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2002–03 Munster Rugby season
Ground(s)	Thomond Park (Capacity: 13,200); Musgrave Park (Capacity: 8,300)
Coach(es)	Declan Kidney
Captain(s)	Jim Williams
League(s)	Celtic League
2002–03	1st (Pool A), Champions
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The 2002–03 Munster Rugby season was Munster's second season competing in the Celtic League, alongside which they also competed in the Heineken Cup. It was Declan Kidney's fifth and final season in his first spell as head coach of the province.

2002–03 squad

Note: Flags indicate national union under World Rugby eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-World Rugby nationality.

Player	Position	Union
James Blaney	Hooker	Ireland
John Fogarty	Hooker	Ireland
Frankie Sheahan	Hooker	Ireland
Martin Cahill	Prop	Ireland
John Hayes	Prop	Ireland
Marcus Horan	Prop	Ireland
Simon Kerr	Prop	Australia
Rob Laffan	Prop	Ireland
Warren O'Kelly	Prop	Ireland
Mick Galwey	Lock	Ireland
Trevor Hogan	Lock	Ireland
Donncha O'Callaghan	Lock	Ireland
Paul O'Connell	Lock	Ireland
Mick O'Driscoll	Lock	Ireland
Anthony Foley	Back row	Ireland
Eddie Halvey	Back row	Ireland
Denis Leamy	Back row	Ireland
Peter Malone	Back row	Ireland
Colm McMahon	Back row	Ireland
Alan Quinlan	Back row	Ireland
David Wallace	Back row	Ireland
Jim Williams (c)	Back row	Australia

Player	Position	Union
Dominic Malone	Scrum-half	England
Frank Murphy	Scrum-half	Ireland
Mike Prendergast	Scrum-half	Ireland
Peter Stringer	Scrum-half	Ireland
Ronan O'Gara	Fly-half	Ireland
Jeremy Staunton	Fly-half	Ireland
Rob Henderson	Centre	Ireland
Jason Holland	Centre	Ireland
Killian Keane	Centre	Ireland
Conor Mahony	Centre	Ireland
Mike Mullins	Centre	Ireland
Anthony Horgan	Wing	Ireland
Clinton Huppert	Wing	New Zealand
John Kelly	Wing	Ireland
Mossy Lawler	Wing	Ireland
John O'Neill	Wing	Ireland
Dominic Crotty	Fullback	Ireland
Christian Cullen	Fullback	New Zealand

Friendlies

13 August 2002

Munster	31–10	Bristol Shoguns
	Report^[1]

Thomond Park

23 August 2002

Connacht	40–33	Munster
	Report^[2]

Galway Sportsgrounds

19 March 2003

Munster	36–19	Borders
	Report^[3]

Thomond Park

4 April 2003

Munster	43–5	Connacht
	Report^[4]

Thomond Park

2002–03 Celtic League

Pool A Table

	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
Under the standard bonus point system, points are awarded as follows: 4 points for a win 2 points for a draw 1 bonus point for scoring 4 tries (or more) (Try bonus) 1 bonus point for losing by 7 points (or fewer) (Losing bonus)
Green background (rows 1 to 4) qualify for the knock-out stage. Source: RaboDirect PRO12

31 August 2002
19:05

Llanelli	13–20	Munster
	Report^[5]

Stradey Park

6 September 2002
19:35

Munster	48–23	Ebbw Vale
	Report^[6]

Musgrave Park
Attendance: 3,500

13 September 2002
17:30

Edinburgh	21–28	Munster
	Report^[7]

Meadowbank
Attendance: 4,500

20 September 2002
19:35

Munster	38–27	Swansea
	Report^[8]

Musgrave Park
Attendance: 8,000

27 September 2002
19:35

Ulster	26–17	Munster
Try: Doak (2) Con: Doak (2) Pen: Doak (2)	Report^[9]	Try: Lawler Pen: Staunton (2) Drop: Staunton, Holland

Ravenhill
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: P. Adams

5 October 2002
17:30

Neath	19–35	Munster
	Report^[10]

The Gnoll
Attendance: 4,000

25 October 2002
19:30

Munster	41–0	Caerphilly
	Report^[11]

