Wilkinson's breathtaking drop goal- RWC Final 2003 

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Such a good game. Not even really a rugby fan but what a match and what a finish. You still hear even from Aussie fans how good a match it was, even with the disappointment of losing a final. Just an electrifying finish, like time slowed for a moment.

That England team was just as hard as nails. Even Jonny Wilkinson who was the poster boy hit well above his weight.

I was in a remote Thailand restuarant and the TV was tuned into Australian commentry, well as a Brit it was entertaining, they kept repeating that the England team where old and worn out, and they had it in the bag. I would love to hear those Aussie commentators again. I was so excited by that drop goal.

I think the fact that he hit the winning drop-goal off his wrong foot is the most under-stated part of the legend. The man was a freak.

Not sure what was more epic. The drop goal or the Nigel Owens adverts.

HAHAHAHA typical halfback 'i made him look better than he was'

That Jason Robinson celebration after his try gives me goosebumps seeing the amount of adrenaline and passion he was feeling at that moment

people forget Dawson's run just before the kick, it was probably the most important part of the lead up

Love being English the only country in the world to have a football, rugby cricket, world Cup 🏆🏆🏆🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Who’s here after England beat New Zealand to reach the rugby World Cup final

Should never have got to that drop goal, ref was terrible desperately trying to give Australia any thing he could, making himself the centre of attention.

That 2002-2003 England team were awesome.

I am Sri Lankan, I hadnt watched a single RWC match until that day. I just started watching bcz my entire fmily was watching it. For most of the Sri Lankans, their fav foreign rugby team used to be AB's or Boks. But from that moment on i became an England fan 😌❤

all these all blacks being better comments in this current day (2016) are totally irrelevant, no one is disputing New Zealand's dominance in the game.. we're analysing a monumental moment in rugby history which any rugby fan (even the aussies) could appreciate

I was 5 years old at centre parks. My dad missed most of the first half because I was meeting ‘santa’ 😂 Got to the sports bar which was packed to the brim and I went in the play area of course. Came out of the ball pit when it sounded like the roof had come off the place to see my dad getting picked up by some huge stranger as if my dad was the World Cup. Such a great memory despite being too young to appreciate it!

I was working in a warehouse doing the annual stock take when this was on. We could only listen to it on the radio, but for the last 15 minutes, everyone just stopped working and listened. Even the boss of the entire logistics division stopped and listened and when we heard Wilko score that drop goal, everyone went nuts.

I’m Irish and admittedly supported England in the final hard not to admire Johnson, Dallaglio n co great side

Who’s here after the boks just won the cup 2019?

Even though we are Welsh, both me and my elderly Mother couldn't contain ourselves when Johnny dropped that goal!

Jason Robinson.....Electric heels....I still remember that very fondly.....

Who’s here in 2019 with England and South Africa in the final next week?

Sometimes as an England fan you just have to watch this video to feel that warm fuzzy feeling inside again when all seems bleak and dark...

This was one of the best rugby matches ever.......Johnny Wilkinson...The Legend...

Imagine, England winning the World Cup against South Africa and Owen Farrell nails the drop goal to win the match... Never mind

Nearly 20 years ago now…still remember it vividly! The team was a winning machine. Turned up in Australia as favourites, went home with the trophy…beautiful

As a kiwi I will say that English team was awesome.

Very emotional!!!

The best thing about Wilkinson was that he wasn't an arrogant prick about how good he was, unlike a lot of todays players.

That kick really pissed off the Aussie’s lol , I know because I live in Australia lol

Fantastic team full of strong, bloody minded characters. Irish fan

That England side was like a huge rumbling machine with jhonny Wilkinson the silk inside the steel

Didn't we all feel sorry for the Aussie PM having to hand out the winning medals to us Poms in his own back yard?? Seems a long time ago now though

Jason Lennard is literally the I.T guy out of 'The Office'. 04:02 "I did a flip pulled over and said what were you worried about?"

Still the only northern hemisphere side to win in a Southern Hemisphere dominated sport. Pretty awesome!

I will always remember the Australian PM giving the England squad their medals in a very petulant manner. B,stard

A breath-taking moment, and I remembered watching it. Johnny Wilkinson was absolutely at his peak. The guy was a field goal wizard, kicking with both legs at different field positions.

Just a few hours before 2019 Japan.......and for the first time in 16 years, I believe we CAN win this again. Come on The Red Rose!!!!!

La plus belle finale à mes yeux, avec l excellent Wilkinson qui offre la victoire à l Angleterre avec son drop à la dernière minute !!! 🎶Gogo Johnny GO Go 🎵

You England is bloody tiny compared to a lot of countries and it just shows what great spirit we have as a nation to win in so many sports. I know we invented half of them, but still bloody amazing achievement.

As a Welsh rugby fan who was 14 at the time I remember celebrating so much when England won, never did I realise the grief we would get afterwards almost not worth it 😜

Who’s here after losing the world cup

Broke the referee´s heart.

Wilkinson. Johnson. Dawson. Catt. Total legends. And I'm Scottish.

