2000–01 French Rugby Union Championship
{{short description|none}}
{{Infobox rugby union season
| image =
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| countries = {{flag|France}}
| champions = Toulouse
| count = 16
| runnersup = Montferrand
| relegated = Auch, Aurillac, Brive, Mont-de-Marsan, Périgueux e Grenoble
| matches =
| attendance =
| tries =
| top point scorer =
| top try scorer =
| prevseason = 1999–00
| nextseason = 2001–02
}}
The 2000–01 French Rugby Union Championship was the top level of French club rugby in 2000–01. The competition was played by 21 teams. It was the last French season before the top level was reorganized into a 16-team league known as Top 16, now known as Top 14.
In the first phase, two pools (one of 10 teams, one of 11) were played. The first 4 of each pool were admitted to the "top 8", the tournament for the title.
The last two of the pool containing 10 teams, and the last three of the other, were relegated directly to the second division.
The 8th team in each pool had a play-off to determine the sixth team relegated. Only one club was promoted from the second division in order to reduce the number of clubs for next session to 16.
Toulouse won their 15th title, beating Montferrand in the final
Preliminary phase
= Pool 1 =
{{#invoke:sports results|main
|matches_style=FBR|solid_cell=grey
|team1=AGE|team2=BEZ|team3=BOR|team4=BOU|team5=CAS
|team6=MON|team7=PAU|team8=PRG|team9=PRP|team10=STF
|name_AGE= Agen
|match_AGE_BEZ=36–19
|match_AGE_BOR=25–12
|match_AGE_BOU=32–13
|match_AGE_CAS=34–16
|match_AGE_MON=20–13
|match_AGE_PAU=29–15
|match_AGE_PRG=33–8
|match_AGE_PRP=43–6
|match_AGE_STF=25–25
|name_BEZ= Béziers
|match_BEZ_AGE=26–18
|match_BEZ_BOR=57–7
|match_BEZ_BOU=12–16
|match_BEZ_CAS=24–13
|match_BEZ_MON=47–29
|match_BEZ_PAU=33–23
|match_BEZ_PRG=56–10
|match_BEZ_PRP=21–25
|match_BEZ_STF=33–20
|name_BOR= Bègles-Bordeaux
|match_BOR_AGE=26–18
|match_BOR_BEZ=28–25
|match_BOR_BOU=14–26
|match_BOR_CAS=27–34
|match_BOR_MON=26–17
|match_BOR_PAU=17–13
|match_BOR_PRG=35–18
|match_BOR_PRP=33–10
|match_BOR_STF=30–38
|name_BOU= Bourgoin
|match_BOU_AGE=19–16
|match_BOU_BEZ=34–35
|match_BOU_BOR=56–20
|match_BOU_CAS=22–19
|match_BOU_MON=24–16
|match_BOU_PAU=34–15
|match_BOU_PRG=74–8
|match_BOU_PRP=20–21
|match_BOU_STF=22–42
|name_CAS= Castres
|match_CAS_AGE=70–17
|match_CAS_BEZ=25–9
|match_CAS_BOR=49–22
|match_CAS_BOU=18–8
|match_CAS_MON=21–9
|match_CAS_PAU=31–18
|match_CAS_PRG=86–15
|match_CAS_PRP=28–16
|match_CAS_STF=29–0
|name_MON= Mont-de-Marsan
|match_MON_AGE=18–19
|match_MON_BEZ=12–23
|match_MON_BOR=23–15
|match_MON_BOU=18–14
|match_MON_CAS=16–20
|match_MON_PAU=26–21
|match_MON_PRG=41–11
|match_MON_PRP=27–15
|match_MON_STF=20–37
|name_PAU= Pau
|match_PAU_AGE=29–18
|match_PAU_BEZ=30–16
|match_PAU_BOR=16–35
|match_PAU_BOU=38–17
|match_PAU_CAS=18–16
|match_PAU_MON=28–3
|match_PAU_PRG=43–7
|match_PAU_PRP=22–29
|match_PAU_STF=21–6
