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2003 Rugby World Cup Pool A - Wikipedia

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Pool A was one of four pools at the 2003 Rugby World Cup into which the 20 participating teams were divided. The pool included hosts Australia and Argentina, who both qualified automatically having reached the quarter-finals of the 1999 tournament, along with Ireland, Romania and Namibia.[1]

Team Method of
qualification 		Date of
qualification 		Apps. Last Previous best
performance 		IRB World Ranking
(6 October 2003)
 Australia Hosts 5th 1999 Winners (1991, 1999) 4
 Argentina Quarter-finalists in 1999 16 October 1999 5th 1999 Quarter-finals (1999) 7
 Ireland Europe 1 28 September 2002[2] 5th 1999 Quarter-finals (1987, 1991, 1995) 3
 Romania Europe 3 5 October 2002[3] 5th 1999 Pool stage (1987, 1991, 1995, 1999) 15
 Namibia Africa 13 October 2002[4] 2nd 1999 Pool stage (1999) 25
Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD B Pts Qualification
1  Australia (H) 4 4 0 0 273 32 +241 2 18 Advance to quarter-finals,
and qualification to the 2007 Rugby World Cup
2  Ireland 4 3 0 1 141 56 +85 3 15
3  Argentina 4 2 0 2 140 57 +83 3 11 Qualification to the 2007 Rugby World Cup
4  Romania 4 1 0 3 65 192 −127 1 5
5  Namibia 4 0 0 4 28 310 −282 0 0

In the quarter-finals:

  • The winners of Pool A advanced to play the runners-up of Pool B.
  • The runners-up of Pool A advanced to play the winners of Pool B.

Australia vs Argentina

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FB 15 Mat Rogers
RW 14 Wendell Sailor
OC 13 Matt Burke
IC 12 Elton Flatley
LW 11 Joe Roff
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 David Giffin
TP 3 Al Baxter
HK 2 Brendan Cannon
LP 1 Bill Young
Replacements:
HK 16 Jeremy Paul
PR 17 Ben Darwin
LK 18 Dan Vickerman
FL 19 Matt Cockbain
SH 20 Chris Whitaker
FH 21 Matt Giteau
WG 22 Lote Tuqiri
Coach:
Eddie Jones
FB 15 Ignacio Corleto
RW 14 José María Núñez Piossek
OC 13 Manuel Contepomi
IC 12 José Orengo
LW 11 Diego Albanese
FH 10 Felipe Contepomi
SH 9 Agustín Pichot (c)
N8 8 Gonzalo Longo
OF 7 Rolando Martín
BF 6 Santiago Phelan
RL 5 Patricio Albacete
LL 4 Ignacio Fernández Lobbe
TP 3 Omar Hasan
HK 2 Mario Ledesma
LP 1 Roberto Diego Grau
Replacements:
HK 16 Federico Méndez
PR 17 Mauricio Reggiardo
LK 18 Rimas Álvarez Kairelis
FL 19 Martín Durand
SH 20 Nicolás Fernández Miranda
FH 21 Gonzalo Quesada
CE 22 Juan Martín Hernández
Coach:
Marcelo Loffreda
FB 15 Girvan Dempsey
RW 14 Shane Horgan
OC 13 Brian O'Driscoll
IC 12 Kevin Maggs
LW 11 Denis Hickie
FH 10 David Humphreys
SH 9 Peter Stringer
N8 8 Anthony Foley
OF 7 Keith Gleeson
BF 6 Victor Costello
RL 5 Malcolm O'Kelly
LL 4 Paul O'Connell
TP 3 Reggie Corrigan
HK 2 Keith Wood (c)
LP 1 Marcus Horan
Replacements:
HK 16 Shane Byrne
PR 17 John Hayes
LK 18 Donncha O'Callaghan
FL 19 Alan Quinlan
SH 20 Guy Easterby
FH 21 Ronan O'Gara
WG 22 John Kelly
Coach:
Eddie O'Sullivan
FB 15 Dănuț Dumbravă
RW 14 Cristian Săuan
OC 13 Valentin Maftei
IC 12 Romeo Gontineac
LW 11 Gabriel Brezoianu
FH 10 Ionuț Tofan
SH 9 Lucian Sîrbu
N8 8 Cristian Petre
OF 7 Ovidiu Tonița
BF 6 George Chiriac
RL 5 Augustin Petrechei
LL 4 Sorin Socol
TP 3 Marcel Socaciu
HK 2 Răzvan Mavrodin
LP 1 Petru Bălan
Replacements:
HK 16 Petrișor Toderașc
PR 17 Cezar Popescu
FL 18 Alexandru Tudori
N8 19 Marius Niculai
SH 20 Iulian Andrei
CE 21 Mihai Vioreanu
WG 22 Ion Teodorescu
Coach:
France Bernard Charreyre

