2000–01 Premiership Rugby


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The 2000–01 English Premiership (called the Zurich Premiership for sponsorship reasons) was the 14th season of the top flight of the English domestic rugby union competitions. Leicester Tigers finished top of the league for the third year in a row giving them their fifth English champions title.

2000–2001 Zurich Premiership
Countries England
ChampionsLeicester Tigers (5th title)
Runners-upLondon Wasps
RelegatedRotherham Titans
Matches played139
Attendance898,438
(average 6,464 per match)

This season saw the introduction of the bonus points scoring system.[1]

Additionally, an 8 team end of season knock-out competition, the Zurich Championship was introduced, although this was not used to determine the English Champions, that being the preserve of the Zurich Premiership winners. Leicester also won the Zurich Championship in this season.

Rotherham were relegated, to be replaced by Leeds Tykes for the 2001–02 season.[2][3]

Locations of the 2000-01 Zurich Premiership teams

Team Stadium Capacity City/Area
Bath Recreation Ground 8,200 Bath, Somerset
Bristol Memorial Stadium 12,100 Bristol
Gloucester Kingsholm 11,000 Gloucester, Gloucestershire
Harlequins The Stoop 8,500 Twickenham, London
Leicester Tigers Welford Road 16,000 Leicester, Leicestershire
London Irish Madejski Stadium 24,161 Reading, Berkshire
London Wasps Loftus Road 18,439 Shepherd's Bush, London
Newcastle Falcons Kingston Park 10,000 Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear
Northampton Saints Franklin's Gardens 10,000 Northampton, Northamptonshire
Rotherham Titans Clifton Lane 2,500 Rotherham, South Yorkshire
Sale Heywood Road 5,400 Sale, Greater Manchester
Saracens Vicarage Road 22,000 Watford, Hertfordshire
Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD TF TA TB LB Pts Qualification
1 Leicester Tigers (C) 22 18 1 3 571 346 +225 60 25 7 1 82 Champion
2001–02 Heineken Cup
2 London Wasps 22 16 0 6 663 428 +235 77 37 7 3 74 2001–02 Heineken Cup
3 Bath 22 14 0 8 680 430 +250 72 37 9 5 70
4 Northampton Saints 22 13 0 9 518 463 +55 45 45 3 4 59
5 Saracens 22 12 0 10 589 501 +88 63 48 6 4 58
6 Newcastle Falcons[a] 22 11 0 11 554 568 −14 57 65 7 6 57 2001–02 Heineken Cup
7 Gloucester 22 10 0 12 473 526 −53 43 45 3 5 48
8 London Irish 22 10 1 11 476 576 −100 36 60 1 2 45
9 Bristol 22 9 1 12 443 492 −49 34 36 1 5 44
10 Sale Sharks 22 8 1 13 561 622 −61 56 67 6 3 43
11 Harlequins[b] 22 7 0 15 440 538 −98 44 48 3 7 38 2001–02 Heineken Cup
12 Rotherham Titans (R) 22 2 0 20 335 813 −478 29 103 1 3 12 Relegation place
  1. ^ Newcastle gained a spot by virtue of winning the Powergen Cup.
  2. ^ Harlequins gained a spot in the Heineken Cup by winning the 2000–01 European Challenge Cup.
London Wasps22 – 24Leicester Tigers

