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2002–03 Heineken Cup pool stage

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The pool stage of the 2002–03 Heineken Cup.

Pool 1

Team	P	W	D	L	Tries for	Tries against	Try diff	Points for	Points against	Points diff	Pts
ENG Leicester Tigers	6	5	1	0	31	6	25	232	71	161	11
WAL Neath	6	2	1	3	18	12	6	151	139	12	5
ITA L'Amatori & Calvisano	6	2	0	4	10	34	−24	105	236	−131	4
FRA Béziers	6	2	0	4	8	15	−7	109	151	−42	4

date = 11 October 2002 19:30 | home = Neath WAL | score = 16–16 | report = | away = ENG Leicester Tigers | homescore = | awayscore = | stadium = The Gnoll | attendance = 6,835 | referee = }}

date = 12 October 2002 14:30 | home = Calvisano ITA | score = 16–32 | report = | away = FRA Béziers | homescore = | awayscore = | stadium = Centro Sportivo San Michele | attendance = 1,100 | referee = }}

date = 19 October 2002 15:00 | home = Leicester Tigers ENG | score = 63–0 | report = | away = ITA Calvisano | homescore = | awayscore = | stadium = Welford Road | attendance = 14,525 | referee = }}

date = 19 October 2002 19:00 | home = Béziers FRA | score = 21–16 | report = | away = WAL Neath | homescore = | awayscore = | stadium = Stade de la Mediterranee | attendance = 6,000 | referee = }}

date = 7 December 2002 14:30 | home = Calvisano ITA | score = 38–29 | report = | away = WAL Neath | homescore = | awayscore = | stadium = Centro Sportivo San Michele | attendance = 2,500 | referee = }}

date = 8 December 2002 15:00 | home = Béziers FRA | score = 12–24 | report = | away = ENG Leicester Tigers | homescore = | awayscore = | stadium = Stade de la Mediterranee | attendance = 8,000 | referee = }}

date = 14 December 2002 14:30 | home = Neath WAL | score = 56–10 | report = | away = ITA Calvisano | homescore = | awayscore = | stadium = The Gnoll | attendance = 3,000 | referee = }}

date = 14 December 2002 14:45 | home = Leicester Tigers ENG | score = 53–10 | report = | away = FRA Béziers | homescore = | awayscore = | stadium = Welford Road | attendance = 15,444 | referee = }}

date = 11 January 2003 14:30 | home = Calvisano ITA | score = 22–40 | report = | away = ENG Leicester Tigers | homescore = | awayscore = | stadium = Centro Sportivo San Michele | attendance = 3,000 | referee = }}

date = 13 January 2003 18:45 | home = Neath WAL | score = 23–18 | report = | away = FRA Béziers | homescore = | awayscore = | stadium = The Gnoll | attendance = 3,000 | referee = }}

date = 18 January 2003 15:00 | home = Leicester Tigers ENG | score = 36–11 | report = | away = WAL Neath | homescore = | awayscore = | stadium = Welford Road | attendance = 16,845 | referee = }}

date = 18 January 2003 18:00 | home = Béziers FRA | score = 16–19 | report = | away = ITA Calvisano | homescore = | awayscore = | stadium = Stade de la Mediterranee | attendance = 800 | referee = }}

Pool 2

Team	P	W	L	Tries for	Tries against	Try diff	Points for	Points against	Points diff	Pts
FRA Perpignan	6	4	2	23	16	7	176	156	20	8
Ireland Munster	6	4	2	27	14	13	206	107	99	8
ENG Gloucester	6	4	2	31	14	17	241	140	101	8
ITA Arix Viadana	6	0	6	15	52	−37	128	348	−220	0

date = 12 October 2002 15:00 | home = Gloucester ENG | score = 35–16 | report = | away = IRE Munster | homescore = | awayscore = | stadium = Kingsholm | attendance = 11,200 | referee = }}

date = 12 October 2002 19:30 | home = Perpignan FRA | score = 46–27 | report = | away = ITA Viadana | homescore = | awayscore = | stadium = Stade Aime Giral | attendance = 3,500 | referee = }}

date = 18 October 2002 20:45 | home = Viadana ITA | score = 28–80 | report = | away = ENG Gloucester | homescore = | awayscore = | stadium = Stadio Luigi Zaffanella | attendance = 2,000 | referee = }}

