The 2000–01 European Challenge Cup was the fifth year of the European Challenge Cup, the second tier rugby union cup competition below the Heineken Cup. The tournament was held between October 2000 and May 2001.
2000–01 European Challenge Cup | |
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Tournament details | |
Countries | England France Ireland Italy Wales |
Tournament format(s) | Round-robin and Knockout |
Date | 6 October 1999 - 20 May 2001 |
Tournament statistics | |
Top point scorer(s) | Barry Everitt (London Irish) (119 points) |
Top try scorer(s) | Pépito Elhorga (Agen) (8 tries) |
Final | |
Champions | NEC Harlequins (1st title) |
Runners-up | Narbonne |
Pool stage edit
Pool 1 edit
Team | P | W | D | L | Tries for | Tries against | Try diff | Points for | Points against | Points diff | Pts |
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Newcastle Falcons | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 10 | 17 | 234 | 99 | 135 | 10 |
Benetton Treviso | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 157 | 97 | 60 | 10 |
Bordeaux-Begles | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 136 | 152 | −16 | 4 |
Cross Keys | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 33 | −26 | 60 | 239 | −179 | 0 |
Pool 2 edit
Team | P | W | D | L | Tries for | Tries against | Try diff | Points for | Points against | Points diff | Pts |
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Béziers | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 151 | 112 | 39 | 10 |
Montferrand | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 9 | 14 | 201 | 107 | 94 | 8 |
Neath | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 23 | −7 | 151 | 192 | −41 | 4 |
Connacht | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 15 | −11 | 60 | 152 | −92 | 2 |
Pool 3 edit
Team | P | W | D | L | Tries for | Tries against | Try diff | Points for | Points against | Points diff | Pts |
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Perpignan | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 9 | 11 | 187 | 105 | 82 | 8 |
Rotherham Titans | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 19 | −6 | 122 | 136 | −14 | 8 |
Bridgend RFC | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 16 | −1 | 144 | 166 | −22 | 4 |
Grenoble | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 16 | −4 | 120 | 166 | −46 | 4 |
Pool 4 edit
Team | P | W | D | L | Tries for | Tries against | Try diff | Points for | Points against | Points diff | Pts |
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Agen | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 37 | 5 | 32 | 259 | 91 | 168 | 10 |
Sale Sharks | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 18 | −2 | 178 | 155 | 23 | 8 |
Auch | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 21 | −5 | 134 | 185 | −51 | 5 |
Caerphilly | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 36 | −25 | 128 | 268 | −140 | 1 |
Pool 5 edit
Team | P | W | D | L | Tries for | Tries against | Try diff | Points for | Points against | Points diff | Pts |
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NEC Harlequins | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 8 | 14 | 188 | 80 | 108 | 10 |
Dax | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 152 | 103 | 49 | 10 |
Ebbw Vale | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 18 | −5 | 120 | 151 | −31 | 2 |
Périgueux | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 25 | −16 | 94 | 220 | −126 | 2 |
Pool 6 edit
Team | P | W | D | L | Tries for | Tries against | Try diff | Points for | Points against | Points diff | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
London Irish | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 13 | 12 | 254 | 106 | 148 | 10 |
Brive | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 11 | 12 | 184 | 143 | 41 | 10 |
Aurillac | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 20 | 17 | 3 | 155 | 179 | −24 | 4 |
Piacenza | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 37 | −27 | 90 | 255 | −165 | 0 |
Pool 7 edit
Team | P | W | D | L | Tries for | Tries against | Try diff | Points for | Points against | Points diff | Pts |
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Mont de Marsan | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 8 | 14 | 177 | 113 | 64 | 10 |
La Rochelle | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 167 | 113 | 54 | 7 |
Bristol Shoguns | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 16 | 1 | 199 | 147 | 52 | 7 |
Rugby Parma | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 37 | −25 | 92 | 262 | −170 | 0 |
Pool 8 edit
Team | P | W | D | L | Tries for | Tries against | Try diff | Points for | Points against | Points diff | Pts |
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Narbonne | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 124 | 76 | 48 | 7 |
Bourgoin | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 104 | 83 | 21 | 5 |
Rugby Viadana | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 19 | −11 | 78 | 147 | −69 | 0 |
Knockout stage edit
Quarter-finals edit
Semi-finals edit
Final edit
Harlequins: J. Williams, Gollings, Greenwood, Greenstock, O'Leary, Burke, M. Powell, Leonard, Wood, Dawson, Morgan, White-Cooper, Sanderson, Wilson, Winters.
Replacements: Friday, Chalmers, Jennings, Starr, Fuga, Codling, Jenkins.
Narbonne: Corletto, Joubert, Douy, A. Stoica, Rouch, Quesada, Sudre, Martinez, Ledesma, Pucciarello, Gaston, Merle, Furet, Raynaud, Reid.
Replacements: Racine, Poux, Plateret, Mathieu, Azema, Rosalen, Buada.
Referee: Nigel Whitehouse (Wales)