Final standings

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Pos	Name	Pld	GW	GD	GL	PF	PA	width="25"
BP	Pts
1	Brumbies	11	8		3	348	204	+144	8	40
2	Sharks	11	8		3	322	246	+76	6	38
3	Cats	11	7		4	285	244	+41	6	34
4	Reds	11	6		5	300	277	+33	8	32
5	Highlanders	11	6		5	284	295	-11	5	29
6	Chiefs	11	6		5	301	330	-29	4	28
7	Stormers	11	5		6	278	285	-7	6	26
8	Waratahs	11	5		6	306	302	+4	5	25
9	Hurricanes	11	5		6	291	316	-25	5	25
10	Crusaders	11	4		7	307	331	-55	7	23
11	Blues	11	4		7	243	298	-55	4	20
12	Bulls	11	2		9	241	378	-137	3	11

Abbreviation guide: PF, PA, BP = Bonus points (awarded to teams who score 1) more than four tries or 2) lose by seven points or less in a game), Pts = Total points (4 points per win, 2 points per draw)

Results

Week 1

• Friday 23 February Brumbies 51-16 Crusaders
• Friday 23 February Highlanders 23-8 Blues
• Friday 23 February Sharks 30-17 Bulls
• Saturday 24 February Waratahs 42-23 Chiefs
• Saturday 24 February Reds 27-18 Hurricanes
• Saturday 24 February Stormers 24-29 Cats

Week 2

• Friday 2 March Blues 17-12 Crusaders
• Saturday 3 March Chiefs 32-29 Reds
• Saturday 3 March Hurricanes 26-20 Bulls
• Saturday 3 March Sharks 17-16 Brumbies
• Saturday 3 March Cats 56-21 Highlanders
• Sunday 4 March Waratahs 35-7 Stormers

Week 3

• Friday 9 March Waratahs 53-7 Bulls
• Saturday 10 March Crusaders 40-11 Chiefs
• Saturday 10 March Hurricanes 15-27 Stormers
• Saturday 10 March Sharks 30-29 Highlanders
• Saturday 10 March Cats 17-19 Brumbies
• Sunday 11 March Blues 39-35 Reds

Week 4

• Friday 16 March Chiefs 34-16 Auckland Blues
• Saturday 17 March Brumbies 39-30 Bulls
• Saturday 17 March Sharks 39-21 Hurricanes
• Saturday 17 March Cats 28-21 Waratahs
• Sunday 18 March Highlanders 24-23 Stormers

Week 5

• Friday 23 March Cats 18-15 Hurricanes
• Friday 23 March Crusaders 32-26 Reds
• Saturday 24 March Highlanders 32-10 Bulls
• Saturday 24 March Brumbies 40-25 Stormers
• Saturday 24 March Sharks 42-17 Waratahs

Week 6

• Friday 30 March Cats 26-25 Sharks
• Friday 30 March Reds 15-23 Brumbies
• Friday 30 March Chiefs 50-19 Highlanders
• Saturday 31 March Waratahs 35-19 Blues
• Saturday 31 March Crusaders 29-41 Hurricanes

Week 7

• Friday 6 April Hurricanes 34-19 Brumbies
• Saturday 7 April Blues 27-41 Sharks
• Saturday 7 April Highlanders 39-20 Waratahs
• Saturday 7 April Stormers 29-27 Reds
• Sunday 8 April Chiefs 22-18 Cats
• Sunday 8 April Bulls 29-42 Crusaders

Week 8

• Friday 13 April Brumbies 48-21 Waratahs
• Friday 13 April Blues 23-26 Cats
• Saturday 14 April Chiefs 8-24 Sharks
• Saturday 14 April Hurricanes 35-33 Highlanders
• Saturday 14 April Bulls 19-29 Reds
• Saturday 14 April Stormers 49-28 Crusaders

Week 9

• Friday 20 April Highlanders 16-9 Brumbies
• Saturday 21 April Bulls 37-49 Chiefs
• Saturday 21 April Stormers 26-12 Blues
• Sunday 22 April Reds 32-27 Sharks
• Sunday 22 April Crusaders 31-32 Cats

Week 10

• Friday 27 April Hurricanes 42-17 Waratahs
• Friday 27 April Stormers 29-15 Chiefs
• Saturday 28 April Crusaders 34-24 Sharks
• Saturday 28 April Reds 22-16 Cats
• Saturday 28 April Bulls 28-25 Blues

Week 11

• Friday 4 May Hurricanes 27-51 Chiefs
• Saturday 5 May Blues 7-35 Brumbies
• Saturday 5 May Waratahs 25-22 Crusaders
• Sunday 6 May Bulls 23-34 Stormers
• Sunday 6 May Reds 33-22 Highlanders

Week 12

• Friday 11 May Brumbies 49-6 Chiefs
• Friday 11 May Bulls 21-19 Cats
• Friday 11 May Blues 36-17 Hurricanes
• Saturday 12 May Waratahs 20-25 Reds
• Saturday 12 May Stormers 19-23 Sharks
• Saturday 12 May Highlanders 26-21 Crusaders

Knock-out stages

Semi-finals

• Saturday 19 May Brumbies 30-6 Reds
• Saturday 19 May Sharks 30-12 Cats

Final

Teams	ACT Brumbies - Coastal Sharks
Score	36 - 6
Date	26 May 2001
Stadium	Bruce Stadium, Canberra
Team lists
Brumbies	Starting Line-up 15 Andrew Walker, 14 Graeme Bond, 13 James Holbeck, 12 Rod Kafer, 11 Joe Roff, 10 Stephen Larkham, 9 George Gregan (c), 8 Jim Williams, 7 George Smith, 6 Peter Ryan, 5 David Giffin, 4 Justin Harrison, 3 Ben Darwin, 2 Jeremy Paul, 1 Bill Young Replacements 16 Tom Murphy, 17 Matt Weaver, 18 David Pusey, 19 Radike Samo, 20 Travis Hall, 21 Craig McMullin, 22 Mark Bartholomeusz
Sharks	Starting Line-up 15 Ricardo Loubscher, 14 Stefan Terblance, 13 Deon Kayser, 12 Trevor Halstead, 11 Justin Swart, 10 Butch James, 9 Craig Davidson, 8 AJ Venter, 7 Charl van Rensburg, 6 Warren Britz, 5 Mark Andrews, 4 Albert van den Berg, 3 Etienne Fynn, 2 John Smit, 1 Ollie le Roux. Replacements 16 Lukas Van Biljon, 17 Brent Moyle, 18 Shawn Sowerby, 19 Brad McLeod-Henderson, 20 Hentie Martens, 21 Gaffie du Toit, 22 Andre Snyman
Points breakdown
Brumbies	2 tries by Roff, 1 try by Griffin, 3 conversions by Walker, 5 penaltys by Walker
Sharks	2 penalty goals by James

Season Record Holders

• Top Point Scorer: Lois Koen 157 (Cats)
• Top Try Scorers: Andrew Walker 8 (Brumbies), Aisea Tuilevu 8 (Highlanders)