# 2003 South Sydney Rabbitohs season

The 2003 South Sydney Rabbitohs season was the 94th in the club's history. Coached by Paul Langmack and captained by Bryan Fletcher, Owen Craigie, Paul Stringer and Jason Death, they competed in the National Rugby League's 2003 Telstra Premiership, finishing the regular season 15th out of 15 teams, failing to reach the finals.

## Ladder

2003 NRL seasonvte :
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | B | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| 1 | Penrith Panthers (P) | 24 | 18 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 659 | 527 | +132 | 40 |
| 2 | Sydney Roosters | 24 | 17 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 680 | 445 | +235 | 38 |
| 3 | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | 24 | 16 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 702 | 419 | +283 | 36 |
| 4 | Canberra Raiders | 24 | 16 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 620 | 463 | +157 | 36 |
| 5 | Melbourne Storm | 24 | 15 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 564 | 486 | +78 | 34 |
| 6 | New Zealand Warriors | 24 | 15 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 545 | 510 | +35 | 34 |
| 7 | Newcastle Knights | 24 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 632 | 635 | -3 | 32 |
| 8 | Brisbane Broncos | 24 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 497 | 464 | +33 | 28 |
| 9 | Parramatta Eels | 24 | 11 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 570 | 582 | -12 | 26 |
| 10 | St George Illawarra Dragons | 24 | 11 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 548 | 593 | -45 | 26 |
| 11 | North Queensland Cowboys | 24 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 606 | 629 | -23 | 24 |
| 12 | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | 24 | 8 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 497 | 704 | -207 | 20 |
| 13 | Wests Tigers | 24 | 7 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 470 | 598 | -128 | 18 |
| 14 | Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles | 24 | 7 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 557 | 791 | -234 | 18 |
| 15 | South Sydney Rabbitohs | 24 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 2 | 457 | 758 | -301 | 10 |

## Fixtures
### Regular season

| Round | Opponent | Result | Score | Date | Venue | Crowd |
| 1 | Sydney Roosters | Loss | 23 – 34 | Saturday 15 March | Stadium Australia | 42,017 |
| 2 | Brisbane Broncos | Loss | 20 – 22 | Sunday 23 March | Aussie Stadium | 9,830 |
| 3 | North Queensland Cowboys | Loss | 20 – 27 | 31 March 2003 | Aussie Stadium | 9,422 |
| 4 | New Zealand Warriors | Loss | 16 – 38 | Sunday 6 April | Mt Smart | 13,614 |
| 5 | Wests Tigers | Win | 32 – 22 | Saturday 12 April | Aussie Stadium | 11,167 |
| 6 | Penrith Panthers | Loss | 14 – 16 | Saturday 19 April | Aussie Stadium | 9,308 |
| 7 | Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles | Loss | 20 – 28 | Sunday 27 April | Brookvale Oval | 8,178 |
| 8 | Canberra Raiders | Loss | 1 – 34 | Saturday 3 May | Aussie Stadium | 9,736 |
| 9 | Newcastle Knights | Loss | 28 – 42 | Sunday 11 May | Newcastle International Sports Centre | 14,268 |
| 10 | Cronulla Sutherland Sharks | Loss | 14 – 30 | Sunday 18 May | Endeavour Field | 12,248 |
| 11 | St George Illawarra Dragons | Loss | 16 – 18 | Sunday 25 May | Sydney Cricket Ground | 11,104 |
| 12 | Parramatta Eels | Loss | 4 – 28 | Saturday 31 May | Parramatta Stadium | 10,179 |
| 13 | Melbourne Storm | Win | 41 – 14 | Sunday 8 June | Aussie Stadium | 7,104 |
| 14 | BYE | | | | | |
| 15 | St George Illawarra Dragons | Loss | 20 – 34 | Saturday 21 June | WIN Stadium | 10,220 |
| 16 | New Zealand Warriors | Loss | 30 – 31 | Sunday 29 June | Aussie Stadium | 9,109 |
| 17 | Sydney Roosters | Loss | 38 – 10 | Saturday 5 July | Aussie Stadium | 17,148 |
| 18 | Penrith Panthers | Loss | 30 – 24 | Saturday 12 July | Penrith Park | 15,251 |
| 19 | Parramatta Eels | Loss | 34 – 20 | Sunday 20 July | Aussie Stadium | 8,987 |
| 20 | Melbourne Storm | Loss | 6 – 24 | Saturday 26 July | Olympic Park | 7,539 |
| 21 | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | Loss | 62 – 12 | Sunday 3 August | Aussie Stadium | 8,482 |
| 22 | Wests Tigers | Win | 18 – 16 | Saturday 9 August | Leichhardt Oval | 9,053 |
| 23 | Sydney Roosters | Loss | 12 – 22 | Sunday 17 August | Aussie Stadium | 11,201 |
| 24 | North Queensland Cowboys | Loss | 8 – 60 | Saturday 23 August | Dairy Farmers Stadium | 13,872 |
| 25 | Cronulla Sutherland Sharks | Loss | 34 – 54 | Saturday 30 August | Aussie Stadium | 8,839 |
| 26 | BYE | | | | | |