The 2003

Tri Nations Series The Rugby Championship is an international rugby union competition contested annually by Argentina, Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa. These are the four highest ranked national teams in the Southern Hemisphere; the Six Nations is a ...

was contested from 12 July to 16 August between the national

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teams of Australia,

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and

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. New Zealand won the tournament for the fifth time. New Zealand regained the

Bledisloe Cup The Bledisloe Cup is an annual rugby union competition originally staged between the national teams of Australia's Wallabies and New Zealand's All Blacks that has been contested since the 1930s. The frequency that the competition is held has va ...

which Australia had held since 1998.

Table

Results

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External links

2003 Tri Nations Series
at ''ESPN''

at Rugby.com.au {{The Rugby Championship

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