2003 Rugby World Cup
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| 2003 Rugby World Cup | |
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| Image:Rwc2003.PNG | |
| 2003-10-10 - 2003-11-22 | |
| Host nation | Image:Flag of Australia.svg Australia |
| No. of nations | 20 |
| Champions | Image:Flag of England (bordered).svg England |
| Runner-up | Image:Flag of Australia.svg Australia |
| Matches played | 48 |
| Attendance | 1,841,801 |
| (38,370 per match) | |
| Top scorer | Image:Flag of England (bordered).svg Jonny Wilkinson (113) |
The 2003 Rugby World Cup was the fifth rugby union world cup. It was won by England. 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. The pre-event favourites were England and New Zealand, with France, defending champions Australia and South Africa all expected to make strong showings.
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[edit] Venues
| Venues | ||
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| 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 |
| Thuringowa | 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 |
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. The overall stadium capacity was reduced from the 1999 Rugby World Cup in Wales.
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 Suncorp Stadium was a new AUS$280 million state-of-the-art venue designed specifically for rugby. It was opened just before the start of the 2003 Rugby World Cup. The Central Coast Stadium was also a newly built venue. It opened in February 2000 at a cost of AUS$30 million.
Aussie Stadium in Sydney is one of two venues in that city and was the main venue for soccer during the 2000 Olympic Games. The other venue in Sydney was the Telstra Stadium. Originally the centrepiece of the 2000 Olympic Games as Stadium Australia as it was then known, it was built at a cost of over AUS$600 million and was the biggest stadium used during the 2003 Rugby World Cup. The only stadium with a retractable roof used was the Telstra Dome in Melbourne.
[edit] Qualification
The following 20 teams, shown by region, qualified for the 2003 Rugby World Cup. 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. 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.
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[edit] Format
The teams were divided into four pools of five nations, with the top two in each pool moving on to the knockout quarter-final stage. 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):
- 4 points for a win
- 2 points for a draw
- 0 points for a loss (before possible bonus points)
- 1 bonus point for scoring four or more tries, regardless of the final score
- 1 bonus point for a loss by 7 points or fewer
[edit] Summary
[edit] First Round
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. 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.
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 quarterfinal qualification place in each pool — in pool A, Argentina lost to Ireland by only one point, which would otherwise have carried them into the quarterfinals 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. In pool C, Samoa gave England a fright with an adventurous approach that allowed them to take an early lead. 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. 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. France beat Scotland to round out the quarter finals.
There were numerous accusations of spying between various nations during the tournament.<ref>http://www.scrum.com/rugbyworldcup/rugby_world_cup_john_taylor3.asp</ref> So-called paranoia was at its peak in the lead up to the Scottish-Australian clash, when head Scottish coach Ian McGeechan and assistant coach Alan Tait even waved to what they believed were hidden cameras in the buildings surrounding their training venue at the University of Queensland. The Scottish team finished the session back at the hotel away from any potential cameras. Some believe that it is widespread in professional rugby, as there is so much riding on a game. The Scotland on Sunday newspaper reported that a cameraman and another person with a a still camera were spotted in the stands during a secret Scottish training session.<ref>http://www.rugbyheaven.smh.com.au/articles/2003/11/04/1067708213750.html</ref> Wallabies head coach Eddie Jones was sceptical of Scotland's claims, saying "I can honestly tell you I don't even know where they're training".<ref>http://www.rugbyheaven.smh.com.au/articles/2003/11/05/1068013258836.html</ref>
[edit] 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 completed an easy victory over 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. Unfortunately, it was probably the last match for Australian star Ben Darwin, who injured his neck in a ruck. 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, but rain and France's willingness to give away penalties to prevent tries ensured that it was a dour game.
[edit] Final
The final between Australia and England was played at Sydney's Telstra Stadium in front of a crowd of 82,957. Security at the final was the tighest ever for a Rugby World Cup final. Australia opened the scoring after they decided to run a penalty instead of kicking for touch. Lote Tuquiri beat England's right wing, Robinson, to a high cross-field kick and went over for the first try, but Elton Flatley was not able to add the conversion.
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. 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. The conversion was missed, but England went in at halftime leading by 14-5, a resounding riposte to the Australian media, which had questioned England's try-scoring abilities.
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. 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, England's Wilkinson scored a drop goal to win the match and with it the world championship.
