2007 Rugby World Cup 375446 223687346 2008-07-05T07:32:51Z PeeJay2K3 492929 rv {{Rugby World Cup | logo = World cup.png | datefrom = 2007-09-07 | dateto = 2007-10-20 | host = France | nations = 20 (91 qualifying) | champion = South Africa | runnerup = England | matches = 48 | attendance = 2263223 | top scorer = {{flagicon|RSA}}&nbsp;[[Percy Montgomery|Percy&nbsp;Montgomery]]&nbsp;(105) | most tries = {{flagicon|RSA}}&nbsp;[[Bryan Habana|Bryan&nbsp;Habana]]&nbsp;(8) | preceded by = [[2003 Rugby World Cup]] | succeeded by = [[2011 Rugby World Cup]] }} The '''2007 Rugby World Cup''' was the sixth [[Rugby World Cup]], a [[Anniversary#Latin-derived numerical names|quadrennial]] international [[rugby union]] world championship inaugurated in [[1987 Rugby World Cup|1987]]. Twenty nations competed for the [[Webb Ellis Cup]] in the tournament, which was hosted by [[France]] from [[7 September]] to [[20 October]], and won by [[South Africa national rugby union team|South Africa]], who defeated [[England national rugby team|England]] at the [[Stade de France]] in [[St. Denis]], [[Paris]]. France won the hosting rights in 2003, beating a bid from [[England]]. The competition consisted of 48 matches over 44 days; 42 matches were played in ten cities throughout France, as well as four in [[Cardiff]], [[Wales]], and two in [[Edinburgh]], [[Scotland]]. The eight quarter-finalists from [[2003 Rugby World Cup|2003]] were granted automatic qualification, while 12 other nations gained entry through the regional qualifying competitions that began in 2004 - of them, [[Portugal national rugby union team|Portugal]] was 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 Rugby World Cup|2011 World Cup]]. The competition opened with a match between hosts [[France national rugby union team|France]] and [[Argentina national rugby union team|Argentina]] on [[7 September]] at the [[Stade de France]] in [[St-Denis]]. The stadium was also the venue of the final match between [[England national rugby union team|England]] and [[South Africa national rugby union team|South Africa]] on [[20 October]], which South Africa won by 15 points to 6, granting them their second World Cup title. ==Bids== [[Image:Coupe du monde rugby - tour Eiffel.JPG|thumb|200px|right|The [[Eiffel Tower]] in [[Paris]] decorated with a giant rugby ball for the 2007 Rugby World Cup.]] Both England and France bid to host the tournament.<ref name=England>{{cite web |title=England to launch bid for 2007 |url=http://www.rugby.com.au/news/2001_september/england_to_launch_bid_for_2007_rwc_12158,8514.html |date=[[2001-09-12]] |accessdate=2006-10-07 |publisher=rugby.com.au}}</ref><ref name=pasttournaments>{{cite web | publisher=rugby.com.au | title=World Cup bidding process underway|date=2002-09-28|url=http://www.rugby.com.au/news/2002_ber/world_cup_bidding_process_underway_14773,4063.html | accessdate=2006-10-07}}</ref> 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.<ref name=resubmit>{{cite web | publisher=rugby.com.au | title=IRB clarifies World Cup bid situation|date=2002-11-17|url=http://www.rugby.com.au/news/2002_december/irb_clarifies_world_cup_bid_position_14984,7997.html | accessdate=2006-10-07}}</ref> 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".<ref name="resubmit"/> England's bids included a two-tier tournament and altering the structure of the qualifying tournament and France had a bid in September/October.<ref name=resubmit/> It was announced in April 2003 that France had won the right to host the tournament.<ref name=francewin>{{cite web | publisher=rugby.com.au | title=France wins right to host 2007 Rugby World Cup|date=2003-04-11|url=http://www.rugby.com.au/news/2003_april/france_wins_right_to_host_the_2007_rugby_wor_15381,3851.html | accessdate=2006-10-07}}</ref> The tournament was moved to the proposed September-October dates with the tournament structure remaining as it was.<ref name=francewin/> It was also announced that ten French cities would be hosting games, with the final at the Stade de France.<ref name=francewin/> 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".<ref name=francewin/> 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."<ref name=francewin/> 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.<ref name=francewin/> ==Qualifying== {{main|2007 Rugby World Cup qualifying}} [[Image:World Map 2007 RWC qualif.PNG|thumb|300px|left|Nations participating in qualifying competition and those that have qualified automatically; Asia (purple), Africa (orange), Americas (green), Europe (blue) and Oceania (yellow). In total, over 90 nations took part.]] The eight quarter-finalists from the [[2003 Rugby World Cup|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; [[2007 Rugby World Cup - Africa qualification|Africa]], [[2007 Rugby World Cup - Americas qualification|Americas]], [[2007 Rugby World Cup - Asia qualification|Asia]], [[2007 Rugby World Cup - European qualification|Europe]] and [[2007 Rugby World Cup - Oceania qualification|Oceania]].<ref name=qualifyzones>{{cite web | publisher=rugbyworldcup.com | title=RWC 2007 Qualifying process|url=http://www.rugbyworldcup.com/home/news/newsid=277526.html#rwc+2007+qualifying+process| accessdate=2007-11-16}}</ref> Qualifying matches began in 2004 and were completed in early 2007. Including the automatic qualifiers, over 90 nations were in qualifying contention for the final tournament. In July 2005, both [[Samoa national rugby union team|Samoa]] and [[Fiji national rugby union team|Fiji]] were confirmed as the qualifiers from Oceania, as Oceania 1 and 2 respectively.<ref name=samoafiji>{{cite web | publisher=rugbyworldcup.com | title=Samoa and Fiji through to RWC 2007|url=http://www.rugbyworldcup.com/home/news/newsid=277512.html#samoa+fiji+through+rwc+2007| accessdate=2007-11-14}}</ref> In July of the following year, [[Argentina national rugby union team|Argentina]] qualified as Americas 1 by defeating [[Uruguay national rugby union team|Uruguay]] 26-0 in [[Buenos Aires]].<ref name=Argentina>{{cite web | publisher=rugbyworldcup.com | title=Argentina qualify for Rugby World Cup 2007|url=http://www.rugbyworldcup.com/home/news/newsid=277616.html#argentina+qualify+rugby+world+cup+2007| accessdate=2007-11-14}}</ref> Americas 2 was filled in August when [[Canada national rugby union team|Canada]] defeated the [[United States national rugby union team|United States]] 56-7 in [[Newfoundland (island)|Newfoundland]].<ref name=Canada>{{cite web | publisher=rugbyworldcup.com | title=Canada qualifies for RWC 2007|url=http://www.rugbyworldcup.com/home/news/newsid=277613.html#canada+qualifies+rwc+2007| accessdate=2007-11-14}}</ref> The United States went on to qualify as Americas 3 after beating Uruguay in a two-legged tie in early October.