2003 Wellington Sevens
The 2003 Wellington Sevens, also known as the 2003 New Zealand Sevens, was an international rugby sevens tournament that was held in Wellington, New Zealand as the third leg of the 2002–03 World Sevens Series. The tournament took place at the Westpac Stadium on 7–8 February 2003.[1]
| 2003 Wellington Sevens | |
|---|---|
| IRB Sevens IV | |
| Host nation |  New Zealand |
| Date | 7–8 February 2003 |
| Cup | |
| Champion | New Zealand |
| Runner-up |  England |
| Plate | |
| Winner |  Samoa |
| Runner-up |  France |
| Bowl | |
| Winner | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Canada |
| Runner-up |  Niue |
| Shield | |
| Winner |  Tonga |
| Runner-up |  Japan |
| Tournament details | |
| Matches played | 44 |
← 2002 2004 → | |
The hosts, New Zealand, won the Cup.
Niue finished second in the Bowl competition, which was the team's best result at that time.
Format
The teams were drawn into four pools of four teams each. Each team played the other teams in their pool once, with 3 points awarded for a win, 2 points for a draw, and 1 point for a loss (no points awarded for a forfeit). The pool stage was played on the first day of the tournament. The top two teams from each pool advanced to the Cup/Plate brackets. The bottom two teams from each group went to the Bowl/Shield brackets.[2]
Teams
The 16 participating teams for the tournament:
Pool stage
| Key to colours in group tables | |
|---|---|
| Teams that advanced to the Cup quarterfinals | |
| Teams that advanced to the Bowl quarterfinals | |
Pool A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Zealand |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 112 | 13 | +99 | 9 |
| England |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 77 | 41 | +36 | 7 |
| Tonga |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 63 | 80 | −17 | 5 |
 Papua New Guinea |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 28 | 146 | −118 | 3 |
Source: Rugby7.com
Pool B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 South Africa |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 110 | 26 | +84 | 8 |
| Samoa |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 94 | 21 | +73 | 8 |
 United States |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 31 | 85 | −54 | 5 |
 Cook Islands |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 115 | −103 | 3 |
Source: Rugby7.com
Pool C
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Australia |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 88 | 19 | +69 | 9 |
 Argentina |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 81 | 45 | +36 | 7 |
| Japan |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 50 | 64 | −14 | 5 |
 China |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 103 | −91 | 3 |
Source: Rugby7.com
Pool D
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Fiji |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 114 | 33 | +81 | 9 |
| France |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 66 | 41 | +25 | 7 |
| Canada |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 60 | 66 | −6 | 5 |
| Niue |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 112 | −100 | 3 |
Source: Rugby7.com
Knockout stage
Shield
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 8 February 2003 – Westpac Stadium | ||||||
| Japan | 29 | |||||
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| Papua New Guinea | 7 | |||||
| Japan | 26 | |||||
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| Tonga | 29 | |||||
| Tonga | 41 | |||||
| China | 0 | |||||
Source: Rugby7.com
Bowl
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 8 February 2003 – Westpac Stadium | ||||||||||
| United States | 28 | |||||||||
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| Papua New Guinea | 7 | |||||||||
| United States | 17 | |||||||||
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| Niue | 20 | |||||||||
| Niue | 25 | |||||||||
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| Japan | 0 | |||||||||
| Niue | 5 | |||||||||
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| Canada | 47 | |||||||||
| Canada | 38 | |||||||||
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| China | 0 | |||||||||
| Canada | 31 | |||||||||
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| Cook Islands | 5 | |||||||||
| Cook Islands | 20 | |||||||||
| Tonga | 14 | |||||||||
Source: Rugby7.com
Plate
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 8 February 2003 – Westpac Stadium | ||||||
| France | 22 | |||||
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| South Africa | 12 | |||||
| France | 5 | |||||
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| Samoa | 39 | |||||
| Samoa | 17 | |||||
| Argentina | 14 | |||||
Source: Rugby7.com
Cup
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 8 February 2003 – Westpac Stadium | ||||||||||
| England | 17 | |||||||||
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| South Africa | 7 | |||||||||
| England | 21 | |||||||||
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| Australia | 15 | |||||||||
| Australia | 24 | |||||||||
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| France | 7 | |||||||||
| England | 26 | |||||||||
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| New Zealand | 38 | |||||||||
| Fiji | 26 | |||||||||
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| Argentina | 5 | |||||||||
| Fiji | 22 | |||||||||
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| New Zealand | 24 | |||||||||
| New Zealand | 21 | |||||||||
| Samoa | 19 | |||||||||
Source: Rugby7.com
Tournament placings
| Place | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|
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New Zealand | 20 |
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England | 16 |
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Australia | 12 |
| Fiji | 12 | |
| 5 | Samoa | 8 |
| 6 | France | 6 |
| 7 | Argentina | 4 |
| South Africa | 4 |
| Place | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Canada | 2 |
| 10 | Niue | 0 |
| 11 | Cook Islands | 0 |
| United States | 0 | |
| 13 | Tonga | 0 |
| 14 | Japan | 0 |
| 15 | China | 0 |
| Papua New Guinea | 0 |
Source: Rugby7.com
References
- "IRB Sevens IV - Wellington, New Zealand. 2/7/2003 - 2/8/2003". rugby7.com. 2003. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
- "IRB Sevens - Format & Regulation - 16-team tournament". irbsevens.com. Archived from the original on 20 May 2013. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
| IRB Sevens IV | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by 2003 George Sevens |
2003 Wellington Sevens | Succeeded by 2003 Hong Kong Sevens |
| New Zealand Sevens | ||
| Preceded by 2002 Wellington Sevens |
2003 Wellington Sevens | Succeeded by 2004 Wellington Sevens |