# 2000–01 Premiership Rugby

The 2000–01 English Premiership (called the Zurich Premiership for sponsorship reasons) was the 14th season of the top flight of the English domestic rugby union competitions. Leicester Tigers finished top of the league for the third year in a row giving them their fifth English champions title.
This season saw the introduction of the bonus points scoring system.
Additionally, an 8 team end of season knock-out competition, the Zurich Championship was introduced, although this was not used to determine the English Champions, that being the preserve of the Zurich Premiership winners. Leicester also won the Zurich Championship in this season.
Rotherham were relegated, to be replaced by Leeds Tykes for the 2001–02 season.

## Participating teams

| Team | Stadium | Capacity | City/Area |
| Bath | Recreation Ground | 8,200 | Bath, Somerset |
| Bristol | Memorial Stadium | 12,100 | Bristol |
| Gloucester | Kingsholm | 11,000 | Gloucester, Gloucestershire |
| Harlequins | The Stoop | 8,500 | Twickenham, London |
| Leicester Tigers | Welford Road | 16,000 | Leicester, Leicestershire |
| London Irish | Madejski Stadium | 24,161 | Reading, Berkshire |
| London Wasps | Loftus Road | 18,439 | Shepherd's Bush, London |
| Newcastle Falcons | Kingston Park | 10,000 | Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear |
| Northampton Saints | Franklin's Gardens | 10,000 | Northampton, Northamptonshire |
| Rotherham Titans | Clifton Lane | 2,500 | Rotherham, South Yorkshire |
| Sale | Heywood Road | 5,400 | Sale, Greater Manchester |
| Saracens | Vicarage Road | 22,000 | Watford, Hertfordshire |

## Table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | TF | TA | TB | LB | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Leicester Tigers (C) | 22 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 571 | 346 | +225 | 60 | 25 | 7 | 1 | 82 | Champion 2001–02 Heineken Cup |
| 2 | London Wasps | 22 | 16 | 0 | 6 | 663 | 428 | +235 | 77 | 37 | 7 | 3 | 74 | 2001–02 Heineken Cup |
| 3 | Bath | 22 | 14 | 0 | 8 | 680 | 430 | +250 | 72 | 37 | 9 | 5 | 70 | 2001–02 Heineken Cup |
| 4 | Northampton Saints | 22 | 13 | 0 | 9 | 518 | 463 | +55 | 45 | 45 | 3 | 4 | 59 | 2001–02 Heineken Cup |
| 5 | Saracens | 22 | 12 | 0 | 10 | 589 | 501 | +88 | 63 | 48 | 6 | 4 | 58 | |
| 6 | Newcastle Falcons | 22 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 554 | 568 | −14 | 57 | 65 | 7 | 6 | 57 | 2001–02 Heineken Cup |
| 7 | Gloucester | 22 | 10 | 0 | 12 | 473 | 526 | −53 | 43 | 45 | 3 | 5 | 48 | |
| 8 | London Irish | 22 | 10 | 1 | 11 | 476 | 576 | −100 | 36 | 60 | 1 | 2 | 45 | |
| 9 | Bristol | 22 | 9 | 1 | 12 | 443 | 492 | −49 | 34 | 36 | 1 | 5 | 44 | |
| 10 | Sale Sharks | 22 | 8 | 1 | 13 | 561 | 622 | −61 | 56 | 67 | 6 | 3 | 43 | |
| 11 | Harlequins | 22 | 7 | 0 | 15 | 440 | 538 | −98 | 44 | 48 | 3 | 7 | 38 | 2001–02 Heineken Cup |
| 12 | Rotherham Titans (R) | 22 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 335 | 813 | −478 | 29 | 103 | 1 | 3 | 12 | Relegation place |
* ↑ Newcastle gained a spot by virtue of winning the Powergen Cup.
* ↑ Harlequins gained a spot in the Heineken Cup by winning the 2000–01 European Challenge Cup.

