2007–08 Heineken Cup pool stage

2007–08 Heineken Cup pool stage
Season2007–08 Heineken Cup
Date9 November 2007 – 20 January 2008
Qualifiers
Seed 1England Saracens
Seed 2England London Irish
Seed 3England Gloucester
Seed 4France Toulouse
Seed 5Wales Cardiff Blues
Seed 6Ireland Munster
Seed 7France Perpignan
Seed 8Wales Ospreys
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The pool stage of the 2007–08 Heineken Cup began on 9 November 2007, and was completed on 20 January 2008. Involved in the pool stage were the 23 clubs that qualified through their respective domestic leagues, and one that qualified via the Italo-Celtic play-off match in May 2007. The 24 teams were divided into six pools of four teams each, with each team to play each of the others in their pool once at home and once away. At the end of the pool stage, the winners of each pool advanced to the quarter-finals, along with the two best runners-up. The teams were then seeded, first by pool position, and then by points attained, in order to determine which teams received home advantage for the quarter-finals.

The draw for the pool stage took place on 20 June 2007 at Cardiff's Millennium Stadium.

The 2007–08 tournament was the first in which no team had yet secured a quarter-final place by the end of Round 5.[1]

All times are local to the match venue.

Pool 1

Team P W D L Tries for Tries against Try diff Points for Points against Points diff TB LB Pts
England London Irish (2) 6 5 0 1 25 10 +15 182 100 +82 4 0 24
France Perpignan (7) 6 5 0 1 20 7 +13 171 79 +92 2 0 22
Wales Newport Gwent Dragons 6 1 0 5 16 22 −6 117 191 −74 2 2 8
Italy Benetton Treviso 6 1 0 5 8 30 −22 107 207 −100 0 1 5
9 November 2007
21:00
Perpignan France23–19Wales Newport Gwent Dragons
Tries: Guirado 19' c
Tuilagi 72' c
Con: Rosalen (2)
Pen: Rosalen (3) 9', 40', 46'		ReportTries: Wyatt 14' m
Bearman 62' c
Sweeney 77' c
Con: Sweeney (2)
Stade Aime Giral, Perpignan
Attendance: 10,250
Referee: Alan Lewis (Ireland)
10 November 2007
15:00
London Irish England42–9Italy Benetton Treviso
Tries: Leguizamón 23' m
Richards (2) 37' m, 80' m
Hewat 47' c
D. Armitage 57' c
De Vedia 65' m
S. Armitage 74' m
Con: Hewat (2)
Pen: Hewat 10'		ReportPen: Goosen (3) 8', 25', 53'
Madejski Stadium, Reading
Attendance: 6,771
Referee: Tim Hayes (Wales)
17 November 2007
13:30
Newport Gwent Dragons Wales17–45England London Irish
Tries: Owen 35' c
Jones 68' c
Con: Sweeney (2)
Pen: Sweeney 22'		ReportTries: De Vedia (2) 10' c, 15' c
Catt 17' c
D. Armitage (2) 28' c, 74' c
Kennedy 48' c
Con: Hewat (6)
Pen: Hewat 8'
Rodney Parade, Newport
Attendance: 6,132
Referee: Christophe Berdos (France)
17 November 2007
14:30
Benetton Treviso Italy17–29France Perpignan
Try: De Jager 30' m
Pen: Goosen (4) 3', 12', 59', 75'		ReportTries: Vaki 40' m