<ref name=usa>{{cite web | publisher=rugbyworldcup.com | title=USA Eagles qualify for 2007 World Cup|url=http://www.rugbyworldcup.com/home/news/newsid=277594.html#usa+eagles+qualify+2007+world+cup| accessdate=2007-11-14}}</ref> That month also saw [[Italy national rugby union team|Italy]] qualify as Europe 1 after defeating [[Russia national rugby union team|Russia]] 67-7 in [[Moscow]], reaching the first place in its qualifying group; [[Romania national rugby union team|Romania]] defeated [[Spain national rugby union team|Spain]] 43-20 in [[Madrid]], and also qualified for the World Cup as Europe 2.<ref name=italyromania>{{cite web | publisher=rugbyworldcup.com | title=Italy and Romania qualify for RWC 2007|url=http://www.rugbyworldcup.com/home/news/newsid=277503.html#italy+romaniaqualify+rwc+2007| accessdate=2007-11-14}}</ref> [[Namibia national rugby union team|Namibia]] qualified for their third consecutive World Cup after they earned their spot in France by defeating [[Morocco national rugby union team|Morocco]] over two legs in November.<ref name=Namibia>{{cite web | publisher=rugbyworldcup.com | title=Namibia qualify for Rugby World Cup|url=http://www.rugbyworldcup.com/home/news/newsid=277517.html#namibia+qualify+forrugby+world+cup| accessdate=2007-11-14}}</ref> 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.<ref name=asiaqualif>{{cite web | publisher=lankabusinessonline.com | title=IRB scraps Asian World Cup qualifiers in Sri Lanka|date=2006-10-27|url=http://www.lankabusinessonline.com/fullstory.php?newsID=1448295113&no_view=1&SEARCH_TERM=34| accessdate=2006-10-27}}</ref> [[Japan national rugby union team|Japan]] won the only Asian allocation after the tournament was moved to [[Hong Kong]].<ref name=japangeorgia>{{cite web | publisher=rugbyworldcup.com | title=Japan and Georgia qualify|url=http://www.rugbyworldcup.com/home/news/newsid=277559.html#japan+georgia+qualify| accessdate=2007-11-14}}</ref> [[Georgia national rugby union team|Georgia]] was 14 points the better of [[Portugal national rugby union team|Portugal]] over two legs to claim the last European place.<ref name="japangeorgia"/> [[Tonga national rugby union team|Tonga]] qualified through repechage after defeating [[Korea national rugby union team|Korea]].<ref name=Tonga>{{cite web | publisher=rugbyworldcup.com | title=Tonga through to RWC 2007 finals|url=http://www.rugbyworldcup.com/EN/RWC+Qualifying/News/070210+dk+tong+kor+rep.htm| accessdate=2007-11-14}}</ref> The final spot went to [[Portugal national rugby union team|Portugal]], joining Pool C after beating [[Uruguay national rugby union team|Uruguay]] 24-23 on aggregate. Portugal's qualification was the only change in the 20-team roster from the 2003 World Cup, replacing Uruguay, becoming the only wholly [[amateur]] team to qualify. ==Nations== {| class="wikitable" width=98% |- !width=25%| [[2007 Rugby World Cup - Pool A|Pool A]] !width=25%| [[2007 Rugby World Cup - Pool B|Pool B]] !width=25%| [[2007 Rugby World Cup - Pool C|Pool C]] !width=25%| [[2007 Rugby World Cup - Pool D|Pool D]] |- | {{ru|ENG}}<ref name="auto">Automatic qualifier (quarter finalists in [[2003 Rugby World Cup|2003]]).</ref><br /> {{ru|SAM}}<br /> {{ru|RSA}}<ref name="auto"/><br /> {{ru|TGA}}<br /> {{ru|USA}}<br /> | {{ru|AUS}}<ref name="auto"/><br /> {{ru|CAN}}<br /> {{ru|FIJ}}<br /> {{ru|JPN}}<br /> {{ru|WAL}}<ref name="auto"/><br /> | {{ru|ITA}}<br /> {{ru|NZL}}<ref name="auto"/><br /> {{ru|POR}}<br /> {{ru|ROM}}<br /> {{ru|SCO}}<ref name="auto"/><br /> | {{ru|ARG}}<br /> {{ru|FRA}}<ref name="auto"/><ref>As well as being an automatic qualifier due to making the quarter finals in 2003, France are the hosts.</ref><br /> {{ru|GEO}}<br /> {{ru|IRE}}<ref name="auto"/><br /> {{ru|NAM}}<br /> |- |} ==Hosting== {{seealso|Rugby union in France}} [[Image:RugbyWorldCup2007VenuesMap.JPG|left|thumb|250px|The 2007 World Cup was hosted by France, with additional venues at Edinburgh and Cardiff.]] 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 involving [[Wales national rugby union team|Wales]], the match between [[Fiji national rugby union team|Fiji]] and [[Canada national rugby union team|Canada]], and a quarter-final). [[Ireland]] was to have hosted matches at [[Lansdowne Road]], [[Dublin]], but opted out because the stadium was being redeveloped.<ref name=scotlandgames>{{cite web |publisher=worldcupweb.com |title=Scotland looks to give up World cup matches at Murrayfield |date=[[2005-12-02]] |url=http://www.worldcupweb.com/WCrugby/content/show_article.asp?id=461&cat=2 |accessdate=2007-09-07 }}</ref> Two Pool C matches were played at [[Edinburgh]]'s [[Murrayfield Stadium]]. There had been speculation that the [[Scottish Rugby Union]] (SRU) was having doubts about hosting these games,<ref name=scotlandgames/> and that the [[Welsh Rugby Union]] might be interested in hosting them,<ref name=scotlandgames2>{{cite web | publisher=worldcupweb.com | title=Scots could disrupt World cup hosting plans|date=2006-02-20|url=http://www.worldcupweb.com/WCrugby/content/show_article.asp?id=552&cat=2| accessdate=2007-09-07}}</ref> but the SRU confirmed in April 2006 that the games would be played at Murrayfield. There was a substantial increase in the overall capacity of stadiums compared to the [[2003 Rugby World Cup]] &mdash; the smallest venue at the 2007 tournament could seat 33,900 people. The French venues were the same as those used for the [[1998 FIFA World Cup]]. Around 6,000 volunteers helped to organise the competition.<ref name=organise>{{cite web | publisher=scrum.com | title=Volunteers primed to play their part at RWC'07|date=2006-03-18|url=http://www.scrum.com/2444_3927.php| accessdate=2007-11-15}}</ref> Although the 2007 tournament was the first to be hosted primarily by France, a number of matches during the [[1991 Rugby World Cup|1991]] and [[1999 Rugby World Cup|1999]] tournaments were played in France. In 1991, matches in Pool D (which included France) were played in [[Béziers]], [[Bayonne]], [[Grenoble]], [[Toulouse]], [[Brive]] and [[Agen]], while [[Parc des Princes]] and [[Stadium Lille-Metropole]] each hosted a quarter-final. Similarly, in 1999, fixtures in Pool C (which included France) were played in [[Béziers]], [[Bordeaux]] and [[Toulouse]],<ref name=99wc>{{cite web | publisher=sportsillustrated.cnn.com | title=1999 Rugby World Cup venues|url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/rugby/world_cup/news/1999/09/25/rwc_venues/index.html| accessdate=2007-03-16}}</ref> [[Stade Félix-Bollaert]] was the venue for one of the quarter-final play-offs, and [[Stade de France]] hosted a quarter-final.