2002–03 Celtic League

none July 2023 July 2023 Parc des Sports d'Aguilera in Biarritz, France, 2006.jpg Ireland rugby union IrelandScotlandWales Ireland rugby union Munster 1 WAL Neath 63 {{#expr: + 3000 + 0 + 3141 + 0 + 4000 + 7500 + 3500 + 1300 + 4500 + 1000 + 2500 + 6000 + 9500 + 8000 + 800 + 3000 + 3500 + 3890 + 6000 + 2500 + 6883 + 750 + 0 + 4000 + 3171 + 2532 +10500 + 2000 + 6165 + 3000 + 4500 + 7000 + 2500 + 4250 + 3000 + 5800 + 4500 + 4213 + 6000 + 4500 + 3000 + 4600 + 4500 + 6500 + 4000 + 2000 + 5500 + 8118 + 5500 + 6000 + 7500 + 3000 + 3250 + 1000 + 5700 + 7500 + 6000 + 8000 + 5346 + 3918 +12000 + 6471 +30076 | tries = {{#expr: + 3 + 1 + 4 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 9 +11 + 3 + 8 + 5 + 3 + 3 + 8 +14 + 8 + 6 + 6 + 3 + 6 + 8 +10 + 5 + 5 + 4 + 7 + 1 + 6 + 2 + 3 + 7 + 9 + 5 + 5 + 5 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 4 + 6 + 2 + 4 + 6 + 4 + 4 + 5 + 7 + 4 + 5 + 5 + 5 + 5 + 4 + 7 + 3 + 0 + 1 + 4 + 3 + 4 + 6 + 5 + 4 }} | top point scorer = Brendan Laney (Edinburgh)137 points | top try scorer = Mossie Lawlor (Munster)Craig Morgan (Cardiff)Mike Mullins (Munster)6 tries | website = www.rabodirectpro12.com | prevseason = 2001–02 | nextseason = 2003–04 }} The 2002–03 Celtic League was the second season of the Celtic League, a rugby union tournament involving teams from Ireland, Scotland and Wales. Teams United Kingdom United Kingdom location map.svg 400 center Location of 2002–03 Celtic League teams in Scotland and Ireland. United Kingdom 53.279 -9.0397 Connacht Blue pog.svg right United Kingdom 53.325556 -6.229444 Leinster Blue pog.svg bottom United Kingdom 52.674167 -8.6425 Munster Yellow pog.svg right United Kingdom 54.576389 -5.904444 80 Ulster Yellow pog.svg bottom United Kingdom 55.927792 -3.223548 80 Edinburgh Yellow pog.svg right United Kingdom 55.881137 -4.34181 80 Glasgow Blue pog.svg top United Kingdom 55.607445 -2.782545 80 The Borders Blue pog.svg bottom United Kingdom 51.5 -3.2 80 South Wales: see map at right Black pog.svg 12 top Wales Wales location map.svg 500 center Location of 2002–03 Celtic League teams in Wales. Wales 51.51 -3.581667 80 Bridgend Blue pog.svg bottom Wales 51.581833 -3.217 80 Caerphilly Yellow pog.svg bottom Wales 51.479722 -3.183611 80 Cardiff Blue pog.svg bottom Wales 51.785278 -3.206389 80 Ebbw Vale Yellow pog.svg top Wales 51.686944 -4.175278 80 Llanelli Yellow pog.svg bottom Wales 51.663469 -3.797161 80 Neath Yellow pog.svg top Wales 51.588333 -2.987778 80 Newport Blue pog.svg right Wales 51.601389 -3.348056 80 Pontypridd Blue pog.svg left Wales 51.6125 -3.965556 80 Swansea Yellow pog.svg bottom 8px Pool A; 8px Pool B. TeamStadium CapacityCity, AreaSCO BordersNetherdaleBorders also played matches at Philiphaugh Stadium, Selkirk and Mansfield Park, Hawick. 