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Last Updated:
Monday, 24 November, 2003, 14:20 GMT
1999: Aussies rule world again
France were a shadow of the side that played in the semi-finals as the Wallabies won the Rugby World Cup for a second time.
1995: Party time for SA
Joel Stransky kicked the Springboks to victory in front of an ecstatic home crowd in South Africa.
1991: Wallabies pip England
England threw their earlier tournament tactics out of the window in the final but it was not enough to rattle Australia.
WORLD CUP GOLDEN MOMENTS
Players remember
87: Kirwan try
87: Blanco shock
87: Welsh boot
87: Kirk wins WC
91: Samoa shine
91: Paris fracas
91: Dublin epic
91: Campo stars
95: Andrew kick
95: Durban storm
95: Lomu roller
95: Boks triumph
99: Irish felled
99: De Beer
CLASSIC WORLD CUP MATCHES
1987: France 30-24 Australia
1987: Wales 22-21 Australia
1991: Australia 19-18 Ireland
1991: W Samoa 16-13 Wales
1995: England 25-22 Australia
1995: N Zealand 45-29 England
1999: France 43-31 N Zealand
1999: Australia 27-21 S Africa
"We had achieved what we wanted"
John Eales
reflects on the 1999 triumph
World Cup XV
Which stars make our all-time dream team?
"Hollywood couldn't have scripted it"
Francois Pienaar
recalls the 1995 win
FULL WORLD CUP RESULTS
1999 (Europe)
1995 (South Africa)
1991 (Europe)
1987 (New Zealand/Australia)
1987 TOURNAMENT FOCUS
1987: Kiwis see off France in final
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1999: Australia win
1995: Springbok victory
1991: Australian glory
1987: Kiwis claim Cup
World Cup Dream XV
Fans celebrate 1999 tournament
"We got it exactly right and it felt great"
Nick Farr-Jones
looks back at 1991
"Once I scored I had a gut feeling we'd win"
David Kirk
on the first final back in 1987
ULTIMATE WORLD CUP XV
Player profiles
15: S Blanco
14: J Lomu
13: P Sella
12. T Horan
11: D Campese
10: M Lynagh
9: J vd Westhuiz
1. J Leonard
2. S Fitzpatrick
3: C Dowd
4: J Eales
5: M Johnson
6: F Pienaar
7: M Jones
8: Z Brooke
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"We had achieved what we wanted"
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"We got it exactly right and it felt great"
"Once I scored I had a gut feeling we'd win"