Heineken Cup 2002/03
Heineken Cup 2002/03 | |
master | Stade Toulousain (2nd title) |
Teams | 24 |
countries |
England France Ireland Italy Scotland Wales |
Games | 79 (of which 79 played) |
spectator | 704,782 (ø 8,921 per game) |
Most of the points | Stephen Jones , Llanelli (107) |
Most attempts |
Vincent Clerc , Toulouse Garan Evans , Llanelli (7 each)
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← Heineken Cup 2001/02 |
The Heineken Cup 2002/03 was the eighth edition of the Heineken Cup , the most important European cup competition in rugby union . 24 teams from six countries took part. The final took place on May 24, 2003 at Lansdowne Road Stadium in Dublin . The French team Stade Toulousain , who beat USA Perpignan in the final, won the cup for the second time .
mode
The participants were divided into six groups of four teams each. Each team played a home and an away game against the three group opponents. The six group winners and the two best runners-up qualified for the quarter-finals.
The points were distributed as follows:
- 2 points for a win
- 1 point for a tie
Group stage
In brackets: rank in the quarter-final seeding list
Group 1
team | Games | Victories | Unent. | Ndlg. | Game points |
Diff. | Table points |
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1. | Leicester Tigers (2) | 6th | 5 | 1 | 0 | 232: 71 | + 161 | 11 |
2. | Neath RFC | 6th | 2 | 1 | 3 | 151: 139 | + 12 | 5 |
3. | L'Amatori & Calvisano | 6th | 2 | 0 | 4th | 105: 236 | - 131 | 4th |
4th | AS Béziers | 6th | 2 | 0 | 4th | 109: 151 | - 42 | 4th |
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Group 2
team | Games | Victories | Unent. | Ndlg. | Game points |
Diff. | Table points |
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1. | USA Perpignan (5) | 6th | 4th | 0 | 2 | 176: 156 | + 20 | 8th |
2. | Munster Rugby (7) | 6th | 4th | 0 | 2 | 206: 107 | + 99 | 8th |
3. | Gloucester RFC | 6th | 4th | 0 | 2 | 241: 140 | + 101 | 8th |
4th | Rugby Viadana | 6th | 0 | 0 | 6th | 128: 348 | - 220 | 0 |
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Group 3
team | Games | Victories | Unent. | Ndlg. | Game points |
Diff. | Table points |
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1. | Llanelli RFC (4) | 6th | 5 | 0 | 1 | 201: 130 | + 71 | 10 |
2. | CS Bourgoin-Jallieu | 6th | 4th | 0 | 2 | 190: 142 | + 48 | 8th |
3. | Glasgow rugby | 6th | 2 | 0 | 4th | 86: 185 | - 99 | 4th |
4th | Sale Sharks | 6th | 1 | 0 | 5 | 123: 143 | - 20 | 2 |
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Group 4
team | Games | Victories | Unent. | Ndlg. | Game points |
Diff. | Table points |
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1. | Leinster Rugby (1) | 6th | 6th | 0 | 0 | 188: 93 | + 95 | 12 |
2. | Bristol Shoguns | 6th | 3 | 0 | 3 | 149: 144 | + 5 | 6th |
3. | AS Montferrandaise | 6th | 2 | 0 | 4th | 141: 120 | + 21 | 4th |
4th | Swansea RFC | 6th | 1 | 0 | 5 | 109: 230 | - 121 | 2 |
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Group 5
team | Games | Victories | Unent. | Ndlg. | Game points |
Diff. | Table points |
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1. | Stade Toulousain (3) | 6th | 5 | 0 | 1 | 241: 118 | + 123 | 10 |
2. | London Irish | 6th | 3 | 0 | 3 | 158: 118 | + 40 | 6th |
3. | Edinburgh rugby | 6th | 2 | 0 | 4th | 125: 188 | - 63 | 4th |
