2003-2004 Zurich Premiership |
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Countries | England |
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Champions | London Wasps (4th title) |
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Runners-up | Bath |
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Relegated | Rotherham Titans |
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Matches played | 137 |
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Attendance | 1,241,557 (average 9,062 per match) |
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The 2003-04 Zurich Premiership was the 17th season of the top flight of the English domestic rugby union competitions.
Rotherham were relegated after failing to win a single match all season.
Participating teams
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Locations of the 2003-04 Zurich Premiership teams
Team | Stadium | Capacity | City/Area |
Bath | Bath | 9,980 | Bath, Somerset |
Gloucester | Kingsholm | 11,000 | Gloucester, Gloucestershire |
Harlequins | The Stoop | 8,500 | Twickenham, London |
Leeds Tykes | Headingley Stadium | 22,250 | Leeds, West Yorkshire |
Leicester Tigers | Welford Road | 16,815 | Leicester, Leicestershire |
London Irish | Madejski Stadium | 24,161 | Reading, Berkshire |
London Wasps | The Causeway Stadium | 10,000 | High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire |
Newcastle Falcons | Kingston Park | 10,000 | Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear |
Northampton Saints | Franklin's Gardens | 12,100 | Northampton, Northamptonshire |
Rotherham Titans | Millmoor | 11,158 | Rotherham, South Yorkshire |
Sale | Edgeley Park | 10,641 | Stockport, Greater Manchester |
Saracens | Vicarage Road | 22,000 | Watford, Hertfordshire |
Table
| Club | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Points For | Points Against | Points Difference | Tries For | Tries Against | Try Bonus | Losing Bonus | Points |
1 | Bath | 22 | 18 | 0 | 4 | 508 | 311 | +197 | 45 | 24 | 4 | 3 | 79 |
C | London Wasps | 22 | 16 | 0 | 6 | 575 | 406 | +169 | 59 | 37 | 6 | 3 | 73 |
3 | Northampton Saints | 22 | 15 | 1 | 6 | 574 | 416 | +158 | 61 | 48 | 6 | 2 | 70 |
4 | Gloucester | 22 | 14 | 0 | 8 | 491 | 412 | +79 | 51 | 41 | 4 | 3 | 63 |
5 | Leicester Tigers* | 22 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 537 | 430 | +107 | 53 | 37 | 4 | 2 | 55 |
6 | Harlequins | 22 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 502 | 449 | +53 | 50 | 43 | 4 | 6 | 54 |
7 | Sale Sharks | 22 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 510 | 472 | +38 | 56 | 50 | 5 | 6 | 53 |
8 | London Irish | 22 | 10 | 1 | 11 | 427 | 454 | -27 | 30 | 37 | 1 | 6 | 49 |
9 | Newcastle Falcons | 22 | 7 | 2 | 13 | 497 | 525 | -28 | 53 | 55 | 4 | 9 | 45 |
10 | Saracens* | 22 | 8 | 1 | 13 | 397 | 543 | -146 | 40 | 56 | 3 | 3 | 39 |
11 | Leeds Tykes | 22 | 7 | 1 | 14 | 449 | 588 | -139 | 47 | 59 | 4 | 3 | 37 |
R | Rotherham Titans | 22 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 309 | 770 | -461 | 32 | 90 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
Source:Guinness Premiership[permanent dead link] * Leicester and Saracens deducted one point each for fielding an ineligible player. Green background denotes qualification for playoffs. These teams and those highlighted in blue qualified for the 2004–05 Heineken Cup. |
Results
Week 1
Sale Sharks | 37 – 37 | Northampton Saints |
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Edgeley Park Attendance: 8,105 |
Harlequins | 33 – 27 | London Wasps |
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Twickenham Stoop Attendance: 7,223 |
Gloucester | 22 – 8 | Rotherham Titans |
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Kingsholm Attendance: 10,114 |
Leicester Tigers | 29 – 19 | London Irish |
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Welford Road Attendance: 16,029 |
Headingley Attendance: 4,093 |
Newcastle Falcons | 20 – 25 | Saracens |
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Kingston Park Attendance: 7,012 |
Week 2
Bath | 24 – 6 | Northampton Saints |
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Recreation Ground Attendance: 9,381 |
Rotherham Titans | 15 – 43 | Harlequins |
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Millmoor Attendance: 4,003 |
