Men's Rugby World Cup 2003 · Telstra Dome, Melbourne | Narrm · 17 October 2003Head-to-head
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New Zealand won by 62 points.Half-time 28–3 · Tries 10–0 · NZL 1 yellow card
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Tacklesmademissed
NZL1017
CAN13640
Kicks at goalconv.pensdrops
NZL9/90/00
CAN0/02/20
← Canada attack · New Zealand 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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- 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
| Min | Team | What | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19′ | New Zealand | Try, Caleb Ralph, converted | 5–0 |
| 28′ | New Zealand | Try, Rodney So'oialo, converted | 12–3 |
| 34′ | New Zealand | Try, Mils Muliaina, converted | 19–3 |
| 38′ | New Zealand | Try, Rodney So'oialo, converted | 26–3 |
| 47′ | New Zealand | Try, Mils Muliaina, converted | 33–3 |
| 50′ | New Zealand | Try, Mils Muliaina, converted | 40–3 |
| 64′ | New Zealand | Try, Kees Meeuws, converted | 47–6 |
| 67′ | New Zealand | Try, Caleb Ralph, converted | 54–6 |
| 75′ | New Zealand | Try, Mils Muliaina | 61–6 |
| 78′ | New Zealand | Try, Ma'a Nonu, converted | 66–6 |
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
Drag to replay the match on the pitchSwipe the chart sideways for the full match.19′Caleb Ralph28′Rodney So'oialo34′Mils Muliaina38′Rodney So'oialo47′Mils Muliaina50′Mils Muliaina64′Kees Meeuws67′Caleb Ralph75′Mils Muliaina78′Ma'a Nonu
NZL
Team stats
CAN100%Possession0%
151Carries86
959Metres gained200
25Clean breaks3
40Defenders beaten7
215Passes115
21Offloads3
101Tackles made136
7Tackles missed40
75/82Rucks won71/76
13/16Lineouts won7/12
10/10Scrums won11/12
8/10Mauls won1/3
4Turnovers won9
10Penalties conceded9
15Kicks from hand16
520Kick metres391
Goal kicking
NZL conversions 9/9, penalties 0/0 · CAN conversions 0/0, penalties 2/2. Pale segment = set piece lost.
NZL conversions 9/9, penalties 0/0 · CAN conversions 0/0, penalties 2/2. 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
New Zealand
- 1Carl HoeftProp
- 2Mark HammettHooker
- 3Kees MeeuwsProp
- 4Brad ThornSecond row
- 5Chris JackSecond row
- 6Reuben ThorneFlanker
- 7Marty HolahFlanker
- 8Rodney So'oialoNumber 8
- 9Steve DevineScrum-half
- 10Carlos SpencerFly-half
- 11Caleb RalphWing
- 12Daniel CarterCentre
- 13Ma'a NonuCentre
- 14Mils MuliainaWing
- 15Leon MacDonaldFull-back
- 16Corey FlynnBench
- 17Dave HewettBench
- 18Richie McCawBench
- 19Daniel BraidBench
- 20Byron KelleherBench
- 21Doug HowlettBench
- 22Greg SomervilleBench
Canada
- 1Kevin TkachukProp
- 2Aaron AbramsHooker
- 3Garth CookeProp
- 4Jamie CudmoreSecond row
- 5Ed KnaggsSecond row
- 6Ryan BanksFlanker
- 7Jim DouglasFlanker
- 8Jeff ReidNumber 8
- 9Ed FairhurstScrum-half
- 10Jared BarkerFly-half
- 11Sean FauthWing
- 12Marco di GirolamoCentre
- 13John CannonCentre
- 14Matt KingWing
- 15Quentin FyffeFull-back
- 16Mark LawsonBench
- 17Rod SnowBench
- 18Colin YukesBench
- 19Adam van StaverenBench
- 20Morgan WilliamsBench
- 21Ryan SmithBench
- 22Nik WitkowskiBench
Match officials
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Context
All-time, New Zealand 7–0 Canada in 7 scored Tests. Full head-to-head
New Zealand going in
Canada going in
- Previous meeting: 22 April 1995, New Zealand 73–7 Canada
- Next meeting on record: 16 June 2007
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.