2002–03 Premiership Rugby
The 2002-03 Zurich Premiership was the 16th season of the top flight of the English domestic rugby union competitions.
The Zurich Championship which had been competed for in seasons 2000–01 and 2001–02 was dropped from this season.
Participating teams
| Team | Stadium | Capacity | City/Area |
| Bath | Bath | 8,200 | Bath, Somerset |
| Bristol Shoguns | Memorial Stadium | 12,100 | Bristol |
| Gloucester | Kingsholm | 11,000 | Gloucester, Gloucestershire |
| Harlequins | The Stoop | 8,500 | Twickenham, London |
| Leeds Tykes | Headingley Stadium | 22,250 | Leeds, West Yorkshire |
| Leicester Tigers | Welford Road | 16,815 | Leicester, Leicestershire |
| London Irish | Madejski Stadium | 24,161 | Reading, Berkshire |
| London Wasps | Adams Park | 10,000 | High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire |
| Newcastle Falcons | Kingston Park | 10,000 | Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear |
| Northampton Saints | Franklin's Gardens | 12,500 | Northampton, Northamptonshire |
| Sale | Heywood Road | 5,700 | Sale, Greater Manchester |
| Saracens | Vicarage Road | 22,000 | Watford, Hertfordshire |
;Notes
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.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, Leicester, Harlequins, Saracens played for a Zurich Wildcard to the 2003–04 Heineken Cup:Semi-finals
First leg
Second leg
Leicester advanced to the wildcard final due to a superior aggregate score of 51-39Saracens advanced to the wildcard final due to a superior aggregate score of 70-48
Final
Total Season Attendances
| Club | Home Games | Total | Average | Highest | Lowest | % Capacity |
| Bath | 11 | 88,520 | 8,047 | 8,200 | 7,290 | 98% |
| Bristol | 11 | 77,250 | 7,023 | 20,793 | 4,342 | 51% |
| Gloucester | 11 | 115,938 | 10,540 | 11,000 | 9,544 | 96% |
| Harlequins | 12 | 80,632 | 6,719 | 8,311 | 2,350 | 79% |
| Leeds Tykes | 12 | 54,377 | 4,531 | 7,207 | 1,407 | 20% |
| Leicester Tigers | 12 | 188,136 | 15,678 | 16,875 | 5,552 | 93% |
| London Irish | 11 | 109,128 | 9,921 | 18,585 | 7,125 | 41% |
| London Wasps | 12 | 92,733 | 7,728 | 10,000 | 4,475 | 77% |
| Newcastle Falcons | 11 | 64,358 | 5,851 | 9,127 | 3,273 | 59% |
| Northampton Saints | 11 | 116,271 | 10,570 | 12,600 | 8,296 | 84% |
| Sale Sharks | 11 | 59,680 | 5,425 | 5,800 | 4,514 | 95% |
| Saracens | 12 | 86,883 | 7,240 | 10,531 | 2,900 | 33% |