I was 13 years old when England won the world cup. Before that, Rugby at least to me was always this sort of middle/upper class sport which was exclusive to them. When England won, suddenly it was open to everyone. It didn't matter where you came from, anything was possible and it's down to England winning the world cup that people thought that way. I joined my local rugby club (Broad Street Rugby Club in Coventry) and enjoyed a wonderful 5+ years playing the sport, learning how to operate in a team, understanding comradery and teamship and my responsibilities as a second row and took from the sport life lessons which I still apply to day to day life to this day. Thank you England Rugby World Cup team 2003 for creating a completely unexpected and incredible new avenue in my life. Kevin Donnelly
Kevin Donnelly I've had the pleasure of playing against Broad St on many occasions - we might've met on the pitch! particularly as we're similar aged. the RWC win absolutely inspired many of today's youth to ditch the round ball and pick up the egg.
I also was 13. My story is similar to yours and I remember going with my dad and brother to ‘see the trophy’ at a local club. It arrived on a helicopter, I wore my England shirt, and my father told me not to smile too much in the photo we had as I had braces at the time! Lol I still have that picture now, and my braces are still obvious because I couldn’t help but pull a big cheesy grin. Great memories and I quite agree thank you England!!
I, as an Aussie, was so fucked off for months to be beaten by a wilkinson drop goal. Now watching this i cheered when jonnie dropped the hammer on us. What a contest!
As a french fan, i remember this english team as a perfect machine to win matchs whatever the way or the style. The art to win ugly must be respected like any other rugby!
You guys (the French) were the only team that beat us more than once in the 4 year period between the 99 WC final finishing and the 2003 WC final. You guys had such an under rated side because they were overshadowed by the winning machine that England were back then. De Villiers, Ibanez, Pelous, Betsen, Magne, Harinodiquy, Galthie and so on. There was a fantastic 6 nations match in Paris where Serge Betsen marked Jonny Wilkinson out of the match. As well as that the French beat us in a pre World Cup friendly in a match that seemed to have no significance at all but actually was massively significant to the record books. Had England won that game then England would have held the record for most consecutive wins by a hell of a long way. Either side of that loss they had two enormously long runs without defeat.
The reason why Southern hemisphere teams are successful is purely down to not sticking to 1 style, Playing mind games, and bending the rules to borderline cheating. Biggest mistake from Northern Hemisphere teams is trying to play southern Hemisphere teams style and game instead of doing what ever it takes to win regardless of opinion . This England team did whatever it took to win and that's the difference. Both France and Ireland have a chance to shine this year. Hopefully they will play their best game and break this southern Hemisphere domination
England were shit hot then man, let's be honest mate. I'm a full Welshman myself. The fitness, philosophy of Sir Clive and Johnson, handling of criticism, strength and the plan worked for them then. That front pack was monstrous and the boot of Wilkinson was deadly. It might hurt to say, but essentially that side is the best rugby side ever to date, that English side from 2001-03. They're not as arrogant as us other nations think, just hungry for success after 1991.
As a Scottish rugby fan gotta admire this England team best side they ever had in my.opinion the rest of the home nations were inspired I believe to try get to this standard I believe they weren't the same when Martin Johnson and Jason Leonard retired also Johnny Wilkinson got injured but what an achievement to beat Australia back then on home soil
Matthew Court I am here. A bit tense about Saturday. I feel the team played against the abs the same as they played against Ireland in Dublin. They are a big team up for it. They thrive on the big occasion, they drink the pressure and use it.
This Documentary has everything from Clive Woodward's winning psychology to that wonderful moment when you hear the co commentators gutterall primal scream as Johnny Wilkinson hit that wining drop goal. And John Hurt's wonderful narration with his mellifluous voice... This is a fantastic documentary that I would urge every English Rugby fan to watch this evening as it evokes so many wonderful emotions in preparation for tomorrow's date with destiny!!
What a team this was!! England 2000-03 and now also, strong, fit, organised, hard and most powerful guys to ever grace the game, from Wales :) hard f*****s! Without England, there would be no rugby.
John Williams great comment, the Welsh team of the 70s had the same huge influence. Shame that was the last game together, Johnson retired along with others and all of a sudden England seemed to be back to square one. I like much about the current side, but you genuinely felt that 2003 side could win whatever the opposition, whatever the conditions. This was exemplified in NZ when they held the ABs out with 13 men and went on to win.There performances seemed to be mainly built on forward power, great defence and the boot of JW. Yes they had good attackers, but they defended with their lives, with gruesome forward power with the likes of Johnson and Grewcock.
John Hurt the narrator , god bless old boy..! But that year England were just an amazing team, they beat NZ, AUS before the world cup too and away from home. Rain, Snow, Wind, any conditions, that England team would adapt their play to suit. They are now Legends.