[edit] 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.<ref name=BBCSport1>
BBC Sport. "England rugby heroes arrive home", bbc.co.uk, 2003-11-25. Retrieved on 2006-06-07. </ref> Scrum-half Matt Dawson described the reception at the airport as "mindblowing". On December 8 a national day of celebration took place in the form of a massive victory parade in the streets of London. The 2003 Rugby World Cup had a global cumulative audience of 3.5 billion.<ref name="visa">Visa International Renews Rugby World Cup Partnership. corporate.visa.com. Retrieved on 25 April, 2006.</ref>An estimated 40,000 international spectators travelled to Australia during the World Cup. A tourism boost was noted, for example bars in Adelaide experienced an increase of revenue by 30% over the duration of the World Cup. Officials in Melbourne estimated that AUS$100 million was injected into the Australian economy. In April 2004, the International Rugby Board released a review of the tournament, which saw records in almost all aspects of the World Cup. The Australian Rugby Union said that revenues exceeded all expectations and it was announced that it had received a tournament surplus of AUS$44.5 million.<ref name=Scrum>
Scrum.com. "ARU make huge profit from RWC", scrum.com, 2004-04-07. Retrieved on 2006-06-07. </ref> The hosting of the World Cup in Australia also saw an increase in Super 12 crowds and junior participation.
[edit] Results
[edit] Pool A
Team Won Drawn Lost For Against BP Points Image:Flag of Australia.svg Australia 4 0 0 273 32 2 18 Image:Bordered Ireland rugby.png Ireland 3 0 1 141 55 3 15 Image:Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina 2 0 2 140 57 3 11 
Romania
1 0 3 65 192 1 5 Image:Flag of Namibia.svg Namibia 0 0 4 28 310 0 0
| 2003-10-10 | |||
| Australia Image:Flag of Australia.svg | 24–8 | Image:Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina | Telstra Stadium Attendance: 81,350 Referee: Paul Honiss Image:Flag of New Zealand.svg |
| Tries: Wendell Sailor, Joe Roff Con: Elton Flatley Pen: Elton Flatley (4) | Tries: Ignacio Corleto Pen: Manuel Contepomi |
| 2003-10-10 | |||
| Ireland Image:Bordered Ireland rugby.png | 45–17 |  Romania
| Bluetongue Central Coast Stadium Attendance: 19,123 Referee: Jonathan Kaplan Image:Flag of South Africa.svg |
| Tries: Shane Horgan, Keith Wood, Denis Hickie (2), Victor Costello Con: David Humphreys (3), Ronan O'Gara Pen: David Humphreys (4) | Tries: Penalty try, Valentin Maftei Con: Ionut Tofan, Mihai Vioreanu Pen: Ionut Tofan |
| 2003-10-14 | |||
| Argentina Image:Flag of Argentina.svg | 67–14 | Image:Flag of Namibia.svg Namibia | Bluetongue Central Coast Stadium Attendance: 17,887 Referee: Nigel Williams Image:Flag of Wales 2.svg |
| Tries: Federico Méndez, Pablo Bouza (2), Juan Fernández Miranda, Penalty try (2), Martín Gaítan (3), Nicolas Fernández Miranda Con: Gonzalo Quesada (7) Pen: Gonzalo Quesada | Tries: Du Preez Grobler, Hakkies Husselman Con: Emile Wessels |
| 2003-10-18 | |||
| Australia Image:Flag of Australia.svg | 90–8 | Romania
| Suncorp Stadium Attendance: 48,778 Referee: Pablo Deluca Image:Flag of Argentina.svg |
| Tries: Elton Flatley, Mat Rogers (3), Matt Burke (2), Stephen Larkham (2), Stirling Mortlock, Joe Roff, Matt Giteau, Lote Tuqiri, George Smith Con: Elton Flatley (11) Pen: Elton Flatley | Tries: Petrisor Toderasc Pen: Ionut Tofan |
| 2003-10-19 | |||
