This article documents statistics from the 2003 Rugby World Cup, held in Australia from 10 October to 22 November.
Team statistics
[edit]The following table shows the team's results in major statistical categories.[1] No teams were shown a red card during the tournament.[2]
Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Points difference |
Tries | Conversions | Penalties | Drop goals | ![]() |
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7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 239 | 36 | 27 | 23 | 8 | 1 |
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7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 267 | 43 | 32 | 21 | 1 | 1 |
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7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 260 | 52 | 40 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
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7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 112 | 29 | 22 | 22 | 4 | 5 |
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5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 104 | 27 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 1 |
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5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 63 | 20 | 16 | 9 | 1 | 1 |
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5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 2 |
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5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | −12 | 12 | 8 | 13 | 1 | 1 |
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4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 83 | 18 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
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4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | −16 | 10 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 3 |
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4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 18 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 1 |
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4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | −46 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 2 |
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4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | −39 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 1 |
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4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | −81 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 1 |
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4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | −127 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
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4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | −199 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
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4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | −84 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 0 |
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4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | −132 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
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4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | −154 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 2 |
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4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | −282 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Source: RugbyWorldCup.com
Top point scorers
[edit]Player | Team | Position | Played | Tries | Conversions | Penalties | Drop goals | Total points | Yellow cards |
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Jonny Wilkinson | ![]() |
Fly-half | 6 | 0 | 10 | 23 | 8 | 113 | 0 |
Frédéric Michalak | ![]() |
Fly-half | 6 | 2 | 17 | 18 | 1 | 101 | 0 |
Elton Flatley | ![]() |
Centre | 6 | 1 | 16 | 21 | 0 | 100 | 0 |
Leon MacDonald | ![]() |
Centre | 7 | 4 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 75 | 0 |
Chris Paterson | ![]() |
Fly-half | 5 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 1 | 71 | 0 |
Mat Rogers | ![]() |
Full-back | 7 | 5 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 1 |
Mike Hercus | ![]() |
Fly-half | 4 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 51 | 0 |
Rima Wakarua | ![]() |
Fly-half | 3 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 50 | 0 |
Earl Va'a | ![]() |
Fly-half | 4 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 49 | 0 |
Dan Carter | ![]() |
Fly-half | 5 | 2 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 0 |
Source: RugbyWorldCup.com
Top try scorers
[edit]Player | Team | Position | Played | Tries | Conv | Penalties | Drop goals | Total points | Yellow cards | Red cards |
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Doug Howlett | ![]() |
Wing | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 0 |
Mils Muliaina | ![]() |
Full-back | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 0 |
Joe Rokocoko | ![]() |
Wing | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 0 |
Will Greenwood | ![]() |
Centre | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 0 |
Chris Latham | ![]() |
Full-back | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 0 |
Josh Lewsey | ![]() |
Full-back | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 0 |
Mat Rogers | ![]() |
Full-back | 7 | 5 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 1 | 0 |
Lote Tuqiri | ![]() |
Wing | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 0 |
Pablo Bouza | ![]() |
Number 8 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 |
Christophe Dominici | ![]() |
Wing | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 0 |
Caleb Ralph | ![]() |
Wing | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 |
Source: RugbyWorldCup.com
Hat-tricks
[edit]Unless otherwise noted, players in this list scored a hat-trick of tries.