London Irish | 16 – 10 | Gloucester |
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Madejski Stadium Attendance: 9,968 |
London Wasps | 33 – 10 | Leeds Tykes |
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The Causeway Stadium Attendance: 5,721 |
Newcastle Falcons | 9 – 8 | Sale Sharks |
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Kingston Park Attendance: 5,628 |
Saracens | 19 – 19 | Leicester Tigers |
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Vicarage Road Attendance: 7,730 |
Week 3
Leicester Tigers | 28 – 21 | Newcastle Falcons |
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Welford Road Attendance: 16,815 |
Edgeley Park Attendance: 6,500 |
Leeds Tykes | 23 – 13 | Rotherham Titans |
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Headingley Attendance: 4,842 |
Kingsholm Attendance: 10,050 |
Harlequins | 15 – 10 | London Irish |
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Twickenham Stoop Attendance: 7,523 |
Northampton Saints | 27 – 17 | London Wasps |
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Franklin’s Gardens Attendance: 10,571 |
Week 4
Leicester Tigers | 16 – 22 | Sale Sharks |
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Welford Road Attendance: 15,507 |
Rotherham Titans | 13 – 42 | Northampton Saints |
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Millmoor Attendance: 3,118 |
The Causeway Stadium Attendance: 7,767 |
London Irish | 31 – 16 | Leeds Tykes |
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Madejski Stadium Attendance: 5,725 |
Newcastle Falcons | 42 – 22 | Gloucester |
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Kingston Park Attendance: 6,102 |
Saracens | 39 – 33 | Harlequins |
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Vicarage Road Attendance: 6,380 |
Week 5
Sale Sharks | 33 – 37 | London Wasps |
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Edgeley Park Attendance: 5,803 |
Bath | 47 – 3 | Rotherham Titans |
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Recreation Ground Attendance: 8,733 |
Gloucester | 24 – 3 | Leicester Tigers |
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Kingsholm Attendance: 11,000 |
Harlequins | 18 – 11 | Newcastle Falcons |
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Twickenham Stoop Attendance: 6,523 |
Northampton Saints | 24 – 30 | London Irish |
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Franklin’s Gardens Attendance: 10,384 |
Leeds Tykes | 41 – 31 | Saracens |
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Headingley Attendance: 2,888 |
Week 6
Rotherham Titans | 14 – 28 | Sale Sharks |
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Millmoor Attendance: 2,229 |
Harlequins | 0 – 16 | Gloucester |
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Twickenham Stoop Attendance: 6,223 |
Northampton Saints | 33 – 20 | Newcastle Falcons |
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Franklin’s Gardens Attendance: 9,923 |
Recreation Ground Attendance: 9,154 |
Leeds Tykes | 39 – 18 | Leicester Tigers |
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Headingley Attendance: 4,073 |
London Wasps | 22 – 15 | London Irish |
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The Causeway Stadium Attendance: 6,463 |
Week 7
Newcastle Falcons | 19 – 17 | Bath |
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Kingston Park Attendance: 4,885 |
Gloucester | 24 – 19 | Leeds Tykes |
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Kingsholm Attendance: 9,832 |
Leicester Tigers | 15 – 32 | Northampton Saints |
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Welford Road Attendance: 16,815 |
Harlequins | 21 – 30 | Sale Sharks |
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Twickenham Stoop Attendance: 5,123 |
London Irish | 47 – 26 | Rotherham Titans |
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Madejski Stadium Attendance: 5,831 |
Saracens | 3 – 42 | London Wasps |
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Vicarage Road Attendance: 6,950 |
Week 8
Sale Sharks | 26 – 28 | London Irish |
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Edgeley Park Attendance: 5,605 |
Leeds Tykes | 16 – 30 | Harlequins |
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Headingley Attendance: 3,205 |
Bath | 31 – 17 | Leicester Tigers |
