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data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/France" title="France">France</a><br /><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/IRFU_flag.svg/23px-IRFU_flag.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/IRFU_flag.svg/35px-IRFU_flag.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/IRFU_flag.svg/45px-IRFU_flag.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="800" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Ireland" title="Ireland">Ireland</a><br /><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/23px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/35px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/45px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1500" data-file-height="1000" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Italy" title="Italy">Italy</a><br /><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Scotland.svg/23px-Flag_of_Scotland.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Scotland.svg/35px-Flag_of_Scotland.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Scotland.svg/46px-Flag_of_Scotland.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Scotland" title="Scotland">Scotland</a><br /><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/23px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/35px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/46px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Wales" title="Wales">Wales</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap">Tournament format(s)</th><td class="infobox-data" style="white-space: nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Round-robin_tournament" title="Round-robin tournament">Round-robin</a> and <a href="/wiki/Single-elimination_tournament" title="Single-elimination tournament">Knockout</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap">Date</th><td class="infobox-data" style="white-space: nowrap">10 October 2008 – 23 May 2009</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Tournament statistics</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap">Teams</th><td class="infobox-data" style="white-space: nowrap">24</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap">Matches played</th><td class="infobox-data" style="white-space: nowrap">79</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap">Attendance</th><td class="infobox-data" style="white-space: nowrap">1,177,064 (14,900 per match)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap">Top point scorer(s)</th><td class="infobox-data" style="white-space: nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Ben_Blair" title="Ben Blair">Ben Blair</a> (Cardiff)<br />(99 points)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap">Top try scorer(s)</th><td class="infobox-data" style="white-space: nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Brian_O%27Driscoll" title="Brian O'Driscoll">Brian O'Driscoll</a> (Leinster)<br />(5 tries)</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Final</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap">Venue</th><td class="infobox-data" style="white-space: nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Murrayfield_Stadium" title="Murrayfield Stadium">Murrayfield Stadium</a>, <a href="/wiki/Edinburgh" title="Edinburgh">Edinburgh</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap">Attendance</th><td class="infobox-data" style="white-space: nowrap">66,523</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap">Champions</th><td class="infobox-data" style="white-space: nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Ireland" title="Ireland"><img alt="Ireland" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/IRFU_flag.svg/23px-IRFU_flag.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/IRFU_flag.svg/35px-IRFU_flag.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/IRFU_flag.svg/45px-IRFU_flag.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="800" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Leinster_Rugby" title="Leinster Rugby">Leinster</a> (1st title)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap">Runners-up</th><td class="infobox-data" style="white-space: nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/England" title="England"><img alt="England" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/23px-Flag_of_England.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/35px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/46px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Leicester_Tigers" title="Leicester Tigers">Leicester Tigers</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below"><div style="width:100%"><div style="float: left; text-align:left;padding-right:0.5em;" class="noprint">← <a href="/wiki/2007%E2%80%9308_Heineken_Cup" title="2007–08 Heineken Cup">2007–08</a> (Previous)</div><div style="float: right; text-align:right;padding-left:0.5em;" class="noprint">(Next) <a href="/wiki/2009%E2%80%9310_Heineken_Cup" title="2009–10 Heineken Cup">2009–10</a> →</div></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>2008–09 Heineken Cup</b> was the fourteenth edition of the <a href="/wiki/Heineken_Cup" class="mw-redirect" title="Heineken Cup">Heineken Cup</a>, the annual <a href="/wiki/Rugby_union" title="Rugby union">rugby union</a> European club competition for clubs from the top six nations in European rugby. It started in October 2008 and ended on 23 May 2009 at <a href="/wiki/Murrayfield_Stadium" title="Murrayfield Stadium">Murrayfield Stadium</a> in <a href="/wiki/Edinburgh" title="Edinburgh">Edinburgh</a>. Irish side <a href="/wiki/Leinster_Rugby" title="Leinster Rugby">Leinster</a> became the champions, defeating <a href="/wiki/Leicester_Tigers" title="Leicester Tigers">Leicester Tigers</a> 19–16 in the final.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Teams">Teams</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2008%E2%80%9309_Heineken_Cup&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Teams"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Seven French teams competed, as a French team, <a href="/wiki/Stade_Toulousain" title="Stade Toulousain">Toulouse</a>, progressed further in the <a href="/wiki/2007%E2%80%9308_Heineken_Cup" title="2007–08 Heineken Cup">previous year's tournament</a> than any English or Italian team. </p><p>Four Welsh teams competed, as Italy forfeited its place in the <a href="/wiki/Heineken_Cup_Italo-Celtic_play-off" title="Heineken Cup Italo-Celtic play-off">Italo-Celtic playoff</a><sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and a Welsh team were the highest-placed team in the <a href="/wiki/2007%E2%80%9308_Celtic_League" title="2007–08 Celtic League">previous year's Celtic league</a> not to qualify otherwise.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Other nations had their usual number of participants: England six, Ireland three, Italy two and Scotland two.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable" width="100%"> <tbody><tr> <th width="16%">England </th> <th width="16%">France </th> <th width="16%">Wales </th> <th width="16%">Ireland </th> <th width="16%">Scotland </th> <th width="16%">Italy </th></tr> <tr valign="top"> <td> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Gloucester_Rugby" title="Gloucester Rugby">Gloucester</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wasps_RFC" title="Wasps RFC">London Wasps</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bath_Rugby" title="Bath Rugby">Bath</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Leicester_Tigers" title="Leicester Tigers">Leicester Tigers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sale_Sharks" title="Sale Sharks">Sale Sharks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Harlequin_FC" class="mw-redirect" title="Harlequin FC">Harlequins</a></li></ul> </td> <td> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Stade_Toulousain" title="Stade Toulousain">Toulouse</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Biarritz_Olympique" title="Biarritz Olympique">Biarritz</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stade_Fran%C3%A7ais" title="Stade Français">Stade Français</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/ASM_Clermont_Auvergne" title="ASM Clermont Auvergne">Clermont</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/USA_Perpignan" title="USA Perpignan">Perpignan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Castres_Olympique" title="Castres Olympique">Castres</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/US_Montauban" title="US Montauban">Montauban</a></li></ul> </td> <td> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Cardiff_Blues" class="mw-redirect" title="Cardiff Blues">Cardiff Blues</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scarlets" title="Scarlets">Scarlets</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ospreys_(rugby_union)" title="Ospreys (rugby union)">Ospreys</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dragons_(rugby_union)" class="mw-redirect" title="Dragons (rugby union)">Newport Gwent Dragons</a></li></ul> </td> <td> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Leinster_Rugby" title="Leinster Rugby">Leinster</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Munster_Rugby" title="Munster Rugby">Munster</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ulster_Rugby" title="Ulster Rugby">Ulster</a></li></ul> </td> <td> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Edinburgh_Rugby" title="Edinburgh Rugby">Edinburgh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Glasgow_Warriors" title="Glasgow Warriors">Glasgow Warriors</a></li></ul> </td> <td> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Rugby_Calvisano" title="Rugby Calvisano">Calvisano</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Benetton_Rugby" title="Benetton Rugby">Benetton Treviso</a></li></ul> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Seeding">Seeding</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2008%E2%80%9309_Heineken_Cup&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Seeding"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The seeding system for participating teams changed from previous editions of the Heineken Cup. Previously, each participating nation would seed one of their teams and these six teams would be drawn in different groups at the group stage.