Chouly 42' c
Plante 68' c
Ladhuie 79' c
Con: Rosalen (2)
Durand
Pen: Rosalen 14'
Stadio Comunale di Monigo, Treviso
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Andrew Small (England)
8 December 2007
14:30
Benetton Treviso Italy33–35Wales Newport Gwent Dragons
Tries: De Gregori 40+2' c
Borges 50' c
Sgarbi 59' c
Con: Goosen (3)
Pen: Goosen (4) 13', 18', 64', 67'		ReportTries: Charvis 19' c
R. Thomas 21' m
Gomer-Davies 33' c
Mustoe 42' c
Con: Sweeney (3)
Pen: Sweeney (2) 8', 16'
Drop: Sweeney 72'
Stadio Comunale di Monigo, Treviso
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Rob Debney (England)
9 December 2007
15:30
London Irish England24–16France Perpignan
Tries: Casey 21' m
Penalty try 60' c
Con: Hewat
Pen: Hewat (4) 18', 51', 75', 80+3'		ReportTry: Plante 46' c
Con: Porical
Pen: Porical (3) 2', 30', 40+1'
Madejski Stadium, Reading
Attendance: 8,301
Referee: Malcolm Changleng (Scotland)
15 December 2007
14:30
Newport Gwent Dragons Wales22–24Italy Benetton Treviso
Tries: Charvis 32' c
Bearman 46' c
R. Thomas 69' m
Con: Sweeney (2)
Drop: Sweeney 78'		ReportTries: De Gregori 19' m
Kingi 57' c
Con: Goosen
Pen: Goosen (4) 5', 50', 76', 80'
Rodney Parade, Newport
Attendance: 4,516
Referee: Andrew Small (England)
15 December 2007
16:30
Perpignan France23–6England London Irish
Tries: Manas 56' c
Hines 78' c
Con: Rosalen
Porical
Pen: Rosalen (3) 10', 42', 73'		ReportPen: Hewat (2) 31', 53'
Stade Aime Giral, Perpignan
Attendance: 11,230
Referee: Carlo Damasco (Italy)
12 January 2008
13:30
London Irish England41–24Wales Newport Gwent Dragons
Tries: Thorpe (3) 12' c, 47' m, 76' c
Hickey 17' c
Geraghty 26' c
Hewat 37' m
Con: Hewat (3)
Hickey
Pen: Hewat 5'		ReportTries: Fussell 32' c
Daly 51' m
Wyatt 57' m
Sweeney 67' c
Con: Sweeney (2)
Madejski Stadium, Reading
Attendance: 8,277
Referee: Peter Allen (Scotland)
12 January 2008
18:30
Perpignan France55–13Italy Benetton Treviso
Tries: Britz 11' m
Durand 27' c
Guirado (3) 43' c, 57' c, 65' c
Cusiter 70' c
Álvarez Kairelis 80+5' c
Con: Rosalen (4)
Montgomery (2)
Pen: Rosalen 5'		ReportTry: Van Zyl 40+2' c
Con: Goosen
Pen: Goosen (2) 23', 34'
Stade Aime Giral, Perpignan
Attendance: 9,500
Referee: Tim Hayes (Wales)
19 January 2008
13:30
Newport Gwent Dragons Wales0–25France Perpignan
ReportTries: Grandclaude 29' c
Marty 75' m
Plante 80+4' c
Con: Montgomery (2)
Pen: Montgomery 13'
Rodney Parade, Newport
Attendance: 5,496
Referee: Rob Debney (England)
19 January 2008
14:30
Benetton Treviso Italy11–24England London Irish
Try: De Jager 75' m
Pen: Goosen (2) 42', 47'		ReportTries: Richards 22' m
De Vedia 33' c
Hewat (2) 36' m, 80+9' c
Con: Hewat (2)
Stadio Comunale di Monigo, Treviso
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: Pascal Gauzere (France)

