The
qualification process for the
2003 Rugby World Cup
The 2003 Rugby World Cup was the fifth Rugby World Cup and was won by England national rugby union team, England. Originally planned to be co-hosted by Australia and New Zealand, all games were shifted to Australia following a contractual dispu ...
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.
Qualifiers
Qualifiers
79 teams competed qualifying.
Repechage qualification
* Repechage 1
* Repechage 2
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
Namibia, officially the Republic of Namibia, is a country on the west coast of Southern Africa. Its borders include the Atlantic Ocean to the west, Angola and Zambia to the north, Botswana to the east and South Africa to the south; in the no ...
qualified, joining automatic qualifiers
South Africa
South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the Southern Africa, southernmost country in Africa. Its Provinces of South Africa, nine provinces are bounded to the south by of coastline that stretches along the Atlantic O ...
at the competition in Australia.
Pool A
Match schedule
Pool B
Match schedule
Round 2
Final standings
Match Schedule
Round 3
Pool A
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Pool B
Match schedule
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
The 2003 Rugby World Cup was the fifth Rugby World Cup and was won by England national rugby union team, England. Originally planned to be co-hosted by Australia and New Zealand, all games were shifted to Australia following a contractual dispu ...
as Africa 1. Tunisia advanced to
Repechage
Repechage ( , ; , ) is a practice in series competitions that allows participants who failed to meet qualifying standards by a small margin to continue to the next round. A well-known example is the wild card system.
Types
Different type ...
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Americas qualification
In qualification for the 2003 Rugby World Cup, a number of positions were available to Americas nations.
Canada
Canada is a country in North America. Its Provinces and territories of Canada, ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, making it the world's List of coun ...
,
Uruguay
Uruguay, officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay, is a country in South America. It shares borders with Argentina to its west and southwest and Brazil to its north and northeast, while bordering the Río de la Plata to the south and the A ...
and the
USA would eventually qualify.
Round 1 (North)
''Winner (Trinidad and Tobago) qualified to Round 2.''
Round 1 (South)
Valid also as
2001 South American Rugby Championship "B"
''Winner (Brazil) qualified to Round 2.''
Final standings
Match Schedule
Round 2
''Winner (Brazil) qualified to Round 3.''
Round 3
Match schedule
Round 4
''Top two (Canada and Uruguay) qualified to World Cup as Americas 1 and 2. 3rd Place (USA) to Repechage.''
Final standings
Match Schedule
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
Repechage ( , ; , ) is a practice in series competitions that allows participants who failed to meet qualifying standards by a small margin to continue to the next round. A well-known example is the wild card system.
Types
Different type ...
qualification.
Japan
Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean off the northeast coast of the Asia, Asian mainland, it is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan and extends from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea ...
would go on to qualify for the competition.
Round 1 – April 2002
Pool A
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Pool B
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Pool C
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Round 2 – May, 2002
Match schedule
Round 3 – June–July, 2002
''Winner (Japan) qualified to Pool B of
2003 Rugby World Cup
The 2003 Rugby World Cup was the fifth Rugby World Cup and was won by England national rugby union team, England. Originally planned to be co-hosted by Australia and New Zealand, all games were shifted to Australia following a contractual dispu ...
as Asia 1. Runner-up (Korea) advanced to Repechage.''
Match schedule
References
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