2001–02 Parker Pen Shield pool stage
Season	2001–02 Parker Pen Shield
Date	28 September 2001 – 13 January 2002
Qualifiers
Seed 1	Saracens
Seed 2	Gloucester
Seed 3	Sale Sharks
Seed 4	Pau
Seed 5	London Irish
Seed 6	Bristol Shoguns
Seed 7	Ebbw Vale
Seed 8	Pontypridd
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The 2001–02 European Challenge Cup pool stage (known as the Parker Pen Shield for sponsorship reasons) was the opening stage of the sixth season of the European Challenge Cup, the second-tier competition for European rugby union clubs. It began when Connacht hosted Narbonne on 28 September 2001 and ended with four matches on 13 January 2002.

Thirty two teams participated in this phase of the competition; they were divided into eight pools of four teams each, with each team playing the others home and away. Competition points were award for games won (2 points) and drawn (1 point). There were no points for losing, nor were there bonus points as in the more modern bonus point system. The eight pool winners advanced to the knockout stage. These teams then competed in a single-elimination tournament that ended with the final at the Kassam Stadium in Oxford on 26 May 2002.

All kickoff times are local to the match location.^[1]

Key to colours

Winner of each pool, advance to quarterfinals. Seed # in parentheses

Team	P	W	D	L	Tries for	Tries against	Try diff	Points for	Points against	Points diff	Pts
Ebbw Vale (7)	6	4	0	2	15	10	5	153	90	63	8
Agen	6	4	0	2	25	13	12	199	119	80	8
Montauban	6	4	0	2	16	9	7	146	123	23	8
Rovigo	6	0	0	6	8	32	−24	78	244	−166	0
Source : www.ercrugby.com Archived 2013-02-15 at archive.today Points breakdown: *2 points for a win *1 point for a draw
Ebbw Vale, Agen and Montauban finished on the same Competition Points. In head-to-head matches Ebbw Vale beat Agen 68–30 on aggregate, having won one game and lost the other Ebbw Vale beat Montauban 31–24 on aggregate, having won one game and lost the other Agen beat Montauban 60–41 on aggregate, having won one game and lost the other hence Ebbw Vale top the table

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Team	P	W	D	L	Tries for	Tries against	Try diff	Points for	Points against	Points diff	Pts
Pau (4)	6	6	0	0	27	3	24	217	63	154	12
Colomiers	6	4	0	2	32	9	23	259	105	154	8
Petrarca Padova	6	2	0	4	14	26	−12	114	223	−109	4
UC Madrid	6	0	0	6	8	43	−35	90	289	−199	0
Source : www.ercrugby.com Archived 2013-02-15 at archive.today Points breakdown: *2 points for a win *1 point for a draw

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Team	P	W	D	L	Tries for	Tries against	Try diff	Points for	Points against	Points diff	Pts
Pontypridd (8)	6	4	0	2	12	7	5	139	87	52	8
Leeds Tykes	6	4	0	2	21	15	6	188	154	34	8
Béziers	6	2	0	4	15	19	−4	136	187	−51	4
Overmach Parma	6	2	0	4	11	18	−7	127	162	−35	4
Source : www.ercrugby.com Archived 2013-02-15 at archive.today Points breakdown: *2 points for a win *1 point for a draw
Pontypridd and Leeds finished on the same Competition Points. In head-to-head matches, Pontypridd beat Leeds 55–46 on aggregate, having won one game and lost the other.
Béziers and Overmach Parma finished on the same Competition Points. In head-to-head matches, Béziers beat Overmach Parma 63–60 on aggregate, having won one game and lost the other.

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• Parma refused to travel.^[2] Pontypridd were awarded the match points.^[3]

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Team	P	W	D	L	Tries for	Tries against	Try diff	Points for	Points against	Points diff	Pts
Sale Sharks (3)	6	6	0	0	40	7	33	286	79	207	12
Connacht	6	3	0	3	15	17	−2	157	140	17	6
Narbonne	6	3	0	3	13	9	4	128	111	17	6
Rugby Roma	6	0	0	6	7	42	−35	57	298	−241	0
Source : www.ercrugby.com Archived 2013-02-15 at archive.today Points breakdown: *2 points for a win *1 point for a draw

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Team	P	W	D	L	Tries for	Tries against	Try diff	Points for	Points against	Points diff	Pts
Bristol Shoguns (6)	6	5	0	1	21	12	9	189	115	74	10
Neath	6	4	0	2	16	13	3	160	131	29	8
Viadana	6	2	0	4	13	25	−12	120	210	−90	4
Bourgoin	6	1	0	5	19	19	0	160	173	−13	2
Source : www.ercrugby.com Archived 2013-02-15 at archive.today Points breakdown: *2 points for a win *1 point for a draw

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Team	P	W	D	L	Tries for	Tries against	Try diff	Points for	Points against	Points diff	Pts
London Irish (5)	6	5	1	0	37	8	29	284	85	199	11
Dax	6	4	1	1	42	9	33	306	119	187	9
L'Aquila	6	2	0	4	11	34	−23	107	239	−132	4
Valladolid RAC	6	0	0	6	7	46	−39	53	307	−254	0
Source : www.ercrugby.com Archived 2013-02-15 at archive.today Points breakdown: *2 points for a win *1 point for a draw

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Team	P	W	D	L	Tries for	Tries against	Try diff	Points for	Points against	Points diff	Pts
Gloucester (2)	6	6	0	0	47	9	38	362	62	300	12
La Rochelle	6	4	0	2	21	14	7	161	177	−16	8
Caerphilly	6	2	0	4	18	38	−20	170	281	−111	4
Gran Parma	6	0	0	6	11	36	−25	104	277	−173	0
Source : www.ercrugby.com Archived 2013-02-15 at archive.today Points breakdown: *2 points for a win *1 point for a draw

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Team	P	W	D	L	Tries for	Tries against	Try diff	Points for	Points against	Points diff	Pts
Saracens (1)	6	6	0	0	64	7	57	435	66	369	12
Bordeaux-Bègles	6	4	0	2	53	15	38	354	117	237	8
Dinamo București	6	1	0	5	15	58	−43	102	403	−301	2
Bologna	6	1	0	5	9	61	−52	93	398	−305	2
Source : www.ercrugby.com Archived 2013-02-15 at archive.today Points breakdown: *2 points for a win *1 point for a draw

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• European Challenge Cup
• 2001–02 Heineken Cup