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2003–04 Heineken Cup

International rugby union competition

International rugby union competition

FieldValue
name2003–04 Heineken Cup
imagesize100px
captionOfficial logo
countriesEngland
France
Ireland
Italy
Scotland
Wales
tournament formatRound-robin and Knockout
date22 October 2003 – 23 May 2004
teams24
matches79
attendance817833
top point scorerHenry Paul (Gloucester)
(100 points)
top try scorerNicolas Brusque (Biarritz)
James Simpson-Daniel (Gloucester)
(6 tries)
venueTwickenham Stadium, London
attendance273,057
championsENG London Wasps
count1
runner-upFRA Toulouse
previous year2002–03
previous tournament2002–03 Heineken Cup
next year2004–05
next tournament2004–05 Heineken Cup

France Ireland Italy Scotland Wales (100 points) James Simpson-Daniel (Gloucester) (6 tries) | runner-up = FRA Toulouse

The 2003–04 Heineken Cup was the ninth season for which European teams competed for 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.

This was the first competition in the series to employ the bonus point system for classifying teams. In prior competitions, teams earned two points for a win and one for a draw. Starting with the 2003–04 competition, teams earned points in the pool matches under the following scenarios:

  • Four points for a win
  • Two points for a draw
  • One bonus point for scoring four or more tries, regardless of the final score
  • One bonus point for losing by seven points or less

Teams

FranceEnglandWalesIrelandScotlandItaly

Pool stage

Pool 1

TeamPWDLTries forTries againstTry diffPoints forPoints againstPoints diffTBLBPts
FRA **Stade Français**64021183134805411**18**
ENG Leicester Tigers6303171071371152230**15**
Ireland Ulster63031091109106311**14**
WAL Newport Gwent Dragons6204516−1167146−7901**9**

Pool 2

TeamPWDLTries forTries againstTry diffPoints forPoints againstPoints diffTBLBPts
FRA **Toulouse**650118711157659241**25**
SCO **Edinburgh**65011477130894120**22**
ENG Leeds Tykes6105511−666122−5601**5**
WAL Neath-Swansea Ospreys6105618−1278155−7700**4**

Pool 3

TeamPWDLTries forTries againstTry diffPoints forPoints againstPoints diffTBLBPts
FRA **Biarritz Olympique**640218126139974231**20**
Ireland Leinster6402131121421132911**18**
WAL Cardiff Blues620413130123132−903**11**
ENG Sale Sharks6204614−875137−6201**9**

Pool 4

TeamPWDLTries forTries againstTry diffPoints forPoints againstPoints diffTBLBPts
WAL **Llanelli Scarlets**650117512160728821**23**
ENG Northampton Saints64021349121546711**18**
FRA Agen62048718394−1112**11**
SCO The Borders6105426−2239183−14400**4**

Pool 5

TeamPWDLTries forTries againstTry diffPoints forPoints againstPoints diffTBLBPts
Ireland **Munster Rugby**650122517172769640**24**
ENG **Gloucester**65012211111971009740**24**
FRA Bourgoin61051322−9119191−7221**7**
ITA Benetton Treviso61051332−19104225−12110**5**

Pool 6

TeamPWDLTries forTries againstTry diffPoints forPoints againstPoints diffTBLBPts
ENG **London Wasps**6501228141868510131**24**
WAL Celtic Warriors640211101123118522**20**
FRA Perpignan630313112119115421**15**
ITA Ghial Rugby Calvisano60061330−17115225−11012**3**

Seeding and runners-up

SeedPool WinnersPtsTF+/-SeedPool Runners-upPtsTF+/-
**1**FRA **Toulouse**2518+92
**2**ENG **London Wasps**2422+101
**3**Ireland **Munster**2422+97
**4**WAL **Llanelli Scarlets**2317+88
5FRA Biarritz Olympique2018+42
6FRA Stade Français1811+54
7ENG Gloucester2422+96
8SCO Edinburgh2214+41
–WAL Celtic Warriors2011+5
–ENG Northampton Saints1813+67
–Ireland Leinster1813+29
–ENG Leicester Tigers1517+22

Knockout stage

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

Main article: 2004 Heineken Cup Final

Van Gisbergen 43' c Howley 79' c Élissalde (3) 57', 72', 77'

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