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In addition, South Fiji toured New Zealand and South America and Samoa played two match with New Zealand provincial team . Argentina, South Africa played other matches (not international)       (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});after-content-x4The tests are effectively a replacement for the usual Autumn international series in November which does not take place in World Cup years.Meanwhile there were two tournaments involving teams that were preparing for the World Cup.There were also a tour of Fiji in New Zealand and South America       (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});after-content-x4Note: this article does not include international results not involving at least one side who had qualified for the 2003 World CupTable of Contents26 July[edit]2 August[edit]12 August[edit]15 August[edit]16 August[edit]18 August[edit]22 August[edit]23 August[edit]26 August[edit]27 August[edit]30 August[edit]6 September[edit]12 September[edit]16 September[edit]19 September[edit]21 September[edit]Notes and references[edit]26 July[edit]Canada\u00a027\u201365 NZ M\u0101oriTry: Ross, StanleyTkachuk, WitkowskiCon: Cons Ross 2Pen: RossTry: Austin 2, CribbFlavell, GearHaami 2, JacksonMaddock 2Con: Jackson 2, Walker 4Pen: WalkerCanada: 15. James Pritchard, 14. Sean Fauth, 13. Nik Witkowski, 12.John Cannon, 11. Winston Stanley, 10. Bobby Ross, 9. Morgan Williams, 8. Kevin Tkachuk, 7.Mark Lawson, 6. Garth Cooke, 5. Mike James, 4. Ryan Banks (c), 3. Colin Yukes, 2. Adam van Staveren, 1. Phil Murphy; Replacements: 17. Pat Dunkley, 18.Jim Douglas, 19. Jeff Reid, 20. Ed Fairhurst, 21. Ryan Smith, 22. Marco di Girolamo; Unused: 16. Kevin WirachowskiNZ M\u0101ori: 15. Christian Cullen, 14. Joe Maddock, 13. Rico Gear, 12. Norm Berryman, 11. Shayne Austin, 10. Willie Walker, 9.David Gibson, 8. Ron Cribb, 7. Troy Flavell, 6. Germaine Anaha, 5. Paul Tito (c), 4. Kris Ormsby, 3. Carl Hayman, 2. Slade McFarland, 1. Joe McDonnell; Replacements: 16. Bryce Robins, 17. Glen Jackson, 18. Brendan Haami, 19. Wayne McEntee, 20.Warren Smith, 21. Deacon Manu       (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});after-content-x42 August[edit]Canada\u00a09\u201330 NZ MaoriPen: Pritchard 3Try: Cullen, Flavell 2McFarland, MaddockCon: WalkerPen: WalkerCanada: 15. James Pritchard, 14.John Cannon, 13. Marco di Girolamo, 12.Matt King, 11. Winston Stanley, 10. Ryan Smith, 9. Morgan Williams, 8. Kevin Tkachuk, 7. Pat Dunkley, 6. Garth Cooke, 5. Mike James, 4.Jim Douglas, 3. Colin Yukes, 2. Adam van Staveren, 1. Ryan Banks (c); Replacements: 16.Mark Lawson, 17. Kevin Wirachowski, 18. Phil Murphy, 19. Ed Fairhurst, 22. Nik Witkowski; Unused: 20. Bobby Ross, 21. Sean FauthNZ M\u0101ori: 15. Christian Cullen, 14. Joe Maddock, 13. Rico Gear, 12. Norm Berryman, 11. Shayne Austin, 10. Willie Walker, 9. Brendan Haami, 8. Ron Cribb, 7. Troy Flavell, 6. Wayne McEntee, 5. Paul Tito (c), 4. Kris Ormsby, 3. Carl Hayman, 2. Slade McFarland, 1. Joe McDonnell; Replacements: 