2000–01 European Challenge Cup pool stage

The pool stage of the 2000–01 European Challenge Cup.

2000–01 European Challenge Cup pool stage
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Pool 1

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

7 October 2000 15:00

Benetton Treviso	28 – 15	Newcastle Falcons

Stadio Comunale di Monigo Attendance: 2,000

7 October 2000 17:30

Cross Keys	18 – 30	Bordeaux-Begles

Pandy Park Attendance: 1,500

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14 October 2000 19:30

Bordeaux-Begles	19 – 26	Benetton Treviso

Stade Andre Moga Attendance: 5,000

15 October 2000 14:30

Newcastle Falcons	99 – 8	Cross Keys

Kingston Park Stadium Attendance: 2,000

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21 October 2000 14:30

Cross Keys	10 – 20	Benetton Treviso

Pandy Park Attendance: 600

22 October 2000 15:00

Bordeaux-Begles	18 – 26	Newcastle Falcons

Stade Andre Moga Attendance: 4,000

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28 October 2000 14:30

Benetton Treviso	31 – 3	Cross Keys

Stadio Comunale di Monigo Attendance: 3,000

29 October 2000 14:30

Newcastle Falcons	39 – 15	Bordeaux-Begles

Kingston Park Stadium Attendance: 3,000

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13 January 2001 19:00

Bordeaux-Begles	34 – 10	Cross Keys

Stade Andre Moga

14 January 2001 14:30

Newcastle Falcons	30 – 19	Benetton Treviso

Kingston Park Stadium Attendance: 2,496

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20 January 2001 14:30

Benetton Treviso	33 – 20	Bordeaux-Begles

Stadio Comunale di Monigo Attendance: 3,000

21 January 2001 14:30

Cross Keys	11 – 25	Newcastle Falcons

Pandy Park Attendance: 1,500

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

7 October 2000 13:00

Connacht	14 – 16	Béziers

The Sports Ground Attendance: 500

7 October 2000 19:30

Montferrand	55 – 17	Neath

Stade Marcel Michelin Attendance: 4,500

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14 October 2000 14:30

Neath	45 – 0	Connacht

The Gnoll Attendance: 1,500

14 October 2000 19:30

Béziers	22 – 3	Montferrand

Stade de la Méditerranée Attendance: 3,000

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21 October 2000 17:30

Neath	23 – 37	Béziers

The Gnoll Attendance: 3,000

22 October 2000 15:00

Montferrand	58 – 21	Connacht

Stade Marcel Michelin

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28 October 2000 15:00

Connacht	3 – 12	Montferrand

The Sports Ground Attendance: 1,000

28 October 2000 19:30

Béziers	57 – 20	Neath

Stade de la Méditerranée Attendance: 6,000

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11 January 2001 14:30

Neath	35 – 30	Montferrand

The Gnoll Attendance: 3,000

13 January 2001 17:00

Béziers	10 – 9	Connacht

Stade de la Méditerranée

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20 January 2001 15:00

Connacht	13 – 11	Neath

The Sports Ground Attendance: 700

21 January 2001 15:00

Montferrand	43 – 9	Béziers

Stade Marcel Michelin Attendance: 3,700

Pool 3

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

7 October 2000 15:00

Rotherham Titans	35 – 5	Grenoble

Clifton Sports Ground Attendance: 1,500

7 October 2000 17:00

Bridgend RFC	22 – 26	Perpignan

Brewery Field Attendance: 1,850

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13 October 2000 20:00

Grenoble	36 – 9	Bridgend RFC

Stade Lesdiguieres Attendance: 1,000

14 October 2000 20:00

Perpignan	19 – 20	Rotherham Titans

Stade Aimé Giral Attendance: 8,000

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21 October 2000 15:00

Rotherham Titans	16 – 9	Bridgend RFC

Clifton Sports Ground Attendance: 2,300

21 October 2000 20:00

Grenoble	25 – 16	Perpignan

Stade Lesdiguieres Attendance: 3,500

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28 October 2000 17:30

Bridgend RFC	61 – 8	Rotherham Titans

Brewery Field Attendance: 1,500

28 October 2000 20:00

Perpignan	48 – 10	Grenoble

Stade Aimé Giral Attendance: 4,500

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13 January 2001 20:00

Perpignan	48 – 6	Bridgend RFC

Stade Aimé Giral

14 January 2001 15:00

Grenoble	12 – 21	Rotherham Titans

Stade Lesdiguieres

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20 January 2001 14:30

Bridgend RFC	37 – 32	Grenoble

Brewery Field Attendance: 1,800

20 January 2001 14:15

Rotherham Titans	22 – 30	Perpignan

Clifton Sports Ground Attendance: 2,200

Pool 4

Team	P	W	D	L	Tries for	Tries against	Try diff	Points for	Points against	Points diff	Pts
SU 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

