2007 Rugby World Cup knockout stage

Main article: 2007 Rugby World Cup

The knockout stage of the 2007 Rugby World Cup began on 6 October with a quarter-final between Australia and England and concluded on 20 October with the final, at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis, Paris, between England and South Africa, their second meeting in this tournament.

South Africa were the first team to qualify for the knockout stage, when they beat Tonga 30–25 in their penultimate Pool A game.

This was the first Rugby World Cup tournament to have its semi-finalists coming from only two pools (Pools A and D), and the finalists coming from just one pool (Pool A). The top two representative nations of each of pools B and C were eliminated in the quarter-finals.

Summary

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
6 October – Marseille
 
 
 Australia10
 
13 October – Saint-Denis
 
 England12
 
 England14
 
6 October – Cardiff
 
 France9
 
 New Zealand18
 
20 October – Saint-Denis
 
 France20
 
 England6
 
7 October – Marseille
 
 South Africa15
 
 South Africa37
 
14 October – Saint-Denis
 
 Fiji20
 
 South Africa37
 
7 October – Saint-Denis
 
 Argentina13 Third place
 
 Argentina19
 
19 October – Paris
 
 Scotland13
 
 France10
 
 
 Argentina34
 

Quarter-finals

Australia vs England

6 October 2007
15:00
Australia 10–12 England
Try: Tuqiri 33' c
Con: Mortlock (1/1)
Pen: Mortlock (1/4) 7'		ReportPen: Wilkinson (4/7) 23', 26', 52', 60'
Stade Vélodrome, Marseille
Attendance: 59,102
Referee: Alain Rolland (Ireland)
FB 15 Chris Latham
RW 14 Adam Ashley-Cooper  64'
OC 13 Stirling Mortlock (c)
IC 12 Matt Giteau
LW 11 Lote Tuqiri
FH 10 Berrick Barnes
SH 9 George Gregan
N8 8 Wycliff Palu  76'
OF 7 George Smith  64'
BF 6 Rocky Elsom  64'
RL 5 Daniel Vickerman 28' to 30'
LL 4 Nathan Sharpe
TP 3 Guy Shepherdson  64'
HK 2 Stephen Moore  73'
LP 1 Matt Dunning
Replacements:
HK 16 Adam Freier  73'
PR 17 Al Baxter  64'
LK 18 Hugh McMeniman  28'  30'  64'
N8 19 Stephen Hoiles  76'
FL 20 Phil Waugh  64'
FH 21 Julian Huxley
WG 22 Drew Mitchell  64'
Coach:
John Connolly
FB 15 Jason Robinson
RW 14 Paul Sackey
OC 13 Mathew Tait
IC 12 Mike Catt  64'
LW 11 Josh Lewsey
FH 10 Jonny Wilkinson
SH 9 Andy Gomarsall 22' to 28'
N8 8 Nick Easter  69'
OF 7 Lewis Moody  66'
BF 6 Martin Corry
RL 5 Ben Kay
LL 4 Simon Shaw
TP 3 Phil Vickery (c)  59'
HK 2 Mark Regan  52'
LP 1 Andrew Sheridan
Replacements:
HK 16 George Chuter  52'
PR 17 Matt Stevens  59'
N8 18 Lawrence Dallaglio  69'
FL 19 Joe Worsley  66'
SH 20 Peter Richards  22'  28'
FH 21 Toby Flood  64'
CE 22 Dan Hipkiss
Coach:
Brian Ashton

Man of the Match:
Andrew Sheridan (England)

Touch judges:
Paul Honiss (New Zealand)
Nigel Owens (Wales)
Television match official:
Marius Jonker (South Africa)
Fourth official:
Steve Walsh (New Zealand)
Fifth official:
Alan Lewis (Ireland)

Notes

  • This was England's third consecutive World Cup win against Australia, following victories in the 1995 quarter-final and 2003 Final, and gave them a 3-2 head-to-head winning World Cup record against the Wallabies. Furthermore, England remained the only team to record a Rugby World Cup win over the Wallabies since South Africa beat them in the opening match of the 1995 World Cup.
  • Jonny Wilkinson's 12 points in this game took him past Gavin Hastings' record of 227 World Cup points.

