2002-2003 Zurich Premiership | |
Champions: | London Wasps (3rd title) |
Runnersup: | Gloucester |
Relegated: | Bristol Shoguns |
Matches: | 139 |
Attendance: | 1183972 |
Prevseason: | 2001–02 |
Nextseason: | 2003–04 |
The 2002-03 Zurich Premiership was the 16th season of the top flight of the English domestic rugby union competitions.
The Zurich Championship which had been competed for in seasons 2000–01 and 2001–02 was dropped from this season.
Team | Stadium | Capacity | City/Area |
---|---|---|---|
Bath | Recreation Ground | 8,200 | Bath, Somerset |
Bristol Shoguns | Memorial Stadium | 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 | 10,000 | ||
Northampton Saints | Franklin's Gardens | 12,500 | Northampton, Northamptonshire |
Sale | Heywood Road | 5,700 | Sale, Greater Manchester |
Saracens | Vicarage Road | 22,000 | Watford, Hertfordshire |
Meanwhile, Leeds (5th place), Leicester (6th), Harlequins (7th), Saracens (8th) played for a Zurich Wildcard to the 2003–04 Heineken Cup:
Leicester advanced to the wildcard final due to a superior aggregate score of 51–39
Saracens advanced to the wildcard final due to a superior aggregate score of 70–48
Note: Flags to the left of player names indicate national team as has been defined under World Rugby eligibility rules, or primary nationality for players who have not earned international senior caps. Players may hold one or more non-WR nationalities.
Source:[1]
Rank | Player | Club | Points |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Alex King | Wasps | 284 |
2 | Ludovic Mercier | Gloucester | 258 |
3 | Braam van Straaten | Leeds Tykes | 252 |
4 | Barry Everitt | London Irish | 238 |
5 | Paul Grayson | Northampton Saints | 213 |
6 | Jonny Wilkinson | Newcastle Falcons | 205 |
7 | Andy Goode | Saracens | 204 |
8 | Paul Burke | Harlequins | 188 |
9 | Felipe Contepomi | Bristol | 184 |
10 | Tim Stimpson | Leicester Tigers | 161 |
Source:[2]