There were a number of positions open to European nations to qualify for the 2003 Rugby World Cup in Australia. Ireland, Romania, Georgia and Italy, joining a number of other nations that automatically qualified.
Round 1 – 2000-2001
Three Pool Winners and top Runner-Up advanced to Round 2.
Pool A
Winner (Sweden) and Runner-Up (Latvia) advanced to Round 2.
- Final Standings
- Match Schedule
Date | Match | Venue | Result |
23-Sep-2000 | Norway - Luxembourg | Stavanger, Norway | 9-41 |
21-Oct-2000 | Austria - Sweden | Vienna, Austria | 10-42 |
28-Oct-2000 | Latvia - Luxembourg | Riga, Latvia | 24-19 |
28-Oct-2000 | Sweden - Norway | Korsangens, Sweden | 44-3 |
11-Nov-2000 | Latvia - Austria | Riga, Latvia | 38-12 |
3-Mar-2001 | Luxembourg - Israel | Luxembourg | 3-62 |
17-Mar-2001 | Israel - Latvia | Israel | 3-21 |
5-May-2001 | Israel - Norway | Israel | 43-3 |
5-May-2001 | Luxembourg - Sweden | Cessange, Luxembourg | 3-116 |
12-May-2001 | Austria - Luxembourg | Vienna, Austria | 77-0 |
19-May-2001 | Latvia - Norway | Riga, Latvia | 37-0 |
19-May-2001 | Sweden - Israel | Växjö, Sweden | 35-20 |
2-Jun-2001 | Austria - Israel | Vienna, Austria | 21-6 |
9-Jun-2001 | Norway - Austria | Borrebanen, Norway | 7-51 |
9-Jun-2001 | Sweden - Latvia | Korsangens, Sweden | 17-10 |
Pool B
Winner (Switzerland) advanced to Round 2.
- Final Standings
- Match Schedule
Date | Match | Venue | Result |
30-Sep-2000 | Bosnia and Herzegovina - Hungary | Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina | 13-12 |
07-Oct-2000 | Switzerland - Bosnia and Herzegovina | Geneva, Switzerland | 43-6 |
14-Oct-2000 | Bulgaria - Switzerland | Pernik, Bulgaria | 9-90 |
14-Oct-2000 | Andorra - Yugoslavia | Andorra la Vella, Andorra | 12-9 |
28-Oct-2000 | Hungary - Andorra | Százhalombatta, Hungary | 27-21 |
5-Nov-2000 | Yugoslavia - Bulgaria | Dimitrovgrad, Yugoslavia | 46-6 |
31-Mar-2001 | Yugoslavia - Hungary | Dimitrovgrad, Yugoslavia | 25-10 |
05-May-2001 | Switzerland - Andorra | Lausanne, Switzerland | 38-25 |
05-May-2001 | Bulgaria - Bosnia and Herzegovina | ? | 30-8 |
12-May-2001 | Andorra - Bulgaria | Andorra la Vella, Andorra | 59-10 |
12-May-2001 | Switzerland - Hungary | Basel, Switzerland | 61-23 |
12-May-2001 | Bosnia and Herzegovina - Yugoslavia | ? | 23-13 |
25-May-2001 | Yugoslavia - Switzerland | Gornji, Yugoslavia | 13-10 |
25-May-2001 | Andorra - Bosnia and Herzegovina | Andorra la Vella, Andorra | 23-13 |
25-May-2001 | Hungary - Bulgaria | ? | 46-7 |
Pool C
Winner (Belgium) advanced to Round 2.
