2000–01 Heineken Cup pool stage

2000–01 Heineken Cup pool stage
2000–01 Heineken Cup pool stage
Season	2000–01 Heineken Cup
Date	6 October 2000 – 23 January 2001
Qualifiers
Seed 1	Stade Français
Seed 2	Leicester Tigers
Seed 3	Munster
Seed 4	Gloucester
Seed 5	Cardiff
Seed 6	Biarritz Olympique
Seed 7	Swansea
Seed 8	Pau
← 1999–2000; (Previous)	2001–02 →; (Next)

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

2 points for a win
1 points for a draw

Pool 1

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

Team	P	W	L	Tries for	Tries against	Try diff	Points for	Points against	Points diff	Pts
Stade Français	6	5	1	36	4	32	297	85	212	10
Swansea	6	4	2	28	11	17	244	123	121	8
Wasps	6	3	3	20	14	6	175	156	19	6
L'Aquila	6	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

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

Team	P	W	L	Tries for	Tries against	Try diff	Points for	Points against	Points diff	Pts
Munster	6	5	1	15	7	8	154	109	45	10
Bath	6	4	2	14	11	3	139	106	33	8
Newport	6	2	4	10	22	−12	122	183	−61	4
Castres	6	1	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

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

Team	P	W	L	Tries for	Tries against	Try diff	Points for	Points against	Points diff	Pts
Leicester	6	5	1	15	9	6	178	105	73	10
Pau	6	4	2	19	10	9	154	142	12	8
Pontypridd	6	2	4	9	12	−3	136	131	5	4
Glasgow Caledonians	6	1	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

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

References

^ ERC Rugby – Key Rules Archived May 17, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
^ ERC Rugby – Key Rules Archived May 17, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
^ Jim Stokes, "Rugby: Super Ulster right back in business", Belfast Telegraph, 5 July 2008
^ Ian Malin, "Gallic genius triggers Luger", The Guardian, 16 October 2000
^ "Saracens too strong for Ulster", BBC Sport, 15 October 2000
^ "Ulster earn remarkable draw", BBC Sport, 22 October 2000
^ EPCR Stats
^ "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
^ Jim Stokes, "Plenty of heart but it's a Sarri send-off", Belfast Telegraph, 20 January 2001

[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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2000–01 Heineken Cup pool stage

Contents

Pool 1

Pool 2

Pool 3

Pool 4

Pool 5

Pool 6

Seeding

See also

References