Were in the 2019 RWC Final and as much as i want us to win the final i want it to be done in normal time i dont want to have this much stress on me again
The GREATEST achievement EVER by ANY England team in any sport. I remember we went and played the "Bad Guys" , all of them, prior to the world cup as a way of saying...this is us now...we can and will beat you. Here...Take this. Then, the physical asspect is immense...Rugby is like 15 a-side boxing. Physically demanding, no hiding, hurting...yet mentally draining. In these circumstances, this was an awesome example of the best of human nature. Still choke up watching it 20 years on.
what a fantastic team !! and Clive Woodward deserves great praise for engineering that victory and producing a team with enough steely determination to beat any team anywhere under any conditions......
The one person who does not get much credit but for me was as important as Johnson and Wilkinson is Richard Hill - for me the greatest English wing forward ever.
Hill was "taken out" during the second test on the Lions tour of Australia in 2001..... I'm fairly certain they would have won that series but for his concussion during the match and that also ruled him out of the third test as well...
Why does /did Clive Woodword detest the Springboks? Consequently he is not liked by South Africans. Martin Johnson one he'll of a presence and Jonny Wilkinson, a fantastic goal kicker.
He drops for world cup glory!!!...and you can hear rob Andrew screaming in the background... amazing... I've not heard the radio commentary of the game would be nice to listen to
Probably the two greatest achievements in British sport England 1966 and England 2003 both World Cup winners I know there’s other great achievements in British sport but to me this is the pinnacle for England
All these years on...the whole team effort from the refs start whistle to his last , to end this epic game..... was just awesome ! Never get tired of watching this game ! Will NEVER see the likes again !
This game solidified rugby as the best game,best supporters and best competition going around,from an aussie it only made tge game greater and tgats tge difference between it and other sports because its a hard game to win and only the hardest win
I was born when we won the World Cup, in 1966 though, but who cares, England is the only country to invent THREE yes THREE sports and become World Champions......brilliant....
My dad was at the stadium in 66. It was was his fondest England memory. I wasn't around then so it was just a story. Seeing the celebrations back in 03 was crazier for me.
Best thing about the world cup was watching crowds of people in England flags & shirts watching the game and not having a clue what's going on, and then promptly returning to not giving a shit about rugby a week later.
Brilliant !!.. (1) the joy of the Kiwi commentary when England won (2) Johnno after winning saying ‘why did you penalise us so much’ that sums him up ❤️
Somehow I've never seen this before, but on the 19th anniversary of the greatest day in English sport, that was a wonderful way to mark it. Dare we hope that by the 20th anniversary we'll have another date forever engraved in our minds in the weeks leading up to it?
I was still in the army posted to BATUS in Canada it was early in the morning when I watched the game at my then girlfriends house she wasn't pleased when I started yelling and jumping around.
Legends they were now uts time for the new generation bring it home on saturday do the country proud and show to everyone we are once agqin th3 best team in the world
Unlucky? You were lucky to make the 2007 final and then got beat by the better team. In 2019 you were smashed off the park by the Boks. Unlucky? I don’t think so.
The biggest challenge is to consistently be the best team in the world ... the all blacks are 90 %of the time that team ..an unbelievable statistic ...
People said about England in 2003 that they didn't play pretty Rugby, but they played winning Rugby. In 2015 we turned down the options of pretty Rugby and instead chose losing Rugby. I feel like the media pressure has been unfair towards England but some of the selection has been frankly appalling.
I feel we lost due to team selection and Lancaster's policies. He led the team like a Sunday League team. Blocking out Tualangi, not choosing to overthrow the foreign players rule. He left out Ford who played astonishingly well in the build up and against Fiji. It blows my mind some of the choices he made.
Bok fan here. In 2007, glimpses of this 2003 team appeared in 2007, but they were just not good enough when it mattered the most. What should sting the most was the 2019 loss. England was primed to dominate had they won that final against South Africa. But they were spent by that point following a monumental win against the All Blacks.
Springboks did it first in their first world cup first extra time final and first game ever won in a world cup final by a drop goal and kicking points by one man. Exciting rugby though
+wade dixon although that was a good final it did not have impact as Australia scored at the last few minutes. when all the odds were against them and get all the way across the field. as they were getting closer Wilkinson scored it was at the perfect moment the perfect time at the perfect match.
@@patrickthomas8101 Absolutely. It was also a harder match for England to win. South Africa were playing at Home with the weight of the crowd behind them. England were playing against the world champions, who had just beaten the All Blacks, in Australia.. It doesn't get much harder than that.
i remember telling this couple from england at the time,england will win the rugby world cup,they were touring nz,they said,but the all blacks are the best,i said to them they are not the greatest team,England are a unit in the forwards and backs and of course Johnny,craig nz
+Peter Leung definitely not, a lot of amazing talented players are coming through. we seem to have an embarrassment of riches in the centres and wingers compared to a few years ago.
