2007 Rugby World Cup Pool C

none 2007 Rugby World Cup#Pool stage 2 2007 Rugby World Cup Pool C of the 2007 Rugby World Cup began on 8 September and concluded on 29 September 2007. The pool was composed of Italy, New Zealand, Romania and Scotland and World Cup debutants Portugal. Standings New Zealand were assured of first place in the pool after only three rounds of matches, having secured the maximum of five points from each of their matches. Over their four matches, the All Blacks established a new points record for the pool stage with 309 points. Italy were unable to carry their strong Six Nations form into the World Cup, and were knocked out by a narrow margin. Scotland qualified for the quarter-finals as pool runners-up. main Rugby Q n n y NZL NZL SCO SCO ITA ITA ROM ROM POR POR 4 0 0 309 35 4 3 0 1 116 66 2 2 0 2 85 117 1 1 0 3 40 161 1 0 0 4 38 209 1 #cfc Qualified for the quarter-finals QF QF #ffc Eliminated, automatic qualification for RWC 2011 QC complete Matches All times local (UTC+2) New Zealand vs Italy 8 September 2007 13:45 NZL 76–14 Report ITA McCaw (2) 2' c, 7' cHowlett (3) 12' c, 56' c, 59' mMuliaina 15' cSivivatu (2) 18' c, 29' mJack 50' cCollins (2) 68' c, 70' c Carter (7/9)McAlister (2/2) Carter (1/1) 11' Stanojevic 38' cMi. Bergamasco 71' c Bortolussi (1/1)De Marigny (1/1) Stade Vélodrome, Marseille 58,612 Wayne Barnes (England) FB 15Leon MacDonaldRW 14Doug HowlettOC 13Mils Muliaina 53IC 12Luke McAlisterLW 11Sitiveni SivivatuFH 10Dan Carter 60SH 9 Byron Kelleher 52N8 8 Rodney So'oialoOF 7 Richie McCaw (c) 60BF 6 Jerry Collins 46 46RL 5 Ali Williams 71LL 4 Chris JackTP 3 Carl Hayman 42HK 2 Keven Mealamu 52LP 1 Tony Woodcock 55Replacements:HK 16Anton Oliver 52PR 17Neemia Tialata 46 46 55FL 18Chris Masoe 60N8 19Sione Lauaki 71SH 20Brendon Leonard 52CE 21Aaron Mauger 60CE 22Isaia Toeava 53Coach:NZL Graham Henry350px FB 15David Bortolussi 67RW 14Kaine RobertsonOC 13Andrea MasiIC 12Mirco BergamascoLW 11Marko StanojevicFH 10Roland de MarignySH 9 Alessandro Troncon 67N8 8 Sergio ParisseOF 7 Mauro BergamascoBF 6 Alessandro Zanni 42RL 5 Marco Bortolami (c) LL 4 Santiago Dellapè 58TP 3 Martin Castrogiovanni 55HK 2 Fabio Ongaro 57LP 1 Salvatore Perugini 62 41 55Replacements:HK 16Carlo Festuccia 57PR 17Andrea Lo Cicero 41LK 18Valerio Bernabò 58N8 19Manoa Vosawai 42SH 20Paul Griffen 67WG 21Gonzalo CanaleFB 22Ezio Galon 67Coach:FRA Pierre Berbizier Man of the Match: Richie McCaw (New Zealand) Touch judges: Mark Lawrence (South Africa) Christophe Berdos (France) Television match official: Craig Joubert (South Africa) Fourth official: Nigel Owens (Wales) Fifth official: Franck Maciello (France) Note: Doug Howlett's three tries in this match brought him level with Christian Cullen as New Zealand's all-time highest try scorer, with 