2003: When we were thinking about how to organise this, reverse chronological order had one distinct advantage. It meant we can get this absurdly ice-cool moment, probably the greatest in the history of English rugby, out of the way nice and early: Jonny Wilkinson drops the goal that wins the World Cup. And from there we can go back to a few other of our favourites from the final: Jason Robinson slides into the far corner and goes mental as England take a 14-5 lead. And Mike Tindall lets George Gregan know why he was picked to start the final ahead of Mike Catt.
There were some other highlights that year, not least Rupeni Caucaunibuca, who was the outstanding back of the tournament. Here he is tearing apart France and Scotland. And King Carlos Spencer demonstrates how to outwit a Springbok.
1999: Ten minutes long and still too short: here are the highlights of the greatest game in World Cup history, when France came back from 24-10 down to beat the All Blacks (was there ever a cooler winger than Phillipe Bernat-Salles?).
Jonah Lomu destroys England single-handedly in the group stages. And the All Blacks go head-to-head with Tonga in one of the most amazing dance-offs you'll ever see.
1995: Jonny Wilkinson isn't the only man who can drop a goal in injury time to win the World Cup, as Joel Stransky shows at the end of this review of the final. Earlier in the tournament, South Africa showed that despite the talk of the rainbow nation, not everything was peace and harmony in the battle of Boet Erasmus against Canada. Oh yes, and here is Jonah Lomu running through England. Again.
1991: Tee-hee. Wales are smacked down by Western Samoa in the cup's greatest upset. And in the quarter-finals, Ireland come within minutes of a famous victory of their own, only to be undone by the ice-cool Michael Lynagh. And finally the Italian scrum-half Ivan Francescato, who died in 1999, scores one of the great tries against the USA.
1987: Where it all began: Michael Jones scores the World Cup's first-ever try and then John Kirwan scores the World Cup's first-ever great try. In the semi-final between France and Australia, the scores are tied at 24-all, when Serge Blanco sets out for the corner. In the final though, France came up short against one of the great All Black sides.
