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]

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 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

2 January 2003
New Zealand  43–0  United States
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  26–21  South Africa
Ballymore Stadium

2 January 2003
Canada  17–7  Papua New Guinea
Ballymore Stadium

2 January 2003
Argentina  22–7  Canada
Ballymore Stadium


2 January 2003
Argentina  33–12  Papua New Guinea
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
 
 
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.