title: 2000–01 European Challenge Cup pool stage
text: # 2000–01 European Challenge Cup pool stage
  
  The pool stage of the 2000–01 European Challenge Cup.
  
  ## Pool 1
  
  | Team | P | W | D | L | Tries for | Tries against | Try diff | Points for | Points against | Points diff | Pts |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Newcastle Falcons | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 10 | 17 | 234 | 99 | 135 | 10 |
  | Benetton Treviso | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 157 | 97 | 60 | 10 |
  | Bordeaux-Begles | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 136 | 152 | −16 | 4 |
  | Cross Keys | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 33 | −26 | 60 | 239 | −179 | 0 |
  
  * 7 October 2000 15:00
  
  | Benetton Treviso | 28 – 15 | Newcastle Falcons |
  | - | - | - |
  
  * Stadio Comunale di Monigo Attendance: 2,000
  * 7 October 2000 17:30
  
  | Cross Keys | 18 – 30 | Bordeaux-Begles |
  | - | - | - |
  
  * Pandy Park Attendance: 1,500
  * 14 October 2000 19:30
  
  | Bordeaux-Begles | 19 – 26 | Benetton Treviso |
  | - | - | - |
  
  * Stade Andre Moga Attendance: 5,000
  * 15 October 2000 14:30
  
  | Newcastle Falcons | 99 – 8 | Cross Keys |
  | - | - | - |
  
  * Kingston Park Stadium Attendance: 2,000
  * 21 October 2000 14:30
  
  | Cross Keys | 10 – 20 | Benetton Treviso |
  | - | - | - |
  
  * Pandy Park Attendance: 600
  * 22 October 2000 15:00
  
  | Bordeaux-Begles | 18 – 26 | Newcastle Falcons |
  | - | - | - |
  
  * Stade Andre Moga Attendance: 4,000
  * 28 October 2000 14:30
  
  | Benetton Treviso | 31 – 3 | Cross Keys |
  | - | - | - |
  
  * Stadio Comunale di Monigo Attendance: 3,000
  * 29 October 2000 14:30
  
  | Newcastle Falcons | 39 – 15 | Bordeaux-Begles |
  | - | - | - |
  
  * Kingston Park Stadium Attendance: 3,000
  * 13 January 2001 19:00
  
  | Bordeaux-Begles | 34 – 10 | Cross Keys |
  | - | - | - |
  
  * Stade Andre Moga
  * 14 January 2001 14:30
  
  | Newcastle Falcons | 30 – 19 | Benetton Treviso |
  | - | - | - |
  
  * Kingston Park Stadium Attendance: 2,496
  * 20 January 2001 14:30
  
  | Benetton Treviso | 33 – 20 | Bordeaux-Begles |
  | - | - | - |
  
  * Stadio Comunale di Monigo Attendance: 3,000
  * 21 January 2001 14:30
  
  | Cross Keys | 11 – 25 | Newcastle Falcons |
  | - | - | - |
  
  * Pandy Park Attendance: 1,500
  
  ## Pool 2
  
  | Team | P | W | D | L | Tries for | Tries against | Try diff | Points for | Points against | Points diff | Pts |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Béziers | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 151 | 112 | 39 | 10 |
  | Montferrand | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 9 | 14 | 201 | 107 | 94 | 8 |
  | Neath | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 23 | −7 | 151 | 192 | −41 | 4 |
  | Connacht | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 15 | −11 | 60 | 152 | −92 | 2 |
  
