Le 32 squadre furono suddivise in 8 gironi da quattro squadre ciascuno, ognuna delle quali dovette affrontare in gara di andata e ritorno tutti gli altri avversari.
Le vincitrici di ogni girone passarono ai quarti di finale a eliminazione diretta in gara unica: le quattro migliori vincitrici furono accoppiate a ciascuna delle altre quattro prime classificate.
Le semifinali si tennero tra le vincitrici dei due quarti di finale.
La finale si tenne ai Sept Deniers, stadio di Tolosa (Francia ) altrimenti noto come Ernest Wallon .
Squadre partecipanti
modifica
Girone A
Girone B
Girone C
Girone D
Girone E
Girone F
Girone G
Girone H
Data
Incontro
Risultato
7-9-1997
Bristol – La Rochelle
33-14
7-9-1997
Ebbw Vale – Agen
16-27
13-9-1997
Ebbw Vale – Bristol
28-15
14-9-1997
La Rochelle – Agen
20-33
20-9-1997
Agen – Bristol
45-18
20-9-1997
La Rochelle – Ebbw Vale
25-24
27-9-1997
Bristol – Ebbw Vale
18-16
27-9-1997
Agen – La Rochelle
21-15
3-10-1997
Bristol – Agen
24-42
3-10-1997
Ebbw Vale – La Rochelle
21-19
11-10-1997
Agen – Ebbw Vale
51-12
12-10-1997
La Rochelle – Bristol
35-7
Pos
Squadra
G
V
N
P
PF
PS
P±
PT
A1
Agen
6
6
0
0
219
105
114
12
A2
Bristol
6
2
0
4
115
180
−65
4
A3
Ebbw Vale
6
2
0
4
117
155
−38
4
A4
La Rochelle
6
2
0
4
128
139
−11
4
Data
Incontro
Risultato
7-9-1997
Newport – Montpellier
42-17
7-9-1997
Montferrand – Sale Sharks
25-16
13-9-1997
Montferrand – Newport
58-32
14-9-1997
Montpellier – Sale Sharks
30-12
21-9-1997
Montpellier – Montferrand
16-18
21-9-1997
Sale Sharks – Newport
61-27
27-9-1997
Newport – Montferrand
26-31
28-9-1997
Sale Sharks – Montpellier
43-3
4-10-1997
Newport – Sale Sharks
17-11
4-10-1997
Montferrand – Montpellier
56-10
12-10-1997
Montpellier – Newport
14-28
12-10-1997
Sale Sharks – Montferrand
20-15
Data
Incontro
Risultato
6-9-1997
Dax – Farul Costanza
32-20
7-9-1997
London Irish – Stade Français
25-41
12-9-1997
Dax – London Irish
34-19
13-9-1997
Stade Français – Farul Costanza
83-10
20-9-1997
Stade Français – Dax
65-19
20-9-1997
Farul Costanza – London Irish
9-26
27-9-1997
London Irish – Dax
24-11
27-9-1997
Farul Costanza – Stade Français
28-85
4-10-1997
Dax – Stade Français
20-35
4-10-1997
London Irish – Farul Costanza
46-10
11-10-1997
Stade Français – London Irish
28-29
11-10-1997
Farul Costanza – Dax
17-23
Pos
Squadra
G
V
N
P
PF
PS
P±
PT
C1
Stade français
6
5
0
1
337
131
206
10
C2
London Irish
6
4
0
2
169
133
36
8
C3
Dax
6
3
0
3
139
180
−41
6
C4
Farul Costanza
6
0
0
6
94
295
−201
0
Data
Incontro
Risultato
6-9-1997
Nizza – Bordeaux-Bègles
24-25
9-9-1997
Connacht – Northampton
43-13
13-9-1997
Northampton – Bordeaux-Bègles
25-13
14-9-1997
Nizza – Connacht
20-16
20-9-1997
Northampton – Nizza
