2005-06 Heineken Cup
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The 2005–06 Heineken Cup was the eleventh edition of the European Heineken Cup
rugby union club tournament. 24 teams from 7 different countries took part, with the opening game played on Friday October 21, 2005. Munster
won the tournament, beating Biarritz
in the final held at Millennium Stadium, Cardiff, on 20 May 2006.
The teams 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.
Ties between two teams are broken in the following order:
The quarterfinals are seeded from 1 to 8. The six pool winners receive the top six seeds, based on their point totals. The top two second-place finishers are seeded 7 and 8. The seeds of the qualifying teams are in parentheses next to their names in the tables.
All times are local to the match location.
Note: Munster took first place over Sale Sharks on competition points in head-to-head matches, 5–4.
Heineken Cup
The Heineken Cup is one of two annual rugby union competitions organised by European Rugby Cup involving leading club, regional and provincial teams from the six International Rugby Board countries in Europe whose national teams compete in the Six Nations Championship: England, France, Ireland,...
rugby union club tournament. 24 teams from 7 different countries took part, with the opening game played on Friday October 21, 2005. Munster
Munster Rugby
Munster Rugby is an Irish professional rugby union team based in Munster, that competes in the RaboDirect Pro12 and Heineken Cup.The team represents the Irish Rugby Football Union Munster Branch which is one of four primary branches of the IRFU, and is responsible for rugby union in the Irish...
won the tournament, beating Biarritz
Biarritz Olympique
Biarritz Olympique Pays Basque is a French professional rugby union team based in the Basque city of Biarritz, Aquitaine which competes in the Top 14 and the Heineken Cup...
in the final held at Millennium Stadium, Cardiff, on 20 May 2006.
The teams 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.
Format
In the pool matches, teams receive:- 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
Ties between two teams are broken in the following order:
- Match points earned in head-to-head matches. For example, if tied teams are in the same pool, and split their head-to-head matches, but one team earned a bonus point and the other failed to do so, the team that earned the bonus point will win. MunsterMunster RugbyMunster Rugby is an Irish professional rugby union team based in Munster, that competes in the RaboDirect Pro12 and Heineken Cup.The team represents the Irish Rugby Football Union Munster Branch which is one of four primary branches of the IRFU, and is responsible for rugby union in the Irish...
won a tiebreaker over Sale SharksSale SharksSale Sharks are a professional rugby union club who play in England in the Aviva Premiership.The club is an offshoot of Sale FC, which is based at Heywood Road in Sale, Greater Manchester, but Sharks currently play in Stockport at Edgeley Park, ground sharing with Stockport County F.C.Part of the...
in Pool 1 in this very manner. - Tries scored in head-to-head matches.
- Point difference in head-to-head matches.
- Tries scored in all pool matches. This is the first tiebreaker between teams in different pools, which can come into play for determining seeding among first-place teams, or breaking ties among second-place teams.
- Point difference in all pool matches.
- Best disciplinary record in pool play. The team with the fewest players sent off or sin-binned during pool play wins.
- Coin toss.
The quarterfinals are seeded from 1 to 8. The six pool winners receive the top six seeds, based on their point totals. The top two second-place finishers are seeded 7 and 8. The seeds of the qualifying teams are in parentheses next to their names in the tables.
Teams
| France | England | Wales | Ireland | Scotland | Italy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castres Perpignan Stade Français Clermont Auvergne Biarritz Bourgoin Toulouse | Sale Sharks Leeds Carnegie Leicester Tigers Saracens Bath London Wasps | Newport Gwent Dragons Cardiff Blues Ospreys Llanelli Scarlets | Munster Ulster Leinster | Glasgow Edinburgh | Calvisano Benetton Treviso |
Pool stage
Full results can be found at 2005–06 Heineken Cup pool stage.All times are local to the match location.
