2003 National Hurling League

2003 National Hurling League
League details
Dates	22 February 2003 – 5 May 2003
Teams	32
League champions
Winners	Kilkenny (11th win)
Captain	Charlie Carter
Manager	Brian Cody
League runners-up
Runners-up	Tipperary
Captain	Brian O'Meara
Manager	Michael Doyle
Other division winners
Division 2	Antrim
Division 3	Mayo
← 2002 2004 →

The 2003 National Hurling League was the 72nd seasons of the National Hurling League.

Division 1

Football league season

National Hurling League Division 1
Season	2003
Champions	Kilkenny 11th National League title Captain: Charlie Carter Manager: Brian Cody
Relegated	Derry
Matches played	49
Top goalscorer	Eoin Kelly (6-56)
Biggest home win	Limerick 5-26 - 0-10 Dublin (27 April 2003)
Biggest away win	Dublin 6-19 - 3-11 Derry (13 April 2003)
← 2002 2004 → All statistics correct as of 26 April 2017.

Kilkenny came into the season as defending champions of the 2002 season. Laois entered Division 1 as the promoted team.

On 5 May 2003, Kilkenny won the title following a 5–14 to 5–13 win over Tipperary in the final. It was their second league title in succession and their 11th National League title overall.

Derry, who lost all of their group stage matches, were relegated from Division 1 after losing all of their matches in the relegation group. Antrim won Division 2 and secured promotion to the top tier.

Tipperary's Eoin Kelly was the Division 1 top scorer with 6-56.

Division 1A table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	Notes
1	Kilkenny	5	5	0	10	Advanced to Group 1
2	Clare	5	3	2	6
3	Galway	5	2	3	4
4	Laois	5	2	3	4	Advanced to Group 2
5	Waterford	5	2	3	4
6	Dublin	5	1	4	2

Group stage

Clare v Laois

22 February 2003 Round 1	Clare	3-18 - 1-11	Laois	Cusack Park, Ennis
	N Gilligan 1-8, D O’Connell 2-2, C Plunkett 0-3, T Griffin 0-2, B Murphy 0-1, J Reddan 0-1, A Quinn 0-1.		D Cuddy 0-6, T Fitzgerald 1-0, C Coonan 0-1, D Rooney 0-1, J Young 0-1, F O’Sullivan 0-1, E Maher 0-1.	Referee: S Roche (Tipperary)

Galway v Dublin

23 February 2003 Round 1	Galway	1-14 - 1-7	Dublin	Pearse Stadium, Salthill
	R Gantley 1-4, O Fahy 0-3, K Broderick 0-3, A Kerins 0-2, K Burke 0-1, F Healy 0-1.		C Keaney 1-1, K O’Donoghue 0-2, K Flynn 0-2, S Martin 0-1, L O’Donoghue 0-1.	Referee: J Sexton (Limerick)

Waterford v Kilkenny

23 February 2003 Round 1	Waterford	0-12 - 4-11	Kilkenny	Walsh Park, Waterford
	D Bennett 0-4, K McGrath 0-4, P Fitzgerald 0-2, B Phelan 0-1, D Shanahan 0-1.		D Mackey 1-2, DJ Carey 1-2, E Brennan 1-1, H Shefflin 0-4, J Hoyne 1-0, D Lyng 0-1, B Dowling 0-1.	Referee: G Harrington (Cork)

Kilkenny v Galway

9 March 2003 Round 2	Kilkenny	0-20 - 1-12	Galway	Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
	J Coogan 0-7, T Walsh 0-4, J Hoyne 0-3, M Comerford 0-2, D Lyng 0-2, J McGarry 0-1, S Grehan 0-1.		R Gantley 0-5, K Broderick 1-1, O Fahy 0-3, C Moore 0-3.	Referee: W Barrett (Tipperary)

