Four points for a win, two points for a draw. A bonus point will be earned by a team scoring four or more tries and by a team losing by seven points or fewer.
| POOL ONE |
| Team |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
BP |
Pts |
| Munster |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
68 |
41 |
2 |
6 |
| Perpignan |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
37 |
22 |
1 |
5 |
| Northampton |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
44 |
56 |
0 |
4 |
| Benetton Treviso |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
19 |
49 |
0 |
4 |
| POOL TWO |
| Team |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
BP |
Pts |
| Biarritz |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
64 |
33 |
1 |
9 |
| Newport Gwent |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
39 |
33 |
1 |
5 |
| Gloucester |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
34 |
59 |
0 |
4 |
| Glasgow |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
32 |
44 |
1 |
1 |
| POOL THREE |
| Team |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
BP |
Pts |
| Leicester |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
78 |
43 |
2 |
8 |
| Clermont Auvergne |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
60 |
43 |
2 |
6 |
| Ospreys |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
57 |
56 |
0 |
6 |
| Viadana |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
29 |
82 |
0 |
0 |
| POOL FOUR |
| Team |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
BP |
Pts |
| Stade Francais |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
60 |
34 |
1 |
9 |
| Ulster |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
39 |
29 |
1 |
5 |
| Edinburgh |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
24 |
44 |
0 |
4 |
| Bath |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
39 |
55 |
1 |
1 |
| POOL FIVE |
| Team |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
BP |
Pts |
| Toulouse |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
59 |
36 |
1 |
9 |
| Cardiff |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
46 |
33 |
1 |
5 |
| Sale |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
44 |
62 |
0 |
4 |
| Harlequins |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
25 |
43 |
1 |
1 |
| POOL SIX |
| Team |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
BP |
Pts |
| Scarlets |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
51 |
37 |
0 |
8 |
| London Irish |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
37 |
36 |
1 |
5 |
| Leinster |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
45 |
25 |
1 |
5 |
| Brive |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
25 |
60 |
0 |
0 |
The six pool winners and two best placed runners-up qualify for the quarter-finals. The pool winners will be ranked 1-6 in terms of the number of pool points earned and the two runners-up will be ranked 7-8. Teams ranked 1-4 will have home advantage and the quarter-finals will be:
Team 1 v Team 8
Team 2 v Team 7
Team 3 v Team 6
Team 4 v Team 5
If clubs are equal on pool points, and the clubs are in the same pool, then qualification/ranking will be based on the two matches played between the two clubs. The winner will be:
1. The club which has earned most pool points from two games
2. The club which has scored the most tries from two games
3. The club with best points difference from two games