date = 19 October 2002 15:00 | home = Munster IRE | score = 30–21 | report = | away = FRA Perpignan | homescore = | awayscore = | stadium = Thomond Park | attendance = 12,000 | referee = }}

date = 6 December 2002 19:30 | home = Munster IRE | score = 64–0 | report = | away = ITA Viadana | homescore = | awayscore = | stadium = Musgrave Park | attendance = 6,500 | referee = }}

date = 8 December 2002 13:15 | home = Gloucester ENG | score = 33–16 | report = | away = FRA Perpignan | homescore = | awayscore = | stadium = Kingsholm | attendance = 8,112 | referee = }}

date = 14 December 2002 15:00 | home = Perpignan FRA | score = 31–23 | report = | away = ENG Gloucester | homescore = | awayscore = | stadium = Stade Aime Giral | attendance = 8,000 | referee = }}

date = 14 October 2002 18:00 | home = Viadana ITA | score = 22–25 | report = | away = IRE Munster | homescore = | awayscore = | stadium = Stadio Luigi Zaffanella | attendance = 2,000 | referee = }}

date = 11 January 2003 15:00 | home = Gloucester ENG | score = 64–16 | report = | away = ITA Viadana | homescore = | awayscore = | stadium = Kingsholm | attendance = 8,271 | referee = }}

date = 11 January 2003 15:00 | home = Perpignan FRA | score = 23–8 | report = | away = IRE Munster | homescore = | awayscore = | stadium = Stade Aime Giral | attendance = 8,000 | referee = }}

date = 18 January 2003 14:45 | home = Munster IRE | score = 33–6 | report = | away = ENG Gloucester | homescore = | awayscore = | stadium = Thomond Park | attendance = 13,300 | referee = }}

date = 18 January 2003 15:00 | home = Viadana ITA | score = 35–39 | report = | away = FRA Perpignan | homescore = | awayscore = | stadium = Stadio Luigi Zaffanella | attendance = 1,000 | referee = }}

Pool 3

Team	P	W	L	Tries for	Tries against	Try diff	Points for	Points against	Points diff	Pts
WAL Llanelli	6	5	1	22	16	6	201	130	71	10
FRA Bourgoin	6	4	2	21	14	7	190	142	48	8
SCO Glasgow Rugby	6	2	4	9	23	−14	86	185	−99	4
ENG Sale Sharks	6	1	5	16	15	1	123	143	−20	2

date = 11 October 2002 19:45 | home = Sale Sharks ENG | score = 18–24 | report = | away = FRA Bourgoin | homescore = | awayscore = | stadium = Heywood Road | attendance = 5,007 | referee = }}

date = 12 October 2002 14:30 | home = Llanelli WAL | score = 45–15 | report = | away = SCO Glasgow | homescore = | awayscore = | stadium = Stradey Park | attendance = 5,784 | referee = }}

date = 18 October 2002 19:30 | home = Bourgoin FRA | score = 54–38 | report = | away = WAL Llanelli | homescore = | awayscore = | stadium = Stade Pierre Rajon | attendance = 8,300 | referee = }}

date = 18 October 2002 19:30 | home = Glasgow SCO | score = 26–14 | report = | away = ENG Sale Sharks | homescore = | awayscore = | stadium = Hughenden | attendance = 5,283 | referee = }}

date = 6 December 2002 19:45 | home = Sale Sharks ENG | score = 19–30 | report = | away = WAL Llanelli | homescore = | awayscore = | stadium = Heywood Road | attendance = 5,700 | referee = }}

date = 8 December 2002 15:00 | home = Bourgoin FRA | score = 35–21 | report = | away = SCO Glasgow | homescore = | awayscore = | stadium = Stade Pierre Rajon | attendance = 8,500 | referee = }}

date = 13 December 2002 19:30 | home = Glasgow SCO | score = 13–12 | report = | away = FRA Bourgoin | homescore = | awayscore = | stadium = Hughenden | attendance = 2,867 | referee = }}

date = 13 December 2002 19:30 | home = Llanelli WAL | score = 17–12 | report = | away = ENG Sale Sharks | homescore = | awayscore = | stadium = Stradey Park | attendance = 7,182 | referee = }}

date = 10 January 2003 19:30 | home = Llanelli WAL | score = 37–22 | report = | away = FRA Bourgoin | homescore = | awayscore = | stadium = Stradey Park | attendance = 8,421 | referee = }}

