Bradford Bulls 2003
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[edit] Tre-BULL Champions - 2003
| Position | Pld | Won | Drew | Lost | Points For | Points Against | Points Differential | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st of (of 12) | 30 | 24 | 6 | 933 | 555 | 378 | 48 |
The first match played following the clubs' return to Odsal was against Yorkshire rivals Wakefield Trinity Wildcats on Sunday 9th March 2003 and attracted an attendance of 20,283. Bradford Bulls won the game 22-10.
Bradford Bulls became the first club to win the Challenge Cup and Super League Grand Final in the same season in 2003. The team travelled to Cardiff to beat the Leeds Rhinos at the Millennium Stadium 22-20 in front of 71,212 fans, then went on to lift the League Leaders Shield for finishing top of the Super League after 28 rounds, before defeating Leeds Rhinos again, for the fifth time in the season, in the Qualifying Semi Final play-off to reach the Tetley's Rugby Super League Grand Final. The Bulls claimed the Super League title with victory over Wigan Warriors before a record, sell-out crowd of 65,537 at Old Trafford, Manchester.
[edit] Fixtures
| Date | Round | Opponent | Result | Bulls. | Opp. | Venue | Crowd | Position | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08/02/03 | CCR4 | Warrington Wolves | Won | 38 | 12 | ||||
| 21/02/03 | St Helens | 22 | 46 | ||||||
| 02/03/03 | Hunslet Hawks | Won | 82 | 0 | |||||
| 09/03/03 | Wakefield Trinity Wildcats | Won | 22 | 10 | Grattan Stadium | ||||
| 15/03/03 | Widnes Vikings | Won | 38 | 28 | |||||
| 23/03/03 | Halifax RLFC | Won | 62 | 22 | Grattan Stadium | ||||
| 30/03/03 | Widnes Vikings | Won | 26 | 18 | |||||
| 06/04/03 | Warrington Wolves | Won | 32 | 8 | Grattan Stadium | ||||
| 13/04/03 | Wigan Warriors | Won | 36 | 22 | Grattan Stadium | ||||
| 18/04/03 | Hull FC | Won | 48 | 24 | Grattan Stadium | ||||
| 26/04/03 | Leeds Rhinos | Won | 22 | 20 | Grattan Stadium | ||||
| 02/05/03 | Wigan Warriors | Won | 14 | 8 | |||||
| 11/05/03 | Castleford Tigers | Won | 30 | 10 | Grattan Stadium | ||||
| 18/05/03 | Huddersfield Giants | Won | 52 | 6 | |||||
| 23/05/03 | Leeds Rhinos | Won | 48 | 22 | Grattan Stadium | ||||
| 01/06/03 | London Broncos | 12 | 22 | Grattan Stadium | |||||
| 08/06/03 | Hull FC | Won | 26 | 20 | |||||
| 15/06/03 | Warrington Wolves | Won | 24 | 20 | |||||
| 21/06/03 | Wigan Warriors | 22 | 35 | Grattan Stadium | |||||
| 27/06/03 | St Helens | 0 | 35 | Grattan Stadium | |||||
| 06/07/03 | Wakefield Trinity Wildcats | Won | 30 | 18 | |||||
| 11/07/03 | Halifax RLFC | Won | 60 | 12 | |||||
| 20/07/03 | Widnes Vikings | Won | 40 | 8 | Grattan Stadium | ||||
| 27/07/03 | Castleford Tigers | Won | 40 | 20 | |||||
| 30/07/03 | London Broncos | Won | 60 | 6 | |||||
| 03/08/03 | Huddersfield Giants | Won | 30 | 16 | Grattan Stadium | ||||
| 08/08/03 | Leeds Rhinos | Won | 18 | 16 | |||||
| 16/08/03 | Hull FC | Won | 36 | 22 | Grattan Stadium | ||||
| 25/08/03 | Wigan Warriors | 12 | 26 | ||||||
| 31/08/03 | London Broncos | Won | 54 | 12 | |||||
| 07/09/03 | Leeds Rhinos | Won | 22 | 21 | Grattan Stadium | ||||
| 14/09/03 | Castleford Tigers | 14 | 28 | Grattan Stadium | |||||
| 19/09/03 | St Helens | Won | 22 | 18 | |||||
| 04/10/03 | Leeds Rhinos | Won | 30 | 14 | Grattan Stadium | ||||
| 18/10/03 | Wigan Warriors | Won | 25 | 12 |
[edit] 2003 Squad
2003 Player Statistics
| No | Player | Position | Pld | Tries | Goals | D Goal | YC | RC | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Robbie Paul | Scrum Half | 14 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | |
| 2 | Tevita Vaikona | Winger | 24 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 64 | |
| 3 | Leon Pryce | Winger | 23 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 64 | |
