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Debs and Dave Hallett celebrate Christmas coming early as they watch England deliver the goods in Sydney

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Olivia and Rachel rejoice outside England's home, Twickenham, where "The Empire Strikes Back" is projected onto Rugby House

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Lucky Max Gimson flew home with the England team on Sweet Chariot and got the opportunity to meet Jason Leonard and 'Bill'

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Zoe King gets to grips with Martin Johnson after getting last-minute tickets to see the final

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JP and Amit, two ex-pats in Sydney, celebrate the scoreline in front of a few Australian fans

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Sam, Fergus, Florence and Benjamin Pickles get to meet Jonny Wilkinson after England beat South Africa in the group stages

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Carl Bellamy promised his friends if England won he would have a mohican haircut and dye it red - here's the proof

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Paul Roberts and friends celebrate in an English pub in St Germain-en-Laye, just west of Paris