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2002–03 IRB Sevens World Series

Rugby

Field	Value
name	2002–03 IRB Sevens
series	Series IV
countries	{{plainlist
nations	34
champions
runnersup
third
prevseason	2001–02
nextseason	2003–04

United Arab Emirates

The 2002–03 Sevens World Series was the fourth edition of the global circuit for men's national rugby sevens teams, organised by the International Rugby Board. The season ran from 5th December 2002 to 7th June 2003 and was played out over a series of only seven tournaments. A further three tournaments had originally been scheduled but were cancelled due to concerns about the SARS virus. New Zealand won its fourth consecutive series, with England finishing as runner-up.

Itinerary

Leg	Venue	Dates	Winner
Dubai	Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground, Dubai	6–7 December 2002
South Africa	Outeniqua Park, George	13–14 December 2002
Brisbane	Ballymore Stadium, Brisbane	2–3 January 2003
Wellington	Westpac Stadium, Wellington	7–8 February 2003
Hong Kong	Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong	28–30 March 2003
Beijing	Chaoyang Stadium, Beijing	5–6 April 2003	Cancelled
Singapore	National Stadium, Singapore	26–27 April 2003	Cancelled
Kuala Lumpur	MBPJ Stadium, Kuala Lumpur	3–4 May 2003	Cancelled
Cardiff	Millennium Stadium, Cardiff	6–7 June 2003
London	Twickenham Stadium, London	14–15 June 2003

Due to concerns stemming from the spread of respiratory virus SARS, tournaments scheduled for China, Malaysia, and Singapore were cancelled. Further concerns also resulted in two nations — Italy and France — forgoing the opportunity to compete at the Hong Kong Sevens.

Final standings

The points awarded to teams at each event, as well as the overall season totals, are shown in the table below. Gold indicates the event champions. Silver indicates the event runner-ups. A zero (0) is recorded in the event column where a team played in a tournament but did not gain any points. A dash (–) is recorded in the event column if a team did not compete at a tournament.


Pos.	UAE
Dubai	RSA
George	AUS
Brisbane	NZL
Wellington	HKG
Hong Kong	WAL
Cardiff	ENG
London	Points
total
1		20	16	12	20	24	8	12	112
2		6	4	20	16	30	12	20	108
3		8	20	16	12	18	4	16	94
4		12	12	4	4	18	20	12	82
5		12	12	8	12	8	6	8	66
6		16	6	6	8	8	12	2	58
7		4	8	4	4	–	16	0	36
8		2	0	12	6	–	0	0	20
9		4	0	–	–	0	4	6	14
10		0	4	–	–	8	–	–	12
11		–	–	2	0	8	–	–	10
12		0	0	0	2	4	0	0	6
13		–	–	–	–	3	2	0	5
14		–	–	–	–	–	–	4	4
15		0	0	–	–	–	0	4	4
16		–	–	–	–	2	–	–	2
17		–	–	0	0	2	–	–	2
18		0	2	–	–	0	–	–	2
19		–	–	0	0	1	–	–	1
20		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
21		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
22		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
23		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
24		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
25		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
26		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
27		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
28		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
29		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
30		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
31		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
32		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
33		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
34		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0 --

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Tournaments

Dubai

Main article: 2002 Dubai Sevens

Event	Winners	Score	Semi-finalists
Cup	****	36–0

Plate	****	29–5

Bowl	****	17–7

Shield	****	31–22	GCC Arabian Gulf

George

Main article: 2002 South Africa Sevens

Event	Winners	Score
Cup	****	24–14

Plate	****	27–7

Bowl	****	22–21

Shield	****	43–17
GCC Arabian Gulf

Brisbane

Main article: 2003 Brisbane Sevens

Event	Winners	Score
Cup	****	28–14

Plate	****	47–12

Bowl	****	29–10

Shield	****	29–14

Wellington

Main article: 2003 Wellington Sevens

Event	Winners	Score
Cup	****	38–26

Plate	****	39–5

Bowl	****	47–5

Shield	****	29–26

Hong Kong

Main article: 2003 Hong Kong Sevens

Event	Winners	Score
Cup	****	22–17


Plate	****	19–14


Bowl	****	24–19

Cardiff

Main article: 2003 Cardiff Sevens

Event	Winners	Score
Cup	****	35–17

Plate	****	34–14

Bowl	****	35–14

Shield	****	24–12

London

Main article: 2003 London Sevens

Event	Winners	Score
Cup	****	31–14

Plate	****	40–14

Bowl	****	44–5

Shield	****	36–12

References

. (April 24, 2003). ["SARS fear hits sports"](https://www.newspapers.com/image/179424236/?terms=rugby). *The Indianapolis Star*.
. (March 22, 2003). ["2 teams skip event over fears of mystery disease"](https://www.newspapers.com/image/127867933/?terms=rugby). *The Indianapolis Star*.

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