2003 Brisbane Sevens
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 nation | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Australia |
| Date | 2–3 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 played | 44 |
← 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
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
The participating teams were:[1]
Pool Stage
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]
| Key to colours in group tables | |
|---|---|
| Teams that advanced to the Cup Quarterfinal | |
Pool A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 New Zealand | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 137 | 0 | 137 | 9 |
 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 |
Pool B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Argentina | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 81 | 40 | 41 | 9 |
 South Africa | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 91 | 40 | 51 | 7 |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Canada | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 38 | 50 | -12 | 5 |
| Papua New Guinea | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 99 | -80 | 3 |
Pool C
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 103 | 7 | 96 | 9 |
| 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 |
Pool D
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 31 | 33 | 9 |
| 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 |
Knockout stage
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
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 18 February – Ballymore Stadium | ||||||||||
| Canada | 31 | |||||||||
| 18 February – Ballymore Stadium | ||||||||||
| China | 0 | |||||||||
| China | 0 | |||||||||
| 18 February – Ballymore Stadium | ||||||||||
| Cook Islands | 42 | |||||||||
| Tonga | 27 | |||||||||
| 18 February – Ballymore Stadium | ||||||||||
| Cook Islands | 7 | |||||||||
| Cook Islands | 29 | |||||||||
| 18 February – Ballymore Stadium | ||||||||||
| Papua New Guinea | 14 | |||||||||
| Japan | 7 | |||||||||
| 18 February – Ballymore Stadium | ||||||||||
| Niue | 31 | |||||||||
| Japan | 19 | |||||||||
| 18 February – Ballymore Stadium | ||||||||||
| Papua New Guinea | 38 | |||||||||
| United States | 40 | |||||||||
| Papua New Guinea | 7 | |||||||||
Bowl
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 18 February – Ballymore Stadium | ||||||||||
| Canada | 31 | |||||||||
| 18 February – Ballymore Stadium | ||||||||||
| China | 0 | |||||||||
| Canada | 24 | |||||||||
| 18 February – Ballymore Stadium | ||||||||||
| Tonga | 29 | |||||||||
| Tonga | 27 | |||||||||
| 18 February – Ballymore Stadium | ||||||||||
| Cook Islands | 7 | |||||||||
| Tonga | 29 | |||||||||
| 18 February – Ballymore Stadium | ||||||||||
| United States | 10 | |||||||||
| Japan | 7 | |||||||||
| 18 February – Ballymore Stadium | ||||||||||
| Niue | 31 | |||||||||
| Niue | 12 | |||||||||
| 18 February – Ballymore Stadium | ||||||||||
| United States | 17 | |||||||||
| United States | 40 | |||||||||
| Papua New Guinea | 7 | |||||||||
Plate
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 18 February – Ballymore Stadium | ||||||||||
| Argentina | 14 | |||||||||
| 18 February – Ballymore Stadium | ||||||||||
| France | 17 | |||||||||
| Australia | 22 | |||||||||
| 18 February – Ballymore Stadium | ||||||||||
| Argentina | 5 | |||||||||
| Australia | 7 | |||||||||
| 18 February – Ballymore Stadium | ||||||||||
| Fiji | 12 | |||||||||
| Australia | 47 | |||||||||
| 18 February – Ballymore Stadium | ||||||||||
| Samoa | 12 | |||||||||
| England | 27 | |||||||||
| 18 February – Ballymore Stadium | ||||||||||
| Samoa | 5 | |||||||||
| Samoa | 21 | |||||||||
| 18 February – Ballymore Stadium | ||||||||||
| South Africa | 10 | |||||||||
| New Zealand | 19 | |||||||||
| South Africa | 10 | |||||||||
Cup
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 18 February – Ballymore Stadium | ||||||||||
| Argentina | 14 | |||||||||
| 18 February – Ballymore Stadium | ||||||||||
| France | 17 | |||||||||
| France | 19 | |||||||||
| 18 February – Ballymore Stadium | ||||||||||
| Fiji | 26 | |||||||||
| Australia | 7 | |||||||||
| 18 February – Ballymore Stadium | ||||||||||
| Fiji | 12 | |||||||||
| England | 28 | |||||||||
| 18 February – Ballymore Stadium | ||||||||||
| Fiji | 14 | |||||||||
| England | 27 | |||||||||
| 18 February – Ballymore Stadium | ||||||||||
| Samoa | 5 | |||||||||
| England | 19 | |||||||||
| 18 February – Ballymore Stadium | ||||||||||
| New Zealand | 14 | |||||||||
| New Zealand | 19 | |||||||||
| South Africa | 10 | |||||||||
References
- "IRB Sevens IV - Brisbane, Australia. 2/1/2003 - 3/1/2003". rugby7.com. 2003. Archived from the original on 12 December 2013. Retrieved 12 December 2013.
- "Ultimate Rugby Sevens Match Archive - HSBC World Sevens Series Brisbane". ur7s.com. Archived from the original on 16 December 2013. Retrieved 7 December 2013.
- "About the Adelaide Sevens". thefanatics.com. Archived from the original on 12 December 2013. Retrieved 13 December 2013.
- "IRB Sevens - Format & Regulation - 16-team tournament". irbsevens.com. Archived from the original on 20 May 2013. Retrieved 9 December 2013.