# 2003 Rugby World Cup knockout stage

The knockout stage at the 2003 Rugby World Cup featured the eight teams that qualified from the pool stage (the top two teams from each of the four pools), competing in a single-elimination tournament. The stage began with the quarter-final between New Zealand and South Africa in Melbourne on 8 November 2003, and concluded with the final between Australia and England at Stadium Australia in Sydney on 22 November. England won the final 20–17 after extra time, thanks to a last-minute drop goal from fly-half Jonny Wilkinson.

## Bracket

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
| 8 November – Melbourne | 8 November – Melbourne | | | |
| New Zealand | 29 | | | |
| New Zealand | 29 | 15 November – Sydney (Telstra) | 15 November – Sydney (Telstra) | | |
| South Africa | 9 | 15 November – Sydney (Telstra) | 15 November – Sydney (Telstra) | |
| South Africa | 9 | New Zealand | 10 | |
| 8 November – Brisbane | 8 November – Brisbane | | New Zealand | 10 | |
| 8 November – Brisbane | 8 November – Brisbane | Australia | 22 | |
| Australia | 33 | Australia | 22 | |
| Australia | 33 | | | | 22 November – Sydney (Telstra) | 22 November – Sydney (Telstra) |
| Scotland | 16 | | | | 22 November – Sydney (Telstra) | 22 November – Sydney (Telstra) |
| Scotland | 16 | | | | Australia | 17 |
| 9 November – Melbourne | 9 November – Melbourne | | | | | Australia | 17 |
| 9 November – Melbourne | 9 November – Melbourne | | | | England (a.e.t.) | 20 |
| France | 43 | | | | England (a.e.t.) | 20 |
| France | 43 | 16 November – Sydney (Telstra) | 16 November – Sydney (Telstra) | | | |
| Ireland | 21 | 16 November – Sydney (Telstra) | 16 November – Sydney (Telstra) | | | |
| Ireland | 21 | France | 7 | | | |
| 9 November – Brisbane | 9 November – Brisbane | | France | 7 | | | |
| 9 November – Brisbane | 9 November – Brisbane | England | 24 | | Third place | Third place |
| England | 28 | England | 24 | | Third place | Third place |
| England | 28 | | | | 20 November – Sydney (Telstra) | 20 November – Sydney (Telstra) |
| Wales | 17 | | | | 20 November – Sydney (Telstra) | 20 November – Sydney (Telstra) |
| Wales | 17 | | | | New Zealand | 40 |
| | | | | | France | 13 |

## Quarter-finals
### New Zealand vs South Africa

* 8 November 2003
| New Zealand | 29–9 | South Africa |
| Try: MacDonald 16' c Mealamu 59' m Rokocoko 72' m Con: MacDonald Pen: MacDonald (3) Drop: Mauger 45' | Report | Pen: Hougaard (3) |
* Docklands Stadium, Melbourne Attendance: 40,734 Referee: Tony Spreadbury (England)
| FB | 15 | Mils Muliaina |
| RW | 14 | Doug Howlett |
| OC | 13 | Leon MacDonald |
| IC | 12 | Aaron Mauger |
| LW | 11 | Joe Rokocoko |
| FH | 10 | Carlos Spencer |
| SH | 9 | Justin Marshall |
| N8 | 8 | Jerry Collins |
| OF | 7 | Richie McCaw |
| BF | 6 | Reuben Thorne (c) |
| RL | 5 | Chris Jack |
| LL | 4 | Ali Williams |
| TP | 3 | Greg Somerville |
| HK | 2 | Keven Mealamu |
| LP | 1 | Dave Hewett |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Mark Hammett |
| PR | 17 | Kees Meeuws |
| LK | 18 | Brad Thorn |
| FL | 19 | Marty Holah |
| SH | 20 | Steve Devine |
| FH | 21 | Dan Carter |
| WG | 22 | Caleb Ralph |
| Coach: ||
| John Mitchell ||
| 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 | Danie Rossouw |
| 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 | Selborne Boome |
| FL | 19 | Schalk Burger |
| SH | 20 | Neil de Kock |
| FH | 21 | Louis Koen |
| CE | 22 | Jaque Fourie |
| Coach: ||
| Rudolf Straeuli ||

