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
1999–2000
(Previous)
2001–02
(Next)

Pool 1

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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References

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  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