|name_PRG= Périgueux
|match_PRG_AGE=13–47
|match_PRG_BEZ=34–47
|match_PRG_BOR=20–21
|match_PRG_BOU=9–10
|match_PRG_CAS=12–18
|match_PRG_MON=27–22
|match_PRG_PAU=23–25
|match_PRG_PRP=20–30
|match_PRG_STF=21–26
|name_PRP= Perpignan
|match_PRP_AGE=30–28
|match_PRP_BEZ=26–9
|match_PRP_BOR=33–15
|match_PRP_BOU=28–16
|match_PRP_CAS=23–28
|match_PRP_MON=45–17
|match_PRP_PAU=31–25
|match_PRP_PRG=83–12
|match_PRP_STF=32–33
|name_STF= Stade Français
|match_STF_AGE=27–22
|match_STF_BEZ=28–23
|match_STF_BOR=55–19
|match_STF_BOU=18–18
|match_STF_CAS=34–37
|match_STF_MON=68–10
|match_STF_PAU=33–27
|match_STF_PRG=79–11
|match_STF_PRP=55–9
|update=complete|source=
}}
{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL
|res_col_header=QR
|for_against_style=points
|winpoints=3|drawpoints=2|losspoints=1
|team1=CAS|name_CAS=Castres
|team2=STF|name_STF=Stade Français
|team3=PRP|name_PRP=Perpignan
|team4=AGE|name_AGE=Agen
|team5=BEZ|name_BEZ=Béziers
|team6=BOU|name_BOU=Bourgoin
|team7=BOR|name_BOR=Bourdeaux-Begles
|team8=PAU|name_PAU=Pau
|team9=MON|name_MON=Mont-de-Marsan
|team10=PRG|name_PRG=Périgueux
|win_CAS=14|draw_CAS=0|loss_CAS=4|pf_CAS=558|pa_CAS=324
|win_STF=12|draw_STF=2|loss_STF=4|pf_STF=624|pa_STF=409
|win_PRP=11|draw_PRP=0|loss_PRP=7|pf_PRP=492|pa_PRP=452
|win_AGE=10|draw_AGE=1|loss_AGE=7|pf_AGE=480|pa_AGE=385
|win_BEZ=10|draw_BEZ=0|loss_BEZ=8|pf_BEZ=515|pa_BEZ=414
|win_BOU=9|draw_BOU=1|loss_BOU=8|pf_BOU=443|pa_BOU=379
|win_BOR=8|draw_BOR=0|loss_BOR=10|pf_BOR=402|pa_BOR=533
|win_PAU=8|draw_PAU=0|loss_PAU=10|pf_PAU=427|pa_PAU=404
|win_MON=5|draw_MON=0|loss_MON=13|pf_MON=337|pa_MON=481
|win_PRG=1|draw_PRG=0|loss_PRG=17|pf_PRG=279|pa_PRG=776
|note_BOR = Bourdeaux-Begles classified 7th for better score in the direct matches with Pau
|col_QF=#ccffcc|text_QF=Quarters of final
|result1=QF|result2=QF|result3=QF|result4=QF
|col_QR=#FFFFCC|text_QR=Relegation play-off
|result8=QR
|col_R=#FFDFDF|text_R=Relegated to second division
|result9=R|result10=R
|update=complete|source=
}}
= Pool 2 =
{{#invoke:sports results|main
|matches_style=FBR|solid_cell=grey
|team1=AUC|team2=AUR|team3=BIA|team4=BRI|team5=COL
|team6=DAX|team7=GRE|team8=ROC|team9=MON|team10=NAR
|team11=TOU
|name_AUC= Auch
|match_AUC_AUR=30–11
|match_AUC_BIA=23–46
|match_AUC_BRI=21–23
|match_AUC_COL=18–36
|match_AUC_DAX=22–19
|match_AUC_GRE=11–21
|match_AUC_ROC=9–24
|match_AUC_MON=6–18
|match_AUC_NAR=9–22
|match_AUC_TOU=13–56
|name_AUR= Aurillac
|match_AUR_AUC=19–20
|match_AUR_BIA=18–23
|match_AUR_BRI=40–34
|match_AUR_COL=16–23
|match_AUR_DAX=22–33
|match_AUR_GRE=26–25
|match_AUR_ROC=18–13
|match_AUR_MON=33–28
|match_AUR_NAR=22–28
|match_AUR_TOU=28–39
|name_BIA= Biarritz
|match_BIA_AUC=50–25
|match_BIA_AUR=33–18
|match_BIA_BRI=31–29
|match_BIA_COL=48–6
|match_BIA_DAX=49–10
|match_BIA_GRE=41–8
|match_BIA_ROC=37–3
|match_BIA_MON=35–35
|match_BIA_NAR=26–25
|match_BIA_TOU=23–20
|name_BRI= Brive
|match_BRI_AUC=27–16
|match_BRI_AUR=18–20