Thomond Park
Attendance: 2,532

Quarter-final

29 November 2002
19:35

Munster	33–3	Connacht
	Report^[12]

Musgrave Park
Attendance: 8,000

Semi-final

3 January 2003
19:35

Munster	42–10	Ulster
Try: Hayes, Quinlan, Kelly, Mullins, Galwey Con: O'Gara (3), Keane Pen: O'Gara (3)	Report^[13]	Try: Humphreys Con: Humphreys Pen: Humphreys

Thomond Park
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: H. Watkins

Final

1 February 2003
14:45

Munster	37–17	Neath
	Report^[14]

Millennium Stadium
Attendance: 30,076
Referee: Chris White

2002–03 Heineken Cup

Pool 2

Team	P	W	L	Tries for	Tries against	Try diff	Points for	Points against	Points diff	Pts
Perpignan	6	4	2	23	16	7	176	156	20	8
Munster	6	4	2	27	14	13	206	107	99	8
Gloucester	6	4	2	31	14	17	241	140	101	8
Arix Viadana	6	0	6	15	52	−37	128	348	−220	0

12 October 2002
15:00

Gloucester	35–16	Munster
	Report^[15]

Kingsholm
Attendance: 11,200
Referee: Joel Dume

19 October 2002
15:00

Munster	30–21	Perpignan
	Report^[16]

Thomond Park
Attendance: 9,000

6 December 2002
27:00

Munster	64–0	Viadana
	Report^[17]

Musgrave Park
Attendance: 6,500

14 December 2002
18:00

Viadana	36–8	Munster
	Report^[18]

Stadio Luigi Zaffanella
Attendance: 2,000

11 January 2003
14:30

Perpignan	23–8	Munster
	Report^[19]

Stade Aimé Giral
Attendance: 8,000

18 January 2003
14:45

Munster	33–6	Gloucester
	Report^[20]

Thomond Park
Attendance: 14,000

Quarter-final

13 April 2003
16:00

Leicester Tigers	7–20	Munster
	Report^[21]

Welford Road
Attendance: 17,500
Referee: Nigel Williams

Semi-final

26 April 2003
14:00

Toulouse	13–12	Munster
	Report^[22]

Stadium de Toulouse
Attendance: 36,400

References

^ "Munster Triumphant Over Bristol Shoguns". Munster Rugby. 13 August 2002. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
^ "Munster 33 Connacht 40". Munster Rugby. 23 August 2002. Retrieved 4 June 2019.^{[permanent dead link‍]}
^ "Six Try Victory For Munster". Munster Rugby. 20 March 2003. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
^ "Munster Overpower Connacht at Thomond Park". Munster Rugby. 4 April 2003. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
^ "Munster Conquer The Scarlets at Stradey". Munster Rugby. 31 August 2002. Retrieved 4 June 2019.^{[permanent dead link‍]}
^ "Munster 48 Ebbw Vale 23". Munster Rugby. 6 September 2002. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
^ "Munster 28 – Edinburgh 21". Munster Rugby. 13 September 2002. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
^ "Munster Remain Unbeaten In Celtic League". Munster Rugby. 20 September 2002. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
^ "Munster Suffer Defeat at Ravenhill". Munster Rugby. 27 September 2002. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
^ "Munster Ensure Place in Celtic League QTR Final". Munster Rugby. 5 October 2002. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
^ "Forceful Munster defeat Caerphilly". Munster Rugby. 25 October 2002. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
^ "Munster Outplay Connacht in Musgrave Park". Munster Rugby. 29 November 2002. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
^ "Munster Trounce Ulster Knights". Munster Rugby. 3 January 2003. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
^ "Victory! – Munster Crowned Celtic League Champions!". Munster Rugby. 1 February 2003. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
^ "Gloucester Overpower Munster at Kingsholm". Munster Rugby. 14 October 2002. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
^ "Munster Prevail at Thomond Park". Munster Rugby. 19 October 2002. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
^ "Munster Destroy Viadana in Musgrave". Munster Rugby. 6 December 2002. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
^ "Another Nine Tries For Munster". Munster Rugby. 14 December 2002. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
^ "Munster lose in France". Munster Rugby. 11 January 2003. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
^ "Munster Crush Gloucester at Thomond Park". Munster Rugby. 18 January 2003. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
^ "Munster Thrash Leicester at Welford Road". Munster Rugby. 13 April 2003. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
^ "Munster Beaten in France". Munster Rugby. 26 April 2003. Retrieved 4 June 2019.

