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2003–04 Munster Rugby season

The 2003–04 Munster Rugby season was Munster's third season competing in the Celtic League, alongside which they also competed in the Heineken Cup. It was Alan Gaffney's first season as head coach.

2003–04 Munster Rugby season
Ground(s)Thomond Park (Capacity: 13,200)
Musgrave Park (Capacity: 8,300)
Coach(es)Alan Gaffney
Captain(s)Jim Williams
League(s)Celtic League
2003–047th
← 2002–03 2004–05 →

2003–04 squad edit

Note: Flags indicate national union under World Rugby eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-World Rugby nationality.

Player Position Union
James Blaney Hooker   Ireland
Jerry Flannery Hooker   Ireland
Andy Long Hooker   England
Frankie Sheahan Hooker   Ireland
John Hayes Prop   Ireland
Marcus Horan Prop   Ireland
Simon Kerr Prop   Australia
Eugene McGovern Prop   Ireland
Gordon McIlwham Prop   Ireland
Frank Roche Prop   Ireland
Tommy Hayes Lock   Ireland
Trevor Hogan Lock   Ireland
Donncha O'Callaghan Lock   Ireland
Paul O'Connell Lock   Ireland
Shane O'Connor Lock   Ireland
Donal Sheehan Lock   Ireland
Anthony Foley Back row   Ireland
Stephen Keogh Back row   Ireland
Denis Leamy Back row   Ireland
Colm McMahon Back row   Ireland
David Pusey Back row   Australia
Alan Quinlan Back row   Ireland
David Wallace Back row   Ireland
Jim Williams (c) Back row   Australia
Player Position Union
Frank Murphy Scrum-half   Ireland
Mike Prendergast Scrum-half   Ireland
Eoin Reddan Scrum-half   Ireland
Peter Stringer Scrum-half   Ireland
Ronan O'Gara Fly-half   Ireland
Jeremy Staunton Fly-half   Ireland
Clem Casey Centre   Ireland
Rob Henderson Centre   Ireland
Jason Holland Centre   Ireland
Jason Jones-Hughes Centre   Wales
Killian Keane Centre   Ireland
Mike Mullins Centre   Ireland
Conrad O'Sullivan Centre   Ireland
Anthony Horgan Wing   Ireland
John Kelly Wing   Ireland
Mossy Lawler Wing   Ireland
Martin McPhail Wing   Ireland
Dominic Crotty Fullback   Ireland
Christian Cullen Fullback   New Zealand
Shaun Payne Fullback   South Africa

Pre-season edit

22 August 2003
Munster  38–19  Rotherham
Report[1]
Thomond Park
29 August 2003
Connacht  12–38  Munster
Report[2]
Galway Sportsgrounds

