2002–03 Heineken Cup

2002–03 Heineken Cup
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 France Toulouse (2nd title)
Runner-up France Perpignan
Official website http://www.ercrugby.com/eng/
2001–02 (Previous) (Next) 2003–04

The 2002–03 Heineken Cup was the eighth edition of the Heineken Cup. Competing teams from France, Ireland, Italy, Wales, England and Scotland, 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
  • France Béziers
  • France Perpignan
  • France Bourgoin
  • France Montferrand
  • France Toulouse
  • France Biarritz Olympique
  • England Leicester Tigers
  • England Gloucester
  • England Sale Sharks
  • England Bristol
  • England London Irish
  • England Northampton Saints
  • Wales Neath
  • Wales Llanelli
  • Wales Swansea
  • Wales Newport
  • Wales Cardiff
  • Scotland Glasgow Rugby
  • Scotland Edinburgh Rugby
  • Ireland Munster
  • Ireland Leinster
  • Ireland Ulster
  • Italy Calvisano
  • Italy Viadana

Pool stage

For more details on this topic, see 2002-03 Heineken Cup pool stage.

In the pool matches teams received

Pool 1

Team P W D L Tries for Tries against Try diff Points for Points against Points diff Pts
England Leicester Tigers 6510316252327116111
Wales Neath 621318126151139125
Italy L'Amatori & Calvisano 62041034241052361314
France Béziers 62048157109151424

Pool 2

Team P W D L Tries for Tries against Try diff Points for Points against Points diff Pts
France Perpignan 640223167176156208
Ireland Munster 6402271413206107998
England Gloucester 64023114172411401018
Italy Arix Viadana 60061552371283482200

Pool 3

Team P W D L Tries for Tries against Try diff Points for Points against Points diff Pts
Wales Llanelli 6501221662011307110
France Bourgoin 640221147190142488
Scotland Glasgow Rugby 62049231486185994
England Sale Sharks 610516151123143202

Pool 4

Team P W D L Tries for Tries against Try diff Points for Points against Points diff Pts
Ireland Leinster 660022715188939512
England Bristol Shoguns 63031517214914456
France Montferrand 62041587141120214
Wales Swansea 6105828201092301212

Pool 5

Team P W D L Tries for Tries against Try diff Points for Points against Points diff Pts
France Toulouse 65012992024111812310
England London Irish 630312131158118406
Scotland Edinburgh Rugby 620415194125188634
Wales Newport 62041126151172171004

Pool 6

Team P W D L Tries for Tries against Try diff Points for Points against Points diff Pts
England Northampton Saints 6402211011172110628
France Biarritz Olympique 6402145913873658
Ireland Ulster 6402880116106108
Wales Cardiff 600662620782151370

Seeding

Seed Pool Winners Pts TF +/
1 Ireland Leinster 1222+95
2 England Leicester Tigers 1131+161
3 France Toulouse 1029+123
4 Wales Llanelli 1022+71
5 France Perpignan 831+101
6 England Northampton Saints 821+62
Seed Pool Runners-up Pts TF +/
7 Ireland Munster 827+99
8 France Biarritz Olympique 814+65
- France Bourgoin 821+48
- England Bristol Shoguns 615+5
- England London Irish 612+40
- Wales Neath 518+12

Knockout stage

Quarter-finals

12 April 2003
14:45
Toulouse France 32 16 England Northampton Saints
Stade Municipal
Attendance: 36,500
12 April 2003
15:35
Leinster Ireland 18 13 France Biarritz
Lansdowne Road
Attendance: 46,000
13 April 2003
16:00
Leicester Tigers England 7 20 Ireland Munster
Welford Road
Attendance: 17,500
16 April 2003
19:30
Llanelli Wales 19 26 France Perpignan
Stradey Park
Attendance: 10,800

Semi-finals

26 April 2003
15:35
Toulouse France 13 12 Ireland Munster
Stade Municipal
Attendance: 36,500
27 April 2003
14:45
Leinster Ireland 14 21 France Perpignan
Lansdowne Road
Attendance: 37,000

Final

24 May 2003
15:00
Toulouse France 22 17 France 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.

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