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2003 Rugby World Cup
2003-10-10 - 2003-11-22
Host nationFlag of Australia Australia
No. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 680 - Battle of Karbala: Shia Imam Husayn bin Ali, the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad, is decapitated Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 498 - Kofi Aseidu- After the death of Anastasius II, Symmachus is elected Pope in the Lateran For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. of nations20 (80 qualifying)
ChampionsFlag of England England
Runner-upFlag of Australia Australia
Matches played48
Attendance1,837,547
(38,282 per match)
Top scorerFlag of England Jonny Wilkinson (113)
Most triesFlag of New Zealand Doug Howlett (7)
Flag of New Zealand Mils Muliaina (7)
Preceded by1999 Rugby World Cup
Succeeded by2007 Rugby World Cup

The 2003 Rugby World Cup was the fifth rugby union world cup and was won by England. The England national rugby union team represents England in Rugby union. The Australian national rugby union team is the representative side of Australia in Rugby union. Jonathan Peter Wilkinson OBE (born 25 May 1979 in Frimley, Surrey) is an English Rugby union player and member of the England national team Douglas Charles Howlett is a professional New Zealand Rugby union player of Tongan descent Junior Malili Muliaina (born 31 July 1980) better known as Mils Muliana, is an international Rugby union player for the New Zealand All The 1999 Rugby World Cup was the fourth Rugby World Cup and the first to be held in Rugby union 's professional era. The 2007 Rugby World Cup was the sixth Rugby World Cup, a quadrennial international Rugby union world championship inaugurated in 1987. Overview See also Playing rugby union A rugby union match lasts for 80 minutes (plus stoppage time with a short The Rugby World Cup is the premier international Rugby union competition The England national rugby union team represents England in Rugby union. 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 Football Union and Rugby World Cup Limited. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. New Zealand is an Island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses (the North Island and the South Island The New Zealand Rugby Union (NZRU (formerly the New Zealand Rugby Football Union (NZRFU is the governing body of Rugby union in New Zealand. The pre-event favourites were England and New Zealand, with France, South Africa and defending champions Australia all expected to make strong showings. The All Blacks are New Zealand's national team in Rugby union, the country's National sport. The France national rugby union team represents France in Rugby union. The South Africa national Rugby union team (commonly referred to as the Springboks in English Springbokke in Afrikaans and Amabokoboko The Australian national rugby union team is the representative side of Australia in Rugby union.

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Venues

Venues
CityStadiumCapacity
SydneyTelstra Stadium83,500
MelbourneTelstra Dome53,371
BrisbaneSuncorp Stadium52,500
PerthSubiaco Oval42,922
SydneyAussie Stadium41,159
AdelaideAdelaide Oval33,597
TownsvilleDairy Farmers Stadium24,843
CanberraCanberra Stadium24,647
GosfordBluetongue Central Coast Stadium20,119
LauncestonYork Park19,891
WollongongWIN Stadium18,484

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. Sydney (ˈsɪdniː is the most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 4 Stadium Australia, presently known as ANZ Stadium, is a multi-purpose Stadium located in the Sydney Olympic Park precinct of Homebush, Sydney Melbourne ( is the second most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 3 Docklands Stadium, known as Telstra Dome, and originally as Victoria Stadium and Colonial Stadium, is a multi purpose sports and entertainment Brisbane ( is the state capital of Queensland. Brisbane is the third most populous city in Australia and the most populous city of Queensland Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia. Subiaco Oval, known colloquially as Subi, is the highest capacity sports Stadium in Perth, Western Australia. Sydney (ˈsɪdniː is the most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 4 The Sydney Football Stadium (colloquially known as SFS, and formerly known as Aussie Stadium between 2002 and mid-2007 is located in Moore Park, in Adelaide is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of South Australia, and is the fifth largest city in Australia with a The Adelaide Oval is a sports ground in Adelaide, South Australia. Townsville is a city on the north-eastern coast of Australia, in the state of Queensland. Dairy Farmers Stadium is a Rugby league sports stadium situated in Townsville, Queensland, Australia. Canberra ( is the capital city of Australia With a population of over 340000 it is Australia's largest inland City. Canberra Stadium (originally known as Bruce Stadium) is a facility primarily used for Rugby league and Rugby union games located adjacent to the Gosford is a city located on the Central Coast of New South Wales, Australia, approximately 80km north of the Sydney Central business district Bluetongue Central Coast Stadium (formerly known as Central Coast Stadium, Northpower Stadium and Central Coast Express Advocate Stadium) is a sports venue Launceston ( (short first vowel /ˈlɔːnsəstən/ is often incorrectly heard in other parts of Australia is a city in the north of the state of Tasmania, Australia WIN Stadium is a multi-purpose Stadium located in the city of Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia. The overall stadium capacity was reduced from the 1999 Rugby World Cup in Wales. The 1999 Rugby World Cup was the fourth Rugby World Cup and the first to be held in Rugby union 's professional era.