### Australia vs Scotland

* 8 November 2003
| Australia | 33–16 | Scotland |
| Try: Mortlock 46' c Gregan 59' c Lyons 64' c Con: Flatley (3) Pen: Flatley (4) | Report | Try: Russell 80' c Con: Paterson Pen: Paterson (2) Drop: Paterson 38' |
* Lang Park, Brisbane Attendance: 45,412 Referee: Steve Walsh (New Zealand)
| FB | 15 | Mat Rogers |
| RW | 14 | Wendell Sailor |
| OC | 13 | Stirling Mortlock |
| IC | 12 | Elton Flatley |
| LW | 11 | Lote Tuqiri |
| FH | 10 | Stephen Larkham |
| SH | 9 | George Gregan (c) |
| N8 | 8 | David Lyons |
| OF | 7 | Phil Waugh |
| BF | 6 | George Smith |
| RL | 5 | Nathan Sharpe |
| LL | 4 | Justin Harrison |
| TP | 3 | Ben Darwin |
| HK | 2 | Brendan Cannon |
| LP | 1 | Bill Young |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Jeremy Paul |
| PR | 17 | Al Baxter |
| LK | 18 | Dan Vickerman |
| FL | 19 | Matt Cockbain |
| SH | 20 | Chris Whitaker |
| CE | 21 | Matt Giteau |
| WG | 22 | Joe Roff |
| Coach: ||
| Eddie Jones ||
| FB | 15 | Glenn Metcalfe |
| RW | 14 | Simon Danielli |
| OC | 13 | Gregor Townsend |
| IC | 12 | Andrew Henderson |
| LW | 11 | Kenny Logan |
| FH | 10 | Chris Paterson |
| SH | 9 | Bryan Redpath (c) |
| N8 | 8 | Simon Taylor |
| OF | 7 | Cameron Mather |
| BF | 6 | Jason White |
| RL | 5 | Stuart Grimes |
| LL | 4 | Nathan Hines |
| TP | 3 | Bruce Douglas |
| HK | 2 | Gordon Bulloch |
| LP | 1 | Tom Smith |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Robbie Russell |
| PR | 17 | Gordon McIlwham |
| LK | 18 | Scott Murray |
| N8 | 19 | Jon Petrie |
| SH | 20 | Mike Blair |
| CE | 21 | James McLaren |
| CE | 22 | Ben Hinshelwood |
| Coach: ||
| Ian McGeechan ||

### France vs Ireland

* 9 November 2003
| France | 43–21 | Ireland |
| Try: Magne 3' c Dominici 29' c Harinordoquy 33' c Crenca 47' c Con: Michalak (4) Pen: Michalak (5) | Report | Try: Maggs 52' c O'Driscoll (2) 65' c, 80+2' c Con: Humphreys (3) |
* Docklands Stadium, Melbourne Attendance: 33,134 Referee: Jonathan Kaplan (South Africa)
| FB | 15 | Nicolas Brusque |
| RW | 14 | Aurélien Rougerie |
| OC | 13 | Tony Marsh |
| IC | 12 | Yannick Jauzion |
| LW | 11 | Christophe Dominici |
| FH | 10 | Frédéric Michalak |
| SH | 9 | Fabien Galthié (c) |
| N8 | 8 | Imanol Harinordoquy |
| OF | 7 | Olivier Magne |
| BF | 6 | Serge Betsen |
| RL | 5 | Jérôme Thion |
| LL | 4 | Fabien Pelous |
| TP | 3 | Sylvain Marconnet |
| HK | 2 | Raphaël Ibañez |
| LP | 1 | Jean-Jacques Crenca |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Yannick Bru |
| PR | 17 | Olivier Milloud |
| LK | 18 | Olivier Brouzet |
| FL | 19 | Patrick Tabacco |
| FH | 20 | Gérald Merceron |
| CE | 21 | Brian Liebenberg |
| WG | 22 | Pépito Elhorga |
| Coach: ||
| Bernard Laporte ||
| FB | 15 | Girvan Dempsey |
| RW | 14 | Shane Horgan |
| OC | 13 | Brian O'Driscoll |
| IC | 12 | Kevin Maggs |
| LW | 11 | John Kelly |
| FH | 10 | Ronan O'Gara |
| SH | 9 | Peter Stringer |
| N8 | 8 | Victor Costello |
| OF | 7 | Keith Gleeson |
| BF | 6 | Simon Easterby |
| RL | 5 | Paul O'Connell |
| LL | 4 | Malcolm O'Kelly |
| TP | 3 | John Hayes |
| HK | 2 | Keith Wood (c) |
| LP | 1 | Reggie Corrigan |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Shane Byrne |
| PR | 17 | Marcus Horan |
| LK | 18 | Donncha O'Callaghan |
| N8 | 19 | Eric Miller |
| SH | 20 | Guy Easterby |
| FH | 21 | David Humphreys |
| WG | 22 | Anthony Horgan |
| Coach: ||
| Eddie O'Sullivan ||

