2000–01 Heineken Cup

International rugby union competition 2000–01 Heineken Cup 100px Official logo EnglandFranceIreland rugby unionItalyScotlandWales Round-robin and Knockout 6 October 2000 – 19 May 2001 24 79 646834 Diego Domínguez (Stade Français)(188 points) Matthew Robinson (Swansea)(9 tries) Parc des Princes, Paris 44,000 ENG Leicester Tigers 1 FRA Stade Français www.ercrugby.com/eng 1999–2000 1999–2000 Heineken Cup 2001–02 2001–02 Heineken Cup The 2000–01 Heineken Cup was the sixth edition of the Heineken Cup, a rugby union tournament. Competing teams from France, Ireland, Italy, Wales, England and Scotland, were divided into six pools of four, in which teams played home and away matches against each other. The pool winners and two best runners-up qualified for the knock-out stages. Teams FRA FranceENG EnglandWAL WalesSCO ScotlandIreland rugby union IrelandITA ItalyBiarritz Olympique Stade Français Toulouse Castres Colomiers PauNorthampton London Wasps Saracens Bath Gloucester Rugby Leicester TigersSwansea Cardiff Newport Llanelli PontypriddEdinburgh Reivers Glasgow CaledoniansLeinster Ulster MunsterL'Aquila Roma Pool stage In the pool matches teams received 2 points for a win 1 points for a draw 2000-01 Heineken Cup pool stage Pool 1 TeamPWDLTries forTries againstTry diffPoints forPoints againstPoints diffPts FRA Biarritz Olympique64021320−7164152128 SCO Edinburgh Reivers631217125154141137 Ireland rugby union Leinster 63121314−1149156−77 ENG Northampton 610517143138156−182 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 Pool 2 TeamPWDLTries forTries againstTry diffPoints forPoints againstPoints diffPts FRA Stade Français6501364322978521210 WAL Swansea 64022811172441231218 ENG Wasps630320146175156196 ITA L'Aquila6006358−5540392−3520 Pool 3 TeamPWDLTries forTries againstTry diffPoints forPoints againstPoints diffPts WAL Cardiff640218135182146368 ENG Saracens 640214131174140348 FRA Toulouse621319154171182−115 Ireland rugby union Ulster61141121−10146205−593 Cardiff won the pool despite having a lower points difference than Saracens, 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 Pool 4 TeamPWDLTries forTries againstTry diffPoints forPoints againstPoints diffPts Ireland rugby union Munster 650115781541094510 ENG Bath640214113139106338 WAL Newport62041022−12122183−614 FRA Castres 610514131135152−172 Pool 5 TeamPWDLTries forTries againstTry diffPoints forPoints againstPoints diffPts ENG Gloucester 641113112186140469 WAL Llanelli640218810187103848 FRA Colomiers631214113148120287 ITA Roma 60061025−1588246−1580 Pool 6 TeamPWDLTries forTries againstTry diffPoints forPoints againstPoints diffPts ENG Leicester 650115961781057310 FRA Pau640219109154142128 WAL Pontypridd6204912−313613154 SCO Glasgow Caledonians 61051224−12137227−902 Seeding SeedPool WinnersPtsTF+/−1 FRA Stade Français1036+2122 ENG Leicester Tigers 1015+733 IRE rugby union Munster 1015+454 ENG Gloucester 913+465 WAL Cardiff 818+366 FRA Biarritz Olympique813+12SeedPool Runners-upPtsTF+/−7 WAL Swansea 828+1218 FRA Pau819+12 – WAL Llanelli 818+84 – ENG Saracens 814+34 – ENG Bath814+33 – SCO Edinburgh Reivers717+13 Knockout stage Quarter-finals 27 January 200114:00 Gloucester ENG 21–15 WAL Cardiff Kingsholm 10,800 27 January 200114:10 Stade Francais FRA 36–19 FRA Pau Stade Jean-Bouin 8,000 28 January 200114:10 Leicester Tigers ENG 41–10 WAL Swansea Welford Road 13,000 28 January 200114:45 Munster Ireland rugby union 38–29 FRA Biarritz Olympique Thomond Park 14,000 Semi-finals 21 April 200115:00 Stade Francais FRA 16–15 Report Ireland rugby union Munster Stadium Lille Métropole 20,400 21 April 200115:00 Leicester Tigers ENG 19–15 ENG Gloucester Vicarage Road 14,010 Final 2001 Heineken Cup Final 19 May 2001 15:00 CEST Stade Français FRA 30–34 Report ENG Leicester Tigers Pen: Dominguez (9) 4', 16', 21', 27', 39', 46', 57', 68', 71'Drop: Dominguez 77' Tries: Lloyd (2) 41' m, 79' cBack 59' cCon: Stimpson (2)Pen: Stimpson (5) 6', 10', 30', 64', 73' Parc des Princes, Paris 44,000 David McHugh (Ireland) Going into the final stages of the game, the scores were level at 27–27. A drop goal from Diego Domínguez then put Stade three points ahead. Meanwhile, Leicester brought on replacement scrum-half Jamie Hamilton for starting fly-half Andy Goode, with starting scrum-half Austin Healey switching to fly-half. Glenn Gelderbloom was also brought on at outside centre, with Leon Lloyd switching from outside centre to wing. Leicester won a penalty just inside their own half and kicked to the left-hand touchline. The resulting line-out throw was too high and but it was cleaned up by Neil Back at the back of the line. Back passed the ball to out to Healey, though the pass forced Healey to check his run to gather the ball. With the two sets of opposing backs 20 metres apart for the line-out, the Tigers backs executed a pre-called backs move. Healey would dummy scissors with inside centre Pat Howard, another dummy scissors with outside centre Glenn Gelderbloom before the ball would be passed to the big full back Tim Stimpson who would take the ball into contact. Howard drew Domínguez and Gelderbloom drew the Stade inside centre, but the Stade outside centre who had only been on the field a few minutes, drifted onto Stimpson. Healey broke the Stade defensive line through the gap, before drawing the full back and putting Leon Lloyd in the right hand corner. Lloyd's second try of the game gave Leicester a two-point lead, with the conversion to come. If Stimpson missed, another goal would give Stade the lead. If he scored the conversion, however, Stade would need a try. The kick from the right-hand touchline was from the most difficult position on the field for a right-footed kicker. Stimpson however hit the conversion straight between the posts, and Leicester were able to hang on to their lead for victory. 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