2000–01 Leinster Rugby season

2000–01 Leinster Rugby season Donnybrook, Dublin Matt Williams Heineken Cup (3rd in pool)IRFU Interprovincial Championship (3rd) 1999–2000 2001–02 The 2000-01 season was Leinster's sixth season under professionalism, and their first under head coach Matt Williams, their former backs coach, replacing Mike Ruddock, who had returned to Wales to coach Ebbw Vale. Player transfers Players in IRE rugby union Andy Dunne from IRE rugby union Old Belvedere NZL Eddie Hekenui IRE rugby union Simon Keogh from IRE rugby union Old Belvedere IRE rugby union Eric Miller from IRE rugby union UlsterJonathan McConnell, "Ulster recruit South Africans", ESPN Scrum, 23 June 2000 IRE rugby union James Norton from IRE rugby union Dublin University IRE rugby union Brian O'Meara from IRE rugby union Munster NZL Kevin Putt from ENG London Irish IRE rugby union Rory Sheriff from IRE rugby union Terenure AUS Nathan Turner from ENG Oldham Bears Players out IRE rugby union Brian Cusack to IRE rugby union Lansdowne IRE rugby union Barry Everitt to ENG London Irish NZL Stu Forster IRE rugby union Gareth Gannon to IRE rugby union St Mary's IRE rugby union Angus McKeen to IRE rugby union Lansdowne IRE rugby union Ciaran Scally (retired) RSA Dan WhistonTony Ward, "Munster High Kings can reign supreme", Irish Independent, 1 September 2000 Squad Leinster Rugby squadProps IRE rugby union Emmet Byrne IRE rugby union Reggie Corrigan IRE rugby union Peter Coyle IRE rugby union Gary Halpin Hookers IRE rugby union James Blaney IRE rugby union Shane Byrne IRE rugby union Peter Smyth Locks IRE rugby union Bob Casey IRE rugby union Leo Cullen IRE rugby union Gabriel Fulcher IRE rugby union Malcolm O'KellyBack row IRE rugby union Trevor Brennan IRE rugby union Victor Costello IRE rugby union Colin McEntee IRE rugby union Eric Miller IRE rugby union Declan O'Brien IRE rugby union Liam Toland Scrum-halves IRE rugby union Derek Hegarty IRE rugby union Brian O'Meara NZL Kevin Putt Fly-halves IRE rugby union Andy Dunne IRE rugby union Emmett Farrell NZL Eddie Hekenui IRE rugby union Mark McHugh AUS Nathan TurnerCentres IRE rugby union Shane Horgan IRE rugby union Brian O'Driscoll IRE rugby union Rory Sheriff AUS Nathan Turner Wings IRE rugby union Gordon D'Arcy IRE rugby union Denis Hickie (c) IRE rugby union Simon Keogh IRE rugby union Peter McKenna IRE rugby union John McWeeney IRE rugby union James Norton Fullbacks IRE rugby union Girvan Dempsey IRE rugby union G. Dunphy (c) denotes the team captain, Bold denotes internationally capped players. * denotes players qualified to play for Ireland on residency or dual nationality. Squad IRFU Interprovincial Championship IRFU Interprovincial Championship Team P W D LFA BPPts Statusleft Munster 6 5 1 0 151 99 1 23 Champions; qualified for 2001–02 Heineken Cupleft Ulster 6 3 0 3 144 119 3 15 Qualified for 2001–02 Heineken Cupleft Leinster 6 2 1 3 109 111 2 12 Qualified for 2001–02 Heineken Cupleft Connacht 6 1 0 5 100 175 1 5 Qualified for 2001–02 European Challenge Cup 2 September 2000 Leinster Leinster 21-15 ReportKieron Rooney, "Leinster leave a lot to be desired", Irish Independent, 2 September 2000 Connacht Connacht CostelloSmythHickie Dempsey (2) Miller Casey Elwod (5) Uijs McConnell Donnybrook Stadium Leinster lineup 1. Reggie Corrigan, 2. Shane Byrne, 3. Emmet Burne, 4. Bob Casey, 5. Malcolm O'Kelly, 6. Eric Miller, 7. Victor Costello, 8. Liam Toland, 9. Brian O'Meara, 10. Nathan Turner, 11. Gordon D'Arcy, 12. Shane Horgan, 13. Peter McKenna, 14. Denis Hickie, 15. Girvan Dempsey. Replacements: Trevor Brennan (for Miller 40'), Leo Cullen (for Casey 65'), Peter Smyth (for S. Byrne 67'), Mark McHugh (for Turner 67'). W 8 September 2000 Munster Munster 26–20 Reporthttps://munsterrugby.ie/match-stats/?FixGuid=00ML6620 Munster 26-20 Leinster Munster Rugby 7 June 2019 Leinster Leinster Musgrave Park L 15 September 2000 Leinster Leinster 19-6 Report"Ace predator Hickie