date = 10 January 2003 19:45 | home = Sale Sharks ENG | score = 45–3 | report = | away = SCO Glasgow Rugby | homescore = | awayscore = | stadium = Heywood Road | attendance = 3,967 | referee = }}

date = 17 January 2003 19:30 | home = Glasgow SCO | score = 8–34 | report = | away = WAL Llanelli | homescore = | awayscore = | stadium = Hughenden | attendance = 3,207 | referee = }}

date = 18 January 2003 15:00 | home = Burgoin FRA | score = 43–15 | report = | away = ENG Sale Sharks | homescore = | awayscore = | stadium = Stade Pierre Rajon | attendance = 7,000 | referee = }}

Pool 4

Team	P	W	L	Tries for	Tries against	Try diff	Points for	Points against	Points diff	Pts
Ireland Leinster	6	6	0	22	7	15	188	93	95	12
ENG Bristol Shoguns	6	3	3	15	17	−2	149	144	5	6
FRA Montferrand	6	2	4	15	8	7	141	120	21	4
WAL Swansea	6	1	5	8	28	−20	109	230	−121	2

date = 11 October 2002 19:15 | home = Leinster IRE | score = 29–23 | report = | away = ENG Bristol Shoguns | homescore = | awayscore = | stadium = Donnybrook | attendance = 6,000 | referee = }}

date = 12 October 2002 19:30 | home = Montferrand FRA | score = 47–12 | report = | away = WAL Swansea | homescore = | awayscore = | stadium = Stade Marcel-Michelin | attendance = 9,000 | referee = }}

date = 19 October 2002 15:00 | home = Bristol Shoguns ENG | score = 24–19 | report = | away = FRA Montferrand | homescore = | awayscore = | stadium = Memorial Ground | attendance = 4,607 | referee = }}

date = 19 October 2002 19:30 | home = Swansea WAL | score = 10–51 | report = | away = IRE Leinster | homescore = | awayscore = | stadium = St. Helen's | attendance = 3,500 | referee = }}

date = 7 December 2002 14:30 | home = Swansea WAL | score = 26–19 | report = | away = ENG Bristol Shoguns | homescore = | awayscore = | stadium = St. Helen's | attendance = 3,200 | referee = }}

date = 7 December 2002 15:00 | home = Montferrand FRA | score = 20–23 | report = | away = IRE Leinster | homescore = | awayscore = | stadium = Stade Marcel-Michelin | attendance = 10,000 | referee = }}

date = 13 December 2002 19:35 | home = Leinster IRE | score = 12–9 | report = | away = FRA Montferrand | homescore = | awayscore = | stadium = Donnybrook | attendance = 7,500 | referee = }}

date = 15 December 2002 15:00 | home = Bristol Shoguns ENG | score = 41–23 | report = | away = WAL Swansea | homescore = | awayscore = | stadium = Memorial Ground | attendance = 4,327 | referee = }}

date = 10 January 2003 19:35 | home = Leinster IRE | score = 48–19 | report = | away = WAL Swansea | homescore = | awayscore = | stadium = Donnybrook | attendance = 7,500 | referee = }}

date = 12 January 2003 15:00 | home = Montferrand FRA | score = 22–30 | report = | away = ENG Bristol Shoguns | homescore = | awayscore = | stadium = Stade Marcel-Michelin | attendance = 7,000 | referee = }}

date = 18 January 2003 15:00 | home = Swansea WAL | score = 19–24 | report = | away = FRA Montferrand | homescore = | awayscore = | stadium = St. Helen's | attendance = 3,000 | referee = }}

date = 19 January 2003 13:45 | home = Bristol Shoguns ENG | score = 12–25 | report = | away = IRE Leinster | homescore = | awayscore = | stadium = Memorial Ground | attendance = 7,013 | referee = }}

