2002 Heineken Cup Final

2002 Heineken Cup Final
Event 2001–02 Heineken Cup
Date 25 May 2002
Venue Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
Referee Joël Jutge (France)
Attendance 74,600

The 2002 Heineken Cup Final was the final match of the 2001–02 Heineken Cup, the seventh season of Europe's top club rugby union competition. The match was played on 25 May 2002 at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff. The match was contested by Leicester Tigers of England and Munster of Ireland. Leicester Tigers won the match 15-9, becoming the first team to defend the trophy successfully.[1]

Match details

25 May 2002
15:00 BST
Leicester Tigers England 15 9 Ireland Munster
Tries: Murphy 26' m
Healey 59' c
Con: Stimpson
Pen: Stimpson 70'
Report Pen: O'Gara (3) 7', 20', 49'
Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
Attendance: 74,600
Referee: Joël Jutge (France)
FB 15England Tim Stimpson
RW 14Ireland Geordan Murphy
OC 13England Ollie Smith  78'
IC 12Australia Rod Kafer
LW 11Samoa Freddie Tuilagi
FH 10England Austin Healey
SH 9 England Jamie Hamilton  52'
N8 8 England Martin Corry
OF 7 England Neil Back
BF 6 England Lewis Moody
RL 5 England Ben Kay
LL 4 England Martin Johnson (c)
TP 3 England Darren Garforth
HK 2 England Dorian West
LP 1 England Graham Rowntree  74'
Replacements:
HK R England Richard Cockerill
LP R England Perry Freshwater  74'
N8 R England Will Johnson
OF R New Zealand Josh Kronfeld
SH R England Harry Ellis  52'
FH R England Andy Goode
OC R South Africa Glenn Gelderbloom  78'
Coach:
England Dean Richards
FB 15Ireland Dominic Crotty
RW 14Ireland John Kelly
OC 13Ireland Rob Henderson
IC 12Ireland Jason Holland
LW 11Ireland John O'Neill
FH 10Ireland Ronan O'Gara
SH 9 Ireland Peter Stringer
N8 8 Ireland Anthony Foley
OF 7 Ireland David Wallace
BF 6 Ireland Alan Quinlan
RL 5 Ireland Paul O'Connell
LL 4 Ireland Mick Galwey (c)
TP 3 Ireland John Hayes
HK 2 Ireland Frankie Sheahan
LP 1 Ireland Peter Clohessy
Coach:
Ireland Declan Kidney

See also

References

  1. "Tigers retain European Cup". BBC Sport. 9 March 2002. Retrieved 3 January 2014.