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The 2007 Rugby World Cup is the sixth Rugby World Cup, a quadrennial international rugby union world championship inaugurated in 1987. Twenty nations are competing for the Webb Ellis Cup in the tournament hosted by France from 7 September to 20 October. France won the hosting rights in 2003, beating a bid from England. The competition comprises 48 matches over 44 days. Forty-two matches are being played in ten cities throughout France, as well as four in Cardiff, Wales and two in Edinburgh, Scotland.
The eight quarter-finalists from 2003 were granted automatic qualification, while 12 other nations gained entry through the regional qualifying competitions that began in 2004 - of them, Portugal is the only World Cup debutant. The top three nations from each pool at the end of the pool stage will qualify automatically for the 2011 World Cup.
The competition opened on the 7 September at the Stade de France in St-Denis, which will also be the venue of the final match on the 20 October.
Bids
Both England and France bid to host the tournament.[1][2] The tender document for the 2007 bidding process was due out on October 31, 2001. Both England and France were invited to re-submit their plans.[3] The International Rugby Board (IRB) stated that both countries must comply with tender document terms in one bid, but in their second option, could propose alternative ideas. The IRB said "England's original proposal contained three plans for hosting the tournament with a traditional, new and hybrid format all on offer... The French bid, while complying with the tender document in all other respects, fell outside one of the `windows` in which the IRB wanted to stage an event".[3] England's bids included a two-tier tournament and altering the structure of the qualifying tournament and France had a bid in September/October.[3]
It was announced in April 2003 that France had won the right to host the tournament.[4] The tournament was moved to the proposed September-October dates with the tournament structure remaining as it was.[4] It was also announced that ten French cities would be hosting games, with the final at the Stade de France.[4] French Prime Minister Jean-Pierre Raffarin said that "this decision illustrates the qualities of our country and its capacity to host major sporting events...This World Cup will be the opportunity to showcase the regions of France where the wonderful sport of rugby is deeply rooted".[4] French Sports Minister Jean-Francois Lamour said that "The organisation of this World Cup will shine over all of France because ten French towns have the privilege of organising matches and to be in the world`s spotlight."[4] French cities to host games are Bordeaux, Lens, Lyon, Marseilles, Montpellier, Nantes, St. Etienne, Toulouse and Paris, and it was also announced that the final would be at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis.[4]
Qualifying
The eight quarter-finalists from the 2003 World Cup all received automatic entry, with the other 12 nations coming from qualifying series around the world. Ten of the 20 positions available in the tournament were filled by regional qualifiers, with an additional two being filled by repechage qualification. The qualifying tournament was divided into five regional groups; Africa, Americas, Asia, Europe and Oceania.[5] Including the automatic qualifiers, over 90 nations were in qualifying contention for the final tournament.
In July 2005, both Samoa and Fiji were confirmed as the qualifiers from Oceania, as Oceania 1 and 2 respectively.[6] In July of the following year, Argentina qualified as Americas 1 by defeating Uruguay 26-0 in Buenos Aires.[7] Americas 2 was filled in August when Canada defeated the United States 56-7 in Newfoundland.[8] The United States went on to qualify as Americas 3 after beating Uruguay in a two-legged tie in early October.[9] That month also saw Italy qualify as Europe 1 after defeating Russia 67-7 in Moscow, reaching the first place in its qualifying group; Romania defeated Spain 43-20 in Madrid, and also qualified for the World Cup as Europe 2.[10]
Namibia qualified for their third consecutive World Cup after they earned their spot in France by defeating Morocco over two legs in November.[11] In late 2006, it was announced that the IRB had withdrawn Colombo as the venue of the final Asian qualifying tournament due to security problems.[12] Japan won the only Asian allocation after the tournament was moved to Hong Kong.[13] Georgia was 14 points the better of Portugal over two legs to claim the last European place.[13] Tonga qualified through repechage after defeating Korea.[14] The final spot in Pool C went to Portugal, after beating Uruguay 24-23 on aggregate. Portugal's qualification was the only change in the 20-team roster from the 2003 World Cup, replacing Uruguay, as they became the only wholly amateur team to qualify.
