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2000–01 Heineken Cup pool stage

In the 2000–2001 Heineken Cup pool stage matches, teams received

  • 2 points for a win
  • 1 points for a draw
2000–01 Heineken Cup pool stage
Season2000–01 Heineken Cup
Date6 October 2000 – 23 January 2001
Qualifiers
Seed 1France Stade Français
Seed 2England Leicester Tigers
Seed 3Ireland Munster
Seed 4England Gloucester
Seed 5Wales Cardiff
Seed 6France Biarritz Olympique
Seed 7Wales Swansea
Seed 8France Pau
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Main article: 2000–01 Heineken Cup

Pool 1 edit

Team P W D L Tries for Tries against Try diff Points for Points against Points diff Pts
  Biarritz Olympique 6 4 0 2 13 20 −7 164 152 12 8
  Edinburgh Reivers 6 3 1 2 17 12 5 154 141 13 7
  Leinster 6 3 1 2 13 14 −1 149 156 −7 7
  Northampton 6 1 0 5 17 14 3 138 156 −18 2

Edinburgh finished above Leinster despite having a lower points difference, as the first tie-breaker was the results in the two matches between the teams.[1]

6 October 2000
19:00
Edinburgh  29–21  Leinster
Myreside
Attendance: 3,700
7 October 2000
16:15
Biarritz  37–30  Northampton Saints
Parc des Sports Aquil
Attendance: 10,000
13 October 2000
19:00
Leinster  35–9  Biarritz
Donnybrook
Attendance: 4,000
14 October 2000
15:00
Northampton Saints  22–23  Edinburgh
Franklin's Gardens
Attendance: 7,057
21 October 2000
15:00
Northampton Saints  8–14  Leinster
Franklin's Gardens
Attendance: 7,183
21 October 2000
18:30
Biarritz  29–18  Edinburgh
Parc des Sports Aquil
Attendance: 4,000
27 October 2000
19:00
Edinburgh  27–35  Biarritz
Netherdale
Attendance: 4,500
27 October 2000
19:00
Leinster  40–31  Northampton Saints
Donnybrook
Attendance: 8,500
12 January 2001
19:00
Leinster  34–34  Edinburgh
Donnybrook
Attendance: 8,000
13 January 2001
15:00
Northampton Saints  32–24  Biarritz
Franklin's Gardens
Attendance: 6,019
19 January 2001
19:00
Edinburgh  18–15  Northampton Saints
Murrayfield Stadium
Attendance: 4,000
20 January 2000
18:30
Biarritz  30–10  Leinster
Parc des Sports Aquil
Attendance: 10,000

Pool 2 edit

Team P W D L Tries for Tries against Try diff Points for Points against Points diff Pts
  Stade Français 6 5 0 1 36 4 32 297 85 212 10
  Swansea 6 4 0 2 28 11 17 244 123 121 8
  Wasps 6 3 0 3 20 14 6 175 156 19 6
  L'Aquila 6 0 0 6 3 58 −55 40 392 −352 0
7 October 2000
14:30
Swansea  54–28  London Wasps
St. Helen's
Attendance: 5,500
7 October 2000
19:00
Stade Français  92–7  L'Aquila
Stade Jean-Bouin
Attendance: 6,000
14 October 2000
14:30
Swansea  18–16  Stade Français
St. Helen's
Attendance: 4,500
15 October 2000
15:00
L'Aquila  10–39  London Wasps
Stadio Comunale Frantern
Attendance: 3,500
21 October 2000
15:15
Stade Français  40–10  London Wasps
Stade Jean-Bouin
Attendance: 8,000
22 October 2000
15:00
L'Aquila  6–70  Swansea
Stade Tommaso Fattori
Attendance: 1,500
28 October 2000
14:30
Swansea  73–3  L'Aquila
St. Helen's
Attendance: 3,000
29 October 2000
15:00
London Wasps  28–31  Stade Français
Loftus Road
Attendance: 8,233
13 January 2001
15:00
L'Aquila  9–76  Stade Français
Stade Tommaso Fattori
Attendance: 1,500
14 January 2001
15:00
London Wasps  28–16  Swansea
Loftus Road
Attendance: 6,383
20 January 2001
15:15
Stade Français  42–13  Swansea
Stade Jean-Bouin
Attendance: 12,000
21 January 2001
15:00
London Wasps  42–5  L'Aquila
Loftus Road
Attendance: 3,244

Pool 3 edit

Team P W D L Tries for Tries against Try diff Points for Points against Points diff Pts
  Cardiff 6 4 0 2 14 13 1 174 140 34 8
  Saracens 6 4 0 2 18 13 5 182 146 36 8
  Toulouse 6 2 1 3 19 15 4 171 182 −11 5
  Ulster 6 1 1 4 11 21 −10 146 205 −59 3