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Recreation Ground Attendance: 9,980 |
Northampton Saints | 30 – 17 | Gloucester |
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Franklin’s Gardens Attendance: 11,026 |
Rotherham Titans | 12 – 25 | Saracens |
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Millmoor Attendance: 2,500 |
London Wasps | 30 – 26 | Newcastle Falcons |
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The Causeway Stadium Attendance: 5,151 |
Week 9
Sale Sharks | 37 – 21 | Leeds Tykes |
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Edgeley Park Attendance: 3,367 |
Kingsholm Attendance: 11,000 |
Leicester Tigers | 32 – 22 | London Wasps |
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Welford Road Attendance: 15,384 |
Harlequins | 43 – 21 | Northampton Saints |
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Twickenham Stoop Attendance: 6,223 |
Newcastle Falcons | 56 – 10 | Rotherham Titans |
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Kingston Park Attendance: 5,452 |
Saracens | 31 – 34 | London Irish |
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Vicarage Road Attendance: 5,013 |
Week 10
London Wasps | 20 – 12 | Gloucester |
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The Causeway Stadium Attendance: 7,288 |
Sale Sharks | 33 – 3 | Saracens |
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Edgeley Park Attendance: 5,487 |
Recreation Ground Attendance: 9,980 |
Northampton Saints | 48 – 24 | Leeds Tykes |
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Franklin’s Gardens Attendance: 11,292 |
Rotherham Titans | 17 – 27 | Leicester Tigers |
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Millmoor Attendance: 2,900 |
London Irish | 15 – 19 | Newcastle Falcons |
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Madejski Stadium Attendance: 6,791 |
Week 11
Newcastle Falcons | 20 – 23 | London Wasps |
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Kingston Park Attendance: 10,001 |
Gloucester | 28 – 20 | Northampton Saints |
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Kingsholm Attendance: 11,000 |
Leicester Tigers | 12 – 13 | Bath |
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Welford Road Attendance: 16,815 |
Harlequins | 9 – 16 | Leeds Tykes |
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Twickenham Stoop Attendance: 7,123 |
London Irish | 9 – 3 | Sale Sharks |
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Madejski Stadium Attendance: 7,488 |
Saracens | 29 – 10 | Rotherham Titans |
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Vicarage Road Attendance: 5,680 |
Week 12
Sale Sharks | 27 – 27 | Harlequins |
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Edgeley Park Attendance: 6,643 |
Rotherham Titans | 10 – 15 | London Irish |
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Millmoor Attendance: 1,910 |
Bath | 20 – 10 | Newcastle Falcons |
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Recreation Ground Attendance: 9,800 |
Northampton Saints | 14 – 0 | Leicester Tigers |
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Franklin’s Gardens Attendance: 12,150 |
Leeds Tykes | 22 – 18 | Gloucester |
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Headingley Attendance: 7,467 |
London Wasps | 41 – 0 | Saracens |
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The Causeway Stadium Attendance: 9,350 |
Week 13
Gloucester | 18 – 17 | Harlequins |
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Kingsholm Attendance: 11,000 |
Leicester Tigers | 39 – 11 | Leeds Tykes |
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Welford Road Attendance: 16,815 |
Sale Sharks | 35 – 7 | Rotherham Titans |
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Edgeley Park Attendance: 8,797 |
Vicarage Road Attendance: 11,477 |
London Irish | 19 – 34 | London Wasps |
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Madejski Stadium Attendance: 20,318 |
Newcastle Falcons | 23 – 19 | Northampton Saints |
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Kingston Park Attendance: 10,000 |
Week 14
Saracens | 27 – 3 | Leeds Tykes |
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Vicarage Road Attendance: 9,350 |
Leicester Tigers | 18 – 28 | Gloucester |
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Welford Road Attendance: 16,815 |
