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DVD Description The six nations tournament is one of the greatest rugby competitions in the world, and the jewel in the crown is the Calcutta Cup. In 2006, England were favourites to overwhelm the Scots. It had been six long years since their supporters had celebrated a Scotland victory. However, when the team came out into the cauldron of Murrayfield and Flower of Scotland rang out through the stadium, maybe this was the day when the impossible could happen. The next 80 minutes were to be a testament to the sheer determination of a team who simply would not consider defeat. It was one of the greatest victories in the history of Scottish rugby. This DVD re-lives that momentous occasion, along with highlights of the stunning victory over tournament favourites France, and the defeat in Rome of Italy. Synopsis |
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DVD Description Jubilation was the word as Wales celebrated their long awaited victory against England at Twickenham stadium on Saturday 2nd February. Now you can re-live the excitement over again as the entire match has been immortalised forever on this explosive DVD Gatland’s Guns!, including extra bonus feature pre- game build up and post match interviews with the team. Two late tries in 3 minutes (Lee Byrne & Mike Phillips) and an incredible performance from man of the match James Hook paved the way for one of Wales’ most sensational victories to date, beating England 26:19. It was a magnificent result for the new coaching team of Warren Gatland, Shaun Edwards and Rob Howley. A fantastic start for what seems destined to be a truly dynamic team. Relive every minute of Wales Stunning Victory that wiped out the 20 years of Twickenham hurt Synopsis |
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A souvenir of Scotland’s recent 15-9 victory over England in the historic Calcutta Cup fixture. Featuring the match in its entiriety and an exclusive interview with Head Coach Frank Hadden and Captain Mike Blair. |
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DVD Description This DVD set includes: Rugby World Cup 2003 – The Final: This is the thrilling Rugby World Cup 2003 Final – in full, from first whistle to last – culminating in the joyous moments when England became World Champions! This DVD also includes full coverage of the celebrations, the trophy presentation and a series of post match interviews with the England captain, coach and other leading players, plus, views from the Australian camp. Rugby World Cup – England’s Story: England’s Story is the eagerly awaited definitive account of England’s entire World Cup campaign, concentrating exclusively on the England squad’s journey from Perth to Sydney, from Heathrow to the streets of central London paved in gold! In addition, the programme includes extended highlights of the World Cup final as it’s never been seen before with unseen footage and amazing camera angles that allow you – uninterrupted – to catch that moment on Jonny Wilkinson’s face as that World Cup winning drop goal sailed between the posts! Rugby World Cup Official 2003 Review: England: The official review of the 2003 Rugby World Cup for the English rugby team. The second Rugby World Cup to be contested in the professional era, the 2003 tournament in Australia is already being touted as the greatest rugby show on the planet. Rugby World Cup’s Greatest Moments 2003: The moment England finally became World Champions. All the drama, all the action, all the greatest moments from the 2003 Rugby World Cup. The ’2003 Rugby World Cup’s Greatest Moments’ release celebrates all the finest and most entertaining action from the sport’s ultimate showpiece as the superpowers of world rugby come together for only the fifth time. Great tries, huge hits and scintillating skills from England’s, Australia’s, New Zealand’s, South Africa’s and France’s superstars all feature on this sensational, fast-paced, highlights programme. Synopsis |
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Features classic English rugby action. Includes Grand Slam and World Cup winning action. |
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The matches featured are: England 45 – Ireland 11 (2002)a good home win England 29- South Africa 9 (2001) when South Africa got dirty and lost England 21 – Australia 15 (2001): eminently forgettable game. England didn’t score a try, but ground out a win England 48 – France 19 (2001). Now this is good. We destroy them in the 2nd half and they look miserable. England 25 – South Africa 17 (2001). Solid display but not much for highlights England 27 – South Africa 22 (2001). Yes, epic victory in the circumstances: away to South Africa, but 9 Jonny Wilkinson kicks does not make a thrilling highlights game England 22 – Australia 19 (2000) The one where the video ref says that Dan Luger did touch down in the last minute from the chip ahead in the corner and Twickenham goes ballistic. You get about 12 minutes from each game. This DVD was put together very early on in “the new Millennium”, and the Dallaglio commentary is all about: “we need to keep doing this in a World Cup”. And there are games I thought might be there which aren’t. e.g. England’s sensational win in Ireland in 2003. Or any of the summer tour to Australia and New Zealand in 2003, when England were sensational, let alone any of the World Cup. What’s happening in these years is that England’s second row and back row forwards were strangling opposition and putting forward a platform for Wilkinson to kick penalties or the occasional break from the backs. Yes, Robinson does glitter here, and Greenwood shows what a loss he has been: the only guy to glue England’s back division together in the last five years. So it’s good to remember a time when we could genuinely beat all comers, but it’s not thrilling as a highlights package. |