Nations
| Pool A | Pool B | Pool C | Pool D |
|---|---|---|---|
Hosting
France won the right to host the 2007 World Cup in 2003, and it was subsequently announced that four matches would be held in Wales, at Cardiff's 74,500 seat Millennium Stadium (two Pool B games that involve the Welsh team, the match between Fiji and Canada, and a quarter-final). Ireland was set to host matches in Dublin at Lansdowne Road, but due to scheduling conflicts with the reconstruction of the stadium, opted out.[17]
Two Pool C matches are being held at Edinburgh's Murrayfield Stadium. It was rumoured that these games might end up being played elsewhere,[17] Wales expressed interest in acquiring Scotland's allocation of matches if they were to withdraw.[18] but it was confirmed in April 2006 that Scotland would be hosting the games after all. The French venues are the same as those used for the 1998 FIFA World Cup. There are around 6,000 volunteers who will help organise the competition.[19] Organisers and volunteers gathered at Disneyland Resort Paris on 18 March to mark the start of the rugby celebrations.[19] Also present on the day were members of the victorious French 2007 Six Nations champions team.[19]
Although the 2007 World Cup is the first tournament principally hosted by France, a number of matches during the 1991 and 1999 tournaments, where the finals were held in England and Wales respectively, were played in France. Pool D (which included France) matches were played throughout France including Béziers, Bayonne, Grenoble, Toulouse, Brive and Agen. Parc des Princes and Stadium Lille-Metropole also hosted a quarter-final each. Similarly, Pool C fixtures in 1999 were played throughout France in Béziers, Bordeaux and Toulouse.[20] A second round match was held at Stade Félix Bollaert, and one quarter final was held at the Stade de France, both 2007 venues.[20]
| City | Country | Stadium | Capacity | Further reading |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Denis (Paris) | France | Stade de France | 80,000 | Overview |
| Cardiff | Wales | Millennium Stadium | 73,350 | Overview |
| Edinburgh | Scotland | Murrayfield | 68,000 | Overview |
| Marseille | France | Stade Vélodrome | 59,500 | Overview |
| Paris | France | Parc des Princes | 47,870 | Overview |
| Lens | France | Stade Félix Bollaert | 41,400 | Overview |
| Lyon | France | Stade Gerland | 41,100 | Overview |
| Nantes | France | Stade de la Beaujoire | 38,100 | Overview |
| Toulouse | France | Stadium de Toulouse | 35,700 | Overview |
| Saint-Étienne | France | Stade Geoffroy-Guichard | 35,650 | Overview |
| Bordeaux | France | Stade Chaban-Delmas | 34,440 | Overview |
| Montpellier | France | Stade de la Mosson | 33,900 | Overview |
Tickets and sponsorship
Ticket sales for the Rugby World Cup were broken up into three phases. The first phase were released in November 2005, when members of the European rugby community, such as officials, players and so on were given the opportunity for various packages. Upon the release of the second phase ticketing scheme, more than 100,000 tickets were sold in the first ten hours of release.[21] The remaining tickets — individual tickets and tickets to the semi-finals — were released in phase three in November 2006. In June 2007, it was announced that 2 million of the 2.4 million tickets had been sold in advance of the tournament.[22]
The Worldwide partners for the tournament are Société Générale, GMF, Électricité de France, Peugeot, Visa and SNCF,[23] and official sponsors include Heineken, Vediorbis, Capgemini, Orange, Toshiba and Emirates.[24] Gilbert will be providing the tournament balls, the Gilbert Synergie match ball will be used throughout the tournament. This continues Gilbert's involvement with the World Cup, the company having provided the Barbarian (1995), Revolution (1999) and Xact (2003) balls in the past.[25] Along with Gilbert, the official suppliers are Adidas, Coca-Cola, Clifford Chance, Good Year and McDonalds.[26] The host broadcaster for the event is TVH.[27]
Squads
Each country is allowed a squad of 30 players for the tournament. These squads were to be submitted to the International Rugby Board by a deadline of the 14 August 2007.[28] Once the squad is submitted a player may be replaced if injured, but will not be allowed to return to the squad.