No. | Player | For | Against | Stage | Result | Venue | Date |
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1 | Yannick Jauzion | ![]() |
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Pool | 61–18 | Lang Park, Brisbane | 11 October 2003 |
2 | Joost van der Westhuizen | ![]() |
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Pool | 72–6 | Subiaco Oval, Perth | 11 October 2003 |
3 | Martín Gaitán | ![]() |
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Pool | 67–14 | Central Coast Stadium, Gosford | 14 October 2003 |
4 | Mils MuliainaT4 | ![]() |
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Pool | 68–6 | Docklands Stadium, Melbourne | 17 October 2003 |
5 | Mat Rogers | ![]() |
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Pool | 90–8 | Lang Park, Brisbane | 18 October 2003 |
6 | Matt Giteau | ![]() |
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Pool | 142–0 | Adelaide Oval | 25 October 2003 |
7 | Chris LathamT5 | ![]() |
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Pool | 142–0 | Adelaide Oval | 25 October 2003 |
8 | Lote Tuqiri | ![]() |
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Pool | 142–0 | Adelaide Oval | 25 October 2003 |
9 | Brian Liebenberg | ![]() |
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Pool | 41–14 | Wollongong Showground | 31 October 2003 |
10 | Josh LewseyT5 | ![]() |
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Pool | 111–13 | Lang Park, Brisbane | 2 November 2003 |
11 | Jonny WilkinsonD3 | ![]() |
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Semi-final | 24–7 | Telstra Stadium, Sydney | 16 November 2003 |
Key | |
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D3 | Scored hat-trick of drop goals |
T4 | Scored four tries |
T5 | Scored five tries |
Stadiums
[edit]Stadium | City | Capacity | Matches played | Overall attendance |
Average attendance per match |
Average attendance as % of capacity |
Tries scored | Avg. tries scored / match |
Overall points scored |
Avg. points scored / match |
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Stadium Australia | Sydney | 83,500 | 7 | 550,895 | 78,699 | 94.25% | 32 | 4.57 | 335 | 47.86 |
Docklands Stadium | Melbourne | 56,347 | 7 | 284,209 | 40,601 | 72.06% | 45 | 6.43 | 394 | 56.29 |
Lang Park | Brisbane | 52,500 | 9 | 406,340 | 45,149 | 86.00% | 80 | 8.89 | 654 | 72.67 |
Subiaco Oval | Perth | 42,922 | 5 | 124,768 | 24,954 | 58.14% | 43 | 8.60 | 327 | 65.40 |
Sydney Football Stadium | Sydney | 42,500 | 5 | 169,076 | 33,815 | 79.56% | 32 | 6.40 | 267 | 53.40 |
Adelaide Oval | Adelaide | 33,597 | 2 | 56,999 | 28,500 | 84.83% | 23 | 11.50 | 173 | 86.50 |
Willows Sports Complex | Townsville | 26,500 | 3 | 57,748 | 19,249 | 72.64% | 20 | 6.67 | 177 | 59.00 |
Canberra Stadium | Canberra | 25,011 | 4 | 81,929 | 20,482 | 77.29% | 15 | 3.75 | 170 | 42.50 |
Central Coast Stadium | Gosford | 20,059 | 3 | 56,663 | 18,888 | 94.16% | 26 | 8.67 | 208 | 69.33 |
York Park | Launceston | 19,891 | 1 | 15,457 | 15,457 | 77.71% | 6 | 6.00 | 44 | 44.00 |
Wollongong Showground | Wollongong | 18,484 | 2 | 33,463 | 16,732 | 90.52% | 10 | 5.00 | 86 | 43.00 |
Total | 2,242,313 | 48 | 1,837,547 | 38,282 | 81.95% | 332 | 6.92 | 2,835 | 59.06 |
Attendances
[edit]Top 10 highest attendances.
Rank | Attendance | Match | Venue | City | Date |
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1 | 82,957 | ![]() ![]() |
Stadium Australia | Sydney | 22 November 2003 |
2 | 82,444 | ![]() ![]() |
Stadium Australia | Sydney | 15 November 2003 |
3 | 82,346 | ![]() ![]() |
Stadium Australia | Sydney | 16 November 2003 |
4 | 81,350 | ![]() ![]() |
Stadium Australia | Sydney | 10 October 2003 |
5 | 80,112 | ![]() ![]() |
Stadium Australia | Sydney | 2 November 2003 |
6 | 78,974 | ![]() ![]() |
Stadium Australia | Sydney | 25 October 2003 |
7 | 62,712 | ![]() ![]() |
Stadium Australia | Sydney | 20 November 2003 |
8 | 54,206 | ![]() ![]() |
Docklands Stadium | Melbourne | 1 November 2003 |
9 | 50,647 | ![]() ![]() |
Docklands Stadium | Melbourne | 26 October 2003 |
10 | 48,778 | ![]() ![]() |
Lang Park | Brisbane | 18 October 2003 |
Last updated: 22 November 2003[7] |
- Lowest attendance: 15,457 –
Namibia vs
Romania, York Park, Launceston, 30 October 2003
See also
[edit]- 2007 Rugby World Cup statistics
- Records and statistics of the Rugby World Cup
- List of Rugby World Cup hat-tricks
External links
[edit]- 2003 Rugby World Cup Official site (Archived)
- Rugby World Cup 2003 Tournament statistics
- 2003 Rugby World Cup Reports and Statistics
References
[edit]- ^ "Team Records". ESPN. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
- ^ "RWC 2003 Statistical Review and Match Analysis" (PDF). RWC2003. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
- ^ "Stats Hub". World Rugby. Retrieved 9 October 2019.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Most individual points". ESPN Scrum. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
- ^ "Stats_Hub". World Rugby. Retrieved 9 October 2019.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Most individual tries". ESPN Scrum. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
- ^ "Rugby World Cup, 2003 Highest attendance". ESPN. ESPN Sports Media. Retrieved 29 September 2019.