### England vs Wales

* 9 November 2003
| England | 28–17 | Wales |
| Try: Greenwood 44' c Con: Wilkinson Pen: Wilkinson (6) Drop: Wilkinson 80+1' | Report | Try: S. Jones 30' m Charvis 35' m M. Williams 71' c Con: Harris |
* Lang Park, Brisbane Attendance: 45,252 Referee: Alain Rolland (Ireland)
| FB | 15 | Jason Robinson |
| RW | 14 | Dan Luger |
| 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 | Lewis Moody |
| RL | 5 | Ben Kay |
| LL | 4 | Martin Johnson (c) |
| TP | 3 | Phil Vickery |
| HK | 2 | Steve Thompson |
| LP | 1 | Jason Leonard |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Dorian West |
| PR | 17 | Trevor Woodman |
| LK | 18 | Simon Shaw |
| FL | 19 | Joe Worsley |
| SH | 20 | Kyran Bracken |
| CE | 21 | Mike Catt |
| CE | 22 | Stuart Abbott |
| Coach: ||
| Clive Woodward ||
| FB | 15 | Gareth Thomas |
| RW | 14 | Mark Jones |
| OC | 13 | Mark Taylor |
| IC | 12 | Iestyn Harris |
| LW | 11 | Shane Williams |
| FH | 10 | Stephen Jones |
| SH | 9 | Gareth Cooper |
| N8 | 8 | Jonathan Thomas |
| OF | 7 | Colin Charvis (c) |
| BF | 6 | Dafydd Jones |
| RL | 5 | Robert Sidoli |
| LL | 4 | Brent Cockbain |
| TP | 3 | Adam Jones |
| HK | 2 | Robin McBryde |
| LP | 1 | Iestyn Thomas |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Mefin Davies |
| PR | 17 | Gethin Jenkins |
| LK | 18 | Gareth Llewellyn |
| FL | 19 | Martyn Williams |
| SH | 20 | Dwayne Peel |
| FH | 21 | Ceri Sweeney |
| WG | 22 | Kevin Morgan |
| Coach: ||
| Steve Hansen ||

## Semi-finals
### New Zealand vs Australia

* 15 November 2003
| New Zealand | 10–22 | Australia |
| Try: Thorne 35' c Con: MacDonald Pen: MacDonald | Report | Try: Mortlock 9' c Con: Flatley Pen: Flatley (5) |
* Stadium Australia, Sydney Attendance: 82,444 Referee: Chris White (England)
| FB | 15 | Mils Muliaina |
| RW | 14 | Doug Howlett |
| OC | 13 | Leon MacDonald |
| IC | 12 | Aaron Mauger |
| LW | 11 | Joe Rokocoko |
| FH | 10 | Carlos Spencer |
| SH | 9 | Justin Marshall |
| N8 | 8 | Jerry Collins |
| OF | 7 | Richie McCaw |
| BF | 6 | Reuben Thorne (c) |
| RL | 5 | Ali Williams |
| LL | 4 | Chris Jack |
| TP | 3 | Greg Somerville |
| HK | 2 | Keven Mealamu |
| LP | 1 | Dave Hewett |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Mark Hammett |
| PR | 17 | Kees Meeuws |
| LK | 18 | Brad Thorn |
| FL | 19 | Marty Holah |
| SH | 20 | Byron Kelleher |
| FH | 21 | Dan Carter |
| WG | 22 | Caleb Ralph |
| Coach: ||
| John Mitchell ||
| FB | 15 | Mat Rogers |
| RW | 14 | Wendell Sailor |
| OC | 13 | Stirling Mortlock |
| IC | 12 | Elton Flatley |
| LW | 11 | Lote Tuqiri |
| FH | 10 | Stephen Larkham |
| SH | 9 | George Gregan (c) |
| N8 | 8 | David Lyons |
| OF | 7 | Phil Waugh |
| BF | 6 | George Smith |
| RL | 5 | Nathan Sharpe |
| LL | 4 | Justin Harrison |
| TP | 3 | Ben Darwin |
| HK | 2 | Brendan Cannon |
| LP | 1 | Bill Young |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Jeremy Paul |
| PR | 17 | Al Baxter |
| LK | 18 | David Giffin |
| FL | 19 | Matt Cockbain |
| SH | 20 | Chris Whitaker |
| CE | 21 | Nathan Grey |
| WG | 22 | Joe Roff |
| Coach: ||
| Eddie Jones ||

