Table last updated at 1830 BST
on Sunday, 16 September, 2001| Pool A |
| Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | T | Pts |
| Leinster | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 281 | 114 | 31 | 21 |
| Ulster | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 194 | 157 | 19 | 13 |
| Glasgow | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 204 | 172 | 25 | 13 |
| Llanelli | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 175 | 123 | 14 | 12 |
| Swansea | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 124 | 158 | 10 | 9 |
| Bridgend | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 161 | 208 | 17 | 9 |
| Pontypridd | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 111 | 207 | 8 | 3 |
| Ebbw Vale | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 134 | 245 | 13 | 3 |
| Pool B |
| Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | T | Pts |
| Munster | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 228 | 120 | 23 | 15 |
| Connacht | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 152 | 97 | 16 | 12 |
| Neath | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 151 | 116 | 14 | 12 |
| Newport | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 147 | 109 | 15 | 9 |
| Cardiff | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 128 | 135 | 15 | 9 |
| Edinburgh | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 134 | 159 | 11 | 6 |
| Caerphilly | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 88 | 292 | 11 | 0 |
The top four from each pool will go through to the quarter-finals in December. The final will be played on 15 December.