  * 7 October 2000 13:00
  
  | Connacht | 14 – 16 | Béziers |
  | - | - | - |
  
  * The Sports Ground Attendance: 500
  * 7 October 2000 19:30
  
  | Montferrand | 55 – 17 | Neath |
  | - | - | - |
  
  * Stade Marcel Michelin Attendance: 4,500
  * 14 October 2000 14:30
  
  | Neath | 45 – 0 | Connacht |
  | - | - | - |
  
  * The Gnoll Attendance: 1,500
  * 14 October 2000 19:30
  
  | Béziers | 22 – 3 | Montferrand |
  | - | - | - |
  
  * Stade de la Méditerranée Attendance: 3,000
  * 21 October 2000 17:30
  
  | Neath | 23 – 37 | Béziers |
  | - | - | - |
  
  * The Gnoll Attendance: 3,000
  * 22 October 2000 15:00
  
  | Montferrand | 58 – 21 | Connacht |
  | - | - | - |
  
  * Stade Marcel Michelin
  * 28 October 2000 15:00
  
  | Connacht | 3 – 12 | Montferrand |
  | - | - | - |
  
  * The Sports Ground Attendance: 1,000
  * 28 October 2000 19:30
  
  | Béziers | 57 – 20 | Neath |
  | - | - | - |
  
  * Stade de la Méditerranée Attendance: 6,000
  * 11 January 2001 14:30
  
  | Neath | 35 – 30 | Montferrand |
  | - | - | - |
  
  * The Gnoll Attendance: 3,000
  * 13 January 2001 17:00
  
  | Béziers | 10 – 9 | Connacht |
  | - | - | - |
  
  * Stade de la Méditerranée
  * 20 January 2001 15:00
  
  | Connacht | 13 – 11 | Neath |
  | - | - | - |
  
  * The Sports Ground Attendance: 700
  * 21 January 2001 15:00
  
  | Montferrand | 43 – 9 | Béziers |
  | - | - | - |
  
  * Stade Marcel Michelin Attendance: 3,700
  
  ## Pool 3
  
  | Team | P | W | D | L | Tries for | Tries against | Try diff | Points for | Points against | Points diff | Pts |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Perpignan | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 9 | 11 | 187 | 105 | 82 | 8 |
  | Rotherham Titans | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 19 | −6 | 122 | 136 | −14 | 8 |
  | Bridgend RFC | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 16 | −1 | 144 | 166 | −22 | 4 |
  | Grenoble | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 16 | −4 | 120 | 166 | −46 | 4 |
  
