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Men's Rugby World Cup 2003 · Central Coast Stadium, Gosford · 14 October 2003Head-to-head
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Argentina won by 53 points.Half-time 27–7 · Tries 10–2

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Tacklesmademissed
ARG9312
NAM7422
Kicks at goalconv.pensdrops
ARG7/71/10
NAM2/20/00
← Namibia attack · Argentina attack →Hover a try for detail · dots = tackles made · dashed = penalty goal · orange = missed · squares = rucks · triangles = line breaks and defenders beaten · rings = turnovers · bars at the foot = zone counts · thin lines = kicks from hand = attacking entries and ball won per band
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  • Tackle positions are not in the feed for this match.
  • Kick positions are not in the feed for this match.
  • Ruck, line break, turnover, lineout and kick-from-hand positions are not in the feed for this match.
  • Tries with a dashed ring have no recorded position, so they sit in the in-goal at the end that side attacked.
Tries and goal kicks as a table
MinTeamWhatScore
4′ArgentinaTry, Federico Méndez5–0
20′ArgentinaTry, Pablo Bouza10–0
32′ArgentinaTry, Juan Fernández Miranda, converted18–0
36′ArgentinaTry, converted25–0
40′NamibiaTry, Du Preez Grobler, converted27–5
46′ArgentinaTry, Martin Gaitan, converted32–7
51′ArgentinaTry, converted39–7
55′ArgentinaTry, Martin Gaitan, converted46–7
61′ArgentinaTry, Nicolás Fernandez, converted53–7
70′NamibiaTry, Hakkies Husselman, converted55–12
72′ArgentinaTry, Pablo Bouza, converted60–14
79′ArgentinaTry, Martin Gaitan67–14
Sample dataTerritory shares are estimated, and tries without a recorded position are placed in the in-goal. Other positions are as logged by the match feed and approximate.

Score progression

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4′Federico Méndez20′Pablo Bouza32′Juan Fernández Miranda36′ARG40′Du Preez Grobler46′Martin Gaitan51′ARG55′Martin Gaitan61′Nicolás Fernandez70′Hakkies Husselman72′Pablo Bouza79′Martin Gaitan
ARG

Team stats

NAM
83%Possession17%
112Carries107
492Metres gained280
18Clean breaks3
22Defenders beaten12
140Passes88
9Offloads7
93Tackles made74
12Tackles missed22
45/51Rucks won74/80
13/13Lineouts won12/17
14/14Scrums won9/14
19/21Mauls won3/5
11Turnovers won12
11Penalties conceded12
24Kicks from hand19
755Kick metres394
Goal kicking
ARG conversions 7/7, penalties 1/1 · NAM conversions 2/2, penalties 0/0. Pale segment = set piece lost.

Match statistics and event positions come from World Rugby’s public match feed, which is unofficial and not licensed for reuse; TheBreakdown reduces them to the figures shown. This feed has team statistics but no positions for this match.

Line-ups

Argentina

  1. 1Mauricio ReggiardoProp
  2. 2Federico MéndezHooker
  3. 3Martín ScelzoProp
  4. 4Pedro SporlederSecond row
  5. 5Rimas Álvarez KairelisSecond row
  6. 6Martín DurandFlanker
  7. 7Lucas OstigliaFlanker
  8. 8Pablo BouzaNumber 8
  9. 9Nicolás FernandezScrum-half
  10. 10Gonzalo QuesadaFly-half
  11. 11Diego AlbaneseWing
  12. 12Juan Fernández MirandaCentre
  13. 13Martin GaitanCentre
  14. 14Hernán SenillosaWing
  15. 15Juan Martín HernándezFull-back
  16. 16Mario LedesmaBench
  17. 17Rodrigo RonceroBench
  18. 18Patricio AlbaceteBench
  19. 19Carlos Ignacio Fernandez LobbeBench
  20. 20Agustin PichotBench
  21. 21Felipe ContepomiBench
  22. 22Ignacio CorletoBench

Namibia

  1. 1Kees LensingProp
  2. 2Johannes MeyerHooker
  3. 3Neil du ToitProp
  4. 4Heino SenekalSecond row
  5. 5Eben IzaacsSecond row
  6. 6Schalk van der MerweFlanker
  7. 7Herman LindveltFlanker
  8. 8Sean FurterNumber 8
  9. 9Hakkies HusselmanScrum-half
  10. 10Emile WesselsFly-half
  11. 11Melrick AfricaWing
  12. 12Corne PowellCentre
  13. 13Du Preez GroblerCentre
  14. 14Deon MoutonWing
  15. 15Jurie BooysenFull-back
  16. 16Cor van TonderBench
  17. 17Andries BlaauwBench
  18. 18Wolfie DuvenhageBench
  19. 19Jurgens van LillBench
  20. 20Ronaldo PedroBench
  21. 21Neil SwanepoelBench
  22. 22Vince DreyerBench

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Context

All-time, Argentina 3–0 Namibia in 3 scored Tests. Full head-to-head

Argentina going in
Namibia going in

Also on this day

Results to 27 September 2026. Scoring and line-ups come from World Rugby match summaries where available; older Tests may have neither.