2003 Singer Sri Lankan Airlines Rugby 7's

2003 Singer Sri Lankan Airlines Rugby 7's
Tournament details
Countries 16
Tournament format(s) Knockout
Date 5–7 September 2003
Tournament statistics
Teams 16
Matches played 37
Final
Venue Bogambara Stadium
Champions  Kenya
Runner-up  Portugal
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The 2003 Singer Sri Lankan Airlines Rugby 7's was the fifth year that the Singer Sri Lankan Airlines Rugby 7's tournament was held[1] and was the first year that teams from Africa (Kenya, Morocco and the Arabian Gulf) and Oceania (Australia, New Zealand and the Cook Islands) participated.[1][2] Kenya defeated Portugal 16 points to 12 in the Cup final, with Arabian Gulf winning the Bowl and host nation, Sri Lanka, winning the Plate.

First Round

Key to colours in group tables
Teams advanced to the Cup quarter-final
Teams advanced to the Plate semi-final
Teams advanced to the Bowl semi-final

Pool A

Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts
 New Zealand Centurions 330011012+989
 Kenya 32018328+557
 Morocco 31021287-755
Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf Arabian Gulf 3003785−783

Pool B

Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts
 Portugal 330012126+959
 Cook Islands 320111436+787
 Belgium 31025078-285
 Singapore 30037152−1453

Pool C

Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts
 Hong Kong 33008524+619
 South Korea 320110828+807
 Germany 31026447+175
 Malaysia 30030158−1583

Pool D

Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts
 Taiwan 33007333+409
 Australia Potoroos 32015947+127
 Sri Lanka 31024559-145
 Denmark 30032664−383

Second Round

Bowl

Semi-finals Final
 Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf Arabian Gulf 24  
  Singapore 19  
 
     Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf Arabian Gulf 28
    Denmark 19
  Denmark 19
  Malaysia 7  

Plate

Semi-finals Final
  Sri Lanka 26  
  Germany 19  
 
      Sri Lanka 33
    Belgium 19
  Morocco 5
  Belgium 10  

Cup

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
       
  Cook Islands  31
  Taiwan  15  
  Kenya  43
      Cook Islands  5  
  Kenya  36
  Hong Kong  12  
  Kenya  16
   
    Portugal  12
  Portugal  52
  Australia Potoroos  0  
  Portugal  21
      New Zealand Centurions  12  
  New Zealand Centurions  27
  South Korea  7  
 

Teams

Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf Arabian Gulf

Head coach: Adrian Thompson

Manager: Steve Hill

Player Club
Mark Gathercole
Timothy Nunan
Kruger Snyman
Adrian Kerr
Stephen Cooper
Wayne Marsters
Olivier Chaudet
Nick Morgan
Ros Barton
Francios Coetzer

 Australia Potoroos

Head coach: Geogg Angwin

Manager: Peter O Carroll

Player Club
Jason Howell
Cameron Adams
Justin Barlow
James Quinn
John Moss
Joel Boogers
Nathan Canniffe
Maxwell Hall
Simon Baggio
Andrew Atkinson

 Belgium

Head coach: Yvan Luyten

Manager: Guy Gérard

Player Club
Shane Massinon Republic of Ireland Wanderers F.C. Rugby Club
Neil Massinon Republic of Ireland Old Wesley R.F.C.
Jean-Michel De Meersman Belgium Kituro RC
Jack Healy Republic of Ireland UCD
Fabian Renquin Belgium Coq Mosan
Sébastien Bertrand Belgium ROC
Kevin Sulejmani Belgium R.S.C. Anderlecht
Mark Culhane Republic of Ireland Wanderers F.C. Rugby Club
Hugh Clark Belgium Kituro RC
Nlandu Daniel Nkwasina Belgium Kituro RC

 Chinese Taipei

Head coach: Chern You - Tsuen

Manager: Lin Chin- Chung

Player Club
Wang Kuo - Feng
Tu Chia- Ming
Lin Hsuan - Yu
Tung Yuan - Hsiang
Lu Ya-Lun
Tsai Chin - Chien
Chang Ching -Fong
Chang Chun - Ming
Lee Chien - Ju
Hsiao Li - Wei

 Cook Islands

Head coach: Damein Beddoes

Manager: John Wichman

Player Club
Terry Piri
Lloyd Matipo
Viliarme Gukisuva
Aaron Hansen
Lance Fitspatrick
Teina Tapurau
Ricky Scia Scia
David Tutera
Te Vii Ngametua
Ben Maka

