The 2002-03 Zurich Premiership was the 16th season of the

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of the English domestic

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competitions. The Zurich Championship which had been competed for in seasons 2000–01 and 2001–02 was dropped from this season.

Participating teams

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Table

Wasps won the

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therefore automatically qualifying for the

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. With Leicester Tigers winning the Zurich Wildcard Final, the final 2003–04 Heineken Cup berth was awarded to Leeds Tykes, placed fifth in the league.

Results

Week 1

Week 2

Week 3

Week 4

Week 5

Week 6

Week 7

Week 8

Week 9

Week 10

Week 11

Week 12

Week 13

Week 14

Week 15

Week 16

Week 17

Week 18

Week 19

Week 20

Week 21

Week 22

Week 23

Week 24

Play-offs

Semi final

Final

Zurich Wildcard

Meanwhile, Leeds (5th place), Leicester (6th), Harlequins (7th), Saracens (8th) played for a Zurich Wildcard to the

Semi-finals

First leg

Second leg

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

Final

Leading scorers

Note: Flags to the left of player names indicate national team as has been defined under

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eligibility rules, or primary nationality for players who have not earned international senior caps. Players may hold one or more non-WR nationalities.

Most points

Source:

Most tries

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Total Season Attendances

References

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