Rugby qualifying competition
2003 Rugby World Cup qualifyingTournament details |
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Dates | 1999 – 2003 |
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No. of nations | 89 |
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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
| Africa | Americas | Asia | Europe | Oceania |
Qualified at 1999 RWC | | | | | |
Qualified via Regional Slots | | | | | |
Qualified via Repechage | | | | | |
Qualifiers
79 teams competed qualifying.
Repechage qualification
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 |
1 | Cameroon | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 41 | 25 | +16 | 4 |
2 | Uganda | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 29 | −8 | 4 |
3 | Zambia | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 37 | 45 | −8 | 4 |
Source: [citation needed]
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
Source: [citation needed]
Match schedule
Round 2
Final standings
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
1 | Madagascar | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 44 | +13 | 6 |
2 | Kenya | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 60 | 42 | +18 | 4 |
3 | Cameroon | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 39 | 70 | −31 | 2 |
Source: [citation needed]
Match Schedule
Round 3
Pool A
Source: [citation needed]
Match schedule
Pool B
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
1 | Namibia | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 154 | 30 | +124 | 6 |
2 | Zimbabwe | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 82 | 45 | +37 | 4 |
3 | Madagascar | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 164 | −161 | 2 |
Source: [citation needed]
Match schedule
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.
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.
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 |
1 | Brazil | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 112 | 24 | +88 | 9 |
2 | Venezuela | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 104 | 33 | +71 | 7 |
3 | Peru | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 59 | 107 | −48 | 5 |
4 | Colombia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 133 | −111 | 3 |
Source: [citation needed]
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.
Round 3
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
1 | Chile | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 103 | 11 | +92 | 6 |
2 | Paraguay | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 70 | −51 | 4 |
3 | Brazil | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 60 | −41 | 2 |
Source: [citation needed]
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 |
1 | Canada | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 192 | 80 | +112 | 16 |
2 | Uruguay | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 115 | 144 | −29 | 12 |
3 | United States | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 107 | 139 | −32 | 10 |
4 | Chile | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 93 | 144 | −51 | 10 |
Source: [citation needed]
Match Schedule
Date | Match | Venue | Result |
29-June-2002 | Canada - USA | Canada | 26-9 |
9-July-2002 | Uruguay - Chile | Uruguay | 34-23 |
13-July-2002 | USA - Canada | United States | 13-36 |
27-July-2002 | Chile - Uruguay | Chile | 10-6 |
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 |
8-October-2002 | USA - Chile | United States | 35-22 |
8-October-2002 | Canada - Uruguay | Canada | 51-16 |
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
Source: [citation needed]
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
Source: [citation needed]
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 |
1 | China | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 64 | 24 | +40 | 4 |
2 | Sri Lanka | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 27 | −4 | 4 |
3 | Kazakhstan | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 35 | 71 | −36 | 4 |
Source: [citation needed]
Match schedule
Round 2 – May, 2002
Source: [citation needed]
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.
Source: [citation needed]
Match schedule
References
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Notes: There was no qualification for the 1987 World Cup as places were given by invitation only. |