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2003 Rugby World Cup Pool C

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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]

Teams

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Team Method of
qualification
Date of
qualification
Apps. Last Previous best
performance
IRB World Ranking
(6 October 2003)
 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

Standings

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Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD B Pts Qualification
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
Source: [citation needed]

In the quarter-finals:

  • The winners of Pool C advanced to play the runners-up of Pool D.
  • The runners-up of Pool C advanced to play the winners of Pool D.

Matches

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South Africa vs Uruguay

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FB 15 Werner Greeff
RW 14 Ashwin Willemse
OC 13 Jaque Fourie
IC 12 De Wet Barry
LW 11 Thinus Delport
FH 10 Louis Koen
SH 9 Joost van der Westhuizen (c)
N8 8 Juan Smith
OF 7 Danie Rossouw
BF 6 Joe van Niekerk
RL 5 Victor Matfield
LL 4 Bakkies Botha
TP 3 Richard Bands
HK 2 Danie Coetzee
LP 1 Lawrence Sephaka
Replacements:
HK 16 John Smit
PR 17 Faan Rautenbach
LK 18 Selborne Boome
FL 19 Hendro Scholtz
SH 20 Neil de Kock
FH 21 Derick Hougaard
FB 22 Ricardo Loubscher
Coach:
Rudolf Straeuli
FB 15 Joaquin Pastore
RW 14 Alfonso Cardoso
OC 13 Diego Aguirre (c)
IC 12 Martín Mendaro
LW 11 Emiliano Ibarra
FH 10 Sebastián Aguirre
SH 9 Emiliano Caffera
N8 8 Rodrigo Capó Ortega
OF 7 Marcelo Gutierrez
BF 6 Nicolas Brignoni
RL 5 Juan Carlos Bado
LL 4 Juan Alzueta
TP 3 Pablo Lemoine
HK 2 Diego Lamelas
LP 1 Rodrigo Sánchez
Replacements:
PR 16 Eduardo Berruti
HK 17 Juan Andrés Pérez
PR 18 Guillermo Storace
FL 19 Nicolás Grille
FL 20 Hernán Ponte
FH 21 Bernardo Amarillo
FB 22 Juan Menchaca
Coach:
Diego Ormaechea

England vs Georgia

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FB 15 Josh Lewsey
RW 14 Jason Robinson
OC 13 Will Greenwood
IC 12 Mike Tindall
LW 11 Ben Cohen
FH 10 Jonny Wilkinson
SH 9 Matt Dawson
N8 8 Lawrence Dallaglio
OF 7 Neil Back
BF 6 Richard Hill
RL 5 Ben Kay
LL 4 Martin Johnson (c)
TP 3 Phil Vickery
HK 2 Steve Thompson
LP 1 Trevor Woodman
Replacements:
HK 16 Mark Regan
PR 17 Jason Leonard
LK 18 Danny Grewcock
FL 19 Lewis Moody
SH 20 Andy Gomarsall
FH 21 Paul Grayson
WG 22 Dan Luger
Coach:
Clive Woodward
FB 15 Bessik Khamashuridze
RW 14 Malkhaz Urjukashvili
OC 13 Tedo Zibzibadze
IC 12 Irakli Giorgadze
LW 11 Vasil Katsadze (c)
FH 10 Paliko Jimsheladze
SH 9 Irakli Abuseridze
N8 8 Giorgi Chkhaidze
OF 7 Grégoire Yachvili
BF 6 Gia Labadze
RL 5 Victor Didebulidze
LL 4 Zurab Mtchedlishvili
TP 3 Aleka Margvelashvili
HK 2 Akvsenti Giorgadze
LP 1 Goderdzi Shvelidze
Replacements:
HK 16 David Dadunashvili
PR 17 Soso Nikolaenko
LK 18 Vano Nadiradze
FL 19 David Bolgashvili
FH 20 Merab Kvirikashvili
FB 21 Irakli Machkhaneli
WG 22 Badri Khekhelashvili
Coach:
France Claude Saurel

