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2003 Rugby World Cup – European qualification

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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.

Round 1 (2000–2001)

The 18 teams that entered qualification at this stage were divided into three pools of six teams each. The winners of each pool and the best runner-up advanced to the second round of qualifying.

=Pool A=

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|1

style="text-align:left"|{{ru|SWE}}

|5

500+20815
bgcolor="E0FFE0"

|2

style="text-align:left"|{{ru|LAT}}

|5

401+7913
3style="text-align:left"|{{ru|AUT}}

|5

302+7811
4style="text-align:left"|{{ru|ISR}}

|5

203+519
5style="text-align:left"|{{ru|LUX}}

|5

104−2227
6style="text-align:left"|{{ru|NOR}}

|5

005−1945

class="wikitable"
DateHome teamScoreAway teamVenue
23 September 2000{{ru|NOR}}9–41{{ru|LUX}}Stavanger, Norway
21 October 2000{{ru|AUT}}10–42{{ru|SWE}}Vienna, Austria
28 October 2000{{ru|LAT}}24–19{{ru|LUX}}Riga, Latvia
28 October 2000{{ru|SWE}}44–3{{ru|NOR}}Korsangens, Sweden
11 November 2000{{ru|LAT}}38–12{{ru|AUT}}Riga, Latvia
3 March 2001{{ru|LUX}}3–62{{ru|ISR}}Luxembourg
17 March 2001{{ru|ISR}}3–21{{ru|LAT}}Israel
5 May 2001{{ru|ISR}}43–3{{ru|NOR}}Israel
5 May 2001{{ru|LUX}}3–116{{ru|SWE}}Cessange, Luxembourg
12 May 2001{{ru|AUT}}77–0{{ru|LUX}}Vienna, Austria
19 May 2001{{ru|LAT}}37–0{{ru|NOR}}Riga, Latvia
19 May 2001{{ru|SWE}}35–20{{ru|ISR}}Växjö, Sweden
2 June 2001{{ru|AUT}}21–6{{ru|ISR}}Vienna, Austria
9 June 2001{{ru|NOR}}7–51{{ru|AUT}}Borrebanen, Norway
9 June 2001{{ru|SWE}}17–10{{ru|LAT}}Korsangens, Sweden

=Pool B=

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bgcolor="C0FFC0"

|1

style="text-align:left"|{{ru|SUI}}

|5

401+16613
2style="text-align:left"|{{ru|FR Yugoslavia}}

|5

302+4511
3style="text-align:left"|{{ru|AND}}

|5

302+4311
4style="text-align:left"|{{ru|HUN}}

|5

203−99
5style="text-align:left"|{{ru|BIH}}

|5

203−589
6style="text-align:left"|{{ru|BUL}}

|5

104−1877

class="wikitable"
DateHome teamScoreAway teamVenue
30 September 2000{{ru|BIH}}13–12{{ru|HUN}}Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina
7 October 2000{{ru|SUI}}43–6{{ru|BIH}}Geneva, Switzerland
14 October 2000{{ru|BUL}}9–90{{ru|SUI}}Pernik, Bulgaria
14 October 2000{{ru|AND}}12–9{{ru|FR Yugoslavia}}Andorra la Vella, Andorra
28 October 2000{{ru|HUN}}27–21{{ru|AND}}Százhalombatta, Hungary
5 November 2000{{ru|FR Yugoslavia}}46–6{{ru|BUL}}Dimitrovgrad, Yugoslavia
31 March 2001{{ru|FR Yugoslavia}}25–10{{ru|HUN}}Dimitrovgrad, Yugoslavia
5 May 2001{{ru|SUI}}38–25{{ru|AND}}Lausanne, Switzerland
5 May 2001{{ru|BUL}}30–8{{ru|BIH}}
12 May 2001{{ru|AND}}59–10{{ru|BUL}}Andorra la Vella, Andorra
12 May 2001{{ru|SUI}}61–23{{ru|HUN}}Basel, Switzerland
12 May 2001{{ru|BIH}}23–13{{ru|FR Yugoslavia}}
25 May 2001{{ru|FR Yugoslavia}}13–10{{ru|SUI}}Gornji, Yugoslavia
25 May 2001{{ru|AND}}23–13{{ru|BIH}}Andorra la Vella, Andorra
25 May 2001{{ru|HUN}}46–7{{ru|BUL}}

