2003 Rugby World Cup
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| Tournament details | |
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| Host nation |  Australia |
| Dates | 10 October – 22 November |
| No. of nations | 20 (80 qualifying) |
| Final positions | |
Champions  |
 England |
Runner-up  |
Australia |
Third-place  |
 New Zealand |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 48 |
| Attendance | 1,837,547 (38,282 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Jonny Wilkinson (113) |
| Most tries | Doug Howlett (7) Mils Muliaina (7) |
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The 2003 Rugby World Cup was the fifth Rugby World Cup and was won by England. Originally planned to be co-hosted by Australia and New Zealand, all games were shifted to Australia following a contractual dispute over ground signage rights between the New Zealand Rugby Union and Rugby World Cup Limited. The pre-event favourites were England, regarded by many at the time as the best team in the world after defeating all of the traditional southern hemisphere teams and also after winning the grand slam in the 2003 Six Nations Championship. New Zealand, France, South Africa and defending champions Australia were also expected to make strong showings.
The tournament began with host nation Australia defeating Argentina 24–8 at Telstra Stadium in Sydney. Australia went on to defeat New Zealand 22–10 in the semifinal, to play England in the final. Along with a try to Jason Robinson, Jonny Wilkinson kicked four penalties and then a drop-goal in extra time to win the game 20–17 for England, who became the first northern hemisphere team to win the Webb Ellis Cup and become world champions for the first time.
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Qualifying[edit]
The following 20 teams, shown by region, qualified for the 2003 Rugby World Cup. Of the 20 teams, eight of those places were automatically filled by the teams that reached the quarter-final stages in 1999, including hosts and world champions Australia and did not have to play any qualification matches. A record 81 nations from five continents were involved in the qualification process designed to fill the remaining 12 spots, which began on 23 September 2000.
| Africa | Americas | Europe | Oceania/Asia |
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Venues[edit]
Australia won the right to host the World Cup in 2003 without the involvement of New Zealand after a contractual dispute over ground signage rights between the New Zealand Rugby Football Union and Rugby World Cup Limited. The overall stadium capacity was reduced from the 1999 Rugby World Cup in Wales.
The Adelaide Oval underwent a A$20 million redevelopment for the 2003 Rugby World Cup, financed entirely by the South Australian Cricket Association, with two new grandstands built adjacent to the Victor Richardson Gates. The Suncorp Stadium was a new A$280 million venue designed specifically for rugby, and was opened just before the start of the 2003 World Cup. The Central Coast Stadium was also a newly built venue, and opened in February 2000 at a cost of A$30 million.
Aussie Stadium was one of two venues in Sydney that were used for football during the 2000 Olympic Games. The other venue in Sydney was the Telstra Stadium which was the centrepiece of the 2000 Olympic Games. Formerly known as Stadium Australia, Telstra Stadium was built at a cost of over A$600 million and was the biggest stadium used in the 2003 World Cup. The only stadium with a retractable roof used was the Telstra Dome in Melbourne.