New Zealand vs France

6 October 2007
21:00
New Zealand 18–20 France
Try: McAlister 17' c
So'oialo 63' m
Con: Carter (1/1)
Pen: Carter (2/2) 14', 31'		ReportTry: Dusautoir 54' c
Jauzion 69' c
Con: Beauxis (1/1)
Élissalde (1/1)
Pen: Beauxis (2/3) 40+', 46'
Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
Attendance: 71,669
Referee: Wayne Barnes (England)
FB 15 Leon MacDonald
RW 14 Joe Rokocoko
OC 13 Mils Muliaina
IC 12 Luke McAlister  46'
LW 11 Sitiveni Sivivatu
FH 10 Dan Carter  56'
SH 9 Byron Kelleher  56'
N8 8 Rodney So'oialo
OF 7 Richie McCaw (c)
BF 6 Jerry Collins  64'
RL 5 Ali Williams
LL 4 Keith Robinson  42'
TP 3 Carl Hayman
HK 2 Anton Oliver  56'
LP 1 Tony Woodcock
Replacements:
HK 16 Andrew Hore  56'
PR 17 Neemia Tialata
LK 18 Chris Jack  42'
FL 19 Chris Masoe  64'
SH 20 Brendon Leonard  56'
FH 21 Nick Evans  56'  71'
CE 22 Isaia Toeava  71'
Coach:
Graham Henry
FB 15 Damien Traille
RW 14 Vincent Clerc
OC 13 David Marty
IC 12 Yannick Jauzion
LW 11 Cédric Heymans  69'
FH 10 Lionel Beauxis  68'
SH 9 Jean-Baptiste Élissalde
N8 8 Julien Bonnaire
OF 7 Thierry Dusautoir
BF 6 Serge Betsen  5'
RL 5 Jérôme Thion
LL 4 Fabien Pelous  52'
TP 3 Pieter de Villiers
HK 2 Raphaël Ibañez (c)  52'
LP 1 Olivier Milloud  41'
Replacements:
HK 16 Dimitri Szarzewski  52'
PR 17 Jean-Baptiste Poux  41'
LK 18 Sébastien Chabal  52'
N8 19 Imanol Harinordoquy  5'
FH 20 Frédéric Michalak  68'
WG 21 Christophe Dominici  69'
FB 22 Clément Poitrenaud
Coach:
Bernard Laporte

Man of the Match:
Luke McAlister (New Zealand)

Touch judges:
Tony Spreadbury (England)
Jonathan Kaplan (South Africa)
Television match official:
Chris White (England)
Fourth official:
Stuart Dickinson (Australia)
Fifth official:
Tim Hayes (Wales)

Notes

  • This was New Zealand's worst World Cup finish; they had never before failed to reach the semi-finals.

South Africa vs Fiji

7 October 2007
15:00
South Africa 37–20 Fiji
Try: Fourie 13' m
Smit 35' m
Pietersen 51' c
Smith 70' c
James 80' c
Con: Montgomery (3/5)
Pen: Steyn (1/1) 8'
Montgomery (1/2) 63'		ReportTry: Delasau 57' c
Bobo 59' c
Con: Bai (2/2)
Pen: Bai (2/2) 26', 44'
Stade Vélodrome, Marseille
Attendance: 55,943
Referee: Alan Lewis (Ireland)
FB 15 Percy Montgomery
RW 14 JP Pietersen
OC 13 Jaque Fourie
IC 12 François Steyn
LW 11 Bryan Habana
FH 10 Butch James
SH 9 Fourie du Preez
N8 8 Danie Rossouw  50'
BF 7 Juan Smith
OF 6 Schalk Burger
RL 5 Victor Matfield
LL 4 Bakkies Botha 53' to 58'  75'
TP 3 Jannie du Plessis
HK 2 John Smit (c)
LP 1 Os du Randt  53'
Replacements:
HK 16 Gary Botha
PR 17 Gurthro Steenkamp  53'
LK 18 Johannes Muller  53'  58'  75'
FL 19 Wikus van Heerden  50'
SH 20 Ruan Pienaar
FH 21 André Pretorius
CE 22 Wynand Olivier
Coach:
Jake White
FB 15 Norman Ligairi
RW 14 Vilimoni Delasau
OC 13 Kameli Ratuvou  64'
IC 12 Seru Rabeni  51'
LW 11 Sereli Bobo
FH 10 Seremaia Bai
SH 9 Mosese Rauluni (c)
N8 8 Sisa Koyamaibole
OF 7 Akapusi Qera  71'
BF 6 Semisi Naevo
RL 5 Ifereimi Rawaqa
LL 4 Kele Leawere  73'
TP 3 Henry Qiodravu  55'
HK 2 Sunia Koto  71'
LP 1 Graham Dewes
Replacements:
HK 16 Bill Gadolo  71'
PR 17 Jone Railomo  55'
CE 18 Aca Ratuva  71'
LK 19 Wame Lewaravu  73'
SH 20 Jone Daunivucu
FH 21 Waisea Luveniyali
CE 22 Gabiriele Lovobalavu  64'
Coach:
Ilie Tabua

