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The Heineken Cup is the leading club rugby competition in Europe. It
involves the leading club and regional teams from the 6 IRB nations that
play in the 6 Nations Championship. There are 24 teams playing in 6 pools of 4 teams. Teams play each other within their pool on a home and away basis. More information about the competition can be found at the Heineken Cup page |
| Pool 1 | ||||||||
| Team | Played | Won | Lost | Drawn | For | Against | BP | Points |
| Leinster | 6 | 5 | 1 | 152 | 66 | 2 | 22 | |
| Northampton Saints | 6 | 4 | 2 | 107 | 104 | 1 | 17 | |
| Castres | 6 | 2 | 4 | 78 | 104 | 1 | 9 | |
| Ospreys | 6 | 1 | 5 | 75 | 138 | 1 | 5 | |
| Pool 2 | ||||||||
| Team | Played | Won | Lost | Drawn | For | Against | BP | Points |
| Toulon | 6 | 5 | 1 | 170 | 104 | 4 | 24 | |
| Cardiff Blues | 6 | 3 | 3 | 119 | 148 | 2 | 14 | |
| Exeter Chiefs | 6 | 2 | 4 | 118 | 123 | 4 | 12 | |
| Glasgow Warriors | 6 | 2 | 4 | 98 | 130 | 3 | 11 | |
| Pool 3 | ||||||||
| Team | Played | Won | Lost | Drawn | For | Against | BP | Points |
| Toulouse | 6 | 5 | 1 | 143 | 63 | 3 | 23 | |
| Saracens | 6 | 4 | 2 | 217 | 74 | 4 | 20 | |
| Connacht | 6 | 3 | 3 | 101 | 147 | 1 | 13 | |
| Zebre | 6 | 6 | 33 | 210 | 0 | |||
| Pool 4 | ||||||||
| Team | Played | Won | Lost | Drawn | For | Against | BP | Points |
| Clermont Auvergne | 6 | 5 | 1 | 139 | 69 | 4 | 24 | |
| Harlequins | 6 | 3 | 3 | 126 | 103 | 4 | 16 | |
| Scarlets | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 122 | 150 | 1 | 11 |
| Racing Metro 92 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 66 | 131 | 1 | 7 |
| Pool 5 | ||||||||
| Team | Played | Won | Lost | Drawn | For | Against | BP | Points |
| Ulster | 6 | 6 | 179 | 62 | 2 | 26 | ||
| Leicester Tigers | 6 | 4 | 2 | 159 | 112 | 5 | 21 | |
| Montpellier | 6 | 2 | 4 | 121 | 124 | 3 | 11 | |
| Benetton Treviso | 6 | 6 | 41 | 202 | 0 | |||
| Pool 6 | ||||||||
| Team | Played | Won | Lost | Drawn | For | Against | BP | Points |
| Munster | 6 | 5 | 1 | 161 | 77 | 3 | 23 | |
| Gloucester | 6 | 3 | 3 | 113 | 114 | 2 | 14 | |
| Edinburgh | 6 | 3 | 3 | 104 | 141 | 12 | ||
| Perpignan | 6 | 1 | 5 | 112 | 158 | 3 | 7 | |
| Pool winners and two best pool runners-up make quarter-finals | ||||||||
| 3rd, 4th and 5th best pool runners-up 'parachute' into European Challenge Cup knock-out stages | ||||||||
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