  * 7 October 2000 15:00
  
  | Rotherham Titans | 35 – 5 | Grenoble |
  | - | - | - |
  
  * Clifton Sports Ground Attendance: 1,500
  * 7 October 2000 17:00
  
  | Bridgend RFC | 22 – 26 | Perpignan |
  | - | - | - |
  
  * Brewery Field Attendance: 1,850
  * 13 October 2000 20:00
  
  | Grenoble | 36 – 9 | Bridgend RFC |
  | - | - | - |
  
  * Stade Lesdiguieres Attendance: 1,000
  * 14 October 2000 20:00
  
  | Perpignan | 19 – 20 | Rotherham Titans |
  | - | - | - |
  
  * Stade Aimé Giral Attendance: 8,000
  * 21 October 2000 15:00
  
  | Rotherham Titans | 16 – 9 | Bridgend RFC |
  | - | - | - |
  
  * Clifton Sports Ground Attendance: 2,300
  * 21 October 2000 20:00
  
  | Grenoble | 25 – 16 | Perpignan |
  | - | - | - |
  
  * Stade Lesdiguieres Attendance: 3,500
  * 28 October 2000 17:30
  
  | Bridgend RFC | 61 – 8 | Rotherham Titans |
  | - | - | - |
  
  * Brewery Field Attendance: 1,500
  * 28 October 2000 20:00
  
  | Perpignan | 48 – 10 | Grenoble |
  | - | - | - |
  
  * Stade Aimé Giral Attendance: 4,500
  * 13 January 2001 20:00
  
  | Perpignan | 48 – 6 | Bridgend RFC |
  | - | - | - |
  
  * Stade Aimé Giral
  * 14 January 2001 15:00
  
  | Grenoble | 12 – 21 | Rotherham Titans |
  | - | - | - |
  
  * Stade Lesdiguieres
  * 20 January 2001 14:30
  
  | Bridgend RFC | 37 – 32 | Grenoble |
  | - | - | - |
  
  * Brewery Field Attendance: 1,800
  * 20 January 2001 14:15
  
  | Rotherham Titans | 22 – 30 | Perpignan |
  | - | - | - |
  
  * Clifton Sports Ground Attendance: 2,200
  
  ## Pool 4
  
  | Team | P | W | D | L | Tries for | Tries against | Try diff | Points for | Points against | Points diff | Pts |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | SU Agen | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 37 | 5 | 32 | 259 | 91 | 168 | 10 |
  | Sale Sharks | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 18 | −2 | 178 | 155 | 23 | 8 |
  | Auch | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 21 | −5 | 134 | 185 | −51 | 5 |
  | Caerphilly | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 36 | −25 | 128 | 268 | −140 | 1 |
  
  * 7 October 2000 14:30
  
  | Caerphilly | 27 – 38 | Agen |
  | - | - | - |
  
  * Virginia Park Attendance: 1,000
  * 7 October 2000 19:30
  
  | Auch | 26 – 23 | Sale Sharks |
  | - | - | - |
  
  * Stade du Moulais Attendance: 4,000
  * 14 October 2000 14:30
  
  | Sale Sharks | 23 – 14 | Caerphilly |
  | - | - | - |
  
  * Heywood Road Attendance: 1,500
  * 14 October 2000 19:30
  
  | Agen | 25 – 7 | Auch |
  | - | - | - |
  
  * Stade Armandie Attendance: 6,000
  * 21 October 2000 14:30
  
  | Caerphilly | 36 – 36 | Auch |
  | - | - | - |
  
  * Virginia Park Attendance: 1,000
  * 21 October 2000 19:30
  
  | Agen | 44 – 9 | Sale Sharks |
  | - | - | - |
  
  * Stade Armandie Attendance: 9,000
  * 28 October 2000 15:00
  
  | Sale Sharks | 28 – 23 | Agen |
  | - | - | - |
  
  * Heywood Road
  * 28 October 2000 19:30
  
  | Auch | 33 – 15 | Caerphilly |
  | - | - | - |
  
  * Stade du Moulais Attendance: 3,000
  * 13 January 2001 15:00
  
  | Sale Sharks | 39 – 17 | Auch |
  | - | - | - |
  
  * Heywood Road Attendance: 3,500
  * 13 January 2001 19:30
  
  | Agen | 82 – 5 | Caerphilly |
  | - | - | - |
  
  * Stade Armandie Attendance: 3,000
  * 20 January 2001 14:30
  
  | Caerphilly | 31 – 56 | Sale Sharks |
  | - | - | - |
  
  * Virginia Park Attendance: 1,000
  * 20 January 2001 18:00
  
  | Auch | 15 – 47 | Agen |
  | - | - | - |
  
  * Stade du Moulais
  
  ## Pool 5
  
  | Team | P | W | D | L | Tries for | Tries against | Try diff | Points for | Points against | Points diff | Pts |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | NEC Harlequins | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 8 | 14 | 188 | 80 | 108 | 10 |
  | Dax | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 152 | 103 | 49 | 10 |
  | Ebbw Vale | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 18 | −5 | 120 | 151 | −31 | 2 |
  | Périgueux | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 25 | −16 | 94 | 220 | −126 | 2 |
  