Newcastle Falcons | 25 – 29 | Harlequins |
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Kingston Park Attendance: 7,975 |
London Irish | 15 – 36 | Northampton Saints |
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Madejski Stadium Attendance: 10,004 |
London Wasps | 26 – 10 | Sale Sharks |
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The Causeway Stadium Attendance: 9,506 |
Rotherham Titans | 18 – 34 | Bath |
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Millmoor Attendance: 6,894 |
Week 15
Sale Sharks | 3 – 3 | Leicester Tigers |
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Edgeley Park Attendance: 10,541 |
Leeds Tykes | 9 – 16 | London Irish |
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Headingley Attendance: 3,230 |
Recreation Ground Attendance: 9,980 |
Gloucester | 36 – 12 | Newcastle Falcons |
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Kingsholm Attendance: 11,000 |
Harlequins | 12 – 10 | Saracens |
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Twickenham Stoop Attendance: 8,170 |
Northampton Saints | 18 – 8 | Rotherham Titans |
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Franklin’s Gardens Attendance: 10,839 |
Week 16
Rotherham Titans | 20 – 27 | London Wasps |
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Millmoor Attendance: 2,200 |
Gloucester | 38 – 12 | Sale Sharks |
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Kingsholm Attendance: 10,993 |
Saracens | 18 – 22 | Northampton Saints |
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Vicarage Road Attendance: 5,651 |
Newcastle Falcons | 25 – 28 | Leeds Tykes |
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Kingston Park Attendance: 7,503 |
Week 17
Recreation Ground Attendance: 9,818 |
London Irish | 9 – 22 | Leicester Tigers |
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Madejski Stadium Attendance: 10,836 |
Northampton Saints | 51 – 12 | Sale Sharks |
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Franklin’s Gardens Attendance: 11,756 |
Rotherham Titans | 21 – 35 | Gloucester |
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Millmoor Attendance: 2,250 |
Saracens | 32 – 27 | Newcastle Falcons |
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Vicarage Road Attendance: 7,516 |
London Wasps | 22 – 21 | Harlequins |
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The Causeway Stadium Attendance: 8,549 |
Week 18
Leicester Tigers | 30 – 21 | Harlequins |
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Welford Road Attendance: 16,815 |
Madejski Stadium Attendance: 20,840 |
Week 19
Sale Sharks | 38 – 20 | Gloucester |
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Edgeley Park Attendance: 6,487 |
Recreation Ground Attendance: 9,980 |
Harlequins | 20 – 23 | Leicester Tigers |
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Twickenham Stoop Attendance: 7,871 |
Northampton Saints | 24 – 3 | Saracens |
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Franklin’s Gardens Attendance: 12,003 |
Leeds Tykes | 30 – 30 | Newcastle Falcons |
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Headingley Attendance: 4,907 |
London Wasps | 39 – 11 | Rotherham Titans |
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The Causeway Stadium Attendance: 6,757 |
Week 20
Rotherham Titans | 20 – 34 | Leeds Tykes |
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Millmoor Attendance: 2,750 |
Recreation Ground Attendance: 9,980 |
Vicarage Road Attendance: 6,907 |
London Irish | 15 – 15 | Harlequins |
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Madejski Stadium Attendance: 9,574 |
London Wasps | 31 – 5 | Northampton Saints |
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The Causeway Stadium Attendance: 10,000 |
Newcastle Falcons | 25 – 25 | Leicester Tigers |
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Kingston Park Attendance: 10,000 |
Week 21
Leicester Tigers | 38 – 10 | Saracens |
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Welford Road Attendance: 16,815 |
Harlequins | 43 – 20 | Rotherham Titans |
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Twickenham Stoop Attendance: 4,758 |
Northampton Saints | 16 – 6 | Bath |
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Franklin’s Gardens Attendance: 12,005 |
Leeds Tykes | 7 – 11 | London Wasps |
