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2003 Rugby World Cup – European qualification

January 28, 2023

There were a number of positions open to European nations to qualify for the 2003 Rugby World Cup in Australia. Ireland, Romania, Georgia and Italy, joining a number of other nations that automatically qualified.

2003 Rugby World Cup – European qualification
Tournament details
Dates23 September 2000 – 24 November 2002
No. of nations32
← 1999
2007 →

Round 1 – 2000–2001

Three Pool Winners and top Runner-Up advanced to Round 2.

Pool A

Winner (Sweden) and Runner-Up (Latvia) advanced to Round 2.

Final Standings
Country GP W D L +/- Pts
  Sweden 5 5 0 0 +208 15
  Latvia 5 4 0 1 +79 13
  Austria 5 3 0 2 +78 11
  Israel 5 2 0 3 +51 9
  Luxembourg 5 1 0 4 −222 7
  Norway 5 0 0 5 −194 5
Match Schedule
Date Match Venue Result
23-Sep-2000 Norway – Luxembourg Stavanger, Norway 9–41
21-Oct-2000 Austria – Sweden Vienna, Austria 10–42
28-Oct-2000 Latvia – Luxembourg Riga, Latvia 24–19
28-Oct-2000 Sweden – Norway Korsangens, Sweden 44–3
11-Nov-2000 Latvia – Austria Riga, Latvia 38–12
3-Mar-2001 Luxembourg – Israel Luxembourg 3–62
17-Mar-2001 Israel – Latvia Israel 3–21
5-May-2001 Israel – Norway Israel 43–3
5-May-2001 Luxembourg – Sweden Cessange, Luxembourg 3–116
12-May-2001 Austria – Luxembourg Vienna, Austria 77–0
19-May-2001 Latvia – Norway Riga, Latvia 37–0
19-May-2001 Sweden – Israel Växjö, Sweden 35–20
2-Jun-2001 Austria – Israel Vienna, Austria 21–6
9-Jun-2001 Norway – Austria Borrebanen, Norway 7–51
9-Jun-2001 Sweden – Latvia Korsangens, Sweden 17–10

Pool B

Winner (Switzerland) advanced to Round 2.

Final Standings
Country GP W D L +/- Pts
  Switzerland 5 4 0 1 +166 13
  FR Yugoslavia 5 3 0 2 +45 11
  Andorra 5 3 0 2 +43 11
  Hungary 5 2 0 3 −9 9
  Bosnia and Herzegovina 5 2 0 3 −58 9
  Bulgaria 5 1 0 4 −187 7
Match Schedule
Date Match Venue Result
30-Sep-2000 Bosnia and Herzegovina – Hungary Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina 13–12
07-Oct-2000 Switzerland – Bosnia and Herzegovina Geneva, Switzerland 43–6
14-Oct-2000 Bulgaria – Switzerland Pernik, Bulgaria 9–90
14-Oct-2000 Andorra – Yugoslavia Andorra la Vella, Andorra 12–9
28-Oct-2000 Hungary – Andorra Százhalombatta, Hungary 27–21
5-Nov-2000 Yugoslavia – Bulgaria Dimitrovgrad, Yugoslavia 46–6
31-Mar-2001 Yugoslavia – Hungary Dimitrovgrad, Yugoslavia 25–10
05-May-2001 Switzerland – Andorra Lausanne, Switzerland 38–25
05-May-2001 Bulgaria – Bosnia and Herzegovina ? 30–8
12-May-2001 Andorra – Bulgaria Andorra la Vella, Andorra 59–10
12-May-2001 Switzerland – Hungary Basel, Switzerland 61–23
12-May-2001 Bosnia and Herzegovina – Yugoslavia ? 23–13
25-May-2001 Yugoslavia – Switzerland Gornji, Yugoslavia 13–10
25-May-2001 Andorra – Bosnia and Herzegovina Andorra la Vella, Andorra 23–13
25-May-2001 Hungary – Bulgaria ? 46–7

Pool C

Winner (Belgium) advanced to Round 2.