6,000Galashiels, ScotlandWAL BridgendBrewery Field 6,000Bridgend, WalesWAL CaerphillyVirginia Park 5,000Caerphilly, WalesWAL CardiffCardiff Arms Park 12,500Cardiff, WalesIRE rugby union ConnachtGalway Sportsgrounds 6,000Galway, Republic of IrelandWAL Ebbw ValeEugene Cross Park 8,000Ebbw Vale, WalesSCO EdinburghMeadowbank Stadium 16,500Edinburgh, ScotlandSCO GlasgowHughenden Stadium 6,000Glasgow, ScotlandIRE rugby union LeinsterDonnybrook Stadium 6,000Dublin, Republic of IrelandWAL LlanelliStradey Park 10,800Llanelli, WalesIRE rugby union MunsterThomond ParkMusgrave Park 13,2008,500Limerick, Republic of IrelandCork, Republic of IrelandWAL NeathThe Gnoll 6,000Neath, WalesWAL NewportRodney Parade 11,676Newport, WalesWAL PontypriddSardis Road 7,861Pontypridd, WalesWAL SwanseaSt Helen's 4,500Swansea, WalesIRE rugby union UlsterRavenhill 12,300Belfast, Northern Ireland Pool stage The teams were split into two pools and the pool stage consisted of a single round-robin; each team played the others in its pool once only. Pool A Table TeamPldWDLPFPAPDTFTATry bonusLosing bonusPts1IRE rugby union Munster7601227129+98251240282SCO Edinburgh7601231145+86241321273IRE rugby union Ulster7502173111+6215911224WAL Neath7403153121+32151211185WAL Llanelli7304191168+23231632176WAL Swansea7304177212−35182231167WAL Ebbw Vale7106140226−8616271058WAL Caerphilly7007144324−1801742213Under the standard bonus point system, points are awarded as follows: 4 points for a win 2 points for a draw 1 bonus point for scoring 4 tries (or more) (Try bonus) 1 bonus point for losing by 7 points (or fewer) (Losing bonus)Green background (rows 1 to 4) qualify for the knock-out stage.Source: RaboDirect PRO12 https://web.archive.org/web/20131122230011/http://www.rabodirectpro12.com/matchcentre/table.php?includeref=11189&season=2002-2003 22 November 2013 Pool A Fixtures 30 August 2002 19:00 Neath WAL 25–6 Report WAL Caerphilly The Gnoll 3,000 30 August 2002 19:15 Ebbw Vale WAL 0–19 Report"Scrappy victory for Ulster", BBC Sport, 30 August 2002 Ireland rugby union Ulster Wallace Humphreys Humphreys (4) Eugene Cross Park Dave Pearson 30 August 2002 19:30 Edinburgh SCO 30–20 Report WAL Swansea Meadowbank 3,141 31 August 2002 19:05 Llanelli WAL 13–20 Report Ireland rugby union Munster Stradey Park 6 September 2002 19:05 Swansea WAL 16–20 Report WAL Neath St Helen's 4,000 6 September 2002 19:30 Ulster Ireland rugby union 18–19 ReportGavin Mairs "Last gasp agony for jaded Ulster", Belfast Telegraph, 7 September 2002 SCO Edinburgh Wallace (6) Laney Laney Laney (3) Hodge Ravenhill 7,500 6 September 2002 19:35 Munster Ireland rugby union 48–23 Report WAL Ebbw Vale Musgrave Park 3,500 7 September 2002 14:30 Caerphilly WAL 34–43 Report WAL Llanelli Virginia Park 1,300 13 September 2002 19:30 Edinburgh SCO 21–28 Report Ireland rugby union Munster Meadowbank 4,500 14 September 2002 14:30 Ebbw Vale WAL 45–25 Report WAL Caerphilly Eugene Cross Park 1,000 14 September 2002 14:30 Swansea WAL 38–10 Report"Swansea's blistering pace exposes Ulster's deficiencies", Irish Independent, 15 September 2002 Ireland rugby union Ulster K. MorganRobinsonGibbsPayne A. Thomas (3) A. Thomas (4) Howe Humphreys Humphreys St Helen's 2,500 14 September 2002 17:30 Neath WAL 29–13 Report WAL Llanelli The Gnoll 6,000 20 September 2002 19:30 Ulster Ireland rugby union 17–13 Report"Ulster edge out Neath", BBC Sport, 20 September 2002 WAL Neath B. CunninghamHowe Doak (2) Doak S. Williams