| Stadium | Games | City | State | Capacity | Best Crowd |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Telstra Stadium | 7 | Sydney | New South Wales | 83,500 | 82,957 (Final: Australia vs England) |
| Aussie Stadium | 5 | Sydney | New South Wales | 41,159 | 37,137 (Scotland vs. Fiji) |
| Central Coast Stadium | 3 | Gosford | New South Wales | 20,119 | 19,653 (Japan vs. United States) |
| WIN Stadium | 2 | Wollongong | New South Wales | 18,484 | 17,833 (France vs. United States) |
| Suncorp Stadium | 9 | Brisbane | Queensland | 52,500 | 48,778 (Australia vs. Romania) |
| Dairy Farmers Stadium | 3 | Townsville | Queensland | 24,843 | 21,309 (France vs. Japan) |
| Telstra Dome | 7 | Melbourne | Victoria | 53,371 | 54,206 (Australia vs. Ireland) |
| Subiaco Oval | 5 | Perth | Western Australia | 42,922 | 38,834 (South Africa vs. England) |
| Canberra Stadium | 4 | Canberra | Australian Capital Territory | 24,647 | 22,641 (Italy vs. Wales) |
| Adelaide Oval | 2 | Adelaide | South Australia | 33,597 | 33,000 (Australia vs. Namibia) |
| York Park | 1 | Launceston | Tasmania | 19,891 | 15,457 (Namibia vs. Romania) |
Squads[edit]
Referees[edit]
Pablo Deluca
Andrew Cole- Stuart Dickinson
- Scott Young
- Peter Marshall
Chris White- Tony Spreadbury
Joel Jutge
Alain Rolland- Dave McHugh
Paul Honiss- Paddy O'Brien
- Steve Walsh
Jonathan Kaplan
Nigel Williams
Pools & Format[edit]
| Pool A | Pool B | Pool C | Pool D |
|---|---|---|---|
Following the complex format used in the 1999 Rugby World Cup a new simpler format was introduced and the twenty teams were divided into four pools of five nations, with the top two in each pool moving on to the knock-out quarter-final stage. With forty matches to be played in the pool stage on top of the knock-out matches would make the event the largest Rugby World Cup tournament to be played to date. For the first time, a bonus point system was implemented in pool play. This system is identical to that long used in Southern Hemisphere tournaments, and was soon adopted in most European competitions (though not in the Six Nations):
- 4 points for a win
- 2 points for a draw
- 0 points for a loss (before possible bonus points)
- 1 bonus point for scoring four or more tries, regardless of the final score
- 1 bonus point for a loss by 7 points or fewer
A total of 48 matches (40 Pool Stage & 8 Knock-out) were played throughout the tournament over 42 days from Friday 10 October 2003 to Saturday 22 November 2003.
Summary[edit]
Pool Stage[edit]
The ARU's main promotion for the event was "Show Your True Colours". The Australian media criticised the competition early in the tournament as the smaller nations were crushed by the rugby superpowers by 60 points or more. However, some of these smaller, third tier nations, such as Japan, acquitted themselves well in their opening matches. The South Pacific island countries of Fiji, Tonga and Samoa were reported as being handicapped as several of their key players who play abroad being warned by their clubs that their contracts would not be renewed if they played in the competition.
In the event, the group stage of the competition played out largely as expected, with some tension as to whether some of the "developing" nations would overtake some of the weaker major countries for the second quarter-final qualification place in each pool – in pool A, Argentina lost to Ireland by only one point, which would otherwise have carried them into the quarter-finals in Ireland's place; similarly in pool B Fiji lost to Scotland by only two points, while Italy put up a good performance in pool D. In pool C, Samoa gave England a fright with an adventurous approach that allowed them to take an early lead, however, England's superior fitness saw them through. This match was marked by controversy, as England fielded 16 players at one point during the game, coinciding with a last-gasp try-saving tackle, which may have won the game for the Samoans.[1]
The big clashes ran mainly to form. A disappointing South Africa limped through the pool, eventually capitulating to England to relegate them to a difficult quarter final against New Zealand. Australia however only beat Ireland by one point to top their group, whilst Wales pushed the All Blacks to the wire, after adopting an outgoing style of play with a fringe selection. France beat Scotland to round out the quarter-finals.
Knock-out stage[edit]
The knock-out quarter-final stage produced the widely predicted set of semi-finalists, although England again made heavy weather of defeating a resurgent Wales. England were widely rated the world's best team, but they struggled against a Welsh side full of belief after their game against New Zealand. France destroyed an Irish side who had gone into the match hopeful of a win, scoring 31 early points to put the game out of reach. In the other quarter-finals, a disappointing South Africa fell to New Zealand and Australia defeated the Scots.
