Heineken Cup Statistics: Saracens v Munster

HEINEKEN CUP SEMI-FINAL: Sunday, April 27

SARACENS v MUNSTER, Ricoh Arena, 3pm (live Sky Sports 2/highlights RTE Two)

HEAD-TO-HEAD –

Played (in Heineken Cup): 2
Saracens won: 0
Munster won: 2

Sunday, November 28, 1999 – Pool 4 – Saracens 34 Munster 35, Vicarage Road
Scorers: Saracens: Tries: Jeremy Thomson, Nick Walshe, Roberto Grau; Cons: Mark Mapletoft, Thierry Lacroix; Pens: Thierry Lacroix 5
Munster: Tries: Jeremy Staunton, Killian Keane, Mike Mullins, Anthony Foley; Cons: Ronan O’Gara 3; Pens: Ronan O’Gara 3

Saturday, January 8, 2000 – Pool 4 – Munster 31 Saracens 30, Thomond Park
Scorers: Munster: Tries: Jason Holland, Keith Wood, Mick Galwey; Cons: Ronan O’Gara 2; Pens: Ronan O’Gara 4
Saracens: Tries: Mark Mapletoft 2, Darragh O’Mahony; Cons: Thierry Lacroix 3; Pens: Thierry Lacroix 3

SEMI-FINAL APPEARANCES –

Saracens: First semi-final appearance

Munster: Played 6, won 3 and lost 3
Biggest semi-final win: 30-6 v Leinster (2006, Lansdowne Road)
Biggest semi-final defeat: 37-32 v London Wasps (2004, Lansdowne Road)

HEINEKEN CUP SEMI-FINAL RECORDS –

Highest score by a team: 37 – Leicester Tigers (v Toulouse, 1997, Welford Road); London Wasps (v Munster, 2004, Lansdowne Road)

Most points in a match: 69 – Munster 32 London Wasps 37 (2004, Lansdowne Road)

Biggest winning margin: 27 – Toulouse (v Swansea, 1995, Sept Deniers)

Most tries in a match: 7 – Munster v London Wasps (2004, Lansdowne Road)

Most tries by a team in a match: 5 – Leicester Tigers (v Toulouse, 1997, Welford Road); London Wasps (v Munster, 2004, Lansdowne Road)

Most tries by a player in a match: 2 – Christophe Juillet, Stade Francais (v Ulster, 1999, Ravenhil)

Most penalty goals by a player in a match: 7 – Stephen Jones, Llanelli Scarlets (v Northampton Saints, 2000, Madejski Stadium)

Most conversions by a player in a match: 3 by several players

Most drop goals by a player in a match: 2 – Ronan O’Gara, Munster (v Toulouse, 2003, Le Stadium)

Record crowd: 48,500 – Munster v London Wasps (2004, Lansdowne Road)

THE ROAD TO THE SEMI-FINALS –

SARACENS:

POOL 4:

Saracens 33 Glasgow Warriors 31
HT: 25-11; Attendance: 7,012
Saracens: F Leonelli (E Thrower 62); R Penney, K Sorrell, A Farrell, K Ratuvou; G Jackson (G Ross 78), N de Kock (capt, M Rauluni 78); K Yates, M Cairns (F Ongaro 78), C Johnson (T Mercey 78), H Vyvyan, K Chesney (T Ryder 67), P Gustard, R Hill (D Seymour 66), B Skirving
Scorers: Tries – H Vyvyan, B Skirving, K Ratuvou, R Penney; Cons – G Jackson (2); Pens – G Jackson (3)
Glasgow Warriors: Tries – A Kellock, J Barclay, H O’Hare; Cons – D Parks (2); Pens – D Parks (4)
Man of the match: N de Kock (Saracens)
Match points: Saracens 5 pts; Glasgow Warriors 1 pts
Referee: Romain Poite (France)

Biarritz Olympique 22 Saracens 21
HT: 9-14; Attendance: 9,000
Biarritz Olympique: Try – P Bidabe; Con – D Yachvili; Pens – D Yachvili (5)
Saracens: R Haughton; R Penney, K Sorrell, A Farrell, K Ratuvou; G Jackson, N de Kock (capt); N Lloyd, M Cairns, T Mercey (C Visage 40), T Ryder, H Vyvyan, K Chesney, R Hill (D Seymour 49), B Skirving (P Gustard 55)
Scorers: Tries – K Ratuvou, A Farrell, R Penney; Cons – G Jackson (3)
Man of the match: I Harinordoquy (Biarritz Olympique)
Match points: Biarritz Olympique Pays Basque 4 pts; Saracens 1 pts
Referee: Malcolm Changleng (Scotland)