External links

2002–03 Munster Rugby season official site Archived 27 September 2018 at the Wayback Machine

[1] "Munster Triumphant Over Bristol Shoguns". Munster Rugby. 13 August 2002. Retrieved 4 June 2019.

[2] "Munster 33 Connacht 40". Munster Rugby. 23 August 2002. Retrieved 4 June 2019.^{[permanent dead link‍]}

[3] "Six Try Victory For Munster". Munster Rugby. 20 March 2003. Retrieved 4 June 2019.

[4] "Munster Overpower Connacht at Thomond Park". Munster Rugby. 4 April 2003. Retrieved 4 June 2019.

[5] "Munster Conquer The Scarlets at Stradey". Munster Rugby. 31 August 2002. Retrieved 4 June 2019.^{[permanent dead link‍]}

[6] "Munster 48 Ebbw Vale 23". Munster Rugby. 6 September 2002. Retrieved 4 June 2019.

[7] "Munster 28 – Edinburgh 21". Munster Rugby. 13 September 2002. Retrieved 4 June 2019.

[8] "Munster Remain Unbeaten In Celtic League". Munster Rugby. 20 September 2002. Retrieved 4 June 2019.

[9] "Munster Suffer Defeat at Ravenhill". Munster Rugby. 27 September 2002. Retrieved 4 June 2019.

[10] "Munster Ensure Place in Celtic League QTR Final". Munster Rugby. 5 October 2002. Retrieved 4 June 2019.

[11] "Forceful Munster defeat Caerphilly". Munster Rugby. 25 October 2002. Retrieved 4 June 2019.

[12] "Munster Outplay Connacht in Musgrave Park". Munster Rugby. 29 November 2002. Retrieved 4 June 2019.

[13] "Munster Trounce Ulster Knights". Munster Rugby. 3 January 2003. Retrieved 4 June 2019.

[14] "Victory! – Munster Crowned Celtic League Champions!". Munster Rugby. 1 February 2003. Retrieved 4 June 2019.

[15] "Gloucester Overpower Munster at Kingsholm". Munster Rugby. 14 October 2002. Retrieved 4 June 2019.

[16] "Munster Prevail at Thomond Park". Munster Rugby. 19 October 2002. Retrieved 4 June 2019.

[17] "Munster Destroy Viadana in Musgrave". Munster Rugby. 6 December 2002. Retrieved 4 June 2019.

[18] "Another Nine Tries For Munster". Munster Rugby. 14 December 2002. Retrieved 4 June 2019.

[19] "Munster lose in France". Munster Rugby. 11 January 2003. Retrieved 4 June 2019.

[20] "Munster Crush Gloucester at Thomond Park". Munster Rugby. 18 January 2003. Retrieved 4 June 2019.

[21] "Munster Thrash Leicester at Welford Road". Munster Rugby. 13 April 2003. Retrieved 4 June 2019.

[22] "Munster Beaten in France". Munster Rugby. 26 April 2003. Retrieved 4 June 2019.

