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Men's Rugby World Cup 2003 · Telstra Stadium, Sydney | Wangal · 2 November 2003Head-to-head
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New Zealand won by 16 points.Half-time 28–24 · Tries 8–4

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Tacklesmademissed
NZL8724
WAL10239
Kicks at goalconv.pensdrops
NZL5/51/10
WAL4/43/30
← Wales 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
  • Territory is not in the feed for this match.
  • Zone counts are not in the feed for this match.
  • 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
3′New ZealandTry, Josevata Rokocoko, converted5–0
13′WalesTry, Mark Taylor, converted7–5
15′New ZealandTry, Josevata Rokocoko, converted12–7
21′New ZealandTry, Leon MacDonald, converted19–10
31′New ZealandTry, Ali Williams, converted26–10
35′WalesTry, Sonny Parker, converted28–15
42′WalesTry, Colin Charvis, converted28–22
46′WalesTry, Shane Williams, converted28–32
50′New ZealandTry, Doug Howlett33–34
62′New ZealandTry, Carlos Spencer38–37
71′New ZealandTry, Doug Howlett43–37
76′New ZealandTry, Aaron Mauger, converted51–37
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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3′Josevata Rokocoko13′Mark Taylor15′Josevata Rokocoko21′Leon MacDonald31′Ali Williams35′Sonny Parker42′Colin Charvis46′Shane Williams50′Doug Howlett62′Carlos Spencer71′Doug Howlett76′Aaron Mauger
NZL

Team stats

WAL
67%Possession33%
160Carries119
821Metres gained542
25Clean breaks19
39Defenders beaten24
186Passes152
25Offloads13
87Tackles made102
24Tackles missed39
84/89Rucks won73/80
15/18Lineouts won9/10
9/9Scrums won4/4
7/7Mauls won1/2
10Turnovers won5
7Penalties conceded6
26Kicks from hand27
808Kick metres889
Goal kicking
NZL conversions 5/5, penalties 1/1 · WAL conversions 4/4, penalties 3/3. 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

  1. 1Dave HewettProp
  2. 2Keven MealamuHooker
  3. 3Greg SomervilleProp
  4. 4Brad ThornSecond row
  5. 5Ali WilliamsSecond row
  6. 6Reuben ThorneFlanker
  7. 7Richie McCawFlanker
  8. 8Jerry CollinsNumber 8
  9. 9Justin MarshallScrum-half
  10. 10Carlos SpencerFly-half
  11. 11Josevata RokocokoWing
  12. 12Aaron MaugerCentre
  13. 13Leon MacDonaldCentre
  14. 14Doug HowlettWing
  15. 15Mils MuliainaFull-back
  16. 16Mark HammettBench
  17. 17Kees MeeuwsBench
  18. 18Rodney So'oialoBench
  19. 19Marty HolahBench
  20. 20Byron KelleherBench
  21. 21Daniel CarterBench
  22. 22Ma'a NonuBench

Wales

  1. 1Iestyn ThomasProp
  2. 2Robin McBrydeHooker
  3. 3Adam JonesProp
  4. 4Brent CockbainSecond row
  5. 5Rob SidoliSecond row
  6. 6Jonathan ThomasFlanker
  7. 7Colin CharvisFlanker
  8. 8Alix PophamNumber 8
  9. 9Gareth CooperScrum-half
  10. 10Stephen JonesFly-half
  11. 11Tom ShanklinWing
  12. 12Sonny ParkerCentre
  13. 13Mark TaylorCentre
  14. 14Shane WilliamsWing
  15. 15Garan EvansFull-back
  16. 16Mefin DaviesBench
  17. 17Gethin JenkinsBench
  18. 18Chris WyattBench
  19. 19Dafydd JonesBench
  20. 20Dwayne PeelBench
  21. 21Ceri SweeneyBench
  22. 22Gareth ThomasBench

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Context

All-time, New Zealand 35–3 Wales, 1 drawn in 39 scored Tests. Full head-to-head

New Zealand going in
Wales 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.