Pool 2

Team P W D L Tries for Tries against Try diff Points for Points against Points diff TB LB Pts
England Gloucester (3) 6 5 0 1 24 13 +11 184 119 +65 4 0 24
Wales Ospreys (8) 6 5 0 1 16 9 +7 164 102 +62 1 0 21
France Bourgoin 6 1 0 5 12 19 −7 118 174 −56 1 3 8
Ireland Ulster 6 1 0 5 13 24 −11 102 173 −71 0 1 5
9 November 2007
20:00
Ulster Ireland14–32England Gloucester
Tries: McCullough 29' c
Wallace 40' c
Con: Wallace (2)		ReportTries: Vainikolo 7' m
Tindall 9' m
Lamb 18' c
Simpson-Daniel 22' m
Balshaw 26' c
Con: Lamb (2)
Pen: Lamb 67'
Ravenhill, Belfast
Attendance: 13,000
Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)
10 November 2007
17:30
Ospreys Wales22–15France Bourgoin
Try: Henson 27' c
Con: Hook
Pen: Hook (5) 4', 19', 38', 46', 64'		ReportPen: Laloo (2) 35', 40'
Boyet (3) 43', 60', 73'
Liberty Stadium, Swansea
Attendance: 9,704
Referee: Dave Pearson (England)
16 November 2007
20:00
Gloucester England26–18Wales Ospreys
Tries: Allen 42' c
Simpson-Daniel 57' c
Con: Lamb
Paterson
Pen: Lamb (3) 10', 20', 40+3'
Paterson 72'		ReportTries: Parker (2) 8' c, 24' m
Con: Hook
Pen: Hook (2) 46', 56'
Kignsholm, Gloucester
Attendance: 16,500
Referee: George Clancy (Ireland)
16 November 2007
21:00
Bourgoin France24–17Ireland Ulster
Tries: Tchougong 56' c
Coux 64' m
Con: Boyet
Pen: Boyet 15', 28', 39', 80+4'		ReportTries: Dawson 12' c
Danielli 23' c
Con: Wallace (2)
Pen: Wallace 31'
Stade Pierre Rajon, Bourgoin-Jallieu
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Wayne Barnes (England)
7 December 2007
20:00
Ospreys Wales48–17Ireland Ulster
Tries: Parker 4' m
Marshall 19' c
A. W. Jones 44' c
Tiatia 46' c
Walker (2) 64' c, 80+3' c
Byrne 72' m
Con: Hook (5)
Pen: Hook 12'		ReportTries: Boss 52' c
Danielli 68' c
Con: Wallace (2)
Pen: Wallace 21'
Liberty Stadium, Swansea
Attendance: 8,082
Referee: Chris White (England)
7 December 2007
21:00
Bourgoin France7–31England Gloucester
Try: Frier 59' c
Con: Boyet		ReportTries: Allen 5' c
Simpson-Daniel 34' c
Lamb 47' c
Titterell 80' c
Con: Lamb (4)
Pen: Lamb 21'
Stade Pierre Rajon, Bourgoin-Jallieu
Attendance: 6,500
Referee: Alain Rolland (Ireland)
14 December 2007
20:00
Ulster Ireland8–16Wales Ospreys
Try: Danielli 38' m
Pen: O'Connor 17'		ReportTry: Marshall 54' c
Con: Hook
Pen: Hook (3) 12', 15', 56'
Ravenhill, Belfast
Attendance: 9,665
Referee: Malcolm Changleng (Scotland)
15 December 2007
15:00
Gloucester England51–27France Bourgoin
Tries: Qera 19' c
Delve 22' c
Balshaw 37' c
Walker 46' c
Lamb 61' c
Vainikolo 70' c
Con: Lamb (6)
Pen: Lamb (3) 1', 6', 16'		ReportTries: Nicolas 32' c
Genevois 65' c
Monzeglio 79' c
Con: Boyet (3)
Pen: Boyet (2) 3', 14'
Kingsholm, Gloucester
Attendance: 12,370
Referee: George Clancy (Ireland)
11 January 2008
19:30
Ulster Ireland25–24France Bourgoin
Tries: Bowe 44' c
Marshall 55' c
Trimble 78' m
Con: Humphreys (2)
Pen: Humphreys (2) 6', 13'		ReportTries: Coux 2' m
Denos 20' m
Vigneaux 40' c
Petrilli 47' c
Con: Parra (2)
Ravenhill, Belfast
Attendance: 8,340
Referee: James Jones (Wales)
12 January 2008
17:30
Ospreys Wales32–15England Gloucester
Tries: Williams 11' c
Hibbard 80' c
Con: Hook (2) 12', 80' m
Pen: Hook (6) 6', 20', 29', 37', 52', 69'		ReportTries: Lawson 56'
Lamb 80+3'
Con: Paterson 56'
Pen: Lamb 26'
Liberty Stadium, Swansea
Attendance: 18,017
Referee: Alan Lewis (Ireland)
20 January 2008
13:00
Gloucester England29–21Ireland Ulster
Tries: Qera (2) 7' c, 59' m
Strokosch 34' c
Balshaw 71' m
Narraway 80' m
Con: Paterson (2)		ReportTries: Bowe (2) 21' c, 77' c
Trimble 44' c
Con: Wallace (2)
O'Connor
Kingsholm, Gloucester
Attendance: 12,480
Referee: Romain Poite (France)
20 January 2008
14:00
Bourgoin France21–28Wales Ospreys
Tries: Wihongi 54' m
Denos 80'+7' c
Con: Parra
Pen: Laloo (2) 4', 8'
Parra 80'		ReportTries: Williams 26' c
Byrne 32' m
Thomas 80'+5' c
Con: Hook (2)
Pen: Hook 6', 20', 71'
Stade Pierre Rajon, Bourgoin-Jallieu
Attendance: 5,500
Referee: Wayne Barnes (Wales)

