2002–03 IRB Sevens World Series

Rugby 2002–03 IRB Sevens Series IV United Arab Emirates RSA AUS NZL HKG WAL ENG 34 NZL ENG FIJ 2001–02 2003–04 The 2002–03 Sevens World Series was the fourth edition of the global circuit for men's national rugby sevens teams, organised by the International Rugby Board. The season ran from 5th December 2002 to 7th June 2003 and was played out over a series of only seven tournaments. A further three tournaments had originally been scheduled but were cancelled due to concerns about the SARS virus. New Zealand won its fourth consecutive series, with England finishing as runner-up. 3 Itinerary + 2002–03 Itinerary Leg Venue Dates Winner DubaiDubai Exiles Rugby Ground, Dubai6–7 December 2002NZLSouth AfricaOuteniqua Park, George13–14 December 2002FIJBrisbaneBallymore Stadium, Brisbane2–3 January 2003ENGWellingtonWestpac Stadium, Wellington7–8 February 2003NZLHong KongHong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong28–30 March 2003ENGBeijingChaoyang Stadium, Beijing5–6 April 2003CancelledSingaporeNational Stadium, Singapore26–27 April 2003CancelledKuala LumpurMBPJ Stadium, Kuala Lumpur3–4 May 2003CancelledCardiffMillennium Stadium, Cardiff6–7 June 2003RSALondonTwickenham Stadium, London14–15 June 2003ENG Due to concerns stemming from the spread of respiratory virus SARS, tournaments scheduled for China, Malaysia, and Singapore were cancelled. SARS fear hits sports https://www.newspapers.com/image/179424236/?terms=rugby The Indianapolis Star Indianapolis, IN April 24, 2003 June 25, 2019 Further concerns also resulted in two nations — Italy and France — forgoing the opportunity to compete at the Hong Kong Sevens. 2 teams skip event over fears of mystery disease https://www.newspapers.com/image/127867933/?terms=rugby The Indianapolis Star Indianapolis, IN March 22, 2003 June 25, 2019 Final standings The points awarded to teams at each event, as well as the overall season totals, are shown in the table below. Gold indicates the event champions. Silver indicates the event runner-ups. A zero (0) is recorded in the event column where a team played in a tournament but did not gain any points. A dash (–) is recorded in the event column if a team did not compete at a tournament. + 2002–03 IRB Sevens – Series IVPos. Team Event  border-bottom:1px solid transparentUAEDubaiRSAGeorgeAUSBrisbaneNZLWellingtonHKGHong KongWALCardiffENGLondonPointstotal    1 NZL2016122024812112 2 ENG642016301220108 3 FIJ82016121841694 4 RSA12124418201282 5 AUS121281286866 6 SAM16668812258 7 ARG4844 –16036 8 FRA20126 –00209WAL40 – –0461410KEN04 – –8 – –1211TON – –208 – –10 12 CAN0002400613SCO – – – –320514GEO 1990 – – – – – –4415ITA00 – – –04416KOR – – – –2 – –217CKI – –002 – –218NAM02 – –0 – –219USA – –001 – –120Arabian Gulf0000000021TPE0000000022HKG0000000023Ireland0000000024JPN0000000025MEX0000000026NIU0000000027POR0000000028RUS0000000029SIN0000000030TUN0000000031UGA0000000032URU0000000033West Indies0000000034CHN00000000 --> Source: rugby7.com (archived) {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:92%;" |- !colspan=2| Legend |- |bgcolor=#FFD700|Gold |Event Champions |- |bgcolor=#C0C0C0|Silver |Event Runner-ups |- |colspan=2 style="border-left:3px solid #7cf;"|Light blue line on the left indicates a core team eligible to participate in all events of the series. |} Tournaments Dubai 2002 Dubai Sevens EventWinnersScoreFinalistsSemi-finalistsCupNZL36–0SAMRSAAUSPlateFIJ29–5ENGARGWALBowlFRA17–7CANKENITAShieldMAR31–22GCC Arabian GulfSRI George 2002 South Africa Sevens EventWinnersScoreFinalistsSemi-finalistsCupFIJ24–14NZLRSAAUSPlateARG27–7SAMENGKENBowlNAM22–21FRAWALCANShieldITA43–17ZAMMARGCC Arabian Gulf Brisbane 2003 Brisbane Sevens EventWinnersScoreFinalistsSemi-finalistsCupENG28–14FIJNZLFRAPlateAUS47–12SAMRSAARGBowlTON29–10USACANNIUShieldCOK29–14PNGJPNCHN Wellington 2003 Wellington Sevens EventWinnersScoreFinalistsSemi-finalistsCupNZL38–26ENGFIJAUSPlateSAM39–5FRARSAARGBowlCAN47–5NIUUSACOKShieldTON29–26JPNPNGCHN Hong Kong 2003 Hong Kong Sevens EventWinnersScoreFinalistsSemi-finalistsQuarter-finalistsCupENG22–17NZLFIJRSAAUSSAMKENTONPlateCAN19–14SCOCOKSKOWALNAMTPEHKGBowlUSA24–19JPNCHNRUS SRISINMYSNED Cardiff 2003 Cardiff Sevens EventWinnersScoreFinalistsSemi-finalistsCupRSA35–17ARGENGSAMPlateNZL34–14AUSFIJWALBowlSCO35–14FRACANRUSShieldGEO 199024–12ITAPORESP London 2003 London Sevens EventWinnersScoreFinalistsSemi-finalistsCupENG31–14FIJNZLRSAPlateAUS40–14WALGEO 1990ITABowlSAM44–5FRASCOPORShieldARG36–12CANRUSESP References External links Official tournament site 2002-03 Season Overview irb.com 12 December 2013 http://www.irb.com/irbsevens/archive/tcode=1090/season=2002/overview.html dead https://web.archive.org/web/20090220191612/http://www.irb.com/irbsevens/archive/tcode%3D1090/season%3D2002/overview.html 20 February 2009 Category:World Rugby Sevens Series