46. Scotland vs Portugal 9 September 2007 18:00 SCO 56–10 Report POR R. Lamont (2) 12' c, 14' cS. Lawson 23' cDewey 30' cParks 57' cSouthwell 60' cBrown 68' cFord 76' c Parks (5/5)Paterson (3/3) Carvalho 28' c D. Pinto (1/1) D. Pinto (1/1) 34' Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, Saint-Étienne 34,162 Steve Walsh (New Zealand) FB 15Rory LamontRW 14Sean LamontOC 13Marcus Di Rollo 52IC 12Rob DeweyLW 11Simon WebsterFH 10Dan Parks 59SH 9 Mike Blair 67N8 8 Simon TaylorOF 7 Ally HoggBF 6 Jason White (c) 62RL 5 Scott Murray 62LL 4 Nathan HinesTP 3 Euan MurrayHK 2 Scott Lawson 69LP 1 Allan Jacobsen 36Replacements:HK 16Ross Ford 69PR 17Gavin Kerr 36LK 18Scott MacLeod 62FL 19Kelly Brown 62SH 20Rory Lawson 67FH 21Chris Paterson 59FB 22Hugo Southwell 52Coach:SCO Frank Hadden350px FB 15Pedro LealRW 14David MateusOC 13Frederico Sousa 38IC 12Diogo MateusLW 11Pedro CarvalhoFH 10Duarte Cardoso Pinto 64SH 9 José Pinto 66N8 8 Vasco Uva (c)OF 7 João Uva 40+ 64BF 6 Juan Severino SomozaRL 5 David Penalva 52LL 4 Gonçalo UvaTP 3 Ruben SpachuckHK 2 Joaquim Ferreira 52LP 1 Rui Cordeiro 60Replacements:PR 16Juan Muré 60HK 17João Correia 52FL 18Paulo Murinello 52FL 19Diogo Coutinho 64SH 20Luís Pissarra 66FH 21Pedro Cabral 64CE 22Miguel Portela 38Coach:POR Tomaz Morais Man of the Match: Vasco Uva (Portugal) Touch judges: Hugh Watkins (Wales) Marius Jonker (South Africa) Television match official: Dave Pearson (England) Fourth official: Alan Lewis (Ireland) Fifth official: Cyril Lafon (France) Italy vs Romania 12 September 2007 20:00 ITA 24–18 Report ROM Dellapè 6' mPenalty try 55' c Pez (1/1) Bortolussi (1/2) 14'Ramiro Pez (3/3) 62', 66', 72' Manta 43' mȚincu 47' c Dimofte (1/1) Dimofte (2/2) 70', 74' Stade Vélodrome, Marseille 44,241 Tony Spreadbury (England) FB 15David Bortolussi 49RW 14Kaine RobertsonOC 13Gonzalo CanaleIC 12Mirco BergamascoLW 11Andrea Masi 42 45FH 10Ramiro PezSH 9 Paul Griffen 49N8 8 Sergio ParisseOF 7 Mauro BergamascoBF 6 Josh Sole 49RL 5 Marco Bortolami (c)LL 4 Santiago Dellapè 8TP 3 Martin CastrogiovanniHK 2 Carlo FestucciaLP 1 Andrea Lo CiceroReplacements:HK 16Leonardo GhiraldiniPR 17Matías AgüeroLK 18Valerio Bernabò 8N8 19Manoa Vosawai 49SH 20Alessandro Troncon 49WG 21Ezio Galon 42 45 49FH 22Roland de MarignyCoach:FRA Pierre Berbizier350px FB 15Iulian Dumitraș 79RW 14Cătălin FercuOC 13Csaba GálIC 12Romeo GontineacLW 11Gabriel BrezoianuFH 10Ionuț DimofteSH 9 Lucian Sîrbu 80N8 8 Ovidiu Tonița 72OF 7 Alexandru Manta 53 80+BF 6 Florin CorodeanuRL 5 Cristian PetreLL 4 Sorin Socol (c)TP 3 Bogdan BălanHK 2 Marius Țincu 40 41 54 57 70LP 1 Petrișor Toderașc 64Replacements:HK 16Răzvan Mavrodin 40 41 54 57 70PR 17Cezar Popescu 64LK 18Cosmin Rațiu 72N8 19Alexandru Tudori 80+SH 20Valentin Calafeteanu 80CE 21Ionuț TofanCE 22Dan Vlad 79Coach:FRA Daniel