2003 Rugby World Cup squads
This article lists the official squads for the 2003 Rugby World Cup in Australia.
Pool A
Head Coach: / Eddie Jones
- Matt Burke
- Chris Latham
- Matt Giteau
- Nathan Grey
- Stirling Mortlock
- Mat Rogers
- Morgan Turinui
- Joe Roff
- Wendell Sailor
- Lote Tuqiri
- Elton Flatley
- Stephen Larkham
- George Gregan
- Chris Whitaker
- Al Baxter
- Ben Darwin
- Bill Young
- Brendan Cannon
- Jeremy Paul
- David Giffin
- Justin Harrison
- Nathan Sharpe
- Daniel Vickerman
- Matt Cockbain
- David Croft
- George Smith
- Phil Waugh
- David Lyons
- John Roe
Head Coach: Eddie O'Sullivan
- Tyrone Howe
- Girvan Dempsey
- Paddy Wallace
- Kevin Maggs
- Brian O'Driscoll
- Anthony Horgan
- Shane Horgan
- John Kelly
- David Humphreys
- Ronan O'Gara
- Neil Doak
- Guy Easterby
- Peter Stringer
- Simon Best
- Reggie Corrigan
- John Hayes
- Marcus Horan
- David Wallace
- Shane Byrne
- Frankie Sheahan
- Keith Wood
- Gary Longwell
- Donncha O'Callaghan
- Paul O'Connell
- Malcolm O'Kelly
- Victor Costello
- Simon Easterby
- Keith Gleeson
- Anthony Foley
- Stephen Quigley
- Eric Miller
Head Coach: Marcelo Loffreda
- Ignacio Corleto
- Manuel Contepomi
- Martin Gaitan
- José Orengo
- Diego Albanese
- José María Nuñez Piossek
- Hernan Senillosa
- Felipe Contepomi
- Juan Fernandez Miranda
- Juan Hernández
- Gonzalo Quesada
- Nicolas Fernandez Miranda
- Agustín Pichot
- Roberto Grau
- Omar Hasan
- Mauricio Reggiardo
- Rodrigo Roncero
- Martin Scelzo
- Mario Ledesma
- Federico Mendez
- Patricio Albacete
- Rimas Alvarez
- Ignacio Fernandez Lobbe
- Pedro Sporleder
- Pablo Bouza
- Martin Durand
- Rolando Martin
- Lucas Ostiglia
- Santiago Phelan
- Gonzalo Longo
Head Coach: Bernard Charreyre
- Danut Dumbrava
- Romeo Gontineac
- Valentin Maftei
- Gabriel Brezoianu
- Vasile Ghioc
- Cătălin Nicolae
- Ion Teodorescu
- Cristian Podea
- Bogdan Voicu
- Ionut Tofan
- Iulian Andrei
- Lucian Sirbu
- Marius Niculai
- Paulica Ion
- Cezar Popescu
- Marcel Socaciu
- Petrişor Toderaşc
- Petru Bălan
- Răzvan Mavrodin
- Marius Pantelimon
- Cristian Petre
- Augustin Petrechei
- Sorin Socol
- George Chiriac
- Silviu Florea
- Cristian Săuan
- Florin Corodeanu
- Florin Tatu
- Marius Tincu
- Ovidiu Tonita
- Bogdan Tudor
- Marian Tudori
Head Coach: David Waterston
- Deon Grunschloss
- Jurie Booysen
- Vincent Dreyer
- Du Preez Grobler
- Corne Powell
- Deon Mouton
- Melrick Africa
- Morne Schreuder
- Rudi van Vuuren
- Emile Wessels
- Hakkies Husselman
- Regardt Kruger
- Ronaldo Pedro
- Neil Swanepoel
- Andries Blaauw
- Neil du Toit
- Johan Jenkins
- Kees Lensing
- Phillipus Isaacs
- Johannes Meyer
- Cor Van Tonder
- Archie Graham
- Eben Isaacs
- Heino Senekal
- Shaun van Rooi
- Wolfie Duvenhage
- Herman Lintvelt
- Schalk van der Merwe
- Sean Furter
- Jurgens van Lill
Pool B
Head Coach: Bernard Laporte
- Jean-Jacques Crenca
- Raphaël Ibañez
- Sylvain Marconnet
- Fabien Pelous
- Jérôme Thion
- Serge Betsen
- Olivier Magne
- Imanol Harinordoquy
- Fabien Galthié
- Frédéric Michalak
- Christophe Dominici
- Yannick Jauzion
- Tony Marsh
- Aurélien Rougerie
