2003 Rugby World Cup qualifying
Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Script error: No such module "Infobox".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 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 |
.svg){kind=link}
.svg){kind=link}
.svg){kind=link}
.svg){kind=link}
Qualifiers
79 teams competed qualifying.
| Region | Teams entered qualifying process |
Qualifying berths |
Repechage berths |
Qualified team(s) |
Repechage team(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Africa | 12 | 1 | 1 | File:Flag of Namibia.svg Namibia | File:Flag of Tunisia.svg Tunisia |
| Americas | 17 | 2 | 1 | File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada File:Flag of Uruguay.svg Uruguay |
File:Flag of the United States.svg United States |
| Asia | 11 | 1 | 1 | File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan | File:Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea |
| Europe | 32 | 4 | 1 | File:IRFU flag.svg Ireland File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy File:Flag of Romania.svg Romania File:Flag of Georgia (1990–2004).svg Georgia |
File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain |
| Oceania | 9 | 2 | 1 | File:Flag of Fiji.svg Fiji File:Flag of Samoa.svg Samoa |
File:Flag of Tonga.svg Tonga |
| TOTALS | 81 | 10 | 5 | (1 WC Place) |
Repechage qualification
Script error: No such module "Labelled list hatnote".
- Repechage 1 File:Flag of the United States.svg United States
- Repechage 2 File:Flag of Tonga.svg Tonga
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
Script error: No such module "sports table".
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
Script error: No such module "sports table".
Match schedule
| Date | Match | Venue | Result |
| 1 September 2001 | Botswana - Swaziland | Gaborone, Botswana | 13-3 |
| 16 September 2001 | Madagascar – Botswana | Antananarivo, Madagascar | 31-11 |
| 29 September 2001 | Swaziland - Madagascar | Malkerns, Swaziland | 21-26 |
Round 2
Final standings
Script error: No such module "sports table".
Match Schedule
| Date | Match | Venue | Result |
| 13 October 2001 | Madagascar - Kenya | Antananarivo, Madagascar | 27-20 |
| 27 October 2001 | Cameroon – Madagascar | Yaoundé, Cameroon | 24-30 |
| 24 November 2001 | Kenya - Cameroon | Nairobi, Kenya | 40-15 |
Round 3
Pool A
Script error: No such module "sports table".
Match schedule
| Date | Match | Venue | Result |
| 18 May 2002 | Tunisia - Morocco | Tunis, Tunisia | 27-26 |
| 25 May 2002 | Ivory Coast – Tunisia | Abidjan, Ivory Coast | 8-13 |
| 1 June 2002 | Morocco - Ivory Coast | Abidjan, Ivory Coast | 23-21 |
Pool B
Script error: No such module "sports table".
Match schedule
| Date | Match | Venue | Result |
| 2 June 2002 | Madagascar - Zimbabwe | Antananarivo, Madagascar | 3-52 |
| 15 June 2002 | Namibia – Madagascar | Windhoek, Namibia | 112-0 |
| 29 June 2002 | Zimbabwe - Namibia | Bulawayo, Zimbabwe | 30-42 |
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.
| Date | Match | Venue | Result |
| 30 November 2002 | File:Flag of Namibia.svg Namibia – Tunisia | Windhoek, Namibia | 26-19 |
| 6 December 2002 | File:Flag of Tunisia.svg Tunisia – Namibia | Tunis, Tunisia | 24-17 |
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. Script error: No such module "RoundN".
Round 1 (South)
Valid also as 2001 South American Rugby Championship "B"
Winner (Brazil) qualified to Round 2.
Final standings
Script error: No such module "sports table".
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.
| Date | Match | Venue | Result |
| 22-December-2001 | File:Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg Trinidad and Tobago - Brazil | Arima (Trinidad and Tobago) | 10-11 |
| 26-January-2002 | File:Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil - Trinidad and Tobago | Brazil | 9-0 |
Round 3
Script error: No such module "sports table".
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
Script error: No such module "sports table".
Match Schedule
| Date | Match | Venue | Result |
| 29-June-2002 | Canada - USA | Canada | 26-9 |
| 13-July-2002 | USA - Canada | United States | 13-36 |
| 27-July-2002 | Chile - Uruguay | Chile | 10-6 |
| 10-August-2002 | USA - Chile | United States | 35-22 |
| 10-August-2002 | Canada - Uruguay | Canada | 51-16 |
| 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 |
| 7-September-2002 | Uruguay - Chile | Uruguay | 34-23 |
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
Script error: No such module "sports table".
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
Script error: No such module "sports table".
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
Script error: No such module "sports table".
Match schedule
| Date | Match | Venue | Result |
| 5 April 2002 | Sri Lanka - China | Colombo, Sri Lanka | 9-7 |
| 12 April 2002 | China – Kazakhstan | Shanghai, China | 57-15 |
| 20 April 2002 | Kazakhstan – Sri Lanka | Almaty Kazakhstan | 20-14 |
Round 2 – May, 2002
Script error: No such module "sports table".
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. Script error: No such module "sports table".
Match schedule
| Date | Match | Venue | Result |
| 16 June 2002 | Japan - Korea | Tokyo, Japan | 90-24 |
| 23 June 2002 | Chinese Taipei - Korea | Tainan, Taiwan | 31-54 |
| 30 June 2002 | Korea – Chinese Taipei | Seoul, South Korea | 119-7 |
| 6 July 2002 | Japan – Chinese Taipei | Tokyo, Japan | 155-3 |
| 14 July 2002 | Korea - Japan | Seoul, South Korea | 17-55 |
| 21 July 2002 | Chinese Taipei - Japan | Tainan, Taiwan | 3-120 |
References
<templatestyles src="Reflist/styles.css" />
- ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Template:2003 Rugby Union World Cup qualifying Template:Rugby Union World Cup