2003 Brisbane Sevens

2003 Brisbane Sevens
IRB Sevens IV
Host nationAustralia Australia
Date2–3 January 2003
Cup
Champion England
Runner-up Fiji
Plate
Winner Australia
Runner-up Samoa
Bowl
Winner Tonga
Runner-up United States
Shield
Winner Cook Islands
Runner-up Papua New Guinea
Tournament details
Matches played44
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

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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 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

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The participating teams were:[1]

Pool Stage

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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]

Pool A

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Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
 New Zealand 3 3 0 0 137 0 +137 9 Cup Quarterfinal
 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
Source: [citation needed]
2 January 2003
New Zealand 33–0 France
Ballymore Stadium

2 January 2003
United States 38–0 China
Ballymore Stadium

2 January 2003
France 21–12 United States
Ballymore Stadium

2 January 2003
New Zealand 61–0 China
Ballymore Stadium

2 January 2003
France 43–0 China
Ballymore Stadium

Pool B

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Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
 Argentina 3 3 0 0 81 40 +41 9 Cup Quarterfinal
 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
Source: [citation needed]


2 January 2003
Argentina 22–7 Canada
Ballymore Stadium



2 January 2003
South Africa 21–14 Canada
Ballymore Stadium

Pool C

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Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
 Australia 3 3 0 0 103 7 +96 9 Cup Quarterfinal
 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
Source: [citation needed]
2 January 2003
Australia 35–7 Samoa
Ballymore Stadium

2 January 2003
Tonga 19–15 Niue
Ballymore Stadium

2 January 2003
Samoa 19–15 Tonga
Ballymore Stadium

2 January 2003
Australia 27–0 Niue
Ballymore Stadium

2 January 2003
Samoa 24–0 Niue
Ballymore Stadium

2 January 2003
Australia 41–0 Tonga
Ballymore Stadium

Pool D

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Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
 England 3 3 0 0 64 31 +33 9 Cup Quarterfinal
 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
Source: [citation needed]
2 January 2003
England 21–12 Fiji
Ballymore Stadium

2 January 2003
Japan 33–12 Cook Islands
Ballymore Stadium

2 January 2003
England 22–19 Japan
Ballymore Stadium

2 January 2003
Fiji 17–7 Cook Islands
Ballymore Stadium

2 January 2003
England 21–0 Cook Islands
Ballymore Stadium

2 January 2003
Fiji 31–12 Japan
Ballymore Stadium

Knockout stage

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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

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Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
18 February – Ballymore Stadium
 
 
 Canada31
 
18 February – Ballymore Stadium
 
 China0
 
 China0
 
18 February – Ballymore Stadium
 
 Cook Islands42
 
 Tonga 27
 
18 February – Ballymore Stadium
 
 Cook Islands7
 
 Cook Islands29
 
18 February – Ballymore Stadium
 
 Papua New Guinea14
 
 Japan7
 
18 February – Ballymore Stadium
 
 Niue31
 
 Japan19
 
18 February – Ballymore Stadium
 
 Papua New Guinea38
 
 United States40
 
 
 Papua New Guinea7
 

Bowl

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Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
18 February – Ballymore Stadium
 
 
 Canada31
 
18 February – Ballymore Stadium
 
 China0
 
 Canada24
 
18 February – Ballymore Stadium
 
 Tonga29
 
 Tonga 27
 
18 February – Ballymore Stadium
 
 Cook Islands7
 
 Tonga29
 
18 February – Ballymore Stadium
 
 United States10
 
 Japan7
 
18 February – Ballymore Stadium
 
 Niue31
 
 Niue12
 
18 February – Ballymore Stadium
 
 United States17
 
 United States40
 
 
 Papua New Guinea7
 

Plate

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Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
18 February – Ballymore Stadium
 
 
 Argentina14
 
18 February – Ballymore Stadium
 
 France17
 
 Australia22
 
18 February – Ballymore Stadium
 
 Argentina5
 
 Australia7
 
18 February – Ballymore Stadium
 
 Fiji12
 
 Australia47
 
18 February – Ballymore Stadium
 
 Samoa12
 
 England27
 
18 February – Ballymore Stadium
 
 Samoa5
 
 Samoa21
 
18 February – Ballymore Stadium
 
 South Africa10
 
 New Zealand19
 
 
 South Africa10
 

Cup

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Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
18 February – Ballymore Stadium
 
 
 Argentina14
 
18 February – Ballymore Stadium
 
 France17
 
 France 19
 
18 February – Ballymore Stadium
 
 Fiji26
 
 Australia7
 
18 February – Ballymore Stadium
 
 Fiji12
 
 England28
 
18 February – Ballymore Stadium
 
 Fiji14
 
 England27
 
18 February – Ballymore Stadium
 
 Samoa5
 
 England19
 
18 February – Ballymore Stadium
 
 New Zealand14
 
 New Zealand19
 
 
 South Africa10
 

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "IRB Sevens IV - Brisbane, Australia. 2/1/2003 - 3/1/2003". rugby7.com. 2003. Archived from the original on 12 November 2013. Retrieved 12 December 2013.
  2. ^ a b c "Ultimate Rugby Sevens Match Archive - HSBC World Sevens Series Brisbane". ur7s.com. Archived from the original on 16 December 2013. Retrieved 7 December 2013.
  3. ^ "About the Adelaide Sevens". thefanatics.com. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. 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.