2001–02 Welsh-Scottish League

Llanelli won the third and final Welsh-Scottish League.[1][2][3][4]

2001–02 Welsh-Scottish League
Countries Scotland  Wales
Champions Llanelli RFC
Runners-up Newport RFC
Matches played110

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 2015055834026045
Newport RFC 2014155764156843
Neath RFC 2014066163666442
Cardiff RFC 2013164984045640
Swansea RFC 2011094514044233
Edinburgh 2010284985125532
Pontypridd RFC 2090114414404127
Glasgow 2081114755275025
Bridgend RFC 2071124985455022
Ebbw Vale RFC 2050154076093615
Caerphilly RFC 201019379798403

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
17 August 2001
Bridgend 19 – 27 Pontypridd
18 August 2001
Caerphilly 13 – 43 Neath

18 August 2001
Llanelli 46 – 16 Ebbw Vale

Slot 2
24 August 2001
Ebbw Vale 18 – 13 Pontypridd

24 August 2001
Neath 25 – 14 Cardiff

25 August 2001
Newport 50 – 22 Caerphilly

25 August 2001
Swansea 16 – 25 Bridgend

Slot 3
28 August 2001
Edinburgh 20 – 32 Neath
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28 August 2001
Pontypridd 6 – 11 Swansea

29 August 2001
19:00
Bridgend 50 – 15 Glasgow
Try: Adrian Durston
Gareth Thomas x 2
Gareth Jones
Maama Molitika
Con: Cerith Rees x 5
Pen: Cerith Rees x 5
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Report
Report
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Report		 Try: James Craig
Roland Reid
Con: Barry Irving
Pen: Barry Irving
Brewery Field
Attendance: 4,300
29 August 2001
Cardiff 20 – 14 Newport

Slot 4
31 August 2001
19:30
Glasgow 59 – 14 Pontypridd
Try: Glenn Metcalfe
Tommy Hayes
Roland Reid x 3
Jason White
James McLaren
Jon Steel
Lee Harrison
Con: Tommy Hayes x 7
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Report
Report
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Report		 Try: Gareth Wyatt
Dale McIntosh
Con: Alex Lawson
Ceri Sweeney
Hughenden Stadium
Attendance: 4,110
Referee: A Rolland (Ireland)
1 September 2001
Caerphilly 15 – 49 Cardiff

1 September 2001
Ebbw Vale 21 – 26 Swansea

1 September 2001
Llanelli 36 – 3 Bridgend

1 September 2001
Newport 29 – 11 Edinburgh

Slot 5
7 September 2001
Edinburgh 27 – 20 Caerphilly

8 September 2001
Pontypridd 17 – 19 Llanelli

8 September 2001
Swansea 13 – 21 Glasgow

Slot 6
11 September 2001
Cardiff 32 - 24 Edinburgh

11 September 2001
Glasgow 58 - 22 Ebbw Vale

11 September 2001
Llanelli 21 - 27 Swansea

Slot 7
14 September 2001
Glasgow 15 - 9 Llanelli

15 September 2001
Ebbw Vale 17 - 18 Bridgend

15 September 2001
Neath 11 - 19 Newport

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
22 September 2001
Bridgend 26 - 35 Newport

22 September 2001
Cardiff 25 - 13 Swansea

22 September 2001
Neath 26 - 41 Llanelli

22 September 2001
Pontypridd 38 - 8 Caerphilly

Slot 9
12 October 2001
Ebbw Vale 15 - 10 Edinburgh

12 October 2001
Glasgow 40 - 22 Caerphilly
Try: Cameron Blades
Alan Bulloch
Roland Reid x 2
Nathan Ross
Con: Tommy Hayes x 3
Pen: Tommy Hayes x 3
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Report		 Try: David Hawkins
Con: Luke Richards
Pen: Luke Richards x 4
Drop: Luke Richards
Hughenden Stadium
Attendance: 2973
Referee: Malcolm McEwan (Hawick)

Slot 10
19 October 2001
Newport 25 - 19 Swansea

19 October 2001
Edinburgh 13 - 11 Pontypridd

20 October 2001
Bridgend 19 - 21 Neath

20 October 2001
Caerphilly 25 - 30 Ebbw Vale

20 October 2001
Llanelli 28 - 25 Cardiff

Slot 11
1 December 2001
Swansea 22 - 14 Ebbw Vale

1 December 2001
postponed to
30 April 2002
Glasgow 19 - 22 Cardiff
Try: Kenny Sinclair
Con: Kenny Sinclair
Pen: Tommy Hayes x 4
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Report		 Try: M Allen
N Walne
Con: N Robinson
Pen: N Robinson x 4
Hughenden Stadium
Referee: John Steele (Dumfries)