Dublin v Clare

9 March 2003 Round 2	Dublin	3-10 - 3-17	Clare	Parnell Park, Dublin
	C Keaney 3-1, S McDonald 0-5, S Hiney 0-2, S Perkins 0-1, P McDonald 0-1.		B Murphy 2-3, N Gilligan, 0-6, E Taffe 1-2, S McMahon 0-3, D Kennedy 0-1, D McMahon 0-1, A Markham 0-1.	Referee: D Kirwan (Cork)

Laois v Waterford

9 March 2003 Round 2	Laois	2-10 - 1-16	Waterford	O'Moore Park, Portlaoise
	J Young 0-5, T Fitzgerald 1-1, D Culleton 1-0, D Cuddy 0-3, L Tynan 0-1.		D Bennett 1-8, J Mullane 0-3, K McGrath 0-2, P O’Brien 0-1, T Browne 0-1, D Shanahan 0-1.	Referee: J Kelly (Wexford)

Clare v Galway

16 March 2003 Round 3	Clare	2-16 - 1-18	Galway	Cusack Park, Ennis
	N Gilligan 2-6, B Murphy 0-3, C Lynch 0-1, J O’Connor 0-1, A Markham 0-1, F Lohan 0-1, C Plunkett 0-1, T Griffin 0-1, F Lynch 0-1.		R Gantley 0-10, D Tierney 1-0, C Moore 0-3, O Fahy 0-2, K Broderick 0-2, R Murray 0-1.	Referee: P O'Connor (Limerick)

Waterford v Dublin

16 March 2003 Round 3	Waterford	2-11 - 2-13	Dublin	Fraher Field, Dungarvan
	D Bennett 1-5, K McGrath 1-2, E McGrath 0-3, T Browne 0-1.		T McGrane 1-6, L Ryan 1-2, C Keaney 0-2, S McDonnell 0-1, K Flynn 0-1, T Moore 0-1.	Referee: D Kirwan (Cork)

Laois v Kilkenny

16 March 2003 Round 3	Laois	1-8 - 1-17	Kilkenny	O'Moore Park, Portlaoise
	B McCormack 1-1, D Cuddy 0-3, J Young 0-2, J Phelan 0-1, L Tynan 0-1.		J Coogan 0-9, S Grehan 1-0, M Comerford 0-3, D Mackey 0-1, J Hoyne 0-1, B Dowling 0-1, B McEvoy 0-1, C Carter 0-1.	Referee: T McIntyre (Antrim)

Galway v Waterford

23 March 2003 Round 4	Galway	2-17 - 2-13	Waterford	Pearse Stadium, Salthill
	O Fahy 2-1, R Gantley 0-5, C Moore 0-4, A Kerins 0-4, K Broderick 0-2, J Conroy 0-1.		A Moloney 2-1, D Bennett 0-4, D Shanahan 0-3, P Flynn 0-2, K McGrath 0-2, E McGrath 0-1.	Referee: B Kelly (Westmeath)

Kilkenny v Clare

23 March 2003 Round 4	Kilkenny	2-22 - 1-13	Clare	Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
	H Shefflin 1-11, C Carter 1-1, M Comerford 0-3, J Coogan 0-3, E Brennan 0-2, D Lyng 0-1, R Mullally 0-1.		N Gilligan 0-6, T Carmody 1-1, S McMahon 0-2, C Lynch 0-1, T Griffin 0-1, F Lynch 0-1, B Murphy 0-1.	Referee: P Aherne (Carlow)

Dublin v Laois

23 March 2003 Round 4	Dublin	1-8 - 3-14	Laois	Parnell Park, Dublin
	T McGrane 0-6, C Keaney 1-1, J McGuirk 0-1.		J Young 0-5, F O’Sullivan 1-1, L Tynan 0-4, E Maher 1-0, M Dunphy 1-0, D Cuddy 0-2, P Mahon 0-1, T Fitzgerald 0-1.	Referee: G Devlin (Armagh)

Waterford v Clare

29 March 2003 Round 5	Waterford	2-18 - 2-15	Clare	Walsh Park, Waterford
	D Bennett 0-9, P Flynn 1-2, M Walsh 1-1, A Moloney 0-2, D Shanahan 0-2, E McGrath 0-1, E Kelly 0-1.		N Gilligan 1-5, A Markham 0-5, D O’Connell 1-0, S McMahon 0-2, B Lohan 0-1, C Lynch 0-1, T Carmody 0-1.	Referee: P Horan (Offaly)

