2005–06 Heineken Cup

The 2005–06 Heineken Cup was the eleventh edition of the European Heineken Cup rugby union club tournament. 24 teams from 7 different countries took part, with the opening game played on Friday October 21, 2005. Munster won the tournament, beating Biarritz in the final held at Millennium Stadium, Cardiff, on 20 May 2006.

2005–06 Heineken Cup
Tournament details
Countries England
 France
 Ireland
 Italy
 Scotland
 Wales
Tournament format(s)Round-robin and Knockout
Date21 October 2005 - 20 May 2006
Tournament statistics
Teams24
Matches played79
Attendance964,863 (12,213 per match)
Top point scorer(s)Felipe Contepomi (Leinster)
(129 points)
Top try scorer(s)Sireli Bobo (Biarritz)
Vincent Clerc (Toulouse)
Felipe Contepomi (Leinster)
(6 tries)
Final
VenueMillennium Stadium, Cardiff
Attendance74,534
Champions Munster (1st title)
Runners-up Biarritz Olympique

The teams were divided into six pools of four, in which teams played home and away matches against each other. The winners of the pools, together with the two best runners-up, qualified for the knock-out stage.

Format

In the pool matches, teams receive:

  • four points for a win
  • two points for a draw
  • a bonus point for scoring four or more tries
  • a bonus point for losing by seven or fewer points

Ties between two teams are broken in the following order:

  1. Match points earned in head-to-head matches. For example, if tied teams are in the same pool, and split their head-to-head matches, but one team earned a bonus point and the other failed to do so, the team that earned the bonus point will win. Munster won a tiebreaker over Sale Sharks in Pool 1 in this very manner.
  2. Tries scored in head-to-head matches.
  3. Point difference in head-to-head matches.
  4. Tries scored in all pool matches. This is the first tiebreaker between teams in different pools, which can come into play for determining seeding among first-place teams, or breaking ties among second-place teams.
  5. Point difference in all pool matches.
  6. Best disciplinary record in pool play. The team with the fewest players sent off or sin-binned during pool play wins.
  7. Coin toss.

The quarterfinals are seeded from 1 to 8. The six pool winners receive the top six seeds, based on their point totals. The top two second-place finishers are seeded 7 and 8. The seeds of the qualifying teams are in parentheses next to their names in the tables.

Teams

France England Wales Ireland Scotland Italy
  • Castres
  • Perpignan
  • Stade Français
  • Clermont Auvergne
  • Biarritz
  • Bourgoin
  • Toulouse
  • Sale Sharks
  • Leeds Tykes
  • Leicester Tigers
  • Saracens
  • Bath
  • London Wasps
  • Newport Gwent Dragons
  • Cardiff Blues
  • Ospreys
  • Llanelli Scarlets
  • Munster
  • Ulster
  • Leinster
  • Glasgow
  • Edinburgh
  • Calvisano
  • Benetton Treviso

Pool stage

Full results can be found at 2005–06 Heineken Cup pool stage.
All times are local to the match location.

Pool 1

Team P W D L Tries for Tries against Try diff Points for Points against Points diff TB LB Pts
Munster (4) 65012261618687993023
Sale Sharks (7) 6501179815984753023
Newport Gwent Dragons 6105142069916869116
Castres 61058261890195105116

Note: Munster took first place over Sale Sharks on competition points in head-to-head matches, 5–4.

