2003 Halifax R.L.F.C. season

2003 Halifax R.L.F.C. season
Super League VIII Rank12th
Challenge CupFourth round
2003 recordWins: 1; draws: 0; losses: 28
Points scoredFor: 388; against: 1251
Team information
CoachTony Anderson
StadiumThe Shay
← 2002 List of seasons

The 2003 Halifax RLFC season was the 108th season in the club's rugby league history and the eighth season in the Super League. Coached by Tony Anderson, Halifax competed in Super League VIII and finished in 12th place, relegating the club to National League One. The club also reached the fourth round of the Challenge Cup.

Table

Pos Team
 Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 Bradford Bulls (L, C) 28 22 0 6 878 529 +349 44 Semi-final
2 Leeds Rhinos 28 19 3 6 751 555 +196 41
3 Wigan Warriors 28 19 2 7 776 512 +264 40 Elimination play-offs
4 St Helens 28 16 1 11 845 535 +310 31[a]
5 London Broncos 28 14 2 12 643 696 −53 30
6 Warrington Wolves 28 14 1 13 748 619 +129 29
7 Hull F.C. 28 13 3 12 701 577 +124 27[b]
8 Castleford Tigers 28 12 1 15 612 633 −21 25
9 Widnes Vikings 28 12 1 15 640 727 −87 25
10 Huddersfield Giants 28 11 1 16 628 715 −87 23
11 Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 28 7 1 20 505 774 −269 15
12 Halifax (R) 28 1 0 27 372 1227 −855 0[c] Relegation to National League One
Source: Rugby League Project
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Points difference; 3) Number of points scored;
(C) Champions; (L) League Leaders' Shield Winners; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ St Helens deducted 2 points for salary cap breaches.[1][2]
  2. ^ Hull F.C. deducted 2 points for salary cap breaches.[1][2]
  3. ^ Halifax deducted 2 points for salary cap breaches.[1][2]

Squad

[3]

No Player
1 Darryl Cardiss
2 Lee Greenwood
3 Stuart Donlan
4 Danny Halliwell
5 Lee Finnerty
6 Martin Moana
7 Sean Penkywicz
8 Andy Hobson
9 Johnny Lawless
10 Paul Davidson
11 Heath Cruckshank
12 Andrew Brocklehurst
13 Shayne McMenemy
14 Liam Finn
15 Ryan Clayton
16 Chris Birchall
17 Anthony Seuseu
18 Jaymes Chapman
19 John Kirkpatrick
20 Dane Dorahy
21 Chris Norman
22 Simon Grix
23 Ged Corcoran
24 Wayne Corcoran
25 Neil Harmon
26 John Hill
27 Chris Maye
29 Byron Smith
30 Rikki Sheriffe
31 Brad Attwood
32 Danny Jones
33 Andrew Frew