Pool 3

Team P W D L Tries for Tries against Try diff Points for Points against Points diff TB LB Pts
Wales Cardiff Blues (5) 6 4 1 1 12 7 +5 124 76 +48 1 1 20
France Stade Français 6 4 0 2 12 8 +4 120 92 +28 2 0 18
England Bristol 6 3 0 3 10 9 +1 83 80 +3 0 0 12
England Harlequins 6 0 1 5 7 17 −10 62 141 −79 0 0 2
10 November 2007
14:35
Stade Français France37–17England Harlequins
Tries: Liebenberg 20' c
Dominici 31' c
Saubade 71' c
Mirco Bergamasco 79' c
Con: Skrela (2)
Liebenberg (2)
Pen: Skrela (3) 15', 47', 60'		ReportTries: Monye 43' c
Barry 79' c
Con: Monye
Jarvis
Pen: Malone 10'
Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Alain Rolland (Ireland)
11 November 2007
13:00
Cardiff Blues Wales34–18England Bristol
Tries: Robinson 40+2' c
Molitika 68' c
M. Williams (2) 71' c, 78' c
Con: Blair (4)
Pen: Blair (2) 17', 50'		ReportTries: Hill 20' c
T. Arscott 80+4' m
Con: Strange
Pen: Strange (2) 11', 40'
Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff
Attendance: 10,531
Referee: Peter Fitzgibbon (Ireland)
17 November 2007
15:30
Harlequins England13–13Wales Cardiff Blues
Try: Easter 40' c
Con: Malone
Pen: Malone (2) 6', 62'		ReportTry: Spice 60' c
Con: Blair
Pen: Blair (2) 26', 48'
Twickenham Stoop, Twickenham
Attendance: 11,304
Referee: Pascal Gauzere (France)
18 November 2007
15:00
Bristol England17–0France Stade Français
Try: Brew 76'
Pen: Hill (4) 17', 30', 61', 79'		Report
Memorial Stadium, Bristol
Attendance: 10,756
Referee: Peter Fitzgibbon (Ireland)
8 December 2007
15:00
Harlequins England3–17England Bristol
Drop: Care 27'ReportTries: To'oala Vaeluaga 22' m
Lemi 24' c
L. Arscott 43' m
Con: Hill
Twickenham Stoop, Twickenham
Attendance: 7,288
Referee: Peter Allan (Scotland)
9 December 2007
15:00
Stade Français France12–6Wales Cardiff Blues
Pen: Hernández (2) 11', 30'
Skrela (2) 40+2', 52'		ReportPen: Blair (2) 22', 58'
Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris
Attendance: 8,972
Referee: Dave Pearson (England)
15 December 2007
13:35
Cardiff Blues Wales31–21France Stade Français
Tries: J. Robinson 11' c
James 40+6' c
Tito 44' m
Con: Flanagan (2)
Pen: Flanagan (3) 3', 22', 55'
Drop: Flanagan 80+5'		ReportTries: Arias 40+1' c
Burban 72' m
Con: Skrela
Pen: Skrela (3) 42', 48', 51'
Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff
Attendance: 12,114
Referee: Wayne Barnes (England)
16 December 2007
15:00
Bristol England20–7England Harlequins
Tries: Lemi 44'
Blaney 53'
Clarke 80'
Con: Strange 80'
Pen: Hill 62'		ReportTry: Williams 48'
Con: Jarvis 48'
Memorial Stadium, Bristol
Attendance: 7,951
Referee: Christophe Berdos (France)
11 January 2008
20:00
Cardiff Blues Wales23–12England Harlequins
Tries: Hewitt 38' c
Shanklin 71' c
Con: Blair (2)
Pen: Blair (3) 15', 55', 59'		ReportTries: Luscombe 50' c
Brown 77' m
Con: Malone
Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff
Attendance: 9,716
Referee: Romain Poite (France)
11 January 2008
21:00
Stade Français France19–11England Bristol
Tries: Corleto 55' m
Arias 69' m
Pen: Skrela (3) 4', 27', 40+1'		ReportTry: L. Arscott 59' m
Pen: Strange (2) 13', 49'
Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris
Attendance: 8,783
Referee: George Clancy (Ireland)
20 January 2008
15:00
Bristol England0–17Wales Cardiff Blues
ReportTries: Molitika 37' c
G. Thomas 40'+2' c
Con: Blair (2)
Pen: Blair 53'
Memorial Stadium, Bristol
Attendance: 11,289
Referee: Alain Rolland (Ireland)
20 January 2008
15:00
Harlequins England10–31France Stade Français
Try: Keogh 75' c
Con: Jarvis
Pen: Jarvis 3'		ReportTries: Szarzewski 25' c
Arias 31' c
Skrela 70' c
Corleto 73' c
Con: Skrela (4)
Pen: Skrela 31'
Twickenham Stoop, Twickenham
Attendance: 11,737
Referee: Tim Hayes (Wales)

