2003 Rugby World Cup – Oceania qualification
In qualification for the 2003 Rugby World Cup, a number of positions were available to Oceania nations. Fiji and Samoa qualified, joining automatic qualifiers Australia and New Zealand, while Tonga progressed to the repechage, where they faced South Korea.
Round 1
The six teams in the "Small Islands" group were divided into Western and Eastern pools, comprising three teams each. The teams in each pool played each other in a single round robin, with the top team in each pool qualifying for round 3.
Pool A (Eastern Zone)
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 114 | 8 | +106 | 6 |
2 | ![]() |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 41 | 92 | −51 | 4 |
3 | ![]() |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 69 | −55 | 2 |
Date | Home team | Score | Away team | Venue |
---|---|---|---|---|
2 June 2001 | ![]() |
86–0[1] | ![]() |
Rarotonga, Cook Islands |
9 June 2001 | ![]() |
8–28[2] | ![]() |
Alofi, Niue |
16 June 2001 | ![]() |
41–6[3] | ![]() |
Papeete, Tahiti |
Pool B (Western Zone)
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 20 | +44 | 6 |
2 | ![]() |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 35 | −14 | 4 |
3 | ![]() |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 43 | −30 | 2 |
Date | Home team | Score | Away team | Venue |
---|---|---|---|---|
2 June 2001 | ![]() |
32–10[4] | ![]() |
Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea |
9 June 2001 | ![]() |
10–32[5] | ![]() |
Port Vila, Vanuatu |
16 June 2001 | ![]() |
11–3[6] | ![]() |
Honiara, Solomon Islands |
Round 2
In Round 2, the traditional three biggest Pacific Island nations played a single round-robin tournament. The top two qualified directly for the Rugby World Cup as Oceania 1 and 2 respectively, while the bottom-placed team went to Round 4 of qualifying. Fiji finished top and qualified for Pool B as Oceania 1, while Samoa finished second and were placed in Pool C as Oceania 2.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() |
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 123 | 80 | +43 | 10 |
2 | ![]() |
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 96 | 58 | +38 | 10 |
3 | ![]() |
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 71 | 152 | −81 | 4 |
Date | Home team | Score | Away team | Venue |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 June 2002 | ![]() |
16–17 | ![]() |
Apia, Samoa |
7 June 2002 | ![]() |
22–47[7] | ![]() |
Nukuʻalofa Tonga |
15 June 2002 | ![]() |
16–27[8] | ![]() |
Nukuʻalofa, Tonga |
22 June 2002 | ![]() |
12–22[9] | ![]() |
Suva Fiji |
28 June 2002 | ![]() |
31–13[10] | ![]() |
Apia, Samoa |
6 July 2002 | ![]() |
47–20[11] | ![]() |
Suva Fiji |
Round 3
Round 3 saw the winners of the two pools in round 1 play home and away to qualify for round 4.
Date | Home team | Score | Away team | Venue |
---|---|---|---|---|
19 October 2002 | ![]() |
29–14[12] | ![]() |
Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea |
26 October 2002 | ![]() |
21–13[13] | ![]() |
Rarotonga, Cook Islands |
Round 4
Round 4 saw Papua New Guinea, the winners from round 3, take on Tonga, the third-placed team from round 2. The winners would qualify for the repechage. Tonga won 131–26 on aggregate to progress.
Date | Home team | Score | Away team | Venue |
---|---|---|---|---|
30 November 2002 | ![]() |
14–47 | ![]() |
Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea |
6 December 2002 | ![]() |
84–12 | ![]() |
Nukuʻalofa, Tonga |
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