Relive an epic encounter from Rugby World Cup 2003 as Wales put what had been an otherwise forgettable year behind them to push eventual champions England all the way in the last of the quarter-finals.

Robin Scott-Elliot talks to a player, a coach, a fan, the commentator and the referee from that epic Sydney night. Want an ad-free experience?Subscribe to Independent Premium. Two years ago he and fellow student Manuel Blengio never dreamed of playing at this tournament. Published on Sun 16 Nov 2003 06.39 EST. Gosling: There was this sense of anticipation. Download it for free! Johnson: ‘Wales had good players and nothing to lose’. Rugby union is a sport played in over 100 countries across all the continents making it a well known sport. Listen Live.

We knew it was do-or-die and winning that game was an extraordinary feeling.

Reddin: The night before there was a lot of noise outside [the hotel], the Aussies doing their best to keep everybody awake. Scotland, New Zealand I said something like: "It's high, it's straight, it's got the distance… it's over." In the second half Australia clawed back. Not that you would have known it from [referee] Andre Watson. Watson blew for full time. Wilkinson bent his body over the ball and then drop-kicked it deep into the Australian 22. Rugby has also been recently included in the Olympic sports competition which promises to ignite even more interest in financial investment. You can find our Community Guidelines in full here. Watch LIVE rugby TODAY … England v Wales, RWC 2003. It could have been Mike Catt.

Baxter: The day before [there was] so much excitement, so many nerves, the adrenalin starting to kick in. Reddin: Some games you remember every detail but others just fly past. I won't blow the whistle – you can put my house on that." Then Lewis Moody won a lineout and England's pack rumbled forward. We went into half-time and thought, "OK it has to slow down in the second half". Please be respectful when making a comment and adhere to our Community Guidelines. I remember getting to full time and thinking for a second, "Christ, what happens now?" The existing Open Comments threads will continue to exist for those who do not subscribe to Independent Premium. Uruguay will be keen to show how they match up to England’s stars, while the match also offers a rare chance for England fans to see the side play away from Twickenham.
Take the back row, Richard Hill, Neil Back, Lawrence Dallaglio – it was the best in the world. The 2003 Rugby World Cup Final was the final match in the 2003 Rugby World Cup, the fifth Rugby World Cup.The match was played between England and Australia on 22 November 2003 at Telstra Stadium in Sydney in front of a crowd of 82,957. It just didn't. The dressing room was an incredible place to be, to be able to look around and see everybody and know that everybody had contributed to that. v
Gosling: You saw Jonny step back. Mike Averis. It was the best pack in world rugby so the expectation was high.

Rugby World Cup 2003 remembered: 'It was almost like slow motion, he kicked the ball and it went wobbly, wobbly, wobbly…' Ten years ago Jonny Wilkinson's drop goal won England the World Cup. Reddin: After Jonny kicked the drop goal I was with Andy Gomarsall and we were pretty excited. Email your comments to : guyawoodward@hotmail.com. And then over. As the clock ran down, Larkham kicked Australia into England's 22 and from the lineout Ben Kay fumbled. We were drinking at a ridiculous rate – not good for the health but you needed to calm nerves…. Fiji, Samoa and the Tonga would eventually qualify, joining automatic qualifiers Australia and New Zealand Round 1a – June, 2001. Start your Independent Premium subscription today. Create a commenting name to join the debate, There are no Independent Premium comments yet - be the first to add your thoughts, There are no comments yet - be the first to add your thoughts. It was unbelievable. The 2003 World Cup final was under way. Baxter: We knew what was coming.

It didn't. There was a huge sense of belief. I tried to charge it down, launched myself off both legs but I'd had double calf cramps so I went nowhere fast. Uruguay’s students ready for painful lesson, 'It'll be tough but we like getting hit' says German Kessler, the youngest player in Uruguay's youthful squad. Gosling: The second half, wow.

Worked for the British Olympic Association during London 2012. By the time Jonny Wilkinson prepared to kick off the rain had relented. Coach Martin Johnson — captain of the victorious 2003 World Cup team — was furious, particularly after a family came across a dead fox wrapped around a tree with a paper target on its face. Then there was Martin Johnson, a tremendous bruiser, you didn't argue with him. James Gosling (England fan): Tickets were changing hands for thousands of pounds. Now an architect in Sydney and a director of the NSW Waratahs. New Zealand, France Baxter: The memory from the early part was the noise, just the noise. Jonny dropped back. Former Uruguayan captain and coach Diego Ormaechea became the first Tero to be inducted into the World Rugby Hall of Fame.

That was it.

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