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As Clive Woodward’s men descended upon the Southern hemisphere for the final leg of a long hard season, history was to be created. Victory over the New Zealand Maori kicked off the Zurich Summer Tour of Australia and New Zealand, but two further stern tests lay ahead: The Siege of Wellington – New Zealand 13 – 15 England England have had many special days but this was something extraordinary! Fifteen points from the boot of fly-half Johnny Wilkinson handed England their first victory over the All Blacks on New Zealand soil for 30 years. It was far from a classic, but the performance epitomized the spirit of Clive Woodward’s team, as they stood firm when it mattered the most. With the rain sweeping the ground, conditions were difficult. Reduced to 13 in the second half, the All Blacks had the advantage but were unable to turn over a resolute England defence and four times a six-man English pack survived the onslaught of a full All Black scrum. It was England’s day as they created their own slice of history. The Massacre in Melbourne – Australia 14 – 25 England History created as the Wallabies are defeated on their own turf and the season ends with a perfect ten. Combining forward power with pace in the backs, England romped home to victory in Australia’s own back yard for the first time in history. Touching new heights, England’s aerial dominance was only one aspect of a thoroughly convincing performance. Jonny Wilkinson was having one of those days, as he carved open opportunity after opportunity with a fine array of angled and short passes, and when he timed his delayed pass to perfection for Northampton Saints man Ben Cohen, the big winger sidestepped the Wallabies’ fullback Chris Latham to score under the posts for England’s third try. Sailor went over for a deserved try near the end, but England were out of reach and Wilkinson capped off the day with a penalty on the final hooter. |
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As voted for by the England Rugby Supporters Club, this is the definitive selection of the greatest England Fifteen of all time. Who will make the line-up? |
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Traces the origins of the game from its inception at Rugby School, to England’s overwhelming success in 2003. Also includes interviews with Rob Andrews, Martin Johnson, Ian Balshaw and Dean Richards. |
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In November 2002 , England , under the inspirational leadership of Clive Woodward OBE , secured a remarkable triple crown of victories over the fearsome giants of the Southern Hemisphere – New Zealand , Australia and South Africa. It was a feat acheived with skill and courage in equal measure and this DVD documents those three historic games .
Watch as under strength but determined New Zealand come close to destroying Englands triple dream in just the first game , only for Ben Cohen to perform a heroic last gasp tackle on Ben Blair as it looked as if the All Blacks would pip the home side .England clung on against the odds to defeat the men In Black for the first time in nine long years , by 31-28. Against Australia , it looked as if the game was up for the red rose as the slick Wallabies cruised into a 31-19 lead during the second half.But the cool head of Wilkinson and his superlative kicking put England within a score of victory , leaving the way for Ben Cohen to become hero of the day and give England a third consecutive win over Australia, although by the narrowest of margins , 32 – 31. Last, but certainly not least demoralised South Africa arrived at Twickenham fresh from an embarrassing Murrayfield drubbing by the Scots.But their brutal and cynical game plan on the day played into English hands and England crushed the Springboks by a whopping 52-3.It was their biggest ever defeat and allowed England to seal the Southern Hemisphere triple crown and claim the Investec trophy. This is an excellent DVD , purely on the basis of the subject matter, and all English rugby fans will lap it up. However , apart from the three interviews in the extras area there is precious little depth to to the actual DVD itself , as this is purely a collection of SKY highlights . But then again , what does a true English rugby fan want to do ? Watch England defeating New Zealand or flick through hours of pointless extras? This DVD will keep memories alive for fans who watched the games originally and is a great addition to any rugby fans shelf. |