2004–05 Heineken Cup

The 2004–05 Heineken Cup was the tenth edition of the Heineken Cup. Competing teams, from England, France, Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales, were divided into six pools of four, in which teams played home and away matches against each other. The winners of the pools, together with the two best runners-up, qualified for the knock-out stage. The French club Toulouse won a nail-biting final over fellow French side Stade Français by 18–12 after extra time. Toulouse became the first club to win the event three times.

2004–05 Heineken Cup
Official logo
Tournament details
Countries	England France Ireland Italy Scotland Wales
Tournament format(s)	Round-robin and Knockout
Date	22 October 2004 – 25 May 2005
Tournament statistics
Teams	24
Matches played	79
Attendance	918,039 (11,621 per match)
Top point scorer(s)	Andy Goode (Leicester) (114 points)
Top try scorer(s)	Shane Horgan (Leinster) (8 tries)
Final
Venue	Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh
Attendance	51,326
Champions	Toulouse (3rd title)
Runners-up	Stade Français
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Format

In the pool matches teams received:

• four points for a win
• two points for a draw
• a bonus point for scoring four or more tries
• a bonus point for losing by seven or fewer points

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

Teams

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

Pool stage

Further information: 2004–05 Heineken Cup pool stage

Pool 1

Team	P	W	D	L	Tries for	Tries against	Try diff	Points for	Points against	Points diff	TB	LB	Pts
Biarritz Olympique (4)	6	5	0	1	20	9	11	163	92	71	2	0	22
Leicester Tigers (8)	6	4	0	2	24	9	15	196	118	78	2	1	19
London Wasps	6	3	0	3	21	14	7	174	138	36	2	2	16
Ghial Rugby Calvisano	6	0	0	6	10	43	−33	79	264	−185	0	0	0

Pool 2

Team	P	W	D	L	Tries for	Tries against	Try diff	Points for	Points against	Points diff	TB	LB	Pts
Leinster (1)	6	6	0	0	33	10	23	257	100	157	2	0	26
Bath	6	3	0	3	15	11	4	149	122	27	1	2	15
Benetton Treviso	6	3	0	3	14	21	−7	136	181	−45	2	0	14
Bourgoin	6	0	0	6	9	29	−20	98	237	−139	0	2	2

Pool 3

Team	P	W	D	L	Tries for	Tries against	Try diff	Points for	Points against	Points diff	TB	LB	Pts
Toulouse (2)	6	5	0	1	21	9	12	181	104	77	3	1	24
Northampton Saints (7)	6	5	0	1	11	7	4	128	101	27	1	0	21
Llanelli Scarlets	6	2	0	4	15	17	−2	132	157	−25	3	2	13
Glasgow	6	0	0	6	11	25	−14	107	186	−79	0	2	2

Pool 4

Team	P	W	D	L	Tries for	Tries against	Try diff	Points for	Points against	Points diff	TB	LB	Pts
Munster (5)	6	5	0	1	12	4	8	121	74	47	1	1	22
Castres	6	3	1	2	16	13	3	157	121	36	2	0	16
Neath-Swansea Ospreys	6	3	0	3	11	10	1	135	115	20	1	1	14
NEC Harlequins	6	0	1	5	7	19	−12	81	184	−103	0	1	3

Pool 5

Team	P	W	D	L	Tries for	Tries against	Try diff	Points for	Points against	Points diff	TB	LB	Pts
Newcastle Falcons (6)	6	5	0	1	10	11	−1	113	104	9	1	0	21
Perpignan	6	3	0	3	15	10	5	133	107	26	2	1	15
Newport Gwent Dragons	6	3	0	3	17	12	5	124	99	25	2	1	15
Edinburgh	6	1	0	5	10	19	−9	92	152	−60	1	2	7

Pool 6

Team	P	W	D	L	Tries for	Tries against	Try diff	Points for	Points against	Points diff	TB	LB	Pts
Stade Français (3)	6	5	0	1	20	9	11	179	90	89	3	0	23
Gloucester	6	3	0	3	14	12	2	144	128	16	1	1	14
Ulster	6	3	0	3	5	13	−8	88	139	−51	0	1	13
Cardiff Blues	6	1	0	5	8	13	−5	98	152	−54	0	3	7