Match officials
The 2007 Rugby World Cup officials were appointed in late-April 2007, with 12 referees and 13 touch judges being selected. Referees have been appointed to all pool games, but officials have yet to be announced for the knockout stage. In the knockout stage the 12 referees will also act as touch judges, with referee appointments being based on performance from previous matches and selection for neutrality. Referees come from seven different nationalities and three of them are making their Rugby World Cup debut. The touch judges come from 10 different countries. Tony Spreadbury of England officiated the opening game between France and Argentina at the Stade de France.[29]
Format
The competition will be contested over 44 days between 20 different nations, over 48 fixtures. The tournament began on September 7, at Stade de France with a match between the host nation, France, and Argentina. The tournament culminates at the same venue on October 20 for the Final to decide who wins the Webb Ellis Cup.
Pool stage
The 20 nations are split up into four pools, designated A through to D, each comprising five teams. Each pool has one semi-finalist and one quarter-finalist (automatic qualifiers) from the 2003 tournament, with the other three places filled via the qualification system. Each nation plays every other team in their pool once; each nation will therefore play four matches during the pool stage.
Classification within each pool is based on the following scoring system:
- four match points for a win;
- two for a draw;
- none for a loss.[31]
Bonus points, contributing to a team's cumulative match-point score, are awarded in each of the following instances (one match point for each event):
- a team scores four or more tries (regardless of the match result);
- a team loses by seven points (a converted try) or fewer.[31]
At the end of the pool stage, teams will be ranked from first to fifth based on cumulative match points, with the top two nations proceeding to the quarter-finals.
If at the completion of the pool phase two or more Teams are level on Match points, then the following criteria shall be used in the following order until one of the Teams can be determined as the higher ranked: [31]
- i. The winner of the Match in which the two tied Teams have played each other shall be the higher ranked;
- ii. The Team which has the best difference between points scored for and points scored against in all its pool Matches shall be the higher ranked;
- iii. The Team which has the best difference between tries scored for and tries scored against in all its pool Matches shall be the higher ranked;
- iv. The Team which has scored most points in all its pool Matches shall be the higher ranked;
- v. The Team which has scored most tries in all its pool Matches shall be the higher ranked;
- vi. Should the tie be unresolved at the conclusion of steps (i) through (v), the Team that is higher ranked in the updated Official IRB World Rankings on October 1, 2007.
Knockout stage
From this stage onwards, the tournament adopts a knockout format comprising eight fixtures: four quarter-finals, two semi-finals, a bronze medal match, and the final. The winner and runner-up from each of the four pools advance to the quarter-finals. Pool winners are drawn against opposite pool runners-up in the quarter-finals, e.g. the winner of Pool A faces the runner up of Pool B, and the winner of Pool B face the runner-up of Pool A.
Each match in the knockout stage must conclude in a victory. If, after eighty minutes of normal play, a match results in a draw, further play is made to determine an outright winner. Initially, there will be two periods of extra time, 10 minutes each way; if there is no winner after this, then play proceeds to a single 10 minute period of 'sudden death' play. If the contest is unresolved after a total 110 minutes of open play, the winner will be determined by a placekicking competition.[31]
Effect on 2011 qualification
In a change from the format of the previous tournament, the top three teams in each pool will qualify for the 2011 World Cup in New Zealand;[32] previously, only the eight quarter-finalists gained an automatic place in the following tournament. The four semi-finalists, assuming the next host New Zealand is one, will be seeded for the 2011 tournament.