16. Glen Jackson, 17. Germaine Anaha, 18.Warren Smith, 19. Deacon Manu, 20. Scott Linklater12 August[edit]15 August[edit]16 August[edit]Ireland\u00a035\u201312\u00a0WalesTry: O’Connell 2, O’KellyQuinlan, WallaceCon: Humphreys 4, MurphyTry: G. Evans, ThomasCon: HarrisIreland: 15. Geordan Murphy, 14. Tyrone Howe, 13. Brian O’Driscoll, 12. Kevin Maggs, 11. Anthony Horgan, 10. David Humphreys, 9. Peter Stringer, 1. Reggie Corrigan, 2. Keith Wood (c), 3. Simon Best, 4. Malcolm O’Kelly, 5. Alan Quinlan, 6. Paul O’Connell, 7. Keith Gleeson, 8. Anthony Foley; Replacements: Shane Byrne, Justin Fitzpatrick, Donncha O’Callaghan, David Wallace, Guy Easterby, Gordon D’Arcy, Girvan Dempsey Wales: 15. Nick Robinson, 14. Garan Evans, 13. Jamie Robinson, 12. Iestyn Harris , 11. Gareth Thomas (c), 10. Ceri Sweeney, 9. Dwayne Peel, 8. Alix Popham, 7. Richard Parks, 6. Rhys Oakley, 5. Gareth Llewellyn, 4. Michael Owen, 3. Ben Evans, 2. Mefin Davies, 1. Duncan Jones; Replacements: Huw Bennett, Gethin Jenkins, Vernon Cooper, Robin Sowden-Taylor, Andy Williams, Andy Marinos, Nathan Brew; Unused: Robin Sowden-Taylor, Andy Williams, Andy Marinos, Nathan Brew[1]18 August[edit]22 August[edit]France\u00a056\u20138\u00a0RomaniaTry: Betsen, CrencaHarinordoquy, JauzionLiebenberg, MagneRougerie, TrailleTry: BrezoianuPen: DumbravaFrance: Pepito Elhorga, 14. Aur\u00e9lien Rougerie, 13. Yannick Jauzion, 12. Damien Traille, 11. Christophe Dominici, 10. Fr\u00e9d\u00e9ric Michalak, 9. Fabien Galthi\u00e9 (c), 8. Jean-Jacques Crenca, 7. Yannick Bru, 6. Sylvain Marconnet, 5. Fabien Pelous, 4. Serge Betsen, 3. J\u00e9r\u00f4me Thion, 2. Olivier Magne, 1. Imanol Harinordoquy; Replacements: 16. Rapha\u00ebl Iba\u00f1ez, 17. Olivier Milloud, 18. David Auradou, 19. Christian Labit, 20. Dimitri Yachvili, 21. G\u00e9rald Merceron, 22. Brian Liebenberg Romania: 15. Dan Dumbrava, 14. Cristian Sauan, 13. Valentin Maftei, 12. Romeo Gontineac (c), 11. Gabriel Brezoianu, 10. Ionut Tofan, 9. Lucian Sirbu, 8. Ovidiu Tonita, 7. Costica Mersoiu, 6. George Chiriac, 5. Cristian Petre, 4. Sorin Socol, 3. Marcel Socaciu, 2. Marius Tincu, 1. Petru Balan; Replacements: 16. Petrisor Toderasc, 17. Cezar Popescu, 18. Augustin Petrechei, 19. Alex Tudori, 20. Cristian Podea, 22. Mihai Vioreanu; Unused: 21. Iulian Andrei23 August[edit][2][3]Scotland\u00a047\u201315\u00a0ItalyTry: Blair, Danielli, Laney,McLaren, Ross, WhiteCon: Paterson 2, Ross 2Pen: Ross 3Try: Mazzucato, PalmerCon: PezPen: PezScotland: Ben Hinshelwood, 14. Simon Danielli, 13. James McLaren, 12. Andrew Henderson, 11. Kenny Logan, 10. Gordon Ross, 9. Mike Blair, 8. Tom Smith, 7. Robbie Russell, 6. Bruce Douglas, 5. Scott Murray (c), 4. Jason White, 3. Nathan Hines, 2. Jon Petrie, 1. Simon Taylor; Replacements: 16. Gordon Bulloch, 17. Gordon McIlwham, 18. Iain Fullarton, 19. Martin Leslie, 21. Chris Paterson, 22. Brendan Laney; Unused: 20. Graeme BeveridgeItaly: 15. Gert Peens, 14. Nicola Mazzucato, 13. Andrea Masi, 12. Cristian Stoica, 11. Mirco Bergamasco, 10. Ramiro Pez, 9. Alessandro Troncon (c), 