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2001–02 European Challenge Cup

Field	Value
name	2001–02 Parker Pen Shield
imagesize	100px
caption	Official logo
countries	England
France
Ireland
Italy
Romania
Spain
Wales
tournament format	Round-robin and Knockout
date	28 September 2001 - 26 May 2002
teams	32
matches	103
attendance	{{#expr:
tries	{{#expr:
top point scorer	Ludovic Mercier (Gloucester)
(112 points)
top try scorer	Alexandre Bouyssie (Bordeaux-Bègles)
Darragh O'Mahony (Saracens)
(9 tries)
venue	Kassam Stadium, Oxford
attendance2	12,000
champions	ENG Sale Sharks
count	1
runner-up	WAL Pontypridd
website	https://web.archive.org/web/20080506141030/http://www.ercrugby.com/eng/
previous year	2000–01
previous tournament	2000–01 European Challenge Cup
next year	2002–03
next tournament	2002–03 Parker Pen Challenge Cup

France Ireland Italy Romania Spain Wales

2000 + 0 + 1500 + 5000 + 2500 + 1000 + 2500 + 0 + 3000 + 600 + 1800 + 3000
0 + 800 + 1000 + 4000 + 1000 + 0 + 3200 + 300 + 300 + 4265 + 1000 + 3100
4000 + 0 + 2500 + 2229 + 0 + 2642 + 0 + 4200 + 0 + 3500 + 3000 + 1431
1500 + 2807 + 800 + 3500 + 1200 + 2504 + 2800 + 1000 + 2561 + 0 + 0 + 0
3000 + 4000 + 1000 + 3006 + 3000 + 1100 + 0 + 2543 + 4500 + 1500 + 0 + 2695
0 + 4000 + 1600 + 2200 + 0 + 2800 + 1337 + 2414 + 400 + 4000 + 1300 + 3240
1000 + 7000 + 1000 + 0 + 7336 + 2000 + 3500 + 600 + 0 + 6567 + 1000 + 5000
500 + 4381 + 2000 + 0 + 5473 + 1000 + 650 + 1200 + 150 + 3582 + 0 + 0
6816 + 3607 + 8000 + 4604 + 7882 + 5785 + 12000
2 + 7 + 6 + 3 + 2 + 6 + 11 + 1 + 6 + 4 + 10 + 6
5 + 7 + 8 + 2 + 13 + 11 + 3 + 5 + 7 + 3 + 4 + 13
1 + 5 + 4 + 9 + 8 + 6 + 4 + 2 + 0 + 6 + 6 + 8
0 + 14 + 3 + 2 + 7 + 5 + 4 + 7 + 5 + 10 + 12 + 5
5 + 6 + 3 + 1 + 4 + 7 + 6 + 5 + 5 + 11 + 7 + 8
4 + 5 + 5 + 7 + 8 + 11 + 16 + 14 + 5 + 15 + 3 + 2
9 + 5 + 7 + 9 + 17 + 5 + 7 + 4 + 7 + 15 + 7 + 5
9 + 5 + 13 + 14 + 16 + 17 + 14 + 12 + 13 + 17 + 4 + 6
5 + 5 + 2 + 2 + 6 + 7 + 4 (112 points) Darragh O'Mahony (Saracens) (9 tries) | runner-up = WAL Pontypridd The 2001–02 European Challenge Cup (known as the Parker Pen Shield for sponsorship reasons) was the 6th season of the European Challenge Cup, Europe's second-tier club rugby union competition below the Heineken Cup. A total of 32 teams participated, representing seven countries.

The pool stage began when Connacht hosted Narbonne on 28 September 2001 and ended with four matches on 13 January 2002. The knockout stages followed, culminating in the final at the Kassam Stadium in Oxford on 26 May 2002.

The defending champions, Englands's Harlequins, did not have a chance to defend their crown because they qualified to play in the Heineken Cup. Sale Sharks claimed a narrow victory over Pontypridd in the final and picked up their first piece of European Club silverware.

