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2003 Super League Grand Final
British rugby league championship match
British rugby league championship match
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| year | 2003 |
| title | Super League Grand Final |
| image | |
| imagesize | 100px |
| alt | 2003 Super League logo |
| home | Bradford Bulls |
| away | Wigan Warriors |
| home_abbr | BRA |
| away_abbr | WIG |
| home_half1 | 4 |
| home_half2 | 21 |
| home_total | 25 |
| away_half1 | 6 |
| away_half2 | 6 |
| away_total | 12 |
| date | 18 October 2003 |
| stadium | Old Trafford |
| location | ENG Manchester |
| MoM_title | Harry Sunderland Trophy |
| MoM | ENG Stuart Reardon ( Bradford Bulls) |
| anthem_title | Jerusalem |
| referee | Karl Kirkpatrick |
| attendance | 65,537 |
| network | Sky Sports |
| commentators | Eddie Hemmings |
| commentators2 | Mike Stephenson |
| tournaments | Super League Grand Final |
| last | [2002](2002-super-league-grand-final) |
| next | [2004](2004-super-league-grand-final) |
The 2003 Super League Grand Final was the 6th official Grand Final conclusive and premiership-deciding match of Super League VIII. Held on Saturday 18 October 2003 at Old Trafford, Manchester, the game was played between Bradford Bulls and Wigan Warriors. The match was refereed Karl Kirkpatrick and watched by a crowd of 65,537, with Bradford winning 25 - 12.
Background
Main article: Super League VIII
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [[Image:Bullscolours.svg | 16x16px]] Bradford Bulls | 28 | 22 | 0 | 6 | 878 | 529 | +349 |
| 3 | [[Image:Wigancolours.svg | 16x16px]] Wigan Warriors | 28 | 19 | 2 | 7 | 751 | 555 | +196 |
Route to the Final
Bradford Bulls
Bradford finished top of the table so qualified straight to the play-off semi-final. They were drawn at home to Leeds Rhinos and won 30–14 to qualify for the grand final.
Wigan Warriors
Wigan finished third in the table so had to play their way through three rounds of play-off matches. In the elimination play-off they beat Warrington 25–12, the semi-final saw them beat St Helens 40–24 and then in the elimination final they beat Leeds Rhinos 23–22 to set up the final against Bradford.
| Round | Opposition | Score | Elimination Play-off | Elimination Semi-Final | Elimination Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Warrington Wolves (H) | 25-12 | ||||
| St Helens (H) | 40-24 | ||||
| Leeds Rhinos (H) | 23-22 | ||||
| **Key:** (H) = Home venue; (A) = Away venue. |
Match details
bg = #eeeeee | date = 18 October 2003 | team1 = Bradford Bulls [[Image:Bullscolours.svg|16px]]| score = 25 - 12| report = | team2 = [[Image:Wigancolours.svg|16px]] Wigan Warriors | points1 = Tries: Stuart Reardon Shontayne Hape James Lowes Goals: Paul Deacon (6) Drop Goals: Paul Deacon | points2 = Tries: Danny Tickle Kris Radlinski Goals: Andy Farrell (2) | stadium = Old Trafford, Manchester | attendance = 65,537 | referee= Kark Kirkpatrick }}
| **Bradford Bulls** | Position | **Wigan Warriors** | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ENG Stuart Reardon | **Fullback** | ENG Kris Radlinski | ||||||||||||||
| TON Tevita Vaikona | **Wing** | IRE Brian Carney | ||||||||||||||
| IRE Michael Withers | **Centre** | ENG Martin Aspinwall | ||||||||||||||
| NZL Shontayne Hape | **Centre** | ENG David Hodgson | ||||||||||||||
| TON Lesley Vainikolo | **Wing** | AUS Brett Dallas | ||||||||||||||
| ENG Karl Pratt | **Stad Off** | ENG Sean O'Loughlin | ||||||||||||||
| ENG Paul Deacon | **Scrum half** | ENG Luke Robinson | ||||||||||||||
| NZL Joe Vagana | **Prop** | NZLQuentin Pongia | ||||||||||||||
| ENG James Lowes | **Fullback** | ENG Terry Newton | ||||||||||||||
| ENG Stuart Fielden | **Prop** | ENG Craig Smith | ||||||||||||||
| AUS Daniel Gartner | **Second Row** | ENG Mick Cassidy | ||||||||||||||
| ENG Jamie Peacock | **Second Row** | ENG Danny Tickle | ||||||||||||||
| ENG Mike Forshaw | **Loose forward** | ENG Andy Farrell | ||||||||||||||
| ENG Leon Pryce | **Interchange** | ENG Paul Johnson | ||||||||||||||
| NZL Robbie Paul | ENG Mark Smith | |||||||||||||||
| ENG Lee Radford | ENG Gareth Hock | |||||||||||||||
| ENG Paul Anderson | IRE Terry O'Connor | |||||||||||||||
| ENG Brian Noble | **Coaches** | ENG Mike Gregory |
World Club Challenge
Main article: 2004 World Club Challenge
Having won the championship, the Bradford Bulls were to play 2003 NRL season premiers, the Penrith Panthers in the following February's World Club Challenge.
References
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