Countries England Relegated Bristol | Runners-up Gloucester Matches played 139 | |
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Champions London Wasps (3rd title) Attendance 1,183,972 (average 8,518 per match) | ||
The 2002-03 Zurich Premiership was the 16th season of the top flight of the English domestic rugby union competitions.
Contents
The Zurich Championship which had been competed for in seasons 2000–01 and 2001–02 was dropped from this season.
Participating teams
Table
Wasps won the 2002–03 Parker Pen Challenge Cup therefore automatically qualifying for the 2003–04 Heineken Cup. 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.
Zurich Wildcard
Meanwhile, Leeds (5th place), Leicester (6th), Harlequins (7th), Saracens (8th) played for a Zurich Wildcard to the 2003–04 Heineken Cup:
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