Postage stamps. Great Britain. Queen Elizabeth II. England's Victory in Rugby World Cup Championship, Australia. Miniature sheet of four stamps. 2003.


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. England won 20–17 to win the Webb Ellis Cup for the first time, also becoming the first European side to win the cup. The scores were tied 14–14 at full time, and Jonny Wilkinson kicked a drop goal in the final minute of extra time to win the match. The final was the second to go to extra time. The British television audience peaked at 15 million viewers, making it the most watched sports program of 2003; the worldwide television audience was 22 million.


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