The Adelaide Oval underwent a AUS$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 Australian dollar ( sign: $; code: AUD) is the Currency of the Commonwealth of Australia, including Christmas The Suncorp Stadium was a new AUS$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 AUS$30 million.

Aussie Stadium was one of two venues in Sydney that for football during the 2000 Olympic Games. Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered "I am proud and happy to proclaim that you have presented to the world the best Olympic Games ever The other venue in Sydney was the Telstra Stadium which was the centrepiece of the 2000 Olympic Games. Stadium Australia, presently known as ANZ Stadium, is a multi-purpose Stadium located in the Sydney Olympic Park precinct of Homebush, Sydney Formerly known as Stadium Australia, Telstra Stadium was built at a cost of over AUS$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.

Qualification

The winners England.
The winners England.
Main article: 2003 Rugby World Cup qualifying

The following 20 teams, shown by region, qualified for the 2003 Rugby World Cup. For the 2003 Rugby World Cup, a number of qualifying tournaments were held to decide what nations would be participating at the finals tournament held in Australia 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. The 1999 Rugby World Cup was the fourth Rugby World Cup and the first to be held in Rugby union 's professional era. The Australian national rugby union team is the representative side of Australia in Rugby union. 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. Events 1122 - Concordat of Worms. 1459 - Battle of Blore Heath, the first major battle of the English 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar.

Squads

Main article: 2003 Rugby World Cup squads

Format

The 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. The Argentina national rugby team, nicknamed Los Pumas, represents Argentina in international Rugby union matches For the Canadian Rugby league team see Canada national rugby league team. For the American Rugby league team see United States national rugby league team. Uruguay has played in the 1999 and 2003 Rugby World Cups They have been playing international rugby since the late 1940s For the Japanese Rugby League team see Japan national rugby league team. The Australian national rugby union team is the representative side of Australia in Rugby union. The Fiji National rugby union team is one of the strongest national rugby union teams of the world and the third from Oceania, even still as a second tier nation The All Blacks are New Zealand's national team in Rugby union, the country's National sport. The national Rugby union team of Samoa is called Manu Samoa (the name of a famous Samoan chief some 10 generations ago The Tonga national rugby union team is nicknamed Ikale Tahi (Sea Eagles. The Namibian rugby union team, nicknamed the Welwitschias or Biltongboere, represents Namibia at Rugby union. The South Africa national Rugby union team (commonly referred to as the Springboks in English Springbokke in Afrikaans and Amabokoboko The England national rugby union team represents England in Rugby union. The France national rugby union team represents France in Rugby union. The Georgia national rugby union team represents the former Soviet Caucasian republic of Georgia in Rugby union. The Ireland rugby union team represents the island of Ireland in Rugby union, which is a popular sport throughout both the Republic of Ireland and For the rugby sevens side see Italian national rugby union team (sevens The Italy national rugby union team represent the nation of The Romania national rugby union team, nicknamed The Oaks ( Stejarii) have long been one of the stronger European teams outside of the Six Nations The Scotland national rugby union team represent Scotland in international Rugby union. The Wales national rugby union team represent Wales in international See also 2003 Rugby World Cup This article lists the official squads for the 2003 Rugby World Cup in Australia. 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):

Summary

First round

The opening game at Telstra Stadium between Australia and Argentina.
The opening game at Telstra Stadium between Australia and Argentina. Southern Hemisphere is the half of a Planet that is South of the Equator —the word hemisphere literally means 'half ball' The Six Nations Championship (referred to as RBS 6 Nations for sponsorship reasons known before 2000 as the Five Nations Championship, is an annual international Stadium Australia, presently known as ANZ Stadium, is a multi-purpose Stadium located in the Sydney Olympic Park precinct of Homebush, Sydney

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. For the Japanese Rugby League team see Japan national rugby league team. 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. The Fiji National rugby union team is one of the strongest national rugby union teams of the world and the third from Oceania, even still as a second tier nation The Tonga national rugby union team is nicknamed Ikale Tahi (Sea Eagles. The national Rugby union team of Samoa is called Manu Samoa (the name of a famous Samoan chief some 10 generations ago

