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- Friday, 22 November, marks the 10-year anniversary of one of English sport's golden moments, England's Rugby World Cup victory over Australia. The mastermind behind that triumph, head coach Sir Clive Woodward, has watched the whole final back for the first time for a BBC 5 live Rugby Special on Thursday (1930-2100 GMT).
www.bbc.co.uk › sport › rugby-unionSir Clive Woodward relives England's World Cup final victory
South Africa beat England 32–12 in the final of the 2019 Rugby World Cup with Handré Pollard kicking 22 points to dominate the English. This was the first time the winning team had lost a match during and gone to win the competition; South Africa lost 23–13 against New Zealand in the pool stage.
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Nov 2, 2019 · New Zealand and South Africa are the most successful nations, each winning the trophy three times. Australia have won it twice and England are the sole northern hemisphere nation to win the tournament back in 2003. Below we tell the brief history of each tournament. 1987 – New Zealand beat France 29-9.
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Apr 18, 2020 · England’s World Cup talisman was plagued by injuries after dropping the winning goal against Australia in 2003 but shrugged it off to find success on the Mediterranean. The 40-year-old joined Toulon’s back-room staff as kicking and skills coach after retirement and is now a regular TV pundit.
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The final between Australia and England was played at Sydney's Stadium Australia in front of a crowd of 82,957, and was refereed by veteran South African official André Watson, in so doing becoming the first, and so far only, referee to officiate two Rugby World Cup finals. Australia opened the scoring after they decided to run a penalty ...
Nov 22, 2018 · Current England boss Eddie Jones! There are subplots everywhere. But where did each member of England's 22-man squad go in the aftermath of that 20-17 extra-time victory in 2003?
