Jason Robinson makes shocking RWC final admission

England hero Jason Robinson has admitted that he has never rewatched the 2003 Rugby World Cup final.

This week marked 20 years since England’s only Rugby World Cup triumph.

JASON ROBINSON MAKES SHOCK WORLD CUP FINAL ADMISSION

Jason Robinson is still the only Englishman to score a try in a Rugby World Cup final as he crossed for his team’s only five-pointer in that match.

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He admits that he has seen snippets of the match but hasn’t bothered to rewatch it in full.

“I go to events and forever see the clips with me sliding in, Jonny’s kick and Johnno (Martin Johnson) lifting the trophy etc, but I’ve not watched the game,” Robinson told the PA news agency.

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“All I’ve ever done is play a game and then it’s on to the next game, the next game, the next game. That’s how life has been. I’ve probably been conditioned not to get attached to any one game.

“Funnily enough my eight-year-old wants to watch the final so at some point I’m sure we’ll stick it on and watch it in full.

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“Some games, you think they’re better than they are. And then you watch them and see that you weren’t that great! I might be seeing that in the 2003 game.”

LIFE-ALTERING EVENTS

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Jason Robinson has done much reflection on the life-changing occassion.

“It was hard for your life not to change. You come back and see the impact that it’s made on grassroots sport and the impact it had on fans,” he said.

“You’re going to Downing Street and Buckingham Palace and getting honours. You go somewhere and can’t buy a pint – everyone wants to buy you a drink – and you’re not paying for restaurant bills.

“We had an exposure that we’d never had before and we were being recognised far more than ever before.

“That was good because it gave rugby a massive boost because it was the first time we’d won anything since 1966. It was fantastic for us as players and we got lots of opportunities off the back of it.

“There are very few days when someone doesn’t come to me and say ‘I remember where I was when…’

“And they start to tell the stories of what it meant to them and what they did as a result of it. That just shows that even 20 years on it’s still had such an impact, it’s been huge.”