2003–04 Celtic League edit

Main article: 2003–04 Celtic League
Team Pld W D L PF PA PD TF TA Try bonus Losing bonus Pts
1   Llanelli Scarlets 22 16 1 5 597 385 +212 57 39 7 3 76
2   Ulster 22 15 0 7 617 363 +254 67 29 8 4 72
3   Newport Gwent Dragons 22 16 0 6 590 449 +141 59 41 7 1 72
4   Celtic Warriors 22 14 0 8 560 451 +109 48 37 5 4 65
5   Neath-Swansea Ospreys 22 11 1 10 582 512 +70 55 60 5 4 55
6   Cardiff Blues 22 11 0 11 570 467 +103 73 54 7 3 54
7   Munster 22 10 0 12 422 456 −34 45 49 6 5 51
8   Leinster 22 9 1 12 523 580 −57 51 65 4 5 47
9   Connacht 22 8 2 12 479 550 −71 50 59 5 3 44
10   Edinburgh 22 9 0 13 454 622 −168 52 69 6 2 44
11   Glasgow 22 6 1 15 442 614 −172 52 61 3 3 32
12   Borders 22 4 0 18 363 750 −387 42 88 1 5 22
Under 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)
Source: RaboDirect PRO12 Archived 22 November 2013 at the Wayback Machine
5 September 2003
19:35
Leinster  8–15  Munster
Report[3]
Donnybrook
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Paul Adams
12 September 2003
19:30
Munster  12–19  Llanelli Scarlets
Report[4]
Thomond Park
Attendance: 5,500
27 September 2003
17:30
Neath-Swansea Ospreys  33–26  Munster
Report[5]
St. Helen's
Attendance: 5,200
10 October 2003
19:30
Munster  15–16  Ulster
Report[6]
Musgrave Park
Attendance: 4,000
17 October 2003
19:05
Newport Gwent Dragons  29–6  Munster
Report[7]
Rodney Parade
Attendance: 3,571
24 October 2003
19:30
Munster  26–10  Glasgow
Report[8]
Musgrave Park
Attendance: 2,000
31 October 2003
19:30
Munster  22–21  Celtic Warriors
Report[9]
Thomond Park
Attendance: 3,500
7 November 2003
19:30
Edinburgh  20–9  Munster
Report[10]
Meadowbank
Attendance: 2,300
28 November 2003
19:35
Munster  31–10  Cardiff Blues
Report[11]
Musgrave Park
Attendance: 5,500
Referee: Iain Ramage
2 January 2004
19:00
Connacht  0–3  Munster
Report[12]
Dubarry Park
Attendance: 3,500
6 February 2004
19:30
Munster  29–21  Borders
Report[13]
Musgrave Park
Attendance: 3,800
13 February 2004
19:35
Munster  24–13  Leinster
Report[14]
Musgrave Park
Attendance: 5,400
Referee: Hugh Watkins
20 February 2004
19:30
Llanelli Scarlets  37–20  Munster
Report[15]
Stradey Park
Attendance: 6,169
27 February 2004
19:35
Munster  15–18  Neath-Swansea Ospreys
Report[16]
Musgrave Park
Attendance: 8,000
5 March 2004
19:35
Ulster  36–13  Munster
Report[17]
Ravenhill
Attendance: 8,820
12 March 2004
19:30
Munster  6–16  Newport Gwent Dragons
Report[18]
Thomond Park
Attendance: 4,470
26 March 2004
19:55
Glasgow  12–37  Munster
Report[19]
Hughenden
Attendance: 2,645
2 April 2004
19:05
Celtic Warriors  29–25  Munster
Report[20]
Sardis Road
Attendance: 4,157
16 April 2004
19:30
Munster  17–28  Edinburgh
Report[21]
Musgrave Park
Attendance: 4,935
30 April 2004
19:05
Cardiff Blues  60–14  Munster
Report[22]
Cardiff Arms Park
Attendance: 4,110
Referee: Iain Ramage
7 May 2004
19:35
Munster  39–10  Connacht
Report[23]
Thomond Park
Attendance: 3,233
14 May 2004
19:30
Borders  10–18  Munster
Report[24]
Netherdale
Attendance: 2,000

2003–04 Celtic Cup edit

Main article: Celtic Cup (rugby union)

Quarter-final edit

3 October 2003
19:30
Glasgow  18–14  Munster
Report[25]
Hughenden
Attendance: 2,942

2003–04 Heineken Cup edit

Main article: 2003–04 Heineken Cup

Pool 5 edit

Team P W D L Tries for Tries against Try diff Points for Points against Points diff TB LB Pts
  Munster 6 5 0 1 22 5 17 172 76 96 4 0 24
  Gloucester 6 5 0 1 22 11 11 197 100 97 4 0 24
  Bourgoin 6 1 0 5 13 22 −9 119 191 −72 2 1 7
  Benetton Treviso 6 1 0 5 13 32 −19 104 225 −121 1 0 5
6 December 2003
18:00
Bourgoin  17–18  Munster
Report[26]
Stade Pierre Rajon
Attendance: 9,200
Referee: Nigel Whitehouse
13 December 2003
17:00
Munster  51–0  Benetton Treviso
Report[27]
Thomond Park
Attendance: 13,000
Referee: Rob Dickson
10 January 2004
27:00
Gloucester  22–11  Munster
Report[28]
Kingsholm
Attendance: 11,000
Referee: Nigel Williams
17 January 2004
17:00
Munster  36–8  Gloucester
Report[29]
Thomond Park
Attendance: 12,000
24 January 2004
14:30
Benetton Treviso  20–31  Munster
Report[30]
Stadio Comunale di Monigo
Attendance: 5,500
Referee: Joel Dume
31 January 2004
17:00
Munster  26–3  Bourgoin
Report[31]
Thomond Park
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Tony Spreadbury

Quarter-final edit

10 April 2004
17:00
Munster  37–32  Stade Français
Report[32]
Thomond Park
Attendance: 13,100
Referee: Nigel Williams

Semi-final edit

25 April 2004
15:00
Munster  32–37  London Wasps
Report[33]
Lansdowne Road
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Nigel Williams

