2003 Rugby World Cup – repechage qualification

There were two repechage positions available in qualification for the 2003 Rugby World Cup. The USA and Tonga would eventually qualify through the two positions. Russia had originally qualified for Repechage as Europe 5. However, Russia was ejected from the competition for using ineligible South African players and was replaced by Spain. The first round was originally scheduled to be a Home and Away series, but because of the delay caused by the ejection of Russia, Round 1 was rescheduled as a single match at a neutral site.

Repechage 1

Round 1

Spain advanced to Round 2.

Date	Match	Venue	Result
15-March-2003	Spain -  Tunisia	Valence d'Agen, France	33-16

Round 2

USA qualified to Pool B of the 2003 Rugby World Cup as Repechage 1.

Date	Match	Venue	Result
12-April-2003	Spain -  United States	Madrid, Spain	13-62
27-April-2003	United States -  Spain	Fort Lauderdale, Florida	58-13

Repechage 2

Tonga qualified to Pool D of the 2003 Rugby World Cup as Repechage 2.

Date	Match	Venue	Result
15-March-2003	South Korea -  Tonga	Gwangju, South Korea	0-75
21-March-2003	Tonga -  South Korea	Nukuʻalofa, Tonga	119-0