=Pool C=

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|1

style="text-align:left"|{{ru|BEL}}

|5

500+7115
2style="text-align:left"|{{ru|SVN}}

|5

311+4612
3style="text-align:left"|{{ru|MDA}}

|5

302+2511
4style="text-align:left"|{{ru|LTU}}

|5

212+3810
5style="text-align:left"|{{ru|MON}}

|5

104−307
6style="text-align:left"|{{ru|MLT}}

|5

005−1505

class="wikitable"
DateHome teamScoreAway teamVenue
28 October 2000{{ru|MON}}15–17{{ru|MDA}}Menton, France
28 October 2000{{ru|BEL}}24–10{{ru|SVN}}King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels, Belgium
18 November 2000{{ru|SVN}}19–19{{ru|LTU}}Ljubljana, Slovenia
18 November 2000{{ru|MDA}}58–8{{ru|MLT}}Bender, Moldova
25 November 2000{{ru|MLT}}0–26{{ru|BEL}}Three Cities, Malta
2 December 2000{{ru|MON}}8–13{{ru|SVN}}Menton, France
20 January 2001{{ru|MLT}}3–9{{ru|MON}}Three Cities, Malta
3 March 2001{{ru|MON}}12–18{{ru|BEL}}Saint-Laurent-du-Var, France
7 April 2001{{ru|BEL}}26–10{{ru|MDA}}Brussels, Belgium
21 April 2001{{ru|MLT}}11–39{{ru|LTU}}Three Cities, Malta
28 April 2001{{ru|SVN}}30–15{{ru|MDA}}Ljubljana, Slovenia
5 May 2001{{ru|BEL}}29–20{{ru|LTU}}Laakdal, Belgium
12 May 2001{{ru|SVN}}45–5{{ru|MLT}}Ljubljana, Slovenia
12 May 2001{{ru|LTU}}33–10{{ru|MON}}Vilnius, Lithuania
2 June 2001{{ru|MDA}}20–16{{ru|LTU}}Chișinău, Moldova

Round 2 (2001–2002)

The four teams that qualified from Round 1 were joined by the six teams from the European Nations Cup Second Division. They were divided into two pools of five teams each. Each pool was played as a single round-robin tournament, and the winner of each pool advanced to Round 3.

=Pool A=

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bgcolor="C0FFC0"

|1

style="text-align:left"|{{ru|POL}}

|4

400+6912
2style="text-align:left"|{{ru|GER}}

|4

202+248
3style="text-align:left"|{{ru|SWE}}

|4

202+238
4style="text-align:left"|{{ru|DEN}}

|4

202+198
5style="text-align:left"|{{ru|LAT}}

|4

004−1354

class="wikitable"
DateHome teamScoreAway teamVenue
22 September 2001{{ru|LAT}}18–60{{ru|POL}}Riga, Latvia
29 September 2001{{ru|POL}}18–6{{ru|SWE}}Gdańsk, Poland
7 October 2001{{ru|SWE}}37–12{{ru|LAT}}Trelleborg, Sweden
20 October 2001{{ru|SWE}}32–10{{ru|GER}}Malmö, Sweden
27 October 2001{{ru|DEN}}33–21{{ru|SWE}}Frederiksberg, Denmark
3 November 2001{{ru|DEN}}19–26{{ru|POL}}Copenhagen, Denmark
10 November 2001{{ru|GER}}34–24{{ru|DEN}}Heidelberg, Germany
24 November 2001{{ru|GER}}44–0{{ru|LAT}}Hanover, Germany
6 April 2002{{ru|POL}}20–12{{ru|GER}}Gdynia, Poland
6 April 2002{{ru|LAT}}8–32{{ru|DEN}}Riga, Latvia

=Pool B=

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bgcolor="C0FFC0"

|1

style="text-align:left"|{{ru|CZE}}

|4

400+9512
2style="text-align:left"|{{ru|UKR}}

|4

301+4610
3style="text-align:left"|{{ru|CRO}}

|4

202−148
4style="text-align:left"|{{ru|SUI}}

|4

103−406
5style="text-align:left"|{{ru|BEL}}

|4

004−874

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DateHome teamScoreAway teamVenue
22 September 2001{{ru|CZE}}46–3{{ru|BEL}}Prague, Czech Republic
6 October 2001{{ru|SUI}}6–32{{ru|CZE}}Lausanne, Switzerland
13 October 2001{{ru|CRO}}5–13{{ru|CZE}}Makarska, Croatia
13 October 2001{{ru|UKR}}21–10{{ru|BEL}}Kyiv, Ukraine
20 October 2001{{ru|UKR}}41–7{{ru|CRO}}Kyiv, Ukraine
27 October 2001{{ru|BEL}}15–22{{ru|SUI}}Brussels, Belgium
3 November 2001{{ru|CZE}}26–8{{ru|UKR}}Prague, Czech Republic
10 November 2001{{ru|CRO}}18–16{{ru|SUI}}Makarska, Croatia
24 November 2001{{ru|BEL}}0–26{{ru|CRO}}Brussels, Belgium
24 November 2001{{ru|SUI}}11–30{{ru|UKR}}Hermance, Switzerland

Round 3 (May–June 2002)

The two teams that advanced from Round 2 were joined by the four lowest-ranked teams from the 2000–01 European Nations Cup First Division. The six teams were divided into two pools of three teams each, again played as a single round-robin, with the winners of each pool advancing to Round 4.

