2003 Rugby World Cup – Africa qualification

In qualification for the 2003 Rugby World Cup, there was one position for an African nation, as well as the possibility of repechage qualification. Namibia qualified, joining automatic qualifiers South Africa at the competition in Australia.

Round 1

Pool A

Cameroon advanced to Round 2

Final Standings

Country	GP	W	D	L	+/-	Pts
Cameroon	2	1	0	1	+16	4
Uganda	2	1	0	1	-8	4
Zambia	2	1	0	1	-8	4

Match Schedule

Date	Match	Venue	Result
28 July 2001	Zambia - Cameroon	Chingola, Zambia	25-24
11 August 2001	Uganda – Zambia	Kyadondo, Uganda	21-12
25 August 2001	Cameroon - Uganda	Douala, Cameroon	17-0

Pool B

Madagascar advanced to Round 2

Final Standings

Country	GP	W	D	L	+/-	Pts
Madagascar	2	2	0	0	+25	6
Botswana	2	1	0	1	-10	4
Swaziland	2	0	0	2	-15	2

Match Schedule

Date	Match	Venue	Result
1 September 2001	Botswana - Swaziland	Gaborone, Botswana	13-3
16 September 2001	Madagascar – Botswana	Antananarivo, Madagascar	31-11
29 September 2001	Swaziland - Madagascar	Malkerns, Swaziland	21-86

Round 2

Madagascar advanced to Round 3

Final Standings

Country	GP	W	D	L	+/-	Pts
Madagascar	2	2	0	0	+13	6
Kenya	2	1	0	1	+18	4
Cameroon	2	0	0	2	-31	2

Match Schedule

Date	Match	Venue	Result
13 October 2001	Madagascar - Kenya	Antananarivo, Madagascar	27-20
27 October 2001	Cameroon – Madagascar	Yaoundé, Cameroon	24-30
24 November 2001	Kenya - Cameroon	Nairobi, Kenya	40-15

Round 3

Pool A

Tunisia advanced to Round 4

Final Standings

Country	GP	W	D	L	+/-	Pts
Tunisia	2	2	0	0	+6	6
Morocco	2	1	0	1	+1	4
Ivory Coast	2	0	0	2	-7	2

Match Schedule

Date	Match	Venue	Result
18 May 2002	Tunisia - Morocco	Tunis, Tunisia	27-26
25 May 2002	Ivory Coast – Tunisia	Abidjan, Ivory Coast	8-13
1 June 2002	Morocco - Ivory Coast	Abidjan, Ivory Coast	23-21

Pool B

Namibia advanced to Round 4

Final Standings

Country	GP	W	D	L	+/-	Pts
Namibia	2	2	0	0	+124	6
Zimbabwe	2	1	0	1	+37	4
Madagascar	2	0	0	2	-161	2

Match Schedule

Date	Match	Venue	Result
2 June 2002	Madagascar - Zimbabwe	Antananarivo, Madagascar	3-52
15 June 2002	Namibia – Madagascar	Windhoek, Namibia	112-0
29 June 20021	Zimbabwe - Namibia	Bulawayo, Zimbabwe	30-42

Round 4

Namibia won the round based on total tries scored (4 to 3). Namibia qualified to Pool A of the 2003 Rugby World Cup as Africa 1. Tunisia advanced to Repechage.

Date	Match	Venue	Result
30 November 2002	Namibia – Tunisia	Windhoek, Namibia	26-19
6 December 2002	Tunisia – Namibia	Tunis, Tunisia	24-17