The first semi-final produced an upset, when Australia defeated the hugely fancied New Zealand to become the first defending champions to reach the following championship final. Unfortunately, it was probably the last match for Australian star Ben Darwin, who injured his neck in a scrum. Although Darwin never played rugby again the actions of Kees Meeuws – who immediately stopped exerting pressure when he heard the call "neck neck neck" – may well have saved his opponent's life and certainly prevented further injury. The match was decided by a Stirling Mortlock interception try, after a loose pass from highly-rated All Blacks fly-half, Carlos Spencer. George Gregan taunted his opponents in defeat with the comment, "Four more years boys, four more years".[2][3]
The second semi-final saw France face England. The boot of Jonny Wilkinson was the difference between the two sides, with England coming out victors.
Final[edit]
The final between Australia and England was played at Sydney's Telstra Stadium in front of a crowd of 82,957. Australia opened the scoring after they decided to run a penalty instead of kicking for touch. Lote Tuqiri beat England's right wing, Jason Robinson, to a high cross-field kick and went over for the first try, but Elton Flatley was not able to add the conversion.
The rest of the half was a tight affair, with England edging in front from applying pressure and Jonny Wilkinsons boot put them up to a 9–5 lead after Australian indiscipline gave away several penalties, but were unable to capitalise on their territory. Towards the end of the first half, England stretched their lead further. Lawrence Dallaglio made a break and popped the ball inside to Jonny Wilkinson, who drew the defence before putting Robinson away in the corner for a try. The conversion was missed, but England went in at half time leading by 14–5.
In the second half Australia tightened their discipline, and solid play forced mistakes from England. The game swung from end to end, with both sides having try-scoring opportunities, but neither able to take them. Australia managed to get points on the board and Elton Flatley scored two penalties to make the score 14–11 to England. In the 79th minute, Australia were putting pressure on England in their half, and Australia were awarded a penalty right before full-time, with the potential to tie the scores. Flatley converted it to make the score 14–14 and take the game into an additional 20 minutes' extra time.
England opened the scoring in extra time with another Wilkinson penalty, but with two and a half minutes of extra time remaining Australia were awarded another penalty, which Flatley kicked successfully. With 20 seconds left before sudden death, Wilkinson scored a drop goal to win the match and with it the world championship.
Post-final[edit]
Three days after the final, the new World Champion England team landed at Heathrow Airport in the early hours of the morning, emerging from their plane to a huge reception, despite the time.[4] On 8 December a national day of celebration took place in the form of a massive victory parade in the streets of London.[5]
Pool Stage[edit]
| Qualified for the Quarter-finals |
Pool A[edit]
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | BP | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia |
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 273 | 32 | 2 | 18 |
 Ireland |
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 141 | 56 | 3 | 15 |
 Argentina |
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 140 | 57 | 3 | 11 |
 Romania |
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 65 | 192 | 1 | 5 |
 Namibia |
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 28 | 310 | 0 | 0 |
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10 October 2003
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| Australia |
24–8 | Argentina |
|---|---|---|
| Try: Sailor 20', Roff 74' Con: Flatley Pen: Flatley (4) |
Try: Corleto 72' Pen: M. Contepomi |
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11 October 2003
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| Ireland |
45–17 | Romania |
|---|---|---|
| Tries: S. Horgan, Wood, Hickie (2), Costello Con: Humphreys (3), O'Gara Pen: Humphreys (4) |
Tries: Penalty try, Maftei Con: Tofan, Vioreanu Pen: Tofan |
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14 October 2003
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| Argentina |
67–14 | Namibia |
|---|---|---|
| Tries: Méndez, Bouza (2), J. Fernández Miranda, Penalty try (2), Gaitán (3), N. Fernández Miranda Con: Quesada (7) Pen: Quesada |
Tries: Grobier, Husselman Con: Wessels (2) |
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18 October 2003
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| Australia |
90–8 | Romania |
|---|---|---|
| Tries: Flatley, Rogers (3), Burke (2), Larkham (2), Mortlock, Roff, Giteau, Tuqiri, Smith Con: Flatley (11) Pen: Flatley |
Tries: Toderasc Pen: Tofan |
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19 October 2003
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| Ireland |
64–7 | Namibia |
|---|---|---|
| Tries: Quinlan (2), Dempsey, Hickie, Horan, Miller (2), G. Easterby, S. Horgan, Kelly Con: O'Gara (7) |
Tries: Powell Con: Wessels |
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22 October 2003
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| Argentina |
50–3 | Romania |
|---|---|---|
| Tries: Gaitán, Hernández (2), M. Contepomi, N. Fernández Miranda, Bouza (2) Con: J. Fernández Miranda (4), Quesada (2) Pen: J. Fernández Miranda |
Pen: Ionut Tofan |
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25 October 2003
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| Australia |
142–0 | Namibia |
|---|---|---|
| Tries: Latham (5), Lyons, Mortlock, Tuqiri (3), Penalty try, Rogers (2), Paul, Giteau (3), Grey, Turinui (2), Burke, Roe Con: Rogers (16) |
This remains the biggest winning margin in Rugby World Cup history.