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Starting with the 2008–09 edition, the 24 competing teams were ranked based on past Heineken Cup and European Challenge Cup performance, with each group receiving one team from each quartile, or Tier.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The requirement to have only one team per country in each group however, still applied (with the exception of the inclusion of the seventh French team).<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The brackets show each team's <a href="/wiki/European_Rugby_Club_Rankings" title="European Rugby Club Rankings">European Rugby Club Ranking</a> before the start of the 2008–09 season. </p> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th width="6%">Tier 1 </th> <td width="15%"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Ireland" title="Ireland"><img alt="Ireland" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/IRFU_flag.svg/23px-IRFU_flag.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/IRFU_flag.svg/35px-IRFU_flag.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/IRFU_flag.svg/45px-IRFU_flag.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="800" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Munster_Rugby" title="Munster Rugby">Munster</a> (1) </td> <td width="15%"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/France" title="France"><img alt="France" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/23px-Flag_of_France.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/35px-Flag_of_France.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/45px-Flag_of_France.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Stade_Toulousain" title="Stade Toulousain">Toulouse</a> (2) </td> <td width="15%"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/France" title="France"><img alt="France" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/23px-Flag_of_France.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/35px-Flag_of_France.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/45px-Flag_of_France.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Biarritz_Olympique" title="Biarritz Olympique">Biarritz</a> (3) </td> <td width="15%"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/England" title="England"><img alt="England" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/23px-Flag_of_England.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/35px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/46px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Leicester_Tigers" title="Leicester Tigers">Leicester Tigers</a> (4) </td> <td width="15%"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/France" title="France"><img alt="France" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/23px-Flag_of_France.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/35px-Flag_of_France.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/45px-Flag_of_France.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Stade_Fran%C3%A7ais" title="Stade Français">Stade Français</a> (5) </td> <td width="15%"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/England" title="England"><img alt="England" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/23px-Flag_of_England.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/35px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/46px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Wasps_RFC" title="Wasps RFC">London Wasps</a> (6) </td></tr> <tr> <th>Tier 2 </th> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Ireland" title="Ireland"><img alt="Ireland" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/IRFU_flag.svg/23px-IRFU_flag.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/IRFU_flag.svg/35px-IRFU_flag.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/IRFU_flag.svg/45px-IRFU_flag.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="800" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Leinster_Rugby" title="Leinster Rugby">Leinster</a> (7) </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/England" title="England"><img alt="England" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/23px-Flag_of_England.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/35px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/46px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Bath_Rugby" title="Bath Rugby">Bath</a> (8) </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/England" title="England"><img alt="England" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/23px-Flag_of_England.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/35px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/46px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Gloucester_Rugby" title="Gloucester Rugby">Gloucester</a> (9) </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/France" title="France"><img alt="France" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/23px-Flag_of_France.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/35px-Flag_of_France.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/45px-Flag_of_France.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/USA_Perpignan" title="USA Perpignan">Perpignan</a> (10) </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/England" title="England"><img alt="England" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/23px-Flag_of_England.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/35px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/46px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Sale_Sharks" title="Sale Sharks">Sale Sharks</a> (12) </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Wales" title="Wales"><img alt="Wales" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/23px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" 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(rugby union)">Ospreys</a> (15) </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Wales" title="Wales"><img alt="Wales" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/23px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/35px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/46px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Cardiff_Blues" class="mw-redirect" title="Cardiff Blues">Cardiff Blues</a> (17) </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/France" title="France"><img alt="France" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/23px-Flag_of_France.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" 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class="mw-redirect" title="Dragons (rugby union)">Newport Gwent Dragons</a> (20) </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Ireland" title="Ireland"><img alt="Ireland" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/IRFU_flag.svg/23px-IRFU_flag.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/IRFU_flag.svg/35px-IRFU_flag.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/IRFU_flag.svg/45px-IRFU_flag.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="800" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Ulster_Rugby" title="Ulster Rugby">Ulster</a> (21) </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/France" title="France"><img alt="France" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/23px-Flag_of_France.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" 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/></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Glasgow_Warriors" title="Glasgow Warriors">Glasgow Warriors</a> (24) </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Italy" title="Italy"><img alt="Italy" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/23px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/35px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/45px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1500" data-file-height="1000" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Benetton_Rugby" title="Benetton Rugby">Benetton Treviso</a> (25) </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Scotland" title="Scotland"><img alt="Scotland" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Scotland.svg/23px-Flag_of_Scotland.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Scotland.svg/35px-Flag_of_Scotland.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Scotland.svg/46px-Flag_of_Scotland.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Edinburgh_Rugby" title="Edinburgh Rugby">Edinburgh</a> (28) </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Italy" title="Italy"><img alt="Italy" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/23px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/35px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/45px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1500" data-file-height="1000" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Rugby_Calvisano" title="Rugby Calvisano">Calvisano</a> (32) </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/England" title="England"><img alt="England" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/23px-Flag_of_England.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/35px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/46px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Harlequin_F.C." title="Harlequin F.C.">Harlequins</a> (35) </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/France" title="France"><img alt="France" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/23px-Flag_of_France.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/35px-Flag_of_France.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/45px-Flag_of_France.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/US_Montauban" title="US Montauban">Montauban</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Pool_stage">Pool stage</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2008%E2%80%9309_Heineken_Cup&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Pool stage"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Further information: <a href="/wiki/2008%E2%80%9309_Heineken_Cup_pool_stage" title="2008–09 Heineken Cup pool stage">2008–09 Heineken Cup pool stage</a></div> <p>The draw for the pool stages took place on 17 June 2008 in Dublin. </p> <dl><dd><table class="wikitable"> <caption>Key to colours </caption> <tbody><tr> <td bgcolor="#ccffcc">     </td> <td>Winner of each pool, and two best runners-up,<br />advance to quarterfinals. Seed # in parentheses </td></tr></tbody></table></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Pool_1">Pool 1</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2008%E2%80%9309_Heineken_Cup&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Pool 1"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"> <tbody><tr> <th width="200">Team </th> <th width="20">P </th> <th width="20">W </th> <th width="20">D </th> <th width="20">L </th> <th width="20">Tries for </th> <th width="20">Tries against </th> <th width="20">Try diff </th> <th width="20">Points for </th> <th width="20">Points against </th> <th width="25">Points diff </th> <th width="20">TB </th> <th width="20">LB </th> <th width="20">Pts </th></tr> <tr bgcolor="#ccffcc"> <td align="left"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Ireland" title="Ireland"><img alt="Ireland" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/IRFU_flag.svg/23px-IRFU_flag.