Pool stage
| Qualified for the quarterfinals |
| Eliminated, automatic qualification for RWC 2011 |
| Eliminated |
All times French time (UTC+2)
Pool A
| Place | Nation | Games | Points | Bonus points |
Table points | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Difference | ||||
| 1 |  South Africa |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 125 | 32 | +93 | 2 | 14 |
| 2 |  Tonga |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 69 | 60 | +9 | 1 | 9 |
| 3 |  England |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 72 | 68 | +4 | 1 | 9 |
| 4 |  Samoa |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 44 | 122 | -78 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 |  United States |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 25 | 53 | -28 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007-09-08 18:00 |
| England | 28 – 10 | United States |
| Tries: Robinson 35' m Barkley 40+1' c Rees 49' c Con: Barkley (2/3) Pen: Barkley (3/3) 7', 22', 31' | (Report) | Tries: Moeakiola 74' c Con: Hercus (1/1) Pen: Hercus (1/1) 9' |
| Stade Félix Bollaert, Lens Attendance: 35,000 Referee: Jonathan Kaplan [33] |
| 2007-09-09 16:00 |
| South Africa | 59 – 7 | Samoa |
| Tries: Habana (4) 33' m, 56' c, 66' c, 76' m Montgomery 40+' c, 53' m Fourie 47' c Pietersen 80+' c Con: Montgomery (5/8) Pen: Montgomery (3/3) 3', 10', 15' | (Report) | Try: Williams 18' c Con: Williams (1/1) |
| Parc des Princes, Paris Attendance: 48,000 Referee: Paul Honiss  [33] |
| 2007-09-12 14:00 |
| United States | 15 – 25 | Tonga |
| Tries: MacDonald 47' m Stanfill 67' c Con: Hercus (1/2) Pen: Hercus (1/2) 33' | (Report) | Tries: Maka 2' c Vaka 59' m Vaki 70' c Con: Hola (2/3) Pen: Hola (2/2) 7', 26' |
| Stade de la Mosson, Montpellier Attendance: 24,243 Referee: Stuart Dickinson  [33] |
| 2007-09-14 21:00 |
| England | 0 – 36 | South Africa |
| (Report) | Tries: Smith 6' c Pietersen (2) 38' c, 64' c Con: Montgomery (3/3) Pen: Steyn (1/1) 11' Montgomery (4/4) 36', 46', 55', 79' |
| Stade de France, Saint-Denis Referee: Joël Jutge  [33] |
| 2007-09-16 16:00 |
| Samoa | 15 – 19 | Tonga |
| Pen: Williams (5/6) 6', 21', 23', 29', 69' | (Report) | Try: Taione 60' c Con: Hola (1/1) Pen: Hola (4/5) 3', 38', 47', 67' |
| Stade de la Mosson, Montpellier Referee: Jonathan Kaplan [33] |
| 2007-09-22 14:00 |
| South Africa | 30 – 25 | Tonga |
| Tries: Pienaar (2) 18' c, 65' m Smith 59' c Skinstad 62' m Con: Pretorius (1/1) Montgomery (1/3) Pen: Steyn (1/1) 54' Montgomery (1/1) 76' | (Report) | Tries: Pulu 44' c Hufanga 70' m Vaki 72' c Con: Hola (2/3) Pen: Hola (2/3) 9', 78' |
| Stade Félix Bollaert, Lens Referee: Wayne Barnes [33] |
| 2007-09-22 16:00 |
| England | 44 – 22 | Samoa |
| Tries: Corry (2) 2' c, 76' c Sackey (2) 32' c, 80+' m Con: Wilkinson (3/4) Pen: Wilkinson (4/6) 15', 22', 33', 72' Drop: Wilkinson (2/3) 6', 69' | (Report) | Try: Polu 47' c Con: Crichton (1/1) Pen: Crichton (5/5) 9', 12', 38', 40+, 42' |
| Stade de la Beaujoire, Nantes Referee: Alan Lewis  [33] |
| 2007-09-26 20:00 |
| Samoa | v | United States |
| Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, Saint-Étienne Referee: Wayne Barnes [33] |
