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2003 Rugby World Cup - Australia
2003 Rugby World Cup
V Rugby World Cup
October 10 - November 22, 2003
Host: Australia
No. of nations: 20
Matches played: 48
Attendance: 1,837,547 (38,282 per match)
Top scorer: Jonny Wilkinson (England) - 113
Most tries:
Champions: England
Runner-up: Australia
3rd place: New Zealand
4th place: France
2003 Rugby World Cup qualifying
Automatic qualifiers
(hosts and all quarter-finalists from the previous Rugby World Cup)
South Africa, England, France, Georgia, Scotland, Argentina, Australia, New Zealand, Wales
Regional qualifiers
Africa - Namibia
Americas - Canada, United States and Uruguay
Asia - Japan
Europe - Ireland, Italy and Romania
Oceania - Samoa, Fiji and Tonga
2003 Rugby World Cup - Teams
South Africa, England, France, Georgia, Scotland, Argentina, Australia, New Zealand, Wales, Namibia, Canada, United States, Uruguay, Japan, Ireland, Italy, Romania, Samoa, Fiji and Tonga
2003 Rugby World Cup - Points
4 points - win
2 points - draw
0 points - loss
Bonus point:
1 - scoring four or more tries
1 - loss by 7 points or fewer
2003 Rugby World Cup - Venues
City - Stadium - Capacity
Sydney - Telstra Stadium - 83,500
Melbourne - Telstra Dome - 53,371
Brisbane - Suncorp Stadium - 52,500
Perth - Subiaco Oval - 42,922
Sydney - Aussie Stadium - 41,159
Adelaide - Adelaide Oval - 33,597
Townsville - Dairy Farmers Stadium - 24,843
Canberra - Canberra Stadium - 24,647
Gosford - Bluetongue Central Coast Stadium - 20,119
Launceston - York Park - 19,891
Wollongong - WIN Stadium - 18,484
2003 Rugby World Cup - sponsorship
Worldwide partners:
Sponsors:
Official suppliers:
2003 Rugby World Cup - Referees
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2003 Rugby World Cup - Touch Judges
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2003 Rugby World Cup - Pool stages
Pool A
Team - Won - Drawn - Lost - For - Against - BP - Points
 Australia - 4 - 0 - 0 - 273 - 32 - 2 - 18
 Ireland - 3 - 0 - 1 - 141 - 55 - 3 - 15
 Argentina - 2 - 0 - 2 - 140 - 57 - 3 - 11
 Romania - 1 - 0 - 3 - 65 - 192 - 1 - 5
 Namibia - 0 - 0 - 4 - 28 - 310 - 0 - 0
Pool B
Team - Won - Drawn - Lost - For - Against - BP - Points
 France - 4 - 0 - 0 - 204 - 70 - 4 - 20
 Scotland - 3 - 0 - 1 - 102 - 97 - 2 - 14
 Fiji - 2 - 0 - 2 - 98 - 112 - 1 - 9
 United States - 1 - 0 - 3 - 86 - 125 - 2 - 6
 Japan - 0 - 0 - 4 - 79 - 163 - 0 - 0
Pool C
Team - Won - Drawn - Lost - For - Against - BP - Points
 England - 4 - 0 - 0 - 255 - 47 - 3 - 19
 South Africa - 3 - 0 - 1 - 184 - 60 - 3 - 15
 Samoa - 2 - 0 - 2 - 138 - 117 - 2 - 10
 Uruguay - 1 - 0 - 3 - 56 - 255 - 0 - 4
 Georgia - 0 - 0 - 4 - 46 - 200 - 0 - 0
Pool D
Team - Won - Drawn - Lost - For - Against - BP - Points
 New Zealand - 4 - 0 - 0 - 282 - 57 - 4 - 20
 Wales - 3 - 0 - 1 - 132 - 98 - 2 - 14
 Italy - 2 - 0 - 2 - 76 - 124 - 0 - 8
 Canada - 1 - 0 - 3 - 54 - 135 - 1 - 5
 Tonga - 0 - 0 - 4 - 46 - 178 - 1 - 1
2003 Rugby World Cup - Knock-out stages
Quarter-finals
41 - New Zealand 29 - 9 South Africa
42 - Australia 33 - 16 Scotland
43 - France 43 - 21 Ireland
44 - England 28 - 17 Wales
Semifinals
45 - New Zealand 10 - 22 Australia
46 - France 7 - 24 England
Third/fourth place playoff
47 - New Zealand 40 - 13 France
Final
48 - Australia 17 - 20 (a.e.t.) England
2003 Rugby World Cup - Top point scorers
Player - Team - Total Points
Jonny Wilkinson - England - 113
Frιdιric Michalak - France - 101
Elton Flatley - Australia - 100
Leon MacDonald - New Zealand - 75
Chris Paterson - Scotland - 71
Mat Rogers - Australia - 57
Mike Hercus - United States - 51