Samoa vs Uruguay

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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)
ReportTry: Capó
Lemoine
Pen: Aguirre
Subiaco Oval, Perth
Attendance: 22,020
Referee: David McHugh (Ireland)
FB 15 Tanner Vili
RW 14 Lome Fa'atau
OC 13 Terry Fanolua
IC 12 Brian Lima
LW 11 Sailosi Tagicakibau
FH 10 Earl Va'a
SH 9 Steven So'oialo
N8 8 Semo Sititi (c)
OF 7 Maurie Fa'asavalu
BF 6 Peter Poulos
RL 5 Leo Lafaiali'i
LL 4 Opeta Palepoi
TP 3 Jeremy Tomuli
HK 2 Jonathan Meredith
LP 1 Kas Lealamanua
Replacements:
HK 16 Mahonri Schwalger
PR 17 Simon Lemalu
N8 18 Kitiona Viliamu
FL 19 Des Tuiavi'i
SH 20 Denning Tyrell
CE 21 Dale Rasmussen
WG 22 Dominic Fe'aunati
Coach:
New Zealand John Boe
FB 15 Juan Menchaca
RW 14 Joaquin Pastore
OC 13 Diego Aguirre (c)
IC 12 Martín Mendaro
LW 11 Carlos Baldassari
FH 10 Bernardo Amarillo
SH 9 Juan Campomar
N8 8 Rodrigo Capó Ortega
OF 7 Nicolás Grille
BF 6 Marcelo Gutierrez
RL 5 Juan Alzueta
LL 4 Juan Carlos Bado
TP 3 Pablo Lemoine
HK 2 Diego Lamelas
LP 1 Rodrigo Sánchez
Replacements:
HK 16 Juan Andrés Pérez
PR 17 Juan Machado
LK 18 Juan Álvarez
FL 19 Nicolas Brignoni
FL 20 Ignacio Conti
CE 21 Joaquín de Freitas
WG 22 José Viana
Coach:
Diego Ormaechea

South Africa vs England

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18 October 2003
South Africa 6–25 England
Pen: Koen (2)ReportTry: Greenwood
Con: Wilkinson
Pen: Wilkinson (4)
Drop: Wilkinson (2)
Subiaco Oval, Perth
Attendance: 38,834
Referee: Peter Marshall (Australia)
FB 15 Jaco van der Westhuyzen
RW 14 Ashwin Willemse
OC 13 Jorrie Muller
IC 12 De Wet Barry
LW 11 Thinus Delport
FH 10 Louis Koen
SH 9 Joost van der Westhuizen
N8 8 Juan Smith
OF 7 Joe van Niekerk
BF 6 Corné Krige (c)
RL 5 Victor Matfield
LL 4 Bakkies Botha
TP 3 Richard Bands
HK 2 Danie Coetzee
LP 1 Christo Bezuidenhout
Replacements:
HK 16 John Smit
PR 17 Lawrence Sephaka
LK 18 Selborne Boome
LK 19 Danie Rossouw
SH 20 Neil de Kock
FH 21 Derick Hougaard
WG 22 Werner Greeff
Coach:
Rudolf Straeuli
FB 15 Josh Lewsey
RW 14 Jason Robinson
OC 13 Will Greenwood
IC 12 Mike Tindall
LW 11 Ben Cohen
FH 10 Jonny Wilkinson
SH 9 Kyran Bracken
N8 8 Lawrence Dallaglio
OF 7 Neil Back
BF 6 Lewis Moody
RL 5 Ben Kay
LL 4 Martin Johnson (c)
TP 3 Phil Vickery
HK 2 Steve Thompson
LP 1 Trevor Woodman
Replacements:
HK 16 Dorian West
PR 17 Jason Leonard
N8 18 Martin Corry
FL 19 Joe Worsley
SH 20 Andy Gomarsall
FH 21 Paul Grayson
WG 22 Dan Luger
Coach:
Clive Woodward