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. The Argentina national rugby team, nicknamed Los Pumas, represents Argentina in international Rugby union matches The Ireland rugby union team represents the island of Ireland in Rugby union, which is a popular sport throughout both the Republic of Ireland and The Scotland national rugby union team represent Scotland in international Rugby union. For the rugby sevens side see Italian national rugby union team (sevens The Italy national rugby union team represent the nation of In pool C, Samoa gave England a fright with an adventurous approach that allowed them to take an early lead. The England national rugby union team represents England in Rugby union. However, England's superior fitness saw them through. 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. The South Africa national Rugby union team (commonly referred to as the Springboks in English Springbokke in Afrikaans and Amabokoboko The All Blacks are New Zealand's national team in Rugby union, the country's National sport. Australia just beat Ireland to top their group, whilst Wales pushed the All Blacks to the wire, after adopting an outgoing style of play with a fringe selection. The Australian national rugby union team is the representative side of Australia in Rugby union. The Wales national rugby union team represent Wales in international France beat Scotland to round out the quarter-finals. The France national rugby union team represents France in Rugby union.

Knock-out stage

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. The match was decided by a Stirling Mortlock interception try, after a loose pass from highly-rated All Blacks fly-half, Carlos Spencer. Stirling Austin Mortlock (born 20 May 1977 in Sydney is a professional Rugby union player Carlos James Spencer (born 14 October 1975 in Levin) is a New Zealand Rugby union footballer who plays at ( for Northampton Unfortunately, it was probably the last match for Australian star Ben Darwin, who injured his neck in a scrum. Ben Darwin (born 17 October, 1976) is a former Australian Rugby union footballer 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. Kees Junior Meeuws (born July 26, 1974; ˈkeɪs ˈmjuːz is a New Zealand Rugby union prop who currently plays for Welsh rugby side 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. Jonathan Peter Wilkinson OBE (born 25 May 1979 in Frimley, Surrey) is an English Rugby union player and member of the England national team

Final

Main article: 2003 Rugby World Cup Final

The final between Australia and England was played at Sydney's Telstra Stadium in front of a crowd of 82,957. The 2003 Rugby World Cup Final was won by England who defeated Australia 20 to 17 Stadium Australia, presently known as ANZ Stadium, is a multi-purpose Stadium located in the Sydney Olympic Park precinct of Homebush, Sydney Australia opened the scoring after they decided to run a penalty instead of kicking for touch. Lote Tuquiri 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. Lote Daulako Tuqiri (born 23 September 1979 in Namatakula, Fiji) is an Australian Rugby union player and former Rugby league player Jason Thorpe Robinson OBE (born 30 July 1974 in Leeds, West Yorkshire) is a former English international Rugby union and Rugby league Career Flatley was educated at St Joseph's Nudgee College where he was signed into the professional ranks of Rugby union upon graduating

Celebrations in Trafalgar Square.
Celebrations in Trafalgar Square. Trafalgar Square is a square in central London, England. With its position in the heart of London it is a tourist attraction its trademark is Nelson's

England dominated the rest of the half, opening up a 9-5 lead after Australian indiscipline gave away several penalties, but were unable to capitalise on their dominance. They nearly crossed the line on one occasion, when the Australian defence was stretched after a mistake and Ben Kay was given a potential try-scoring pass. Benedict James Kay MBE (born 14 December 1975) is an English international rugby union footballer who plays lock forward for Leicester He fumbled the ball over the line. Television replays showed Kay's reaction in four-letter words. 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. Lawrence Bruno Nero Dallaglio, OBE (born August 10, 1972, in London) is a retired English Rugby union player and Jonathan Peter Wilkinson OBE (born 25 May 1979 in Frimley, Surrey) is an English Rugby union player and member of the England national team 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. Career Flatley was educated at St Joseph's Nudgee College where he was signed into the professional ranks of Rugby union upon graduating In the 79th minute, Australia were putting pressure on England in their half. England had a scrum and just needed to keep hold of the ball until time elapsed. Several scrums were reset after the front rows failed to engage properly and finally, the referee, André Watson, gave a controversial penalty to Australia, despite England's scrum dominating the rest of the game. Flatley converted it with the last kick of normal time to tie the score 14-14 and take it to 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 21 seconds left before sudden death, Wilkinson scored a drop goal to win the match and with it the world championship.

