2000–01 Premiership Rugby

The 2000–01 English Premiership (called the Zurich Premiership for sponsorship reasons) was the 14th season of the top flight of the English domestic rugby union competitions. Leicester Tigers finished top of the league for the third year in a row giving them their fifth English champions title.

2000–2001 Zurich Premiership
Countries England
ChampionsLeicester Tigers (5th title)
Runners-upLondon Wasps
RelegatedRotherham Titans
Matches played139
Attendance898,438
(average 6,464 per match)

This season saw the introduction of the bonus points scoring system.[1]

Additionally, an 8 team end of season knock-out competition, the Zurich Championship was introduced, although this was not used to determine the English Champions, that being the preserve of the Zurich Premiership winners. Leicester also won the Zurich Championship in this season.

Rotherham were relegated, to be replaced by Leeds Tykes for the 2001–02 season.[2][3]

Participating teams

Team Stadium Capacity City/Area
Bath Bath 8,200 Bath, Somerset
Bristol Memorial Stadium 12,100 Bristol
Gloucester Kingsholm 11,000 Gloucester, Gloucestershire
Harlequins The Stoop 8,500 Twickenham, London
Leicester Tigers Welford Road 16,000 Leicester, Leicestershire
London Irish Madejski Stadium 24,161 Reading, Berkshire
London Wasps Loftus Road 18,439 Shepherd's Bush, London
Newcastle Falcons Kingston Park 10,000 Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear
Northampton Saints Franklin's Gardens 10,000 Northampton, Northamptonshire
Rotherham Titans Clifton Lane 2,500 Rotherham, South Yorkshire
Sale Heywood Road 5,400 Sale, Greater Manchester
Saracens Vicarage Road 22,000 Watford, Hertfordshire

Table

Club Played Won Drawn Lost Points For Points Against Points Difference Tries For Tries Against Try Bonus Losing Bonus Points
1Leicester Tigers (C)221813571346+22560257182
2London Wasps221606663428+23577377374
3Bath221408680430+25072379570
4Northampton Saints221309518463+5545453459
5Saracens2212010589501+8863486458
6Newcastle Falcons2211011554568-1457657657
7Gloucester2210012473526-5343453548
8London Irish2210111476576-10036601245
9Bristol229112443492-4934361544
10Sale Sharks228113561622-6156676343
11Harlequins227015440538-9844483738
12Rotherham Titans (R)222020335813-478291031312
Green background denotes qualification for the playoffs. These teams and those highlighted in blue qualified for the 2001–02 Heineken Cup. Newcastle gained a spot by virtue of winning the Powergen Cup. Harlequins gained a spot in the Heineken Cup by winning the 2000-01 European Challenge Cup.

Results

Week 1

19 August 2000
14:00
London Wasps 22 24 Leicester Tigers
Loftus Road
Attendance: 6,328
19 August 2000
15:00
NEC Harlequins 16 22 London Irish
Twickenham Stoop
Attendance: 5,093
19 August 2000
15:00
Sale Sharks 33 32 Bath Rugby
Heywood Road
Attendance: 2,980
20 August 2000
14:30
Newcastle Falcons 27 21 Northampton Saints
Kingston Park
Attendance: 3,245
20 August 2000
15:00
Rotherham Titans 20 23 Bristol Shoguns
Clifton Lane
Attendance: 2,700
20 August 2000
15:00
Saracens 50 20 Gloucester
Vicarage Road
Attendance: 7,682

Week 2

26 August 2000
14:00
Bristol Shoguns 23 34 Saracens
Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 4,280
26 August 2000
15:00
Gloucester 18 19 Sale Sharks
Kingsholm
Attendance: 5,500
26 August 2000
15:00
NEC Harlequins 26 13 Rotherham Titans
Twickenham Stoop
Attendance: 3,217
26 August 2000
15:00
Northampton Saints 27 10 London Irish
Franklin’s Gardens
Attendance: 6,713
27 August 2000
14:30
Newcastle Falcons 22 25 Leicester Tigers
Kingston Park
Attendance: 4,298
27 August 2000
15:00
London Wasps 12 36 Bath Rugby
Loftus Road
Attendance: 4,037