| 2007-09-30 20:00 |
| South Africa | v | United States |
| Stade de la Mosson, Montpellier Referee: Tony Spreadbury [33] |
Pool B
| Place | Nation | Games | Points | Bonus points |
Table points | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Difference | ||||
| 1 | Australia |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 178 | 35 | +143 | 3 | 15 |
| 2 |  Wales |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 134 | 67 | +67 | 2 | 10 |
| 3 |  Fiji |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 76 | 102 | -26 | 2 | 10 |
| 4 |  Japan |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 52 | 198 | -146 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 |  Canada |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 33 | 71 | -38 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007-09-08 15:45 |
| Australia | 91 – 3 | Japan |
| Tries: Sharpe 18' m Elsom (3) 24' c, 34' m, 41' c Ashley-Cooper 46' c Latham (2) 53' c, 72' c Barnes (2) 57' c, 75' c Mitchell (2) 59' c, 66' c Smith 62' m Freier 80+1' c Con: Mortlock (7/10) Giteau (3/3) Pen: Mortlock (2/2) 10', 16' | (Report) | Pen: Ono (1/1) 38' |
| Stade de Gerland, Lyon Attendance: 40,000 Referee: Alan Lewis [33] |
| 2007-09-09 14:00 |
| Wales | 42 – 17 | Canada |
| Try: Parker 52' c A. W. Jones 58' c S. Williams (2) 61' m, 63' c Charvis 68' c Con: S. Jones (4/5) Pen: Hook (3/4) 10', 15', 21' | (Report) | Tries: Cudmore 25' m Culpan 36' c Williams 45' m Con: Pritchard (1/3) |
| Stade de la Beaujoire, Nantes Attendance: 37,500 Referee: Alain Rolland [33] |
| 2007-09-12 18:00 |
| Japan | 31 – 35 | Fiji |
| Tries: Thompson 51' c, 78' c Soma 62' m Con: Onishi (2/3) Pen: Onishi (4/4) 18', 30', 40+', 43' | (Report) | Tries: Qera 36' c, 49' c Rabeni 56' m Leawere 71' c Con: Little (3/4) Pen: Little (3/3) 4', 55', 74' |
| Stadium de Toulouse, Toulouse Referee: Marius Jonker [33] |
| 2007-09-15 14:00 |
| Wales | 20 – 32 | Australia |
| Tries: J. Thomas 45' c S. Williams 76' c Con: Hook (2/2) Pen: S. Jones (1/3) 7' Hook (1/2) 54' | (Report) | Tries: Giteau 16' c Mortlock 35' m Latham (2) 40+' c, 60' c Con: Mortlock (2/2) Giteau (1/2) Pen: Mortlock (1/2) 2' Drop: Barnes (1/1) 23' |
| Millennium Stadium, Cardiff Attendance: 71,022 Referee: Steve Walsh [33] |
| 2007-09-16 14:00 |
| Fiji | 29 – 16 | Canada |
| Tries: Leawere 22' c Ratuvou (2) 28' m, 80+' c Delasau 42' c Con: Little (3/4) Pen: Little (1/3) 8' | (Report) | Tries: Smith 60' c Con: Pritchard (1/1) Pen: Pritchard (3/4) 4', 27', 74' |
| Millennium Stadium, Cardiff Referee: Tony Spreadbury [33] |
| 2007-09-20 21:00 |
| Wales | 72 – 18 | Japan |
| Tries: A. W. Jones 11' c Hook 24' c T. R. Thomas 31' c Morgan 40+' m Phillips 42' c S. Williams (2) 48' m, 80' m D. James 52' c Cooper 59' c M. Williams (2) 64' c, 74' c Con: S. Jones (5/7) Sweeney (2/4) Pen: S. Jones (1/1) 23' | (Report) | Tries: Endo 19' m Onozawa 57' c Con: Robins (1/1) Pen: Onishi (2/2) 4', 37' |
| Millennium Stadium, Cardiff Referee: Joël Jutge [33] |
| 2007-09-23 14:30 |
| Australia | 55 – 12 | Fiji |
