In case you hadn't noticed, the Rugby World Cup is fully underway, and Saturday brings the match which many Home Nations fans have been waiting for: England versus Wales.

They had an experienced team, a few guys over 30. I don't think that does you any harm." England's original 30-man squad for the 2003 World Cup included 14 players aged 30 or older.

Dawson reflects on Wilkinson's World Cup-winning drop goal By Ned Keating 13:33, 1 Nov 2019Updated13:34, 1 Nov 2019 If England can win a second Rugby World Cup on Saturday, the current crop of ...

Steve Thompson, who started for the Red Rose at hooker on that Saturday evening in Sydney in 2003, does not remember winning the World Cup. Rugby has a problem with concussion and brain injuries.

Could have actually played for Wales due to his Welsh mother but chose England and proved to be one of the stars of the 2003 World Cup. Determined, dangerous and hard as nails. 1 of 16 ...

In the first full year after that World Cup win, an extra 5,500 kids between the ages of seven and 13 began to play rugby in England. The following year it climbed by another 9,000.

England secured victory from the jaws of defeat at home to Wales in their latest Rugby World Cup warm-up clash, but they emerge from it with more negatives than positives.

In the first full year after that World Cup win, an extra 5,500 kids between the ages of seven and 13 began to play rugby in England. The following year it climbed by another 9,000.