2003 Rugby World Cup qualifying

Rugby qualifying competition June 2020 1999 2003 89 1999 2007 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.http://stats.espnscrum.com/scrum/rugby/records/team/match_results.html?id=1649;type=tournament Qualifying Results Qualifiers AfricaAmericasAsiaEuropeOceaniaQualified at 1999 RWCRSAARG ENG FRA SCO WAL AUS (holders)(Hosts) NZL Qualified via Regional SlotsNAM (Africa 1)CAN (Americas 1) URU (Americas 2) JPN (Asia 1)IRE (Europe 1) ITA (Europe 2) ROU (Europe 3) GEO 1990 (Europe 4)FIJ (Oceania 1) SAM (Oceania 2)Qualified via RepechageUSA TGA Qualifiers 79 teams competed qualifying. Region Teams enteredqualifyingprocess Qualifyingberths Repechageberths Qualifiedteam(s) Repechageteam(s) Africa 12 1 1 NAM TUN Americas 17 2 1 CANURU USA Asia 11 1 1 JPN KOR Europe 32 4 1 IREITAROUGEO 1990 ESP Oceania 9 2 1 FIJSAM TGA TOTALS 81 10 5 (1 WC Place) Repechage qualification 2003 Rugby World Cup – repechage qualification Repechage 1 USA Repechage 2 TON 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 main WDL Q points 3 2 1 CMR CMR UGA UGA ZAM ZAM 1 0 1 41 25 1 0 1 21 29 1 0 1 37 45 #C0FFC0 A complete Match schedule DateMatchVenueResult28 July 2001Zambia - CameroonChingola, Zambia25-2411 August 2001Uganda – ZambiaKyadondo, Uganda21-1225 August 2001Cameroon - UgandaDouala, Cameroon17-0 Pool B main WDL Q points 3 2 1 MAD MAD BOT BOT SWZ SWZ Swaziland 2 0 0 57 32 1 0 1 24 34 0 0 2 24 39 #C0FFC0 A complete Match schedule DateMatchVenueResult1 September 2001Botswana - SwazilandGaborone, Botswana13-316 September 2001Madagascar – BotswanaAntananarivo, Madagascar31-1129 September 2001Swaziland - MadagascarMalkerns, Swaziland21-26 Round 2 Final standings main WDL Q points 3 2 1 MAD MAD KEN KEN CMR CMR 2 0 0 57 44 1 0 1 60 42 0 0 2 39 70 #C0FFC0 A complete Match Schedule DateMatchVenueResult13 October 2001Madagascar - KenyaAntananarivo, Madagascar27-2027 October 2001Cameroon – MadagascarYaoundé, Cameroon24-3024 November 2001Kenya - CameroonNairobi, Kenya40-15 Round 3 Pool A main WDL Q points 3 2 1 TUN TUN MAR MAR CIV CIV 2 0 0 40 34 1 0 1 49 48 0 0 2 29 36 #C0FFC0 A complete Match schedule DateMatchVenueResult18 May 2002Tunisia - MoroccoTunis, Tunisia27-2625 May 2002Ivory Coast – TunisiaAbidjan, Ivory Coast8-131 June 2002Morocco - Ivory CoastAbidjan, Ivory Coast23-21 Pool B main WDL Q points 3 2 1 NAM NAM ZIM ZIM MAD MAD 2 0 0 154 30 1 0 1 82 45 0 0 2 3 164 #C0FFC0 A complete Match schedule DateMatchVenueResult2 June 2002Madagascar - ZimbabweAntananarivo, Madagascar3-5215 June 2002Namibia – MadagascarWindhoek, Namibia112-029 June 2002Zimbabwe - NamibiaBulawayo, Zimbabwe30-42 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. DateMatchVenueResult30 November 2002NAM – TunisiaWindhoek, Namibia26-196 December 2002TUN – NamibiaTunis, Tunisia24-17 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. 20 November 2001 - Cayman Islands TRI 22 November 2001 - Cayman Islands BER 18 BAR 5 22 November 2001 - Cayman Islands 12 JAM CAY 8 24 November 2001 - Cayman Islands TRI 23 BER 5 51 BER BAH Forfeit LCA 0 20 November 2001 - Cayman Islands BAR 25 18 TRI 20 November 2001 - Cayman Islands CAY 32 GUY 13 20 November 2001 - Cayman Islands 12 Round 1 (South) Valid also as 2001 South American Rugby Championship "B" Winner (Brazil) qualified to Round 2. Final standings main WDL Q points 3 2 1 BRA BRA VEN VEN PER PER COL COL 