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2003 Rugby World Cup qualifying

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Dates
  
1999 – 2003

No. of nations
  
89

A number of 2003 Rugby World Cup qualifying tournaments were held to decide what nations would participate at the 2003 Rugby World Cup in Australia. The 81 teams taking part in regional qualifiers together with the 8 teams which have qualified automatically brings to 89 the total number of teams participating in the 2003 Rugby World Cup.

Contents

Tournaments

  • Africa Qualification
  • European Qualification
  • Americas qualification
  • Asia qualification
  • Oceania qualification
  • Repechage

    • Automatic qualifiers

    Tournament hosts, as well as all quarterfinalists from the previous Rugby World Cup, are automatically qualified into the Finals.

  •  Argentina (Quarterfinalist)
  •  England (Quarterfinalist)
  •  Scotland (Quarterfinalist)
  •  Wales (Quarterfinalist)
  •  New Zealand (Semifinalist)
  •  South Africa (Semifinalist)
  •  France (Finalist)
  •  Australia (Champions and Host)

    • Africa

  •  Namibia (Africa 1)

    • Europe

  •  Ireland (Europe 1)
  •  Italy (Europe 2)
  •  Romania (Europe 3)
  •  Georgia (Europe 4)

    • Asia

  •  Japan (Asia 1)

    • Americas

  •  Canada (Americas 1)
  •  Uruguay (Americas 2)
  •  United States (Repechage 1)

    • Oceania

  •  Fiji (Oceania 1)
  •  Samoa (Oceania 2)
  •  Tonga (Repechage 2)

    • Repechage

  • Repechage 1  United States
  • Repechage 2  Tonga

    • References

    2003 Rugby World Cup qualifying Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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