2002–03 Celtic League

2002–03 Celtic League
Countries	Ireland Scotland Wales
Champions	Munster (1st title)
Runners-up	Neath
← 2001–02 2003–04 →

The 2002-03 Celtic League was the second season of the Celtic League involving teams from Ireland, Scotland and Wales.

Contents

1 Teams
2 Tables
- 2.1 Pool A
- 2.2 Pool B
3 Fixtures
4 Knockout stages

Teams

Team	Stadium (capacity)	City, Area
Borders	Philiphaugh (6,000)	Philiphaugh, Scotland
Bridgend RFC	Brewery Field, 6,000	Bridgend Wales
Caerphilly	Virginia Park ()	Caerphilly, Wales
Cardiff	Cardiff Arms Park, (12,500)	Cardiff, Wales
Connacht	Sportsgrounds (6,000)	Galway, Ireland
Ebbw Vale	Eugene Cross Park (8,000)	Ebbw Vale, Wales
Edinburgh	Meadowbank Stadium (16,500)	Edinburgh, Scotland
Glasgow Warriors	Hughenden Stadium ()	Glasgow, Scotland
Leinster	Donnybrook Stadium (6,000)	Dublin, Ireland
Llanelli	Stradey Park (10,800)	Llanelli, Wales
Munster	Musgrave Park (8,500) and Thomond Park (26,500)	Cork and Limerick, Ireland
Neath	The Gnoll (6,000)	Neath, Wales
Newport	Rodney Parade (11,676)	Newport, Wales
Pontypridd	Sardis Road (7,861)	Pontypridd, Wales
Swansea	St Helen's (4,500)	Swansea, Wales
Ulster	Ravenhill Stadium (12,300)	Belfast, Northern Ireland

Tables

Pool A

	Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	TF	TA	Try bonus	Losing bonus	Pts
1	Munster	7	6	0	1	227	129	+98	25	12	4	0	28
2	Edinburgh	7	6	0	1	231	145	+86	24	13	2	1	27
3	Ulster	7	5	0	2	173	111	+62	15	9	1	1	22
4	Neath	7	4	0	3	153	121	+32	15	12	1	1	18
5	Llanelli	7	3	0	4	191	168	+23	23	16	3	2	17
6	Swansea	7	3	0	4	177	212	−35	18	22	3	1	16
7	Ebbw Vale	7	1	0	6	140	226	−86	16	27	1	0	5
8	Caerphilly	7	0	0	7	144	324	−180	17	42	2	1	3

Pool B

	Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	TF	TA	Try bonus	Losing bonus	Pts
1	Pontypridd	7	6	0	1	182	120	+62	15	12	2	0	26
2	Glasgow Warriors	7	5	0	2	216	166	+50	22	20	2	1	23
3	Cardiff	7	4	0	3	178	151	+27	17	12	2	2	20
4	Connacht	7	5	0	2	126	176	−50	11	17	0	0	20
5	Leinster	7	3	0	4	191	154	+37	22	14	3	3	18
6	Borders	7	2	0	5	142	169	−27	15	11	1	3	12
7	Bridgend RFC	7	2	0	5	127	187	−60	11	20	1	1	10
8	Newport	7	1	0	6	121	160	−39	9	16	0	4	8

Fixtures

Week 1

30 August 2001 19:00	Neath	25 – 6	Caerphilly	The Gnoll Attendance: 3,000
		Report		The Gnoll Attendance: 3,000

30 August 2001 19:05	Newport	5 – 13	Bridgend RFC	Rodney Parade Attendance: 6,165
		Report		Rodney Parade Attendance: 6,165

30 August 2001 19:15	Ebbw Vale	0 – 19	Ulster	Eugene Cross Park
		Report		Eugene Cross Park

30 August 2001 19:30	Edinburgh	30 – 20	Swansea	Meadowbank Attendance: 3,141
		Report		Meadowbank Attendance: 3,141

30 August 2001 19:30	Borders	27 – 28	Connacht	Philiphaugh Attendance: 3,000
		Report		Philiphaugh Attendance: 3,000

30 August 2001 19:35	Leinster	31 – 18	Pontypridd	Donnybrook Attendance: 4,500
		Report		Donnybrook Attendance: 4,500

31 August 2001 14:30	Cardiff	35 – 44	Glasgow Warriors	Cardiff Arms Park Attendance: 7,000
		Report		Cardiff Arms Park Attendance: 7,000

31 August 2001 19:05	Llanelli	13 – 20	Munster	Stradey Park
		Report		Stradey Park

Week 2

6 September 2001 18:00	Connacht	23 – 22	Cardiff	Sportsground Attendance: 2,500
		Report		Sportsground Attendance: 2,500

6 September 2001 19:05	Swansea	16 – 20	Neath	St Helen's Attendance: 4,000
		Report		St Helen's Attendance: 4,000

6 September 2001 19:30	Glasgow Warriors	25 – 21	Leinster	Hughenden Attendance: 4,250
		Report		Hughenden Attendance: 4,250

