2003 Brisbane Sevens
IRB Sevens IV
Host nation	Australia
Date	2–3 January 2003
Cup
Champion	England
Runner-up	Fiji
Plate
Winner	Australia
Runner-up	Samoa
Bowl
Winner	Tonga
Runner-up	United States
Shield
Winner	Cook Islands
Runner-up	Papua New Guinea
Tournament details
Matches played	44
← 2002 2007 Adelaide →

The 2003 Brisbane Sevens, officially called the 2003 Brisbane International Sevens, was an international rugby sevens tournament that was part of the World Sevens Series in the 2002–03 season. It was the Australian Sevens leg of the series, held at Ballymore Stadium in Brisbane over the weekend of 2 and 3 January 2003. ^[1]

The competition was won by England who defeated Fiji 28-14 in the Cup final. ^{[1] [2]}

The tournament was the third completed edition of the Australian Sevens. For the next three years there was no World Sevens tournament staged in Australia, until the event returned as the 2007 Adelaide Sevens. ^[3]

Format

The teams were drawn into four pools of four teams each. Each team played the other teams in their pool once, with 3 points awarded for a win, 2 points for a draw, and 1 point for a loss (no points awarded for a forfeit). The top two teams from each pool advanced to the Cup/Plate brackets. The bottom two teams from each group went on to the Bowl/Shield brackets. ^[4]

Teams

The participating teams were: ^[1]

Pool Stage

Play on the first day of the tournament consisted of matches between teams in the same pool on a round robin basis. The following is a list of the recorded results. ^{[1] [2]}

Pool A

Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
New Zealand	3	3	0	0	137	0	+137	9	Cup Quarterfinal
France	3	2	0	1	64	45	+19	7
United States	3	1	0	2	50	64	−14	5
China	3	0	0	3	0	142	−142	3

2 January 2003

New Zealand	33–0	France

Ballymore Stadium

2 January 2003

United States	38–0	China

Ballymore Stadium

2 January 2003

France	21–12	United States

Ballymore Stadium

2 January 2003

New Zealand	61–0	China

Ballymore Stadium

2 January 2003

France	43–0	China

Ballymore Stadium

2 January 2003

New Zealand	43–0	United States

Ballymore Stadium

Pool B

Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
Argentina	3	3	0	0	81	40	+41	9	Cup Quarterfinal
South Africa	3	2	0	1	91	40	+51	7
Canada	3	1	0	2	38	50	−12	5
Papua New Guinea	3	0	0	3	19	99	−80	3

2 January 2003

Argentina	26–21	South Africa

Ballymore Stadium

2 January 2003

Canada	17–7	Papua New Guinea

Ballymore Stadium

2 January 2003

Argentina	22–7	Canada

Ballymore Stadium

2 January 2003

South Africa	49–0	Papua New Guinea

Ballymore Stadium

2 January 2003

Argentina	33–12	Papua New Guinea

Ballymore Stadium

2 January 2003

South Africa	21–14	Canada

Ballymore Stadium

Pool C

Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
Australia	3	3	0	0	103	7	+96	9	Cup Quarterfinal
Samoa	3	2	0	1	50	50	0	7
Tonga	3	1	0	2	34	75	−41	5
Niue	3	0	0	3	15	70	−55	3

2 January 2003

Australia	35–7	Samoa

Ballymore Stadium

2 January 2003

Tonga	19–15	Niue

Ballymore Stadium

2 January 2003

Samoa	19–15	Tonga

Ballymore Stadium

2 January 2003

Australia	27–0	Niue

Ballymore Stadium

2 January 2003

Samoa	24–0	Niue

Ballymore Stadium

2 January 2003

Australia	41–0	Tonga

Ballymore Stadium

Pool D

Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
England	3	3	0	0	64	31	+33	9	Cup Quarterfinal
Fiji	3	2	0	1	60	40	+20	7
Japan	3	1	0	2	64	65	−1	5
Cook Islands	3	0	0	3	19	71	−52	3

2 January 2003

England	21–12	Fiji

Ballymore Stadium

2 January 2003

Japan	33–12	Cook Islands

Ballymore Stadium

2 January 2003

England	22–19	Japan

Ballymore Stadium

2 January 2003

Fiji	17–7	Cook Islands

Ballymore Stadium

2 January 2003

England	21–0	Cook Islands

Ballymore Stadium

2 January 2003

Fiji	31–12	Japan

Ballymore Stadium

Knockout stage

Play on the second day of the tournament consisted of finals matches for the Shield, Bowl, Plate, and Cup competitions. The following is a list of the recorded results. ^{[1] [2]}

Shield

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final
	18 February – Ballymore Stadium
	Canada	31
					18 February – Ballymore Stadium
	China	0
					China	0
	18 February – Ballymore Stadium
					Cook Islands	42
	Tonga	27
									18 February – Ballymore Stadium
	Cook Islands	7
									Cook Islands	29
	18 February – Ballymore Stadium
									Papua New Guinea	14
	Japan	7
					18 February – Ballymore Stadium
	Niue	31
					Japan	19
	18 February – Ballymore Stadium
					Papua New Guinea	38
	United States	40
	Papua New Guinea	7

Bowl

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final
	18 February – Ballymore Stadium
	Canada	31
					18 February – Ballymore Stadium
	China	0
					Canada	24
	18 February – Ballymore Stadium
					Tonga	29
	Tonga	27
									18 February – Ballymore Stadium
	Cook Islands	7
									Tonga	29
	18 February – Ballymore Stadium
									United States	10
	Japan	7
					18 February – Ballymore Stadium
	Niue	31
					Niue	12
	18 February – Ballymore Stadium
					United States	17
	United States	40
	Papua New Guinea	7

Plate

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final
	18 February – Ballymore Stadium
	Argentina	14
					18 February – Ballymore Stadium
	France	17
					Australia	22
	18 February – Ballymore Stadium
					Argentina	5
	Australia	7
									18 February – Ballymore Stadium
	Fiji	12
									Australia	47
	18 February – Ballymore Stadium
									Samoa	12
	England	27
					18 February – Ballymore Stadium
	Samoa	5
					Samoa	21
	18 February – Ballymore Stadium
					South Africa	10
	New Zealand	19
	South Africa	10

Cup

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final
	18 February – Ballymore Stadium
	Argentina	14
					18 February – Ballymore Stadium
	France	17
					France	19
	18 February – Ballymore Stadium
					Fiji	26
	Australia	7
									18 February – Ballymore Stadium
	Fiji	12
									England	28
	18 February – Ballymore Stadium
									Fiji	14
	England	27
					18 February – Ballymore Stadium
	Samoa	5
					England	19
	18 February – Ballymore Stadium
					New Zealand	14
	New Zealand	19
	South Africa	10

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