- 2008-09 Heineken Cup pool stage
The pool stage of the 2008–09 Heineken Cup began on
10 October 2008 , with the final round scheduled for the weekend beginning23 January 2009 . This is the first year for which qualified teams are to be seeded for the group stage.Ranking system
The 24 teams were ranked according to previous progress in the Heineken Cup, with teams from the same tier and same country being placed in separate pools. The brackets show each team's ERC Ranking before the start of the 2008/2009 season.
rugbybox
date =2008-10-11
13:35
home =Edinburgh Rugby flagicon|SCO | score = 16 – 27
report = [http://www.ercrugby.com/eng/12_11271.php Report]
away = flagicon|IRE|rugby Leinster | homescore =
awayscore =
stadium =Murrayfield Stadium ,Edinburgh
attendance = 5,372
referee =rugbybox
date =2008-10-12
15:00
home =London Wasps flagicon|ENG | score = v
report =
away = flagicon|FRA Castres | homescore =
awayscore =
stadium =Adams Park ,High Wycombe
attendance =
referee = ----rugbybox
date =2008-10-18
17:30
home = Leinster flagicon|IRE|rugby | score = v
report =
away = flagicon|ENGLondon Wasps | homescore =
awayscore =
stadium = RDS Showground,Dublin
attendance =
referee =rugbybox
date =2008-10-18
18:30
home = Castres flagicon|FRA | score = v
report =
away = flagicon|SCO Edinburgh | homescore =
awayscore =
stadium =Stade Pierre-Antoine ,Castres
attendance =
referee = ----rugbybox
date =2008-12-05
19:30
home =Edinburgh Rugby flagicon|SCO | score = v
report =
away = flagicon|ENGLondon Wasps | homescore =
awayscore =
stadium =Murrayfield Stadium ,Edinburgh
attendance =
referee =rugbybox
date =2008-12-06
13:35
home = Leinster flagicon|IRE|rugby | score = v
report =
away = flagicon|FRA Castres | homescore =
awayscore =
stadium = RDS Showground,Dublin
attendance =
referee = ----rugbybox
date =2008-12-12
21:00
home = Castres flagicon|FRA | score = v
report =
away = flagicon|IRE|rugby Leinster | homescore =
awayscore =
stadium =Stade Pierre-Antoine ,Castres
attendance =
referee =rugbybox
date =2008-12-14
13:00
home =London Wasps flagicon|ENG | score = v
report =
away = flagicon|SCOEdinburgh Rugby | homescore =
awayscore =
stadium =Adams Park ,High Wycombe
attendance =
referee =Pool 3
rugbybox
date =2008-10-11
14:30
home =Newport Gwent Dragons flagicon|WAL | score = 32 – 22
report = [http://www.ercrugby.com/eng/12_11272.php Report]
away = flagicon|SCOGlasgow Warriors | homescore =
awayscore =
stadium =Rodney Parade ,Newport
attendance = 5,238
referee =rugbybox
date =2008-10-12
16:00
home = Toulouse flagicon|FRA | score = v
report =
away = flagicon|ENGBath Rugby | homescore =
awayscore =
stadium = Stade Municipal,Toulouse
attendance =
referee = ----rugbybox
date =2008-10-17
20:00
home =Glasgow Warriors flagicon|SCO | score = v
report =
away = flagicon|FRA Toulouse | homescore =
awayscore =
stadium =Firhill Stadium ,Glasgow
attendance =
referee =rugbybox
date =2008-10-19
13:00
home =Bath Rugby flagicon|ENG | score = v
report =
away = flagicon|WALNewport Gwent Dragons | homescore =
awayscore =
stadium = Recreation Ground,Bath
attendance =
referee = ----rugbybox
date =2008-12-06
14:35
home = Toulouse flagicon|FRA | score = v
report =
away = flagicon|WALNewport Gwent Dragons | homescore =
awayscore =
stadium =Stade Ernest-Wallon ,Toulouse
attendance =
referee =rugbybox
date =2008-12-07
12:00
home =Bath Rugby flagicon|ENG | score = v
report =
away = flagicon|SCOGlasgow Warriors | homescore =
awayscore =
stadium = Recreation Ground,Bath
attendance =
referee = ----rugbybox
date =2008-12-13
14:30
home =Newport Gwent Dragons flagicon|WAL | score = v
report =
away = flagicon|FRA Toulouse | homescore =
awayscore =
stadium =Rodney Parade ,Newport
attendance =
referee =rugbybox
date =2008-12-14
14:00
home =Glasgow Warriors flagicon|SCO | score = v
report =
away = flagicon|ENG Bath | homescore =
awayscore =
stadium =Firhill Stadium ,Glasgow
attendance =
referee =Pool 6
rugbybox
date =2008-10-11
14:35
home = Calvisano flagicon|ITA | score =20 – 56
report = [http://www.ercrugby.com/eng/12_11274.php Report]
away = flagicon|WALCardiff Blues | homescore =
awayscore =
stadium =Centro Sportivo San Michele ,Calvisano
attendance =
referee =rugbybox
date =2008-10-11
17:30
home = Gloucester flagicon|ENG | score = v
report =
away = flagicon|FRA Biarritz | homescore =
awayscore =
stadium = Kingsholm,Gloucester
attendance =
referee = ----rugbybox
date =2008-10-18
18:30
home = Biarritz flagicon|FRA | score = v
report =
away = flagicon|ITA Calvisano | homescore =
awayscore =
stadium =Parc des Sports Aguiléra ,Biarritz
attendance =
referee =rugbybox
date =2008-10-19
15:00
home =Cardiff Blues flagicon|WAL | score = v
report =
away = flagicon|ENG Gloucester | homescore =
awayscore =
stadium =Millennium Stadium ,Cardiff
attendance =
referee = ----rugbybox
date =2008-12-05
20:00
home =Cardiff Blues flagicon|WAL | score = v
report =
away = flagicon|FRA Biarritz | homescore =
awayscore =
stadium = Arms Park,Cardiff
attendance =
referee =rugbybox
date =2008-12-06
14:35
home = Calvisano flagicon|ITA | score = v
report =
away = flagicon|ENGGloucester Rugby | homescore =
awayscore =
stadium =Centro Sportivo San Michele ,Calvisano
attendance =
referee = ----rugbybox
date =2008-12-13
18:30
home = Biarritz flagicon|FRA | score = v
report =
away = flagicon|FRACardiff Blues | homescore =
awayscore =
stadium =Parc des Sports Aguiléra ,Biarritz
attendance =
referee =rugbybox
date =2008-12-13
15:00
home = Gloucester flagicon|ENG | score = v
report =
away = flagicon|ITA Calvisano | homescore =
awayscore =
stadium = Kingsholm,Gloucester
attendance =
referee =References
External links
* [http://www.ercrugby.com/eng/34_63.php European Rugby Cup : Pools]
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