Pool 1
| Team | P | W | D | L | Tries for | Tries against | Try diff | Points for | Points against | Points diff | TB | LB | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Munster Munster Rugby Munster Rugby is an Irish professional rugby union team based in Munster, that competes in the RaboDirect Pro12 and Heineken Cup.The team represents the Irish Rugby Football Union Munster Branch which is one of four primary branches of the IRFU, and is responsible for rugby union in the Irish... (4) |
6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 6 | 16 | 186 | 87 | 99 | 3 | 0 | 23 |
 Sale SharksSale Sharks Sale Sharks are a professional rugby union club who play in England in the Aviva Premiership.The club is an offshoot of Sale FC, which is based at Heywood Road in Sale, Greater Manchester, but Sharks currently play in Stockport at Edgeley Park, ground sharing with Stockport County F.C.Part of the... (7) |
6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 159 | 84 | 75 | 3 | 0 | 23 |
 Newport Gwent DragonsNewport Gwent Dragons Newport Gwent Dragons are one of the four professional Rugby Union regional teams in Wales. They are jointly owned by Newport RFC and the Welsh Rugby Union and play all their home games at Rodney Parade, Newport. They play in the RaboDirect Pro12, the Anglo-Welsh Cup and the Heineken Cup... |
6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 20 | −6 | 99 | 168 | −69 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
 CastresCastres Olympique Castres Olympique is a French rugby union club located in the Midi-Pyrénées city of Castres and currently competing in the top level of the French league system.Founded in 1898, the club took its current name in 1906... |
6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 26 | −18 | 90 | 195 | −105 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
Note: Munster took first place over Sale Sharks on competition points in head-to-head matches, 5–4.
Pool 2
| Team | P | W | D | L | Tries for | Tries against | Try diff | Points for | Points against | Points diff | TB | LB | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Perpignan USA Perpignan Union Sportive des Arlequins Perpignanais or Unió eSportiva Arlequins de Perpinyà , generally abbreviated as USAP in both languages, is a French rugby union club that plays in the city of Perpignan in Pyrénées-Orientales. The club currently competes in the Top 14, the top level of the French... (5) |
6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 5 | 15 | 160 | 52 | 108 | 2 | 1 | 23 |
| Leeds Tykes Leeds Tykes Leeds Carnegie is an English rugby union club, based in Leeds, West Yorkshire, currently playing in the RFU Championship. In recent years, they have bounced between the Premiership and the second-level National Division One, now known as the RFU Championship; they were either promoted or relegated... |
6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 9 | 10 | 143 | 91 | 52 | 3 | 1 | 20 |
| Cardiff Blues Cardiff Blues Cardiff Blues are one of the four professional Welsh regional rugby union teams. Based in Cardiff, the capital of Wales, the team have played at Cardiff City Stadium since the start of the 2009/2010 season and are owned by Cardiff Rugby Football Club.... |
6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 18 | −2 | 128 | 145 | −17 | 3 | 0 | 15 |
 CalvisanoGhial Rugby Calvisano Rugby Calvisano are an Italian rugby union club currently competing in National Championship of Excellence.They are based in Calvisano , in Lombardy.... |
6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 27 | −23 | 48 | 191 | −143 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Pool 3
| Team | P | W | D | L | Tries for | Tries against | Try diff | Points for | Points against | Points diff | TB | LB | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leicester Tigers Leicester Tigers Leicester Tigers is an English rugby union club that plays in the Aviva Premiership.Leicester are the most successful English club since the introduction of league rugby in 1987, a record 9 times English champions - 3 more than either Bath or Wasps, the last of which was in 2010... (3) |
6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 179 | 111 | 68 | 3 | 1 | 24 |
| Stade Français |
6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 148 | 98 | 50 | 2 | 2 | 20 |
| Ospreys |
6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 20 | −11 | 90 | 144 | −54 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| Clermont Auvergne ASM Clermont Auvergne Association Sportive Montferrandaise Clermont Auvergne are a French rugby union club from Clermont-Ferrand in Auvergne that currently competes in Top 14, the top level of the French league system, ASMCA are the were the 2010 France Top 14 Champions. It is the rugby section of the multi-sport club... |