8. Matthew Phillips, 7. Scott Palmer, 6. Maurizio Zaffiri, 5. Marco Bortolami, 4. Santiago Dellap\u00e8, 3. Salvatore Perugini, 2. Carlo Festuccia, 1. Andrea Lo Cicero; Replacements: 16. Fabio Ongaro, 17. Ramiro Martinez-Frugoni, 18. Sergio Parisse, 19. Mauro Bergamasco, 21. Francesco Mazzariol, 22. Gonzalo Canale; Unused: 20. Juan Manuel QueiroloWales\u00a09\u201343\u00a0EnglandPen: S.Jones 3Try: Abbott, LugerMoody, WestWorsleyWales: Rhys Williams, 14. Mark Jones, 13. Mark Taylor, 12. Sonny Parker, 11. Gareth Thomas, 10. Stephen Jones (c), 9. Gareth Cooper, 1. Iestyn Thomas, 2. Robin McBryde, 3. Gethin Jenkins, 4. Robert Sidoli, 5. Colin Charvis, 6. Chris Wyatt, 7. Martyn Williams, 8. Dafydd Jones; Replacements: 16. Gareth Williams, 17. Adam R.Jones, 18. Jonathan Thomas, 19. Gavin Thomas; Unused: 20. Mike Phillips, 21. Gavin Henson, 22. Tom ShanklinEngland: 15. Dan Scarbrough, 14. James Simpson-Daniel, 13. Jamie Noon, 12. Stuart Abbott, 11. Dan Luger, 10. Alex King, 9. Andy Gomarsall, 8. Joe Worsley, 7. Lewis Moody, 6. Martin Corry, 5. Simon Shaw, 4. Danny Grewcock, 3. Julian White, 2. Mark Regan, 1. Jason Leonard (c); Replacements: 16. Dorian West, 17. Will Green, 18. Steve Borthwick, 19. Alex Sanderson, 21. Dave Walder, 22. Ollie Smith; Unused: 20. Austin Healey26 August[edit]27 August[edit]Wales\u00a054\u20138\u00a0RomaniaTry: Brew, Phillips,Popham, G. ThomasS. Williams 2Con: Henson 6Pen: Henson 4Try: BalanPen: DumbravaWales: Gavin Henson, 14. Nathan Brew, 13. Matthew Watkins, 12. Andy Marinos, 11. Shane Williams, 10. Nick Robinson, 9. Mike Phillips, 1. Paul James, 2. Mefin Davies (c), 3. Ben Evans, 4. Brent Cockbain, 5. Ian Gough, 6. Jonathan Thomas, 7. Gavin Thomas, 8. Alix Popham; Replacements: 16. Paul Young, 17. Chris Anthony, 18. Deiniol Jones, 19. James Bater, 20. Gareth Wyatt, 21. Jon Bryant, 22. Andy Williams Romania: 15. Dan Dumbrava, 14. Cristian Sauan, 13. Valentin Maftei, 12. Romeo Gontineac (c), 11. Gabriel Brezoianu, 10. Ionut Tofan, 9. Lucian Sirbu, 8. Ovidiu Tonita, 7. Costica Mersoiu, 6. George Chiriac, 5. Cristian Petre, 4. Sorin Socol, 3. Marcel Socaciu, 2. Marius Tincu , 1. Petru Balan ; Replacements: 16. Dan Tudosa, 17. Petrisor Toderasc, 18. Cezar Popescu, 19. Augustin Petrechei, 20. Alex Tudori, 21. Iulian Andrei, 22. Ion Teodorescu 30 August[edit][4][5][6]Ireland\u00a061\u20136\u00a0ItalyTry: Byrne, DempseyHumphreys, Kelly Hickie 4Con: Humphreys 6Pen: Humphreys 3Pen: Peens 2Ireland: Girvan Dempsey, 14. John Kelly, 13. Brian O’Driscoll (c), 12. Rob Henderson, 11. Denis Hickie, 10. David Humphreys, 9. Guy Easterby, 8. Marcus Horan, 7. Shane Byrne, 6. Reggie Corrigan, 5. Gary Longwell, 4. Simon Easterby, 3. Leo Cullen, 2. Eric Miller, 1. Victor Costello; Replacements: 16. Paul Shields, 17. Justin Fitzpatrick, 18. Donncha O’Callaghan, 19. Kieron Dawson, 20. Brian O’Meara, 21. Geordan Murphy, 22. Jonny Bell Italy: 15. Gert Peens, 14. Nicola Mazzucato, 13. Cristian Stoica, 12. Matteo Barbini, 11. Diego Sacca, 10. Francesco Mazzariol, 9. Alessandro Troncon (c), 8. Sergio Parisse, 7. Mauro