4th | Newport RFC | 6th | 2 | 0 | 4th | 117: 217 | - 100 | 4th |
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Group 6
team | Games | Victories | Unent. | Ndlg. | Game points |
Diff. | Table points |
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1. | Northampton Saints (6) | 6th | 4th | 0 | 2 | 172: 110 | + 62 | 8th |
2. | Biarritz Olympique (8) | 6th | 4th | 0 | 2 | 138: 73 | + 65 | 8th |
3. | Ulster rugby | 6th | 4th | 0 | 2 | 116: 106 | + 10 | 4th |
4th | Cardiff RFC | 6th | 0 | 0 | 6th | 78: 215 | - 137 | 0 |
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Quarter finals
April 12, 2003 2:45 p.m. |
Stade Toulousain | 32:16 | Northampton Saints |
Stadium Municipal , Toulouse Spectators: 36,500 Referee: Alan Lewis ( Ireland ) |
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Attempts: Heymans , Labit Elevations: Delaigue (2) Penalty kicks: Delaigue (4), Michalak (2) |
report |
Attempts: Sleightholme Rises : Grayson (1) Penalty Kicks: Grayson (3) |
April 12, 2003 3:35 pm |
Leinster rugby | 18: 13 | Biarritz Olympique |
Lansdowne Road , Dublin Spectators: 46,000 Referee: Steve Lander ( England ) |
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Attempts: Costello , Gleeson Elevations: O'Meara (1) Penalty Kicks: O'Meara (2) |
report |
Attempts: Lièvremont Elevations: Yachvili (1) Penalty kicks : Yachvili (2) |
April 13, 2003 4:00 p.m. |
Leicester Tigers | 7:20 | Munster rugby |
Welford Road Stadium , Leicester Spectators: 17,500 Referee: Nigel Williams ( Wales ) |
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Tries: Booth Raises: Stimpson (1) |
report |
Attempts: O'Gara , Stringer Raises: O'Gara (2) Penalty Kicks: O'Gara (2) |
April 13, 2003 4:00 p.m. |
Llanelli RFC | 19:26 | USA Perpignan |
Stradey Park , Llanelli Spectators: 10,800 Referee: Tony Spreadbury ( England ) |
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Attempts: Madden Raids: Jones (1) Penalty Kicks: Jones (4) |
report |
Attempts: Murphy , Penalty attempt Increases: Edmonds (2) Penalty kicks: Edmonds (2) Dropgoals: Edmonds (2) |
Semifinals
April 26, 2003 3:00 p.m. |
Stade Toulousain | 13:12 | Munster rugby |
Stadium Municipal , Toulouse Spectators: 36,500 Referee: Chris White ( England ) |
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Attempts: Michalak Elevations: Élissalde (1) Penalty kicks: Delaigue (1), Élissalde (1) |
report |
Penalty Kicks: O'Gara (2) Dropgoals: O'Gara (2) |
April 27, 2003 2:45 p.m. |
Leinster rugby | 14: 21 | USA Perpignan |
Lansdowne Road , Dublin Spectators: 37,000 Referee: Nigel Williams ( Wales ) |
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Attempts: D'Arcy Penalty Kicks: O'Meara (2), Spooner (1) |
report |
Attempts: Bomati , Dal Maso Elevations: Edmonds (1) Penalty kicks : Edmonds (1) Dropgoals : Cermeno (1), Edmonds (1) |
final
May 24, 2003 3:00 p.m. |
Stade Toulousain | 22:17 | USA Perpignan |
Lansdowne Road , Dublin Spectators: 28,600 Referee: Chris White ( England ) |
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Attempts: Clerc 33rd increments: Delaigue Penalty kicks: Delaigue (5) 3rd, 18th, 27th, 40th, 80th + |
(19: 0) report |
Attempts: Bomati 80th + received penalties: Edmonds (4) 44th, 51st, 57th, 70th |
Web links
- Official website (English)
- Official website (French)