| Tries: Giteau (2) 17' c, 36' m Mitchell (3) 31' c, 70' c, 79' m Ashley-Cooper 57' c Hoiles 74' m Con: Giteau (4/6) Pen: Giteau (3/3) 28', 42', 50' Drop: Barnes (1/1) 44' | (Report) | Tries: Neivua 40+' m Ratuva 47' c Con: Bai (1/1) |
| Stade de la Mosson, Montpellier Referee: Nigel Owens [33] |
Pool C
| Place | Nation | Games | Points | Bonus Points |
Table Points | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Difference | ||||
| 1 | New Zealand |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 184 | 27 | +157 | 2 | 10 |
| 2 |  Scotland |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 98 | 10 | +88 | 2 | 10 |
| 3 |  Italy |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 69 | 99 | -30 | 0 | 8 |
| 4 |  Romania |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 66 | -48 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 |  Portugal |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 28 | 195 | -167 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007-09-08 13:45 |
| New Zealand | 76 – 14 | Italy |
| Tries: McCaw (2) 2' c, 7' c Howlett (3) 12' c, 56' c, 59' m Muliaina 15' c Sivivatu (2) 18' c, 29' m Jack 50' c Collins (2) 68' c, 70' c Con: Carter (7/9) McAlister (2/2) Pen: Carter (1/1) | (Report) | Tries: Stanojevic 38' c Mi. Bergamasco 71' c Con: Bortolussi (1/1) de Marigny (1/1) |
| Stade Vélodrome, Marseille Attendance: 58,612 Referee: Wayne Barnes [33] |
| 2007-09-09 18:00 |
| Scotland | 56 – 10 | Portugal |
| Tries: R. Lamont (2) 12' c, 14' c S. Lawson 23' c Dewey 30' c Parks 57' c Southwell 60' c Brown 68' c Ford 76' c Con: Parks (5/5) Paterson (3/3) | (Report) | Try: Carvalho 28' c Con: D. Pinto (1/1) Pen: D. Pinto (1/1) 34' |
| Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, Saint-Étienne Attendance: 34,162 Referee: Steve Walsh [33] |
| 2007-09-12 20:00 |
| Italy | 24 – 18 | Romania |
| Tries: Dellapè 6' m Penalty try 55' c Con: Pez (1/1) Pen: Bortolussi (1/2) 14' Pez (3/3) 62', 66', 72' | (Report) | Tries: Manta 43' m Tincu 47' c Con: Dimofte (1/1) Pen: Dimofte (2/2) 70', 74' |
| Stade Vélodrome, Marseille Referee: Tony Spreadbury [33] |
| 2007-09-15 13:00 |
| New Zealand | 108 – 13 | Portugal |
| Tries: Rokocoko (2) 3' m, 12' c Toeava 25' c Williams 28' c Mauger (2) 30' c, 66' c Collins 32' c Masoe 34' m Hore 40' c Leonard 50' c Evans 59' c Ellis 61' c MacDonald 69' c Smith (2) 72' c, 79' c Hayman 76' c Con: Evans (14/16) | (Report) | Try: Cordeiro 48' c Con: D. Pinto (1/1) Pen: D. Pinto (1/1) 75' Drop: Gonçalo Malheiro (1/2) 22' |
| Stade de Gerland, Lyon Referee: Chris White [33] |
| 2007-09-18 21:00 |
| Scotland | 42 – 0 | Romania |
| Tries: Paterson 2' c Hogg (3) 17' c, 46' c, 53' c R. Lamont (2) 36' c, 72' c Con: Paterson (6/6) | (Report) |
| Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh Referee: Nigel Owens [33] |
| 2007-09-19 20:00 |
| Italy | 31 – 5 | Portugal |
| Tries: Masi (2) 4' c, 77' c Ma. Bergamasco 72' m Con: Bortolussi (2/3) Pen: Bortolussi (4/4) 17', 30', 40+', 63' | (Report) | Try: Penalva 33' m |
| Parc des Princes, Paris Referee: Marius Jonker [33] |
Pool D
| Place | Nation | Games | Points | Bonus Points |
