1995 European Cup Competition

This is a new competition amongst European clubs for a European club championship. A few countries have though entered provincial selections.

The teams

In the inaugural year, clubs from England and Scotland are not participating. It is expected that they will compete next year.

The teams for 1995 are:

Pool A

Farul Constanta (Romania)
Toulouse	(France)
Treviso		(Italy)

Pool B

Begles		(France)
Cardiff		(Wales)
Ulster		(Ireland)

Pool C

Milano		(Italy)
Leinster	(Ireland)
Pontypridd	(Wales)

Pool D

Munster		(Ireland)
Swansea		(Wales)
Castres		(France)

Fixtures

Home side first.

Oct 31 Faru Constantza      v      Toulouse        A 	10-54
       Milano               v      Leinster        C	21-24	
Nov  1 Munster              v      Swansea         D	17-13
     7 B.Treviso            v      F. Constantza   A	86-8
     8 Castres              v      Munster         D	19-12
    21 Begles               v      Cardiff         B	14-14
    22 Pontypridd           v      Milano          C	31-12
    28 Cardiff              v      Ulster          B	46-6
Dec  5 Swansea              v      Castres         D	22-10
     6 Leinster             v      Pontypridd      C	23-22
    12 Toulouse             v      Treviso         A	18-9
    13 Ulster               v      Begles          B	16-29

Dec 30 Semi Finals        Winners A v D	(Toulouse 30 	Swansea 3)
                          Winners B v C (Leinster 14	Cardiff 23)

Jan  7 Final  (played in Cardiff )
       Toulouse             v      Cardiff	21-18 (after extra time)
                                         	(15-15 full-time; 2 tries to 0)

Also check out Patrick Grelier's European Cup page and another version from Cardiff.