2003 Rugby World Cup knockout stage explained

The knockout stage at the 2003 Rugby World Cup featured the eight teams that qualified from the pool stage (the top two teams from each of the four pools), competing in a single-elimination tournament. The stage began with the quarter-final between New Zealand and South Africa in Melbourne on 8 November 2003, and concluded with the final between Australia and England at Stadium Australia in Sydney on 22 November. England won the final 20–17 after extra time, thanks to a last-minute drop goal from fly-half Jonny Wilkinson.

Quarter-finals

New Zealand vs South Africa

FB 15Mils Muliaina
RW 14Doug Howlett
OC 13Leon MacDonald
IC 12Aaron Mauger
LW 11Joe Rokocoko
FH 10Carlos Spencer
SH 9 Justin Marshall
N8 8 Jerry Collins
OF 7 Richie McCaw
BF 6 Reuben Thorne (c)
RL 5 Chris Jack
LL 4 Ali Williams
TP 3 Greg Somerville
HK 2 Keven Mealamu
LP 1 Dave Hewett
Replacements:
HK 16Mark Hammett
PR 17Kees Meeuws
LK 18Brad Thorn
FL 19Marty Holah
SH 20Steve Devine
FH 21Dan Carter
WG 22Caleb Ralph
Coach:
John Mitchell
FB 15Jaco van der Westhuyzen
RW 14Ashwin Willemse
OC 13Jorrie Muller
IC 12De Wet Barry
LW 11Thinus Delport
FH 10Derick Hougaard
SH 9 Joost van der Westhuizen
N8 8 Juan Smith
OF 7 Danie Rossouw
BF 6 Corné Krige (c)
RL 5 Victor Matfield
LL 4 Bakkies Botha
TP 3 Faan Rautenbach
HK 2 John Smit
LP 1 Christo Bezuidenhout
Replacements:
HK 16Danie Coetzee
PR 17Richard Bands
LK 18Selborne Boome
FL 19Schalk Burger
SH 20Neil de Kock
FH 21Louis Koen
CE 22Jaque Fourie
Coach:
Rudolf Straeuli
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Australia vs Scotland

FB 15Mat Rogers
RW 14Wendell Sailor
OC 13Stirling Mortlock
IC 12Elton Flatley
LW 11Lote Tuqiri
FH 10Stephen Larkham
SH 9 George Gregan (c)
N8 8 David Lyons
OF 7 Phil Waugh
BF 6 George Smith
RL 5 Nathan Sharpe
LL 4 Justin Harrison
TP 3 Ben Darwin
HK 2 Brendan Cannon
LP 1 Bill Young
Replacements:
HK 16Jeremy Paul
PR 17Al Baxter
LK 18Dan Vickerman
FL 19Matt Cockbain
SH 20Chris Whitaker
CE 21Matt Giteau
WG 22Joe Roff
Coach:
Eddie Jones
FB 15Glenn Metcalfe
RW 14Simon Danielli
OC 13Gregor Townsend
IC 12Andrew Henderson
LW 11Kenny Logan
FH 10Chris Paterson
SH 9 Bryan Redpath (c)
N8 8 Simon Taylor
OF 7 Cameron Mather
BF 6 Jason White
RL 5 Stuart Grimes
LL 4 Nathan Hines
TP 3 Bruce Douglas
HK 2 Gordon Bulloch
LP 1 Tom Smith
Replacements:
HK 16Robbie Russell
PR 17Gordon McIlwham
LK 18Scott Murray
N8 19Jon Petrie
SH 20Mike Blair
CE 21James McLaren
CE 22Ben Hinshelwood
Coach:
Ian McGeechan
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France vs Ireland

FB 15Nicolas Brusque
RW 14Aurélien Rougerie
OC 13Tony Marsh
IC 12Yannick Jauzion
LW 11Christophe Dominici
FH 10Frédéric Michalak
SH 9 Fabien Galthié (c)
N8 8 Imanol Harinordoquy
OF 7 Olivier Magne
BF 6 Serge Betsen
RL 5 Jérôme Thion
LL 4 Fabien Pelous
TP 3 Sylvain Marconnet
HK 2 Raphaël Ibañez
LP 1 Jean-Jacques Crenca
Replacements:
HK 16Yannick Bru
PR 17Olivier Milloud
LK 18Olivier Brouzet
FL 19Patrick Tabacco
FH 20Gérald Merceron
CE 21Brian Liebenberg
WG 22Pépito Elhorga
Coach:
Bernard Laporte
FB 15Girvan Dempsey
RW 14Shane Horgan
OC 13Brian O'Driscoll
IC 12Kevin Maggs
LW 11John Kelly
FH 10Ronan O'Gara
SH 9 Peter Stringer
N8 8 Victor Costello
OF 7 Keith Gleeson
BF 6 Simon Easterby
RL 5 Paul O'Connell
LL 4 Malcolm O'Kelly
TP 3 John Hayes
HK 2 Keith Wood (c)
LP 1 Reggie Corrigan
Replacements:
HK 16Shane Byrne
PR 17Marcus Horan
LK 18Donncha O'Callaghan
N8 19Eric Miller
SH 20Guy Easterby
FH 21David Humphreys
WG 22Anthony Horgan
Coach:
Eddie O'Sullivan
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England vs Wales

