The 2002-03 Zurich Premiership was the 16th season of the top flight of the English domestic rugby union competitions.
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The Zurich Championship which had been competed for in seasons 2000–01 and 2001–02 was dropped from this season.
Locations of the 2002-03 Zurich Premiership teams
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Stadium |
Capacity |
City/Area |
Bath |
Recreation Ground |
8,200 |
Bath, Somerset |
Bristol Shoguns |
Memorial Stadium[n 1] |
12,100 |
Bristol |
Gloucester |
Kingsholm |
11,000 |
Gloucester, Gloucestershire |
Harlequins |
The Stoop |
8,500 |
Twickenham, London |
Leeds Tykes |
Headingley Stadium |
22,250 |
Leeds, West Yorkshire |
Leicester Tigers |
Welford Road |
16,815 |
Leicester, Leicestershire |
London Irish |
Madejski Stadium |
24,161 |
Reading, Berkshire |
London Wasps |
Adams Park |
10,000 |
High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire |
Newcastle Falcons |
Kingston Park |
10,000 |
Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear |
Northampton Saints |
Franklin's Gardens |
12,500 |
Northampton, Northamptonshire |
Sale |
Heywood Road |
5,700 |
Sale, Greater Manchester |
Saracens |
Vicarage Road |
22,000 |
Watford, Hertfordshire |
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Week 1
Sale Sharks | 24 – 21 | Northampton Saints |
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Leeds Tykes | 26 – 13 | Leicester Tigers |
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Headingley Attendance: 4,301 |
NEC Harlequins | 19 – 25 | Gloucester |
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Twickenham Stoop Attendance: 7,015 |
Newcastle Falcons | 24 – 17 | London Wasps |
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Kingston Park Attendance: 5,263 |
Bristol Shoguns | 30 – 45 | Saracens |
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Memorial Stadium Attendance: 4,761 |
Madejski Stadium Attendance: 9,203 |
Week 2
Northampton Saints | 31 – 13 | Newcastle Falcons |
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Franklin's Gardens Attendance: 10,213 |
Gloucester | 44 – 8 | Sale Sharks |
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Kingsholm Attendance: 9,544 |
Leicester Tigers | 30 – 6 | Harlequins |
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Welford Road Attendance: 15,387 |
Leeds Tykes | 41 – 16 | London Irish |
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Headingley Attendance: 3,190 |
London Wasps | 38 – 35 | Bristol Shoguns |
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Adams Park Attendance: 7,171 |
Vicarage Road Attendance: 10,068 |
Week 3
Sale Sharks | 29 – 16 | Leicester Tigers |
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Heywood Road Attendance: 5,678 |
Bath Rugby | 27 – 27 | London Wasps |
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Recreation Ground Attendance: 8,200 |
NEC Harlequins | 23 – 33 | Leeds Tykes |
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Twickenham Stoop Attendance: 5,352 |
Newcastle Falcons | 19 – 22 | Gloucester |
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Kingston Park Attendance: 5,304 |
Bristol Shoguns | 28 – 36 | Northampton Saints |
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Memorial Stadium Attendance: 4,674 |
London Irish | 32 – 10 | Saracens |
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Madejski Stadium Attendance: 7,177 |
Week 4
Leeds Tykes | 29 – 29 | Sale Sharks |
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Headingley Attendance: 5,123 |
Gloucester | 45 – 18 | Bristol Shoguns |
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Kingsholm Attendance: 10,117 |
Leicester Tigers | 52 – 9 | Newcastle Falcons |
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Welford Road Attendance: 15,656 |
NEC Harlequins | 29 – 19 | London Irish |
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Twickenham Stoop Attendance: 7,223 |
Northampton Saints | 24 – 3 | Bath |
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Franklin's Gardens Attendance: 9,560 |
London Wasps | 51 – 23 | Saracens |
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Adams Park Attendance: 8,512 |
Week 5
Sale Sharks | 20 – 16 | Harlequins |
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Heywood Road Attendance: 5,613 |
Saracens | 31 – 19 | Northampton Saints |
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Vicarage Road Attendance: 6,289 |
Bath Rugby | 21 – 21 | Gloucester |
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Recreation Ground Attendance: 8,200 |
Newcastle Falcons | 27 – 20 | Leeds Tykes |
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Kingston Park Attendance: 5,457 |
Bristol Shoguns | 25 – 20 | Leicester Tigers |
