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.

Round 1a – June, 2001

Cook Islands advanced to Round 3

Final Standings

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

Match Schedule

Round 1b – June, 2001

Papua New Guinea advanced to Round 3

Final Standings

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

Match Schedule

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

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[11]
26 October 2002	Cook Islands – Papua New Guinea	Rarotonga, Cook Islands	21-13[12]

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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