Pool C was one of four pools at the 2003 Rugby World Cup into which the 20 participating teams were divided. The pool included South Africa and England, who both qualified automatically having reached the quarter-finals of the 1999 tournament, along with Samoa, Georgia and Uruguay. [1]
| Team | Method of qualification | Date of qualification | Apps. | Last | Previous best performance | IRB World Ranking (6 October 2003) |
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 South Africa | Quarter-finalists in 1999 | 15 October 1999 | 3rd | 1999 | Champions (1995) | 6 |
 England | Quarter-finalists in 1999 | 20 October 1999 | 5th | 1999 | Runners-up (1991) | 1 |
 Samoa | Oceania 2 | 28 June 2002 [2] | 4th | 1999 | Quarter-finals (1991, 1995) | 8 |
 Georgia | Europe 4 | 13 October 2002 [3] | 1st | n/a | n/a | 17 |
 Uruguay | Americas 2 | 8 October 2002 [4] | 2nd | 1999 | Pool stage (1999) | 19 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | B | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | England | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 255 | 47 | +208 | 3 | 19 | Advance to quarter-finals, and qualification to the 2007 Rugby World Cup |
| 2 | South Africa | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 184 | 60 | +124 | 3 | 15 | |
| 3 | Samoa | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 138 | 117 | +21 | 2 | 10 | Qualification to the 2007 Rugby World Cup |
| 4 | Uruguay | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 56 | 255 | −199 | 0 | 4 | |
| 5 | Georgia | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 40 | 200 | −160 | 0 | 0 |
In the quarter-finals:
| 11 October 2003 |
| South Africa | 72–6 | Uruguay |
| Try: Van der Westhuizen (3) Van Niekerk Botha (2) Delport Fourie Bands Rossouw Scholtz Greef Con: Koen (5) Hougaard | Report | Pen: Aguirre (2) |
| Subiaco Oval, Perth Attendance: 16,906 Referee: Paddy O'Brien (New Zealand) |
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| 12 October 2003 |
| England | 84–6 |  Georgia |
| Try: Tindall Dawson Thompson Back Dallaglio Greenwood (2) Regan Cohen (2) Robinson Luger Con: Wilkinson (5) Grayson (4) Pen: Wilkinson (2) | Report | Pen: Urjukashvili Jimsheladze |
| Subiaco Oval, Perth Attendance: 25,501 Referee: Pablo De Luca (Argentina) |
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| 15 October 2003 |
| Samoa | 60–13 | Uruguay |
| Try: Fa'asavalu (2) Lima (2) Tagicakibau Fa'atau Lemalu Vili Feaunati Palepoi Con: Va'a (3) Vili (2) | Report | Try: Capó Lemoine Pen: Aguirre |
| Subiaco Oval, Perth Attendance: 22,020 Referee: David McHugh (Ireland) |
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| 18 October 2003 |
| South Africa | 6–25 | England |
| Pen: Koen (2) | Report | Try: Greenwood Con: Wilkinson Pen: Wilkinson (4) Drop: Wilkinson (2) |
| Subiaco Oval, Perth Attendance: 38,834 Referee: Peter Marshall (Australia) |
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| 19 October 2003 |
| Georgia | 9–46 | Samoa |
| Pen: Jimsheladze (2) Drop: Jimsheladze | Report | Try: Tagicakibau Va'a Sititi So'oialo Feaunati Lima Con: Va'a (5) Pen: Va'a (2) |
| Subiaco Oval, Perth Attendance: 21,507 Referee: Alain Rolland (Ireland) |
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| 24 October 2003 |
| South Africa | 46–19 | Georgia |
| Try: Rossouw (2) Hougaard Van Niekerk Fourie Botha Burger Con: Hougaard (4) Pen: Hougaard | Report | Try: Dadunashvili Con: Jimsheladze Pen: Jimsheladze (3) Kvirikashvili |
| Aussie Stadium, Sydney Attendance: 34,308 Referee: Stuart Dickinson (Australia) |
| 26 October 2003 |
| England | 35–22 | Samoa |
| Try: Back Penalty try Balshaw Vickery Con: Wilkinson (3) Pen: Wilkinson (2) Drop: Wilkinson | Report | Try: Sititi Con: Va'a Pen: Va'a (5) |
| Docklands Stadium, Melbourne Attendance: 50,647 Referee: Jonathan Kaplan (South Africa) |
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| 28 October 2003 |
| Georgia | 12–24 | Uruguay |
| Pen: Urjukashvili Kvirikashvili (3) | Report | Try: Cardoso Lamelas Brignoni Con: Aguirre (2) Menchaca Pen: Menchaca |
| Aussie Stadium, Sydney Attendance: 28,576 Referee: Kelvin Deaker (New Zealand) |
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| 1 November 2003 |
| South Africa | 60–10 | Samoa |
| Try: Van Niekerk Muller Hougaard Smith Willemse Fourie Van der Westhuyzen De Kock Con: Hougaard (5) Koen (2) Pen: Hougaard Drop: Hougaard | Report | Try: Palepoi Con: Va'a Pen: Va'a |
| Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane Attendance: 48,496 Referee: Chris White (England) |
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| 2 November 2003 |
| England | 111–13 | Uruguay |
| Try: Moody Lewsey (5) Balshaw (2) Catt (2) Gomarsall (2) Luger Abbott Robinson (2) Greenwood Con: Grayson (11) Catt (2) | Report | Try: Lemoine Con: Menchaca Pen: Menchaca (2) |
| Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane Attendance: 46,233 Referee: Nigel Williams (Wales) |
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