The 2005–06 Heineken Cup was contested by 24 teams from England, France, Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales, divided into six pools of four teams each. Each team would play the others in their pool on a home-and-away basis, with four points awarded for each win and two points for a draw. Bonus points were also awarded to teams who scored four or more tries in a match and/or lost by a margin of seven points or fewer. The team with the most points in each group at the end of the pool stage qualified directly for the knockout phase, joined by the two-second-placed teams with the most points.
Pool 1 TeamPWDLTries forTries againstTry diffPoints forPoints againstPoints diffTBLBPts Munster (4)6501226+1618687+993023 Sale Sharks (7)6501179+815984+753023 Newport Gwent Dragons61051420−699168−69116 Castres6105826−1890195−105116
Pool 2 TeamPWDLTries forTries againstTry diffPoints forPoints againstPoints diffTBLBPts Perpignan (5)6501205+1516052+1082123 Leeds Tykes6402199+1014391+523120 Cardiff Blues63031618−2128145−173015 Calvisano6006427−2348191−143000
Pool 3 TeamPWDLTries forTries againstTry diffPoints forPoints againstPoints diffTBLBPts Leicester Tigers (3)65011910+9179111+683124 Stade Français6402167+914898+502220 Ospreys6204920−1190144−54019 Clermont Auvergne61051421−7136200−64116
Pool 4 TeamPWDLTries forTries againstTry diffPoints forPoints againstPoints diffTBLBPts Biarritz (2)65012410+1418293+894024 Saracens64021213−1128129−11017 Ulster63031513+2126111+152014 Benetton Treviso60061328−15104207−103213
Pool 5 TeamPWDLTries forTries againstTry diffPoints forPoints againstPoints diffTBLBPts Bath (6)6501189+9166111+553023 Leinster (8)64022813+15214124+904222 Bourgoin6204924−15109195−86109 Glasgow61051625−9131190−59116
Pool 6 TeamPWDLTries forTries againstTry diffPoints forPoints againstPoints diffTBLBPts Toulouse (1)65102211+11188124+643025 London Wasps62131813+5173118+552214 Llanelli Scarlets62041826−8152206−542212 Edinburgh62041422−8121186−651211
Seeding and runners-up SeedPool winnersPtsTF+/−1 Toulouse2522+642 Biarritz2424 +893 Leicester Tigers2419+684 Munster2322+995 Perpignan2320+1086 Bath2318+55SeedPool runners-upPtsTF+/−7 Sale Sharks2317+758 Leinster2228+90 – Leeds Tykes2019+108 – Stade Français2016+50 – Saracens1712−1 – London Wasps1418+55
See also 2005–06 Heineken Cup
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