2004–05 Heineken Cup pool stage

The pool stage of the 2004–05 Heineken Cup.

2004–05 Heineken Cup pool stage
Season	2004–05 Heineken Cup
Date	23 October 2004 – 16 January 2005
Qualifiers
Seed 1	Leinster
Seed 2	Toulouse
Seed 3	Stade Français
Seed 4	Biarritz Olympique
Seed 5	Munster
Seed 6	Newcastle Falcons
Seed 7	Northampton Saints
Seed 8	Leicester Tigers
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Main article: 2004-05 Heineken Cup

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

23 October 2004 14:45

Leicester Tigers	37–6	Calvisano

Welford Road Attendance: 16,815

24 October 2004 15:00

London Wasps	25–12	Biarritz

Adams Park Attendance: 8,737

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30 October 2004 14:30

Calvisano	22–31	London Wasps

Centro Sportivo San Michele Attendance: 2,200

30 October 2004 16:00

Biarritz	23–8	Leicester Tigers

Parc des Sports Aquil Attendance: 7,500

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4 December 2004 18:30

Biarritz	41–10	Calvisano

Parc des Sports Aquil Attendance: 4,832

5 December 2004 15:00

London Wasps	31–37	Leicester Tigers

Adams Park Attendance: 10,000

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11 December 2004 14:00

Calvisano	17–48	Biarritz

Centro Sportivo San Michele Attendance: 3,000

12 December 2004 15:00

Leicester Tigers	35–27	London Wasps

Welford Road Attendance: 16,815

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9 January 2005 15:00

Leicester Tigers	17–21	Biarritz

Welford Road Attendance: 16,815

9 January 2005 15:00

London Wasps	45–14	Calvisano

Adams Park Attendance: 7,000

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15 January 2005 16:00

Biarritz	18–15	London Wasps

Parc des Sports Aquil Attendance: 9,000

15 January 2005 16:00

Calvisano	10–62	Leicester Tigers

Campo Comunale di Rovato Attendance: 2,500

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

26 October 2004 14:15

Bath	22–12	Bourgoin

The Recreation Ground Attendance: 10,050

23 October 2004 14:30

Benetton Treviso	9–25	Leinster

Stadio Comunale di Monigo Attendance: 4,500

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29 October 2004 19:30

Bourgoin	0–34	Benetton Treviso

Stade Pierre Rajon Attendance: 4,000

30 October 2004 17:15

Leinster	30–11	Bath

Lansdowne Road Attendance: 13,850

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4 December 2004 14:30

Benetton Treviso	29–23	Bath

Stadio Comunale di Monigo Attendance: 4,000

4 December 2004 17:15

Leinster	92–17	Bourgoin

Lansdowne Road Attendance: 9,100

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10 December 2004 20:30

Bourgoin	23–26	Leinster

Stade Pierre Rajon Attendance: 2,500

11 December 2004 14:15

Bath	47–7	Benetton Treviso

The Recreation Ground Attendance: 10,219

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8 January 2005 13:00

Bath	23–27	Leinster

The Recreation Ground Attendance: 10,500

8 January 2005 14:30

Benetton Treviso	40–29	Bourgoin

Stadio Comunale di Monigo Attendance: 2,500

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15 January 2005 17:15

Leinster	57–17	Benetton Treviso

Lansdowne Road Attendance: 12,750

15 January 2005 18:15

Bourgoin	17–23	Bath

Stade Pierre Rajon Attendance: 5,000

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

22 October 2004 19:30

Llanelli	6–9	Toulouse

Stradey Park Attendance: 7,867

24 October 2004 13:00

Glasgow	9–13	Northampton Saints

Hughenden Attendance: 2,772

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29 October 2004 20:30

Toulouse	43–17	Glasgow

Stade Ernest Wallon Attendance: 14,136

30 October 2004 13:00

Northampton Saints	25–3	Llanelli

Franklin's Gardens Attendance: 11,939

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4 December 2004 15:00

Northampton Saints	23–21	Toulouse

Franklin's Gardens Attendance: 12,002

5 December 2004 13:00

Glasgow	26–29	Llanelli

Hughenden Attendance: 2,281

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11 December 2004 14:00

Toulouse	25–12	Northampton Saints

Stade Ernest Wallon Attendance: 17,300

12 December 2004 13:00

Llanelli	38–22	Glasgow

Stradey Park Attendance: 4,500

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7 January 2005 19:30

Glasgow	10–30	Toulouse

Hughenden Attendance: 3,246

9 January 2005 13:00

Llanelli	20–22	Northampton Saints

Stradey Park Attendance: 7,197

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14 January 2005 19:30

Northampton Saints	33–23	Glasgow

Franklin's Gardens Attendance: 11,976

14 January 2005 20:30

Toulouse	53–36	Llanelli

Stade Ernest Wallon Attendance: 14,448

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

23 October 2004 17:15

Munster	15–9	Harlequins