Argentina vs Namibia

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FB 15 Juan Martín Hernández
RW 14 Hernán Senillosa
OC 13 Martín Gaitán
IC 12 Juan Fernández Miranda
LW 11 Diego Albanese
FH 10 Gonzalo Quesada
SH 9 Nicolás Fernández Miranda (c)
N8 8 Pablo Bouza
OF 7 Lucas Ostiglia
BF 6 Martín Durand
RL 5 Pedro Sporleder
LL 4 Rimas Álvarez Kairelis
TP 3 Martín Scelzo
HK 2 Federico Méndez
LP 1 Mauricio Reggiardo
Replacements:
HK 16 Mario Ledesma
PR 17 Rodrigo Roncero
LK 18 Patricio Albacete
LK 19 Ignacio Fernández Lobbe
SH 20 Agustín Pichot
FH 21 Felipe Contepomi
WG 22 Ignacio Corleto
Coach:
Marcelo Loffreda
FB 15 Jurie Booysen
RW 14 Deon Mouton
OC 13 Du Preez Grobler
IC 12 Corne Powell
LW 11 Melrick Africa
FH 10 Emile Wessels
SH 9 Hakkies Husselman
N8 8 Sean Furter (c)
OF 7 Herman Lintvelt
BF 6 Schalk van der Merwe
RL 5 Eben Isaacs
LL 4 Heino Senekal
TP 3 Niel du Toit
HK 2 Johannes Meyer
LP 1 Kees Lensing
Replacements:
HK 16 Cor van Tonder
PR 17 Andries Blaauw
FL 18 Wolfie Duvenhage
N8 19 Jurgens van Lill
SH 20 Ronaldo Pedro
WG 21 Niel Swanepoel
FB 22 Vincent Dreyer
Coach:
New Zealand David Waterston

Australia vs Romania

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FB 15 Mat Rogers
RW 14 Wendell Sailor
OC 13 Matt Burke
IC 12 Elton Flatley
LW 11 Joe Roff
FH 10 Stephen Larkham
SH 9 George Gregan (c)
N8 8 David Lyons
OF 7 Phil Waugh
BF 6 George Smith
RL 5 Dan Vickerman
LL 4 Nathan Sharpe
TP 3 Bill Young
HK 2 Brendan Cannon
LP 1 Al Baxter
Replacements:
HK 16 Jeremy Paul
PR 17 Ben Darwin
LK 18 Justin Harrison
FL 19 Matt Cockbain
FH 20 Matt Giteau
CE 21 Stirling Mortlock
WG 22 Lote Tuqiri
Coach:
Eddie Jones
FB 15 Dănuț Dumbravă
RW 14 Gabriel Brezoianu
OC 13 Valentin Maftei
IC 12 Romeo Gontineac (c)
LW 11 Cristian Săuan
FH 10 Ionuț Tofan
SH 9 Lucian Sîrbu
N8 8 George Chiriac
OF 7 Ovidiu Tonița
BF 6 Marius Niculai
RL 5 Cristian Petre
LL 4 Sorin Socol
TP 3 Silviu Florea
HK 2 Răzvan Mavrodin
LP 1 Petrișor Toderașc
Replacements:
HK 16 Cezar Popescu
PR 17 Marcel Socaciu
FL 18 Alexandru Tudori
LK 19 Bogdan Tudor
SH 20 Cristian Podea
FH 21 Mihai Vioreanu
WG 22 Ion Teodorescu
Coach:
France Bernard Charreyre
FB 15 Girvan Dempsey
RW 14 Shane Horgan
OC 13 Brian O'Driscoll
IC 12 Kevin Maggs
LW 11 Denis Hickie
FH 10 Ronan O'Gara
SH 9 Peter Stringer
N8 8 Simon Easterby
OF 7 Alan Quinlan
BF 6 Eric Miller
RL 5 Malcolm O'Kelly
LL 4 Paul O'Connell
TP 3 John Hayes
HK 2 Keith Wood (c)
LP 1 Marcus Horan
Replacements:
HK 16 Shane Byrne
PR 17 Simon Best
LK 18 Donncha O'Callaghan
N8 19 Victor Costello
SH 20 Guy Easterby
FH 21 David Humphreys
WG 22 John Kelly
Coach:
Eddie O'Sullivan
FB 15 Ronaldo Pedro
RW 14 Deon Mouton
OC 13 Du Preez Grobler
IC 12 Corne Powell
LW 11 Vincent Dreyer
FH 10 Emile Wessels
SH 9 Hakkies Husselman
N8 8 Sean Furter (c)
OF 7 Wolfie Duvenhage
BF 6 Schalk van der Merwe
RL 5 Archie Graham
LL 4 Heino Senekal
TP 3 Niel du Toit
HK 2 Johannes Meyer
LP 1 Kees Lensing
Replacements:
HK 16 Cor van Tonder
PR 17 Andries Blaauw
FL 18 Herman Lintvelt
N8 19 Jurgens van Lill
WG 20 Niel Swanepoel
WG 21 Melrick Africa
FH 22 Morné Schreuder
Coach:
New Zealand David Waterston