Georgia vs Samoa

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19 October 2003
Georgia 9–46 Samoa
Pen: Jimsheladze (2)
Drop: Jimsheladze
ReportTry: 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)
FB 15 Badri Khekhelashvili
RW 14 Malkhaz Urjukashvili
OC 13 Tedo Zibzibadze
IC 12 Irakli Giorgadze
LW 11 Vasil Katsadze
FH 10 Paliko Jimsheladze
SH 9 Irakli Abuseridze
N8 8 Gia Labadze
OF 7 Grégoire Yachvili
BF 6 Ilia Zedginidze (c)
RL 5 Zurab Mtchedlishvili
LL 4 Vano Nadiradze
TP 3 Goderdzi Shvelidze
HK 2 Akvsenti Giorgadze
LP 1 Soso Nikolaenko
Replacements:
HK 16 David Dadunashvili
PR 17 Aleko Margvelashvili
LK 18 Victor Didebulidze
FL 19 David Bolgashvili
FH 20 Merab Kvirikashvili
FB 21 Irakli Machkhaneli
FB 22 Bessik Khamashuridze
Coach:
France Claude Saurel
FB 15 Tanner Vili
RW 14 Ron Fanuatanu
OC 13 Terry Fanolua
IC 12 Brian Lima
LW 11 Sailosi Tagicakibau
FH 10 Earl Va'a
SH 9 Steven So'oialo
N8 8 Semo Sititi (c)
OF 7 Maurie Fa'asavalu
BF 6 Peter Poulos
RL 5 Leo Lafaiali'i
LL 4 Opeta Palepoi
TP 3 Jeremy Tomuli
HK 2 Jonathan Meredith
LP 1 Kas Lealamanua
Replacements:
HK 16 Mahonri Schwalger
PR 17 Simon Lemalu
N8 18 Kitiona Viliamu
FL 19 Siaosi Vaili
SH 20 Denning Tyrell
CE 21 Dale Rasmussen
WG 22 Dominic Fe'aunati
Coach:
New Zealand John Boe

South Africa vs Georgia

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FB 15 Ricardo Loubscher
RW 14 Stefan Terblanche
OC 13 Jaque Fourie
IC 12 Werner Greeff
LW 11 Breyton Paulse
FH 10 Derick Hougaard
SH 9 Neil de Kock
N8 8 Joe van Niekerk
OF 7 Danie Rossouw
BF 6 Hendro Scholtz
RL 5 Selborne Boome
LL 4 Bakkies Botha
TP 3 Faan Rautenbach
HK 2 John Smit (c)
LP 1 Lawrence Sephaka
Replacements:
HK 16 Dale Santon
PR 17 Christo Bezuidenhout
LK 18 Victor Matfield
FL 19 Schalk Burger
SH 20 Joost van der Westhuizen
FH 21 Louis Koen
WG 22 Jorrie Muller
Coach:
Rudolf Straeuli
FB 15 Irakli Machkhaneli
RW 14 Gocha Khonelidze
OC 13 Otar Eloshvili
IC 12 Vasil Katsadze (c)
LW 11 Archil Kavtarashvili
FH 10 Paliko Jimsheladze
SH 9 Irakli Modebadze
N8 8 Giorgi Chkhaidze
OF 7 George Tsiklauri
BF 6 David Bolgashvili
RL 5 Victor Didebulidze
LL 4 Sergo Gujaraidze
TP 3 Aleko Margvelashvili
HK 2 David Dadunashvili
LP 1 Avto Kopaliani
Replacements:
HK 16 Akvsenti Giorgadze
PR 17 Soso Nikolaenko
N8 18 Ilia Zedginidze
FL 19 Grégoire Yachvili
SH 20 Irakli Abuseridze
FH 21 Merab Kvirikashvili
FB 22 Bessik Khamashuridze
Coach:
France Claude Saurel

