Top Games
Here is SuperSport.com's list of the top five Rugby World Cup matches of all time. Click on the "read more" link for the full article.
| 5. England v
Australia |
| Final 2003 |
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The English will believe this is the
best game of rugby ever played, and who could blame them for their only World Cup victory?
While there was some controversy over the reffing by South Africa’s Andre Watson,
this was an epic game which went down to the wire literally. ...read more |
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| 4. Wales v
Samoa |
| Pool match, 1991 |
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Wales had ominously said in their press
conference before the game that this was the most important game in their history. Given
Samoa had never played in a World Cup before, and they had little more than 2000 players
practicing the sport in the islands, the Welsh were expected to win easily.
...read more |
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| 3.
Australia v France |
| Semifinal 1991 |
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France weren’t given much of a hope
against the Australians in the 1987 semifinal, but few were to realise the humdinger that
was about to take place as the French scored a massive upset against the more fancied
Austalians. ...read more |
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| 2. South
Africa v New Zealand |
| Final 1995 |
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For many South Africans this was
probably the biggest game of their lives. The tournament set the scene for so many
memories and ended in greatness for the Springboks.
Kitch Christie’s “hospital job” in moulding a Springbok team in to the
World Champions in just over a year was nothing short of sensational and the Springboks
rode a rollercoaster ride of emotion that engulfed the entire country from the fist
pumping victory over the Australians in the opening game until the massive victory at
Ellis Park. ...read more |
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| 1. France
v New Zealand |
| Semifinal 1999 |
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Once again the All Blacks were
favourites and looked set to head to a World Cup final. After dominating the entire pool
stage of the tournament, and with a golden backline that looked set to tear apart any
team, they certainly looked unstoppable.. ...read more |
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