2000–01 Welsh-Scottish League

Swansea won the second Welsh-Scottish League.

2000–01 Welsh-Scottish League
Countries	Scotland Wales
Champions	Swansea RFC
Runners-up	Cardiff RFC
Matches played	132

2000-2001 League Table

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

Round 1

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

Edinburgh Reivers	43 – 25	Ebbw Vale RFC
	Report

26 August 2000

Llanelli RFC	12 – 11	Newport RFC
	Report

26 August 2000

Pontypridd RFC	33 – 22	Swansea RFC
	Report

Round 2

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9 December 2000

Caerphilly RFC	10 – 48	Swansea RFC

9 December 2000

Cross Keys RFC	3 – 54	Glasgow Caledonians
Pen: Bushell	Preview 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

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

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

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

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

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

10 March 2001

Bridgend RFC	16 – 13	Newport RFC

10 March 2001

Caerphilly RFC	5 – 15	Edinburgh Reivers

10 March 2001

Cardiff RFC	31 – 11	Glasgow Caledonians
Try: Gethin Rhys Williams Gareth Thomas Craig Morgan x 2 Con: Neil Jenkins x 4 Pen: Neil Jenkins	Preview Report Report Report	Try: Fraser Stott Pen: Tommy Hayes x 2

Cardiff Arms Park Attendance: 5000 Referee: David McHugh (Ireland)

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

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

Edinburgh Reivers	48 – 12	Cross Keys RFC
	Preview Report

31 March 2001

Neath RFC	3 – 10	Llanelli RFC

31 March 2001

Newport RFC	6 – 27	Glasgow Caledonians
Pen: Shane Howarth x 2	Preview Preview Report Report Report Report	Try: James McLaren Jonathan Stuart Fraser Stott Barry Irving Con: Tommy Hayes x 2 Drop: Tommy Hayes

Rodney Parade Attendance: 6200 Referee: H F Lewis

Round 20

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

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

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

Pontypridd RFC	44 – 30	Edinburgh Reivers

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)