Argentina vs Romania

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FB 15 Juan Martín Hernández
RW 14 José María Núñez Piossek
OC 13 Martín Gaitán
IC 12 Manuel Contepomi
LW 11 Hernán Senillosa
FH 10 Juan Fernández Miranda
SH 9 Nicolás Fernández Miranda
N8 8 Pablo Bouza
OF 7 Martín Durand
BF 6 Santiago Phelan (c)
RL 5 Patricio Albacete
LL 4 Pedro Sporleder
TP 3 Martín Scelzo
HK 2 Mario Ledesma
LP 1 Rodrigo Roncero
Replacements:
HK 16 Federico Méndez
PR 17 Omar Hasan
LK 18 Rimas Álvarez Kairelis
FL 19 Rolando Martín
SH 20 Agustín Pichot
FH 21 Gonzalo Quesada
CE 22 José Orengo
Coach:
Marcelo Loffreda
FB 15 Gabriel Brezoianu
RW 14 Mihai Vioreanu
OC 13 Valentin Maftei
IC 12 Romeo Gontineac (c)
LW 11 Ion Teodorescu
FH 10 Ionuț Tofan
SH 9 Lucian Sîrbu
N8 8 George Chiriac
OF 7 Ovidiu Tonița
BF 6 Alexandru Tudori
RL 5 Cristian Petre
LL 4 Sorin Socol
TP 3 Silviu Florea
HK 2 Răzvan Mavrodin
LP 1 Petrișor Toderașc
Replacements:
PR 16 Paulică Ion
PR 17 Cezar Popescu
WG 18 Vasile Ghioc
LK 19 Augustin Petrechei
FL 20 Cornel Tatu
SH 21 Iulian Andrei
WG 22 Cristian Săuan
Coach:
France Bernard Charreyre

Australia vs Namibia

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FB 15 Chris Latham
RW 14 Lote Tuqiri
OC 13 Stirling Mortlock
IC 12 Nathan Grey
LW 11 Mat Rogers
FH 10 Matt Giteau
SH 9 Chris Whitaker
N8 8 David Lyons
OF 7 David Croft
BF 6 George Smith
RL 5 Nathan Sharpe
LL 4 Justin Harrison
TP 3 Ben Darwin
HK 2 Jeremy Paul
LP 1 Matt Dunning
Replacements:
HK 16 Brendan Cannon
PR 17 Bill Young
LK 18 David Giffin
N8 19 John Roe
FL 20 Matt Cockbain
CE 21 Morgan Turinui
FB 22 Matt Burke
Coach:
Eddie Jones
FB 15 Ronaldo Pedro
RW 14 Deon Mouton
OC 13 Du Preez Grobler
IC 12 Emile Wessels
LW 11 Jurie Booysen
FH 10 Morné Schreuder
SH 9 Hakkies Husselman
N8 8 Jurgens van Lill
OF 7 Herman Lintvelt
BF 6 Shaun van Rooi
RL 5 Eben Isaacs
LL 4 Heino Senekal
TP 3 Niel du Toit
HK 2 Cor van Tonder
LP 1 Kees Lensing
Replacements:
HK 16 Phillipus Isaacs
PR 17 Andries Blaauw
FL 18 Schalk van der Merwe
FL 19 Sean Furter
WG 20 Niel Swanepoel
FB 21 Deon Grunschloss
WG 22 Melrick Africa
Coach:
New Zealand David Waterston