Santamans Man of the Match: Ramiro Pez (Italy) Touch judges: Kelvin Deaker (New Zealand) Bryce Lawrence (New Zealand) Television match official: Lyndon Bray (New Zealand) Fourth official: Alain Rolland (Ireland) Fifth official: Franck Maciello (France) New Zealand vs Portugal 15 September 2007 13:00 NZL 108–13 Report POR Rokocoko (2) 3' m, 12' cToeava 25' cWilliams 28' cMauger (2) 30' c, 66' cCollins 32' cMasoe 34' mHore 40' cLeonard 50' cEvans 59' cEllis 61' cMacDonald 69' cSmith (2) 72' c, 79' cHayman 76' c Evans (14/16) Cordeiro 48' c D. Pinto (1/1) D. Pinto (1/1) 75' Malheiro (1/2) 22' Stade de Gerland, Lyon 40,729 Chris White (England) FB 15Mils Muliaina 7RW 14Isaia ToeavaOC 13Conrad SmithIC 12Aaron MaugerLW 11Joe RokocokoFH 10Nick EvansSH 9 Brendon Leonard 54N8 8 Sione LauakiOF 7 Chris MasoeBF 6 Jerry Collins (c) 64RL 5 Ali Williams 54LL 4 Chris Jack 51TP 3 Greg Somerville 61HK 2 Andrew Hore 57LP 1 Neemia TialataReplacements:HK 16Anton Oliver 57PR 17Tony Woodcock 61PR 18Carl Hayman 51N8 19Rodney So'oialo 54HK 20Keven Mealamu 64SH 21Andy Ellis 54FB 22Leon MacDonald 7Coach:NZL Graham Henry350px FB 15Pedro LealRW 14António AguilarOC 13Miguel PortelaIC 12Diogo MateusLW 11Pedro CarvalhoFH 10Gonçalo Malheiro 41SH 9 Luís Pissarra 41N8 8 Vasco Uva (c) 54OF 7 Paulo MurinelloBF 6 Diogo Coutinho 44RL 5 Gonçalo Uva 51LL 4 Marcello d'Orey 27TP 3 Ruben SpachuckHK 2 João CorreiaLP 1 André Silva 41Replacements:PR 16Rui Cordeiro 41PR 17Joaquim Ferreira 54LK 18David Penalva 27FL 19Tiago Girão 44FL 20João Uva 51SH 21José Pinto 41FH 22Duarte Cardoso Pinto 41Coach:POR Tomaz Morais 2007 Rugby World Cup New Zealand vs Portugal Man of the Match: Jerry Collins (New Zealand) Touch judges: Hugh Watkins (Wales) Marius Jonker (South Africa) Television match official: Dave Pearson (England) Fourth official: Paul Honiss (New Zealand) Fifth official: Laurent Valin (France) Scotland vs Romania 18 September 2007 21:00 SCO 42–0 Report ROM Paterson 2' cHogg (3) 17' c, 46' c, 53' cR. Lamont (2) 36' c, 72' c Paterson (6/6) Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh 31,222 Nigel Owens (Wales) FB 15Rory LamontRW 14Sean LamontOC 13Simon WebsterIC 12Rob Dewey 59LW 11Chris PatersonFH 10Dan Parks 68SH 9 Mike Blair 59N8 8 Simon TaylorOF 7 Ally Hogg 65BF 6 Jason White (c)RL 5 Jim HamiltonLL 4 Nathan Hines 52TP 3 Euan Murray 68HK 2 Ross Ford 59LP 1 Gavin Kerr 52 68Replacements:HK 16Scott Lawson 59PR 17Craig Smith 52LK 18Scott MacLeod 52FL 19Kelly Brown 65SH 20Chris Cusiter 59FB 21Hugo Southwell 59WG 22Nikki Walker 68Coach:SCO Frank Hadden350px FB 15Iulian DumitrașRW 14Cătălin FercuOC 13Csaba GálIC 12Romeo Gontineac 73LW 11Gabriel BrezoianuFH 10Ionuț Dimofte 45SH 9 Lucian Sîrbu 45N8 8 Ovidiu TonițaOF 7 Alexandru Manta 53BF 6 Florin Corodeanu 61RL 5 Cristian PetreLL 4 Sorin