Post-final

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. [1] On December 8 a national day of celebration took place in the form of a massive victory parade in the streets of London. Events 1609 - Biblioteca Ambrosiana opens its reading room the second public library of Europe. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. [2]


Results

Pool stage

Qualified for the quarterfinals

Group A

TeamWonDrawnLostForAgainstBPPoints
Flag of Australia Australia40027332218
Flag of Ireland Ireland30114156315
Flag of Argentina Argentina20214057311
Flag of Romania Romania1036519215
Flag of Namibia Namibia0042831000
2003-10-10
Australia Flag of Australia24 – 8Flag of Argentina ArgentinaTelstra Stadium, Sydney
Attendance: 81,350
Referee: Paul Honiss Flag of New Zealand
Try: Sailor 20', Roff 74'
Con: Flatley
Pen: Flatley (4)		Try: Corleto 72'
Pen: M. Contepomi
2003-10-11
Ireland Flag of Ireland45 – 17Flag of Romania RomaniaBluetongue Central Coast Stadium, Gosford
Attendance: 19,123
Referee: Jonathan Kaplan Flag of South Africa
Tries: S. Horgan, Wood, Hickie (2), Costello
Con: Humphreys (3), O'Gara
Pen: Humphreys (4)		Tries: Penalty try, Maftei
Con: Tofan, Vioreanu
Pen: Tofan
2003-10-14
Argentina Flag of Argentina67 – 14Flag of Namibia NamibiaBluetongue Central Coast Stadium, Gosford
Attendance: 17,887
Referee: Nigel Whitehouse Flag of Wales
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)
2003-10-18
Australia Flag of Australia90 – 8Flag of Romania RomaniaSuncorp Stadium, Brisbane
Attendance: 48,778
Referee: Pablo De Luca Flag of Argentina
Tries: Flatley, Rogers (3), Burke (2), Larkham (2), Mortlock, Roff, Giteau, Tuqiri, Smith
Con: Flatley (11)
Pen: Flatley		Tries: Toderasc
Pen: Tofan
2003-10-19
Ireland Flag of Ireland64 – 7Flag of Namibia NamibiaAussie Stadium, Sydney
Attendance: 35,382
Referee: Andrew Cole Flag of Australia
Tries: Quinlan (2), Dempsey, Hickie, Horan, Miller (2), G. Easterby, S. Horgan, Kelly
Con: O'Gara (7)		Tries: Powell
Con: Wessels
2003-10-22
Argentina Flag of Argentina50 – 3Flag of Romania RomaniaAussie Stadium, Sydney
Attendance: 33,673
Referee: Chris White Flag of England
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
2003-10-25
Australia Flag of Australia142 – 0Flag of Namibia NamibiaAdelaide Oval
Attendance: 33,000
Referee: Joël Jutge Flag of France
Tries: Latham (5), Lyons, Mortlock, Tuqiri (3), Penalty try, Rogers (2), Paul, Giteau (3), Grey, Turinui (2), Burke, Roe
Con: Rogers (16)
2003-10-26
Argentina Flag of Argentina15 – 16Flag of Ireland IrelandAdelaide Oval
Attendance: 30,203
Referee: André Watson Flag of South Africa
Pen: Quesada (3)
Drop: Quesada, Corleto		Tries: Quinlan
Con: Humphreys
Pen: Humphreys, O'Gara (2)
2003-10-30
Namibia Flag of Namibia7 – 37Flag of Romania RomaniaAurora Stadium, Launceston
Attendance: 15,457
Referee: Peter Marshall Flag of Australia
Tries: Isaacs
Con: Wessels		Tries: Petrichei, Sirbu, Chiriac, Teodorescu, Sauan
Con: Tofan (3)
Pen: Tofan (2)
2003-11-01
Australia Flag of Australia17–16Flag of Ireland IrelandTelstra Dome, Melbourne
Attendance: 54,206
Referee: Paddy O'Brien Flag of New Zealand
Tries: Smith
Pen: Flatley (3)
Drop: Gregan		Tries: O'Driscoll
Con: O'Gara
Pen: O'Gara (2)
Drop: O'Driscoll

