2003–04 Llanelli Scarlets season
# 2003–04 Llanelli Scarlets season

The 2003–04 season was the inaugural season in the history of the Llanelli Scarlets rugby union team. They competed in the Celtic League, which they won, as well as the Celtic Cup and Heineken Cup, reaching the quarter-finals of both competitions. They played their home matches at Stradey Park along with Llanelli RFC, who had played there since 1879.

## Celtic League

### Matches

| Date | Opponents | H / A | Result F–A | Scorers | Attendance |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 6 September 2003 | Newport Gwent Dragons | H | 35–11 | Tries: S. Quinnell (2) Conversions: Bowen (2) Penalties: Bowen (6) Drop goal: B. Davies | 4,300 |
| 12 September 2003 | Munster | A | 19–12 | Try: Bowen Conversion: Bowen Penalties: Bowen (3) Drop goal: Bowen | 7,000 |
| 26 September 2003 | Celtic Warriors | H | 27–22 | Tries: B. Davies, J. Davies Conversion: Bowen Penalties: Bowen (5) | 4,875 |
| 10 October 2003 | Edinburgh | A | 16–25 | Try: Byrne Conversion: Bowen Penalties: Bowen (2) Drop goal: Bowen | 2,200 |
| 18 October 2003 | Cardiff Blues | H | 35–20 | Tries: Selley, Watkins Conversions: Bowen (2) Penalties: Bowen (7) | 4,966 |
| 24 October 2003 | Connacht | A | 25–20 | Tries: B. Davies, Phillips, Selley Conversions: Bowen (2) Penalties: Bowen (2) | 2,310 |
| 1 November 2003 | Borders | H | 36–20 | Tries: Gravelle, Selley, Quinnell, Rees Conversions: Bowen (2) Penalties: Bowen (4) | 5,060 |
| 7 November 2003 | Leinster | A | 20–31 | Tries: Selley, Boobyer Conversions: B. Davies (2) Penalties: Bowen (2) | 2,300 |
| 28 November 2003 | Glasgow | A | 31–18 | Tries: J. Davies, Selley, Byrne Conversions: S. Jones (2) Penalties: S. Jones (4) | 2,345 |
| 2 January 2004 | Neath-Swansea Ospreys | H | 28–15 | Tries: B. Davies (2), Watkins, Quinnell Conversion: Bowen Penalties: Bowen (2) | 10,195 |
| 6 February 2004 | Ulster | A | 9–10 | Penalties: Bowen (2) Drop goal: Phillips | 6,600 |
| 13 February 2004 | Newport Gwent Dragons | A | 9–15 | Penalties: Bowen (3) | 4,545 |
| 20 February 2004 | Munster | H | 37–20 | Tries: G. Williams, Rees, Watkins, Bowen Conversions: Bowen (4) Penalties: Bowen (3) | 6,169 |
| 27 February 2004 | Celtic Warriors | A | 15–16 | Penalties: Bowen (5) | 3,500 |
| 6 March 2004 | Edinburgh | H | 47–12 | Tries: Finau, B. Davies (2), Gravelle, Wyatt (2), Watkins Conversions: Bowen (6) | 4,792 |
| 13 March 2004 | Cardiff Blues | A | 6–0 | Penalties: Bowen (2) | 7,000 |
| 26 March 2004 | Connacht | H | 33–33 | Tries: Griffiths, Watkins, Selley Conversions: Bowen (3) Penalties: Bowen (4) | 4,522 |
| 2 April 2004 | Borders | A | 41–8 | Tries: Evans, Taylor (2), Watkins, Finau, Thiel Conversions: Bowen (4) Penalty: Bowen | 2,000 |
| 16 April 2004 | Leinster | H | 51–20 | Tries: B. Davies (2), Evans, Peel (2), Thiel Conversions: S. Jones (6) Penalties: S. Jones (3) | 5,679 |
| 1 May 2004 | Glasgow | H | 36–26 | Tries: Peel (2), Wyatt, Hodges Conversions: S. Jones (2) Penalties: S. Jones (3), Bowen | 5,422 |
| 8 May 2004 | Neath-Swansea Ospreys | A | 18–15 | Tries: Thiel, Bowen Conversion: Bowen Penalties: S. Jones (2) | 7,632 |
| 15 May 2004 | Ulster | H | 23–16 | Try: Watkins Penalties: S. Jones (5) Drop goal: S. Jones | 10,500 |

### 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 |

## Celtic Cup

| Date | Round | Opponents | H / A | Result F–A | Scorers | Attendance |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 20 September 2003 | First round | Newport Gwent Dragons | H | 40–6 | Tries: Selley (2), B. Davies, Rees, Phillips Conversions: Bowen (3) Penalties: Bowen (3) | 2,460 |
| 3 October 2003 | Quarter-finals | Connacht | H | 12–14 | Tries: Finau, Burn Conversion: Bowen | 5,081 |

## Heineken Cup

### Pool stage

| Date | Opponents | H / A | Result F–A | Scorers | Attendance | Pool position |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 5 December 2003 | Northampton Saints | H | 14–9 | Try: Quinnell Penalties: S. Jones (3) | 9,128 | 2nd |
| 14 December 2003 | Borders | A | 41–10 | Tries: B. Davies (2), Quinnell, Peel, Evans Conversions: S. Jones (2) Penalties: S. Jones (4) | 3,260 | 1st |
| 9 January 2004 | Agen | H | 19–15 | Try: Quinnell Conversion: S. Jones Penalties: S. Jones (4) | 9,438 | 1st |
| 17 January 2004 | Agen | A | 15–22 | Penalties: S. Jones (5) | 7,000 | 2nd |
| 23 January 2004 | Borders | H | 53–7 | Tries: M. Jones, Watkins, Finau, Bowen, J. Davies, Quinnell (2), Gravelle Conversions: Bowen (5) Penalty: Bowen | 7,393 | 1st |
| 1 February 2004 | Northampton Saints | A | 18–9 | Tries: D. Jones, B. Davies Conversion: S. Jones Penalties: S. Jones (2) | 12,031 | 1st |
| Team | P | W | D | L | TF | TA | TD | PF | PA | PD | TBP | LBP | Pts |
| Llanelli Scarlets | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 5 | 12 | 160 | 72 | +88 | 2 | 1 | 23 |
| Northampton Saints | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 121 | 54 | +67 | 1 | 1 | 18 |
| Agen | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 83 | 94 | −11 | 1 | 2 | 11 |
| Borders | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 26 | −22 | 39 | 183 | −144 | 0 | 0 | 4 |

### Knockout stage

| Date | Round | Opponents | H / A | Result F–A | Scorers | Attendance |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 9 April 2004 | Quarter-finals | Biarritz | H | 10–27 | Try: S. Jones Conversion: S. Jones Penalty: S. Jones | 10,800 |