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/IRFU_flag.svg/35px-IRFU_flag.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/IRFU_flag.svg/45px-IRFU_flag.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="800" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Munster_Rugby" title="Munster Rugby">Munster</a> (2) </td> <td>6</td> <td>5</td> <td>0</td> <td>1</td> <td>18</td> <td>6</td> <td>12</td> <td>161</td> <td>98</td> <td>63</td> <td>2</td> <td>1</td> <td><b>23</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/England" title="England"><img alt="England" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/23px-Flag_of_England.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/35px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/46px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Sale_Sharks" title="Sale Sharks">Sale</a> </td> <td>6</td> <td>3</td> <td>0</td> <td>3</td> <td>14</td> <td>11</td> <td>3</td> <td>136</td> <td>115</td> <td>21</td> <td>2</td> <td>1</td> <td><b>15</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/France" title="France"><img alt="France" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/23px-Flag_of_France.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/35px-Flag_of_France.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/45px-Flag_of_France.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/ASM_Clermont_Auvergne" title="ASM Clermont Auvergne">Clermont</a> </td> <td>6</td> <td>3</td> <td>0</td> <td>3</td> <td>14</td> <td>13</td> <td>1</td> <td>137</td> <td>129</td> <td>8</td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td><b>13</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/France" title="France"><img alt="France" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/23px-Flag_of_France.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/35px-Flag_of_France.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/45px-Flag_of_France.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/US_Montauban" title="US Montauban">Montauban</a> </td> <td>6</td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td>5</td> <td>5</td> <td>21</td> <td>−16</td> <td>81</td> <td>173</td> <td>−92</td> <td>0</td> <td>2</td> <td><b>6</b> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Pool_2">Pool 2</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2008%E2%80%9309_Heineken_Cup&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Pool 2"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"> <tbody><tr> <th width="200">Team </th> <th width="20">P </th> <th width="20">W </th> <th width="20">D </th> <th width="20">L </th> <th width="20">Tries for </th> <th width="20">Tries against </th> <th width="20">Try diff </th> <th width="20">Points for </th> <th width="20">Points against </th> <th width="25">Points diff </th> <th width="20">TB </th> <th width="20">LB </th> <th width="20">Pts </th></tr> <tr bgcolor="#ccffcc"> <td align="left"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Ireland" title="Ireland"><img alt="Ireland" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/IRFU_flag.svg/23px-IRFU_flag.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/IRFU_flag.svg/35px-IRFU_flag.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/IRFU_flag.svg/45px-IRFU_flag.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="800" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Leinster_Rugby" title="Leinster Rugby">Leinster</a> (6) </td> <td>6</td> <td>4</td> <td>0</td> <td>2</td> <td>15</td> <td>3</td> <td>12</td> <td>140</td> <td>70</td> <td>70</td> <td>2</td> <td>2</td> <td><b>20</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/England" title="England"><img alt="England" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/23px-Flag_of_England.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/35px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/46px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Wasps_RFC" title="Wasps RFC">Wasps</a> </td> <td>6</td> <td>4</td> <td>0</td> <td>2</td> <td>9</td> <td>12</td> <td>−3</td> <td>114</td> <td>112</td> <td>2</td> <td>0</td> <td>1</td> <td><b>17</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Scotland" title="Scotland"><img alt="Scotland" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Scotland.svg/23px-Flag_of_Scotland.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Scotland.svg/35px-Flag_of_Scotland.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Scotland.svg/46px-Flag_of_Scotland.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Edinburgh_Rugby" title="Edinburgh Rugby">Edinburgh</a> </td> <td>6</td> <td>2</td> <td>0</td> <td>4</td> <td>8</td> <td>8</td> <td>0</td> <td>91</td> <td>103</td> <td>−12</td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td><b>9</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/France" title="France"><img alt="France" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/23px-Flag_of_France.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/35px-Flag_of_France.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/45px-Flag_of_France.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Castres_Olympique" title="Castres Olympique">Castres</a> </td> <td>6</td> <td>2</td> <td>0</td> <td>4</td> <td>6</td> <td>15</td> <td>−9</td> <td>73</td> <td>133</td> <td>−60</td> <td>0</td> <td>1</td> <td><b>9</b> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Pool_3">Pool 3</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2008%E2%80%9309_Heineken_Cup&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Pool 3"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"> <tbody><tr> <th width="200">Team </th> <th width="20">P </th> <th width="20">W </th> <th width="20">D </th> <th width="20">L </th> <th width="20">Tries for </th> <th width="20">Tries against </th> <th width="20">Try diff </th> <th width="20">Points for </th> <th width="20">Points against </th> <th width="25">Points diff </th> <th width="20">TB </th> <th width="20">LB </th> <th width="20">Pts </th></tr> <tr bgcolor="#ccffcc"> <td align="left"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/England" title="England"><img alt="England" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/23px-Flag_of_England.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/35px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/46px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Leicester_Tigers" title="Leicester Tigers">Leicester Tigers</a> (4) </td> <td>6</td> <td>4</td> <td>0</td> <td>2</td> <td>23</td> <td>6</td> <td>17</td> <td>191</td> <td>90</td> <td>101</td> <td>3</td> <td>2</td> <td><b>21</b> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#ccffcc"> <td align="left"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Wales" title="Wales"><img alt="Wales" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/23px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/35px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/46px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Ospreys_(rugby_union)" title="Ospreys (rugby union)">Ospreys</a> (7) </td> <td>6</td> <td>4</td> <td>0</td> <td>2</td> <td>17</td> <td>3</td> <td>14</td> <td>155</td> <td>71</td> <td>84</td> <td>2</td> <td>2</td> <td><b>20</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/France" title="France"><img alt="France" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/23px-Flag_of_France.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/35px-Flag_of_France.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/45px-Flag_of_France.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/USA_Perpignan" title="USA Perpignan">Perpignan</a> </td> <td>6</td> <td>4</td> <td>0</td> <td>2</td> <td>17</td> <td>10</td> <td>7</td> <td>154</td> <td>120</td> <td>34</td> <td>1</td> <td>1</td> <td><b>18</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Italy" title="Italy"><img alt="Italy" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/23px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/35px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/45px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1500" data-file-height="1000" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Benetton_Rugby" title="Benetton Rugby">Benetton Treviso</a> </td> <td>6</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>6</td> <td>5</td> <td>43</td> <td>−38</td> <td>72</td> <td>291</td> <td>−219</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td><b>0</b> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Pool_4">Pool 4</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2008%E2%80%9309_Heineken_Cup&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Pool 4"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"> <tbody><tr> <th width="200">Team </th> <th width="20">P </th> <th width="20">W </th> <th width="20">D </th> <th width="20">L </th> <th width="20">Tries for </th> <th width="20">Tries against </th> <th width="20">Try diff </th> <th width="20">Points for </th> <th width="20">Points against </th> <th width="25">Points diff </th> <th width="20">TB </th> <th width="20">LB </th> <th width="20">Pts </th></tr> <tr bgcolor="#ccffcc"> <td align="left"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/England" title="England"><img alt="England" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/23px-Flag_of_England.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/35px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/46px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Harlequin_F.C." title="Harlequin F.C.">Harlequins</a> (3) </td> <td>6</td> <td>5</td> <td>0</td> <td>1</td> <td>16</td> <td>12</td> <td>4</td> <td>144</td> <td>115</td> <td>29</td> <td>2</td> <td>0</td> <td><b>22</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/France" title="France"><img alt="France" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/23px-Flag_of_France.