6 September 2001 19:30	Ulster	18 – 19	Edinburgh	Ravenhill Attendance: 7,500
		Report		Ravenhill Attendance: 7,500

6 September 2001 19:35	Munster	48 – 23	Ebbw Vale	Musgrave Park Attendance: 3,500
		Report		Musgrave Park Attendance: 3,500

7 September 2001 14:30	Bridgend RFC	41 – 9	Borders	Brewery Field Attendance: 3,000
		Report		Brewery Field Attendance: 3,000

7 September 2001 14:30	Caerphilly	34 – 43	Llanelli	Virginia Park Attendance: 1,300
		Report		Virginia Park Attendance: 1,300

7 September 2001 19:05	Pontypridd	21 – 16	Newport	Sardis Road Attendance: 5,800
		Report		Sardis Road Attendance: 5,800

Week 3

13 September 2001 19:05	Bridgend RFC	9 – 26	Pontypridd	Brewery Field Attendance: 4,500
		Report		Brewery Field Attendance: 4,500

13 September 2001 19:30	Edinburgh	21 – 28	Munster	Meadowbank Attendance: 4,500
		Report		Meadowbank Attendance: 4,500

13 September 2001 19:30	Borders	15 – 18	Cardiff	Mansfield Park Attendance: 4,213
		Report		Mansfield Park Attendance: 4,213

13 September 2001 19:35	Leinster	23 – 26	Connacht	Donnybrook Attendance: 6,000
		Report		Donnybrook Attendance: 6,000

14 September 2001 14:30	Ebbw Vale	45 – 25	Caerphilly	Eugene Cross Park Attendance: 1,000
		Report		Eugene Cross Park Attendance: 1,000

14 September 2001 14:30	Newport	45 – 25	Glasgow Warriors	Rodney Parade Attendance: 4,500
		Report		Rodney Parade Attendance: 4,500

14 September 2001 14:30	Swansea	38 – 10	Ulster	St Helen's Attendance: 2,500
		Report		St Helen's Attendance: 2,500

14 September 2001 17:30	Neath	29 – 13	Llanelli	The Gnoll Attendance: 6,000
		Report		The Gnoll Attendance: 6,000

Week 4

20 September 2001 17:45	Connacht	18 – 12	Newport	Sportsground Attendance: 3,000
		Report		Sportsground Attendance: 3,000

20 September 2001 19:05	Pontypridd	18 – 12	Borders	Sardis Road Attendance: 4,600
		Report		Sardis Road Attendance: 4,600

20 September 2001 19:30	Glasgow Warriors	47 – 11	Bridgend RFC	Hughenden Attendance: 4,500
		Report		Hughenden Attendance: 4,500

20 September 2001 19:30	Ulster	17 – 13	Neath	Ravenhill Attendance: 9,500
		Report		Ravenhill Attendance: 9,500

20 September 2001 19:35	Munster	38 – 27	Swansea	Musgrave Park Attendance: 8,000
		Report		Musgrave Park Attendance: 8,000

21 September 2001 14:30	Caerphilly	32 – 66	Edinburgh	Virginia Park Attendance: 800
		Report		Virginia Park Attendance: 800

21 September 2001 14:30	Llanelli	37 – 25	Ebbw Vale	Stradey Park Attendance: 3,000
		Report		Stradey Park Attendance: 3,000

21 September 2001 17:30	Cardiff	30 – 17	Leinster	Cardiff Arms Park Attendance: 6,500
		Report		Cardiff Arms Park Attendance: 6,500

Week 5

27 September 2001 19:05	Neath	34 – 7	Ebbw Vale	The Gnoll Attendance: 3,500
		Report		The Gnoll Attendance: 3,500

27 September 2001 19:30	Edinburgh	38 – 14	Llanelli	Meadowbank Attendance: 3,890
		Report		Meadowbank Attendance: 3,890

27 September 2001 19:30	Borders	23 – 18	Leinster	Netherdale Attendance: 4,000
		Report		Netherdale Attendance: 4,000

27 September 2001 19:30	Ulster	26 – 17	Munster	Ravenhill Attendance: 6,000
		Report		Ravenhill Attendance: 6,000

28 September 2001 14:30	Bridgend RFC	23 – 24	Connacht	Brewery Field Attendance: 2,000
		Report		Brewery Field Attendance: 2,000

28 September 2001 14:30	Pontypridd	34 – 28	Glasgow Warriors	Sardis Road Attendance: 5,500
		Report		Sardis Road Attendance: 5,500

