Simon Mason was the Ulster hero with 18 points in the Irish province’s 21-9 success in Dublin as they got Ireland off the mark in Europe’s elite club competition, after Toulouse, Brive and Bath Rugby won the first three editions of the Heineken Cup.

How did the two teams reach the final?

Ulster: Pool stage - Edinburgh Reivers (h) 38-38, Toulouse 3-39 (a), Ebbw Vale (a) 61-28, Toulouse (h) 29-24, Ebbw Vale (h) 43-18, Edinburgh Reivers (a) 23-21. Quarter-final - Toulouse (h) 15-13. Semi-final - Stade Français (h) 33-27.

Colomiers: Pool stage – Benetton Treviso (a) 22-19, Pontypridd (a) 27-32, Glasgow Caledonians (h) 34-16, Pontypridd (h) 35-21, Benetton Treviso (h) 41-7, Glasgow Caledonians (a) 17-26. Quarter-final – Munster (h) 23-9. Semi-final – Perpignan (Le Stade) 10-6.

Who played in the 1999 final?

Ulster: Mason, Coulter, J. Cunningham, J. Bell, Park, Humphreys, Matchett, Fitzpatrick, Clarke, Irwin, Blair, Longwell, McKinty, Ward, McWhirter. Replacements: McDowell, B. Cunningham, S. Bell, Topping, Duncan, Leslie, Weir.

Colomiers: Sadourny, Biboulet, Roque, Sieurac, Lhande, Labit, Galthie, Delpuech, Dal Maso, Graou, Moro, Lorenzi, de Giusti, Tabacco, Peysson. Replacements: Milhas, Skrela, Carre, Pueyo, Magendie, Tremoulet, Nones.

How can you watch it?

You can take in all the ‘pre-match’ coverage from 17:15 (UK and Irish time) on our live blog, with the match stream getting underway at 17:45.

This match will be the sixth of many Heineken Champions Cup Rewinds to be shown on ChampionsCupRugby.com and our various social media feeds in the coming weeks.

What other coverage will be available on ChampionsCupRugby.com?

We continue our Champions Rugby Show series this week as European Rugby legends Shane Williams and Pat Lam discuss their European campaigns. Listen to the full Champions Rugby Show by clicking HERE or by using Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts and Spotify.

You can relive the first Irish title in the European Cup on Saturday, when we rerun the 1999 final between Ulster and Colomiers from Lansdowne Road.