+Roshan Singh yes amazing talent coming through atm for England, but still I fear that structure of English rugby is not set up to give the international team the best chance to win another RWC. I watch the skill level of the ABs and their super rugby teams and it is on a completely different level to NH, let alone English rugby. But I can certainly see England getting back into the top 3 come RWC 2019.
Peter Leung I definitely agree with your sentiment. I thought Lancaster did a lot of good in his tenure by trying to force England to play a more open/threatening style, but ultimately it is to no avail if the premiership is far more attritional. maybe it is in the english psyche to play the forward dominated game, just like the long ball tactic in football. however i believe if the jones selectively choose players who showcase the ability to play the faster game, we can be world class. I hope i don't appear delusional but i think we could have the best cluster of centres in the world with henry ford, tuilagi, Joseph and Daly. Their skills and abilities are on par with any other current international centres.
***** Post RWC form has been great. But need to keep it up for the next 3 years to be confident of another RWC repeat. And also to beat the ABs, who are still no.1 side in the world.
A long time after your comment, but in many ways you’re right. Woodward did some great things, but he was blessed with having some incredible players. The legacy he left was poor and player development had been ignored in the effort to achieve what they did. He was too English for a Lions tour, selected English players who were past their best and unfortunately came up against probably the greatest rugby team ever. Don’t forget how good that ABs team were and Carter was totally in his pomp during that tour. So yes and no.
I was at that 2003 England Samoa RWC match. It was hilarious for 3/4 of match they looked like they’d lose. They proved were NOT a great team that day.
I agree England played poorly and Samoa played out of their skins, but isn't that the test of a truly great team though, that they can have an off day and then come back, This was the best Rugby team England have ever had in my opinion and for a year or so they were the best team in the world, and consistently beat the southern hemisphere teams. Credit where it is due, Wilkinson was in a class of his own and the best kicker in the world and so young as well during the 2002,2003 season to have performed so well at his young age was a blessing to the team and he changed games. The current squad are also blessed to have 3 Islanders playing for them, Islanders are truly great athletes and so strong and they have helped shaped the current team into a real force, probably not good enough to beat NZ, but there is no shame losing to the best team in the world, I just hope England give a good account of themselves and give it all they have and it will be a good game.
great theatre... interesting clive tips his hand in the documentary.... they man marked Larkham in the final, who was belted in a ruck,... nearly unconscious and went to the blood bin to be "stiched" and sent back in... that was the turning point imo... australia's (and arguably worlds best player) taken out... fair play?
An unwritten rule in rugby is, 'if the ref didn't see it, it didn't happen'. There's also the phrase (which applies to more than one aspect of a match), 'if it wasn't given, it didn't count'. The Larkham incident in itself is down to meticulous planning and strategy. You don't have to like it, you don't even have to respect it but you do need to accept it. In response to a previous comment about SA already doing it (the whole extra-time, drop goal thing), they did it in their own back yard. (NB: I absolutely loved the romance of the '95 RWC) England however went to Australia's backyard, took their trophy off them and flew home with it. RWC 2003 was the best final in sports history. (Closely followed by Liverpool's UCL of 2005 and Dennis Taylor's win in 1985).
+Aaron Beschizza RWC 2003 Final was a great game,but not the best.That honor now belongs to RWC 2015 and the epic final between the mighty All Blacks and a great attacking side in Australia.Our All Blacks proved they're the greatest by winning in 2011,then going to England and winning the RWC again.Plus taking the RWC in 1987.
+BroncosFan1990 that is a fair comment. The ABs were sensational in the final. For drama though, the '03 final was incredible. It may be a biased view as I'm English and Jonny is my hero, but even still, it was the greatest. For pure entertainment and a virtuoso display of how a team just romped a final, NZ take the crown. I guess the debate would go on and on so I'm just glad I've lived through that era and witnessed both finals.
Aaron Beschizza our win in 2011 was special but winning the RWC in England was better.The tournament was awesome with great crowds and full stadiums and you English fans/supporters were superb hosts even after your team bowed out early.Plus to top it all off the All Blacks won it again and hammered the French on the way to doing it:)
+BroncosFan1990 hammering the French is always something I love to see! It was a good World Cup and our pool was tough to get out of. it was nice to see the ABs handle the enormous pressure put on them. we all know they've been prone to cracking when in a tournament held anywhere other than NZ. Japan 2019 will be interesting!
i think England didn't build up the game upon this success they should've dominated even more later on. but i think under Eddie Jones they just might win it again in Japan 2019.
Kinjal Vyas to be honest..... the current England team has more depth than the World Cup winners of 2003.... However they may have inspired more children to take up Rugby Union than Football (Soccer) when they won it..... A lot of credit should also go to Stuart Lancaster (Eddie Jones predecessor) for developing the talents that Eddie now has at his disposal.... They could win the Grand Slam and the World Record of 19 victories but without the All Black's as a scalp would lessen the achievement for me...