strikes for Leinster", Irish Independent, 16 September 2000 Ulster Ulster Hickie McHugh McHugh (2)Dempsey Humphreys (2) Donnybrook W 22 September 2000 Ulster Ulster 26-13 ReportTony Ward, "Humphreys leads Ulster to victory", Irish Independent, 23 September 2000 Leinster Leinster J. BellWard Humphreys (2) Humphreys (4) McHugh McHugh O'Driscoll Ravenhill L 29 September 2000 Connacht Connacht 22-20 Report"Conn job", Sunday Life, 1 October 2000 Leinster Leinster Galway Sportsgrounds L 3 November 2000 Leinster Leinster 16–16 Reporthttps://munsterrugby.ie/match-stats/?FixGuid=00LM2322 Leinster 16-16 Munster Munster Rugby 7 June 2019 Munster Munster Donnybrook D Heineken Cup 2000–01 Heineken Cup Pool 1 TeamPWDLTries forTries againstTry diffPoints forPoints againstPoints diffPts FRA Biarritz Olympique64021320−7164152128 SCO Edinburgh Reivers631217125154141137 Ireland rugby union Leinster63121314−1149156−77 ENG Northampton610517143138156−182 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.ERC Rugby – Key Rules https://web.archive.org/web/20080517050633/http://www.ercrugby.com/eng/31_264.php May 17, 2008 6 October 200019:00 Edinburgh SCO 29–21 IRE rugby union Leinster Myreside 3,700 L Leinster lineup: 1. Reggie Corrigan, 2. Shane Byrne, 3. Emmett Byrne, 4. Leo Cullen, 5. Malcolm O'Kelly, 6. Eric Miller, 7. Liam Toland, 8. Victor Costello, 9. Kevin Putt, 10. Eddie Hekenui, 11. Gordon D'Arcy, 12. Shane Horgan, 13. Brian O'Driscoll, 14. Denis Hickie, 15. Girvan Dempsey. Replacements: Peter McKenna, Mark McHugh, Peter Smyth, Gary Halpin, Bob Casey. 13 October 200019:00 Leinster IRE rugby union 35–9 FRA Biarritz Donnybrook 4,000 W Leinster lineup: 1. Reggie Corrigan, 2. Shane Byrne, 3. Emmett Byrne, 4. Bob Casey, 5. Malcolm O'Kelly, 6. Trevor Brennan, 7. Liam Toland, 8. Victor Costello, 9. Kevin Putt, 10. Eddie Hekenui, 11. Gordon D'Arcy, 12. Shane Horgan, 13. Brian O'Driscoll, 14. Denis Hickie, 15. Girvan Dempsey. Replacements: Peter McKenna, Mark McHugh, Brian O'Meara, Peter Smyth, Gary Halpin, Leo Cullen, Eric Miller. 21 October 200015:00 Northampton Saints ENG 8–14 IRE rugby union Leinster Franklin's Gardens 7,183 W Leinster lineup: 1. Reggie Corrigan, 2. Shane Byrne, 3. Emmett Byrne, 4. Bob Casey, 5. Malcolm O'Kelly, 6. Trevor Brennan, 7. Liam Toland, 8. Victor Costello, 9. Brian O'Meara, 10. Eddie Hekenui, 11. Gordon D'Arcy, 12. Shane Horgan, 13. Brian O'Driscoll, 14. Denis Hickie, 15. Girvan Dempsey. Replacements: Peter Smyth, Gary Halpin, Leo Cullen, Eric Miller. 27 October 200019:00 Leinster IRE rugby union 40–31 ENG Northampton Saints Donnybrook 8,500 W Leinster lineup: 1. Reggie Corrigan, 2. Shane Byrne, 3. Emmett Byrne, 4. Bob Casey, 5. Malcolm O'Kelly, 6. Eric Miller, 7. Liam Toland, 8. Victor Costello, 9. Brian O'Meara, 10. Eddie Hekenui, 11. Gordon D'Arcy, 12. Shane Horgan, 13. Brian O'Driscoll, 14. Denis Hickie, 15. Girvan Dempsey. Replacements: Gary Halpin, Peter Smyth, Leo Cullen. 12 January 200119:00 Leinster IRE rugby union 34–34 SCO Edinburgh Donnybrook 8,000 D Leinster lineup: 1. Reggie Corrigan, 2. Peter Smyth, 3. Emmett Byrne, 4. Bob Casey, 5. Malcolm O'Kelly, 6. Trevor Brennan, 7. Liam Toland, 8. Victor Costello, 9. Brian O'Meara, 10. Eddie Hekenui, 11. Gordon D'Arcy, 12. Shane Horgan, 13. Brian O'Driscoll, 14. Denis Hickie, 15. Girvan Dempsey. Replacements: Gary Halpin, Shane Byrne, Leo Cullen, Declan O'Brien. 20 January 200018:30 Biarritz FRA 30–10 IRE rugby union Leinster Parc des Sports Aquil 10,000 L Leinster lineup: 1. Reggie Corrigan, 2. Shane Byrne, 3. Emmett Byrne, 4. Bob Casey, 5. Malcolm O'Kelly, 6. Trevor Brennan, 7. Liam Toland, 8. Victor Costello, 9. Brian O'Meara, 10. Eddie Hekenui, 11. Gordon D'Arcy, 12. Shane Horgan, 13. Brian O'Driscoll, 14. Peter McKenna, 15. Girvan Dempsey. Replacements: Simon Keogh, Mark McHugh, Kevin Putt, Peter Smyth, Gary Halpin, Leo Cullen, Declan O'Brien. References 2000-01 Category:2000–01 in Irish rugby union Category:2000–01 Heineken Cup