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2001–02 European Challenge Cup pool stage

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The 2001–02 European Challenge Cup pool stage (known as the Parker Pen Shield for sponsorship reasons) was the opening stage of the sixth season of the European Challenge Cup, the second-tier competition for European rugby union clubs. It began when Connacht hosted Narbonne on 28 September 2001 and ended with four matches on 13 January 2002.

Thirty two teams participated in this phase of the competition; they were divided into eight pools of four teams each, with each team playing the others home and away. Competition points were award for games won (2 points) and drawn (1 point). There were no points for losing, nor were there bonus points as in the more modern bonus point system. The eight pool winners advanced to the knockout stage. These teams then competed in a single-elimination tournament that ended with the final at the Kassam Stadium in Oxford on 26 May 2002.

Results

All kickoff times are local to the match location.

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Winner of each pool, advance to quarterfinals. Seed # in parentheses
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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
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
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
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.

Parma refused to travel. Pontypridd were awarded the match points.

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
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
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
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
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
Points breakdown:
*2 points for a win
*1 point for a draw

References

"Challenge Cup Fixtures". [[European Rugby Cup]].
(9 January 2002). "Parma refuse to travel". [[BBC]].
(10 June 2004). "Parker Pen Shield 2001/2". [[BBC]].

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