Where: France
Champions: South Africa
What happened in the Final? Three Percy Montgomery penalties to one from Jonny Wilkinson saw the John Smit captained and Jake White coached Springboks beat England in an uncompromising game and become only the second side to claim the World Cup for the second time. Read more Where: Australia
Champions: England
What happened in the Final? Led by the tactical brilliance of Jonny Wilkinson's boot, the English were dominant throughout. The final, however, was a thrilling affair between England and Australia. With 21 seconds left in extra time, Wilkinson scored a drop goal to win the match for England. Read more Where: Wales
Champions: Australia
What happened in the Final? The French, no doubt buoyed by their semi-final win over the All Blacks, seemed to have played their final a week before, and could repeat the performance. The Australians prevailed, defeating the French 35-12 to take the title for an unprecedented second time. Read more Where: South Africa
Champions: South Africa
What happened in the Final? In front of an ecstatic home crowd at Ellis Park in Johannesburg, flyhalf Joel Stransky kicked the Springboks to a famous 15-12 victory over the All Blacks in extra time. All Black Jonah Lomu went home with an amazing record of seven tries in five matches. Read more Where: England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales and France
Champions: Australia
What happened in the Final? Played at Twickenham Stadium the final saw Australia triumph 12-6 against an England side that had suddenly abandoned their forward-based approach to play a running game. It failed as the Wallabies took victory courtesy of a solitary converted try. Read more Where: New Zealand
Champions: New Zealand
What happened in the Final? New Zealand defeated France 29-9 at Eden Park in Auckland. The New Zealand team was captained by David Kirk, substituting for the injured Andy Dalton, and included such rugby greats as Sean Fitzpatrick, John Kirwan, Grant Fox and Michael Jones. Read more