Group B

TeamWonDrawnLostForAgainstBPPoints
Flag of France France40020470420
Flag of Scotland Scotland30110297214
Flag of Fiji Fiji20298114210
Flag of the United States United States1038612526
Flag of Japan Japan0047916300
2003-10-11
France Flag of France61 – 18Flag of Fiji FijiSuncorp Stadium, Brisbane
Attendance: 46,795
Referee: Alain Rolland Flag of Ireland
Tries: Dominici (2), Harinordoquy, Jauzion (3), Ibañez
Con: Michalak (4)
Pen: Michalak (6)		Tries: Naevo, Caucaunibuca
Con: Little
Pen: Little (2)
2003-10-11
Scotland Flag of Scotland32–11Flag of Japan JapanDairy Farmers Stadium, Townsville
Attendance: 19,170
Referee: Stuart Dickinson Flag of Australia
Tries: Paterson (2), Grimes, Taylor, Danielli
Con: Paterson, Townsend
Pen: Paterson		Tries: Onozawa
Pen: Hirose (2)
2003-10-15
Fiji Flag of Fiji19 – 18Flag of the United States United StatesSuncorp Stadium, Brisbane
Attendance: 30,990
Referee: Joël Jutge Flag of France
Tries: Naevo
Con: Little
Pen: Little (4)		Tries: van Zyl, Schubert
Con: Hercus
Pen: Hercus (2)
2003-10-18
France Flag of France51 – 29Flag of Japan JapanDairy Farmers Stadium, Townsville
Attendance: 21,309
Referee: Alan Lewis Flag of Ireland
Tries: Michalak, Rougerie (2), Pelous, Dominici, Crenca
Con: Michalak (5), Merceron
Pen: Michalak (3)		Tries: Konia, Ohata
Con: Kurihara (2)
Pen: Kurihara (5)
2003-10-20
Scotland Flag of Scotland39 – 15Flag of the United States United StatesSuncorp Stadium, Brisbane
Attendance: 46,796
Referee: Jonathan Kaplan Flag of South Africa
Tries: Danielli (2), Kerr, Townsend, Paterson
Con: Paterson (4)
Pen: Paterson (2)		Pen: Hercus (5)
2003-10-23
Fiji Flag of Fiji41 – 13Flag of Japan JapanDairy Farmers Stadium, Townsville
Attendance: 17,269
Referee: Nigel Whitehouse Flag of Wales
Tries: Tuilevu (2), Ligairi (2), Vunibaka
Con: Little (2)
Pen: Little (4)		Tries: Miller
Con: Miller
Pen: Miller
Drop: Miller
2003-10-25
France Flag of France51 – 9Flag of Scotland ScotlandTelstra Stadium, Sydney
Attendance: 78,974
Referee: David McHugh Flag of Ireland
Tries: Betsen, Harinordoquy, Michalak, Galthié, Brusque
Con: Michalak (3), Merceron
Pen: Michalak (4)
Drop: Michalak, Brusque		Pen: Paterson (3)
2003-10-27
Japan Flag of Japan26 – 39Flag of the United States United StatesBluetongue Central Coast Stadium, Gosford
Attendance: 19,653
Referee: Steve Walsh Flag of New Zealand
Tries: Kurihara, Ohata
Con: Kurihara (2)
Pen: Kurihara (4)		Tries: Hercus, Eloff, Schubert, van Zyl, Khasigian
Con: Hercus (4)
Pen: Hercus (2)
2003-10-31
France Flag of France41 – 14Flag of the United States United StatesWIN Stadium, Wollongong
Attendance: 17,833
Referee: Paul Honiss Flag of New Zealand
Tries: Liebenberg (3), Poux, Bru
Con: Merceron (2)
Pen: Merceron (3)
Drop: Yachvili		Tries: Hercus, Schubert
Con: Hercus (2)
2003-11-01
Scotland Flag of Scotland22 – 20Flag of Fiji FijiAussie Stadium, Sydney
Attendance: 37,137
Referee: Tony Spreadbury Flag of England
Tries: Smith
Con: Paterson
Pen: Paterson (5)		Tries: Caucaunibuca (2)
Con: Little (2)
Pen: Little (2)