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/35px-Flag_of_France.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/45px-Flag_of_France.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Stade_Fran%C3%A7ais" title="Stade Français">Stade Français</a> </td> <td>6</td> <td>3</td> <td>0</td> <td>3</td> <td>13</td> <td>11</td> <td>2</td> <td>131</td> <td>109</td> <td>22</td> <td>1</td> <td>2</td> <td><b>15</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Ireland" title="Ireland"><img alt="Ireland" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/IRFU_flag.svg/23px-IRFU_flag.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/IRFU_flag.svg/35px-IRFU_flag.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/IRFU_flag.svg/45px-IRFU_flag.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="800" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Ulster_Rugby" title="Ulster Rugby">Ulster</a> </td> <td>6</td> <td>2</td> <td>1</td> <td>3</td> <td>13</td> <td>13</td> <td>0</td> <td>113</td> <td>134</td> <td>−21</td> <td>0</td> <td>1</td> <td><b>11</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Wales" title="Wales"><img alt="Wales" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/23px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/35px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/46px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Scarlets" title="Scarlets">Scarlets</a> </td> <td>6</td> <td>1</td> <td>1</td> <td>4</td> <td>12</td> <td>18</td> <td>−6</td> <td>124</td> <td>154</td> <td>−30</td> <td>0</td> <td>2</td> <td><b>8</b> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Pool_5">Pool 5</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2008%E2%80%9309_Heineken_Cup&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Pool 5"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"> <tbody><tr> <th width="200">Team </th> <th width="20">P </th> <th width="20">W </th> <th width="20">D </th> <th width="20">L </th> <th width="20">Tries for </th> <th width="20">Tries against </th> <th width="20">Try diff </th> <th width="20">Points for </th> <th width="20">Points against </th> <th width="25">Points diff </th> <th width="20">TB </th> <th width="20">LB </th> <th width="20">Pts </th></tr> <tr bgcolor="#ccffcc"> <td align="left"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/England" title="England"><img alt="England" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/23px-Flag_of_England.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/35px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/46px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Bath_Rugby" title="Bath Rugby">Bath</a> (5) </td> <td>6</td> <td>4</td> <td>1</td> <td>1</td> <td>13</td> <td>8</td> <td>5</td> <td>107</td> <td>92</td> <td>15</td> <td>2</td> <td>1</td> <td><b>21</b> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#ccffcc"> <td align="left"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/France" title="France"><img alt="France" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/23px-Flag_of_France.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/35px-Flag_of_France.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/45px-Flag_of_France.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Stade_Toulousain" title="Stade Toulousain">Toulouse</a> (8) </td> <td>6</td> <td>4</td> <td>1</td> <td>1</td> <td>12</td> <td>8</td> <td>4</td> <td>121</td> <td>88</td> <td>33</td> <td>1</td> <td>1</td> <td><b>20</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Scotland" title="Scotland"><img alt="Scotland" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Scotland.svg/23px-Flag_of_Scotland.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Scotland.svg/35px-Flag_of_Scotland.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Scotland.svg/46px-Flag_of_Scotland.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Glasgow_Rugby" class="mw-redirect" title="Glasgow Rugby">Glasgow</a> </td> <td>6</td> <td>2</td> <td>0</td> <td>4</td> <td>14</td> <td>17</td> <td>−3</td> <td>134</td> <td>150</td> <td>−16</td> <td>1</td> <td>3</td> <td><b>12</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Wales" title="Wales"><img alt="Wales" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/23px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/35px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/46px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Dragons_(rugby_union)" class="mw-redirect" title="Dragons (rugby union)">Newport Gwent Dragons</a> </td> <td>6</td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td>5</td> <td>8</td> <td>14</td> <td>−6</td> <td>83</td> <td>115</td> <td>−32</td> <td>0</td> <td>3</td> <td><b>7</b> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Pool_6">Pool 6</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2008%E2%80%9309_Heineken_Cup&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Pool 6"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"> <tbody><tr> <th width="200">Team </th> <th width="20">P </th> <th width="20">W </th> <th width="20">D </th> <th width="20">L </th> <th width="20">Tries for </th> <th width="20">Tries against </th> <th width="20">Try diff </th> <th width="20">Points for </th> <th width="20">Points against </th> <th width="25">Points diff </th> <th width="20">TB </th> <th width="20">LB </th> <th width="20">Pts </th></tr> <tr bgcolor="#ccffcc"> <td align="left"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Wales" title="Wales"><img alt="Wales" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/23px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/35px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/46px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Cardiff_Blues" class="mw-redirect" title="Cardiff Blues">Cardiff Blues</a> (1) </td> <td>6</td> <td>6</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>23</td> <td>9</td> <td>14</td> <td>202</td> <td>99</td> <td>103</td> <td>3</td> <td>0</td> <td><b>27</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/France" title="France"><img alt="France" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/23px-Flag_of_France.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/35px-Flag_of_France.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/45px-Flag_of_France.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Biarritz_Olympique" title="Biarritz Olympique">Biarritz</a> </td> <td>6</td> <td>3</td> <td>0</td> <td>3</td> <td>14</td> <td>4</td> <td>10</td> <td>121</td> <td>88</td> <td>33</td> <td>1</td> <td>2</td> <td><b>15</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/England" title="England"><img alt="England" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/23px-Flag_of_England.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/35px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/46px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Gloucester_Rugby" title="Gloucester Rugby">Gloucester</a> </td> <td>6</td> <td>3</td> <td>0</td> <td>3</td> <td>17</td> <td>12</td> <td>5</td> <td>156</td> <td>109</td> <td>47</td> <td>2</td> <td>1</td> <td><b>15</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Italy" title="Italy"><img alt="Italy" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/23px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/35px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/45px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1500" data-file-height="1000" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Rugby_Calvisano" title="Rugby Calvisano">Calvisano</a> </td> <td>6</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>6</td> <td>8</td> <td>37</td> <td>−29</td> <td>87</td> <td>270</td> <td>−183</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td><b>0</b> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Seeding_and_runners-up">Seeding and runners-up</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2008%E2%80%9309_Heineken_Cup&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Seeding and runners-up"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"> <tbody><tr> <th>Seed </th> <th>Pool Winners </th> <th>Pts </th> <th>TF </th> <th>+/− </th></tr> <tr> <td><b>1</b> </td> <td align="left"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Wales" title="Wales"><img alt="Wales" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/23px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/35px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/46px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Cardiff_Blues" class="mw-redirect" title="Cardiff Blues">Cardiff Blues</a> </td> <td>27</td> <td>23</td> <td>+103 </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>2</b> </td> <td align="left"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Ireland" title="Ireland"><img alt="Ireland" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/IRFU_flag.svg/23px-IRFU_flag.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/IRFU_flag.svg/35px-IRFU_flag.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/IRFU_flag.svg/45px-IRFU_flag.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="800" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Munster_Rugby" title="Munster Rugby">Munster</a> </td> <td>23</td> <td>18</td> <td>+63 </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>3</b> </td> <td align="left"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/England" title="England"><img alt="England" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/23px-Flag_of_England.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/35px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/46px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Harlequin_F.C." title="Harlequin F.C.">Harlequins</a> </td> <td>22</td> <td>16</td> <td>+29 </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>4</b> </td> <td align="left"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/England" title="England"><img alt="England" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/23px-Flag_of_England.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/35px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/46px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Leicester_Tigers" title="Leicester Tigers">Leicester Tigers</a> </td> <td>21</td> <td>23</td> <td>+101 </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>5</b> </td> <td align="left"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/England" title="England"><img alt="England" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/23px-Flag_of_England.