Английская Википедия:2000–01 Ulster Rugby season
Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Use dmy dates Шаблон:Use Irish English Шаблон:Infobox rugby team The 2000–01 season was Ulster Rugby's sixth since the advent of professionalism, and their third under coach Harry Williams. They competed in the Heineken Cup and the IRFU Interprovincial Championship. Williams announced in August 2000 that he would leave at the end of the season.[1]
The IRFU rejected a proposal for a Celtic League involving three of the Irish provinces, two Scottish super-districts and seven Welsh clubs, each playing 22 matches. The IRFU argued that the structure proposed would add too many games and leave provincial players unable to play for their clubs, and made a counter-proposal of an eleven-game season, which the Welsh and Scottish unions rejected.[2] Discussions continued,[3] and a format was finally agreed for the following season.[4]
They were bottom of their pool in the Heineken Cup, failing to qualify for the knockout stage. They finished second in the Interprovincial Championship, qualifying for next season's Heineken Cup. The average crowd at Interprovincial matches was 7,000, comparing favourably to 3,000 in the English first division.[5] Tyrone Howe was Ulster's Player of the Year, and was selected for the 2001 British & Irish Lions tour to Australia.
Player transfers
Players in
- Шаблон:Flagicon Clem Boyd from Шаблон:Flagicon Bath[6]
- Шаблон:Flagicon John Campbell from Шаблон:Flagicon Terenure[7]
- Шаблон:Flagicon Ryan Constable from Шаблон:Flagicon Saracens[8]
- Шаблон:Flagicon Brad Free from Шаблон:Flagicon Bective Rangers[9][10]
- Шаблон:Flagicon Grant Henderson from Шаблон:Flagicon Natal[11]
- Шаблон:Flagicon Russell Nelson from Шаблон:Flagicon Blue Bulls[12]
- Шаблон:Flagicon Shane Stewart from Шаблон:Flagicon Ballymena[12]
Players out
- Шаблон:Flagicon Simon Mason to Шаблон:Flagicon Stade Francais[13]
- Шаблон:Flagicon Eric Miller to Шаблон:Flagicon Leinster[12]
- Шаблон:Flagicon Spencer Bromley to Шаблон:Flagicon Worcester[12]
- Шаблон:Flagicon Riaz Fredericks (released)[12]
- Шаблон:Flagicon Joeli Veitayaki (released)[12]
Squad
2000–01 Heineken Cup
| Team | P | W | D | L | Tries for | Tries against | Try diff | Points for | Points against | Points diff | Pts |
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| Шаблон:Flagicon Cardiff | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 182 | 146 | 36 | 8 |
| Шаблон:Flagicon Saracens | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 174 | 140 | 34 | 8 |
| Шаблон:Flagicon Toulouse | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 171 | 182 | −11 | 5 |
| Шаблон:Flagicon Ulster | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 21 | −10 | 146 | 205 | −59 | 3 |
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2000-01 IRFU Interprovincial Championship
| Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | BP | Pts | Status |
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| Шаблон:Align | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 151 | 99 | 1 | 23 | Champions; qualified for next season's Heineken Cup |
| Шаблон:Align | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 144 | 119 | 3 | 15 | Qualified for next season's Heineken Cup |
| Шаблон:Align | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 109 | 111 | 2 | 12 | Qualified for next season's Heineken Cup |
| Шаблон:Align | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 100 | 175 | 1 | 5 | |
Top three teams qualify for next season's Heineken Cup.
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Friendlies
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Ulster Rugby Awards
The Ulster Rugby Awards ceremony was held on 24 May 2001. Winners were:[14]
- Ulster Rugby player of the year: Tyrone Howe
- Supporters' Club player of the year: Tyrone Howe
- Guinness personality of the year: Gary Longwell
- Coach of the year: Willie Anderson, Dungannon RFC
- Schools player of the year: Glen Telford, RBAI
- Youth player of the year: Wayne Dougan, Banbridge RFC
- Club of the year: Clogher Valley
- PRO Award: Terry Jackson, Dungannon RFC
- Dorrington B Faulkner Memorial Award: Roy McGarvey, Coleraine
References
- ↑ "Williams to quit as Ulster coach", BBC Sport, 31 August 2000
- ↑ Tony Ward, "IRFU says no to plans for new Celtic League", Irish Independent, 14 March 2000
- ↑ Kieran Rooney, "Celtic League looming large in rugby horizon", Irish Independent, 18 August 2000
- ↑ "Celtic League gets green light to kick off in August", Evening Herald, 31 May 2001
- ↑ Barry Coughlan, "Doubts remain about benefits of Celtic League", Irish Examiner, 4 October 2000
- ↑ "Prop Boyd forced to retire", BBC Sport, 4 November 2003
- ↑ Jim Stokes, "Campbell signed up to replace Veitayaka [sic]", Belfast Telegraph, 10 May 2000
- ↑ Gavin Mairs, "Retiring Ulster ace gets a big vote of thanks", Belfast Telegraph, 4 July 2008
- ↑ "The joy of being free of injury", Irish Times, 26 October 2000
- ↑ "Brad Free to play for Ireland", Irish Independent, 29 October 1997
- ↑ Richard Bullick, "Ulster sign Springboks", News Letter, 23 June 2000
- ↑ 12,0 12,1 12,2 12,3 12,4 12,5 Jonathan McConnell, "Ulster recruit South Africans", ESPN Scrum, 23 June 2000
- ↑ Gavin Mortimer, "The ten biggest flops in the Top 14", Rugby World, 18 December 2013
- ↑ "Honours for Howe and Longwell", BBC Sport, 25 May 2001