## Results
### Week 1

* 19 August 2000 14:00
| London Wasps | 22 – 24 | Leicester Tigers |
* Loftus Road Attendance: 6,328
* 19 August 2000 15:00
| NEC Harlequins | 16 – 22 | London Irish |
* Twickenham Stoop Attendance: 5,093
* 19 August 2000 15:00
| Sale Sharks | 33 – 32 | Bath Rugby |
* Heywood Road Attendance: 2,980
* 20 August 2000 14:30
| Newcastle Falcons | 27 – 21 | Northampton Saints |
* Kingston Park Attendance: 3,245
* 20 August 2000 15:00
| Rotherham Titans | 20 – 23 | Bristol Shoguns |
* Clifton Lane Attendance: 2,700
* 20 August 2000 15:00
| Saracens | 50 – 20 | Gloucester |
* Vicarage Road Attendance: 7,682

### Week 2

* 26 August 2000 14:00
| Bristol Shoguns | 23 – 34 | Saracens |
* Memorial Stadium Attendance: 4,280
* 26 August 2000 15:00
| Gloucester | 18 – 19 | Sale Sharks |
* Kingsholm Attendance: 5,500
* 26 August 2000 15:00
| NEC Harlequins | 26 – 13 | Rotherham Titans |
* Twickenham Stoop Attendance: 3,217
* 26 August 2000 15:00
| Northampton Saints | 27 – 10 | London Irish |
* Franklin’s Gardens Attendance: 6,713
* 27 August 2000 14:30
| Newcastle Falcons | 22 – 25 | Leicester Tigers |
* Kingston Park Attendance: 4,298
* 27 August 2000 15:00
| London Wasps | 12 – 36 | Bath Rugby |
* Loftus Road Attendance: 4,037

### Week 3

* 2 September 2000 14:00
| Leicester Tigers | 33 – 19 | Northampton Saints |
* Welford Road Attendance: 14,088
* 2 September 2000 14:15
| Bath Rugby | 38 – 22 | NEC Harlequins |
* Recreation Ground Attendance: 6,958
* 2 September 2000 15:00
| London Irish | 27 – 22 | Saracens |
* Madejski Stadium Attendance: 7,312
* 2 September 2000 15:00
| Rotherham Titans | 23 – 29 | Gloucester |
* Clifton Lane Attendance: 2,500
* 2 September 2000 15:00
| Sale Sharks | 13 – 27 | Newcastle Falcons |
* Heywood Road Attendance: 2,885
* 3 September 2000 15:00
| London Wasps | 23 – 17 | Bristol Shoguns |
* Loftus Road Attendance: 3,525

### Week 4

* 6 September 2000 19:30
| Bristol Shoguns | 13 – 36 | Sale Sharks |
* Memorial Stadium Attendance: 3,100
* 6 September 2000 19:30
| Newcastle Falcons | 18 – 19 | Gloucester |
* Kingston Park Attendance: 2,623
* 6 September 2000 19:30
| Northampton Saints | 27 – 20 | NEC Harlequins |
* Franklin’s Gardens Attendance: 6,645
* 6 September 2000 19:45
| Leicester Tigers | 26 – 18 | Rotherham Titans |
* Welford Road Attendance: 9,801
* 6 September 2000 19:45
| Saracens | 24 – 30 | London Wasps |
* Vicarage Road Attendance: 7,312
* 9 September 2000 14:00
| Gloucester | 21 – 22 | Bath Rugby |
* Kingsholm Attendance: 6,754
* 9 September 2000 15:00
| NEC Harlequins | 18 – 31 | London Wasps |
* Twickenham Stoop Attendance: 4,880
* 9 September 2000 15:00
| Sale Sharks | 34 – 23 | Northampton Saints |
* Heywood Road Attendance: 1,844
* 10 September 2000 14:30
| Newcastle Falcons | 34 – 19 | Rotherham Titans |
* Kingston Park Attendance: 2,735
* 10 September 2000 15:00
| Bristol Shoguns | 26 – 30 | London Irish |
* Memorial Stadium Attendance: 2,902
* 10 September 2000 15:00
| Saracens | 17 – 9 | Leicester Tigers |
* Vicarage Road Attendance: 13,021

### Week 5

* 16 September 2000 14:15
| Bath Rugby | 19 – 12 | Newcastle Falcons |
* Recreation Ground Attendance: 7,503
* 16 September 2000 14:15
| NEC Harlequins | 31 – 25 | Bristol Shoguns |
* Twickenham Stoop Attendance: 3,089
* 16 September 2000 15:00
| Leicester Tigers | 33 – 20 | London Irish |
* Welford Road Attendance: 12,168
* 16 September 2000 15:00
| Rotherham Titans | 19 – 32 | Northampton Saints |
* Clifton Lane Attendance: 2,363
* 16 September 2000 15:00
| Sale Sharks | 6 – 51 | Saracens |
* Heywood Road Attendance: 3,130
* 17 September 2000 15:00
| London Wasps | 43 – 23 | Gloucester |
* Loftus Road Attendance: 4,277

