2003 Brisbane Sevens

2003 Brisbane Sevens
IRB Sevens IV
Host nation Australia Australia
Date 2–3 January 2003
Cup
Champions  England
Runners-up  Fiji
Plate
Champions  Australia
Runners-up  Samoa
Bowl
Champions  Tonga
Runners-up  United States
Shield
Champions  Cook Islands
Runners-up  Papua New Guinea
Tournament details
Matches played 44
← 2002

The 2003 Brisbane Sevens, officially called the 2003 Brisbane International Sevens, was an international rugby sevens tournament that was part of the World Sevens Series in the 2002–03 season. It was the Australian Sevens leg of the series, held at Ballymore Stadium in Brisbane over the weekend of 2 and 3 January 2003.[1]

The competition was won by England who defeated Fiji 28-14 in the Cup final.[1][2]

The tournament was the third completed edition of the Australian Sevens. For the next three years there was no World Sevens tournament staged in Australia, until the event returned as the 2007 Adelaide Sevens.[3]

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 top two teams from each pool advanced to the Cup/Plate brackets. The bottom two teams from each group went on to the Bowl/Shield brackets.[4]

Teams

The participating teams were:[1]

Pool Stage

Play on the first day of the tournament consisted of matches between teams in the same pool on a round robin basis. The following is a list of the recorded results.[1][2]

Key to colours in group tables
Teams that advanced to the Cup Quarterfinal

Pool A

Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
 New Zealand 3 3 0 0 137 0 137 9
 France 3 2 0 1 64 45 19 7
 United States 3 1 0 2 50 64 -14 5
 China 3 0 0 3 0 142 -142 3
2 January 2003
New Zealand  v  France
2 January 2003
United States  v  China
2 January 2003
France  v  United States
2 January 2003
New Zealand  v  China
2 January 2003
France  v  China

Pool B

Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
 Argentina 3 3 0 0 81 40 41 9
 South Africa 3 2 0 1 91 40 51 7
 Canada 3 1 0 2 38 50 -12 5
 Papua New Guinea 3 0 0 3 19 99 -80 3
2 January 2003
Argentina  v  Canada
2 January 2003
South Africa  v  Canada

Pool C

Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
 Australia 3 3 0 0 103 7 96 9
 Samoa 3 2 0 1 50 50 0 7
 Tonga 3 1 0 2 34 75 -41 5
 Niue 3 0 0 3 15 70 -55 3
2 January 2003
Australia  v  Samoa
2 January 2003
Tonga  v  Niue
2 January 2003
Samoa  v  Tonga
2 January 2003
Australia  v  Niue
2 January 2003
Samoa  v  Niue
2 January 2003
Australia  v  Tonga

Pool D

Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
 England 3 3 0 0 64 31 33 9
 Fiji 3 2 0 1 60 40 20 7
 Japan 3 1 0 2 64 65 -1 5
 Cook Islands 3 0 0 3 19 71 -52 3
2 January 2003
England  v  Fiji
2 January 2003
Japan  v  Cook Islands
2 January 2003
England  v  Japan
2 January 2003
Fiji  v  Cook Islands
2 January 2003
England  v  Cook Islands
2 January 2003
Fiji  v  Japan

Knockout stage

Play on the second day of the tournament consisted of finals matches for the Shield, Bowl, Plate, and Cup competitions. The following is a list of the recorded results.[1][2]

Shield

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
18 February – Ballymore Stadium        
  Canada  31
18 February – Ballymore Stadium
  China  0  
  China  0
18 February – Ballymore Stadium
      Cook Islands  42  
  Tonga   27
18 February – Ballymore Stadium
  Cook Islands  7  
  Cook Islands  29
18 February – Ballymore Stadium    
    Papua New Guinea  14
  Japan  7
18 February – Ballymore Stadium
  Niue  31  
  Japan  19
18 February – Ballymore Stadium
      Papua New Guinea  38  
  United States  40
  Papua New Guinea  7  
 

Bowl

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
18 February – Ballymore Stadium        
  Canada  31
18 February – Ballymore Stadium
  China  0  
  Canada  24
18 February – Ballymore Stadium
      Tonga  29  
  Tonga   27
18 February – Ballymore Stadium
  Cook Islands  7  
  Tonga  29
18 February – Ballymore Stadium    
    United States  10
  Japan  7
18 February – Ballymore Stadium
  Niue  31  
  Niue  12
18 February – Ballymore Stadium
      United States  17  
  United States  40
  Papua New Guinea  7  
 

Plate

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
18 February – Ballymore Stadium        
  Argentina  14
18 February – Ballymore Stadium
  France  17  
  Australia  22
18 February – Ballymore Stadium
      Argentina  5  
  Australia  7
18 February – Ballymore Stadium
  Fiji  12  
  Australia  47
18 February – Ballymore Stadium    
    Samoa  12
  England  27
18 February – Ballymore Stadium
  Samoa  5  
  Samoa  21
18 February – Ballymore Stadium
      South Africa  10  
  New Zealand  19
  South Africa  10  
 

Cup

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
18 February – Ballymore Stadium        
  Argentina  14
18 February – Ballymore Stadium
  France  17  
  France   19
18 February – Ballymore Stadium
      Fiji  26  
  Australia  7
18 February – Ballymore Stadium
  Fiji  12  
  England  28
18 February – Ballymore Stadium    
    Fiji  14
  England  27
18 February – Ballymore Stadium
  Samoa  5  
  England  19
18 February – Ballymore Stadium
      New Zealand  14  
  New Zealand  19
  South Africa  10  
 

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "IRB Sevens IV - Brisbane, Australia. 2/1/2003 - 3/1/2003". rugby7.com. 2003. Archived from the original on 12 December 2013. Retrieved 12 December 2013.
  2. 1 2 3 "Ultimate Rugby Sevens Match Archive - HSBC World Sevens Series Brisbane". ur7s.com. Retrieved 7 December 2013.
  3. ↑ "About the Adelaide Sevens". thefanatics.com. Archived from the original on 13 December 2013. Retrieved 13 December 2013.
  4. ↑ "IRB Sevens - Format & Regulation - 16-team tournament". irbsevens.com. Archived from the original on 20 May 2013. Retrieved 9 December 2013.
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