2002–03 Heineken Cup pool stage

2002–03 Heineken Cup pool stage
Season 2002–03 Heineken Cup
Qualifiers
Seed 1 Leinster
Seed 2 Leicester Tigers
Seed 3 Tolouse
Seed 4 Llanelli
Seed 5 Perpignan
Seed 6 Northampton Saints
Seed 7 Munster
Seed 8 Biarritz Olympique
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The pool stage of the 2002-03 Heineken Cup.

Contents

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
11 October 2002
19:30
 Neath 16 – 16 Leicester Tigers The Gnoll
Attendance: 6,835
12 October 2002
14:30
 Calvisano 16 – 32 Béziers Centro Sportivo San Michele
Attendance: 1,100
19 October 2002
15:00
 Leicester Tigers 63 – 0 Calvisano Welford Road
Attendance: 14,525
19 October 2002
19:00
 Béziers 21 – 16 Neath Stade de la Mediterranee
Attendance: 6,000
7 December 2002
14:30
 Calvisano 38 – 29 Neath Centro Sportivo San Michele
Attendance: 2,500
8 December 2002
15:00
 Béziers 12 – 24 Leicester Tigers Stade de la Mediterranee
Attendance: 8,000
14 December 2002
14:30
 Neath 56 – 10 Calvisano The Gnoll
Attendance: 3,000
14 December 2002
14:45
 Leicester Tigers 53 – 10 Béziers Welford Road
Attendance: 15,444
11 January 2003
14:30
 Calvisano 22 – 40 Leicester Tigers Centro Sportivo San Michele
Attendance: 3,000
13 January 2003
18:45
 Neath 23 – 18 Béziers The Gnoll
Attendance: 3,000
18 January 2003
15:00
 Leicester Tigers 36 – 11 Neath Welford Road
Attendance: 16,845
18 January 2003
18:00
 Béziers 16 – 19 Calvisano Stade de la Mediterranee
Attendance: 800

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 6 4 0 2 31 14 17 241 140 101 8
Arix Viadana 6 0 0 6 15 52 −37 128 348 −220 0
12 October 2002
15:00
 Gloucester 35 – 16 Munster Kingsholm
Attendance: 11,200
12 October 2002
19:30
 Perpignan 46 – 27 Viadana Stade Aime Giral
Attendance: 3,500
18 October 2002
20:45
 Viadana 28 – 80 Gloucester Stadio Luigi Zaffanella
Attendance: 2,000
19 October 2002
15:00
 Munster 30 – 21 Perpignan Thomond Park
Attendance: 12,000
6 December 2002
19:30
 Munster 64 – 0 Viadana Musgrave Park
Attendance: 6,500
8 December 2002
13:15
 Gloucester 33 – 16 Perpignan Kingsholm
Attendance: 8,112
14 December 2002
15:00
 Perpignan 31 – 23 Gloucester Stade Aime Giral
Attendance: 8,000
14 October 2002
18:00
 Viadana 22 – 25 Munster Stadio Luigi Zaffanella
Attendance: 2,000
11 January 2003
15:00
 Gloucester 64 – 16 Viadana Kingsholm
Attendance: 8,271
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15:00
 Perpignan 23 – 8 Munster Stade Aime Giral
Attendance: 8,000
18 January 2003
14:45
 Munster 33 – 6 Gloucester Thomond Park
Attendance: 13,300
18 January 2003
15:00
 Viadana 35 – 39 Perpignan Stadio Luigi Zaffanella
Attendance: 1,000

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
11 October 2002
19:45
 Sale Sharks 18 – 24 Bourgoin Heywood Road
Attendance: 5,007
12 October 2002
14:30
 Llanelli 45 – 15 Glasgow Stradey Park
Attendance: 5,784
18 October 2002
19:30
 Bourgoin 54 – 38 Llanelli Stade Pierre Rajon
Attendance: 8,300
18 October 2002
19:30
 Glasgow 26 – 14 Sale Sharks Hughenden
Attendance: 5,283
6 December 2002
19:45
 Sale Sharks 19 – 30 Llanelli Heywood Road
Attendance: 5,700
8 December 2002
15:00
 Bourgoin 35 – 21 Glasgow Stade Pierre Rajon
Attendance: 8,500
13 December 2002
19:30
 Glasgow 13 – 12 Bourgoin Hughenden
Attendance: 2,867
13 December 2002
19:30
 Llanelli 17 – 12 Sale Sharks Stradey Park
Attendance: 7,182
10 January 2003
19:30
 Llanelli 37 – 22 Bourgoin Stradey Park
Attendance: 8,421
10 January 2003
19:45
 Sale Sharks 45 – 3 Glasgow Rugby Heywood Road
Attendance: 3,967
17 January 2003
19:30
 Glasgow 8 – 34 Llanelli Hughenden
Attendance: 3,207
18 January 2003
15:00
 Burgoin 43 – 15 Sale Sharks Stade Pierre Rajon
Attendance: 7,000

