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2003–04 Heineken Cup pool stage

The pool stage of the 2003–04 Heineken Cup.

2003–04 Heineken Cup pool stage
Season2003–04 Heineken Cup
Date5 December 2003 – 1 February 2004
Qualifiers
Seed 1France Toulouse
Seed 2England London Wasps
Seed 3Ireland Munster
Seed 4Wales Llanelli Scarlets
Seed 5France Biarritz Olympique
Seed 6France Stade Français
Seed 7England Gloucester
Seed 8Scotland Edinburgh
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Pool 1

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Team P W D L Tries for Tries against Try diff Points for Points against Points diff TB LB Pts
  Stade Français 6 4 0 2 11 8 3 134 80 54 1 1 18
  Leicester Tigers 6 3 0 3 17 10 7 137 115 22 3 0 15
  Ulster 6 3 0 3 10 9 1 109 106 3 1 1 14
  Newport Gwent Dragons 6 2 0 4 5 16 −11 67 146 −79 0 1 9
5 December 2003
16:00
Stade Français  26–15  Leicester Tigers
Stade Jean-Bouin
Attendance: 11,848
7 December 2003
14:30
Newport Gwent Dragons  24–15  Ulster
Try: Breeze
Montgomery
Con: Jarvis		Report[1]Pen: Humphreys (5)
Rodney Parade
Attendance: 5,500
12 December 2003
19:30
Ulster  22–20  Stade Français
Try: Wallace
Con: Humphreys
Pen: Humphreys (5)		Report[2]Try: Rabadan
Pen: Domínguez (4)
Drop: Liebenburg
Ravenhill
Attendance: 10,243
14 December 2003
15:00
Leicester Tigers  34–3  Newport Gwent Dragons
Welford Road
Attendance: 15,093
10 January 2004
14:30
Newport Gwent Dragons  20–12  Stade Français
Rodney Parade
Attendance: 5,782
11 January 2004
13:00
Ulster  33–0  Leicester Tigers
Try: Howe
Ward (2)
Stewart
Con: Humphreys (2)
Pen: Humphreys (3)		Report[3]
Ravenhill
Attendance: 12,300
17 January 2004
15:00
Leicester Tigers  49–7  Ulster
Try: Lloyd (2)
Back
Van der Westhuyzen
Johnson
Con: Vesty (3)
Pen: Vesty (6)		Report[4]Try: Topping
Con: Humphreys
Welford Road
Attendance: 16,815
18 January 2004
15:00
Stade Français  37–0  Newport Gwent Dragons
Stade Jean-Bouin
Attendance: 8,888
24 January 2004
16:00
Stade Français  13–10  Ulster
Try: Marconnet
Con: Domínguez
Pen: Domínguez (2)		Report[5]Try: Humphreys
Con: Humphreys
Pen: Humphreys
Stade Jean-Bouin
Attendance: 10,284
24 January 2004
17:00
Newport Gwent Dragons  20–26  Leicester Tigers
Rodney Parade
Attendance: 8,319
30 January 2004
19:45
Leicester Tigers  13–26  Stade Français
Welford Road
Attendance: 16,815
30 January 2004
19:45
Ulster  22–0  Newport Gwent Dragons
Try: Shields
Humphreys
Howe
Con: Humphreys (2)
Pen: Humphreys
Ravenhill
Attendance: 11,925

Pool 2

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Team P W D L Tries for Tries against Try diff Points for Points against Points diff TB LB Pts
  Toulouse 6 5 0 1 18 7 11 157 65 92 4 1 25
  Edinburgh 6 5 0 1 14 7 7 130 89 41 2 0 22
  Leeds Tykes 6 1 0 5 5 11 −6 66 122 −56 0 1 5
  Neath-Swansea Ospreys 6 1 0 5 6 18 −12 78 155 −77 0 0 4
7 December 2003
13:00
Edinburgh  23–16  Toulouse
Meadowbank Stadium
Attendance: 3,520
7 December 2003
14:30
Leeds Tykes  29–20  Neath Swansea Ospreys
Headingley Stadium
Attendance: 3,755
12 December 2003
19:30
Neath Swansea Ospreys  16–32  Edinburgh
St Helen's
Attendance: 1,822
12 December 2003
19:30
Toulouse  19–3  Leeds Tykes
Stade Ernest Wallon
Attendance: 12,500
9 January 2004
19:30
Edinburgh  19–9  Leeds Tykes
Meadowbank Stadium
Attendance: 5,056
10 January 2004
16:00
Toulouse  29–6  Neath Swansea Ospreys
Stade Ernest Wallon
Attendance: 11,600
16 January 2004
19:45
Neath Swansea Ospreys  11–29  Toulouse
The Gnoll
Attendance: 4,378
18 January 2004
13:00
Leeds Tykes  0–23  Edinburgh
Headingley Stadium
Attendance: 3,354
23 January 2004
19:30
Edinburgh  33–15  Neath Swansea Ospreys
Meadowbank Stadium
Attendance: 4,820
25 January 2004
13:00
Leeds Tykes  22–31  Toulouse
Headingley Stadium
Attendance: 4,352
31 January 2004
15:00
Neath Swansea Ospreys  10–3  Leeds Tykes
St Helen's
Attendance: 3,312
31 January 2004
16:00
Toulouse  33–0  Edinburgh
Stade Ernest Wallon
Attendance: 18,184