<ref name="99wc"/> {| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;" |- !City !Country !Stadium !Capacity !class="unsortable"|Further reading |- | [[Paris]] ([[Saint-Denis]]) || [[France]] || [[Stade de France]] || 80,000 || [http://www.rugbyworldcup.com/destinationFrance/venues/venue=2022/stadium.html Overview] |- | [[Cardiff]] || [[Wales]] || [[Millennium Stadium]] || 73,350 || [http://www.rugbyworldcup.com/destinationFrance/venues/venue=1/stadium.html Overview] |- | [[Edinburgh]] || [[Scotland]] || [[Murrayfield Stadium|Murrayfield]] || 68,000 || [http://www.rugbyworldcup.com/destinationFrance/venues/venue=2/stadium.html Overview] |- | [[Marseille]] || [[France]] || [[Stade Vélodrome]] || 59,500 || [http://www.rugbyworldcup.com/destinationFrance/venues/venue=78/stadium.html Overview] |- | [[Paris]] || [[France]] || [[Parc des Princes]] || 47,870 || [http://www.rugbyworldcup.com/destinationFrance/venues/venue=12/stadium.html Overview] |- | [[Lens, Pas-de-Calais|Lens]] || [[France]] || [[Stade Félix-Bollaert]] || 41,400 || [http://www.rugbyworldcup.com/destinationFrance/venues/venue=96/stadium.html Overview] |- | [[Lyon]] || [[France]] || [[Stade de Gerland]] || 41,100 || [http://www.rugbyworldcup.com/destinationFrance/venues/venue=85/stadium.html Overview] |- | [[Nantes]] || [[France]] || [[Stade de la Beaujoire]] || 38,100 || [http://www.rugbyworldcup.com/destinationFrance/venues/venue=74/stadium.html Overview] |- | [[Toulouse]] || [[France]] || [[Stadium de Toulouse]] || 35,700 || [http://www.rugbyworldcup.com/destinationFrance/venues/venue=61/stadium.html Overview] |- | [[Saint-Étienne]] || [[France]] || [[Stade Geoffroy-Guichard]] || 35,650 || [http://www.rugbyworldcup.com/destinationFrance/venues/venue=1202/stadium.html Overview] |- | [[Bordeaux]] || [[France]] || [[Stade Chaban-Delmas]] || 34,440 || [http://www.rugbyworldcup.com/destinationFrance/venues/venue=63/stadium.html Overview] |- | [[Montpellier]] || [[France]] || [[Stade de la Mosson]] || 33,900 || [http://www.rugbyworldcup.com/destinationFrance/venues/venue=1814/stadium.html Overview] |} ==Tickets and sponsorship== [[Image:Rugby World Cup 2007 Boutique Officielle.jpg|thumb|300px|right|The Official Rugby World Cup Shop in Paris.]] Ticket sales for the Rugby World Cup were broken up into three phases. The first phase was 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.<ref name=msn>{{cite web | publisher=xtramsn.co.nz | title=Rush For Rugby World Cup Tickets|url=http://xtramsn.co.nz/rugby/0,,12416-5641099,00.html| accessdate=2006-04-22}}</ref> The remaining tickets &mdash; individual tickets and tickets to the semi-finals &mdash; 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.<ref name=tickettwo>{{cite web |url=http://www.rugbyworldcup.com/EN/Home/News/061108+dk+tickets.htm |title=Unprecedented demand for RWC 2007 tickets |date=[[2006-11-09]] |accessdate=2006-11-22 |publisher=rugbyworldcup.com }}</ref> The Worldwide partners for the tournament are [[Société Générale]], [[GMF]], [[Électricité de France]], [[Peugeot]], [[Visa International|Visa]] and [[SNCF]],<ref name=worldwide>{{cite web | publisher=rugbyworldcup.com | title=RWC 2007 Worldwide Partners|url=http://www.rugbyworldcup.com/partners/index.html| accessdate=2007-08-14}}</ref> and official sponsors include [[Heineken Brewery|Heineken]], Vediorbis, [[Capgemini]], [[Orange SA|Orange]], [[Toshiba]] and [[Emirates Airline|Emirates]].<ref name=sponsors>{{cite web | publisher=rugbyworldcup.com | title=RWC 2007 Sponsors|url=http://www.rugbyworldcup.com/sponsors/index.html| accessdate=2007-08-14}}</ref> [[Gilbert (sports equipment)|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.<ref name=gilbert>{{cite web | publisher=gilbertrugby.com | title=Rugby World Cup 2007|url=http://www.gilbertrugby.com/graysint/gt.nsf/page/rugbyworldcup2007| accessdate=2006-10-07}}</ref> Along with Gilbert, the official suppliers are [[Adidas]], [[Coca-Cola]], [[Clifford Chance]], [[Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company|Goodyear]] and [[McDonalds]].<ref name=suppliers>{{cite web | publisher=rugbyworldcup.com | title=RWC 2007 Suppliers|url=http://www.rugbyworldcup.com/suppliers/index.html| accessdate=2007-09-09}}</ref> The host broadcaster for the event is TVH.<ref name="TVHHB">[http://www.tvh-tf1.com TVH Website]</ref> ==Squads== {{main|2007 Rugby World Cup squads}} Each country was allowed a squad of 30 players for the tournament. These squads were to be submitted to the International Rugby Board by a deadline of [[14 August]] [[2007]].<ref name="TongaSquad">{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/rugby_union/6941210.stm |title=Tonga reveal squad for World Cup |date=[[2007-08-10]] |accessdate=2007-09-02 |publisher=bbc.co.uk }}</ref> Once the squad was submitted a player could be replaced if injured, but would 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 chosen to officiate during the pool stage. In the knockout stage the 12 referees also acted as touch judges, with referee appointments being based on performance from previous matches and selection for neutrality. Referees came from seven different nationalities and three of them made their Rugby World Cup debut. The touch judges came from 10 different countries. [[Tony Spreadbury]] of [[England]] officiated the opening game between [[France national rugby union team|France]] and [[Argentina national rugby union team|Argentina]] at the [[Stade de France]]<ref name=england>{{cite web |title=Referees Announced For World Cup |url=http://uk.sports.yahoo.com/26042007/4/referees-announced-world-cup.html |date=[[2006-04-26]] |accessdate=2007-05-02 |publisher=Yahoo! Sport UK }}</ref> and Irishman [[Alain Rolland]] refereed the final. {{col-begin|width=70%}} {{col-2}} {| class="wikitable sortable" |+Referees |- !Country !Name |- | {{flag|Australia}} | {{sortname|Stuart|Dickinson}} |- | {{flag|England}} | {{sortname|Wayne|Barnes}} |- | {{flag|England}} | {{sortname|Tony|Spreadbury}} |- | {{flag|England}} | {{sortname|Chris|White|Chris White (referee)}} |- | {{flag|France}} | {{sortname|Joël|Jutge| |Jutge, Joel}} |- | {{flag|Ireland|rugby}} | {{sortname|Alan|Lewis}} |- | {{flag|Ireland|rugby}} | {{sortname|Alain|Rolland}} |- | {{flag|New Zealand}} | {{sortname|Paul|Honiss}} |- | {{flag|New Zealand}} | {{sortname|Steve|Walsh|Steve Walsh (rugby)}} |- | {{flag|South Africa}} | {{sortname|Marius|Jonker}} |- | {{flag|South Africa}} | {{sortname|Jonathan|Kaplan|Jonathan Kaplan (rugby referee)}} |- | {{flag|Wales}} | {{sortname|Nigel|Owens}} |} {{col-2}} {| class="wikitable sortable" |+Touch judges |- !Country !Name<ref name=touchjudges>{{cite web |url=http://www.planet-rugby.com/Story/0,18259,3943_2088913,00.html |title=Spreadbury to start Rugby World Cup |date=[[2006-04-26]] |accessdate=2007-05-02 |publisher=planet-rugby.com }}</ref> |- | {{flag|Argentina}} | {{sortname|Federico|Cuesta}} |- | {{flag|Australia}} | {{sortname|Paul|Marks|Paul Marks (rugby