# 2003 Wellington Sevens

The 2003 Wellington Sevens, also known as the 2003 New Zealand Sevens, was an international rugby sevens tournament that was held in Wellington, New Zealand as the third leg of the 2002–03 World Sevens Series. The tournament took place at the Westpac Stadium on 7–8 February 2003.
The hosts, New Zealand, won the Cup.
Niue finished second in the Bowl competition, which was the team's best result at that time.

## 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 pool stage was played on the first day of the tournament. The top two teams from each pool advanced to the Cup/Plate brackets. The bottom two teams from each group went to the Bowl/Shield brackets.

## Teams

The 16 participating teams for the tournament:
* Argentina
* Australia
* Canada
* China
* Cook Islands
* England
* Fiji
* France
* Japan
* New Zealand
* Niue
* Papua New Guinea
* Samoa
* South Africa
* Tonga
* United States

## Pool stage

Key to colours in group tables :
* Teams that advanced to the Cup quarterfinals
* Teams that advanced to the Bowl quarterfinals

### Pool A

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| New Zealand | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 112 | 13 | +99 | 9 |
| England | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 77 | 41 | +36 | 7 |
| Tonga | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 63 | 80 | −17 | 5 |
| Papua New Guinea | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 28 | 146 | −118 | 3 |
* 7 February 2003
| New Zealand | 24–0 | England |
* Westpac Stadium, Wellington
* 7 February 2003
| Tonga | 40–21 | Papua New Guinea |
* Westpac Stadium, Wellington
* 7 February 2003
| England | 28–17 | Tonga |
* Westpac Stadium, Wellington
* 7 February 2003
| New Zealand | 57–7 | Papua New Guinea |
* Westpac Stadium, Wellington
* 7 February 2003
| England | 49–0 | Papua New Guinea |
* Westpac Stadium, Wellington
* 7 February 2003
| New Zealand | 31–6 | Tonga |
* Westpac Stadium, Wellington
Source: Rugby7.com

### Pool B

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| South Africa | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 110 | 26 | +84 | 8 |
| Samoa | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 94 | 21 | +73 | 8 |
| United States | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 31 | 85 | −54 | 5 |
| Cook Islands | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 115 | −103 | 3 |
* 7 February 2003
| Samoa | 21–21 | South Africa |
* Westpac Stadium, Wellington
* 7 February 2003
| United States | 26–12 | Cook Islands |
* Westpac Stadium, Wellington
* 7 February 2003
| Samoa | 47–0 | United States |
* Westpac Stadium, Wellington
* 7 February 2003
| South Africa | 63–0 | Cook Islands |
* Westpac Stadium, Wellington
* 7 February 2003
| Samoa | 26–0 | Cook Islands |
* Westpac Stadium, Wellington
* 7 February 2003
| South Africa | 26–5 | United States |
* Westpac Stadium, Wellington
Source: Rugby7.com

### Pool C

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| Australia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 88 | 19 | +69 | 9 |
| Argentina | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 81 | 45 | +36 | 7 |
| Japan | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 50 | 64 | −14 | 5 |
| China | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 103 | −91 | 3 |
* 7 February 2003
| Australia | 28–14 | Argentina |
* Westpac Stadium, Wellington
* 7 February 2003
| Japan | 33–7 | China |
* Westpac Stadium, Wellington
* 7 February 2003
| Argentina | 31–12 | Japan |
* Westpac Stadium, Wellington
* 7 February 2003
| Australia | 34–0 | China |
* Westpac Stadium, Wellington
* 7 February 2003
| Argentina | 36-5 | China |
* Westpac Stadium, Wellington
* 7 February 2003
| Australia | 26–5 | Japan |
* Westpac Stadium, Wellington
Source: Rugby7.com

### Pool D

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| Fiji | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 114 | 33 | +81 | 9 |
| France | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 66 | 41 | +25 | 7 |
| Canada | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 60 | 66 | −6 | 5 |
| Niue | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 112 | −100 | 3 |
* 7 February 2003
| Fiji | 29–14 | France |
* Westpac Stadium, Wellington
* 7 February 2003
| Canada | 29–12 | Niue |
* Westpac Stadium, Wellington
* 7 February 2003
| France | 19–12 | Canada |
* Westpac Stadium, Wellington
* 7 February 2003
| Fiji | 50–0 | Niue |
* Westpac Stadium, Wellington
* 7 February 2003
| France | 33–0 | Niue |
* Westpac Stadium, Wellington
* 7 February 2003
| Fiji | 35–19 | Canada |
* Westpac Stadium, Wellington
Source: Rugby7.com

## Knockout stage
### Shield

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| 8 February 2003 – Westpac Stadium | 8 February 2003 – Westpac Stadium |
| Japan | 29 |
| Japan | 29 | 8 February 2003 – Westpac Stadium | 8 February 2003 – Westpac Stadium |
| Papua New Guinea | 7 | 8 February 2003 – Westpac Stadium | 8 February 2003 – Westpac Stadium |
| Papua New Guinea | 7 | Japan | 26 |
| 8 February 2003 – Westpac Stadium | 8 February 2003 – Westpac Stadium | | Japan | 26 |
| 8 February 2003 – Westpac Stadium | 8 February 2003 – Westpac Stadium | Tonga | 29 |
| Tonga | 41 | Tonga | 29 |
| China | 0 | | |
Source: Rugby7.com