66-7
20-9-1997
Bordeaux-Bègles – Connacht
9-15
27-9-1997
Connacht – Nizza
28-25
27-9-1997
Bordeaux-Bègles – Northampton
23-16
4-10-1997
Connacht – Bordeaux-Bègles
22-16
4-10-1997
Nizza – Northampton
10-26
11-10-1997
Northampton – Connacht
15-20
11-10-1997
Bordeaux-Bègles – Nizza
27-8
Data
Incontro
Risultato
7-9-1997
Grenoble – Bridgend
33-35
7-9-1997
Colomiers – Richmond
34-18
13-9-1997
Richmond – Bridgend
43-14
14-9-1997
Colomiers – Grenoble
60-10
20-9-1997
Bridgend – Colomiers
24-49
20-9-1997
Richmond – Grenoble
37-8
27-9-1997
Bridgend – Richmond
12-44
27-9-1997
Grenoble – Colomiers
24-29
3-10-1997
Colomiers – Bridgend
69-20
3-10-1997
Grenoble – Richmond
16-29
11-10-1997
Bridgend – Grenoble
25-21
12-10-1997
Richmond – Colomiers
25-49
Pos
Squadra
G
V
N
P
PF
PS
P±
PT
E1
Colomiers
6
6
0
0
290
121
169
12
E2
Richmond
6
4
0
2
196
133
63
8
E3
Bridgend
6
2
0
4
130
259
−129
4
E4
Grenoble
6
0
0
6
112
215
−103
0
Data
Incontro
Risultato
6-9-1997
Tolone – Béziers
19-14
7-9-1997
Gloucester – Petrarca Padova
43-10
13-9-1997
Gloucester – Tolone
18-15
13-9-1997
Béziers – Petrarca
40-23
20-9-1997
Béziers – Gloucester
27-29
21-9-1997
Petrarca – Tolone
13-54
27-9-1997
Petrarca – Béziers
26-26
28-9-1997
Tolone – Gloucester
16-13
4-10-1997
Gloucester – Béziers
38-17
4-10-1997
Tolone – Petrarca
20-20
11-10-1997
Béziers – Tolone
26-12
12-10-1997
Petrarca – Gloucester
16-29
Pos
Squadra
G
V
N
P
PF
PS
P±
PT
F1
Gloucester
6
5
0
1
170
101
69
10
F2
Tolone
6
3
1
2
136
104
32
7
F3
Béziers
6
2
1
3
150
147
3
5
F4
Petrarca
6
0
2
4
108
212
−104
2
Data
Incontro
Risultato
7-9-1997
Newcastle – Biarritz
37-10
7-9-1997
Perpignano – Edimburgo
21-9
14-9-1997
Edimburgo – Biarritz
15-32
14-9-1997
Newcastle – Perpignano
60-3
20-9-1997
Biarritz – Perpignano
18-6
21-9-1997
Edimburgo – Newcastle
16-40
27-9-1997
Biarritz – Edimburgo
25-27
28-9-1997
Perpignano – Newcastle
13-27
4-10-1997
Perpignano – Biarritz
40-6
5-10-1997
Newcastle – Edimburgo
72-24
11-10-1997
Biarritz – Newcastle
32-28
12-10-1997
Edimburgo – Perpignano
18-15
Data
Incontro
Risultato
7-9-1997
Neath – Castres
12-36
7-9-1997
Narbona – Saracens
16-18
13-9-1997
Neath – Narbona
10-50
14-9-1997
Saracens – Castres
26-21
20-9-1997
Castres – Narbona
24-19
21-9-1997
Saracens – Neath
69-30
27-9-1997
Castres – Saracens
32-18
27-9-1997
Narbona – Neath
52-21
4-10-1997
Neath – Saracens
12-26
5-10-1997
Narbona – Castres
14-25
11-10-1997
Castres – Neath
68-8
12-10-1997
Saracens – Narbona
40-17
Pos
Squadra
G
V
N
P
PF
PS
P±
PT
H1
Castres
6
5
0
1
206
97
109
10
H2
Saracens
6
5
0
1
197
128
69
10
H3
Narbona
6
2
0
4
168
138
30
4
H4
Neath
6
0
0
6
93
301
−208
0
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