See main article: 2001–02 Heineken Cup.
In the 2001–2002 Heineken Cup pool stage matches, teams received
| Team | P | W | D | L | Tries for | Tries against | Try diff | Points for | Points against | Points diff | Pts | |
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| Leicester Tigers | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 3 | 14 | 175 | 88 | 87 | 10 | |
| Llanelli | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 8 | 14 | 187 | 99 | 88 | 8 | |
 Perpignan | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 182 | 136 | 46 | 6 | |
| 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 42 | −36 | 58 | 279 | −221 | 0 |
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| Team | P | W | D | L | Tries for | Tries against | Try diff | Points for | Points against | Points diff | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stade Français | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 4 | 19 | 213 | 64 | 149 | 10 | |
 Ulster | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 196 | 142 | 54 | 8 | |
| Wasps | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 120 | 186 | −66 | 4 | |
| 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 27 | −25 | 102 | 239 | −137 | 2 |
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| Team | P | W | D | L | Tries for | Tries against | Try diff | Points for | Points against | Points diff | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bath | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 14 | 161 | 56 | 105 | 12 | |
| Biarritz Olympique | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 104 | 95 | 9 | 5 | |
| 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 12 | −10 | 92 | 142 | −50 | 4 | ||
| 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 14 | −8 | 82 | 146 | −64 | 3 |
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| Team | P | W | D | L | Tries for | Tries against | Try diff | Points for | Points against | Points diff | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castres Olympique | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 179 | 125 | 54 | 10 | |
| Munster | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 6 | 11 | 172 | 87 | 85 | 10 | |
| Harlequins | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 20 | −6 | 119 | 187 | −68 | 4 | |
| 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 23 | −12 | 116 | 187 | −71 | 0 |
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| Team | P | W | D | L | Tries for | Tries against | Try diff | Points for | Points against | Points diff | Pts | |
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| Montferrand | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 7 | 16 | 191 | 100 | 91 | 9 | |
| 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 154 | 154 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Glasgow Caledonians | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 23 | −13 | 126 | 198 | −72 | 5 | |
| 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 16 | −4 | 132 | 151 | −19 | 4 |
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| Team | P | W | D | L | Tries for | Tries against | Try diff | Points for | Points against | Points diff | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leinster | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 139 | 104 | 35 | 10 | |
| Newport | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 151 | 146 | 5 | 6 | |
| Toulouse | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 158 | 141 | 17 | 6 | |
| 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 21 | −13 | 117 | 174 | −57 | 2 |
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| Seed | Pool Winners | Pts | TF | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bath | 12 | 16 | +105 |
| 2 | Stade Français | 10 | 23 | +149 |
| 3 | Castres | 10 | 19 | +54 |
| 4 | Leicester Tigers | 10 | 17 | +87 |
| 5 | Leinster | 10 | 15 | +35 |
| 6 | Montferrand | 9 | 23 | +91 |
| Seed | Pool Runners-up | Pts | TF | +/− |
| 7 | Munster | 10 | 17 | +85 |
| 8 | Llanelli | 8 | 22 | +88 |
| – | Ulster | 8 | 17 | +54 |
| – | Newport | 6 | 17 | +5 |
| – | Cardiff | 6 | 16 | 0 |
| – | Biarritz Olympique | 5 | 11 | +9 |