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1997–98 Heineken Cup pool stage

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The 1997–98 Heineken Cup pool stage took place in September and October 1997. The winner of each pool advanced to the quarter-finals, with the runners-up and best third placed team entering the quarter-final play-offs for the final three quarter final places.

Pool 1

Team	P	W	L	Tries for	Tries against	Try diff	Points for	Points against	Points diff	Pts
FRA Toulouse	6	5	1	25	12	13	200	121	79	10
ENG Leicester	6	4	2	16	14	2	163	117	46	8
Ireland Leinster	6	2	4	15	19	−4	137	167	−30	4
ITA Milan	6	1	5	15	26	−11	111	206	−95	2

date = 6 September 1997 15:00 | home = Leinster Ireland | score = 25–34 | report = | away = FRA Toulouse | homescore = | awayscore = | stadium = Donnybrook | attendance = 6,300| referee = }}

date = 7 September 1997 15:00 | home = Leicester Tigers ENG | score = 26–10 | report = | away = ITA Milan | homescore = | awayscore = | stadium = Welford Road | attendance = 9,300| referee = }}

date = 12 September 1997 17:30 | home = Leinster Ireland | score = 16–9 | report = | away = ENG Leicester Tigers | homescore = | awayscore = | stadium = Donnybrook | attendance = 7,000| referee = }}

date = 13 September 1997 16:00 | home = Milan ITA | score = 14–19 | report = | away = FRA Toulouse | homescore = | awayscore = | stadium = Stadio Comunale Giuriati | attendance = 2,000| referee = }}

date = 20 September 1997 16:00 | home = Milan ITA | score = 33–32 | report = | away = Ireland Leinster | homescore = | awayscore = | stadium = Stadio Comunale Giuriati | attendance = 1,100| referee = }}

date = 20 September 1997 18:05 | home = Toulouse FRA | score = 17–22 | report = | away = ENG Leicester Tigers | homescore = | awayscore = | stadium = Les Sept Deniers | attendance = 11,000| referee = }}

date = 27 September 1997 15:00 | home = Leicester Tigers ENG | score = 47–22 | report = | away = Ireland Leinster | homescore = | awayscore = | stadium = Welford Road | attendance = 10,392| referee = }}

date = 27 September 1997 18:00 | home = Toulouse FRA | score = 69–19 | report = | away = ITA Milan | homescore = | awayscore = | stadium = Les Sept Deniers | attendance = 7,000| referee = }}

date = 4 October 1997 14:15 | home = Leicester Tigers ENG | score = 22–23 | report = | away = FRA Toulouse | homescore = | awayscore = | stadium = Welford Road | attendance = 10,600| referee = }}

date = 4 October 1997 15:00 | home = Leinster Ireland | score = 23–6 | report = | away = ITA Milan | homescore = | awayscore = | stadium = Donnybrook | attendance = 5,500| referee = }}

date = 11 October 1997 15:20 | home = Toulouse FRA | score = 38–19 | report = | away = Ireland Leinster | homescore = | awayscore = | stadium = Les Sept Deniers | attendance = 7,000| referee = }}

date = 12 October 1997 15:00 | home = Milan ITA | score = 29–37 | report = | away = ENG Leicester Tigers | homescore = | awayscore = | stadium = Stadio Comunale Giuriati | attendance = 2,000| referee = }}

Pool 2

Team	P	W	L	Tries for	Tries against	Try diff	Points for	Points against	Points diff	Pts
ENG Wasps	6	6	0	31	12	19	243	104	139	12
SCO Glasgow	6	3	3	14	15	−1	132	167	−35	6
WAL Swansea	6	2	4	15	16	−1	157	161	−4	4
Ireland Ulster	6	1	5	6	23	−17	95	195	−100	2

date = 7 September 1997 15:15 | home = Swansea WAL | score = 25–31 | report = | away = ENG London Wasps | homescore = | awayscore = | stadium = St. Helen's | attendance = 5,000| referee = }}

date = 8 September 1997 19:00 | home = Ulster IRE | score = 12 – 18 | report = Report | away = SCO Glasgow | pen1 = Laing (3) | drop1 = Laing | try2 = Craig, Wallace | con2 = Hayes | pen2 = Hayes (2) | homescore = | awayscore = | stadium = Ravenhill | attendance = 2,100| referee = }}