Bergamasco, 6. Andrea de Rossi, 5. Mark Giacheri, 4. Cristian Bezzi, 3. Martin Castrogiovanni, 2. Fabio Ongaro, 1. Andrea Lo Cicero; Replacements: 16. Carlo Festuccia, 18. Aaron Persico, 19. Matthew Phillips, 22. Andrea Masi; Unused: 17. Ramiro Martinez-Frugoni, 20. Matteo Mazzantini, 21. Ramiro PezFrance\u00a017\u201316\u00a0EnglandTry: BrusquePen: Michalak 3Drop: MichalakTry: TindallCon: GraysonPen: Grayson 3France: Nicolas Brusque, 14. Aur\u00e9lien Rougerie, 13. Yannick Jauzion, 12. Damien Traille, 11. Christophe Dominici, 10. Fr\u00e9d\u00e9ric Michalak, 9. Fabien Galthi\u00e9 (c), 8. Jean-Jacques Crenca, 7. Yannick Bru, 6. Sylvain Marconnet, 5. Fabien Pelous, 4. Serge Betsen, 3. J\u00e9r\u00f4me Thion, 2. Olivier Magne, 1. Imanol Harinordoquy; Replacements: 16. Rapha\u00ebl Iba\u00f1ez, 17. Olivier Milloud, 18. David Auradou, 19. S\u00e9bastien Chabal, 20. Patrick Tabacco, 22. Brian Liebenberg; Unused: 21. Xavier GarbajosaEngland: 15. Iain Balshaw, 14. Josh Lewsey, 13. Ollie Smith, 12. Mike Tindall, 11. Ben Cohen, 10. Paul Grayson, 9. Austin Healey, 8. Alex Sanderson, 7. Lewis Moody, 6. Martin Corry, 5. Danny Grewcock, 4. Steve Borthwick, 3. Julian White, 2. Dorian West (c), 1. Graham Rowntree; Replacements: 16. Steve Thompson, 17. Jason Leonard, 18. Simon Shaw, 22. Jamie Noon, 22. Jamie Noon; Unused: 19. Andy Hazell, 21. Dave WalderWales\u00a023\u20139\u00a0ScotlandTry: OwenPen: Harris 5Drop: SweeneyPen: Laney 3Wales: 15. Garan Evans, 14. Jamie Robinson, 13. Tom Shanklin, 12. Iestyn Harris, 11. Matthew Watkins, 10. Ceri Sweeney, 9. Dwayne Peel, 1. Duncan Jones, 2. Robin McBryde, 3. Adam R. Jones, 4. Vernon Cooper, 5. Michael Owen, 6. Colin Charvis (c), 7. Richard Parks, 8. Alix Popham; Replacements: 16. Huw Bennett, 18. Gareth Llewellyn, 19. Rhys Oakley, 22. Hal Luscombe; Unused: 17. Ben Evans, 20. Mike Phillips, 21. Nick RobinsonScotland: 15. Glenn Metcalfe, 14. Rory Kerr, 13. Andy Craig, 12. Brendan Laney, 11. Simon Danielli, 10. Gregor Townsend, 9. Graeme Beveridge, 8. Jon Petrie, 7. Andrew Mower, 6. Martin Leslie, 5. Stuart Grimes, 4. Scott Murray (c), 3. Bruce Douglas, 2. Gordon Bulloch, 1. Gavin Kerr; Replacements: 16. Dougie Hall, 17. Gordon McIlwham, 18. Nathan Hines, 19. Andrew Dall, 22. Chris Paterson; Unused: 20. Mike Blair, 21. Andrew Henderson6 September[edit][7][8]Italy\u00a031\u201322\u00a0GeorgiaTry: Castrogiovanni, ChecchinatoLo Cicero, TronconCon: PezPen: Pez (3)Try: UrjukashviliCon: JimsheladzePen: Jimsheladze (4)Drop: UrjukashviliItaly: 15. Gonzalo Canale, 14. Mirco Bergamasco, 13. Cristian Stoica, 12. Nanni Raineri, 11. Nicola Mazzucato, 10. Ramiro Pez, 9. Alessandro Troncon (c), 1. Andrea Lo Cicero, 2. Fabio Ongaro, 3. Martin Castrogiovanni, 4. Santiago Dellap\u00e8, 5. Andrea de Rossi, 6. Marco Bortolami, 7. Aaron Persico, 8. Sergio Parisse; Replacements: 16. Carlo Festuccia, 17. Salvatore Perugini, 18. Carlo Checchinato, 19. Mauro Bergamasco, 20. Juan Manuel Queirolo, 22. Gert Peens; Unused: 21. Vincenzo ZulloGeorgia: 15. Bessik Khamashuridze , 14. Malkhaz Urjukashvili, 