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Headingley Attendance: 3,194 |
Gloucester | 28 – 13 | London Irish |
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Kingsholm Attendance: 11,000 |
Week 22
Sale Sharks | 41 – 16 | Newcastle Falcons |
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Edgeley Park Attendance: 9,486 |
Week 23
Gloucester | 28 – 25 | London Wasps |
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Kingsholm Attendance: 11,000 |
Leicester Tigers | 75 – 13 | Rotherham Titans |
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Welford Road Attendance: 16,815 |
Twickenham Stoop Attendance: 7,870 |
Leeds Tykes | 15 – 31 | Northampton Saints |
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Headingley Attendance: 4,239 |
Newcastle Falcons | 15 – 16 | London Irish |
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Kingston Park Attendance: 8,723 |
Saracens | 39 – 23 | Sale Sharks |
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Vicarage Road Attendance: 6,917 |
Week 24
Recreation Ground Attendance: 9,980 |
Leeds Tykes | 20 – 31 | Sale Sharks |
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Headingley Attendance: 4,036 |
London Irish | 14 – 20 | Saracens |
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Madejski Stadium Attendance: 9,856 |
London Wasps | 17 – 48 | Leicester Tigers |
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The Causeway Stadium Attendance: 10,000 |
Northampton Saints | 18 – 17 | Harlequins |
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Franklin’s Gardens Attendance: 12,048 |
Rotherham Titans | 20 – 26 | Newcastle Falcons |
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Don Valley Stadium Attendance: 5,203 |
Play-offs
As for the 2002–03 season, the first placed team automatically qualified for the final where they played the winner of the second vs third place semi-final.
Semi-final
Final
Bath | 6–10 | London Wasps |
P-Malone (1) DG-Malone (1) | Report | T-Abbott (1) C-van Gisbergen (1) DG-King (1) |
Team details |
| | Mike Catt | | Andrew Higgins | | Robbie Fleck | | Mike Tindall | | Alex Crockett | | Chris Malone | | Martyn Wood | | Zak Feunati | | Michael Lipman | | Andy Beattie | | Danny Grewcock | | Steve Borthwick | | Duncan Bell | | Jonathan Humphreys (capt) | | David Barnes | Replacements: | | Hentie Martens | | Lee Mears | | Matt Stevens | | Olly Barkley | | Spencer Davey | | James Scaysbrook | | Rob Fidler | Coach: | | | | | Mark van Gisbergen | | Josh Lewsey | | Fraser Waters | | Stuart Abbott | | Tom Voyce | | Alex King | | Rob Howley | | Lawrence Dallaglio (capt) | | Paul Volley | | Joe Worsley | | Richard Birkett | | Simon Shaw | | Will Green | | Trevor Leota | | Tim Payne | Replacements: | | Henry Nwume | | Mark Lock | | Ben Gotting | | Martin Purdy | | Peter Richards | | Mark Denney | | Ayoola Erinle | Coach: | Warren Gatland | | |
Zurich Wildcard
The Zurich Wildcard was contested by the teams placed fourth through seventh in the final table.
Semi finals
Despite winning this match, Gloucester forfeited their place in the final as English teams were awarded an additional Heineken Cup qualification place due to London Wasps winning the 2003–04 Heineken Cup. This additional place was awarded to Gloucester as the next highest placed team in the league not automatically qualified.[1][2]
Final
Leading scorers
Note: Flags to the left of player names indicate national team as has been defined under World Rugby eligibility rules, or primary nationality for players who have not earned international senior caps. Players may hold one or more non-WR nationalities.
Most points Source:[3] | Most tries Source:[4] |
References
- ^ "Gloucester 44 Sale 35". Archived from the original on 2010-01-02. Retrieved 2022-05-24.
- ^ "Gloucester and Sale Win With Wasps!". Archived from the original on 2013-01-24. Retrieved 2010-06-23.
- ^ "2003-04 Premiership Rugby top points scorers". ESPNScrum. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
- ^ "2003-04 Premiership Rugby top try scorers". ESPNscrum. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
External links
- Who Will Play In The Zurich Wildcard Final
- Wildcard and Euro Qualification Explained
- 2003/4 Zurich Premiership Preview - The Finals
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