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On My Knees |
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Author: Steve Jones
On My Knees: The Long Road to England's World Cup
Glory
On 22 November 2003, England enjoyed their most
wondrous day of sporting glory since the 1966
football World Cup final. Inspired by the amazing
Jonny Wilkinson, they won the Rugby World Cup,
silencing anti-Pom Australia with a victory in the
final in Sydney in one of the most exciting sporting
contests ever staged...
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 256 |
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Jason Leonard: Full Time |
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Author: Jason Leonard
Jason Leonard: Full Time
Leonard's story starts as rugby started -- in the
amateur days, when the Cockney Carpenter began
playing for Barking and Saracens in the days before
multi-million pound business owners and
sponsorship...
Format: Softcover |
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The Little Book of English Rugby |
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The Little Book of English Rugby
Publisher: Green Umbrella Sport & Leisure
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 128
Illustrations: 125 |
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The History of the Rugby World Cup |
Product details:
Author: Gerald Davies
The History of the Rugby World Cup
Featuring interviews with players past and
present, including Sean Fitzpatrick, Jonathan
Davies, Philippe Sella, Will Carling, Keith Wood and
Martin Johnson, this guide offers a detailed
analysis of the...
Format: Paperback |
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The Ultimate
Guide to Rugby |
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Author: Gavin Mortimer
The Ultimate Guide to Rugby
Format: Softcover
Pages: 48
Illustrations: Colour |
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Team England Rugby: World Cup 2003 - The
Official Account of England's World Cup Triumph |
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Publisher: Orion
Team England Rugby: World Cup 2003 - The
Official Account of England's World Cup Triumph
The rain is still pouring, the scores are level, the
clock shows 100 minutes. Matt Dawson pulls the ball
from the ruck, flicks it on to Jonny Wilkinson, who,
with his right foot, drops the ball between...
Format: Hardcover |
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1999
WORLD CUP
Australia
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ABOUT THE TOURNAMENT |
The 2003 World
Cup was hosted by Australia. The IRB changed the qualifying
back to the 8 quarter finalists of the previous World Cup
who get automatic entry. The other 12 places was filled by
Canada, United States, Uruguay, Japan, Fiji, Samoa, Tonga,
Namibia, Ireland, Italy and first-time qualifiers Georgia.
Instead of having 5 groups of 4 nations, the IRB went back
to 4 groups with 5 nations with only the top two positions
in the group qualifying for the quater-finals.
England became the first Northern Hemisphere nation to win
the World Cup. As with the final in 1995, this time Jonny
Wilkinson kicked a drop goal in the dieing seconds of
extra-time to win the match, and with it the Webb Ellis
Trophy. |
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GENERAL |
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Host Nation |
Australia |
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Number of nations |
20 |
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Champions |
England |
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Runner-Up |
Australia |
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3rd Place |
New Zealand |
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4th Place |
France |
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Matches Played |
48 |
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Attendance |
1,837,547 (38,282 per match) |
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Top Scorer |
Jonny
Wilkinson (113) |
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Most Tries |
Doug Howlett
(6),
Mils Muliaina (6) |
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MEMORABLE
PLAYERS |
POOL STAGES |
Martin Johnson
Winning Captain
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Pool A |
|
Team |
P |
W
|
D |
L |
F |
A |
Points |
|
Australia |
4 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
273 |
32 |
18 |
|
Ireland |
4 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
141 |
55 |
15 |
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Argentina |
4 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
140 |
57 |
11 |
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Romania |
4 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
65 |
192 |
5 |
|
Namibia |
4 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
28 |
310 |
0 |
Australia 24 -
8 Argentina
Ireland 45 - 17 Romania
Argentina 67 - 14 Namibia
Australia 90 - 8 Romania
Ireland 64 - 7 Namibia
Argentina 50 - 3 Romania
Australia 142 - 0 Namibia
Argentina 15 - 16 Ireland
Namibia 7 - 37 Romania
Australia 17 - 16 Ireland |
Jonny Wilkinson
Highest Points Scorer
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Pool B |
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Team |
P |
W
|
D |
L |
F |
A |
Points |
|
France |
4 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
204 |
70 |
20 |
|
Scotland |
4 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
102 |
97 |
14 |
|
Fiji |
4 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
98 |
112 |
9 |
|
United
States |
4 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
86 |
125 |
6 |
|
Japan |
4 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
79 |
163 |
0 |
France 61 -
18 Fiji
Scotland 32 - 11 Japan
Fiji 19 - 18 United Sates
France 51 - 29 Japan
Scotland 39 - 15 United States
Fiji 41 - 13 Japan
France 51 - 9 Scotland
Japan 26 - 39 United States
France 41 - 14 United States
Scotland 22 - 20 Fiji |
Doug Howlett
Top Try Scorer
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Pool C |
|
Team |
P |
W
|
D |
L |
F |
A |
Points |
|
England |
4 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
255 |
47 |
19 |
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South
Africa |
4 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
184 |
60 |
15 |
|
Samoa |
4 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
138 |
117 |
10 |
|
Uruguay |
4 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
56 |
255 |
4 |
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Georgia |
4 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
46 |
200 |
0 |
South Africa
72 -
6 Uruguay
England 84 - 6 Georgia
Samoa 60 - 13 Uruguay
South Africa 6 - 25 England
Georgia 9 - 46 Samoa
South Africa 46 - 19 Georgia
England 35 - 22 Samoa
Georgia 12 - 24 Uruguay
South Africa 60 - 10 Samoa
England 111 -13 Uruguay |
Mils Muliaina
Top Try Scorer
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Pool D |
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Team |
P |
W
|
D |
L |
F |
A |
Points |
|
New
Zealand |
4 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
282 |
57 |
20 |
|
Wales |
4 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
132 |
98 |
14 |
|
Italy |
4 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
76 |
124 |
8 |
|
Canada |
4 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
54 |
135 |
5 |
|
Tonga |
4 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
46 |
178 |
1 |
New Zealand 70 -
7 Italy
Wales 41 - 10 Canada
Italy 36 - 12 Tonga
New Zealand 68 - 6 Canada
Wales 27 - 20 Tonga
Italy 19 - 14 Canada
New Zealand 91 - 7 Tonga
Italy 15 - 27 Wales
Canada 24 - 7 Tonga
New Zealand 53 - 37 Wales |
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KNOCK-OUT
STAGE |
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Quarter-Finals |
Semi-Finals |
New Zealand 29
- 9 South Africa
Australia 33 - 16 Scotland
France 43 - 21 Ireland
England 28 - 17 Wales |
New Zealand 10 -
22 Australia
France 7 - 24 England |
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Third-Place
Play-off |
Final |
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New Zealand 40 -
13 France |
Australia 17 -
20 England |
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