Rima Wakarua - Italy - 50
Earl Va'a - Samoa - 49
Daniel Carter - New Zealand - 48
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2003 Rugby World Cup - Warm up matches
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2003 Rugby World Cup - Match dates
Pool stage - Pool A - Matches
10-10 - Australia 24 - 8 Argentina
Telstra Stadium, Sydney
10-10 - Ireland 45 - 17 Romania
Bluetongue Central Coast Stadium, Gosford
10-14 - Argentina 67 - 14 Namibia
Bluetongue Central Coast Stadium, Gosford
10-18 - Australia 90 - 8 Romania
Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
10-19 - Ireland 64 - 7 Namibia
Aussie Stadium, Sydney
10-22 - Argentina 50 - 3 Romania
Aussie Stadium, Sydney
10-25 - Australia 142 - 0 Namibia
Adelaide Oval
10-26 - Argentina 15 - 16 Ireland
Adelaide Oval
10-30 - Namibia 7 - 37 Romania
Aurora Stadium, Launceston
11-01 - Australia 17-16 Ireland
Telstra Dome, Melbourne
Pool stage - Pool B - Matches
10-11 - France 61 - 18 Fiji
Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
10-11 - Scotland 32-11 Japan
Dairy Farmers Stadium, Townsville
10-15 - Fiji 19 - 18 United States
Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
10-18 - France 51 - 29 Japan
Dairy Farmers Stadium, Townsville
10-20 - Scotland 39 - 15 United States
Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
10-23 - Fiji 41 - 13 Japan
Dairy Farmers Stadium, Townsville
10-25 - France 51 - 9 Scotland
Telstra Stadium, Sydney
10-27 - Japan 26 - 39 United States
Bluetongue Central Coast Stadium, Gosford
10-31 - France 41 - 14 United States
WIN Stadium, Wollongong
11-01 - Scotland 22 - 20 Fiji
Aussie Stadium, Sydney
Pool stage - Pool C - Matches
10-11 - South Africa 72 - 6 Uruguay
Subiaco Oval, Perth
10-12 - England 84 - 6 Georgia
Subiaco Oval, Perth
10-15 - Samoa 60 - 13 Uruguay
Subiaco Oval, Perth
10-18 - South Africa 6 - 25 England
Subiaco Oval, Perth
10-19 - Georgia 9 - 46 Samoa
Subiaco Oval, Perth
10-24 - South Africa 46 - 19 Georgia
Aussie Stadium, Sydney
10-26 - England 35 - 22 Samoa
Telstra Dome, Melbourne
10-28 - Georgia 12 - 24 Uruguay
Aussie Stadium, Sydney
11-01 - South Africa 60 - 10 Samoa
Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
11-02 - England 111 - 13 Uruguay
Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
Pool stage - Pool D - Matches
10-11 - New Zealand 70 - 7 Italy
Telstra Dome, Melbourne
10-12 - Wales 41 - 10 Canada
Telstra Dome, Melbourne
10-15 - Italy 36 - 12 Tonga
Canberra Stadium
10-17 - New Zealand 68 - 6 Canada
Telstra Dome, Melbourne
10-19 - Wales 27 - 20 Tonga
Canberra Stadium
10-21 - Italy 19 - 14 Canada
Canberra Stadium
10-24 - New Zealand 91 - 7 Tonga
Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
10-25 - Italy 15 - 27 Wales
Canberra Stadium
10-29 - Canada 24 - 7 Tonga
WIN Stadium, Wollongong
11-02 - New Zealand 53 - 37 Wales
Telstra Stadium, Sydney
Knock-out stage - Quarter-finals - Matches
11-08 - New Zealand 29 - 9 South Africa
Telstra Dome, Melbourne
11-08 - Australia 33 - 16 Scotland
Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
11-09 - France 43 - 21 Ireland
Telstra Dome, Melbourne
11-09 - England 28 - 17 Wales
Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
Knock-out stage - Semifinals - Matches
11-15 - New Zealand 10 - 22 Australia
Telstra Stadium, Sydney
11-16 - France 7 - 24 England
Telstra Stadium, Sydney
Knock-out stage - Third-place play-off - Matches
11-20 - New Zealand 40 - 13 France
Telstra Stadium, Sydney
Knock-out stage - Final - Matches
11-22 - Australia 17 - 20 (a.e.t.) England
Telstra Stadium, Sydney
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