|match_BRI_BIA=18–43
|match_BRI_COL=23–16
|match_BRI_DAX=28–20
|match_BRI_GRE=22–12
|match_BRI_ROC=20–16
|match_BRI_MON=9–37
|match_BRI_NAR=35–39
|match_BRI_TOU=19–32
|name_COL= Colomiers
|match_COL_AUC=22–13
|match_COL_AUR=28–30
|match_COL_BIA=35–23
|match_COL_BRI=12–14
|match_COL_DAX=45–27
|match_COL_GRE=31–22
|match_COL_ROC=38–20
|match_COL_MON=30–10
|match_COL_NAR=27–19
|match_COL_TOU=20–32
|name_DAX= Dax
|match_DAX_AUC=17–16
|match_DAX_AUR=45–17
|match_DAX_BIA=23–12
|match_DAX_BRI=34–19
|match_DAX_COL=21–17
|match_DAX_GRE=19–16
|match_DAX_ROC=20–10
|match_DAX_MON=9–8
|match_DAX_NAR=9–21
|match_DAX_TOU=15–10
|name_GRE= Grenoble
|match_GRE_AUC=27–18
|match_GRE_AUR=33–19
|match_GRE_BIA=15–6
|match_GRE_BRI=29–16
|match_GRE_COL=31–23
|match_GRE_DAX=41–14
|match_GRE_ROC=17–15
|match_GRE_MON=18–24
|match_GRE_NAR=43–6
|match_GRE_TOU=15–28
|name_ROC= La Rochelle
|match_ROC_AUC=35–13
|match_ROC_AUR=27–15
|match_ROC_BIA=17–21
|match_ROC_BRI=40–19
|match_ROC_COL=24–18
|match_ROC_DAX=25–19
|match_ROC_GRE=21–8
|match_ROC_MON=26–36
|match_ROC_NAR=49–42
|match_ROC_TOU=19–18
|name_MON= Montferrand
|match_MON_AUC=66–17
|match_MON_AUR=22–43
|match_MON_BIA=37–19
|match_MON_BRI=46–35
|match_MON_COL=16–5
|match_MON_DAX=37–10
|match_MON_GRE=30–18
|match_MON_ROC=67–7
|match_MON_NAR=32–27
|match_MON_TOU=28–15
|name_NAR= Narbonne
|match_NAR_AUC=44–10
|match_NAR_AUR=31–25
|match_NAR_BIA=32–20
|match_NAR_BRI=9–12
|match_NAR_COL=19–21
|match_NAR_DAX=49–33
|match_NAR_GRE=59–17
|match_NAR_ROC=56–21
|match_NAR_MON=18–27
|match_NAR_TOU=25–31
|name_TOU= Toulouse
|match_TOU_AUC=39–10
|match_TOU_AUR=44–24
|match_TOU_BIA=11–8
|match_TOU_BRI=50–19
|match_TOU_COL=24–21
|match_TOU_DAX=42–22
|match_TOU_GRE=50–12
|match_TOU_ROC=46–22
|match_TOU_MON=24–29
|match_TOU_NAR=50–8
|update=complete|source=
}}
{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL
|res_col_header=QR
|for_against_style=points
|winpoints=3|drawpoints=2|losspoints=1
|team1=MON|name_MON=Montferrand
|team2=TOU|name_TOU=Toulouse
|team3=BIA|name_BIA=Biarritz
|team4=COL|name_COL=Colomiers
|team5=NAR|name_NAR=Narbonne
|team6=DAX|name_DAX=Dax
|team7=ROC|name_ROC=La Rochelle
|team8=GRE|name_GRE=Grenoble
|team9=BRI|name_BRI=Brive
|team10=AUR|name_AUR=Aurillac
|team11=AUC|name_AUC=Auch
|win_MON=15|draw_MON=1|loss_MON=4|pf_MON=633|pa_MON=404
|win_TOU=15|draw_TOU=0|loss_TOU=5|pf_TOU=661|pa_TOU=380
|win_BIA=13|draw_BIA=1|loss_BIA=6|pf_BIA=594|pa_BIA=408
|win_COL=10|draw_COL=0|loss_COL=10|pf_COL=474|pa_COL=450
|win_NAR=10|draw_NAR=0|loss_NAR=10|pf_NAR=579|pa_NAR=519
|win_DAX=10|draw_DAX=0|loss_DAX=10|pf_DAX=419|pa_DAX=506
|win_ROC=9|draw_ROC=0|loss_ROC=11|pf_ROC=434|pa_ROC=537
|win_GRE=9|draw_GRE=0|loss_GRE=11|pf_GRE=428|pa_GRE=479
|win_BRI=8|draw_BRI=0|loss_BRI=12|pf_BRI=439|pa_BRI=563
|win_AUR=7|draw_AUR=0|loss_AUR=13|pf_AUR=464|pa_AUR=577
|win_AUC=3|draw_AUC=0|loss_AUC=17|pf_AUC=320|pa_AUC=615
