2000–01 Welsh-Scottish League

Swansea won the second Welsh-Scottish League.[1]

2000–01 Welsh-Scottish League
Countries Scotland  Wales
ChampionsWales Swansea RFC
Runners-upWales Cardiff RFC
Matches played132

2000-2001 League Table

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The top 5 Welsh teams plus Glasgow and Edinburgh qualified for next season's Heineken Cup.

Team P W D L PF PA +/- Pts
  Swansea RFC 22 18 0 4 844 377 +467 54
  Cardiff RFC 22 16 0 6 665 410 +255 48
  Newport RFC 22 14 0 8 660 388 +272 42
  Llanelli RFC 22 14 0 8 663 484 +179 42
  Bridgend RFC 22 13 0 9 637 479 +158 39
  Neath RFC 22 12 1 9 639 453 +96 37
  Glasgow Caledonians 22 12 0 10 645 608 +37 36
  Edinburgh Reivers 22 11 0 11 540 667 -127 33
  Pontypridd RFC 22 10 0 12 635 541 +94 30
  Caerphilly RFC 22 5 1 16 464 729 -265 16
  Ebbw Vale RFC 22 5 0 17 428 741 -313 15
  Cross Keys RFC 22 1 0 21 247 1100 -853 3

Results

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Round 1

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26 August 2000
Caerphilly RFC  31 – 13  Glasgow Caledonians
Try: David Hawkins
Mark Workman
Gareth Jones
Con: Luke Richards x 2
Pen: Luke Richards x 4
Preview
Preview
Report
Report
Report
Try: Gordon Simpson
Con: Craig Chalmers
Pen: Craig Chalmers x 2
Virginia Park
Referee: T Rowlands (Treorchy).
26 August 2000
Cardiff RFC  35 – 30  Neath RFC
Report
26 August 2000
Cross Keys RFC  12 – 37  Bridgend RFC
Report
26 August 2000
Llanelli RFC  12 – 11  Newport RFC
Report
26 August 2000
Pontypridd RFC  33 – 22  Swansea RFC
Report

Round 2

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2 September 2000
Bridgend RFC  41 – 30  Llanelli RFC
2 September 2000
Cardiff RFC  80 – 16  Edinburgh Reivers
2 September 2000
Ebbw Vale RFC  23 – 32  Pontypridd RFC
2 September 2000
Glasgow Caledonians  52 – 28  Cross Keys RFC
Try: Dave Hilton
Steve Griffiths
Mark McKenzie
Alan Bulloch
Roland Reid x 3
Con: Mark McKenzie x 4
Pen: Craig Chalmers x 2
Mark McKenzie
Report
Report
Try: A Howarth
G Stroud
Penalty try
K Stewart
Con: J Webb x 4
Referee: A Ireland
2 September 2000
Newport RFC  24 – 13  Neath RFC
2 September 2000
Swansea RFC  59 – 20  Caerphilly RFC

Round 3

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5 September 2000
Bridgend RFC  49 – 27  Glasgow Caledonians
Try: Ringer
Collier
Tomalolo
Molitika x 2
Jones
Durston
Con: Warlow x 4
Pen: Warlow x 2
Report
Report
Reaction
Try: Roland Reid
James Craig
Jon Steel
Con: Mark McKenzie x 3
Pen: Mark McKenzie x 2
Brewery Field
Referee: G Simmonds (Cardiff)
5 September 2000
Ebbw Vale RFC  49 – 10  Cross Keys RFC
5 September 2000
Edinburgh Reivers  28 – 25  Llanelli RFC
5 September 2000
Neath RFC  33 – 29  Pontypridd RFC
5 September 2000
Newport RFC  24 – 13  Swansea RFC
5 September 2000
postponed to
10 May 2001
Cardiff RFC  43 – 20  Caerphilly RFC

