1. It featured Jonah Lomu at his peak
2. South Africa winning in a final to remember was a genuine upset
3. It was so good it inspired a movie/book
4. It was the last major hurrah of the amateur era — two months later, the IRFB opened the sport to professionalism
5. It featured the mother of all ‘dust-ups’
6. New Zealand broke the record for most points scored in a single match — a record that still stands today
7. It was many people’s first memories of the Haka
8. There was no shortage of quality tries
9. It had a memorable opening titles sequence
10. It wasn’t a particularly memorable World Cup for Ireland, but they were involved in one of the closest matches of the tournament against Wales
11. This montage captures the excitement of the event
12. There were plenty of shenanigans off the field
That Invictus movie was shite
Yep Matt Damon with a S. African accent, poison.
You could’ve stopped at Matt Damon
Let me guess David….you’re Black! …see I knew it.
in fairness that was far from the mother of all “dust ups”, I often saw better in a junior c match.
Clive Woodwind won’t like this article!!! He’s stuck in a 2003 time warp!!! Bless him
Id say Rob Andrews teeth are still rattling.
Not that memorable. South africa shouldn’t have won. Memorable for jonah lomu.
Serious WC! SA have a decent WC record against The Blacks 2-1. The two teams potentially could meet in the semis. What a match that could turn out to be.
Rob Andrews drop goal against Australia was special
I remember the All Black-England semi being great family entertainment