2000–01 Connacht Rugby season

2000–01 Connacht Rugby season The Sportsground, Galway Steph Nel Eric Elwood (92) Eric Elwood (2)Darren Yapp (2) Challenge Cup (4th in pool)IRFU Interprovincial Championship (4th) 1999–2000 2001–02 2001-02 was Connacht's sixth season under professionalism, and their first under head coach Steph Nel, a 33-year-old South African who had previously coached wih the South Western Districts Eagles, the Northern Free State Griffons and Western Province, appointed director of coaching in place of the departing Glenn Ross.John Fallon, "South African coach takes over as new Connacht rugby boss", City Tribune, 30 June 2000 They finished bottom of the IRFU Interprovincial Championship, and bottom of their pool in the European Challenge Cup. Player transfers Players in IRE rugby union Damian Browne from IRE rugby union Galwegians NZL Rowan FrostTony Ward, "Front line power to drive Leinster success", Irish Independent, 15 September 2000 IRE rugby union Robbie Lee from IRE rugby union Buccaneers ENG Dan McFarland from FRA Stade FrançaisKieran Rooney, "O'Driscoll doubtful for Leinster tie", Irish Independent, 2 August 2000 IRE rugby union Johnny O'Connor IRE rugby union Willie Ruane (re-contracted) IRE rugby union Denver Rumney RSA Gavin Schoeman IRE rugby union Bryan Shelbourne IRE rugby union Mick Smyth (from Terenure) ENG Michael Swift from ENG Leeds Tykeshttp://www.pro12rugby.com/news/14958.php#.U-4il_ldVsJ Guinness PRO12 JACKSON COLUMN: Swift's Connacht marathon continues apace 15 August 2014 6 May 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140819091015/http://www.pro12rugby.com/news/14958.php#.U-4il_ldVsJ 19 August 2014 dead dmy-all https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/northern_ireland/906286.stm BBC Sport Irish Interprovincial rugby championship 13 August 2014 1 September 2000 RSA Marnus Uijs Players out IRE rugby union Mel Deane to ENG Sale Sharks IRE rugby union Bernard Jackman to ENG Sale Sharkshttps://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/euro2000/817831.stm Sale sign Jackman BBC News 3 July 2000 5 February 2009 IRE rugby union Matt Mostyn to WAL Newport IRE rugby union Ultan O'Callaghan IRE rugby union Gavin Webster to ENG Worcester Warriors Squad Connacht Rugby squadProps IRE rugby union Martin Cahill ENG Dan McFarland* IRE rugby union Jimmy Screene Hookers IRE rugby union Paul Cleary IRE rugby union Joe McVeigh RSA Marnus Uijs Locks IRE rugby union Damian Browne NZL Rowan Frost NZL Mark McConnellBack row NZL Junior Charlie IRE rugby union Ian Dillon IRE rugby union Johnny O'Connor IRE rugby union Colm Rigney RSA Gavin Schoeman IRE rugby union Michael Swift Scrum-halves IRE rugby union James Ferris IRE rugby union Stephen McIvor IRE rugby union Bryan Shelbourne Fly-halves IRE rugby union Eric ElwoodCentres NZL Tim Allnutt IRE rugby union Mervyn Murphy IRE rugby union Mick Smyth IRE rugby union Shane Stephens Wings IRE rugby union Nigel Carolan IRE rugby union Pat Duignan IRE rugby union Denver Rumney IRE rugby union Darren Yapp Fullbacks IRE rugby union Robbie Lee IRE rugby union Wayne Munn IRE rugby union Willie Ruane (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 Elwood (5) Uijs McConnell Donnybrook Stadium L Connacht lineup: 1. Jimmy Screene, 2. Marnus Uijs, 3. Martin Cahill, 4. Mark McConnell (c), 5. Damian Browne, 6. Ian Dillon, 7. Junior Charlie, Johnny O'Connor, 9. James Ferris, 10. Eric Elwood, 11. Denver Rumney, 12. Mervyn Murphy, 13. Michael Smyth, 14. Pat Duignan, 15. Willie Ruane. Replacements: Colm Rigney (for Rumney 59'), Michael Swift (for Dillon 65'), Stephen McIvor (for Ferris 69'). 