1999–2000 Heineken Cup

The 1999–2000 Heineken Cup was the fifth edition of the Heineken Cup of rugby. Teams from France, Ireland, Italy, Wales, England and Scotland were divided into six pools of four and played home and away matches against each other. The pool winners and two best runners-up qualified for the knockout stages.

1999–2000 Heineken Cup
Tournament details
Countries England
 France
 Ireland
 Italy
 Scotland
 Wales
Tournament format(s)Round-robin and Knockout
Date19 November 1999 – 27 May 2000
Tournament statistics
Teams24
Matches played79
Attendance626,065 (7,925 per match)
Top point scorer(s)Ronan O'Gara (Munster)
(131 points)
Top try scorer(s)Christophe Dominici (Stade Français)
Conan Sharman (Edinburgh)
Chris Wyatt (Llanelli)
(5 tries)
Final
VenueTwickenham Stadium, London
Attendance68,441
ChampionsEngland Northampton Saints (1st title)
Runners-upIreland Munster
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Teams

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  France   England   Wales   Scotland   Ireland   Italy

Pool stage

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In the pool matches teams received

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

Pool 1

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Team P W D L Tries for Tries against Try diff Points for Points against Points diff Pts
  Stade Français 6 4 0 2 22 9 13 192 109 83 8
  Leinster 6 4 0 2 12 17 −5 150 138 12 8
  Glasgow Caledonians 6 2 0 4 14 23 −9 130 179 −49 4
  Leicester Tigers 6 2 0 4 12 11 1 127 173 −46 4

Pool 2

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Team P W D L Tries for Tries against Try diff Points for Points against Points diff Pts
  Toulouse 6 5 0 1 24 5 19 200 73 127 10
  Bath 6 4 0 2 15 8 7 170 80 90 8
  Swansea 6 3 0 3 14 13 1 126 137 −11 6
  Petrarca 6 0 0 6 11 38 −27 76 282 −206 0

Pool 3

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Team P W D L Tries for Tries against Try diff Points for Points against Points diff Pts
  Llanelli 6 5 0 1 17 8 9 152 86 66 10
  London Wasps 6 5 0 1 16 9 7 163 99 64 10
  Bourgoin 6 2 0 4 14 14 0 140 162 −22 4
  Ulster 6 0 0 6 4 20 −16 71 179 −108 0

Pool 4

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Team P W D L Tries for Tries against Try diff Points for Points against Points diff Pts
  Munster 6 5 0 1 19 14 5 188 132 56 10
  Saracens 6 3 0 3 24 15 9 206 153 53 6
  Colomiers 6 2 0 4 13 20 −7 144 194 −50 4
  Pontypridd 6 2 0 4 13 20 −7 106 165 −59 4

Pool 5

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Team P W D L Tries for Tries against Try diff Points for Points against Points diff Pts
  Cardiff 6 4 1 1 14 13 1 168 141 27 9
  Montferrand 6 4 0 2 19 6 13 154 85 69 8
  Benetton Treviso 6 2 0 4 6 16 −10 100 167 −67 4
  Harlequins 6 1 1 4 8 12 −4 120 149 −29 3

Pool 6

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Team P W D L Tries for Tries against Try diff Points for Points against Points diff Pts
  Northampton Saints 6 5 0 1 19 7 12 184 87 97 10
  Grenoble 6 3 0 3 13 15 −2 110 140 −30 6
  Edinburgh Reivers 6 3 0 3 13 19 −6 112 158 −46 6
  Neath 6 1 0 5 13 17 −4 128 149 −21 2

Seeding

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Seed Pool winners Pts TF +/−
1   Toulouse 10 24 +127
2   Northampton Saints 10 19 +97
3   Munster 10 19 +56
4   Llanelli 10 17 +66
5   Cardiff 9 14 +27
6   Stade Français 8 22 +83
Seed Pool runners-up Pts TF +/−
7   London Wasps 10 16 +64
8   Montferrand 8 19 +69
  Bath 8 15 +90
  Leinster 8 12 +12
  Saracens 6 24 +53
  Grenoble 6 13 −30

Knockout stage

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Quarter-finals

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15 April 2000
13:00
Munster  27–10  Stade Français
Report
Thomond Park, Limerick
Attendance: 13,400
Referee: Steve Lander (England)

15 April 2000
15:00
Llanelli  22–3  Cardiff
Report
Stradey Park, Llanelli
Attendance: 11,000
Referee: Didier Mené (France)

15 April 2000
16:15
Toulouse  31–18  Montferrand
Report
Stade Municipal, Toulouse
Attendance: 37,000
Referee: Ian Ramage (Scotland)

16 April 2000
15:00
Northampton Saints  25–22  London Wasps
Report
Franklin's Gardens, Northampton
Attendance: 9,685
Referee: Clayton Thomas (Wales)

Semi-finals

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6 May 2000
15:45
Toulouse  25–31  Munster
Report
Stade Chaban-Delmas, Bordeaux
Attendance: 28,000
Referee: Jim Fleming (Scotland)

7 May 2000
15:00
Northampton Saints  31–28  Llanelli
Report
Madejski Stadium, Reading
Attendance: 15,118
Referee: Alan Lewis (Ireland)

Final

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27 May 2000
15:00
Northampton Saints  9–8  Munster
Pen: Grayson (3)ReportTry: Wallace
Drop: Holland
Twickenham Stadium, London
Attendance: 68,441
Referee: Joël Dumé (France)