referee)}} |- | {{flag|England}} | {{sortname|Dave|Pearson|Dave Pearson (rugby referee)}} |- | {{flag|France}} | {{sortname|Christophe|Berdos}} |- | {{flag|Italy}} | {{sortname|Carlo|Damasco}} |- | {{flag|Ireland|rugby}} | {{sortname|Simon|McDowell}} |- | {{flag|New Zealand}} | {{sortname|Lyndon|Bray}} |- | {{flag|New Zealand}} | {{sortname|Kelvin|Deaker}} |- | {{flag|New Zealand}} | {{sortname|Bryce|Lawrence}} |- | {{flag|Scotland}} | {{sortname|Malcolm|Changleng}} |- | {{flag|South Africa}} | {{sortname|Craig|Joubert}} |- | {{flag|South Africa}} | {{sortname|Mark|Lawrence|Mark Lawrence (rugby referee)}} |- | {{flag|Wales}} | {{sortname|Hugh|Watkins}} |} {{col-end}} ==Format== [[Image:07-09-07 Cérémonie d'ouverture (33).jpg|thumb|250px|The opening ceremony of the<br>2007 Rugby World Cup]] The competition was contested over 44 days between 20 different nations, over 48 fixtures. The tournament began on [[7 September]] at the [[Stade de France]] with a match between the host nation, France, and Argentina. The tournament culminated at the same venue on [[20 October]] for the Final between England and South Africa. ===Pool stage=== The 20 nations were split up into four pools, designated A through to D, each consisting of five teams. Each pool had 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 therefore played four matches during the pool stage. Classification within each pool was based on the following scoring system: *four match points for a win; *two for a draw; *zero for a loss.<ref name=rules>{{cite web |title=Tournament Rules |url=http://www.rugbyworldcup.com/home/rules/index.html |publisher=rugbyworldcup.com |accessdate=2007-08-14 }}</ref> [[Rugby union bonus points system|Bonus points]], contributing to a team's cumulative match-point score, were awarded in each of the following instances (one match point for each event): *a team scores four or more [[try|tries]] (regardless of the match result); *a team loses by seven points (a converted try) or fewer.<ref name="rules"/> At the end of the pool stage, teams were 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 were level on Match points, then the following criteria would have been used in the following order until one of the Teams could be determined as the higher ranked: <ref name="rules"/> :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. By elevating head-to-head results (rule i) above points difference (rule ii), a notable difference is created to other sports competitions, in which points difference usually determines rank for teams with the same number of match points (table points). These rules allowed the winners of Pools A, B and C to be determined by the results of the third pool matches on the weekend of September 22 and 23.<ref>[http://www.rugbyworldcup.com/home/fixtures/knockout.html rugbyworldcup.com/Fixtures/Knockout Stages.] Retrieved 24 September 2007.</ref> Although other teams could theoretically draw level on table points with South Africa, Australia and New Zealand and exceed their points differences at the end of the pool stages, head-to-head results by that time ensured these teams could be declared winners of their respective pools, with a match to spare. This also illustrates the fact that the pool tables do not tell the whole story. ===Knockout stage=== From this stage onwards, the tournament adopted a knockout format comprising eight fixtures: four quarter-finals, two semi-finals, a [[Third place play-off|bronze medal match]], and the final. The winner and runner-up from each of the four pools advanced to the quarter-finals. Pool winners were drawn against opposite pool runners-up in the quarter-finals, e.g. the winner of Pool A faced the runner up of Pool B, and the winner of Pool B faced 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 (sport)|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.<ref name="rules"/> ===Effect on [[2011 Rugby World Cup qualifying|2011 qualification]]=== In a change from the format of the [[2003 Rugby World Cup|previous tournament]], the top three teams in each pool will qualify for the [[2011 Rugby World Cup|2011 World Cup]] in [[New Zealand]];<ref>{{cite web |title=New qualifying structure - 2011 |url=http://sport.iafrica.com/rugby/news/849488.htm |publisher=sport.iafrica.com |accessdate=2007-09-09}}</ref> previously, only the eight quarter-finalists gained an automatic place in the following tournament. ==Pool stage== {| class="infobox bordered" |- |bgcolor="#ccffcc"|Qualified for the quarterfinals |- |bgcolor="#ffffcc"|Eliminated, automatic qualification for [[2011 Rugby World Cup|RWC 2011]] |- |bgcolor="#ffcccc"|Eliminated |} All times French time ([[Central European Summer Time|UTC+2]]) ===Pool A=== {{main|2007 Rugby World Cup - Pool A}} {| |- | {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" |- !width="200"|Team !width="20"|Pld !width="20"|W !width="20"|D !width="20"|L !width="20"|TF !width="20"|PF !width="20"|PA !width="25"|+/- !width="20"|BP !width="20"|Pts |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" |align=left| {{ru|RSA}} |4||4||0||0||24||189||47||+142||3||'''19''' |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" |align=left| {{ru|ENG}} |4||3||0||1||11||108||88||+20||2||'''14''' |- bgcolor="#ffffcc" |align=left| {{ru|TGA}} |4||2||0||2||9||89||96||-7||1||'''9''' |-bgcolor="#ffcccc" |align=left| {{ru|SAM}} |4||1||0||3||5||69||143||-74||1||'''5''' |-bgcolor="#ffcccc" |align=left| {{ru|USA}} |4||0||0||4||7||61||142||-81||1||'''1''' |} | {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |- !width="125"|&nbsp;!!width="75"|[[England national rugby union team|ENG]]!!width="75"|[[Samoa national rugby union team|SAM]]!!width="75"|[[South Africa national rugby union team|RSA]]!!width="75"|[[Tonga national rugby union team|TGA]]!!width="75"|[[United States national rugby union team|USA]] |- ![[England national rugby union team|England]] !|– |[http://www.rugbyworldcup.com/home/fixtures/round=100/match=10097/report.html 44 – 22] |[http://www.rugbyworldcup.com/home/fixtures/round=100/match=10085/report.html 0 – 36] |[http://www.rugbyworldcup.com/home/fixtures/round=100/match=10105/report.html 36 – 20] |[http://www.rugbyworldcup.com/home/fixtures/round=100/match=10076/report.html 28 – 10] |- ![[Samoa national rugby union team|Samoa]] !|– !|– |[http://www.rugbyworldcup.com/home/fixtures/round=100/match=10078/report.html 7 – 59] |[http://www.rugbyworldcup.com/home/fixtures/round=100/match=10090/report.html 15 – 19] |[http://www.rugbyworldcup.com/home/fixtures/round=100/match=10104/report.html 25 – 21] |- ![[South Africa national rugby union team|South Africa]] !|– !|– !|– |[http://www.rugbyworldcup.com/home/fixtures/round=100/match=10096/report.html 30 – 25] |[http://www.rugbyworldcup.com/home/fixtures/round=100/match=10112/report.html 64 – 15] |- ![[Tonga national rugby union team|Tonga]] !