2000-2001 Rankings
|
TEAM RANKINGS since 1998 [Last updated Sep 30, 2000] |
|
Rank
|
Team
|
Points
|
|
Matches
|
% wins
|
Average Score
|
|
1
|
Toulouse |
9.42
|
|
63
|
76%
|
32-15
|
|
2
|
Munster |
9.35
|
|
28
|
75%
|
28-18
|
|
3
|
Stade Français |
8.61
|
|
67
|
64%
|
32-21
|
|
4
|
Llanelli |
8.25
|
|
60
|
67%
|
32-21
|
|
5
|
Montferrand |
7.90
|
|
65
|
65%
|
33-20
|
|
6
|
Castres |
7.46
|
|
62
|
66%
|
32-20
|
|
7
|
Ulster |
7.30
|
|
27
|
48%
|
24-24
|
|
8
|
Perpignan |
7.30
|
|
61
|
61%
|
29-22
|
|
9
|
Treviso |
7.26
|
|
35
|
66%
|
31-21
|
|
10
|
Leinster |
7.18
|
|
24
|
50%
|
23-25
|
|
11
|
Pau |
7.15
|
|
63
|
67%
|
27-21
|
|
12
|
Bourgoin |
7.13
|
|
64
|
55%
|
27-20
|
|
13
|
Colomiers |
7.10
|
|
63
|
52%
|
22-20
|
|
14
|
Agen |
7.05
|
|
56
|
63%
|
29-19
|
|
15
|
Edinburgh |
7.01
|
|
37
|
46%
|
26-27
|
|
16
|
Pontypridd |
6.93
|
|
56
|
55%
|
29-25
|
|
17
|
Brive |
6.74
|
|
61
|
59%
|
29-24
|
|
18
|
Narbonne |
6.65
|
|
57
|
56%
|
28-21
|
|
19
|
Biarritz |
6.64
|
|
61
|
61%
|
27-20
|
|
20
|
Begles |
6.53
|
|
58
|
55%
|
26-23
|
|
21
|
Ebbw Vale |
6.22
|
|
56
|
55%
|
29-27
|
|
22
|
Neath |
6.04
|
|
55
|
45%
|
27-26
|
|
23
|
Grenoble |
5.98
|
|
50
|
48%
|
21-24
|
|
24
|
Dax |
5.97
|
|
56
|
52%
|
25-25
|
|
25
|
Toulon |
5.66
|
|
48
|
50%
|
23-25
|
|
26
|
Roma |
5.17
|
|
35
|
49%
|
24-27
|
|
27
|
Glasgow |
5.15
|
|
37
|
35%
|
21-29
|
|
28
|
Newport |
5.09
|
|
49
|
47%
|
28-25
|
|
29
|
Padova |
5.01
|
|
24
|
38%
|
20-26
|
|
30
|
La Rochelle |
4.72
|
|
38
|
37%
|
20-25
|
|
31
|
Perigueux |
4.44
|
|
42
|
33%
|
20-26
|
|
32
|
Auch |
4.38
|
|
36
|
33%
|
20-25
|
|
33
|
Aurillac |
4.15
|
|
42
|
33%
|
20-30
|
|
34
|
Bath * |
4.11
|
|
28
|
68%
|
31-18
|
|
35
|
Cardiff * |
3.99
|
|
29
|
76%
|
36-23
|
|
36
|
Northampton * |
3.93
|
|
33
|
67%
|
26-20
|
|
37
|
Leicester * |
3.86
|
|
28
|
71%
|
29-21
|
|
38
|
Bridgend |
3.84
|
|
48
|
31%
|
21-29
|
|
39
|
Wasps * |
3.82
|
|
31
|
58%
|
29-20
|
|
40
|
Saracens * |
3.75
|
|
28
|
61%
|
33-24
|
|
41
|
Swansea * |
3.42
|
|
31
|
61%
|
29-23
|
|
42
|
Gloucester * |
3.37
|
|
29
|
66%
|
29-22
|
|
43
|
Connacht |
3.35
|
|
24
|
29%
|
18-31
|
|
44
|
Calvisano |
3.22
|
|
17
|
29%
|
16-28
|
|
45
|
Bristol * |
3.15
|
|
32
|
59%
|
29-26
|
|
46
|
London Irish * |
3.02
|
|
32
|
47%
|
28-27
|
|
47
|
Caerphilly |
3.00
|
|
49
|
24%
|
21-37
|
|
48
|
Beziers * |
2.90
|
|
14
|
50%
|
22-23
|
|
49
|
Rovigo |
2.84
|
|
22
|
23%
|
18-27
|
|
50
|
Racing C.F. |
2.80
|
|
42
|
21%
|
16-35
|
|
51
|
Viadana * |
2.46
|
|
11
|
55%
|
24-22
|
|
52
|
Mont de Marsan * |
2.42
|
|
22
|
45%
|
25-26
|
|
53
|
L'Aquila * |
2.35