Jarvis Jarvis (2) Ravenhill 9,500 20 September 2002 19:35 Munster Ireland rugby union 38–27 Report WAL Swansea Musgrave Park 8,000 21 September 2002 14:30 Caerphilly WAL 32–66 Report SCO Edinburgh Virginia Park 800 21 September 2002 14:30 Llanelli WAL 37–25 Report WAL Ebbw Vale Stradey Park 3,000 27 September 2002 19:05 Neath WAL 34–7 Report WAL Ebbw Vale The Gnoll 3,500 27 September 2002 19:30 Edinburgh SCO 38–14 Report WAL Llanelli Meadowbank 3,890 27 September 2002 19:35 Ulster Ireland rugby union 26–17 Report"Doak one-man show just too much for Munster", Irish Independent, 28 September 2002 Ireland rugby union Munster Doak (2) Doak (2) Doak (2) Lawler Staunton (2) StauntonHolland Ravenhill 6,000 P. Adams 28 September 2002 14:30 Swansea WAL 37–32 Report WAL Caerphilly St Helen's 2,500 4 October 2002 19:05 Llanelli WAL 62–6 Report WAL Swansea Stradey Park 6,883 David McHugh (Ireland)http://www.walesonline.co.uk/sport/rugby/rugby-news/we-what-deserved---connolly-1975540 'We got what we deserved' - Connolly www.walesonline.co.uk 22 January 2018 5 October 2002 5 October 2002 14:30 Caerphilly WAL 15–67 ReportMark McAuley, "Over and rout... Ulster whip the Welsh boyos", Sunday Life, 6 October 2002"Ulster hammer Caerphilly", BBC Sport, 5 October 2002 Ireland rugby union Ulster Chiltern (2) McLaughlin McLaughlin Neil Best (2)HoweBrosnihanMcWhirterStewartBellSexton Humphreys (6) Humphreys (5) Virginia Park 750 5 October 2002 14:30 Ebbw Vale WAL 20–30 Report SCO Edinburgh Eugene Cross Park 5 October 2002 17:30 Neath WAL 19–35 Report Ireland rugby union Munster The Gnoll 4,000 25 October 2002 19:30 Edinburgh SCO 27–13 Report WAL Neath Meadowbank 3,171 25 October 2002 19:30 Munster Ireland rugby union 41–0 Report WAL Caerphilly Thomond Park 2,532 25 October 2002 19:35 Ulster Ireland rugby union 16–9 Report"Ulster sneak past Llanelli", BBC Sport, 25 October 2002 WAL Llanelli Doak Humphreys Humphreys Humphreys Jones (3) Ravenhill 10,500 John Hogg 26 October 2002 14:30 Swansea WAL 33–20 Report WAL Ebbw Vale St Helen's 2,000 Pool B Table TeamPldWDLPFPAPDTFTATry bonusLosing bonusPts1WAL Pontypridd7601182120+62151220262SCO Glasgow7502216166+50222021233WAL Cardiff7403178151+27171222204IRE rugby union Connacht7502126176−50111700205IRE rugby union Leinster7304191154+37221433186SCO Borders7205142169−27151113127WAL Bridgend7205127187−60112011108WAL Newport7106121160−39916048Under the standard bonus point system, points are awarded as follows: 4 points for a win 2 points for a draw 1 bonus point for scoring 4 tries (or more) (Try bonus) 1 bonus point for losing by 7 points (or fewer) (Losing bonus)Green background (rows 1 to 4) qualify for the knock-out stage.Source: RaboDirect PRO12 https://web.archive.org/web/20131122230011/http://www.rabodirectpro12.com/matchcentre/table.php?includeref=11189&season=2002-2003 22 November 2013 Pool B Fixtures 30 August 2002 19:05 Newport WAL 5–13 Report WAL Bridgend Rodney Parade 6,165 30 August 2002 19:30 Borders SCO 27–28 Report Ireland rugby union Connacht Philiphaugh 3,000 30 August 2002 19:35 Leinster Ireland rugby union 31–18 Report WAL Pontypridd