Jonah lomu put Mike Catt on the map for all the wrong reasons yet Mike Catt went on to be a world champion lomu never did (rip Jonah) but this was all england it was a great day for england rugby

Brilliant Team. what upset me that year was sports personality doing a special award for the 1966 world cup team had to get in there no comparison to the men of rugby

Matt Dawson was excellent. I remember watching the "dummy trigger" and knew that was it. Everyone talked about Jonny, but Matt made it for me. Not taking anything away from Jonny mind, all round excellent player, not just a kicker.

The face on the Aussie PM!

England was the better team on the night. Everyone remembers where they were when Wilkinson kicked that goal. Cheers from Papua New Guinea!

Who's here after England lost to South africa

David Kirk wasn't too pleased to hand over the trophey to herman monster

What a day to be English. Come on world cup 2019

I listened to this on BBC radio because I thought it would be less stressful. It wasn't.

Up at a Connacht game years ago, Johnny was playing for Newcastle, he was taking a penalty. In the silence one joker shouts out “ one trick pony Johnny” hilarious and so off the mark...

I was 8 years old at the time, and I remember that exact moment clear as day.

At least the Aussies don't blame food poisoning

Friends attended the final in 2003 all dressed as QE2 (not the ship). They walked into a pub near the stadium on the day of the match and the place stopped and, of a sudden and to a person, the Aussies in the pub started singing God Save the Queen. Brilliant atmosphere, massive respect to all and sundry!

England deserved lifting the cup that year, that team was physically strong, super fit but also very intelligent, nothing but class. Was even better they stopped aussie winning it a 3rd time lol.

Freeze framing it looks like Cohen would have been the better option to score.

Watched this on deployment in the Falkland Islands...... What a night.... What an unbelievable moment in British sport ....... Still get goose pimples watching it

I remember watching that through my fingers because the tension was so great. It made the joy of winning so much greater. It was a great moment in sporting history

Will remember that day for the rest of my life absolutely awesome

Remember watching this final live, probably the best rugby world cup final I've watched!

I thought RU-vid was cracking down on these offensive videos. 😂

Football. Rugby. Cricket. There's only one team with the REAL triple crown!

Whenever I watch this it is like it is live and the goosebumps still go down my spine

Drop goal to win is legendary stuff.....

You mean the ONLY Northern Hemisphere team (thus far)

After this Drop Goal the kids in New Zealand started putting their hands and fists together and when they kicked the ball would yell Wilkinson!!!.

#best drop goal ever!!!!! get it trending

Any where I turn no matter if its in football or rugby England always seem to have on a borderline heart attack...

I don't believe in feelings, but I had a feeling that England couldn't lose this test 🏉 All the best to the Wallabies, from an All-blacks fan 🇭🇲❤️🇳🇿

Dry weather - Australia win that No Jonny Wilkinson - Australia win that, he is the best of all time

C'mon england

What a moment what a game! 20 years ago today!

Thanks England 2003 , for making my 30 birthday the best day ever

Goosebumps watching this again

Inspiring.

2:19 brilliant scenes featured in rugby 08.

Dallaglio was an absolute bulldozing beast of a man

Remember it like it was yesterday. What a moment.

I was attending a business conference in Victoria, B.C. in Canada when the match was broadcast by CBC in the early hours of the morning. I was the only Brit amongst mostly US and Canadians so I watched the match alone in my room. When Jonny Wilkinson kicked that wonderful drop goal to seal the match, I roared so loud that I must have woken up everyone on nearby rooms! A night to remember!

OMG we actually won something

I would have been 12 years old and I’ve gotta be honest not a massive rugby fan then or now. But I will never forget my living room erupting as Jason scored his try. My dad (also not a huge rugby fan) knee sliding in front of the tele. Sporting greatness

One of the most heartbreaking moments of my life lolol

I was 13 on a scouts trip lol. Listened to it on minibus radio and went absolutely nuts and cried when Wilkinson scored .. my hero growing up lol

Iam not a big rugby fan but watching this at the local pub was amazing!!

Anyone watching this after the England Australia game

No black player in England squad

Best day of my life. Got battered and barely remember it but still my top day.

When Johnny nailed that drop goal my shout nearly blew all our windows out at home and gave my wife a heart attack.

Little did we know this would lead to 13 years of playing terribly.

That was of the best days of my life given it took place in the morning in UK and was at the pub in my 20s. It was long day!

here after 2019 final, unlucky boys 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿all respect to South Africa fantastic dominant performance by them🇿🇦

sir clive and jason class acts [ unlike dawson and greenwood

Big up

Best England side ever 🙌🏽🙌🏽

My watch says just over 12 hours to go til the 2019 rwc.........my ring piece says I can't hold on that long.

Dawson - so cool under pressure, twice! He had to get that last dummy pass and Aussie offside line just right, nerves of steel! And the sheer nerve to dummy the first time and take those extra yards. Gotta hand it to him, may not have had the best skill set ever etc but mentally he was outstanding and that’s all you need to be a winner! Somehow more pride comes from attitude than does ability!

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