2001–02 Parker Pen Shield | |
Countries: | France Ireland Italy Romania Spain |
Tournament Format: | Round-robin and Knockout |
Date: | 28 September 2001 - 26 May 2002 |
Teams: | 32 |
Matches: | 103 |
Top Point Scorer: | Ludovic Mercier (Gloucester) (112 points)[1] |
Top Try Scorer: | Alexandre Bouyssie (Bordeaux-Bègles) Darragh O'Mahony (Saracens) (9 tries)[2] |
Venue: | Kassam Stadium, Oxford |
Attendance2: | 12,000 |
Champions: | Sale Sharks |
Count: | 1 |
Runner-Up: | Pontypridd |
Website: | https://web.archive.org/web/20080506141030/http://www.ercrugby.com/eng/ |
Previous Year: | 2000–01 |
Previous Tournament: | 2000–01 European Challenge Cup |
Next Year: | 2002–03 |
Next Tournament: | 2002–03 Parker Pen Challenge Cup |
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.
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 CupScotland was not represented as both of its teams (Edinburgh and Glasgow) played in the Heineken Cup.
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See main article: 2001–02 Parker Pen Shield pool stage.
Winner of each pool, advance to quarterfinals. Seed # in parentheses |
Team | P | W | D | L | Tries for | Tries against | Try diff | Points for | Points against | Points diff | Pts | ||||
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Ebbw Vale (7) | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 153 | 90 | 63 | 8 | ||||
Agen | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 25 | 13 | 12 | 199 | 119 | 80 | 8 | ||||
Montauban | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 146 | 123 | 23 | 8 | ||||
Rovigo | 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 |
Team | P | W | D | L | Tries for | Tries against | Try diff | Points for | Points against | Points diff | Pts | ||||
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Pau (4) | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 3 | 24 | 217 | 63 | 154 | 12 | ||||
Colomiers | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 32 | 9 | 23 | 259 | 105 | 154 | 8 | ||||
Petrarca Padova | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 26 | -12 | 114 | 223 | -109 | 4 | ||||
UC Madrid | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 43 | -35 | 90 | 289 | -199 | 0 | ||||
Source : www.ercrugby.com Points breakdown: *2 points for a win *1 point for a draw |
Team | P | W | D | L | Tries for | Tries against | Try diff | Points for | Points against | Points diff | Pts | ||
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Pontypridd (8) | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 139 | 87 | 52 | 8 | ||
Leeds Tykes | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 15 | 6 | 188 | 154 | 34 | 8 | ||
Béziers | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 19 | -4 | 136 | 187 | -51 | 4 | ||
Overmach Parma | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 18 | -7 | 127 | 162 | -35 | 4 | ||
Source : www.ercrugby.com 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. |
Team | P | W | D | L | Tries for | Tries against | Try diff | Points for | Points against | Points diff | Pts | ||||
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Sale Sharks (3) | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 7 | 33 | 286 | 79 | 207 | 12 | ||||
Connacht | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 17 | -2 | 157 | 140 | 17 | 6 | ||||
Narbonne | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 128 | 111 | 17 | 6 | ||||
Rugby Roma | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 42 | -35 | 57 | 298 | -241 | 0 | ||||
Source : www.ercrugby.com Points breakdown: *2 points for a win *1 point for a draw |
Team | P | W | D | L | Tries for | Tries against | Try diff | Points for | Points against | Points diff | Pts | ||||
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Bristol Shoguns (6) | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 12 | 9 | 189 | 115 | 74 | 10 | ||||
Neath | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 160 | 131 | 29 | 8 | ||||
Viadana | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 25 | -12 | 120 | 210 | -90 | 4 | ||||
Bourgoin | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 160 | 173 | -13 | 2 | ||||
Source : www.ercrugby.com Points breakdown: *2 points for a win *1 point for a draw |
Team | P | W | D | L | Tries for | Tries against | Try diff | Points for | Points against | Points diff | Pts | ||||
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London Irish (5) | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 37 | 8 | 29 | 284 | 85 | 199 | 11 | ||||
Dax | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 42 | 9 | 33 | 306 | 119 | 187 | 9 | ||||
L'Aquila | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 34 | -23 | 107 | 239 | -132 | 4 | ||||
Valladolid RAC | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 46 | -39 | 53 | 307 | -254 | 0 | ||||
Source : www.ercrugby.com Points breakdown: *2 points for a win *1 point for a draw |
Team | P | W | D | L | Tries for | Tries against | Try diff | Points for | Points against | Points diff | Pts | ||||
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Gloucester (2) | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 9 | 38 | 362 | 62 | 300 | 12 | ||||
La Rochelle | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 161 | 177 | -16 | 8 | ||||
Caerphilly | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 18 | 38 | -20 | 170 | 281 | -111 | 4 | ||||
Gran Parma | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 36 | -25 | 104 | 277 | -173 | 0 | ||||
Source : www.ercrugby.com Points breakdown: *2 points for a win *1 point for a draw |
Team | P | W | D | L | Tries for | Tries against | Try diff | Points for | Points against | Points diff | Pts | ||||
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Saracens (1) | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 7 | 57 | 435 | 66 | 369 | 12 | ||||
Bordeaux-Bègles | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 53 | 15 | 38 | 354 | 117 | 237 | 8 | ||||
Dinamo București | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 15 | 58 | -43 | 102 | 403 | -301 | 2 | ||||
Bologna | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 61 | -52 | 93 | 398 | -305 | 2 | ||||
Source : www.ercrugby.com Points breakdown: *2 points for a win *1 point for a draw |
Seed | Pool Winners | Pts | TF | +/- |
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1 | Saracens | 12 | 64 | +369 |
2 | Gloucester | 12 | 47 | +300 |
3 | Sale Sharks | 12 | 40 | +207 |
4 | Pau | 12 | 27 | +154 |
5 | London Irish | 11 | 37 | +199 |
6 | Bristol Shoguns | 10 | 21 | +74 |
7 | Ebbw Vale | 8 | 15 | +63 |
8 | Pontypridd | 8 | 12 | +52 |
All kickoff times are local to the match location.[3]