Group C

South Africa vs Georgia, 24 October 2003
South Africa vs Georgia, 24 October 2003
TeamWonDrawnLostForAgainstBPPoints
Flag of England England40025547319
Flag of South Africa South Africa30118460315
Flag of Samoa Samoa202138117210
Flag of Uruguay Uruguay1035625504
Flag of Georgia (country) Georgia0044620000
2003-10-11
South Africa Flag of South Africa72 – 6Flag of Uruguay UruguaySubiaco Oval, Perth
Attendance: 16,906
Referee: Paddy O'Brien Flag of New Zealand
Tries: van der Westhuizen (3), van Niekerk, Botha, Delport, Fourie, Bands, Rossouw, Scholtz, Greef
Con: Koen (5), Hougaard		Pen: Aguirre (2)
2003-10-12
England Flag of England84 – 6Flag of Georgia (country) GeorgiaSubiaco Oval, Perth
Attendance: 25,501
Referee: Pablo De Luca Flag of Argentina
Tries: Tindall, Dawson, Thompson, Back, Dallaglio, Greenwood (2), Regan, Cohen (2), Robinson, Luger
Con: Wilkinson (5), Grayson (4)
Pen: Wilkinson (2)		Pen: Urjukashvili, Jimsheladze
2003-10-15
Samoa Flag of Samoa60 – 13Flag of Uruguay UruguaySubiaco Oval, Perth
Attendance: 22,020
Referee: David McHugh Flag of Ireland
Tries: Fa'asavalu (2), Lima (2), Tagicakibau, Fa'atau, Lemalu, Vili, Feaunati, Palepoi
Con: Va'a (3), Vili (2)		Tries: Capo, Lemoine
Pen: Aguirre
2003-10-18
South Africa Flag of South Africa6 – 25Flag of England EnglandSubiaco Oval, Perth
Attendance: 38,834
Referee: Peter Marshall Flag of Australia
Pen: Koen (2)Tries: Greenwood
Con: Wilkinson
Pen: Wilkinson (4)
Drop: Wilkinson (2)
2003-10-19
Georgia Flag of Georgia (country)9 – 46Flag of Samoa SamoaSubiaco Oval, Perth
Attendance: 21,507
Referee: Alain Rolland Flag of Ireland
Pen: Jimsheladze (2)
Drop: Jimsheladze		Tries: Tagicakibau, Vaa'a, Sititi, So'oialo, Feaunati, Lima
Con: Va'a (5)
Pen: Va'a (2)
2003-10-24
South Africa Flag of South Africa46 – 19Flag of Georgia (country) GeorgiaAussie Stadium, Sydney
Attendance: 34,308
Referee: Stuart Dickinson Flag of Australia
Tries: Rossouw (2), Hougaard, van Niekerk, Fourie, Botha, Burger
Con: Hougaard (4)
Pen: Hougaard		Tries: Dadunashvili
Con: Jimsheladze
Pen: Jimsheladze (3), Kvirikashvili
2003-10-26
England Flag of England35 – 22Flag of Samoa SamoaTelstra Dome, Melbourne
Attendance: 50,647
Referee: Jonathan Kaplan Flag of South Africa
Tries: Back, Penalty try, Balshaw, Vickery
Con: Wilkinson (3)
Pen: Wilkinson (2)
Drop: Wilkinson		Tries: Sititi
Con: Va'a
Pen: Va'a (5)
2003-10-28
Georgia Flag of Georgia (country)12 – 24Flag of Uruguay UruguayAussie Stadium, Sydney
Attendance: 28,576
Referee: Kelvin Deaker Flag of New Zealand
Pen: Urjukashvili, Kvirikashvili (3)Tries: Cardoso, Lamelas, Brignoni
Con: Aguirre (2), Menchaca
Pen: Juan Menchaca
2003-11-01
South Africa Flag of South Africa60 – 10Flag of Samoa SamoaSuncorp Stadium, Brisbane
Attendance: 48,496
Referee: Chris White Flag of England
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
2003-11-02
England Flag of England111 – 13Flag of Uruguay UruguaySuncorp Stadium, Brisbane
Attendance: 46,233
Referee: Nigel Whitehouse Flag of Wales
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)