| Ireland Image:Bordered Ireland rugby.png | 64–7 | Image:Flag of Namibia.svg Namibia | Aussie Stadium Attendance: 35,382 Referee: Andrew Cole Image:Flag of Australia.svg |
| Tries: Alan Quinlan (2), Girvan Dempsey, Denis Hickie, Marcus Horan, Eric Miller (2), Guy Easterby, Shane Horgan, John Kelly Con:Ronan O'Gara (7) | Tries: Corne Powell Con: Emile Wessels |
| 2003-10-22 | |||
| Argentina Image:Flag of Argentina.svg | 50–3 | Romania
| Aussie Stadium Attendance: 33,673 Referee: Chris White Image:Flag of England.svg |
| Tries: Martín Gaítan, Juan Martín Hernández (2), Manuel Contepomi, Nicolas Fernández Miranda, Pablo Bouza (2) Con: Juan Fernández Miranda (4), Gonzalo Quesada (2) Pen: Juan Fernández Miranda | Pen: Ionut Tofan |
| 2003-10-25 | |||
| Australia Image:Flag of Australia.svg | 142–0 | Image:Flag of Namibia.svg Namibia | Adelaide Oval Attendance: 33,000 Referee: Joël Jutge Image:Flag of France.svg |
| Tries: Chris Latham (5), David Lyons, Stirling Mortlock, Lote Tuqiri (3), Penalty try, Mat Rogers (2), Jeremy Paul, Matt Giteau (3), Nathan Grey, Morgan Turinui (2), Matt Burke, John Roe Con: Mat Rogers (16) |
| 2003-10-26 | |||
| Argentina Image:Flag of Argentina.svg | 15–16 | Image:Bordered Ireland rugby.png Ireland | Adelaide Oval Attendance: 30,203 Referee: André Watson Image:Flag of South Africa.svg |
| Pen: Gonzalo Quesada (3) Drop Goals: Gonzalo Quesada, Ignacio Corleto | Tries: Alan Quinlan Con: David Humphreys Pen: David Humphreys, Ronan O'Gara (2) |
| 2003-10-30 | |||
| Namibia Image:Flag of Namibia.svg | 7–37 | Romania
| Aurora Stadium Attendance: 15,457 Referee: Peter Marshall Image:Flag of Australia.svg |
| Tries: Eben Isaacs Con: Emile Wessels | Tries: Augustin Petrichei, Lucian Sirbu, George Chiriac, Ioan Teodorescu, Cristian Sauan Con: Ionut Tofan (2) Pen: Ionut Tofan (3) |
| 2003-11-01 | |||
| Australia Image:Flag of Australia.svg | 17–16 | Image:Bordered Ireland rugby.png Ireland | Telstra Dome Attendance: 54,206 Referee: Paddy O'Brien Image:Flag of New Zealand.svg |
| Tries: George Smith Pen: Elton Flatley (3) Drop Goals: George Gregan | Tries: Brian O'Driscoll Con: Ronan O'Gara Pen: Ronan O'Gara (2) Drop Goals: Brian O'Driscoll |
[edit] Pool B
Team Won Drawn Lost For Against BP Points Image:Flag of France.svg France 4 0 0 204 70 4 20 Image:Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland 3 0 1 102 97 2 14 Image:Flag of Fiji.svg Fiji 2 0 2 98 112 1 9 Image:Flag of the United States.svg United States 1 0 3 86 125 2 6 Image:Japanflag.png Japan 0 0 4 79 163 0 0
| 2003-10-11 | |||
| France Image:Flag of France.svg | 61–18 | Image:Flag of Fiji.svg Fiji | Suncorp Stadium Attendance: 46,795 Referee: Alain Rolland Image:Flag of Ireland.svg |
| Tries: Christophe Dominici (2), Imanol Harinordoquy, Yannick Jauzion (3), Raphael Ibanez Con: Frédéric Michalak (4) Pen: Frédéric Michalak (6) | Tries: Apensia Naevo, Rupeni Caucaunibuca Con: Nicky Little Pen: Nicky Little (2) |
| 2003-10-11 | |||
| Scotland Image:Flag of Scotland.svg | 32–11 | Image:Japanflag.png Japan | Dairy Farmers Stadium Attendance: 19,170 Referee: Stuart Dickinson Image:Flag of Australia.svg |
| Tries: Chris Paterson (2), Stuart Grimes, Simon Taylor, Simon Danielli Con: Chris Paterson, Gregor Townsend Pen: Chris Paterson | Tries: Hirotoki Onozawa Pen: Keiji Hirose (2) |
| 2003-10-15 | |||
| Fiji Image:Flag of Fiji.svg | 19–18 | Image:Flag of the United States.svg United States | Suncorp Stadium Attendance: 30,990 Referee: Joël Jutge Image:Flag of France.svg |