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/35px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/46px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Bath_Rugby" title="Bath Rugby">Bath</a> </td> <td>21</td> <td>13</td> <td>+15 </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>6</b> </td> <td align="left"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Ireland" title="Ireland"><img alt="Ireland" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/IRFU_flag.svg/23px-IRFU_flag.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/IRFU_flag.svg/35px-IRFU_flag.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/IRFU_flag.svg/45px-IRFU_flag.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="800" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Leinster_Rugby" title="Leinster Rugby">Leinster</a> </td> <td>20</td> <td>15</td> <td>+70 </td></tr> <tr> <th>Seed </th> <th>Pool Runners-up </th> <th>Pts </th> <th>TF </th> <th>+/− </th></tr> <tr> <td><b>7</b> </td> <td align="left"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Wales" title="Wales"><img alt="Wales" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/23px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/35px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/46px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Ospreys_(rugby_union)" title="Ospreys (rugby union)">Ospreys</a> </td> <td>20</td> <td>17</td> <td>+84 </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>8</b> </td> <td align="left"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/France" title="France"><img alt="France" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/23px-Flag_of_France.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/35px-Flag_of_France.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/45px-Flag_of_France.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Stade_Toulousain" title="Stade Toulousain">Toulouse</a> </td> <td>20</td> <td>12</td> <td>+33 </td></tr> <tr> <td>– </td> <td align="left"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/England" title="England"><img alt="England" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/23px-Flag_of_England.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/35px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/46px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Sale_Sharks" title="Sale Sharks">Sale</a> </td> <td>19</td> <td>14</td> <td>+21 </td></tr> <tr> <td>– </td> <td align="left"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/England" title="England"><img alt="England" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/23px-Flag_of_England.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/35px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/46px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Wasps_RFC" title="Wasps RFC">Wasps</a> </td> <td>17</td> <td>7</td> <td>+8 </td></tr> <tr> <td>– </td> <td align="left"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/France" title="France"><img alt="France" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/23px-Flag_of_France.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/35px-Flag_of_France.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/45px-Flag_of_France.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Biarritz_Olympique" title="Biarritz Olympique">Biarritz</a> </td> <td>15</td> <td>14</td> <td>+33 </td></tr> <tr> <td>– </td> <td align="left"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/France" title="France"><img alt="France" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/23px-Flag_of_France.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/35px-Flag_of_France.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/45px-Flag_of_France.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Stade_Fran%C3%A7ais" title="Stade Français">Stade Français</a> </td> <td>15</td> <td>13</td> <td>+22 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Knockout_stage">Knockout stage</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2008%E2%80%9309_Heineken_Cup&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Knockout stage"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The draw for the quarter-finals took place on 27 January at Murrayfield Stadium.<sup id="cite_ref-SF_draw_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SF_draw-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Quarter-finals">Quarter-finals</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2008%E2%80%9309_Heineken_Cup&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Quarter-finals"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/SportsEvent" class="vevent summary" style="width:100%"><table style="float:left;width:15%;table-layout:fixed"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align:right">11 April 2009<br />15:30</td></tr></tbody></table><table style="float:left;width:61%;table-layout:fixed;text-align:center"><tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top;font-weight:bold"><td class="vcard" style="width:39%;text-align:right"><span class="fn org"><a href="/wiki/Cardiff_Blues" class="mw-redirect" title="Cardiff Blues">Cardiff Blues</a> <span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Wales" title="Wales"><img alt="Wales" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/23px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/35px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/46px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span></span></td><td style="width:22%">9–6</td><td class="vcard" style="width:39%;text-align:left"><span class="fn org"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/France" title="France"><img alt="France" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/23px-Flag_of_France.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/35px-Flag_of_France.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/45px-Flag_of_France.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Stade_Toulousain" title="Stade Toulousain">Toulouse</a></span></td></tr><tr style="font-size:85%;vertical-align:top"><td style="text-align:right"><b>Pen:</b> <a href="/wiki/Ben_Blair" title="Ben Blair">Blair</a> (3/3) 1', 30', 57'</td><td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.ercrugby.com/eng/12_12243.php">Report</a></td><td style="text-align:left"><b>Pen:</b> <a href="/wiki/Fr%C3%A9d%C3%A9ric_Michalak" title="Frédéric Michalak">Michalak</a> (1/1) 5'<br /><a href="/wiki/David_Skrela" title="David Skrela">Skrela</a> (1/1) 64'</td></tr></tbody></table><table style="float:left;width:24%;table-layout:fixed"><tbody><tr><td style="font-size:85%"><span class="location"><a href="/wiki/Millennium_Stadium" title="Millennium Stadium">Millennium Stadium</a>, <a href="/wiki/Cardiff" title="Cardiff">Cardiff</a></span><br />Attendance: 36,728<br />Referee: <span class="attendee"><a href="/wiki/Chris_White_(referee)" class="mw-redirect" title="Chris White (referee)">Chris White</a> (<a href="/wiki/Rugby_Football_Union" title="Rugby Football Union">England</a>)</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <div itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/SportsEvent" class="vevent summary" style="width:100%"><table style="float:left;width:15%;table-layout:fixed"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align:right">11 April 2009<br />18:00</td></tr></tbody></table><table style="float:left;width:61%;table-layout:fixed;text-align:center"><tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top;font-weight:bold"><td class="vcard" style="width:39%;text-align:right"><span class="fn org"><a href="/wiki/Leicester_Tigers" title="Leicester Tigers">Leicester Tigers</a> <span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/England" title="England"><img alt="England" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/23px-Flag_of_England.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/35px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/46px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span></span></td><td style="width:22%">20–15</td><td class="vcard" style="width:39%;text-align:left"><span class="fn org"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/England" title="England"><img alt="England" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/23px-Flag_of_England.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/35px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/46px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Bath_Rugby" title="Bath Rugby">Bath</a></span></td></tr><tr style="font-size:85%;vertical-align:top"><td style="text-align:right"><b>Try:</b> <a href="/wiki/Julien_Dupuy" title="Julien Dupuy">Dupuy</a> 80' m<br /><b>Pen:</b> <a href="/wiki/Sam_Vesty" title="Sam Vesty">Vesty</a> (5/5) 20', 22', 51', 55', 67'</td><td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.ercrugby.com/eng/12_12244.php">Report</a></td><td style="text-align:left"><b>Try:</b> <a href="/wiki/Shaun_Berne" title="Shaun Berne">Berne</a> 35' c<br /><a href="/wiki/Joe_Maddock_(rugby_player)" class="mw-redirect" title="Joe Maddock (rugby player)">Maddock</a> 64' m<br /><b>Con:</b> <a href="/wiki/Butch_James" title="Butch James">James</a> (1/2)<br /><b>Pen:</b> <a href="/wiki/Butch_James" title="Butch James">James</a> (1/2) 45'</td></tr></tbody></table><table style="float:left;width:24%;table-layout:fixed"><tbody><tr><td style="font-size:85%"><span class="location"><a href="/wiki/King_Power_Stadium" title="King Power Stadium">Walkers Stadium</a>, <a href="/wiki/Leicester" title="Leicester">Leicester</a></span><br />Attendance: 26,100<br />Referee: <span class="attendee"><a href="/wiki/Alan_Lewis_(rugby_union_and_cricket)" title="Alan Lewis (rugby union and cricket)">Alan Lewis</a> (<a href="/wiki/Irish_Rugby_Football_Union" title="Irish Rugby Football Union">Ireland</a>)</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <div itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/SportsEvent" class="vevent summary" style="width:100%"><table style="float:left;width:15%;table-layout:fixed"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align:right">12 April 2009<br />13:00</td></tr></tbody></table><table style="float:left;width:61%;table-layout:fixed;text-align:center"><tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top;font-weight:bold"><td class="vcard" style="width:39%;text-align:right"><span class="fn org"><a href="/wiki/Munster_Rugby" title="Munster Rugby">Munster</a> <span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Ireland" title="Ireland"><img alt="Ireland" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/IRFU_flag.svg/23px-IRFU_flag.