2000–01 French Rugby Union Championship

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.

2000–01 French Rugby Union Championship
Countries France
ChampionsToulouse (15th title)
Runners-upMontferrand
RelegatedAuch, Aurillac, Brive, Mont-de-Marsan, Périgueux e Grenoble

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
Clubs AGE BEZ BOR BOU CAS MON PAU PRG PRP STF
Agen 36–19 25–12 32–13 34–16 20–13 29–15 33–8 43–6 25–25
Béziers 26–18 57–7 12–16 24–13 47–29 33–23 56–10 21–25 33–20
Bègles-Bordeaux 26–18 28–25 14–26 27–34 26–17 17–13 35–18 33–10 30–38
Bourgoin 19–16 34–35 56–20 22–19 24–16 34–15 74–8 20–21 22–42
Castres 70–17 25–9 49–22 18–8 21–9 31–18 86–15 28–16 29–0
Mont-de-Marsan 18–19 12–23 23–15 18–14 16–20 26–21 41–11 27–15 20–37
Pau 29–18 30–16 16–35 38–17 18–16 28–3 43–7 22–29 21–6
Périgueux 13–47 34–47 20–21 9–10 12–18 27–22 23–25 20–30 21–26
Perpignan 30–28 26–9 33–15 28–16 23–28 45–17 31–25 83–12 32–33
Stade Français 27–22 28–23 55–19 18–18 34–37 68–10 33–27 79–11 55–9
Victory at home Tie Loss at home


Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
1Castres18140455832423446
2Stade Français18122462440921544
3Perpignan1811074924524040
4Agen1810174803859539
5Béziers18100851541410138
6Bourgoin189184433796437
7Bourdeaux-Begles (*) 188010402533−13134
8Pau1880104274042334
9Mont-de-Marsan185013337481−14428
10Périgueux181017279776−49720

Bourdeaux-Begles classified 7th for better score in the direct matches with Pau

To Quarter of finals To barrage for relegation relegated to second division

Pool 2
Clubs AUC AUR BIA BRI COL DAX GRE ROC MON NAR TOU
Auch 30–11 23–46 21–23 18–36 22–19 11–21 9–24 6–18 9–22 13–56
Aurillac 19–20 18–23 40–34 16–23 22–33 26–25 18–13 33–28 22–28 28–39
Biarritz 50–25 33–18 31–29 48–6 49–10 41–8 37–3 35–35 26–25 23–20
Brive 27–16 18–20 18–43 23–16 28–20 22–12 20–16 9–37 35–39 19–32
Colomiers 22–13 28–30 35–23 12–14 45–27 31–22 38–20 30–10 27–19 20–32
Dax 17–16 45–17 23–12 34–19 21–17 19–16 20–10 9–8 9–21 15–10
Grenoble 27–18 33–19 15–6 29–16 31–23 41–14 17–15 18–24 43–6 15–28
La Rochelle 35–13 27–15 17–21 40–19 24–18 25–19 21–8 26–36 49–42 19–18
Montferrand 66–17 22–43 37–19 46–35 16–5 37–10 30–18 67–7 32–27 28–15
Narbonne 44–10 31–25 32–20 9–12 19–21 49–33 59–17 56–21 18–27 25–31
Toulouse 39–10 44–24 11–8 50–19 24–21 42–22 50–12 46–22 24–29 50–8
Victory at home Tie Loss at home


Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
1Montferrand20151463340422951
2Toulouse20150566138028150
3Biarritz20131659440818647
4Colomiers(**)20100104744502440
5Narbonne20100105795196040
6Dax2010010419506−8740
7La Rochelle(***)209011434537−10338
8Grenoble209011428479−5138
9Brive208012439563−12436
10Aurillac207013464577−11334
11Auch203017320615−29526

(**) Colomiers classified 4th for better score in the direct matches with Narbonne and Dax

(***)La Rochelle classified 7th for better score in the direct matches with Grenoble

To Quarter of finals To barrage for relegation relegated to second division

Quarters of final
QUARTERS OF FINAL
25 MayCastres-Colomiers37–26
25 MayToulouse-Perpignan20–15
25 MayStade Français-Biarritz19–35
25 MayMontferrand-Agen33–21

Semifinals
SEMIFINALS
2 jun.Castres-Toulouse21–32Stadium, Toulouse
2 jun.Biarritz-Montferrand9–16Stade Gerland, Lyon

Final
09 June 2001
Toulouse34 – 22Montferrand
Try: Marfaing
Con: Marfaing
Pen: Michalak (4)
Marfaing (2)
Drop: Delaigue (3)		Try: Audebert
Con: Merceron
Pen: Merceron (5)
Stade de France, Saint-Denis
Referee: Gérard Borréani
FB15France Nicolas Jeanjean
RW14France Xavier Garbajosa
OC13France Cédric Desbrossedownward-facing red arrow 76'
IC12France Clément Poitrenauddownward-facing red arrow 80'
LW11France Michel Marfaing
FH10France Yann Delaigue
SH9France Frédéric Michalak
N88France Fabien Pelous (c)
OF7France Christian Labitdownward-facing red arrow 76'
BF6France Jean Bouilhou
RL5France David Gérarddownward-facing red arrow 73'
LL4France Hugues Miorindownward-facing red arrow 61'
TP3France Franck Tournaire
HK2France Yannick Bru
LP1France Christian Califanodownward-facing red arrow 58'
Substitutions:
PR16France Cédric Souletteupward-facing green arrow 58'
LK17France Franck Belotupward-facing green arrow 73'
FL18France Didier Lacroixupward-facing green arrow 76'
N819France Sylvain Dispagneupward-facing green arrow 61'
SH20France Jérôme Cazalbou
FH21France Alain Penaudupward-facing green arrow 80'
FB22France Stéphane Ougierupward-facing green arrow 76'
Coach:
France Guy Novès
FB15France Jimmy Marlu
RW14France Aurélien Rougeriedownward-facing red arrow 80+6'
OC13Tonga Johnny Ngauamodownward-facing red arrow 55'
IC12France Nicolas Nadau
LW11France David Bory
FH10France Gérald Merceron
SH9Italy Alessandro Troncon
N88South Africa Selborne Boome
OF7France Olivier Magne
BF6France Alexandre Audebert
RL5France Éric Lecomte (c)
LL4France David Barrierdownward-facing red arrow 67'
TP3France Alessio Galasso
HK2France Yves Pedrosadownward-facing red arrow 72'
LP1France Abraham Tolofuadownward-facing red arrow 77'
Substitutions:
HK16Australia Marco Caputoupward-facing green arrow 72'
PR17Samoa Brendan Reidyupward-facing green arrow 77'
FL18Czech Republic Jan Macháčekupward-facing green arrow 67'
FL19France Christophe Dongieu
SH20United States Kevin Dalzell
FH21France Éric Nicolupward-facing green arrow 80+6'
FB22France Sébastien Viarsupward-facing green arrow 55'
Coach:
France Christophe Mombet

Relegation play-off
25 MayPau-FC Grenoble33 – 21 o.t.
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