| Tries: Apensia Naevo Con: Nicky Little Pen: Nicky Little (4) | Tries: Riaan van Zyl Con: Mike Hercus Pen: Mike Hercus (2) |
| 2003-10-18 | |||
| France Image:Flag of France.svg | 51–29 | Image:Japanflag.png Japan | Dairy Farmers Stadium Attendance: 21,309 Referee: Alan Lewis Image:Flag of Ireland.svg |
| Tries: Frédéric Michalak, Aurélien Rougerie (2), Fabien Pelous, Christophe Dominici, Jean-Jacques Crenca Con: Frédéric Michalak (5), Gérald Merceron Pen: Frédéric Michalak (3) | Tries: George Konia, Daisuke Ohata Con: Toru Kurihara (2) Pen: Toru Kurihara (5) |
| 2003-10-20 | |||
| Scotland Image:Flag of Scotland.svg | 39–15 | Image:Flag of the United States.svg United States | Suncorp Stadium Attendance: 46,796 Referee: Jonathan Kaplan Image:Flag of South Africa.svg |
| Tries: Simon Danielli (2), Gavin Kerr, Gregor Townsend, Chris Paterson Con: Chris Paterson (4) Pen: Chris Paterson (2) | Pen: Mike Hercus (5) |
| 2003-10-23 | |||
| Fiji Image:Flag of Fiji.svg | 41–13 | Image:Japanflag.png Japan | Dairy Farmers Stadium Attendance: 17,269 Referee: Nigel Williams Image:Flag of Wales 2.svg |
| Tries: Aisea Tuilevu (2), Norman Ligairi (2), Marika Vunibaka Con: Nicky Little (2) Pen: Nicky Little (4) | Tries: Andy Miller Con: Andy Miller Pen: Andy Miller Drop Goals: Andy Miller |
| 2003-10-25 | |||
| France Image:Flag of France.svg | 51–9 | Image:Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland | Telstra Stadium Attendance: 78,974 Referee: David McHugh Image:Flag of Ireland.svg |
| Tries: Serge Betsen, Imanol Harinordoquy, Frédéric Michalak, Fabien Galthié, Nicolas Brusque Con: Frédéric Michalak (3), Gérald Merceron Pen: Frédéric Michalak Drop Goals: Frédéric Michalak, Nicolas Brusque | Pen: Chris Paterson (3) |
| 2003-10-27 | |||
| Japan Image:Japanflag.png | 26–39 | Image:Flag of the United States.svg United States | Bluetongue Central Coast Stadium Attendance: 19,653 Referee: Steve Walsh Image:Flag of New Zealand.svg |
| Tries: Toru Kurihara, Daisuke Ohata Con: Toru Kurihara (2) Pen: Toru Kurihara (4) | Tries: Mike Hercus, Phillip Eloff, Kort Schubert, Riaan van Zyl, Kris Khasigian Con: Mike Hercus (4) Pen: Mike Hercus (2) |
| 2003-10-31 | |||
| France Image:Flag of France.svg | 41–14 | Image:Flag of the United States.svg United States | WIN Stadium Attendance: 17,833 Referee: Paul Honiss Image:Flag of New Zealand.svg |
| Tries: Brian Liebenberg (3), Jean-Baptiste Poux, Yannick Bru Con: Gérald Merceron (2) Pen: Gérald Merceron (3) Drop Goal: Dimitri Yachvili | Tries: Mike Hercus, Kort Schubert Con: Mike Hercus (2) |
| 2003-11-01 | |||
| Scotland Image:Flag of Scotland.svg | 22–20 | Image:Flag of Fiji.svg Fiji | Aussie Stadium Attendance: 37,137 Referee: Tony Spreadbury Image:Flag of England.svg |
| Tries: Tom Smith Con: Chris Paterson (2) Pen: Chris Paterson (5) | Tries: Rupeni Caucaunibuca (2) Con: Nicky Little (2) Pen: Nicky Little (2) |
[edit] Pool C
Team Won Drawn Lost For Against BP Points Image:Flag of England (bordered).svg England 4 0 0 255 47 3 19 Image:Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa 3 0 1 184 60 3 15 Image:Flag of Samoa.svg Samoa 2 0 2 138 117 2 10 Image:Flag of Uruguay.svg Uruguay 1 0 3 56 255 0 4 Image:Flag of Georgia (1990-2004).svg Georgia 0 0 4 46 200 0 0
| 2003-10-11 | |||
| South Africa Image:Flag of South Africa.svg | 72–6 | Image:Flag of Uruguay.svg Uruguay | Subiaco Oval Attendance: 16,906 Referee: Paddy O'Brien Image:Flag of New Zealand.svg |
