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Team England Rugby (2003). World Cup 2003: The official Account of England's World Cup triumph. London, England: Orion Media. ISBN 0-7528-6048-8 – via Open Library. Jones, Stephen (2004). On My Knees: The Pains and Passions of England's Attempt on the 2003 Rugby World Cup. Edinburgh, Scotland: Mainstream Publishing.
The following 20 teams, shown by region, qualified for the 2003 Rugby World Cup. Of the 20 teams, eight of those places were automatically filled by the teams that reached the quarter-final stages in 1999, including hosts and world champions Australia and did not have to play any qualification matches. A record 81 nations from five continents ...
England announced their 30-man squad for the tournament on 7 September 2003. [2] Danny Grewcock suffered an injury mid-tournament and was replaced by Simon Shaw on 3 November. [ 3 ]
Two decades on from their triumph in Sydney, many of Clive Woodward’s World Cup-winning squad are struggling
List of England national rugby union team results 2000–2009. Add languages. ... 2003 Rugby World Cup: South Africa: 25: 6: 18/10/2003: Subiaco Oval, Perth: Samoa ...
England was one of the teams invited to take part in the inaugural Rugby World Cup in 1987 and progressed to the final in the second tournament in 1991, losing 12–6 to Australia. Following their Grand Slam in 2003 , England went on to win the 2003 Rugby World Cup , defeating Australia 20–17 in extra time.
The stage began with the quarter-final between New Zealand and South Africa in Melbourne on 8 November 2003, and concluded with the final between Australia and England at Stadium Australia in Sydney on 22 November. England won the final 20–17 after extra time, thanks to a last-minute drop goal from fly-half Jonny Wilkinson.
The Rugby World Cup is an international rugby union competition established in 1987. It is contested by the men's national teams of the member unions of the sport's governing body, World Rugby, and takes place every four years. The winners of the first final were New Zealand, who beat France. South Africa never competed in the first two world ...