Loftus Road
Attendance: 6,328

NEC Harlequins16 – 22London Irish

Twickenham Stoop
Attendance: 5,093

Sale Sharks33 – 32Bath Rugby
Newcastle Falcons27 – 21Northampton Saints

Kingston Park
Attendance: 3,245

Rotherham Titans20 – 23Bristol Shoguns

Clifton Lane
Attendance: 2,700

Saracens50 – 20Gloucester

Vicarage Road
Attendance: 7,682

Bristol Shoguns23 – 34Saracens

Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 4,280

Gloucester18 – 19Sale Sharks

Kingsholm
Attendance: 5,500

NEC Harlequins26 – 13Rotherham Titans

Twickenham Stoop
Attendance: 3,217

Northampton Saints27 – 10London Irish

Franklin’s Gardens
Attendance: 6,713

Newcastle Falcons22 – 25Leicester Tigers

Kingston Park
Attendance: 4,298

London Wasps12 – 36Bath Rugby

Loftus Road
Attendance: 4,037

Leicester Tigers33 – 19Northampton Saints

Welford Road
Attendance: 14,088

Bath Rugby38 – 22NEC Harlequins

Recreation Ground
Attendance: 6,958

London Irish27 – 22Saracens

Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 7,312

Rotherham Titans23 – 29Gloucester

Clifton Lane
Attendance: 2,500

Sale Sharks13 – 27Newcastle Falcons

Heywood Road
Attendance: 2,885

London Wasps23 – 17Bristol Shoguns

Loftus Road
Attendance: 3,525

Bristol Shoguns13 – 36Sale Sharks

Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 3,100

Newcastle Falcons18 – 19Gloucester

Kingston Park
Attendance: 2,623

Northampton Saints27 – 20NEC Harlequins

Franklin’s Gardens
Attendance: 6,645

Leicester Tigers26 – 18Rotherham Titans

Welford Road
Attendance: 9,801

Saracens24 – 30London Wasps

Vicarage Road
Attendance: 7,312

Gloucester21 – 22Bath Rugby

Kingsholm
Attendance: 6,754

NEC Harlequins18 – 31London Wasps

Twickenham Stoop
Attendance: 4,880

Sale Sharks34 – 23Northampton Saints

Heywood Road
Attendance: 1,844

Newcastle Falcons34 – 19Rotherham Titans

Kingston Park
Attendance: 2,735

Bristol Shoguns26 – 30London Irish

Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 2,902

Saracens17 – 9Leicester Tigers

Vicarage Road
Attendance: 13,021

Bath Rugby19 – 12Newcastle Falcons

Recreation Ground
Attendance: 7,503

NEC Harlequins31 – 25Bristol Shoguns

Twickenham Stoop
Attendance: 3,089

Leicester Tigers33 – 20London Irish

Welford Road
Attendance: 12,168

Rotherham Titans19 – 32Northampton Saints

Clifton Lane
Attendance: 2,363

Sale Sharks6 – 51Saracens

Heywood Road
Attendance: 3,130

London Wasps43 – 23Gloucester

Loftus Road
Attendance: 4,277

Newcastle Falcons59 – 21London Wasps

Kingston Park
Attendance: 4,233

Bristol Shoguns24 – 20Leicester Tigers

Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 6,200

Gloucester27 – 23NEC Harlequins

Kingsholm
Attendance: 5,428

Northampton Saints24 – 13Bath Rugby

Franklin’s Gardens
Attendance: 7,465

London Irish28 – 13Sale Sharks

Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 4,198

Saracens59 – 5Rotherham Titans

Vicarage Road
Attendance: 6,092

Bath Rugby21 – 33Saracens

Recreation Ground
Attendance: 8,000

Gloucester38 – 16Bristol Shoguns

Kingsholm
Attendance: 6,503

NEC Harlequins18 – 20Newcastle Falcons

Twickenham Stoop
Attendance: 4,445

Rotherham Titans19 – 18London Irish

Clifton Lane
Attendance: 2,000

Sale Sharks17 – 17Leicester Tigers

Heywood Road
Attendance: 3,407

London Wasps53 – 17Northampton Saints

Loftus Road
Attendance: 4,612

Bristol Shoguns32 – 21Rotherham Titans

Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 2,380

Gloucester16 – 15Saracens

Kingsholm
Attendance: 5,909

Leicester Tigers28 – 13London Wasps

Welford Road
Attendance: 9,300

Northampton Saints26 – 18Newcastle Falcons

Franklin’s Gardens
Attendance: 6,734

Bath Rugby34 – 32Sale Sharks

Recreation Ground
Attendance: 7,348

London Irish21 – 16NEC Harlequins

Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 5,918

NEC Harlequins13 – 16Leicester Tigers

Twickenham Stoop
Attendance: 4,613

Gloucester26 – 6London Irish