### Week 6

* 23 September 2000 14:15
| Newcastle Falcons | 59 – 21 | London Wasps |
* Kingston Park Attendance: 4,233
* 23 September 2000 15:00
| Bristol Shoguns | 24 – 20 | Leicester Tigers |
* Memorial Stadium Attendance: 6,200
* 23 September 2000 15:00
| Gloucester | 27 – 23 | NEC Harlequins |
* Kingsholm Attendance: 5,428
* 23 September 2000 15:00
| Northampton Saints | 24 – 13 | Bath Rugby |
* Franklin’s Gardens Attendance: 7,465
* 24 September 2000 15:00
| London Irish | 28 – 13 | Sale Sharks |
* Madejski Stadium Attendance: 4,198
* 24 September 2000 15:00
| Saracens | 59 – 5 | Rotherham Titans |
* Vicarage Road Attendance: 6,092

### Week 7

* 30 September 2000 14:15
| Bath Rugby | 21 – 33 | Saracens |
* Recreation Ground Attendance: 8,000
* 30 September 2000 15:00
| Gloucester | 38 – 16 | Bristol Shoguns |
* Kingsholm Attendance: 6,503
* 30 September 2000 15:00
| NEC Harlequins | 18 – 20 | Newcastle Falcons |
* Twickenham Stoop Attendance: 4,445
* 30 September 2000 15:00
| Rotherham Titans | 19 – 18 | London Irish |
* Clifton Lane Attendance: 2,000
* 30 September 2000 15:00
| Sale Sharks | 17 – 17 | Leicester Tigers |
* Heywood Road Attendance: 3,407
* 1 October 2000 15:00
| London Wasps | 53 – 17 | Northampton Saints |
* Loftus Road Attendance: 4,612

### Week 8

* 18 November 2000 12:30
| Bristol Shoguns | 32 – 21 | Rotherham Titans |
* Memorial Stadium Attendance: 2,380
* 18 November 2000 12:30
| Gloucester | 16 – 15 | Saracens |
* Kingsholm Attendance: 5,909
* 18 November 2000 13:00
| Leicester Tigers | 28 – 13 | London Wasps |
* Welford Road Attendance: 9,300
* 18 November 2000 13:00
| Northampton Saints | 26 – 18 | Newcastle Falcons |
* Franklin’s Gardens Attendance: 6,734
* 19 November 2000 14:15
| Bath Rugby | 34 – 32 | Sale Sharks |
* Recreation Ground Attendance: 7,348
* 19 November 2000 15:00
| London Irish | 21 – 16 | NEC Harlequins |
* Madejski Stadium Attendance: 5,918

### Week 9

* 24 November 2000 20:00
| NEC Harlequins | 13 – 16 | Leicester Tigers |
* Twickenham Stoop Attendance: 4,613
* 25 November 2000 12:30
| Gloucester | 26 – 6 | London Irish |
* Kingsholm Attendance: 5,618
* 25 November 2000 13:00
| Northampton Saints | 24 – 6 | Bristol Shoguns |
* Franklin’s Gardens Attendance: 6,093
* 26 November 2000 14:15
| Bath Rugby | 42 – 19 | Rotherham Titans |
* Recreation Ground Attendance: 7,100
* 26 November 2000 14:30
| Newcastle Falcons | 32 – 27 | Saracens |
* Kingston Park Attendance: 5,473
* 26 November 2000 15:00
| London Wasps | 33 – 24 | Sale Sharks |
* Loftus Road Attendance: 3,087

### Week 10

* 2 December 2000 12:30
| Bristol Shoguns | 16 – 9 | Bath Rugby |
* Memorial Stadium Attendance: 6,335
* 2 December 2000 13:00
| Leicester Tigers | 31 – 28 | Gloucester |
* Welford Road Attendance: 11,800
* 2 December 2000 13:00
| Rotherham Titans | 15 – 30 | London Wasps |
* Clifton Lane Attendance: 2,100
* 2 December 2000 13:00
| Sale Sharks | 35 – 10 | NEC Harlequins |
* Heywood Road Attendance: 2,002
* 3 December 2000 15:00
| Saracens | 10 – 30 | Northampton Saints |
* Vicarage Road Attendance: 10,483
* 5 December 2000 20:00
| London Irish | 19 – 17 | Newcastle Falcons |
* Madejski Stadium Attendance: 4,612

