2002–03 Heineken Cup

European club rugby union tournament

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|  Toulouse (2nd title)
Runners-up|  Perpignan

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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

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France  | England  | Wales  | Scotland  | Ireland  | Italy

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* Béziers
* Perpignan
* Bourgoin
* Montferrand
* Toulouse
* Biarritz Olympique

* Leicester Tigers
* Gloucester
* Sale Sharks
* Bristol
* London Irish
* Northampton Saints

* Neath
* Llanelli
* Swansea
* Newport
* Cardiff

* Glasgow Rugby
* Edinburgh Rugby

* Munster
* Leinster
* Ulster

* Calvisano
* Viadana

## Pool stage

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Further information: 2002-03 Heineken Cup pool stage

In the pool matches teams received

* 2 points for a win
* 1 points for a draw

### Pool 1

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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

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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 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 31 | 14 | 17 | 241 | 140 | 101 | 8
Arix Viadana | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 15 | 52 | −37 | 128 | 348 | −220 | 0

### Pool 3

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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

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Leinster | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 7 | 15 | 188 | 93 | 95 | 12
Bristol Shoguns | 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

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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 | 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

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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

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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

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### Quarter-finals

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12 April 2003
14:45

Toulouse | 32–16|  Northampton Saints

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Stade Municipal
Attendance: 36,500

12 April 2003
15:35

Leinster | 18–13|  Biarritz

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Lansdowne Road
Attendance: 46,000

13 April 2003
16:00

Leicester Tigers | 7–20|  Munster

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Welford Road
Attendance: 17,500

16 April 2003
19:30

Llanelli | 19–26|  Perpignan

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Stradey Park
Attendance: 10,800

### Semi-finals

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26 April 2003
15:35

Toulouse | 13–12|  Munster

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Stade Municipal
Attendance: 36,500

27 April 2003
14:45

Leinster | 14–21|  Perpignan

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Lansdowne Road
Attendance: 37,000

### Final

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Main article: 2003 Heineken Cup Final

24 May 2003
15:00

Toulouse | 22–17|  Perpignan

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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.

## References

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