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1996–97 Heineken Cup pool stage

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The 1996–97 Heineken Cup pool stage was played during October and November 1996. The top two teams in each group qualified for the quarter-finals.

All times are local to the game site.

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Pool 1

Team	P	W	L	Tries for	Tries against	Try diff	Points for	Points against	Points diff	Pts
FRA Dax	4	3	1	16	2	14	141	69	72	6
ENG Bath	4	3	1	15	8	7	136	88	48	6
WAL Pontypridd	4	3	1	7	3	4	97	60	37	6
ITA Benetton Treviso	4	1	3	13	15	−2	106	135	−29	2
SCO Edinburgh	4	0	4	6	29	−23	71	199	−128	0

date = 12 October 1996 14:30 | home = Pontypridd WAL | score = 28–22 | report = | away = ITA Benetton Treviso | homescore = | awayscore = | stadium = Sardis Road | attendance = 3,500 | referee = }}

date = 12 October 1996 15:00 | home = Bath ENG | score = 55–26 | report = | away = SCO Edinburgh | homescore = | awayscore = | stadium = Recreation Ground | attendance =6,500 | referee = }}

date = 16 October 1996 19:00 | home = Edinburgh SCO | score = 10–32 | report = | away = WAL Pontypridd | homescore = | awayscore = | stadium = Myreside | attendance =3,000 | referee = }}

date = 16 October 1996 20:00 | home = Benetton Treviso ITA | score = 14–34 | report = | away = FRA Dax | homescore = | awayscore = | stadium = Stadio Comunale di Monigo | attendance =1,000 | referee = }}

date = 19 October 1996 14:30 | home = Pontypridd WAL | score = 19–6 | report = | away = ENG Bath | homescore = | awayscore = | stadium = Sardis Road | attendance =7,000 | referee = }}

date = 20 October 1996 14:30 | home = Dax FRA | score = 69–12 | report = | away = SCO Edinburgh | homescore = | awayscore = | stadium = Parc Municipal des Sports | attendance =8,000 | referee = }}

date = 26 October 1996 15:00 | home = Bath ENG | score = 25–16 | report = | away = FRA Dax | homescore = | awayscore = | stadium = Recreation Ground | attendance =8,000 | referee = }}

date = 27 October 1996 14:30 | home = Edinburgh SCO | score = 23–43 | report = | away = ITA Benetton Treviso | homescore = | awayscore = | stadium = Myreside | attendance =1,500 | referee = }}

date = 2 November 1996 14:30 | home = Benetton Treviso ITA | score = 27–50 | report = | away = ENG Bath | homescore = | awayscore = | stadium = Stadio Comunale di Monigo | attendance = 2,500 | referee = }}

date = 2 November 1996 19:30 | home = Dax FRA | score = 22–18 | report = | away = WAL Pontypridd | homescore = | awayscore = | stadium = Parc Municipal des Sports | attendance = 9,000 | referee = }}

Pool 2

Team	P	W	L	Tries for	Tries against	Try diff	Points for	Points against	Points diff	Pts
ENG Leicester	4	4	0	14	3	11	114	43	71	8
WAL Llanelli	4	2	2	9	9	0	97	81	16	4
Ireland Leinster	4	2	2	9	12	−3	86	109	−23	4
FRA Pau	4	1	3	19	10	9	137	103	34	2
SCO Scottish Borders	4	1	3	7	24	−17	80	178	−98	2

date = 12 October 1996 14:30 | home = Llanelli WAL | score = 34–17 | report = | away = IRE Leinster | homescore = | awayscore = | stadium = Stradey Park | attendance = 2,800 | referee = }}

date = 12 October 1996 17:00 | home = Pau FRA | score = 85–28 | report = | away = SCO Borders | homescore = | awayscore = | stadium = Stade Municipal du Hameau | attendance = 3,000 | referee = }}

date = 16 October 1996 18:45 | home = Leinster IRE | score = 10–27 | report = | away = ENG Leicester Tigers | homescore = | awayscore = | stadium = Lansdowne Road | attendance = 3,500 | referee = }}

