Celtic League 2001

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Celtic League 2001
Celticleague.png
master Leinster Rugby (1st title)
Teams 15th
countries IrelandIreland Ireland Scotland Wales
ScotlandScotland 
WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg 
Games 56
Points 2,412  (ø 43.07 per game)
tries 271  (ø 4.84 per game)
spectator 252,213  (ø 4,504 per game)
Most of the points IrelandIreland David Humphreys , Ulster Rugby (122)
Most attempts IrelandIreland Girvan Dempsey , Leinster Rugby Denis Hickie , Leinster Rugby (7 each)
IrelandIreland 

The 2001 season was the first edition of the Celtic League , the joint championship played by Irish, Welsh and Scottish rugby teams. It began on August 17, 2001 and consisted of 15 teams. These were divided into a group of eight and a group of seven, after which each team competed once against the others. After seven or six match days, the four best in each group met in a knockout round. The final on December 15, 2001 decided Leinster Rugby for themselves.

table

  • Qualification for quarter finals

    • Group A

    team Games Victories Unent. Ndlg. Game
    points     		Diff. Table
    points
    1. Ireland Leinster rugby 7th 7th 0 0 281: 114 + 167 21st
    2. Ireland Ulster rugby 7th 4th 1 2 194: 157 + 37 13
    3. ScotlandScotland Glasgow Warriors 7th 4th 1 2 204: 172 + 32 13
    4th WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Llanelli RFC 7th 4th 0 3 175: 123 + 52 12
    5. WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Swansea RFC 7th 3 0 4th 124: 158 - 34 9
    6th WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Bridgend RFC 7th 3 0 4th 161: 208 - 47 9
    7th WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Pontypridd RFC 7th 1 0 6th 111: 207 - 96 3
    8th. WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Ebbw Vale RFC 7th 1 0 6th 134: 245 - 111 3

    Group B

    team Games Victories Unent. Ndlg. Game
    points     		Diff. Table
    points
    1. Ireland Munster rugby 6th 5 0 1 228: 120 + 108 15th
    2. Ireland Connacht rugby 6th 4th 0 2 152: 97 + 55 12
    3. WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Neath RFC 6th 4th 0 2 151: 116 + 35 12
    4th WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Newport RFC 6th 3 0 3 147: 109 + 38 9
    5. WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Cardiff RFC 6th 3 0 3 128: 135 - 7th 9
    6th ScotlandScotland Edinburgh rugby 6th 2 0 4th 134: 159 - 25 6th
    7th WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Caerphilly RFC 6th 0 0 6th 88: 292 - 204 0

    The points are distributed as follows:

    • 3 points if you win
    • 1 point in case of a tie

    Final round

    Quarter finals

    November 30, 2001
    7:05 pm     		Ulster rugby 38:29 Neath RFC Ravenhill Stadium , Belfast
    Spectators: 12,000
    report
    November 30, 2001
    7:35 pm     		Leinster rugby 34:22 Newport RFC Donnybrook Stadium , Dublin
    Spectators: 7,300
    report
    December 1, 2001
    2 p.m.     		Connacht rugby 29:34 Glasgow Warriors Galway Sportsgrounds , Galway
    report
    December 1, 2001
    5:30 p.m.     		Munster rugby 13: 6 Llanelli RFC Thomond Park , Limerick
    report

    Semifinals

    December 7, 2001
    7:30 p.m.     		Leinster rugby 35: 13 Glasgow Warriors Lansdowne Road , Dublin
    Spectators: 5,500
    report
    December 8, 2001
    3:00 p.m.     		Munster rugby 15: 9 Ulster rugby Lansdowne Road, Dublin
    Spectators: 12,500
    report

    final

    December 15, 2001
    3:00 p.m.     		Leinster rugby 24:20 Munster rugby Lansdowne Road, Dublin
    Spectators: 30,000
    report

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