2001–02 Welsh-Scottish League
| 2001–02 Welsh-Scottish League | |
|---|---|
| Countries | Scotland Wales |
| Champions | Llanelli RFC |
| Runners-up | Newport RFC |
| Matches played | 110 |
Llanelli won the third and final Welsh-Scottish League.[1][2][3][4]
2001–2002 League Table
The top 5 Welsh teams plus Glasgow and Edinburgh qualified for next season's Heineken Cup. At the end of this season Glasgow Warriors and Edinburgh Rugby left the Scottish-Welsh League; making the 2002–03 a nine team Welsh Premier Division. The bottom side Caerphilly thus avoided regulation.
| Team | P | W | D | L | PF | PA | Tries | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Llanelli RFC | 20 | 15 | 0 | 5 | 583 | 402 | 60 | 45 |
| Newport RFC | 20 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 576 | 415 | 68 | 43 |
| Neath RFC | 20 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 616 | 366 | 64 | 42 |
| Cardiff RFC | 20 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 498 | 404 | 56 | 40 |
| Swansea RFC | 20 | 11 | 0 | 9 | 451 | 404 | 42 | 33 |
| Edinburgh | 20 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 498 | 512 | 55 | 32 |
| Pontypridd RFC | 20 | 9 | 0 | 11 | 441 | 440 | 41 | 27 |
| Glasgow | 20 | 8 | 1 | 11 | 475 | 527 | 50 | 25 |
| Bridgend RFC | 20 | 7 | 1 | 12 | 498 | 545 | 50 | 22 |
| Ebbw Vale RFC | 20 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 407 | 609 | 36 | 15 |
| Caerphilly RFC | 20 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 379 | 798 | 40 | 3 |
Results
With 11 teams in the league it was impossible to have an even round system where each team played one another in a weekend. (One team would always have to sit out.)
The fixture list was instead devised so that teams would fulfil their fixtures in weekend or mid-week slots.
Each team would play 20 rounds in total.
The first 4 or 5 rounds for each club were hosted jointly by the Celtic League (dependent on which Celtic League pool those teams were in).
Welsh-Scottish and Celtic League fixtures
These rounds counted both for the Welsh-Scottish League and for the Celtic League.
Pool A of the Celtic League had 8 teams, Pool B had 7 teams in total. Of that, Pool A had 6 Scottish-Welsh teams and Pool B had 5 Scottish-Welsh teams.
Thus Scottish and Welsh teams of Pool A had 5 matches against one another. Scottish and Welsh teams of Pool B had 4 matches against one another.
These matches were played first in allocated slots.
Slot 1
Slot 2
Slot 3
| 29 August 2001 19:00 |
| Bridgend | 50–15 | Glasgow |
| Try: Adrian Durston Gareth Thomas (2) Gareth Jones Maama Molitika Con: Cerith Rees (5) Pen: Cerith Rees (5) | Preview Report Report Report Report Report | Try: James Craig Roland Reid Con: Barry Irving Pen: Barry Irving |
| Brewery Field Attendance: 4,300 |
Slot 4
| 31 August 2001 19:30 |
| Glasgow | 59–14 | Pontypridd |
| Try: Glenn Metcalfe Tommy Hayes Roland Reid (3) Jason White James McLaren Jon Steel Lee Harrison Con: Tommy Hayes (7) | Preview Report Report Report Report Report | Try: Gareth Wyatt Dale McIntosh Con: Alex Lawson Ceri Sweeney |
| Hughenden Stadium Attendance: 4,110 Referee: A Rolland (Ireland) |
Slot 5
Slot 6
Slot 7
After 7 slots, each team had now played 4 or 5 rounds (depending on whether they were in Celtic League Pool A or B).
The remaining slots and rounds played were purely for the Welsh-Scottish League.
