1998–99 Heineken Cup pool stage

1998–99 Heineken Cup pool stage
Season	1998–99 Heineken Cup
Date	18 September 1998 - 8 November 1998
Qualifiers
Seed 1	Perpignan
Seed 2	Stade Français
Seed 3	Ulster
Seed 4	Colomiers
Seed 5	Munster
Seed 6	Toulouse
Seed 7	Pontypridd
Seed 8	Llanelli
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Main article: 1998–99 Heineken Cup

In the 1998–99 Heineken Cup pool stage teams received

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

Pool 1

Team	P	W	D	L	Tries for	Tries against	Try diff	Points for	Points against	Points diff	Pts
Stade Français	6	5	0	1	27	10	17	219	117	102	10
Llanelli	6	3	0	3	12	22	−10	113	180	−67	6
Leinster	6	2	0	4	17	12	5	141	124	17	4
Bègles-Bordeaux	6	2	0	4	11	23	−12	127	179	−52	4

19 September 1998 19:30

Llanelli Scarlets	27 – 33	Leinster

Stradey Park Attendance: 9,000

19 September 1998 15:15

Bordeaux-Begles	28 – 39	Stade Français

Stade Andre Moga Attendance: 5,000

25 September 1998 18:30

Leinster	17 – 28	Stade Français

Donnybrook Attendance: 8,000

26 September 1998 14:30

Llanelli Scarlets	22 – 10	Bordeaux-Begles

Stradey Park Attendance: 2,500

9 October 1998 18:30

Leinster	9 – 3	Bordeaux-Begles

Donnybrook Attendance: 4,000

9 October 1998 16:00

Stade Français	49 – 3	Llanelli Scarlets

Stadium Nord Attendance: 7,000

17 October 1998 16:00

Stade Français	56 – 31	Leinster

Stade Jean-Bouin Attendance: 8,000

18 October 1998 15:00

Bordeaux Begles	48 – 10	Llanelli Scarlets

Stade Andre Moga Attendance: 4,000

31 October 1998 14:30

Llanelli Scarlets	17 – 13	Stade Français

Stradey Park Attendance: 2,000

31 October 1998 20:00

Bordeaux-Begles	31 – 10	Leinster

Stade Andre Moga Attendance: 3,000

6 November 1998 18:30

Leinster	27 – 34	Llanelli Scarlets

Donnybrook Attendance: 4,500

7 November 1998 15:30

Stade Français	34 – 21	Bordeaux-Begles

Stade Jean-Bouin Attendance: 10,000

Pool 2

Team	P	W	D	L	Tries for	Tries against	Try diff	Points for	Points against	Points diff	Pts
Perpignan	6	5	0	1	35	13	22	238	108	130	10
Munster	6	4	1	1	17	13	4	144	108	36	9
Neath	6	1	1	4	14	27	−13	118	194	−76	3
Safilo Petraca Rugby Padova	6	1	0	5	8	21	−13	79	169	−90	2

19 September 1998 14:30

Munster	20 – 13	Petrarca

Musgrave Park Attendance: 2,000

19 September 1998 14:30

Neath	33 – 51	Perpignan

The Gnoll Attendance: 2,500

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26 September 1998 14:30

Munster	34 – 10	Neath

Musgrave Park Attendance: 1,500

27 September 1998 15:00

Perpignan	67 – 8	Petrarca

Stade Aime Giral Attendance: 4,000

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10 October 1998 15:15

Perpignan	41 – 24	Munster

Stade Gilbert Brutus Attendance: 5,000

10 October 1998 20:00

Petrarca	28 – 17	Neath

Stadio Plebiscito Attendance: 500

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17 October 1998 14:30

Neath	18 – 18	Munster

The Gnoll Attendance: 1,200

17 October 1998 20:00

Petrarca	6 – 14	Perpignan

Stadio Plebiscito Attendance: 1,000

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31 October 1998 14:30

Munster	13 – 5	Perpignan

Musgrave Park Attendance: 4,000

31 October 1998 14:30

Neath	16 – 3	Petrarca

The Gnoll Attendance: 1,500

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8 November 1998 15:00

Perpignan	60 – 24	Neath

Stade Aime Giral Attendance: 5,000

8 November 1998 16:00

Petrarca	21 – 35	Munster

Stadio Plebiscito Attendance: 500

Pool 3

Team	P	W	D	L	Tries for	Tries against	Try diff	Points for	Points against	Points diff	Pts
Ulster	6	4	1	1	23	20	3	197	168	29	9
Toulouse	6	4	0	2	31	11	20	234	103	131	8
Edinburgh Reivers	6	2	1	3	21	14	7	179	146	33	5
Ebbw Vale	6	1	0	5	11	41	−30	114	307	−193	2