Pool 3

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Team P W D L Tries for Tries against Try diff Points for Points against Points diff TB LB Pts
  Biarritz Olympique 6 4 0 2 18 12 6 139 97 42 3 1 20
  Leinster 6 4 0 2 13 11 2 142 113 29 1 1 18
  Cardiff Blues 6 2 0 4 13 13 0 123 132 −9 0 3 11
  Sale Sharks 6 2 0 4 6 14 −8 75 137 −62 0 1 9
6 December 2003
15:00
Leinster  32–6  Biarritz
Lansdowne Road
Attendance: 7,200
6 December 2003
17:00
Sale Sharks  26–24  Cardiff Blues
Edgeley Park
Attendance: 10,541
12 December 2003
19:45
Cardiff Blues  19–24  Leinster
Cardiff Arms Park
Attendance: 5,000
13 December 2003
18:30
Biarritz  31–3  Sale Sharks
Parc des Sports Aquil
Attendance: 7,000
9 January 2004
19:45
Leinster  22–23  Sale Sharks
Lansdowne Road
Attendance: 14,200
10 January 2004
18:00
Biarritz  35–20  Cardiff Blues
Parc des Sports Aquil
Attendance: 5,321
17 January 2004
14:30
Cardiff Blues  21–20  Biarritz
Cardiff Arms Park
Attendance: 4,974
18 January 2004
15:00
Sale Sharks  16–23  Leinster
Edgeley Park
Attendance: 10,417
23 January 2004
19:45
Leinster  20–17  Cardiff Blues
Lansdowne Road
Attendance: 23,463
25 January 2004
15:00
Sale Sharks  0–15  Biarritz
Edgeley Park
Attendance: 6,421
31 January 2004
15:00
Cardiff Blues  22–7  Sale Sharks
Cardiff Arms Park
Attendance: 5,242
31 January 2004
16:00
Biarritz  32–21  Leinster
Parc des Sports Aquil
Attendance: 8,500

Pool 4

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Team P W D L Tries for Tries against Try diff Points for Points against Points diff TB LB Pts
  Llanelli Scarlets 6 5 0 1 17 5 12 160 72 88 2 1 23
  Northampton Saints 6 4 0 2 13 4 9 121 54 67 1 1 18
  Agen 6 2 0 4 8 7 1 83 94 −11 1 2 11
  The Borders 6 1 0 5 4 26 −22 39 183 −144 0 0 4
5 December 2003
19:45
Llanelli Scarlets  14–9  Northampton Saints
Stradey Park
Attendance: 9,128
6 December 2003
19:30
Agen  27–8  Borders
Stade Armandie
Attendance: 7,000
13 December 2003
15:00
Northampton Saints  25–10  Agen
Franklin's Gardens
Attendance: 11,523
14 December 2003
13:00
Borders  10–41  Llanelli Scarlets
Netherdale
Attendance: 3,250
9 January 2004
19:30
Llanelli Scarlets  19–15  Agen
Stradey Park
Attendance: 9,438
10 January 2004
15:00
Northampton Saints  20–3  Borders
Franklin's Gardens
Attendance: 11,713
16 January 2004
19:30
Borders  3–39  Northampton Saints
Netherdale
Attendance: 3,420
17 January 2004
16:00
Agen  22–15  Llanelli Scarlets
Stade Armandie
Attendance: 7,000
23 January 2004
20:00
Agen  6–19  Northampton Saints
Stade Armandie
Attendance: 8,000
24 January 2004
15:00
Llanelli Scarlets  53–7  Borders
Stradey Park
Attendance: 7,393
1 February 2004
15:00
Northampton Saints  9–18  Llanelli Scarlets
Franklin's Gardens
Attendance: 12,031
1 February 2004
15:00
Borders  8–3  Agen
Netherdale
Attendance: 1,325