  * 6 October 2000 20:00
  
  | Dax | 31 – 10 | Ebbw Vale |
  | - | - | - |
  
  * Stade Maurice Boyau Attendance: 2,500
  * 7 October 2000 15:00
  
  | NEC Harlequins | 23 – 16 | Périgueux |
  | - | - | - |
  
  * Twickenham Stoop Attendance: 1,867
  * 14 October 2000 17:30
  
  | Ebbw Vale | 6 – 18 | NEC Harlequins |
  | - | - | - |
  
  * Eugene Cross Park Attendance: 2,000
  * 14 October 2000 20:00
  
  | Périgueux | 13 – 22 | Dax |
  | - | - | - |
  
  * Stade Municipal
  * 21 October 2000 15:00
  
  | NEC Harlequins | 25 – 3 | Dax |
  | - | - | - |
  
  * Twickenham Stoop
  * 21 October 2000 20:00
  
  | Périgueux | 19 – 16 | Ebbw Vale |
  | - | - | - |
  
  * Stade Municipal
  * 27 October 2000 19:30
  
  | Ebbw Vale | 50 – 19 | Périgueux |
  | - | - | - |
  
  * Eugene Cross Park Attendance: 1,200
  * 28 October 2000 20:00
  
  | Dax | 23 – 22 | NEC Harlequins |
  | - | - | - |
  
  * Stade Maurice Boyau Attendance: 5,000
  * 12 January 2001 19:30
  
  | Ebbw Vale | 16 – 19 | Dax |
  | - | - | - |
  
  * Eugene Cross Park Attendance: 1,000
  * 13 January 2001 20:00
  
  | Périgueux | 10 – 55 | NEC Harlequins |
  | - | - | - |
  
  * Stade Municipal
  * 20 January 2001 15:00
  
  | NEC Harlequins | 45 – 22 | Ebbw Vale |
  | - | - | - |
  
  * Twickenham Stoop Attendance: 3,300
  * 21 January 2001 20:00
  
  | Dax | 54 – 17 | Périgueux |
  | - | - | - |
  
  * Stade Maurice Boyau
  
  ## Pool 6
  
  | Team | P | W | D | L | Tries for | Tries against | Try diff | Points for | Points against | Points diff | Pts |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | London Irish | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 13 | 12 | 254 | 106 | 148 | 10 |
  | Brive | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 11 | 12 | 184 | 143 | 41 | 10 |
  | Aurillac | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 20 | 17 | 3 | 155 | 179 | −24 | 4 |
  | Piacenza | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 37 | −27 | 90 | 255 | −165 | 0 |
  
  * 7 October 2000 15:00
  
  | London Irish | 42 – 10 | Aurillac |
  | - | - | - |
  
  * Madejski Stadium Attendance: 2,277
  * 7 October 2000 15:00
  
  | Piacenza | 13 – 29 | Brive |
  | - | - | - |
  
  * Beltrametti
  * 14 October 2000 20:00
  
  | Aurillac | 19 – 36 | London Irish |
  | - | - | - |
  
  * Stade Jean Alric Attendance: 4,500
  * 15 October 2000 15:00
  
  | Brive | 44 – 10 | Piacenza |
  | - | - | - |
  
  * Stadium Municipal, Brive
  * 21 October 2000 15:00
  
  | London Irish | 35 – 8 | Brive |
  | - | - | - |
  
  * Madejski Stadium Attendance: 3,182
  * 21 October 2000 20:00
  
  | Aurillac | 41 – 10 | Piacenza |
  | - | - | - |
  
  * Stade Jean Alric
  * 28 October 2000 15:00
  
  | Piacenza | 13 – 58 | London Irish |
  | - | - | - |
  
  * Beltrametti
  * 28 October 2000 20:00
  
  | Aurillac | 26 – 28 | Brive |
  | - | - | - |
  
  * Stade Jean Alric Attendance: 4,000
  * 13 January 2001 14:30
  
  | Piacenza | 25 – 27 | Aurillac |
  | - | - | - |
  
  * Beltrametti Attendance: 300
  * 14 January 2001 15:00
  
  | Brive | 37 – 27 | London Irish |
  | - | - | - |
  
  * Stadium Municipal, Brive
  * 21 January 2001 15:00
  
  | Brive | 38 – 32 | Aurillac |
  | - | - | - |
  
  * Stadium Municipal, Brive Attendance: 4,000
  * 21 January 2001 15:00
  
  | London Irish | 56 – 19 | Piacenza |
  | - | - | - |
  
  * Madejski Stadium Attendance: 2,754
  
  ## Pool 7
  
  | Team | P | W | D | L | Tries for | Tries against | Try diff | Points for | Points against | Points diff | Pts |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Mont de Marsan | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 8 | 14 | 177 | 113 | 64 | 10 |
  | La Rochelle | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 167 | 113 | 54 | 7 |
  | Bristol Shoguns | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 16 | 1 | 199 | 147 | 52 | 7 |
  | Rugby Parma | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 37 | −25 | 92 | 262 | −170 | 0 |
  
