| ENGLAND 24 | V | FRANCE 7 | |||
| COMPETITION: Rugby World Cup semi-final | |||||
| VENUE: Stadium Australia, Sydney | DATE: 16 November, 2003 | SPECTATORS: | |||
| REFEREE: Paddy O'Brien (New Zealand) | HALFTIME: 12-7 | ||||
| SCORERS: | SCORERS: | ||||
| TRIES: | TRIES: Betsen | ||||
| CONVERSIONS: | CONVERSIONS: Michalak | ||||
| PENALTY GOALS: Wilkinson (5) | PENALTY GOALS: | ||||
| DROPPED GOALS: Wilkinson (3) | DROPPED GOALS: | ||||
| 15 | Josh Lewsey | London Wasps RFC | 15 | Nicolas Brusque | Biarritz RFC |
| 14 | Ben Cohan | Northampton RFC | 14 | Aurelien Rougerie | Montferrand RFC |
| 13 | Will Greenwood | Harlequins RFC | 13 | Tony Marsh | Montferrand RFC |
| 12 | Mike Catt (21) | Bath RFC | 12 | Yannick Jauzion | Stade Toulousain RFC |
| 11 | Jason Robinson | Sale RFC | 11 | Christophe Dominici (22) | Stade Francais RFC |
| 10 | Jonny Wilkinson | Newcastle RFC | 10 | Frederic Michalak (20) | Stade Toulousain RFC |
| 9 | Matt Dawson (20t) (20) | Northampton RFC | 9 | Fabien Galthie (Cap) | Stade Francais RFC |
| 8 | Lawrence Dallaglio | London Wasps RFC | 8 | Imanol Harinordoquy | Pau RFC |
| 7 | Richard Hill (19) | Saracens RFC | 7 | Olivier Magne | Montferrand RFC |
| 6 | Niel Back | Leicester RFC | 6 | Serge Betsen (19) | Biarritz RFC |
| 5 | Martin Johnson (C) | Leicester RFC | 5 | Jerome Thion | Biarritz RFC |
| 4 | Ben Kay | Leicester RFC | 4 | Fabien Pelous | Stade Toulousain RFC |
| 3 | Phil Vickery (17t) | Gloucester RFC | 3 | Sylvain Marconnet | Stade Francais RFC |
| 2 | Steve Thompson (16) | Northampton RFC | 2 | Raphael Ibanez | Saracens RFC, England |
| 1 | Trevor Woodman (17) | Gloucester RFC | 1 | Jean-Jacques Crenca (17) | Agen RFC |
| 16 | Dorian West (2) | Leicester RFC | 16 | Yannick Bru | Stade Toulousain RFC |
| 17 | Jason Lenoard (3t) (1) | Harlequins RFC | 17 | Olivier Milloud (1) | Bourgoin-Jallieu RFC |
| 18 | Martin Corry | Leicester RFC | 18 | David Auradou | Stade Francais RFC |
| 19 | Lewis Moody (7) | Leicester RFC | 19 | Christian Labit (6) | Stade Toulousain RFC |
| 20 | Kyran Bracken (9t) (9) | Saracens RFC | 20 | Gerald Merceron (10) | Montferrand RFC |
| 21 | Mike Tindall (12) | Bath RFC | 21 | Damien Traille | Pau RFC |
| 22 | Iain Balshaw | Bath RFC | 22 | Clement Poitrenaud (11) | Stade Toulousain RFC |
| COACH: Clive Woodward | COACH | ||||
| MATCH NOTES Source-www.planet-rugby.com, www.rfu.com Slippery conditions reduced this game to 10-man rugby, with England weathering the weather the better. Wilkinson again was the pivot for England's victory, scoring all the points over a disappointing French team. When Jason Leonard came on as a replacement earlier for a blood bin, and later in the game as a full replacement, he won his 112th test cap, passing Phileppe Sella's previous world record of 111. |
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