How England Won The 2003 Rugby World Cup Final - Neil Back & Matt Giteau | RugbyPass

[@StanWilks]

One of my fondest memories as a child was watching my mum scream as Johnny landed the drop goal. As a kid, you don't comprehend just how important this game was for English Rugby, but as an adult, I've come to cherish it.

[@sesetio338]

Those wingers were OP in Rugby 08. haha

[@martinmold1051]

'And England has joined Alf Ramsey's immortals and won the World Cup!'...I was a young lad..( 8) and watched England win the '66 football World Cup'....we have celebrated ever since!!! Was fantastic that England won the Rugby World Cup 2003...coo..time flies. Excellent competitors,sporting Heroes.

[@lauraecox]

That game got me into rugby (and in love with JW)

[@marynorth7988]

Oh my goodness ...... I cannot tell any one just how many times over the years I keep coming back to relive this epic game . Just the BEST ever....!

[@samhopkinson7765]

Goosebumps still. Wilko some how got better and better despite the injuries

[@Manjitsingh-pn8yu]

Still gives me goosebumps watched this in Thailand in the Aussie bar in Phuket till the day I die never forget get

[@thadtuiol1717]

Watched this in a sports bar in Tokyo, with hundreds of other expats. Loads of Aussies and English fans were there, and a few confused and slightly intimidated Yanks and Japanese wondering what all the fuss was about. I'll never forget the roar the English contingent let out when Jason Robinson scored his try and when Wilko slotted the drop goal at the end. Best sporting-related moment of my life. That 2002-2003 England team was effing awesome.

[@teddyparker1888]

My god this is good . So powerful and love the little nuggets of info Back is giving us

[@happygilmore7115]

I'm Welsh and I really enjoyed that great England team.

[@skar5541]

Actually made you proud to be English for once. Never forget this. Outstanding rugby!

[@Fisherjobi]

That moment made my childhood at 11 years old!! 3 weeks later we had an inter school 7s tournament, I scored a try in front of those that had come to support us in the final and done the Robinson slide, dig and ‘come on’ celebration. Great memories.

[@KernalRegis]

Jesus... as a wallaby fan this hurts. I'll be honest though, England deserved it. We gave them a good game but were lucky to get to extra time. Kudos to Jonny for sealing probably the most epic rugby game of all time!

[@michaelplumpton8873]

Elton flatly had the biggest balls ever seen on a rugby field

[@Atari-stfm]

The Aussies did gave the ref helping them though

[@camborocks]

@@Atari-stfm am I the only England fan who thought we were taking the piss in the scrum in the second half? Andre Watson repeatedly warned us in the scrum and we didn't listen and conceded 3 penalities as a consequence. The last one was a simple call because we were constantly engaging/ driving early

[@hanoitripper1809]

Amazing game, watched in a smoky turkish hostel in the morning in French. Had to wrestle the remote from all the turks who wamted to watch some local soap opera..

[@hitchikerspie]

Where’s my “He drops for World Cup Glory” best call ever

[@KmT81]

That Day :Saturday 22sd November 2003. Im a French Fan of England Team and watched this with my brother .Incredible Final. I was nearly 23. England's Best Rugby era 2000-2003

[@kd2239]

Matt Giteau is hilarious. "that cheat that thug Wilkinson or whatever his name is". Brilliant!

[@jdee8267]

Elton Flatley just kept breaking our hearts, just couldn’t believe it

[@harrybrown1513]

I was six years old, didnt have much idea what was going on. Sitting in my nans living room with my Rugby mad uncle, my mum, my aunt, cousin and of course my Nan. My uncle was shouting at the TV, I was half watching half playing with some toys on the floor. My nan was watching and my mum and aunt were talking for most of it 😂😂. That all changed in the final minutes, somehow even I knew what was going on was amazing, we were all watching eyes glued to the screen, (pretty sure my aunt, cousin and mum haven't watched a game of rugby since). The second Jonny landed that kick, my uncle leapt off his chair and nearly put his head through the ceiling, my mum and aunt were cheering and threw me into the air 😂 and my nan just lifted her tea in her hand and laughed. We celebrated the rest of the afternoon and into the evening. My Aunt and uncle divorced about ten years later, my nan died about a year after and my uncle passed away about two years ago and I haven't seen my cousin in nearly three years. Its then you realise how quickly things change and how important it is to hold onto memories like that.