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Memorial Stadium Attendance: 6,237 |
London Irish | 21 – 31 | London Wasps |
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Madejski Stadium Attendance: 9,267 |
Week 6
Sale Sharks | 36 – 14 | London Irish |
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Heywood Road Attendance: 4,514 |
Gloucester | 44 – 14 | Saracens |
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Kingsholm Attendance: 10,439 |
Leicester Tigers | 22 – 20 | Bath |
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Welford Road Attendance: 16,811 |
NEC Harlequins | 47 – 23 | Newcastle Falcons |
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Twickenham Stoop Attendance: 7,923 |
Northampton Saints | 34 – 20 | London Wasps |
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Franklin's Gardens Attendance: 9,888 |
Leeds Tykes | 25 – 13 | Bristol Shoguns |
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Headingley Attendance: 4,420 |
Week 7
London Wasps | 23 – 16 | Gloucester |
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Adams Park Attendance: 8,768 |
Bath Rugby | 20 – 22 | Leeds Tykes |
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Recreation Ground Attendance: 8,200 |
Newcastle Falcons | 31 – 20 | Sale Sharks |
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Kingston Park Attendance: 4,245 |
London Irish | 12 – 14 | Northampton Saints |
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Madejski Stadium Attendance: 7,579 |
Saracens | 18 – 26 | Leicester Tigers |
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Vicarage Road Attendance: 10,531 |
Week 8
Sale Sharks | 28 – 14 | Bristol Shoguns |
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Heywood Road Attendance: 4,688 |
Twickenham Stoop Attendance: 8,311 |
Gloucester | 18 – 9 | Northampton Saints |
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Kingsholm Attendance: 11,000 |
Leicester Tigers | 9 – 6 | London Wasps |
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Welford Road Attendance: 16,845 |
Leeds Tykes | 27 – 18 | Saracens |
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Headingley Attendance: 5,015 |
Newcastle Falcons | 16 – 24 | London Irish |
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Kingston Park Attendance: 4,515 |
Week 9
Northampton Saints | 3 – 16 | Leicester Tigers |
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Franklin's Gardens Attendance: 12,600 |
Bath Rugby | 24 – 18 | Sale Sharks |
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Recreation Ground Attendance: 7,430 |
London Irish | 19 – 40 | Gloucester |
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Madejski Stadium Attendance: 8,449 |
Bristol Shoguns | 38 – 10 | Newcastle Falcons |
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Memorial Stadium Attendance: 4,342 |
London Wasps | 27 – 27 | Leeds Tykes |
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Adams Park Attendance: 4,475 |
Saracens | 36 – 30 | Harlequins |
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Vicarage Road Attendance: 6,634 |
Week 10
Leicester Tigers | 20 – 15 | Gloucester |
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Welford Road Attendance: 16,845 |
Sale Sharks | 37 – 26 | Saracens |
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Heywood Road Attendance: 5,196 |
Leeds Tykes | 26 – 19 | Northampton Saints |
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Headingley Attendance: 4,017 |
Newcastle Falcons | 20 – 24 | Bath |
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Kingston Park Attendance: 4,532 |
Bristol Shoguns | 32 – 32 | London Irish |
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Memorial Stadium Attendance: 5,005 |
NEC Harlequins | 27 – 14 | London Wasps |
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Twickenham Stoop Attendance: 7,252 |
Week 11
Northampton Saints | 35 – 7 | Harlequins |
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Franklin's Gardens Attendance: 8,296 |
Bath Rugby | 19 – 30 | Bristol Shoguns |
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Recreation Ground Attendance: 8,200 |
Gloucester | 28 – 10 | Leeds Tykes |
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Kingsholm Attendance: 10,276 |
London Irish | 27 – 7 | Leicester Tigers |
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Madejski Stadium Attendance: 10,605 |
London Wasps | 25 – 32 | Sale Sharks |
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Adams Park Attendance: 5,242 |
Saracens | 17 – 13 | Newcastle Falcons |
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Vicarage Road Attendance: 5,742 |
Week 12
Heywood Road Attendance: 5,700 |
Gloucester | 25 – 20 | London Irish |