13. Tedo Zibzibadze, 12. Irakli Giorgadze, 11. Irakli Machkhaneli, 10. Paliko Jimsheladze, 9. Irakli Abuseridze, 8. Ilia Zedginidze (c), 7. Gregoire Yachvili, 6. Giorgi Chkhaidze, 5. Victor Didebulidze, 4. Zurab Mtchedlishvili, 3. Aleko Margvelashvili , 2. Akvsenti Giorgadze, 1. Avto Kopaliani; Replacements: 16. Goderdzi Shvelidze, 17. David Dadunashvili, 18. Vano Nadiradze , 19. Grigol Labadze , 20. Irakli Modebadze, 21. David KiknadzeEngland\u00a045\u201314\u00a0FranceTry: Balshaw, Cohen 2, Lewsey, RobinsonCon: Grayson, Wilkinson 3Pen: Wilkinson 4Try: RougeriePen: Merceron 2Drop: JauzionEngland: 15. Jason Robinson, 14. Iain Balshaw, 13. Will Greenwood, 12. Stuart Abbott, 11. Ben Cohen, 10. Jonny Wilkinson, 9. Kyran Bracken, 8. Trevor Woodman, 7. Steve Thompson, 6. Julian White, 5. Martin Johnson (c), 4. Richard Hill, 3. Ben Kay, 2. Neil Back, 1. Martin Corry; Replacements: 16. Dorian West, 17. Jason Leonard, 18. Simon Shaw, 19. Lewis Moody, 20. Matt Dawson, 21. Paul Grayson, 22. Josh Lewsey France: 15. Cl\u00e9ment Poitrenaud, 14. Xavier Garbajosa, 13. Yannick Jauzion, 12. Brian Liebenberg, 11. Christophe Dominici, 10. G\u00e9rald Merceron, 9. Dimitri Yachvili, 8. Christian Labit, 7. Patrick Tabacco, 6. S\u00e9bastien Chabal, 5. Olivier Brouzet, 4. David Auradou, 3. Jean-Baptiste Poux, 2. Rapha\u00ebl Iba\u00f1ez (c), 1. Olivier Milloud; Replacements: 16. Yannick Bru, 17. Sylvain Marconnet, 18. Fabien Pelous, 19. Imanol Harinordoquy, 20. Olivier Magne, 22. Aur\u00e9lien Rougerie; Unused: 21. Fr\u00e9d\u00e9ric MichalakScotland\u00a010\u201329\u00a0IrelandTry: WebsterCon: PatersonPen: PatersonTry: Hickie, HorganMaggs, WallaceCon: O’Gara 3Pen: O’GaraScotland: 15. Glenn Metcalfe, 14. Chris Paterson, 13. Andy Craig, 12. Andrew Henderson, 11. Kenny Logan, 10. Gordon Ross, 9. Mike Blair, 8. Allan Jacobsen, 7. Gordon Bulloch (c), 6. Gordon McIlwham, 5. Stuart Grimes, 4. Ross Beattie, 3. Nathan Hines, 2. Andrew Mower, 1. Simon Taylor; Replacements: 16. Robbie Russell, 17. Matthew Proudfoot, 18. Jon Petrie, 19. Iain Fullarton, 21. James McLaren, 22. Simon Webster; Unused: 20. Graeme BeveridgeIreland: 15. Geordan Murphy, 14. Anthony Horgan, 13. Brian O’Driscoll, 12. Kevin Maggs, 11. Denis Hickie, 10. Ronan O’Gara, 9. Peter Stringer, 8. Victor Costello, 7. Eric Miller, 6. David Wallace, 5. Paul O’Connell, 4. Malcolm O’Kelly, 3. Reggie Corrigan, 2. Keith Wood (c), 1. Marcus Horan; Replacements: 16. Shane Byrne, 17. Simon Best, 18. Simon Easterby, 19. Kieron Dawson, 20. Guy Easterby, 21. David Humphreys, 22. Girvan Dempsey 12 September[edit]16 September[edit]19 September[edit]21 September[edit]Notes and references[edit]     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});after-content-x4"},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki24\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"Enzyklop\u00e4die"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki24\/2003-rugby-world-cup-warm-up-matches\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"2003 Rugby World Cup warm-up matches"}}]}]