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2002–03 Heineken Cup pool stage
Season	2002–03 Heineken Cup
Date	11 October 2002 – 19 January 2003
Qualifiers
Seed 1	Leinster
Seed 2	Leicester Tigers
Seed 3	Toulouse
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.

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

Neath	16–16	Leicester Tigers

Calvisano	16–32	Béziers

Leicester Tigers	63–0	Calvisano

Béziers	21–16	Neath

Calvisano	38–29	Neath

Béziers	12–24	Leicester Tigers

Neath	56–10	Calvisano

Leicester Tigers	53–10	Béziers

Calvisano	22–40	Leicester Tigers

Neath	23–18	Béziers

Leicester Tigers	36–11	Neath

Béziers	16–19	Calvisano

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

Gloucester	35–16	Munster

Perpignan	46–27	Viadana

Viadana	28–80	Gloucester

Munster	30–21	Perpignan

Munster	64–0	Viadana

Gloucester	33–16	Perpignan

Perpignan	31–23	Gloucester

Viadana	22–25	Munster

Gloucester	64–16	Viadana

Perpignan	23–8	Munster

Munster	33–6	Gloucester

Viadana	35–39	Perpignan

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

Sale Sharks	18–24	Bourgoin

Llanelli	45–15	Glasgow

Bourgoin	54–38	Llanelli

Glasgow	26–14	Sale Sharks

Sale Sharks	19–30	Llanelli

Bourgoin	35–21	Glasgow

Glasgow	13–12	Bourgoin

Llanelli	17–12	Sale Sharks

Llanelli	37–22	Bourgoin

Sale Sharks	45–3	Glasgow Rugby

Glasgow	8–34	Llanelli

Burgoin	43–15	Sale Sharks

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

Leinster	29–23	Bristol Shoguns

Montferrand	47–12	Swansea

Bristol Shoguns	24–19	Montferrand

Swansea	10–51	Leinster

Swansea	26–19	Bristol Shoguns

Montferrand	20–23	Leinster

Leinster	12–9	Montferrand

Bristol Shoguns	41–23	Swansea

Leinster	48–19	Swansea

Montferrand	22–30	Bristol Shoguns

Swansea	19–24	Montferrand

Bristol Shoguns	12–25	Leinster

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

Edinburgh	27–17	Newport

Toulouse	28–23	London Irish

Newport	19–34	Toulouse

London Irish	24–8	Edinburgh

Edinburgh	9–30	Toulouse

Newport	16–12	London Irish

Toulouse	50–17	Edinburgh

London Irish	42–5	Newport

Edinburgh	32–25	London Irish

Toulouse	70–18	Newport

Newport	42–32	Edinburgh

London Irish	32–29	Toulouse

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

Cardiff	15–26	Biarritz

Northampton Saints	32 – 9	Ulster
Try: Dawson, Leslie Con: Grayson (2) Pen: Grayson (5)	Report	Pen: Humphreys (2), Doak

Ulster	25 – 6	Cardiff
Try: Young Con: Humphreys Pen: Humphreys (5) Drop: Humphreys	Report	Pen: Harris (2)

Biarritz	23–20	Northampton Saints

Ulster	13 – 9	Biarritz
Try: Topping Con: Humphreys Pen: Humphreys (2)	Report	Pen: Yachvili (2) Drop: Peyrelongue

Northampton Saints	25–11	Cardiff

Biarritz	25 – 20	Ulster
Try: Isaac, Couzinet, Cassin Con: Yachvili (2) Pen: Yachvili (2)	Report	Try: J. Cunningham, Ward Con: Doak (2) Pen: Doak (2)

Cardiff	0–31	Northampton Saints

Cardiff	21 – 33	Ulster
Try: Walne, Allen Con: Robinson Pen: Robinson (3)	Report	Try: McMillan (2), penalty try Con: Humphreys (3) Pen: Humphreys (2) Drop: B. Cunningham

Northampton Saints	17–14	Biarritz

Ulster	16 – 13	Northampton Saints
Try: McMillan Con: Humphreys Pen: Doak Drop: Humphreys (2)	Report	Try: Cohen Con: Grayson Pen: Grayson (2)

Biarritz	75–25	Cardiff

Seeding

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

See also

• 2002-03 Heineken Cup

References

1. "Grayson kicks Saints to eighth home win in a row", The Guardian, 14 October 2002
2. "Ulster too good for Cardiff", BBC Sport, 18 October 2002
3. Gavin Mairs, "Ulster need a cutting edge", Belfast Telegraph, 19 October 2002
4. "Topping try keeps Ulster hopes alive", Irish Independent, 7 December 2002
5. "Ulster upset French champions", BBC Sport, 6 December 2002
6. Micheal McGeary, "Ulster run out of luck", Sunday Life, 15 December 2002
7. "Biarritz edge out Ulster", BBC Sport, 14 December 2002
8. "Ulster edge past Cardiff", BBC Sport, 11 January 2003
9. Micheal McGeary, "Ulster have it all to do", Sunday Life, 12 January 2002
10. "Ulster win keeps slim hopes alive", BBC Sport, 17 January 2003
11. "Victory just not enough for Ulster", Irish Independent, 18 January 2003

External links

• Heineken Cup Fixtures ERC

• Heineken Cup pool stages
• 2002–03 Heineken Cup