Who won the 2003 Rugby World Cup?

Question

Who won the 2003 Rugby World Cup?

Answer 1

That would have been England. Not that we'll win it next year.

Answer 2

The 2003 Rugby World Cup was the fifth rugby union world cup. It 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 Football Union and Rugby World Cup Limited. The pre-event favourites were England and New Zealand, with France, defending champions Australia and South Africa all expected to make strong showings.

Australia won the right to host the World Cup in 2003 without the involvement of New Zealand after a contractual dispute over ground signage rights between the New Zealand Rugby Football Union and Rugby World Cup Limited. The overall stadium capacity was reduced from the 1999 Rugby World Cup in Wales.

The final between Australia and England was played at Sydney's Telstra Stadium in front of a crowd of 82,957. Security at the final was the tighest ever for a Rugby World Cup final. Australia opened the scoring after they decided to run a penalty instead of kicking for touch. Lote Tuquiri beat England's right wing, Robinson, to a high cross-field kick and went over for the first try, but Elton Flatley was not able to add the conversion.

England dominated the rest of the half, opening up a 9-5 lead after Australian indiscipline gave away several penalties, but were unable to capitalise on their dominance. They nearly crossed the line on one occasion, when the Australian defence was stretched after a mistake and Ben Kay was given a potential try-scoring pass. He fumbled the ball over the line. Television replays showed Kay's reaction in four-letter words. Towards the end of the first half, England stretched their lead further. Lawrence Dallaglio made a break and popped the ball inside to Jonny Wilkinson, who drew the defence before putting Robinson away in the corner for a try. The conversion was missed, but England went in at halftime leading by 14-5, a resounding riposte to the Australian media, which had questioned England's try-scoring abilities.

In the second half Australia tightened their discipline, and solid play forced mistakes from England. The game swung from end to end, with both sides having try-scoring opportunities, but neither able to take them. Australia managed to get points on the board and Elton Flatley scored two penalties to make the score 14-11 to England. In the 79th minute, Australia were putting pressure on England in their half. England had a scrum and just needed to keep hold of the ball until time elapsed. Several scrums were reset after the front rows failed to engage properly and finally, the referee, André Watson, gave a controversial penalty to Australia, despite England's scrum dominating the rest of the game. Flatley converted it with the last kick of normal time to tie the score 14-14 and take it to 20 minutes' extra time.

England opened the scoring in extra time with another Wilkinson penalty, but with two and a half minutes of extra time remaining Australia were awarded another penalty, which Flatley kicked successfully. With 21 seconds left before sudden death, England's Wilkinson scored a drop goal to win the match and with it the world championship.

Answer 3

The Brazilian Team whose captain is Eunaffef Mandiller.

Answer 4

England beat Australia 20 - 17

Answer 5

it was England who beat Australia in the finals in the last minute.

Answer 6

England won the rugby world cup in 2003. a last minute drop goal by johnny Wilkinson put them ahead of Australia

Answer 7

Johnny Wilkinson.

Answer 8

england did and they have been c**p every since

Answer 9

Boring, Boring England who put the game back a decade with forwards and kicking but seem to have got their come uppance now. Rugby is a free flowing game with the ball passed swiftky through hands not kicked into touch every thirty secodns as England play it.

Answer 10

Castleford tigers

Answer 11

Jonny Wilkinson's Drop Goal in the last minutes of extra time won the World Cup for England