Final Standings
Country GP W D L +/- Pts
  Belgium 5 5 0 0 +71 15
  Slovenia 5 3 1 1 +46 12
  Moldova 5 3 0 2 +25 11
  Lithuania 5 2 1 2 +38 10
  Monaco 5 1 0 4 −30 7
  Malta 5 0 0 5 −150 5
Match Schedule
Date Match Venue Result
28-Oct-2000 Monaco – Moldova Menton, France 15–17
28-Oct-2000 Belgium – Slovenia Heysel, Belgium 24–10
18-Nov-2000 Slovenia – Lithuania Ljubljana, Slovenia 19–19
18-Nov-2000 Moldova – Malta Bender, Moldova 58–8
25-Nov-2000 Malta – Belgium Three Cities, Malta 0–26
2-Dec-2000 Monaco – Slovenia Menton, France 8–13
20-Jan-2001 Malta – Monaco Three Cities, Malta 3–9
3-Mar-2001 Monaco – Belgium Saint-Laurent-du-Var, France 12–18
7-Apr-2001 Belgium – Moldova Brussels, Belgium 26–10
21-Apr −2001 Malta – Lithuania Three Cities, Malta 11–39
28-Apr −2001 Slovenia – Moldova Ljubljana, Slovenia 30–15
5-May-2001 Belgium – Lithuania Laakdal, Belgium 29–20
12-May-2001 Slovenia – Malta Ljubljana, Slovenia 45–5
12-May-2001 Lithuania – Monaco Vilnius, Lithuania 33–10
2-Jun-2001 Moldova – Lithuania Chișinău, Moldova 20–16

Round 2 – 2001–2002

Pool Winners advanced to Round 3.

Pool A

Winner (Poland)advanced to Round 3.

Final Standings
Country GP W D L +/- Pts
  Poland 4 4 0 0 +69 12
  Germany 4 2 0 2 +24 8
  Sweden 4 2 0 2 +23 8
  Denmark 4 2 0 2 +19 8
  Latvia 4 0 0 4 −135 4
Match Schedule
Date Match Venue Result
22-Sep-2001 Latvia – Poland Riga, Latvia 18–60
29-Sep −2001 Poland – Sweden Gdańsk, Poland 18–6
7-Oct-2001 Sweden – Latvia Trelleborg, Sweden 37–12
20-Oct −2001 Sweden – Germany Malmö, Sweden 32–10
27-Oct-2001 Denmark – Sweden Frederiksberg, Denmark 33–21
3-Nov −2001 Denmark – Poland Copenhagen, Denmark 19–26
10-Nov-2001 Germany – Denmark Heidelberg, Germany 34–24
24-Nov-2001 Germany – Latvia Hanover, Germany 44–0
6-April-2002 Poland – Germany Gdynia, Poland 20–12
6-April −2002 Latvia – Denmark Riga, Latvia 8–32

Pool B

Winner (Czech Republic) advanced to Round 3.

Final Standings
Country GP W D L +/- Pts
  Czech Republic 4 4 0 0 +95 12
  Ukraine 4 3 0 1 +46 10
  Croatia 4 2 0 2 −14 8
  Switzerland 4 1 0 3 −40 6
  Belgium 4 0 0 4 −87 4
Match Schedule
Date Match Venue Result
22-Sep-2001 Czech Republic – Belgium Prague, Czech Republic 46–3
6-Oct-2001 Switzerland – Czech Republic Lausanne, Switzerland 6–32
13-Oct −2001 Croatia – Czech Republic Makarska, Croatia 5–13
13-Oct −2001 Ukraine – Belgium Kyiv, Ukraine 21–10
20-Oct −2001 Ukraine – Croatia Kyiv, Ukraine 41–7
27-Oct −2001 Belgium – Switzerland Brussels, Belgium 15–22
3-Nov-2001 Czech Republic – Ukraine Prague, Czech Republic 26–8
10-Nov −2001 Croatia – Switzerland Makarska, Croatia 18–16
24-Nov −2001 Belgium – Croatia Brussels, Belgium 0–26
24-Nov −2001 Switzerland – Ukraine Hermance, Switzerland 11–30

Round 3 – May–June, 2002

Pool Winners advanced to Round 4.

Pool A

Winner (Spain) advanced to Round 4.

Final Standings
Country GP W D L +/- Pts
  Spain 2 1 0 1 +1 4
  Portugal 2 1 0 1 0 4
  Poland 2 1 0 1 −1 4
Match Schedule
Date Match Venue Result
04-May-2002 Poland – Spain Warsaw (Poland) 27–15
18-May-2002 Portugal – Poland Jamor (Portugal) 39–26
2-June-2002 Spain – Portugal Madrid (Spain) 34–21

Pool B

Winner (Russia) advanced to Round 4.