|– !|– !|– !|– |[http://www.rugbyworldcup.com/home/fixtures/round=100/match=10082/report.html 25 – 15] |- ![[United States national rugby union team|United States]] !|– !|– !|– !|– !|– |} |} ===Pool B=== {{main|2007 Rugby World Cup - Pool B}} {| |- | {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" |- !width="200"|Team !width="20"|Pld !width="20"|W !width="20"|D !width="20"|L !width="20"|TF !width="20"|PF !width="20"|PA !width="25"|+/- !width="20"|BP !width="20"|Pts |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" |align=left| {{ru|AUS}} |4||4||0||0||30||215||41||+174||4||'''20''' |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" |align=left| {{ru|FJI}} |4||3||0||1||14||114||136||-22||3||'''15''' |- bgcolor="#ffffcc" |align=left| {{ru|WAL}} |4||2||0||2||23||168||105||+63||4||'''12''' |-bgcolor="#ffcccc" |align=left| {{ru|JPN}} |4||0||1||3||7||64||210||-146||1||'''3''' |-bgcolor="#ffcccc" |align=left| {{ru|CAN}} |4||0||1||3||6||51||120||-69||0||'''2''' |} | {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |- !width="125"|&nbsp;!!width="75"|[[Australia national rugby union team|AUS]]!!width="75"|[[Canada national rugby union team|CAN]]!!width="75"|[[Fiji national rugby union team|FJI]]!!width="75"|[[Japan national rugby union team|JPN]]!!width="75"|[[Wales national rugby union team|WAL]] |- ![[Australia national rugby union team|Australia]] !|– |[http://www.rugbyworldcup.com/home/fixtures/round=100/match=10107/report.html 37 – 6] |[http://www.rugbyworldcup.com/home/fixtures/round=100/match=10099/report.html 55 – 12] |[http://www.rugbyworldcup.com/home/fixtures/round=100/match=10075/report.html 91 – 3] |[http://www.rugbyworldcup.com/home/fixtures/round=100/match=10087/report.html 32 – 20] |- ![[Canada national rugby union team|Canada]] !|– !|– |[http://www.rugbyworldcup.com/home/fixtures/round=100/match=10089/report.html 16 – 29] |[http://www.rugbyworldcup.com/home/fixtures/round=100/match=10101/report.html 12 – 12] |[http://www.rugbyworldcup.com/home/fixtures/round=100/match=10077/report.html 17 – 42] |- ![[Fiji national rugby union team|Fiji]] !|– !|– !|– |[http://www.rugbyworldcup.com/home/fixtures/round=100/match=10083/report.html 35 – 31] |[http://www.rugbyworldcup.com/home/fixtures/round=100/match=10108/report.html 38 – 34] |- ![[Japan national rugby union team|Japan]] !|– !|– !|– !|– |[http://www.rugbyworldcup.com/home/fixtures/round=100/match=10094/report.html 18 – 72] |- ![[Wales national rugby union team|Wales]] !|– !|– !|– !|– !|– |} |} ===Pool C=== {{main|2007 Rugby World Cup - Pool C}} {| |- | {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" |- !width="200"|Team !width="20"|Pld !width="20"|W !width="20"|D !width="20"|L !width="20"|TF !width="20"|PF !width="20"|PA !width="25"|+/- !width="20"|BP !width="20"|Pts |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" |align=left| {{ru|NZL}} |4||4||0||0||46||309||35||+274||4||'''20''' |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" |align=left| {{ru|SCO}} |4||3||0||1||14||116||66||+50||2||'''14''' |- bgcolor="#ffffcc" |align=left| {{ru|ITA}} |4||2||0||2||8||85||117||-32||1||'''9''' |-bgcolor="#ffcccc" |align=left| {{ru|ROM}} |4||1||0||3||5||40||161||-121||1||'''5''' |-bgcolor="#ffcccc" |align=left| {{ru|POR}} |4||0||0||4||4||38||209||-171||1||'''1''' |} | {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |- !width="125"|&nbsp;!!width="75"|[[Italy national rugby union team|ITA]]!!width="75"|[[All Blacks|NZL]]!!width="75"|[[Portugal national rugby union team|POR]]!!width="75"|[[Romania national rugby union team|ROM]]!!width="75"|[[Scotland national rugby union team|SCO]] |- ![[Italy national rugby union team|Italy]] !|– |[http://www.rugbyworldcup.com/home/fixtures/round=100/match=10074/report.html 14 – 76] |[http://www.rugbyworldcup.com/home/fixtures/round=100/match=10093/report.html 31 – 5] |[http://www.rugbyworldcup.com/home/fixtures/round=100/match=10084/report.html 24 – 18] |[http://www.rugbyworldcup.com/home/fixtures/round=100/match=10109/report.html 16 – 18] |- ![[All Blacks|New Zealand]] !|– !|– |[http://www.rugbyworldcup.com/home/fixtures/round=100/match=10086/report.html 108 – 13] |[http://www.rugbyworldcup.com/home/fixtures/round=100/match=10106/report.html 85 – 8] |[http://www.rugbyworldcup.com/home/fixtures/round=100/match=10100/report.html 40 – 0] |- ![[Portugal national rugby union team|Portugal]] !|– !|– !|– |[http://www.rugbyworldcup.com/home/fixtures/round=100/match=10102/report.html 10 – 14] |[http://www.rugbyworldcup.com/home/fixtures/round=100/match=10079/report.html 10 – 56] |- ![[Romania national rugby union team|Romania]] !|– !|– !|– !|– |[http://www.rugbyworldcup.com/home/fixtures/round=100/match=10092/report.html 0 – 42] |- ![[Scotland national rugby union team|Scotland]] !|– !|– !|– !|– !|– |} |} ===Pool D=== {{main|2007 Rugby World Cup - Pool D}} {| |- | {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" |- !width="200"|Team !width="20"|Pld !width="20"|W !width="20"|D !width="20"|L !width="20"|TF !width="20"|PF !width="20"|PA !width="25"|+/- !width="20"|BP !width="20"|Pts |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" |align=left| {{ru|ARG}} |4||4||0||0||16||143||33||+110||2||'''18''' |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" |align=left| {{ru|FRA}} |4||3||0||1||24||188||37||+151||3||'''15''' |- bgcolor="#ffffcc" |align=left| {{ru|IRE}} |4||2||0||2||9||64||82||-18||1||'''9''' |-bgcolor="#ffcccc" |align=left| {{ru|GEO}} |4||1||0||3||5||50||111||-61||1||'''5''' |-bgcolor="#ffcccc" |align=left| {{ru|NAM}} |4||0||0||4||3||30||212||-182||0||'''0''' |} | {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |- !width="125"|&nbsp;!!width="75"|[[Argentina national rugby union team|ARG]]!!width="75"|[[France national rugby union team|FRA]]!!width="75"|[[Georgia national rugby union team|GEO]]!!width="75"|[[Ireland national rugby union team|IRE]]!!width="75"|[[Namibia national rugby union team|NAM]] |- ![[Argentina national rugby union team|Argentina]] !|– |[http://www.rugbyworldcup.com/home/fixtures/round=100/match=10073/report.html 17 – 12] |[http://www.rugbyworldcup.com/home/fixtures/round=100/match=10081/report.html 33 – 3] |[http://www.rugbyworldcup.com/home/fixtures/round=100/match=10111/report.html 30 – 15] |[http://www.rugbyworldcup.com/home/fixtures/round=100/match=10098/report.html 63 – 3] |- ![[France national rugby union team|France]] !|– !|– |[http://www.rugbyworldcup.com/home/fixtures/round=100/match=10110/report.html 64 – 7] |[http://www.rugbyworldcup.com/home/fixtures/round=100/match=10095/report.html 25 – 3] |[http://www.rugbyworldcup.com/home/fixtures/round=100/match=10091/report.html 87 – 10] |- ![[Georgia national rugby union team|Georgia]] !