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2003 Wellington Sevens

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2003 Wellington Sevens
IRB Sevens IV
Host nation New Zealand
Date7–8 February 2003
Cup
Champion New Zealand
Runner-up England
Plate
Winner Samoa
Runner-up France
Bowl
Winner Canada
Runner-up Niue
Shield
Winner Tonga
Runner-up Japan
Tournament details
Matches played44
2002
2004 →

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]

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

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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

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The 16 participating teams for the tournament:

Pool stage

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Key to colours in group tables
Teams that advanced to the Cup quarterfinals
Teams that advanced to the Bowl quarterfinals

Pool A

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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: [citation needed]
7 February 2003
New Zealand 24–0 England
Westpac Stadium, Wellington

7 February 2003
Tonga 40–21 Papua New Guinea
Westpac Stadium, Wellington

7 February 2003
England 28–17 Tonga
Westpac Stadium, Wellington

7 February 2003
New Zealand 57–7 Papua New Guinea
Westpac Stadium, Wellington

7 February 2003
England 49–0 Papua New Guinea
Westpac Stadium, Wellington

7 February 2003
New Zealand 31–6 Tonga
Westpac Stadium, Wellington

Source: Rugby7.com

Pool B

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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: [citation needed]
7 February 2003
Samoa 21–21 South Africa
Westpac Stadium, Wellington

7 February 2003
United States 26–12 Cook Islands
Westpac Stadium, Wellington

7 February 2003
Samoa 47–0 United States
Westpac Stadium, Wellington

7 February 2003
South Africa 63–0 Cook Islands
Westpac Stadium, Wellington

7 February 2003
Samoa 26–0 Cook Islands
Westpac Stadium, Wellington

7 February 2003
South Africa 26–5 United States
Westpac Stadium, Wellington

Source: Rugby7.com

Pool C

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Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
 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: [citation needed]
7 February 2003
Australia 28–14 Argentina
Westpac Stadium, Wellington

7 February 2003
Japan 33–7 China
Westpac Stadium, Wellington

7 February 2003
Argentina 31–12 Japan
Westpac Stadium, Wellington

7 February 2003
Australia 34–0 China
Westpac Stadium, Wellington

7 February 2003
Argentina 36-5 China
Westpac Stadium, Wellington

7 February 2003
Australia 26–5 Japan
Westpac Stadium, Wellington

Source: Rugby7.com

Pool D

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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: [citation needed]
7 February 2003
Fiji 29–14 France
Westpac Stadium, Wellington

7 February 2003
Canada 29–12 Niue
Westpac Stadium, Wellington

7 February 2003
France 19–12 Canada
Westpac Stadium, Wellington

7 February 2003
Fiji 50–0 Niue
Westpac Stadium, Wellington

7 February 2003
France 33–0 Niue
Westpac Stadium, Wellington

7 February 2003
Fiji 35–19 Canada
Westpac Stadium, Wellington

Source: Rugby7.com

Knockout stage

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Shield

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Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
8 February 2003 – Westpac Stadium
 
 
 Japan29
 
8 February 2003 – Westpac Stadium
 
 Papua New Guinea7
 
 Japan26
 
8 February 2003 – Westpac Stadium
 
 Tonga29
 
 Tonga41
 
 
 China0
 

Source: Rugby7.com

Bowl

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Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
8 February 2003 – Westpac Stadium
 
 
 United States28
 
8 February 2003 – Westpac Stadium
 
 Papua New Guinea7
 
 United States17
 
8 February 2003 – Westpac Stadium
 
 Niue20
 
 Niue25
 
8 February 2003 – Westpac Stadium
 
 Japan0
 
 Niue5
 
8 February 2003 – Westpac Stadium
 
 Canada47
 
 Canada38
 
8 February 2003 – Westpac Stadium
 
 China0
 
 Canada31
 
8 February 2003 – Westpac Stadium
 
 Cook Islands5
 
 Cook Islands20
 
 
 Tonga14
 

Source: Rugby7.com

Plate

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Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
8 February 2003 – Westpac Stadium
 
 
 France22
 
8 February 2003 – Westpac Stadium
 
 South Africa12
 
 France5
 
8 February 2003 – Westpac Stadium
 
 Samoa39
 
 Samoa17
 
 
 Argentina14
 

Source: Rugby7.com

Cup

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Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
8 February 2003 – Westpac Stadium
 
 
 England17
 
8 February 2003 – Westpac Stadium
 
 South Africa7
 
 England21
 
8 February 2003 – Westpac Stadium
 
 Australia15
 
 Australia24
 
8 February 2003 – Westpac Stadium
 
 France7
 
 England26
 
8 February 2003 – Westpac Stadium
 
 New Zealand38
 
 Fiji26
 
8 February 2003 – Westpac Stadium
 
 Argentina5
 
 Fiji22
 
8 February 2003 – Westpac Stadium
 
 New Zealand24
 
 New Zealand21
 
 
 Samoa19
 

Source: Rugby7.com

Tournament placings

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Place  Team Points
1st place, gold medalist(s)  New Zealand 20
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  England 16
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  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

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  1. ^ "IRB Sevens IV - Wellington, New Zealand. 2/7/2003 - 2/8/2003". rugby7.com. 2003. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
  2. ^ "IRB Sevens - Format & Regulation - 16-team tournament". irbsevens.com. Archived from the original on 20 May 2013. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
IRB Sevens IV
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