2003 fixtures and results

LEGEND
  Win
  Draw
  Loss

2003 Super League Results

Date Competition Vrs H/A Result Score HT Score Tries Goals Field Goals Att Lineup Subs
23/02/03 Super League VIII London Broncos A W 22-26 14-12 Finnerty (9), Dorahy (12), Brocklehurst (51), Birchall (57) Dorahy 5/5 N/A 3,022 Lee Finnerty, Lee Greenwood, Stuart Donlan, Danny Halliwell, Chris Norman, Martin Moana, Dane Dorahy, Andy Hobson, Johnny Lawless (C), Chris Birchall, Heath Cruckshank, Andrew Brocklehurst, Shayne McMenemy Sean Penkywicz (Not Used), Paul Davidson, Ryan Clayton, Anthony Seuseu -
7/03/03 Super League VIII Castleford Tigers H L 10-20 8-8 Dorahy (7) Dorahy 3/3 N/A 4,388 Lee Finnerty, Lee Greenwood, Stuart Donlan, Ryan Clayton, Chris Norman, Martin Moana, Dane Dorahy, Andy Hobson, Johnny Lawless (C), Chris Birchall, Heath Cruckshank, Andrew Brocklehurst, Shayne McMenemy Daryl Cardiss, Sean Penkywicz, Paul Davidson, Anthony Seuseu -
23/03/03 Super League VIII Bradford Bulls A L 62-22 24-10 Moana (6), Clayton (34), Greenwood (66), Dorahy Dorahy 3/4 N/A 15,557 Lee Finnerty, Danny Halliwell, Ryan Clayton, Stuart Donlan, Lee Greenwood, Martin Moana, Dane Dorahy, Andy Hobson, Johnny Lawless (C), Paul Davidson, Heath Cruckshank, Andrew Brocklehurst, Shayne McMenemy Daryl Cardiss, Sean Penkywicz, Chris Birchall, Anthony Seuseu -
28/03/03 Super League VIII Leeds Rhinos H L 14-20 6-8 Donlan (7), Dorahy (75) Dorahy 3/4 N/A 4,073 Lee Finnerty, Lee Greenwood, Stuart Donlan, Ryan Clayton, Danny Halliwell, Martin Moana, Dane Dorahy, Andy Hobson, Johnny Lawless (C), Chris Birchall, Heath Cruckshank, Andrew Brocklehurst, Shayne McMenemy Daryl Cardiss, Sean Penkywicz, Paul Davidson, Anthony Seuseu -
6/04/03 Super League VIII Widnes Vikings A L 44-16 14-16 Cardiss (32), Seuseu (52), Dorahy (79) Dorahy 2/3 N/A 7,135 Daryl Cardiss, Lee Greenwood, Ryan Clayton, Stuart Donlan, Chris Norman, Martin Moana, Dane Dorahy, Andy Hobson, Johnny Lawless (C), Chris Birchall, Heath Cruckshank, Andrew Brocklehurst, Shayne McMenemy Sean Penkywicz, Paul Davidson, Anthony Seuseu, Liam Finn -
18/04/03 Super League VIII Huddersfield Giants H L 20-21 2-14 Clayton (45), Davidson (57), Donlan (66) Dorahy 4/4 N/A 4,616 Daryl Cardiss, Andrew Frew, Ryan Clayton, Stuart Donlan, Lee Greenwood, Martin Moana, Dane Dorahy, Andy Hobson, Johnny Lawless (C), Chris Birchall, Heath Cruckshank, Andrew Brocklehurst, Shayne McMenemy Danny Halliwell, Sean Penkywicz, Paul Davidson, Anthony Seuseu -
21/04/03 Super League VIII Hull F.C. A L 46-18 20-8 Frew (35), Dorahy (53), Clayton (78) Dorahy 3/4 N/A 9,070 Daryl Cardiss, Andrew Frew, Ryan Clayton, Stuart Donlan, Lee Finnerty, Dane Dorahy, Sean Penkywicz, Anthony Seuseu, Johnny Lawless (C), Paul Davidson, Heath Cruckshank, Andrew Brocklehurst, Martin Moana Danny Halliwell, Andy Hobson, Chris Birchall, Ged Corcoran -
2/05/03 Super League VIII St Helens R.F.C. H L 0-38 0-12 N/A N/A N/A 3,372 Daryl Cardiss, Lee Greenwood, Danny Halliwell, Stuart Donlan, Lee Finnerty, Martin Moana, Dane Dorahy, Andy Hobson, Johnny Lawless (C), Chris Birchall, Heath Cruckshank, Andrew Brocklehurst, Shayne McMenemy Paul Davidson, Liam Finn, Ryan Clayton, Anthony Seuseu -
9/05/03 Super League VIII Warrington Wolves H L 8-38 2-16 Cardiss (58) Dorahy 2/2 N/A 3,174 Daryl Cardiss, Lee Greenwood, Ryan Clayton, Stuart Donlan, Andrew Frew, Martin Moana, Dane Dorahy, Andy Hobson, Johnny Lawless (C), Chris Birchall, Heath Cruckshank, Andrew Brocklehurst, Shayne McMenemy Paul Davidson, Danny Halliwell, Sean Penkywicz, Anthony Seuseu -