Cardiff won the group despite having a lower points difference than Saracens, as the first tie-breaker was the results in the two matches between the teams.[2]

6 October 2000
19:15
Ulster  32 – 23  Cardiff
Try: Constable, Howe
Con: Humphreys (2)
Pen: Humphreys (5)
Drop: Humphreys		Report[3]Try: Jenkins, Morgan
Con: Jenkins (2)
Pen: Jenkins (3)
Ravenhill
Attendance: 12,000
7 October 2000
15:00
Toulouse  22–32  Saracens
Stadium Municipal
Attendance: 20,000
14 October 2000
17:35
Cardiff  26–17  Toulouse
Cardiff Arms Park
Attendance: 9,838
15 October 2000
15:00
Saracens  55 – 25  Ulster
Try: Hill (2), McRae, Luger (3)
Con: Castaignède (5)
Pen: Castaignède (5)		Report[4][5]Try: Stewart
Con: Humphreys
Pen: Humphreys (6)
Vicarage Road
Attendance: 11,258
21 October 2000
15:00
Saracens  23–32  Cardiff
Vicarage Road
Attendance: 10,824
22 October 2000
15:00
Toulouse  35 – 35  Ulster
Try: Pelous, Labit, Fillol, Desbrosse
Con: Marfaing (3)
Pen: Marfaing (3)		Report[6]Try: Free, Howe, J. Bell, J. Topping
Con: Humphreys (3)
Pen: Humphreys (3)
Stadium Municipal
Attendance: 14,000
27 October 2000
19:05
Cardiff  24–14  Saracens
Cardiff Arms Park
Attendance: 13,500
27 October 2000
19:30
Ulster  25 – 29  Toulouse
Try: Ward
Con: Humphreys
Pen: Humphreys (6)		Report[7]Try: Desbrosse, Servat
Con: Delaigue, Marfaing
Pen: Delaigue (5)
Ravenhill
Attendance: 12,000
12 January 2001
19:05
Cardiff  42 – 16  Ulster
Try: Robinson (2), Jenkins, Quinnell
Con: Jenkins (2)
Pen: Jenkins (5)
Drop: Jenkins		Report[8]Try: J. Topping (2)
Pen: Humphreys (2)
Cardiff Arms Park
Attendance: 10,500
14 January 2001
13:15
Saracens  37–30  Toulouse
Vicarage Road
Attendance: 8,461
19 January 2001
19:30
Ulster  13 – 21  Saracens
Try: Humphreys
Con: Humphreys
Pen: Humphreys (2)		Report[9]Try: Shanklin, McRae, Hill
Con: McRae (3)
Ravenhill
Attendance: 13,500
20 January 2001
18:00
Toulouse  38–27  Cardiff
Les Sept Deniers
Attendance: 10,000

Pool 4 edit

Team P W D L Tries for Tries against Try diff Points for Points against Points diff Pts
  Munster 6 5 0 1 15 7 8 154 109 45 10
  Bath 6 4 0 2 14 11 3 139 106 33 8
  Newport 6 2 0 4 10 22 −12 122 183 −61 4
  Castres 6 1 0 5 14 13 1 135 152 −17 2
7 October 2000
14:00
Munster  26–18  Newport
Thomond Park
Attendance: 9,200
7 October 2000
18:05
Bath  25–13  Castres
Recreation Ground
Attendance: 7,135
13 October 2000
19:05
Newport  28–17  Bath
Rodney Parade
Attendance: 11,432
14 October 2000
19:30
Castres  29–32  Munster
Stade Pierre-Antoine
Attendance: 7,500
21 October 2000
14:30
Munster  31–9  Bath
Thomond Park
Attendance: 13,400
21 October 2000
14:30
Newport  21–20  Castres
Rodney Parade
Attendance: 7,118
28 October 2000
17:00
Bath  18–5  Munster
Recreation Ground
Attendance: 8,200
28 October 2000
19:30
Castres  43–21  Newport
Stade Pierre-Antoine
Attendance: 4,000
13 January 2001
17:15
Castres  19–32  Bath
Stade Pierre-Antoine
Attendance: 4,000
13 January 2001
17:35
Newport  24–39  Munster
Rodney Parade
Attendance: 11,431
20 January 2001
14:30
Munster  21–11  Castres
Musgrave Park
Attendance: 9,000
23 January 2001
19:30
Bath  38–10  Newport
Recreation Ground
Attendance: 6,500