date = 16 October 1996 19:00 | home = Borders SCO | score = 24–16 | report = | away = WAL Llanelli | homescore = | awayscore = | stadium = Mansfield Park | attendance = 2,000 | referee = }}

date = 19 October 1996 14:30 | home = Llanelli WAL | score = 31–15 | report = | away = FRA Pau | homescore = | awayscore = | stadium = Stradey Park | attendance = 3,000 | referee = }}

date = 19 October 1996 14:30 | home = Leicester Tigers ENG | score = 43–3 | report = | away = SCO Borders | homescore = | awayscore = | stadium = Welford Road | attendance = 4,609 | referee = }}

date = 26 October 1996 14:30 | home = Borders SCO | score = 25–34 | report = | away = IRE Leinster | homescore = | awayscore = | stadium = The Greenyards | attendance = 3,500 | referee = }}

date = 26 October 1996 16:45 | home = Pau FRA | score = 14–19 | report = | away = ENG Leicester | homescore = | awayscore = | stadium = Stade Municipal du Hameau | attendance = 9,000 | referee = }}

date = 2 November 1996 14:30 | home = Leinster IRE | score = 25–23 | report = | away = FRA Pau | homescore = | awayscore = | stadium = Donnybrook | attendance = 4,000 | referee = }}

date = 2 November 1996 15:00 | home = Leicester Tigers ENG | score = 25–16 | report = | away = WAL Llanelli | homescore = | awayscore = | stadium = Welford Road | attendance = 11,000 | referee = }}

Pool 3

Team	P	W	L	Tries for	Tries against	Try diff	Points for	Points against	Points diff	Pts
FRA Brive	4	4	0	13	8	5	106	65	41	8
ENG Harlequins	4	3	1	20	8	12	131	95	36	6
WAL Neath	4	2	2	10	16	−6	83	109	−26	4
Ireland Ulster	4	1	3	6	10	−4	75	87	−12	2
SCO Caledonia	4	0	4	13	20	−7	117	156	−39	0

date = 12 October 1996 17:15 | home = Brive FRA | score = 34–19 | report = | away = WAL Neath | homescore = | awayscore = | stadium = Parc Municipal des Sports | attendance = 5,000 | referee = }}

Paul Rouse Stuart Grimes Jan Cunningham (2) Stephen McKinty Stuart Laing

date = 16 October 1996 19:00 | home = Ulster IRE | score = 15–21 | report = Report | away = ENG Harlequins | pen1 = David Humphreys (4) | drop1 = David Humphreys | try2 = Mick Watson Daren O'Leary | con2 = Will Carling | pen2 = Will Carling (2) | stadium = Ravenhill | attendance = 8,000 | referee = I. Ramage }}

date = 16 October 1996 19:15 | home = Neath WAL | score = 27–18 | report = | away = SCO Caledonia | homescore = | awayscore = | stadium = The Gnoll | attendance = 2,000 | referee = }}

date = 19 October 1996 15:00 | home = Harlequins ENG | score = 44–22 | report = | away = WAL Neath | homescore = | awayscore = | stadium = Twickenham Stoop | attendance = 3,500 | referee = }}

date = 20 October 1996 15:00 | home = Caledonia SCO | score = 30–32 | report = | away = FRA Brive | homescore = | awayscore = | stadium = McDiarmid Park | attendance = 2,000 | referee = }}

date = 26 October 1996 14:30 | home = Neath WAL | score = 15–13 | report = Report | away = IRE Ulster | try1 = Steve Williams Leighton Gerrard | con1 = Geraint Davies | pen1 = Geraint Davies | try2 = Andrew Matchett | con2 = David Humphreys | pen2 = David Humphreys (2) | stadium = The Gnoll | attendance = 2,000 | referee = }}

date = 27 October 1996 16:15 | home = Brive FRA | score = 23–10 | report = | away = ENG Harlequins | homescore = | awayscore = | stadium = Parc Municipal des Sports | attendance = 13,000 | referee = }}

date = 2 November 1996 14:30 | home = Ulster IRE | score = 6–17 | report = Report | away = FRA Brive | pen1 = David Humphreys | drop1 = David Humphreys | try2 = Francois Duboisset Sebastian Carrat Sébastien Viars | con2 = David Venditti | stadium = Ravenhill | attendance = 3,500 | referee = H. Lewis }}

date = 2 November 1996 14:30 | home = Harlequins ENG | score = 56–35 | report = | away = SCO Caledonia | homescore = | awayscore = | stadium = Twickenham Stoop | attendance = 3,751 | referee = }}