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26 October 2003
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| Argentina |
15–16 | Ireland |
|---|---|---|
| Pen: Quesada (3) Drop: Quesada, Corleto |
Tries: Quinlan Con: Humphreys Pen: Humphreys, O'Gara (2) |
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30 October 2003
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| Namibia |
7–37 | Romania |
|---|---|---|
| Tries: Isaacs Con: Wessels |
Tries: Petrichei, Sirbu, Chiriac, Teodorescu, Sauan Con: Tofan (3) Pen: Tofan (2) |
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1 November 2003
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| Australia |
17–16 | Ireland |
|---|---|---|
| Tries: Smith Pen: Flatley (3) Drop: Gregan |
Tries: O'Driscoll Con: O'Gara Pen: O'Gara (2) Drop: O'Driscoll |
Pool B[edit]
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | BP | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 France |
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 204 | 70 | 4 | 20 |
 Scotland |
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 102 | 97 | 2 | 14 |
 Fiji |
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 98 | 114 | 2 | 10 |
 United States |
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 86 | 125 | 2 | 6 |
 Japan |
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 79 | 163 | 0 | 0 |
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11 October 2003
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| France |
61–18 | Fiji |
|---|---|---|
| Tries: Dominici (2), Harinordoquy, Jauzion (3), Ibañez Con: Michalak (4) Pen: Michalak (6) |
Tries: Naevo, Caucaunibuca Con: Little Pen: Little (2) |
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11 October 2003
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| Scotland |
32–11 | Japan |
|---|---|---|
| Tries: Paterson (2), Grimes, Taylor, Danielli Con: Paterson, Townsend Pen: Paterson |
Tries: Onozawa Pen: Hirose (2) |
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15 October 2003
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| Fiji |
19–18 | United States |
|---|---|---|
| Tries: Naevo Con: Little Pen: Little (4) |
Tries: van Zyl, Schubert Con: Hercus Pen: Hercus (2) |
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18 October 2003
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| France |
51–29 | Japan |
|---|---|---|
| Tries: Michalak, Rougerie (2), Pelous, Dominici, Crenca Con: Michalak (5), Merceron Pen: Michalak (3) |
Tries: Konia, Ohata Con: Kurihara (2) Pen: Kurihara (5) |
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20 October 2003
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| Scotland |
39–15 | United States |
|---|---|---|
| Tries: Danielli (2), Kerr, Townsend, Paterson Con: Paterson (4) Pen: Paterson (2) |
Pen: Hercus (5) |
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23 October 2003
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| Fiji |
41–13 | Japan |
|---|---|---|
| Tries: Tuilevu (2), Ligairi (2), Vunibaka Con: Little (2) Pen: Little (4) |
Tries: Miller Con: Miller Pen: Miller Drop: Miller |
Andy Miller's drop goal, at 52 metres, remains the longest in Rugby World Cup history.