Teams

The allocation of teams was as follows: :England: 6 teams — all teams from the Zurich Premiership that did not qualify for the 2001–02 Heineken Cup :France: 10 teams — all teams from the Top 16 that did not qualify for the Heineken Cup :Ireland: 1 team — the Irish team from the Celtic League that did not play in the Heineken Cup :Italy: 8 teams — all the teams from the Super 10 that did not qualify for the Heineken Cup :Romania: 1 team specially created for the competition :Spain: 2 teams — drawn from the División de Honor de Rugby :Wales: 4 teams — all the teams from the Celtic League that did not qualify for the Heineken Cup Scotland was not represented as both of its teams (Edinburgh and Glasgow) played in the Heineken Cup.

ENG England	FRA France	Ireland Ireland	ITA Italy	ROM Romania	ESP Spain	WAL Wales

Pool stage

Main article: 2001–02 Parker Pen Shield pool stage

:{| class="wikitable"

+ Key to colours
Winner of each pool, advance to quarterfinals. Seed # in parentheses
}

Pool 1

Team	P	W	D	L	Tries for	Tries against	Try diff	Points for	Points against	Points diff	Pts
WAL Ebbw Vale (7)	6	4	0	2	15	10	5	153	90	63	8
FRA Agen	6	4	0	2	25	13	12	199	119	80	8
FRA Montauban	6	4	0	2	16	9	7	146	123	23	8
ITA Rovigo	6	0	0	6	8	32	−24	78	244	−166	0
Source : [www.ercrugby.com](https://archive.today/20130215232721/http://www.ercrugby.com/eng/amlinchallengecup/pools/index.php?includeref=478&season=2001-2002)
Points breakdown:
*2 points for a win
*1 point for a draw
Ebbw Vale, Agen and Montauban finished on the same Competition Points. In head-to-head matches
Ebbw Vale beat Agen 68–30 on aggregate, having won one game and lost the other
Ebbw Vale beat Montauban 31–24 on aggregate, having won one game and lost the other
Agen beat Montauban 60–41 on aggregate, having won one game and lost the other
hence Ebbw Vale top the table

Pool 2

Team	P	W	D	L	Tries for	Tries against	Try diff	Points for	Points against	Points diff	Pts
FRA Pau (4)	6	6	0	0	27	3	24	217	63	154	12
FRA Colomiers	6	4	0	2	32	9	23	259	105	154	8
ITA Petrarca Padova	6	2	0	4	14	26	−12	114	223	−109	4
ESP UC Madrid	6	0	0	6	8	43	−35	90	289	−199	0
Source : [www.ercrugby.com](http://www.ercrugby.com/eng/amlinchallengecup/pools/index.php?includeref=478&season=2001-2002)
Points breakdown:
*2 points for a win
*1 point for a draw

Pool 3

Team	P	W	D	L	Tries for	Tries against	Try diff	Points for	Points against	Points diff	Pts
WAL Pontypridd (8)	6	4	0	2	12	7	5	139	87	52	8
ENG Leeds Tykes	6	4	0	2	21	15	6	188	154	34	8
FRA Béziers	6	2	0	4	15	19	−4	136	187	−51	4
ITA Overmach Parma	6	2	0	4	11	18	−7	127	162	−35	4
Source : [www.ercrugby.com](http://www.ercrugby.com/eng/amlinchallengecup/pools/index.php?includeref=478&season=2001-2002)
Points breakdown:
*2 points for a win
*1 point for a draw
Pontypridd and Leeds finished on the same Competition Points.
In head-to-head matches, Pontypridd beat Leeds 55–46 on aggregate,
having won one game and lost the other.
Béziers and Overmach Parma finished on the same Competition Points.
In head-to-head matches, Béziers beat Overmach Parma 63–60 on aggregate,
having won one game and lost the other.

