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2003 Rugby World Cup; Tournament details; Host nation Australia: Dates: 10 October – 22 November (44 days) No. of nations: 20 (80 qualifying) Final positions; Champions England (1st title) Runner-up Australia: Third place New Zealand: Tournament statistics; Matches played: 48: Attendance: 1,837,547 (38,282 per match) Top scorer(s) Jonny ...
- 2003 Rugby World Cup final
The 2003 Rugby World Cup, the fifth edition of the Rugby...
- 2003 Rugby World Cup Squads
Uruguay. Georgia. Pool D. New Zealand. Wales. Italy. Canada....
- 2003 Rugby World Cup final
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)
The combination of the sport turning professional after 1995 and the increase in teams from sixteen to twenty led to a number of remarkably lopsided results in both the 1999 and 2003 tournaments, with two matches in each tournament resulting in teams scoring over 100 points; Australia's 142–0 win over Namibia in 2003 stands as the most ...
- 1987; 36 years ago
- Rugby union
- 20 (finals)
Uruguay. Georgia. Pool D. New Zealand. Wales. Italy. Canada. Tonga. References. External links. 2003 Rugby World Cup squads. The 2003 Rugby World Cup was played in Australia between 10 October and 22 November 2003. Pool A. Australia. Head coach: Eddie Jones. Note: Flags indicate national union for the club/province as defined by World Rugby.
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.
Top 10 highest attendances. Lowest attendance: 15,457 – Namibia vs Romania, York Park, Launceston, 30 October 2003. See also. 2007 Rugby World Cup statistics. Records and statistics of the Rugby World Cup. List of Rugby World Cup hat-tricks. External links. 2003 Rugby World Cup Official site (Archived) Rugby World Cup 2003 Tournament statistics.
The knockout stage at the 2003 Rugby World Cup featured the eight teams that qualified from the pool stage (the top two teams from each of the four pools), competing in a single-elimination tournament. The stage began with the quarter-final between New Zealand and South Africa in Melbourne on 8 November 2003, and concluded with the final ...