Pool 5

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Team P W D L Tries for Tries against Try diff Points for Points against Points diff TB LB Pts
  Munster Rugby 6 5 0 1 22 5 17 172 76 96 4 0 24
  Gloucester 6 5 0 1 22 11 11 197 100 97 4 0 24
  Bourgoin 6 1 0 5 13 22 −9 119 191 −72 2 1 7
  Benetton Treviso 6 1 0 5 13 32 −19 104 225 −121 1 0 5
6 December 2003
14:30
Benetton Treviso  12–33  Gloucester
Stadio Comunale di Monigo
Attendance: 3,500
6 December 2003
18:00
Bourgoin  17–18  Munster
Stade Pierre Rajon
Attendance: 9,200
13 December 2003
15:00
Gloucester  49–13  Bourgoin
Kingsholm
Attendance: 9,492
13 December 2003
17:00
Munster  51–0  Benetton Treviso
Thomond Park
Attendance: 9,000
10 January 2004
14:30
Benetton Treviso  42–33  Bourgoin
Stadio Comunale di Monigo
Attendance: 3,320
10 January 2004
17:00
Gloucester  22–11  Munster
Kingsholm
Attendance: 11,000
17 January 2004
17:00
Munster  35–14  Gloucester
Thomond Park
Attendance: 13,500
18 January 2004
15:00
Bourgoin  35–19  Benetton Treviso
Stade Pierre Rajon
Attendance: 4,350
24 January 2004
14:30
Benetton Treviso  20–31  Munster
Stadio Comunale di Monigo
Attendance: 5,500
21 January 2004
19:30
Bourgoin  18–37  Gloucester
Stade Pierre Rajon
Attendance: 6,500
31 January 2004
17:00
Gloucester  42–11  Benetton Treviso
Kingsholm
Attendance: 10,176
31 January 2004
17:00
Munster  26–3  Bourgoin
Thomond Park
Attendance: 14,000

Pool 6

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Team P W D L Tries for Tries against Try diff Points for Points against Points diff TB LB Pts
  London Wasps 6 5 0 1 22 8 14 186 85 101 3 1 24
  Celtic Warriors 6 4 0 2 11 10 1 123 118 5 2 2 20
  Perpignan 6 3 0 3 13 11 2 119 115 4 2 1 15
  Ghial Rugby Calvisano 6 0 0 6 13 30 −17 115 225 −110 1 2 3
5 December 2003
19:15
Celtic Warriors  34–25  Calvisano
Brewery Field
Attendance: 2,500
7 December 2003
15:00
London Wasps  28–7  Perpignan
Adams Park
Attendance: 8,133
13 December 2003
14:30
Calvisano  33–52  London Wasps
Centro Sportivo San Michele
Attendance: 2,500
13 December 2003
16:00
Perpignan  26–19  Celtic Warriors
Stade Aime Giral
Attendance: 8,862
10 January 2004
19:00
Perpignan  48–7  Calvisano
Stade Aime Giral
Attendance: 9,174
11 January 2004
15:00
London Wasps  9–14  Celtic Warriors
Adams Park
Attendance: 7,502
16 January 2004
19:15
Celtic Warriors  12–17  London Wasps
Brewery Field
Attendance: 10,000
17 January 2004
14:30
Calvisano  11–17  Perpignan
Centro Sportivo San Michele
Attendance: 2,700
23 January 2004
19:15
Celtic Warriors  16–15  Perpignan
Brewery Field
Attendance: 6,500
25 January 2004
15:00
London Wasps  46–13  Calvisano
Adams Park
Attendance: 8,402
1 February 2004
14:00
Calvisano  26–28  Celtic Warriors
Centro Sportivo San Michele
Attendance: 2,300
1 February 2004
14:00
Perpignan  6–34  London Wasps
Stade Aime Giral
Attendance: 13,400

Seeding and runners-up

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Seed Pool Winners Pts TF +/-
1   Toulouse 25 18 +92
2   London Wasps 24 22 +101
3   Munster 24 22 +97
4   Llanelli Scarlets 23 17 +88
5   Biarritz Olympique 20 18 +42
6   Stade Français 18 11 +54
Seed Pool Runners-up Pts TF +/-
7   Gloucester 24 22 +96
8   Edinburgh 22 14 +41
–   Celtic Warriors 20 11 +5
–   Northampton Saints 18 13 +67
–   Leinster 18 13 +29
–   Leicester Tigers 15 17 +22

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Ulster are left with a mountain to climb", Daily Telegraph, 8 December 2003
  2. ^ "Ulster's rousing rally cry", Irish Independent, 13 December 2003
  3. ^ Gavin Mairs, "Wisdom of Solomons in finest hour", Belfast Telegraph, 12 January 2004
  4. ^ "Leicester 49-7 Ulster", BBC Sport, 17 January 2004
  5. ^ "Stade Francais 13-10 Ulster", BBC Sport, 24 January 2004
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