2001–02 European Challenge Cup
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| 2001–02 Parker Pen Shield | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Countries | England France Ireland Italy Romania Spain Wales |
| Tournament format(s) | Round-robin and Knockout |
| Date | 28 September 2001 - 26 May 2002 |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Teams | 32 |
| Matches played | 103 |
| Attendance | 236,307 (2,294 per match) |
| Tries scored | 709 (6.88 per match) |
| Top point scorer(s) | Ludovic Mercier (Gloucester) (112 points)[1] |
| Top try scorer(s) | Alexandre Bouyssie (Bordeaux-Bègles) Darragh O'Mahony (Saracens) (9 tries)[2] |
| Final | |
| Venue | Kassam Stadium, Oxford |
| Attendance | 12,000 |
| Champions | England Sale Sharks (1st title) |
| Runners-up | Wales Pontypridd |
The 2001–02 European Challenge Cup (known as the Parker Pen Shield for sponsorship reasons) was the 6th season of the European Challenge Cup, Europe's second-tier club rugby union competition below the Heineken Cup. A total of 32 teams participated, representing seven countries.
The pool stage began when Connacht hosted Narbonne on 28 September 2001 and ended with four matches on 13 January 2002. The knockout stages followed, culminating in the final at the Kassam Stadium in Oxford on 26 May 2002.
The defending champions, Englands's Harlequins, did not have a chance to defend their crown because they qualified to play in the Heineken Cup. Sale Sharks claimed a narrow victory over Pontypridd in the final and picked up their first piece of European Club silverware.
Teams
[edit ]The allocation of teams was as follows:
- England: 6 teams — all teams from the Zurich Premiership that did not qualify for the 2001–02 Heineken Cup
- France: 10 teams — all teams from the Top 16 that did not qualify for the Heineken Cup
- Ireland: 1 team — the Irish team from the Celtic League that did not play in the Heineken Cup
- Italy: 8 teams — all the teams from the Super 10 that did not qualify for the Heineken Cup
- Romania: 1 team specially created for the competition
- Spain: 2 teams — drawn from the División de Honor de Rugby
- Wales: 4 teams — all the teams from the Celtic League that did not qualify for the Heineken Cup
Scotland was not represented as both of its teams (Edinburgh and Glasgow) played in the Heineken Cup.
| England England | France France | Ireland Ireland | Italy Italy | Romania Romania | Spain Spain | Wales Wales |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pool stage
[edit ]Main article: 2001–02 Parker Pen Shield pool stage
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Key to colours
Winner of each pool, advance to quarterfinals. Seed # in parentheses
Pool 1
[edit ]| Team | P | W | D | L | Tries for | Tries against | Try diff | Points for | Points against | Points diff | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wales Ebbw Vale (7) | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 153 | 90 | 63 | 8 | ||
| France Agen | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 25 | 13 | 12 | 199 | 119 | 80 | 8 | ||
| France Montauban | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 146 | 123 | 23 | 8 | ||
| Italy Rovigo | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 32 | −24 | 78 | 244 | −166 | 0 | ||
| Source : www.ercrugby.com Points breakdown: *2 points for a win *1 point for a draw | |||||||||||||
| Ebbw Vale, Agen and Montauban finished on the same Competition Points. In head-to-head matches Ebbw Vale beat Agen 68–30 on aggregate, having won one game and lost the other Ebbw Vale beat Montauban 31–24 on aggregate, having won one game and lost the other Agen beat Montauban 60–41 on aggregate, having won one game and lost the other hence Ebbw Vale top the table | |||||||||||||
Pool 2
[edit ]| Team | P | W | D | L | Tries for | Tries against | Try diff | Points for | Points against | Points diff | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| France Pau (4) | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 3 | 24 | 217 | 63 | 154 | 12 | ||
| France Colomiers | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 32 | 9 | 23 | 259 | 105 | 154 | 8 | ||
| Italy Petrarca Padova | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 26 | −12 | 114 | 223 | −109 | 4 | ||
| Spain UC Madrid | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 43 | −35 | 90 | 289 | −199 | 0 | ||
| Source : www.ercrugby.com Archived 2013年02月15日 at archive.today Points breakdown: *2 points for a win *1 point for a draw | |||||||||||||
Pool 3
[edit ]| Team | P | W | D | L | Tries for | Tries against | Try diff | Points for | Points against | Points diff | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wales Pontypridd (8) | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 139 | 87 | 52 | 8 |
| England Leeds Tykes | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 15 | 6 | 188 | 154 | 34 | 8 |
| France Béziers | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 19 | −4 | 136 | 187 | −51 | 4 |
| Italy Overmach Parma | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 18 | −7 | 127 | 162 | −35 | 4 |
| Source : www.ercrugby.com Archived 2013年02月15日 at archive.today Points breakdown: *2 points for a win *1 point for a draw | |||||||||||
| Pontypridd and Leeds finished on the same Competition Points. In head-to-head matches, Pontypridd beat Leeds 55–46 on aggregate, having won one game and lost the other. | |||||||||||
