2003 Rugby World Cup qualifying
Tournament details | |
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Dates | 1999 – 2003 |
No. of nations | 89 |
← 1999 2007 → |
The qualification process for the 2003 Rugby World Cup began during the pool stages of the 1999 tournament in Wales, during which the quarterfinalists were awarded automatic qualification for the 2003 event. A further twelve teams qualified through regional tournaments and the repechage process.[1]
Qualifiers
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Qualified at 1999 RWC |
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Qualified via Regional Slots |
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Qualified via Repechage |
Qualifiers
79 teams competed qualifying.
Region | Teams entered qualifying process |
Qualifying berths |
Repechage berths |
Qualified team(s) |
Repechage team(s) |
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Africa | 12 | 1 | 1 | File:Flag of Namibia.svg Namibia | File:Flag of Tunisia.svg Tunisia |
Americas | 17 | 2 | 1 | File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada File:Flag of Uruguay.svg Uruguay |
File:Flag of the United States.svg United States |
Asia | 11 | 1 | 1 | File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan | File:Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea |
Europe | 32 | 4 | 1 | File:IRFU flag.svg Ireland File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy File:Flag of Romania.svg Romania File:Flag of Georgia (1990–2004).svg Georgia |
File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain |
Oceania | 9 | 2 | 1 | File:Flag of Fiji.svg Fiji File:Flag of Samoa.svg Samoa |
File:Flag of Tonga.svg Tonga |
TOTALS | 81 | 10 | 5 | (1 WC Place) |
Repechage qualification
- Repechage 1 File:Flag of the United States.svg United States
- Repechage 2 File:Flag of Tonga.svg Tonga
Africa qualification
In qualification for the 2003 Rugby World Cup, there was one position for an African nation, as well as the possibility of repechage qualification. Namibia qualified, joining automatic qualifiers South Africa at the competition in Australia.
Pool A
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
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1 | File:Flag of Cameroon.svg Cameroon | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 41 | 25 | +16 | 4 |
2 | File:Flag of Uganda.svg Uganda | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 29 | −8 | 4 |
3 | File:Flag of Zambia.svg Zambia | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 37 | 45 | −8 | 4 |
Match schedule
Date | Match | Venue | Result |
28 July 2001 | Zambia - Cameroon | Chingola, Zambia | 25-24 |
11 August 2001 | Uganda – Zambia | Kyadondo, Uganda | 21-12 |
25 August 2001 | Cameroon - Uganda | Douala, Cameroon | 17-0 |
Pool B
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
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1 | File:Flag of Madagascar.svg Madagascar | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 32 | +25 | 6 |
2 | File:Flag of Botswana.svg Botswana | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 34 | −10 | 4 |
3 | File:Flag of Eswatini.svg Swaziland | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 39 | −15 | 2 |
Match schedule
Date | Match | Venue | Result |
1 September 2001 | Botswana - Swaziland | Gaborone, Botswana | 13-3 |
16 September 2001 | Madagascar – Botswana | Antananarivo, Madagascar | 31-11 |
29 September 2001 | Swaziland - Madagascar | Malkerns, Swaziland | 21-26 |
Round 2
Final standings
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
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1 | File:Flag of Madagascar.svg Madagascar | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 44 | +13 | 6 |
2 | File:Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 60 | 42 | +18 | 4 |
3 | File:Flag of Cameroon.svg Cameroon | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 39 | 70 | −31 | 2 |
Match Schedule
Date | Match | Venue | Result |
13 October 2001 | Madagascar - Kenya | Antananarivo, Madagascar | 27-20 |
27 October 2001 | Cameroon – Madagascar | Yaoundé, Cameroon | 24-30 |
24 November 2001 | Kenya - Cameroon | Nairobi, Kenya | 40-15 |
Round 3
Pool A
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
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1 | File:Flag of Tunisia.svg Tunisia | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 34 | +6 | 6 |
2 | File:Flag of Morocco.svg Morocco | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 49 | 48 | +1 | 4 |
3 | File:Flag of Côte d'Ivoire.svg Ivory Coast | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 29 | 36 | −7 | 2 |
Match schedule
Date | Match | Venue | Result |
18 May 2002 | Tunisia - Morocco | Tunis, Tunisia | 27-26 |
25 May 2002 | Ivory Coast – Tunisia | Abidjan, Ivory Coast | 8-13 |
1 June 2002 | Morocco - Ivory Coast | Abidjan, Ivory Coast | 23-21 |
Pool B
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
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1 | File:Flag of Namibia.svg Namibia | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 154 | 30 | +124 | 6 |
2 | File:Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Zimbabwe | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 82 | 45 | +37 | 4 |
3 | File:Flag of Madagascar.svg Madagascar | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 164 | −161 | 2 |
Match schedule
Date | Match | Venue | Result |
2 June 2002 | Madagascar - Zimbabwe | Antananarivo, Madagascar | 3-52 |
15 June 2002 | Namibia – Madagascar | Windhoek, Namibia | 112-0 |
29 June 2002 | Zimbabwe - Namibia | Bulawayo, Zimbabwe | 30-42 |
Round 4
Namibia won the round based on total tries scored (4 to 3). Namibia qualified to Pool A of the 2003 Rugby World Cup as Africa 1. Tunisia advanced to Repechage.