date = 13 September 1997 14:00 | home = Swansea WAL | score = 33 – 16 | report = Report | away = IRE Ulster | try1 = Gibbs H. Thomas | con1 = A. Thomas | pen1 = A. Thomas (7) | try2 = Gallick | con2 = Laing | pen2 = Laing (3) | stadium = St. Helen's | attendance = 3,000| referee = K. McCartney }}

date = 14 September 1997 15:00 | home = Glasgow SCO | score = 22–46 | report = | away = ENG London Waps | homescore = | awayscore = | stadium = Scotstoun Stadium | attendance = 3,500| referee = }}

date = 21 September 1997 15:00 | home = Glasgow SCO | score = 35–21 | report = | away = WAL Swansea | homescore = | awayscore = | stadium = Scotstoun Stadium | attendance = 3,000| referee = }}

date = 21 September 1997 15:00 | home = London Wasps ENG | score = 56 – 3 | report = Report | away = IRE Ulster | try1 = Mitchell, Wood, King, Logan (3), Greenstock Rosier | con1 = Rees (5) | pen1 = Rees | pen2 = Laing | stadium = Loftus Road Stadium | attendance = 4,120| referee = }}

date = 27 September 1997 14:30 | home = Ulster IRE | score = 28 – 20 | report = Report | away = WAL Swansea | try1 = Penalty try, Jackson, McWhirter | con1 = Laing (2) | pen1 = Laing (3) | try2 = Rees (2), Williams | con2 = Williams | pen2 = Williams | stadium = Ravenhill | attendance = 2,500| referee = George Hughes }}

date = 28 September 1997 15:00 | home = London Wasps ENG | score = 43–5 | report = | away = SCO Glasgow | homescore = | awayscore = | stadium = Loftus Road Stadium | attendance = 3,825| referee = }}

date = 3 October 1997 19:30 | home = Ulster IRE | score = 21 – 38 | report = Report | away = ENG London Wasps | homescore = | try1 = Jan Cunningham (2) | con1 = Laing | pen1 = Laing (3) | try2 = Henderson, Rosier, White, Greenstock, Dallaglio | con2 = Rees (5) | pen2 = Rees | stadium = Ravenhill | attendance = 3,250| referee = }}

date = 4 October 1997 14:15 | home = Swansea WAL | score = 30–22 | report = | away = SCO Glasgow | homescore = | awayscore = | stadium = St. Helen's | attendance = 3,000| referee = }}

date = 12 October 1997 15:00 | home = Glasgow SCO | score = 30 – 15 | report = Report | away = IRE Ulster | try1 = Penalty try, Stott, Hayes | con1 = Hayes (3) | pen1 = Hayes (3) | pen2 = Laing (5) | stadium = Scotstoun Stadium | attendance = 4,000| referee = }}

date = 12 October 1997 15:00 | home = London Wasps ENG | score = 29–28 | report = | away = WAL Swansea | homescore = | awayscore = | stadium = Loftus Road Stadium | attendance = 3,500| referee = }}

Pool 3

Team	P	W	D	L	Tries for	Tries against	Try diff	Points for	Points against	Points diff	Pts
ENG Bath	6	5	0	1	12	12	0	141	119	22	10
FRA Brive	6	4	1	1	24	13	11	210	146	64	9
WAL Pontypridd	6	2	1	3	17	13	4	154	147	7	5
SCO Scottish Borders	6	0	0	6	14	29	−15	129	222	−93	0

date = 7 September 1997 14:15 | home = Brive FRA | score = 56–18 | report = | away = SCO Borders | homescore = | awayscore = | stadium = Parc Municipal des Sports | attendance = 8,000| referee = }}

date = 7 September 1997 14:15 | home = Pontypridd WAL | score = 15–21 | report = | away = ENG Bath | homescore = | awayscore = | stadium = Sardis Road | attendance = 7,000| referee = }}

date = 14 September 1997 14:30 | home = Borders SCO | score = 17–31 | report = | away = ENG Bath | homescore = | awayscore = | stadium = Mansfield Park | attendance = 5,000| referee = }}

date = 14 September 1997 15:30 | home = Brive FRA | score = 32–31 | report = | away = WAL Pontypridd | homescore = | awayscore = | stadium = Parc Municipal des Sports | attendance = 4,500| referee = }}