| Béziers and Overmach Parma finished on the same Competition Points. In head-to-head matches, Béziers beat Overmach Parma 63–60 on aggregate, having won one game and lost the other. | |||||||||||
Pool 4
[edit ]| Team | P | W | D | L | Tries for | Tries against | Try diff | Points for | Points against | Points diff | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England Sale Sharks (3) | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 7 | 33 | 286 | 79 | 207 | 12 | ||
| Ireland Connacht | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 17 | −2 | 157 | 140 | 17 | 6 | ||
| France Narbonne | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 128 | 111 | 17 | 6 | ||
| Italy Rugby Roma | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 42 | −35 | 57 | 298 | −241 | 0 | ||
| Source : www.ercrugby.com Archived 2013年02月15日 at archive.today Points breakdown: *2 points for a win *1 point for a draw | |||||||||||||
Pool 5
[edit ]| Team | P | W | D | L | Tries for | Tries against | Try diff | Points for | Points against | Points diff | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England Bristol Shoguns (6) | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 12 | 9 | 189 | 115 | 74 | 10 | ||
| Wales Neath | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 160 | 131 | 29 | 8 | ||
| Italy Viadana | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 25 | −12 | 120 | 210 | −90 | 4 | ||
| France Bourgoin | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 160 | 173 | −13 | 2 | ||
| Source : www.ercrugby.com Archived 2013年02月15日 at archive.today Points breakdown: *2 points for a win *1 point for a draw | |||||||||||||
Pool 6
[edit ]| Team | P | W | D | L | Tries for | Tries against | Try diff | Points for | Points against | Points diff | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England London Irish (5) | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 37 | 8 | 29 | 284 | 85 | 199 | 11 | ||
| France Dax | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 42 | 9 | 33 | 306 | 119 | 187 | 9 | ||
| Italy L'Aquila | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 34 | −23 | 107 | 239 | −132 | 4 | ||
| Spain Valladolid RAC | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 46 | −39 | 53 | 307 | −254 | 0 | ||
| Source : www.ercrugby.com Archived 2013年02月15日 at archive.today Points breakdown: *2 points for a win *1 point for a draw | |||||||||||||
Pool 7
[edit ]| Team | P | W | D | L | Tries for | Tries against | Try diff | Points for | Points against | Points diff | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England Gloucester (2) | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 9 | 38 | 362 | 62 | 300 | 12 | ||
| France La Rochelle | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 161 | 177 | −16 | 8 | ||
| Wales Caerphilly | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 18 | 38 | −20 | 170 | 281 | −111 | 4 | ||
| Italy Gran Parma | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 36 | −25 | 104 | 277 | −173 | 0 | ||
| Source : www.ercrugby.com Archived 2013年02月15日 at archive.today Points breakdown: *2 points for a win *1 point for a draw | |||||||||||||
Pool 8
[edit ]| Team | P | W | D | L | Tries for | Tries against | Try diff | Points for | Points against | Points diff | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England Saracens (1) | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 7 | 57 | 435 | 66 | 369 | 12 | ||
| France Bordeaux-Bègles | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 53 | 15 | 38 | 354 | 117 | 237 | 8 | ||
| Romania Dinamo București | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 15 | 58 | −43 | 102 | 403 | −301 | 2 | ||
| Italy Bologna | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 61 | −52 | 93 | 398 | −305 | 2 | ||
| Source : www.ercrugby.com Archived 2013年02月15日 at archive.today Points breakdown: *2 points for a win *1 point for a draw | |||||||||||||
Seeding
[edit ]| Seed | Pool Winners | Pts | TF | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | England Saracens | 12 | 64 | +369 |
| 2 | England Gloucester | 12 | 47 | +300 |
| 3 | England Sale Sharks | 12 | 40 | +207 |
| 4 | France Pau | 12 | 27 | +154 |
| 5 | England London Irish | 11 | 37 | +199 |
| 6 | England Bristol Shoguns | 10 | 21 | +74 |
| 7 | Wales Ebbw Vale | 8 | 15 | +63 |
| 8 | Wales Pontypridd | 8 | 12 | +52 |
Knockout stage
[edit ]All kickoff times are local to the match location.[3]
Quarter-finals
[edit ] 25 January 2002
19:30
19:30
Heywood Road
Attendance: 3,607
Attendance: 3,607
Semi-finals
[edit ] 28 April 2002
14:00
14:00
Gloucester England 27–28 England Sale Sharks
Franklin's Gardens
Attendance: 5,785
Attendance: 5,785
Final
[edit ]See also
[edit ]References
[edit ]- ^ "Amlin Challenge Cup: Points Scorers". Archived from the original on February 15, 2013. Retrieved 26 January 2013.
- ^ "Amlin Challenge Cup: Try Scorers". Archived from the original on February 16, 2013. Retrieved 26 January 2013.
- ^ "Challenge Cup Fixtures". European Rugby Cup. Archived from the original on February 16, 2013. Retrieved 26 January 2013.
Categories:
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- EPCR Challenge Cup seasons
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- 2001–02 in Italian rugby union
- 2001–02 in Romanian rugby union
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