2004–05 Heineken Cup

2004–05 Heineken Cup

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Tournament details
Countries  England
 France
 Ireland
 Italy
 Scotland
 Wales
Tournament format(s) Round-robin and Knockout
Date 22 October 2004 - 25 May 2005
Tournament statistics
Teams 24
Matches played 79
Attendance 918,039 (11,621 per match)
Top point scorer(s) Andy Goode (Leicester)
(114 points)
Top try scorer(s) Shane Horgan (Leinster)
(8 tries)
Final
Venue Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh
Attendance 51,326
Champions France Toulouse (3rd title)
Runner-up France Stade Français
Official website https://web.archive.org/web/20080506141030/http://www.ercrugby.com:80/eng/
2003–04 (Previous) (Next) 2005–06

The 2004-5 Heineken Cup was the tenth edition of the Heineken Cup. Competing teams, from England, France, Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales, 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 received:

The teams that qualified for the knockout stage are indicated in bold type on a green background. Their seeds in the knockout stage are indicated next to the team name.

The French club Toulouse won a nail-biting final over fellow French side Stade Français by 18-12 after extra time. Toulouse became the first club to win the event three times.

Teams

France England Wales Ireland Scotland Italy
  • France Stade Français
  • France Toulouse
  • France Biarritz Olympique
  • France Castres
  • France Bourgoin
  • France Perpignan
  • England Leicester Tigers
  • England London Wasps
  • England Bath
  • England Northampton Saints
  • England Harlequins
  • England Newcastle Falcons
  • England Gloucester
  • Wales Llanelli Scarlets
  • Wales Neath-Swansea Ospreys
  • Wales Newport Gwent Dragons
  • Wales Cardiff Blues
  • Ireland Leinster
  • Ireland Munster
  • Ireland Ulster
  • Scotland Glasgow
  • Scotland Edinburgh
  • Italy Calvisano
  • Italy Benetton Treviso

Pool stage

For more details on this topic, see 2004-05 Heineken Cup pool stage.

Pool 1

Team P W D L Tries for Tries against Try diff Points for Points against Points diff TB LB Pts
France Biarritz Olympique (4) 65012091116392712022
England Leicester Tigers (8) 640224915196118782119
England London Wasps 630321147174138362216
Italy Ghial Rugby Calvisano 600610433379264185000

Pool 2

Team P W D L Tries for Tries against Try diff Points for Points against Points diff TB LB Pts
Ireland Leinster (1) 66003310232571001572026
England Bath 630315114149122271215
Italy Benetton Treviso 630314217136181452014
France Bourgoin 60069292098237139022

Pool 3

Team P W D L Tries for Tries against Try diff Points for Points against Points diff TB LB Pts
France Toulouse (2) 650121912181104773124
England Northampton Saints (7) 65011174128101271021
Wales Llanelli Scarlets 620415172132157253213
Scotland Glasgow 600611251410718679022

Pool 4

Team P W D L Tries for Tries against Try diff Points for Points against Points diff TB LB Pts
Ireland Munster (5) 6501124812174471122
France Castres 631216133157121362016
Wales Neath-Swansea Ospreys 630311101135115201114
England NEC Harlequins 60157191281184103013

Pool 5

Team P W D L Tries for Tries against Try diff Points for Points against Points diff TB LB Pts
England Newcastle Falcons (6) 65011011111310491021
France Perpignan 630315105133107262115
Wales Newport Gwent Dragons 63031712512499252115
Scotland Edinburgh 6105101999215260127

Pool 6

Team P W D L Tries for Tries against Try diff Points for Points against Points diff TB LB Pts
France Stade Français (3) 65012091117990893023
England Gloucester 630314122144128161114
Ireland Ulster 6303513888139510113
Wales Cardiff Blues 610581359815254037

Seeding and runners-up

Seed Pool Winners Pts TF +/
1 Ireland Leinster 2633+157
2 France Toulouse 2421+77
3 France Stade Français 2320+89
4 France Biarritz Olympique 2220+71
5 Ireland Munster 2212+47
6 England Newcastle Falcons 2110+9
Seed Pool Runners-up Pts TF +/
7 England Northampton Saints 2111+27
8 England Leicester Tigers 1924+78
France Castres Olympique 1616+36
England Bath 1515+27
France Perpignan 1515+26
England Gloucester 1414+16

Knockout stage

Quarter-finals

1 April 2005
20:30 HAEC
Toulouse France 37 9 England Northampton Saints
Try: Michalak 21' c
Heymans 32' c
Clerc 49' c
Labit 68' c
Con: Élissalde (4/4)
Pen: Michalak 43', 56'
Drop: Michalak 41'
Report Pen: Drahm (3) 23', 37', 46'
Stade Municipal, Toulouse
Attendance: 37,000
Referee: Nigel Williams (Wales)

2 April 2005
16:00 HAEC
Stade Français France 48 8 England Newcastle Falcons
Try: Blin (2) 9' m, 18' c
Sarraméa (3) 30' c, 78' c, 79' m
Poulain 63' c
Arias 68' c
Con: Skrela (3)
Liebenberg (2)
Pen: Skrela (1) 2'
Report Try: Burke 72' m
Pen: Burke 14'
Parc des Princes, Paris
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Alain Rolland (Ireland)

2 April 2005
17:15 IST
Leinster Ireland 13 29 England Leicester Tigers
Try: Horgan 73' c
Con: Holwell (1)
Pen: Holwell (2) 17', 55'
Report Try: Smith 32' c
Gibson 56' c
Con: Goode (2/2)
Pen: Goode (4) 11', 30', 40', 64'
Drop: Goode (1) 67'
Lansdowne Road, Dublin
Attendance: 48,500
Referee: Joël Jutge (France)

3 April 2005
16:00 CEST
Biarritz Olympique France 19 10 Ireland Munster
Try: Gaitan 15' c
Con: Yachvili (1/1)
Pen: Yachvili (4) 12', 30', 40', 59'
Report Try: Wallace 45' c
Con: Burke (1/1)
Pen: Burke (1) 67'
Estadio Anoeta, San Sebastián
Attendance: 32,000
Referee: Chris White (England)

Semi-finals

23 April 2005
16:00 HAEC
Stade Français France 20 17 France Biarritz Olympique
Try: Fillol 72' c
Dominici 80' + 5' c
Con: Fillol (2/2)
Pen: Fillol (2) 27', 50'
Report Try: Traille 64' m
Pen: Yachvili (4) 7', 17', 24', 53'
Parc des Princes, Paris
Attendance: 41,000
Referee: Tony Spreadbury (England)

24 April 2005
15:30 BST
Leicester Tigers England 19 27 France Toulouse
Try: Varndell 80' + 4' c
Con: Goode (1/1)
Pen: Goode (4) 10', 26', 33', 59'
Report Try: Maka 2' c
Élissalde 49' c
Michalak 73' c
Con: Élissalde (3/3)
Pen: Élissalde (2) 15', 64'
Walkers Stadium, Leicester
Attendance: 31,883
Referee: Alain Rolland (Ireland)

Final

22 May 2005
15:00 BST
Stade Français France 12 18 (a.e.t) France Toulouse
Pen: Skrela (4) 9', 13', 27', 40'
Report Pen: Élissalde (3) 23', 34', 48'
Michalak (2) 80'+6, 81'
Drop: Michalak 91'
Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh
Attendance: 51,326
Referee: Chris White (England)

Toulouse became the competition's first three-time champions.

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