2003 Rugby World Cup statistics

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

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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
TeamPlayedWonDrawnLostPoints
difference		TriesConv­ersionsPenaltiesDrop goals Yellow card.svg
Flag of England.svg  England 770023936272381
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 760126743322111
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 76012605240611
Flag of France.svg  France 750211229222245
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 53021042717711
IRFU flag.svg  Ireland 5302632016911
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 53022317141112
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 5302−121281311
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 4202831813621
Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji 4202−161061203
Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa 4202211812801
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 4202−46551402
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 4103−3997901
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 4103−8142911
Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 4103−12785501
Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay 4103−19964600
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 4004−84651210
Flag of Tonga.svg  Tonga 4004−13274104
Flag of Georgia (1990-2004).svg  Georgia 4004−154111212
Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia 4004−28244001

Source: RugbyWorldCup.com

Top point scorers

Top 10 point scorers [3] [4]
PlayerTeamPositionPlayedTriesConv­ersionsPenal­tiesDrop goalsTotal pointsYellow cards
Jonny Wilkinson Flag of England.svg  England Fly-half 60102381130
Frédéric Michalak Flag of France.svg  France Fly-half 62171811010
Elton Flatley Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Centre 61162101000
Leon MacDonald Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Centre 742050750
Chris Paterson Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Fly-half 537131710
Mat Rogers Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Full-back 751600571
Mike Hercus Flag of the United States.svg  United States Fly-half 42790510
Rima Wakarua Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Fly-half 304140500
Earl Va'a Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa Fly-half 411080490
Dan Carter Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Fly-half 521900480

Source: RugbyWorldCup.com

Top try scorers

Top 10 try scorers [5] [6]
PlayerTeamPositionPlayedTriesConvPenaltiesDrop goalsTotal pointsYellow cardsRed cards
Doug Howlett Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Wing 770003500
Mils Muliaina Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Full-back 770003500
Joe Rokocoko Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Wing 560003000
Will Greenwood Flag of England.svg  England Centre 650002500
Chris Latham Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Full-back 150002500
Josh Lewsey Flag of England.svg  England Full-back 550002500
Mat Rogers Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Full-back 7516005710
Lote Tuqiri Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Wing 750002500
Pablo Bouza Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina Number 8 240002000
Christophe Dominici Flag of France.svg  France Wing 540002010
Caleb Ralph Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Wing 440002000

Source: RugbyWorldCup.com

Hat-tricks

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

No.PlayerForAgainstStageResultVenueDate
1 Yannick Jauzion Flag of France.svg  France Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji Pool 61–18 Lang Park, Brisbane 11 October 2003
2 Joost van der Westhuizen Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay Pool 72–6 Subiaco Oval, Perth 11 October 2003
3 Martín Gaitán Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia Pool 67–14 Central Coast Stadium, Gosford 14 October 2003
4 Mils Muliaina T4Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Pool 68–6 Docklands Stadium, Melbourne 17 October 2003
5 Mat Rogers Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Flag of Romania.svg  Romania Pool 90–8 Lang Park, Brisbane 18 October 2003
6 Matt Giteau Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia Pool 142–0 Adelaide Oval 25 October 2003
7 Chris Latham T5Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia Pool 142–0 Adelaide Oval 25 October 2003
8 Lote Tuqiri Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia Pool 142–0 Adelaide Oval 25 October 2003
9 Brian Liebenberg Flag of France.svg  France Flag of the United States.svg  United States Pool 41–14 Wollongong Showground 31 October 2003
10 Josh Lewsey T5Flag of England.svg  England Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay Pool 111–13 Lang Park, Brisbane 2 November 2003
11 Jonny Wilkinson D3Flag of England.svg  England Flag of France.svg  France Semi-final 24–7 Telstra Stadium, Sydney 16 November 2003
Key
D3Scored hat-trick of drop goals
T4Scored four tries
T5Scored five tries

Stadiums

StadiumCityCapacityMatches playedOverall
attendance		Average
attendance
per match		Average
attendance
as % of capacity		Tries scoredAvg. tries
scored / match		Overall
points scored		Avg. points
scored / match
Stadium Australia Sydney 83,5007550,89578,69994.25%324.5733547.86
Docklands Stadium Melbourne 56,3477284,20940,60172.06%456.4339456.29
Lang Park Brisbane 52,5009406,34045,14986.00%808.8965472.67
Subiaco Oval Perth 42,9225124,76824,95458.14%438.6032765.40
Sydney Football Stadium Sydney 42,5005169,07633,81579.56%326.4026753.40
Adelaide Oval Adelaide 33,597256,99928,50084.83%2311.5017386.50
Willows Sports Complex Townsville 26,500357,74819,24972.64%206.6717759.00
Canberra Stadium Canberra 25,011481,92920,48277.29%153.7517042.50
Central Coast Stadium Gosford 20,059356,66318,88894.16%268.6720869.33
York Park Launceston 19,891115,45715,45777.71%66.004444.00
Wollongong Showground Wollongong 18,484233,46316,73290.52%105.008643.00
Total2,242,313481,837,54738,28281.95%3326.922,83559.06

Attendances

Top 10 highest attendances.

RankAttendanceMatchVenueCityDate
182,957Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia vs Flag of England.svg  England Stadium Australia Sydney 22 November 2003
282,444Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand vs Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Stadium Australia Sydney 15 November 2003
382,346Flag of England.svg  England vs Flag of France.svg  France Stadium Australia Sydney 16 November 2003
481,350Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia vs Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina Stadium Australia Sydney 10 October 2003
580,112Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand vs Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales Stadium Australia Sydney 2 November 2003
678,974Flag of France.svg  France vs Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Stadium Australia Sydney 25 October 2003
762,712Flag of France.svg  France vs Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Stadium Australia Sydney 20 November 2003
854,206Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia vs IRFU flag.svg  Ireland Docklands Stadium Melbourne 1 November 2003
950,647Flag of England.svg  England vs Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa Docklands Stadium Melbourne 26 October 2003
1048,778Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia vs Flag of Romania.svg  Romania Lang Park Brisbane 18 October 2003
Last updated: 22 November 2003 [7]

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References

  1. ↑ "Team Records". ESPN. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
  2. ↑ "RWC 2003 Statistical Review and Match Analysis" (PDF). RWC2003. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
  3. ↑ "Stats Hub". World Rugby . Retrieved 9 October 2019.[ permanent dead link ]
  4. ↑ "Most individual points". ESPN Scrum . Retrieved 9 October 2019.
  5. ↑ "Stats_Hub". World Rugby . Retrieved 9 October 2019.[ permanent dead link ]
  6. ↑ "Most individual tries". ESPN Scrum . Retrieved 9 October 2019.
  7. ↑ "Rugby World Cup, 2003 Highest attendance". ESPN. ESPN Sports Media. Retrieved 29 September 2019.
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