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/IRFU_flag.svg/35px-IRFU_flag.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/IRFU_flag.svg/45px-IRFU_flag.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="800" /></a></span></span></span></td><td style="width:22%">43–9</td><td class="vcard" style="width:39%;text-align:left"><span class="fn org"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Wales" title="Wales"><img alt="Wales" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/23px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/35px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/46px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Ospreys_(rugby_union)" title="Ospreys (rugby union)">Ospreys</a></span></td></tr><tr style="font-size:85%;vertical-align:top"><td style="text-align:right"><b>Try:</b> <a href="/wiki/Paul_Warwick_(rugby_union)" title="Paul Warwick (rugby union)">Warwick</a> 34' c<br /><a href="/wiki/Paul_O%27Connell" title="Paul O'Connell">O'Connell</a> 55' c<br /><a href="/wiki/Keith_Earls" title="Keith Earls">Earls</a> (2) 63' c, 65' c<br /><b>Con:</b> <a href="/wiki/Ronan_O%27Gara" title="Ronan O'Gara">O'Gara</a> (4/4)<br /><b>Pen:</b> <a href="/wiki/Ronan_O%27Gara" title="Ronan O'Gara">O'Gara</a> (3/3) 14', 20', 50'<br /><b>Drop:</b> <a href="/wiki/Paul_Warwick_(rugby_union)" title="Paul Warwick (rugby union)">Warwick</a> (2) 39', 58'</td><td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.ercrugby.com/eng/12_12245.php">Report</a></td><td style="text-align:left"><b>Pen:</b> <a href="/wiki/James_Hook_(rugby_player)" class="mw-redirect" title="James Hook (rugby player)">Hook</a> (3/6) 16', 30', 45'</td></tr></tbody></table><table style="float:left;width:24%;table-layout:fixed"><tbody><tr><td style="font-size:85%"><span class="location"><a href="/wiki/Thomond_Park" title="Thomond Park">Thomond Park</a>, <a href="/wiki/Limerick" title="Limerick">Limerick</a></span><br />Attendance: 26,000<br />Referee: <span class="attendee"><a href="/wiki/Wayne_Barnes" title="Wayne Barnes">Wayne Barnes</a> (<a href="/wiki/Rugby_Football_Union" title="Rugby Football Union">England</a>)</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <div itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/SportsEvent" class="vevent summary" style="width:100%"><table style="float:left;width:15%;table-layout:fixed"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align:right">12 April 2009<br />15:30</td></tr></tbody></table><table style="float:left;width:61%;table-layout:fixed;text-align:center"><tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top;font-weight:bold"><td class="vcard" style="width:39%;text-align:right"><span class="fn org"><a href="/wiki/Harlequin_F.C." title="Harlequin F.C.">Harlequins</a> <span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/England" title="England"><img alt="England" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/23px-Flag_of_England.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/35px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/46px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span></span></td><td style="width:22%">5–6</td><td class="vcard" style="width:39%;text-align:left"><span class="fn org"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Ireland" title="Ireland"><img alt="Ireland" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/IRFU_flag.svg/23px-IRFU_flag.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/IRFU_flag.svg/35px-IRFU_flag.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/IRFU_flag.svg/45px-IRFU_flag.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="800" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Leinster_Rugby" title="Leinster Rugby">Leinster</a></span></td></tr><tr style="font-size:85%;vertical-align:top"><td style="text-align:right"><b>Try:</b> <a href="/wiki/Mike_Brown_(rugby_player)" class="mw-redirect" title="Mike Brown (rugby player)">Brown</a> 65' m</td><td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.ercrugby.com/eng/12_12246.php">Report</a></td><td style="text-align:left"><b>Pen:</b> <a href="/wiki/Felipe_Contepomi" title="Felipe Contepomi">Contepomi</a> (2/2) 15', 39'</td></tr></tbody></table><table style="float:left;width:24%;table-layout:fixed"><tbody><tr><td style="font-size:85%"><span class="location"><a href="/wiki/The_Stoop" class="mw-redirect" title="The Stoop">Twickenham Stoop</a>, London</span><br />Attendance: 12,638<br />Referee: <span class="attendee"><a href="/wiki/Nigel_Owens" title="Nigel Owens">Nigel Owens</a> (<a href="/wiki/Welsh_Rugby_Union" title="Welsh Rugby Union">Wales</a>)</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <ul><li>This match became notorious for the "<a href="/wiki/Bloodgate" title="Bloodgate">Bloodgate</a>" scandal. Quins coach <a href="/wiki/Dean_Richards_(rugby_union)" title="Dean Richards (rugby union)">Dean Richards</a> was banned from rugby for three years for his role in faking an injury to <a href="/wiki/Wing_(rugby_union)" class="mw-redirect" title="Wing (rugby union)">wing</a> <a href="/wiki/Tom_Williams_(rugby_player,_born_1983)" class="mw-redirect" title="Tom Williams (rugby player, born 1983)">Tom Williams</a> so that Quins could send in a <a href="/wiki/Blood_replacement" title="Blood replacement">blood replacement</a>. Williams himself was initially banned for a year, but after he revealed the full extent of the scheme, the ban was reduced to four months.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Semi-finals">Semi-finals</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2008%E2%80%9309_Heineken_Cup&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Semi-finals"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/SportsEvent" class="vevent summary" style="width:100%"><table style="float:left;width:15%;table-layout:fixed"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align:right">2 May 2009<br />17:30</td></tr></tbody></table><table style="float:left;width:61%;table-layout:fixed;text-align:center"><tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top;font-weight:bold"><td class="vcard" style="width:39%;text-align:right"><span class="fn org"><a href="/wiki/Munster_Rugby" title="Munster Rugby">Munster</a> <span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Ireland" title="Ireland"><img alt="Ireland" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/IRFU_flag.svg/23px-IRFU_flag.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/IRFU_flag.svg/35px-IRFU_flag.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/IRFU_flag.svg/45px-IRFU_flag.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="800" /></a></span></span></span></td><td style="width:22%">6–25</td><td class="vcard" style="width:39%;text-align:left"><span class="fn org"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Ireland" title="Ireland"><img alt="Ireland" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/IRFU_flag.svg/23px-IRFU_flag.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/IRFU_flag.svg/35px-IRFU_flag.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/IRFU_flag.svg/45px-IRFU_flag.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="800" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Leinster_Rugby" title="Leinster Rugby">Leinster</a></span></td></tr><tr style="font-size:85%;vertical-align:top"><td style="text-align:right"><b>Pen:</b> <a href="/wiki/Ronan_O%27Gara" title="Ronan O'Gara">O'Gara</a> (2/2) 18', 36'</td><td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20100108141452/http://www.ercrugby.com/eng/12_12557.php">Report</a> <br /> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/rugby_union/8030912.stm">Report</a></td><td style="text-align:left"><b>Try:</b> <a href="/wiki/Gordon_D%27Arcy" title="Gordon D'Arcy">D'Arcy</a> 30' m<br /><a href="/wiki/Luke_Fitzgerald" title="Luke Fitzgerald">Fitzgerald</a> 42' c<br /><a href="/wiki/Brian_O%27Driscoll" title="Brian O'Driscoll">B. O'Driscoll</a> 61' c<br /><b>Con:</b> <a href="/wiki/Johnny_Sexton" title="Johnny Sexton">Sexton</a> (2/3)<br /><b>Pen:</b> <a href="/wiki/Johnny_Sexton" title="Johnny Sexton">Sexton</a> (1/1) 26'<br /><b>Drop:</b> <a href="/wiki/Felipe_Contepomi" title="Felipe Contepomi">Contepomi</a> (1/1) 15'</td></tr></tbody></table><table style="float:left;width:24%;table-layout:fixed"><tbody><tr><td style="font-size:85%"><span class="location"><a href="/wiki/Croke_Park" title="Croke Park">Croke Park</a>, <a href="/wiki/Dublin" title="Dublin">Dublin</a></span><br />Attendance: 82,208<br />Referee: <span class="attendee"><a href="/wiki/Nigel_Owens" title="Nigel Owens">Nigel Owens</a> (<a href="/wiki/Welsh_Rugby_Union" title="Welsh Rugby Union">Wales</a>)</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Cardiff_Blues_vs_Leicester_Tigers_(2008%E2%80%9309_Heineken_Cup)" title="Cardiff Blues vs Leicester Tigers (2008–09 Heineken Cup)">Cardiff Blues vs Leicester Tigers (2008–09 Heineken Cup)</a></div> <div itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/SportsEvent" class="vevent summary" style="width:100%"><table style="float:left;width:15%;table-layout:fixed"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align:right">3 May 2009<br />15:00</td></tr></tbody></table><table style="float:left;width:61%;table-layout:fixed;text-align:center"><tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top;font-weight:bold"><td class="vcard" style="width:39%;text-align:right"><span class="fn org"><a href="/wiki/Cardiff_Blues" class="mw-redirect" title="Cardiff Blues">Cardiff Blues</a> <span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Wales" title="Wales"><img alt="Wales" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/23px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/35px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/46px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span></span></td><td style="width:22%">26–26 (<a href="/wiki/Extra_time" class="mw-redirect" title="Extra time">a.e.t.</a>)</td><td class="vcard" style="width:39%;text-align:left"><span class="fn org"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/England" title="England"><img alt="England" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/23px-Flag_of_England.