### Week 11

* 16 December 2000 14:00
| Northampton Saints | 34 – 15 | Gloucester |
* Franklin’s Gardens Attendance: 7,225
* 16 December 2000 15:00
| Leicester Tigers | 27 – 19 | Bath Rugby |
* Welford Road Attendance: 14,552
* 16 December 2000 15:00
| London Irish | 14 – 13 | London Wasps |
* Madejski Stadium Attendance: 5,220
* 16 December 2000 15:00
| Sale Sharks | 45 – 12 | Rotherham Titans |
* Heywood Road Attendance: 2,200
* 17 December 2000 15:00
| Bristol Shoguns | 27 – 14 | Newcastle Falcons |
* Memorial Stadium Attendance: 3,687
* 17 December 2000 15:00
| Saracens | 26 – 18 | NEC Harlequins |
* Vicarage Road Attendance: 7,681

### Week 12

* 23 December 2000 14:00
| Sale Sharks | 25 – 26 | Bristol Shoguns |
* Heywood Road Attendance: 2,631
* 23 December 2000 14:15
| Bath Rugby | 56 – 20 | London Irish |
* Recreation Ground Attendance: 7,317
* 23 December 2000 14:15
| Rotherham Titans | 9 – 27 | Leicester Tigers |
* Clifton Lane Attendance: 4,000
* 23 December 2000 15:00
| Gloucester | 28 – 13 | Newcastle Falcons |
* Kingsholm Attendance: 7,455
* 23 December 2000 15:00
| London Wasps | 25 – 6 | Saracens |
* Loftus Road Attendance: 7,835
* 23 December 2000 15:00
| NEC Harlequins | 25 – 34 | Northampton Saints |
* Twickenham Stoop Attendance: 4,128

### Week 13

* 26 December 2000 14:15
| Bath Rugby | 16 – 17 | Leicester Tigers |
* Recreation Ground Attendance: 8,500
* 27 December 2000 14:30
| Newcastle Falcons | 23 – 15 | Bristol Shoguns |
* Kingston Park Attendance: 3,738
* 27 December 2000 15:00
| NEC Harlequins | 14 – 30 | Saracens |
* Twickenham Stoop Attendance: 5,089
* 27 December 2000 19:30
| Gloucester | 12 – 15 | Northampton Saints |
* Kingsholm Attendance: 9,859
* 27 December 2000 19:45
| London Wasps | 29 – 16 | London Irish |
* Loftus Road Attendance: 5,084
* 30 December 2000 15:00
| Northampton Saints | 18 – 21 | London Wasps |
* Franklin’s Gardens Attendance: 9,437
* 30 December 2000 15:00
| Saracens | 11 – 31 | Bath Rugby |
* Vicarage Road Attendance: 11,192

### Week 14

* 6 January 2001 14:15
| Bath Rugby | 36 – 13 | Northampton Saints |
* Recreation Ground Attendance: 7,802
* 6 January 2001 14:15
| Rotherham Titans | 19 – 8 | Saracens |
* Clifton Lane Attendance: 3,500
* 6 January 2001 15:00
| Bristol Shoguns | 18 – 9 | Gloucester |
* Memorial Stadium Attendance: 6,781

### Week 15

* 6 February 2001 19:45
| Leicester Tigers | 17 – 10 | Bristol Shoguns |
* Welford Road Attendance: 12,332
* 6 February 2001 20:00
| NEC Harlequins | 21 – 19 | Gloucester |
* Twickenham Stoop Attendance: 4,800
* 10 February 2001 14:00
| Northampton Saints | 42 – 0 | Rotherham Titans |
* Franklin’s Gardens Attendance: 8,062
* 10 February 2001 15:00
| Gloucester | 3 – 28 | London Wasps |
* Kingsholm Attendance: 6,940
* 10 February 2001 15:00
| London Irish | 9 – 28 | Leicester Tigers |
* Madejski Stadium Attendance: 7,531
* 11 February 2001 14:30
| Newcastle Falcons | 24 – 23 | Bath Rugby |
* Kingston Park Attendance: 7,319
* 11 February 2001 15:00
| Bristol Shoguns | 13 – 9 | NEC Harlequins |
* Memorial Stadium Attendance: 4,600
* 11 February 2001 15:00
| Saracens | 44 – 30 | Sale Sharks |
* Vicarage Road Attendance: 7,115