|– !|– !|– |[http://www.rugbyworldcup.com/home/fixtures/round=100/match=10088/report.html 10 – 14] |[http://www.rugbyworldcup.com/home/fixtures/round=100/match=10103/report.html 30 – 0] |- ![[Ireland national rugby union team|Ireland]] !|– !|– !|– !|– |[http://www.rugbyworldcup.com/home/fixtures/round=100/match=10080/report.html 32 – 17] |- ![[Namibia national rugby union team|Namibia]] !|– !|– !|– !|– !|– |} |} ==Knockout stage== {{main|2007 Rugby World Cup knockout stage}} {{Round8-with third <!--Date-Place|Team 1|Score 1|Team 2|Score 2 --> <!--quarter finals --> |[[October 6]] – [[Stade Vélodrome]], [[Marseille]]|{{ru|AUS}}|10|'''{{ru|ENG}}'''|'''12''' |[[October 6]] – [[Millennium Stadium]], [[Cardiff]]|{{ru|NZL}}|18|'''{{ru|FRA}}'''|'''20''' |[[October 7]] – [[Stade Vélodrome]], [[Marseille]]|'''{{ru|RSA}}'''|'''37'''|{{ru|FIJ}}|20 |[[October 7]] – [[Stade de France]], [[Saint-Denis|St-Denis]]|'''{{ru|ARG}}'''|'''19'''|{{ru|SCO}}|13 <!--semi finals --> |[[October 13]] – [[Stade de France]], [[Saint-Denis|St-Denis]]|'''{{ru|ENG}}'''|'''14'''|{{ru|FRA}}|9 |[[October 14]] – [[Stade de France]], [[Saint-Denis|St-Denis]]|'''{{ru|RSA}}'''|'''37'''|{{ru|ARG}}|13 <!--final --> |[[October 20]] – [[Stade de France]], [[Saint-Denis|St-Denis]]|{{ru|ENG}}|6|'''{{ru|RSA}}'''|'''15''' <!--bronze final --> |[[October 19]] – [[Parc des Princes]], [[Paris]]|{{ru|FRA}}|10|'''{{ru|ARG}}'''|'''34''' |Consol=Bronze Final}} ===Quarter-finals=== {{rugbybox | date = [[2007-10-06]]<br />15:00 | home = {{ru-rt|AUS}} | score = 10 &ndash; 12 | report = [http://www.rugbyworldcup.com/home/fixtures/round=101/match=10113/report.html#england+through+final+four.html (Report)] | away = {{ru|ENG}} | homescore = '''Try:''' [[Lote Tuqiri|Tuqiri]] 33' c<br />'''Con:''' [[Stirling Mortlock|Mortlock]] (1/1)<br />'''Pen:''' [[Stirling Mortlock|Mortlock]] (1/4) 6' | awayscore = '''Pen:''' [[Jonny Wilkinson|Wilkinson]] (4/7) 22', 25', 51', 59' | stadium = [[Stade Vélodrome]], [[Marseille]] | attendance = 59,102 | referee = [[Alain Rolland]] {{flagicon|IRE|rugby}} }} ---- {{rugbybox | date = [[2007-10-06]]<br />21:00 | home = {{ru-rt|NZL}} | score = 18 &ndash; 20 | report = [http://www.rugbyworldcup.com/home/fixtures/round=101/match=10114/report.html (Report)] | away = {{ru|FRA}} | homescore = '''Tries:''' [[Luke McAlister|McAlister]] 17' c<br />[[Rodney So'oialo|So'oialo]] 63' m<br />'''Con:''' [[Daniel Carter (rugby player)|Carter]] (1/1)<br />'''Pen:''' [[Daniel Carter (rugby player)|Carter]] (2/2) 14', 31' | awayscore = '''Tries:''' [[Thierry Dusautoir|Dusautoir]] 54' c<br />[[Yannick Jauzion|Jauzion]] 69' c<br />'''Con:''' [[Lionel Beauxis|Beauxis]] (1/1)<br />[[Jean-Baptiste Élissalde|Élissalde]] (1/1)<br />'''Pen:''' [[Lionel Beauxis|Beauxis]] (2/3) 40+', 46' | stadium = [[Millennium Stadium]], [[Cardiff]] | attendance = 71,669 | referee = [[Wayne Barnes]] {{flagicon|ENG}} }} ---- {{rugbybox | date = [[2007-10-07]]<br />15:00 | home = {{ru-rt|RSA}} | score = 37 &ndash; 20 | report = [http://www.rugbyworldcup.com/home/fixtures/round=101/match=10115/report.html (Report)] | away = {{ru|FIJ}} | homescore = '''Tries:''' [[Jaque Fourie|Fourie]] 13' m<br />[[John Smit|Smit]] 35' m<br />[[JP Pietersen|Pietersen]] 51' c<br />[[Juan Smith|Smith]] 70' c<br />[[Butch James|James]] 80' c<br />'''Con:''' [[Percy Montgomery|Montgomery]] (3/5)<br />'''Pen:''' [[Francois Steyn|Steyn]] (1/1) 8'<br />[[Percy Montgomery|Montgomery]] (1/2) 63' | awayscore = '''Tries:''' [[Vilimoni Delasau|Delasau]] 57' c<br />[[Sereli Bobo|Bobo]] 59' c<br />'''Con:''' [[Seremaia Bai|Bai]] (2/2)<br />'''Pen:''' [[Seremaia Bai|Bai]] (2/2) 26', 44' | stadium = [[Stade Vélodrome]], [[Marseille]] | attendance = 55,943 | referee = [[Alan Lewis]] {{flagicon|IRE|rugby}} }} ---- {{rugbybox | date = [[2007-10-07]]<br />21:00 | home = {{ru-rt|ARG}} | score = 19 &ndash; 13 | report = [http://www.rugbyworldcup.com/home/fixtures/round=101/match=10116/report.html (Report)] | away = {{ru|SCO}} | homescore = '''Try:''' [[Gonzalo Longo|Longo Elía]] 33' c<br />'''Con:''' [[Felipe Contepomi|F. Contepomi]] (1/1)<br />'''Pen:''' [[Felipe Contepomi|F. Contepomi]] (3/4) 23', 29', 43'<br />'''Drop:''' [[Juan Martín Hernández|Hernández]] (1/4) 54' | awayscore = '''Try:''' [[Chris Cusiter|Cusiter]] 63' c<br />'''Con:''' [[Chris Paterson|Paterson]] (1/1)<br />'''Pen:''' [[Dan Parks|Parks]] (1/2) 16'<br />[[Chris Paterson|Paterson]] (1/1) 38' | stadium = [[Stade de France]], [[Saint-Denis]] | attendance = 76,866 | referee = [[Joël Jutge]] {{flagicon|FRA}} }} ===Semi-finals=== {{rugbybox | date = [[2007-10-13]]<br />21:00 | home = {{ru-rt|ENG}} | score = 14 &ndash; 9 | report = [http://www.rugbyworldcup.com/home/fixtures/round=104/match=10117/report.html (Report)] | away = {{ru|FRA}} | homescore = '''Try:''' [[Josh Lewsey|Lewsey]] 2' m<br />'''Pen:''' [[Jonny Wilkinson|Wilkinson]] (2/3) 47', 75'<br />'''Drop:''' [[Jonny Wilkinson|Wilkinson]] (1/4) 78' | awayscore = '''Pen:''' [[Lionel Beauxis|Beauxis]] (3/3) 8', 18', 44' | stadium = [[Stade de France]], [[Saint-Denis]] | attendance = 80,283 | referee = [[Jonathan Kaplan (rugby)|Jonathan Kaplan]] {{flagicon|RSA}} }} ---- {{rugbybox | date = [[2007-10-14]]<br />21:00 | home = {{ru-rt|RSA}} | score = 37 &ndash; 13 | report = [http://www.rugbyworldcup.com/home/fixtures/round=104/match=10118/report.html (Report)] | away = {{ru|ARG}} | homescore = '''Tries:''' [[Fourie du Preez|du Preez]] 7' c<br />[[Bryan Habana|Habana]] (2) 32' c, 76' c<br />[[Danie Rossouw|Rossouw]] 40' c<br />'''Con:''' [[Percy Montgomery|Montgomery]] (4/4)<br />'''Pen:''' [[Percy Montgomery|Montgomery]] (3/3) 17', 71', 75' | awayscore = '''Try:''' [[Manuel Contepomi|M. Contepomi]] 45' c<br />'''Con:''' [[Felipe Contepomi|F. Contepomi]] (1/1)<br />'''Pen:''' [[Felipe Contepomi|F. Contepomi]] (2/4) 15', 30' | stadium = [[Stade de France]], [[Saint-Denis]] | attendance = 77,055 | referee = [[Steve Walsh (rugby)|Steve Walsh]] {{flagicon|NZL}} }} ===Bronze final===<!