Week 3

2 September 2000
14:00
Leicester Tigers 33 19 Northampton Saints
Welford Road
Attendance: 14,088
2 September 2000
14:15
Bath Rugby 38 22 NEC Harlequins
Recreation Ground
Attendance: 6,958
2 September 2000
15:00
London Irish 27 22 Saracens
Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 7,312
2 September 2000
15:00
Rotherham Titans 23 29 Gloucester
Clifton Lane
Attendance: 2,500
2 September 2000
15:00
Sale Sharks 13 27 Newcastle Falcons
Heywood Road
Attendance: 2,885
3 September 2000
15:00
London Wasps 23 17 Bristol Shoguns
Loftus Road
Attendance: 3,525

Week 4

6 September 2000
19:30
Bristol Shoguns 13 36 Sale Sharks
Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 3,100
6 September 2000
19:30
Newcastle Falcons 18 19 Gloucester
Kingston Park
Attendance: 2,623
6 September 2000
19:30
Northampton Saints 27 20 NEC Harlequins
Franklin’s Gardens
Attendance: 6,645
6 September 2000
19:45
Leicester Tigers 26 18 Rotherham Titans
Welford Road
Attendance: 9,801
6 September 2000
19:45
Saracens 24 30 London Wasps
Vicarage Road
Attendance: 7,312
9 September 2000
14:00
Gloucester 21 22 Bath Rugby
Kingsholm
Attendance: 6,754
9 September 2000
15:00
NEC Harlequins 18 31 London Wasps
Twickenham Stoop
Attendance: 4,880
9 September 2000
15:00
Sale Sharks 34 23 Northampton Saints
Heywood Road
Attendance: 1,844
10 September 2000
14:30
Newcastle Falcons 34 19 Rotherham Titans
Kingston Park
Attendance: 2,735
10 September 2000
15:00
Bristol Shoguns 26 30 London Irish
Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 2,902
10 September 2000
15:00
Saracens 17 9 Leicester Tigers
Vicarage Road
Attendance: 13,021

Week 5

16 September 2000
14:15
Bath Rugby 19 12 Newcastle Falcons
Recreation Ground
Attendance: 7,503
16 September 2000
14:15
NEC Harlequins 31 25 Bristol Shoguns
Twickenham Stoop
Attendance: 3,089
16 September 2000
15:00
Leicester Tigers 33 20 London Irish
Welford Road
Attendance: 12,168
16 September 2000
15:00
Rotherham Titans 19 32 Northampton Saints
Clifton Lane
Attendance: 2,363
16 September 2000
15:00
Sale Sharks 6 51 Saracens
Heywood Road
Attendance: 3,130
17 September 2000
15:00
London Wasps 43 23 Gloucester
Loftus Road
Attendance: 4,277

Week 6

23 September 2000
14:15
Newcastle Falcons 59 21 London Wasps
Kingston Park
Attendance: 4,233
23 September 2000
15:00
Bristol Shoguns 24 20 Leicester Tigers
Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 6,200
23 September 2000
15:00
Gloucester 27 23 NEC Harlequins
Kingsholm
Attendance: 5,428
23 September 2000
15:00
Northampton Saints 24 13 Bath Rugby
Franklin’s Gardens
Attendance: 7,465
24 September 2000
15:00
London Irish 28 13 Sale Sharks
Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 4,198
24 September 2000
15:00
Saracens 59 5 Rotherham Titans
Vicarage Road
Attendance: 6,092

Week 7

30 September 2000
14:15
Bath Rugby 21 33 Saracens
Recreation Ground
Attendance: 8,000
30 September 2000
15:00
Gloucester 38 16 Bristol Shoguns
Kingsholm
Attendance: 6,503
30 September 2000
15:00
NEC Harlequins 18 20 Newcastle Falcons
Twickenham Stoop
Attendance: 4,445
30 September 2000
15:00
Rotherham Titans 19 18 London Irish
Clifton Lane
Attendance: 2,000
30 September 2000
15:00
Sale Sharks 17 17 Leicester Tigers
Heywood Road
Attendance: 3,407
1 October 2000
15:00
London Wasps 53 17 Northampton Saints
Loftus Road
Attendance: 4,612

Week 8

18 November 2000
12:30
Bristol Shoguns 32 21 Rotherham Titans
Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 2,380
18 November 2000
12:30
Gloucester 16 15 Saracens
Kingsholm
Attendance: 5,909
18 November 2000
13:00
Leicester Tigers 28 13 London Wasps
Welford Road
Attendance: 9,300
18 November 2000
13:00
Northampton Saints 26 18 Newcastle Falcons
Franklin’s Gardens
Attendance: 6,734
19 November 2000
14:15
Bath Rugby 34 32 Sale Sharks
Recreation Ground
Attendance: 7,348
19 November 2000
15:00
London Irish 21 16 NEC Harlequins
Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 5,918

