English Rugby Union Championship 2000/01

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The 2000-01 season of the English Premier League was the 14th season of top flight of English rugby union championship. For sponsorship reasons it was named Zurich Premiership . It began on August 19, 2000, comprised 22 game days (each a preliminary and second round) and lasted until April 14, 2001. The top-ranked of the regular season, the Leicester Tigers , won the championship for the fifth time. Subsequently, the eight best teams played the knockout tournament Zurich Championship until May 13, 2001 , but this was no longer used to determine the championship title. The Rotherham RUFC was relegated at the end of the season.

Zurich Premiership

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  • Master; Qualification for Zurich Championship and Heineken Cup
  • Qualification for Zurich Championship and Heineken Cup
  • Qualification for Zurich Championship
  • Relegation to National Division One

    • M: Last year's champion
    P: Promotion (promoted) from National Division One

    team Games Victories Unent. Ndlg. Game
    points     		Diff. Bonus
    points     		Table
    points
    01. Leicester Tigers (M) 22nd 18th 1 3 571: 346 + 225 8th 82
    02. London Wasps 22nd 16 0 6th 663: 428 + 235 10 74
    03. Bath rugby 22nd 14th 0 8th 680: 430 + 250 14th 70
    04th Northampton Saints 22nd 13 0 9 518: 463 + 109 7th 59
    05. Saracens 22nd 12 0 10 589: 501 + 88 10 58
    06th Newcastle Falcons 22nd 11 0 11 554: 568 - 14 13 57
    07th Gloucester RFC 22nd 10 0 12 473: 526 - 53 8th 48
    08th. London Irish 22nd 10 1 11 476: 576 - 100 3 45
    09. Bristol rugby 22nd 9 1 12 443: 492 - 49 6th 44
    10. Sale Sharks 22nd 8th 1 13 561: 622 - 61 9 43
    11. Harlequins 22nd 7th 0 15th 440: 538 - 98 10 38
    12. Rotherham RUFC (P) 22nd 2 0 20th 335: 813 - 478 4th 12

    The points were distributed as follows:

    • 4 points if you win
    • 2 points if there is a tie
    • 0 points in the event of a loss (before possible bonus points)
    • 1 bonus point for four or more successful attempts , regardless of the final score
    • 1 bonus point if you lose less than seven points

    Playoff (Zurich Championship)

    Quarter finals
    April 28, 2001
    		 Leicester Tigers 24: 11 London Irish Welford Road Stadium , Leicester
    April 28, 2001
    		 Bath rugby 18: 9 Newcastle Falcons Recreation Ground , Bath
    April 28, 2001
    		 Northampton Saints 45: 17 Saracens Franklin's Gardens , Northampton
    April 29, 2001
    		 London Wasps 18: 6 Gloucester RFC Loftus Road , London
    Semifinals
    May 5, 2001
    		 Leicester Tigers 17: 13 Northampton Saints Welford Road Stadium , Leicester
    May 5, 2001
    		 London Wasps 31:36 Bath rugby Loftus Road , London
    final
    May 13, 2001
    		 Bath rugby 10:22 Leicester Tigers Twickenham Stadium , London
    Spectators: 33,500
    Referee: Steve Lander
    Attempts: Thirlby 78th
    increases: Perry (1)
    Penalty kicks: Perry (1) 21.
    		 (3: 7)
    Report     		Attempts: Johnson 25th
    Healey 49th
    Stanley 67th
    Increased increases: Stimpson (2)
    Penalty kicks: Stimpson (1) 44.

    National Division One

    The season of the second division ( National Division One ) consisted of 26 game days (one first and one second round). The best placed team Rotherham RUFC was not allowed to move up because the stadium did not meet the requirements. The Orrell RUFC and the Waterloo RFC had to dismount .

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  • Promotion to the Premiership
  • Relegation to National Division Two

    • P: Promotion (promoted) from National Division Two
    R: Relegation (relegated) from the Premiership

    team Games Victories Unent. Ndlg. Game
    points     		Diff. Bonus
    points     		Table
    points
    01. Leeds Tykes 26th 24 0 2 1032: 407 + 625 20th 116
    02. Worcester Warriors 26th 23 1 2 844: 387 + 457 18th 112
    03. Exeter Chiefs 26th 14th 0 12 677: 563 + 114 15th 71
    04th Wakefield RFC 26th 15th 0 11 568: 503 + 65 10 70
    05. Coventry RFC 26th 14th 0 12 565: 604 - 39 10 66
    06th London Welsh 26th 13 0 13 525: 616 - 91 12 64
    07th Henley RFC 26th 12 2 12 517: 589 - 72 10 62
    08th. Manchester RC 26th 12 0 14th 471: 549 - 78 5 53
    09. Birmingham & Solihull RFC (P) 26th 7th 5 14th 427: 481 - 54 10 48
    10. Moseley RFC 26th 9 2 15th 497: 646 - 149 7th 47
    11. Bedford Blues (R) 26th 9 1 16 463: 616 - 153 9 47
    12. Otley RUFC (P) 26th 9 0 16 455: 630 - 175 8th 46
    13. Orrell RUFC 26th 8th 1 17th 437: 661 - 224 12 46
    14th Waterloo RFC 26th 6th 1 19th 450: 676 - 226 9 35

    The points were distributed as follows:

    • 4 points if you win
    • 2 points if there is a tie
    • 0 points in the event of a loss (before possible bonus points)
    • 1 bonus point for four or more successful attempts , regardless of the final score
    • 1 bonus point if you lose less than seven points

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