### France vs England

* 16 November 2003
| France | 7–24 | England |
| Try: Betsen 10' c Con: Michalak | Report | Pen: Wilkinson (5) Drop: Wilkinson (3) 9', 38', 58' |
* Stadium Australia, Sydney Attendance: 82,346 Referee: Paddy O'Brien (New Zealand)
| FB | 15 | Nicolas Brusque |
| RW | 14 | Aurélien Rougerie |
| OC | 13 | Tony Marsh |
| IC | 12 | Yannick Jauzion |
| LW | 11 | Christophe Dominici |
| FH | 10 | Frédéric Michalak |
| SH | 9 | Fabien Galthié (c) |
| N8 | 8 | Imanol Harinordoquy |
| OF | 7 | Olivier Magne |
| BF | 6 | Serge Betsen |
| RL | 5 | Jérôme Thion |
| LL | 4 | Fabien Pelous |
| TP | 3 | Sylvain Marconnet |
| HK | 2 | Raphaël Ibañez |
| LP | 1 | Jean-Jacques Crenca |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Yannick Bru |
| PR | 17 | Olivier Milloud |
| LK | 18 | David Auradou |
| N8 | 19 | Christian Labit |
| FH | 20 | Gérald Merceron |
| CE | 21 | Damien Traille |
| FB | 22 | Clément Poitrenaud |
| Coach: ||
| Bernard Laporte ||
| FB | 15 | Josh Lewsey |
| RW | 14 | Jason Robinson |
| OC | 13 | Will Greenwood |
| IC | 12 | Mike Catt |
| 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 | Dorian West |
| PR | 17 | Jason Leonard |
| N8 | 18 | Martin Corry |
| FL | 19 | Lewis Moody |
| SH | 20 | Kyran Bracken |
| CE | 21 | Mike Tindall |
| FB | 22 | Iain Balshaw |
| Coach: ||
| Clive Woodward ||

## Third place play-off

* 20 November 2003
| New Zealand | 40–13 | France |
| Try: Jack 12' c Howlett 20' c Rokocoko 51' c Thorn 54' c Muliaina 58' c Holah 72' m Con: MacDonald Carter (4) | Report | Try: Elhorga 42' c Con: Yachvili Pen: Yachvili Drop: Yachvili |
* Stadium Australia, Sydney Attendance: 62,712 Referee: Chris White (England)
| FB | 15 | Mils Muliaina |
| RW | 14 | Doug Howlett |
| OC | 13 | Leon MacDonald |
| IC | 12 | Aaron Mauger |
| LW | 11 | Joe Rokocoko |
| FH | 10 | Carlos Spencer |
| SH | 9 | Steve Devine |
| N8 | 8 | Jerry Collins |
| OF | 7 | Richie McCaw |
| BF | 6 | Reuben Thorne (c) |
| RL | 5 | Ali Williams |
| LL | 4 | Chris Jack |
| TP | 3 | Greg Somerville |
| HK | 2 | Keven Mealamu |
| LP | 1 | Dave Hewett |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Mark Hammett |
| PR | 17 | Carl Hoeft |
| LK | 18 | Brad Thorn |
| FL | 19 | Marty Holah |
| SH | 20 | Byron Kelleher |
| FH | 21 | Dan Carter |
| WG | 22 | Caleb Ralph |
| Coach: ||
| John Mitchell ||
| FB | 15 | Clément Poitrenaud |
| RW | 14 | Pépito Elhorga |
| OC | 13 | Tony Marsh |
| IC | 12 | Damien Traille |
| LW | 11 | David Bory |
| FH | 10 | Gérald Merceron |
| SH | 9 | Dimitri Yachvili |
| N8 | 8 | Christian Labit |
| OF | 7 | Sébastien Chabal |
| BF | 6 | Patrick Tabacco |
| RL | 5 | Thibaut Privat |
| LL | 4 | David Auradou |
| TP | 3 | Jean-Baptiste Poux |
| HK | 2 | Yannick Bru (c) |
| LP | 1 | Sylvain Marconnet |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Raphaël Ibañez |
| PR | 17 | Jean-Jacques Crenca |
| LK | 18 | Fabien Pelous |
| FL | 19 | Olivier Magne |
| FH | 20 | Frédéric Michalak |
| FH | 21 | Brian Liebenberg |
| FB | 22 | Nicolas Brusque |
| Coach: ||
| Bernard Laporte ||