6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 21 | −7 | 136 | 200 | −64 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
Pool 4
| Team | P | W | D | L | Tries for | Tries against | Try diff | Points for | Points against | Points diff | TB | LB | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Biarritz Biarritz Olympique Biarritz Olympique Pays Basque is a French professional rugby union team based in the Basque city of Biarritz, Aquitaine which competes in the Top 14 and the Heineken Cup... (2) |
6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 10 | 14 | 182 | 93 | 89 | 4 | 0 | 24 |
| Saracens Saracens F.C. Saracens are a professional rugby union team based in St. Albans, England – although they play their home games at Vicarage Road, in Watford. They are currently members of the Aviva Premiership, the top level of domestic rugby union in England... |
6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 13 | −1 | 128 | 129 | −1 | 1 | 0 | 17 |
| Ulster Ulster Rugby Ulster Rugby, usually referred to simply as Ulster, is an Irish professional rugby union team based in Belfast, representing the Irish province of Ulster, that competes in the RaboDirect Pro12 and also competes in the Heineken Cup... |
6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 126 | 111 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 14 |
| Benetton Treviso Benetton Rugby Treviso Benetton Rugby Treviso are an Italian professional rugby union club currently competing in the RaboDirect Pro12 and the Heineken Cup.They are based in Treviso in Veneto, and owned by the Benetton clothing company.... |
6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 13 | 28 | −15 | 104 | 207 | −103 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Pool 5
| Team | P | W | D | L | Tries for | Tries against | Try diff | Points for | Points against | Points diff | TB | LB | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bath Bath Rugby Bath Rugby is an English professional rugby union club that is based in the city of Bath. They play in the Aviva Premiership league... (6) |
6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 166 | 111 | 55 | 3 | 0 | 23 |
| Leinster Leinster Rugby Leinster Rugby, usually referred to simply as Leinster, is an Irish professional rugby union team based in Dublin, representing the Irish province of Leinster, that competes in the RaboDirect Pro 12 and also competes in the Heineken Cup... (8) |
6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 28 | 13 | 15 | 214 | 124 | 90 | 4 | 2 | 22 |
| Bourgoin CS Bourgoin-Jallieu CS Bourgoin-Jallieu is a French rugby union club currently competing in the second level of the French league system in the Pro D2. The club have been runners-up in the French championship and the Challenge Yves du Manoir competitions, and have won the Challenge Cup.Founded in 1906 as "Club... |
6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 24 | −15 | 109 | 195 | −86 | 1 | 0 | 9 |
 GlasgowGlasgow Warriors The Glasgow Warriors, formerly Glasgow Rugby, are one of two professional rugby union teams in Scotland, Edinburgh being the other. They play in the RaboDirect Pro12 and their home ground is Firhill Stadium, also the home of Partick Thistle Football Club.-History:Glasgow Rugby were created to... |
6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 16 | 25 | −9 | 131 | 190 | −59 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
Pool 6
| Team | P | W | D | L | Tries for | Tries against | Try diff | Points for | Points against | Points diff | TB | LB | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toulouse Stade Toulousain Stade Toulousain, also referred to as Toulouse, is a French rugby union club from Toulouse in Midi-Pyrénées. Toulouse is one of the finest rugby clubs in Europe, having won the Heineken Cup four times – in 1996, 2003, 2005 and 2010. They were also runners-up in 2004 and 2008 against London Wasps... (1) |
6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 11 | 11 | 188 | 124 | 64 | 3 | 0 | 25 |
| Wasps London Wasps London Wasps is an English professional rugby union team. The men's first team, which forms London Wasps, was derived from Wasps Football Club who were formed in 1867 at the now defunct Eton and Middlesex Tavern in North London, at the turn of professionalism in 1999... |
6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 173 | 118 | 55 | 2 | 2 | 14 |
| Llanelli Scarlets Llanelli Scarlets The Scarlets are one of the four professional Welsh regional rugby union teams. Based in Llanelli, south-west Wales the team play at the Parc y Scarlets stadium. They play in the RaboDirect Pro12, as well as competing in the LV= Cup and the Heineken Cup... |
6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 18 | 26 | −8 | 152 | 206 | −54 | 2 | 2 | 12 |