Saracens 71 Viadana 7
HT: 36-0; Attendance: 5,982
Saracens: B Russell; R Haughton, K Sorrell, A Farrell (A Powell 65), K Ratuvou (E Thrower 71); G Jackson, N de Kock (capt, A Dickens 53); N Lloyd, F Ongaro (A Kyriacou 57), C Visagie (C Johnston 41), H Vyvyan (I Fullarton 69), C Jack, S Matadigo (D Seymour 27), R Hill, B Skirving
Scorers: Tries – R Haughton (3), K Ratuvou (2), S Matadigo, R Hill, G Jackson, C Johnston, Pen try; Cons – G Jackson (9); Pen – G Jackson
Viadana: Try – C Howarth; Con – C Howarth
Yellow card: D Waller (44)
Man of the match: B Russell (Saracens)
Match points: Saracens 5 pts; Viadana 0 pts
Referee: Pascal Gauzere (France)

Viadana 26 Saracens 34
HT: 26-3; Attendance: 3,400
Viadana: Tries – J Erasmus (2), K Robertson, S Bortolussi; Cons – C Howarth (3);
Yellow cards: J Sole (57)
Saracens: B Russell; R Haughton, K Sorrell, A Farrell, K Ratuvou (R Penney 53); G Jackson, N de Kock (capt); K Yates, M Cairns (F Ongaro 4), C Visagie, H Vyvyan, K Chesney, P Gustard (T Ryder 72), D Seymour, B Skirving
Scorers: Tries – D Seymour, R Haughton, Pen try; Cons – G Jackson (2); Pens – G Jackson (5)
Man of the match: G Jackson (Saracens)
Match points: Viadana 1 pts; Saracens 4 pts
Referee: Peter Fitzgibbon (Ireland)

Saracens 45 Biarritz Olympique 16
HT: 13-13; Attendance: 8,656
Saracens: B Russell; R Haughton, K Sorrell, A Farrell (A Powell 75), R Penney; G Jackson (K Ratuvou 80), N de Kock (capt, A Dickens 76); N Lloyd, F Ongaro (A Kyriacou 77), C Johnston (T Mercey 80), C Jack, H Vyvyan (T Ryder 77), K Chesney, R Hill, B Skirving (P Gustard 76)
Scorers: Penalty try; Tries – C Jack (2), H Vyvyan, R Penney; Cons – G Jackson (3), B Russell; Pens – G Jackson (4)
Biarritz Olympique: Try – R Cabannes; Con – J Dupuy; Pens – J Dupuy (3);
Yellow card: S Betsen (75)
Man of the match: H Vyvyan (Saracens)
Match points: Saracens 5 pts; Biarritz Olympique Pays Basque 0 pts
Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)

Glasgow Warriors 17 Saracens 21
HT: 9-18; Attendance: 5,213
Glasgow Warriors: Try – B Stortoni; Pens – D Parks (4)
Saracens: B Russell; R Haughton, K Sorrell (K Ratuvou 21), A Farrell, R Penney; G Jackson, N de Kock (capt); N Lloyd, F Ongaro, C Johnston, C Jack, H Vyvyan, K Chesney (T Ryder 75), R Hill (P Gustard 50), B Skirving
Scorers: Tries – G Jackson, R Haughton; Con – G Jackson; Pens – G Jackson (3);
Man of the match: N de Kock (Saracens)
Match points: Glasgow Warriors 1 pts; Saracens 4 pts
Referee: Alan Lewis (Ireland)

QUARTER-FINAL:

Saracens 19 Ospreys 10
HT: 6-3; Attendance: 18,214
Saracens: B Russell (F Leonelli 29, M Rauluni 68); R Haughton, K Sorrell, A Farrell (A Powell 31), K Ratuvou; G Jackson, N de Kock (capt); N Lloyd, M Cairns (F Ongaro 76), C Visagie, H Vyvyan, K Chesney (T Ryder 76), P Gustard (D Barrell 53), R Hill, B Skirving
Scorers: Try – F Leonelli; Con – G Jackson; Pens – G Jackson (3); DG – G Jackson
Ospreys: Try – P James; Con – J Hook; Pen – J Hook
Yellow card: L Byrne (57)
Man of the match: R Hill (Saracens)
Referee: Alan Lewis (Ireland)

