2002–03 Heineken Cup
2002–03 Heineken Cup | |
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Tournament details | |
Countries | England France Ireland Italy Scotland Wales |
Tournament format(s) | Round-robin and Knockout |
Date | 11 October 2002 – 24 May 2003 |
Tournament statistics | |
Teams | 24 |
Matches played | 79 |
Attendance | 704,782 (8,921 per match) |
Top point scorer(s) | Stephen Jones (Llanelli) (107 points) |
Top try scorer(s) | Vincent Clerc (Toulouse) Garan Evans (Llanelli) (7 tries) |
Final | |
Venue | Lansdowne Road, Dublin |
Attendance | 28,600 |
Champions | Toulouse (2nd title) |
Runners-up | Perpignan |
The 2002–03 Heineken Cup was the eighth edition of the
, were divided into six pools of four, in which teams played home and away matches against each other. The pool winners and two best runners-up qualified for the knock-out stages.Teams
France | England | Wales | Scotland | Ireland | Italy |
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Pool stage
In the pool matches teams received
- 2 points for a win
- 1 points for a draw
Pool 1
Team | P | W | D | L | Tries for | Tries against | Try diff | Points for | Points against | Points diff | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Leicester Tigers | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 6 | 25 | 232 | 71 | 161 | 11 |
Neath | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 151 | 139 | 12 | 5 |
L'Amatori & Calvisano
|
6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 34 | −24 | 105 | 236 | −131 | 4 |
Béziers
|
6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 15 | −7 | 109 | 151 | −42 | 4 |
Pool 2
Team | P | W | D | L | Tries for | Tries against | Try diff | Points for | Points against | Points diff | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Perpignan | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 16 | 7 | 176 | 156 | 20 | 8 |
Munster | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 27 | 14 | 13 | 206 | 107 | 99 | 8 |
Gloucester
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6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 31 | 14 | 17 | 241 | 140 | 101 | 8 |
Arix Viadana
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6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 15 | 52 | −37 | 128 | 348 | −220 | 0 |
Pool 3
Team | P | W | D | L | Tries for | Tries against | Try diff | Points for | Points against | Points diff | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Llanelli | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 16 | 6 | 201 | 130 | 71 | 10 |
Bourgoin | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 190 | 142 | 48 | 8 |
Glasgow Rugby | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 23 | −14 | 86 | 185 | −99 | 4 |
Sale Sharks | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 123 | 143 | −20 | 2 |
Pool 4
Team | P | W | D | L | Tries for | Tries against | Try diff | Points for | Points against | Points diff | Pts |
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Leinster | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 7 | 15 | 188 | 93 | 95 | 12 |
Bristol Shoguns
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6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 17 | −2 | 149 | 144 | 5 | 6 |
Montferrand | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 141 | 120 | 21 | 4 |
Swansea | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 28 | −20 | 109 | 230 | −121 | 2 |
Pool 5
Team | P | W | D | L | Tries for | Tries against | Try diff | Points for | Points against | Points diff | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Toulouse | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 9 | 20 | 241 | 118 | 123 | 10 |
London Irish | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 13 | −1 | 158 | 118 | 40 | 6 |
Edinburgh Rugby
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6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 19 | −4 | 125 | 188 | −63 | 4 |
Newport | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 26 | −15 | 117 | 217 | −100 | 4 |
Pool 6
Team | P | W | D | L | Tries for | Tries against | Try diff | Points for | Points against | Points diff | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Northampton Saints | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 10 | 11 | 172 | 110 | 62 | 8 |
Biarritz Olympique | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 138 | 73 | 65 | 8 |
Ulster | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 116 | 106 | 10 | 8 |
Cardiff | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 26 | −20 | 78 | 215 | −137 | 0 |
Seeding
Seed | Pool Winners | Pts | TF | +/− |
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1 | Leinster | 12 | 22 | +95 |
2 | Leicester Tigers | 11 | 31 | +161 |
3 | Toulouse | 10 | 29 | +123 |
4 | Llanelli | 10 | 22 | +71 |
5 | Perpignan | 8 | 31 | +101 |
6 | Northampton Saints | 8 | 21 | +62 |
Seed | Pool Runners-up | Pts | TF | +/− |
7 | Munster | 8 | 27 | +99 |
8 | Biarritz Olympique | 8 | 14 | +65 |
– | Bourgoin | 8 | 21 | +48 |
– | Bristol Shoguns | 6 | 15 | +5 |
– | London Irish | 6 | 12 | +40 |
– | Neath | 5 | 18 | +12 |
Knockout stage
Quarter-finals
12 April 2003 14:45 |
Toulouse Stade Municipal Attendance: 36,500 |
Semi-finals
26 April 2003 15:35 |
Toulouse Stade Municipal Attendance: 36,500 |
Final
24 May 2003 15:00 |
Toulouse | 22–17 | Perpignan |
Try: Clerc 33' c Con: Delaigue Pen: Delaigue (5) 3', 18', 27', 40', 80+1' | Report | Try: Bomati 80+4' m Pen: Edmonds (4) 44', 51', 57', 70' |
Lansdowne Road, Dublin Attendance: 28,600 Referee: Chris White (England) 12' Tony Spreadbury (England) 12' |
Toulouse became the second team to win the competition more than once.