Slot 12
7 December 2001
Edinburgh 27 - 22 Bridgend

7 December 2001
Llanelli 17 - 13 Newport

8 December 2001
Ebbw Vale 6 - 45 Neath

8 December 2001
Swansea 36 - 21 Caerphilly

Slot 13
14 December 2001
Swansea 3 - 12 Pontypridd

15 December 2001
Bridgend 28 - 24 Ebbw Vale

15 December 2001
Caerphilly 20 - 46 Newport

15 December 2001
Cardiff 16 - 12 Neath

15 December 2001
Llanelli 42 - 17 Edinburgh

Slot 14
21 December 2001
Edinburgh 51 - 18 Swansea

21 December 2001
Llanelli 39 - 27 Neath

22 December 2001
Bridgend 25 - 25 Cardiff

22 December 2001
Caerphilly 35 - 16 Glasgow
Try: David Hawkins
Geraint Lewis
Ben Watkins
Graham Thomas
Con: Luke Richards x 3
Pen: Luke Richards x 3
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Report		 Try: Alan Bulloch
Graeme Beveridge
Pen: Tommy Hayes x 2
Virginia Park
Attendance: 650
Referee: Hugh Lewis (Pontypridd)
22 December 2001
Pontypridd 33 - 13 Ebbw Vale

Slot 15
26 December 2001
Cardiff 28 - 20 Pontypridd

26 December 2001
Neath 38 - 33 Caerphilly

26 December 2001
Newport 35 - 25 Ebbw Vale

26 December 2001
Swansea 35 - 9 Llanelli

26 December 2001
postponed to
29 March 2002
Glasgow 19 - 23 Edinburgh
Try: Graeme Beveridge
Con: Tommy Hayes
Pen: Tommy Hayes x 4
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Report		 Try: David Officer
Kevin Utterson
Con: Duncan Hodge x 2
Pen: Duncan Hodge x 2
Drop: Duncan Hodge
Hughenden Stadium
Attendance: 4358
Referee: Paddy O"Brien (New Zealand)

Slot 16
28 December 2001
Pontypridd 6 - 33 Newport

29 December 2001
Bridgend 31 - 33 Llanelli

29 December 2001
Caerphilly 21 - 35 Edinburgh

29 December 2001
Ebbw Vale 22 - 20 Cardiff

29 December 2001
Neath 31 - 15 Swansea

Slot 17
18 January 2002
Newport 24 - 9 Llanelli

19 January 2002
Caerphilly 16 - 36 Pontypridd

19 January 2002
Cardiff 29 - 12 Glasgow
Try: Matt Allen
Francois Mounier
Gary Powell
Rhys Williams
Con: Nicky Robinson x 3
Pen: Nicky Robinson
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Report
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Report		 Pen: Graeme Kiddie x 4
Cardiff Arms Park
Attendance: 4000
Referee: David R. Davies (Llanbradach)

Slot 18
8 February 2002
Ebbw Vale 3 - 16 Llanelli

8 February 2002
Edinburgh 19 - 19 Newport

9 February 2002
Caerphilly 3 - 38 Swansea

9 February 2002
Neath 35 - 21 Bridgend

9 February 2002
Pontypridd 25 - 20 Glasgow
Try: Jason Lewis
Con: Nicky Little
Pen: Nicky Little x 5
Ceri Sweeney
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Preview
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Report
Report		 Try: Andrew Henderson
Rory Kerr
Con: Tommy Hayes x 2
Pen: Tommy Hayes x 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
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Report		 Try: Alan Bulloch
Con: Tommy Hayes
Pen: Tommy Hayes x 2
Myreside
Attendance: 2732
Referee: Rob Dickson (Madras College FP)

Slot 20
8 March 2002
Pontypridd 17 - 12 Neath

9 March 2002
Caerphilly 21 - 34 Bridgend

9 March 2002
Cardiff 26 - 16 Ebbw Vale

9 March 2002
Newport 55 - 5 Glasgow
Try: Peter Buxton
Jason Forster
Adrian Garvey
Andrew Powell
Rod Snow
Ofisa Tonu'u x 3
Matthew Watkins
Con: Shane Howarth x 5
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Report		 Try: Jonathan Stuart
Rodney Parade
Attendance: 6820
Referee: Paul Adams (Ebbw Vale)
9 March 2002
Swansea 22 - 27 Edinburgh