Dublin v Kilkenny

29 March 2003 Round 5	Dublin	2-8 - 2-22	Kilkenny	Parnell Park, Dublin
	K Flynn 1-2, S McDonnell 1-0, T McGrane 0-3, B McLoughlin 0-2, F Armstrong 0-1.		C Carter 1-6, W O’Dwyer 1-2, H Shefflin 0-5, M Comerford 0-3, T Walsh 0-3, DJ Carey 0-2, J Coogan 0-1.	Referee: D Richardson (Limerick)

Laois v Galway

29 March 2003 Round 5	Laois	3-14 - 0-15	Galway	O'Moore Park, Portlaoise
	J Young 0-7, T Fitzgerald 2-0, L Tynan 1-1, L Wynne 0-3, J Phelan 0-1, E Meagher 0-1, C Cuddy 0-1.		R Gantley 0-4, M Kerins 0-3, A Kerins 0-2, O Fahy 0-2, B Mahony 0-2, K Bourke 0-2.	Referee: G Harrington (Cork)

Division 1B table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	Notes
1	Tipperary	5	4	1	8	Advanced to Group 1
2	Cork	5	4	1	8
3	Wexford	5	3	2	6
4	Offaly	5	3	2	6	Advanced to Group 2
5	Limerick	5	1	4	2
6	Derry	5	0	5	0

Group stage

Derry v Wexford

22 February 2003 Round 1	Derry	1-14 - 2-16	Wexford	Lavey
	Gregory Biggs 0-5, D McGrellis 1-1, O Collins 0-4, J O’Dwyer 0-3, R Convery 0-1.		B Lambert 0-8, A O’Leary 2-1, D Ruth 0-2, MJ Furlong 0-2, M Jordan 0-2, L Dunne 0-1.	Referee: T McIntyre (Antrim)

Cork v Limerick

23 February 2003 Round 1	Cork	0-15 - 0-14	Limerick	Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork
	J Deane 0-3, A Browne 0-3, J Gardiner 0-2, N McCarthy 0-2, T McCarthy 0-1, O Fitzgerald 0-1, B O’Connor 0-1, D Barrett 0-1, J O’Connor 0-1.		J Meskell 0-3, J Moran 0-3, O Foley 0-3, P Kirby 0-2, D Sheehan 0-1, M O’Brien 0-1, M Keane 0-1.	Referee: N Wadding (Waterford)

Tipperary v Offaly

23 February 2003 Round 1	Tipperary	4-14 - 1-8	Offaly	MacDonagh Park, Nenagh
	L Corbett 3-3, E Kelly 0-6, B O’Meara 1-0, C Gleeson 0-3, T Dunne 0-1, M Ryan 0-1.		B Carroll 0-6, D Murray 1-0, G Oakley 0-1, C Cassidy 0-1.	Referee: P Neary (Kilkenny)

Tipperary v Limerick

8 March 2003 Round 2	Tipperary	1-17 - 1-8	Limerick	Semple Stadium, Thurles
	L Corbett 1-3, E Kelly 0-5, T Dunne 0-3, B O’Meara 0-2, C Gleeson 0-1, M O’Leary 0-1, G O’Grady 0-1, E Brislane 0-1.		D Sheehan 1-1, J Meskell 0-4, M Foley 0-2, B Foley 0-1.	Referee: S McMahon (Clare)

Offaly v Derry

8 March 2003 Round 2	Offaly	2-21 - 1-6	Derry	St. Brendan's Park, Birr
	D Murray 1-7, B Carroll 0-6, K Kelly 1-2, B Murphy 0-3, N Murphy 0-2, M Cordial 0-1.		O Collins 1-4, R Kennedy 0-1, R Connery 0-1.	Referee: E Morris (Dublin)