Pool 5

Team	P	W	L	Tries for	Tries against	Try diff	Points for	Points against	Points diff	Pts
FRA Toulouse	6	5	1	29	9	20	241	118	123	10
ENG London Irish	6	3	3	12	13	−1	158	118	40	6
SCO Edinburgh Rugby	6	2	4	15	19	−4	125	188	−63	4
WAL Newport	6	2	4	11	26	−15	117	217	−100	4

date = 11 October 2002 19:30 | home = Edinburgh SCO | score = 27–17 | report = | away = WAL Newport | homescore = | awayscore = | stadium = Meadowbank Stadium | attendance = 4,358 | referee = }}

date = 12 October 2002 15:00 | home = Toulouse FRA | score = 28–23 | report = | away = ENG London Irish | homescore = | awayscore = | stadium = Stade Ernest Wallon | attendance = 8,000 | referee = }}

date = 18 October 2002 19:30 | home = Newport WAL | score = 19–34 | report = | away = FRA Toulouse | homescore = | awayscore = | stadium = Rodney Parade | attendance = 6,730 | referee = }}

date = 20 October 2002 15:00 | home = London Irish ENG | score = 24–8 | report = | away = SCO Edinburgh | homescore = | awayscore = | stadium = Madejski Stadium | attendance = 6,606 | referee = }}

date = 6 December 2002 14:45 | home = Edinburgh SCO | score = 9–30 | report = | away = FRA Toulouse | homescore = | awayscore = | stadium = Meadowbank Stadium | attendance = 4,372 | referee = }}

date = 7 December 2002 14:30 | home = Newport WAL | score = 16–12 | report = | away = ENG London Irish | homescore = | awayscore = | stadium = Rodney Parade | attendance = 6,435 | referee = }}

date = 14 December 2002 14:00 | home = Toulouse FRA | score = 50–17 | report = | away = SCO Edinburgh | homescore = | awayscore = | stadium = Stade Ernest Wallon | attendance = 14,000 | referee = }}

date = 15 December 2002 15:00 | home = London Irish ENG | score = 42–5 | report = | away = WAL Newport | homescore = | awayscore = | stadium = Madejski Stadium | attendance = 7,102 | referee = }}

date = 10 January 2003 19:30 | home = Edinburgh SCO | score = 32–25 | report = | away = ENG London Irish | homescore = | awayscore = | stadium = Meadowbank Stadium | attendance = 4,451 | referee = }}

date = 11 January 2003 15:00 | home = Toulouse FRA | score = 70–18 | report = | away = WAL Newport | homescore = | awayscore = | stadium = Stade Ernest Wallon | attendance = 8,000 | referee = }}

date = 18 January 2003 14:30 | home = Newport WAL | score = 42–32 | report = | away = SCO Edinburgh | homescore = | awayscore = | stadium = Rodney Parade | attendance = 8,880 | referee = }}

date = 19 January 2003 13:45 | home = London Irish ENG | score = 32–29 | report = | away = FRA Toulouse | homescore = | awayscore = | stadium = Madejski Stadium | attendance = 9,297 | referee = }}

Pool 6

Team	P	W	L	Tries for	Tries against	Try diff	Points for	Points against	Points diff	Pts
ENG Northampton Saints	6	4	2	21	10	11	172	110	62	8
FRA Biarritz Olympique	6	4	2	14	5	9	138	73	65	8
Ireland Ulster	6	4	2	8	8	0	116	106	10	8
WAL Cardiff	6	0	6	6	26	−20	78	215	−137	0

date = 12 October 2002 17:30 | home = Cardiff WAL | score = 15–26 | report = | away = FRA Biarritz | homescore = | awayscore = | stadium = Cardiff Arms Park | attendance = 6,500 | referee = }}

date = 13 October 2002 16:30 | home = Northampton Saints ENG | score = 32 – 9 | report = Report | away = IRE Ulster | try1 = Dawson, Leslie | con1 = Grayson (2) | pen1 = Grayson (5) | pen2 = Humphreys (2), Doak | stadium = Franklin's Gardens | attendance = 9,481 | referee = A. Lambardi }}

date = 18 October 2002 19:05 | home = Ulster IRE | score = 25 – 6 | report = Report | away = WAL Cardiff | try1 = Young | con1 = Humphreys | pen1 = Humphreys (5) | drop1 = Humphreys | pen2 = Harris (2) | stadium = Ravenhill | attendance = 11,000 | referee = }}

date = 19 October 2002 15:00 | home = Biarritz FRA | score = 23–20 | report = | away = ENG Northampton Saints | homescore = | awayscore = | stadium = Parc des Sports Aquil | attendance = 5,500 | referee = }}

date = 6 December 2002 19:15 | home = Ulster IRE | score = 13 – 9 | report = Report | away = FRA Biarritz | try1 = Topping | con1 = Humphreys | pen1 = Humphreys (2) | pen2 = Yachvili (2) | drop2 = Peyrelongue | stadium = Ravenhill | attendance = 11,650 | referee = Chris White }}