Date | Match | Venue | Result |
30 November 2002 | File:Flag of Namibia.svg Namibia – Tunisia | Windhoek, Namibia | 26-19 |
6 December 2002 | File:Flag of Tunisia.svg Tunisia – Namibia | Tunis, Tunisia | 24-17 |
Americas qualification
In qualification for the 2003 Rugby World Cup, a number of positions were available to Americas nations. Canada, Uruguay and the USA would eventually qualify.
Round 1 (North)
Winner (Trinidad and Tobago) qualified to Round 2.
Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
20 November 2001 - Cayman Islands | ||||||||||
File:Flag of Bermuda.svg Bermuda | Forfeit | |||||||||
22 November 2001 - Cayman Islands | ||||||||||
File:Flag of Saint Lucia.svg Saint Lucia | 0 | |||||||||
File:Flag of Bermuda.svg Bermuda | 18 | |||||||||
20 November 2001 - Cayman Islands | ||||||||||
File:Flag of Barbados.svg Barbados | 5 | |||||||||
File:Flag of Barbados.svg Barbados | 25 | |||||||||
24 November 2001 - Cayman Islands | ||||||||||
File:Flag of the Bahamas.svg Bahamas | 18 | |||||||||
File:Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg Trinidad and Tobago | 23 | |||||||||
20 November 2001 - Cayman Islands | ||||||||||
File:Flag of Bermuda.svg Bermuda | 12 | |||||||||
File:Flag of the Cayman Islands.svg Cayman Islands | 32 | |||||||||
22 November 2001 - Cayman Islands | ||||||||||
File:Flag of Guyana.svg Guyana | 13 | |||||||||
File:Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg Trinidad and Tobago | 12 | |||||||||
20 November 2001 - Cayman Islands | ||||||||||
File:Flag of the Cayman Islands.svg Cayman Islands | 8 | |||||||||
File:Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg Trinidad and Tobago | 51 | |||||||||
File:Flag of Jamaica.svg Jamaica | 5 | |||||||||
Round 1 (South)
Valid also as 2001 South American Rugby Championship "B" Winner (Brazil) qualified to Round 2.
Final standings
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
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1 | File:Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 112 | 24 | +88 | 9 |
2 | File:Flag of Venezuela.svg Venezuela | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 104 | 33 | +71 | 7 |
3 | File:Flag of Peru.svg Peru | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 59 | 107 | −48 | 5 |
4 | File:Flag of Colombia.svg Colombia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 133 | −111 | 3 |
Match Schedule
Date | Match | Venue | Result |
6-October-2001 | Venezuela - Colombia | Venezuela | 55-0 |
13-October-2001 | Venezuela - Peru | Venezuela | 46-19 |
27-October-2001 | Brazil - Peru | Brazil | 51-9 |
11-November-2001 | Colombia - Brazil | Colombia | 12-47 |
17-November-2001 | Brazil - Venezuela | Brazil | 14-3 |
17-November-2001 | Peru-Colombia | Peru | 31-10 |
Round 2
Winner (Brazil) qualified to Round 3.
Date | Match | Venue | Result |
22-December-2001 | File:Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg Trinidad and Tobago - Brazil | Arima (Trinidad and Tobago) | 10-11 |
26-January-2002 | File:Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil - Trinidad and Tobago | Brazil | 9-0 |
Round 3
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
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1 | File:Flag of Chile.svg Chile | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 103 | 11 | +92 | 6 |
2 | File:Flag of Paraguay.svg Paraguay | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 70 | −51 | 4 |
3 | File:Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 60 | −41 | 2 |
Match schedule
Date | Match | Venue | Result |
13-April-2002 | Brazil - Chile | Brazil | 6-46 |
20-April-2002 | Paraguay - Brazil | Paraguay | 14-13 |
28-April-2002 | Chile - Paraguay | Chile | 57-5 |
Round 4
Top two (Canada and Uruguay) qualified to World Cup as Americas 1 and 2. 3rd Place (USA) to Repechage.