-- This match is referred to as the Bronze final, not the third place play-off - see here: http://www.rugbyworldcup.com/home/fixtures/knockout.html --> {{rugbybox | date = [[2007-10-19]]<br />21:00 | home = {{ru-rt|FRA}} | score = 10 &ndash; 34 | report = [http://www.rugbyworldcup.com/home/fixtures/round=104/match=10119/report.html (Report)] | away = {{ru|ARG}} | homescore = '''Try:''' [[Clément Poitrenaud|Poitrenaud]] 69' c<br />'''Con:''' [[Lionel Beauxis|Beauxis]] (1/1)<br />'''Pen:''' [[Jean-Baptiste Élissalde|Élissalde]] (1/1) 18' | awayscore = '''Tries:''' [[Felipe Contepomi|F. Contepomi]] (2) 28' c, 77' c<br />[[Omar Hasan|Hasan Jalil]] 32' c<br />[[Federico Martín Aramburú|Martín Aramburú]] 53' m<br />[[Ignacio Corleto|Corleto]] 65' m<br />'''Con:''' [[Felipe Contepomi|F. Contepomi]] (3/5)<br />'''Pen:''' [[Felipe Contepomi|F. Contepomi]] (1/1) 21' | stadium = [[Parc des Princes]], [[Paris]] | attendance = 45,958 | referee = [[Paul Honiss]] {{flagicon|NZL}} }} ===Final=== {{main|2007 Rugby World Cup Final}} {{rugbybox | date = [[2007-10-20]]<br />21:00 | home = {{ru-rt|ENG}} | score = 6 &ndash; 15 | report = [http://www.rugbyworldcup.com/home/fixtures/round=104/match=10120/report.html (Report)] | away = {{ru|RSA}} | homescore = '''Pen:''' [[Jonny Wilkinson|Wilkinson]] (2/2) 13', 44' | awayscore = '''Pen:''' [[Percy Montgomery|Montgomery]] (4/4) 7', 16', 40', 51'<br />[[Francois Steyn|Steyn]] (1/2) 62' | stadium = [[Stade de France]], [[Saint-Denis]] | attendance = 80,430 | referee = [[Alain Rolland]] {{flagicon|IRE|rugby}} }} {{winners|ru|2007 Rugby World Cup Champions|RSA|Second}} ==Citing controversy== {{Col-begin|width=90%}} {{Col-2}} {{quote|the citing system is a total shambles|Roger Naish|''Sportingo''<ref name="naish">{{cite news |first=Roger |last=Naish |title=Why Rugby World Cup officials are getting it all wrong |url=http://www.sportingo.com/rugby/why_rugby_world_cup_officials/1001,4967 |publisher=Sportingo |date=[[2007-09-20]] |accessdate=2007-10-03 }}</ref>}} {{quote|discrepancies in the bans we have seen handed down this week are not only alarming but raise questions with regards to the consistency, or complete lack of it|Marcus Leach|''Planet Rugby''<ref name="leach">{{cite news |first=Marcus |last=Leach |title=Citings, fighting and biting |url=http://worldcup.planet-rugby.com/Story/0,21043,13089_2724213,00.html |publisher=Planet Rugby |accessdate=2007-10-03 }}</ref>}} {{Col-2}} {{quote|the citing commissioners and disciplinary panels at this Rugby World Cup are coming down too harshly|Bruce Pope|''BBC Sport''<ref name="pope">{{cite news |first=Bruce |last=Pope |title=Citing spoiling the exciting? |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/rugbyworldcup/2007/09/citing_spoiling_the_exciting.html |publisher=BBC Sport |date=[[2007-09-17]] |accessdate=2007-10-03 }}</ref>}} {{quote|In that game [South Africa–Samoa] you could have cited 10 people. It is just the luck of the draw who gets picked up and who doesn't|[[Jerry Collins]]<ref name="pope" /> (New Zealand player)}} {{Col-end}} There has been some controversy over the post match citings by IRB Citing Commissioners with all players not being cited for seemingly similar offences or receiving lengthy bans when other players are only sin binned (yellow carded).<ref name="leach" /><ref name="pope" /><ref name="Rees">{{cite news |first=Paul |last=Rees |title=Conspiracy theories abound as crunch fixtures approach |url=http://sport.guardian.co.uk/rugbyworldcup2007/story/0,,2177589,00.html |publisher=Planet Rugby |accessdate=2007-09-26 }}</ref> Examples of inconsistencies include the citing of [[Schalk Burger]] against Samoa in the same game [[Brian Lima]] executed what seemed to be a late tackle. Lima wasn't cited in that instance, but later received a three week ban following an almost identical tackle on England's [[Jonny Wilkinson]].<ref name="naish" /> England's [[Phil Vickery]] received a two week ban for tripping an American player, while [[Christophe Dominici]] only received a yellow card for the same offence in the 2003 World Cup.<ref name="naish"/> Other examples of players being sin binned, but not receiving further punishment include Australia's [[Drew Mitchell]] for his spear tackle on a Welsh player and New Zealand prop [[Carl Hayman]] for punching (a serious offence) an Italian opponent.<ref>{{cite news |first=Jim |last=Morton |title=Mitchell sidesteps citing bullet |url=http://www.foxsports.com.au/story/0,8659,22437706-5013519,00.html |publisher=Fox Sports |date=[[2007-09-18]] |accessdate=2007-10-03 }}</ref><ref name="Rees"/> {|class="wikitable" style="font-size:98%;" |+List of citings !Ban<br />(weeks) !Player !Nation !Opponent !Offence |- | align="center"|7 || [[Otar Eloshvili]] ||{{ru|GEO}} ||France ||[[spear tackle]] [http://www.rugbyworldcup.com/home/news/newsid=2015553.html] |- | align="center"|5 || [[Paul Emerick]] ||{{ru|USA}} ||England ||spear tackle [http://www.rugbyworldcup.com/home/news/newsid=2006393.html] |- | align="center"|4 || [[Juan Severino Somoza]] ||{{ru|POR}} ||Scotland||head-butting [http://www.rugbyworldcup.com/home/news/newsid=2007358.html] |- | align="center"|3 || [[Brian Lima]] ||{{ru|SAM}} ||England ||high tackle [http://www.rugbyworldcup.com/home/news/newsid=2012307.html] |- | align="center"|2 || [[Schalk Burger]] ||{{ru|RSA}} ||Samoa ||dangerous play [http://www.rugbyworldcup.com/home/news/newsid=2006650.html] [http://www.rugbyworldcup.com/home/news/newsid=2007335.html] |- | align="center"|2 || [[Phil Vickery (rugby player)|Phil Vickery]] ||{{ru|ENG}} ||United States ||tripping [http://www.rugbyworldcup.com/home/news/newsid=2006514.html] |- | align="center"|2 || [[Mirco Bergamasco]] ||{{ru|ITA}} ||Scotland ||tripping [http://www.rugbyworldcup.com/home/news/newsid=2015881.html] |- | align="center"|1 || [[Hale T Pole]] ||{{ru|TON}} ||Samoa ||striking [http://www.rugbyworldcup.com/home/news/newsid=2009791.html] |- | align="center"|1 || [[Jacques Nieuwenhuis]] ||{{ru|NAM}} ||France ||high tackle [http://www.rugbyworldcup.com/home/news/newsid=2009699.html] |- | align="center"|1 || [[Alfie Vaeluaga]] ||{{ru|SAM}} ||South Africa ||high tackle [http://www.rugbyworldcup.com/home/news/newsid=2007088.html] |- | align="center"|1 || [[Seremaia Bai]] ||{{ru|FIJ}} ||South Africa ||dangerous tackle [http://www.rugbyworldcup.com/home/news/newsid=2017893.html] |- | align="center"|cleared|| [[Francois Steyn]] ||{{ru|RSA}} ||Tonga ||foul play [http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?from=rss_Sport&set_id=6&click_id=4&art_id=nw20070925175307708C210145] |- | align="center"|cleared|| [[Sione Lauaki]] ||{{ru|NZL}} ||Romania ||dangerous tackle [http://www.rugbyworldcup.com/home/news/newsid=2015388.html] [http://www.rugbyworldcup.com/home/news/newsid=2016163.html] |} ==Statistics== ===Teams=== {| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center; font-size:98%;" |- !Points !Team !Matches !Tries !Con !Pen !Drop ![[Image:Yellow card.svg|15px]] ![[Image:Red card.svg|15px]] |- !327 | align="left"|{{ru|NZL}} ||5 ||48 ||36 ||5 ||0 ||2 ||0 |- !278 | align="left"|{{ru|RSA}} ||7 ||33 ||25 ||21 ||0 ||3 ||0 |- !227 | align="left"|{{ru|FRA}} ||7 ||27 ||19 ||18 ||0 ||2 ||0 |- !225 | align="left"|{{ru|AUS}} ||5 ||31 ||20 ||8 ||2 ||2 ||0 |- !209 | align="left"|{{ru|ARG}} ||7 ||23 ||14 ||18 ||4 ||3 ||0 |- !168 | align="left"|{{ru|WAL}} ||4 ||23 ||16 ||7 ||0 ||0 ||0 |- !140 | align="left"|{{ru|ENG}} ||7 ||12 ||7 ||17 ||5 ||1 ||0 |- !134 | align="left"|{{ru|FIJ}} ||5 ||16 ||12 ||10 ||0 ||3 ||0 |- !129 | align="left"|{{ru|SCO}} ||5 ||15 ||15 ||8 ||0 ||1 ||0 |- !89 | align="left"|{{ru|TON}} ||4 ||9 ||7 ||10 ||0 ||3 ||1 |- !85 | align="left"|{{ru|ITA}} ||4 ||8 ||6 ||11 ||0 ||3 ||0 |- !69 | align="left"|{{ru|SAM}} ||4 ||5 ||4 ||12 ||0 ||1 ||0 |- !64 | align="left"|{{ru|IRE}} ||4 ||9 ||5 ||2 ||1 ||2 ||0 |- !64 | align="left"|{{ru|JPN}} ||4 ||7 ||4 ||7 ||0 ||0 ||0 |- !61 | align="left"|{{ru|USA}} ||4 ||7 ||4 ||6 ||0 ||4 ||0 |- !51 | align="left"|{{ru|CAN}} ||4 ||6 ||3 ||5 ||0 ||1 ||0 |- !50 | align="left"|{{ru|GEO}} ||4 ||5 ||5 ||5 ||0 ||2 ||0 |- !40 | align="left"|{{ru|ROM}} ||4 ||5 ||3 ||3 ||0 ||1 ||0 |- !38 | align="left"|{{ru|POR}} ||4 ||4 ||3 ||3 ||1 ||1 ||0 |- !30 | align="left"|{{ru|NAM}} ||4 ||3 ||3 ||2 ||1 ||0 ||1 |} <small>''Source: [http://www.rugbyworldcup.com/statistics/season=2007/type=Try/team=0/statistics/index.html RugbyWorldCup.com], last updated [[20 October]].''