Thomond Park Attendance: 13,485

23 October 2004 18:30

Castres	38–17	Ospreys

Stade Pierre-Antoine Attendance: 5,000

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30 October 2004 15:00

Harlequins	23–23	Castres

Twickenham Stoop Attendance: 7,358

31 October 2004 15:00

Ospreys	18–20	Munster

St. Helen's Attendance: 10,280

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3 December 2004 20:30

Castres	19–12	Munster

Stade Pierre-Antoine Attendance: 9,500

5 December 2004 15:00

Ospreys	24–7	Harlequins

St. Helen's Attendance: 5,628

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11 December 2004 15:00

Harlequins	19–46	Ospreys

Twickenham Stoop Attendance: 7,750

11 December 2004 17:15

Munster	36–8	Castres

Thomond Park Attendance: 13,200

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8 January 2005 15:00

Castres	58–13	Harlequins

Stade Pierre-Antoine Attendance: 5,500

8 January 2005 17:15

Munster	20–10	Ospreys

Thomond Park Attendance: 13,200

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15 January 2005 13:00

Harlequins	10–18	Munster

Twickenham Attendance: 33,883

15 January 2005 13:00

Ospreys	20–11	Castres

The Gnoll Attendance: 4,427

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

22 October 2004 20:30

Perpignan	23–0	Edinburgh

Stade Aime Giral Attendance: 10,500

23 October 2004 13:00

Newport Gwent Dragons	6–10	Newcastle Falcons

Rodney Parade Attendance: 8,298

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31 October 2004 13:00

Edinburgh	13–17	Newport Gwent Dragons

Murrayfield Stadium Attendance: 2,450

31 October 2004 14:30

Newcastle Falcons	19–14	Perpignan

Kingston Park Stadium Attendance: 6,708

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4 December 2004 14:30

Newport Gwent Dragons	27–14	Perpignan

Rodney Parade Attendance: 5,765

5 December 2004 14:30

Newcastle Falcons	34–24	Edinburgh

Kingston Park Stadium Attendance: 7,080

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11 December 2004 17:30

Edinburgh	10–13	Newcastle

Murrayfield Stadium Attendance: 4,326

11 December 2004 20:00

Perpignan	32–9	Newport Gwent Dragons

Stade Aime Giral Attendance: 10,000

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8 January 2005 14:30

Newport Gwent Dragons	48–5	Edinburgh

Rodney Parade Attendance: 5,046

8 January 2005 16:00

Perpignan	33–12	Newcastle Falcons

Stade Aime Giral Attendance: 11,000

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16 January 2005 13:00

Edinburgh	40–17	Perpignan

Murrayfield Stadium Attendance: 1,674

16 January 2005 17:15

Newcastle Falcons	25–17	Newport Gwent Dragons

Kingston Park Stadium Attendance: 7,104

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

22 October 2004 19:30

Ulster	21–16	Cardiff Blues
Pen: Humphreys (5) Drop: Humphreys (2)	Report[1]	Try: Shanklin Con: Thomas Pen: Thomas (2) Drop: Thomas

Ravenhill Attendance: 9,600

23 October 2004 16:00

Stade Français	39–31	Gloucester

Stade Jean-Bouin Attendance: 11,800

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29 October 2004 19:30

Cardiff Blues	15–38	Stade Français

Cardiff Arms Park Attendance: 7,128

30 October 2004 15:00

Gloucester	55–13	Ulster
Con: Paul (5) Pen: Paul (4) Drop: Paul	Report[2]	Try: Humphreys Con: Humphreys (1) Pen: Humphreys (2)

Kingsholm Attendance: 12,467

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4 December 2004 14:00

Stade Français	30–10	Ulster
Try: Blin Sowerby Bergamasco Con: Skrela (3) Pen: Skrela (3)	Report[3]	Try: Bowe Con: Humphreys Pen: Humphreys

Stade Jean-Bouin Attendance: 11,628

4 December 2004 19:30

Gloucester	23–19	Cardiff Blues

Kingsholm Attendance: 11,795

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11 December 2004 13:00

Ulster	18–10	Stade Français
Try: Campbell Humphreys Con: Humphreys Pen: Humphreys Drop: Humphreys	Report[4]	Try: Hernández Con: Skrela Drop: Skrela

Ravenhill Attendance: 7,320

11 December 2004 14:30

Cardiff Blues	16–23	Gloucester

Cardiff Arms Park Attendance: 10,186

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7 January 2005 19:30

Ulster	14–12	Gloucester
Try: Cunningham Pen: Humphreys (3)	Report[5]	Pen: Paul (3) Drop: Amor

Ravenhill Attendance: 11,435

7 January 2005 20:30

Stade Français	35–16	Cardiff Blues

Stade Jean-Bouin Attendance: 8,000

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16 January 2005 17:15

Cardiff Blues	16–12	Ulster
Try: Vaughton 48' Thomas 71' Pen: Macleod (2) 4', 22'	Report[6]	Pen: Humphreys (2) 6', 42' Larkin (2) 57', 78'

Cardiff Arms Park Attendance: 3,962

16 January 2005 17:15

Gloucester	0–27	Stade Français

Kingsholm Attendance: 13,000

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

See also

• 2004-05 Heineken Cup