- Final Standings
- Match Schedule
Date | Match | Venue | Result |
28-Oct-2000 | Monaco - Moldova | Menton, France | 15-17 |
28-Oct-2000 | Belgium - Slovenia | Heysel, Belgium | 24-10 |
18-Nov-2000 | Slovenia - Lithuania | Ljubljana, Slovenia | 19-19 |
18-Nov-2000 | Moldova – Malta | Bender, Moldova | 58-8 |
25-Nov-2000 | Malta - Belgium | Three Cities, Malta | 0-26 |
2-Dec-2000 | Monaco - Slovenia | Menton, France | 8-13 |
20-Jan-2001 | Malta - Monaco | Three Cities, Malta | 3-9 |
3-Mar-2001 | Monaco – Belgium | Saint-Laurent-du-Var, France | 12-18 |
7-Apr-2001 | Belgium – Moldova | Brussels, Belgium | 26-10 |
21-Apr -2001 | Malta – Lithuania | Three Cities, Malta | 11-39 |
28-Apr -2001 | Slovenia - Moldova | Ljubljana, Slovenia | 30-15 |
5-May-2001 | Belgium - Lithuania | Laakdal, Belgium | 29-20 |
12-May-2001 | Slovenia - Malta | Ljubljana, Slovenia | 45-5 |
12-May-2001 | Lithuania - Monaco | Vilnius, Lithuania | 33-10 |
2-Jun-2001 | Moldova – Lithuania | Chişinău, Moldova | 20-16 |
Round 2 – 2001-2002
Pool Winners advanced to Round 3.
Pool A
Winner (Poland)advanced to Round 3.
- Final Standings
- Match Schedule
Date | Match | Venue | Result |
22-Sep-2001 | Latvia - Poland | Riga, Latvia | 18-60 |
29-Sep -2001 | Poland – Sweden | Gdańsk, Poland | 18-6 |
7-Oct-2001 | Sweden - Latvia | Trelleborg, Sweden | 37-12 |
20-Oct -2001 | Sweden – Germany | Malmö, Sweden | 32-10 |
27-Oct-2001 | Denmark - Sweden | Frederiksberg, Denmark | 33-21 |
3-Nov -2001 | Denmark – Poland | Copenhagen, Denmark | 19-26 |
10-Nov-2001 | Germany – Denmark | Heidelberg, Germany | 34-24 |
24-Nov-2001 | Germany – Latvia | Hanover, Germany | 44-0 |
6-April-2002 | Poland – Germany | Gdynia, Poland | 20-12 |
6-April -2002 | Latvia – Denmark | Riga, Latvia | 8-32 |
Pool B
Winner (Czech Republic) advanced to Round 3.
- Final Standings
- Match Schedule
Date | Match | Venue | Result |
22-Sep-2001 | Czech Republic - Belgium | Prague, Czech Republic | 46-3 |
6-Oct-2001 | Switzerland – Czech Republic | Lausanne, Switzerland | 6-32 |
13-Oct -2001 | Croatia - Czech Republic | Makarska, Croatia | 5-13 |
13-Oct -2001 | Ukraine – Belgium | Kiev, Ukraine | 21-10 |
20-Oct -2001 | Ukraine - Croatia | Kiev, Ukraine | 41-7 |
27-Oct -2001 | Belgium – Switzerland | Brussels, Belgium | 15-22 |
3-Nov-2001 | Czech Republic – Ukraine | Prague, Czech Republic | 26-8 |
10-Nov -2001 | Croatia – Switzerland | Makarska, Croatia | 18-16 |
24-Nov -2001 | Belgium – Croatia | Brussels, Belgium | 0-26 |
24-Nov -2001 | Switzerland – Ukraine | Hermance, Switzerland | 11-30 |
Round 3 – May–June, 2002
Pool Winners advanced to Round 4.
Pool A
Winner (Spain) advanced to Round 4.
- Final Standings
- Match Schedule
Pool B
Winner (Russia) advanced to Round 4.
- Final Standings
- Match Schedule
Round 4 – September–October, 2002
Pool Winners and Runners-Up qualified to 2003 Rugby World Cup. 3rd-Place advanced to Round 5.
Pool A
Italy qualified as Europe 2 to Pool D, Romania as Europe 3 to Pool A. Spain advanced to Round 5.
- Final Standings
- Match Schedule
Pool B
Ireland qualified as Europe 1 to Pool D, Georgia as Europe 4 to Pool C. Russia advanced to Round 5.
- Final Standings
- Match Schedule
Round 5 – October–November, 2002
Spain advanced to Repechage as Europe 5 to play Africa 2.
Match Schedule
Russia won 58-41 on aggregate. However, after it was determined they used ineligible South African players, they were ejected from the competition and Spain advanced to Repechage.[1]
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