Argentina vs Ireland

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FB 15 Ignacio Corleto
RW 14 José María Núñez Piossek
OC 13 José Orengo
IC 12 Felipe Contepomi
LW 11 Diego Albanese
FH 10 Gonzalo Quesada
SH 9 Agustín Pichot (c)
N8 8 Gonzalo Longo
OF 7 Rolando Martín
BF 6 Lucas Ostiglia
RL 5 Rimas Álvarez Kairelis
LL 4 Ignacio Fernández Lobbe
TP 3 Mauricio Reggiardo
HK 2 Federico Méndez
LP 1 Roberto Diego Grau
Replacements:
HK 16 Mario Ledesma
PR 17 Martín Scelzo
LK 18 Patricio Albacete
FL 19 Santiago Phelan
SH 20 Nicolás Fernández Miranda
CE 21 Martín Gaitán
FB 22 Juan Martín Hernández
Coach:
Marcelo Loffreda
FB 15 Girvan Dempsey
RW 14 Shane Horgan
OC 13 Brian O'Driscoll
IC 12 Kevin Maggs
LW 11 Denis Hickie
FH 10 David Humphreys
SH 9 Peter Stringer
N8 8 Victor Costello
OF 7 Alan Quinlan
BF 6 Simon Easterby
RL 5 Paul O'Connell
LL 4 Malcolm O'Kelly
TP 3 John Hayes (c)
HK 2 Keith Wood
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 Ronan O'Gara
WG 22 John Kelly
Coach:
Eddie O'Sullivan
FB 15 Ronaldo Pedro
RW 14 Deon Mouton
OC 13 Du Preez Grobler
IC 12 Emile Wessels
LW 11 Vincent Dreyer
FH 10 Morné Schreuder
SH 9 Niel Swanepoel
N8 8 Sean Furter (c)
OF 7 Wolfie Duvenhage
BF 6 Schalk van der Merwe
RL 5 Eben Isaacs
LL 4 Heino Senekal
TP 3 Niel du Toit
HK 2 Johannes Meyer
LP 1 Kees Lensing
Replacements:
HK 16 Cor van Tonder
PR 17 Andries Blaauw
FL 18 Herman Lintvelt
N8 19 Jurgens van Lill
CE 20 Rudie van Vuuren
FB 21 Deon Grunschloss
CE 22 Corne Powell
Coach:
New Zealand David Waterston
FB 15 Dănuț Dumbravă
RW 14 Ion Teodorescu
OC 13 Valentin Maftei
IC 12 Romeo Gontineac (c)
LW 11 Gabriel Brezoianu
FH 10 Ionuț Tofan
SH 9 Lucian Sîrbu
N8 8 Sorin Socol
OF 7 Ovidiu Tonița
BF 6 George Chiriac
RL 5 Cristian Petre
LL 4 Augustin Petrechei
TP 3 Marcel Socaciu
HK 2 Răzvan Mavrodin
LP 1 Petru Bălan
Replacements:
PR 16 Cezar Popescu
PR 17 Petrișor Toderașc
PR 18 Silviu Florea
FL 19 Alexandru Tudori
SH 20 Iulian Andrei
WG 21 Cristian Săuan
CE 22 Mihai Vioreanu
Coach:
France Bernard Charreyre

Australia vs Ireland

[edit]

FB 15 Mat Rogers
RW 14 Wendell Sailor
OC 13 Matt Burke
IC 12 Elton Flatley
LW 11 Joe Roff
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 David Giffin
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
FH 21 Matt Giteau
WG 22 Lote Tuqiri
Coach:
Eddie Jones
FB 15 Girvan Dempsey
RW 14 Shane Horgan
OC 13 Brian O'Driscoll
IC 12 Kevin Maggs
LW 11 Denis Hickie
FH 10 Ronan O'Gara
SH 9 Peter Stringer
N8 8 Anthony Foley
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 John Kelly
Coach:
Eddie O'Sullivan
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