Andy Robinson, One of the most outstanding coaches in World Rugby? I think you would be struggling to find anybody who would say that at this current moment.
Elijah Garcia the same team never played again because Martin Johnson, Neil Back, Lawrence Dillagio and Jason Leonard retired after the World Cup plus Clive Woodward left because the job was done but he left in a mess and then Andy Robinson cocked up
FlyingG Sports incorrect, Clive was in charge in 2014 his favorite points conceded was 36 that year.Then he lost badly again with the Lions in NZ in 2015. His team was very good in 2002/3, he wasn’t a great coach without those retired players. He was big headed after 2003 and got found out. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_rugby_union_matches_between_England_and_New_Zealand#Summary en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clive_Woodward
i wonder why there's not that much excitement in the country as much as there was in this world cup in russia football is people number one expectation to see england win as far as rugby yeah some people will be into it but its just not the same
England were a fantastic team in 2003, they deserved that RWC. It's hard to believe in the 2015 RWC they would not even make it out of the group stage. Southern Hemisphere rugby still rules the world, it will be a very long time until you see England win another RWC.
I still as an Englishman get very emotional watching this bloody marvellous!!!
Absolutely! Epic. Especially the Greenwood scenario
John Hurt as the Narrator makes any story about sports seem magical!
he was the Voice actor of Aragorn in the 1978 Lord of the rings Animated movie.
I was 13 years old when England won the world cup. Before that, Rugby at least to me was always this sort of middle/upper class sport which was exclusive to them. When England won, suddenly it was open to everyone. It didn't matter where you came from, anything was possible and it's down to England winning the world cup that people thought that way. I joined my local rugby club (Broad Street Rugby Club in Coventry) and enjoyed a wonderful 5+ years playing the sport, learning how to operate in a team, understanding comradery and teamship and my responsibilities as a second row and took from the sport life lessons which I still apply to day to day life to this day. Thank you England Rugby World Cup team 2003 for creating a completely unexpected and incredible new avenue in my life.
Kevin Donnelly
Kevin Donnelly I've had the pleasure of playing against Broad St on many occasions - we might've met on the pitch! particularly as we're similar aged. the RWC win absolutely inspired many of today's youth to ditch the round ball and pick up the egg.
Kevin Donnelly, best comment ever!
I also was 13. My story is similar to yours and I remember going with my dad and brother to ‘see the trophy’ at a local club. It arrived on a helicopter, I wore my England shirt, and my father told me not to smile too much in the photo we had as I had braces at the time! Lol I still have that picture now, and my braces are still obvious because I couldn’t help but pull a big cheesy grin. Great memories and I quite agree thank you England!!
Brilliant England! Never to be forgotten. If you are feeling down, watch this bunch of inspirational people achieve so much. Truly fantastic!
Or this years 2019 RWC SEMI FINAL against new zealand
Absolutely!!!
I, as an Aussie, was so fucked off for months to be beaten by a wilkinson drop goal. Now watching this i cheered when jonnie dropped the hammer on us. What a contest!
Australia is the best sporting.country in the would. get over it. England had a great team.
Little bit of tears at the end. Couldn't have made it into a movie... What a drama, what a story, what a team.
I still get goosebumps whenever I see Jonny Wilkinson's drop goal.
As a french fan, i remember this english team as a perfect machine to win matchs whatever the way or the style. The art to win ugly must be respected like any other rugby!
it was certainly ugly. I'm not from NZ but you have to applaud the AB's constant way of playing attractive rugby.
You guys (the French) were the only team that beat us more than once in the 4 year period between the 99 WC final finishing and the 2003 WC final. You guys had such an under rated side because they were overshadowed by the winning machine that England were back then. De Villiers, Ibanez, Pelous, Betsen, Magne, Harinodiquy, Galthie and so on.
There was a fantastic 6 nations match in Paris where Serge Betsen marked Jonny Wilkinson out of the match.
As well as that the French beat us in a pre World Cup friendly in a match that seemed to have no significance at all but actually was massively significant to the record books. Had England won that game then England would have held the record for most consecutive wins by a hell of a long way. Either side of that loss they had two enormously long runs without defeat.
