2003 Rugby World Cup Qualifying
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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 ...
.''


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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