2001–02 Heineken Cup
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The 2001–02 Heineken Cup was the seventh edition of the
Heineken Cup The European Rugby Champions Cup (known as the Heineken Champions Cup for sponsorship reasons) is an annual rugby union tournament organised by European Professional Club Rugby (EPCR). It is the top-tier competition for clubs who compete in a pre ...
. 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 Leicester Tigers (officially Leicester Football Club) are a professional rugby union club based in Leicester, England. They play in Premiership Rugby, England's top division of rugby. The club was founded in 1880 and since 1892 plays its hom ...
won the cup, securing back-to-back titles and a third straight victory for the club.


Teams


Pool stage

In the pool matches teams received * 2 points for a win * 1 points for a draw


Pool 1


Pool 2


Pool 3


Pool 4


Pool 5


Pool 6


Seeding


Knockout stage


Quarter-finals


Semi-finals


Final

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


References

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