Rugby World Cup
In qualification for the 2003 Rugby World Cup, a number of positions were available to Oceania nations. Fiji and Samoa qualified, joining automatic qualifiers Australia and New Zealand, while Tonga progressed to the repechage, where they faced South Korea.
Round 1
The six teams in the "Small Islands" group were divided into Western and Eastern pools, comprising three teams each. The teams in each pool played each other in a single round robin, with the top team in each pool qualifying for round 3.
Pool A (Eastern Zone)
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
1 | Cook Islands | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 114 | 8 | +106 | 6 |
2 | Tahiti | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 41 | 92 | −51 | 4 |
3 | Niue | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 69 | −55 | 2 |
Source: [citation needed]
Pool B (Western Zone)
Source: [citation needed]
Round 2
In Round 2, the traditional three biggest Pacific Island nations played a single round-robin tournament. The top two qualified directly for the Rugby World Cup as Oceania 1 and 2 respectively, while the bottom-placed team went to Round 4 of qualifying. Fiji finished top and qualified for Pool B as Oceania 1, while Samoa finished second and were placed in Pool C as Oceania 2.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
1 | Fiji | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 123 | 80 | +43 | 10 |
2 | Samoa | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 96 | 58 | +38 | 10 |
3 | Tonga | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 71 | 152 | −81 | 4 |
Source: [citation needed]
Round 3
Round 3 saw the winners of the two pools in round 1 play home and away to qualify for round 4.
Round 4
Round 4 saw Papua New Guinea, the winners from round 3, take on Tonga, the third-placed team from round 2. The winners would qualify for the repechage. Tonga won 131–26 on aggregate to progress.
References
- ^ "Cook Islands v Tahiti at Raratonga". ESPN. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
- ^ "Niue Island v Cook Islands at Paliati". ESPN. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
- ^ "Niue Island v Tahiti at Papetee". ESPN. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
- ^ "Papua New Guinea v Solomon Islands at Port Moresby". ESPN. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
- ^ "Vanuatu v Papua New Guinea at Port Vila". ESPN. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
- ^ "Solomon Islands v Vanuatu at Honiara". ESPN. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
- ^ "Fiji vs Tonga – Match Statistics – Rugby World Cup Qualifier 2003". ESPN. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
- ^ "Tonga vs Samoa – Summary – Rugby World Cup Qualifier 2003". ESPN. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
- ^ "Fiji vs Samoa – Summary – Rugby World Cup Qualifier 2003". ESPN. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
- ^ "Samoa vs Tonga – Summary – Rugby World Cup Qualifier 2003". ESPN. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
- ^ "Fiji vs Tonga – Summary – Rugby World Cup Qualifier 2003". ESPN. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
- ^ "PNG grabs advantage". ESPN. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
- ^ "Cook Islands v Papua New Guinea". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
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Notes: There was no qualification for the 1987 World Cup as places were given by invitation only. |