2003 Rugby World Cup – Americas qualification

In qualification for the 2003 Rugby World Cup, a number of positions were available to Americas nations. Canada, Uruguay and the USA would eventually qualify.

Round 1 (North)

Winner (Trinidad and Tobago) qualified to Round 2.

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final
	20 November 2001 - Cayman Islands
	Bermuda	Forfeit
					22 November 2001 - Cayman Islands
	Saint Lucia	0
					Bermuda	18
	20 November 2001 - Cayman Islands
					Barbados	5
	Barbados	25
									24 November 2001 - Cayman Islands
	Bahamas	18
									Trinidad and Tobago	23
	20 November 2001 - Cayman Islands
									Bermuda	12
	Cayman Islands	32
					22 November 2001 - Cayman Islands
	Guyana	13
					Trinidad and Tobago	12
	20 November 2001 - Cayman Islands
					Cayman Islands	8
	Trinidad and Tobago	51
	Jamaica	5

Round 1 (South)

Valid also as 2001 South American Rugby Championship "B"

Winner (Brazil) qualified to Round 2.

Final Standings

Country	GP	W	D	L	+/-	Pts
Brazil	3	3	0	0	+88	9
Venezuela	3	2	0	1	+71	7
Peru	3	1	0	2	-48	5
Colombia	3	0	0	3	-111	3

Match Schedule

Date	Match	Venue	Result
6-October-2001	Venezuela - Colombia	Venezuela	55-0
13-October-2001	Venezuela - Peru	Venezuela	46-19
27-October-2001	Brazil - Peru	Brazil	51-9
11-November-2001	Colombia - Brazil	Colombia	12-47
17-November-2001	Brazil - Venezuela	Brazil	14-3
17-November-2001	Peru-Colombia	Peru	31-10

Round 2

Winner (Brazil) qualified to Round 3.

Date	Match	Venue	Result
22-December-2001	Trinidad and Tobago - Brazil	Arima (Trinidad and Tobago)	10-11
26-January-2002	Brazil - Trinidad and Tobago	Brazil	9-0

Round 3

Winner (Chile) qualified to Round 4.

Final Standings

Country	GP	W	D	L	+/-	Pts
Chile	2	2	0	0	+92	6
Paraguay	2	1	0	1	-51	4
Brazil	2	0	0	2	-41	2

Match Schedule

Date	Match	Venue	Result
13-April-2002	Brazil - Chile	Brazil	6-46
20-April-2002	Paraguay - Brazil	Paraguay	14-13
28-April-2002	Chile - Paraguay	Chile	57-5

Round 4

Top two (Canada and Uruguay) qualified to World Cup as Americas 1 and 2. 3rd Place (USA) to Repechage.

Final Standings

Country	GP	W	D	L	+/-	Pts
Canada	6	5	0	1	+112	16
Uruguay	6	3	0	3	-29	12
United States	6	2	0	4	-32	10
Chile	6	2	0	4	-51	10

Match Schedule

Date	Match	Venue	Result
29-June-2002	Canada - USA	Canada	26-9
9-July-2002	Uruguay - Chile	Uruguay	34-23
13-July-2002	USA - Canada	USA	13-36
27-July-2002	Chile - Uruguay	Chile	10-6
15-August-2002	USA - Uruguay	USA	28-24
17-August-2002	Canada - Chile	Canada	27-6
24-August-2002	Uruguay - Canada	Uruguay	25-23
24-August-2002	Chile - USA	Chile	21-13
31-August-2002	Uruguay - USA	Uruguay	10-9
31-August-2002	Chile - Canada	Chile	11-29
8-October-2002	USA - Chile	USA	35-22
8-October-2002	Canada - Uruguay	Canada	51-16