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Kingsholm Attendance: 10,217 |
NEC Harlequins | 36 – 32 | Saracens |
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Twickenham Stoop Attendance: 7,714 |
Leicester Tigers | 12 – 25 | Northampton Saints |
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Welford Road Attendance: 16,875 |
Leeds Tykes | 15 – 18 | London Wasps |
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Headingley Attendance: 4,751 |
Newcastle Falcons | 12 – 20 | Bristol Shoguns |
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Kingston Park Attendance: 3,273 |
Week 13
London Wasps | 26 – 13 | Leicester Tigers |
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Adams Park Attendance: 10,000 |
Bath Rugby | 23 – 9 | Harlequins |
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Recreation Ground Attendance: 8,200 |
Northampton Saints | 13 – 16 | Gloucester |
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Franklin's Gardens Attendance: 12,500 |
Bristol Shoguns | 18 – 6 | Sale Sharks |
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Memorial Stadium Attendance: 5,642 |
London Irish | 20 – 0 | Newcastle Falcons |
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Madejski Stadium Attendance: 10,877 |
Saracens | 11 – 6 | Leeds Tykes |
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Vicarage Road Attendance: 9,328 |
Week 14
Headingley Attendance: 4,553 |
Sale Sharks | 38 – 3 | Newcastle Falcons |
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Heywood Road Attendance: 5,678 |
Gloucester | 24 – 17 | London Wasps |
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Kingsholm Attendance: 11,000 |
Leicester Tigers | 23 – 18 | Saracens |
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Welford Road Attendance: 16,845 |
NEC Harlequins | 26 – 17 | Bristol Shoguns |
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Twickenham Stoop Attendance: 7,123 |
Northampton Saints | 10 – 22 | London Irish |
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Franklin's Gardens Attendance: 10,604 |
Week 15
Newcastle Falcons | 32 – 17 | Harlequins |
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Kingston Park Attendance: 6,109 |
Bath Rugby | 8 – 15 | Leicester Tigers |
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Recreation Ground Attendance: 8,200 |
Bristol Shoguns | 12 – 17 | Leeds Tykes |
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Memorial Stadium Attendance: 5,032 |
London Irish | 11 – 23 | Sale Sharks |
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Madejski Stadium Attendance: 7,565 |
London Wasps | 16 – 9 | Northampton Saints |
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Adams Park Attendance: 9,400 |
Saracens | 22 – 29 | Gloucester |
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Vicarage Road Attendance: 9,089 |
Week 16
Leeds Tykes | 12 – 17 | Newcastle Falcons |
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Headingley Attendance: 7,207 |
Leicester Tigers | 40 – 6 | Bristol Shoguns |
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Welford Road Attendance: 16,875 |
Kingsholm Attendance: 11,000 |
NEC Harlequins | 0 – 45 | Sale Sharks |
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Twickenham Stoop Attendance: 6,823 |
Northampton Saints | 34 – 25 | Saracens |
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Franklin's Gardens Attendance: 12,500 |
London Wasps | 35 – 11 | London Irish |
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Adams Park Attendance: 8,590 |
Week 17
Recreation Ground Attendance: 7,290 |
London Wasps | 13 – 12 | Newcastle Falcons |
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Adams Park Attendance: 6,199 |
Bristol Shoguns | 48 – 41 | Harlequins |
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Memorial Stadium Attendance: 5,205 |
Week 18
Bath Rugby | 10 – 27 | Northampton Saints |
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Recreation Ground Attendance: 8,200 |
Sale Sharks | 32 – 20 | Leeds Tykes |
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Heywood Road Attendance: 5,700 |
London Irish | 6 – 16 | Harlequins |
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Madejski Stadium Attendance: 18,585 |
Newcastle Falcons | 24 – 22 | Leicester Tigers |
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Kingston Park Attendance: 9,105 |
Bristol Shoguns | 21 – 38 | Gloucester |
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Memorial Stadium Attendance: 10,693 |
Saracens | 31 – 42 | London Wasps |
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Vicarage Road Attendance: 8,912 |
Week 19
Leeds Tykes | 23 – 22 | Harlequins |
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Headingley Attendance: 4,305 |
