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- A total of 81 nations participated in the qualification process and vyed for the remaining 12 spots. Here are the squads that competed at the 2003 Rugby World Cup: Africa: Namibia and South Africa Asia: Japan Americas: Argentina, Canada, United States and Uruguay Europe: England, France, Georgia, Ireland, Italy, Romania, Scotland and Wales
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The 2003 Rugby World Cup was held in Australia. Initial plans outlined Australia and New Zealand as co-hosts, although a contractual dispute led to the tournament being held in Australia. As such, the former champions hosted all 48 matches. Once again, 20 teams competed to win the Webb Ellis Cup.
Statistics. Number of teams: 20. Total points scored: 2835 points. Matches played: 48 matches. Number of points/match in average: 59.06 points/match. Best attack: New Zealand (361 points in 7 matches: 51.57 points/match) Best defence: Argentina (57 points) 2003 Rugby World Cup. All results and statistics.
The 2003 Rugby World Cup, the fifth edition of the Rugby World Cup (the International Rugby Board's (IRB) leading quadrennial rugby union tournament for national teams), was held in Australia from 10 October to 22 November 2003. In the finals, 20 teams played a total of 48 matches.
- 22 November 2003
- 2003 Rugby World Cup
- Stadium Australia, Sydney
- Jonny Wilkinson (England)
Year: 2003. Teams: 20. Players: 323. Games: 48. Total Points: 2,835. Top Point Scorer Jonny WILKINSON (113) Top Try Scorer Doug HOWLETT (7) In Group Rugby World Cup (1987-2023) Rugby World Cup stats. Draw. View a full competition draw or game schedule. Players. View a complete list of all players who've played in Rugby World Cup. Conferences.
Nov 6, 2014 · 34IRB Game Analysis RWC2003 Dec 2003. 2 Canada v Italy – where Italy went from 12-9 to 19-9, finally winning the game 19 -14. Apart from the above two matches, the effect of yellow cards in RWC2003 simply reflected earlier analysis at international level – that the scoring impact was minimal.
Of the twenty teams that entered the 2003 World Cup, eight had automatically qualified from the previous competition.
The 2003 Rugby World Cup was the fifth Rugby World Cup and was won by England. Originally planned to be co-hosted by Australia and New Zealand, all games were shifted to Australia following a contractual dispute over ground signage rights between the New Zealand Rugby Union and Rugby World Cup Limited. The pre-event favourites were England, regarded by many at the time as the best team in the ...