Pool 4

Team	P	W	D	L	Tries for	Tries against	Try diff	Points for	Points against	Points diff	Pts
ENG Sale Sharks (3)	6	6	0	0	40	7	33	286	79	207	12
Ireland Connacht	6	3	0	3	15	17	−2	157	140	17	6
FRA Narbonne	6	3	0	3	13	9	4	128	111	17	6
ITA Rugby Roma	6	0	0	6	7	42	−35	57	298	−241	0
Source : [www.ercrugby.com](http://www.ercrugby.com/eng/amlinchallengecup/pools/index.php?includeref=478&season=2001-2002)
Points breakdown:
*2 points for a win
*1 point for a draw

Pool 5

Team	P	W	D	L	Tries for	Tries against	Try diff	Points for	Points against	Points diff	Pts
ENG Bristol Shoguns (6)	6	5	0	1	21	12	9	189	115	74	10
WAL Neath	6	4	0	2	16	13	3	160	131	29	8
ITA Viadana	6	2	0	4	13	25	−12	120	210	−90	4
FRA Bourgoin	6	1	0	5	19	19	0	160	173	−13	2
Source : [www.ercrugby.com](http://www.ercrugby.com/eng/amlinchallengecup/pools/index.php?includeref=478&season=2001-2002)
Points breakdown:
*2 points for a win
*1 point for a draw

Pool 6

Team	P	W	D	L	Tries for	Tries against	Try diff	Points for	Points against	Points diff	Pts
ENG London Irish (5)	6	5	1	0	37	8	29	284	85	199	11
FRA Dax	6	4	1	1	42	9	33	306	119	187	9
ITA L'Aquila	6	2	0	4	11	34	−23	107	239	−132	4
ESP Valladolid RAC	6	0	0	6	7	46	−39	53	307	−254	0
Source : [www.ercrugby.com](http://www.ercrugby.com/eng/amlinchallengecup/pools/index.php?includeref=478&season=2001-2002)
Points breakdown:
*2 points for a win
*1 point for a draw

Pool 7

Team	P	W	D	L	Tries for	Tries against	Try diff	Points for	Points against	Points diff	Pts
ENG Gloucester (2)	6	6	0	0	47	9	38	362	62	300	12
FRA La Rochelle	6	4	0	2	21	14	7	161	177	−16	8
WAL Caerphilly	6	2	0	4	18	38	−20	170	281	−111	4
ITA Gran Parma	6	0	0	6	11	36	−25	104	277	−173	0
Source : [www.ercrugby.com](http://www.ercrugby.com/eng/amlinchallengecup/pools/index.php?includeref=478&season=2001-2002)
Points breakdown:
*2 points for a win
*1 point for a draw

Pool 8

Team	P	W	D	L	Tries for	Tries against	Try diff	Points for	Points against	Points diff	Pts
ENG Saracens (1)	6	6	0	0	64	7	57	435	66	369	12
FRA Bordeaux-Bègles	6	4	0	2	53	15	38	354	117	237	8
ROM Dinamo București	6	1	0	5	15	58	−43	102	403	−301	2
ITA Bologna	6	1	0	5	9	61	−52	93	398	−305	2
Source : [www.ercrugby.com](http://www.ercrugby.com/eng/amlinchallengecup/pools/index.php?includeref=478&season=2001-2002)
Points breakdown:
*2 points for a win
*1 point for a draw

Seeding

Seed	Pool Winners	Pts	TF	+/-
1	ENG Saracens	12	64	+369
2	ENG Gloucester	12	47	+300
3	ENG Sale Sharks	12	40	+207
4	FRA Pau	12	27	+154
5	ENG London Irish	11	37	+199
6	ENG Bristol Shoguns	10	21	+74
7	WAL Ebbw Vale	8	15	+63
8	WAL Pontypridd	8	12	+52

Knockout stage

All kickoff times are local to the match location.

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

References

"Amlin Challenge Cup: Points Scorers".
"Amlin Challenge Cup: Try Scorers".
"Challenge Cup Fixtures". [[European Rugby Cup]].

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