Pool 2

Team P W D L Tries for Tries against Try diff Points for Points against Points diff TB LB Pts
Perpignan (5) 650120515160521082123
Leeds Tykes 64021991014391523120
Cardiff Blues 630316182128145173015
Calvisano 60064272348191143000

Pool 3

Team P W D L Tries for Tries against Try diff Points for Points against Points diff TB LB Pts
Leicester Tigers (3) 650119109179111683124
Stade Français 6402167914898502220
Ospreys 6204920119014454019
Clermont Auvergne 61051421713620064116

Pool 4

Team P W D L Tries for Tries against Try diff Points for Points against Points diff TB LB Pts
Biarritz (2) 650124101418293894024
Saracens 64021213112812911017
Ulster 630315132126111152014
Benetton Treviso 6006132815104207103213

Pool 5

Team P W D L Tries for Tries against Try diff Points for Points against Points diff TB LB Pts
Bath (6) 65011899166111553023
Leinster (8) 6402281315214124904222
Bourgoin 62049241510919586109
Glasgow 61051625913119059116

Pool 6

Team P W D L Tries for Tries against Try diff Points for Points against Points diff TB LB Pts
Toulouse (1) 6510221111188124643025
Wasps 621318135173118552214
Llanelli Scarlets 620418268152206542212
Edinburgh 620414228121186651211

Seeding and runners-up

Seed Pool Winners Pts TF +/
1 Toulouse 2522+64
2 Biarritz 2424+89
3 Leicester Tigers 2419+68
4 Munster 2322+99
5 Perpignan 2320+108
6 Bath 2318+55
Seed Pool Runners-up Pts TF +/
7 Sale Sharks 2317+75
8 Leinster 2228+90
Leeds Tykes 2019+108
Stade Français 2016+50
Saracens 17121
London Wasps 1418+55

Knockout stage

Quarter-finals

1 April 2006
12:30
Leicester Tigers 12 15 Bath Rugby
Pen: Andy Goode (4) 2', 18', 33', 45' Report Pen: Malone (5) 7', 28', 31', 51', 62'
Walkers Stadium, Leicester
Attendance: 32,500
Referee: Joël Jutge

1 April 2006
16:00
Toulouse 35 41 Leinster
Tries: Nyanga 73' c
Jauzion 80' c
Con: Élissalde (2)
Pen: Élissalde (6) 6', 12', 32', 42', 48', 57'
Drop: Michalak 50'
Report Tries: O'Driscoll 24' c
Jowitt 53' c
Hickie 59' m
Shane Horgan 63' c
Con: Contepomi (3)
Pen: Contepomi (5) 9', 16', 18', 34', 67'
Stade de Toulouse, Toulouse
Attendance: 37,815
Referee: Dave Pearson

1 April 2006
17:30
Munster 19 10 Perpignan
Try: O'Connell 20' c
Con: O'Gara
Pen: O'Gara (4) 41', 46', 65', 68'
Report Try: Bourret 28' c
Con: Bourret
Pen: Bourret 36'
Lansdowne Road, Dublin
Attendance: 48,500
Referee: Nigel Whitehouse

2 April 2006
18:00
Biarritz Olympique 11 6 Sale Sharks
Try: Bobo 32' m
Pen: Yachvili (2) 20', 26'
Report Pen: Hodgson (2) 25', 75'

Semi-finals

22 April 2006
15:00
Biarritz Olympique 18 9 Bath Rugby
Pen: Yachvili (5) 4', 16', 21', 43', 78'
Drop: Traille 45'
Report Pen: Malone (3) 17', 23', 64'

23 April 2006
15:00
Leinster 6 30 Munster
Pen: Contepomi (2) 22', 71' Report Tries: Leamy 10' c
O'Gara 74' c
Halstead 80' c
Con: O'Gara (3)
Pen: O'Gara (3) 2', 24', 32'
Lansdowne Road, Dublin
Attendance: 47,800
Referee: Joël Jutge

Final

20 May 2006
15:00
Biarritz 19 23 Munster
Try: Bobo 2' c
Con: Yachvili
Pen: Yachvili (4) 22', 48', 51', 70'
Report Tries: Halstead 17' c
Stringer 31' c
Con: O'Gara (2)
Pen: O'Gara (3) 7', 42', 73'
Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
Attendance: 74,534
Referee: Chris White (England)

Statistics

Top point scorers

Top try scorers

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