| 2004–05 Heineken Cup pool stage | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Season | 2004–05 Heineken Cup | ||
| Date | 23 October 2004 – 16 January 2005 | ||
| Qualifiers | |||
| Seed 1 |  Leinster | ||
| Seed 2 |  Toulouse | ||
| Seed 3 | Stade Français | ||
| Seed 4 | Biarritz Olympique | ||
| Seed 5 | Munster | ||
| Seed 6 |  Newcastle Falcons | ||
| Seed 7 | Northampton Saints | ||
| Seed 8 | Leicester Tigers | ||
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The pool stage of the 2004–05 Heineken Cup.
| Team | P | W | D | L | Tries for | Tries against | Try diff | Points for | Points against | Points diff | TB | LB | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Biarritz Olympique (4) | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 9 | 11 | 163 | 92 | 71 | 2 | 0 | 22 |
| Leicester Tigers (8) | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 9 | 15 | 196 | 118 | 78 | 2 | 1 | 19 |
| London Wasps | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 174 | 138 | 36 | 2 | 2 | 16 |
 Ghial Rugby Calvisano | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 43 | −33 | 79 | 264 | −185 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | P | W | D | L | Tries for | Tries against | Try diff | Points for | Points against | Points diff | TB | LB | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leinster (1) | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 10 | 23 | 257 | 100 | 157 | 2 | 0 | 26 |
| Bath | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 149 | 122 | 27 | 1 | 2 | 15 |
| Benetton Treviso | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 21 | −7 | 136 | 181 | −45 | 2 | 0 | 14 |
| Bourgoin | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 29 | −20 | 98 | 237 | −139 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Team | P | W | D | L | Tries for | Tries against | Try diff | Points for | Points against | Points diff | TB | LB | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toulouse (2) | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 9 | 12 | 181 | 104 | 77 | 3 | 1 | 24 |
| Northampton Saints (7) | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 128 | 101 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 21 |
 Llanelli Scarlets | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 17 | −2 | 132 | 157 | −25 | 3 | 2 | 13 |
 Glasgow | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 25 | −14 | 107 | 186 | −79 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Team | P | W | D | L | Tries for | Tries against | Try diff | Points for | Points against | Points diff | TB | LB | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Munster (5) | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 121 | 74 | 47 | 1 | 1 | 22 |
| Castres | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 157 | 121 | 36 | 2 | 0 | 16 |
| Neath-Swansea Ospreys | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 135 | 115 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 14 |
| NEC Harlequins | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 19 | −12 | 81 | 184 | −103 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Team | P | W | D | L | Tries for | Tries against | Try diff | Points for | Points against | Points diff | TB | LB | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newcastle Falcons (6) | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 11 | −1 | 113 | 104 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 21 |
| Perpignan | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 133 | 107 | 26 | 2 | 1 | 15 |
| Newport Gwent Dragons | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 124 | 99 | 25 | 2 | 1 | 15 |
| Edinburgh | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 19 | −9 | 92 | 152 | −60 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| 16 January 2005 17:15 |
| Newcastle Falcons | 25–17 | Newport Gwent Dragons |
| Kingston Park Stadium Attendance: 7,104 |
| Team | P | W | D | L | Tries for | Tries against | Try diff | Points for | Points against | Points diff | TB | LB | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stade Français (3) | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 9 | 11 | 179 | 90 | 89 | 3 | 0 | 23 |
| Gloucester | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 144 | 128 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 14 |
| Ulster | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 13 | −8 | 88 | 139 | −51 | 0 | 1 | 13 |
| Cardiff Blues | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 13 | −5 | 98 | 152 | −54 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| Seed | Pool winners | Pts | TF | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leinster | 26 | 33 | +157 |
| 2 | Toulouse | 24 | 21 | +77 |
| 3 | Stade Français | 23 | 20 | +89 |
| 4 | Biarritz Olympique | 22 | 20 | +71 |
| 5 | Munster | 22 | 12 | +47 |
| 6 | Newcastle Falcons | 21 | 10 | +9 |
| Seed | Pool runners-up | Pts | TF | +/− |
| 7 | Northampton Saints | 21 | 11 | +27 |
| 8 | Leicester Tigers | 19 | 24 | +78 |
| – | Castres Olympique | 16 | 16 | +36 |
| – | Bath | 15 | 15 | +27 |
| – | Perpignan | 15 | 15 | +26 |
| – | Gloucester | 14 | 14 | +16 |
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