It’s a second that ought to stay lengthy within the reminiscence of any England fan who was alive to see England’s 2003 champions raise the Webb Ellis trophy. Actually, legends of it should have been handed down by way of generations.

However are you able to title each participant who began for England within the 2003 Rugby World Cup ultimate? And the way lengthy will it take you?

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England’s 2003 champions

This was the primary time – and because it stands, solely time – a northern hemisphere facet received the Rugby World Cup.

The ultimate in Sydney went all the way down to the wire. With hosts Australia taking over England, it got here all the way down to a shoot-out between Elton Flatley and… Properly, a really well-known participant it’s important to title above! We’d. everyone knows what occurred. Do you?

In the long run England triumphed, however so a lot of that facet grew to become iconic.

It’s reported that coach Clive Woodward mentioned of his England facet and their successes: “There’s no secret. No magic system. I simply stored selecting the very best workforce I may for the previous few years. Easy as that.”

He additionally mentioned of his legendary match-winning kicker, “There’s most likely a load of children in England on the market now engaged on their drop objectives. And a few of them aren’t going to be sitting all the way down to Christmas dinner with their households as a result of they’ll be out practising.”

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