Men's Rugby World Cup 2003 · Telstra Stadium, Sydney | Wangal · 22 November 2003Head-to-head
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England won by 3 points.Half-time 5–14 · Tries 1–1
Pitch map
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Tacklesmademissed
AUS15214
ENG12816
Kicks at goalconv.pensdrops
AUS0/04/40
ENG0/04/41
← England attack · Australia attack →Hover a try for detail · dots = tackles made · dashed = penalty goal · orange = missed · squares = rucks · triangles = line breaks and defenders beaten · rings = turnovers · bars at the foot = zone counts · thin lines = kicks from hand = attacking entries and ball won per band
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- Ruck, line break, turnover, lineout and kick-from-hand positions are not in the feed for this match.
- Tries with a dashed ring have no recorded position, so they sit in the in-goal at the end that side attacked.
Tries and goal kicks as a table
| Min | Team | What | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7′ | Australia | Try, Lote Tuqiri | 5–0 |
| 39′ | England | Try, Jason Robinson | 5–14 |
Sample dataTerritory shares are estimated, and tries without a recorded position are placed in the in-goal. Other positions are as logged by the match feed and approximate.
Score progression
Drag to replay the match on the pitchSwipe the chart sideways for the full match.7′Lote Tuqiri39′Jason Robinson
AUS
Team stats
ENG50%Possession50%
97Carries132
249Metres gained507
2Clean breaks7
16Defenders beaten14
148Passes183
2Offloads8
152Tackles made128
14Tackles missed16
77/82Rucks won92/94
17/26Lineouts won20/28
17/18Scrums won10/10
1/1Mauls won8/9
8Turnovers won5
8Penalties conceded12
33Kicks from hand34
1,010Kick metres1,064
Goal kicking
AUS conversions 0/0, penalties 4/4 · ENG conversions 0/0, penalties 4/4. Pale segment = set piece lost.
AUS conversions 0/0, penalties 4/4 · ENG conversions 0/0, penalties 4/4. Pale segment = set piece lost.
Match statistics and event positions come from World Rugby’s public match feed, which is unofficial and not licensed for reuse; TheBreakdown reduces them to the figures shown. This feed has team statistics but no positions for this match.
Line-ups
Australia
- 1Bill YoungProp
- 2Brendan CannonHooker
- 3Al BaxterProp
- 4Justin HarrisonSecond row
- 5Nathan SharpeSecond row
- 6George SmithFlanker
- 7Phil WaughFlanker
- 8David LyonsNumber 8
- 9George GreganScrum-half
- 10Stephen LarkhamFly-half
- 11Lote TuqiriWing
- 12Elton FlatleyCentre
- 13Stirling MortlockCentre
- 14Wendell SailorWing
- 15Mat RogersFull-back
- 16Jeremy PaulBench
- 17Matt DunningBench
- 18David GiffinBench
- 19Matt CockbainBench
- 20Chris WhitakerBench
- 21Matt GiteauBench
- 22Joe RoffBench
England
- 1Trevor WoodmanProp
- 2Steve ThompsonHooker
- 3Phil VickeryProp
- 4Martin JohnsonSecond row
- 5Ben KaySecond row
- 6Richard HillFlanker
- 7Neil BackFlanker
- 8Lawrence DallaglioNumber 8
- 9Matt DawsonScrum-half
- 10Jonny WilkinsonFly-half
- 11Ben CohenWing
- 12Mike TindallCentre
- 13Will GreenwoodCentre
- 14Jason RobinsonWing
- 15Josh LewseyFull-back
- 16Dorian WestBench
- 17Jason LeonardBench
- 18Martin CorryBench
- 19Lewis MoodyBench
- 20Kyran BrackenBench
- 21Mike CattBench
- 22Iain BalshawBench
Match officials
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Context
All-time, Australia 27–29 England, 1 drawn in 57 scored Tests. Full head-to-head
Australia going in
England going in
- Previous meeting: 21 June 2003, Australia 14–25 England
- Next meeting on record: 26 June 2004
Also on this day
Results to 27 September 2026. Scoring and line-ups come from World Rugby match summaries where available; older Tests may have neither.