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/35px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/46px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Leicester_Tigers" title="Leicester Tigers">Leicester Tigers</a></span></td></tr><tr style="font-size:85%;vertical-align:top"><td style="text-align:right"><b>Try:</b> <a href="/wiki/Jamie_Roberts" title="Jamie Roberts">Roberts</a> 73' c<br /><a href="/wiki/Tom_James_(rugby_union,_born_1987)" title="Tom James (rugby union, born 1987)">James</a> 74' c<br /><b>Con:</b> <a href="/wiki/Ben_Blair" title="Ben Blair">Blair</a> (2/2)<br /><b>Pen:</b> <a href="/wiki/Ben_Blair" title="Ben Blair">Blair</a> (2/2) 14', 33'<br /><a href="/wiki/Leigh_Halfpenny" title="Leigh Halfpenny">Halfpenny</a> 27', 35'</td><td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20090505115942/http://www.ercrugby.com/eng/12_12558.php">Report</a></td><td style="text-align:left"><b>Try:</b> <a href="/wiki/Scott_Hamilton_(rugby_union)" title="Scott Hamilton (rugby union)">Hamilton</a> 21' c<br /><a href="/wiki/Geordan_Murphy" title="Geordan Murphy">G. Murphy</a> 45' c<br /><b>Con:</b> <a href="/wiki/Julien_Dupuy" title="Julien Dupuy">Dupuy</a> (2/2)<br /><b>Pen:</b> <a href="/wiki/Julien_Dupuy" title="Julien Dupuy">Dupuy</a> (4/7) 24', 38', 54', 56'</td></tr><tr><th></th><th><a href="/wiki/Penalty_shootout#Rugby_union" title="Penalty shootout">Penalties</a></th><th></th></tr><tr style="font-size:85%;vertical-align:top"><td style="text-align:right"><a href="/wiki/Ben_Blair" title="Ben Blair">Blair</a> <span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="check" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/13px-Yes_check.svg.png" decoding="async" width="13" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/20px-Yes_check.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/26px-Yes_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></span></span><span style="display:none">Y</span><br /><a href="/wiki/Nicky_Robinson_(rugby_union)" title="Nicky Robinson (rugby union)">N. Robinson</a> <span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="check" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/13px-Yes_check.svg.png" decoding="async" width="13" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/20px-Yes_check.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/26px-Yes_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></span></span><span style="display:none">Y</span><br /><a href="/wiki/Leigh_Halfpenny" title="Leigh Halfpenny">Halfpenny</a> <span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="check" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/13px-Yes_check.svg.png" decoding="async" width="13" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/20px-Yes_check.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/26px-Yes_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></span></span><span style="display:none">Y</span><br /><a href="/wiki/Ceri_Sweeney" title="Ceri Sweeney">Sweeney</a> <span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="check" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/13px-Yes_check.svg.png" decoding="async" width="13" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/20px-Yes_check.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/26px-Yes_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></span></span><span style="display:none">Y</span><br /><a href="/wiki/Tom_James_(rugby_union,_born_1987)" title="Tom James (rugby union, born 1987)">James</a> <span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="☒" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/X_mark.svg/13px-X_mark.svg.png" decoding="async" width="13" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/X_mark.svg/20px-X_mark.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/X_mark.svg/26px-X_mark.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="525" data-file-height="600" /></span></span><span style="display:none">N</span><br /><a href="/wiki/Tom_Shanklin" title="Tom Shanklin">Shanklin</a> <span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="check" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/13px-Yes_check.svg.png" decoding="async" width="13" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/20px-Yes_check.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/26px-Yes_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></span></span><span style="display:none">Y</span><br /><a href="/wiki/Richie_Rees" title="Richie Rees">Rees</a> <span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="check" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/13px-Yes_check.svg.png" decoding="async" width="13" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/20px-Yes_check.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/26px-Yes_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></span></span><span style="display:none">Y</span><br /><a href="/wiki/Martyn_Williams" title="Martyn Williams">M. Williams</a> <span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="☒" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/X_mark.svg/13px-X_mark.svg.png" decoding="async" width="13" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/X_mark.svg/20px-X_mark.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/X_mark.svg/26px-X_mark.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="525" data-file-height="600" /></span></span><span style="display:none">N</span></td><td style="font-weight:bold">6–7</td><td style="text-align:left"><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="check" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/13px-Yes_check.svg.png" decoding="async" width="13" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/20px-Yes_check.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/26px-Yes_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></span></span><span style="display:none">Y</span> <a href="/wiki/Julien_Dupuy" title="Julien Dupuy">Dupuy</a><br /><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="check" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/13px-Yes_check.svg.png" decoding="async" width="13" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/20px-Yes_check.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/26px-Yes_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></span></span><span style="display:none">Y</span> <a href="/wiki/Sam_Vesty" title="Sam Vesty">Vesty</a><br /><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="check" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/13px-Yes_check.svg.png" decoding="async" width="13" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/20px-Yes_check.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/26px-Yes_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></span></span><span style="display:none">Y</span> <a href="/wiki/Geordan_Murphy" title="Geordan Murphy">G. Murphy</a><br /><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="☒" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/X_mark.svg/13px-X_mark.svg.png" decoding="async" width="13" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/X_mark.svg/20px-X_mark.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/X_mark.svg/26px-X_mark.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="525" data-file-height="600" /></span></span><span style="display:none">N</span> <a href="/wiki/Johne_Murphy" title="Johne Murphy">J. Murphy</a><br /><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="check" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/13px-Yes_check.svg.png" decoding="async" width="13" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/20px-Yes_check.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/26px-Yes_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></span></span><span style="display:none">Y</span> <a href="/wiki/Scott_Hamilton_(rugby_union)" title="Scott Hamilton (rugby union)">Hamilton</a><br /><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="check" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/13px-Yes_check.svg.png" decoding="async" width="13" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/20px-Yes_check.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/26px-Yes_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></span></span><span style="display:none">Y</span> <a href="/wiki/Aaron_Mauger" title="Aaron Mauger">Mauger</a><br /><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="check" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/13px-Yes_check.svg.png" decoding="async" width="13" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/20px-Yes_check.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/26px-Yes_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></span></span><span style="display:none">Y</span> <a href="/wiki/Craig_Newby" title="Craig Newby">Newby</a><br /><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="check" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/13px-Yes_check.svg.png" decoding="async" width="13" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/20px-Yes_check.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/26px-Yes_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></span></span><span style="display:none">Y</span> <a href="/wiki/Jordan_Crane_(rugby_union)" title="Jordan Crane (rugby union)">Crane</a></td></tr></tbody></table><table style="float:left;width:24%;table-layout:fixed"><tbody><tr><td style="font-size:85%"><span class="location"><a href="/wiki/Millennium_Stadium" title="Millennium Stadium">Millennium Stadium</a>, <a href="/wiki/Cardiff" title="Cardiff">Cardiff</a></span><br />Attendance: 44,212<br />Referee: <span class="attendee"><a href="/wiki/Alain_Rolland" title="Alain Rolland">Alain Rolland</a> (<a href="/wiki/Irish_Rugby_Football_Union" title="Irish Rugby Football Union">Ireland</a>)</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Final">Final</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a 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Cup</a></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">2024–25 teams</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bath_Rugby" title="Bath Rugby">Bath</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Benetton_Rugby" title="Benetton Rugby">Benetton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Union_Bordeaux_B%C3%A8gles" title="Union Bordeaux Bègles">Bordeaux Bègles</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bristol_Bears" title="Bristol Bears">Bristol Bears</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bulls_(rugby_union)" title="Bulls (rugby union)">Bulls</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Castres_Olympique" title="Castres