Donnybrook 4,500 31 August 2002 14:30 Cardiff WAL 35–44 Report SCO Glasgow Cardiff Arms Park 7,000 6 September 2002 18:00 Connacht Ireland rugby union 23–22 Report WAL Cardiff Sportsground 2,500 6 September 2002 19:30 Glasgow SCO 25–21 Report Ireland rugby union Leinster Hughenden 4,250 7 September 2002 14:30 Bridgend WAL 41–9 Report SCO Borders Brewery Field 3,000 7 September 2002 19:05 Pontypridd WAL 21–16 Report WAL Newport Sardis Road 5,800 13 September 2002 19:05 Bridgend WAL 9–26 Report WAL Pontypridd Brewery Field 4,500 13 September 2002 19:30 Borders SCO 15–18 Report WAL Cardiff Mansfield Park 4,213 13 September 2002 19:35 Leinster Ireland rugby union 23–26 Report Ireland rugby union Connacht Donnybrook 6,000 14 September 2002 14:30 Newport WAL 25–31 Report SCO Glasgow Rodney Parade 4,500 20 September 2002 17:45 Connacht Ireland rugby union 18–12 Report WAL Newport Sportsground 3,000 20 September 2002 19:05 Pontypridd WAL 28–27 Report SCO Borders Sardis Road 4,600 20 September 2002 19:30 Glasgow SCO 47–11 Report WAL Bridgend Hughenden 4,500 21 September 2002 17:30 Cardiff WAL 30–17 Report Ireland rugby union Leinster Cardiff Arms Park 6,500 27 September 2002 19:30 Borders SCO 23–18 Report Ireland rugby union Leinster Netherdale 4,000 28 September 2002 14:30 Bridgend WAL 23–24 Report Ireland rugby union Connacht Brewery Field 2,000 28 September 2002 14:30 Pontypridd WAL 34–28 Report SCO Glasgow Sardis Road 5,500 28 September 2002 17:30 Newport WAL 25–27 Report WAL Cardiff Rodney Parade 8,118 4 October 2002 19:30 Borders SCO 33–12 Report SCO Glasgow Netherdale 5,500 4 October 2002 19:35 Leinster Ireland rugby union 42–14 Report WAL Newport Donnybrook 6,000 5 October 2002 14:30 Cardiff WAL 37–12 Report WAL Bridgend Cardiff Arms Park 7,500 5 October 2002 15:00 Connacht Ireland rugby union 0–40 Report WAL Pontypridd Sportsground 3,000 25 October 2002 19:30 Glasgow SCO 29–7 Report Ireland rugby union Connacht Hughenden 3,250 26 October 2002 14:30 Bridgend WAL 18–39 Report Ireland rugby union Leinster Brewery Field 1,000 26 October 2002 14:30 Newport WAL 24–8 Report SCO Borders Rodney Parade 5,700 26 October 2002 17:30 Pontypridd WAL 15–9 Report WAL Cardiff Sardis Road 7,500 Knockout stages 29 November 2002 – Musgrave Park Ireland rugby union Munster 33 Ireland rugby union Connacht 3 30 November 2002 – Hughenden SCO Glasgow 17 Ireland rugby union Ulster 20 29 November 2002 – Sardis Road WAL Pontypridd 12 WAL Neath 13 30 November 2002 – Meadowbank SCO Edinburgh 22 WAL Cardiff 26 3 January 2003 – Thomond Park Ireland rugby union Munster 42 Ireland rugby union Ulster 10 4 January 2003 – The Gnoll WAL Neath 32 WAL Cardiff 10 1 February 2003 – Millennium Stadium Ireland rugby union Munster 37 WAL Neath 17 Quarter finals 29 November 2002 19:05 Pontypridd WAL 12–13 Report WAL Neath Sardis Road 6,000 29 November 2002 19:35 Munster Ireland rugby union 33–3 Report Ireland rugby union Connacht Musgrave Park 8,000 30 November 2002 14:45 Glasgow SCO 17–20 Report Ireland rugby union Ulster Steel Hayes (4) ShieldsWard Humphreys (2) Humphreys (2) Hughenden 5,346 30 November 2002 