Slot 21
15 March 2002
Ebbw Vale 22 - 32 Newport

15 March 2002
Glasgow 20 - 27 Neath
Try: Jon Petrie
Pen: Tommy Hayes x 5
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Report		 Try: Gareth Llewellyn
Nathan Bonner-Evans
Con: Lee Jarvis
Pen: Lee Jarvis x 5
Hughenden Stadium
Attendance: 2421
Referee: Iain Ramage (Berwick)
16 March 2002
Bridgend 53 - 30 Edinburgh

16 March 2002
Llanelli 62 - 18 Caerphilly

16 March 2002
Pontypridd 18 - 21 Cardiff

Slot 22
13 April 2002
Neath 46 - 8 Glasgow
Try: Kevin James x 4
Gareth Morris
Barry Williams
Dave Tiueti
Andrew Howell
Con: Lee Jarvis x 3
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Report
Report
Report
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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 x 2
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Report
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Report		 Try: Dafydd James
Con: Craig Warlow
Pen: Craig Warlow
Drop: Craig Warlow x 2
Hughenden Stadium
Referee: David Changleng (Gala)
16 April 2002
Llanelli 26 - 20 Pontypridd

17 April 2002
Cardiff 27 - 16 Caerphilly

17 April 2002
Newport 20 - 36 Neath

Slot 24
19 April 2002
Edinburgh 32 - 10 Cardiff

19 April 2002
Pontypridd 32 - 13 Bridgend

20 April 2002
Llanelli 40 - 14 Glasgow
Try: Mark Jones x 3
Leigh Davies
Salesi Finau
Con: Gareth Bowen x 3
Pen: Gareth Bowen x 3
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Report		 Try: Jon Steel
Pen: Calvin Howarth x 3
Stradey Park
Attendance: 3500
Referee: Colin Saunders (Wales)
20 April 2002
Neath 50 - 8 Ebbw Vale

20 April 2002
Swansea 52 - 13 Newport

Slot 25
23 April 2002
Edinburgh 49 - 31 Ebbw Vale

Slot 26
26 April 2002
Newport 14 - 17 Cardiff

27 April 2002
Bridgend 6 - 21 Swansea

27 April 2002
Ebbw Vale 18 - 37 Glasgow
Try: Rhys Shorney
Iestyn Thomas
Con: Gareth Cull
Pen: Gareth Cull x 2
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Report		 Try: Graeme Beveridge x 2
Donnie Macfadyen x 2
Glenn Metcalfe
Con: Tommy Hayes x 2
Calvin Howarth
Pen: Tommy Hayes x 2
Eugene Cross Park
Attendance: 1200
Referee: Keri Evans (WRU)
27 April 2002
Neath 36 - 3 Edinburgh

Slot 27
3 May 2002
Edinburgh 40 - 8 Llanelli

3 May 2002
Glasgow 26 - 28 Newport
Try: Calvin Howarth
Rory Kerr
Roland Reid
Con: Tommy Hayes
Pen: Tommy Hayes
Calvin Howarth x 2
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Report		 Try: Llyr Lane
Matt Mostyn x 2
Con: Shane Howarth x 2
Pen: Shane Howarth
Jason Strange x 2
Hughenden Stadium
Attendance: 2500
Referee: John Hogg (Hawick)
3 May 2002
Neath 47 - 14 Pontypridd

4 May 2002
Bridgend 33 - 24 Caerphilly

4 May 2002
Swansea 24 - 20 Cardiff

Slot 28
7 May 2002
Caerphilly 6 - 54 Llanelli

7 May 2002
Cardiff 47 - 27 Bridgend

7 May 2002
Swansea 20 - 16 Neath

8 May 2002
Newport 34 - 23 Pontypridd

Slot 29
10 May 2002
Cardiff 25 - 28 Llanelli

10 May 2002
Ebbw Vale 66 - 20 Caerphilly

10 May 2002
Glasgow 37 - 20 Swansea
Try: Jon Steel
Kenny Sinclair
Jon Petrie
Con: Tommy Hayes
Calvin Howarth
Pen: Tommy Hayes x 5
Drop: James McLaren
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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)
11 May 2002
Newport 38 - 29 Bridgend

11 May 2002
Pontypridd 59 - 27 Edinburgh

References
  1. "- The history of rugby through its competitions".
  2. "BBC SPORT - Rugby Union - Celtic - Welsh-Scottish League 2001/2".
  3. "The end is nigh for Welsh/Scottish League". ESPN scrum.
  4. "BBC SPORT - CELTIC - Welsh/Scottish League Q&A".
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