Wexford v Cork

9 March 2003 Round 2	Wexford	1-10 - 2-14	Cork	Wexford Park, Wexford
	M Jordan 0-4, A O’Leary 1-0, B Lambert 0-2, P Codd 0-2, D Ruth 0-1, M O’Leary 0-1.		J Deane 0-6, J Gardiner 0-5, T McCarthy 1-1, A Browne 1-1, M O’Connell 0-1.	Referee: B Kelly (Westmeath)

Cork v Derry

16 March 2003 Round 3	Cork	6-19 - 1-5	Derry	Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork
	E Fitzgerald 2-8, A Browne 2-1, S McGrath 0-4, S Ó hAilpín 1-0, B O’Connor 1-0, M O’Connell 0-3, J Barrett 0-1, M Morrissey 0-1, N Ronan 0-1.		E Cushnahan 1-0, O Collins 0-3, S McGlove 0-1, P Curtin 0-1.	Referee: P Moore (Waterford)

Limerick v Offaly

16 March 2003 Round 3	Limerick	1-12 - 2-16	Offaly	FitzGerald Park, Kilmallock
	M Keane 0-7, TJ Ryan 1-0, M Foley 0-2, B Begley 0-1, E Foley 0-1, B Foley 0-1.		B Carroll 1-6, D Murray 1-2, B Murphy 0-3, K Kelly 0-2, N Murphy 0-1, N Coughlan 0-1, D Franks 0-1.	Referee: P Dunphy (Kilkenny)

Tipperary v Wexford

16 March 2003 Round 3	Tipperary	3-21 - 1-11	Wexford	MacDonagh Park, Nenagh
	E Kelly 1-6, L Corbett 2-2, T Dunne 0-4, M O’Leary 0-3, C Gleeson 0-3, G O’Grady 0-2, C Morrissey 0-1.		P Codd 1-7, B Lambert 0-2, M Jordan 0-1, A Fenlon 0-1.	Referee: P Ahern (Carlow)

Offaly v Cork

22 March 2003 Round 4	Offaly	2-17 - 1-17	Cork	St. Brendan's Park, Birr
	D Murray 1-5, B Carroll 1-3, C Cassidy 0-3, N Coughlan 0-2, B Murphy 0-1, C Gath 0-1, D Franks 0-1, M Cordial 0-1.		J Deane 0-4, J Gardiner 0-4, A Browne 1-0, E Fitzgerald 0-2, S McGrath 0-2, J Barrett 0-2, N McCarthy 0-1, M Prendergast 0-1.	Referee: T McIntyre (Antrim)

Derry v Tipperary

23 March 2003 Round 4	Derry	2-14 - 4-19	Tipperary	O'Cahan Park, Dungiven
	O Collins 1-11, D McGrellis 1-0, R Kennedy 0-1, D Magill 0-1, P O’Kane 0-1.		E Kelly 1-10, E O’Neill 2-1, L Cahill 1-0, G O’Grady 0-3, C Morrissey 0-2, B O’Meara 0-1, D Kennedy 0-1, L Corbett 0-1.	Referee: J Gribben (Down)

Wexford v Limerick

23 March 2003 Round 4	Wexford	1-14 - 0-8	Limerick	Wexford Park, Wexford
	P Codd 0-8, C McGrath 1-1, B Goff 0-2, R Jacob 0-1, D Berry 0-1, M Jordan 0-1.		C Fitzgerald 0-3, M Keane 0-3, D Sheehan 0-1, E Foley 0-1.	Referee: A Mac Suibhne (Dublin)

Limerick v Derry

29 March 2003 Round 5	Limerick	6-22 - 0-9	Derry	FitzGerald Park, Kilmallock
	D Sheehan 4-2, B Begley 1-4, B Foley 1-4, TJ Ryan 0-3, M Keane 0-3, E Foley 0-1, P Lawlor 0-1, C Carey 0-1, C Fitzgerald 0-1, J Moran 0-1, N Moran 0-1.		O Collins 0-2, G Biggs 0-2, D McGrellis 0-2, R Kennedy 0-1, P Doherty 0-1, P Quigg 0-1.	Referee: J McGrath (Westmeath)