Round 4

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8 September 2000
Bridgend RFC  25 – 3  Edinburgh Reivers
Report
8 September 2000
Caerphilly RFC  36 – 3  Cross Keys RFC
8 September 2000
Glasgow Caledonians  36 – 20  Neath RFC
Try: Jon Steel
Gordon Bulloch
Martin Waite
Con: Mark McKenzie x 3
Pen: Mark McKenzie x 5
Preview
Preview
Report
Report
Try: Tuipulotu
Pen: Williams x 4
Drop: Brown
Hughenden Stadium
Referee: J Fleming (Boroughmuir)
8 September 2000
Newport RFC  56 – 24  Ebbw Vale RFC
8 September 2000
Pontypridd RFC  6 – 28  Cardiff RFC
8 September 2000
Swansea RFC  28 – 21  Llanelli RFC

Round 5

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15 September 2000
Cardiff RFC  29 – 16  Newport RFC
15 September 2000
Cross Keys RFC  12 – 60  Pontypridd RFC
15 September 2000
Ebbw Vale RFC  15 – 48  Bridgend RFC
15 September 2000
Edinburgh Reivers  26 – 33  Glasgow Caledonians
Try: Murray
Shiel
Con: Ross x 2
Pen: Ross x 4
Preview
Report
Try: Jason White
James Craig
Jonathan Stuart
Dave Hilton
Con: Mark McKenzie
Rowen Shepherd
Pen: Mark McKenzie
Rowen Shepherd
Drop: Mark McKenzie
Myreside
Referee: A Rowden (England)
15 September 2000
Llanelli RFC  46 – 26  Caerphilly RFC
15 September 2000
Neath RFC  24 – 9  Swansea RFC

Round 6

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22 September 2000
Bridgend RFC  33 – 37  Cardiff RFC
22 September 2000
Caerphilly RFC  33 – 33  Neath RFC
22 September 2000
Cross Keys RFC  7 – 46  Llanelli RFC
22 September 2000
Glasgow Caledonians  43 – 37  Ebbw Vale RFC
Try: Shaun Longstaff
Ian Jardine x 2
Graeme Beveridge
Con: Mark McKenzie x 4
Pen: Mark McKenzie x 5
Preview
Report
Report
Try: Potter
Morris
Connor
Hawker
Con: Strange x 2
Connor x 2
Pen: Strange x 3
Hughenden Stadium
Attendance: 2,100
Referee: J Fleming (Boroughmuir)
22 September 2000
Pontypridd RFC  22 – 44  Newport RFC
22 September 2000
Swansea RFC  69 – 20  Edinburgh Reivers

Round 7

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29 September 2000
Ebbw Vale RFC  6 – 55  Swansea RFC
29 September 2000
Edinburgh Reivers  43 – 33  Caerphilly RFC
29 September 2000
Glasgow Caledonians  27 – 26  Cardiff RFC
Try: Gordon McIlwham
Tommy Hayes
Con: Tommy Hayes
Pen: Tommy Hayes x 4
Mark McKenzie
Preview
Report
Report
Report
Try: Walne
Howley
Con: Jenkins x 2
Pen: Jenkins x 4
Hughenden Stadium
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: Patrick Thomas (France)
29 September 2000
Llanelli RFC  53 – 20  Pontypridd RFC
29 September 2000
Neath RFC  73 – 22  Cross Keys RFC
29 September 2000
Newport RFC  34 – 29  Bridgend RFC

Round 8

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4 November 2000
Caerphilly RFC  45 – 14  Ebbw Vale RFC
4 November 2000
Llanelli RFC  31 – 28  Neath RFC
4 November 2000
Pontypridd RFC  38 – 20  Bridgend RFC
4 November 2000
Swansea RFC  29 – 22  Cardiff RFC
4 November 2000
postponed to
26 January 2001
Cross Keys RFC  16 – 10  Edinburgh Reivers
4 November 2000
postponed to
1 May 2001
Glasgow Caledonians  28 – 20  Newport RFC
Try: James McLaren
Rory Kerr
Lee Harrison
Con: Tommy Hayes x 2
Pen: Tommy Hayes x 3
Preview
Report
Report
Report
Try: Pritchard
Raiwalui
Con: Mitchell x 2
Pen: Mitchell x 2
Hughenden Stadium
Referee: I Ramage (Berwick, SRFU)