8 September 2000 Connacht Connacht 15-39 ReportKieran Rooney, "Ulster leave Connacht stranded", Irish Independent, 9 September 2000 Ulster Ulster LeeElwood Elwood Elwood NelsonJohnsJ. BellJ. ToppingStewart Humphreys (4) Humphreys (3) Galway Sportsgrounds L Connacht lineup: 1. Jimmy Screene, 2. Marnus Uijs, 3. Martin Cahill, 4. Colm Rigney, 5. Damian Browne, 6. Ian Dillon, 7. Junior Charlie, 8. Johnny O'Connor, 9. Stephen McIvor, 10. Eric Elwood, 11. Denver Rumney, 12. Mervyn Murphy (c), 13. Mick Smyth, 14. Pat Duignan, 15. Willie Ruane. Replacements: Dan McFarland (for Screene 43'), Robbie Lee (for Rumney 49'), Bryan Shelbourne (for McIvor 49'), Tim Allnutt (for Mervyn Murphy 55'), Michael Swift (for Dillon 56'), Joe McVeigh (for Uijs 56'). 15 September 2000 Munster IRE rugby union 36–13 ReportKieran Rooney, "Munster in five-star show", Irish Independent, 16 September 2000 IRE rugby union Connacht CrottyWallaceMcMahonMullinsFoley O'Gara (2)Staunton (2) Staunton Charlie Elwood Elwood (2) Thomond Park L Connacht lineup: 1. Dan McFarland, 2. Marnus Uijs, 3. Jimmy Screene, 4. Colm Rigney, 5. Damian Browne, 6. Ian Dillon, 7. Junior Charlie (c), 8. Johnny O'Connor, 9. Bryan Shelbourne, 10. Eric Elwood, 11. Nigel Carolan, 12. Tim Allnutt, 13. Mick Smyth, 14. Pat Duignan, 15. Willie Ruane. Replacements: Rowan Frost (for Rigney 27'), Robbie Lee (for Ruane 47'), Martin Cahill (for Screene 47'), Joe McVeigh (for Uijs 63'), Michael Swift (for O'Connor 63'). 23 September 2000 Connacht Connacht 13–23 ReportKieran Rooney, "Scare for Munster", Sunday Independent, 24 September 2000 Munster Munster Elwood Elwood Elwood (2) Holland Staunton (6) Galway Sportsgrounds L Connacht lineup: 1. Dan McFarland, 2. Marnus Uijs, 3. Jimmy Screene, 4. Rowan Frost, 5. Damian Browne, 6. Junior Charlie (c), 7. Colm Rigney, 8. Johnny O'Connor, 9. Bryan Shelbourne, 10. Eric Elwood, 11. Nigel Carolan, 12. Tim Allnutt, 13. Shane Stephens, 14. Pat Duignan, 15. Robbie Lee. Replacements: Willie Ruane (for Lee 40'), James Ferris (for Shelbourne 68'), Joe McVeigh (for Uijs 48'), Martin Cahill (for Screene 68'), Gavin Schoeman (for Charlie 48'). 29 September 2000 Connacht Connacht 22-20 Report"Conn job", Sunday Life, 1 October 2000 Leinster Leinster BrowneDuignan Elwood (4) Cullen McHugh (4) McKenna Galway Sportsgrounds W Connacht lineup: 1. Dan McFarland, 2. Marnus Uijs, 3. Jimmy Screene, 4. Rowan Frost, 5. Damian Browne, 6. Junior Charlie (c), 7. Colm Rigney, 8. Johnny O'Connor, 9. Bryan Shelbourne, 10. Eric Elwood, 11. Nigel Carolan, 12. Tim Allnutt, 13. Shane Stephens, 14. Pat Duignan, 15. Wayne Munn. Replacements: Mick Smyth (for Stephens 65'), Joe McVeigh (for Uijs 71'), Martin Cahill (for Screene 60'), Michael Swift (for Charlie 77'), Gavin Schoeman (for Rigney 63'). 3 November 2000 Ulster Ulster 36-22 ReportJim Stokes, "Classy Ulster sink brave Connacht", Irish Independent, 4 November 2000 Connacht Connacht J. ToppingBlair (2)HumphreysWard Humphreys (4) Humphreys O'ConnorMunnSchoemann Munn (2) Munn Ravenhill L Connacht lineup: 1. Jimmy Screene, 2. Marnus Uijs, 3. Martin Cahill, 4. Rowan Frost, 5. Damian Browne, 6. Ian Dillon, 7. Junior Charlie, 8. Johnny O'Connor, 9. James Ferris, 10. Tim Allnutt, 11. Darren Yapp, 12. Mervyn Murphy, 13. Shane Stephens, 14. Pat Duignan, 15. Wayne Munn. Replacements: Mick Smyth (for Murphy 72'), Gavin Schoeman (for for Dillon 10-34', for Allnutt 67'), Bryan Shelbourne (for Ferris 66'), Dan McFarland (for Screene 58'), Joe McVeigh (for Uijs 70') European Challenge Cup 2000–01 European Challenge Cup Pool 2 TeamPWDLTries forTries againstTry diffPoints forPoints againstPoints diffPts FRA Béziers6501141041511123910 FRA Montferrand640223914201107948 WAL Neath62041623−7151192−414 Ireland rugby unionConnacht6105415−1160152−922 7 October 