2003–04 World Sevens Series

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.

2003–04 World Sevens Series
Hosts Dubai
 South Africa
 New Zealand
 United States
 Hong Kong
 Singapore
 France
 England
Nations34
Final positions
Champions New Zealand
Runners-up England
Third Argentina
← 2002–03

Calendar

2003–04 Itinerary[1]
Leg Venue Date Winner
DubaiDubai Exiles Rugby Ground 4–5 December 2003 South Africa
South AfricaGeorge 12–13 December 2003 England
New ZealandWestpac Stadium, Wellington 6–7 February 2004 New Zealand
United StatesHome Depot Center, Los Angeles 14–15 February 2004 Argentina
Hong KongHong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong 26–28 March 2004 England
SingaporeSingapore 3–4 April 2004 South Africa
BordeauxBordeaux 28–29 May 2004 New Zealand
LondonTwickenham 5–6 June 2004 England

Table

Final table:

2003–04 World Rugby Sevens
Series V
 
Pos
Event 
Team

Dubai

Cape Town

Well­ington

Las Vegas

Hong Kong

Singa­pore

Paris

London
Points
total
1 New Zealand161620161862016128
2 England12201283041620122
3 Argentina88220241681298
4 Fiji412161288121284
500124182012874
6 Samoa1244128124460
7 France46443122237
8 Australia6402846434
9 Canada2206804022
10 Scotland420612
11 Kenya00602008
 Tonga808
13 South Korea00202
14 Cook Islands011
15 United States00000
 Italy0000
 Portugal0000
 Georgia0000
 Morocco000
 Sri Lanka000
 Uganda000
 Zambia000
 Zimbabwe000
 Namibia000
 Japan000
 Hong Kong000
 Singapore000
 Russia000
 Spain000
  Arabian Gulf00
 Niue00
 Papua New Guinea00
 Chile00
 Uruguay00
 Trinidad and Tobago00
 China00
 Chinese Taipei00
 Thailand00
 Malaysia00

*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 rounds for fielding an ineligible player (Tonderai Chavhanga).[4]

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

References

  1. "Annual Report - The year in detail" (PDF). Australian Rugby. 2004. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 May 2014. Retrieved 1 January 2016.
  2. Match Archive http://ur7s.com/match-archive?team_a=&team_b=&series=HSBC+World+Sevens+Series&season=2003-2004&country=&tournament=George&submit=Search Archived 2014-03-12 at the Wayback Machine
  3. IRB SEVENS WORLD SERIES 2003/04 http://www.irbsevens.com/archive/tcode=1080/season=2003/standings.html
  4. Pretorius, Herbert (2004-06-02). "IRB to rule on Tonderai fine". News24 Archive. News24. Retrieved 2018-06-11.
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