Wexford v Offaly

29 March 2003 Round 5	Wexford	4-18 - 1-13	Offaly	Wexford Park, Wexford
	P Codd 1-7, C McGrath 2-0, B Goff 0-4, D Berry 1-0, R Jacob 0-3, A Fenlon 0-2, L Dunne 0-1, M Jordan 0-1.		D Murray 1-8, S Weir 0-2, D Tanner 0-1, B Murphy 0-1, K Kelly 0-1.	Referee: M Wadding (Waterford)

Tipperary v Cork

29 March 2003 Round 5	Tipperary	4-11 - 4-15	Cork	Semple Stadium, Thurles
	E Kelly (3-5), T Dunne (1-2), B O'Meara (0-1), C Gleeson (0-1), M O'Leary (0-1); L Corbett (0-1).		J Deane (1-7), S Ó hAilpín (2-0), A Browne (1-1), M O'Connell (0-2); N McCarthy (0-2), J O'Connor (0-1); J Gardiner (0-1), B O'Connor (0-1).	Referee: B Kelly (Westmeath)

Group 1 table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	Pts	Notes
1	Tipperary	3	2	1	0	13	Division 1 runners-up
2	Kilkenny	3	1	1	1	13	Division 1 champions
3	Cork	3	2	0	1	12
4	Wexford	3	1	1	1	9
5	Galway	3	1	1	1	7
6	Clare	3	0	0	3	6

Group stage

Kilkenny v Tipperary

13 April 2003 Round 1	Kilkenny	2-16 - 2-19	Tipperary	Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
	H Shefflin 0-8, DJ Carey 1-3, C Carter 1-0, T Walsh 0-2, E Brennan 0-2, R Mullally 0-1.		G O’Grady 1-6, E Kelly 0-7, M O’Leary 1-2, T Dunne 0-2, C Gleeson 0-1, L Corbett 0-1.	Referee: M Wadding (Waterford)

Clare v Cork

13 April 2003 Round 1	Clare	2-9 - 2-12	Cork	Cusack Park, Ennis
	N Gilligan 0-5, E Taaffe 1-1, T Carmody 1-0, C Lynch 0-1, T Griffin 0-1, B Murphy 0-1.		B O’Connor 0-5, A Browne 1-0, S Ó hAilpín 1-0, J Deane 0-3, N McCarthy 0-3, S McGrath 0-1.	Referee: A MacSuibhne (Dublin)

Galway v Wexford

13 April 2003 Round 1	Galway	3-10 - 1-10	Wexford	Pearse Stadium, Galway
	R Murray 1-1, D Tierney 1-0, D Forde 1-0, R Gantley 0-3, O Fahy 0-2, C Moore 0-2, D Hayes 0-1, M Kerins 0-1.		R Jacob 1-1, P Codd 0-4, B Goff 0-2, A Fenlon 0-1, R McCarthy 0-1, D Berry 0-1.	Referee: T McIntyre (Antrim)

Wexford v Clare

20 April 2003 Round 2	Wexford	1-15 - 1-13	Clare	Wexford Park, Wexford
	P Codd 0-9, B Goff 1-2, R Jacob 0-2, D Ruth 0-1, M Jordan 0-1.		N Gilligan 1-5, A Quinn 0-4, A Markham 0-2, S McMahon 0-1, T Griffin 0-1.	Referee: M Wadding (Waterford)

Cork v Kilkenny

20 April 2003 Round 2	Cork	3-12 - 4-17	Kilkenny	Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork
	J Deane 2-3, J Gardiner 0-5, A Browne 1-0, N McCarthy 0-1, S McGrath 0-1, Setanta Ó hAilpín 0-1, T McCarthy 0-1.		H Shefflin 2-5, E Brennan 1-2, DJ Carey 1-2, T Walsh 0-4, C Phelan 0-2, D Lyng 0-1, P Tennyson 0-1.	Referee: A Mac Suibhne (Dublin)