18 September 1998 19:30

Ulster	38 – 38	Edinburgh

Ravenhill Attendance: 9,000

19 September 1998 18:30

Toulouse	108 – 16	Ebbw Vale

Les Sept Deniers Attendance: 8,000

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26 September 1998 15:00

Edinburgh	41 – 17	Ebbw Vale

Easter Road Stadium Attendance: 2,000

26 September 1998 17:00

Toulouse	39 – 3	Ulster

Les Sept Deniers Attendance: 5,000

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10 October 1998 14:30

Ebbw Vale	28 – 61	Ulster

Eugene Cross Park Attendance: 2,000

11 October 1998 15:00

Edinburgh	25 – 29	Toulouse

Easter Road Stadium Attendance: 3,000

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16 October 1998 19:30

Ulster	29 – 24	Toulouse

Ravenhill Attendance: 10,000

17 October 1998 14:30

Ebbw Vale	16 – 43	Edinburgh

Eugene Cross Park Attendance: 1,000

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30 October 1998 19:30

Ulster	43 – 18	Ebbw Vale

Ravenhill Attendance: 4,500

31 October 1998 18:00

Toulouse	23 – 11	Edinburgh

Les Sept Deniers Attendance: 8,500

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7 November 1998 14:30

Ebbw Vale	19 – 11	Toulouse

Eugene Cross Park Attendance: 2,000

8 November 1998 15:00

Edinburgh	21 – 23	Ulster

Myreside Attendance: 4,000

Pool 4

Team	P	W	D	L	Tries for	Tries against	Try diff	Points for	Points against	Points diff	Pts
Colomiers	6	4	0	2	22	10	12	176	121	55	8
Pontypridd	6	3	0	3	13	16	−3	160	141	19	6
Benetton Treviso	6	3	0	3	13	13	0	142	150	−8	6
Glasgow Caledonians	6	2	0	4	10	19	−9	121	187	−66	4

19 September 1998 20:30

Benetton Treviso	19 – 22	Colomiers

Stadio Comunale di Monigo Attendance: 3,000

20 September 1998 15:00

Glasgow	21 – 43	Pontypridd

Firhill Stadium Attendance: 2,000

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26 September 1998 14:30

Pontypridd	32 – 27	Colomiers

Sardis Road Attendance: 5,000

26 September 1998 20:30

Benetton Treviso	34 – 15	Glasgow

Stadio Comunale di Monigo Attendance: 1,100

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9 October 1998 19:15

Pontypridd	13 – 22	Benetton Treviso

Sardis Road Attendance: 6,500

10 October 1998 15:30

Colomiers	34 – 16	Glasgow

Stade Selery Attendance: 3,000

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17 October 1998 15:30

Colomiers	35 – 21	Pontypridd

Stade Selery Attendance: 4,000

18 October 1998 15:00

Glasgow	40 – 27	Benetton Treviso

Firhill Stadium Attendance: 2,040

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31 October 1998 15:00

Benetton Treviso	33 – 19	Pontypridd

Stadio Comunale di Monigo Attendance: 2,000

1 November 1998 15:00

Glasgow	26 – 17	Colomiers

Firhill Stadium Attendance: 2,000

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25 October 1998 15:00

Colomiers	41 – 7	Benetton Treviso

Stade Selery Attendance: 5,000

7 November 1998 17:30

Pontypridd	32 – 3	Glasgow

Sardis Road Attendance: 5,500

Seeding

Seed	Pool Winners	Pts	TF	+/−
1	Perpignan	10	35	+130
2	Stade Français	10	27	+102
3	Ulster	9	23	+29
4	Colomiers	8	22	+55
Seed	Pool Runners-up	Pts	TF	+/−
5	Munster	9	17	+36
6	Toulouse	8	31	+131
7	Pontypridd	6	13	+19
8	Llanelli	6	12	−67

See also

• 1998-99 Heineken Cup

External links

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