|
|
12
|
42%
|
22-26
|
|
54
|
Newcastle * |
2.22
|
|
29
|
38%
|
21-26
|
|
55
|
Harlequins * |
2.04
|
|
29
|
28%
|
20-30
|
|
56
|
Bucuresti |
1.93
|
|
12
|
25%
|
21-41
|
|
57
|
Piacenza * |
1.87
|
|
10
|
40%
|
26-29
|
|
58
|
Sale * |
1.82
|
|
28
|
32%
|
20-29
|
|
59
|
Parma |
1.34
|
|
20
|
10%
|
17-41
|
|
60
|
Nimes |
1.33
|
|
36
|
0%
|
13-42
|
|
61
|
Nice * |
1.11
|
|
14
|
7%
|
13-41
|
|
62
|
Bedford * |
1.07
|
|
28
|
11%
|
18-37
|
|
63
|
Montauban * |
0.90
|
|
22
|
14%
|
16-35
|
|
64
|
Aberavon * |
0.87
|
|
20
|
10%
|
16-47
|
|
65
|
Spain |
0.43
|
|
12
|
0%
|
12-46
|
|
66
|
Dunvant * |
0.41
|
|
28
|
7%
|
16-43
|
|
67
|
Portugal * |
0.00
|
|
6
|
0%
|
12-62
|
(*) Teams ranked according to the results of one season only
The
rankings above are based on the 1998-1999 results of the French
Elite 1 Championship (223 matches), the French Cup (11), the European
Cup (55), the European Shield (70), the Welsh Championship (68),
the Irish Championship (12), the Italian Championship (33), and
an Inter-Scotch Provinces Tournament (3), as well as the 1999-2000
results of the French Elite 1 Championship (275 matches), the Irish
Championship (12), the Scotch-Welsh Championship (132), the English
Championship (132), the Italian Championship (33), the French Cup
(7), the English Cup (5), the Welsh Cup (5), the European Cup (79)
and the European Shield (91). All this makes for a total of 1246
matches, whose scores are considered here !
The points represent the average number
of points obtained each year. The results of the teams present in
the rankings only one year (absent from the European Cup or an elite
national championship) are divided by two. The objective is to highlight
the teams that have truly made their mark on European rugby. The
other statistics (matches, percentage of wins and average scores)
are calculated using all of the matches posted in the rankings.
In the overall rankings, Toulouse
ends up first for the period from 1998 to 2000 With only one French
title in 1999, the boys from Toulouse owe their position to their
consistent performance. The French team finishes up just ahead of
the Irish team Munster, whose position is the "punishment" for a
mediocre 1998-1999 season, which was followed by an amazing 1999-2000
season. These top two are the only teams to have won at least 75
percent of their matches (along with Cardiff, who did manage to
pull this off for one season). Rounding out the top three is Stade
Français, French champion, winner of the French cup, and ever-present
in the final stages of the European Cup.
