England expected, and Johnno, Wilko and co delivered in never-to-be-forgotten style on a dreamy night in rainy Sydney.
Jannie De Beer dropped England, France stunned the All Blacks and John Eales' Wallabies eventually took the trophy.
The Rugby World Cup has grown into arguably the planet's third biggest sporting event behind its soccer equivalent and the Olympic Games.
Will Carling's England bulldozed their way into the Twickenham final, before a change in gameplan proved their undoing.
The stage was set and the mighty All Blacks, on home soil, didn't disappoint by winning rugby's first World Cup in awesome fashion.
'It was almost like a football World Cup final, with Italy of old scoring early and then discarding their flair to trust their defence.' Read On