Socol (c)TP 3 Bogdan Bălan 69HK 2 Marius Țincu 41LP 1 Petrișor ToderașcReplacements:PR 16Silviu Florea 69HK 17Răzvan Mavrodin 41LK 18Cosmin Rațiu 61N8 19Alexandru Tudori 53SH 20Valentin Calafeteanu 45CE 21Ionuț Tofan 45FB 22Florin Vlaicu 73Coach:FRA Daniel Santamans Man of the Match: Ally Hogg (Scotland) Touch judges: Craig Joubert (South Africa) Christophe Berdos (France) Television match official: Mark Lawrence (South Africa) Fourth official: Wayne Barnes (England) Fifth official: Peter Allan (Scotland) Note: With an attendance of 31,222, Scotland vs Romania was the lowest-attended match in Pool C, despite Scotland playing at home. Italy vs Portugal 19 September 2007 20:00 ITA 31–5 Report POR Masi (2) 4' c, 77' cMa. Bergamasco 72' m Bortolussi (2/3) Bortolussi (4/4) 17', 30', 40+', 63' Penalva 33' m Parc des Princes, Paris 45,476 Marius Jonker (South Africa) FB 15David BortolussiRW 14Pablo CanavosioOC 13Gonzalo CanaleIC 12Andrea MasiLW 11Matteo PratichettiFH 10Roland de MarignySH 9 Alessandro Troncon 80N8 8 Manoa Vosawai 59OF 7 Mauro BergamascoBF 6 Sergio ParisseRL 5 Marco Bortolami (c) 8LL 4 Carlo Del FavaTP 3 Martin Castrogiovanni 64HK 2 Leonardo GhiraldiniLP 1 Andrea Lo Cicero 64Replacements:HK 16Fabio OngaroPR 17Matías Agüero 64PR 18Salvatore Perugini 64LK 19Valerio BernabòFL 20Silvio Orlando 59SH 21Paul Griffen 80WG 22Ezio GalonCoach:FRA Pierre Berbizier350px FB 15Pedro CabralRW 14David Mateus 61OC 13Federico SousaIC 12Diogo Mateus 31LW 11António AguilarFH 10Duarte Cardoso PintoSH 9 José Pinto 66N8 8 Vasco Uva (c)OF 7 João Uva 64BF 6 Tiago GirãoRL 5 David PenalvaLL 4 Gonçalo UvaTP 3 Ruben Spachuck 61HK 2 João Correia 70LP 1 Rui Cordeiro 61Replacements:PR 16Juan Muré 61PR 17André Silva 61PR 18Duarte Figueiredo 70FL 19Paulo Murinello 64SH 20Luís Pissarra 66CE 21Diogo Gama 31WG 22Gonçalo Foro 61Coach:POR Tomaz Morais Man of the Match: José Pinto (Portugal) Touch judges: Federico Cuesta (Argentina) Malcolm Changleng (Scotland) Television match official: Paul Marks (Australia) Fourth official: Chris White (England) Fifth official: Eric Molier (France) Scotland vs New Zealand 23 September 2007 17:00 SCO 0–40 Report NZL McCaw 5' cHowlett (2) 15' m, 74' mKelleher 33' mWilliams 62' mCarter 65' c Carter (2/6) Carter (2/3) 26', 43' Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh 64,558 Marius Jonker (South Africa) FB 15Hugo SouthwellRW 14Nikki WalkerOC 13Marcus Di RolloIC 12Andrew Henderson 69LW 11Simon WebsterFH 10Chris Paterson 21SH 9 Chris Cusiter 59N8 8 David CallamOF 7 John BarclayBF 6 Kelly BrownRL 5 Scott Murray (c)LL 4 Scott MacLeod 69TP 3 Craig Smith 51 66HK 2 Scott Lawson 58LP 1 Alasdair Dickinson 66Replacements:HK 16Fergus Thomson 58PR 17Gavin Kerr 51LK 18Jim Hamilton 69FL 19Ally HoggSH 20Rory Lawson 59FH 21Dan Parks 21CE 22Rob