### Bowl

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
| 8 February 2003 – Westpac Stadium | 8 February 2003 – Westpac Stadium | | | |
| United States | 28 | | | |
| United States | 28 | 8 February 2003 – Westpac Stadium | 8 February 2003 – Westpac Stadium | | |
| Papua New Guinea | 7 | 8 February 2003 – Westpac Stadium | 8 February 2003 – Westpac Stadium | |
| Papua New Guinea | 7 | United States | 17 | |
| 8 February 2003 – Westpac Stadium | 8 February 2003 – Westpac Stadium | | United States | 17 | |
| 8 February 2003 – Westpac Stadium | 8 February 2003 – Westpac Stadium | Niue | 20 | |
| Niue | 25 | Niue | 20 | |
| Niue | 25 | | | | 8 February 2003 – Westpac Stadium | 8 February 2003 – Westpac Stadium |
| Japan | 0 | | | | 8 February 2003 – Westpac Stadium | 8 February 2003 – Westpac Stadium |
| Japan | 0 | | | | Niue | 5 |
| 8 February 2003 – Westpac Stadium | 8 February 2003 – Westpac Stadium | | | | | Niue | 5 |
| 8 February 2003 – Westpac Stadium | 8 February 2003 – Westpac Stadium | | | | Canada | 47 |
| Canada | 38 | | | | Canada | 47 |
| Canada | 38 | 8 February 2003 – Westpac Stadium | 8 February 2003 – Westpac Stadium | | | |
| China | 0 | 8 February 2003 – Westpac Stadium | 8 February 2003 – Westpac Stadium | | | |
| China | 0 | Canada | 31 | | | |
| 8 February 2003 – Westpac Stadium | 8 February 2003 – Westpac Stadium | | Canada | 31 | | | |
| 8 February 2003 – Westpac Stadium | 8 February 2003 – Westpac Stadium | Cook Islands | 5 | |
| Cook Islands | 20 | Cook Islands | 5 | |
| Tonga | 14 | | | |
Source: Rugby7.com

### Plate

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| 8 February 2003 – Westpac Stadium | 8 February 2003 – Westpac Stadium |
| France | 22 |
| France | 22 | 8 February 2003 – Westpac Stadium | 8 February 2003 – Westpac Stadium |
| South Africa | 12 | 8 February 2003 – Westpac Stadium | 8 February 2003 – Westpac Stadium |
| South Africa | 12 | France | 5 |
| 8 February 2003 – Westpac Stadium | 8 February 2003 – Westpac Stadium | | France | 5 |
| 8 February 2003 – Westpac Stadium | 8 February 2003 – Westpac Stadium | Samoa | 39 |
| Samoa | 17 | Samoa | 39 |
| Argentina | 14 | | |
Source: Rugby7.com

### Cup

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
| 8 February 2003 – Westpac Stadium | 8 February 2003 – Westpac Stadium | | | |
| England | 17 | | | |
| England | 17 | 8 February 2003 – Westpac Stadium | 8 February 2003 – Westpac Stadium | | |
| South Africa | 7 | 8 February 2003 – Westpac Stadium | 8 February 2003 – Westpac Stadium | |
| South Africa | 7 | England | 21 | |
| 8 February 2003 – Westpac Stadium | 8 February 2003 – Westpac Stadium | | England | 21 | |
| 8 February 2003 – Westpac Stadium | 8 February 2003 – Westpac Stadium | Australia | 15 | |
| Australia | 24 | Australia | 15 | |
| Australia | 24 | | | | 8 February 2003 – Westpac Stadium | 8 February 2003 – Westpac Stadium |
| France | 7 | | | | 8 February 2003 – Westpac Stadium | 8 February 2003 – Westpac Stadium |
| France | 7 | | | | England | 26 |
| 8 February 2003 – Westpac Stadium | 8 February 2003 – Westpac Stadium | | | | | England | 26 |
| 8 February 2003 – Westpac Stadium | 8 February 2003 – Westpac Stadium | | | | New Zealand | 38 |
| Fiji | 26 | | | | New Zealand | 38 |
| Fiji | 26 | 8 February 2003 – Westpac Stadium | 8 February 2003 – Westpac Stadium | | | |
| Argentina | 5 | 8 February 2003 – Westpac Stadium | 8 February 2003 – Westpac Stadium | | | |
| Argentina | 5 | Fiji | 22 | | | |
| 8 February 2003 – Westpac Stadium | 8 February 2003 – Westpac Stadium | | Fiji | 22 | | | |
| 8 February 2003 – Westpac Stadium | 8 February 2003 – Westpac Stadium | New Zealand | 24 | |
| New Zealand | 21 | New Zealand | 24 | |
| Samoa | 19 | | | |
Source: Rugby7.com

## Tournament placings

| Place | Team | Points |
| | New Zealand | 20 |
| | England | 16 |
| | Australia | 12 |
| | Fiji | 12 |
| 5 | Samoa | 8 |
| 6 | France | 6 |
| 7 | Argentina | 4 |
| 7 | South Africa | 4 |
| Place | Team | Points |
| 9 | Canada | 2 |
| 10 | Niue | 0 |
| 11 | Cook Islands | 0 |
| 11 | United States | 0 |
| 13 | Tonga | 0 |
| 14 | Japan | 0 |
| 15 | China | 0 |
| 15 | Papua New Guinea | 0 |
Source: Rugby7.com