The reason why Southern hemisphere teams are successful is purely down to not sticking to 1 style, Playing mind games, and bending the rules to borderline cheating. Biggest mistake from Northern Hemisphere teams is trying to play southern Hemisphere teams style and game instead of doing what ever it takes to win regardless of opinion . This England team did whatever it took to win and that's the difference. Both France and Ireland have a chance to shine this year. Hopefully they will play their best game and break this southern Hemisphere domination
Brings back all of the memories from 2003!. Can't believe it was 14 years ago. Hopefully we'll be celebrating again in 2 years time in Japan.
this brought tears to my eyes... mainly cos I'm Welsh
John Bush good you clown I bet Saturdays result did too all the best mark from England!
durrrr what does offside mean ref, durrrr whats a ruck durrrrrrrrrrrrr England are shittttt
BAAAAAAAA BAAAAAAAAAAAA
@Azshishchenkovy Andreyuskins English dont live in a shack,told what to eat and when to eat it. communism is a bitch aint it?
England were shit hot then man, let's be honest mate. I'm a full Welshman myself. The fitness, philosophy of Sir Clive and Johnson, handling of criticism, strength and the plan worked for them then. That front pack was monstrous and the boot of Wilkinson was deadly. It might hurt to say, but essentially that side is the best rugby side ever to date, that English side from 2001-03. They're not as arrogant as us other nations think, just hungry for success after 1991.
Oh my goodness 16 years on and I can still weep with pride for everyone who played a part in the best game EVER !
Goosebumps to this day and eyes welling up with pride. Legends
As a Scottish rugby fan gotta admire this England team best side they ever had in my.opinion the rest of the home nations were inspired I believe to try get to this standard I believe they weren't the same when Martin Johnson and Jason Leonard retired also Johnny Wilkinson got injured but what an achievement to beat Australia back then on home soil
You’re still a jock prick 🙃😉
Lmao. I can NEVER imagine a Scotland fan saying this about Englands football team 🤣
Welled up at then end, goosebumps throughout. What a team.
Legendary team from a kiwi
As a Irish Rugby fan that England side was formidable in 2003 brilliant Rugby side
Anyone here in 2019 revving up for England vs South Africa in the final!
Matthew Court I am here. A bit tense about Saturday. I feel the team played against the abs the same as they played against Ireland in Dublin. They are a big team up for it. They thrive on the big occasion, they drink the pressure and use it.
Yep,can't find enough videos to watch to keep the nerves at bay!
Yep of course we are going to win the RWC
Final day, what better build up.
England lost 😂
One of the best quotes I've ever heard, by Robinson. "If I don't know where I'm going to run, hows the other team going to know?"
This Documentary has everything from Clive Woodward's winning psychology to that wonderful moment when you hear the co commentators gutterall primal scream as Johnny Wilkinson hit that wining drop goal. And John Hurt's wonderful narration with his mellifluous voice... This is a fantastic documentary that I would urge every English Rugby fan to watch this evening as it evokes so many wonderful emotions in preparation for tomorrow's date with destiny!!
What a team this was!! England 2000-03 and now also, strong, fit, organised, hard and most powerful guys to ever grace the game, from Wales :) hard f*****s!
Without England, there would be no rugby.
John Williams great comment, the Welsh team of the 70s had the same huge influence. Shame that was the last game together, Johnson retired along with others and all of a sudden England seemed to be back to square one.
I like much about the current side, but you genuinely felt that 2003 side could win whatever the opposition, whatever the conditions. This was exemplified in NZ when they held the ABs out with 13 men and went on to win.There performances seemed to be mainly built on forward power, great defence and the boot of JW. Yes they had good attackers, but they defended with their lives, with gruesome forward power with the likes of Johnson and Grewcock.
John Hurt the narrator , god bless old boy..! But that year England were just an amazing team, they beat NZ, AUS before the world cup too and away from home. Rain, Snow, Wind, any conditions, that England team would adapt their play to suit. They are now Legends.
We don’t win our World Cups the easy way, do we? Football, Rugby and Cricket all needed extra time. I wouldn’t want any other way!
Were in the 2019 RWC Final and as much as i want us to win the final i want it to be done in normal time i dont want to have this much stress on me again
Really, you got it, because England lost the easy way.
Because England just makes it, never convincingly
@@rohp1283 yeah, but we do!
The English way my friend
Thanks for putting this one up - great interviews
The GREATEST achievement EVER by ANY England team in any sport.
I remember we went and played the "Bad Guys" , all of them, prior to the world cup as a way of saying...this is us now...we can and will beat you. Here...Take this.
Then, the physical asspect is immense...Rugby is like 15 a-side boxing. Physically demanding, no hiding, hurting...yet mentally draining. In these circumstances, this was an awesome example of the best of human nature.
Still choke up watching it 20 years on.
The leadership lessons here are unreal.
what a fantastic team !! and Clive Woodward deserves great praise for engineering that victory and producing a team with enough steely determination to beat any team anywhere under any conditions......
The one person who does not get much credit but for me was as important as Johnson and Wilkinson is Richard Hill - for me the greatest English wing forward ever.
Hill was "taken out" during the second test on the Lions tour of Australia in 2001.....
I'm fairly certain they would have won that series but for his concussion during the match and that also ruled him out of the third test as well...