Adams Park Attendance: 8,231 |
Saracens | 12 – 14 | London Irish |
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Vicarage Road Attendance: 6,089 |
Leicester Tigers | 33 – 20 | Sale Sharks |
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Welford Road Attendance: 16,815 |
Week 20
Bath Rugby | 18 – 15 | London Irish |
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Recreation Ground Attendance: 8,200 |
Gloucester | 25 – 23 | Newcastle Falcons |
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Kingsholm Attendance: 10,404 |
Week 21
Northampton Saints | 43 – 13 | Bristol Shoguns |
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Franklin's Gardens Attendance: 8,805 |
Sale Sharks | 30 – 30 | Gloucester |
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Heywood Road Attendance: 5,800 |
NEC Harlequins | 17 – 9 | Leicester Tigers |
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Twickenham Stoop Attendance: 7,123 |
Bristol Shoguns | 19 – 34 | London Wasps |
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Memorial Stadium Attendance: 4,866 |
London Irish | 14 – 26 | Leeds Tykes |
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Madejski Stadium Attendance: 7,125 |
Newcastle Falcons | 22 – 20 | Northampton Saints |
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Kingston Park Attendance: 7,428 |
Week 22
Gloucester | 29 – 11 | Harlequins |
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Kingsholm Attendance: 11,000 |
Leicester Tigers | 18 – 17 | Leeds Tykes |
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Welford Road Attendance: 16,815 |
Northampton Saints | 27 – 17 | Sale Sharks |
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Franklin's Gardens Attendance: 9,202 |
Saracens | 17 – 16 | Bristol Shoguns |
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Vicarage Road Attendance: 5,090 |
Week 23
NEC Harlequins | 19 – 31 | Northampton Saints |
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Twickenham Stoop Attendance: 6,423 |
Leicester Tigers | 19 – 20 | London Irish |
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Welford Road Attendance: 16,815 |
Sale Sharks | 9 – 16 | London Wasps |
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Heywood Road Attendance: 5,800 |
Leeds Tykes | 30 – 23 | Gloucester |
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Headingley Attendance: 6,088 |
Bristol Shoguns | 30 – 20 | Bath |
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Ashton Gate Attendance: 20,793 |
Newcastle Falcons | 26 – 22 | Saracens |
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Kingston Park Attendance: 9,127 |
Week 24
Bath Rugby | 24 – 12 | Newcastle Falcons |
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Recreation Ground Attendance: 8,200 |
Gloucester | 31 – 13 | Leicester Tigers |
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Kingsholm Attendance: 11,000 |
London Irish | 41 – 21 | Bristol Shoguns |
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Madejski Stadium Attendance: 12,696 |
London Wasps | 21 – 25 | Harlequins |
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Adams Park Attendance: 8,747 |
Northampton Saints | 28 – 6 | Leeds Tykes |
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Franklin's Gardens Attendance: 12,500 |
Saracens | 34 – 19 | Sale Sharks |
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Vicarage Road Attendance: 6,211 |
Semi final
London Wasps | 19 – 10 | Northampton Saints |
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Adams Park Attendance: 7,398 |
Final
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Meanwhile, Leeds (5th place), Leicester (6th), Harlequins (7th), Saracens (8th) played for a Zurich Wildcard to the 2003–04 Heineken Cup:
Semi-finals
First leg
Harlequins | 26 – 23 | Leicester Tigers |
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Twickenham Stoop Attendance: 2,350 Referee: D Pearson |
Saracens | 57 – 21 | Leeds Tykes |
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Vicarage Road Attendance: 2,900 Referee: Roy Maybank |
Second leg
Leicester Tigers | 28– 13 | Harlequins |
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Welford Road Attendance: 5,552 |
Leicester advanced to the wildcard final due to a superior aggregate score of 51–39
Leeds Tykes | 27 – 13 | Saracens |
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Headingley Attendance: 1,407 Referee: Tony Spreadbury |
Saracens advanced to the wildcard final due to a superior aggregate score of 70–48
Final
Leicester Tigers | 27 – 20 (a.e.t.) | Saracens |
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Franklin's Gardens Attendance: 8,066 |
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