### Week 16

* 20 February 2001 20:00
| London Irish | 54 – 11 | Rotherham Titans |
* Madejski Stadium Attendance: 2,504
* 24 February 2001 14:15
| Bath Rugby | 50 – 16 | Gloucester |
* Recreation Ground Attendance: 8,200
* 24 February 2001 15:00
| Leicester Tigers | 56 – 15 | Saracens |
* Welford Road Attendance: 14,212
* 24 February 2001 15:00
| London Irish | 26 – 26 | Bristol Shoguns |
* Madejski Stadium Attendance: 3,349
* 24 February 2001 15:00
| Northampton Saints | 32 – 26 | Sale Sharks |
* Franklin’s Gardens Attendance: 7,849

### Week 17

* 6 March 2001 19:15
| Newcastle Falcons | 22 – 24 | NEC Harlequins |
* Kingston Park Attendance: 3,620
* 6 March 2001 19:45
| Leicester Tigers | 24 – 12 | Sale Sharks |
* Welford Road Attendance: 9,000
* 10 March 2001 14:15
| Northampton Saints | 9 – 12 | Leicester Tigers |
* Franklin’s Gardens Attendance: 10,000
* 10 March 2001 15:00
| Gloucester | 50 – 17 | Rotherham Titans |
* Kingsholm Attendance: 5,850
* 10 March 2001 15:00
| NEC Harlequins | 24 – 22 | Bath Rugby |
* Twickenham Stoop Attendance: 7,067
* 11 March 2001 14:30
| Newcastle Falcons | 48 – 24 | Sale Sharks |
* Kingston Park Attendance: 3,318
* 11 March 2001 15:00
| Bristol Shoguns | 12 – 24 | London Wasps |
* Memorial Stadium Attendance: 5,444
* 11 March 2001 15:00
| Saracens | 35 – 22 | London Irish |
* Vicarage Road Attendance: 7,913

### Week 18

* 14 March 2001 20:00
| London Irish | 13 – 58 | Bath Rugby |
* Madejski Stadium Attendance: 5,303
* 17 March 2001 12:15
| Leicester Tigers | 51 – 7 | Newcastle Falcons |
* Welford Road Attendance: 15,009
* 17 March 2001 14:15
| Bath Rugby | 16 – 13 | London Wasps |
* Recreation Ground Attendance: 8,200
* 17 March 2001 14:15
| Rotherham Titans | 12 – 32 | NEC Harlequins |
* Clifton Lane Attendance: 2,000
* 17 March 2001 15:00
| London Irish | 13 – 10 | Northampton Saints |
* Madejski Stadium Attendance: 12,037
* 17 March 2001 15:00
| Sale Sharks | 16 – 24 | Gloucester |
* Heywood Road Attendance: 3,514
* 18 March 2001 15:00
| Saracens | 24 – 13 | Bristol Shoguns |
* Vicarage Road Attendance: 12,843

### Week 19

* 24 March 2001 14:15
| Rotherham Titans | 13 – 39 | Sale Sharks |
* Clifton Lane Attendance: 2,000
* 28 March 2001 19:45
| London Wasps | 44 – 7 | Newcastle Falcons |
* Loftus Road Attendance: 3,444
* 31 March 2001 14:15
| Bath Rugby | 19 – 16 | Bristol Shoguns |
* Recreation Ground Attendance: 8,200
* 31 March 2001 15:00
| Gloucester | 22 – 13 | Leicester Tigers |
* Kingsholm Attendance: 7,614
* 31 March 2001 15:00
| NEC Harlequins | 36 – 10 | Sale Sharks |
* Twickenham Stoop Attendance: 5,039
* 31 March 2001 15:00
| Northampton Saints | 25 – 14 | Saracens |
* Franklin’s Gardens Attendance: 9,424
* 1 April 2001 14:30
| Newcastle Falcons | 42 – 35 | London Irish |
* Kingston Park Attendance: 5,963
* 1 April 2001 15:00
| London Wasps | 58 – 3 | Rotherham Titans |
* Loftus Road Attendance: 4,276

### Week 20

* 10 April 2001 18:00
| Rotherham Titans | 36 – 39 | Newcastle Falcons |
* Clifton Lane Attendance: 1,800
* 10 April 2001 19:30
| Sale Sharks | 43 – 18 | London Irish |
* Heywood Road Attendance: 2,469
* 10 April 2001 19:45
| London Wasps | 38 – 19 | NEC Harlequins |
* Loftus Road Attendance: 12,137
* 14 April 2001 14:15
| Sale Sharks | 29 – 59 | London Wasps |
* Heywood Road Attendance: 3,877
* 14 April 2001 15:00
| Leicester Tigers | 37 – 5 | NEC Harlequins |
* Welford Road Attendance: 16,006
* 14 April 2001 15:00
| Rotherham Titans | 12 – 68 | Bath Rugby |
* Clifton Lane Attendance: 3,000
* 15 April 2001 15:00
| Saracens | 34 – 29 | Newcastle Falcons |
* Vicarage Road Attendance: 10,107