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25 October 2003
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| France |
51–9 | Scotland |
|---|---|---|
| Tries: Betsen, Harinordoquy, Michalak, Galthié, Brusque Con: Michalak (3), Merceron Pen: Michalak (4) Drop: Michalak, Brusque |
Pen: Paterson (3) |
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27 October 2003
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| Japan |
26–39 | United States |
|---|---|---|
| Tries: Kurihara, Ohata Con: Kurihara (2) Pen: Kurihara (4) |
Tries: Hercus, Eloff, Schubert, van Zyl, Khasigian Con: Hercus (4) Pen: Hercus (2) |
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31 October 2003
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| France |
41–14 | United States |
|---|---|---|
| Tries: Liebenberg (3), Poux, Bru Con: Merceron (2) Pen: Merceron (3) Drop: Yachvili |
Tries: Hercus, Schubert Con: Hercus (2) |
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1 November 2003
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| Scotland |
22–20 | Fiji |
|---|---|---|
| Tries: Smith Con: Paterson Pen: Paterson (5) |
Tries: Caucaunibuca (2) Con: Little (2) Pen: Little (2) |
Pool C[edit]
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | BP | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England |
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 255 | 47 | 3 | 19 |
 South Africa |
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 184 | 60 | 3 | 15 |
 Samoa |
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 138 | 117 | 2 | 10 |
 Uruguay |
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 56 | 255 | 0 | 4 |
 Georgia |
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 46 | 200 | 0 | 0 |
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11 October 2003
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| South Africa |
72–6 | Uruguay |
|---|---|---|
| Tries: van der Westhuizen (3), van Niekerk, Botha, Delport, Fourie, Bands, Rossouw, Scholtz, Greef Con: Koen (5), Hougaard |
Pen: Aguirre (2) |
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12 October 2003
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| England |
84–6 | Georgia |
|---|---|---|
| Tries: Tindall, Dawson, Thompson, Back, Dallaglio, Greenwood (2), Regan, Cohen (2), Robinson, Luger Con: Wilkinson (5), Grayson (4) Pen: Wilkinson (2) |
Pen: Urjukashvili, Jimsheladze |
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15 October 2003
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| Samoa |
60–13 | Uruguay |
|---|---|---|
| Tries: Fa'asavalu (2), Lima (2), Tagicakibau, Fa'atau, Lemalu, Vili, Feaunati, Palepoi Con: Va'a (3), Vili (2) |
Tries: Capó, Lemoine Pen: Aguirre |
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18 October 2003
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| South Africa |
6–25 | England |
|---|---|---|
| Pen: Koen (2) | Tries: Greenwood Con: Wilkinson Pen: Wilkinson (4) Drop: Wilkinson (2) |
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19 October 2003
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| Georgia |
9–46 | Samoa |
|---|---|---|
| Pen: Jimsheladze (2) Drop: Jimsheladze |
Tries: Tagicakibau, Vaa'a, Sititi, So'oialo, Feaunati, Lima Con: Va'a (5) Pen: Va'a (2) |
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24 October 2003
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| South Africa |
46–19 | Georgia |
|---|---|---|
| Tries: Rossouw (2), Hougaard, van Niekerk, Fourie, Botha, Burger Con: Hougaard (4) Pen: Hougaard |
Tries: Dadunashvili Con: Jimsheladze Pen: Jimsheladze (3), Kvirikashvili |
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26 October 2003