Final Standings
Country GP W D L +/- Pts
  Russia 2 2 0 0 +81 6
  Czech Republic 2 1 0 1 +23 4
  Netherlands 2 0 0 2 −104 2
Match Schedule
Date Match Venue Result
05-May-2002 Czech Republic – Russia Prague (Czech Republic) 18–37
21-May-2002 Netherlands – Czech Republic Amsterdam (Netherlands) 12–54
1-June-2002 Russia – Netherlands Monino (Russia) 65–3

Round 4 – September–October, 2002

Pool Winners and Runners-Up qualified to 2003 Rugby World Cup. 3rd-Place advanced to Round 5.

Pool A

Italy qualified as Europe 2 to Pool D, Romania as Europe 3 to Pool A. Spain advanced to Round 5.

Final Standings
Country GP W D L +/- Pts
  Italy 2 2 0 0 +55 6
  Romania 2 1 0 1 +53 4
  Spain 2 0 0 2 −108 2
Match Schedule
Date Match Venue Result
22-Sep-2002 Spain – Italy Valladolid (Spain) 3–50
28-Sep-2002 Italy – Romania Parma (Italy) 25–17
05-Oct-2002 Romania – Spain Iaşi (Romania) 67–6

Pool B

Ireland qualified as Europe 1 to Pool D, Georgia as Europe 4 to Pool C. Russia advanced to Round 5.

Final Standings
Country GP W D L +/- Pts
  Ireland 2 2 0 0 +81 6
  Georgia 2 1 0 1 −45 4
  Russia 2 0 0 2 −36 2
Match Schedule
Date Match Venue Result
21-Sep-2002 Russia – Ireland Krasnoyarsk (Russia) 3–35
28-Sep-2002 Ireland – Georgia Dublin (Ireland) 63–14
13-Oct-2002 Georgia – Russia Tbilisi (Georgia) 17–13

Round 5 – October–November, 2002

Spain advanced to Repechage as Europe 5 to play Africa 2.

Match Schedule

Date Match Venue Result
27-October-2002   Spain – Russia Madrid, Spain 3–36
24-November-2002   Russia – Spain Krasnodar, Russia 22–38

Russia won 58–41 on aggregate. However, after it was determined they used ineligible South African players, they were ejected from the competition and Spain advanced to Repechage.[1]

Bibliography

  • "Rugby Europe Championship; European Nations Cup – Third Division / 2003 Rugby World Cup – European qualification". The Rugby Archive. 21 December 2014. from the original on 28 February 2022. Retrieved 28 February 2022.

References

  1. ^ Russia frozen out of World Cup over illegal South Africans 16 May 2011 at the Wayback Machine