Week 9

24 November 2000
20:00
NEC Harlequins 13 16 Leicester Tigers
Twickenham Stoop
Attendance: 4,613
25 November 2000
12:30
Gloucester 26 6 London Irish
Kingsholm
Attendance: 5,618
25 November 2000
13:00
Northampton Saints 24 6 Bristol Shoguns
Franklin’s Gardens
Attendance: 6,093
26 November 2000
14:15
Bath Rugby 42 19 Rotherham Titans
Recreation Ground
Attendance: 7,100
26 November 2000
14:30
Newcastle Falcons 32 27 Saracens
Kingston Park
Attendance: 5,473
26 November 2000
15:00
London Wasps 33 24 Sale Sharks
Loftus Road
Attendance: 3,087

Week 10

2 December 2000
12:30
Bristol Shoguns 16 9 Bath Rugby
Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 6,335
2 December 2000
13:00
Leicester Tigers 31 28 Gloucester
Welford Road
Attendance: 11,800
2 December 2000
13:00
Rotherham Titans 15 30 London Wasps
Clifton Lane
Attendance: 2,100
2 December 2000
13:00
Sale Sharks 35 10 NEC Harlequins
Heywood Road
Attendance: 2,002
3 December 2000
15:00
Saracens 10 30 Northampton Saints
Vicarage Road
Attendance: 10,483
5 December 2000
20:00
London Irish 19 17 Newcastle Falcons
Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 4,612

Week 11

16 December 2000
14:00
Northampton Saints 34 15 Gloucester
Franklin’s Gardens
Attendance: 7,225
16 December 2000
15:00
Leicester Tigers 27 19 Bath Rugby
Welford Road
Attendance: 14,552
16 December 2000
15:00
London Irish 14 13 London Wasps
Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 5,220
16 December 2000
15:00
Sale Sharks 45 12 Rotherham Titans
Heywood Road
Attendance: 2,200
17 December 2000
15:00
Bristol Shoguns 27 14 Newcastle Falcons
Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 3,687
17 December 2000
15:00
Saracens 26 18 NEC Harlequins
Vicarage Road
Attendance: 7,681

Week 12

23 December 2000
14:00
Sale Sharks 25 26 Bristol Shoguns
Heywood Road
Attendance: 2,631
23 December 2000
14:15
Bath Rugby 56 20 London Irish
Recreation Ground
Attendance: 7,317
23 December 2000
14:15
Rotherham Titans 9 27 Leicester Tigers
Clifton Lane
Attendance: 4,000
23 December 2000
15:00
Gloucester 28 13 Newcastle Falcons
Kingsholm
Attendance: 7,455
23 December 2000
15:00
London Wasps 25 6 Saracens
Loftus Road
Attendance: 7,835
23 December 2000
15:00
NEC Harlequins 25 34 Northampton Saints
Twickenham Stoop
Attendance: 4,128

Week 13

26 December 2000
14:15
Bath Rugby 16 17 Leicester Tigers
Recreation Ground
Attendance: 8,500
27 December 2000
14:30
Newcastle Falcons 23 15 Bristol Shoguns
Kingston Park
Attendance: 3,738
27 December 2000
15:00
NEC Harlequins 14 30 Saracens
Twickenham Stoop
Attendance: 5,089
27 December 2000
19:30
Gloucester 12 15 Northampton Saints
Kingsholm
Attendance: 9,859
27 December 2000
19:45
London Wasps 29 16 London Irish
Loftus Road
Attendance: 5,084
30 December 2000
15:00
Northampton Saints 18 21 London Wasps
Franklin’s Gardens
Attendance: 9,437
30 December 2000
15:00
Saracens 11 31 Bath Rugby
Vicarage Road
Attendance: 11,192

Week 14

6 January 2001
14:15
Bath Rugby 36 13 Northampton Saints
Recreation Ground
Attendance: 7,802
6 January 2001
14:15
Rotherham Titans 19 8 Saracens
Clifton Lane
Attendance: 3,500
6 January 2001
15:00
Bristol Shoguns 18 9 Gloucester
Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 6,781