Round 9

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25 November 2000
Neath RFC  17 – 22  Edinburgh Reivers
25 November 2000
match abandoned
result does not stand
Pontypridd RFC  14 – 21  Glasgow Caledonians
Try: Tau
Pen: Jarvis x 3
Preview
Report
Report
Try: Gordon Simpson
James Craig
Tommy Hayes
Con: Tommy Hayes x 3
Referee: Nigel Owens (WRU)
25 November 2000
postponed to
26 January 2001
Llanelli RFC  42 – 15  Ebbw Vale RFC
25 November 2000
postponed to
3 March 2001
Caerphilly RFC  8 – 53  Newport RFC
25 November 2000
postponed to
28 March 2001
Cross Keys RFC  23 – 33  Cardiff RFC
25 November 2000
replayed match
11 April 2001
Pontypridd RFC  41 – 18  Glasgow Caledonians
Try: Johnston
Sweeney x 2
Vunipola
Con: Davey x 3
Pen: Davey x 5
Preview
Preview
Report
Report
Try: Rory Kerr
James McLaren
Tommy Hayes
Pen: Tommy Hayes
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Nigel Owens (WRU)
25 November 2000
postponed to
9 May 2001
Swansea RFC  35 – 20  Bridgend RFC

Round 10

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1 December 2000
Bridgend RFC  46 – 13  Caerphilly RFC
1 December 2000
Cardiff RFC  22 – 9  Llanelli RFC
1 December 2000
Ebbw Vale RFC  10 – 33  Neath RFC
1 December 2000
Edinburgh Reivers  22 – 16  Pontypridd RFC
1 December 2000
Glasgow Caledonians  22 – 42  Swansea RFC
Try: Jon Steel
Tommy Hayes
Jonathan Stuart
Con: Tommy Hayes x 2
Pen: Tommy Hayes
Preview
Report
Report
Report
Try: Charvis x 3
Payne
Robinson
Con: Thomas x 4
Pen: Thomas x 3
McDiarmid Park, Perth
Attendance: 900
Referee: R Dickson (Madras College)
1 December 2000
Newport RFC  53 – 5  Cross Keys RFC

Round 11

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5 December 2000
Bridgend RFC  67 – 0  Cross Keys RFC
5 December 2000
Ebbw Vale RFC  24 – 10  Edinburgh Reivers
5 December 2000
Neath RFC  12 – 18  Cardiff RFC
5 December 2000
Newport RFC  20 – 9  Llanelli RFC
5 December 2000
Swansea RFC  42 – 16  Pontypridd RFC
5 December 2000
postponed to
15 April 2001
Glasgow Caledonians  52 – 15  Caerphilly RFC
Try: Glenn Metcalfe x 2
Fraser Stott
Gordon Simpson
Alan Bulloch
Jon Steel
Tommy Hayes
Rory Kerr
Con: Tommy Hayes x 6
Report
Report
Try: Hawkins
Lewis
Con: Richards
Pen: Richards
Hughenden Stadium
Attendance: 600
Referee: R Dickson (Madras FP)

Round 12

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9 December 2000
Caerphilly RFC  10 – 48  Swansea RFC
9 December 2000
Cross Keys RFC  3 – 54  Glasgow Caledonians
Pen: BushellPreview
Preview
Report
Report
Try: Andy Nicol x 2
Gordon Bulloch
Graeme Beveridge
Shaun Longstaff x 2
Roland Reid
James McLaren
Con: Tommy Hayes x 6
Andy Nicol
Pandy Park
Attendance: 800
Referee: Nigel Williams (Bryncoch)
9 December 2000
Edinburgh Reivers  29 – 11  Cardiff RFC
9 December 2000
Llanelli RFC  30 – 27  Bridgend RFC
9 December 2000
Neath RFC  36 – 26  Newport RFC
9 December 2000
Pontypridd RFC  54 – 0  Ebbw Vale RFC

