1999–2000 Heineken Cup | |||
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Tournament details | |||
Countries |
England France Ireland Italy Scotland Wales |
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Tournament format(s) | Round-robin and Knockout | ||
Date | 19 November 1999 - 27 May 2000 | ||
Tournament statistics | |||
Teams | 24 | ||
Matches played | 79 | ||
Attendance | 626,065 (7,925 per match) | ||
Top point scorer(s) |
Ronan O'Gara (Munster) (131 points) |
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Top try scorer(s) |
Christophe Dominici (Stade Français) Conan Sharman (Edinburgh) Chris Wyatt (Llanelli) (5 tries) |
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Final | |||
Venue | Twickenham Stadium, London | ||
Attendance | 68,441 | ||
Champions | Northampton Saints (1st title) | ||
Runner-up | Munster | ||
Official website | https://web.archive.org/web/20080506141030/http://www.ercrugby.com:80/eng/ | ||
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The 1999–2000 Heineken Cup was the fifth edition of the Heineken Cup. Competing teams from France, Ireland, Italy, Wales, England and Scotland, were divided into six pools of four, in which teams played home and away matches against each other. The pool winners and two best runners-up qualified for the knock-out stages.
In the pool matches teams received