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| England |
35–22 | Samoa |
|---|---|---|
| Tries: Back, Penalty try, Balshaw, Vickery Con: Wilkinson (3) Pen: Wilkinson (2) Drop: Wilkinson |
Tries: Sititi Con: Va'a Pen: Va'a (5) |
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28 October 2003
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| Georgia |
12–24 | Uruguay |
|---|---|---|
| Pen: Urjukashvili, Kvirikashvili (3) | Tries: Cardoso, Lamelas, Brignoni Con: Aguirre (2), Menchaca Pen: Juan Menchaca |
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1 November 2003
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| South Africa |
60–10 | Samoa |
|---|---|---|
| Tries: van Niekerk, Muller, Hougaard, Smith, Willemse, Fourie, van der Westhuyzen, de Kock Con: Hougaard (5), Koen (2) Pen: Hougaard Drop: Hougaard |
Tries: Palepoi Con: Va'a Pen: Va'a |
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2 November 2003
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| England |
111–13 | Uruguay |
|---|---|---|
| Tries: Moody, Lewsey (5), Balshaw (2), Catt (2), Gomarsall (2), Luger, Abbott, Robinson (2), Greenwood Con: Grayson (11), Catt (2) |
Tries: Lemoine Con: Menchaca Pen: Menchaca (2) |
Pool D[edit]
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | BP | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Zealand |
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 282 | 57 | 4 | 20 |
 Wales |
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 132 | 98 | 2 | 14 |
 Italy |
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 77 | 123 | 0 | 8 |
 Canada |
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 54 | 135 | 1 | 5 |
 Tonga |
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 46 | 178 | 1 | 1 |
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11 October 2003
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| New Zealand |
70–7 | Italy |
|---|---|---|
| Tries: B. Thorn, R. Thorne, Howlett (2), Spencer (2), Rokocoko (2), Marshall, Carter, MacDonald Con: Carter (6) Pen: Spencer |
Tries: Phillips Con: Peens |
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12 October 2003
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| Wales |
41–10 | Canada |
|---|---|---|
| Tries: Parker, Cooper, M. Jones, Charvis, Thomas Con: Harris (5) Pen: Harris (2) |
Tries: Tkachuk Con: Pritchard Drop: Ross |
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15 October 2003
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| Italy |
36–12 | Tonga |
|---|---|---|
| Tries: M. Dallan, D. Dallan (2) Con: Wakarua (3) Pen: Wakarua (5) |
Tries: Payne, Tu'ifua Con: Tu'ipulotu |
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17 October 2003
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| New Zealand |
68–6 | Canada |
|---|---|---|
| Tries: Ralph (2), So'oialo (2), Muliaina (4), Meeuws, Nonu Con: Carter (9) |
Pen: Barker (2) |
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19 October 2003
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| Wales |
27–20 | Tonga |
|---|---|---|
| Tries: Cooper, M. Williams Con: S. Jones Pen: S. Jones (4) Drop: M. Williams |
Tries: Hola, Kivalu, Lavaka Con: Hola Pen: Hola |
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21 October 2003
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| Italy |
19–14 | Canada |
|---|---|---|
| Tries: Parisse Con: Wakarua Pen: Wakarua (4) |
Tries: Fyffe Pen: Barker (3) |
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24 October 2003
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| New Zealand |
91–7 | Tonga |
|---|---|---|
| Tries: Braid, Carter, Flynn, Ralph (2), Spencer, Meeuws, Penalty try, Muliaina (2), MacDonald, Howlett (2) Con: MacDonald (12), Spencer |