Dewey 69Coach:SCO Frank Hadden350px FB 15Leon MacDonald 21RW 14Doug HowlettOC 13Conrad Smith 65IC 12Luke McAlisterLW 11Sitiveni SivivatuFH 10Dan CarterSH 9 Byron Kelleher 59N8 8 Rodney So'oialoOF 7 Richie McCaw (c) 61BF 6 Chris MasoeRL 5 Ali Williams 66LL 4 Reuben ThorneTP 3 Carl Hayman 65HK 2 Anton Oliver 59LP 1 Tony WoodcockReplacements:HK 16Andrew Hore 59PR 17Neemia Tialata 65LK 18Chris Jack 66N8 19Sione Lauaki 61SH 20Brendon Leonard 59FH 21Nick Evans 21CE 22Isaia Toeava 65Coach:NZL Graham Henry Man of the Match: Chris Masoe (New Zealand) Touch judges: Dave Pearson (England) Paul Marks (Australia) Television match official: Hugh Watkins (Wales) Fourth official: Chris White (England) Fifth official: Peter Allan (Scotland) Note: Doug Howlett's two tries in this match brought his total in internationals to 48, a new try-scoring record for New Zealand. Romania vs Portugal 25 September 2007 20:00 ROM 14–10 Report POR Țincu 63' cCorodeanu 72' c Calafeteanu (1/1)Dumbravă (1/1) Ferreira 18' c D. Pinto (1/1) Malheiro (1/1) 69' Stadium de Toulouse, Toulouse 35,526 Paul Honiss (New Zealand) FB 15Iulian DumitrașRW 14Cătălin NicolaeOC 13Ionuț DimofteIC 12Romeo GontineacLW 11Cătălin FercuFH 10Dănuț DumbravăSH 9 Valentin Calafeteanu 64N8 8 Ovidiu Tonița (c) 66OF 7 Florin CorodeanuBF 6 Alexandru Tudori 41RL 5 Cristian PetreLL 4 Cosmin RațiuTP 3 Bogdan Bălan 52 63HK 2 Răzvan Mavrodin 41LP 1 Cezar Popescu 63Replacements:HK 16Marius Țincu 41PR 17Paulică Ion 52LK 18Sorin Socol 41LK 19Valentin Ursache 66SH 20Lucian Sîrbu 64FB 21Florin VlaicuWG 22Gabriel BrezoianuCoach:FRA Daniel Santamans350px FB 15Pedro LealRW 14António AguilarOC 13Miguel PortelaIC 12Federico SousaLW 11Pedro CarvalhoFH 10Duarte Cardoso Pinto 65SH 9 José Pinto 75N8 8 Tiago GirãoOF 7 João Uva 76BF 6 Diogo CoutinhoRL 5 David Penalva 79LL 4 Gonçalo UvaTP 3 Ruben Spachuck 52HK 2 Joaquim Ferreira (c) 70LP 1 Rui CordeiroReplacements:PR 16Juan Muré 70PR 17João Correia 52PR 18Salvador Palha 79FL 19Paulo Murinello 76SH 20Luís Pissarra 75FH 21Gonçalo Malheiro 65CE 22Diogo GamaCoach:POR Tomaz Morais Man of the Match: Diogo Coutinho (Portugal) Touch judges: Carlo Damasco (Italy) Simon McDowell (Ireland) Television match official: Kelvin Deaker (New Zealand) Fourth official: Stuart Dickinson (Australia) Fifth official: Jean-Luc Rebollal (France) New Zealand vs Romania 29 September 2007 13:00 NZL 85–8 Report ROM Sivivatu (2) 1' m, 24' cMasoe 10' cRokocoko (3) 15' c, 58' c, 66' cEvans 18' mMauger 37' mToeava (2) 47' c, 80+' cHore 64' cSmith 75' cHowlett 79' c McAlister (4/7)Evans (6/6) Țincu 31' m Vlaicu 72' Stadium de Toulouse, Toulouse 35,608 Joël Jutge (France) FB 15Nick EvansRW 14Joe RokocokoOC 13Isaia ToeavaIC 12Aaron MaugerLW 11Sitiveni Sivivatu 61FH 10Luke McAlister 55SH 9 Andy Ellis 59N8 8 Sione