2000–01 French Rugby Union Championship


The 2000–01 French Rugby Union Championship was the top level of French club rugby in 2000–01. The competition was played by 21 teams. It was the last French season before the top level was reorganized into a 16-team league known as Top 16, now known as Top 14.
In the first phase, two pools were played. The first 4 of each pool were admitted to the "top 8", the tournament for the title.
The last two of the pool containing 10 teams, and the last three of the other, were relegated directly to the second division.
The 8th team in each pool had a play-off to determine the sixth team relegated. Only one club was promoted from the second division in order to reduce the number of clubs for next session to 16.
Toulouse won their 15th title, beating Montferrand in the final

Preliminary phase

Pool 1


TeamPldWDLPFPAPDPts
1Castres18140455832423446
2Stade Français18122462440921544
3Perpignan1811074924524040
4Agen1810174803859539
5Béziers18100851541410138
6Bourgoin189184433796437
7Bourdeaux-Begles 188010402533−13134
8Pau1880104274042334
9Mont-de-Marsan185013337481−14428
10Périgueux181017279776−49720

Bourdeaux-Begles classified 7th for better score in the direct matches with Pau

Pool 2


TeamPldWDLPFPAPDPts
1Montferrand20151463340422951
2Toulouse20150566138028150
3Biarritz20131659440818647
4Colomiers20100104744502440
5Narbonne20100105795196040
6Dax2010010419506−8740
7La Rochelle209011434537−10338
8Grenoble209011428479−5138
9Brive208012439563−12436
10Aurillac207013464577−11334
11Auch203017320615−29526

Colomiers classified 4th for better score in the direct matches with Narbonne and Dax
La Rochelle classified 7th for better score in the direct matches with Grenoble

Quarters of final

Semifinals

Final

Relegation Play-off