2003–04 World Sevens Series

2003–04 World Sevens Series
Host nations	Dubai  South Africa  New Zealand  United States  Hong Kong  Singapore  France  England
Nations	34
Final positions
Champions	New Zealand
Runners-up	England
Third	Argentina
← 2002–03 2004–05 →

The 2003–04 IRB Sevens World Series was the fifth edition of the IRB Sevens World Series. The Series was held over eight tournaments, an increase over the previous year, as this was the first year that the USA Sevens was added to the World Series. New Zealand won its fifth consecutive series, narrowly defeating England.

Calendar

2003–04 Itinerary^[1]

Leg	Venue	Date	Winner
Dubai	Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground	4–5 December 2003	South Africa
South Africa	George	12–13 December 2003	England
New Zealand	Westpac Stadium, Wellington	6–7 February 2004	New Zealand
United States	Home Depot Center, Los Angeles	14–15 February 2004	Argentina
Hong Kong	Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong	26–28 March 2004	England
Singapore	Singapore	3–4 April 2004	South Africa
Bordeaux	Bordeaux	28–29 May 2004	New Zealand
London	Twickenham	5–6 June 2004	England

Table

2003–04 Standings
Pos	Country	Dubai	South Africa (George)	New Zealand (Wellington)	USA (Los Angeles)	Hong Kong	Singapore	France (Bordeaux)	England (London)	Overall
1	New Zealand	16	16	20	16	18	6	20	16	128
2	England	12	20	12	8	30	4	16	20	122
3	Argentina	8	8	2	20	24	16	8	12	98
4	Fiji	4	12	16	12	8	8	12	12	84
5	South Africa*	0	0	12	4	18	20	12	8	74
6	Samoa	12	4	4	12	8	12	4	4	60
7	France	4	6	4	4	3	12	2	2	37
8	Australia	6	4	2	0	8	4	6	4	34
9	Canada	2	2	0	6	8	0	4	0	22
10	Scotland	0	0	0	0	4	2	0	6	12
11	Kenya	0	0	6	0	2	0	0	0	8
12	Tonga	0	0	8	0	0	0	0	0	8
13	Wales	2	2	0	0	4	0	0	0	8
14	Cook Islands	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1
15	China	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
16	Chinese Taipei	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
17	Georgia	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
18	Germany	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
19	Hong Kong	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
20	Ireland	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
21	Italy	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
22	Japan	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
23	Mexico	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
24	Namibia	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
25	Niue	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
26	Portugal	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
27	Russia	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
28	Singapore	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
29	Thailand	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
30	Tunisia	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
31	Uganda	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
32	Uruguay	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
33	United States	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
34	West Indies	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

*South Africa won the 2003 Dubai Sevens and lost in the Cup Semi-Finals at the 2003 South Africa Sevens^[2] but no points are indicated on the IRB Series Standings for 2003-04.^[3] South Africa were deducted their points for these round for fielding an ineligible player (Tonderai Chavhanga).^[4]

External links

• Official tournament site
• "2003-04 Season Overview". irb.com. Archived from the original on 20 February 2009. Retrieved 12 December 2013.

References