2000 13:00 Connacht Ireland rugby union 14 – 16 ReportJohn Fallon, "Elwood penalty miss lets Beziers off hook", Connacht Sentinel, 10 October 2000 FRA Béziers Uijs Elwood (3) Hill Dourthe Dourthe (3) The Sports Ground 500 L Connacht lineup: 1. Dan McFarland, 2. Marnus Uijs, 3. Jimmy Screene, 4. Rowan Frost, 5. Damian Browne, 6. Junior Charlie, 7. Johnny O'Connor, 8. Colm Rigney, 9. Bryan Shelbourne, 10. Eric Elwood, 11. Nigel Carolan, 12. Tim Allnutt, 13. Mick Smyth, 14. Pat Duignan, 15. Wayne Munn. Replacements: James Ferris, Joe McVeigh, Martin Cahill, Michael Swift, Gavin Schoeman. 14 October 2000 14:30 Neath WAL 45 – 0 ReportJohn Fallon, "Connacht fall to worst ever European defeat", Connacht Sentinel, 17 October 2000 Ireland rugby union Connacht The Gnoll 1,500 L Connacht lineup: 1. Jimmy Screene, 2. Marnus Uijs, 3. Martin Cahill, 4. Rowan Frost, 5. Damian Browne, 6. Junior Charlie, 7. Ian Dillon, 8. Gavin Schoeman, 9. Bryan Shelbourne, 10. Eric Elwood, 11. Darren Yapp, 12. Tim Allnutt, 13. Mick Smyth, 14. Pat Duignan, 15. Wayne Munn. Replacements: Robert Lee, James Ferris, Dan McFarland, Joe McVeigh, Colm Rigney, Johnny O'Connor. 22 October 2000 15:00 Montferrand FRA 58 – 21 ReportJohn Fallon, "Scoreline makes mockery of battling Connacht show", Connacht Tribune, 27 October 2000 Ireland rugby union Connacht Audebert (2)RougerieBory (2)MacháčekDalzell Nicol (3)Merceron (4) Nicol (2) FrostYapp Elwood Elwood (3) Stade Marcel Michelin L Connacht lineup: 1. Jimmy Screene, 2. Joe McVeigh, 3. Martin Cahill, 4. Rowan Frost, 5. Mark McConnell, 6. Ian Dillon, 7. Colm Rigney, 8. Johnny O'Connor, 9. Bryan Shelbourne, 10. Eric Elwood, 11. Darren Yapp, 12. Tim Allnutt, 13. Shane Stephens, 14. Pat Duignan, 15. Robert Lee. Replacements: Mick Smyth (for Yapp 49'), Damian Browne (for McConnell 65'), Gavin Schoeman (for O'Connor 66') 28 October 2000 15:00 Connacht Ireland rugby union 3 – 12 Report"French outhalf's book rules the West", Irish EXaminer, 30 October 2000 FRA Montferrand Elwood Merceron (4) Ericsson Park, Athlone 1,000 L Connacht lineup: 1. Jimmy Screene, 2. Joe McVeigh, 3. Martin Cahill, 4. Rowan Frost, 5. Mark McConnell, 6. Ian Dillon, 7. Johnny O'Connor, 8. Junior Charlie, 9. James Ferris, 10. Eric Elwood, 11. Darren Yapp, 12. Tim Allnutt, 13. Shane Stephens, 14. Pat Duignan, 15. Robert Lee. Replacements: Wayne Munn, Dan McFarland, Paul Cleary. 13 January 2001 17:00 Béziers FRA 10 – 9 ReportJohn Fallon, "Luckless Connacht so close to great victory", Connacht Sentinel, 16 January 1002 Ireland rugby union Connacht Noel Labit Labit Elwood Stade de la Méditerranée L Connacht lineup: 1. Dan McFarland, 2. Joe McVeigh, 3. Martin Cahill, 4. Rowan Frost, 5. Mark McConnell, 6. Junior Charlie, 7. Johnny O'Connor, 8. Michael Swift, 9. James Ferris, 10. Eric Elwood, 11. Darren Yapp, 12. Tim Allnutt, 13. Pat Duignan, 14. Denver Rumney, 15. Shane Stephens. Replacements: Mervyn Murphy, Bryan Shelbourne, Jimmy Screene, Damian Browne, Ian Dillon, Colm Rigney. 20 January 2001 15:00 Connacht Ireland rugby union 13 – 11 Report"O'Connor the inspiration", Sunday Independent, 21 January 2001 WAL Neath Yapp Elwood Elwood (2) Millward WilliamsHorgan The Sports Ground 700 W Connacht lineup: 1. Dan McFarland, 2. Joe McVeigh, 3. Martin Cahill, 4. Rowan Frost, 5. Mark McConnell, 6. Junior Charlie, 7. Johnny O'Connor, 8. Michael Swift, 9. James Ferris, 10. Eric Elwood, 11. Darren Yapp, 12. Tim Allnutt, 13. Pat Duignan, 14. Denver Rumney, 15. Wayne Munn. Replacements: Bryan Shelbourne (for Ferris 52'), Ian Dillon (for Charlie 52'), Colm Rigney (for Swift 67'), Mervyn Murphy (for Yapp 75'). References 2000-01 Category:2000–01 in Irish rugby union Category:2000–01 European Challenge Cup