Pool 4

Team P W D L Tries for Tries against Try diff Points for Points against Points diff TB LB Pts
England Saracens (1) 6 5 0 1 27 11 +16 225 119 +106 3 1 24
France Biarritz 6 4 0 2 9 11 −2 109 116 −7 1 1 18
Scotland Glasgow Warriors 6 3 0 3 12 14 −2 130 127 +3 1 3 16
Italy Viadana 6 0 0 6 13 25 −12 106 208 −102 2 17 3
10 November 2007
14:30
Viadana Italy11–19France Biarritz
Try: Bortolussi 9' m
Pen: Pilat (2) 31', 62'		ReportTry: Willemse 40' c
Con: Yachvili
Pen: Yachvili (4) 2', 13', 68', 71'
Stadio Luigi Zaffanella, Viadana
Attendance: 2,920
Referee: Peter Allan (Scotland)
11 November 2007
15:00
Saracens England33–31Scotland Glasgow Warriors
Tries: Vyvyan 8' c
Penney 17' c
Skirving 38' m
Ratuvou 50' m
Con: Jackson (2)
Pen: Jackson (3) 23', 32', 79'		ReportTries: Barclay 25' m
O'Hare 73' c
Kellock 80' c
Con: Parks (2)
Pen: Parks (4) 6', 30', 43', 55'
Vicarage Road, Watford
Attendance: 7,012
Referee: Romain Poite (France)
16 November 2007
19:30
Glasgow Warriors Scotland41–31Italy Viadana
Tries: O'Hare 10' c
Parks 21' c
Morrison 23' c
Pinder 60' c
Barclay 65' c
Con: Parks (5)
Pen: Parks (2) 15', 48'		ReportTries: Pedersen (2) 4' c, 34' c
Birchall 46' c
Bortolussi 80' c
Con: Howarth (4)
Pen: Howarth 41'
Firhill Stadium, Glasgow
Attendance: 1,722
Referee: James Jones (Wales)
17 November 2007
16:30
Biarritz France22–21England Saracens
Try: Bidabé 53' c
Con: Yachvili
Pen: Yachvili (5) 3', 23', 40', 49', 80'		ReportTries: Ratuvou 6' c
Penney 35' c
Farrell 73' c
Con: Jackson (3)
Parc des Sports Aguiléra, Biarritz
Attendance: 9,000
Referee: Malcolm Changleng (Scotland)
8 December 2007
15:00
Saracens England71–7Italy Viadana
Tries: Matadigo 3' c
Haughton (3) 15' m, 39' c, 51' c
Hill 36' c
Ratuvou (2) 40' c, 63' c
Johnston 44' c
Jackson 54' c
Penalty try 79' c
Con: Jackson (9)
Pen: Jackson 24'		ReportTry: Howarth 47' c
Con: Howarth
Vicarage Road, Watford
Attendance: 5,982
Referee: Pascal Gauzere (France)
9 December 2007
13:00
Glasgow Warriors Scotland9–6France Biarritz
Pen: Parks (3) 8', 13', 38'ReportPen: Dupuy (2) 26', 73'
Firhill Stadium, Glasgow
Attendance: 2,194
Referee: Tim Hayes (Wales)
14 December 2007
21:00
Biarritz France21–14Scotland Glasgow Warriors
Tries: Vahafolau 77' c, 80+3' m
Con: Traille
Pen: Traille (3) 32', 56', 64'		ReportTry: Barclay 23' m
Pen: Parks (2) 1', 21'
Drop: Parks 57'
Parc des Sports Aguiléra, Biarritz
Attendance: 7,200
Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)
15 December 2007
14:30
Viadana Italy26–34England Saracens
Tries: Erasmus (2) 2' m, 25' c
Robertson 37' c
Bortolussi 39' c
Con: Howarth (3)		ReportTries: Penalty try 48' c
Seymour 60' c
Haughton 79' m
Con: Jackson (2)
Pen: Jackson (5) 31', 43', 55', 55', 70'
Stadio Luigi Zaffanella, Viadana
Attendance: 3,400
Referee: Peter Fitzgibbon (Ireland)
12 January 2008
14:30
Viadana Italy15–18Scotland Glasgow Warriors
Tries: Erasmus (2) 26' c, 36' m
Con: Howarth
Pen: Pilat 75'		ReportTries: Brown 23' c
Stortoni 65' m
Con: Parks
Pen: Parks (2) 40', 48'
Stadio Luigi Zaffanella, Viadana
Attendance: 2,270
Referee: Jérôme Garces (France)
12 January 2008
15:30
Saracens England45–16France Biarritz
Tries: Vyvyan 40+6' c
Jack (2) 52' c, 79' m
Penney 60' c
Penalty try 80+1' c
Con: Jackson (3)
Russell
Pen: Jackson (4) 17', 37', 49', 69'		ReportTry: Cabannes 18' c
Con: Dupuy
Pen: Dupuy (3) 20', 39', 59'
Vicarage Road, Watford
Attendance: 8,656
Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)
18 January 2008
20:00
Glasgow Warriors Scotland17–21England Saracens
Try: Stortoni 61' m
Pen: Parks (4) 17', 24', 40+1', 76'		ReportTries: Haughton 4' m
Jackson 40+3' c
Con: Jackson
Pen: Jackson (3) 21', 38', 68'
Firhill Stadium, Glasgow
Attendance: 5,213
Referee: Alan Lewis (Ireland)
18 January 2008
21:00
Biarritz France25–16Italy Viadana
Tries: Ngwenya (2) 35' c, 49' m
Cronjé 71' m
Carizza 80+1' m
Con: Bosch
Pen: Bosch 28'		ReportTry: Howarth 80+6' c
Con: Pilat
Pen: Howarth (3) 17', 25', 39'
Parc des Sports Aguiléra, Biarritz
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Andrew Small (England)