Seeding and runners-up

Seed	Pool winners	Pts	TF	+/−
1	Leinster	26	33	+157
2	Toulouse	24	21	+77
3	Stade Français	23	20	+89
4	Biarritz Olympique	22	20	+71
5	Munster	22	12	+47
6	Newcastle Falcons	21	10	+9
Seed	Pool runners-up	Pts	TF	+/−
7	Northampton Saints	21	11	+27
8	Leicester Tigers	19	24	+78
—	Castres Olympique	16	16	+36
—	Bath	15	15	+27
—	Perpignan	15	15	+26
—	Gloucester	14	14	+16

Knockout stage

Quarter-finals

1 April 2005 20:30 HAEC

Toulouse	37–9	Northampton Saints
Try: Michalak 21' c Heymans 32' c Clerc 49' c Labit 68' c Con: Élissalde (4/4) Pen: Michalak 43', 56' Drop: Michalak 41'	Report	Pen: Drahm (3) 23', 37', 46'

Stade Municipal, Toulouse Attendance: 37,000 Referee: Nigel Williams (Wales)

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2 April 2005 16:00 HAEC

Stade Français	48–8	Newcastle Falcons
Try: Blin (2) 9' m, 18' c Sarraméa (3) 30' c, 78' c, 79' m Poulain 63' c Arias 68' c Con: Skrela (3) Liebenberg (2) Pen: Skrela (1) 2'	Report	Try: Burke 72' m Pen: Burke 14'

Parc des Princes, Paris Attendance: 45,000 Referee: Alain Rolland (Ireland)

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2 April 2005 17:15 IST

Leinster	13–29	Leicester Tigers
Try: Horgan 73' c Con: Holwell (1) Pen: Holwell (2) 17', 55'	Report	Try: Smith 32' c Gibson 56' c Con: Goode (2/2) Pen: Goode (4) 11', 30', 40', 64' Drop: Goode (1) 67'

Lansdowne Road, Dublin Attendance: 48,500 Referee: Joël Jutge (France)

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3 April 2005 16:00 CEST

Biarritz Olympique	19–10	Munster
Try: Gaitán 15' c Con: Yachvili (1/1) Pen: Yachvili (4) 12', 30', 40', 59'	Report	Try: Wallace 45' c Con: Burke (1/1) Pen: Burke (1) 67'

Estadio Anoeta, San Sebastián Attendance: 32,000 Referee: Chris White (England)

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Semi-finals

23 April 2005 16:00 HAEC

Stade Français	20–17	Biarritz Olympique
Try: Fillol 72' c Dominici 80+5' c Con: Fillol (2/2) Pen: Fillol (2) 27', 50'	Report	Try: Traille 64' m Pen: Yachvili (4) 7', 17', 24', 53'

Parc des Princes, Paris Attendance: 41,000 Referee: Tony Spreadbury (England)

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24 April 2005 15:30 BST

Leicester Tigers	19–27	Toulouse
Try: Varndell 80+4' c Con: Goode (1/1) Pen: Goode (4) 10', 26', 33', 59'	Report	Try: Maka 2' c Élissalde 49' c Michalak 73' c Con: Élissalde (3/3) Pen: Élissalde (2) 15', 64'

Walkers Stadium, Leicester Attendance: 31,883 Referee: Alain Rolland (Ireland)

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Final

Main article: 2005 Heineken Cup Final

22 May 2005 15:00 BST

Stade Français	12–18 (a.e.t.)	Toulouse
Pen: Skrela (4) 9', 13', 27', 40'	Report	Pen: Élissalde (3) 23', 34', 48' Michalak (2) 80+6', 81' Drop: Michalak 91'

Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh Attendance: 51,326 Referee: Chris White (England)

Toulouse became the competition's first three-time champions.^[1]