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2003–04 World Sevens Series
| Field | Value | |
|---|---|---|
| name | 2003–04 IRB Sevens | |
| series | Series V | |
| countries | {{plainlist | |
| nations | 34 | |
| champions | ||
| runnersup | ||
| third | ||
| prevseason | 2002–03 | |
| nextseason | 2004–05 |
- United Arab Emirates
The 2003–04 Sevens World Series was the fifth edition of the global circuit for men's national rugby sevens teams, organised by the International Rugby Board. The series was held over eight tournaments, an increase of one over the previous year. This was the first year that the USA Sevens was added to the series. New Zealand won its fifth consecutive series, narrowly defeating England.
Calendar
| Leg | Venue | Dates | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dubai | Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground, Dubai | 4–5 December 2003 | |
| South Africa | Outeniqua Park, George | 12–13 December 2003 | |
| New Zealand | Westpac Stadium, Wellington | 6–7 February 2004 | |
| United States | Home Depot Center, Los Angeles | 14–15 February 2004 | |
| Hong Kong | Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong | 26–28 March 2004 | |
| Singapore | National Stadium, Singapore | 3–4 April 2004 | |
| Bordeaux | Stade Chaban-Delmas, Bordeaux | 28–29 May 2004 | |
| London | Twickenham Stadium, London | 5–6 June 2004 |
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 | NZL | ||||||||||
| Wellington | USA | ||||||||||
| Los Angeles | HKG | ||||||||||
| Hong Kong | SGP | ||||||||||
| Singapore | FRA | ||||||||||
| Bordeaux | ENG | ||||||||||
| London | Points | ||||||||||
| total | |||||||||||
| 1 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 16 | 18 | 6 | 20 | 16 | 128 | ||
| 2 | 12 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 30 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 122 | ||
| 3 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 20 | 24 | 16 | 8 | 12 | 98 | ||
| 4 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 84 | ||
| 5 | 20 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 18 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 74 | ||
| 6 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 60 | ||
| 7 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 37 | ||
| 8 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 34 | ||
| 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 22 | ||
| 10 | – | – | – | – | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 12 | ||
| 11 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | – | 0 | 0 | 8 | ||
| 11 | – | – | 8 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 8 | ||
| 13 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 2 | ||
| 14 | – | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | ||
| style=background:transparent;}} | – | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | ||
| – | – | – | – | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| – | – | – | – | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| – | – | – | – | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0 | |||
| 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0 | |||
| 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0 | |||
| 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0 | |||
| 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0 | |||
| – | 0 | – | – | 0 | – | – | – | 0 | |||
| – | – | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | |||
| – | – | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | |||
| – | – | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | |||
| – | – | – | – | – | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| – | – | – | – | – | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| GCC Arabian Gulf | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0 | ||
| – | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | 0 | |||
| – | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | 0 | |||
| – | – | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 0 | |||
| – | – | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 0 | |||
| – | – | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 0 | |||
| – | – | – | – | 0 | – | – | – | 0 | |||
| – | – | – | – | 0 | – | – | – | 0 | |||
| – | – | – | – | 0 | – | – | – | 0 | |||
| – | – | – | – | – | 0 | – | – | 0 |
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Notes:
South Africa won the 2003 Dubai Sevens and lost in the Cup Semi-Finals at the 2003 South Africa Sevens but no points are indicated on the IRB Series Standings for 2003-04. South Africa were deducted their points for these rounds for fielding an ineligible player (Tonderai Chavhanga).
Tournaments
Dubai
Main article: 2003 Dubai Sevens
| Event | Winners | Score | Finalists | Semi-finalists |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cup | **** | 33–26 | ||
| Plate | **** | 40–10 | ||
| Bowl | **** | 21–12 | ||
| Shield | **** | 59–26 | GCC Arabian Gulf | |
George
Main article: 2003 South Africa Sevens
| Event | Winners | Score | Finalists | Semi-finalists |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cup | **** | 38–14 | ||
| Plate | **** | 29–12 | ||
| Bowl | **** | 19–14 | ||
| Shield | **** | 22–19 | ||
Wellington
Main article: 2004 Wellington Sevens
| Event | Winners | Score | Finalists | Semi-finalists |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cup | **** | 33–15 | ||
| Plate | **** | 28–12 | ||
| Bowl | **** | 31–26 | ||
| Shield | **** | 43–26 | ||
Los Angeles
Main article: 2004 USA Sevens
| Event | Winners | Score | Finalists | Semi-finalists |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cup | **** | 21–12 | ||
| Plate | **** | 55–0 | ||
| Bowl | **** | 33–31 | ||
| Shield | **** | 29–22 | ||
Hong Kong
Main article: 2004 Hong Kong Sevens
| Event | Winners | Score | Finalists | Semi-finalists | Quarter-finalists |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cup | **** | 22–12 | |||
| Plate | **** | 28–22 | |||
| Bowl | **** | 31–19 | |||
Singapore
Main article: 2004 Singapore Sevens
| Event | Winners | Score | Finalists | Semi-finalists |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cup | **** | 24–19 | ||
| Plate | **** | 19–15 | ||
| Bowl | **** | 34–5 | ||
| Shield | **** | 24–21 | ||
Bordeaux
Main article: 2004 Bordeaux Sevens
| Event | Winners | Score | Finalists | Semi-finalists |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cup | **** | 28–19 | ||
| Plate | **** | 22–21 | ||
| Bowl | **** | 26–21 | ||
| Shield | **** | 14–10 | ||
London
Main article: 2004 London Sevens
| Event | Winners | Score | Finalists | Semi-finalists |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cup | **** | 22–19 | ||
| Plate | **** | 31–12 | ||
| Bowl | **** | 19–14 | ||
| Shield | **** | 24–0 | ||
References
References
- link. (2014-03-12)
- IRB SEVENS WORLD SERIES 2003/04 http://www.irbsevens.com/archive/tcode=1080/season=2003/standings.html
- Pretorius, Herbert. (2004-06-02). "IRB to rule on Tonderai fine". News24.
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