| Tries: Joost van der Westhuizen (3), Joe van Niekerk, Bakkies Botha, Thinus Delport, Jaque Fourie, Richard Bands, Danie Rossouw, Hendro Scholtz, Werner Greeff Con: Louis Koen (5), Derick Hougaard | Pen: Diego Aguirre (2) |
| 2003-10-12 | |||
| England Image:Flag of England (bordered).svg | 84–6 | Image:Flag of Georgia (1990-2004).svg Georgia | Subiaco Oval Attendance: 25,501 Referee: Pablo Deluca Image:Flag of Argentina.svg |
| Tries: Mike Tindall, Matt Dawson, Steve Thompson, Neil Back, Lawrence Dallaglio, Will Greenwood (2), Mark Regan, Ben Cohen (2), Jason Robinson, Dan Luger Con: Jonny Wilkinson (5), Paul Grayson (4) Pen: Jonny Wilkinson (2) | Pen: Malkhaz Urjukashvili, Paliko Jimsheladze |
| 2003-10-15 | |||
| Samoa Image:Flag of Samoa.svg | 60–13 | Image:Flag of Uruguay.svg Uruguay | Subiaco Oval Attendance: 22,020 Referee: David McHugh Image:Flag of Ireland.svg |
| Tries: Maurie Fa'asavalu (2), Brian Lima (2), Sailosi Tagicakibau, Lome Fa'atau, Simon Lemalu, Tanner Vili, Dominic Feaunati, Opeta Palepoi Con: Earl Va'a (3), Paul Tanner Vili (2) | Tries: Rodrigo Capo, Pablo Lemoine Pen: Diego Aguirre |
| 2003-10-18 | |||
| South Africa Image:Flag of South Africa.svg | 6–25 | Image:Flag of England (bordered).svg England | Subiaco Oval Attendance: 38,834 Referee: Peter Marshall Image:Flag of Australia.svg |
| Pen: Louis Koen (2) | Tries: Will Greenwood Con: Jonny Wilkinson Pen: Jonny Wilkinson (4) Drop goals: Jonny Wilkinson (2) |
| 2003-10-19 | |||
| Georgia Image:Flag of Georgia (1990-2004).svg | 9–46 | Image:Flag of Samoa.svg Samoa | Subiaco Oval Attendance: 21,507 Referee: Alain Rolland Image:Flag of Ireland.svg |
| Pen: Paliko Jimsheladze (2) Drop goals: Paliko Jimsheladze | Tries: Sailosi Tagicakibau, Earl Va'a, Semo Sititi, Steven So'oialo, Dominic Feaunati, Brian Lima Con: Earl Va'a (5) Pen: Earl Va'a (2) |
| 2003-10-24 | |||
| South Africa Image:Flag of South Africa.svg | 46–19 | Image:Flag of Georgia (1990-2004).svg Georgia | Aussie Stadium Attendance: 34,308 Referee: Stuart Dickinson Image:Flag of Australia.svg |
| Tries: Danie Rossouw (2), Derick Hougaard, Joe van Niekerk, Jaque Fourie, Bakkies Botha, Schalk Burger Con: Derick Hougaard (4) Pen: Derick Hougaard | Tries: David Dadunashvili Con: Paliko Jimsheladze Pen: Paliko Jimsheladze (3), Merab Kvirikashvili |
| 2003-10-26 | |||
| England Image:Flag of England (bordered).svg | 35–22 | Image:Flag of Samoa.svg Samoa | Telstra Dome Attendance: 50,647 Referee: Jonathan Kaplan Image:Flag of South Africa.svg |
| Tries: Neil Back, Penalty try, Iain Balshaw, Phil Vickery Con: Jonny Wilkinson (3) Pen: Jonny Wilkinson (2) Drop goals: Jonny Wilkinson | Tries: Semo Sititi Con: Earl Va'a Pen: Earl Va'a (5) |
| 2003-10-28 | |||
| Georgia Image:Flag of Georgia (1990-2004).svg | 12–24 | Image:Flag of Uruguay.svg Uruguay | Aussie Stadium Attendance: 28,576 Referee: Kelvin Deaker Image:Flag of New Zealand.svg |
| Pen: Malkhaz Urjukashvili, Merab Kvirikashvili (3) | Tries: Alfonso Cardoso, Diego Lamelas, Nicolas Brignoni Con: Diego Aguirre (2), Juan Menchaca Pen: Juan Menchaca |
| 2003-11-01 | |||
| South Africa Image:Flag of South Africa.svg | 60–10 | Image:Flag of Samoa.svg Samoa | Suncorp Stadium Attendance: 48,496 Referee: Chris White Image:Flag of England.svg |
| Tries: Joe van Niekerk, Jorrie Muller, Derick Hougaard, Juan Smith, Ashwin Willemse, Jaque Fourie, Jaco van der Westhuyzen, Neil de Kock Con: Derick Hougaard (5), Louis Koen (2) Pen: Derick Hougaard | Tries: Opeta Palepoi Con: Earl Va'a Pen: Earl Va'a |
| 2003-11-02 | |||
