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2002–03 European Shield

Rugby competition

Rugby competition

Field	Value
name	2002-03 European Shield
imagesize	100px
caption	Official logo
countries	France
Italy
Romania
Spain
Wales
tournament format	Knockout
date	6 December 2002 - 25 May 2003
teams	16
matches	29
attendance	{{#expr:
tries	{{#expr:
venue	Madejski Stadium, Reading
attendance2	4,000
champions	FRA Castres Olympique
count	1
runner-up	WAL Caerphilly
website	https://web.archive.org/web/20080506141030/http://www.ercrugby.com/eng/
next year	2003–04
next tournament	2003–04 European Shield

Italy Romania Spain Wales

1500 + 900 + 1000 + 450 + 700 + 800 + 2306 + 500
650 + 1000 + 400 + 350 + 4000 + 750 + 4000 + 500
600 + 650 + 600 + 700 + 300 + 350 + 2000 + 4124
2500 + 4000 + 1750 + 3000
4000
2 + 7 + 4 + 6 + 7 + 3 + 3 + 6
11 + 2 + 6 + 7 + 6 + 2 + 5 + 7
2 + 9 + 3 + 14 + 19 + 1 + 4 + 12
9 + 4 + 8 + 6
7 | runner-up = WAL Caerphilly The 2002–03 European Shield (known as the Parker Pen Shield for sponsorship reasons) was the 1st season of the European Shield, Europe's third-tier club rugby union competition below the Heineken Cup and European Challenge Cup. A total of 16 teams participated, representing five countries.

This competition was contested between the first round losers from the 2002–03 European Challenge Cup. The structure of the competition was a purely knockout format; teams played each other on a home and away basis, with the aggregate points winner proceeding to the next round. The final was a single leg.

The competition began on 6 December 2002 and culminated in the final at the Madejski Stadium in Reading on 25 May 2003. Castres Olympique secured a victory over Caerphilly in the final and picked up their first piece of European Club silverware.

Teams

This competition was contested between the 16 first round losers from the 2002–03 European Challenge Cup.

FRA France	ITA Italy	ROM Romania	ESP Spain	WAL Wales

Matches

Round 1

1st leg

All kickoff times are local to the match location.

2nd leg

All kickoff times are local to the match location.

Aggregate Results

Proceed to Quarter-final	Match points	Aggregate score	Points margin	Eliminated from competition
Ebbw Vale WAL	4 – 0	75 – 32	43	ESP UC Madrid
Mont de Marsan FRA	4 – 0	49 – 24	25	ITA Rugby Silea
Dinamo București ROM	4 – 0	53 – 48	5	ITA L'Aquila
Castres Olympique FRA	4 – 0	45 – 43	2	FRA Grenoble
Petrarca Padova ITA	3 – 1	52 – 32	20	ITA Rugby Roma
Caerphilly WAL	2 – 2	80 – 43	37	ITA Rovigo
Overmach Parma ITA	2 – 2	45 – 39	6	ESP La Moraleja
Pau FRA	2 – 2	46 – 41	5	ITA Gran Parma

Quarter-finals

1st leg

All kickoff times are local to the match location.

2nd leg

All kickoff times are local to the match location.

Aggregate Results

Proceed to Semifinal	Match points	Aggregate score	Points margin	Eliminated from competition
Castres Olympique FRA	4 – 0	211 – 0	211	ROM Dinamo București
Pau FRA	2 – 2	66 – 46	20	WAL Ebbw Vale
Petrarca Padova ITA	2 – 2	45 – 32	13	FRA Mont de Marsan
Caerphilly WAL	2 – 2	51 – 43	8	ITA Overmach Parma

Semifinals

1st leg

All kickoff times are local to the match location.

2nd leg

All kickoff times are local to the match location.

Aggregate Results

Proceed to Final	Match points	Aggregate score	Points margin	Eliminated from competition
Castres Olympique FRA	2 – 2	78 – 51	27	FRA Pau
Caerphilly WAL	2 – 2	54 – 43	11	ITA Petrarca Padova

Final

El-Abd Forment (2) Spanghero Arbo

References

References

"European Shield History". [[European Rugby Cup.
"Challenge Cup European Champions". [[European Rugby Cup.
(2 December 2002). "All-French Kick-off For Parker Pen Shield". [[European Rugby Cup.
(10 December 2002). "Kick-off Times". [[European Rugby Cup.
(14 January 2003). "Quarter Finals First Leg Review". [[European Rugby Cup.
(16 December 2002). "Parken Pen Shield Quarter-final Draw". [[European Rugby Cup.
(10 April 2003). "Semi-final Teams". [[European Rugby Cup.
(25 April 2003). "Parker Pen Shield Semi-final Teams". [[European Rugby Cup.

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