1998 Heineken Cup final

1998 Heineken Cup Final
Event1997–98 Heineken Cup
Date31 January 1998
VenueStade du Parc Lescure, Bordeaux
RefereeJim Fleming (Scotland)
Attendance36,500

The 1998 Heineken Cup Final was the final match of the 1997–98 Heineken Cup, the third season of Europe's top club rugby union competition. The match was played on 31 January 1998 at the Stade du Parc Lescure in Bordeaux. The match was contested by Bath of England and Brive of France. Bath won the match 19–18.

Match details

Bath
Brive
31 January 1998
15:30 CET
Bath 19 – 18 Brive
Try: Callard
Con: Callard
Pen: Callard (4)
ReportPen: Lamaison (5)
Drop: Penaud
Stade du Parc Lescure, Bordeaux
Attendance: 36,500
Referee: Jim Fleming (Scotland)
FB 15 Jonathan Callard
RW 14 Ieuan Evans
OC 13 Phil de Glanville
IC 12 Jeremy Guscott
LW 11 Adedayo Adebayo
FH 10 Mike Catt (c)
SH 9 Andy Nichol
N8 8 Dan Lyle
OF 7 Richard Webster
BF 6 Nathan Thomas
RL 5 Nigel Redman
LL 4 Martin Haag
TP 3 Victor Ubogu
HK 2 Mark Regan
LP 1 Dave Hilton
Replacements:
16 Federico Mendez
17 Russell Earnshaw
18 Ricky Pellow
19 John Mallett
20 Richard Butland
21 Matt Perry
22 Eric Peters
Coach:
Andy Robinson
FB O Alain Penaud (c)
RW N Jérôme Carrat
OC M Christophe Lamaison
IC L David Venditti
LW K Sébastien Carrat
FH J Lisandro Arbizu
SH I Philippe Carbonneau
N8 G François Dubouisset
OF H Olivier Magne
BF F Loïc van der Linden
RL E Yvan Manhes
LL D Éric Alégret
TP C Richard Crespy
HK B Laurent Travers
LP A Didier Casadeï
Replacements:
WG P Sébastien Viars
LP Q David Laperne
N8 R Régis Sonnes
FH S Olivier Gouaillard
SH T Jean-Charles Vicard
HK U Laurent Arbo
LK V Lionel Mallier
Coach:
Laurent Seigne

See also