date = 20 September 1997 14:15 | home = Bath ENG | score = 27–25 | report = | away = FRA Brive | homescore = | awayscore = | stadium = Recreation Ground | attendance = 8,500| referee = }}

date = 20 September 1997 19:00 | home = Borders SCO | score = 16–23 | report = | away = WAL Pontypridd | homescore = | awayscore = | stadium = Poynder Park | attendance = 4,000| referee = }}

date = 27 September 1997 14:15 | home = Pontypridd WAL | score = 29–29 | report = | away = FRA Brive | homescore = | awayscore = | stadium = Sardis Road | attendance = 7,800| referee = }}

date = 27 September 1997 15:00 | home = Bath ENG | score = 27–23 | report = | away = SCO Borders | homescore = | awayscore = | stadium = Recreation Ground | attendance = 5,000| referee = }}

date = 4 October 1997 14:15 | home = Pontypridd WAL | score = 46–26 | report = | away = SCO Borders | homescore = | awayscore = | stadium = Sardis Road | attendance = 4,500| referee = }}

date = 5 October 1997 14:20 | home = Brive FRA | score = 29–12 | report = | away = ENG Bath | homescore = | awayscore = | stadium = Parc Municipal des Sports | attendance = 10,000| referee = }}

date = 11 October 1997 14:15 | home = Bath ENG | score = 23–10 | report = | away = WAL Pontypridd | homescore = | awayscore = | stadium = Recreation Ground | attendance = 7,500| referee = }}

date = 12 October 1997 14:30 | home = Borders SCO | score = 29–39 | report = | away = FRA Brive | homescore = | awayscore = | stadium = Netherdale | attendance = 4,000| referee = }}

Pool 4

Team	P	W	L	Tries for	Tries against	Try diff	Points for	Points against	Points diff	Pts
ENG Harlequins	6	4	2	21	12	9	198	141	57	8
WAL Cardiff	6	4	2	17	15	2	184	146	38	8
Ireland Munster	6	2	4	14	21	−7	141	180	−39	4
FRA Bourgoin	6	2	4	7	11	−4	93	149	−56	4

date = 5 September 1997 16:05 | home = Bourgoin FRA | score = 26–25 | report = | away = WAL Cardiff | homescore = | awayscore = | stadium = Stade Pierre Rajon | attendance = 6,000| referee = }}

date = 7 September 1997 14:00 | home = Harlequins ENG | score = 48–40 | report = | away = IRE Munster | homescore = | awayscore = | stadium = Twickenham Stoop | attendance = 3,682| referee = }}

date = 13 September 1997 14:15 | home = Harlequins ENG | score = 45–7 | report = | away = FRA Bourgoin | homescore = | awayscore = | stadium = Twickenham Stoop | attendance = 3,700| referee = }}

date = 13 September 1997 14:30 | home = Cardiff WAL | score = 43–23 | report = | away = IRE Munster | homescore = | awayscore = | stadium = Cardiff Arms Park | attendance = 4,500| referee = }}

date = 20 September 1997 15:00 | home = Munster IRE | score = 17–15 | report = | away = FRA Bourgoin | homescore = | awayscore = | stadium = Thomond Park | attendance = 6,000| referee = }}

date = 21 September 1997 14:15 | home = Cardiff WAL | score = 21–28 | report = | away = ENG Harlequins | homescore = | awayscore = | stadium = Cardiff Arms Park | attendance = 6,000| referee = }}

date = 27 September 1997 15:00 | home = Munster IRE | score = 32–37 | report = | away = WAL Cardiff | homescore = | awayscore = | stadium = Musgrave Park | attendance = 5,000| referee = }}

date = 27 September 1997 18:05 | home = Bourgoin FRA | score = 18–30 | report = | away = ENG Harlequins | homescore = | awayscore = | stadium = Stade Pierre Rajon | attendance = 7,500| referee = }}

date = 4 October 1997 15:00 | home = Bourgoin FRA | score = 21–6 | report = | away = IRE Munster | homescore = | awayscore = | stadium = Stade Pierre Rajon | attendance = 6,000| referee = }}

date = 4 October 1997 15:00 | home = Harlequins ENG | score = 31–32 | report = | away = WAL Cardiff | homescore = | awayscore = | stadium = Twickenham Stoop | attendance = 8,000| referee = }}

date = 11 October 1997 14:30 | home = Cardiff WAL | score = 26–6 | report = | away = FRA Bourgoin | homescore = | awayscore = | stadium = Cardiff Arms Park | attendance = 5,928| referee = }}

date = 12 October 1997 14:30 | home = Munster IRE | score = 23–16 | report = | away = ENG Harlequins | homescore = | awayscore = | stadium = Thomond Park | attendance = 10,000| referee = }}

