Clive Woodward's men have been drawn in Group C with the Springboks, while hosts and defending champions Australia are drawn in Group A alongside Argentina.
Second seeds France will play in Pool B with Scotland, while New Zealand are in Group D with Wales.
The eight quarter-finalists from the last 1999 World Cup were seeded in the order in which they finished.
The World Cup will run from 10 October to 22 November 2003, with matches played in most major cities around Australia.
Sydney's Olympic stadium will host the opening match, between Australia and Argentina on 10 October, as well as the final and both semi-finals.
The 20 teams have been split into four pools of five with the top two sides from each group advancing directly to the quarter-finals.
New Zealand lost its co-host status in April 2002 when the International Rugby Board (IRB) gave Australia the sole rights to stage the 48-match, 20-team tournament.
0900 12 Oct: Wales v Canada (D) Melbourne
1100 12 Oct: Scotland v Japan (B) Townsville
1300 12 Oct: England v Georgia (C) Perth
1030 14 Oct: Argentina v Namibia (A) Gosford
0800 15 Oct: Fiji v USA (B) Brisbane
1030 15 Oct: Italy v Tonga (D) Canberra
1300 15 Oct: Samoa v Uruguay (C) Perth
1030 17 Oct: NZ v Canada (D) Melbourne
0700 18 Oct: Australia v Romania (A) Brisbane
1000 18 Oct: France v Japan (B) Townsville
1300 18 Oct: SA v England (C) Perth
0900 19 Oct: Wales v Tonga (D) Canberra
1100 19 Oct: Ireland v Namibia (A) Sydney
1300 19 Oct: Georgia v Samoa (C) Perth
1030 20 Oct: Scotland v USA (B) Brisbane
1030 21 Oct: Italy v Canada (D) Canberra
1130 22 Oct: Argentina v Romania (A) Sydney
1100 23 Oct: Fiji v Japan (B) Townsville
0830 24 Oct: NZ v Tonga (D) Brisbane
1100 24 Oct: SA v Georgia (C) Sydney
0700 25 Oct: Australia v Namibia (A) Adelaide
0930 25 Oct: Italy v Wales (D) Canberra
1130 25 Oct: France v Scotland (B) Sydney
0730 26 Oct: Argentina v Ireland (A) Adelaide
0930 26 Oct: England v Samoa (C) Melbourne
0830 27 Oct: Japan v USA (B) Gosford
0830 28 Oct: Georgia v Uruguay (C) Sydney
0830 29 Oct: Canada v Tonga (D) Wollongong
0900 30 Oct: Romania v Namibia (A) Launceston
0830 31 Oct: France v USA (B) Wollongong
0500 01 Nov: Scotland v Fiji (B) Sydney
0730 01 Nov: SA v Samoa (C) Brisbane
0935 01 Nov: Australia v Ireland (A) Melbourne
0730 02 Nov: England v Uruguay (C) Brisbane
0935 02 Nov: NZ v Wales (D) Sydney
Quarter-finals
0730 08 Nov: Winner D v Runner up C (QF1) Melbourne
1000 08 Nov: Winner A v Runner up B (QF2) Brisbane
0730 09 Nov: Winner B v Runner up A (QF3) Melbourne
1000 09 Nov: Winner C v Runner up D (QF4) Brisbane
Semi-finals
0900 15 Nov: Winner QF1 v Winner QF2 (SF1) Sydney
0900 16 Nov: Winner QF3 v Winner QF4 (SF2) Sydney
Third-place play-off
0900 20 Nov: Loser SF1 v Loser SF2 (Play-off) Sydney
Final
0900 22 Nov: Winner SF1 v Winner SF2 (Final) Sydney
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