Olympique">Castres</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/ASM_Clermont_Auvergne" title="ASM Clermont Auvergne">Clermont</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Exeter_Chiefs" title="Exeter Chiefs">Exeter Chiefs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Glasgow_Warriors" title="Glasgow Warriors">Glasgow Warriors</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Harlequin_F.C." title="Harlequin F.C.">Harlequins</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stade_Rochelais" title="Stade Rochelais">La Rochelle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Leicester_Tigers" title="Leicester Tigers">Leicester Tigers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Leinster_Rugby" title="Leinster Rugby">Leinster</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Munster_Rugby" title="Munster Rugby">Munster</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northampton_Saints" title="Northampton Saints">Northampton Saints</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Racing_92" title="Racing 92">Racing 92</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sale_Sharks" title="Sale Sharks">Sale Sharks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Saracens_F.C." title="Saracens F.C.">Saracens</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sharks_(rugby_union)" title="Sharks (rugby union)">Sharks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stade_Fran%C3%A7ais" title="Stade Français">Stade Français</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stormers" title="Stormers">Stormers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/RC_Toulonnais" class="mw-redirect" title="RC Toulonnais">Toulon</a></li> 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href="/wiki/1998%E2%80%9399_Heineken_Cup" title="1998–99 Heineken Cup">1998–99</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1999%E2%80%932000_Heineken_Cup" title="1999–2000 Heineken Cup">1999–2000</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2000%E2%80%9301_Heineken_Cup" title="2000–01 Heineken Cup">2000–01</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2001%E2%80%9302_Heineken_Cup" title="2001–02 Heineken Cup">2001–02</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2002%E2%80%9303_Heineken_Cup" title="2002–03 Heineken Cup">2002–03</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2003%E2%80%9304_Heineken_Cup" title="2003–04 Heineken Cup">2003–04</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2004%E2%80%9305_Heineken_Cup" title="2004–05 Heineken Cup">2004–05</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2005%E2%80%9306_Heineken_Cup" title="2005–06 Heineken Cup">2005–06</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2006%E2%80%9307_Heineken_Cup" title="2006–07 Heineken Cup">2006–07</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2007%E2%80%9308_Heineken_Cup" title="2007–08 Heineken Cup">2007–08</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink 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href="/wiki/1997%E2%80%9398_Heineken_Cup_pool_stage" title="1997–98 Heineken Cup pool stage">1997–98</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1998%E2%80%9399_Heineken_Cup_pool_stage" title="1998–99 Heineken Cup pool stage">1998–99</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1999%E2%80%932000_Heineken_Cup_pool_stage" title="1999–2000 Heineken Cup pool stage">1999–2000</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2000%E2%80%9301_Heineken_Cup_pool_stage" title="2000–01 Heineken Cup pool stage">2000–01</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2001%E2%80%9302_Heineken_Cup_pool_stage" title="2001–02 Heineken Cup pool stage">2001–02</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2002%E2%80%9303_Heineken_Cup_pool_stage" title="2002–03 Heineken Cup pool stage">2002–03</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2003%E2%80%9304_Heineken_Cup_pool_stage" title="2003–04 Heineken Cup pool stage">2003–04</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2004%E2%80%9305_Heineken_Cup_pool_stage" title="2004–05 Heineken Cup pool stage">2004–05</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2005%E2%80%9306_Heineken_Cup_pool_stage" title="2005–06 Heineken Cup pool stage">2005–06</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2006%E2%80%9307_Heineken_Cup_pool_stage" title="2006–07 Heineken Cup pool stage">2006–07</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2007%E2%80%9308_Heineken_Cup_pool_stage" title="2007–08 Heineken Cup pool stage">2007–08</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008%E2%80%9309_Heineken_Cup_pool_stage" title="2008–09 Heineken Cup pool stage">2008–09</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2009%E2%80%9310_Heineken_Cup_pool_stage" title="2009–10 Heineken Cup pool stage">2009–10</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2010%E2%80%9311_Heineken_Cup_pool_stage" title="2010–11 Heineken Cup pool stage">2010–11</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2011%E2%80%9312_Heineken_Cup_pool_stage" title="2011–12 Heineken Cup pool stage">2011–12</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012%E2%80%9313_Heineken_Cup_pool_stage" title="2012–13 Heineken Cup pool stage">2012–13</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2013%E2%80%9314_Heineken_Cup_pool_stage" title="2013–14 Heineken Cup pool stage">2013–14</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_European_Rugby_Champions_Cup_finals" title="List of European Rugby Champions Cup finals">Finals</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1996_Heineken_Cup_final" title="1996 Heineken Cup final">1996</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1997_Heineken_Cup_final" title="1997 Heineken Cup final">1997</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1998_Heineken_Cup_final" title="1998 Heineken Cup final">1998</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1999_Heineken_Cup_final" title="1999 Heineken Cup final">1999</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2000_Heineken_Cup_final" title="2000 Heineken Cup final">2000</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2001_Heineken_Cup_final" title="2001 Heineken Cup final">2001</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2002_Heineken_Cup_final" title="2002 Heineken Cup final">2002</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2003_Heineken_Cup_final" title="2003 Heineken Cup final">2003</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2004_Heineken_Cup_final" title="2004 Heineken Cup final">2004</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2005_Heineken_Cup_final" title="2005 Heineken Cup final">2005</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2006_Heineken_Cup_final" title="2006 Heineken Cup final">2006</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2007_Heineken_Cup_final" title="2007 Heineken Cup final">2007</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008_Heineken_Cup_final" title="2008 Heineken Cup final">2008</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2009_Heineken_Cup_final" title="2009 Heineken Cup final">2009</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2010_Heineken_Cup_final" title="2010 Heineken Cup final">2010</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2011_Heineken_Cup_final" title="2011 Heineken Cup final">2011</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_Heineken_Cup_final" title="2012 Heineken Cup final">2012</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2013_Heineken_Cup_final" title="2013 Heineken Cup final">2013</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_Heineken_Cup_final" title="2014 Heineken Cup final">2014</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">European Rugby<br />Champions Cup<br /><small>(2014–present)</small></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Seasons</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2014%E2%80%9315_European_Rugby_Champions_Cup" title="2014–15 European Rugby Champions Cup">2014–15</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2015%E2%80%9316_European_Rugby_Champions_Cup" title="2015–16 European Rugby Champions Cup">2015–16</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2016%E2%80%9317_European_Rugby_Champions_Cup" title="2016–17 European Rugby Champions Cup">2016–17</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2017%E2%80%9318_European_Rugby_Champions_Cup" title="2017–18 European Rugby Champions Cup">2017–18</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2018%E2%80%9319_European_Rugby_Champions_Cup" title="2018–19 European Rugby Champions Cup">2018–19</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019%E2%80%9320_European_Rugby_Champions_Cup" title="2019–20 European Rugby Champions Cup">2019–20</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2020%E2%80%9321_European_Rugby_Champions_Cup" title="2020–21 European Rugby Champions Cup">2020–21</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2021%E2%80%9322_European_Rugby_Champions_Cup" title="2021–22 European Rugby Champions Cup">2021–22</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2022%E2%80%9323_European_Rugby_Champions_Cup" title="2022–23 European Rugby Champions Cup">2022–23</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2023%E2%80%9324_European_Rugby_Champions_Cup" title="2023–24 European Rugby Champions Cup">2023–24</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/2024%E2%80%9325_European_Rugby_Champions_Cup" title="2024–25 European Rugby Champions Cup">2024–25</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Pool stages</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2014%E2%80%9315_European_Rugby_Champions_Cup_pool_stage" title="2014–15 European Rugby Champions Cup pool stage">2014–15</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2015%E2%80%9316_European_Rugby_Champions_Cup_pool_stage" title="2015–16 European Rugby Champions Cup pool stage">2015–16</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2016%E2%80%9317_European_Rugby_Champions_Cup_pool_stage" title="2016–17 European Rugby Champions Cup pool stage">2016–17</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2017%E2%80%9318_European_Rugby_Champions_Cup_pool_stage" title="2017–18 European Rugby Champions Cup pool stage">2017–18</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2018%E2%80%9319_European_Rugby_Champions_Cup_pool_stage" title="2018–19 European Rugby Champions Cup pool 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