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2000-01 Season. Welsh-Scottish League Winners

Swansea secured a record 4th league title in the 2000/01 season.
 
The overall playing record was Played 33, Won 25, Lost 8. Points for 1238, Against 610.
 
The record in the Welsh/Scottish league was Won 18, Lost 4. This was despite losing 3 of the 1st 5 games. A sequence of 11 wins followed before a 21-14 defeat at Cardiff then 5 more consecutive wins. Swansea scored 102 tries, 24 more than any other team. The league title was secured with a 54-10 hammering of Glasgow at St Helens in the penultimate game of the season.
 
Other season statistics :
 
Captain : Scott Gibbs
Most appearances : Ben Evans (appeared in every game)
Top points scorer : Arwel Thomas 263 (2 tries, 43 penalties, 10 drop goals, 47 conversions)
Top try scorer : Matthew Robinson 24.
 
Further text is available by clicking on each of the photos below.

01) Swansea RFC 2000-01
30

02) Swansea v Caerphilly 2000
666

03) Swansea v Edinburgh 2000.
425

04) Swansea v Stad Francais 2000
32

05) Swansea v Stad Francais 2000
31

06) Wales v Samoa
33

07) Wales v Samoa 2000.
427

08) Welsh Trials at St Helens
774

09) Welsh Trials at St Helens
772

10) Swansea v Cardiff 2001
35

11) Swansea v Cardiff 2001
34

12) Swansea v L'Aquila 2000
667

13) Swansea v L'Aquila 2000
668

14) Swansea v L'Aquila 2000
669

15) Swansea v L'Aquila 2000
670

16) Swansea v L'Aquila 2000
671

17) Swansea v Newport 2001
37

18) Scott Gibbs last International 2001.
428

19) Swansea v Glasgow 2001.
429

20) Swansea v Glasgow 2001
644

21) Swansea v Bridgend 2001
653

22) Champions 2000-01 Season
38
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