1996 Heineken Cup Final

The 1996 Heineken Cup Final was the final match of the 1995–96 Heineken Cup, the inaugural season of Europe's top club rugby union competition. The match was played on 6 January 1996 at the Arms Park in Cardiff. The match was contested by Cardiff of Wales and Toulouse of France. Toulouse won the match 21–18 after extra time; they took the lead with two tries in the first 10 minutes, but the kicking of Adrian Davies kept Cardiff level. With the scores at 15–12 as the clock ticked past 80 minutes, Davies stepped up again and slotted over a penalty to take the game to extra time. Christophe Deylaud restored Toulouse's lead with another penalty shortly after the game restarted, before Davies tied the scores up again. Then, going into the final few seconds of extra time, the referee penalised Cardiff for using hands in the ruck; Deylaud slotted the resulting penalty to seal Toulouse's victory.

1996 Heineken Cup Final

Event	1995–96 Heineken Cup
Toulouse Cardiff 21 18
After extra time
Date	6 January 1996
Venue	Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff
Referee	David McHugh (Ireland)
Attendance	21,800

Match details

6 January 1996 13:30 GMT

Cardiff	18–21 (a.e.t.)	Toulouse
Pen: Davies (6)	Report	Try: Castaignède Cazalbou Con: Deylaud Pen: Deylaud (2) Drop: Castaignède

Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff Attendance: 21,800 Referee: David McHugh (Ireland)

See also

• 1995–96 Heineken Cup

References