2003 Rugby World Cup – Oceania qualification

In qualification for the 2003 Rugby World Cup, a number of positions were available to Oceania nations. Fiji, Samoa and the Tonga would eventually qualify, joining automatic qualifiers Australia and New Zealand.

1 Round 1a – June, 2001
2 Round 1b – June, 2001
3 Round 2
4 Round 3
5 Round 4

Round 1a – June, 2001

Cook Islands advanced to Round 3

Final Standings

Country	GP	W	L	+/-	Pts
Cook Islands	2	2	0	+106	6
Niue	2	1	1	+15	4
Tahiti	2	0	2	-121	2

Match Schedule

Date	Match	Venue	Result
02-June-2001	Cook Islands - Tahiti	Rarotonga, Cook Islands	86-0
09-June-2001	Niue - Cook Islands	Alofi, Niue	8-28
16-June-2001	Tahiti - Niue	Papeete, Tahiti	6-41

Round 1b – June, 2001

Papua New Guinea advanced to Round 3

Final Standings

Country	GP	W	L	+/-	Pts
Papua New Guinea	2	2	0	+44	6
Solomon Islands	1	0	1	-22	1
Vanuatu	1	0	1	-22	1

Match Schedule

Date	Match	Venue	Result
02-June-2001	Papua New Guinea – Solomon Islands	Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea	32-10
09-June-2001	Vanuatu – Papua New Guinea	Port Vila, Vanuatu	10-32
16-June-2001	Solomon Islands - Vanuatu	Solomon Islands	Not Played

Round 2

Top two teams (Fiji and Samoa) qualified to 2003 Rugby World Cup. Winner (Fiji) to Pool C. Runner-up (Samoa) to Pool B. Third place (Tonga) to Round 4.

Final Standings

Country	GP	W	D	L	+/-	Pts
Fiji	4	3	0	1	+43	10
Samoa	4	3	0	1	+38	10
Tonga	4	0	0	4	-81	4

Match Schedule

Date	Match	Venue	Result
1-June-2002	Samoa - Fiji	Apia, Samoa	16-17
7-June-2002	Tonga - Fiji	Nukuʻalofa Tonga	22-47
15-June-2002	Tonga - Samoa	Nukuʻalofa, Tonga	16-27
22-June-2002	Fiji - Samoa	Suva Fiji	12-22
28-June-2002	Samoa - Tonga	Apia, Samoa	31-13
06-July-2002	Fiji - Tonga	Suva Fiji	47-20

Round 3

Papua New Guinea qualified for Round 4.

Date	Match	Venue	Result
19-October-2002	Papua New Guinea – Cook Islands	Port Moresby , Papua New Guinea	29-14
26-October-2002	Cook Islands – Papua New Guinea	Rarotonga, Cook Islands	21-16

Round 4

Tonga qualified for Repechage.

Date	Match	Venue	Result
30-November-2002	Papua New Guinea – Tonga	Port Moresby , Papua New Guinea	14-47
6-December-2002	Tonga – Papua New Guinea	Nukuʻalofa, Tonga	84-12

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