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2001–02 Celtic League

The 2001–02 Celtic League was the inaugural season of the Celtic League. The first season would see fifteen teams compete: the four Irish provinces: Connacht, Leinster, Munster and Ulster; two Scottish teams: Edinburgh Reivers and Glasgow; and all nine Welsh Premier Division teams: Bridgend, Caerphilly, Cardiff, Ebbw Vale, Llanelli, Neath, Newport, Pontypridd and Swansea.

Background
Wales and Scotland had joined forces for the 1999 and 2000 seasons, with the expansion of the Welsh Premier Division to include Edinburgh and Glasgow to form the Welsh-Scottish League. In 2001, an agreement was made between the Irish Rugby Football Union (IRFU), Scottish Rugby Union (SRU) and Welsh Rugby Union (WRU) to create a new competition which would bring in the four Irish provinces. 2001 would see the very first incarnation of the Celtic League. ==Teams and personnel==
Teams and personnel
Overview Locations ==Pool stage==
Pool stage
The teams were split into two pools and the pool stage consisted of a single round-robin; each team played the other teams in its pool once only. Pool A Pool A standings Pool A results ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Pool B Pool B standings Pool B results ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ==Knockout stage==
Knockout stage
Bracket Quarter-finals ---- ---- ---- Semi-finals ---- Final ==Leading scorers==
Leading scorers
Note: Flags to the left of player names indicate national team as has been defined under IRB eligibility rules, or primary nationality for players who have not yet earned international senior caps. Players may hold one or more non-IRB nationalities. Top points scorers Top try scorers == External links ==
Source: Wikipedia ↗
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