Table Points | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Difference | ||||
| 1 |  Argentina |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 113 | 18 | +95 | 2 | 14 |
| 2 | France |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 124 | 30 | +94 | 2 | 10 |
| 3 |  Ireland |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 49 | 52 | -3 | 1 | 9 |
| 4 |  Georgia |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 47 | -34 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 |  Namibia |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 30 | 182 | -152 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007-09-07 21:00 |
| France | 12 – 17 | Argentina |
| Pen: Skrela (4) 7', 31', 40+1', 60' | (Report) | Try: Corleto 27' m Pen: F. Contepomi (4) 5', 10', 24', 34' |
| Stade de France, Saint-Denis Attendance: 79,507[34] Referee: Tony Spreadbury [33] |
| 2007-09-09 20:00 |
| Ireland | 32 – 17 | Namibia |
| Tries: O'Driscoll 5' c Trimble 19' m Easterby 30' m Penalty try 49' c Flannery 76' m Con: O'Gara (2/5) Pen: O'Gara (1/1) 17' | (Report) | Tries: Nieuwenhuis 60' c van Zyl 64' c Con: Wessels (2/2) Pen: Wessels (1/2) 40+' |
| Stade Chaban-Delmas, Bordeaux Attendance: 33,945 Referee: Joël Jutge [33] |
| 2007-09-11 20:00 |
| Argentina | 33 – 3 | Georgia |
| Tries: Borges (2) 47' c, 56' m Albacete 72' m Martin Aramburu 80' Con: F. Contepomi (1/3) Hernández (1/1) Pen: F. Contepomi (3/3) 12', 35', 54' | (Report) | Pen: Kvirikashvili (1/2) 2' |
| Stade de Gerland, Lyon Attendance: 40,240 Referee: Nigel Owens [33] |
| 2007-09-15 21:00 |
| Ireland | 14 – 10 | Georgia |
| Tries: R. Best 17' c Dempsey 55' c Con: O'Gara (2/2) | (Report) | Try: Shkinin 45' c Con: Kvirikashvili (1/1) Pen: Kvirikashvili (1/2) 37' |
| Stade Chaban-Delmas, Bordeaux Referee: Wayne Barnes [33] |
| 2007-09-16 21:00 |
| France | 87 – 10 | Namibia |
| Tries: Heymans 7' m Marty 11' c Dusautoir 21' c Nallet (2) 32' c, 40+' c Clerc (3) 38' c, 59' c, 65' c Bonnaire 47' c Chabal (2) 49' c, 54' c Elissalde 56' c Ibañez 75' m Con: Elissalde (11/13) | (Report) | Try: Langenhoven 79' c Con: Losper (1/1) Drop: Wessels (1/1) 10' |
| Stadium de Toulouse, Toulouse Referee: Alain Rolland [33] |
| 2007-09-21 21:00 |
| France | 25 – 3 | Ireland |
| Tries: Clerc (2) 59' m, 69' m Pen: Elissalde (5/6) 7', 18', 22', 40+', 55' | (Report) | Drop: O'Gara (1/1) 37' |
| Stade de France, Saint-Denis Referee: Chris White [33] |
| 2007-09-22 21:00 |
| Argentina | 63 – 3 | Namibia |
| Tries: Roncero 25' c Leguizamón (2) 35' m, 52' c M. Contepomi 38' c F. Contepomi 45' c Tiesi 55' m Corleto 58' m Penalty try 63' c Todeschini 71' c Con: F. Contepomi (4/7) Todeschini (2/2) Pen: F. Contepomi (2/2) 10', 20' | (Report) | Pen: Schreuder (1/1) 7' |
| Stade Vélodrome, Marseille Referee: Stuart Dickinson [33] |
Knockout stage
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| October 6 – Stade Vélodrome, Marseille | ||||||||||
| Australia | ||||||||||
| October 13 – Stade de France, Saint-Denis | ||||||||||
| Runners-up Pool A | ||||||||||
| October 6 – Millennium Stadium, Cardiff | ||||||||||
| Winner Pool C | ||||||||||
| October 20 – Stade de France, Saint-Denis | ||||||||||