| England Image:Flag of England (bordered).svg | 111–13 | Image:Flag of Uruguay.svg Uruguay | Suncorp Stadium Attendance: 46,233 Referee: Nigel Williams Image:Flag of Wales 2.svg |
| Tries: Lewis Moody, Josh Lewsey (5), Iain Balshaw (2), Mike Catt (2), Andy Gomarsall (2), Dan Luger, Stuart Abbott, Jason Robinson (2), Will Greenwood Con: Jonny Wilkinson (11), Mike Catt (2) | Tries: Pablo Lemoine Con: Juan Menchaca Pen: Juan Menchaca (2) |
[edit] Pool D
Team Won Drawn Lost For Against BP Points Image:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand 4 0 0 282 57 4 20 Image:Flag of Wales 2.svg Wales 3 0 1 132 98 2 14 Image:Flag of Italy.svg Italy 2 0 2 76 124 0 8 Image:Flag of Canada.svg Canada 1 0 3 54 135 1 5 Image:Flag of Tonga.svg Tonga 0 0 4 46 178 1 1
| 2003-10-11 | |||
| New Zealand Image:Flag of New Zealand.svg | 70–7 | Image:Flag of Italy.svg Italy | Telstra Dome Attendance: 41, 715 Referee: Andrew Cole Image:Flag of Australia.svg |
| Tries: Brad Thorn, Reuben Thorne, Doug Howlett (2), Carlos Spencer (2), Joe Rokocoko (2), Justin Marshall, Daniel Carter, Leon MacDonald Con: Daniel Carter (6) Pen: Carlos Spencer | Tries: Matthew Phillips Con: Gert Peens |
| 2003-10-12 | |||
| Wales Image:Flag of Wales 2.svg | 41–10 | Image:Flag of Canada.svg Canada | Telstra Dome Attendance: 24,874 Referee: Chris White Image:Flag of England.svg |
| Tries: Sonny Parker, Gareth Cooper, Mark Jones, Colin Charvis, Gareth Thomas Con: Iestyn Harris (5) Pen: Iestyn Harris (2) | Tries: Kevin Tkachuk Con: James Pritchard Drop goals: Bob Ross |
| 2003-10-15 | |||
| Italy Image:Flag of Italy.svg | 36–12 | Image:Flag of Tonga.svg Tonga | Canberra Stadium Attendance: 18,967 Referee: Steve Walsh Image:Flag of New Zealand.svg |
| Tries: Manuel Dallan, Denis Dallan (2) Con: Rima Wakarua (3) Pen: Rima Wakarua (5) | Tries: John Payne, Tevita Tu'ifua Con: Sateki Tu'ipulotu |
| 2003-10-17 | |||
| New Zealand Image:Flag of New Zealand.svg | 68–6 | Image:Flag of Canada.svg Canada | Telstra Dome Attendance: 38,899 Referee: Tony Spreadbury Image:Flag of England.svg |
| Tries: Caleb Ralph (2), Rodney So'oialo (2), Mils Muliaina (4), Kees Meeuws, Ma'a Nonu Con: Daniel Carter (9) | Pen: Jared Barker (2) |
| 2003-10-19 | |||
| Wales Image:Flag of Wales 2.svg | 27–20 | Image:Flag of Tonga.svg Tonga | Canberra Stadium Attendance: 19,806 Referee: Paul Honiss Image:Flag of New Zealand.svg |
| Tries: Gareth Cooper, Martyn Williams Con: Stephen Jones (5) Pen: Stephen Jones (4) Drop goals: Martyn Williams | Tries: Pierre Hola, Benhur Kivalu Con: Pierre Hola Pen: Pierre Hola |
| 2003-10-21 | |||
| Italy Image:Flag of Italy.svg | 19–14 | Image:Flag of Canada.svg Canada | Canberra Stadium Attendance: 20,515, Referee: Paddy O'Brien Image:Flag of New Zealand.svg |
| Tries: Sergio Parisse Con: Rima Wakarua Pen: Rima Wakarua (4) | Tries: Quentin Fyffe Pen: Jared Barker (3) |
| 2003-10-24 | |||
| New Zealand Image:Flag of New Zealand.svg | 91–7 | Image:Flag of Tonga.svg Tonga | Suncorp Stadium Attendance: 47,588 Referee: Pablo Deluca Image:Flag of Argentina.svg |
| Tries: Daniel Braid, Daniel Carter, Corey Flynn, Caleb Ralph (2), Carlos Spencer, Kees Meeuws, Mils Muliaina (2), Leon MacDonald, Doug Howlett (2) Con: Leon MacDonald (12), Carlos Spencer | Tries: Pierre Hola Con: Sateki Tu'ipulotu |
| 2003-10-25 | |||
| Italy Image:Flag of Italy.svg | 15–27 | Image:Flag of Wales 2.svg Wales | Canberra Stadium Attendance: 22,641 Referee: Andrew Cole Image:Flag of Australia.svg |