7 October 2000 14:30

Caerphilly	27 – 38	Agen

Virginia Park Attendance: 1,000

7 October 2000 19:30

Auch	26 – 23	Sale Sharks

Stade du Moulais Attendance: 4,000

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14 October 2000 14:30

Sale Sharks	23 – 14	Caerphilly

Heywood Road Attendance: 1,500

14 October 2000 19:30

Agen	25 – 7	Auch

Stade Armandie Attendance: 6,000

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21 October 2000 14:30

Caerphilly	36 – 36	Auch

Virginia Park Attendance: 1,000

21 October 2000 19:30

Agen	44 – 9	Sale Sharks

Stade Armandie Attendance: 9,000

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28 October 2000 15:00

Sale Sharks	28 – 23	Agen

Heywood Road

28 October 2000 19:30

Auch	33 – 15	Caerphilly

Stade du Moulais Attendance: 3,000

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13 January 2001 15:00

Sale Sharks	39 – 17	Auch

Heywood Road Attendance: 3,500

13 January 2001 19:30

Agen	82 – 5	Caerphilly

Stade Armandie Attendance: 3,000

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20 January 2001 14:30

Caerphilly	31 – 56	Sale Sharks

Virginia Park Attendance: 1,000

20 January 2001 18:00

Auch	15 – 47	Agen

Stade du Moulais

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

6 October 2000 20:00

Dax	31 – 10	Ebbw Vale

Stade Maurice Boyau Attendance: 2,500

7 October 2000 15:00

NEC Harlequins	23 – 16	Périgueux

Twickenham Stoop Attendance: 1,867

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14 October 2000 17:30

Ebbw Vale	6 – 18	NEC Harlequins

Eugene Cross Park Attendance: 2,000

14 October 2000 20:00

Périgueux	13 – 22	Dax

Stade Municipal

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21 October 2000 15:00

NEC Harlequins	25 – 3	Dax

Twickenham Stoop

21 October 2000 20:00

Périgueux	19 – 16	Ebbw Vale

Stade Municipal

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27 October 2000 19:30

Ebbw Vale	50 – 19	Périgueux

Eugene Cross Park Attendance: 1,200

28 October 2000 20:00

Dax	23 – 22	NEC Harlequins

Stade Maurice Boyau Attendance: 5,000

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12 January 2001 19:30

Ebbw Vale	16 – 19	Dax

Eugene Cross Park Attendance: 1,000

13 January 2001 20:00

Périgueux	10 – 55	NEC Harlequins

Stade Municipal

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20 January 2001 15:00

NEC Harlequins	45 – 22	Ebbw Vale

Twickenham Stoop Attendance: 3,300

21 January 2001 20:00

Dax	54 – 17	Périgueux

Stade Maurice Boyau

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

7 October 2000 15:00

London Irish	42 – 10	Aurillac

Madejski Stadium Attendance: 2,277

7 October 2000 15:00

Piacenza	13 – 29	Brive

Beltrametti

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14 October 2000 20:00

Aurillac	19 – 36	London Irish

Stade Jean Alric Attendance: 4,500

15 October 2000 15:00

Brive	44 – 10	Piacenza

Stadium Municipal, Brive

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21 October 2000 15:00

London Irish	35 – 8	Brive

Madejski Stadium Attendance: 3,182

21 October 2000 20:00

Aurillac	41 – 10	Piacenza

Stade Jean Alric

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28 October 2000 15:00

Piacenza	13 – 58	London Irish

Beltrametti

28 October 2000 20:00

Aurillac	26 – 28	Brive

Stade Jean Alric Attendance: 4,000

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13 January 2001 14:30

Piacenza	25 – 27	Aurillac

Beltrametti Attendance: 300

14 January 2001 15:00

Brive	37 – 27	London Irish

Stadium Municipal, Brive

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21 January 2001 15:00

Brive	38 – 32	Aurillac

Stadium Municipal, Brive Attendance: 4,000

21 January 2001 15:00

London Irish	56 – 19	Piacenza

Madejski Stadium Attendance: 2,754

Pool 7

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

7 October 2000 15:00

Bristol Shoguns	41 – 24	Mont de Marsan

Memorial Ground Attendance: 1,503

7 October 2000 19:30

Rugby Parma	6 – 30	La Rochelle

Stadio de Rugby

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14 October 2000 18:00

La Rochelle	34 – 19	Bristol Shoguns

Stade Marcel Deflandre Attendance: 6,500

14 October 2000 19:00

Mont de Marsan	61 – 15	Rugby Parma

Stade Guy Boniface Attendance: 2,700

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21 October 2000 15:00

Bristol Shoguns	61 – 14	Rugby Parma

Memorial Ground Attendance: 2,073

21 October 2000 19:00

Mont de Marsan	12 – 7	La Rochelle

Stade Guy Boniface Attendance: 3,500

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28 October 2000 18:00

La Rochelle	12 – 16	Mont de Marsan

Stade Marcel Deflandre Attendance: 3,000

28 October 2000 19:30

Rugby Parma	12 – 25	Bristol Shoguns

Stadio de Rugby Attendance: 1,200

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13 January 2001 18:00

La Rochelle	43 – 19	Rugby Parma

Stade Marcel Deflandre

13 January 2001 18:00

Mont de Marsan	22 – 12	Bristol Shoguns

Stade Guy Boniface Attendance: 6,000

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20 January 2001 14:30

Rugby Parma	26 – 42	Mont de Marsan

Stadio de Rugby Attendance: 150

20 January 2001 15:00

Bristol Shoguns	41 – 41	La Rochelle

Memorial Ground Attendance: 2,105

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

7 October 2000 19:30

Narbonne	53 – 24	Viadana

Parc des Sports et de l'Amitié Attendance: 1,000

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14 October 2000 14:30

Viadana	8 – 29	Bourgoin

Kenmare Attendance: 1,000

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21 October 2000 19:30

Narbonne	34 – 17	Bourgoin

Parc des Sports et de l'Amitié Attendance: 3,400

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27 October 2000 19:30

Bourgoin	15 – 15	Narbonne

Stade Pierre Rajon Attendance: 4,100

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13 January 2001 14:30

Viadana	20 – 22	Narbonne

Kenmare

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21 January 2001 15:00

Bourgoin	43 – 26	Viadana

Stade Pierre Rajon Attendance: 3,000

See also

• European Challenge Cup
• 2000–01 Heineken Cup