English rugby union championship 2002/03
The 2002/03 season of the English Premiership was the 16th season of the major division of the English Rugby Union Championship. For sponsorship reasons it was named Zurich Premiership . It began on August 30, 2002, comprised 22 game days (one preliminary and one second round) and lasted until May 10, 2003. Then the second and third placed teams played a semi-finals. The winner met on May 31, 2002 in the final at Twickenham Stadium on the qualifying winner of the regular championship. The London Wasps won the championship title for the third time . The Bristol Shoguns had to dismount .
Zurich Premiership
table
M: Last year's champion
P: Promotion (promoted) from National Division One
team | Games | Victories | Unent. | Ndlg. | Game points |
Diff. | Bonus points |
Table points |
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1. | Gloucester RFC (M) | 22nd | 17th | 2 | 3 | 617: 396 | + 221 | 10 | 82 |
2. | London Wasps | 22nd | 13 | 2 | 7th | 553: 460 | + 93 | 11 | 67 |
3. | Northampton Saints | 22nd | 13 | 0 | 9 | 512: 376 | + 136 | 10 | 62 |
4th | Sale Sharks | 22nd | 12 | 2 | 8th | 556: 470 | + 86 | 10 | 62 |
5. | Leeds Tykes | 22nd | 12 | 2 | 8th | 478: 435 | + 43 | 6th | 58 |
6th | Leicester Tigers | 22nd | 12 | 0 | 10 | 448: 396 | + 52 | 7th | 55 |
7th | Harlequins | 22nd | 9 | 0 | 13 | 461: 560 | - 99 | 8th | 44 |
8th. | Saracens | 22nd | 8th | 0 | 14th | 499: 587 | - 88 | 10 | 42 |
9. | London Irish | 22nd | 8th | 1 | 13 | 432: 485 | - 53 | 6th | 40 |
10. | Newcastle Falcons | 22nd | 8th | 0 | 14th | 388: 545 | - 157 | 8th | 40 |
11. | Bath rugby | 22nd | 7th | 2 | 13 | 385: 490 | - 105 | 4th | 36 |
12. | Bristol Shoguns (P) | 22nd | 7th | 1 | 14th | 504: 633 | - 129 | 6th | 36 |
The points were distributed as follows:
- 4 points if you win
- 2 points if there is a tie
- 0 points in the event of a loss (before possible bonus points)
- 1 bonus point for four or more successful attempts , regardless of the final score
- 1 bonus point if you lose less than seven points
Play-off
- Semifinals
May 17, 2003 |
London Wasps | 19:10 | Northampton Saints |
Adams Park , High Wycombe Spectators: 7,398 Umpire: Chris White |
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Attempts: Waters 40th raised increases: King (1) Penalty kicks: King (3) 7th, 39th, 47th Dropgoals: King (1) 61. |
(13: 3) Report |
Attempts: Cohen 42nd increases: Reihana (1) Penalty kicks : Reihana (1) 25. |
- final
May 31, 2003 |
Gloucester RFC | 3:39 | London Wasps |
Twickenham Stadium , London Spectators: 44,000 Referee: Tony Spreadbury |
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Penalty kicks: Mercier (1) 4.Dropgoals: King (1) 61. |
(3:23) Report |
Attempts: Lewsey (2) 2nd, 40th, Worsley 71st, raised increases: King (3/3) Penalty kicks: King (5) 9th, 12th, 45th, 47th, 53rd Dropgoals: King (1) 19th |
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National Division One
The season of the second division ( National Division One ) consisted of 26 game days (one first and one second round). The best-placed team Rotherham Titans rose to the Premiership. The Moseley RFC and the Rugby Lions had to relegate .
- table
P: Promotion (promoted) from National Division Two
team | Games | Victories | Unent. | Ndlg. | Game points |
Diff. | Bonus points |
Table points |
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1. | Rotherham Titans | 26th | 24 | 0 | 2 | 1077: 336 | + 741 | 20th | 116 |
2. | Worcester Warriors | 26th | 23 | 0 | 3 | 1185: 431 | + 754 | 22nd | 114 |
3. | Exeter Chiefs | 26th | 20th | 2 | 4th | 940: 459 | + 481 | 20th | 104 |
4th | Orell RUFC | 26th | 18th | 2 | 6th | 854: 595 | + 259 | 15th | 91 |
5. | London Welsh | 26th | 15th | 0 | 11 | 627: 565 | + 62 | 16 | 76 |
6th | Coventry RFC (P) | 26th | 14th | 0 | 12 | 761: 684 | + 77 | 12 | 68 |
7th | Bedford Blues | 26th | 13 | 1 | 12 | 675: 760 | - 85 | 10 | 64 |
8th. | Birmingham & Solihull RFC | 26th | 12 | 2 | 12 | 630: 569 | + 61 | 11 | 63 |
9. | Plymouth Albion (P) | 26th | 10 | 1 | 15th | 679: 697 | - 18th | 18th | 60 |
10. | Wakefield RFC | 26th | 9 | 0 | 17th | 451: 710 | - 259 | 11 | 47 |
11. | Otley RUFC | 26th | 9 | 0 | 17th | 451: 710 | - 259 | 11 | 47 |
12. | Manchester RC | 26th | 7th | 0 | 19th | 484: 791 | - 307 | 11 | 39 |
13. | Moseley RFC | 26th | 4th | 0 | 22nd | 399: 1178 | - 779 | 7th | 23 |
14th | Rugby Lions | 26th | 0 | 0 | 26th | 422: 1167 | - 745 | 7th | 7th |
The points were distributed as follows:
- 4 points if you win
- 2 points if there is a tie
- 0 points in the event of a loss (before possible bonus points)
- 1 bonus point for four or more successful attempts , regardless of the final score
- 1 bonus point if you lose less than seven points