2007 Heineken Cup Final

The 2007 Heineken Cup Final was the final match of the 2006–07 Heineken Cup, the 12th season of Europe's top club rugby union competition. The match was played on 20 May 2007 at Twickenham Stadium in London. The match was contested by the Leicester Tigers and London Wasps, both of England. Wasps won their second Heineken Cup title with a 25–9 win.

2007 Heineken Cup Final
Event2006–07 Heineken Cup
Date20 May 2007
VenueTwickenham Stadium, London
Man of the MatchFraser Waters (London Wasps)
RefereeAlan Lewis (Ireland)
Attendance81,076

Background

Both teams had won their respective pools to qualify for the knockout stage as 3rd (London Wasps) and 4th (Leicester Tigers) seeds, thereby securing home quarter-finals. Wasps beat Leinster 35–13 and Tigers narrowly defeated Stade Français 21–20. The semi-finals were played at neutral venues; Tigers beat the Llanelli Scarlets 33–17 at Walkers Stadium in Leicester, while Wasps defeated Northampton Saints 30–13 at the Ricoh Arena in Coventry.

The all-English final at the home of English rugby in Twickenham Stadium attracted a then-record Heineken Cup attendance.

Match details

20 May 2007
14:30 BST
Leicester Tigers 925 London Wasps
Pen: Goode (3) 7', 15', 38'
Report Try: Reddan 13' m
Ibañez 34' m
Pen: King (4) 4', 42', 49', 73'
Drop: King 54'
Twickenham Stadium, London
Attendance: 81,076
Referee: Alan Lewis (Ireland)
FB15 Geordan Murphy
RW14 Seru Rabeni
OC13 Danny Hipkiss
IC12 Daryl Gibson
LW11 Alesana Tuilagi
FH10 Andy Goode
SH9 Frank Murphy
N88 Martin Corry (c)
OF7 Shane Jennings
BF6 Lewis Moody
RL5 Ben Kay
LL4 Louis Deacon
TP3 Julian White
HK2 George Chuter
LP1 Marcos Ayerza
Replacements:
HK16 James Buckland
PR17 Alex Moreno
LK18 Leo Cullen
FL19 Brett Deacon
FH20 Ian Humphreys
FH21 Sam Vesty
CE22 Ollie Smith
Coach:
Pat Howard
FB15 Danny Cipriani
RW14 Paul Sackey
OC13 Fraser Waters
IC12 Josh Lewsey
LW11 Tom Voyce
FH10 Alex King
SH9 Eoin Reddan
N88 Lawrence Dallaglio (c)
OF7 Tom Rees
BF6 Joe Worsley
RL5 Tom Palmer
LL4 Simon Shaw
TP3 Phil Vickery
HK2 Raphaël Ibañez
LP1 Tom French
Replacements:
HK16 Joe Ward
PR17 Peter Bracken
LK18 Daniel Leo
FL19 James Haskell
CE20 Mark McMillan
CE21 Dominic Waldouck
FB22 Mark van Gisbergen
Coach:
Ian McGeechan

Man of the Match:
Fraser Waters (London Wasps)

Assistant referees
Alain Rolland (Ireland)
Simon McDowell (Ireland)
Fourth official
Peter Fitzgibbon (Ireland)
Television match official
David McHugh (Ireland)

See also

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