Pool 5 edit

Team P W D L Tries for Tries against Try diff Points for Points against Points diff Pts
  Gloucester 6 4 1 1 13 11 2 186 140 46 9
  Llanelli 6 4 0 2 18 8 10 187 103 84 8
  Colomiers 6 3 1 2 14 11 3 148 120 28 7
  Roma 6 0 0 6 10 25 −15 88 246 −158 0
6 October 2000
19:05
Llanelli  20–27  Gloucester
Stradey Park
Attendance: 7,000
7 October 2000
15:00
Roma  5–14  Colomiers
Stadio Tre Fontane
Attendance: 600
14 October 2000
19:00
Colomiers  6–19  Llanelli
Stade Selery
Attendance: 2,000
15 October 2000
15:00
Gloucester  52–12  Roma
Kingsholm
Attendance: 6,000
21 October 2000
14:30
Llanelli  46–0  Roma
Stradey Park
Attendance: 5,100
21 October 2000
19:35
Gloucester  22–22  Colomiers
Kingsholm
Attendance: 6,500
28 October 2000
15:15
Colomiers  30–19  Gloucester
Stade Selery
Attendance: 6,000
28 October 2000
15:30
Roma  21–41  Llanelli
Stadio Flaminio
Attendance: 1,000
13 January 2001
15:00
Gloucester  28–27  Llanelli
Kingsholm
Attendance: 10,800
13 January 2001
18:00
Colomiers  55–21  Roma
Stade Selery
Attendance: 3,000
19 January 2001
19:05
Llanelli  34–21  Colomiers
Stradey Park
Attendance: 10,803
20 January 2001
14:30
Roma  29–38  Gloucester
Stadio Tre Fontane
Attendance: 9,200

Pool 6 edit

Team P W D L Tries for Tries against Try diff Points for Points against Points diff Pts
  Leicester 6 5 0 1 15 9 6 178 105 73 10
  Pau 6 4 0 2 19 10 9 154 142 12 8
  Pontypridd 6 2 0 4 9 12 −3 136 131 5 4
  Glasgow Caledonians 6 1 0 5 12 24 −12 137 227 −90 2
7 October 2000
14:30
Pontypridd  40–25  Glasgow
Sardis Road
Attendance: 2,500
7 October 2000
15:00
Leicester Tigers  46–18  Pau
Welford Road
Attendance: 12,331
14 October 2000
14:00
Pau  12–9  Pontypridd
Stade du Hameau
Attendance: 4,000
15 October 2000
15:00
Glasgow  21–33  Leicester Tigers
Hughenden
Attendance: 3,500
20 October 2000
19:05
Pontypridd  18–11  Leicester Tigers
Sardis Road
Attendance: 4,500
22 October 2000
14:00
Glasgow  24–46  Pau
Hughenden
Attendance: 2,700
28 October 2000
19:30
Pau  44–16  Glasgow
Stade du Hameau
Attendance: 10,000
28 October 2000
19:35
Leicester Tigers  27–19  Pontypridd
Welford Road
Attendance: 13,914
13 January 2001
15:15
Pau  3–20  Leicester Tigers
Stade du Hameau
Attendance: 6,800
14 January 2001
15:00
Glasgow  25–23  Pontypridd
McDiarmid Park
Attendance: 1,500
20 January 2001
15:00
Leicester Tigers  41–26  Glasgow
Welford Road
Attendance: 12,260
21 January 2001
14:30
Pontypridd  27–31  Pau
Brewery Field
Attendance: 2,500

Seeding edit

Seed Pool Winners Pts TF +/−
1   Stade Français 10 36 +212
2   Leicester Tigers 10 15 +73
3   Munster 10 15 +45
4   Gloucester 9 13 +46
5   Cardiff 8 18 +36
6   Biarritz Olympique 8 13 +12
Seed Pool Runners-up Pts TF +/−
7   Swansea 8 28 +121
8   Pau 8 19 +12
–   Llanelli 8 18 +84
–   Saracens 8 14 +34
–   Bath 8 14 +33
–   Edinburgh Reivers 7 17 +13

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ ERC Rugby – Key Rules Archived May 17, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ ERC Rugby – Key Rules Archived May 17, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ Jim Stokes, "Rugby: Super Ulster right back in business", Belfast Telegraph, 5 July 2008
  4. ^ Ian Malin, "Gallic genius triggers Luger", The Guardian, 16 October 2000
  5. ^ "Saracens too strong for Ulster", BBC Sport, 15 October 2000
  6. ^ "Ulster earn remarkable draw", BBC Sport, 22 October 2000
  7. ^ EPCR Stats
  8. ^ "RUGBY UNION: POOR ULSTER KEPT AT AN ARMS LENGTH; Cardiff 42 Ulster 16: Champions of 1999 are European flops in Cardiff.." The Free Library. 2001 MGN LTD 26 Feb. 2022
  9. ^ Jim Stokes, "Plenty of heart but it's a Sarri send-off", Belfast Telegraph, 20 January 2001
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