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The 2003 Rugby World Cup was the fifth Rugby World Cup and was won by England. Originally planned to be co-hosted by Australia and New Zealand, all games were shifted to Australia following a contractual dispute over ground signage rights between the New Zealand Rugby Union and Rugby World Cup Limited. The pre-event favourites were England ...
England announced their 30-man squad for the tournament on 7 September 2003. [2] Danny Grewcock suffered an injury mid-tournament and was replaced by Simon Shaw on 3 November. [3] Head coach: Clive Woodward. Note: Flags indicate national union for the club/province as defined by World Rugby. Player.
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The final was played in front of a Rugby World Cup record crowd of 82,957, with 22 to 30 million television viewers, and was refereed by André Watson of South Africa. Australia scored first when Lote Tuqiri scored a try in the sixth minute, but Elton Flatley failed to score the resulting conversion.
- 22 November 2003
- 2003 Rugby World Cup
- Stadium Australia, Sydney
- Jonny Wilkinson (England)
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.
5 minutes into the game Australia won a penalty due to a Trevor Woodman short arm to Nathan Sharp and kicked for the corner, where after a poor lineout in which England conceded a freekick they set up to launch what looked like a standard backs move, attacking from just outside the English 22.
Aug 13, 2015 · The 2003 tournament in Australia was a World Cup that offered indelible images, particularly for English fans. There was Jonny Wilkinson's match-winning drop-goal and Martin Johnson...
Along with a try to Jason Robinson, Jonny Wilkinson kicked four penalties and then a drop-goal in extra time to win the game 20–17 for England, who became the first northern hemisphere team to win the Webb Ellis Cup. The 2003 Rugby World Cup was the fifth Rugby World Cup and was won by England.