[@thadtuiol1717]

You're right. I remember watching this epic moment with my dad and again in 2005 when the England cricket team finally won back the Ashes after 18 years of hurt. Tears of joy, both times. My dad died in 2011, so we'll never watch anything together again. So glad I got to experience rare English sporting success with him in 2003 and 2005.

[@davidpentland6244]

6 penalties against England at the scrum in the second half, more than for all the rest of the competition put together. Our props stop pushing in case they are penalised. You can't say the SA ref didn't try.

[@marlecmarine5393]

What a fantastic player and character Neil Back was, a true world champion......

[@lupercal8997]

Cheers for this. Great video

[@writerjames8284]

Watched this in a pub in Lyon France in a English pub. Final whistle went and straight around to Aussie bar for the big wind up.

[@Arran_martin]

Great vid as always mate

[@chickentwisties2298]

Best world cup final of all time.

[@siphoalfredngwenya4629]

The Poms were just too good in '03.

[@NautiusMaximus]

My god Jonny was gorgeous

[@kd2239]

Ben Kay drops the ball but his players dont give out to him, they support him. That support allows him to make the risky call late in the game to win it. That right there is the difference in culture between rugby and football.

[@DeadManA8]

Greatest rwc final ever

[@duffymoony]

Rugby bliss.

[@markwilliams2505]

I remember making my kids watch it..... now its tattooed in our history

[@martyngebhard7311]

Australia’s first try is Eddie joneses coaching style pre planned move early

[@dhirenfernando8159]

ye he was their coach

[@paulphillips3386]

Fantastic

[@c0161c]

anyone know the music from 12:00 to 12:50 ? thanks

[@michaeljanney5571]

Far to many adverts, ruined the video

[@yiyodder]

Turn the adds off then Dumbo !

[@lungabiyela9081]

Do the 2007 final next... And then 2019.

[@Mightyguybrush2]

You’d think with all that he achieved in his career Wilkinson would happier bloke.. but I suppose what goes up must come down

[@andyhunter5869]

Eddie Jones only coaches to second place in WC finals.

[@andyhunter5869]

David Hurst *assistant coach

[@andyhunter5869]

David Hurst yes.

[@toiletsmithy3630]

@@andyhunter5869 watch him somehow find his way into NZ coaching box

[@andyhunter5869]

@@toiletsmithy3630 unlikely. I’d say he’s more interested in developing a national team than inheriting one that’s already great. England were at the lowest ebb when he took over there, and Japan were only emerging when he was in charge.

[@toiletsmithy3630]

@@andyhunter5869 he coached Australia who were incredibly amazing when he came into the coaching box. and south africa so i doubt it. England were just as good before Jones came on. England almost beat new zealands 18 game winning streak

[@iangrantham8300]

England actually had 65% of posession and to win in the last minute by a field goal with that amount of posession was not that good. However England has gone forward and the Australian game is in dissaray - mainly to do with the management and administration.

[@george474747]

Sport has natural drama. Overhyping it with distracting music indicating when you're supposed to feel what just takes away from that. Being authentically affected by the unfolding events is exciting; being manipulated by the artificial signals of stereotypical music for the millionth time is not. Subtle music can add to sport, but attention-directing music replaces its space in the viewer's attention.

[@george474747]

The timed drum effects are especially ridiculous. What's happened to our culture's appreciation for nuance and artistry? Sport used to be so beautiful... I guess films and TV have taught everyone that the viewer has to be explicitly told what to feel instead of allowing subtle forms of inspiration the space to build up.

[@thadtuiol1717]

I agree. It's just another sign of how we've been dumbed down over the decades. Everything is just loud bombast now.

[@wobblertv8083]

Strange Game England should have been out of site .But some strange refereeing and Australian tenacity made them work extremely hard for win .It was scripted that Wilkinson would hit the winner.

[@davidpearn2484]

Time to let it go now.

[@Mr1in1000000]

Worst Springbok world cup squad ever

[@BonuxCouleur]

Neil Back was still the biggest cheat to ever face the Rugby Earth. Absolute disgrace of a flanker.

[@daddemack88r13]

I think both teams were lucky Jonah Lomu was sick and not at this tournament because he would have terrorized teams if he played

[@samacw]

Not by 2003. Most of the wingers against him were over 100kg and teams had studied him enough to make his life much more difficult.