Heineken Cup

Munster finally ended 11 years of hurt to win their first ever Heineken Cup, beating Biarritz 23-19 to delight a simply explosive Millennium Stadium crowd. Over 50,000 Irishmen created an intimidating sea of red to shake the French champions, hoping to inspire their heroes to succeed where they had twice failed in the past against Northampton and Leicester.
The Heineken Cup known as the H Cup in France due to alcohol advertising laws is an annual rugby union competition involving leading club, regional and provincial teams from the Six Nations: England, France, Scotland, Wales, Ireland, and Italy.