Week 15

6 February 2001
19:45
Leicester Tigers 17 10 Bristol Shoguns
Welford Road
Attendance: 12,332
6 February 2001
20:00
NEC Harlequins 21 19 Gloucester
Twickenham Stoop
Attendance: 4,800
10 February 2001
14:00
Northampton Saints 42 0 Rotherham Titans
Franklin’s Gardens
Attendance: 8,062
10 February 2001
15:00
Gloucester 3 28 London Wasps
Kingsholm
Attendance: 6,940
10 February 2001
15:00
London Irish 9 28 Leicester Tigers
Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 7,531
11 February 2001
14:30
Newcastle Falcons 24 23 Bath Rugby
Kingston Park
Attendance: 7,319
11 February 2001
15:00
Bristol Shoguns 13 9 NEC Harlequins
Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 4,600
11 February 2001
15:00
Saracens 44 30 Sale Sharks
Vicarage Road
Attendance: 7,115

Week 16

20 February 2001
20:00
London Irish 54 11 Rotherham Titans
Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 2,504
24 February 2001
14:15
Bath Rugby 50 16 Gloucester
Recreation Ground
Attendance: 8,200
24 February 2001
15:00
Leicester Tigers 56 15 Saracens
Welford Road
Attendance: 14,212
24 February 2001
15:00
London Irish 26 26 Bristol Shoguns
Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 3,349
24 February 2001
15:00
Northampton Saints 32 26 Sale Sharks
Franklin’s Gardens
Attendance: 7,849

Week 17

6 March 2001
19:15
Newcastle Falcons 22 24 NEC Harlequins
Kingston Park
Attendance: 3,620
6 March 2001
19:45
Leicester Tigers 24 12 Sale Sharks
Welford Road
Attendance: 9,000
10 March 2001
14:15
Northampton Saints 9 12 Leicester Tigers
Franklin’s Gardens
Attendance: 10,000
10 March 2001
15:00
Gloucester 50 17 Rotherham Titans
Kingsholm
Attendance: 5,850
10 March 2001
15:00
NEC Harlequins 24 22 Bath Rugby
Twickenham Stoop
Attendance: 7,067
11 March 2001
14:30
Newcastle Falcons 48 24 Sale Sharks
Kingston Park
Attendance: 3,318
11 March 2001
15:00
Bristol Shoguns 12 24 London Wasps
Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 5,444
11 March 2001
15:00
Saracens 35 22 London Irish
Vicarage Road
Attendance: 7,913

Week 18

14 March 2001
20:00
London Irish 13 58 Bath Rugby
Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 5,303
17 March 2001
12:15
Leicester Tigers 51 7 Newcastle Falcons
Welford Road
Attendance: 15,009
17 March 2001
14:15
Bath Rugby 16 13 London Wasps
Recreation Ground
Attendance: 8,200
17 March 2001
14:15
Rotherham Titans 12 32 NEC Harlequins
Clifton Lane
Attendance: 2,000
17 March 2001
15:00
London Irish 13 10 Northampton Saints
Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 12,037
17 March 2001
15:00
Sale Sharks 16 24 Gloucester
Heywood Road
Attendance: 3,514
18 March 2001
15:00
Saracens 24 13 Bristol Shoguns
Vicarage Road
Attendance: 12,843

Week 19

24 March 2001
14:15
Rotherham Titans 13 39 Sale Sharks
Clifton Lane
Attendance: 2,000
28 March 2001
19:45
London Wasps 44 7 Newcastle Falcons
Loftus Road
Attendance: 3,444
31 March 2001
14:15
Bath Rugby 19 16 Bristol Shoguns
Recreation Ground
Attendance: 8,200
31 March 2001
15:00
Gloucester 22 13 Leicester Tigers
Kingsholm
Attendance: 7,614
31 March 2001
15:00
NEC Harlequins 36 10 Sale Sharks
Twickenham Stoop
Attendance: 5,039
31 March 2001
15:00
Northampton Saints 25 14 Saracens
Franklin’s Gardens
Attendance: 9,424
1 April 2001
14:30
Newcastle Falcons 42 35 London Irish
Kingston Park
Attendance: 5,963
1 April 2001
15:00
London Wasps 58 3 Rotherham Titans
Loftus Road
Attendance: 4,276

