The 2003 Rugby World Cup was hosted by Australia . Venues of the fifth Rugby World Cup was set across ten cities of Australia. Initially New Zealand was the co-host of the 2003 Rugby World Cup.
However, the matches were shifted to Australia after a dispute in contract between the countries. In the biggest event of the world of rugby, twenty teams participated in 48 matches. For holding the matches during the 2003 Rugby World Cup , many stadiums were renovated. In the center of the event was Sydney , which encompassed two stadiums staging the 2003 World Cup matches.
A total of eleven stadiums in ten cities were used for hosting all the matches of the 2003 Rugby World Cup . The first round of the tournament was held in Telstra Stadium of Sydney , Bluetongue Central Coast Stadium of Gosford, Suncorp Stadium of Brisbane, Aussie Stadium of Sydney , Adelaide Oval of Adelaide , Aurora Stadium of Launceston, Telstra Dome of Melbourne , Dairy Farmers Stadium of Townsville, WIN Stadium of Wollongong, Subiaco Oval of Perth and Canberra Stadium of Canberra.
The quarter finals of the 2003 Rugby World Cup were held in two stadiums, Telstra Dome of Melbourne and Suncorp Stadium of Brisbane . The semi-finals and finals of the tournament were held at the Telstra Stadium of Sydney. The third place play-off match was also held at the venue of the final, the Telstra Stadium of Sydney.