 Denmark

Head coach: Douglas Langley

Manager: Jens Erik Joergensen

Player Club
Regan Sue
Morten Rune Nielsen
James Matthew Riley
Ian Tulloch
Shaun John O Donnell
Jens Olang Akelo
Nicolai Kipp
Mikael Lai Rasmussen
Claus Worsier Christensen
Andy Nielsen

 Germany

Head coach: Rainer Kumm

Manager: Fritz Raupers

Player Club
Konstantin Zimmermann
Alexander Pipa
Stefen Their
Martin Schmidt
Mustafa Gungor
Jan Bratschke
Markus Walger
Mathias Pipa
Timour Tekkal
Andre Kraemer

 Hong Kong

Head coach: Eddie Chan

Manager: Chris Roden

Player Club
Kris Marin
Gregory Justin
Andrew Wongkee
Stuart Denton
Liu Kwok Leung
Simon Hague
Andrew Chambers
Peter Clough
Alex Gibbs
Lee Cheuk Yin

 Kenya

Head coach: Mark Andre

Manager: William Githinji

Player Club
Newton Ongalo
Dennis Mwanja
John Otieno
Bill Odongo
Allan Madonye
Lavin Asego
Ken Nyagetuba
Ben Nyambo
Steve Gichuki
Richard Mulaha

 Malaysia

Head coach: Zainol, Noor Azman

Manager: Baker Johari

Player Club
Mohd Nasiruddin, Nasnoor Juzaily
Mohamad, Shahril
Abu Bakar, Ahmed Shahrul
Hassan, Md Azuwar
Ahmed Jasri, Mohammad Husaif
Mohammad Rashid, Zulhairi
Kon, Chee Kiong
Salleh, Sansudin
Khairuddin, Mohamamd Ashraf
Samsukhidir, Mohammad Faiz

 Morocco

Head coach: Amine Alioua

Manager: Bernard Delbreil

Player Club
Edine Mestour Badr
Youssef Saddak
Youness Sekraot
Anwar Rhaily
Hicham Housni
Boubacar Boujouala
Hassen Noubi
Hicham Arrad
Souir Ghani
Karim El Oula

 New Zealand Centurions

Head coach: Keith Mansill

Manager: Dave Rennie

Player Club
Siaosi Anamani
Leo Auvaa
Daniel Farani
Cory Jane
Tim Molenaar
Polonga Teu' Alupe-Pedro
Lote Raikabula
Samuel Rasch
Esava Tiko
Faavae Tumaai

 Portugal

Head coach: Tomas Morais

Manager: Luis Ramusga

Player Club
Miguel Morais
Antonio Aguilar
Sebastiao Cunha
Antonio Cunha
Antonio Pinto
Pedro Neto
Nuno Gravao
David Mateus
Diogo Mateus
Frederico Sousa

 Singapore

Head coach: Malcolm Rowe

Manager: Alan Thomas

Player Club
Hairul Naim Ramli
Jonathan Chen
Thomas Shang
Desmond Wee
Andrew Lee
Daniel Thiam
Rob Martin Murphy
Romi Musa
Perdana Riady
Peerose Shah

 South Korea

Head coach: Sung Taik Seo

Manager: No ll Song

Player Club
Dong Hwan Kim
Dong Sun Kim
Kwang Jae Kim
Sun San Kang
Jong Man Chun
Min Suk Yoo
Sung Kwan Koo
Jong Hun Park
Se Woong Kim
Kwang Soo Back

 Sri Lanka

Head coach: Chandrishan Perera

Manager: Nimal Lewke

Player Club
Radhika Hettiarachchi Kandy SC
Danushka Pushpakumara Kandy SC
Pradeep Liyanage Kandy SC
Amjad Buksh Havelock SC
Nilufer Ibrahim Kandy SC
Zulfikar Halimdeen CR & FC
Buddika Thalgampola Kandy SC
Sumedha Jayasinghe CR & FC
C. Thushara Deepthi Police SC
Dinesh Kumara CR & FC

References

  1. 1 2 "Sri Lanka 7s". Rugby7.com. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
  2. ↑ "Singer - Sri Lankan Airlines Rugby Sevens from September 5 to 7". The Daily News. 3 September 2003. Retrieved 16 January 2015.
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