Week 20

10 April 2001
18:00
Rotherham Titans 36 39 Newcastle Falcons
Clifton Lane
Attendance: 1,800
10 April 2001
19:30
Sale Sharks 43 18 London Irish
Heywood Road
Attendance: 2,469
10 April 2001
19:45
London Wasps 38 19 NEC Harlequins
Loftus Road
Attendance: 12,137
14 April 2001
14:15
Sale Sharks 29 59 London Wasps
Heywood Road
Attendance: 3,877
14 April 2001
15:00
Leicester Tigers 37 5 NEC Harlequins
Welford Road
Attendance: 16,006
14 April 2001
15:00
Rotherham Titans 12 68 Bath Rugby
Clifton Lane
Attendance: 3,000
15 April 2001
15:00
Saracens 34 29 Newcastle Falcons
Vicarage Road
Attendance: 10,107

Week 21

16 April 2001
15:00
Bristol Shoguns 46 16 Northampton Saints
Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 5,315
16 April 2001
15:00
London Irish 35 10 Gloucester
Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 7,131

Zurich Championship

The top eight teams qualified for the knock-out Zurich Championship, seeded on the basis of their league finish.

Seeding

Seed Team Table points Wins Points diff
1 Leicester Tigers 8218+225
2 London Wasps 7416+235
3 Bath Rugby 7014+250
4 Northampton Saints 5913+55
5 Saracens 5812+88
6 Newcastle Falcons 571114
7 Gloucester 481053
8 London Irish 4510100

Quarter–finals

28 April 2001
Leicester Tigers 24 11 London Irish
Report
Welford Road
Attendance: 8,112
Referee: Tony Spreadbury
28 April 2001
Northampton Saints 45 17 Saracens
Report
Franklin's Gardens
Attendance: 8,500
Referee: Chris White
28 April 2001
Bath 18 9 Newcastle Falcons
Report
Recreation Ground
Attendance: 6,840
Referee: Rob Goodliffe
29 April 2001
London Wasps 18 6 Gloucester
Report
Loftus Road
Attendance: 4,986
Referee: Steve Lander

Semi–finals

5 May 2001
Leicester Tigers 17 13 Northampton Saints
Report
Welford Road
Attendance: 10,787[4]
6 May 2001
London Wasps 31 36 Bath
Report
Loftus Road
Attendance: 8,094
Referee: Brian Campsall

Final

13 May 2001
Leicester Tigers 22 10 Bath
T-Johnson, Healey, Stanley
C-Stimpson (2)
P-Stimpson
Report T-Thirlby
C-Perry
P-Perry
Twickenham
Attendance: 33,500[5]
Referee: Steve Lander
15 Tim Stimpson
14 Geordan Murphy
13 Leon Lloyd
12 Pat Howard
11 Winston Stanley
10 Andy Goode
9 Austin Healey
1 Graham Rowntree
2 Dorian West
3 Darren Garforth
4 Martin Johnson (Capt)
5 Ben Kay
6 Martin Corry
7 Neil Back
8 Will Johnson
Replacements:
16 Glenn Gelderbloom
17 Jamie Hamilton
18 Perry Freshwater
19 Richard Cockerill
20 Ricky Nebbett
21 Paul Gustard
22 Lewis Moody
Coach: Dean Richards
15 Matt Perry
14 Iain Balshaw
13 Kevin Maggs
12 Shaun Berne
11 Tom Voyce
10 Mike Catt
9 Gareth Cooper
1 Simon Emms
2 Andrew Long
3 John Mallett
4 Mark Gabey
5 Steve Borthwick
6 Angus Gardiner
7 Ben Clarke (Capt)
8 Dan Lyle
Replacements:
16 Rob Thirlby
17 Sam Cox
18 David Barnes
19 Mark Regan
20 Gavin Thomas
21 Andy Lloyd
Coach:

Leading scorers

Note: Flags to the left of player names indicate national team as has been defined under World Rugby eligibility rules, or primary nationality for players who have not earned international senior caps. Players may hold one or more non-WR nationalities.


Total Season Attendances

Club Home
Games
Total Average Highest Lowest % Capacity
Bath1291,9687,6648,5006,84093%
Bristol1151,0244,6396,7812,38038%
Gloucester1173,4306,6759,8595,42861%
Harlequins1151,4604,6787,0673,08955%
Leicester Tigers13157,16712,09016,0068,11276%
London Irish1165,1155,92012,0372,50424%
London Wasps1373,7195,67112,1373,44431%
Newcastle Falcons1255,0654,5898,5002,62346%
Northampton Saints1185,6477,78610,0006,09378%
Rotherham Titans1127,9632,5424,0001,80087%
Sale Sharks1130,9392,8133,8771,84452%
Saracens11101,4419,22213,0216,09242%

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