Pool 4

Team P W D L Tries for Tries against Try diff Points for Points against Points diff Pts
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
11 October 2002
19:15
 Leinster 29 – 23 Bristol Shoguns Donnybrook
Attendance: 6,000
12 October 2002
19:30
 Montferrand 47 – 12 Swansea Stade Marcel Michelin
Attendance: 9,000
19 October 2002
15:00
 Bristol Shoguns 24 – 19 Montferrand Memorial Ground
Attendance: 4,607
19 October 2002
19:30
 Swansea 10 – 51 Leinster St. Helen's
Attendance: 3,500
7 December 2002
14:30
 Swansea 26 – 19 Bristol Shoguns St. Helen's
Attendance: 3,200
7 December 2002
15:00
 Montferrand 20 – 23 Leinster Stade Marcel Michelin
Attendance: 10,000
13 December 2002
19:35
 Leinster 12 – 9 Montferrand Donnybrook
Attendance: 7,500
15 December 2002
15:00
 Bristol Shoguns 41 – 23 Swansea Memorial Ground
Attendance: 4,327
10 January 2003
19:35
 Leinster 48 – 19 Swansea Donnybrook
Attendance: 7,500
12 January 2003
15:00
 Montferrand 22 – 30 Bristol Shoguns Stade Marcel Michelin
Attendance: 7,000
18 January 2003
15:00
 Swansea 19 – 24 Montferrand St. Helen's
Attendance: 3,000
19 January 2003
13:45
 Bristol Shoguns 12 – 25 Leinster Memorial Ground
Attendance: 7,013

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 6 2 0 4 15 19 −4 125 188 −63 4
Newport 6 2 0 4 11 26 −15 117 217 −100 4
11 October 2002
19:30
 Edinburgh 27 – 17 Newport Meadowbank Stadium
Attendance: 4,358
12 October 2002
15:00
 Toulouse 28 – 23 London Irish Stade Ernest Wallon
Attendance: 8,000
18 October 2002
19:30
 Newport 19 – 34 Toulouse Rodney Parade
Attendance: 6,730
20 October 2002
15:00
 London Irish 24 – 8 Edinburgh Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 6,606
6 December 2002
14:45
 Edinburgh 9 – 30 Toulouse Meadowbank Stadium
Attendance: 4,372
7 December 2002
14:30
 Newport 16 – 12 London Irish Rodney Parade
Attendance: 6,435
14 December 2002
14:00
 Toulouse 50 – 17 Edinburgh Stade Ernest Wallon
Attendance: 14,000
15 December 2002
15:00
 London Irish 42 – 5 Newport Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 7,102
10 January 2003
19:30
 Edinburgh 32 – 25 London Irish Meadowbank Stadium
Attendance: 4,451
11 January 2003
15:00
 Toulouse 70 – 18 Newport Stade Ernest Wallon
Attendance: 8,000
18 January 2003
14:30
 Newport 42 – 32 Edinburgh Rodney Parade
Attendance: 8,880
19 January 2003
13:45
 London Irish 32 – 29 Toulouse Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 9,297

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
12 October 2002
17:30
 Cardiff 15 – 26 Biarritz Cardiff Arms Park
Attendance: 6,500
13 October 2002
16:30
 Northampton Saints 32 – 9 Ulster Franklin's Gardens
Attendance: 9,481
18 October 2002
19:05
 Ulster 25 – 6 Cardiff Ravenhill
Attendance: 11,000
19 October 2002
15:00
 Biarritz 23 – 20 Northampton Saints Parc des Sports Aquil
Attendance: 5,500
6 December 2002
19:15
 Ulster 13 – 9 Biarritz Ravenhill
Attendance: 11,650
7 December 2002
15:00
 Northampton Saints 25 – 11 Cardiff Franklin's Gardens
Attendance: 10,000
14 December 2002
15:00
 Biarritz 25 – 20 Ulster Parc des Sports Aquil
Attendance: 8,000
15 December 2002
13:30
 Cardiff 0 – 31 Northampton Saints Cardiff Arms Park
Attendance: 4,700
11 January 2003
14:45
 Cardiff 21 – 33 Ulster Cardiff Arms Park
Attendance: 4,000
11 January 2003
14:45
 Northampton Saints 17 – 14 Biarritz Franklin's Gardens
Attendance: 10,523
17 January 2003
19:05
 Ulster 16 – 13 Northampton Saints Ravenhill
Attendance: 12,500
18 January 2003
15:00
 Biarritz 75 – 25 Cardiff Parc des Sports Aquil
Attendance: 4,000

Seeding

Seed Pool Winners Pts TF +/−
1 Leinster 12 22 +95
2 Leicester Tigers 11 31 +161
3 Tolouse 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

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