Tipperary v Galway

20 April 2003 Round 2	Tipperary	3-15 - 2-18	Galway	Semple Stadium, Thurles
	T Dunne 1-3, C Gleeson 1-1, E Kelly 0-4, L Corbett 1-0, P Kelly 0-3, L Cahill 0-3, G O’Grady 0-1.		R Murray 0-8, O Fahy 1-3, D Tierney 1-1, C Moore 0-2, D Forde 0-2, A Kerins 0-1, J Conroy 0-1.	Referee: P Aherne (Carlow)

Galway v Cork

27 April 2003 Round 3	Galway	1-14 - 1-18	Cork	Pearse Stadium, Salthill
	R Murray 1-5, A Kerins 0-5, K Broderick 0-2, D Joyce 0-1, D Tierney 0-1.		J Deane 0-5, J Gardiner 0-5, B O’Connor 1-0, A Browne 0-2, S McGrath 0-2, Setanta Ó hAilpín 0-1, R Curran 0-1, T Kenny 0-1, D Barrett 0-1.	Referee: J Sexton (Limerick)

Kilkenny v Wexford

27 April 2003 Round 3	Kilkenny	0-23 - 2-17	Wexford	Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
	H Shefflin 0-13, T Walsh 0-3, C Carter 0-2, C Phelan 0-1, D Lyng 0-1, M Comerford 0-1, B McEvoy 0-1, D Mackey 0-1.		P Codd 1-10, B Goff 1-1, B Lambert 0-2, C McGrath 0-1, R McCarthy 0-1, D Berry 0-1, R Jacob 0-1.	Referee: B Kelly (Westmeath)

Clare v Tipperary

27 April 2003 Round 3	Clare	0-14 - 0-22	Tipperary	Cusack Park, Ennis
	N Gilligan 0-4, A Quinn 0-4, S McMahon 0-3, T Griffin 0-2, D McMahon 0-1.		E Kelly 0-6, E O’Neill 0-5, T Dunne 0-4, L Corbett 0-2, L Cahill 0-2, M O’Leary 0-2, C Gleeson 0-1.	Referee: M Wadding (Waterford)

Group 2 table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	Notes
1	Limerick	3	3	0	8
2	Waterford	3	2	1	8
3	Offaly	3	1	2	8
4	Laois	3	1	2	6
5	Dublin	3	2	1	6
6	Derry	3	0	3	0	Relegated to Division 2

Group stage

Offaly v Laois

13 April 2003 Round 1	Offaly	1-14 - 1-13	Laois	St. Brendan's Park, Birr
	D Murray 1-2, B Murphy 0-5, C Cassidy 0-2, S Brown 0-2, J Errity 0-1, G Hanniffy 0-1, S Whelehan 0-1.		J Young 0-7, L Tynan 1-0, Paul Cuddy 0-2, B McCormack 0-2, D Rooney 0-1, E Maher 0-1.	Referee: S McMahon (Clare)

Limerick v Waterford

13 April 2003 Round 1	Limerick	2-21 - 0-11	Waterford	FitzGerald Park, Kilmallock
	A O’Shaughnessy 2-3, C Fitzgerald 0-8, B Foley 0-2, B Begley 0-2, D Sheehan 0-2, P Kirby 0-2, E Foley 0-1, P Lawlor 0-1.		D Bennett 0-4, D Shanahan 0-2, E Kelly 0-2, M Walsh 0-1, P Flynn 0-1, T Kennedy 0-1.	Referee: G Harrington (Cork)

Derry v Dublin

13 April 2003 Round 1	Derry	3-11 - 6-19	Dublin	Celtic Park, Derry
	O Collins 2-6, R Kennedy 1-1, D Magill 0-2, D McGrellis 0-1, A McCrystal 0-1.		S McDonnell 2-2, K Horgan 1-2, C Keaney 0-5, K Flynn 1-1, D O’Reilly 0-4, S Hiney 1-0, M Carton 1-0, L Ryan 0-3, R Fallon 0-1, K O’Donoghue 0-1.	Referee: J McClean (Antrim)

