1996-1997 European Rugby Cup
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fr:Coupe d'Europe de rugby 1996-1997 The 1996-1997 Heineken Cup (the rugby club championship of Europe) is the second of the series. Competing teams, from France, Ireland, Italy, Wales and for the first time England and Scotland, 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.
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 |
| Dax | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 Q |
| Bath | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 Q |
| Pontypridd | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Benetton Treviso | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | Edinburgh | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
Pool 2
| Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Points |
| Leicester | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 Q |
| Llanelli | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 Q |
| Leinster | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Pau | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | Scottish Borders | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
Pool 3
| Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Points |
| Brive | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 Q |
| Harlequins | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 Q |
| Neath | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Caledonia | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | Ulster | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Pool 4
| Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Points |
| Dax | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 Q |
| Toulouse | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 Q |
| Wasps | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Munster | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 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 Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff, Wales
- Brive 28 - 9 Leicester
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