2003 World Club Challenge

Rugby league competition June 2026 2003 World Club Challenge Bolton macron wanderers stadium.jpg 250px The Reebok Stadium hosted the match St. Helens Sydney Roosters SL NRL ST H St Helens 16 SYD Sydney Roosters 16 0 0 0 18 20 38 14 February 2003 Reebok Stadium Bolton, England Man of the Match Craig Fitzgibbon Easts 16 Russell Smith ENG 19,807 GBR Sky Sports Eddie Hemmings Mike Stephenson World Club Challenge 2002 2004 The 2003 World Club Challenge match was contested on Sunday, 16 February by National Rugby League season 2002 premiers, the Sydney Roosters and Super League VII premiers, St. Helens. 19,807 spectators turned out at Bolton's Reebok Stadium for the match, which was refereed by Russell Smith. This was the first time the two clubs had played each other since the inaugural World Club Challenge game at the Sydney Cricket Ground in 1976. On that occasion the Roosters, then known as Eastern Suburbs (as it was a Sydney only competition at the time), defeated St Helens 25-2. The attendance on that occasion was 26,856.June 2020 Background St Helens 2002 Super League Grand Final Sydney Roosters 2002 NRL Grand Final Match summary #eeeeee 14 February 2003 St. Helens St Helens 16 0 – 38 (Report) Easts 16 Sydney Roosters Tries: Goals: Tries: Craig Fitzgibbon Adrian Morley Todd Byrne Brad Fittler Todd Payten Goals: Craig Fitzgibbon (9) Reebok Stadium, Bolton 19,807 Russell Smith ENG Craig Fitzgibbon Easts 16 Teams The Roosters went into the Challenge making one change in their starting lineup (Todd Byrne went on to the wing for the retired Brett Mullins). The Sydney Roosters ran out comprehensive 0-38 champions over the Saints outfit. Tries to Craig Fitzgibbon, Adrian Morley, new input Todd Byrne, captain Brad Fittler and Todd Payten plus the 9 goals from Fitzgibbon completed a season for the Sydney Roosters.June 2020 _SH2003WCC _band_red FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FF0000 FFFFFF St Helens _Easts2017 _Easts2003WCC _Easts2017 _2 red stripes 00008B 00008B 00008B FFFFFF 00008B Sydney Roosters FB 5Anthony StewartLW 2Darren AlbertRC 3Martin GleesonLC 4Paul NewloveRW 19Ade GardnerSO 20Tommy MartynSH 7Sean LongPR 8Darren BrittHK 6Jason HooperPR 10John StankevitchSR 11Chris Joynt (c)SR 12Darren SmithLF 13Paul SculthorpeSubstitutions:IC 14Barry WardIC 15Tim JonkersIC 9Mickey HighamIC 17Mark EdmondsonCoach:ENG Ian Millward FB 1Anthony MinichielloRW 2Todd ByrneLC 3Chris FlanneryRC 4Justin HodgesLW 5Shannon HegartyFE 6Brad Fittler (c)HB 7Craig Wing PR 8Jason CaylessHK 17Michael CrockerPR 10Peter CusackSR 11Adrian MorleySR 12Craig FitzgibbonLK 13Luke RicketsonSubstitutions:IC 14Ned CaticIC 15Todd PaytenIC 16Chad RobinsonIC 9Brett FinchCoach:AUS Ricky Stuart See also World Club Challenge External links 2003 World Club Challenge at rugbyleagueproject.com 2003 World Club Challenge at rlphotos.com 2003 World Club Challenge at superleague.co.uk 2003 Category:Sydney Roosters matches Category:St Helens R.F.C. matches Category:2003 in English rugby league Category:2003 in Australian rugby league