Welsh-Scottish League fixtures
Slot 8
Slot 9
| 12 October 2001 |
| Glasgow | 40–22 | Caerphilly |
| Try: Cameron Blades Alan Bulloch Roland Reid (2) Nathan Ross Con: Tommy Hayes (3) Pen: Tommy Hayes (3) | Preview Report Report | Try: David Hawkins Con: Luke Richards Pen: Luke Richards (4) Drop: Luke Richards |
| Hughenden Stadium Attendance: 2973 Referee: Malcolm McEwan (Hawick) |
Slot 10
Slot 11
| 1 December 2001 postponed to 30 April 2002 |
| Glasgow | 19–22 | Cardiff |
| Try: Kenny Sinclair Con: Kenny Sinclair Pen: Tommy Hayes (4) | Preview Report Report Report | Try: M Allen N Walne Con: N Robinson Pen: N Robinson (4) |
| Hughenden Stadium Referee: John Steele (Dumfries) |
Slot 12
Slot 13
Slot 14
| 22 December 2001 |
| Caerphilly | 35–16 | Glasgow |
| Try: David Hawkins Geraint Lewis Ben Watkins Graham Thomas Con: Luke Richards (3) Pen: Luke Richards (3) | Preview Preview Report Report | Try: Alan Bulloch Graeme Beveridge Pen: Tommy Hayes (2) |
| Virginia Park Attendance: 650 Referee: Hugh Lewis (Pontypridd) |
Slot 15
| 26 December 2001 postponed to 29 March 2002 |
| Glasgow | 19–23 | Edinburgh |
| Try: Graeme Beveridge Con: Tommy Hayes Pen: Tommy Hayes (4) | Preview Preview Report Report | Try: David Officer Kevin Utterson Con: Duncan Hodge (2) Pen: Duncan Hodge (2) Drop: Duncan Hodge |
| Hughenden Stadium Attendance: 4358 Referee: Paddy O"Brien (New Zealand) |
Slot 16
Slot 17
| 19 January 2002 |
| Cardiff | 29–12 | Glasgow |
| Try: Matt Allen Francois Mounier Gary Powell Rhys Williams Con: Nicky Robinson (3) Pen: Nicky Robinson | Preview Report Report Report Report | Pen: Graeme Kiddie (4) |
| Cardiff Arms Park Attendance: 4000 Referee: David R. Davies (Llanbradach) |
Slot 18
| 9 February 2002 |
| Pontypridd | 25–20 | Glasgow |
| Try: Jason Lewis Con: Nicky Little Pen: Nicky Little (5) Ceri Sweeney | Preview Preview Report Report Report | Try: Andrew Henderson Rory Kerr Con: Tommy Hayes (2) Pen: Tommy Hayes (2) |
| Sardis Road Attendance: 3000 Referee: Phil Fear (Llanharan) |
Slot 19
| 22 February 2002 |
| Edinburgh | 13–13 | Glasgow |
| Try: Derrick Lee Martin Leslie Pen: Brendan Laney | Preview Report | Try: Alan Bulloch Con: Tommy Hayes Pen: Tommy Hayes (2) |
| Myreside Attendance: 2732 Referee: Rob Dickson (Madras College FP) |
Slot 20
| 9 March 2002 |
| Newport | 55–5 | Glasgow |
| Try: Peter Buxton Jason Forster Adrian Garvey Andrew Powell Rod Snow Ofisa Tonu'u (3) Matthew Watkins Con: Shane Howarth (5) | Preview Report Report Report Report | Try: Jonathan Stuart |
| Rodney Parade Attendance: 6820 Referee: Paul Adams (Ebbw Vale) |
Slot 21
| 15 March 2002 |
| Glasgow | 20–27 | Neath |
| Try: Jon Petrie Pen: Tommy Hayes (5) | Preview Report | Try: Gareth Llewellyn Nathan Bonner-Evans Con: Lee Jarvis Pen: Lee Jarvis (5) |
| Hughenden Stadium Attendance: 2421 Referee: Iain Ramage (Berwick) |
Slot 22
| 13 April 2002 |
| Neath | 46–8 | Glasgow |
| Try: Kevin James (4) Gareth Morris Barry Williams Dave Tiueti Andrew Howell Con: Lee Jarvis (3) | Preview Report Report Report Report Report Report | Try: Michael Bartlett Con: Calvin Howarth Pen: Calvin Howarth |
| The Gnoll Attendance: 2000 Referee: Hugh Watkins (WRU) |
Slot 23
| 10 April 2002 |
| Glasgow | 21–16 | Bridgend |
| Try: Andrew Henderson Glenn Metcalfe Con: Graeme Kiddie Pen: Calvin Howarth Graeme Kiddie (2) | Preview Report Report Report Report | Try: Dafydd James Con: Craig Warlow Pen: Craig Warlow Drop: Craig Warlow (2) |
| Hughenden Stadium Referee: David Changleng (Gala) |
Slot 24
| 20 April 2002 |
| Llanelli | 40–14 | Glasgow |
| Try: Mark Jones (3) Leigh Davies Salesi Finau Con: Gareth Bowen (3) Pen: Gareth Bowen (3) | Preview Report Report | Try: Jon Steel Pen: Calvin Howarth (3) |
| Stradey Park Attendance: 3500 Referee: Colin Saunders (Wales) |
Slot 25
Slot 26
| 27 April 2002 |
| Ebbw Vale | 18–37 | Glasgow |
| Try: Rhys Shorney Iestyn Thomas Con: Gareth Cull Pen: Gareth Cull (2) | Preview Preview Report Report Report | Try: Graeme Beveridge (2) Donnie Macfadyen (2) Glenn Metcalfe Con: Tommy Hayes (2) Calvin Howarth Pen: Tommy Hayes (2) |
| Eugene Cross Park Attendance: 1200 Referee: Keri Evans (WRU) |
Slot 27
| 3 May 2002 |
| Glasgow | 26–28 | Newport |
| Try: Calvin Howarth Rory Kerr Roland Reid Con: Tommy Hayes Pen: Tommy Hayes Calvin Howarth (2) | Preview Report Report | Try: Llyr Lane Matt Mostyn (2) Con: Shane Howarth (2) Pen: Shane Howarth Jason Strange (2) |
| Hughenden Stadium Attendance: 2500 Referee: John Hogg (Hawick) |
Slot 28
Slot 29
| 10 May 2002 |
| Glasgow | 37–20 | Swansea |
| Try: Jon Steel Kenny Sinclair Jon Petrie Con: Tommy Hayes Calvin Howarth Pen: Tommy Hayes (5) Drop: James McLaren | Preview Report Report Report | Try: Matt Taylor Nik Witkowski Selilio Martens Con: Gavin Henson Pen: Gavin Henson |
| Hughenden Stadium Attendance: 3560 Referee: Andy Ireland (Edinburgh Referees Society) |