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The moment England finally became world champions. All the drama, all the action.

This is the exclusive Official Review of the Rugby World Cup 2003, the greatest rugby show on Earth. Six weeks of stunning action, moments of genius, incredible skill and awesome power. The tournament had lived up to all its expectations and there were countless heroes along the way. The greatest names in rugby: Gregan, Wilkinson, Galthie and O’Driscoll shared top billing with a new generation of rugby superstars – All Black Joe Rokocoko, Fiji’s Caucau, Springbok Joe Van Niekerk, Shane Williams of Wales and France’s Freddie Michalak. On Saturday 22nd Novemer 2003 history was made. At the end of a spectacular tournament, England were crowned World Champions, the first northern hemisphere country to lift the William Webb Ellis Cup.

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The official review of the 2003 Rugby World Cup.

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2.0 out of 5 stars Hmmm.... so what about the final, 15 Dec 2003

By	quentin lambert (bath, somerset United Kingdom) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Rugby World Cup - Official Review 2003 - England [DVD] (DVD)

Good summation of the world cup. However, if you are expecting to see much of the final, forget it. Only 8-9 minutes is actually shown with commentary overlaying the original commentary in some places. Very disatisfying and disapointing. Takes all the magic out of the experience. IRB could easilly have included a 2nd dvd with the final left complete and unadulterated. Real shame.

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2.0 out of 5 stars Disappointing, 14 Dec 2003

By	R. Clarke "petesdragon" - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Rugby World Cup - Official Review 2003 - England [DVD] (DVD)

I watched 47 of the 48 RWC matches live, only missing the NZ/Italy match. This DVD does't show the Italy try, probably the only one missing! My main criticism, however, is the coverage of the final. Last weekend I obtained a free copy of the highlights which I understood to be taken from this DVD. It clearly wasn't, as the anthems are cut and the entire final lasts only about 10 minutes as opposed to the 40 minutes on the free DVD. If I hadn't got the free one I wouldn't be any the wiser, but I feel sorry for those who missed out.

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1.0 out of 5 stars Pathetic attempt at documenting England's great moment, 12 Dec 2003

By	D. KNIGHT "knightd68" (Radlett - Herts UK) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Rugby World Cup - Official Review 2003 - England [DVD] (DVD)

I have now watched this a couple of times and I keep putting the DVD back in to see if I have been stupid and they really make that much of a mess of this. No, I was right, its woefully inadequate.

I can only guess that this rubbish has been edited by either an Aussie or Frenchman, because the sheer number of missing bits you would want (indeed EXPECT!) to see in the official IRB review are countless.

Its clearly not cut with the England fans in mind. There are official versions of this with apparent extra footage of the other home nations - whoopee! Shame England (THE WINNERS) didnt get the same priviledge!

This DVD is 135 minutes long, and yet coverage of the final runs for about 5 minutes. To give you an example of how stupid it is, you don't even get to see all 3 Aussie pressure penalties in the 2nd half (not something I am gonna lose any sleep over, but I hope you get my point as to how pathetic it is). They just brush over the 2nd penalty and pick up the action as if it never even happened!

Then, in this (135 minute) DVD, for THAT drop goal, you dont even get to see the 60-odd section of play from the line out that led to it! They actually pick up action from Dawson's burst!

Its like watching it on the news.

Countless other little bits are missing that would have made this so much better....... Dallaglio balling like a baby in the National Anthem, Neil Back's daughter kissing the cup, the Aussie PM presenting the medals with a face like a smacked bum. Etc etc.

I cannot tell you how disappointed I am with this nonsense. I am sure ITV will do their own version of a World Cup overview and I imagine it will be on TV over Christmas. I hope its a lot better than this nonsense.

VERY VERY DISAPPOINTING.