Teams start arriving this week

The Welsh Team arrived this morning at 5:10am into Sydney airport with Scotland arriving at 10:30am into Brisbane. Yesterday 10 of Argentina’s squad arrived with the rest of the team expected in on Wednesday morning. It has been long trip for the Pumas, stopping over in Santiago (Chile) and Auckland before touching down in Sydney. Argentina opens the 2003 RWC against the Wallabies on Friday the 10th of October.This week will see nearly all of the teams competing in the 2003 RWC arrive at their various bases. The schedule is as follows

Wed 1 Oct
-FRANCE arrive (Brisbane Airport, 7:40am
-USA arrive (Brisbane Airport, 8:20am)
-IRELAND arrive (Sydney Airport, 5:10am)
-ROMANIA arrive (Sydney Airport, 6:05am)
-CANADA arrive (Sydney Airport, 6:10am)
-GEORGIA arrive (Perth Airport, 2:00pm)
-SAMOA arrive (Perth Airport, 6:50pm)

Thu 2 Oct
-ITALY arrive (Canberra Airport, 9:05am)
-TONGA arrive (Canberra Airport, 5:10pm)
-NAMBIA arrive (Sydney Airport, 1:55pm)
-URUGUAY arrive (Perth Airport, 3:25pm)

Fri 3 Oct
-ENGLAND arrive (Perth Airport, 12:45am)

Sat 4 Oct
-South Pacific Cultural Day (Panaia RSL, Syd)
-South Pacific Festival (Crosby Park, Brisbane)

Sun 5 Oct
-FIJI arrive (Brisbane Airport, 10:30am)
-SOUTH AFRICA arrive (Perth Airport, 9:05am)
-World Choir arrives in Sydney
-Ikale Tahi Welcome (Canberra Yacht Club)