2001–02_Heineken_Cup

2001–02 Heineken Cup

2001–02 Heineken Cup

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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.

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Teams

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Pool stage

In the pool matches teams received

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

Pool 1

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Pool 2

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Pool 3

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Pool 4

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Pool 5

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Pool 6

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Seeding

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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.


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