2003 South Sydney Rabbitohs season | ||||
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NRL Rank | First Grade | |||
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Stadium | Aussie Stadium | |||
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The 2003 South Sydney Rabbitohs season was the 94th in the club's history. Coached by Paul Langmack and captained by Bryan Fletcher, Owen Craigie, Paul Stringer and Jason Death, they competed in the National Rugby League's 2003 Telstra Premiership, finishing the regular season 15th out of 15 teams, failing to reach the finals.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | B | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
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1 | ![]() | 24 | 18 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 659 | 527 | +132 | 40 |
2 | ![]() | 24 | 17 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 680 | 445 | +235 | 38 |
3 | ![]() | 24 | 16 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 702 | 419 | +283 | 36 |
4 | ![]() | 24 | 16 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 620 | 463 | +157 | 36 |
5 | ![]() | 24 | 15 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 564 | 486 | +78 | 34 |
6 | ![]() | 24 | 15 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 545 | 510 | +35 | 34 |
7 | ![]() | 24 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 632 | 635 | -3 | 32 |
8 | ![]() | 24 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 497 | 464 | +33 | 28 |
9 | ![]() | 24 | 11 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 570 | 582 | -12 | 26 |
10 | ![]() | 24 | 11 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 548 | 593 | -45 | 26 |
11 | ![]() | 24 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 606 | 629 | -23 | 24 |
12 | ![]() | 24 | 8 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 497 | 704 | -207 | 20 |
13 | ![]() | 24 | 7 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 470 | 598 | -128 | 18 |
14 | ![]() | 24 | 7 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 557 | 791 | -234 | 18 |
15 | ![]() | 24 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 2 | 457 | 758 | -301 | 10 |
Round | Opponent | Result | Score | Date | Venue | Crowd | Ref |
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1 | ![]() | Loss | 23 – 34 | Saturday 15 March | Stadium Australia | 42,017 | [1] |
2 | ![]() | Loss | 20 – 22 | Sunday 23 March | Aussie Stadium | 9,830 | [2] |
3 | ![]() | Loss | 20 – 27 | 31 March 2003 | Aussie Stadium | 9,422 | [3] |
4 | ![]() | Loss | 16 – 38 | Sunday 6 April | Mt Smart | 13,614 | [4] |
5 | ![]() | Win | 32 – 22 | Saturday 12 April | Aussie Stadium | 11,167 | [5] |
6 | ![]() | Loss | 14 – 16 | Saturday 19 April | Aussie Stadium | 9,308 | [6] |
7 | ![]() | Loss | 20 – 28 | Sunday 27 April | Brookvale Oval | 8,178 | [7] |
8 | ![]() | Loss | 1 – 34 | Saturday 3 May | Aussie Stadium | 9,736 | [8] |
9 | ![]() | Loss | 28 – 42 | Sunday 11 May | Newcastle International Sports Centre | 14,268 | [9] |
10 | ![]() | Loss | 14 – 30 | Sunday 18 May | Endeavour Field | 12,248 | [10] |
11 | ![]() | Loss | 16 – 18 | Sunday 25 May | Sydney Cricket Ground | 11,104 | [11] |
12 | ![]() | Loss | 4 – 28 | Saturday 31 May | Parramatta Stadium | 10,179 | [12] |
13 | ![]() | Win | 41 – 14 | Sunday 8 June | Aussie Stadium | 7,104 | [13] |
14 | BYE | ||||||
15 | ![]() | Loss | 20 – 34 | Saturday 21 June | WIN Stadium | 10,220 | [14] |
16 | ![]() | Loss | 30 – 31 | Sunday 29 June | Aussie Stadium | 9,109 | [15] |
17 | ![]() | Loss | 38 – 10 | Saturday 5 July | Aussie Stadium | 17,148 | [16] |
18 | ![]() | Loss | 30 – 24 | Saturday 12 July | Penrith Park | 15,251 | [17] |
19 | ![]() | Loss | 34 – 20 | Sunday 20 July | Aussie Stadium | 8,987 | [18] |
20 | ![]() | Loss | 6 – 24 | Saturday 26 July | Olympic Park | 7,539 | [19] |
21 | ![]() | Loss | 62 – 12 | Sunday 3 August | Aussie Stadium | 8,482 | [20] |
22 | ![]() | Win | 18 – 16 | Saturday 9 August | Leichhardt Oval | 9,053 | [21] |
23 | ![]() | Loss | 12 – 22 | Sunday 17 August | Aussie Stadium | 11,201 | [22] |
24 | ![]() | Loss | 8 – 60 | Saturday 23 August | Dairy Farmers Stadium | 13,872 | [23] |
25 | ![]() | Loss | 34 – 54 | Saturday 30 August | Aussie Stadium | 8,839 | [24] |
26 | BYE |
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