Tries: Hola Con: Tu'ipulotu |
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25 October 2003
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| Italy |
15-27 | Wales |
|---|---|---|
| Pen: Wakarua (5) | Tries: M. Jones, Parker, D. Jones Con: Harris (3) Pen: Harris (2) |
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29 October 2003
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| Canada |
24–7 | Tonga |
|---|---|---|
| Tries: Fauth, Abrams Con: Pritchard Pen: Ross (4) |
Tries: Kivalu Con: Hola |
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2 November 2003
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| New Zealand |
53–37 | Wales |
|---|---|---|
| Tries: Rokocoko (2), MacDonald, Williams, Howlett (2), Spencer, Mauger Con: MacDonald (5) Pen: MacDonald |
Tries: Taylor, Parker, Charvis, S. Williams Con: S. Jones (4) Pen: S. Jones (3) |
Knockout stage[edit]
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 8 November – Telstra Dome, Melbourne | ||||||||||
| New Zealand |
29 | |||||||||
| 15 November – Telstra Stadium, Sydney | ||||||||||
| South Africa |
9 | |||||||||
| New Zealand |
10 | |||||||||
| 8 November – Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane | ||||||||||
| Australia |
22 | |||||||||
| Australia |
33 | |||||||||
| 22 November – Telstra Stadium, Sydney | ||||||||||
| Scotland |
16 | |||||||||
| Australia |
17 | |||||||||
| 9 November – Telstra Dome, Melbourne | ||||||||||
| England |
20 | |||||||||
| France |
43 | |||||||||
| 16 November – Telstra Stadium, Sydney | ||||||||||
| Ireland |
21 | |||||||||
| France |
7 | Third place | ||||||||
| 9 November – Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane | ||||||||||
| England |
24 | |||||||||
| England |
28 | New Zealand |
40 | |||||||
| Wales |
17 | France |
13 | |||||||
| 20 November – Telstra Stadium, Sydney | ||||||||||
Quarter-finals[edit]
|
8 November 2003
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| New Zealand |
29–9 | South Africa |
|---|---|---|
| Tries: MacDonald 16' c Mealamu 59' m Rokocoko 72' m Con: MacDonald Pen: MacDonald (3) Drop: Mauger 45' |
Pen: Hougaard (3) |
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8 November 2003
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| Australia |
33–16 | Scotland |
|---|---|---|
| Tries: Mortlock 46' c Gregan 59' c Lyons 64' c Con: Flatley (3) Pen: Flatley (4) |
Try: Russell 80' c Con: Paterson Pen: Paterson (2) Drop: Paterson 38' |
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9 November 2003
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| France |
43–21 | Ireland |
|---|---|---|
| Tries: Magne 3' c Dominici 29' c Harinordoquy 33' c Crenca 47' c Con: Michalak (4) Pen: Michalak (5) |
Tries: Maggs 52' c O'Driscoll (2) 65' c, 80+2' c Con: Humphreys (3) |
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9 November 2003
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| England |
28–17 | Wales |
|---|---|---|
| Try: Greenwood 44' c Con: Wilkinson Pen: Wilkinson (6) Drop: Wilkinson 80+1' |
Tries: S. Jones 30' m Charvis 35' m M. Williams 71' c Con: Harris |
Semi-finals[edit]
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15 November 2003
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| New Zealand |
10–22 | Australia |
|---|---|---|
| Try: Thorne 35' c Con: MacDonald Pen: MacDonald |
Try: Mortlock 9' c Con: Flatley Pen: Flatley (5) |
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16 November 2003
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| France |
7–24 | England |
|---|---|---|
| Try: Betsen 10' c Con: Michalak |
Pen: Wilkinson (5) Drop: Wilkinson (3) 9', 38', 58' |
Third-place play-off[edit]
|
20 November 2003
