The 2001 Celtic League was the first year of the Celtic League. Teams from Scotland, Wales and Ireland played in the competition. There were 15 teams playing in the competition, split into two pools. The top four teams from each pool went through to a finals series with a final match played to determine the winner of the 2001/02 Celtic League. Points on the League table were:
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Teams playing in the 2001/02 Celtic League were:
Scotland
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Ireland
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Wales
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Pool A | ||||||||
Team | Played | Won | Lost | Drawn | For | Against | BP | Points |
Leinster | 7 | 7 | 281 | 114 | 21 | |||
Ulster | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 194 | 157 | 13 | |
Glasgow Rugby | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 204 | 172 | 13 | |
Llanelli | 7 | 4 | 3 | 175 | 123 | 12 | ||
Swansea | 7 | 3 | 4 | 124 | 158 | 9 | ||
Bridgend | 7 | 3 | 4 | 161 | 208 | 9 | ||
Pontypridd | 7 | 1 | 6 | 111 | 207 | 3 | ||
Ebbw Vale | 7 | 1 | 6 | 134 | 245 | 3 | ||
Pool B | ||||||||
Team | Played | Won | Lost | Drawn | For | Against | BP | Points |
Munster | 6 | 5 | 1 | 228 | 120 | 15 | ||
Connacht | 6 | 4 | 2 | 152 | 97 | 12 | ||
Neath | 6 | 4 | 2 | 151 | 116 | 12 | ||
Newport | 6 | 3 | 3 | 147 | 109 | 9 | ||
Cardiff | 6 | 3 | 3 | 128 | 135 | 9 | ||
Edinburgh Rugby | 6 | 2 | 4 | 134 | 159 | 6 | ||
Caerphilly | 6 | 6 | 88 | 292 | 0 | |||
August 17 August 18 August 24 August 25 August 28 August 29 August 31 September 1 September 7 September 8 September 11 September 12 September 14 September 15 September 16 November 30 December 1 December 7 December 8 December 15 |
Bridgend Ulster Edinburgh Rugby Leinster Cardiff Caerphilly Llanelli Connacht Neath Llanelli Glasgow Rugby Ebbw Vale Newport Swansea Ulster Leinster Pontypridd Edinburgh Rugby Munster Bridgend Cardiff Neath Glasgow Rugby Leinster Llanelli Ebbw Vale Caerphilly Newport Connacht Ebbw Vale Edinburgh Rugby Munster Swansea Pontypridd Bridgend Leinster Llanelli Cardiff Caerphilly Glasgow Rugby Newport Ulster Glasgow Rugby Munster Swansea Pontypridd Ebbw Vale Neath Connacht Quarter-Finals Ulster Leinster Connacht Munster Semi-Finals Leinster Munster Final Leinster |
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Pontypridd Swansea Munster Glasgow Rugby Connacht Neath Ebbw Vale Edinburgh Rugby Cardiff Leinster Ulster Pontypridd Caerphilly Bridgend Llanelli Ebbw Vale Swansea Neath Connacht Glasgow Rugby Newport Munster Pontypridd Ulster Bridgend Swansea Cardiff Edinburgh Rugby Neath Ulster Caerphilly Newport Glasgow Rugby Llanelli Leinster Pontypridd Swansea Edinburgh Rugby Munster Ebbw Vale Connacht Bridgend Llanelli Cardiff Leinster Ulster Bridgend Newport Caerphilly Neath Newport Glasgow Rugby Llanelli Glasgow Rugby Ulster Munster |
Bridgend Belfast Edinburgh Dublin Cardiff Caerphilly Llanelli Galway Neath Llanelli Glasgow Ebbw Vale Newport Swansea Belfast Dublin Pontypridd Edinburgh Limerick Bridgend Cardiff Neath Glasgow Dublin Llanelli Ebbw Vale Caerphilly Newport Galway Ebbw Vale Edinburgh Cork Swansea Pontypridd Bridgend Dublin Llanelli Cardiff Caerphilly Glasgow Newport Belfast Glasgow Cork Swansea Pontypridd Ebbw Vale Neath Galway Belfast Dublin Galway Limerick Dublin Dublin Dublin |
19 30 22 39 3 13 46 21 25 17 25 18 50 16 26 55 6 20 40 50 20 30 59 31 36 21 15 29 28 27 27 29 13 17 32 52 21 32 18 58 14 46 15 51 18 20 17 11 62 38 34 29 13 35 15 24 |
27 13 25 11 6 43 16 30 14 19 25 13 22 25 27 13 11 32 19 15 14 22 14 9 3 26 49 11 10 29 20 21 21 19 51 14 27 24 61 22 16 14 9 10 34 29 18 19 0 29 22 34 6 13 9 20 |
Munster won the 2001/02 Celtic League