2003 Rugby World Cup – repechage qualification

September 2023 There were two repechage positions available in qualification for the 2003 Rugby World Cup.2002-12-01 Tonga near RWC'03 qualification https://www.espn.in/rugby/story/_/id/15364196/tonga-rwc03-qualification 2023-09-13 ESPN en Who and what to look out for in the Final Qualification Tournament ｜ Rugby World Cup 2023 https://www.rugbyworldcup.com/2023/news/734112/who-and-what-to-look-out-for-in-the-final-qualification-tournament 2023-09-13 www.rugbyworldcup.com en The USA and Tonga would eventually qualify through the two positions. Russia had originally qualified for Repechage as Europe 5, but Russia were ejected from the competition for using ineligible South African players and were replaced by Spain. The first round was rescheduled as a single match at a neutral site due to logistical issues caused by delays resulting from the investigation and subsequent ejection of Russia. Repechage 1 Round 1 Spain advanced to Round 2. Spain 33–16 Tunisia 15 March 2003 Spain 33–16 Tunisia Valence d'Agen, France Round 2 USA qualified to Pool B of the 2003 Rugby World Cup as Repechage 1. Spain 26–120 United States 13–62 13–58 12 April 2003 Spain 13–62 United States Madrid, Spain 27 April 2003 United States 58–13 Spain Fort Lauderdale, Florida Repechage 2 Tonga qualified to Pool D of the 2003 Rugby World Cup as Repechage 2. South Korea 0–194 Tonga 0–75 0–119 15 March 2003 South Korea 0–75 Tonga Gwangju, South Korea 21 March 2003 Tonga 119–0 South Korea Nukualofa, Tonga References 2003 Repechage World Cup Category:2003 in South Korean sport Category:2003 in Tunisian sport World Cup World Cup