| 4 | Shontayne Hape | Centre | 27 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | |
| 5 | Lesley Vainikolo | Winger | 25 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 80 | |
| 6 | Michael Withers | Full Back | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | |
| 7 | Paul Deacon | Scrum Half | 27 | 9 | 124 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 286 | |
| 8 | Joe Vagana | Prop | 26 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | |
| 9 | James Lowes | Hooker | 25 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 36 | |
| 10 | Paul Anderson | Prop | 26 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | |
| 11 | Daniel Gartner | Second Row | 22 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | |
| 12 | Jamie Peacock | Secodn Row | 22 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | |
| 13 | Mike Forshaw | Loose | 25 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | |
| 14 | Lee Gilmour | Second Row | 27 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | |
| 15 | Karl Pratt | Winger | 19 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 28 | |
| 16 | Alex Wilkinson | Winger | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 17 | Stuart Reardon | Full Back | 18 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | |
| 18 | Lee Radford | Second Row | 26 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 52 | |
| 19 | Jamie Langley | Loose | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | |
| 20 | Scott Naylor | Centre | 27 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | |
| 22 | Karl Pryce | Winger | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 23 | Vinny Myler | Prop | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 26 | Chris Bridge | Stand Off | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 27 | Rob Parker | Second Row | 27 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | |
| 29 | Stuart Fielden | Prop | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 30 | Richard Moore | Prop | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 150 | 138 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 878 |
[edit] Table
Premiership Table
Final Premiership table for the 2003 season
| Team | PLD | W | L | D | F | A | PTS |
| Bradford | 28 | 22 | 6 | 0 | 878 | 529 | 44 |
| Leeds | 28 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 751 | 555 | 41 |
| Wigan | 28 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 776 | 512 | 40 |
| St Helens | 28 | 16 | 11 | 1 | 845 | 535 | * 31 |
| London | 28 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 643 | 696 | 30 |
| Warrington | 28 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 748 | 619 | 29 |
| Hull | 28 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 701 | 577 | * 27 |
| Castleford | 28 | 12 | 15 | 1 | 612 | 633 | 25 |
| Widnes | 28 | 12 | 15 | 1 | 640 | 727 | 25 |
| Huddersfield | 28 | 11 | 16 | 1 | 628 | 715 | 23 |
| Wakefield | 28 | 7 | 20 | 1 | 505 | 774 | 15 |
| Halifax | 28 | 1 | 27 | 0 | 372 | 1227 | * 0 |
[edit] See also
| Bradford Bulls |
|---|
| The Club Representatives • History • Statistics • Honours • Players |
| Seasons 1996 • 1997 •1998 • 1999 • 2000 • 2001 • 2002• 2003 2004• 2005 • 2006 • 2007 • 2008 • 2009 • 2010 •2011 |
| Stadiums Greenfield Athletic Ground • Birth Lane • Grattan Stadium • Valley Parade |
| Captains Robbie Paul (1996-2004) • Jamie Peacock (2005) Iestyn Harris (2006) • Paul Deacon (2007 -present) |
| Coaches David Hobbs (1990 - 1993) • Peter Fox (1993-1995) Brian Smith (1995-1996) • Matthew Elliott (1996-2000) Brian Noble (2001-2006) • Steve McNamara (2006 - present) |
| Preceded by Bradford Bulls 2002 |
Season Bradford Bulls 2003 |
Succeeded by Bradford Bulls 2004 |