January 28, 2023
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There were a number of positions open to European nations to qualify for the 2003 Rugby World Cup in Australia Ireland Romania Georgia and Italy joining a number of other nations that automatically qualified 2003 Rugby World Cup European qualificationTournament detailsDates23 September 2000 24 November 2002No of nations32 19992007 Contents 1 Round 1 2000 2001 1 1 Pool A 1 2 Pool B 1 3 Pool C 2 Round 2 2001 2002 2 1 Pool A 2 2 Pool B 3 Round 3 May June 2002 3 1 Pool A 3 2 Pool B 4 Round 4 September October 2002 4 1 Pool A 4 2 Pool B 5 Round 5 October November 2002 6 Bibliography 7 ReferencesRound 1 2000 2001 EditThree Pool Winners and top Runner Up advanced to Round 2 Pool A Edit Winner Sweden and Runner Up Latvia advanced to Round 2 Final StandingsCountry GP W D L Pts Sweden 5 5 0 0 208 15 Latvia 5 4 0 1 79 13 Austria 5 3 0 2 78 11 Israel 5 2 0 3 51 9 Luxembourg 5 1 0 4 222 7 Norway 5 0 0 5 194 5Match ScheduleDate Match Venue Result23 Sep 2000 Norway Luxembourg Stavanger Norway 9 4121 Oct 2000 Austria Sweden Vienna Austria 10 4228 Oct 2000 Latvia Luxembourg Riga Latvia 24 1928 Oct 2000 Sweden Norway Korsangens Sweden 44 311 Nov 2000 Latvia Austria Riga Latvia 38 123 Mar 2001 Luxembourg Israel Luxembourg 3 6217 Mar 2001 Israel Latvia Israel 3 215 May 2001 Israel Norway Israel 43 35 May 2001 Luxembourg Sweden Cessange Luxembourg 3 11612 May 2001 Austria Luxembourg Vienna Austria 77 019 May 2001 Latvia Norway Riga Latvia 37 019 May 2001 Sweden Israel Vaxjo Sweden 35 202 Jun 2001 Austria Israel Vienna Austria 21 69 Jun 2001 Norway Austria Borrebanen Norway 7 519 Jun 2001 Sweden Latvia Korsangens Sweden 17 10Pool B Edit Winner Switzerland advanced to Round 2 Final StandingsCountry GP W D L Pts Switzerland 5 4 0 1 166 13 FR Yugoslavia 5 3 0 2 45 11 Andorra 5 3 0 2 43 11 Hungary 5 2 0 3 9 9 Bosnia and Herzegovina 5 2 0 3 58 9 Bulgaria 5 1 0 4 187 7Match ScheduleDate Match Venue Result30 Sep 2000 Bosnia and Herzegovina Hungary Zenica Bosnia and Herzegovina 13 1207 Oct 2000 Switzerland Bosnia and Herzegovina Geneva Switzerland 43 614 Oct 2000 Bulgaria Switzerland Pernik Bulgaria 9 9014 Oct 2000 Andorra Yugoslavia Andorra la Vella Andorra 12 928 Oct 2000 Hungary Andorra Szazhalombatta Hungary 27 215 Nov 2000 Yugoslavia Bulgaria Dimitrovgrad Yugoslavia 46 631 Mar 2001 Yugoslavia Hungary Dimitrovgrad Yugoslavia 25 1005 May 2001 Switzerland Andorra Lausanne Switzerland 38 2505 May 2001 Bulgaria Bosnia and Herzegovina 30 812 May 2001 Andorra Bulgaria Andorra la Vella Andorra 59 1012 May 2001 Switzerland Hungary Basel Switzerland 61 2312 May 2001 Bosnia and Herzegovina Yugoslavia 23 1325 May 2001 Yugoslavia Switzerland Gornji Yugoslavia 13 1025 May 2001 Andorra Bosnia and Herzegovina Andorra la Vella Andorra 23 1325 May 2001 Hungary Bulgaria 46 7Pool C Edit Winner Belgium advanced to Round 2 Final StandingsCountry GP W D L Pts Belgium 5 5 0 0 71 15 Slovenia 5 3 1 1 46 12 Moldova 5 3 0 2 25 11 Lithuania 5 2 1 2 38 10 Monaco 5 1 0 4 30 7 Malta 5 0 0 5 150 5Match ScheduleDate Match Venue Result28 Oct 2000 Monaco Moldova Menton France 15 1728 Oct 2000 Belgium Slovenia Heysel Belgium 24 1018 Nov 2000 Slovenia Lithuania Ljubljana Slovenia 19 1918 Nov 2000 Moldova Malta Bender Moldova 58 825 Nov 2000 Malta Belgium Three Cities Malta 0 262 Dec 2000 Monaco Slovenia Menton France 8 1320 Jan 2001 Malta Monaco Three Cities Malta 3 93 Mar 2001 Monaco Belgium Saint Laurent du Var France 12 187 Apr 2001 Belgium Moldova Brussels Belgium 26 1021 Apr 2001 Malta Lithuania Three Cities Malta 11 3928 Apr 2001 Slovenia Moldova Ljubljana Slovenia 30 155 May 2001 Belgium Lithuania Laakdal Belgium 29 2012 May 2001 Slovenia Malta Ljubljana Slovenia 45 512 May 2001 Lithuania Monaco Vilnius Lithuania 33 102 Jun 2001 Moldova Lithuania Chișinău Moldova 20 16Round 2 2001 2002 EditPool Winners advanced to Round 3 Pool A Edit Winner Poland advanced to Round 3 Final StandingsCountry GP W D L