FB 15Jason Robinson
RW 14Dan Luger
OC 13Will Greenwood
IC 12Mike Tindall
LW 11Ben Cohen
FH 10Jonny Wilkinson
SH 9 Matt Dawson
N8 8 Lawrence Dallaglio
OF 7 Neil Back
BF 6 Lewis Moody
RL 5 Ben Kay
LL 4 Martin Johnson (c)
TP 3 Phil Vickery
HK 2 Steve Thompson
LP 1 Jason Leonard
Replacements:
HK 16Dorian West
PR 17Trevor Woodman
LK 18Simon Shaw
FL 19Joe Worsley
SH 20Kyran Bracken
CE 21Mike Catt
CE 22Stuart Abbott
Coach:
Clive Woodward
FB 15Gareth Thomas
RW 14Mark Jones
OC 13Mark Taylor
IC 12Iestyn Harris
LW 11Shane Williams
FH 10Stephen Jones
SH 9 Gareth Cooper
N8 8 Jonathan Thomas
OF 7 Colin Charvis (c)
BF 6 Dafydd Jones
RL 5 Robert Sidoli
LL 4 Brent Cockbain
TP 3 Adam Jones
HK 2 Robin McBryde
LP 1 Iestyn Thomas
Replacements:
HK 16Mefin Davies
PR 17Gethin Jenkins
LK 18Gareth Llewellyn
FL 19Martyn Williams
SH 20Dwayne Peel
FH 21Ceri Sweeney
WG 22Kevin Morgan
Coach:
Steve Hansen

Semi-finals

New Zealand vs Australia

FB 15Mils Muliaina
RW 14Doug Howlett
OC 13Leon MacDonald
IC 12Aaron Mauger
LW 11Joe Rokocoko
FH 10Carlos Spencer
SH 9 Justin Marshall
N8 8 Jerry Collins
OF 7 Richie McCaw
BF 6 Reuben Thorne (c)
RL 5 Ali Williams
LL 4 Chris Jack
TP 3 Greg Somerville
HK 2 Keven Mealamu
LP 1 Dave Hewett
Replacements:
HK 16Mark Hammett
PR 17Kees Meeuws
LK 18Brad Thorn
FL 19Marty Holah
SH 20Byron Kelleher
FH 21Dan Carter
WG 22Caleb Ralph
Coach:
John Mitchell
FB 15Mat Rogers
RW 14Wendell Sailor
OC 13Stirling Mortlock
IC 12Elton Flatley
LW 11Lote Tuqiri
FH 10Stephen Larkham
SH 9 George Gregan (c)
N8 8 David Lyons
OF 7 Phil Waugh
BF 6 George Smith
RL 5 Nathan Sharpe
LL 4 Justin Harrison
TP 3 Ben Darwin
HK 2 Brendan Cannon
LP 1 Bill Young
Replacements:
HK 16Jeremy Paul
PR 17Al Baxter
LK 18David Giffin
FL 19Matt Cockbain
SH 20Chris Whitaker
CE 21Nathan Grey
WG 22Joe Roff
Coach:
Eddie Jones
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France vs England

FB 15Nicolas Brusque
RW 14Aurélien Rougerie
OC 13Tony Marsh
IC 12Yannick Jauzion
LW 11Christophe Dominici
FH 10Frédéric Michalak
SH 9 Fabien Galthié (c)
N8 8 Imanol Harinordoquy
OF 7 Olivier Magne
BF 6 Serge Betsen
RL 5 Jérôme Thion
LL 4 Fabien Pelous
TP 3 Sylvain Marconnet
HK 2 Raphaël Ibañez
LP 1 Jean-Jacques Crenca
Replacements:
HK 16Yannick Bru
PR 17Olivier Milloud
LK 18David Auradou
N8 19Christian Labit
FH 20Gérald Merceron
CE 21Damien Traille
FB 22Clément Poitrenaud
Coach:
Bernard Laporte
FB 15Josh Lewsey
RW 14Jason Robinson
OC 13Will Greenwood
IC 12Mike Catt
LW 11Ben Cohen
FH 10Jonny Wilkinson
SH 9 Matt Dawson
N8 8 Lawrence Dallaglio
OF 7 Neil Back
BF 6 Richard Hill
RL 5 Ben Kay
LL 4 Martin Johnson (c)
TP 3 Phil Vickery
HK 2 Steve Thompson
LP 1 Trevor Woodman
Replacements:
HK 16Dorian West
PR 17Jason Leonard
N8 18Martin Corry
FL 19Lewis Moody
SH 20Kyran Bracken
CE 21Mike Tindall
FB 22Iain Balshaw
Coach:
Clive Woodward