Kingsholm
Attendance: 5,618

Northampton Saints24 – 6Bristol Shoguns

Franklin’s Gardens
Attendance: 6,093

Bath Rugby42 – 19Rotherham Titans

Recreation Ground
Attendance: 7,100

Newcastle Falcons32 – 27Saracens

Kingston Park
Attendance: 5,473

London Wasps33 – 24Sale Sharks

Loftus Road
Attendance: 3,087

Bristol Shoguns16 – 9Bath Rugby

Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 6,335

Leicester Tigers31 – 28Gloucester

Welford Road
Attendance: 11,800

Rotherham Titans15 – 30London Wasps

Clifton Lane
Attendance: 2,100

Sale Sharks35 – 10NEC Harlequins

Heywood Road
Attendance: 2,002

Saracens10 – 30Northampton Saints

Vicarage Road
Attendance: 10,483

London Irish19 – 17Newcastle Falcons

Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 4,612

Northampton Saints34 – 15Gloucester

Franklin’s Gardens
Attendance: 7,225

Leicester Tigers27 – 19Bath Rugby

Welford Road
Attendance: 14,552

London Irish14 – 13London Wasps

Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 5,220

Sale Sharks45 – 12Rotherham Titans

Heywood Road
Attendance: 2,200

Bristol Shoguns27 – 14Newcastle Falcons

Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 3,687

Saracens26 – 18NEC Harlequins

Vicarage Road
Attendance: 7,681

Sale Sharks25 – 26Bristol Shoguns

Heywood Road
Attendance: 2,631

Bath Rugby56 – 20London Irish

Recreation Ground
Attendance: 7,317

Rotherham Titans9 – 27Leicester Tigers

Clifton Lane
Attendance: 4,000

Gloucester28 – 13Newcastle Falcons

Kingsholm
Attendance: 7,455

London Wasps25 – 6Saracens

Loftus Road
Attendance: 7,835

NEC Harlequins25 – 34Northampton Saints

Twickenham Stoop
Attendance: 4,128

Bath Rugby16 – 17Leicester Tigers

Recreation Ground
Attendance: 8,500

Newcastle Falcons23 – 15Bristol Shoguns

Kingston Park
Attendance: 3,738

NEC Harlequins14 – 30Saracens

Twickenham Stoop
Attendance: 5,089

Gloucester12 – 15Northampton Saints

Kingsholm
Attendance: 9,859

London Wasps29 – 16London Irish

Loftus Road
Attendance: 5,084

Northampton Saints18 – 21London Wasps

Franklin’s Gardens
Attendance: 9,437

Saracens11 – 31Bath Rugby

Vicarage Road
Attendance: 11,192

Bath Rugby36 – 13Northampton Saints

Recreation Ground
Attendance: 7,802

Rotherham Titans19 – 8Saracens

Clifton Lane
Attendance: 3,500

Bristol Shoguns18 – 9Gloucester

Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 6,781

Leicester Tigers17 – 10Bristol Shoguns

Welford Road
Attendance: 12,332

NEC Harlequins21 – 19Gloucester

Twickenham Stoop
Attendance: 4,800

Northampton Saints42 – 0Rotherham Titans

Franklin’s Gardens
Attendance: 8,062

Gloucester3 – 28London Wasps

Kingsholm
Attendance: 6,940

London Irish9 – 28Leicester Tigers

Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 7,531

Newcastle Falcons24 – 23Bath Rugby

Kingston Park
Attendance: 7,319

Bristol Shoguns13 – 9NEC Harlequins

Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 4,600

Saracens44 – 30Sale Sharks

Vicarage Road
Attendance: 7,115

London Irish54 – 11Rotherham Titans

Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 2,504

Bath Rugby50 – 16Gloucester

Recreation Ground
Attendance: 8,200

Leicester Tigers56 – 15Saracens

Welford Road
Attendance: 14,212

London Irish26 – 26Bristol Shoguns

Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 3,349

Northampton Saints32 – 26Sale Sharks

Franklin’s Gardens
Attendance: 7,849

Newcastle Falcons22 – 24NEC Harlequins

Kingston Park
Attendance: 3,620

Leicester Tigers24 – 12Sale Sharks

Welford Road
Attendance: 9,000

Northampton Saints9 – 12Leicester Tigers

Franklin’s Gardens
Attendance: 10,000

Gloucester50 – 17Rotherham Titans

Kingsholm
Attendance: 5,850

NEC Harlequins24 – 22Bath Rugby

Twickenham Stoop
Attendance: 7,067

Newcastle Falcons48 – 24Sale Sharks

Kingston Park
Attendance: 3,318

Bristol Shoguns12 – 24London Wasps

Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 5,444

