2003 Rugby World Cup Pool D

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Pool D was one of four pools at the 2003 Rugby World Cup into which the 20 participating teams were divided. The pool included New Zealand and Wales, who both qualified automatically having reached the quarter-finals of the 1999 tournament, along with Italy, Canada and Tonga.[1]

Team Method of
qualification
Date of
qualification
Apps. Last Previous best
performance
IRB World Ranking
(6 October 2003)
 New ZealandQuarter-finalists in 199914 October 19995th1999Champions (1987)2
 WalesQuarter-finalists in 199914 October 19995th1999Third place (1987)10
 ItalyEurope 228 September 20025th1999Pool stage (1987, 1991, 1995, 1999)13
 CanadaAmericas 113 October 2002[2]5th1999Quarter-finals (1991)16
 TongaRepechage 223 March 2003[3]4th1999Pool stage (1987, 1995, 1999)12

Standings

Matches

References

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