England vs Samoa

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26 October 2003
England 35–22 Samoa
Try: Back
Penalty try
Balshaw
Vickery
Con: Wilkinson (3)
Pen: Wilkinson (2)
Drop: Wilkinson
ReportTry: Sititi
Con: Va'a
Pen: Va'a (5)
Docklands Stadium, Melbourne
Attendance: 50,647
Referee: Jonathan Kaplan (South Africa)
FB 15 Jason Robinson
RW 14 Iain Balshaw
OC 13 Stuart Abbott
IC 12 Mike Tindall
LW 11 Ben Cohen
FH 10 Jonny Wilkinson
SH 9 Matt Dawson
N8 8 Lawrence Dallaglio
OF 7 Neil Back
BF 6 Joe Worsley
RL 5 Ben Kay
LL 4 Martin Johnson
TP 3 Julian White
HK 2 Mark Regan
LP 1 Jason Leonard
Replacements:
HK 16 Steve Thompson
PR 17 Phil Vickery
N8 18 Martin Corry
FL 19 Lewis Moody
SH 20 Andy Gomarsall
CE 21 Mike Catt
WG 22 Dan Luger
Coach:
Clive Woodward
FB 15 Tanner Vili
RW 14 Lome Fa'atau
OC 13 Terry Fanolua
IC 12 Brian Lima
LW 11 Sailosi Tagicakibau
FH 10 Earl Va'a
SH 9 Steven So'oialo
N8 8 Semo Sititi (c)
OF 7 Maurie Fa'asavalu
BF 6 Peter Poulos
RL 5 Leo Lafaiali'i
LL 4 Opeta Palepoi
TP 3 Jeremy Tomuli
HK 2 Jonathan Meredith
LP 1 Kas Lealamanua
Replacements:
HK 16 Mahonri Schwalger
PR 17 Simon Lemalu
N8 18 Kitiona Viliamu
FL 19 Des Tuiavi'i
SH 20 Denning Tyrell
CE 21 Dale Rasmussen
WG 22 Dominic Fe'aunati
Coach:
New Zealand John Boe

Georgia vs Uruguay

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28 October 2003
Georgia 12–24 Uruguay
Pen: Urjukashvili
Kvirikashvili (3)
ReportTry: Cardoso
Lamelas
Brignoni
Con: Aguirre (2)
Menchaca
Pen: Menchaca
Aussie Stadium, Sydney
Attendance: 28,576
Referee: Kelvin Deaker (New Zealand)
FB 15 Irakli Machkhaneli
RW 14 Malkhaz Urjukashvili
OC 13 Tedo Zibzibadze
IC 12 Irakli Giorgadze
LW 11 Archil Kavtarashvili
FH 10 Paliko Jimsheladze
SH 9 Irakli Modebadze
N8 8 Giorgi Chkhaidze
OF 7 Grégoire Yachvili (c)
BF 6 Ilia Zedginidze
RL 5 Zurab Mtchedlishvili
LL 4 Sergo Gujaraidze
TP 3 Goderdzi Shvelidze
HK 2 David Dadunashvili
LP 1 Avto Kopaliani
Replacements:
HK 16 Akvsenti Giorgadze
PR 17 Soso Nikolaenko
FL 18 George Tsiklauri
FL 19 David Bolgashvili
FH 20 Merab Kvirikashvili
CE 21 Vasil Katsadze
FB 22 Bessik Khamashuridze
Coach:
France Claude Saurel
FB 15 Juan Menchaca
RW 14 Alfonso Cardoso
OC 13 Diego Aguirre (c)
IC 12 Martín Mendaro
LW 11 Carlos Baldassari
FH 10 Sebastián Aguirre
SH 9 Juan Campomar
N8 8 Rodrigo Capó Ortega
OF 7 Hernán Ponte
BF 6 Nicolás Grille
RL 5 Juan Alzueta
LL 4 Juan Carlos Bado
TP 3 Pablo Lemoine
HK 2 Diego Lamelas
LP 1 Rodrigo Sánchez
Replacements:
HK 16 Juan Andrés Pérez
PR 17 Eduardo Berruti
PR 18 Guillermo Storace
FL 19 Nicolas Brignoni
LK 20 Marcelo Gutierrez
FH 21 Bernardo Amarillo
CE 22 Joaquin Pastore
Coach:
Diego Ormaechea