3 0 0 112 24 2 0 1 104 33 1 0 2 59 107 0 0 3 22 133 #ccffcc A complete Match Schedule DateMatchVenueResult6-October-2001Venezuela - ColombiaVenezuela55-013-October-2001Venezuela - PeruVenezuela46-1927-October-2001Brazil - PeruBrazil51-911-November-2001Colombia - BrazilColombia12-4717-November-2001Brazil - VenezuelaBrazil14-317-November-2001Peru-ColombiaPeru31-10 Round 2 Winner (Brazil) qualified to Round 3. DateMatchVenueResult22-December-2001TRI - BrazilArima (Trinidad and Tobago)10-1126-January-2002BRA - Trinidad and TobagoBrazil9-0 Round 3 main WDL Q points 3 2 1 CHL CHL PAR PAR BRA BRA 2 0 0 103 11 1 0 1 19 70 0 0 2 19 60 #ccffcc A complete Match schedule DateMatchVenueResult13-April-2002Brazil - ChileBrazil6-4620-April-2002Paraguay - BrazilParaguay14-1328-April-2002Chile - ParaguayChile57-5 Round 4 Top two (Canada and Uruguay) qualified to World Cup as Americas 1 and 2. 3rd Place (USA) to Repechage. Final standings main WDL Q points 3 2 1 CAN CAN URU URU USA USA CHL CHL 5 0 1 192 80 3 0 3 115 144 2 0 4 107 139 2 0 4 93 144 #ccffcc A A #ccffff B complete Match Schedule DateMatchVenueResult29-June-2002Canada - USACanada26-913-July-2002USA - CanadaUnited States13-3627-July-2002Chile - UruguayChile10-610-August-2002USA - ChileUnited States35-2210-August-2002Canada - UruguayCanada51-1615-August-2002USA - UruguayUnited States28-2417-August-2002Canada - ChileCanada27-624-August-2002Uruguay - CanadaUruguay25-2324-August-2002Chile - USAChile21-1331-August-2002Uruguay - USAUruguay10-931-August-2002Chile - CanadaChile11-297-September-2002Uruguay - ChileUruguay34-23 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 main WDL Q points 3 2 1 TPE TPE SIN SIN MAS MAS 1 0 0 57 3 1 0 0 34 5 0 0 2 8 91 #CCFFCC A complete Match schedule DateMatchVenueResult30 March 2002Malaysia - Chinese TaipeiIpoh, Malaysia3-576 April 2002Singapore – MalaysiaYio Chu Kang, Singapore34-5Not PlayedChinese Taipei - SingaporeTaiwanSingapore Foreited Pool B main WDL Q points 3 2 1 HKG HKG ARA Arabian Gulf THA THA 2 0 0 32 15 1 0 1 47 37 0 0 2 28 55 #CCFFCC A complete Match schedule DateMatchVenueResult5 April 2002Arabian Gulf - ThailandDoha, Qatar40-2012 April 2002Thailand – Hong KongBangkok, Thailand8-1520 April 2002Hong Kong – Arabian GulfHong Kong17-7 Pool C main WDL Q points 3 2 1 CHN CHN SRI SRI KAZ KAZ 1 0 1 64 24 1 0 1 23 27 1 0 1 35 71 #CCFFCC A complete Match schedule DateMatchVenueResult5 April 2002Sri Lanka - ChinaColombo, Sri Lanka9-712 April 2002China – KazakhstanShanghai, China57-1520 April 2002Kazakhstan – Sri LankaAlmaty Kazakhstan20-14 Round 2 – May, 2002 main WDL Q points 3 2 1 TPE TPE HKG HKG CHN CHN 2 0 0 49 36 1 0 1 49 27 0 0 2 28 63 #CCFFCC A complete Match schedule DateMatchVenueResult18 May 2002Chinese Taipei - Hong KongTainan, Taiwan20-1525 May 2002China – Chinese TaipeiShanghai, China21-291 June 2002Hong Kong - ChinaHong Kong34-7 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. main WDL Q points 3 2 1 JPN JPN KOR KOR TPE TPE 4 0 0 420 47 2 0 2 214 183 0 0 4 44 448 #CCFFCC A #CCFFFF B complete Match schedule DateMatchVenueResult16 June 2002Japan - KoreaTokyo, Japan90-2423 June 2002Chinese Taipei - KoreaTainan, Taiwan31-5430 June 2002Korea – Chinese TaipeiSeoul, South Korea119-76 July 2002Japan – Chinese TaipeiTokyo, Japan155-314 July 2002Korea - JapanSeoul, South Korea17-5521 July 2002Chinese Taipei - JapanTainan, Taiwan3-120 References