Pool 5

Team P W D L Tries for Tries against Try diff Points for Points against Points diff TB LB Pts
Ireland Munster (6) 6 4 0 2 13 7 +6 148 95 +53 1 2 19
France Clermont Auvergne 6 4 0 2 22 15 +7 189 128 +61 2 1 19
England London Wasps 6 4 0 2 19 12 +7 152 127 +25 2 0 18
Wales Llanelli Scarlets 6 0 0 6 8 28 −20 74 213 −139 0 0 0

Notes:

  • Munster place above Clermont Auvergne by virtue of having earned more competition points in their two head-to-head matches: 6 to 4.
10 November 2007
17:30
London Wasps England24–23Ireland Munster
Tries: Flutey 30' c
Skivington 60' m
Con: Cipriani
Pen: Cipriani (4) 7', 29', 52', 56'		ReportTries: Tipoki 20' c
Payne 40+1' c
Con: O'Gara (2)
Pen: O'Gara (3) 5', 16', 44'
Ricoh Arena, Coventry
Attendance: 21,506
Referee: Joël Jutge (France)
11 November 2007
16:00
Clermont Auvergne France48–21Wales Llanelli Scarlets
Tries: Rougerie (3) 14' c, 28' m, 58' c
Malzieu 25' m
Bonnaire 43' c
B. James 62' c
Domingo 78' c
Con: B. James (4)
A. King
Pen: B. James 2'		ReportTries: James 18' c
Peel 52' c
King 54' c
Con: S. Jones (3)
Stade Marcel-Michelin, Clermont-Ferrand
Attendance: 13,000
Referee: Chris White (England)
17 November 2007
17:30
Llanelli Scarlets Wales17–33England London Wasps
Tries: Easterby 24' c
M. Jones 79' c
Con: S. Jones (2)
Pen: S. Jones 34'		ReportTries: Waters (2) 14' m, 19' c
Skivington 27' c
Cipriani 63' c
Flutey 70' c
Con: Cipriani (4)
Stradey Park, Llanelli
Attendance: 9,557
Referee: Alain Rolland (Ireland)
18 November 2007
13:00
Munster Ireland36–13France Clermont Auvergne
Tries: Payne 7' c
Tipoki 40+1' c
Carney 51' c
Quinlan 76' c
Horan 79' m
Con: O'Gara (4)
Pen: O'Gara 36'		ReportTry: Joubert 64' c
Con: Bai
Pen: Bai (2) 12', 37'
Thomond Park, Limerick
Attendance: 12,003
Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)
8 December 2007
14:35
Clermont Auvergne France37–27England London Wasps
Tries: Malzieu 21' c
Ledesma 40' c
Rougerie 80+7' m
Con: James (2)
Pen: James (6) 4', 13', 48', 57', 60', 73'		ReportTries: Haskell (2) 33' c, 52' c
Payne 42' c
Con: Cipriani (3)
Pen: Cipriani (2) 6', 75'
Stade Marcel-Michelin, Clermont-Ferrand
Attendance: 14,649
Referee: Alan Lewis (Ireland)
8 December 2007
17:30
Llanelli Scarlets Wales16–29Ireland Munster
Try: King 24' c
Con: Priestland
Pen: Priestland (3) 20', 51', 59'		ReportTries: Wallace 37' c
Horan 73' c
Con: O'Gara (2)
Pen: O'Gara (5) 7', 15', 31', 35', 40+3'
Stradey Park, Llanelli
Attendance: 10,456
Referee: Wayne Barnes (England)
15 December 2007
17:30
London Wasps England25–24France Clermont Auvergne
Tries: Reddan 7' c
Voyce 14' m
Sackey 31' c
Con: Cipriani (2)
Pen: Cipriani (2) 18', 79'		ReportTries: Rougerie 45' c
Delasau 64' c
Etien 80+3' c
Con: King (3)
Pen: King 34'
Adams Park, High Wycombe
Attendance: 8,371
Referee: Alain Rolland (Ireland)
16 December 2007
13:00
Munster Ireland22–13Wales Llanelli Scarlets
Tries: Flannery 6' m
Carney 73' m
Pen: O'Gara (4) 18', 24', 34', 61'		ReportTry: S. Jones 11' c
Con: S. Jones
Pen: S. Jones (2) 49', 63'
Thomond Park, Limerick
Attendance: 13,200
Referee: Dave Pearson (England)
13 January 2008
13:00
London Wasps England40–7Wales Llanelli Scarlets
Tries: Waters 6' c
Vickery 15' m
Doherty 36' c
Waldouck 40' c
Hoadley 51' c
Sackey 69' c
Con: Cipriani (4)
Doherty		ReportTry: Manu 33' c
Con: Priestland
Adams Park, High Wycombe
Attendance: 8,173
Referee: Christophe Berdos (France)
13 January 2008
16:00
Clermont Auvergne France26–19Ireland Munster
Tries: Mignoni 18' c
Ledesma 34' c
Con: James (2)
Pen: James (4) 25', 32', 56', 80'		ReportTry: Mafi 60' c
Con: O'Gara
Pen: O'Gara (4) 11', 40+7', 72', 75'
Stade Marcel-Michelin, Clermont-Ferrand
Attendance: 14,637
Referee: Rob Debney (England)
19 January 2008
17:35
Llanelli Scarlets Wales0–41France Clermont Auvergne
ReportTries: Ledesma 8' c
Jacquet 30' m
James 46' c
Floch (2) 57' c, 80' m
Vermeulen 72' c
Con: James (4)
Pen: James 42'
Stradey Park, Llanelli
Attendance: 6,491
Referee: George Clancy (Ireland)
19 January 2008
17:35
Munster Ireland19–3England London Wasps
Try: Leamy 74' c
Con: O'Gara
Pen: O'Gara (4) 11', 36', 40+5', 54'		ReportPen: Cipriani 4'
Thomond Park, Limerick
Attendance: 12,257
Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)