28 September 2001 14:30	Swansea	37 – 32	Caerphilly	St Helen's Attendance: 2,500
		Report		St Helen's Attendance: 2,500

28 September 2001 17:30	Newport	37 – 32	Cardiff	Rodney Parade Attendance: 8,118
		Report		Rodney Parade Attendance: 8,118

Week 6

4 October 2001 19:05	Llanelli	62 – 6	Swansea	Stradey Park Attendance: 6,883
		Report		Stradey Park Attendance: 6,883

4 October 2001 19:30	Borders	33 – 12	Glasgow Warriors	Netherdale Attendance: 5,500
		Report		Netherdale Attendance: 5,500

4 October 2001 19:35	Leinster	42 – 14	Newport	Donnybrook Attendance: 6,000
		Report		Donnybrook Attendance: 6,000

5 October 2001 14:30	Caerphilly	15 – 67	Ulster	Virginia Park Attendance: 750
		Report		Virginia Park Attendance: 750

5 October 2001 14:30	Cardiff	37 – 12	Bridgend RFC	Cardiff Arms Park Attendance: 7,500
		Report		Cardiff Arms Park Attendance: 7,500

5 October 2001 14:30	Ebbw Vale	20 – 30	Edinburgh	Eugene Cross Park
		Report		Eugene Cross Park

5 October 2001 15:00	Connacht	0 – 40	Pontypridd	Sportsground Attendance: 3,000
		Report		Sportsground Attendance: 3,000

5 October 2001 17:30	Neath	19 – 35	Munster	The Gnoll Attendance: 4,000
		Report		The Gnoll Attendance: 4,000

Week 7

25 October 2001 19:30	Edinburgh	27 – 13	Neath	Meadowbank Attendance: 3,171
		Report		Meadowbank Attendance: 3,171

25 October 2001 19:30	Glasgow Warriors	29 – 7	Connacht	Hughenden Attendance: 3,250
		Report		Hughenden Attendance: 3,250

25 October 2001 19:30	Munster	41 – 0	Caerphilly	Thomond Park Attendance: 2,532
		Report		Thomond Park Attendance: 2,532

25 October 2001 19:30	Ulster	16 – 9	Llanelli	Ravenhill Attendance: 10,500
		Report		Ravenhill Attendance: 10,500

26 October 2001 14:30	Bridgend RFC	18 – 39	Leinster	Brewery Field Attendance: 1,000
		Report		Brewery Field Attendance: 1,000

26 October 2001 14:30	Newport	24 – 8	Borders	Rodney Parade Attendance: 5,700
		Report		Rodney Parade Attendance: 5,700

26 October 2001 14:30	Swansea	33 – 20	Ebbw Vale	St Helen's Attendance: 2,000
		Report		St Helen's Attendance: 2,000

26 October 2001 17:30	Pontypridd	15 – 9	Cardiff	Sardis Road Attendance: 7,500
		Report		Sardis Road Attendance: 7,500

Knockout stages

Quarter finals

29 November 2002 19:05	Pontypridd	12 – 13	Neath	Sardis Road Attendance: 6,000
		Report		Sardis Road Attendance: 6,000

29 November 2002 19:35	Munster	33 – 3	Connacht	Musgrave Park Attendance: 8,000
		Report		Musgrave Park Attendance: 8,000

30 November 2002 14:45	Glasgow Warriors	17 – 20	Ulster	Hughenden Attendance: 5,346
		Report		Hughenden Attendance: 5,346

30 November 2002 17:30	Edinburgh	22 – 26	Cardiff	Meadowbank Attendance: 3,918
		Report		Meadowbank Attendance: 3,918

Semi finals

3 January 2003 19:35	Munster	42 – 10	Ulster	Thomond Park Attendance: 12,000
		Report		Thomond Park Attendance: 12,000

4 January 2003 17:30	Neath	32 – 10	Cardiff	The Gnoll Attendance: 6,471
		Report		The Gnoll Attendance: 6,471

Final

1 February 2003 14:45	Munster	37 – 17	Neath	Millennium Stadium Attendance: 30,076
		Report		Millennium Stadium Attendance: 30,076

Pro 12

Competing teams	Aironi Benetton Treviso Cardiff Blues Connacht Edinburgh Glasgow Warriors Leinster Munster Newport Gwent Dragons Ospreys Scarlets Ulster

Defunct teams	Border Reivers Celtic Warriors

Grounds	Stadio Luigi Zaffanella / Stadio Giglio Stadio Comunale di Monigo Cardiff City Stadium Galway Sportsgrounds Murrayfield Firhill Stadium RDS Arena / Aviva Stadium Thomond Park / Musgrave Park Rodney Parade Liberty Stadium Parc y Scarlets Ravenhill Stadium

Seasons	2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12

Winners	2002: Leinster 2003: Munster 2004: Scarlets 2005: Ospreys 2006: Ulster 2007: Ospreys 2008: Leinster 2009: Munster 2010: Ospreys 2011: Munster