28,000
Referee: Jim Fleming (Scotland)

7 May 2000
15:00
Northampton Saints England31–28Wales Llanelli
Report
Madejski Stadium, Reading
Attendance: 15,118
Referee: Alan Lewis (Ireland)

Final

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27 May 2000
15:00
Northampton Saints England9–8Ireland Munster
Pen: Grayson (3)ReportTry: Wallace
Drop: Holland
Twickenham Stadium, London
Attendance: 68,441
Referee: Joël Dumé (France)