References edit

  1. ^ "A Win for Munster in Thomond Park". Munster Rugby. 23 August 2003. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
  2. ^ "Munster Defeat Connacht in Galway". Munster Rugby. 29 August 2003. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
  3. ^ "Munster Get the Job Done in Donnybrook". Munster Rugby. 5 September 2003. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
  4. ^ "Llanelli End Munster Record". Munster Rugby. 12 September 2003. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
  5. ^ "Neath/Swansea too strong for Munster". Munster Rugby. 27 September 2003. Retrieved 4 June 2019.[permanent dead link]
  6. ^ "Munster Lose to Ulster in Musgrave". Munster Rugby. 10 October 2003. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
  7. ^ "Munster Defeated by Dragons". Munster Rugby. 17 October 2003. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
  8. ^ "Munster Beat Glasgow in Musgrave". Munster Rugby. 24 October 2003. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
  9. ^ "Staunton Kicks Munster to Victory". Munster Rugby. 31 October 2003. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
  10. ^ "Munster Lose in Edinburgh". Munster Rugby. 7 November 2003. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
  11. ^ "Munster back to Winning Ways". Munster Rugby. 28 November 2003. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
  12. ^ "Munster Slip Past Connacht". Munster Rugby. 3 January 2004. Retrieved 4 June 2019.[permanent dead link]
  13. ^ "Borders unable to Stop Munster". Munster Rugby. 6 February 2004. Retrieved 4 June 2019.[permanent dead link]
  14. ^ "Munster Secure Bonus Point". Munster Rugby. 13 February 2004. Retrieved 4 June 2019.[permanent dead link]
  15. ^ "Llanelli 37 Munster 20". Munster Rugby. 21 February 2004. Retrieved 4 June 2019.[permanent dead link]
  16. ^ "Elvis Rocks Munster". Munster Rugby. 27 February 2004. Retrieved 4 June 2019.[permanent dead link]
  17. ^ "Ulster 36-13 Munster". Munster Rugby. 6 March 2004. Retrieved 4 June 2019.[permanent dead link]
  18. ^ "Dragons defeat Munster at Thomond Park". Munster Rugby. 13 March 2004. Retrieved 4 June 2019.[permanent dead link]
  19. ^ "Munster too Strong for Glasgow". Munster Rugby. 27 March 2004. Retrieved 4 June 2019.[permanent dead link]
  20. ^ "Munster unlucky at Sardis Road". Munster Rugby. 3 April 2004. Retrieved 4 June 2019.[permanent dead link]
  21. ^ "Munster's Poor Run in the Celtic League Continues". Munster Rugby. 17 April 2004. Retrieved 4 June 2019.[permanent dead link]
  22. ^ "Munster Humbled in Cardiff". Munster Rugby. 1 May 2004. Retrieved 4 June 2019.[permanent dead link]
  23. ^ "Munster 39-10 Connacht". Munster Rugby. 7 May 2004. Retrieved 4 June 2019.[permanent dead link]
  24. ^ "Munster Finish on a High". Munster Rugby. 15 May 2004. Retrieved 4 June 2019.[permanent dead link]
  25. ^ "Munster out of Celtic Cup". Munster Rugby. 4 October 2003. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
  26. ^ "Munster Win in France". Munster Rugby. 7 December 2003. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
  27. ^ "Munster Outclass Treviso". Munster Rugby. 13 December 2003. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
  28. ^ "Gloucester 22 Munster 11". Munster Rugby. 10 January 2004. Retrieved 4 June 2019.[permanent dead link]
  29. ^ "Munster Inspire in Thomond Park". Munster Rugby. 17 January 2004. Retrieved 4 June 2019.[permanent dead link]
  30. ^ "Munster Score Five Tries in Italy". Munster Rugby. 24 January 2004. Retrieved 4 June 2019.[permanent dead link]
  31. ^ "Munster Secure Home Quarter Final". Munster Rugby. 31 January 2004. Retrieved 4 June 2019.[permanent dead link]
  32. ^ "Munster 37-32 Stade Francais". Munster Rugby. 10 April 2004. Retrieved 4 June 2019.[permanent dead link]
  33. ^ "Brave Munster Out of Heineken Cup". Munster Rugby. 25 April 2004. Retrieved 4 June 2019.

External links edit

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