</small> ===Individual records=== ====Top point scorers==== :<small>'''Note:''' ranked according to points then number of appearances</small> {| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center; font-size:98%;" |- !Points !!Name !!Team !!Pos !!Apps !!Tries !!Con !!Pen !!Drop |- !{{sort|1050|105}} |align="left"|[[Percy Montgomery]] |align="left"|{{ru|RSA}}||[[Rugby union positions#15. Fullback|FB]]||7||2||22||17||0 |- !{{sort|910|91}} |align="left"|[[Felipe Contepomi]] |align="left"|{{ru|ARG}}||[[Rugby union positions#13. Outside centre & 12. Inside centre|CE]]||7||3||11||18||0 |- !{{sort|670|67}} |align="left"|[[Jonny Wilkinson]] |align="left"|{{ru|ENG}}||[[Fly-half|FH]]||5||0||5||14||5 |- !{{sort|500|50}} |align="left"|[[Nick Evans]] |align="left"|{{ru|NZL}}||[[Fly-half|FH]]/[[Rugby union positions#15. Fullback|FB]]|||4||2||20||0||0 |- !{{sort|470|47}} |align="left"|[[Jean-Baptiste Élissalde]] |align="left"|{{ru|FRA}}||[[Scrum-half|SH]]||7||1||12||6||0 |- !{{sort|460|46}} |align="left"|[[Chris Paterson]] |align="left"|{{ru|SCO}}||[[Wing (rugby union)|WG]]/[[Fly-half|FH]]||5||1||10||7||0 |- !{{sort|440|44}} |align="left"|[[Pierre Hola]] |align="left"|{{ru|TGA}}||[[Fly-half|FH]]||4||0||7||10||0 |- !{{sort|430|43}} |align="left"|[[Lionel Beauxis]] |align="left"|{{ru|FRA}}||[[Fly-half|FH]]||6||1||7||8||0 |- !{{sort|420|42}} |align="left"|[[Nicky Little]] |align="left"|{{ru|FIJ}}||[[Fly-half|FH]]||3||0||9||8||0 |- !{{sort|402|40}} <!-- sort key is "401" to place Carter ahead of Giteau (fewer appearances) --> |align="left"|[[Daniel Carter (rugby player)|Dan Carter]] |align="left"|{{ru|NZL}}||[[Fly-half|FH]]||3||1||10||5||0 |- !{{sort|401|40}} |align="left"|[[Matt Giteau]] |align="left"|{{ru|AUS}}||[[Rugby union positions#13. Outside centre & 12. Inside centre|CE]]||4||3||8||3||0 |- !{{sort|400|40}} |align="left"|[[Bryan Habana]] |align="left"|{{ru|RSA}}||[[Rugby union positions#14. and 11. Wing|WG]]||7||8||0||0||0 |} <small>Key: Pos = position; Apps = appearances; Con = conversions; Pen = penalties; Drop = drop goals</small> <small>''Source: [http://www.rugbyworldcup.com/statistics/season=2007/type=Points/team=0/player=0/statistics/index.html RugbyWorldCup.com], last updated [[20 October]].''</small> ====Top try scorers==== {| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center; font-size:98%;" |- !Rank !Name !Team !Pos !Apps !Tries |- |1||align="left"|[[Bryan Habana]] |align="left"|{{ru|RSA}}||[[Rugby union positions#14. and 11. Wing|WG]]||7||'''8''' |- |2||align="left"|[[Drew Mitchell]] |align="left"|{{ru|AUS}}||[[Rugby union positions#14. and 11. Wing|WG]]||5||'''7''' |- |3||align="left"|[[Doug Howlett]] |align="left"|{{ru|NZL}}||[[Rugby union positions#14. and 11. Wing|WG]]||3||'''6''' |- |3||align="left"|[[Shane Williams]] |align="left"|{{ru|WAL}}||[[Rugby union positions#14. and 11. Wing|WG]]||4||'''6''' |- |5||align="left"|[[Joe Rokocoko]] |align="left"|{{ru|NZL}}||[[Rugby union positions#14. and 11. Wing|WG]]||3||'''5''' |- |5||align="left"|[[Vincent Clerc]] |align="left"|{{ru|FRA}}||[[Rugby union positions#14. and 11. Wing|WG]]||5||'''5''' |- |5||align="left"|[[Chris Latham (rugby player)|Chris Latham]] |align="left"|{{ru|AUS}}||[[Rugby union positions#15. Fullback|FB]]||5||'''5''' |- |8||align="left"|[[Rory Lamont]] |align="left"|{{ru|SCO}}||[[Rugby union positions#15. Fullback|FB]]||4||'''4''' |- |8||align="left"|[[Sitiveni Sivivatu]] |align="left"|{{ru|NZL}}||[[Rugby union positions#14. and 11. Wing|WG]]||4||'''4''' |- |8||align="left"|[[Jaque Fourie]] |align="left"|{{ru|RSA}}||[[Centre (rugby union)|CE]]||6||'''4''' |- |8||align="left"|[[Paul Sackey]] |align="left"|{{ru|ENG}}||[[Wing (rugby union)|WG]]||6||'''4''' |- |8||align="left"|[[JP Pietersen]] |align="left"|{{ru|RSA}}||[[Wing (rugby union)|WG]]||7||'''4''' |- |8||align="left"|[[Juan Smith]] |align="left"|{{ru|RSA}}||[[Flanker (rugby union)|FL]]||7||'''4''' |} <small>'''Key:''' Pos = position; Apps = appearances</small> ==See also== {{Portal|Rugby union|Ru ball.svg}} * [[2007 Rugby World Cup warm-up tests]] ==References== {{reflist|2}} ==External links== {{wikinews|Category:Rugby World Cup|2007 Rugby World Cup}} {{commonscat|2007 Rugby World Cup}} * [http://www.rugbyworldcup.com/ France2007] Official website of the 2007 Rugby World Cup. * [http://www.itv.com/Sport/rugbyworldcup/ ITV Rugby World Cup] - Official TV Broadcast website for the 2007 Rugby World Cup. * [http://www.irb.com/ IRB.com] [[International Rugby Board]] official site. * [http://www.planet-rugby.com/Tournaments/World_Cup_2007/index.shtml Planet Rugby] News <!-- Do not add/remove any links without proposing it on the talk page. --> {{start box}} {{succession box|title=[[Rugby World Cup]]|before=[[2003 Rugby World Cup|2003]] |after=[[2011 Rugby World Cup|2011]] |years='''2007'''}} {{end box}} {{2007 Rugby World Cup}} {{Rugby Union World Cup}} {{2007 Rugby Union World Cup qualifying}} {{Rugby07}} [[Category:2007 Rugby World Cup| ]] [[Category:2007 in rugby union|World Cup]] [[Category:2007 in France|Rugby World Cup]] [[Category:Rugby World Cup tournaments]] [[Category:Sports festivals hosted in France]] [[Category:2007 in Wales|Rugby World Cup 2007]] [[Category:2007 in Scotland|Rugby World Cup 2007]] {{Link FA|af}} [[af:2007 Rugby Wêreldbeker]] [[br:Kib rugbi ar bed 2007]] [[ca:Copa del Món de Rugbi de 2007]] [[cs:Rugby World Cup 2007]] [[cy:Cwpan Rygbi'r Byd 2007]] [[de:Rugby-Union-Weltmeisterschaft 2007]] [[es:Copa Mundial de Rugby de 2007]] [[fr:Coupe du monde de rugby à XV 2007]] [[gl:Mundial de rugby de 2007]] [[hr:Svjetski kup u ragbiju 2007.]] [[it:Coppa del Mondo di rugby 2007]] [[ka:რაგბის მსოფლიო ჩემპიონატი 2007]] [[nl:Wereldkampioenschap rugby 2007]] [[ja:2007 ラグビー・ワールドカップ]] [[no:Verdensmesterskapet i rugby union 2007]] [[pl:Puchar Świata w rugby 2007]] [[pt:Copa do Mundo de Râguebi de 2007]] [[ro:Campionatul Mondial de Rugby din 2007]] [[ru:Чемпионат мира по регби 2007]] [[sv:Världsmästerskapet i rugby 2007]]