17:30 Edinburgh SCO 22–26 Report WAL Cardiff Meadowbank 3,918 Semi finals 3 January 2003 19:35 Munster Ireland rugby union 42–10 Report Ireland rugby union Ulster HayesQuinlanKellyMullinsGalwey O'Gara (3)Keane O'Gara (3) Humphreys Humphreys Humphreys Thomond Park 12,000 4 January 2003 17:30 Neath WAL 32–10 Report WAL Cardiff The Gnoll 6,471 Final 1 February 2003 14:45 Munster Ireland rugby union 37–17 Report WAL Neath Alan Quinlan Marcus Horan Rob Henderson Jeremy Staunton (2) Jeremy Staunton (2)Ronan O'Gara (4) Adam Jones Lee Jarvis (3) Lee Jarvis Millennium Stadium, Cardiff 30,076 Chris White (England) 15 Jeremy Staunton 14 John Kelly 13 Mike Mullins 12 Jason Holland 11 Mossie Lawlor 10 Ronan O'Gara 9 Peter Stringer 8 Anthony Foley 7 Alan Quinlan 6 Jim Williams (c) 5 Mick O'Driscoll 4 Donncha O'Callaghan 3 John Hayes 2 Frankie Sheahan 1 Marcus HoranReplacements: 16 James Blaney 17 Martin Cahill 18 Mick Galwey 19 Denis Leamy 20 Mike Prendergast 21 Rob Henderson 22 Killian KeaneCoach: Alan Gaffney 15 Adrian Durston 14 Gareth Morris 13 James Storey 12 Tevita Tiueti 11 Shane Williams 10 Lee Jarvis 9 Andy Moore 8 Nathan Bonner-Evans 7 Brett Sinkinson 6 Alivereti 'Alfi' Mocelutu 5 Gareth Llewellyn (c) 4 Andy Newman 3 Adam Jones 2 Barry Williams 1 Duncan JonesReplacements: 16 Allan Bateman 17 Shaun Connor 18 Steve Tandy 19 Adam Matthews 20 Rowland Phillips 21 Lyndon Bateman 22 Andrew MillwardCoach: Lyn Jones Leading scorers Note: Flags to the left of player names indicate national team as has been defined under IRB eligibility rules, or primary nationality for players who have not yet earned international senior caps. Players may hold one or more non-IRB nationalities. Top points scorers Rank Player ClubPointshttp://www.rabodirectpro12.com/statzone/index.php?includeref=11057&season=2002 Leading Points-Scorers RaboDirect PRO12 12 November 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20140117062424/http://www.rabodirectpro12.com/statzone/index.php?includeref=11057&season=2002 17 January 2014 dead 1 SCO Brendan Laney SCO Edinburgh 137 2 COK Tommy Hayes SCO Glasgow 105 3 WAL Iestyn Harris WAL Cardiff 95 WAL Lee Jarvis WAL Neath 5 WAL Arwel Thomas WAL Swansea 86 Top try scorers Rank Player ClubTrieshttp://www.rabodirectpro12.com/statzone/index.php?includeref=11059&season=2002 Leading Try-Scorers RaboDirect PRO12 12 November 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20140117063937/http://www.rabodirectpro12.com/statzone/index.php?includeref=11059&season=2002 17 January 2014 dead 1 Ireland rugby union Mossie Lawlor Ireland rugby union Munster6 WAL Craig Morgan WAL Cardiff Ireland rugby union Mike Mullins Ireland rugby union Munster4 Ireland rugby union Denis Hickie Ireland rugby union Leinster5 SCO Derrick Lee SCO Edinburgh Notes External links Results from official website https://web.archive.org/web/20140117063950/http://www.rabodirectpro12.com/matchcentre/fixtures_list.php?includeref=10808&season=2002-2003 17 January 2014 References 2002-03 Category:2002–03 in Irish rugby union Category:2002–03 in Welsh rugby union Category:2002–03 in Scottish rugby union