Man of the Match:
Juan Smith (South Africa)

Touch judges:
Steve Walsh (New Zealand)
Paul Honiss (New Zealand)
Television match official:
Nigel Owens (Wales)
Fourth official:
Marius Jonker (South Africa)
Fifth official:
Alain Rolland (Ireland)

Notes

  • This was Fiji's first quarter-final appearance since the inaugural competition in 1987.

Argentina vs Scotland

7 October 2007
21:00
Argentina 19–13 Scotland
Try: Longo Elía 33' c
Con: F. Contepomi (1/1)
Pen: F. Contepomi (3/4) 23', 29', 43'
Drop: Hernández (1/4) 54'		ReportTry: Cusiter 63' c
Con: Paterson (1/1)
Pen: Parks (1/2) 16'
Paterson (1/1) 38'
Stade de France, Saint-Denis
Attendance: 76,866
Referee: Joël Jutge (France)
FB 15 Ignacio Corleto
RW 14 Lucas Borges
OC 13 Manuel Contepomi  67'
IC 12 Felipe Contepomi
LW 11 Horacio Agulla
FH 10 Juan Martín Hernández
SH 9 Agustín Pichot (c)
N8 8 Gonzalo Longo
OF 7 Juan Martín Fernández Lobbe
BF 6 Lucas Ostiglia  55'
RL 5 Patricio Albacete
LL 4 Ignacio Fernández Lobbe  51'
TP 3 Martín Scelzo  57'
HK 2 Mario Ledesma
LP 1 Rodrigo Roncero
Replacements:
HK 16 Alberto Vernet Basualdo
PR 17 Omar Hasan  57'
LK 18 Rimas Álvarez Kairelis  51'
FL 19 Juan Manuel Leguizamón  55'
SH 20 Nicolás Fernández Miranda
FH 21 Federico Todeschini
CE 22 Hernán Senillosa  67'
Coach:
Marcelo Loffreda
FB 15 Rory Lamont  68'
RW 14 Sean Lamont
OC 13 Simon Webster
IC 12 Rob Dewey  41'
LW 11 Chris Paterson
FH 10 Dan Parks
SH 9 Mike Blair  57'
N8 8 Simon Taylor
OF 7 Ally Hogg  57'
BF 6 Jason White (c)
RL 5 Jim Hamilton  57'
LL 4 Nathan Hines
TP 3 Euan Murray
HK 2 Ross Ford  68'
LP 1 Gavin Kerr  57'
Replacements:
HK 16 Scott Lawson  68'
PR 17 Craig Smith  57'
LK 18 Scott MacLeod  57'
FL 19 Kelly Brown  57'
SH 20 Chris Cusiter  57'
CE 21 Andrew Henderson  41'
FB 22 Hugo Southwell  68'
Coach:
Frank Hadden

Man of the Match:
Gonzalo Longo Elía (Argentina)

Touch judges:
Chris White (England)
Stuart Dickinson (Australia)
Television match official:
Jonathan Kaplan (South Africa)
Fourth official:
Tony Spreadbury (England)
Fifth official:
Wayne Barnes (England)

Notes

  • Argentina's win took them into their first ever World Cup semi-final. Scotland had been seeking to reach their second semi-final, after a fourth-place finish in 1991.

