# 2002–03 Powergen Cup

The 2002–03 Powergen Cup was the 32nd edition of England's rugby union club competition. Gloucester won the competition defeating Northampton Saints in the final. The event was sponsored by Powergen and the final was held at Twickenham Stadium.

## Draw and results
### First round

| Team one | Team two | Score |
| Aspatria | Halifax | 29-33 |
| Bedford Athletic | Blaydon | 36-3 |
| Darlington Mowden Park | Preston Grasshoppers | 40-38 |
| Dudley Kingswinford | Waterloo | 19-23 |
| New Brighton | Darlington | 32-19 |
| Nuneaton | Macclesfield | 39-22 |
| Scunthorpe | Cleckheaton | 14-28 |
| South Leicester | Liverpool St Helens | 28-26 |
| Tynedale | Hull Ionians | 19-13 |
| Walsall | Broadstreet | 13-31 |
| Barking | Old Patesians | 24-15 |
| Barnstaple | Tabard | 11-14 |
| Blackheath | Weston-super-Mare | 39-11 |
| Havant | Reading | 6-19 |
| Letchworth Garden City | Camberley | 29-12 |
| Lydney | Basingstoke | 23-8 |
| Penryn | Redruth | 13-28 |
| Richmond | Westcombe Park | 20-31 |
| Rosslyn Park | Maidenhead | 52-10 |
| Spalding | Twickenham | 46-27 |
| Staines | North Walsham | 3-71 |
| Worthing | Old Colleians | 24-18 |

### Second round

| Team one | Team two | Score |
| Bedford Athletic | Broadstreet | 43-8 |
| Cleckheaton | Nottingham | 25-28 |
| Fylde | South Leicester | 22-13 |
| Halifax | Sedgley Park | 22-16 |
| Kendal | Darlington Mowden Park | 32-26 |
| Nuneaton | Harrogate | 29-17 |
| Storubridge | Doncaster | 19-11 |
| Tynedale | Waterloo | 32-37 |
| Wharfedale | New Brighton | 21-24 |
| Barking | Reading | 24-22 |
| Bracknell | Redruth | 51-21 |
| Esher | Rosslyn Park | 14-29 |
| Henley Hawks | Launceston | 46-10 |
| Lydney | Letchworth Garden City | 46-10 |
| Newbury | Spalding | 114-0 |
| Tabard | Penzance/Newlyn | 6-57 |
| Westcombe Park | Blackheath | 19-25 |
| Worthing | North Walsham | 3-3 |

### Third round

| Team one | Team two | Score |
| Barking | Nottingham | 13-33 |
| Bedford Athletic | Orrell | 11-74 |
| Bracknell | Worcester | 5-73 |
| Fylde | Lydney | 36-15 |
| Halifax | Bedford | 27-17 |
| Henley Hawks | Wakefield | 27-15 |
| Manchester | Blackheath | 57-0 |
| Moseley | Waterloo | 25-28 |
| New Brighton | Otley | 17-22 |
| North Walsham | Kendal | 33-29 |
| Nuneaton | London Welsh | 11-12 |
| Penzance/Newlyn | Exeter | 11-19 |
| Rosslyn Park | Newbury | 36-34 |
| Rotherham | Coventry | 61-12 |
| Rugby | Birmingham/Solihull | 25-39 |
| Stourbridge | Plymouth Albion | 20-48 |

### Fourth round

| Team one | Team two | Score |
| Birmingham/Solihull | Fylde | 44-14 |
| Henley Hawks | Exeter | 6-37 |
| London Welsh | Nottingham | 52-7 |
| Orrell | North Walsham | 47-12 |
| Otley | Plymouth Albion | 25-37 |
| Rosslyn Park | Rotherham | 7-83 |
| Waterloo | Halifax | 35-38 |
| Worcester | Manchester | 73-12 |

### Fifth round

| Team one | Team two | Score |
| Halifax | Worcester | 12-13 |
| London Welsh | Exeter | 13-36 |
| Rotherham | Birmingham/Solihull | 41-10 |
| Plymouth Albion | Orrell | 3-8 |

### Sixth round

| Team one | Team two | Score |
| Saracens | Sale Sharks | 26-20 |
| Bristol Shoguns | Rotherham | 19-24 |
| Newcastle Falcons | London Irish | 16-17 |
| Gloucester | Exeter | 35-6 |
| London Wasps | Bath | 17-20 |
| Leicester Tigers | Worcester | 36-9 |
| Orrell | Northampton Saints | 44-55 |
| Harlequins | Leeds Tykes | 17-13 |

### Quarter-finals

| Team one | Team two | Score |
| Bath | Northampton Saints | 29-30 |
| London Irish | Rotherham | 30-11 |
| Gloucester | Saracens | 51-20 |
| Harlequins | Leicester Tigers | 12-19 |

### Semi-finals

| Team one | Team two | Score |
| London Irish | Northampton Saints | 9-38 |
| Leicester Tigers | Gloucester | 11-16 |

### Final

* 5 April 2003
| Gloucester | 40–22 | Northampton Saints |
| Try: Simpson-Daniel 2 Forrester Gorvey Con: Mercier 4 Pen: Mercier 3 Drop: Mercier | | Try: Nick Beal Con: Grayson Pen: Grayson 5 |
* Twickenham Stadium, London Attendance: 75,000 Referee: Tony Spreadbury (Somerset)
| | 15 | Thinus Delport |
| | 14 | Marcel Garvey |
| | 13 | Terry Fanolua |
| | 12 | Henry Paul |
| | 11 | James Simpson-Daniel |
| | 10 | Ludovic Mercier |
| | 9 | Andy Gomarsall |
| | 8 | James Forrester |
| | 7 | Andy Hazell |
| | 6 | Jake Boer (c) |
| | 5 | Adam Eustace |
| | 4 | Rob Fidler |
| | 3 | Andy Deacon |
| | 2 | Olivier Azam |
| | 1 | Trevor Woodman |
| Replacements: ||
| | 16 | Clive Stuart-Smith |
| | 17 | Simon Amor |
| | 18 | Robert Todd |
| | 19 | Chris Fortey |
| | 20 | Rodrigo Roncero |
| | 21 | Junior Paramore |
| | 22 | Ed Pearce |
| Coach: ||
| Nigel Melville ||
| | 15 | Nick Beal |
| | 14 | Bruce Reihana |
| | 13 | Peter Jorgensen |
| | 12 | John Leslie joint captain (c) |
| | 11 | Ben Cohen |
| | 10 | Paul Grayson |
| | 9 | Matt Dawson |
| | 8 | Andrew Blowers |
| | 7 | Budge Pountney joint captain (c) |
| | 6 | Mark Connors |
| | 5 | Steve Williams |
| | 4 | Matt Lord |
| | 3 | Robbie Morris |
| | 2 | Steve Thompson |
| | 1 | Tom Smith |
| Replacements: ||
| | 16 | Dan Richmond |
| | 17 | Mattie Stewart |
| | 18 | Grant Seeley |
| | 19 | Darren Fox |
| | 20 | Johnny Howard |
| | 21 | James Brooks |
| | 22 | Chris Hyndman |
| Coach: ||
| Wayne Smith ||