- Dimitri Yachvili
- Yannick Bru
- Olivier Brouzet
- Olivier Milloud
- Gérald Merceron
- Damien Traille
- Brian Liebenberg
- David Auradou
- Clément Poitrenaud
- Sébastien Chabal
- Xavier Garbajosa
- Jean-Baptiste Poux
- Christian Labit
- Nicolas Brusque
- Patrick Tabacco
- Pépito Elhorga
Head Coach: Ian McGeechan
- Cameron Mather
- Glenn Metcalfe
- Andy Craig
- Andrew Henderson
- Ben Hinshelwood
- James McLaren
- Simon Danielli
- Kenny Logan
- Chris Paterson
- Nikki Walker
- Gordon Ross
- Gregor Townsend
- Graeme Beveridge
- Michael Blair
- Bryan Redpath
- Bruce Douglas
- Allan Jacobsen
- Gordon McIlwham
- Tom Smith
- Gordon Bulloch
- Dougie Hall
- Rob Russell
- Stuart Grimes
- Nathan Hines
- Scott Murray
- Martin Leslie
- Jason White
- Ross Beattie
- Jon Petrie
- Simon Taylor
Head Coach: Mac McCallion
- Alifereti Doviverata
- Bill Gadolo
- Kele Leawere
- Emori Katalau
- Sisa Koyamaibole
- Vula Maimuri
- Alfie Mocelutu
- Apenisa Naevo
- Richard Nyholt
- Isaia Rasila
- Ifereimi Rawaqa
- Kitione Salawa
- Nacanieli Seru
- Koli Sewabu
- Greg Smith
- Seta Tawake
- Joeli Veitayaki
- Rupeni Caucaunibuca
- Vilimoni Delasau
- Norman Ligairi
- Nicky Little
- Samisoni Rabaka
- Seru Rabeni
- Mosese Rauluni
- Saimoni Rokini
- Epeli Ruivadra
- Waisale Serevi
- Aisea Tuilevu
- Alfred Uluinayau
- Marika Vunibaka
- Isa Nacewa
Head Coach: Tom Billups
- John Buchholz
- Paul Emerick
- Link Wilfley
- Kain Cross
- Philip Eloff
- Jason Keyter
- Salesi Sika
- David Fee
- Mose Timoteo
- Riaan van Zyl
- Mike Hercus
- Matt Sherman
- Kevin Dalzell
- Kimball Kjar
- Daniel Dorsey
- Richard Liddington
- Mike MacDonald
- John Tarpoff
- Jacob Waasdorp
- Kirk Khasigian
- Matthew Wyatt
- Luke Gross
- Gerhard Klerck
- Alec Parker
- Todd Clever
- Oloseti Fifita
- Jurie Gouws
- Dave Hodges
- Kort Schubert
- Dan Lyle
Head Coach: Shogo Mukai
- Tsutomu Matsuda
- Takashi Yoshida
- George Konia
- Yukio Motoki
- Hideki Namba
- Ruben Parkinson
- Junichi Hojo
- Toru Kurihara
- Daisuke Ohata
- Hirotoki Onozawa
- Keiji Hirose
- Andrew Miller
- Yuji Sonoda
- Takashi Tsuji
- Shin Hasegawa
- Masahiko Toyoyama
- Masahito Yamamoto
- Ryō Yamamura
- Masao Amino
- Masaaki Sakata
- Takahiro Hayano
- Hajime Kiso
- Koichi Kubo
- Adam Parker
- Ryota Asano
- Takuro Miuchi
- Naoya Okubo
- Yasunori Watanabe
- Takeomi Ito
- Yuya Saito
Pool C
Head Coach: Clive Woodward
Note: Flags indicate national union for the club/province as defined by World Rugby.
Head Coach: Rudolf Straeuli
- Thinus Delport
- Werner Greeff
- Ricardo Loubscher
- Jaco van der Westhuyzen
- De Wet Barry
- Jaque Fourie
- Jorrie Muller
- Breyton Paulse
- Stefan Terblanche
- Ashwin Willemse
- Derick Hougaard
- Louis Koen
- Neil de Kock
- Joost van der Westhuizen
- Richard Bands
- Christo Bezuidenhout
- Faan Rautenbach
- Dale Santon
- Lawrence Sephaka
- Danie Coetzee
- John Smit
- Selborne Boome
- Bakkies Botha
- Victor Matfield
- Schalk Burger
- Corne Krige
- Danie Rossouw
- Hendro Scholtz
- Joe van Niekerk
- Juan Smith
Head Coach: John Boe
Note: Flags indicate national union for the club/province as defined by World Rugby.
