2000–01 European Challenge Cup

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

Team	P	W	D	L	Tries for	Tries against	Try diff	Points for	Points against	Points diff	Pts
Template:Flagicon Newcastle Falcons	6	5	0	1	27	10	17	234	99	135	10
Template:Flagicon Benetton Treviso	6	5	0	1	17	11	6	157	97	60	10
Template:Flagicon Bordeaux-Begles	6	2	0	4	17	14	3	136	152	−16	4
Template:Flagicon Cross Keys	6	0	0	6	7	33	−26	60	239	−179	0

Pool 2

Team	P	W	D	L	Tries for	Tries against	Try diff	Points for	Points against	Points diff	Pts
Template:Flagicon Béziers	6	5	0	1	14	10	4	151	112	39	10
Template:Flagicon Montferrand	6	4	0	2	23	9	14	201	107	94	8
Template:Flagicon Neath	6	2	0	4	16	23	−7	151	192	−41	4
Template:FlagiconConnacht	6	1	0	5	4	15	−11	60	152	−92	2

Pool 3

Team	P	W	D	L	Tries for	Tries against	Try diff	Points for	Points against	Points diff	Pts
Template:Flagicon Perpignan	6	4	0	2	20	9	11	187	105	82	8
Template:Flagicon Rotherham Titans	6	4	0	2	13	19	−6	122	136	−14	8
Template:Flagicon Bridgend RFC	6	2	0	4	15	16	−1	144	166	−22	4
Template:Flagicon Grenoble	6	2	0	4	12	16	−4	120	166	−46	4

Pool 4

Team	P	W	D	L	Tries for	Tries against	Try diff	Points for	Points against	Points diff	Pts
Template:Flagicon Agen	6	5	0	1	37	5	32	259	91	168	10
Template:Flagicon Sale Sharks	6	4	0	2	16	18	−2	178	155	23	8
Template:Flagicon Auch	6	2	1	3	16	21	−5	134	185	−51	5
Template:Flagicon 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
Template:Flagicon NEC Harlequins	6	5	0	1	22	8	14	188	80	108	10
Template:Flagicon Dax	6	5	0	1	17	10	7	152	103	49	10
Template:Flagicon Ebbw Vale	6	1	0	5	13	18	−5	120	151	−31	2
Template:Flagicon 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
Template:Flagicon London Irish	6	5	0	1	25	13	12	254	106	148	10
Template:Flagicon Brive	6	5	0	1	23	11	12	184	143	41	10
Template:Flagicon Aurillac	6	2	0	4	20	17	3	155	179	−24	4
Template:Flagicon Piacenza	6	0	0	6	10	37	−27	90	255	−165	0

Pool 7

Team	P	W	D	L	Tries for	Tries against	Try diff	Points for	Points against	Points diff	Pts
Template:Flagicon Mont de Marsan	6	5	0	1	22	8	14	177	113	64	10
Template:Flagicon La Rochelle	6	3	1	2	21	11	10	167	113	54	7
Template:Flagicon Bristol Shoguns	6	3	1	2	17	16	1	199	147	52	7
Template:Flagicon Rugby Parma	6	0	0	6	12	37	−25	92	262	−170	0

Pool 8

Team	P	W	D	L	Tries for	Tries against	Try diff	Points for	Points against	Points diff	Pts
Template:Flagicon Narbonne	4	3	1	0	13	9	4	124	76	48	7
Template:Flagicon Bourgoin	4	2	1	1	13	6	7	104	83	21	5
Template:Flagicon Rugby Viadana	4	0	0	4	8	19	−11	78	147	−69	0

Knockout stage

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

• European Challenge Cup
• 2000-01 Heineken Cup