2001–02 Parker Pen Shield
2001–02 Parker Pen Shield | |
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Tournament details | |
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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) | (Bordeaux-Bègles) Darragh O'Mahony (Saracens) (9 tries)[2] |
Final | |
Venue | Kassam Stadium, Oxford |
Attendance | 12,000 |
Champions | ![]() |
Runners-up | ![]() |
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[]
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.
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Pool stage[]
Key to colours Winner of each pool, advance to quarterfinals. Seed # in parentheses
Pool 1[]
Team | P | W | D | L | Tries for | Tries against | Try diff | Points for | Points against | Points diff | Pts | ||
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6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 153 | 90 | 63 | 8 | ||
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6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 25 | 13 | 12 | 199 | 119 | 80 | 8 | ||
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6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 146 | 123 | 23 | 8 | ||
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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[]
Team | P | W | D | L | Tries for | Tries against | Try diff | Points for | Points against | Points diff | Pts | ||
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6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 3 | 24 | 217 | 63 | 154 | 12 | ||
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6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 32 | 9 | 23 | 259 | 105 | 154 | 8 | ||
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6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 26 | −12 | 114 | 223 | −109 | 4 | ||
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6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 43 | −35 | 90 | 289 | −199 | 0 | ||
Source : www.ercrugby.com Archived 2013-02-15 at archive.today Points breakdown: *2 points for a win *1 point for a draw |
Pool 3[]
Team | P | W | D | L | Tries for | Tries against | Try diff | Points for | Points against | Points diff | Pts |
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6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 139 | 87 | 52 | 8 |
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6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 15 | 6 | 188 | 154 | 34 | 8 |
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6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 19 | −4 | 136 | 187 | −51 | 4 |
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6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 18 | −7 | 127 | 162 | −35 | 4 |
Source : www.ercrugby.com Archived 2013-02-15 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[]
Team | P | W | D | L | Tries for | Tries against | Try diff | Points for | Points against | Points diff | Pts | ||
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6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 7 | 33 | 286 | 79 | 207 | 12 | ||
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6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 17 | −2 | 157 | 140 | 17 | 6 | ||
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6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 128 | 111 | 17 | 6 | ||
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6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 42 | −35 | 57 | 298 | −241 | 0 | ||
Source : www.ercrugby.com Archived 2013-02-15 at archive.today Points breakdown: *2 points for a win *1 point for a draw |
Pool 5[]
Team | P | W | D | L | Tries for | Tries against | Try diff | Points for | Points against | Points diff | Pts | ||
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6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 12 | 9 | 189 | 115 | 74 | 10 | ||
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6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 160 | 131 | 29 | 8 | ||
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6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 25 | −12 | 120 | 210 | −90 | 4 | ||
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6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 160 | 173 | −13 | 2 | ||
Source : www.ercrugby.com Archived 2013-02-15 at archive.today Points breakdown: *2 points for a win *1 point for a draw |
Pool 6[]
Team | P | W | D | L | Tries for | Tries against | Try diff | Points for | Points against | Points diff | Pts | ||
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6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 37 | 8 | 29 | 284 | 85 | 199 | 11 | ||
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6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 42 | 9 | 33 | 306 | 119 | 187 | 9 | ||
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6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 34 | −23 | 107 | 239 | −132 | 4 | ||
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6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 46 | −39 | 53 | 307 | −254 | 0 | ||
Source : www.ercrugby.com Archived 2013-02-15 at archive.today Points breakdown: *2 points for a win *1 point for a draw |
Pool 7[]
Team | P | W | D | L | Tries for | Tries against | Try diff | Points for | Points against | Points diff | Pts | ||
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6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 9 | 38 | 362 | 62 | 300 | 12 | ||
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6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 161 | 177 | −16 | 8 | ||
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6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 18 | 38 | −20 | 170 | 281 | −111 | 4 | ||
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6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 36 | −25 | 104 | 277 | −173 | 0 | ||
Source : www.ercrugby.com Archived 2013-02-15 at archive.today Points breakdown: *2 points for a win *1 point for a draw |
Pool 8[]
Team | P | W | D | L | Tries for | Tries against | Try diff | Points for | Points against | Points diff | Pts | ||
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6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 7 | 57 | 435 | 66 | 369 | 12 | ||
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6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 53 | 15 | 38 | 354 | 117 | 237 | 8 | ||
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6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 15 | 58 | −43 | 102 | 403 | −301 | 2 | ||
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6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 61 | −52 | 93 | 398 | −305 | 2 | ||
Source : www.ercrugby.com Archived 2013-02-15 at archive.today Points breakdown: *2 points for a win *1 point for a draw |
Seeding[]
Seed | Pool Winners | Pts | TF | +/- |
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1 | ![]() |
12 | 64 | +369 |
2 | ![]() |
12 | 47 | +300 |
3 | ![]() |
12 | 40 | +207 |
4 | ![]() |
12 | 27 | +154 |
5 | ![]() |
11 | 37 | +199 |
6 | ![]() |
10 | 21 | +74 |
7 | ![]() |
8 | 15 | +63 |
8 | ![]() |
8 | 12 | +52 |
Knock-out stages[]
All kickoff times are local to the match location.[3]
Quarterfinals[]
Semifinals[]
Final[]
See also[]
- European Challenge Cup
- 2001-02 Heineken Cup
References[]
- ^ "Amlin Challenge Cup: Points Scorers". Retrieved 26 January 2013.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Amlin Challenge Cup: Try Scorers". Retrieved 26 January 2013.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Challenge Cup Fixtures". European Rugby Cup. Retrieved 26 January 2013.
- 2001–02 European Challenge Cup
- 2001–02 rugby union tournaments for clubs
- European Rugby Challenge Cup seasons
- 2001–02 in European rugby union
- 2001–02 in English rugby union
- 2001–02 in French rugby union
- 2001–02 in Irish rugby union
- 2001–02 in Italian rugby union
- 2001–02 in Romanian rugby union
- 2001–02 in Welsh rugby union
- 2001–02 in Spanish rugby union