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 |stadium = [[Thomond Park]]
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 |home = [[Munster Rugby|Munster]] {{flagicon|IRE|rugby union}}
 |score = 64–0
-|report = Report<ref>{{cite news|url=https://munsterrugby.ie/2002/12/06/munster-destroy-viadana-in-musgrave/|title=Munster Destroy Viadana in Musgrave|date=6 December 2002|work=Munster Rugby|accessdate=4 June 2019}}</ref>
+|report = Report<ref>{{cite news|url=https://munsterrugby.ie/2002/12/06/munster-destroy-viadana-in-musgrave/|title=Munster Destroy Viadana in Musgrave|date=6 December 2002|work=Munster Rugby|access-date=4 June 2019}}</ref>
 |away = {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Rugby Viadana|Viadana]]
 |stadium = [[Musgrave Park, Cork|Musgrave Park]]
@@ Line 392: / Line 392: @@
 |home = [[Rugby Viadana|Viadana]] {{flagicon|ITA}}
 |score = 36–8
-|report = Report<ref>{{cite news|url=https://munsterrugby.ie/2002/12/14/another-nine-tries-for-munster/|title=Another Nine Tries For Munster|date=14 December 2002|work=Munster Rugby|accessdate=4 June 2019}}</ref>
+|report = Report<ref>{{cite news|url=https://munsterrugby.ie/2002/12/14/another-nine-tries-for-munster/|title=Another Nine Tries For Munster|date=14 December 2002|work=Munster Rugby|access-date=4 June 2019}}</ref>
 |away = {{flagicon|IRE|rugby union}} [[Munster Rugby|Munster]]
 |stadium = [[Stadio Luigi Zaffanella]]
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 |home = [[USA Perpignan|Perpignan]] {{flagicon|FRA}}
 |score = 23–8
-|report = Report<ref>{{cite news|url=https://munsterrugby.ie/2003/01/11/munster-lose-in-france/|title=Munster lose in France|date=11 January 2003|work=Munster Rugby|accessdate=4 June 2019}}</ref>
+|report = Report<ref>{{cite news|url=https://munsterrugby.ie/2003/01/11/munster-lose-in-france/|title=Munster lose in France|date=11 January 2003|work=Munster Rugby|access-date=4 June 2019}}</ref>
 |away = {{flagicon|IRE|rugby union}} [[Munster Rugby|Munster]]
 |stadium = [[Stade Aimé Giral]]
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 |home = [[Munster Rugby|Munster]] {{flagicon|IRE|rugby union}}
 |score = 33–6
-|report = Report<ref>{{cite news|url=https://munsterrugby.ie/2003/01/18/munster-crush-gloucester-thomond-park/|title=Munster Crush Gloucester at Thomond Park|date=18 January 2003|work=Munster Rugby|accessdate=4 June 2019}}</ref>
+|report = Report<ref>{{cite news|url=https://munsterrugby.ie/2003/01/18/munster-crush-gloucester-thomond-park/|title=Munster Crush Gloucester at Thomond Park|date=18 January 2003|work=Munster Rugby|access-date=4 June 2019}}</ref>
 |away = {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Gloucester Rugby|Gloucester]]
 |stadium = [[Thomond Park]]
@@ Line 430: / Line 430: @@
 |home = [[Leicester Tigers]] {{flagicon|ENG}}
 |score = 7–20
-|report = Report<ref>{{cite news|url=https://munsterrugby.ie/2003/04/13/munster-thrash-leicester-at-welford-road/|title=Munster Thrash Leicester at Welford Road|date=13 April 2003|work=Munster Rugby|accessdate=4 June 2019}}</ref>
+|report = Report<ref>{{cite news|url=https://munsterrugby.ie/2003/04/13/munster-thrash-leicester-at-welford-road/|title=Munster Thrash Leicester at Welford Road|date=13 April 2003|work=Munster Rugby|access-date=4 June 2019}}</ref>
 |away = {{flagicon|IRE|rugby union}} [[Munster Rugby|Munster]]
 |stadium = [[Welford Road Stadium|Welford Road]]
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 |home = [[Stade Toulousain|Toulouse]] {{flagicon|FRA}}
 |score = 13–12
-|report = Report<ref>{{cite news|url=https://munsterrugby.ie/2003/04/26/munster-beaten-in-france/|title=Munster Beaten in France|date=26 April 2003|work=Munster Rugby|accessdate=4 June 2019}}</ref>
+|report = Report<ref>{{cite news|url=https://munsterrugby.ie/2003/04/26/munster-beaten-in-france/|title=Munster Beaten in France|date=26 April 2003|work=Munster Rugby|access-date=4 June 2019}}</ref>
 |away = {{flagicon|IRE|rugby union}} [[Munster Rugby|Munster]]
 |stadium = [[Stadium de Toulouse]]
@@ Line 455: / Line 455: @@
 ==External links==
-*[https://munsterrugby.ie/fixtures-results/historic/ 2002–03 Munster Rugby season official site]
+*[https://munsterrugby.ie/fixtures-results/historic/ 2002–03 Munster Rugby season official site] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180927010701/http://munsterrugby.ie/fixtures-results/historic/ |date=27 September 2018 }}
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