date = 7 December 2002 15:00 | home = Northampton Saints ENG | score = 25–11 | report = | away = WAL Cardiff | homescore = | awayscore = | stadium = Franklin's Gardens | attendance = 10,000 | referee = }}

date = 14 December 2002 15:00 | home = Biarritz FRA | score = 25 – 20 | report = Report | away = IRE Ulster | try1 = Isaac, Couzinet, Cassin | con1 = Yachvili (2) | pen1 = Yachvili (2) | try2 = J. Cunningham, Ward | con2 = Doak (2) | pen2 = Doak (2) | stadium = Parc des Sports Aquil | attendance = 8,000 | referee = D. Pearson }}

date = 15 December 2002 13:30 | home = Cardiff WAL | score = 0–31 | report = | away = ENG Northampton Saints | homescore = | awayscore = | stadium = Cardiff Arms Park | attendance = 4,700 | referee = }}

date = 11 January 2003 14:45 | home = Cardiff WAL | score = 21 – 33 | report = Report | away = IRE Ulster | try1 = Walne, Allen | con1 = Robinson | pen1 = Robinson (3) | try2 = McMillan (2), penalty try | con2 = Humphreys (3) | pen2 = Humphreys (2) | drop2 = B. Cunningham | stadium = Cardiff Arms Park | attendance = 4,000 | referee = R. Goodcliffe }}

date = 11 January 2003 14:45 | home = Northampton Saints ENG | score = 17–14 | report = | away = FRA Biarritz | homescore = | awayscore = | stadium = Franklin's Gardens | attendance = 10,523 | referee = }}

date = 17 January 2003 19:05 | home = Ulster IRE | score = 16 – 13 | report = Report | away = ENG Northampton Saints | try1 = McMillan | con1 = Humphreys | pen1 = Doak | drop1 = Humphreys (2) | try2 = Cohen | con2 = Grayson | pen2 = Grayson (2) | stadium = Ravenhill | attendance = 12,500 | referee = Joel Dume }}

date = 18 January 2003 15:00 | home = Biarritz FRA | score = 75–25 | report = | away = WAL Cardiff | homescore = | awayscore = | stadium = Parc des Sports Aquil | attendance = 4,000 | referee = }}

Seeding

Seed	Pool Winners	Pts	TF	+/−
1	IRE Leinster	12	22	+95
2	ENG Leicester Tigers	11	31	+161
3	FRA Toulouse	10	29	+123
4	WAL Llanelli	10	22	+71
5	FRA Perpignan	8	31	+101
6	ENG Northampton Saints	8	21	+62
7	IRE Munster	8	27	+99
8	FRA Biarritz Olympique	8	14	+65
–	FRA Bourgoin	8	21	+48
–	ENG Bristol Shoguns	6	15	+5
–	ENG London Irish	6	12	+40
–	WAL Neath	5	18	+12

References

[https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2002/oct/14/rugbyunion.heinekencup2002032 "Grayson kicks Saints to eighth home win in a row"], ''The Guardian'', 14 October 2002
[https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/rugby_union/european/2341261.stm "Ulster too good for Cardiff"], BBC Sport, 18 October 2002
Gavin Mairs, "Ulster need a cutting edge", ''Belfast Telegraph'', 19 October 2002
[https://www.independent.ie/sport/rugby/topping-try-keeps-ulster-hopes-alive-26023422.html "Topping try keeps Ulster hopes alive"], ''Irish Independent'', 7 December 2002
[https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/european/2546033.stm "Ulster upset French champions"], BBC Sport, 6 December 2002
Micheal McGeary, "Ulster run out of luck", ''Sunday Life'', 15 December 2002
[https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/rugby_union/european/2572975.stm "Biarritz edge out Ulster"], BBC Sport, 14 December 2002
[https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/rugby_union/european/2638369.stm "Ulster edge past Cardiff"], BBC Sport, 11 January 2003
Micheal McGeary, "Ulster have it all to do", ''Sunday Life'', 12 January 2002
[https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/rugby_union/european/2658027.stm "Ulster win keeps slim hopes alive"], BBC Sport, 17 January 2003
"Victory just not enough for Ulster", ''Irish Independent'', 18 January 2003

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