Right up there with Winterbottem.
@@chrispoulson3215 Better than.
Without a shadow of a doubt.
Why does /did Clive Woodword detest the Springboks? Consequently he is not liked by South Africans. Martin Johnson one he'll of a presence and Jonny Wilkinson, a fantastic goal kicker.
Thanks for this. A deserved win for sure.
He drops for world cup glory!!!...and you can hear rob Andrew screaming in the background... amazing... I've not heard the radio commentary of the game would be nice to listen to
Probably the two greatest achievements in British sport England 1966 and England 2003 both World Cup winners I know there’s other great achievements in British sport but to me this is the pinnacle for England
Now THIS IS THE DRAMATIC!
All these years on...the whole team effort from the refs start whistle to his last , to end this epic game..... was just awesome ! Never get tired of watching this game ! Will NEVER see the likes again !
This era of rugby and football was great
This game solidified rugby as the best game,best supporters and best competition going around,from an aussie it only made tge game greater and tgats tge difference between it and other sports because its a hard game to win and only the hardest win
I was born when we won the World Cup, in 1966 though, but who cares, England is the only country to invent THREE yes THREE sports and become World Champions......brilliant....
My dad was at the stadium in 66. It was was his fondest England memory.
I wasn't around then so it was just a story. Seeing the celebrations back in 03 was crazier for me.
Wonderful watching this, hopefully we’ll do it in 4 years time 🏴🏉❤️
As a fijian grew up watching the game i was cheering for the wallabies but glad England won it
LEGENDS
Best thing about the world cup was watching crowds of people in England flags & shirts watching the game and not having a clue what's going on, and then promptly returning to not giving a shit about rugby a week later.
The same team never played again together...God that´s sad
They all were desperate to retire to get the TV n magga ween interview money even the 30 yr olds it was pathetic
@@peterfawkes350 oh get fucked mate you arrogant prick.
peter fawkes all these years later and people are still butt hurt.. swing low sweet chariot
@@peterfawkes350 retire because as a player they have achieved all their goals and that is to defeat all southern hemisphere teams
@@kaiuluitova6369 Defeat all Souther Hemisphere teams,ones in a while😂
I bawled like a baby
How awesome is that the next 38 seconds took six years in the making
Funny how American football looked down on Rugby, where here, it’s the reverse 🏉
Martin Johnson’s carry is my favourite of all time. How to be a captain is measured right there. Took it on. Set up the drop goal. History was made.
Brilliant !!.. (1) the joy of the Kiwi commentary when England won (2) Johnno after winning saying ‘why did you penalise us so much’ that sums him up ❤️
Somehow I've never seen this before, but on the 19th anniversary of the greatest day in English sport, that was a wonderful way to mark it. Dare we hope that by the 20th anniversary we'll have another date forever engraved in our minds in the weeks leading up to it?
It was a fantastic match watching England defeat Australian in the world cup 2003. Well done team.
I had to work , so i took my telly to work so i could watch the match. Well done to the whole team
A sign of a great team..Don't panic no matter the situation.This was one team in my books..
Englishmen never take a backward step.
You would run through brick walls for Sir Clive.
So proud.
I miss John Hurt
No, Mr Hurt :)
I was still in the army posted to BATUS in Canada it was early in the morning when I watched the game at my then girlfriends house she wasn't pleased when I started yelling and jumping around.
When Marginal Gains were a thing way before Team Sky thought of it.
Swing low sweet chariot!!
That was a great team
Legends they were now uts time for the new generation bring it home on saturday do the country proud and show to everyone we are once agqin th3 best team in the world
I still fill up now , what a team !
Right. But its all been down hill since then
Ironically not at the moment! 18 wins in a row says otherwise under current coach Eddie Jones (Who was Australia's coach in the 2003 final)...
If there was a biography to read its Jonny Wilkinson.....Legend!!♥️
Hopefully we will do it again:-):-)
We will my friend. After all this is William Webb ellises country after all.
+The Ninja tuna Then you will be equal with NZ and Australia......two Webb Ellises each......Lol.
Im proud to be English
Bring it home on Saturday boys.
We were so unlucky in 2007 and 2019 RWC finals 😔 let's hope guys we can do it in 2023...
Unlucky? You were lucky to make the 2007 final and then got beat by the better team. In 2019 you were smashed off the park by the Boks. Unlucky? I don’t think so.
The biggest challenge is to consistently be the best team in the world ... the all blacks are 90 %of the time that team ..an unbelievable statistic ...
People said about England in 2003 that they didn't play pretty Rugby, but they played winning Rugby. In 2015 we turned down the options of pretty Rugby and instead chose losing Rugby. I feel like the media pressure has been unfair towards England but some of the selection has been frankly appalling.
