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CONGRATULATIONS TO LEICESTER
THE EUROPEAN CUP CHAMPIONS 2001
Brewery giant Heineken were once again the sponsor of the European Cup.
Two points were awarded for a win, one for a draw. The six pool winners and two best-placed runners-up qualified for the quarter-finals. The best runners-up were the teams with the highest number of points in the pools.
The Pools
Pool 1 Leinster, Biarritz, Edinburgh Reivers,
Northampton
Pool 2 Swansea, Stade Francais, L'Aquila,Wasps
Pool 3 Toulouse,Cardiff, Saracens, Ulster
Pool 4 Munster, Newport, Bath, Castres
Pool 5 Llanelli, Gloucester, Colomiers,
Roma
Pool 6 Leicester, Pontypridd, Pau,
Glasgow Caledonians
As a result of the Pool results and final placings, the Quarter Final matches were as follows:
Gloucester v Swansea - winners Gloucester
Leicester v Cardiff - winners Leicester
Muster v Pau - winners Munster
Stade Francais v Biatrritz - winners Stade Francais
Semi Finals
Leicester 19 Gloucester 15
Stade Francais 16 Munster 15
Final
Stade Francais 30 Leicester 34
For details of the previous season's European Cup competition see below: