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.

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