I feel we lost due to team selection and Lancaster's policies. He led the team like a Sunday League team. Blocking out Tualangi, not choosing to overthrow the foreign players rule. He left out Ford who played astonishingly well in the build up and against Fiji. It blows my mind some of the choices he made.
I can still cry now
I wonder if they have a reunion with Woodward every year to celebrate the anniversary of their win.
😂😂😂😂 despite Princess Anne's insistence, Mike Tindall will never get his nose fixed
Karl Pilkington (apt name) for the Clive Woodward biopic
Once in a lifetime you see a life in your lifetime
This was the most prepared team ever
yep.
We still haven't been the same since 2003... failed 2007 and 2019... 😔😔😔
Bok fan here. In 2007, glimpses of this 2003 team appeared in 2007, but they were just not good enough when it mattered the most. What should sting the most was the 2019 loss. England was primed to dominate had they won that final against South Africa. But they were spent by that point following a monumental win against the All Blacks.
All the dislikes are jealous aussies 😂😂
Springboks did it first in their first world cup first extra time final and first game ever won in a world cup final by a drop goal and kicking points by one man. Exciting rugby though
+wade dixon although that was a good final it did not have impact as Australia scored at the last few minutes. when all the odds were against them and get all the way across the field. as they were getting closer Wilkinson scored it was at the perfect moment the perfect time at the perfect match.
@@patrickthomas8101 Absolutely. It was also a harder match for England to win. South Africa were playing at Home with the weight of the crowd behind them. England were playing against the world champions, who had just beaten the All Blacks, in Australia.. It doesn't get much harder than that.
FASCINATING
i remember telling this couple from england at the time,england will win the rugby world cup,they were touring nz,they said,but the all blacks are the best,i said to them they are not the greatest team,England are a unit in the forwards and backs and of course Johnny,craig nz
Just hope this isn't England Rugby's version of 1966 and England only have this to look back on as their sole RWC triumph.
+Peter Leung definitely not, a lot of amazing talented players are coming through. we seem to have an embarrassment of riches in the centres and wingers compared to a few years ago.
+Roshan Singh yes amazing talent coming through atm for England, but still I fear that structure of English rugby is not set up to give the international team the best chance to win another RWC. I watch the skill level of the ABs and their super rugby teams and it is on a completely different level to NH, let alone English rugby. But I can certainly see England getting back into the top 3 come RWC 2019.
Peter Leung I definitely agree with your sentiment. I thought Lancaster did a lot of good in his tenure by trying to force England to play a more open/threatening style, but ultimately it is to no avail if the premiership is far more attritional. maybe it is in the english psyche to play the forward dominated game, just like the long ball tactic in football. however i believe if the jones selectively choose players who showcase the ability to play the faster game, we can be world class. I hope i don't appear delusional but i think we could have the best cluster of centres in the world with henry ford, tuilagi, Joseph and Daly. Their skills and abilities are on par with any other current international centres.
***** Post RWC form has been great. But need to keep it up for the next 3 years to be confident of another RWC repeat. And also to beat the ABs, who are still no.1 side in the world.
Yep it is...
Sign. World. Where. We wanted to. Be.
Of course it helped to have some of the finest players ever to represent England.... but maybe he made them. Typical RFU to get rid of him.
He quit the following year.
The same team never played again...that fucked me up and I wept!
Spine tingling
did not know Wiiko could do one-arm pullups
Sir dive got shown up in 2005 coaching the lions,
Kiwicarl 2016 and every time he visited NZ afterward. 36 points was his favorite number to concede
A long time after your comment, but in many ways you’re right. Woodward did some great things, but he was blessed with having some incredible players. The legacy he left was poor and player development had been ignored in the effort to achieve what they did. He was too English for a Lions tour, selected English players who were past their best and unfortunately came up against probably the greatest rugby team ever. Don’t forget how good that ABs team were and Carter was totally in his pomp during that tour. So yes and no.
I was at that 2003 England Samoa RWC match. It was hilarious for 3/4 of match they looked like they’d lose. They proved were NOT a great team that day.
I agree England played poorly and Samoa played out of their skins, but isn't that the test of a truly great team though, that they can have an off day and then come back, This was the best Rugby team England have ever had in my opinion and for a year or so they were the best team in the world, and consistently beat the southern hemisphere teams. Credit where it is due, Wilkinson was in a class of his own and the best kicker in the world and so young as well during the 2002,2003 season to have performed so well at his young age was a blessing to the team and he changed games.
The current squad are also blessed to have 3 Islanders playing for them, Islanders are truly great athletes and so strong and they have helped shaped the current team into a real force, probably not good enough to beat NZ, but there is no shame losing to the best team in the world, I just hope England give a good account of themselves and give it all they have and it will be a good game.
Brilliant
great theatre... interesting clive tips his hand in the documentary.... they man marked Larkham in the final, who was belted in a ruck,... nearly unconscious and went to the blood bin to be "stiched" and sent back in... that was the turning point imo... australia's (and arguably worlds best player) taken out... fair play?