LauakiOF 7 Chris Masoe 55BF 6 Jerry Collins (c)RL 5 Keith Robinson 55LL 4 Reuben ThorneTP 3 Greg SomervilleHK 2 Keven Mealamu 61LP 1 Neemia TialataReplacements:HK 16Andrew Hore 61PR 17Tony WoodcockLK 18Chris Jack 55FL 19Richie McCaw 55SH 20Brendon Leonard 59WG 21Doug Howlett 55CE 22Conrad Smith 61Coach:NZL Graham Henry350px FB 15Iulian Dumitraș 61RW 14Ștefan CiuntuOC 13Csaba GálIC 12Romeo Gontineac 70LW 11Gabriel BrezoianuFH 10Ionuț DimofteSH 9 Lucian Sîrbu 62N8 8 Ovidiu TonițaOF 7 Alexandru Manta 67BF 6 Florin Corodeanu 48RL 5 Cristian PetreLL 4 Sorin Socol (c)TP 3 Silviu Florea 53 57HK 2 Marius Țincu 53LP 1 Bogdan Bălan 57Replacements:HK 16Răzvan Mavrodin 53PR 17Paulică Ion 53LK 18Valentin Ursache 67N8 19Cosmin Rațiu 48SH 20Valentin Calafeteanu 62FB 21Florin Vlaicu 61CE 22Robert Cătălin Dascălu 70Coach:FRA Daniel Santamans Man of the Match: Joe Rokocoko (New Zealand) Touch judges: Federico Cuesta (Argentina) Malcolm Changleng (Scotland) Television match official: Paul Marks (Australia) Fourth official: Romain Poite (France) Fifth official: Jean-Luc Rebollal (France) Scotland vs Italy 29 September 2007 21:00 SCO 18–16 Report ITA Paterson (6/6) 2', 6', 32', 35', 47', 53' Troncon 13' c Bortolussi (1/1) Bortolussi (3/6) 18', 56', 62' Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, Saint-Étienne 34,701 Jonathan Kaplan (South Africa) FB 15Rory Lamont 25RW 14Sean LamontOC 13Simon WebsterIC 12Rob Dewey 60LW 11Chris PatersonFH 10Dan ParksSH 9 Mike Blair 72N8 8 Simon TaylorOF 7 Ally Hogg 70BF 6 Jason White (c)RL 5 Jim Hamilton 72LL 4 Nathan Hines 55TP 3 Euan MurrayHK 2 Ross FordLP 1 Gavin Kerr 65Replacements:HK 16Scott LawsonPR 17Craig Smith 65LK 18Scott MacLeod 72FL 19Kelly Brown 70SH 20Chris Cusiter 72CE 21Andrew Henderson 60FB 22Hugo Southwell 25Coach:SCO Frank Hadden350px FB 15David BortolussiRW 14Kaine RobertsonOC 13Gonzalo CanaleIC 12Mirco BergamascoLW 11Andrea Masi 79FH 10Ramiro PezSH 9 Alessandro Troncon (c)N8 8 Sergio ParisseOF 7 Mauro Bergamasco 8BF 6 Josh SoleRL 5 Carlo Del FavaLL 4 Santiago DellapèTP 3 Martin Castrogiovanni 75HK 2 Carlo Festuccia 54LP 1 Salvatore Perugini 49 75Replacements:HK 16Fabio Ongaro 54PR 17Andrea Lo Cicero 49LK 18Valerio BernabòHK 19Leonardo GhiraldiniSH 20Paul GriffenFH 21Roland de MarignyWG 22Ezio Galon 79Coach:FRA Pierre Berbizier 2007 Rugby World Cup Scotland vs Italy Man of the Match: Dan Parks (Scotland) Touch judges: Hugh Watkins (Wales) Wayne Barnes (England) Television match official: Dave Pearson (England) Fourth official: Cyril Lafon (France) Fifth official: Laurent Valin (France) External links Pool C at rugbyworldcup.com Pool C Category:2007–08 in Italian rugby union Category:2007–08 in Romanian rugby union Category:2007–08 in Scottish rugby union Category:2007 in New Zealand rugby union rugby union