Semi-finals

England vs France

13 October 2007
21:00
England 14–9 France
Try: Lewsey 2' m
Pen: Wilkinson (2/3) 47', 75'
Drop: Wilkinson (1/4) 78'		ReportPen: Beauxis (3/3) 8', 18', 44'
Stade de France, Saint-Denis
Attendance: 80,283
Referee: Jonathan Kaplan (South Africa)
FB 15 Jason Robinson
RW 14 Paul Sackey
OC 13 Mathew Tait
IC 12 Mike Catt  69'
LW 11 Josh Lewsey  40'
FH 10 Jonny Wilkinson
SH 9 Andy Gomarsall  71'
N8 8 Nick Easter  69'
OF 7 Lewis Moody  54'
BF 6 Martin Corry
RL 5 Ben Kay
LL 4 Simon Shaw
TP 3 Phil Vickery (c)  56'
HK 2 Mark Regan  66'
LP 1 Andrew Sheridan
Replacements:
HK 16 George Chuter  66'
PR 17 Matt Stevens  56'
N8 18 Lawrence Dallaglio  69'
FL 19 Joe Worsley  54'
SH 20 Peter Richards  71'
FH 21 Toby Flood  69'
CE 22 Dan Hipkiss  40'
Coach:
Brian Ashton
FB 15 Damien Traille
RW 14 Vincent Clerc
OC 13 David Marty
IC 12 Yannick Jauzion
LW 11 Cédric Heymans  61'
FH 10 Lionel Beauxis  51'
SH 9 Jean-Baptiste Élissalde
N8 8 Julien Bonnaire
OF 7 Thierry Dusautoir
BF 6 Serge Betsen  67'
RL 5 Jérôme Thion
LL 4 Fabien Pelous  25'
TP 3 Pieter de Villiers  66'
HK 2 Raphaël Ibañez (c)  51'
LP 1 Olivier Milloud
Replacements:
HK 16 Dimitri Szarzewski  51'
PR 17 Jean-Baptiste Poux  66'
LK 18 Sébastien Chabal  25'
N8 19 Imanol Harinordoquy  67'
FH 20 Frédéric Michalak  51'
WG 21 Christophe Dominici  61'
FB 22 Clément Poitrenaud
Coach:
Bernard Laporte

Man of the Match:
Mike Catt (England)

Touch judges:
Paul Honiss (New Zealand)
Marius Jonker (South Africa)
Television match official:
Stuart Dickinson (Australia)
Fourth official:
Nigel Owens (Wales)
Fifth official:
Alain Rolland (Ireland)

Notes

  • Josh Lewsey's try, scored after 79 seconds, was the fastest in any match in the knockout stage of a Rugby World Cup and is thought to be the fastest try in England's history.
  • Jonny Wilkinson extended his World Cup points record to 243.