=Pool A=

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bgcolor="C0FFC0"

|1

style="text-align:left"|{{ru|ESP}}

|2

101+14
2style="text-align:left"|{{ru|POR}}

|2

10104
3style="text-align:left"|{{ru|POL}}

|2

101−14

class="wikitable"
DateHome teamScoreAway teamVenue
4 May 2002{{ru|POL}}27–15{{ru|ESP}}Warsaw, Poland
18 May 2002{{ru|POR}}39–26{{ru|POL}}Jamor, Portugal
2 June 2002{{ru|ESP}}34–21{{ru|POR}}Madrid, Spain

=Pool B=

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bgcolor="C0FFC0"

|1

style="text-align:left"|{{ru|RUS}}

|2

200+816
2style="text-align:left"|{{ru|CZE}}

|2

101+234
3style="text-align:left"|{{ru|NED}}

|2

002−1042

class="wikitable"
DateHome teamScoreAway teamVenue
5 May 2002{{ru|CZE}}18–37{{ru|RUS}}Prague, Czech Republic
21 May 2002{{ru|NED}}12–54{{ru|CZE}}Amsterdam, Netherlands
1 June 2002{{ru|RUS}}65–3{{ru|NED}}Monino, Russia

Round 4 (September–October 2002)

In Round 4, the two teams that advanced from Round 3 were joined by the two remaining teams from the 2000–01 European Nations Cup First Division, as well as Ireland and Italy. The six teams were divided into two pools of three teams each, which were again played as a single round-robin. The top two teams from each pool qualified directly for the Rugby World Cup, while the bottom team from each pool advanced to Round 5.

=Pool A=

Italy qualified for the Rugby World Cup as Europe 2 and were placed in Pool D, while Romania qualified as Europe 3 and were placed in Pool A.

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bgcolor="C0FFC0"

|1

style="text-align:left"|{{ru|ITA}}

|2

200+556
bgcolor="C0FFC0"

|2

style="text-align:left"|{{ru|ROM}}

|2

101+534
bgcolor="E0FFE0"

|3

style="text-align:left"|{{ru|ESP}}

|2

002−1082

class="wikitable"
DateHome teamScoreAway teamVenue
22 September 2002{{ru|ESP}}3–50{{ru|ITA}}Valladolid, Spain
28 September 2002{{ru|ITA}}25–17{{ru|ROM}}Parma, Italy
5 October 2002{{ru|ROM}}67–6{{ru|ESP}}Iași, Romania

=Pool B=

Ireland qualified for the Rugby World Cup as Europe 1 and were placed in Pool A, while Georgia qualified as Europe 4 and were placed in Pool C.

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|1

style="text-align:left"|{{ru|IRE}}

|2

200+816
bgcolor="C0FFC0"

|2

style="text-align:left"|{{ru|GEO|1990}}

|2

101−454
bgcolor="E0FFE0"

|3

style="text-align:left"|{{ru|RUS}}

|2

002−362

class="wikitable"
DateHome teamScoreAway teamVenue
21 September 2002{{ru|RUS}}3–35{{ru|IRE}}Krasnoyarsk, Russia
28 September 2002{{ru|IRE}}63–14{{ru|GEO|1990}}Dublin, Ireland
13 October 2002{{ru|GEO|1990}}17–13{{ru|RUS}}Tbilisi, Georgia

Round 5 (October–November 2002)

The two teams that advanced from Round 4 played a two-legged tie. The winners advanced to the repechage.

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DateHome teamScoreAway teamVenue
27 October 2002{{ru|ESP}}3–36{{ru|RUS}}Madrid, Spain
24 November 2002{{ru|RUS}}22–38{{ru|ESP}}Krasnodar, Russia

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.[http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-71224045.html Russia frozen out of World Cup over illegal South Africans] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110516184003/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-71224045.html |date=16 May 2011 }}

Bibliography

  • {{cite web |date=21 December 2014 |title=Rugby Europe Championship; European Nations Cup – Third Division / 2003 Rugby World Cup – European qualification|url=http://www.rugbyarchive.net/compseasons/149?Stagione=2000%2F01 |work=The Rugby Archive |access-date=28 February 2022 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220228145750/http://www.rugbyarchive.net/compseasons/149?Stagione=2000%2F01 |archive-date=28 February 2022 }}

References

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