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Quiz about England at Rugby World Cup 2003

England at Rugby World Cup 2003 Quiz

A quiz on the momentous occasion when England were victorious in the Final of the Rugby World Cup 2003.

A multiple-choice quiz by JeromeKaino7. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
JeromeKaino7

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
311,694

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
6 / 10

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253

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Question 1 of 10

1. England were victorious in all four of their group matches. Which opposition produced the closest winning margin for England? Hint

Georgia

South Africa

Samoa

Uruguay

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Question 2 of 10

2. England scored a thundering 17 tries against Uruguay in the group stages to win 111-13. Which player scored a massive 5 tries? Hint

Mike Catt

Josh Lewsey

Iain Balshaw

Jason Robinson

3. England's first major challenge in the tournament came when they faced South Africa, but England managed to come out victorious with a 25-6 win with only 1 try scored during the match. Who scored this try? Hint

Jonny Wilkinson

Jason Robinson

Will Greenwood

Ben Cohen

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Question 4 of 10

4. Martin Johnson captained every match of England's tournament except the win against Uruguay in the group stages. Who captained England during this win? Hint

Jonny Wilkinson

Lawrence Dallaglio

Phil Vickery

Jason Leonard

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Question 5 of 10

5. England progressed to the quarterfinals where they met Wales, and struggled to a win by a margin of 28-17. What was the try count in this match? Hint

England 1 - Wales 1

England 2 - Wales 2

England 1 - Wales 3

England 3 - Wales 1

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Question 6 of 10

6. England's only try in the quarter-final victory over Wales was scored by Will Greenwood after being set up by a run by a Rugby magician known as "Billy Whizz". Who is this player? Hint

Josh Lewsey

Ben Cohen

Jason Robinson

Jonny Wilkinson

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Question 7 of 10

7. England won the semi-final against a strong French outfit in poor conditions at the Telstra Stadium in Sydney. Who scored all of England's points during this match? Hint

Matt Dawson

Will Greenwood

Paul Grayson

Jonny Wilkinson

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Question 8 of 10

8. Who captained the French side to their semi-final loss against England, and announced his retirement from the game afterwards? Hint

Fabien Pelous

Fabian Galthie

Cristophe Dominici

Olivier Magne

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Question 9 of 10

9. The World Cup Final was played at the Telstra Stadium in Sydney to an approximate attendance of 82,957 between Australia and England. Who scored the first points of the match? Hint

Lote Tuqiri

Jonny Wilkinson

Elton Flatley

Jason Robinson

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Question 10 of 10

10. The Final was won by England with a very late drop-goal in extra time scored by Jonny Wilkinson. Who passed the ball to Jonny for this heroic moment in Rugby history? Hint

Martin Johnson

Matt Dawson

Neil Back

Will Greenwood

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. England were victorious in all four of their group matches. Which opposition produced the closest winning margin for England?

Answer: Samoa

England struggled to a 35-22 victory over Samoa in the group stages, and beat South Africa 25-6. England thrashed Uruguay and Georgia by monumentous victories.

2. England scored a thundering 17 tries against Uruguay in the group stages to win 111-13. Which player scored a massive 5 tries?

Answer: Josh Lewsey

Josh Lewsey scored an impressive 5 tries against Uruguay with all of Mike Catt, Iain Balshaw, and Jason Robinson picking up 2 tries each.

Answer: Will Greenwood

Will Greenwood was set up by a charge down by Lewis Moody. Will Greenwood scored 31 tries in his 55 caps for his nation, and none were more important than this one.

4. Martin Johnson captained every match of England's tournament except the win against Uruguay in the group stages. Who captained England during this win?

Answer: Phil Vickery

Phil Vickery captained England to his country's gigantic win over Uruguay in the group stages to a score of 111-13.

5. England progressed to the quarterfinals where they met Wales, and struggled to a win by a margin of 28-17. What was the try count in this match?

Answer: England 1 - Wales 3

Will Greenwood scored England's only try in the quarterfinal compared to Wales who scored twice from Stephen Jones and Colin Charvis.

6. England's only try in the quarter-final victory over Wales was scored by Will Greenwood after being set up by a run by a Rugby magician known as "Billy Whizz". Who is this player?

Answer: Jason Robinson

One of the greatest players of all-time, Jason Robinson, known as "Billy Whizz", seared through the Welsh defence to throw Will Greenwood a lofted pass to race into the corner.

7. England won the semi-final against a strong French outfit in poor conditions at the Telstra Stadium in Sydney. Who scored all of England's points during this match?

Answer: Jonny Wilkinson

The semi-final against France was won by England 24-7, with Jonny Wilkinson's scoring all 24 of Englands points in this victory.

8. Who captained the French side to their semi-final loss against England, and announced his retirement from the game afterwards?

Answer: Fabian Galthie

Fabian Galthie won 64 caps for his country of France. After the third, 4th place playoff against New Zealand, Fabain anounced his retirement from the playing game.

9. The World Cup Final was played at the Telstra Stadium in Sydney to an approximate attendance of 82,957 between Australia and England. Who scored the first points of the match?

Answer: Lote Tuqiri

Lote Tuqiri scored a try in the 6th minute of the World Cup Final, touching down from a cross-kick to give Australia the lead.

10. The Final was won by England with a very late drop-goal in extra time scored by Jonny Wilkinson. Who passed the ball to Jonny for this heroic moment in Rugby history?

Answer: Matt Dawson

Matt Dawson gave Jonny Wilkinson the pass for the drop-goal that won the World Cup final after Martin Johnson crashed the ball up through the middle of the field.

Source: Author JeromeKaino7

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