Pool 5

Team	P	W	L	Tries for	Tries against	Try diff	Points for	Points against	Points diff	Pts
FRA Pau	6	4	2	27	8	19	203	89	114	8
WAL Llanelli	6	4	2	15	18	−3	144	142	2	8
ITA Benetton Treviso	6	2	4	18	19	−1	146	162	−16	4
SCO Caledonia	6	2	4	8	23	−15	89	189	−100	4

date = 6 September 1997 20:00 | home = Benetton Treviso ITA | score = 18–19 | report = | away = FRA Pau | homescore = | awayscore = | stadium = Stadio Comunale di Monigo | attendance = 4,000| referee = }}

date = 7 September 1997 15:00 | home = Caledonia SCO | score = 18–23 | report = | away = WAL Llanelli Scarlets | homescore = | awayscore = | stadium = McDiarmid Park | attendance = 2,300| referee = }}

date = 13 September 1997 18:05 | home = Pau FRA | score = 44–12 | report = | away = WAL Llanelli Scarlets | homescore = | awayscore = | stadium = Stade du Hameau | attendance = 5,000| referee = }}

date = 14 September 1997 15:00 | home = Caledonia SCO | score = 17–9 | report = | away = ITA Benetton Treviso | homescore = | awayscore = | stadium = McDiarmid Park | attendance = 2,000| referee = }}

date = 20 September 1997 14:00 | home = Llanelli WAL | score = 39–18 | report = | away = ITA Benetton Treviso | homescore = | awayscore = | stadium = Stradey Park | attendance = 3,000| referee = }}

date = 20 September 1997 18:00 | home = Pau FRA | score = 50–8 | report = | away = SCO Caledonia | homescore = | awayscore = | stadium = Stade du Hameau | attendance = 6,500| referee = }}

date = 27 September 1997 15:00 | home = Benetton Treviso ITA | score = 52–6 | report = | away = SCO Caledonia | homescore = | awayscore = | stadium = Stadio Comunale di Monigo | attendance = 3,500| referee = }}

date = 28 September 1997 14:15 | home = Llanelli WAL | score = 14–10 | report = | away = FRA Pau | homescore = | awayscore = | stadium = Stradey Park | attendance = 3,500| referee = }}

date = 4 October 1997 15:00 | home = Benetton Treviso ITA | score = 42–25 | report = | away = WAL Llanelli | homescore = | awayscore = | stadium = Stadio Comunale di Monigo | attendance = 4,000| referee = }}

date = 5 October 1997 15:00 | home = Caledonia SCO | score = 30–24 | report = | away = FRA Pau | homescore = | awayscore = | stadium = McDiarmid Park | attendance = 3,000| referee = }}

date = 11 October 1997 14:00 | home = Llanelli WAL | score = 31–10 | report = | away = SCO Caledonia | homescore = | awayscore = | stadium = Stradey Park | attendance = 3,000| referee = }}

date = 11 October 1997 19:30 | home = Pau FRA | score = 56–7 | report = | away = ITA Benetton Treviso | homescore = | awayscore = | stadium = Stade du Hameau | attendance = 7,500| referee = }}

References

"Ulster throw away victory", ''Irish Independent'', 9 September 1997
"Thomas gives Ulster the boot", ''Sunday Independent'', 14 September 1997
"Thomas sends Ulster packing", ''Evening Herald'', 13 September 1997
"Ulster badly stung", ''Irish Independent'', 22 September 1997
Peter Llewellyn, [https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/rugby-union-wasps-bring-lasting-pain-as-logan-runs-riot-1240542.html "Rugby Union: Wasps bring lasting pain as Logan runs riot"], ''The Independent'', 21 September 1997
Micheal McGeary, "Ulster Thriller", ''Sunday Life'', 28 September 1997
Jim Stokes, "Wasps have to fight for Ulster win", ''Belfast Telegraph'', 4 October 1997
"Wasps take sting out of Ulster", ''Irish Independent'', 4 October 1997
"Flat Ulster fail to learn hard lesson", ''Belfast Telegraph'', 13 October 1997

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