The 2000–01 European Challenge Cup was the fifth year of the

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, the second tier

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cup competition below the

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. The tournament was held between October 2000 and May 2001.

Pool stage

Pool 1

Pool 2

Pool 3

Pool 4

Pool 5

Pool 6

Pool 7

Pool 8

Knockout stage

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

Harlequins: J. Williams, Gollings, Greenwood, Greenstock, O'Leary, Burke, M. Powell, Leonard, Wood, Dawson, Morgan, White-Cooper, Sanderson, Wilson, Winters. Replacements: Friday, Chalmers, Jennings, Starr, Fuga, Codling, Jenkins. Narbonne: Corletto, Joubert, Douy, A. Stoica, Rouch, Quesada, Sudre, Martinez, Ledesma, Pucciarello, Gaston, Merle, Furet, Raynaud, Reid. Replacements: Racine, Poux, Plateret, Mathieu, Azema, Rosalen, Buada. Referee: Nigel Whitehouse (Wales)