2003 National Hurling League

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

Division 1

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.^[1] 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	D	L	Pts	Notes
1	Kilkenny	5	5	0	0	10	Advanced to Group 1
2	Clare	5	3	0	2	6
3	Galway	5	2	0	3	4
4	Laois	5	2	0	3	4	Advanced to Group 2
5	Waterford	5	2	0	3	4
6	Dublin	5	1	0	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	D	L	Pts	Notes
1	Tipperary	5	4	0	1	8	Advanced to Group 1
2	Cork	5	4	0	1	8
3	Wexford	5	3	0	2	6
4	Offaly	5	3	0	2	6	Advanced to Group 2
5	Limerick	5	1	0	4	2
6	Derry	5	0	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	D	L	Pts	Notes
1	Limerick	3	3	0	0	8
2	Waterford	3	2	0	1	8
3	Offaly	3	1	0	2	8
4	Laois	3	1	0	2	6
5	Dublin	3	2	0	1	6
6	Derry	3	0	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

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	D	L	Pts	Notes
1	Antrim	4	3	0	1	6	Advanced to Group 1
2	Down	4	3	0	1	6
3	Westmeath	4	2	0	2	4
4	Kildare	4	2	0	2	4	Advanced to Group 2
5	Roscommon	4	0	0	4	0

Division 2B table

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

Group 1 table

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

Group 2 table

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

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	D	L	Pts	Notes
1	Sligo	4	3	0	1	6	Advanced to Group 1
2	Mayo	4	3	0	1	6
3	Armagh	4	2	0	2	4
4	Donegal	4	2	0	2	4	Advanced to Group 1
5	Leitrim	4	0	0	4	0

Division 3B table

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

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	D	L	Pts	Notes
1	Donegal	2	2	0	0	8
2	Leitirm	3	2	0	1	4
3	Cavan	2	0	0	2	2
4	Fermanagh	3	1	0	2	2

Knock-out stage

Final

Mayo v Sligo

5 May 2003 Final

Mayo

2-11 - 2-6

Sligo

MacHale Park, Castlebar