2003–04 Celtic League
Countries	Ireland   Scotland   Wales
Champions	Llanelli Scarlets (1st title)
Matches played	132
Attendance	501,875 (average 3,802 per match)
Tries scored	651 (average 4.9 per match)
Top point scorer	Neil Jenkins ( Celtic Warriors) (273 points) [1]
Top try scorer	Jamie Robinson ( Cardiff Blues) (12 tries) [2]
Official website
www.rabodirectpro12.com
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The 2003–04 Celtic League was the third Celtic League season, and the first following the formation of the five regional rugby sides in Wales. The Celtic League, having previously been played as a pool stage followed by knockout rounds was restructured into a typical league system, based on home and away games only. The league was won by the Llanelli Scarlets, with all the other Welsh regions finishing in the top 6. Following this season, the Celtic Warriors were bought-out and disbanded by the Welsh Rugby Union, and in subsequent years, only four Welsh sides have competed.

Teams

Connacht Leinster Munster Ulster Edinburgh Glasgow The Borders Blues Dragons Ospreys Scarlets Celtic Warriors class=notpageimage| Location of 2003–04 Celtic League teams in Great Britain and Ireland.

Winners; 2nd–4th place; Other teams

Team	Stadium	Capacity	City, Area
Borders	Netherdale	6,000	Galashiels, Scotland
Cardiff Blues	Cardiff Arms Park	12,500	Cardiff, Wales
Celtic Warriors	Brewery Field Sardis Road	12,000 8,000	Bridgend, Wales Pontypridd, Wales
Connacht	Galway Sportsgrounds [a]	5,500	Galway, Republic of Ireland
Edinburgh	Meadowbank Stadium [b]	7,500	Edinburgh, Scotland
Glasgow	Hughenden Stadium	6,000	Glasgow, Scotland
Leinster	Donnybrook Stadium [c]	6,000	Dublin, Republic of Ireland
Llanelli Scarlets	Stradey Park [d]	10,800	Llanelli, Wales
Munster	Thomond Park Musgrave Park	13,200 8,300	Limerick, Republic of Ireland Cork, Republic of Ireland
Neath–Swansea Ospreys	St Helen's The Gnoll	4,500 6,000	Swansea, Wales Neath, Wales
Newport Gwent Dragons	Rodney Parade	12,000	Newport, Wales
Ulster	Ravenhill	12,800	Belfast, Northern Ireland

Table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	TF	TA	TBP	LBP	Pts
1	Llanelli Scarlets	22	16	1	5	597	385	+212	57	39	7	3	76
2	Ulster	22	15	0	7	617	363	+254	67	29	8	4	72
3	Newport Gwent Dragons	22	16	0	6	590	449	+141	59	41	7	1	72
4	Celtic Warriors	22	14	0	8	560	451	+109	48	37	5	4	65
5	Neath–Swansea Ospreys	22	11	1	10	582	512	+70	55	60	5	4	55
6	Cardiff Blues	22	11	0	11	570	467	+103	73	54	7	3	54
7	Munster	22	10	0	12	422	456	−34	45	49	6	5	51
8	Leinster	22	9	1	12	523	580	−57	51	65	4	5	47
9	Connacht	22	8	2	12	479	550	−71	50	59	5	3	44
10	Edinburgh	22	9	0	13	454	622	−168	52	69	6	2	44
11	Glasgow	22	6	1	15	442	614	−172	52	61	3	3	32
12	Borders	22	4	0	18	363	750	−387	42	88	1	5	22
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)
Source: RaboDirect PRO12 Archived 22 November 2013 at the Wayback Machine

Fixtures

Round 1

Round 2

Round 3

Round 4

Round 5

Round 6

Round 7

Round 8

Round 9

Round 10

Round 11

Round 12

Round 13

Round 14

Round 15

Round 16

Round 17

Round 18

Round 19

Round 20

Round 21

Round 22

Leading scorers

Note: Flags to the left of player names indicate national team as has been defined under IRB eligibility rules, or primary nationality for players who have not yet earned international senior caps. Players may hold one or more non-IRB nationalities.

Notes

References

External links

• Magners League official website Archived 26 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine
• 2003–04 Celtic League at BBC
• Results from Magners League official website Archived 28 January 2013 at archive.today
• Celtic League table from WRU