2003 Rugby World Cup – Americas qualification
In qualification for the 2003 Rugby World Cup, a number of positions were available to Americas nations. Canada, Uruguay and the USA would eventually qualify.
Round 1 (North)
Winner (Trinidad and Tobago) qualified to Round 2.
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 20 November 2001 - Cayman Islands | ||||||||||
 Bermuda |
Forfeit | |||||||||
| 22 November 2001 - Cayman Islands | ||||||||||
 Saint Lucia |
0 | |||||||||
| Bermuda |
18 | |||||||||
| 20 November 2001 - Cayman Islands | ||||||||||
 Barbados |
5 | |||||||||
| Barbados |
25 | |||||||||
| 24 November 2001 - Cayman Islands | ||||||||||
 Bahamas |
18 | |||||||||
 Trinidad and Tobago |
23 | |||||||||
| 20 November 2001 - Cayman Islands | ||||||||||
| Bermuda |
12 | |||||||||
 Cayman Islands |
32 | |||||||||
| 22 November 2001 - Cayman Islands | ||||||||||
 Guyana |
13 | |||||||||
| Trinidad and Tobago |
12 | |||||||||
| 20 November 2001 - Cayman Islands | ||||||||||
| Cayman Islands |
8 | |||||||||
| Trinidad and Tobago |
51 | |||||||||
 Jamaica |
5 | |||||||||
Round 1 (South)
Valid also as 2001 South American Rugby Championship "B"
Winner (Brazil) qualified to Round 2.
Final Standings
| Country | GP | W | D | L | +/- | Pts |
 Brazil | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +88 | 9 |
 Venezuela | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +71 | 7 |
 Peru | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -48 | 5 |
 Colombia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -111 | 3 |
Match Schedule
| Date | Match | Venue | Result |
| 6-October-2001 | Venezuela - Colombia | Venezuela | 55-0 |
| 13-October-2001 | Venezuela - Peru | Venezuela | 46-19 |
| 27-October-2001 | Brazil - Peru | Brazil | 51-9 |
| 11-November-2001 | Colombia - Brazil | Colombia | 12-47 |
| 17-November-2001 | Brazil - Venezuela | Brazil | 14-3 |
| 17-November-2001 | Peru-Colombia | Peru | 31-10 |
Round 2
Winner (Brazil) qualified to Round 3.
| Date | Match | Venue | Result |
| 22-December-2001 | Trinidad and Tobago - Brazil |
Arima (Trinidad and Tobago) | 10-11 |
| 26-January-2002 | Brazil - Trinidad and Tobago |
Brazil | 9-0 |
Round 3
Winner (Chile) qualified to Round 4.
Final Standings
| Country | GP | W | D | L | +/- | Pts |
 Chile | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +92 | 6 |
 Paraguay | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -51 | 4 |
| Brazil | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -41 | 2 |
Match Schedule
| Date | Match | Venue | Result |
| 13-April-2002 | Brazil - Chile | Brazil | 6-46 |
| 20-April-2002 | Paraguay - Brazil | Paraguay | 14-13 |
| 28-April-2002 | Chile - Paraguay | Chile | 57-5 |
Round 4
Top two (Canada and Uruguay) qualified to World Cup as Americas 1 and 2. 3rd Place (USA) to Repechage.
Final Standings
| Country | GP | W | D | L | +/- | Pts |
 Canada | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | +112 | 16 |
 Uruguay | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | -29 | 12 |
 United States | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | -32 | 10 |
| Chile | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | -51 | 10 |
Match Schedule
| Date | Match | Venue | Result |
| 29-June-2002 | Canada - USA | Canada | 26-9 |
| 9-July-2002 | Uruguay - Chile | Uruguay | 34-23 |
| 13-July-2002 | USA - Canada | United States | 13-36 |
| 27-July-2002 | Chile - Uruguay | Chile | 10-6 |
| 15-August-2002 | USA - Uruguay | United States | 28-24 |
| 17-August-2002 | Canada - Chile | Canada | 27-6 |
| 24-August-2002 | Uruguay - Canada | Uruguay | 25-23 |
| 24-August-2002 | Chile - USA | Chile | 21-13 |
| 31-August-2002 | Uruguay - USA | Uruguay | 10-9 |
| 31-August-2002 | Chile - Canada | Chile | 11-29 |
| 8-October-2002 | USA - Chile | United States | 35-22 |
| 8-October-2002 | Canada - Uruguay | Canada | 51-16 |
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