Waterford v Derry

19 April 2003 Round 2	Waterford	4-20 - 2-4	Derry	Walsh Park, Waterford
	E Kelly 3-4, D Bennett 0-6, P O’Brien 1-1, J Kennedy 0-3, P Flynn 0-2, D Shanahan 0-2, B Phelan 0-1, D Murphy 0-1.		J O’Dwyer 2-1, M Collins 0-2, O Collins 0-1.	Referee: J Kelly (Wexford)

Dublin v Offaly

20 April 2003 Round 2	Dublin	3-8 - 1-13	Offaly	Parnell Park, Dublin
	T McGrane 1-6, L Ryan 1-0, G Ennis 1-0, K Flynn 0-2.		D Murray 0-5, J Errity 1-0, B Whelehan 0-3, B Murphy 0-3, B Carroll 0-1, C Cassidy 0-1.	Referee: P Neary (Kilkenny)

Laois v Limerick

21 April 2003 Round 2	Laois	3-10 - 2-17	Limerick	O'Moore Park, Portlaoise
	J Young 1-4, L Tynan 1-1, K Coonan 1-0, D Rooney 0-1, B McCormack 0-1, E Meagher 0-1, M McEvoy 0-1, F O’Sullivan 0-1.		O Moran 2-3, B Foley 0-5, M Keane 0-3, D Sheehan 0-3, J Moran 0-1, M Foley 0-1, P Lawlor 0-1.	Referee: D Kirwan (Cork)

Offaly v Waterford

27 April 2003 Round 3	Offaly	2-16 - 4-18	Waterford	St. Brendan's Park, Birr, County Offaly
	D Murray 2-6, G Hanniffy 0-3, R Hanniffy 0-2, S Brown 0-2, B Murphy 0-1, N Coughlan 0-1, B Carroll 0-1.		P Flynn 2-5, D Bennett 0-6, K McGrath 1-2, S Prendergast 1-0, E Kelly 0-3, T Browne 0-1, A Maloney 0-1.	Referee: W Barrett (Tipperary)

Limerick v Dublin

27 April 2003 Round 3	Limerick	5-26 - 0-10	Dublin	FitzGerald Park, Kilmallock
	O Moran 2-1, N Moran 1-4, Michael O’Brien 1-4, P Kirby 0-5, A O’Shaughnessy 1-1, D Sheehan 0-3, J Meskell 0-3, R Hayes 0-2, J O’Brien 0-2, J Moran 0-1.		T McGrain 0-6, L Ryan 0-2, K Horgan 0-1, F Armstrong 0-1.	Referee: S Roche (Tipperary)

Derry v Laois

26 April 2003 Round 3

Derry

0-10 - 1-16

Laois

Celtic Park, Derry

Knock-out stage

Final

Kilkenny v Tipperary

5 May 2003 Final	Kilkenny	5-14 - 5-13	Tipperary	Croke Park
	H Shefflin 1-6 (0-4f), DJ Carey (0-3f), E Brennan 1-3 each, M Comerford 1-2, C Carter 1-0.	Report	E Kelly 1-7 (1-3f), L Corbett, J Carroll 2-0 each, C Gleeson 0-2, T Dunne (f), E Brislane, P Kelly, L Cahill 0-1 each.	Attendance: 17,153 Referee: P O'Connor (Limerick)

Scoring statistics

Top scorers overall

Rank	Player	Team	Tally	Total
1	Eoin Kelly	Tipperary	6-56	74
2	Henry Shefflin	Kilkenny	4-52	64
3	Niall Gilligan	Clare	5-45	60
4	Damien Murray	Offaly	8-35	59
5	Paul Codd	Wexford	3-47	56

