Jason Robinson shocked the rugby world this week by revealing he will be coming out of retirement this season to lace up his boots with English National League Two North side Fylde.

To celebrate the return of Billy Whizz, we turn the clock back almost seven years to the most famous day in England's history when Robinson crossed for his side's only try in a pulsating 20-17 Rugby World Cup Final triumph over Australia in Sydney.

The game did not start well for Robinson, who was out-jumped by Wallabies winger Lote Tuqiri as both looked to latch on to a huge Stephen Larkham bomb with just six minutes on the clock. It was no more than Australia deserved but three Wilkinson penalties soon silenced a partisan home crowd. Despite the rain continuing to fall, both sides chose to keep the ball in hand and play running rugby. And as the game progressed, England started to dominate.

With 10 minutes remaining in the first half left, lock Ben Kay knocked on with the try line at his mercy before fly-half Jonny Wilkinson put Robinson away for a crucial score in the corner. The conversion was missed, but England were in control of the contest as the sides headed to the tunnel.

In a topsy-turvy second half both sides had try-scoring opportunities, but neither was able to take them. Elton Flatley's boot closed the gap to just three points before a controversial scrum penalty against England gave the Wallabies a further lifeline. Flatley duly stepped up to level the scores and take the game to extra time.

England opened the scoring in extra time with another Wilkinson penalty, but with two and a half minutes remaining Flatley's metronomic boot restored parity. With 21 seconds left before sudden death, England scrum-half Matt Dawson spotted a gap and surged forward towards the Australian 22. Seconds later he spun the ball out to Wilkinson who slotted the all-important drop goal to seal the win.

Jason Robinson [centre]

"That was just fantastic, to actually go out there to Australia and to play Australia in the final and to beat them in such a way," declared Robinson after the final whistle. "There was very little separating the two teams. When we won it was just sheer relief and we just felt "we've done it". I have had some great feelings but that was the best, the pressure was immense, I have never been in a more pressured game ever."

Robinson played in all seven of England's games in the 2003 tournament and claimed a total of 51 caps for his country having originally made his name in rugby league. He also starred on the British & Irish Lions tour to Australia in 2001 and also featured against New Zealand in 2005 - claiming a total of five Test appearances in the famous red jersey.

Robinson announced his retirement from international rugby union in 2005, stating that he wished to spend more time with his family, but he later returned to the England set-up after being lured out of retirement by coach Brian Ashton. He went on to play at the 2007 Rugby World Cup, where he ended his England career, for a second time, following the narrow loss to South Africa in the final. A Premiership winner with Sale Sharks in 2006, he would later serve as an assistant coach with the club before stunning the rugby world with his decision to return to playing - aged 35.

Jonny Wilkinson [far left]

"I feel like a very proud member of a very proud team," said Wilkinson in the aftermath of his side's victory. "This is not the end of our journey, it's part of the road we're on and we have to use it to motivate us further. I did have a couple of beers, but that was only really as a solidarity thing with the other guys. There are times for letting yourself go, but Saturday night I just wanted to let it all soak in."

Following his starring role in the final, Wilkinson endured a torrid time with a succession of injuries that kept him out of action for both Newcastle and England. Wilkinson would not take to the international stage again until he appeared for the British & Irish Lions against Argentina in a pre-tour warm-up in 2005. His next England appearance would not come until the opening game of the 2007 Six Nations - 1,169 days after the Sydney triumph.

Wilkinson, who became his country's second youngest player ever when he made his debut in 1998 at 18 years and 314 days, eclipsed the England Test points record in 2001 and seven years later he became the all-time leading Test points scorer, overtaking Wales' Neil Jenkins. On the domestic stage, he spent 12 years with English club Newcastle before switching to French side Toulon in 2009 for whom he currently plays whilst still commanding a place in the England Elite Player Squad.

Mat Rogers [right]

"The All Blacks tend to wait for a poor kick or a turnover before they create something whereas England will create things off their own bat," commented Rogers. "That's why I rate them the better team. Other than Jonny Wilkinson, they haven't got an absolute superstar they have to get the ball to. But if you don't play well across the team, from one to 15, you're not going to beat them."

Like Robinson, Rogers began his rugby career in the 13-man code before a high-profile switch to union in 2002 with the Waratahs. He proved an immediate success and won his first Test cap against France later that year alongside another former league star Wendell Sailor with the duo becoming the 41st and 42nd Australian dual code internationals.

The versatile back, capped at fly-half, centre, wing and fullback, made a total of 46 Test appearances in the Green and Gold and still holds the record for most points in a single game thanks to his 42-point haul in the Wallabies' 142-0 victory over Namibia during the 2003 World Cup. Son of rugby league legend Steve Rogers, he opted for a return to the NRL in 2006 and currently plays for the Gold Coast Titans.

England rugby fans will probably best remember Rogers for being the unfortunate recipient of a crunching textbook tackle from Josh Lewsey during England's World Cup warm-up win in Melbourne's Telstra Dome.

"It's all right, mate, I had a few beers with the boys that night," recalls Rogers. "It was more my pride. I had the wind knocked out of me and couldn't breathe for a couple of minutes, which was a bit scary. I found myself wondering what they were going to say at my funeral. Something like: 'He died doing what he loved - he just couldn't breathe.' "It was a great shot by Josh. He did a good job but I owe him one. It gets replayed an awful lot."

Ben Cohen [left]

"I have been lucky to have had great success in my career with winning the World Cup in 2003 with England and the Heineken Cup with Northampton in 2000," reflected Cohen some years later. "I have scored many tries and enjoyed amazing experiences. I have also experienced being at the bottom of the table with Saints for quite a few years and then with Sale. It is just the highs and lows of being in a professional sport."

Winger Cohen started all but one of England's matches at RWC'03 scoring two tries in the pool victory over Georgia. He emerged as a world-class try-scorer for English side Northampton and soon caught the attention of England coach Clive Woodward who handed him his debut against Ireland in 2000. He currently boasts 57 Test caps - with his last appearance coming in 2006 and has scored 31 international tries - leaving him tied for second on England's all-time leading try-scorers list alongside Will Greenwood and behind Rory Underwood. He also toured Australia with the British & Irish Lions in 2001 but failed to break into the Test side.

He withdrew from England's World Cup training squad in 2007 to spend more time with his family and brought an 11-year association with Northampton to an end the same year in controversial circumstances after being overlooked for the club captaincy. He later secured a move to French club Brive where he spent two seasons before returning to the Premiership with Sale where he is currently plying his trade. Cohen is the nephew of George Cohen who won the football World Cup with England in 1966.