South Africa vs Argentina

14 October 2007
21:00
South Africa 37–13 Argentina
Try: Du Preez 7' c
Habana (2) 32' c, 76' c
Rossouw 40' c
Con: Montgomery (4/4)
Pen: Montgomery (3/3) 17', 71', 75'		ReportTry: M. Contepomi 45' c
Con: F. Contepomi (1/1)
Pen: F. Contepomi (2/4) 15', 30'
Stade de France, Saint-Denis
Attendance: 77,055
Referee: Steve Walsh (New Zealand)
FB 15 Percy Montgomery
RW 14 JP Pietersen  76'
OC 13 Jaque Fourie
IC 12 François Steyn  76'
LW 11 Bryan Habana
FH 10 Butch James  76'
SH 9 Fourie du Preez
N8 8 Danie Rossouw  75'
BF 7 Juan Smith  78'
OF 6 Schalk Burger
RL 5 Victor Matfield
LL 4 Bakkies Botha 21' to 29'  76'
TP 3 CJ van der Linde
HK 2 John Smit (c)  76'
LP 1 Os du Randt 44' to 49'  72'
Replacements:
HK 16 Bismarck du Plessis  76'
PR 17 Jannie du Plessis  44'  49'  72'
LK 18 Johannes Muller  21'  29'  76'
N8 19 Bobby Skinstad  75'
SH 20 Ruan Pienaar  76'
FH 21 André Pretorius  76'
CE 22 Wynand Olivier  76'
Coach:
Jake White
FB 15 Ignacio Corleto
RW 14 Lucas Borges
OC 13 Manuel Contepomi  65'
IC 12 Felipe Contepomi  79'
LW 11 Horacio Agulla
FH 10 Juan Martín Hernández
SH 9 Agustín Pichot (c)
N8 8 Gonzalo Longo
OF 7 Juan Martín Fernández Lobbe
BF 6 Lucas Ostiglia  65'
RL 5 Patricio Albacete
LL 4 Ignacio Fernández Lobbe  53'
TP 3 Martín Scelzo  34'
HK 2 Mario Ledesma
LP 1 Rodrigo Roncero
Replacements:
HK 16 Alberto Vernet Basualdo
PR 17 Omar Hasan  34'
LK 18 Rimas Álvarez Kairelis  53'
FL 19 Juan Manuel Leguizamón  65'
SH 20 Nicolás Fernández Miranda
FH 21 Federico Todeschini
CE 22 Gonzalo Tiesi  65'
Coach:
Marcelo Loffreda

Man of the Match:
Danie Rossouw (South Africa)

Touch judges:
Alan Lewis (Ireland)
Chris White (England)
Television match official:
Tony Spreadbury (England)
Fourth official:
Joël Jutge (France)
Fifth official:
Wayne Barnes (England)

Notes

  • With his second try in this match, Bryan Habana equalled Jonah Lomu's single-tournament record of eight tries.

Bronze final: France vs Argentina

19 October 2007
21:00
France 10–34 Argentina
Try: Poitrenaud 69' c
Con: Beauxis (1/1)
Pen: Élissalde (1/1) 18'		ReportTry: F. Contepomi (2) 28' c, 77' c
Hasan 32' c
Martín Aramburú 53' m
Corleto 65' m
Con: F. Contepomi (3/5)
Pen: F. Contepomi (1/1) 21'
Parc des Princes, Paris
Attendance: 45,958
Referee: Paul Honiss (New Zealand)
FB 15 Clément Poitrenaud
RW 14 Aurélien Rougerie  62'
OC 12 David Marty  70'
IC 13 David Skrela
LW 11 Christophe Dominici
FH 10 Frédéric Michalak
SH 9 Jean-Baptiste Élissalde  55'
N8 8 Imanol Harinordoquy
OF 7 Thierry Dusautoir  42'
BF 6 Yannick Nyanga
RL 5 Jérôme Thion  62'
LL 4 Lionel Nallet
TP 3 Nicolas Mas
HK 2 Raphaël Ibañez (c)  40+'  50'
LP 1 Jean-Baptiste Poux
Replacements:
HK 16 Sébastien Bruno  42'
PR 17 Pieter de Villiers
LK 18 Sébastien Chabal  62'
FL 19 Rémy Martin  50'
SH 20 Pierre Mignoni  55'
FH 21 Lionel Beauxis  70'
WG 22 Vincent Clerc  62'
Coach:
Bernard Laporte
FB 15 Ignacio Corleto  74'
RW 14 Federico Martín Aramburú
OC 13 Manuel Contepomi  62'
IC 12 Felipe Contepomi 70' to 77'
LW 11 Horacio Agulla
FH 10 Juan Martín Hernández
SH 9 Agustín Pichot (c)
N8 8 Gonzalo Longo
OF 7 Juan Martín Fernández Lobbe
BF 6 Martín Durand  62'
RL 5 Patricio Albacete
LL 4 Rimas Álvarez Kairelis  40+'  71'
TP 3 Omar Hasan  71'
HK 2 Alberto Vernet Basualdo
LP 1 Rodrigo Roncero  79'
Replacements:
HK 16 Eusebio Guiñazu  79'
PR 17 Marcos Ayerza  71'
LK 18 Esteban Lozada  71'
N8 19 Juan Manuel Leguizamón  63'  62'
SH 20 Nicolás Fernández Miranda  70'  77'
FH 21 Federico Todeschini  74'
CE 22 Hernán Senillosa  62'
Coach:
Marcelo Loffreda

