Following the announcement this week that Jonny Wilkinson has retired from international rugby, like many people, my mind went back to November 2003 and that fantastic day when England won the Rugby World Cup 20-17 against Australia in Sydney.
Jonny’s drop goal must have been viewed millions of times but one more won’t hurt:
This day started very early for me in my own team’s clubhouse. Below are just a few of the photos from this memorable day (despite the Guinness depth charges! 
) and hopefully gives just a flavour of why this was so special:
Finally, Jonny Wilkinson has retired from playing for England at the age of 32. As well as being an excellent kicker, he put his body on the line time and time again whilst wearing the red rose and this tackle on France’s Ntamack shows why he was such an admired rugby player:
Thank you for being such a wonderful player for England, Jonny. If only there were more like you.
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