Pool 6

Team P W D L Tries for Tries against Try diff Points for Points against Points diff TB LB Pts
France Toulouse (4) 6 4 0 2 13 7 +6 130 76 +54 2 2 20
England Leicester Tigers 6 3 0 3 10 5 +5 110 79 +31 1 1 14
Ireland Leinster 6 3 0 3 7 11 −4 95 123 −28 0 0 12
Scotland Edinburgh 6 2 0 4 8 15 −7 85 142 −57 0 1 9
10 November 2007
13:30
Leinster Ireland22–9England Leicester Tigers
Try: Horgan 53' c
Con: Contepomi
Pen: Contepomi (5) 6', 19', 43', 51', 68'		ReportPen: Goode (3) 7', 17', 65'
RDS Arena, Dublin
Attendance: 18,563[2]
Referee: Christophe Berdos (France)
11 November 2007
15:30
Edinburgh Scotland15–19France Toulouse
Tries: De Luca 55' m
Houston 66' c
Con: Godman
Pen: D. Blair 21'		ReportTry: Médard 46' c
Con: Élissalde
Pen: Élissalde (4) 3', 16', 24', 74'
Murrayfield, Edinburgh
Attendance: 3,393
Referee: George Clancy (Ireland)
17 November 2007
15:00
Leicester Tigers England39–0Scotland Edinburgh
Tries: Goode 4' c
Varndell 15' c
Murphy 40+1' c
Penalty try 45' c
Corry 80' m
Con: Goode (4)
Pen: Goode (2) 7', 39'		Report
Welford Road, Leicester
Attendance: 15,865
Referee: Romain Poite (France)
18 November 2007
21:00
Toulouse France33–6Ireland Leinster
Tries: Poitrenaud 41' m
Courrent 54' c
Heymans 65' c
Clerc 80+3' m
Con: Courrent (2)
Pen: Élissalde 22'
Courrent 48'
Drop: Courrent 34'		ReportPen: Contepomi (2) 2', 36'
Stade Ernest-Wallon, Toulouse
Attendance: 18,806
Referee: Chris White (England)
7 December 2007
15:00
Leinster Ireland28–14Scotland Edinburgh
Tries: Heaslip 15' c
Gleeson 31' m
Contepomi 71' c
Con: Contepomi (2)
Pen: Contepomi (3) 3', 28', 55'		ReportTry: Houston 46' m
Pen: Godman (2) 5', 58'
D. Blair 63'
RDS Arena, Dublin
Attendance: 18,145
Referee: Romain Poite (France)
8 December 2007
15:30
Leicester Tigers England14–9France Toulouse
Try: Smith 11' m
Pen: Goode (3) 29', 54', 72'		ReportPen: Courrent (2) 8', 42'
Drop: Courrent 40'
Welford Road, Leicester
Attendance: 17,498
Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)
15 December 2007
15:30
Edinburgh Scotland29–10Ireland Leinster
Tries: Webster 33' c
Cairns 54' c
Con: Godman (2)
Pen: Godman (4) 13', 18', 29', 78'
Drop: M. Blair 42'		ReportTry: Penalty try 40+6' c
Con: Contepomi
Pen: Contepomi 4'
Murrayfield, Edinburgh
Attendance: 3,567
Referee: Tim Hayes (Wales)
16 December 2007
16:00
Toulouse France22–11England Leicester Tigers
Tries: Poitrenaud 17' m
Clerc 62' m