Round 13

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16 December 2000
Bridgend RFC  28 – 18  Neath RFC
16 December 2000
Cardiff RFC  27 – 16  Ebbw Vale RFC
16 December 2000
Glasgow Caledonians  45 – 35  Llanelli RFC
Try: Donnie Macfadyen x2
Jon Steel
Jonathan Stuart
Con: Tommy Hayes x 2
Pen: Tommy Hayes x 7
Report
Report
Report
Report
Try: Quinnell x 2
Wyatt
James
Con: S Jones x 3
Pen: S Jones x 3
McDiarmid Park, Perth
Attendance: 1200
Referee: M Hall (RFU)
16 December 2000
Newport RFC  55 – 15  Edinburgh Reivers
16 December 2000
Pontypridd RFC  41 – 7  Caerphilly RFC
16 December 2000
Swansea RFC  55 – 3  Cross Keys RFC

Round 14

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23 December 2000
Cardiff RFC  21 – 14  Pontypridd RFC
23 December 2000
Cross Keys RFC  11 – 27  Caerphilly RFC
23 December 2000
Ebbw Vale RFC  10 – 19  Newport RFC
23 December 2000
Edinburgh Reivers  23 – 13  Bridgend RFC
Report
23 December 2000
Llanelli RFC  22 – 23  Swansea RFC
23 December 2000
Neath RFC  34 – 29  Glasgow Caledonians
Try: D. Williams
S. Williams
Tuipulotu
K. James.
Con: S. Williams
Pen: S. Williams x 4
Preview
Report
Try: Alan Bulloch
Graeme Beveridge
Roland Reid
Donnie Macfadyen
Shaun Longstaff
Con: Tommy Hayes x 2
The Gnoll
Attendance: 1500
Referee: Paul Adams (Welsh RFU)

Round 15

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26 December 2000
Caerphilly RFC  20 – 40  Llanelli RFC
26 December 2000
Newport RFC  16 – 23  Cardiff RFC
26 December 2000
Pontypridd RFC  59 – 19  Cross Keys RFC
26 December 2000
Swansea RFC  45 – 23  Neath RFC
26 December 2000
postponed to
20 February 2001
Bridgend RFC  24 – 12  Ebbw Vale RFC
26 December 2000
postponed to
23 March 2001
Glasgow Caledonians  32 – 35  Edinburgh Reivers
Try: Gordon Simpson
Jonathan Stuart x 2
James McLaren
Con: Tommy Hayes x 3
Pen: Tommy Hayes x 2
Preview
Report
Report
Try: Conan Sharman x 2
Cammy Murray
Allan Jacobsen
Con: Duncan Hodge x 3
Pen: Duncan Hodge x 3
Hughenden Stadium
Referee: J Fleming (Boroughmuir)

Round 16

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5 January 2001
Edinburgh Reivers  17 – 15  Newport RFC
5 January 2001
postponed to
26 January 2001
Caerphilly RFC  12 – 19  Pontypridd RFC
5 January 2001
postponed to
7 March 2001
Ebbw Vale RFC  12 – 7  Cardiff RFC
5 January 2001
postponed to
1 May 2001
Cross Keys RFC  8 – 57  Swansea RFC
5 January 2001
postponed to
1 May 2001
Neath RFC  13 – 12  Bridgend RFC
6 January 2001
Llanelli RFC  10 – 16  Glasgow Caledonians
Try: S Jones
Con: S Jones
Pen: S Jones
Preview
Report
Report
Report
Report
Try: Gordon Simpson
Con: Tommy Hayes
Pen: Tommy Hayes x 2
Drop: James McLaren
Stradey Park
Referee: Clayton Thomas (Wales)

