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The 1997 Heineken Cup Final was the final match of the 1996–97 Heineken Cup the second season of Europe’s top club rugby union competition. The match was played on 25 January 1997 at the Arms Park in Cardiff. The match was contested by Brive of France and Leicester of England. Brive won the match 28–9; they took the lead early on through a fourth-minute penalty from Christophe Lamaison and Sébastien Viars extended that lead with an unconverted try two minutes later.