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.
Pool stage Pool 1 Pool 2 Team P W D L Tries for Tries against Try diff Points for Points against Points diff Pts 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 Pool 4 Team P W D L Tries for Tries against Try diff Points for Points against Points diff Pts 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 Team P W D L Tries for Tries against Try diff Points for Points against Points diff Pts 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 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 Pool 8 Team P W D L Tries for Tries against Try diff Points for Points against Points diff Pts 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 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final 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)
See also
2023–24 teams European Challenge Cup(1996–2014)
European Rugby Challenge Cup(2014–2021)
EPCR Challenge Cup(2021–present)
Qualification play-offs
Continental Shield Play-offs