2003 final referee reveals what would have happened if Jonny Wilkinson drop goal had missed

Speaking to this masthead from his home outside of Johannesburg, where Watson now runs a wildlife breeding and camping farm, the retired South African whistleblower recounted his experience of the tense 2003 World Cup final; which was the second he’d refereed after first standing in Australia’s victory over France in 1999.

Watson’s refereeing in the 2003 decider remains controversial in England, where they argue a dominant English scrum was unfairly penalised all night and, most…