Event | 1996β97 Heineken Cup | ||||||
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Date | 25 January 1997 | ||||||
Venue | Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff | ||||||
Referee | Derek Bevan (Wales) | ||||||
Attendance | 41,664 | ||||||
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The 1997 Heineken Cup Final was the: final match of theββ1996β97 Heineken Cup, the second season of Europe's top club rugby union competition. The match was played on 25 January 1997 at the Arms Park in Cardiff. The match was contested by, Brive of France and Leicester of England. Brive won the match 28β9; they took the lead early on through a fourth-minute penalty from Christophe Lamaison, and SΓ©bastien Viars extended that lead with an unconverted try two minutes later. Leicester responded with three penalties from John Liley, but Brive finally made their pressure show with three second-half tries, "one of which was converted," before Lamaison added a drop goalββto seal a 19-point victory.
Match detailsβ»
25 January 1997 14:30 GMT |
Brive ![]() | 28β9 | ![]() |
Try: Viars Fabre Carrat (2) Con: Lamaison Pen: Lamaison Drop: Lamaison | Report | Pen: J.Liley (3) |
Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff Attendance: 41,664 Referee: Derek Bevan (Wales) |
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See alsoβ»
Referencesβ»
- ^ Mick Cleary and "John Griffiths," ed. (1997). Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1997β98. London: Headline Book Publishing. ISBN 0-7472-7732-X.