2003 Rugby World Cup statistics explained

This article documents statistics from the 2003 Rugby World Cup, held in Australia from 10 October to 22 November.

Team statistics

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 statistics

width=120	Team	width=60	Played	width=60	Won	width=60	Drawn	width=60	Lost	width=60	Points difference	width=60	Tries	width=60	Conversions	width=60	Penalties	width=60	Drop goals	width=60
	7	7	0	0	239	36	27	23	8	1
	7	6	0	1	267	43	32	21	1	1
	7	6	0	1	260	52	40	6	1	1
	7	5	0	2	112	29	22	22	4	5
	5	3	0	2	104	27	17	7	1	1
	5	3	0	2	63	20	16	9	1	1
	5	3	0	2	23	17	14	11	1	2
	5	3	0	2	−12	12	8	13	1	1
	4	2	0	2	83	18	13	6	2	1
	4	2	0	2	−16	10	6	12	0	3
	4	2	0	2	21	18	12	8	0	1
	4	2	0	2	−46	5	5	14	0	2
	4	1	0	3	−39	9	7	9	0	1
	4	1	0	3	−81	4	2	9	1	1
	4	1	0	3	−127	8	5	5	0	1
	4	1	0	3	−199	6	4	6	0	0
	4	0	0	4	−84	6	5	12	1	0
	4	0	0	4	−132	7	4	1	0	4
	4	0	0	4	−154	1	1	12	1	2
	4	0	0	4	−282	4	4	0	0	1

Source: RugbyWorldCup.com

Top point scorers

Top 10 point scorers^{[3] [4]}

width=145	Player	width=145	Team	width=100	Position	width=40	Played	width=40	Tries	width=40	Conversions	width=40	Penalties	width=40	Drop goals	width=40	Total points	width=40	Yellow cards
Jonny Wilkinson		Fly-half	6	0	10	23	8	! scope=row style="background:#ccc"	113	0
Frédéric Michalak		Fly-half	6	2	17	18	1	! scope=row style="background:#ccc"	101	0
Elton Flatley		Centre	6	1	16	21	0	! scope=row style="background:#ccc"	100	0
Leon MacDonald		Centre	7	4	20	5	0	! scope=row style="background:#ccc"	75	0
Chris Paterson		Fly-half	5	3	7	13	1	! scope=row style="background:#ccc"	71	0
Mat Rogers		Full-back	7	5	16	0	0	! scope=row style="background:#ccc"	57	1
Mike Hercus		Fly-half	4	2	7	9	0	! scope=row style="background:#ccc"	51	0
Rima Wakarua		Fly-half	3	0	4	14	0	! scope=row style="background:#ccc"	50	0
Earl Va'a		Fly-half	4	1	10	8	0	! scope=row style="background:#ccc"	49	0
Dan Carter		Fly-half	5	2	19	0	0	! scope=row style="background:#ccc"	48	0

Source: RugbyWorldCup.com

Top try scorers

Top 10 try scorers^{[5] [6]}

width=145	Player	width=145	Team	width=100	Position	width=40	Played	width=40	Tries	width=40		width=40	Penalties	width=40	Drop goals	width=40	Total points	width=40	Yellow cards	width=40	Red cards
Doug Howlett		Wing	7	! scope=row style="background:#ccc"	7	0	0	0	35	0	0
Mils Muliaina		Full-back	7	! scope=row style="background:#ccc"	7	0	0	0	35	0	0
Joe Rokocoko		Wing	5	! scope=row style="background:#ccc"	6	0	0	0	30	0	0
Will Greenwood		Centre	6	! scope=row style="background:#ccc"	5	0	0	0	25	0	0
Chris Latham		Full-back	1	! scope=row style="background:#ccc"	5	0	0	0	25	0	0
Josh Lewsey		Full-back	5	! scope=row style="background:#ccc"	5	0	0	0	25	0	0
Mat Rogers		Full-back	7	! scope=row style="background:#ccc"	5	16	0	0	57	1	0
Lote Tuqiri		Wing	7	! scope=row style="background:#ccc"	5	0	0	0	25	0	0
Pablo Bouza		Number 8	2	! scope=row style="background:#ccc"	4	0	0	0	20	0	0
Christophe Dominici		Wing	5	! scope=row style="background:#ccc"	4	0	0	0	20	1	0
Caleb Ralph		Wing	4	! scope=row style="background:#ccc"	4	0	0	0	20	0	0

Source: RugbyWorldCup.com

Hat-tricks

Unless otherwise noted, players in this list scored a hat-trick of tries.

scope=col	No.	scope=col	Player	scope=col	For	scope=col	Against	scope=col	Stage	scope=col	Result	scope=col	Venue	scope=col	Date
1	scope=row					61–18
2	scope=row					72–6
3	scope=row					67–14
4	scope=row	^T4				68–6
5	scope=row					90–8
6	scope=row					142–0
7	scope=row	^T5				142–0
8	scope=row					142–0
9	scope=row					41–14
10	scope=row	^T5				111–13
11	scope=row style="background-color:#FBCEB1"	^D3			Semi-final	24–7	Telstra Stadium, Sydney

Key
^D3	Scored hat-trick of drop goals
^T4	Scored four tries
^T5	Scored five tries

Stadiums

Attendances

Top 10 highest attendances.

Rank	Attendance	Match	Venue	City	Date
1		vs	Stadium Australia	Sydney	22 November 2003
2		vs	Stadium Australia	Sydney	15 November 2003
3		vs	Stadium Australia	Sydney	16 November 2003
4		vs	Stadium Australia	Sydney	10 October 2003
5		vs	Stadium Australia	Sydney	2 November 2003
6		vs	Stadium Australia	Sydney	25 October 2003
7		vs	Stadium Australia	Sydney	20 November 2003
8		vs	Docklands Stadium	Melbourne	1 November 2003
9		vs	Docklands Stadium	Melbourne	26 October 2003
10		vs	Lang Park	Brisbane	18 October 2003
Last updated: 22 November 2003^[7]

• Lowest attendance: 15,457 – vs, York Park, Launceston, 30 October 2003

See also

• 2007 Rugby World Cup statistics
• Records and statistics of the Rugby World Cup
• List of Rugby World Cup hat-tricks

External links

• 2003 Rugby World Cup Official site (Archived)
• Rugby World Cup 2003 Tournament statistics
• 2003 Rugby World Cup Reports and Statistics

Notes and References

1. Web site: Team Records. ESPN. 9 October 2019.
2. Web site: RWC 2003 Statistical Review and Match Analysis. RWC2003. 9 October 2019.
3. Web site: Stats Hub. World Rugby. 9 October 2019.
4. Web site: Most individual points. ESPN Scrum. 9 October 2019.
5. Web site: Stats_Hub. World Rugby. 9 October 2019.
6. Web site: Most individual tries. ESPN Scrum. 9 October 2019.
7. Web site: Rugby World Cup, 2003 Highest attendance . ESPN . ESPN Sports Media . 29 September 2019 .