Man of the Match:
Agustín Pichot (Argentina)

Touch judges:
Stuart Dickinson (Australia)
Nigel Owens (Wales)
Television match official:
Marius Jonker (South Africa)
Fourth official:
Wayne Barnes (England)
Fifth official:
Chris White (England)

External videos
Rugby World Cup 2007: Third Place Playoff – France v Argentina on YouTube

Notes

  • This was referee Paul Honiss's 45th test, breaking the record he had previously shared with Derek Bevan of Wales.[1] This record would be surpassed by Jonathan Kaplan in 2008.
  • French centre David Marty played outside centre despite wearing the #12, David Skrela played inside centre with the #13.
  • This was the first occasion in Rugby World Cup history where two teams who had played each other in the pool stage met each other later on in the same tournament.

Final: England vs South Africa

Main article: 2007 Rugby World Cup Final
20 October 2007
21:00
England 6–15 South Africa
Pen: Wilkinson (2/2) 13', 44'ReportPen: Montgomery (4/4) 7', 16', 40', 51'
Steyn (1/2) 62'
Stade de France, Saint-Denis
Attendance: 80,430
Referee: Alain Rolland (Ireland)
FB 15 Jason Robinson  47'
RW 14 Paul Sackey
OC 13 Mathew Tait
IC 12 Mike Catt  51'
LW 11 Mark Cueto
FH 10 Jonny Wilkinson
SH 9 Andy Gomarsall
N8 8 Nick Easter  65'
OF 7 Lewis Moody  63'
BF 6 Martin Corry
RL 5 Ben Kay
LL 4 Simon Shaw
TP 3 Phil Vickery (c)  41'
HK 2 Mark Regan  63'
LP 1 Andrew Sheridan
Replacements:
HK 16 George Chuter  63'
PR 17 Matt Stevens  41'
N8 18 Lawrence Dallaglio  65'
FL 19 Joe Worsley  63'  71'
SH 20 Peter Richards  71'
FH 21 Toby Flood  51'
CE 22 Dan Hipkiss  47'
Coach:
Brian Ashton
FB 15 Percy Montgomery
RW 14 JP Pietersen
OC 13 Jaque Fourie
IC 12 François Steyn
LW 11 Bryan Habana
FH 10 Butch James
SH 9 Fourie du Preez
N8 8 Danie Rossouw  72'
BF 7 Juan Smith
OF 6 Schalk Burger
RL 5 Victor Matfield
LL 4 Bakkies Botha
TP 3 CJ van der Linde
HK 2 John Smit (c) 72' to 77'
LP 1 Os du Randt
Replacements:
HK 16 Bismarck du Plessis  72'  77'
PR 17 Jannie du Plessis
LK 18 Johannes Muller
FL 19 Wikus van Heerden  72'
SH 20 Ruan Pienaar
FH 21 André Pretorius
CE 22 Wynand Olivier
Coach:
Jake White

Man of the Match:
Victor Matfield (South Africa)

Touch judges:
Joël Jutge (France)
Paul Honiss (New Zealand)
Television match official:
Stuart Dickinson (Australia)
Fourth official:
Alan Lewis (Ireland)
Fifth official:
Steve Walsh (New Zealand)

Notes

  • Jonny Wilkinson's six points in this game made him the leading points scorer in World Cups with 249 points.
  • Percy Montgomery finished as the tournament's leading points scorer, with 105 points.
  • This was the second occasion in Rugby World Cup history where two teams who had played each other in the pool stage met each other later on in the same tournament, and the first time it had happened in the final.

References

  1. ^ "Referee Honiss set to break world record". Rugby World Cup. 19 October 2007. Archived from the original on 26 October 2007. Retrieved 19 October 2007.
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