2003 Wigan Warriors season

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Wigan Warriors 2003 season
Super League VIII Rank3rd
Play-off resultRunners-up
Challenge Cup Semi-final
2003 recordWins: 22; draws: 2; losses: 8
Points scoredFor: 776; against: 512
Team information
Stadium JJB Stadium
Top scorers
Tries David Hodgson (20)
Points Andy Farrell (213)
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This article outlines the 2003 season for the British rugby league club Wigan Warriors. This season saw them compete in the Super League and Challenge Cup.

Contents

League table

Super League VIII
Pos.TeamPldWDLPFPAPDPtsQual.
1 Bullscolours.svg Bradford Bulls 282206878529+34944Play-off semi-final
2 Rhinoscolours.svg Leeds Rhinos 281936751555+19641
3 Wigancolours.svg Wigan Warriors 281927776512+26440Play-off elimination final
4 Saintscolours.svg St. Helens 2816111845535+31031 [a]
5 Broncoscolours.png London Broncos 2814212643696−5330
6 Wolvescolours.svg Warrington Wolves 2814113748619+12929
7 Hullcolours.svg Hull F.C. 2813312701577+12427 [b]
8 Castleford colours.svg Castleford Tigers 2812115612633−2125
9 Widnes colours.svg Widnes Vikings 2812115640727−8725
10 Giantscolours.svg Huddersfield Giants 2811116628715−8723
11 Wcatscolours.svg Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 287120505774−26915
12 Faxcolours.svg Halifax 2810273721227−8750 [c] Relegated to National League 1

Source: Rugby League Project.
Classification: 1st on competition points; 2nd on match points difference.
Competition points: for win = 2; for draw = 1; for loss = 0.

Notes

^  a: St Helens deducted two points for salary cap breaches
^  b: Hull F.C. deducted two points for salary cap breaches
^  c: Halifax deducted two points for salary cap breaches

Source: [1]

Play-offs

DateRoundOpponentH/AResultScorersAtt.
Elimination Play-off 1 Wolvescolours.svg Warrington Wolves H25–12
Elimination Semi Final Saintscolours.svg St Helens H40–24
Elimination Final Rhinoscolours.svg Leeds Rhinos A23–22
18 October 2003 Grand Final Bullscolours.svg Bradford Bulls N 12–25

Cup run

DateRoundOpponentH/AResultScorersAtt.
9 February 2003Fourth RoundSimms CrossH92–3
2 March 2003Fifth Round Doncaster colours.svg Doncaster Dragons A50–10
16 March 2003Quarter Final Swintoncolours.svg Swinton Lions A70–12
13 April 2003Semi Final Bullscolours.svg Bradford Bulls H22–36

Source: [2]

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References

  1. ↑ "Super League (Sky Sports)".
  2. ↑ "Challenge Cup (Sky Sports)".
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