  * 7 October 2000 15:00
  
  | Bristol Shoguns | 41 – 24 | Mont de Marsan |
  | - | - | - |
  
  * Memorial Ground Attendance: 1,503
  * 7 October 2000 19:30
  
  | Rugby Parma | 6 – 30 | La Rochelle |
  | - | - | - |
  
  * Stadio de Rugby
  * 14 October 2000 18:00
  
  | La Rochelle | 34 – 19 | Bristol Shoguns |
  | - | - | - |
  
  * Stade Marcel Deflandre Attendance: 6,500
  * 14 October 2000 19:00
  
  | Mont de Marsan | 61 – 15 | Rugby Parma |
  | - | - | - |
  
  * Stade Guy Boniface Attendance: 2,700
  * 21 October 2000 15:00
  
  | Bristol Shoguns | 61 – 14 | Rugby Parma |
  | - | - | - |
  
  * Memorial Ground Attendance: 2,073
  * 21 October 2000 19:00
  
  | Mont de Marsan | 12 – 7 | La Rochelle |
  | - | - | - |
  
  * Stade Guy Boniface Attendance: 3,500
  * 28 October 2000 18:00
  
  | La Rochelle | 12 – 16 | Mont de Marsan |
  | - | - | - |
  
  * Stade Marcel Deflandre Attendance: 3,000
  * 28 October 2000 19:30
  
  | Rugby Parma | 12 – 25 | Bristol Shoguns |
  | - | - | - |
  
  * Stadio de Rugby Attendance: 1,200
  * 13 January 2001 18:00
  
  | La Rochelle | 43 – 19 | Rugby Parma |
  | - | - | - |
  
  * Stade Marcel Deflandre
  * 13 January 2001 18:00
  
  | Mont de Marsan | 22 – 12 | Bristol Shoguns |
  | - | - | - |
  
  * Stade Guy Boniface Attendance: 6,000
  * 20 January 2001 14:30
  
  | Rugby Parma | 26 – 42 | Mont de Marsan |
  | - | - | - |
  
  * Stadio de Rugby Attendance: 150
  * 20 January 2001 15:00
  
  | Bristol Shoguns | 41 – 41 | La Rochelle |
  | - | - | - |
  
  * Memorial Ground Attendance: 2,105
  
  ## Pool 8
  
  | Team | P | W | D | L | Tries for | Tries against | Try diff | Points for | Points against | Points diff | Pts |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Narbonne | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 124 | 76 | 48 | 7 |
  | Bourgoin | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 104 | 83 | 21 | 5 |
  | Rugby Viadana | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 19 | −11 | 78 | 147 | −69 | 0 |
  
  * 7 October 2000 19:30
  
  | Narbonne | 53 – 24 | Viadana |
  | - | - | - |
  
  * Parc des Sports et de l'Amitié Attendance: 1,000
  * 14 October 2000 14:30
  
  | Viadana | 8 – 29 | Bourgoin |
  | - | - | - |
  
  * Kenmare Attendance: 1,000
  * 21 October 2000 19:30
  
  | Narbonne | 34 – 17 | Bourgoin |
  | - | - | - |
  
  * Parc des Sports et de l'Amitié Attendance: 3,400
  * 27 October 2000 19:30
  
  | Bourgoin | 15 – 15 | Narbonne |
  | - | - | - |
  
  * Stade Pierre Rajon Attendance: 4,100
  * 13 January 2001 14:30
  
  | Viadana | 20 – 22 | Narbonne |
  | - | - | - |
  
  * Kenmare
  * 21 January 2001 15:00
  
  | Bourgoin | 43 – 26 | Viadana |
  | - | - | - |
  
  * Stade Pierre Rajon Attendance: 3,000
  