The 2003 Rugby World Cup Final was the final match in the 2003 Rugby World Cup, the fifth Rugby World Cup, and the second to go to extra time. The match was played between England and Australia on 22 November 2003 at Stadium Australia, then known as Telstra Stadium, in front of a crowd of 82,957. The British television audience peaked at 15 million viewers, making it the most watched sports program of 2003, the world wide television audience was 22 million.

England won 20–17 to win the Webb Ellis Cup (trophy awarded to the winner of the Rugby World Cup) for the first time. They 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 only England try (worth 5 points) was scored by Jason Robinson who slid into the corner for a try in the 38th minute. The other 15 points were all scored from the boot of Jonny Wilkinson.

A try is scored by grounding the ball (the ball must be touching the player when coming into contact with the ground) in the opposition's in-goal area (on or behind the goal line).

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