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
Pool 1
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]
Edinburgh 29–21
Biarritz 37–30
Leinster 35–9
Northampton Saints 22–23
Northampton Saints 8–14
Biarritz 29–18
Edinburgh 27–35
Leinster 40–31
Leinster 34–34
Northampton Saints 32–24
Edinburgh 18–15
Biarritz 30–10
Pool 2
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
Swansea 54–28
Stade Français 92–7
Swansea 18–16
L'Aquila 10–39
Stade Français 40–10
L'Aquila 6–70
Swansea 73–3
London Wasps 28–31
L'Aquila 9–76
London Wasps 28–16
Stade Français 42–13
London Wasps 42–5
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]
Toulouse 22–32
Cardiff 26–17
Saracens 23–32
Cardiff 24–14
Saracens 37–30
Toulouse 38–27
Pool 4
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
Munster 26–18
Bath 25–13
Newport 28–17
Castres 29–32
Munster 31–9
Newport 21–20
Bath 18–5
Castres 43–21
Castres 19–32
Newport 24–39
Munster 21–11
Bath 38–10
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
Llanelli 20–27
Roma 5–14
Colomiers 6–19
Gloucester 52–12
Llanelli 46–0
Gloucester 22–22
Colomiers 30–19
Roma 21–41
Gloucester 28–27
Colomiers 55–21
Llanelli 34–21
Roma 29–38
Pool 6
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
Pontypridd 40–25
Leicester Tigers 46–18
Pau 12–9
Glasgow 21–33
Pontypridd 18–11
Glasgow 24–46
Pau 44–16
Leicester Tigers 27–19
Pau 3–20
Glasgow 25–23
Leicester Tigers 41–26
Pontypridd 27–31
Seeding
See also
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
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