| Pen: Rima Wakarua (5) | Tries: Mark Jones, Sonny Parker, Dafydd Jones Con: Iestyn Harris (3) Pen: Iestyn Harris (3) |
| 2003-10-29 | |||
| Canada Image:Flag of Canada.svg | 24–7 | Image:Flag of Tonga.svg Tonga | WIN Stadium Attendance: 15,630 Referee: Alain Rolland Image:Flag of Ireland.svg |
| Tries: Sean Fauth, Aaron Abrams Con: James Pritchard Pen: Bob Ross (4) | Tries: Benhur Kivalu Con: Pierre Hola |
| 2003-11-02 | |||
| New Zealand Image:Flag of New Zealand.svg | 53–37 | Image:Flag of Wales 2.svg Wales | Telstra Stadium Attendance: 80,012 Referee: André Watson Image:Flag of South Africa.svg |
| Tries: Joe Rokocoko (2), Leon MacDonald, Ali Williams, Doug Howlett (2), Carlos Spencer, Aaron Mauger Con: Leon MacDonald (5) Pen: Leon MacDonald | Tries: Mark Taylor, Sonny Parker, Colin Charvis, Shane Williams Con: Stephen Jones (4) Pen: Stephen Jones (3) |
[edit] Knock-out stages
[edit] Quarter-finals
| 2003-11-08 | |||
| New Zealand Image:Flag of New Zealand.svg | 29–9 | Image:Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa | Telstra Dome Attendance: 40,734 Referee: Tony Spreadbury Image:Flag of England.svg |
| Tries: Leon MacDonald, Keven Mealamu, Joe Rokocoko Con: Leon MacDonald Pen: Leon MacDonald (3) | Pen: Derick Hougaard (3) |
| Australia Image:Flag of Australia.svg | 33–16 | Image:Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland | Suncorp Stadium Attendance: 45,412 Referee: Steve Walsh Image:Flag of New Zealand.svg |
| Tries: Stirling Mortlock, George Gregan, David Lyons Con: Elton Flatley (3) Pen: Elton Flatley (4) | Tries: Robbie Russell Con: Chris Paterson Pen: Chris Paterson (2) Drop goals: Chris Paterson |
| 2003-11-09 | |||
| France Image:Flag of France.svg | 43–21 | Image:Bordered Ireland rugby.png Ireland | Telstra Dome Attendance: 33,134 Referee: Jonathan Kaplan Image:Flag of South Africa.svg |
| Tries: Olivier Magne, Christophe Dominici, Imanol Harinordoquy, Jean-Jacques Crenca Con: Frédéric Michalak (4) Pen: Frédéric Michalak (5) | Tries: Kevin Maggs, Brian O'Driscoll (2) Con: David Humphreys (3) |
| England Image:Flag of England (bordered).svg | 28–17 | Image:Flag of Wales 2.svg Wales | Suncorp Stadium Attendance: 45,252 Referee: Alain Rolland Image:Flag of Ireland.svg |
| Tries: Will Greenwood Con: Jonny Wilkinson Pen: Jonny Wilkinson (6) Drop goals: Jonny Wilkinson | Tries: Stephen Jones, Colin Charvis, Martyn Williams Con: Iestyn Harris |
[edit] Semi-finals
| 2003-11-15 | |||
| New Zealand Image:Flag of New Zealand.svg | 10–22 | Image:Flag of Australia.svg Australia | Telstra Stadium Attendance: 82,444 Referee: Chris White Image:Flag of England.svg |
| Tries: Reuben Thorne Con: Leon MacDonald Pen: Leon MacDonald | Tries: Stirling Mortlock Con: Elton Flatley Pen: Elton Flatley (5) |
| 2003-11-16 | |||
| France Image:Flag of France.svg | 7–24 | Image:Flag of England (bordered).svg England | Telstra Stadium Attendance: 82,346 Referee: Paddy O'Brien Image:Flag of New Zealand.svg |
| Tries: Serge Betsen Con: Frédéric Michalak | Pen: Jonny Wilkinson (5) Drop goals: Jonny Wilkinson (3) |
[edit] Third-place play-off
| 2003-11-20 | |||
| New Zealand Image:Flag of New Zealand.svg | 40–13 | Image:Flag of France.svg France | Telstra Stadium Attendance: 62,712 Referee: Chris White Image:Flag of England.svg |
| Tries: Chris Jack, Brad Thorn, Doug Howlett, Joe Rokocoko, Mils Muliaina, Marty Holah Con: Leon MacDonald, Daniel Carter | Tries: Pépito Elhorga Con: Dimitri Yachvili Pen: Dimitri Yachvili Drop goals: Dimitri Yachvili |