Head Coach: Diego Ormaechea
- Juan Menchaca
- Joaquin Pastore
- Diego Aguirre
- Joaquin De Freitas
- Martin Mendaro
- Diego Reyes
- Carlos Baldassari
- Alfonso Cardoso
- Emiliano Ibarra
- Jose Viana
- Sebastián Aguirre
- Bernardo Amarillo
- Emiliano Caffera
- Juan Campomar
- Eduardo Berruti
- Diego Lamelas
- Pablo Lemoine
- Juan Machado
- Rodrigo Sánchez
- Guillermo Storace
- Juan Andres Perez
- Juan Álvarez
- Juan Alzueta
- Juan Carlos Bado
- Rodrigo Capo Ortega
- Nicolas Brignoni
- Ignacio Conti
- Nicolas Grille
- Marcelo Gutierrez
- Hernan Ponte
Head Coach: Claude Saurel
- Bessik Khamashuridze
- Otar Eloshvili
- Irakli Giorgadze
- Vasil Katsadze
- Tedo Zibzibadze
- Archil Kavtarashvili
- Badri Khekhelashvili
- Gocha Khonelidze
- Irakli Machkhaneli
- Malkhaz Urjukashvili
- Paliko Jimsheladze
- Irakli Modebadze
- Irakli Abuseridze
- Merab Kvirikashvili
- David Dadunashvili
- Alexander Margvelashvili
- Soso Nikolaenko
- Goderdzi Shvelidze
- Akvsenti Giorgadze
- Avtandil Kopaliani
- Victor Didebulidze
- Sergo Gujaraidze
- Zurab Mtchedlishvili
- Vano Nadiradze
- David Bolgashvili
- George Chkhaidze
- Gia Labadze
- George Tsiklauri
- Grégoire Yachvili
- Ilia Zedginidze
Pool D
Head Coach: John Mitchell
Note: Flags indicate national union for the club/province as defined by World Rugby.
Head Coach: Steve Hansen
- Kevin Morgan
- Rhys Williams
- Iestyn Harris
- Sonny Parker
- Mark Taylor
- Garan Evans
- Mark Jones
- Tom Shanklin
- Gareth Thomas
- Stephen Jones
- Ceri Sweeney
- Gareth Cooper
- Dwayne Peel
- Shane Williams
- Paul James
- Gethin Jenkins
- Adam Jones
- Iestyn Thomas
- Huw Bennett
- Mefin Davies
- Robin McBryde
- Brent Cockbain
- Gareth Llewellyn
- Robert Sidoli
- Chris Wyatt
- Colin Charvis
- Dafydd Jones
- Jonathan Thomas
- Martyn Williams
- Alix Popham
Head Coach: John Kirwan
- Mirco Bergamasco
- Gert Peens
- Matteo Barbini
- Manuel Dallan
- Andrea Masi
- Cristian Stoica
- Gonzalo Canale
- Denis Dallan
- Nicola Mazzucato
- Francesco Mazzariol
- Rima Wakarua
- Matteo Mazzantini
- Alessandro Troncon
- Martin Castrogiovanni
- Andrea Lo Cicero
- Ramiro Martinez
- Salvatore Perugini
- Carlo Festuccia
- Fabio Ongaro
- Cristian Bezzi
- Marco Bortolami
- Carlo Checchinato
- Santiago Dellape
- Andrea Benatti
- Mauro Bergamasco
- Andrea De Rossi
- Scott Palmer
- Aaron Persico
- Sergio Parisse
- Matthew Phillips
Head Coach: David Clark
- Quentin Fyffe
- James Pritchard
- John Cannon
- Marco di Girolamo
- Matt King
- Nikyta Witkowski
- Sean Fauth
- Dave Lougheed
- Winston Stanley
- Jared Barker
- Bob Ross
- Ryan Smith
- Ed Fairhurst
- Morgan Williams
- Garth Cooke
- Rod Snow
- Jon Thiel
- Kevin Tkachuk
- Aaron Abrams
- Mark Lawson
- Jamie Cudmore
- Mike James
- Ed Knaggs
- Jeff Reid
- Colin Yukes
- Jim Douglas
- Adam van Staveren
- Ryan Banks
- Al Charron
- Josh Jackson
Head Coach: Jim Love
- Pierre Hola
- Sukanaivalu Hufanga
- Gus Leger
- Johnny Ngauamo
- John Payne
- Tevita Tu'ifua
- Pila Fifita
- Sione Fonua
- Sila Va'enuku
- Anthony Alatini
- Sateki Tu'ipulotu
- Lisiate Ulufonua
- Sililo Martens
- David Palu
- Heamani Lavaka
- Tonga Lea'aetoa
- Kisi Pulu
- Kafalosi Tonga
- Viliami Ma'asi
- Ephram Taukafa
- Milton Ngauamo
- Viliami Vaki
- Stanley Afeaki
- Inoke Afeaki
- Edward Langi
- Nisifolo Naufahu
- Sione Tu'Amoheloa
- Ipolito Fenukitau
- Benhur Kivalu
- Usaia Latu