Final standings
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
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1 | File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 192 | 80 | +112 | 16 |
2 | File:Flag of Uruguay.svg Uruguay | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 115 | 144 | −29 | 12 |
3 | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 107 | 139 | −32 | 10 |
4 | File:Flag of Chile.svg Chile | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 93 | 144 | −51 | 10 |
Match Schedule
Date | Match | Venue | Result |
29-June-2002 | Canada - USA | Canada | 26-9 |
13-July-2002 | USA - Canada | United States | 13-36 |
27-July-2002 | Chile - Uruguay | Chile | 10-6 |
10-August-2002 | USA - Chile | United States | 35-22 |
10-August-2002 | Canada - Uruguay | Canada | 51-16 |
15-August-2002 | USA - Uruguay | United States | 28-24 |
17-August-2002 | Canada - Chile | Canada | 27-6 |
24-August-2002 | Uruguay - Canada | Uruguay | 25-23 |
24-August-2002 | Chile - USA | Chile | 21-13 |
31-August-2002 | Uruguay - USA | Uruguay | 10-9 |
31-August-2002 | Chile - Canada | Chile | 11-29 |
7-September-2002 | Uruguay - Chile | Uruguay | 34-23 |
Asia qualification
In qualification for the 2003 Rugby World Cup, there was one position available to the Asia qualifiers, as well as the possibility of further repechage qualification. Japan would go on to qualify for the competition.
Round 1 – April 2002
Pool A
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
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1 | File:Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Chinese Taipei | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 3 | +54 | 3 |
2 | File:Flag of Singapore.svg Singapore | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 5 | +29 | 3 |
3 | File:Flag of Malaysia.svg Malaysia | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 91 | −83 | 2 |
Match schedule
Date | Match | Venue | Result |
30 March 2002 | Malaysia - Chinese Taipei | Ipoh, Malaysia | 3-57 |
6 April 2002 | Singapore – Malaysia | Yio Chu Kang, Singapore | 34-5 |
Not Played | Chinese Taipei - Singapore | Taiwan | Singapore Foreited |
Pool B
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
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1 | File:Flag of Hong Kong.svg Hong Kong | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 15 | +17 | 6 |
2 | Arabian Gulf | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 47 | 37 | +10 | 4 |
3 | File:Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 28 | 55 | −27 | 2 |
Match schedule
Date | Match | Venue | Result |
5 April 2002 | Arabian Gulf - Thailand | Doha, Qatar | 40-20 |
12 April 2002 | Thailand – Hong Kong | Bangkok, Thailand | 8-15 |
20 April 2002 | Hong Kong – Arabian Gulf | Hong Kong | 17-7 |
Pool C
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
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1 | File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 64 | 24 | +40 | 4 |
2 | File:Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Sri Lanka | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 27 | −4 | 4 |
3 | File:Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Kazakhstan | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 35 | 71 | −36 | 4 |
Match schedule
Date | Match | Venue | Result |
5 April 2002 | Sri Lanka - China | Colombo, Sri Lanka | 9-7 |
12 April 2002 | China – Kazakhstan | Shanghai, China | 57-15 |
20 April 2002 | Kazakhstan – Sri Lanka | Almaty Kazakhstan | 20-14 |
Round 2 – May, 2002
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
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1 | File:Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Chinese Taipei | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 36 | +13 | 6 |
2 | File:Flag of Hong Kong.svg Hong Kong | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 49 | 27 | +22 | 4 |
3 | File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 28 | 63 | −35 | 2 |
Match schedule
Date | Match | Venue | Result |
18 May 2002 | Chinese Taipei - Hong Kong | Tainan, Taiwan | 20-15 |
25 May 2002 | China – Chinese Taipei | Shanghai, China | 21-29 |
1 June 2002 | Hong Kong - China | Hong Kong | 34-7 |
Round 3 – June–July, 2002
Winner (Japan) qualified to Pool B of 2003 Rugby World Cup as Asia 1. Runner-up (Korea) advanced to Repechage.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
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1 | File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 420 | 47 | +373 | 12 |
2 | File:Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 214 | 183 | +31 | 8 |
3 | File:Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Chinese Taipei | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 44 | 448 | −404 | 4 |
Match schedule
Date | Match | Venue | Result |
16 June 2002 | Japan - Korea | Tokyo, Japan | 90-24 |
23 June 2002 | Chinese Taipei - Korea | Tainan, Taiwan | 31-54 |
30 June 2002 | Korea – Chinese Taipei | Seoul, South Korea | 119-7 |
6 July 2002 | Japan – Chinese Taipei | Tokyo, Japan | 155-3 |
14 July 2002 | Korea - Japan | Seoul, South Korea | 17-55 |
21 July 2002 | Chinese Taipei - Japan | Tainan, Taiwan | 3-120 |