An unwritten rule in rugby is, 'if the ref didn't see it, it didn't happen'.
There's also the phrase (which applies to more than one aspect of a match), 'if it wasn't given, it didn't count'.
The Larkham incident in itself is down to meticulous planning and strategy.
You don't have to like it, you don't even have to respect it but you do need to accept it.
In response to a previous comment about SA already doing it (the whole extra-time, drop goal thing), they did it in their own back yard. (NB: I absolutely loved the romance of the '95 RWC)
England however went to Australia's backyard, took their trophy off them and flew home with it.
RWC 2003 was the best final in sports history. (Closely followed by Liverpool's UCL of 2005 and Dennis Taylor's win in 1985).
+Aaron Beschizza RWC 2003 Final was a great game,but not the best.That honor now belongs to RWC 2015 and the epic final between the mighty All Blacks and a great attacking side in Australia.Our All Blacks proved they're the greatest by winning in 2011,then going to England and winning the RWC again.Plus taking the RWC in 1987.
+BroncosFan1990 that is a fair comment. The ABs were sensational in the final.
For drama though, the '03 final was incredible. It may be a biased view as I'm English and Jonny is my hero, but even still, it was the greatest.
For pure entertainment and a virtuoso display of how a team just romped a final, NZ take the crown.
I guess the debate would go on and on so I'm just glad I've lived through that era and witnessed both finals.
Aaron Beschizza our win in 2011 was special but winning the RWC in England was better.The tournament was awesome with great crowds and full stadiums and you English fans/supporters were superb hosts even after your team bowed out early.Plus to top it all off the All Blacks won it again and hammered the French on the way to doing it:)
+BroncosFan1990 hammering the French is always something I love to see!
It was a good World Cup and our pool was tough to get out of. it was nice to see the ABs handle the enormous pressure put on them. we all know they've been prone to cracking when in a tournament held anywhere other than NZ.
Japan 2019 will be interesting!
i think England didn't build up the game upon this success they should've dominated even more later on. but i think under Eddie Jones they just might win it again in Japan 2019.
Kinjal Vyas to be honest..... the current England team has more depth than the World Cup winners of 2003....
However they may have inspired more children to take up Rugby Union than Football (Soccer) when they won it.....
A lot of credit should also go to Stuart Lancaster (Eddie Jones predecessor) for developing the talents that Eddie now has at his disposal.... They could win the Grand Slam and the World Record of 19 victories but without the All Black's as a scalp would lessen the achievement for me...
We won't. Eddie Jones success was blip. He had a hungry and talented side, but now that hunger is dead
@@kevinadu1068 spoke abit too soon there pal
I wonder if anyone knowns the last piece of music in the clip.
The greatest rugby game ever played by miles!!
MJ B rubbish
I feel Ireland will be pretty much England in 2003 ie be the second northern hemisphere team to win world cup
Andy Robinson, One of the most outstanding coaches in World Rugby?
I think you would be struggling to find anybody who would say that at this current moment.
Exactly! He didn't exactly uphold the team's winning record after 2003.
William Stevens-Harris neither did Woodward in 2004 with England (or in 2005 with the Lions)
Why was it that this team never played with each other again?
The Captain Martin Johnson retired from international rugby shortly afterwarfs hence the same 15 players never taking the field again
+no8no48 the closest they came to playing together again was the lions tour the following year
Elijah Garcia the same team never played again because Martin Johnson, Neil Back, Lawrence Dillagio and Jason Leonard retired after the World Cup plus Clive Woodward left because the job was done but he left in a mess and then Andy Robinson cocked up
FlyingG Sports incorrect, Clive was in charge in 2014 his favorite points conceded was 36 that year.Then he lost badly again with the Lions in NZ in 2015. His team was very good in 2002/3, he wasn’t a great coach without those retired players. He was big headed after 2003 and got found out.
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_rugby_union_matches_between_England_and_New_Zealand#Summary
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clive_Woodward
i wonder why there's not that much excitement in the country as much as there was in this world cup in russia football is people number one expectation to see england win as far as rugby yeah some people will be into it but its just not the same
Twickenham
Ireland now doing the same hopefully we can win a world cup
"If a player turns up to a meeting late I say "You just cost us the world cup""
I've worked with people like that and they're absolute wankers.
You sound like the kinda person that would cost your team the World Cup
England were a fantastic team in 2003, they deserved that RWC. It's hard to believe in the 2015 RWC they would not even make it out of the group stage. Southern Hemisphere rugby still rules the world, it will be a very long time until you see England win another RWC.
Izzy Craig no we will win in 2019
Let's see what Eddie Jones can do...
This comment didn't age very well
England still living off 2003
Nice 1 lads