MUNSTER –

POOL 5:

London Wasps 24 Munster 23
HT: 13-20; Attendance: 21,506
London Wasps: Tries – G Skivington, R Flutey; Con – D Cipriani; Pens – D Cipriani (4)
Munster: S Payne (T O’Leary 78); B Carney, R Tipoki, L Mafi, A Horgan; R O’Gara (capt), P Stringer; M Horan (J Paringati 77), J Flannery, J Hayes (T Buckley 37, A Foley 77), D O’Callaghan, M O’Driscoll, A Quinlan, D Wallace, D Leamy
Scorers: Tries – R Tipoki, S Payne; Cons – R O’Gara (2); Pens – R O’Gara (3)
Yellow card: M Horan (54)
Man of the match: A Quinlan (Munster)
Match points: London Wasps 4 pts; Munster 1 pt
Referee: Malcolm Changleng (Scotland)

Munster 36 ASM Clermont Auvergne 13
HT: 17-6; Attendance: 12,003
Munster: S Payne; B Carney, R Tipoki (K Lewis 80), L Mafi, I Dowling; R O’Gara (capt, P Warwick 80), P Stringer (G Hurley 80); M Horan, J Flannery (F Sheahan 78), J Hayes (T Buckley 66), D O’Callaghan, M O’Driscoll, A Quinlan (J Paringati 80), D Wallace (A Foley 71), D Leamy
Scorers: Tries – M Horan, A Quinlan, R Tipoki, B Carney, S Payne; Cons – R O’Gara (4); Pen – R O’Gara
ASM Clermont Auvergne: Try – M Joubert; Con – S Bai; Pens – S Bai (2)
Yellow card: V Delasau (6)
Man of the match: M Joubert (ASM Clermont Auvergne)
Match points: Munster 5 pts; ASM Clermont Auvergne 0 pts
Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)

Llanelli Scarlets 16 Munster 29
HT: 10-22; Attendance: 10,456
Llanelli Scarlets: Try – R King; Con – R Priestland; Pens – R Priestland (3)
Yellow cards: M Jones (34), D Manu (69)
Munster: S Payne; B Carney, R Tipoki, L Mafi, I Dowling; R O’Gara (capt), P Stringer; M Horan, J Flannery (F Sheahan 63), J Hayes, D O’Callaghan, M O’Driscoll, D Leamy, D Wallace, A Foley
Scorers: Tries – M Horan, D Wallace; Cons – R O’Gara (2); Pens – R O’Gara (5)
Yellow card: L Mafi (19)
Man of the match: R O’Gara (Munster)
Match points: Llanelli Scarlets 0 pts; Munster 4 pts
Referee: Wayne Barnes (England)

Munster 22 Llanelli Scarlets 13
HT: 14-7; Attendance: 13,200
Munster: S Payne; B Carney, R Tipoki, L Mafi, I Dowling; R O’Gara (capt), P Stringer; F Pucciariello (M Horan 51), J Flannery, J Hayes, D O’Callaghan, M O’Driscoll (D Ryan 63), D Leamy, D Wallace, A Foley (F Pucciariello 70-76)
Scorers: Tries – J Flannery, B Carney; Pens – R O’Gara (4);
Yellow card: M Horan (65)
Llanelli Scarlets: Try – S Jones; Con – S Jones; Pens – S Jones (2);
Yellow cards: B Broster (33), A Popham (74)
Man of the match: R Tipoki (Munster)
Match points: Munster 4 pts; Llanelli Scarlets 0 pts
Referee: Dave Pearson (England)

ASM Clermont Auvergne 26 Munster 19
HT: 20-6; Attendance: 14,637
ASM Clermont Auvergne: Tries – M Ledesma, P Mignoni; Cons – B James (2); Pens – B James (4);
Yellow cards: A Jacquet (40), J Malzieu (42), A Audebert (70)
Munster: S Payne; B Carney, R Tipoki, L Mafi, D Howlett; R O’Gara (capt), P Stringer; M Horan, J Flannery, J Hayes (T Buckley 58), D O’Callaghan, M O’Driscoll, D Leamy, D Wallace, A Foley (A Quinlan 65)
Scorers: Try – L Mafi; Con – R O’Gara; Pens – R O’Gara (4)
Man of the match: Mario Ledesma (ASM Clermont Auverge)
Match points: ASM Clermont Auvergne 4 pts; Munster 1 pts
Referee: Rob Debney (England)