Group D

TeamWonDrawnLostForAgainstBPPoints
Flag of New Zealand New Zealand40028257420
Flag of Wales Wales30113298214
Flag of Italy Italy2027712308
Flag of Canada Canada1035413515
Flag of Tonga Tonga0044617811
2003-10-11
New Zealand Flag of New Zealand70 – 7Flag of Italy ItalyTelstra Dome, Melbourne
Attendance: 41,715
Referee: Andrew Cole Flag of Australia
Tries: B. Thorn, R. Thorne, Howlett (2), Spencer (2), Rokocoko (2), Marshall, Carter, MacDonald
Con: Carter (6)
Pen: Spencer		Tries: Phillips
Con: Peens
2003-10-12
Wales Flag of Wales41 – 10Flag of Canada CanadaTelstra Dome, Melbourne
Attendance: 24,874
Referee: Chris White Flag of England
Tries: Parker, Cooper, M. Jones, Charvis, Thomas
Con: Harris (5)
Pen: Harris (2)		Tries: Tkachuk
Con: Pritchard
Drop: Ross
2003-10-15
Italy Flag of Italy36 – 12Flag of Tonga TongaCanberra Stadium
Attendance: 18,967
Referee: Steve Walsh Flag of New Zealand
Tries: M. Dallan, D. Dallan (2)
Con: Wakarua (3)
Pen: Wakarua (5)		Tries: Payne, Tu'ifua
Con: Tu'ipulotu
2003-10-17
New Zealand Flag of New Zealand68 – 6Flag of Canada CanadaTelstra Dome, Melbourne
Attendance: 38,899
Referee: Tony Spreadbury Flag of England
Tries: Ralph (2), So'oialo (2), Muliaina (4), Meeuws, Nonu
Con: Carter (9)		Pen: Barker (2)
2003-10-19
Wales Flag of Wales27 – 20Flag of Tonga TongaCanberra Stadium
Attendance: 19,806
Referee: Paul Honiss Flag of New Zealand
Tries: Cooper, M. Williams
Con: S. Jones
Pen: S. Jones (4)
Drop: M. Williams		Tries: Hola, Kivalu, Lavaka
Con: Hola
Pen: Hola
2003-10-21
Italy Flag of Italy19 – 14Flag of Canada CanadaCanberra Stadium
Attendance: 20,515
Referee: Paddy O'Brien Flag of New Zealand
Tries: Parisse
Con: Wakarua
Pen: Wakarua (4)		Tries: Fyffe
Pen: Barker (3)
2003-10-24
New Zealand Flag of New Zealand91 – 7Flag of Tonga TongaSuncorp Stadium, Brisbane
Attendance: 47,588
Referee: Pablo De Luca Flag of Argentina
Tries: Braid, Carter, Flynn, Ralph (2), Spencer, Meeuws, Penalty try, Muliaina (2), MacDonald, Howlett (2)
Con: MacDonald (12), Spencer		Tries: Hola
Con: Tu'ipulotu
2003-10-25
Italy Flag of Italy15 – 27Flag of Wales WalesCanberra Stadium
Attendance: 22,641
Referee: Andrew Cole Flag of Australia
Pen: Wakarua (5)Tries: M. Jones, Parker, D. Jones
Con: Harris (3)
Pen: Harris (3)
2003-10-29
Canada Flag of Canada24 – 7Flag of Tonga TongaWIN Stadium, Wollongong
Attendance: 15,630
Referee: Alain Rolland Flag of Ireland
Tries: Fauth, Abrams
Con: Pritchard
Pen: Ross (4)		Tries: Kivalu
Con: Hola
2003-11-02
New Zealand Flag of New Zealand53 – 37Flag of Wales WalesTelstra Stadium, Sydney
Attendance: 80,012
Referee: André Watson Flag of South Africa
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

Quarter finalsSemi finalsFinal
          
8 November - Telstra Dome, Melbourne    
 Flag of New Zealand New Zealand 29
15 November - Telstra Stadium, Sydney
 Flag of South Africa South Africa 9 
 Flag of New Zealand New Zealand 10
8 November - Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
  Flag of Australia Australia 22 
 Flag of Australia Australia 33
22 November - Telstra Stadium, Sydney
 Flag of Scotland Scotland 16 
 Flag of Australia Australia 17
9 November - Telstra Dome, Melbourne
  Flag of England England 20
 Flag of France France 43
16 November - Telstra Stadium, Sydney
 Flag of Ireland Ireland 21 
 Flag of France France 7Third place
9 November - Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
  Flag of England England 24 
 Flag of England England 28 Flag of New Zealand New Zealand 40
 Flag of Wales Wales 17  Flag of France France 13
20 November - Telstra Stadium, Sydney


Quarter-finals

2003-11-08
New Zealand Flag of New Zealand29 – 9Flag of South Africa South AfricaTelstra Dome, Melbourne
Attendance: 40,734
Referee: Tony Spreadbury Flag of England
Tries: MacDonald 16' c
Mealamu 59' m
Rokocoko 72' m
Con: MacDonald
Pen: MacDonald (3)
Drop: Mauger 45'		Pen: Hougaard (3)
2003-11-08
Australia Flag of Australia33 – 16Flag of Scotland ScotlandSuncorp Stadium, Brisbane
Attendance: 45,412
Referee: Steve Walsh Flag of New Zealand
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'
2003-11-09
France Flag of France43 – 21Flag of Ireland IrelandTelstra Dome, Melbourne
Attendance: 33,134
Referee: Jonathan Kaplan Flag of South Africa
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)
2003-11-09
England Flag of England28 – 17Flag of Wales WalesSuncorp Stadium, Brisbane
Attendance: 45,252
Referee: Alain Rolland Flag of Ireland
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

2003-11-15
New Zealand Flag of New Zealand10 – 22Flag of Australia AustraliaTelstra Stadium, Sydney
Attendance: 82,444
Referee: Chris White Flag of England
Try: Thorne 35' c
Con: MacDonald
Pen: MacDonald		Try: Mortlock 9' c
Con: Flatley
Pen: Flatley (5)
2003-11-16
France Flag of France7 – 24Flag of England EnglandTelstra Stadium, Sydney
Attendance: 82,346
Referee: Paddy O'Brien Flag of New Zealand
Try: Betsen 10' c
Con: Michalak		Pen: Wilkinson (5)
Drop: Wilkinson (3) 9', 38', 58'