Top scorers in a single game

Rank	Player	Team	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	Donncha Sheehan	Limerick	4-02	14	Derry
	Eoin Kelly	Tipperary	3-05	14	Cork
	Eoin Fitzgerald	Cork	2-08	14	Derry
	Henry Shefflin	Kilkenny	1-11	14	Clare
	Ollie Collins	Derry	1-11	14	Tipperary
6	Eoin Kelly	Waterford	3-04	13	Laois
	Eoin Kelly	Tipperary	1-10	13	Derry
	Paul Codd	Wexford	1-10	13	Kilkenny
	Henry Shefflin	Kilkenny	0-13	13	Wexford
10	Lar Corbett	Tipperary	3-03	12	Offaly
	Niall Gilligan	Clare	2-06	12	Galway
	Ollie Collins	Derry	2-06	12	Dublin
	Damien Murray	Offaly	2-06	12	Waterford

Division 2

Football league season

National Hurling League Division 2
Season	2003
Champions	Antrim Captain: Colm McGuckian Manager: Dinny Cahill
Relegated	Longford
← 2002 2004 → All statistics correct as of 26 April 2017.

Division 2A table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	Notes
1	Antrim	4	3	1	6	Advanced to Group 1
2	Down	4	3	1	6
3	Westmeath	4	2	2	4
4	Kildare	4	2	2	4	Advanced to Group 2
5	Roscommon	4	0	4	0	Advanced to Group 2

Division 2B table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	Notes
1	Kerry	4	4	0	8	Advanced to Group 1
2	Meath	4	3	1	6
3	Carlow	4	2	2	4
4	Wicklow	4	1	3	2	Advanced to Group 2
5	Longford	4	0	4	0	Advanced to Group 2

Group 1 table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	Notes
1	Kerry	3	2	1	12	Division 2 runners-up
2	Antrim	3	3	0	12	Division 2 champions
3	Meath	3	2	1	10
4	Down	3	1	2	8
5	Westmeath	3	1	2	6
6	Carlow	3	0	3	4

Group 2 table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	Notes
1	Wicklow	2	2	0	6
2	Kildare	2	1	1	6
3	Roscommon	2	1	1	2
4	Longford	2	0	2	0	Relegated to Division 3

Knock-out stage

Antrim v Kerry

5 May 2003 Final	Antrim	3-18 - 3-12	Kerry	Croke Park, Dublin
	B McFaul 0-7; P Richmond 1-2; C McGuickian 1-3; G O’Kane 1-1; L Richmond 0-2; S Delargy 0-1; C Herron 0-1, P Close 0-1.	Report	S Brick 2-4 (4 Fs); M Slattery 1-3; Billy Brick (0-3); Pat O’Connell (0-2).	Referee: B Kelly (Westmeath)

Division 3

Football league season

National Hurling League Division 3
Season	2003
Champions	Mayo
← 2002 2004 → All statistics correct as of 26 April 2017.

Division 3A table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	Notes
1	Sligo	4	3	1	6	Advanced to Group 1
2	Mayo	4	3	1	6
3	Armagh	4	2	2	4
4	Donegal	4	2	2	4	Advanced to Group 1
5	Leitrim	4	0	4	0	Advanced to Group 1

Division 3B table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	Notes
1	Monaghan	4	4	0	8	Advanced to Group 1
2	Louth	4	3	1	6
3	Tyrone	4	2	2	4
4	Cavan	4	1	3	2	Advanced to Group 1
5	Fermanagh	4	0	4	0	Advanced to Group 1

Group 1 table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	Pts	Notes
1	Mayo	3	3	0	0	12	Division 3 champions
2	Sligo	3	2	0	1	10	Division 3 runners-up
3	Louth	3	2	0	1	10
4	Monaghan	3	0	1	2	9
5	Armagh	3	1	1	1	7
6	Tyrone	3	0	0	3	4

Group 2 table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts
1	Donegal	2	2	0	8
2	Leitirm	3	2	1	4
3	Cavan	2	0	2	2
4	Fermanagh	3	1	2	2

Knock-out stage

Final

Mayo v Sligo

5 May 2003 Final

Mayo

2-11 - 2-6

Sligo

MacHale Park, Castlebar

References

"Stunning Kilkenny snatch and grab raid". Irish Independent. 6 May 2003. Retrieved 26 April 2017.

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