16/05/03 Super League VIII Wakefield Trinity A L 22-18 12-8 Penkywicz (23), Finn (71), Greenwood (75) Dorahy 2/2 N/A 2,806 Lee Finnerty, Andrew Frew, Stuart Donlan, Ryan Clayton, Lee Greenwood, Dane Dorahy, Sean Penkywicz, Andy Hobson, Johnny Lawless (C), Paul Davidson, Heath Cruckshank, Andrew Brocklehurst, Martin Moana Danny Halliwell, Liam Finn, Chris Birchall, Anthony Seuseu -
30/05/03 Super League VIII Wigan Warriors A L 58-12 22-2 Birchall (72), Chapman (79) Dorahy 1/1, Finnerty 1/2 N/A 7,393 Lee Finnerty, Andrew Frew, Ryan Clayton, Stuart Donlan, Lee Greenwood, Dane Dorahy, Sean Penkywicz, Andy Hobson, Johnny Lawless (C), Chris Birchall, Heath Cruckshank, Andrew Brocklehurst, Martin Moana Danny Halliwell, Paul Davidson, Jaymes Chapman, Anthony Seuseu -
30/05/03 Super League VIII Hull F.C. H L 10-60 0-30 Frew (47), Lawless (76) Dorahy 1/1, Finn 0/1 N/A 3,143 Lee Finnerty, Lee Greenwood, Ryan Clayton, Andrew Frew, John Kirkpatrick, Dane Dorahy, Sean Penkywicz, Andy Hobson, Johnny Lawless (C), Chris Birchall, Heath Cruckshank, Andrew Brocklehurst, Liam Finn Paul Davidson, Anthony Seuseu, Jaymes Chapman, Chris Norman -
8/05/03 Super League VIII Huddersfield Giants A L 28-26 18-12 Penkywicz (26), Finn (35), Davidson (60), Frew (79) Dorahy 5/5 N/A 3,980 Daryl Cardiss, John Kirkpatrick, Andrew Frew, Ryan Clayton, Lee Greenwood, Dane Dorahy, Sean Penkywicz, Andy Hobson, Johnny Lawless (C), Chris Birchall, Shayne McMenemy, Andrew Brocklehurst, Liam Finn Lee Finnerty, Heath Cruckshank, Paul Davidson, Neil Harmon
14/06/03 Super League VIII Widnes Vikings H L 20-48 12-21 Finnerty (17), Norman (35), Penkywicz (69) Finn 3/4, Finnerty 1/1 N/A 1,919 Lee Finnerty, Lee Greenwood, Ryan Clayton, Andrew Frew, John Kirkpatrick, Liam Finn, Daryl Cardiss, Andy Hobson, Johnny Lawless (C), Chris Birchall, Heath Cruckshank, Andrew Brocklehurst, Shayne McMenemy Sean Penkywicz, Paul Davidson, Chris Norman, Neil Harmon -
20/06/03 Super League VIII St Helens R.F.C. A L 58-2 22-2 N/A Finn 1/1 N/A 7,891 Daryl Cardiss, Lee Finnerty, Andrew Frew, Chris Norman, Lee Greenwood, Liam Finn, Sean Penkywicz, Neil Harmon, Johnny Lawless (C), Paul Davidson, Heath Cruckshank, Andrew Brocklehurst, Ryan Clayton Andy Hobson, Chris Birchall, Simon Grix, Ged Corcoran -
28/06/03 Super League VIII London Broncos H L 16-50 10-26 Clayton (9), Kirkpatrick (23), Frew (47) Dorahy 2/3 N/A 1,781 Dane Dorahy, Lee Greenwood, Ryan Clayton, Andrew Frew, John Kirkpatrick, Simon Grix, Sean Penkywicz, Andy Hobson, Johnny Lawless (C), Neil Harmon, Heath Cruckshank, Andrew Brocklehurst, Martin Moana Lee Finnerty, Paul Davidson, Chris Norman, Chris Birchall -\
6/07/03 Super League VIII Castleford Tigers A L 38-12 12-12 Frew (14), Dorahy (20) Dorahy 2/3 N/A 5,444 Daryl Cardiss, Lee Greenwood, Stuart Donlan, Andrew Frew, Chris Norman, Dane Dorahy, Sean Penkywicz, Chris Birchall, Johnny Lawless (C), Neil Harmon, Ryan Clayton, Andrew Brocklehurst, Martin Moana Andy Hobson, Jaymes Chapman, Simon Grix, Ged Corcoran -
11/07/03 Super League VIII Bradford Bulls H L 12-60 6-34 Clayton (33), Hobson (61) Dorahy 2/3 N/A 4,555 Daryl Cardiss, Lee Greenwood, Stuart Donlan, Ryan Clayton, Andrew Frew, Dane Dorahy, Sean Penkywicz, Neil Harmon, Johnny Lawless (C), Chris Birchall, Heath Cruckshank, Andrew Brocklehurst, Martin Moana Andy Hobson, Jaymes Chapman, Simon Grix, Ged Corcoran -

References

  1. ^ a b c "Champions lose points". BBC Sport. 29 May 2003. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
  2. ^ a b c "Hull call for cap changes". BBC Sport. 17 July 2003. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
  3. ^ "2003 First Team Statistics". Halifax RLFC. Archived from the original on 20 October 2007. Retrieved 23 May 2015.