Third-place play-off

2003-11-20
New Zealand Flag of New Zealand40 – 13Flag of France FranceTelstra Stadium, Sydney
Attendance: 62,712
Referee: Chris White Flag of England
Tries: Jack 12' c
Howlett 20' c
Rokocoko 51' c
Thorn 54' c
Muliaina 58' c
Holah m
Con: MacDonald
Carter (4)		Try: Elhorga 42' c
Con: Yachvili
Pen: Yachvili
Drop: Yachvili

Final

Main article: 2003 Rugby World Cup Final
2003-11-22
Australia Flag of Australia17 – 20 (a.e.t.)Flag of England EnglandTelstra Stadium, Sydney
Attendance: 82,957
Referee: André Watson Flag of South Africa
Try: Tuqiri 6' m
Pen: Flatley (4)		Try: Robinson 38' m
Pen: Wilkinson (4)
Drop: Wilkinson 100'
 2003 Rugby World Cup Champions 
Flag of England
England
First title

Statistics

Team

Team statistics
TeamPlayedWonDrawnLostPoints DifferenceTries ScoredConversionsPenaltiesDrop GoalsYellow CardsRed Cards
Flag of England England7700239362723810
Flag of Australia Australia7601267433221110
Flag of New Zealand New Zealand760126052406110
Flag of France France7502112292222450
Flag of South Africa South Africa530210427177110
Flag of Ireland Ireland53026320169110
Flag of Wales Wales530223171411120
Flag of Scotland Scotland5302-1212813110
Flag of Argentina Argentina42028318136210
Flag of Fiji Fiji4202-1610612030
Flag of Samoa Samoa42022118128010
Flag of Italy Italy4202-465514020
Flag of the United States United States4103-39979010
Flag of Canada Canada4103-81429110
Flag of Romania Romania4103-127855010
Flag of Uruguay Uruguay4103-199646000
Flag of Japan Japan4004-846512100
Flag of Tonga Tonga4004-132741040
Flag of Georgia (country) Georgia4004-1541112120
Flag of Namibia Namibia4004-282440010

Top point scorers

Top ten point scorers
PlayerTeamPositionPlayedTries ScoredConversionsPenaltiesDrop GoalsTotal PointsYellow CardsRed Cards
Jonny WilkinsonFlag of England EnglandFly-half601023811300
Frédéric MichalakFlag of France FranceFly-half621718110100
Elton FlatleyFlag of Australia AustraliaCentre611621010000
Leon MacDonaldFlag of New Zealand New ZealandCentre7420507500
Chris PatersonFlag of Scotland ScotlandFly-half5371317100
Mat RogersFlag of Australia AustraliaFull-back7516005710
Mike HercusFlag of the United States United StatesFly-half427905100
Rima WakaruaFlag of Italy ItalyFly-half3041405000
Earl Va'aFlag of Samoa SamoaFly-half4110804900
Daniel CarterFlag of New Zealand New ZealandCentre5219004800

Top try scorers

Main article: Rugby World Cup 2003 try scorers
Top ten try scorers
PlayerTeamPositionPlayedTriesConversionsPenaltiesDrop GoalsTotal PointsYellow CardsRed Cards
Doug HowlettFlag of New Zealand New ZealandWing770003500
Mils MuliainaFlag of New Zealand New ZealandFull-back770003500
Joe RokocokoFlag of New Zealand New ZealandWing560003000
Will GreenwoodFlag of England EnglandCentre650002500
Chris LathamFlag of Australia AustraliaFull-back150002500
Josh LewseyFlag of England EnglandFull-back550002500
Mat RogersFlag of Australia AustraliaFull-back7516005710
Lote TuqiriFlag of Australia AustraliaWing750002500
Pablo BouzaFlag of Argentina ArgentinaNo. 8240002000
Christophe DominiciFlag of France FranceWing540002010
Caleb RalphFlag of New Zealand New ZealandWing240002000

Notes and references

  1. ^ BBC Sport. "England rugby heroes arrive home", bbc. co. uk, 2003-11-25. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1034 - Máel Coluim mac Cináeda, King of Scots dies Donnchad, the Retrieved on 2006-06-07. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1099 - The First Crusade: The Siege of Jerusalem begins  
  2. ^ Visa International Renews Rugby World Cup Partnership. corporate. visa. com. Retrieved on 25 April, 2006.

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