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| New Zealand |
40–13 | France |
|---|---|---|
| Tries: Jack 12' c Howlett 20' c Rokocoko 51' c Thorn 54' c Muliaina 58' c Holah 72' m Con: MacDonald Carter (4) |
Try: Elhorga 42' c Con: Yachvili Pen: Yachvili Drop: Yachvili |
Final[edit]
|
22 November 2003
|
| Australia |
17 – 20 (a.e.t.) | England |
|---|---|---|
| Try: Tuqiri 6' m Pen: Flatley (4) |
Report | Try: Robinson 38' m Pen: Wilkinson (4) Drop: Wilkinson 100' |
Statistics[edit]
Team[edit]
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Team statistics Team Played Won Drawn Lost Points Difference Tries Scored Conversions Penalties Drop Goals Yellow Cards Red Cards England7 7 0 0 239 36 27 23 8 1 0 Australia7 6 0 1 267 43 32 21 1 1 0 New Zealand7 6 0 1 260 52 40 6 1 1 0 France7 5 0 2 112 29 22 22 4 5 0 South Africa5 3 0 2 104 27 17 7 1 1 0 Ireland5 3 0 2 63 20 16 9 1 1 0 Wales5 3 0 2 23 17 14 11 1 2 0 
Scotland5 3 0 2 −12 12 8 13 1 1 0 Argentina4 2 0 2 83 18 13 6 2 1 0 
Fiji4 2 0 2 −16 10 6 12 0 3 0 
Samoa4 2 0 2 21 18 12 8 0 1 0 
Italy4 2 0 2 −46 5 5 14 0 2 0 
United States4 1 0 3 −39 9 7 9 0 1 0 
Canada4 1 0 3 −81 4 2 9 1 1 0 
Romania4 1 0 3 −127 8 5 5 0 1 0 
Uruguay4 1 0 3 −199 6 4 6 0 0 0 
Japan4 0 0 4 −84 6 5 12 1 0 0 
Tonga4 0 0 4 −132 7 4 1 0 4 0 
Georgia4 0 0 4 −154 1 1 12 1 2 0 
Namibia4 0 0 4 −282 4 4 0 0 1 0
Top point scorers[edit]
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Top ten point scorers Player Team Position Played Tries Scored Conversions Penalties Drop Goals Total Points Yellow Cards Red Cards Jonny Wilkinson EnglandFly-half 6 0 10 23 8 113 0 0 Frédéric Michalak FranceFly-half 6 2 17 18 1 101 0 0 Elton Flatley AustraliaCentre 6 1 16 21 0 100 0 0 Leon MacDonald New ZealandCentre 7 4 20 5 0 75 0 0 Chris Paterson ScotlandFly-half 5 3 7 13 1 71 0 0 Mat Rogers AustraliaFull-back 7 5 16 0 0 57 1 0 Mike Hercus United StatesFly-half 4 2 7 9 0 51 0 0 Rima Wakarua ItalyFly-half 3 0 4 14 0 50 0 0 Earl Va'a SamoaFly-half 4 1 10 8 0 49 0 0 Dan Carter New ZealandFly-half 5 2 19 0 0 48 0 0
Top try scorers[edit]
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Top ten try scorers Player Team Position Played Tries Conversions Penalties Drop Goals Total Points Yellow Cards Red Cards Doug Howlett New ZealandWing 7 7 0 0 0 35 0 0 Mils Muliaina New ZealandFull-back 7 7 0 0 0 35 0 0 Joe Rokocoko New ZealandWing 5 6 0 0 0 30 0 0 Will Greenwood EnglandCentre 6 5 0 0 0 25 0 0 Chris Latham AustraliaFull-back 1 5 0 0 0 25 0 0 Josh Lewsey EnglandFull-back 5 5 0 0 0 25 0 0 Mat Rogers AustraliaFull-back 7 5 16 0 0 57 1 0 Lote Tuqiri AustraliaWing 7 5 0 0 0 25 0 0 Pablo Bouza ArgentinaNo. 8 2 4 0 0 0 20 0 0 Christophe Dominici FranceWing 5 4 0 0 0 20 1 0 Caleb Ralph New ZealandWing 2 4 0 0 0 20 0 0
- See also: 2003 Rugby World Cup drop goal scorers.
Notes and references[edit]
- ^ thefreelibrary.com
- ^ youtube.com
- ^ Devlin, Martin (10 May 2009). "Cup won't be empty for three more years". Sunday News. Retrieved 14 September 2011.
- ^ BBC Sport (25 November 2003). "England rugby heroes arrive home". BBC. Retrieved 7 June 2006.
- ^ "Visa International Renews Rugby World Cup Partnership". corporate.visa.com. Archived from the original on 27 April 2006. Retrieved 25 April 2006.
External links[edit]
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to 2003 Rugby World Cup. |
- 2003 Rugby World Cup Official site (Archived)
- 2003 Rugby World Cup Reports and Statistics
- BBC account of 2003 World Cup victory
- Tournament Results & Statistics on ESPN Scrum
- 2003 Rugby World Cup (from El Rugbier) (Spanish)
- 2003 Rugby World Cup final video
| Preceded by 1999 Rugby World Cup |
Rugby World Cup 2003 England |
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