[edit] Final
| 2003-11-22 | |||
| Australia Image:Flag of Australia.svg | 17–20 (AET) | Image:Flag of England (bordered).svg England | Telstra Stadium Attendance: 82,957 Referee: André Watson Image:Flag of South Africa.svg |
| Tries: Lote Tuqiri Pen: Elton Flatley (4) | Tries: Jason Robinson Pen: Jonny Wilkinson (4) Drop goals: Jonny Wilkinson |
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Team
[edit] Top point scorers
Top ten point scorers Player Team Position Played Tries Scored Conversions Penalties Drop Goals Total Points Yellow Cards Red Cards Jonny Wilkinson Image:Flag of England (bordered).svg England Fly-half 6 0 10 23 8 113 0 0 Frédéric Michalak Image:Flag of France.svg France Fly-half 6 2 18 18 1 103 0 0 Elton Flatley Image:Flag of Australia.svg Australia Centre 6 1 16 21 0 100 0 0 Leon MacDonald Image:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand Centre 7 4 20 5 0 75 0 0 Chris Paterson Image:Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland Fly-half 5 3 7 13 1 71 0 0 Mat Rogers Image:Flag of Australia.svg Australia Full-back 7 5 16 0 0 57 1 0 Mike Hercus Image:Flag of the United States.svg United States Fly-half 4 2 7 9 0 51 0 0 Rima Wakarua Image:Flag of Italy.svg Italy Fly-half 3 0 4 14 0 50 0 0 Earl Va'a Image:Flag of Samoa.svg Samoa Fly-half 4 1 10 8 0 49 0 0 Daniel Carter Image:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand Centre 5 2 19 0 0 48 0 0
[edit] Top try scorers
Top ten try scorers Player Team Position Played Tries Scored Conversions Penalties Drop Goals Total Points Yellow Cards Red Cards Doug Howlett Image:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand Wing 7 7 0 0 0 35 0 0 Mils Muliaina Image:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand Full-back 7 7 0 0 0 35 0 0 Joe Rokocoko Image:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand Wing 5 6 0 0 0 30 0 0 Will Greenwood Image:Flag of England (bordered).svg England Centre 6 5 0 0 0 25 0 0 Chris Latham Image:Flag of Australia.svg Australia Full-back 1 5 0 0 0 25 0 0 Josh Lewsey Image:Flag of England (bordered).svg England Full-back 5 5 0 0 0 25 0 0 Mat Rogers Image:Flag of Australia.svg Australia Full-back 7 5 16 0 0 57 1 0 Lote Tuqiri Image:Flag of Australia.svg Australia Wing 7 5 0 0 0 25 0 0 Pablo Bouza Image:Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina No. 8 2 4 0 0 0 20 0 0 Christophe Dominici Image:Flag of France.svg France Wing 5 4 0 0 0 20 1 0 Caleb Ralph Image:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand Wing 2 4 0 0 0 20 0 0
- See also: 2003 Rugby World Cup drop goal scorers.
[edit] Notes and references
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[edit] External links
| Wikimedia Commons has media related to: |
- Official site
- BBC account of 2003 World Cup victory
- Video of Caucaunibuca's 2003 World Cup try for Fiji against France (WMV format)
- 2003 Rugby World Cup (from El Rugbier) (Spanish)
| Overview: |
|---|
| History • Hosts • Qualification • Records and statistics • Team appearances • Trophy |
| Tournaments: |
| Australia and New Zealand 1987 • England 1991 • South Africa 1995 • Wales 1999 • Australia 2003 • France 2007 • New Zealand 2011 • To be decided 2015 |
| Qualifying tournaments |
| 1991 •1995 • 1999 • 2003 • 2007 |
| See also |
| Women's World Cup • World Cup Sevens • Under 21 World Championship • Under 19 World Championship |
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