|note_COL = Colomiers classified 4th for better score in the direct matches with Narbonne and Dax
|note_ROC = La Rochelle classified 7th for better score in the direct matches with Grenoble
|col_QF=#ccffcc|text_QF=Quarters of final
|result1=QF|result2=QF|result3=QF|result4=QF
|col_QR=#FFFFCC|text_QR=Relegation play-off
|result8=QR
|col_R=#FFDFDF|text_R=Relegated to second division
|result9=R|result10=R|result11=R
|update=complete|source=
}}
Quarters of final
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| width=700 valign="top" | {| border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 style="font-size: 100%; border-collapse: collapse;" width=100% | ||
| bgcolor="#CADFF0"
|style="font-size:100%"; align="center" colspan="6"|QUARTERS OF FINAL | ||
| align=center bgcolor=#FFFFFF
|width=90|25 May | width=170|Castres | width=20 |
| |width=170|Colomiers | width=50|37–26 | width=200| |
| align=center bgcolor=#EEEEFF
|width=90|25 May | width=170|Toulouse | width=20 |
| |width=170|Perpignan | width=50|20–15 | width=200| |
| align=center bgcolor=#FFFFFF
|width=90|25 May | width=170|Stade Français | width=20 |
| |width=170|Biarritz | width=50|19–35 | width=200| |
| align=center bgcolor=#EEEEFF
|width=90|25 May | width=170|Montferrand | width=20 |
| |width=170|Agen | width=50|33–21 | width=200| |
|}
Semifinals
| width=700
| width=700 valign="top" | {| border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 style="font-size: 100%; border-collapse: collapse;" width=100% | ||
| bgcolor="#CADFF0"
|style="font-size:100%"; align="center" colspan="6"|SEMIFINALS | ||
| align=center bgcolor=#FFFFFF
|width=90|2 jun. | width=170|Castres | width=20 |
| |width=170|Toulouse | width=50|21–32 | width=200|Stadium, Toulouse |
| align=center bgcolor=#EEEEFF
|width=90|2 jun. | width=170|Biarritz | width=20 |
| |width=170|Montferrand | width=50|9–16 | width=200|Stade Gerland, Lyon |
|}
Final
{{rugbybox
|date = 9 June 2001
|time =
|home = Toulouse
|score = 34 – 22
|report =
|away = Montferrand
|try1 = Marfaing
|con1 = Marfaing
|pen1 = Michalak (4)
Marfaing (2)
|drop1 = Delaigue (3)
|try2 = Audebert
|con2 = Merceron
|pen2 = Merceron (5)
|drop2 =
|stadium = Stade de France, Saint-Denis
|attendance =
|referee = Gérard Borréani
}}
| width="100%"
|valign="top" width="50%"| {| style="font-size: 90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" | |||
| width="25"| | width="25"| | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| FB | 15 | {{flagicon|FRA}} Nicolas Jeanjean | |
| RW | 14 | {{flagicon|FRA}} Xavier Garbajosa | |
| OC | 13 | {{flagicon|FRA}} Cédric Desbrosse | {{suboff|76}} |
| IC | 12 | {{flagicon|FRA}} Clément Poitrenaud | {{suboff|80}} |
| LW | 11 | {{flagicon|FRA}} Michel Marfaing | |
| FH | 10 | {{flagicon|FRA}} Yann Delaigue | |
| SH | 9 | {{flagicon|FRA}} Frédéric Michalak | |
| N8 | 8 | {{flagicon|FRA}} Fabien Pelous (c) | |
| OF | 7 | {{flagicon|FRA}} Christian Labit | {{suboff|76}} |
