ROUTE TO THE SEMI FINALS: LEINSTER LIONS

ROUND 1:12/10/02 LEINSTER LIONS 29 BRISTOL SHOGUNS 23 HT: 19-6 Attendance: 6,000

The Lions won their opening match of the 20032/3 competition with a narrow win over the Shoguns.

Leinster Lions: G Dempsey; D Hickie, B O'Driscoll, S Horgan, G D'Arcy; C Warner, B O'Meara (B O'Riordan 65); R Corrigan (Capt), S Byrne, P Wallace (E Byrne 55), L Cullen, M O'Kelly, A McCullen (D Dillon 65), K Gleeson, V Costello

Scorers: Tries - D Hickie, V Costello; Cons - B O'Meara 2; Pens - B O'Meara 4, G D'Arcy

Bristol Shoguns: Tries - D Gibson, F Contepomi; Cons - F Contepomi 2; Pens - F Contepomi 3. Yellow cards: A Brown 20, P Johnstone 71

Referee: Andrew Ireland (Scotland)

ROUND 2: 20/10/02 SWANSEA 10 LEINSTER LIONS 51 HT: 3-37 Attendance: 3,500

The west Wales side proved no competition for a rampant Lions side that scored 30 points in the opening 36 minutes. Click here for the match report

Leinster Lions: G Dempsey; D Hickie (A Magro 68), B O'Driscoll, S Horgan (D Quinlan 68), G D'Arcy; C Warner, B O'Meara (B O'Riordan 72); R Corrigan (capt), S Byrne (P Smyth 79), P Wallace (E Byrne 67), L Cullen, M O'Kelly, A McCullen (A Kearney 79), K Gleeson, V Costello

Scorers: Tries - G D'Arcy 3, B O'Driscoll 2, A McCullen; Cons - B O'Meara 2, G D'Arcy; Pens - B O'Meara 4: DG - C Warner

Swansea: Try - S Winn; Con - A Thomas; Pen - A Thomas

ROUND 3:07/12/02 MONTFERRAND 20 - LEINSTER LIONS 23 HT: 12-9 Attendance: 10,000

The Lions kept up their 100 percent record in the pool, but only just. A late try from Ireland winger Denis Hickie earned the victory. Click here for the match report

Leinster Lions: G Dempsey; D Hickie, B O'Driscoll, S Horgan, G D'Arcy (D Quinlan 54); C Warner (N Spooner 74), B O'Meara; R Corrigan (capt) (G Hickie 81), S Byrne, E Byrne, L Cullen, A McCullen, E Miller, K Gleeson, V Costello

Scorers: Tries - G D'Arcy, D Hickie; Cons - M O'Meara 2; Pens - B O'Meara 3 Montferrand: Try - R Chanal; Pens - G Merceron 5 Referee: Paul Adams (Wales)

ROUND 4: 13/12/02 LEINSTER LIONS 12 MONFTERRAND 9 HT: 6-6 Attendance: 7,500

The Lions completed the double over their French opponents with a narrow win at Donnybrook Click here for the match report

Leinster Lions: G Dempsey (N Spooner 35-40); D Hickie, B O'Driscoll, D Quinlan, S Horgan; C Warner (N Spooner 74), B O'Meara; R Corrigan (capt), S Byrne, E Byrne (P Coyle 68), L Cullen, M O'Kelly, E Miller (A McCullen 70), K Gleeson, V Costello (A McCullen 25-35, D Dillon 74).

Scorers: Pens - M O'Meara 4

Montferrand: Pens - G Merceron 3

Referee: Chris White (England)

ROUND 5: 10/01/03 LEINSTER LIONS 48 SWANSEA 19

Denis Hickie scored a hat-trick of tries to make him the leading try scorer in the Heineken Cup, as the Lions cruised into the quarter-finals. Click here for the match report

Leinster Lions: G D'Arcy; D Hickie, B O'Driscoll, S Horgan, D Quinlan (P McKenna 74); C Warner (N Spooner 72), B O'Meara (B O'Riordan 76); R Corrigan (capt), S Byrne, E Byrne (P Coyle 74), A McCullen (A Kearney 76), M O'Kelly, E Miller, K Gleeson (D Dillon 76), V Costello

Scorers: Tries - D Hickie 3, V Costello, K Gleeson, A McCullen, D Dillon, G D'Arcy; Con- B O'Meara ; Pens - B O'Meara 2

Swansea: Yellow Cards: C Charvis (34), C Wells (39)

Scorers: Try - G Henson; Con - G Henson; Pens - G Henson 3; DG - G Henson

Referee: Joel Jutge (France)

ROUND 6: 19/01/03 BRISTOL SHOGUNS 12 LEINSTER LIONS 25 HT: 12-17 Attendance: 7,013

Leinster qualified as top seeds by virtue of their 100 percent record in the pool Click here for the match report

Leinster Lions: G Dempsey (D Quinlan 30); D Hickie, B O'Driscoll (N Spooner 79), S Horgan, G D'Arcy; C Warner, B O'Meara (B O'Riordan 80); R Corrigan (capt), S Byrne (G Hickie 73), E Byrne (P Coyle 69), A McCullen (A Kearney 80), M O'Kelly, E Miller, K Gleeson, V Costello (D Dillon 80)

Scorers: Tries - A McCullen 2, B O'Driscoll, S Horgan; Con - B O'Meara; Pen - B O'Meara. Yellow Card: A McCullen (40)

Bristol Shoguns: Tries - P Christophers, D Rees; Con - F Contepomi. Yellow Card: F Contepomi (63)

Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)

QUARTER-FINAL: 13/04/03 LEINSTER LIONS 18 BIARRITZ OLYMPIQUE 13 HT: 13-0 Attendance: 46,000

The Lions dominate the match, but nearly miss out as Biarritz push them close Click here for the match report

Leinster Lions: G Dempsey; D Hickie, B O'Driscoll (capt), D Quinlan, G D'Arcy; C Warner, B O'Meara; P Coyle (N Treston 40), S Byrne (G Hickie 76), E Byrne, L Cullen, M O'Kelly, E Miller, K Gleeson, V Costello (A Kearney 68)

Scorers: Tries - K Gleeson, V Costello; Con - B O'Meara; Pens - B O'Meara 2

Biarritz Olympique: N Brusque; P Bernat-Salles, M Stcherbina, J Isaac (G Bousses 20, P Bidabe 79-80), P Bidabe (M Etcheverria 71); J Peyrelongue, D Yachvili; M Fitzgerald, J-M Gonzalez (capt), D Avril, D Couzinet, O Roumat (O Nauroy 65), S Betsen, T Lievremont, C Milheres (O Tonita 47)

Scorers: Try - T Lievremont; Con - D Yachvili; Pens - D Yachvili 2. Yellow card: S Betsen (2)

Referee: Steve Lander (England)