Heineken Cup 2008/2009 - the fourteenth draw of the main club tournament in European rugby among 24 teams from six states. The tournament started in October 2008 and ended with a final match that took place on May 23, 2009 at the Murrayfield Stadium in Edinburgh ( Scotland ). In the final in which the Irish Leinster and the English Leicester met, the Irish club won with a score of 19-16.
| Heineken Cup 2008/2009 | |
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| 2008–09 Heineken Cup | |
| Tournament details | |
| Dates | October 10, 2008 - May 23, 2009 |
| Number of teams | 24 |
| Official site | ercrugby.com |
| Final placement | |
| Winner |  Leinster (1st title) |
| Finalist |  Lester Tigers |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 79 (of 79) |
| Attendance | 1,177,064 (14,900 per game) |
Content
Commands
| England | France | Wales | Ireland | Scotland | Italy |
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Primary draw
In the new season, the rules for distributing teams into groups have changed. From now on, 24 participants acquired the status of a team of the first, second, third or fourth tier. The status was determined by the club’s previous performances in European competitions. Each group included one team from each tier. [one]
| Tier 1 | Munster (1) | Toulouse (2) | " Biarritz " (3) | Lester Tigers (4) | Stade France (5) | " London Wasps " (6) |
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| Tier 2 | Leinster (7) | Bath (8) | Gloucester (9) | Perpignan (10) | Sale Sharks (12) | Scarlets (13) |
| Tier 3 | Ospreyz (15) | Cardiff Blues (17) | " Clermont-Auvergne " (18) | Newport DG (20) | Ulster (21) | Castres (22) |
| Tier 4 | Glasgow Warriors (24) | Benetton (25) | Edinburgh (28) | Calvisano (32) | Harlequins (35) | " Montauban " |
Group stage
Group 1
| Team | AND | AT | H | P | Attempts + | Attempts - | Difference | Points + | Points - | Difference | Bonus: Attempts | Bonus: defeat | Tournament points |
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| Munster (2) | 6 | five | 0 | one | 18 | 6 | 12 | 161 | 98 | 63 | 2 | one | 23 |
| " Sale Sharks " | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 14 | eleven | 3 | 136 | 115 | 21 | 2 | one | 15 |
| " Clermont-Auvergne " | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 13 | one | 137 | 129 | eight | one | 0 | 13 |
| " Montauban " | 6 | one | 0 | five | five | 21 | −16 | 81 | 173 | −92 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
Group 2
| Team | AND | AT | H | P | Attempts + | Attempts - | Difference | Points + | Points - | Difference | Bonus: Attempts | Bonus: defeat | Tournament points |
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| Leinster (6) | 6 | four | 0 | 2 | 15 | 3 | 12 | 140 | 70 | 70 | 2 | 2 | 20 |
| " London Wasps " | 6 | four | 0 | 2 | 9 | 12 | −3 | 114 | 112 | 2 | 0 | one | 17 |
| Edinburgh | 6 | 2 | 0 | four | eight | eight | 0 | 91 | 103 | −12 | one | 0 | 9 |
| Castres | 6 | 2 | 0 | four | 6 | 15 | −9 | 73 | 133 | −60 | 0 | one | 9 |
Group 3
| Team | AND | AT | H | P | Attempts + | Attempts - | Difference | Points + | Points - | Difference | Bonus: Attempts | Bonus: defeat | Tournament points |
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| Lester Tigers (4) | 6 | four | 0 | 2 | 23 | 6 | 17 | 191 | 90 | 101 | 3 | 2 | 21 |
| Ospreyz (7) | 6 | four | 0 | 2 | 17 | 3 | 14 | 155 | 71 | 84 | 2 | 2 | 20 |
| " Perpignan " | 6 | four | 0 | 2 | 17 | ten | 7 | 154 | 120 | 34 | one | one | 18 |
| " Benetton " | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | five | 43 | −38 | 72 | 291 | −219 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Group 4
| Team | AND | AT | H | P | Attempts + | Attempts - | Difference | Points + | Points - | Difference | Bonus: Attempts | Bonus: defeat | Tournament points |
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| Harlequins (3) | 6 | five | 0 | one | sixteen | 12 | four | 144 | 115 | 29 | 2 | 0 | 22 |
| " Stud Frances " | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 13 | eleven | 2 | 131 | 109 | 22 | one | 2 | 15 |
| " Ulster " | 6 | 2 | one | 3 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 113 | 134 | −21 | 0 | one | eleven |
| Scarlets | 6 | one | one | four | 12 | 18 | −6 | 124 | 154 | −30 | 0 | 2 | eight |
Group 5
| Team | AND | AT | H | P | Attempts + | Attempts - | Difference | Points + | Points - | Difference | Bonus: Attempts | Bonus: defeat | Tournament points |
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| Bath (5) | 6 | four | one | one | 13 | eight | five | 107 | 92 | 15 | 2 | one | 21 |
| Toulouse (8) | 6 | four | one | one | 12 | eight | four | 121 | 88 | 33 | one | one | 20 |
| Glasgow | 6 | 2 | 0 | four | 14 | 17 | −3 | 134 | 150 | −16 | one | 3 | 12 |
| Newport Gwent Dragons | 6 | one | 0 | five | eight | 14 | −6 | 83 | 115 | −32 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
Group 6
| Team | AND | AT | H | P | Attempts + | Attempts - | Difference | Points + | Points - | Difference | Bonus: Attempts | Bonus: defeat | Tournament points |
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| Cardiff Blues (1) | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 9 | 14 | 202 | 99 | 103 | 3 | 0 | 27 |
| " Biarritz " | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 14 | four | ten | 121 | 88 | 33 | one | 2 | 15 |
| Gloucester | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 12 | five | 156 | 109 | 47 | 2 | one | 15 |
| Calvizano | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | eight | 37 | −29 | 87 | 270 | −183 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Playoff draw
| No | Group winner | Glasses | Attempts | Points difference |
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| one | Cardiff Blues | 27 | 23 | +103 |
| 2 | " Munster " | 23 | 18 | +63 |
| 3 | Harlequins | 22 | sixteen | +29 |
| four | Lester Tigers | 21 | 23 | +101 |
| five | " Bath " | 21 | 13 | +15 |
| 6 | " Leinster " | 20 | 15 | +70 |
| No | Second place in the group | Glasses | Attempts | Points difference |
| 7 | Ospreyz | 20 | 17 | +84 |
| eight | Toulouse | 20 | 12 | +33 |
| - | " Sale Sharks " | nineteen | 14 | +21 |
| - | " London Wasps " | 17 | 7 | +8 |
| - | " Biarritz " | 15 | 14 | +33 |
| - | " Stud Frances " | 15 | 13 | +22 |
Play Off
Determining the order and the participants of the quarterfinal matches took place on January 27 at the Marrefield stadium [2] .
