World Cup 2003
Congratulations to England on their historic victory & Winners of the World Cup


 





Complete World Cup round up at  www.ITV.com/RWC

The Rugby World Cup 2003 kicked off on 10 October 2003 and lasted for 44 days around Australia.

During this time, the world's 20 best rugby nations contested a total of 48 matches for the ultimate prize - the Rugby World Cup. The event consisted of 40 Pool matches, four Quarter Finals, two Semi Finals, a 3rd/4th Play Off and the Final.

Matches were played in six capital cities and four major regional centres across the country from Sydney to Perth and as far reaching as Launceston to Townsville.

Countries competed in four pools of five teams as follows:
 
Pool A

Australia
Argentina
Ireland
Romania
Namibia
Pool B

Fiji
Japan
France
Scotland
USA
Pool C

South Africa
Uraguay
Georgia
England
Samoa
Pool D

New Zealand
Italy
Canada
Tonga
Wales

The top two teams in each of the four pools progressed to the Quarter Finals stage. The winners then progressed to the Final at Stadium Australia in Sydney on 22 November 2003.

Our man in Oz, Simon Banks, saw and experienced this event See Simon down under

 http://www.rugby2003.com.au/

Rugby World Cup 2003 Results
 
POOL MATCHES 1-20

Friday 10th October
1 Australia 24 Argentina 8 Sydney Testra Stadium
Saturday 11th October
2 New Zealand 70 Italy 7 Melbourne Telstra Dome
3 Ireland 45 Romania 17 Gosford Central Coast Stadium
4 France 61 Fiji 18 Brisbane Suncorp Stadium
5 South Africa 72 Uruguay 6 Perth Subiaco Oval 
Sunday 12th October
6 Wales 41 Canada 10 Melbourne Telstra Dome
7 Scotland 32 Japan 11 Townsville Dairy Farmers Stadium
8 England 84 Georgia 6 Perth Subiaco Oval
Tuesday 14th October
9 Argentina 67 Namibia 14 Gosford Central Coast Stadium
Wednesday 15th October
10 Fiji 19 USA 18 Brisbane Suncorp Stadium 
11 Italy 36 Tonga 12 Canberra Canberra Stadium 
12 Samoa 60 Uruguay 13 Perth Subiaco Oval 
Friday 17th October
13 New Zealand 68 Canada 6 Melbourne Telstra Dome
Saturday 18th October
14 Australia 90 Romania 8 Brisbane Suncorp Stadium 
15 France 51 Japan 29 Townsville Dairy Farmers Stadium 
16 South Africa 6 England 25 Perth Subiaco Oval
Sunday 19th October
17 Wales 27 Tonga 20 Canberra Canberra Stadium 
18 Ireland 64 Namibia 7 Sydney Aussie Stadium 
19 Georgia 9 Samoa 46 Perth Subiaco Oval 
Monday 20th October
20 Scotland 39 USA 15 Brisbane Suncorp Stadium
Tuesday 21st October
21 Italy 19 Canada 14 Canberra Canberra Stadium
 

 POOL MATCHES 21 - 40

Wednesday 22nd October
Argentina 50 Romania 3 Sydney Aussie Stadium 
Thursday 23rd October
23 Fiji 41 Japan 13 Townsville Dairy Farmers Stadium
Friday 24th October
24 New Zealand 91 Tonga 7 Brisbane Suncorp Stadium
25 South Africa 46 Georgia 19 Sydney Aussie Stadium
Saturday 25th October
Australia 142 Namibia 0 Adelaide Adelaide Oval
27 Italy 15 Wales 27 Canberra Canberra Stadium
Saturday 25th October
28 France 51 Scotland 9 Sydney Telstra Stadium
Sunday 26th October
29 Argentina 15 Ireland 16 Adelaide Adelaide Oval
30 England 35 Samoa 22 Melbourne Telstra Dome
Monday 27th October
31 Japan 26 USA 39 Gosford Central Coast Stadium
Tuesday 28th October
32 Georgia 12 Uruguay 24 Sydney Aussie Stadium
Wednesday 29th October
33 Canada 24 Tonga 7 Wollongong WIN Stadium
Thursday 30th October
34 Namibia 7 Romania 37 Launceston York Park
Friday 31st October
35 France 41 USA 14 Wollongong WIN Stadium 
Saturday 1st November
36 Scotland 22 Fiji 20 Sydney Aussie Stadium
37 South Africa 60 Samoa 10 Brisbane Suncorp Stadium
38 Australia 17 Ireland 16 Melbourne Telstra Dome
Sunday 2nd November
39 England 111 Uruguay 13 Brisbane Suncorp Stadium 
40 New Zealand 53 Wales 37 Sydney Telstra Stadium

QUARTER FINALS

Saturday 8th November
41 QF 1
New Zealand 29 South Africa  9 Melbourne Telstra Dome
42 QF 2
Australia 33 Scotland 16 Brisbane Suncorp Stadium
Sunday 9th November
43 QF 3
France 43 Ireland 21 Melbourne Telstra Dome
44 QF 4
England 28 Wales 17 Brisbane Suncorp Stadium  Match Report

SEMI FINALS

Saturday 15th November
45 SF 1
New Zealand 10 Australia 22 Sydney Telstra Stadium
Sunday 16th November
46 SF 2
France 7 England 24 Sydney Telstra Stadium

PLAY OFF

Thursday 20th November
47 Play off
France 13 New Zealand 40 Sydney Telstra Stadium

FINAL

Saturday 22nd November
48 Final
Australia 17 England 20 Sydney Telstra Stadium
 

See our round up of the  1999 World Cup

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