Pts Poland 4 4 0 0 69 12 Germany 4 2 0 2 24 8 Sweden 4 2 0 2 23 8 Denmark 4 2 0 2 19 8 Latvia 4 0 0 4 135 4Match ScheduleDate Match Venue Result22 Sep 2001 Latvia Poland Riga Latvia 18 6029 Sep 2001 Poland Sweden Gdansk Poland 18 67 Oct 2001 Sweden Latvia Trelleborg Sweden 37 1220 Oct 2001 Sweden Germany Malmo Sweden 32 1027 Oct 2001 Denmark Sweden Frederiksberg Denmark 33 213 Nov 2001 Denmark Poland Copenhagen Denmark 19 2610 Nov 2001 Germany Denmark Heidelberg Germany 34 2424 Nov 2001 Germany Latvia Hanover Germany 44 06 April 2002 Poland Germany Gdynia Poland 20 126 April 2002 Latvia Denmark Riga Latvia 8 32Pool B Edit Winner Czech Republic advanced to Round 3 Final StandingsCountry GP W D L Pts Czech Republic 4 4 0 0 95 12 Ukraine 4 3 0 1 46 10 Croatia 4 2 0 2 14 8 Switzerland 4 1 0 3 40 6 Belgium 4 0 0 4 87 4Match ScheduleDate Match Venue Result22 Sep 2001 Czech Republic Belgium Prague Czech Republic 46 36 Oct 2001 Switzerland Czech Republic Lausanne Switzerland 6 3213 Oct 2001 Croatia Czech Republic Makarska Croatia 5 1313 Oct 2001 Ukraine Belgium Kyiv Ukraine 21 1020 Oct 2001 Ukraine Croatia Kyiv Ukraine 41 727 Oct 2001 Belgium Switzerland Brussels Belgium 15 223 Nov 2001 Czech Republic Ukraine Prague Czech Republic 26 810 Nov 2001 Croatia Switzerland Makarska Croatia 18 1624 Nov 2001 Belgium Croatia Brussels Belgium 0 2624 Nov 2001 Switzerland Ukraine Hermance Switzerland 11 30Round 3 May June 2002 EditPool Winners advanced to Round 4 Pool A Edit Winner Spain advanced to Round 4 Final StandingsCountry GP W D L Pts Spain 2 1 0 1 1 4 Portugal 2 1 0 1 0 4 Poland 2 1 0 1 1 4Match ScheduleDate Match Venue Result04 May 2002 Poland Spain Warsaw Poland 27 1518 May 2002 Portugal Poland Jamor Portugal 39 262 June 2002 Spain Portugal Madrid Spain 34 21Pool B Edit Winner Russia advanced to Round 4 Final StandingsCountry GP W D L Pts Russia 2 2 0 0 81 6 Czech Republic 2 1 0 1 23 4 Netherlands 2 0 0 2 104 2Match ScheduleDate Match Venue Result05 May 2002 Czech Republic Russia Prague Czech Republic 18 3721 May 2002 Netherlands Czech Republic Amsterdam Netherlands 12 541 June 2002 Russia Netherlands Monino Russia 65 3Round 4 September October 2002 EditPool Winners and Runners Up qualified to 2003 Rugby World Cup 3rd Place advanced to Round 5 Pool A Edit Italy qualified as Europe 2 to Pool D Romania as Europe 3 to Pool A Spain advanced to Round 5 Final StandingsCountry GP W D L Pts Italy 2 2 0 0 55 6 Romania 2 1 0 1 53 4 Spain 2 0 0 2 108 2Match ScheduleDate Match Venue Result22 Sep 2002 Spain Italy Valladolid Spain 3 5028 Sep 2002 Italy Romania Parma Italy 25 1705 Oct 2002 Romania Spain Iasi Romania 67 6Pool B Edit Ireland qualified as Europe 1 to Pool D Georgia as Europe 4 to Pool C Russia advanced to Round 5 Final StandingsCountry GP W D L Pts Ireland 2 2 0 0 81 6 Georgia 2 1 0 1 45 4 Russia 2 0 0 2 36 2Match ScheduleDate Match Venue Result21 Sep 2002 Russia Ireland Krasnoyarsk Russia 3 3528 Sep 2002 Ireland Georgia Dublin Ireland 63 1413 Oct 2002 Georgia Russia Tbilisi Georgia 17 13Round 5 October November 2002 EditSpain advanced to Repechage as Europe 5 to play Africa 2 Match Schedule Date Match Venue Result27 October 2002 Spain Russia Madrid Spain 3 3624 November 2002 Russia Spain Krasnodar Russia 22 38Russia won 58 41 on aggregate However after it was determined they used ineligible South African players they were ejected from the competition and Spain advanced to Repechage 1 Bibliography Edit Rugby Europe Championship European Nations Cup Third Division 2003 Rugby World Cup European qualification The Rugby Archive 21 December 2014 Archived from the original on 28 February 2022 Retrieved 28 February 2022 References Edit Russia frozen out of World Cup over illegal South Africans Archived 16 May 2011 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2003 Rugby World Cup European qualification amp oldid 1112757689, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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