Quarter-final
| April 11, 2009 3:30 p.m. | Cardiff Blues | 9 - 6 | Toulouse | Millennium Cardiff Viewers: 36 728 Judge: Chris white |
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| Pen .: Blair (3/3) 1 ', 30', 57 ' | report | Pen .: Mishalak (1/1) 5 ' Skrela (1/1) 64 ' |
| April 11, 2009 18:00 | Lester Tigers | 20 - 15 | " Bath " | Walkers Stadium , Leicester Viewers: 26 100 Judge: Alan Lewis |
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| Pop .: Dupuy 80 'm Pen .: News (5/5) 20 ', 22', 51 ', 55', 67 ' | report | Pop .: Byrne 35 'c Maddock 64 'm Real: James (1/2) Pen .: James (1/2) 45 ' |
| April 12, 2009 13:00 | " Munster " | 43 - 9 | Ospreyz | Thomond Park , Limerick Viewers: 26 000 Judge: Wayne barnes |
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| Pop .: Warwick 34 'c O'Connell55 'c Earls (2) 63 'c, 65' c Real.: O'Gara (4/4) Pen .: O'Gara (3/3) 14 ', 20', 50 ' Drop: Warwick (2) 39 ', 58' | report | Pen .: Hook (3/6) 16 ', 30', 45 ' |
| April 12, 2009 3:30 p.m. | Harlequins | 5 - 6 | " Leinster " | Twilight Stup , London Viewers: 12,638 Judge: Nigel Owens |
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| Pop .: Brown 65 'm | report | Pen .: Contepomi (2/2) 15 ', 39' |
- This match became known as “ Bloodgate ”. British coach Dean Richards received a three-year suspension as a result of the incident. The fact is that when a player has blood, an extraordinary replacement is allowed. Richards also staged the appearance of blood in a player Tom Williams. Williams was punished for a year, but his cooperation with the investigation was considered as a mitigating circumstance, and the period of disqualification was reduced to four months. [3]
Semifinal
| May 2, 2009 5:30 pm | " Munster " | 6 - 25 | " Leinster " | Croke Park , Dublin Spectators: 82 208 Judge: Nigel Owens |
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| Pen .: O'Gara (2/2) 18 ', 36' | report | Pop .: D'Arcy 30 'm Fitzgerald 42 'c O'Driscoll 61 'c Real: Sexton (2/3) Pen .: Sexton (1/1) 26 ' Drop: Contomi (1/1) 15 ' |
| May 3, 2009 3:00 pm | Cardiff Blues | 26 - 26 (FROM) | Lester Tigers | Millennium Cardiff Viewers: 44 212 Judge: Alain Rolland |
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| Pop .: Roberts 73 'c James 74 'c Real: Blair (2/2) Pen .: Blair (2/2) 14 ', 33' Halfpenny 27 ', 35' | report | Pop .: Hamilton 21 'c Jordan Murphy 45 'c Real: Dupuy (2/2) Pen .: Dupuy (4/7) 24 ', 38', 54 ', 56' |
Final
| May 23, 2009 5:00 pm | Lester Tigers | 16 - 19 | " Leinster " | Murrayfield , Edinburgh Viewers: 66 523 Judge: Nigel Owens |
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| Pop .: Woods 38 'c Real: Dupuy (1/1) Pen .: Dupuy (3/3) 8 ', 33', 42 ' | (report) | Pop .: Hislip 49 'c Real: Sexton (1/1) Pen .: Sexton (2/3) 24 ', 70' Drop: O'Driscoll (1/1) 5 ' Sexton (1/1) 17 ' |
Notes
- ↑ ERC European Rankings (May 2008) . European Rugby Cup. The appeal date is May 8, 2008. Archived May 11, 2008.
- ↑ Heineken Cup semi-final draw completed (Unavailable (inaccessible link) . European Rugby Cup (27 January 2009). The date of circulation is January 27, 2009. Archived January 31, 2009.
- ↑ Benammar, Emily . Dean Richards ban: how 'Bloodgate' saga unfolded , The Daily Telegraph (August 18, 2009). The appeal date is August 18, 2009.