## Final

* 22 November 2003
| Australia | 17–20 (a.e.t.) | England |
| Try: Tuqiri 6' m Pen: Flatley (4) | Report | Try: Robinson 38' m Pen: Wilkinson (4) Drop: Wilkinson 100' |
* Stadium Australia, Sydney Attendance: 82,957 Referee: André Watson (South Africa)
| Australia | England |
| FB | 15 | Mat Rogers |
| RW | 14 | Wendell Sailor | 71' |
| OC | 13 | Stirling Mortlock |
| IC | 12 | Elton Flatley |
| LW | 11 | Lote Tuqiri |
| FH | 10 | Stephen Larkham | temp' |
| SH | 9 | George Gregan (c) |
| N8 | 8 | David Lyons | 57' |
| OF | 7 | Phil Waugh |
| BF | 6 | George Smith |
| RL | 5 | Nathan Sharpe | 48' |
| LL | 4 | Justin Harrison |
| TP | 3 | Al Baxter |
| HK | 2 | Brendan Cannon | 57 ' |
| LP | 1 | Bill Young | 92' |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Jeremy Paul | 57' |
| PR | 17 | Matt Dunning | 92' |
| LK | 18 | David Giffin | 48' |
| FL | 19 | Matt Cockbain | 57' |
| SH | 20 | Chris Whitaker |
| CE | 21 | Matt Giteau | temp' |
| WG | 22 | Joe Roff | 71' |
| Coach: ||
| Eddie Jones ||
| FB | 15 | Josh Lewsey | 86' |
| RW | 14 | Jason Robinson |
| OC | 12 | Mike Tindall | 79' |
| IC | 13 | Will Greenwood |
| LW | 11 | Ben Cohen |
| FH | 10 | Jonny Wilkinson |
| SH | 9 | Matt Dawson |
| N8 | 8 | Lawrence Dallaglio |
| OF | 7 | Neil Back |
| BF | 6 | Richard Hill | 93' |
| RL | 5 | Ben Kay |
| LL | 4 | Martin Johnson (c) |
| TP | 3 | Phil Vickery | 81' |
| HK | 2 | Steve Thompson |
| LP | 1 | Trevor Woodman |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Dorian West |
| PR | 17 | Jason Leonard | 81' |
| N8 | 18 | Martin Corry |
| FL | 19 | Lewis Moody | 93' |
| SH | 20 | Kyran Bracken |
| CE | 21 | Mike Catt | 79' |
| FB | 22 | Iain Balshaw | 86' |
| Coach: ||
| Clive Woodward ||
| Man of the Match: Jonny Wilkinson (England) Touch judges: Paddy O'Brien (New Zealand) Paul Honiss (New Zealand) Television match official: Jonathan Kaplan (South Africa) Fourth official: Joël Jutge (France) Fifth official: Alain Rolland (Ireland) | Match rules 80 minutes 20 minutes of extra-time if necessary Penalty shootout if still tied. Seven named eligible substitutes |
* ↑ Will Greenwood, for superstitious reasons, prefers to play wearing the number 13 shirt, even when selected to play inside centre.