### Week 21

* 16 April 2001 15:00
| Bristol Shoguns | 46 – 16 | Northampton Saints |
* Memorial Stadium Attendance: 5,315
* 16 April 2001 15:00
| London Irish | 35 – 10 | Gloucester |
* Madejski Stadium Attendance: 7,131

## Zurich Championship

The top eight teams qualified for the knock-out Zurich Championship, seeded on the basis of their league finish.

### Seeding

| Seed | Team | Table points | Wins | Points diff |
| 1 | Leicester Tigers | 82 | 18 | +225 |
| 2 | London Wasps | 74 | 16 | +235 |
| 3 | Bath Rugby | 70 | 14 | +250 |
| 4 | Northampton Saints | 59 | 13 | +55 |
| 5 | Saracens | 58 | 12 | +88 |
| 6 | Newcastle Falcons | 57 | 11 | −14 |
| 7 | Gloucester | 48 | 10 | −53 |
| 8 | London Irish | 45 | 10 | −100 |

### Quarter–finals

* 28 April 2001
| Leicester Tigers | 24 – 11 | London Irish |
| | Report | |
* Welford Road Attendance: 8,112 Referee: Tony Spreadbury
* 28 April 2001
| Northampton Saints | 45 – 17 | Saracens |
| | Report | |
* Franklin's Gardens Attendance: 8,500 Referee: Chris White
* 28 April 2001
| Bath | 18 – 9 | Newcastle Falcons |
| | Report | |
* Recreation Ground Attendance: 6,840 Referee: Rob Goodliffe
* 29 April 2001
| London Wasps | 18 – 6 | Gloucester |
| | Report | |
* Loftus Road Attendance: 4,986 Referee: Steve Lander

### Semi–finals

* 5 May 2001
| Leicester Tigers | 17 – 13 | Northampton Saints |
| | Report | |
* Welford Road Attendance: 10,787
* 6 May 2001
| London Wasps | 31 – 36 | Bath |
| | Report | |
* Loftus Road Attendance: 8,094 Referee: Brian Campsall

### Final

* 13 May 2001
| Leicester Tigers | 22–10 | Bath |
| T-Johnson, Healey, Stanley C-Stimpson (2) P-Stimpson | Report | T-Thirlby C-Perry P-Perry |
* Twickenham Stadium Attendance: 33,500 Referee: Steve Lander
Team details :
| 15 | Tim Stimpson |
| 14 | Geordan Murphy |
| 13 | Leon Lloyd |
| 12 | Pat Howard |
| 11 | Winston Stanley |
| 10 | Andy Goode |
| 9 | Austin Healey |
| 1 | Graham Rowntree |
| 2 | Dorian West |
| 3 | Darren Garforth |
| 4 | Martin Johnson (Capt) |
| 5 | Ben Kay |
| 6 | Martin Corry |
| 7 | Neil Back |
| 8 | Will Johnson |
| Replacements: |
| 16 | Glenn Gelderbloom |
| 17 | Jamie Hamilton |
| 18 | Perry Freshwater |
| 19 | Richard Cockerill |
| 20 | Ricky Nebbett |
| 21 | Paul Gustard |
| 22 | Lewis Moody |
| Coach: Dean Richards |
| 15 | Matt Perry |
| 14 | Iain Balshaw |
| 13 | Kevin Maggs |
| 12 | Shaun Berne |
| 11 | Tom Voyce |
| 10 | Mike Catt |
| 9 | Gareth Cooper |
| 1 | Simon Emms |
| 2 | Andrew Long |
| 3 | John Mallett |
| 4 | Mark Gabey |
| 5 | Steve Borthwick |
| 6 | Angus Gardiner |
| 7 | Ben Clarke (Capt) |
| 8 | Dan Lyle |
| Replacements: |
| 16 | Rob Thirlby |
| 17 | Sam Cox |
| 18 | David Barnes |
| 19 | Mark Regan |
| 20 | Gavin Thomas |
| 21 | Andy Lloyd |
| Coach: |

## Leading scorers

Note: Flags to the left of player names indicate national team as has been defined under World Rugby eligibility rules, or primary nationality for players who have not earned international senior caps. Players may hold one or more non-WR nationalities.