| Edinburgh |
6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 22 | −8 | 121 | 186 | −65 | 1 | 2 | 11 |
Seeding and runners-up
| Seed | Pool Winners | Pts | TF | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Toulouse Stade Toulousain Stade Toulousain, also referred to as Toulouse, is a French rugby union club from Toulouse in Midi-Pyrénées. Toulouse is one of the finest rugby clubs in Europe, having won the Heineken Cup four times – in 1996, 2003, 2005 and 2010. They were also runners-up in 2004 and 2008 against London Wasps... |
25 | 22 | |
| 2 | Biarritz Biarritz Olympique Biarritz Olympique Pays Basque is a French professional rugby union team based in the Basque city of Biarritz, Aquitaine which competes in the Top 14 and the Heineken Cup... |
24 | 24 | +89 |
| 3 | Leicester Tigers Leicester Tigers Leicester Tigers is an English rugby union club that plays in the Aviva Premiership.Leicester are the most successful English club since the introduction of league rugby in 1987, a record 9 times English champions - 3 more than either Bath or Wasps, the last of which was in 2010... |
24 | 19 | |
| 4 | Munster Munster Rugby Munster Rugby is an Irish professional rugby union team based in Munster, that competes in the RaboDirect Pro12 and Heineken Cup.The team represents the Irish Rugby Football Union Munster Branch which is one of four primary branches of the IRFU, and is responsible for rugby union in the Irish... |
23 | 22 | |
| 5 | Perpignan USA Perpignan Union Sportive des Arlequins Perpignanais or Unió eSportiva Arlequins de Perpinyà , generally abbreviated as USAP in both languages, is a French rugby union club that plays in the city of Perpignan in Pyrénées-Orientales. The club currently competes in the Top 14, the top level of the French... |
23 | 20 | |
| 6 | Bath Bath Rugby Bath Rugby is an English professional rugby union club that is based in the city of Bath. They play in the Aviva Premiership league... |
23 | 18 | |
| Seed | Pool Runners-up | Pts | TF | +/− |
| 7 | Sale Sharks Sale Sharks Sale Sharks are a professional rugby union club who play in England in the Aviva Premiership.The club is an offshoot of Sale FC, which is based at Heywood Road in Sale, Greater Manchester, but Sharks currently play in Stockport at Edgeley Park, ground sharing with Stockport County F.C.Part of the... |
23 | 17 | |
| 8 | Leinster Leinster Rugby Leinster Rugby, usually referred to simply as Leinster, is an Irish professional rugby union team based in Dublin, representing the Irish province of Leinster, that competes in the RaboDirect Pro 12 and also competes in the Heineken Cup... |
22 | 28 | |
| – | Leeds Tykes |
20 | 19 | |
| – | Stade Français |
20 | 16 | |
| – | Saracens |
17 | 12 | −1 |
| – | London Wasps London Wasps London Wasps is an English professional rugby union team. The men's first team, which forms London Wasps, was derived from Wasps Football Club who were formed in 1867 at the now defunct Eton and Middlesex Tavern in North London, at the turn of professionalism in 1999... |
14 | 18 |
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
Top point scorers
- 131 – Felipe ContepomiFelipe ContepomiFelipe Contepomi is an Argentine rugby union footballer. A fly-half and centre, he currently plays for Stade Francais of the French Top 14; he made his debut for the club in November 2009 after recovering from a torn ACL suffered in a 2008–09 Heineken Cup match with his previous club, Magners...
(Leinster) - 115 – Ronan O'GaraRonan O'GaraRonan John Ross O'Gara is an Irish rugby union player, playing at fly-half for both Munster and Ireland. He is the all time highest point scorer for both Munster and Ireland. In addition to his prolific point-scoring, he has captained Munster, Ireland and the British and Irish Lions...
(Munster) - 99 – Andy GoodeAndy GoodeAndrew James Goode is a rugby union footballer who plays fly-half for Worcester and England.-Career:...
(Leicester Tigers)
Top try scorers
- 6 – Sireli BoboSireli BoboIsireli Bobo is a Fijian rugby union footballer, currently playing for the Paris club Racing Métro 92 in the Top 14 club competition in France.-Career:...
(Biarritz Olympique) - 6 – Vincent ClercVincent ClercVincent Clerc is a French rugby union player who plays on the wing.-Biography:Born in the city of Échirolles, suburb of the south of Grenoble , Clerc first played rugby at FC Grenoble, helping them reach the Top 16 before moving to Toulouse in 2002, where he has been playing ever since...
(Toulouse) - 6 – Felipe ContepomiFelipe ContepomiFelipe Contepomi is an Argentine rugby union footballer. A fly-half and centre, he currently plays for Stade Francais of the French Top 14; he made his debut for the club in November 2009 after recovering from a torn ACL suffered in a 2008–09 Heineken Cup match with his previous club, Magners...
(Leinster)