1998–99 Heineken Cup

The 1998–99 Heineken Cup was the fourth edition of the Heineken Cup. Competing teams from France, Ireland, Italy, Wales, and Scotland, were divided into four pools of four, in which teams played home and away matches against each other. Cardiff and Swansea did not compete due to a dispute with their union, the Welsh Rugby Union, whereas teams from England did not compete due to a dispute between European Rugby and the Rugby Football Union. The pool winners and runners-up qualified for the knock-out stages.

1998–99 Heineken Cup
Tournament details
Countries France
 Ireland
 Italy
 Scotland
 Wales
Tournament format(s)Round-robin and Knockout
Date18 September 1998 to 30 January 1999
Tournament statistics
Teams16
Matches played55
Attendance322,340 (5,861 per match)
Top point scorer(s)Simon Mason (Ulster)
(144 points)
Top try scorer(s)Thomas Lombard (Stade Français)
Michel Marfaing (Toulouse)
Émile Ntamack (Toulouse)
(7 tries)
Final
VenueLansdowne Road, Dublin
Attendance49,000
Champions Ulster (1st title)
Runners-up Colomiers

Teams

France Wales Scotland Ireland Italy
  • Stade Français
  • Bègles-Bordeaux
  • Perpignan
  • Toulouse
  • Colomiers
  • Llanelli
  • Neath
  • Ebbw Vale
  • Pontypridd
  • Edinburgh
  • Glasgow
  • Leinster
  • Munster
  • Ulster
  • Petrarca
  • Treviso

Pool stage

In the pool matches teams received 2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw and 0 points for a defeat.

Pool 1

Team P W D L Tries for Tries against Try diff Points for Points against Points diff Pts
Stade Français 650127101721911710210
Llanelli 63031222−10113180−676
Leinster 620417125141124174
Bègles-Bordeaux 62041123−12127179−524

Pool 2

Team P W D L Tries for Tries against Try diff Points for Points against Points diff Pts
Perpignan 650135132223810813010
Munster 641117134144108369
Neath 61141427−13118194−763
Safilo Petraca Rugby Padova 6105821−1379169−902

Pool 3

Team P W D L Tries for Tries against Try diff Points for Points against Points diff Pts
Ulster 641123203197168299
Toulouse 64023111202341031318
Edinburgh Reivers 621321147179146335
Ebbw Vale 61051141−30114307−1932

Pool 4

Team P W D L Tries for Tries against Try diff Points for Points against Points diff Pts
Colomiers 6402221012176121558
Pontypridd 63031316−3160141196
Benetton Treviso 630313130142150−86
Glasgow Caledonians 62041019−9121187−664

Seeding

Seed Pool winners Pts TF +/−
1 Perpignan 1035+130
2 Stade Français 1027+102
3 Ulster 923+29
4 Colomiers 822+55
Seed Pool runners-up Pts TF +/−
5 Munster 917+36
6 Toulouse 831+131
7 Pontypridd 613+19
8 Llanelli 612−67

Knockout stage

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
         
3 Ulster 15
6 Toulouse 13
3 Ulster 33
2 Stade Français 27
2 Stade Français 71
7 Pontypridd 14
3 Ulster 21
4 Colomiers 6
4 Colomiers 23
5 Munster 9
4 Colomiers 10
1 Perpignan 6
1 Perpignan 34
8 Llanelli 17

Quarter-finals

11 December 1998
19:15
Ulster 15–13 Toulouse
Ravenhill
Attendance: 11,500

12 December 1998
15:00
Perpignan 34–17 Llanelli
Stade Aime Giral
Attendance: 10,000

12 December 1998
15:30
Stade Francais 71–14 Pontypridd
Stade Jean-Bouin
Attendance: 5,000

13 December 1998
15:00
Colomiers 23–9 Munster
Stade Selery
Attendance: 8,000

Semi-finals

9 January 1999
13:00
Ulster 33–27 Stade Francais
Ravenhill
Attendance: 20,000
9 January 1999
14:45
Colomiers 10–6 Perpignan
Stadium Municipal, Toulouse
Attendance: 30,000

Final

30 January 1999
14:45
Ulster 21–6 Colomiers
Pen: Mason (6)
Drop: Humphreys
Report Pen: Labit
Mickael Carre
Lansdowne Road, Dublin
Attendance: 49,000
Referee: Clayton Thomas (Wales)

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