Third place play-off

FB 15Mils Muliaina
RW 14Doug Howlett
OC 13Leon MacDonald
IC 12Aaron Mauger
LW 11Joe Rokocoko
FH 10Carlos Spencer
SH 9 Steve Devine
N8 8 Jerry Collins
OF 7 Richie McCaw
BF 6 Reuben Thorne (c)
RL 5 Ali Williams
LL 4 Chris Jack
TP 3 Greg Somerville
HK 2 Keven Mealamu
LP 1 Dave Hewett
Replacements:
HK 16Mark Hammett
PR 17Carl Hoeft
LK 18Brad Thorn
FL 19Marty Holah
SH 20Byron Kelleher
FH 21Dan Carter
WG 22Caleb Ralph
Coach:
John Mitchell
FB 15Clément Poitrenaud
RW 14Pépito Elhorga
OC 13Tony Marsh
IC 12Damien Traille
LW 11David Bory
FH 10Gérald Merceron
SH 9 Dimitri Yachvili
N8 8 Christian Labit
OF 7 Sébastien Chabal
BF 6 Patrick Tabacco
RL 5 Thibaut Privat
LL 4 David Auradou
TP 3 Jean-Baptiste Poux
HK 2 Yannick Bru (c)
LP 1 Sylvain Marconnet
Replacements:
HK 16Raphaël Ibañez
PR 17Jean-Jacques Crenca
LK 18Fabien Pelous
FL 19Olivier Magne
FH 20Frédéric Michalak
FH 21Brian Liebenberg
FB 22Nicolas Brusque
Coach:
Bernard Laporte

Final

See main article: 2003 Rugby World Cup final.

FB 15Mat Rogers
RW 14
OC 13Stirling Mortlock
IC 12Elton Flatley
LW 11Lote Tuqiri
FH 10
SH 9 George Gregan (c)
N8 8
OF 7 Phil Waugh
BF 6 George Smith
RL 5
LL 4 Justin Harrison
TP 3 Al Baxter
HK 2
LP 1
Replacements:
HK 16
PR 17
LK 18
FL 19
SH 20Chris Whitaker
CE 21
WG 22
Coach:
Eddie Jones
FB 15
RW 14Jason Robinson
OC 12
IC13Will Greenwood
LW 11Ben Cohen
FH 10Jonny Wilkinson
SH 9 Matt Dawson
N8 8 Lawrence Dallaglio
OF 7 Neil Back
BF 6
RL 5 Ben Kay
LL 4 Martin Johnson (c)
TP 3
HK 2 Steve Thompson
LP 1 Trevor Woodman
Replacements:
HK 16Dorian West
PR 17
N8 18Martin Corry
FL 19
SH 20Kyran Bracken
CE 21
FB 22
Coach:
Clive Woodward
Man of the Match:[1]
Jonny Wilkinson (England)

Touch judges:[2]
Paddy O'Brien (New Zealand)
Paul Honiss (New Zealand)
Television match official:
Jonathan Kaplan (South Africa)
Fourth official:
Joël Jutge (France)
Fifth official:
Alain Rolland (Ireland)

Match rules[3]
  • 80 minutes
  • 20 minutes of extra-time if necessary
  • Penalty shootout if still tied.
  • Seven named eligible substitutes

Notes and References

  1. News: Mitchell. Kevin. Rugby Union: World Cup Final: Man of the Match. The Observer. 2. 23 November 2003. 22 December 2021. Newspapers.com . 22 December 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211222202209/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/90977458/jonny-wilkinson-man-of-the-match-2003/. live.
  2. Web site: Jenkins. Graham. 22 November 2003. England clinch World Cup crown. https://web.archive.org/web/20040113155336/http://www.scrum.com/rugbyworldcup/matchpacks/ausveng/report.asp. 13 January 2004. 19 December 2021. Scrum.com.
  3. News: 22 November 2003. Rugby World Cup Final 2003: Rules. 3. The Independent. 19 December 2021. ProQuest. subscription. 24 December 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211224080204/https://go.gale.com/ps/i.do?p=GPS&u=wikipedia&id=GALEA110419694&v=2.1&it=r&sid=bookmark-GPS&asid=fd9bd814. live.

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