| Runners-up Pool D | ||||||||||
| October 7 – Stade Vélodrome, Marseille | ||||||||||
| South Africa | ||||||||||
| October 14 – Stade de France, Saint-Denis | ||||||||||
| Runners-up Pool B | ||||||||||
| October 7 – Stade de France, Saint-Denis | ||||||||||
| Third place | ||||||||||
| Winner Pool D | ||||||||||
| October 19 – Parc des Princes, Paris | ||||||||||
| Runners-up Pool C | ||||||||||
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
| 2007-10-13 21:00 |
| Winner of Quarter-final 1 | v | Winner of Quarter-final 2 |
| Stade de France, Saint-Denis Referee: TBA |
| 2007-10-14 21:00 |
| Winner of Quarter-final 3 | v | Winner of Quarter-final 4 |
| Stade de France, Saint-Denis Referee: TBA |
Bronze final
Final
| 2007-10-20 21:00 |
| Winner of Semi-final 1 | v | Winner of Semi-final 2 |
| Stade de France, Saint-Denis Referee: TBA |
Statistics
Top ten point scorers
| Rank | Name | Team | Pos | Apps | Tries | Con | Pen | Drop | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Percy Montgomery | South Africa |
FB | 3 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 52 |
| 2 | Felipe Contepomi | Argentina |
CE | 3 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 42 |
| 2 | Jean-Baptiste Élissalde | France |
SH | 3 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 42 |
| 4 | Pierre Hola | Tonga |
FH | 3 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 34 |
| 5 | Nick Evans | New Zealand |
FH | 1 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 33 |
| 6 | Stirling Mortlock | Australia |
CE | 2 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 32 |
| 7 | Vincent Clerc | France |
WG | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 |
| 7 | Shane Williams | Wales |
WG | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 |
| 9 | Stephen Jones | Wales |
FH | 3 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 24 |
| 9 | Nicky Little | Fiji |
FH | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 24 |
Key: Pos = position. Apps = appearances. Con = conversions. Pen = penalties. Drop = drop goals.
Top ten try scorers
| Rank | Name | Team | Pos | Apps | Tries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vincent Clerc | France |
WG | 2 | 5 |
| 1 | Shane Williams | Wales |
WG | 3 | 5 |
| 3 | Bryan Habana | South Africa |
WG | 2 | 4 |
| 3 | Rory Lamont | Scotland |
FB | 2 | 4 |
| 3 | Chris Latham | Australia |
FB | 2 | 4 |
| 6 | Jerry Collins | New Zealand |
FL | 2 | 3 |
| 6 | Rocky Elsom | Australia |
FL | 2 | 3 |
| 6 | Ally Hogg | Scotland |
FL | 2 | 3 |
| 6 | Doug Howlett | New Zealand |
WG | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | JP Pietersen | South Africa |
WG | 2 | 3 |
Key: Pos = position. Apps = appearances.
See also
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External links
- France2007 Transclusion error: {{En}} is only for use in File namespace. Use {{langx|en}} or {{in lang|en}} instead. Official website of the 2007 Rugby World Cup.
- ITV Rugby World Cup - Official TV Broadcast website for the 2007 Rugby World Cup.
- IRB.com International Rugby Board official site.
- Planet Rugby News