Pen: Élissalde (2) 40+4', 72'
Drop: Courrent 4'
Élissalde 29'		ReportTry: Varndell 15' m
Pen: Goode (2) 32', 43'
Stadium Municipal, Toulouse
Attendance: 32,500
Referee: Alan Lewis (Ireland)
12 January 2008
13:30
Leinster Ireland20–13France Toulouse
Tries: Fitzgerald (2) 32' c, 54' c
Con: Contepomi (2)
Pen: Contepomi 4'
Drop: Contepomi 80+4'		ReportTry: Donguy 69' c
Con: Courrent
Pen: Courrent 40', 54'
RDS Arena, Dublin
Attendance: 16,752
Referee: Wayne Barnes (England)
12 January 2008
15:30
Edinburgh Scotland17–12England Leicester Tigers
Tries: Godman 37' c
Ford 57' c
Con: Godman (2)
Pen: Godman 48'		ReportPen: Goode (4) 4', 11', 40+3', 51'
Murrayfield, Edinburgh
Attendance: 5,850
Referee: Peter Fitzgibbon (Ireland)
19 January 2008
15:30
Leicester Tigers England25–9Ireland Leinster
Tries: Deacon 20' m
Rabeni 23' c
Herring 75' c
Con: Goode (2)
Pen: Goode (2) 3', 54'		ReportPen: Contepomi (3) 2', 7', 50'
Welford Road, Leicester
Attendance: 17,033
Referee: Christophe Berdos (France)
19 January 2008
16:30
Toulouse France34–10Scotland Edinburgh
Tries: Clerc (2) 9' c, 36' m
Donguy 51' c
Perugini 60' m
Con: Élissalde
Du Toit
Pen: Élissalde 2'		ReportTry: Gissing 73' c
Con: D. Blair
Pen: Godman 30'
Stade Ernest-Wallon, Toulouse
Attendance: 18,890
Referee: Dave Pearson (England)

Seeding and runners-up

The winners of each of the six pools are seeded 1 to 6 first by points, then tries scored, and finally score difference. The runners-up are similarly sorted, and the best two are seeded seven and eight and progress to the quarter-finals alongside the six winners. The top four seeds are given home matches in the quarter-finals, with seed 1 playing seed 8, seed 2 playing seed 7 etc.

Seed Pool winners Pts TF +/−
1 England Saracens 24 27 +106
2 England London Irish 24 25 +82
3 England Gloucester 24 24 +65
4 France Toulouse 20 13 +54
5 Wales Cardiff Blues 20 12 +48
6 Ireland Munster 19 13 +53
Seed Pool runners-up Pts TF +/−
7 France Perpignan 22 20 +92
8 Wales Ospreys 21 16 +62
– France Clermont Auvergne 19 22 +61
– France Stade Français 18 12 +28
– France Biarritz 18 9 −7
– England Leicester Tigers 14 10 +31

See also

References

  1. ^ "Its going down to the wire [sic]". ERCRugby.com. 15 January 2007. Archived from the original on 16 January 2008. Retrieved 15 January 2007.
  2. ^ "Leinster 22-9 Leicester Tigers". Leinster rugby. 10 November 2007. Retrieved 7 January 2023.