Round 17

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10 February 2001
Cardiff RFC  19 – 24  Bridgend RFC
10 February 2001
Ebbw Vale RFC  14 – 10  Glasgow Caledonians
Try: Shorney
L. Phillips
Con: Connor
Strange
Preview
Report
Report
Report
Try: James McLaren
Con: Tommy Hayes
Pen: Tommy Hayes
Eugene Cross Park
Attendance: 1400
Referee: T Rowlands (Treorchy)
10 February 2001
Edinburgh Reivers  16 – 24  Swansea RFC
10 February 2001
Llanelli RFC  53 – 22  Cross Keys RFC
10 February 2001
Neath RFC  22 – 17  Caerphilly RFC
10 February 2001
Newport RFC  33 – 13  Pontypridd RFC

Round 18

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10 March 2001
Bridgend RFC  16 – 13  Newport RFC
10 March 2001
Cross Keys RFC  12 – 66  Neath RFC
10 March 2001
Pontypridd RFC  15 – 19  Llanelli RFC
10 March 2001
Swansea RFC  68 – 17  Ebbw Vale RFC

Round 19

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31 March 2001
Bridgend RFC  16 – 13  Pontypridd RFC
31 March 2001
Cardiff RFC  21 – 14  Swansea RFC
31 March 2001
Ebbw Vale RFC  16 – 22  Caerphilly RFC
31 March 2001
Neath RFC  3 – 10  Llanelli RFC

Round 20

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20 April 2001
Caerphilly RFC  19 – 50  Cardiff RFC
20 April 2001
Cross Keys RFC  14 – 42  Ebbw Vale RFC
20 April 2001
Glasgow Caledonians  15 – 22  Bridgend RFC
Try: Shaun Longstaff
Gordon Simpson
Con: Tommy Hayes
Pen: Tommy Hayes
Preview
Report
Report
Report
Try: Jamie Ringer
Con: Craig Warlow
Pen: Craig Warlow x 4
Drop: Craig Warlow
Hughenden Stadium
20 April 2001
Llanelli RFC  43 – 28  Edinburgh Reivers
20 April 2001
Pontypridd RFC  21 – 22  Neath RFC
20 April 2001
Swansea RFC  19 – 3  Newport RFC

Round 21

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27 April 2001
Bridgend RFC  16 – 34  Swansea RFC
27 April 2001
Cardiff RFC  57 – 0  Cross Keys RFC
27 April 2001
Ebbw Vale RFC  14 – 43  Llanelli RFC
27 April 2001
Edinburgh Reivers  43 – 19  Neath RFC
27 April 2001
Glasgow Caledonians  45 – 29  Pontypridd RFC
Try: Glenn Metcalfe
Rory Kerr
Barry Irving x 2
Jon Petrie x 2
Con: Barry Irving x 6
Pen: Barry Irving
Preview
Report
Report
Report
Try: Parker
John
Jenkins
Colderley
Con: Davey x 2
Graham
Pen: Davey
Hughenden Stadium
Attendance: 1800
Referee: John Steele (SRFU)
27 April 2001
Newport RFC  31 – 22  Caerphilly RFC

Round 22

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4 May 2001
Caerphilly RFC  23 – 31  Bridgend RFC
4 May 2001
Cross Keys RFC  5 – 66  Newport RFC
4 May 2001
Llanelli RFC  34 – 25  Cardiff RFC
4 May 2001
Neath RFC  36 – 33  Ebbw Vale RFC
4 May 2001
Swansea RFC  54 – 10  Glasgow Caledonians
Try: Winn
Payne
Weatherley
M. Robinson
Martens
Charvis
Lewis x 2.
Con: C. Rees x 3
Henson x 4.
Report
Report
Report
Report
Report
Try: Andrew Henderson
Con: Tommy Hayes
Pen: Tommy Hayes
St. Helen's
Attendance: 4000
Referee: Hugh Watkins (WRU)

References

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  1. ^ "The history of rugby through its competitions". Rugbyarchive.net. Retrieved 17 July 2017.[permanent dead link]