Pool 4

Team	P	W	L	Tries for	Tries against	Try diff	Points for	Points against	Points diff	Pts
FRA Toulouse	4	3	1	21	13	8	157	142	15	6
WAL Cardiff	4	3	1	16	7	9	135	97	38	6
ENG London Wasps	4	2	2	17	14	3	156	115	41	4
Ireland Munster	4	2	2	11	22	−11	109	135	−26	4
ITA Milan	4	0	4	6	15	−9	73	141	−68	0

date = 12 October 1996 15:00 | home = Munster IRE | score = 23–5 | report = Report | away = ITA Milan | homescore = | awayscore = | stadium = Musgrave Park | attendance = 1,500 | referee = }}

date = 13 October 1996 15:00 | home = London Wasps ENG | score = 24–26 | report = | away = WAL Cardiff | homescore = | awayscore = | stadium = Loftus Road | attendance = 6,000 | referee = }}

date = 16 October 1996 19:15 | home = Cardiff WAL | score = 48–18 | report = Report | away = IRE Munster | homescore = | awayscore = | stadium = Cardiff Arms Park | attendance = 4,000 | referee = }}

date = 16 October 1996 20:30 | home = Milan ITA | score = 26–44 | report = | away = FRA Toulouse | homescore = | awayscore = | stadium = Stadio Comunale Giuriati | attendance = 500 | referee = }}

date = 19 October 1996 15:30 | home = Munster IRE | score = 49–22 | report =Report | away = ENG London Wasps | homescore = | awayscore = | stadium = Thomond Park | attendance = 6,000 | referee = }}

date = 19 October 1996 15:30 | home = Toulouse FRA | score = 36–20 | report = | away = WAL Cardiff | homescore = | awayscore = | stadium = Les Sept Deniers | attendance = 10,000 | referee = }}

date = 26 October 1996 15:00 | home = London Wasps ENG | score = 77–17 | report = | away = FRA Toulouse | homescore = | awayscore = | stadium = Loftus Road | attendance = 8,000 | referee = }}

date = 27 October 1996 15:00 | home = Cardiff WAL | score = 41–19 | report = | away = ITA Milan | homescore = | awayscore = | stadium = Arms Park | attendance = 3,000 | referee = }}

date = 2 November 1996 14:30 | home = Milan ITA | score = 23–33 | report = | away = ENG London Wasps | homescore = | awayscore = | stadium = Stadio Comunale Giuriati | attendance = 1,200 | referee = }}

date = 2 November 1996 16:00 | home = Toulouse FRA | score = 60–19 | report =Report | away = IRE Munster | homescore = | awayscore = | stadium = Les Sept Deniers | attendance = 14,000 | referee = }}

Seeding

Seed	Pool Winners	Pts	TF	+/−
1	ENG Leicester	8	14	+71
2	FRA Brive	8	13	+41
3	FRA Toulouse	6	21	+15
4	FRA Dax	6	16	+72
5	ENG Harlequins	6	20	+36
6	WAL Cardiff RFC	6	16	+38
7	ENG Bath	6	15	+48
8	WAL Llanelli RFC	4	9	+16

References

Bill Leith, [https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/rugby-union-topping-grabs-spoils-1358321.html "Rugby Union: Topping grabs spoils"], ''The Independent'', 13 October 1996
Jim Stokes, "Defiant Ulster lose to late Harlequins try", ''Irish Independent'', 17 October 1966
"Ulster rue missed chances as Neath steal it", ''Sunday Independent'', 27 October 1996
"Ulster challenge fades tamely", ''Sunday Independent'', 3 November 1996

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