2003 Rugby World Cup qualifying

2003 Rugby World Cup qualifying

Tournament details
Dates	1999 – 2003
No. of nations	89
← 1999 2007 →

A number of 2003 Rugby World Cup qualifying tournaments were held to decide what nations would participate at the 2003 Rugby World Cup in Australia. The 81 teams taking part in regional qualifiers together with the 8 teams which have qualified automatically brings to 89 the total number of teams participating in the 2003 Rugby World Cup.

Tournaments

• Africa Qualification
• European Qualification
• Americas qualification
• Asia qualification
• Oceania qualification
• Repechage

Qualified teams

Europe  England (automatic qualifier)  France (automatic qualifier)  Georgia (Europe 4)  Ireland (Europe 1)  Italy (Europe 2)  Romania (Europe 3)  Scotland (automatic qualifier)  Wales (automatic qualifier) Africa  South Africa (automatic qualifier)  Namibia (Africa 1)

Americas  Argentina (automatic qualifier)  Canada (Americas 1)  United States (repechage 1)  Uruguay (Americas 2) Oceania  Australia (automatic qualifier)  Fiji (Oceania 1)  New Zealand (automatic qualifier)  Samoa (Oceania 2)  Tonga (repechage 2) Asia  Japan (Asia 1)

Automatic qualifiers

Tournament hosts, as well as all quarterfinalists from the previous Rugby World Cup, are automatically qualified into the Finals.

•  Argentina (Quarterfinalist)
•  England (Quarterfinalist)
•  Scotland (Quarterfinalist)
•  Wales (Quarterfinalist)
•  New Zealand (Semifinalist)
•  South Africa (Semifinalist)
•  France (Finalist)
•  Australia (Champions and Host)

Regional qualifiers

Africa

•  Namibia (Africa 1)

Europe

•  Ireland (Europe 1)
•  Italy (Europe 2)
•  Romania (Europe 3)
•  Georgia (Europe 4)

Asia

•  Japan (Asia 1)

Americas

•  Canada (Americas 1)
•  Uruguay (Americas 2)
•  United States (Repechage 1)

Oceania

•  Fiji (Oceania 1)
•  Samoa (Oceania 2)
•  Tonga (Repechage 2)

Repechage

• Repechage 1  United States
• Repechage 2  Tonga