South Africa vs Samoa

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FB 15 Jaco van der Westhuyzen
RW 14 Ashwin Willemse
OC 13 Jorrie Muller
IC 12 De Wet Barry
LW 11 Thinus Delport
FH 10 Derick Hougaard
SH 9 Joost van der Westhuizen
N8 8 Juan Smith
OF 7 Joe van Niekerk
BF 6 Corné Krige (c)
RL 5 Victor Matfield
LL 4 Bakkies Botha
TP 3 Faan Rautenbach
HK 2 John Smit
LP 1 Christo Bezuidenhout
Replacements:
HK 16 Danie Coetzee
PR 17 Richard Bands
LK 18 Danie Rossouw
FL 19 Schalk Burger
SH 20 Neil de Kock
FH 21 Louis Koen
CE 22 Jaque Fourie
Coach:
Rudolf Straeuli
FB 15 Tanner Vili
RW 14 Lome Fa'atau
OC 13 Romi Ropati
IC 12 Brian Lima
LW 11 Sailosi Tagicakibau
FH 10 Earl Va'a
SH 9 Steven So'oialo
N8 8 Semo Sititi (c)
OF 7 Maurie Fa'asavalu
BF 6 Peter Poulos
RL 5 Leo Lafaiali'i
LL 4 Opeta Palepoi
TP 3 Jeremy Tomuli
HK 2 Jonathan Meredith
LP 1 Kas Lealamanua
Replacements:
HK 16 Mahonri Schwalger
PR 17 Tamato Leupolu
N8 18 Kitiona Viliamu
FL 19 Des Tuiavi'i
SH 20 Denning Tyrell
CE 21 Dale Rasmussen
WG 22 Dominic Fe'aunati
Coach:
New Zealand John Boe

England vs Uruguay

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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)
ReportTry: Lemoine
Con: Menchaca
Pen: Menchaca (2)
Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
Attendance: 46,233
Referee: Nigel Williams (Wales)
FB 15 Josh Lewsey
RW 14 Iain Balshaw
OC 13 Stuart Abbott
IC 12 Mike Catt
LW 11 Dan Luger
FH 10 Paul Grayson
SH 9 Andy Gomarsall
N8 8 Lawrence Dallaglio
OF 7 Lewis Moody
BF 6 Joe Worsley
RL 5 Danny Grewcock
LL 4 Martin Corry
TP 3 Phil Vickery (c)
HK 2 Dorian West
LP 1 Jason Leonard
Replacements:
HK 16 Steve Thompson
PR 17 Julian White
LK 18 Martin Johnson
LK 19 Ben Kay
SH 20 Kyran Bracken
CE 21 Will Greenwood
WG 22 Jason Robinson
Coach:
Clive Woodward
FB 15 Juan Menchaca
RW 14 Joaquin Pastore
OC 13 Diego Aguirre (c)
IC 12 Joaquín de Freitas
LW 11 José Viana
FH 10 Sebastián Aguirre
SH 9 Juan Campomar
N8 8 Rodrigo Capó Ortega
OF 7 Nicolás Grille
BF 6 Nicolas Brignoni
RL 5 Juan Álvarez
LL 4 Juan Carlos Bado
TP 3 Pablo Lemoine
HK 2 Diego Lamelas
LP 1 Eduardo Berruti
Replacements:
HK 16 Juan Andrés Pérez
PR 17 Rodrigo Sánchez
PR 18 Guillermo Storace
LK 19 Juan Alzueta
LK 20 Marcelo Gutierrez
SH 21 Emiliano Caffera
FB 22 Diego Reyes
Coach:
Diego Ormaechea

References

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  1. ^ "World Cup schedule". BBC Sport. 28 April 2003. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
  2. ^ "Samoa and Fiji book World Cup places". BBC Sport. 29 June 2002. Retrieved 5 October 2023.
  3. ^ Stokes, Jim (10 October 2003). "Georgia brimming with confidence". BBC Sport. Retrieved 5 October 2023.
  4. ^ "Uruguay qualify". ESPNscrum. 7 September 2002. Retrieved 5 October 2023.