Saracens35 – 22London Irish

Vicarage Road
Attendance: 7,913

London Irish13 – 58Bath Rugby

Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 5,303

Leicester Tigers51 – 7Newcastle Falcons

Welford Road
Attendance: 15,009

Bath Rugby16 – 13London Wasps

Recreation Ground
Attendance: 8,200

Rotherham Titans12 – 32NEC Harlequins

Clifton Lane
Attendance: 2,000

London Irish13 – 10Northampton Saints

Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 12,037

Sale Sharks16 – 24Gloucester

Heywood Road
Attendance: 3,514

Saracens24 – 13Bristol Shoguns

Vicarage Road
Attendance: 12,843

Rotherham Titans13 – 39Sale Sharks

Clifton Lane
Attendance: 2,000

London Wasps44 – 7Newcastle Falcons

Loftus Road
Attendance: 3,444

Bath Rugby19 – 16Bristol Shoguns

Recreation Ground
Attendance: 8,200

Gloucester22 – 13Leicester Tigers

Kingsholm
Attendance: 7,614

NEC Harlequins36 – 10Sale Sharks

Twickenham Stoop
Attendance: 5,039

Northampton Saints25 – 14Saracens

Franklin’s Gardens
Attendance: 9,424

Newcastle Falcons42 – 35London Irish

Kingston Park
Attendance: 5,963

London Wasps58 – 3Rotherham Titans

Loftus Road
Attendance: 4,276

Rotherham Titans36 – 39Newcastle Falcons

Clifton Lane
Attendance: 1,800

Sale Sharks43 – 18London Irish

Heywood Road
Attendance: 2,469

London Wasps38 – 19NEC Harlequins

Loftus Road
Attendance: 12,137

Sale Sharks29 – 59London Wasps

Heywood Road
Attendance: 3,877

Leicester Tigers37 – 5NEC Harlequins

Welford Road
Attendance: 16,006

Rotherham Titans12 – 68Bath Rugby

Clifton Lane
Attendance: 3,000

Saracens34 – 29Newcastle Falcons

Vicarage Road
Attendance: 10,107

Bristol Shoguns46 – 16Northampton Saints

Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 5,315

London Irish35 – 10Gloucester

Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 7,131

The top eight teams qualified for the knock-out Zurich Championship, seeded on the basis of their league finish.

Seed Team Table points Wins Points diff
1 Leicester Tigers 82 18 +225
2 London Wasps 74 16 +235
3 Bath Rugby 70 14 +250
4 Northampton Saints 59 13 +55
5 Saracens 58 12 +88
6 Newcastle Falcons 57 11 −14
7 Gloucester 48 10 −53
8 London Irish 45 10 −100
Leicester Tigers24 – 11London Irish
Report

Welford Road
Attendance: 8,112
Referee: Tony Spreadbury

Northampton Saints45 – 17Saracens
Report

Franklin's Gardens
Attendance: 8,500
Referee: Chris White

Bath18 – 9Newcastle Falcons
Report

Recreation Ground
Attendance: 6,840
Referee: Rob Goodliffe

London Wasps18 – 6Gloucester
Report

Loftus Road
Attendance: 4,986
Referee: Steve Lander

Leicester Tigers17 – 13Northampton Saints
Report

Welford Road
Attendance: 10,787[4]

Loftus Road
Attendance: 8,094
Referee: Brian Campsall

Team details

Leicester Tigers

Bath

15   Tim Stimpson
14   Geordan Murphy
13   Leon Lloyd
12   Pat Howard
11   Winston Stanley
10   Andy Goode
9   Austin Healey
1   Graham Rowntree
2   Dorian West
3   Darren Garforth
4   Martin Johnson (Capt)
5   Ben Kay
6   Martin Corry
7   Neil Back
8   Will Johnson
Replacements:
16   Glenn Gelderbloom
17   Jamie Hamilton
18   Perry Freshwater
19   Richard Cockerill
20   Ricky Nebbett
21   Paul Gustard
22   Lewis Moody
Coach:  Dean Richards
15   Matt Perry
14   Iain Balshaw
13   Kevin Maggs
12   Shaun Berne
11   Tom Voyce
10   Mike Catt
9   Gareth Cooper
1   Simon Emms
2   Andrew Long
3   John Mallett
4   Mark Gabey
5   Steve Borthwick
6   Angus Gardiner
7   Ben Clarke (Capt)
8   Dan Lyle
Replacements:
16   Rob Thirlby
17   Sam Cox
18   David Barnes
19   Mark Regan
20   Gavin Thomas
21   Andy Lloyd
Coach:

Note: Flags to the left of player names indicate national team as has been defined under World Rugby eligibility rules, or primary nationality for players who have not earned international senior caps. Players may hold one or more non-WR nationalities.

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