2003 Rugby World Cup Totally Explained

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The 2003 Rugby World Cup was the fifth rugby union world cup and was won by England. Originally planned to be co-hosted by Australia and New Zealand, all games were shifted to Australia following a contractual dispute over ground signage rights between the New Zealand Rugby Football Union and Rugby World Cup Limited. The pre-event favourites were England and New Zealand, with France, South Africa and defending champions Australia all expected to make strong showings.

Venues

Venues
City	Stadium	Capacity
Sydney	Telstra Stadium	83,500
Melbourne	Telstra Dome	53,371
Brisbane	Suncorp Stadium	52,500
Perth	Subiaco Oval	42,922
Sydney	Aussie Stadium	41,159
Adelaide	Adelaide Oval	33,597
Townsville	Dairy Farmers Stadium	24,843
Canberra	Canberra Stadium	24,647
Gosford	Bluetongue Central Coast Stadium	20,119
Launceston	York Park	19,891
Wollongong	WIN Stadium	18,484

Australia won the right to host the World Cup in 2003 without the involvement of New Zealand after a contractual dispute over ground signage rights between the New Zealand Rugby Football Union and Rugby World Cup Limited. The overall stadium capacity was reduced from the 1999 Rugby World Cup in Wales.
The Adelaide Oval underwent a AUS$20 million redevelopment for the 2003 Rugby World Cup, financed entirely by the South Australian Cricket Association, with two new grandstands built adjacent to the Victor Richardson Gates. The Suncorp Stadium was a new AUS$280 million venue designed specifically for rugby, and was opened just before the start of the 2003 World Cup. The Central Coast Stadium was also a newly built venue, and opened in February 2000 at a cost of AUS$30 million.
Aussie Stadium was one of two venues in Sydney that for football during the 2000 Olympic Games. The other venue in Sydney was the Telstra Stadium which was the centrepiece of the 2000 Olympic Games. Formerly known as Stadium Australia, Telstra Stadium was built at a cost of over AUS$600 million and was the biggest stadium used in the 2003 World Cup. The only stadium with a retractable roof used was the Telstra Dome in Melbourne.

See also: 2003 Rugby World Cup drop goal scorers.

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