| BF | 6 | {{flagicon|FRA}} Jean Bouilhou | |
| RL | 5 | {{flagicon|FRA}} David Gérard | {{suboff|73}} |
| LL | 4 | {{flagicon|FRA}} Hugues Miorin | {{suboff|61}} |
| TP | 3 | {{flagicon|FRA}} Franck Tournaire | |
| HK | 2 | {{flagicon|FRA}} Yannick Bru | |
| LP | 1 | {{flagicon|FRA}} Christian Califano | {{suboff|58}} |
| colspan=3|Substitutions: | |||
| PR | 16 | {{flagicon|FRA}} Cédric Soulette | {{subon|58}} |
| LK | 17 | {{flagicon|FRA}} Franck Belot | {{subon|73}} |
| FL | 18 | {{flagicon|FRA}} Didier Lacroix | {{subon|76}} |
| N8 | 19 | {{flagicon|FRA}} Sylvain Dispagne | {{subon|61}} |
| SH | 20 | {{flagicon|FRA}} Jérôme Cazalbou | |
| FH | 21 | {{flagicon|FRA}} Alain Penaud | {{subon|80}} |
| FB | 22 | {{flagicon|FRA}} Stéphane Ougier | {{subon|76}} |
| colspan="3"|Coach: | |||
| colspan="4"|{{flagicon|FRA}} Guy Novès |
|valign="top" width="50%"|
| style="font-size: 90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" | |||
| width="25"| | width="25"| | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| FB | 15 | {{flagicon|FRA}} Jimmy Marlu | |
| RW | 14 | {{flagicon|FRA}} Aurélien Rougerie | {{suboff|80+6}} |
| OC | 13 | {{flagicon|TGA}} Johnny Ngauamo | {{suboff|55}} |
| IC | 12 | {{flagicon|FRA}} Nicolas Nadau | |
| LW | 11 | {{flagicon|FRA}} David Bory | |
| FH | 10 | {{flagicon|FRA}} Gérald Merceron | |
| SH | 9 | {{flagicon|ITA}} Alessandro Troncon | |
| N8 | 8 | {{flagicon|RSA}} Selborne Boome | |
| OF | 7 | {{flagicon|FRA}} Olivier Magne | |
| BF | 6 | {{flagicon|FRA}} Alexandre Audebert | |
| RL | 5 | {{flagicon|FRA}} Éric Lecomte (c) | |
| LL | 4 | {{flagicon|FRA}} David Barrier | {{suboff|67}} |
| TP | 3 | {{flagicon|FRA}} Alessio Galasso | |
| HK | 2 | {{flagicon|FRA}} Yves Pedrosa | {{suboff|72}} |
| LP | 1 | {{flagicon|FRA}} Abraham Tolofua | {{suboff|77}} |
| colspan=3|Substitutions: | |||
| HK | 16 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Marco Caputo | {{subon|72}} |
| PR | 17 | {{flagicon|SAM}} Brendan Reidy | {{subon|77}} |
| FL | 18 | {{flagicon|CZE}} Jan Macháček | {{subon|67}} |
| FL | 19 | {{flagicon|FRA}} Christophe Dongieu | |
| SH | 20 | {{flagicon|USA}} Kevin Dalzell | |
| FH | 21 | {{flagicon|FRA}} Éric Nicol | {{subon|80+6}} |
| FB | 22 | {{flagicon|FRA}} Sébastien Viars | {{subon|55}} |
| colspan="3"|Coach: | |||
| colspan="4"|{{flagicon|FRA}} Christophe Mombet |
|}
| width=100% style="font-size: 90%"
| |
Relegation play-off
| width=700
| width=700 valign="top" | {| border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 style="font-size: 100%; border-collapse: collapse;" width=100% | ||
| align=center bgcolor=#EEEEFF
|width=90|25 May | width=170|Pau | width=20 |
| |width=170|FC Grenoble | width=100|33 – 21 o.t. | width=150| |
|}
External links
- [http://www.lnr.fr/ LNR.fr]
{{Top 14}}
{{Rugby union in France}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:2000-01 French Rugby Union Championship}}