Munster 19 London Wasps 3
HT: 9-3; Attendance: 12,257
Munster: S Payne; B Carney, R Tipoki, L Mafi, D Howlett; R O’Gara (capt), P Stringer; M Horan, J Flannery (F Sheahan 80), J Hayes, D O’Callaghan, M O’Driscoll, D Leamy, D Wallace, A Foley (A Quinlan 76)
Scorers: Try – D Leamy; Con – R O’Gara; Pens – R O’Gara (4)
Yellow card: D Leamy (23)
London Wasps: Pen – D Cipriani
Yellow cards: S Shaw (35), L Dallaglio (53)
Man of the match: M O’Driscoll (Munster)
Match points: Munster 4 pts; London Wasps 0 pts
Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)

QUARTER-FINAL:

Gloucester Rugby 3 Munster 16
HT: 0-8; Attendance: 16,500
Gloucester Rugby: Pen – R Lamb
Yellow card: C Nieto (14)
Munster: D Hurley; D Howlett, R Tipoki, L Mafi, I Dowling; R O’Gara, T O’Leary; T Buckley (F Pucciariello 34, T Buckley 66), J Flannery, J Hayes, D O’Callaghan, P O’Connell (capt), A Quinlan, D Wallace (M O’Driscoll 78), D Leamy (A Foley 71)
Scorers: Tries – I Dowling, D Howlett; Pens – R O’Gara (2)
Man of the match: R Tipoki (Munster)
Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)

TIED HEINEKEN CUP SEMI-FINAL – 

Should the scores be tied at the end of full-time then 20 minutes (two periods of 10 minutes) of extra-time will be played.

If at the end of extra-time the scores are still level, then the winners will be the team which has scored the most tries in the game, including extra time.

If the teams are level on points and tries at the end of extra time then the winners will be determined through a place-kicking competition as follows:

In the case of the ‘penalty shoot-out’, each team will be asked to nominate five goal kickers. The kickers need not be predetermined but they must come from the players on the pitch at the final whistle. (No substituted or dismissed player will be permitted to take part).

The end at which the competition takes place will be determined by the toss of a coin. The team to kick first will also be determined by the toss of a coin.

Each team will complete five kicks from directly in front of the posts on the 22-metre line.

The winning team will be the one which has the most successful kicks. If both teams are still level after five kicks, the competition reverts to sudden death and new players from each team kick for goal from directly in front of the posts on the 22-metre line.

No player may kick a second time until all members of the team who were on the playing area at the final whistle of extra-time have taken a kick.

ERC ELITE AWARDS:

ELITE 500 CLUB –

930 – Ronan O’Gara (Munster)
695 – Stephen Jones (Llanelli Scarlets 658, ASM Clermont Auvergne 37)
645 – Diego Dominguez (Milan 64, Stade Français Paris 581)
564 – David Humphreys (Ulster Rugby)
502 – Neil Jenkins (Pontypridd 264, Cardiff 212, Celtic Warriors 26)

ELITE 25 CLUB –

29 – Dafydd James (Llanelli Scarlets 15, Pontypridd 9, Bridgend 2, Celtic Warriors 1, Harlequins 2)
27 – Vincent Clerc (Toulouse)

ELITE TEAMS –

92 – Toulouse
91 – Munster
82 – Leicester Tigers
81 – Llanelli Scarlets
80 – Leinster
75 – Ulster Rugby, Cardiff Blues
66 – Stade Français Paris, London Wasps
65 – Edinburgh
60 – Benetton Treviso
58 – Biarritz Olympique Pays Basque
55 – Glasgow Warriors, Perpignan

