2001–02 Heineken Cup

The 2001–02 Heineken Cup was the seventh edition of the Heineken Cup. Competing teams from France, Ireland, Italy, Wales, England and Scotland, were divided into six pools of four, in which teams played home and away matches against each other. The pool winners and two best runners-up qualified for the knock-out stages. Leicester Tigers won the cup, securing back-to-back titles and a third straight victory for the club.

2001–02 Heineken Cup
Tournament details
Countries England
 France
 Ireland
 Italy
 Scotland
 Wales
Tournament format(s)Round-robin and Knockout
Date22 October 2001 – 25 May 2002
Tournament statistics
Teams24
Matches played79
Attendance656,382 (8,309 per match)
Top point scorer(s)Ronan O'Gara (Munster)
(129 points)
Top try scorer(s)Ugo Mola (Castres)
(7 tries)
Final
VenueMillennium Stadium, Cardiff
Attendance74,600
ChampionsEngland Leicester Tigers (2nd title)
Runners-upIreland Munster

Teams

France France England England Wales Wales Scotland Scotland Ireland Ireland Italy Italy
  • Perpignan
  • Stade Français
  • Biarritz
  • Castres
  • Montferrand
  • Toulouse
  • Leicester Tigers
  • London Wasps
  • Bath
  • Harlequins
  • Northampton
  • Newcastle Falcons
  • Llanelli
  • Swansea
  • Bridgend
  • Cardiff
  • Newport
  • Edinburgh
  • Glasgow
  • Ulster
  • Munster
  • Leinster
  • Calvisano
  • Treviso

Pool stage

In the pool matches teams received

  • 2 points for a win
  • 1 points for a draw

Pool 1

Team P W D L Tries for Tries against Try diff Points for Points against Points diff Pts
England Leicester Tigers 650117314175888710
Wales Llanelli 64022281418799888
France Perpignan 630319118182136466
Italy L'Amatori & Calvisano 6006642−3658279−2210

Pool 2

Team P W D L Tries for Tries against Try diff Points for Points against Points diff Pts
France Stade Français 6501234192136414910
Ireland Ulster 640217116196142548
England Wasps 6204990120186−664
Italy Benetton Treviso 6105227−25102239−1372

Pool 3

Team P W D L Tries for Tries against Try diff Points for Points against Points diff Pts
England Bath 6600162141615610512
France Biarritz Olympique 621311741049595
Wales Swansea 6204212−1092142−504
Scotland Edinburgh Reivers 6114614−882146−643

Pool 4

Team P W D L Tries for Tries against Try diff Points for Points against Points diff Pts
France Castres Olympique 6501191271791255410
Ireland Munster 650117611172878510
England Harlequins 62041420−6119187−684
Wales Bridgend 60061123−12116187−710

Pool 5

Team P W D L Tries for Tries against Try diff Points for Points against Points diff Pts
France Montferrand 641123716191100919
Wales Cardiff 63031615115415406
Scotland Glasgow Caledonians 62131023−13126198−725
England Northampton 62041216−4132151−194

Pool 6

Team P W D L Tries for Tries against Try diff Points for Points against Points diff Pts
Ireland Leinster 6501151141391043510
Wales Newport 63031713415114656
France Toulouse 630316115158141176
England Newcastle 6105821−13117174−572

Seeding

Seed Pool Winners Pts TF +/−
1 England Bath 1216+105
2 France Stade Français 1023+149
3 France Castres 1019+54
4 England Leicester Tigers 1017+87
5 Ireland Leinster 1015+35
6 France Montferrand 923+91
Seed Pool Runners-up Pts TF +/−
7 Ireland Munster 1017+85
8 Wales Llanelli 822+88
Ireland Ulster 817+54
Wales Newport 617+5
Wales Cardiff 6160
France Biarritz Olympique 511+9

Knockout stage

Quarter-finals

26 January 2002
14:45
Castres France22–21France Montferrand
Report
Stade Pierre-Antoine
Attendance: 9,500
26 January 2002
15:00
Bath England10–27Wales Llanelli
Report
Recreation Ground
Attendance: 8,200
26 January 2002
16:15
Stade Francais France14–16Ireland Munster
Report
Stade Jean-Bouin
Attendance: 12,000
27 January 2002
15:00
Leicester Tigers England29–18Ireland Leinster
Report
Welford Road
Attendance: 16,249

Semi-finals

27 April 2002
15:00
Castres France17–25Ireland Munster
Report
Stade de la Méditerranée
Attendance: 20,400
28 April 2002
15:00
Leicester Tigers England13–12Wales Llanelli
Report
City Ground
Attendance: 29,849

Final

25 May 2002
15:00
Leicester Tigers England15–9Ireland Munster
Tries: Murphy 26' m
Healey 59' c
Con: Stimpson
Pen: Stimpson 70'
ReportPen: O'Gara (3) 7', 20', 49'
Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
Attendance: 74,600
Referee: Joël Jutge (France)

The Leicester Tigers became the first team to win the competition more than once.

References

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