ELITE 50 CLUB – 

86 – Anthony Foley (Munster)
77 – John Hayes (Munster)
74 – Peter Stringer (Munster)
73 – Fabien Pelous (Dax 5, Toulouse 67), Ronan O’Gara (Munster)
67 – John Kelly (Munster)
66 – Chris Wyatt (Llanelli Scarlets 60, Bourgoin 6)
64 – Yannick Bru (Toulouse)
63 – Shane Horgan (Leinster), Martin Corry (Leicester), Martyn Williams (Cardiff Blues 46, Pontypridd 17)
62 – Stephen Jones (Llanelli Scarlets 59, Clermont 3), Malcolm O’Kelly (Leinster)
61 – Shane Byrne (Leinster 55, Saracens 6), Reggie Corrigan (Leinster), David Wallace (Munster)
60 – Christian Labit (Toulouse 58, Northampton Saints 2), Dafydd James (Scarlets 29, Pontypridd 14, Bridgend 4, Celtic Warriors 6, Harlequins 6), Marcus Horan (Munster)
59 – Graham Rowntree (Leicester), Girvan Dempsey (Leinster)
58 – Nicolas Brusque (Biarritz 41, Pau 14)
57 – Victor Costello (Leinster), Trevor Brennan (Toulouse 35, Leinster 22), David Humphreys (Ulster), Alan Quinlan (Munster)
56 – Anthony Horgan (Munster), Vernon Cooper (Scarlets), Gordon D’Arcy (Leinster)
55 – Robin McBryde (Scarlets), Shaun Payne (Munster 32, Swansea 22)
54 – David Auradou (Stade Français), Denis Hickie (Leinster), Ben Kay (Leicester), Frankie Sheahan (Munster), Geordan Murphy (Leicester), Garan Evans (Llanelli Scarlets)
53 – Sylvain Marconnet (Stade Français), Austin Healey (Leicester), Alex King (Wasps 50, Clermont 3), Leon Lloyd (Leicester 50, Gloucester 3), Lawrence Dallaglio (Wasps), Simon Shaw (Wasps)
52 – Eric Miller (Leinster 34, Leicester 12, Ulster 6), Pieter de Villiers (Stade Français), Donncha O’Callaghan (Munster), Jean Bouilhou (Toulouse)
51 – Martin Johnson (Leicester), John Davies (Scarlets), Justin Fitzpatrick (Ulster), Brian O’Driscoll (Leinster), Gareth Thomas (Cardiff Blues 21, Toulouse 18, Celtic Warriors 6, Bridgend 6)
50 – Gary Longwell (Ulster), Leo Cullen (Leinster 38, Leicester 12)

2007/08 HEINEKEN CUP TOP SCORERS –

POINTS:

Glen Jackson (Saracens) – 112
Peter Hewat (London Irish) – 90
James Hook (Ospreys) – 89
Ronan O’Gara (Munster) – 89
Ryan Lamb (Gloucester Rugby) – 76
Dan Parks (Glasgow Warriors) – 75
Marius Goosen (Benetton Treviso) – 67
Felipe Contepomi (Leinster) – 65
Andy Goode (Leicester Tigers) – 65
Brock James (ASM Clermont Auvergne) – 65
Ben Blair (Cardiff Blues) – 60
Daniel Cipriani (London Wasps) – 60
David Skrela (Stade Français Paris) – 55
Jean-Baptiste Elissalde (Toulouse) – 51

TRIES:

Vincent Clerc (Toulouse) – 5
Richard Haughton (Saracens) – 5
Aurélien Rougerie (ASM Clermont Auvergne) – 5
Tomas De Vedia (London Irish) – 4
Jacobus Erasmus (Viadana) – 4
Guilhem Guirado (Perpignan) – 4
Peter Hewat (London Irish) – 4
Ryan Lamb (Gloucester Rugby) – 4
Kameli Ratuvou (Saracens) – 4
Julien Arias (Stade Français Paris) – 3
Delon Armitage (London Irish) – 3
Iain Balshaw (Gloucester Rugby) – 3
John Barclay (Glasgow Warriors) – 3
Steven Bortolussi (Viadana) – 3
Tommy Bowe (Ulster Rugby) – 3
Simon Danielli (Ulster Rugby) – 3
Mario Ledesma (ASM Clermont Auvergne) – 3
Sonny Parker (Ospreys) – 3
Rodd Penney (Saracens) – 3
Adrien Plante (Perpignan) – 3
Akapusi Qera (Gloucester Rugby) – 3
Peter Richards (London Irish) – 3
James Simpson-Daniel (Gloucester Rugby) – 3
Richard Thorpe (London Irish) – 3
Fraser Waters (London Wasps) – 3