2007 Rugby World Cup knockout stage

none May 2023 2007 Rugby World Cup#Knockout stage 2 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 6 October – Marseille AUS 10 ENG 12 6 October – Cardiff NZL 18 FRA 20 7 October – Marseille RSA 37 FIJ 20 7 October – Saint-Denis ARG 19 SCO 13 13 October – Saint-Denis ENG 14 FRA 9 14 October – Saint-Denis RSA 37 ARG 13 20 October – Saint-Denis ENG 6 RSA 15 19 October – Paris FRA 10 ARG 34 Quarter-finals Australia vs England 6 October 2007 15:00 AUS 10–12 Report ENG Tuqiri 33' c Mortlock (1/1) Mortlock (1/4) 7' Wilkinson (4/7) 23', 26', 52', 60' Stade Vélodrome, Marseille 59,102 Alain Rolland (Ireland) FB 15Chris LathamRW 14Adam Ashley-Cooper 64OC 13Stirling Mortlock (c)IC 12Matt GiteauLW 11Lote TuqiriFH 10Berrick BarnesSH 9 George GreganN8 8 Wycliff Palu 76OF 7 George Smith 64BF 6 Rocky Elsom 64RL 5 Daniel Vickerman 28 30LL 4 Nathan SharpeTP 3 Guy Shepherdson 64HK 2 Stephen Moore 73LP 1 Matt DunningReplacements:HK 16Adam Freier 73PR 17Al Baxter 64LK 18Hugh McMeniman 28 30 64N8 19Stephen Hoiles 76FL 20Phil Waugh 64FH 21Julian HuxleyWG 22Drew Mitchell 64Coach:AUS John Connolly350px FB 15Jason RobinsonRW 14Paul SackeyOC 13Mathew TaitIC 12Mike Catt 64LW 11Josh LewseyFH 10Jonny WilkinsonSH 9 Andy Gomarsall 22 28N8 8 Nick Easter 69OF 7 Lewis Moody 66BF 6 Martin CorryRL 5 Ben KayLL 4 Simon ShawTP 3 Phil Vickery (c) 59HK 2 Mark Regan 52LP 1 Andrew SheridanReplacements:HK 16George Chuter 52PR 17Matt Stevens 59N8 18Lawrence Dallaglio 69FL 19Joe Worsley 66SH 20Peter Richards 22 28FH 21Toby Flood 64CE 22Dan HipkissCoach:ENG 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 NZL 18–20 Report FRA McAlister 17' cSo'oialo 63' m Carter (1/1) Carter (2/2) 14', 31' Dusautoir 54' cJauzion 69' c Beauxis (1/1)Élissalde (1/1) Beauxis (2/3) 40+', 46' Millennium Stadium, Cardiff 71,669 Wayne Barnes (England) FB 15Leon MacDonaldRW 14Joe RokocokoOC 13Mils MuliainaIC 12Luke McAlister 46LW 11Sitiveni SivivatuFH 10Dan Carter 56SH 9 Byron Kelleher 56N8 8 Rodney So'oialoOF 7 Richie McCaw (c)BF 6 Jerry Collins 64RL 5 Ali WilliamsLL 4 Keith Robinson 42TP 3 Carl HaymanHK 2 Anton Oliver 56LP 1 Tony WoodcockReplacements:HK 16Andrew Hore 56PR 17Neemia TialataLK 18Chris Jack 42FL 19Chris Masoe 64SH 20Brendon Leonard 56FH 21Nick Evans 56 71CE 22Isaia Toeava 71Coach:NZL Graham Henry350px FB 15Damien TrailleRW 14Vincent ClercOC 13David MartyIC 12Yannick JauzionLW 11Cédric Heymans 69FH 10Lionel Beauxis 68SH 9 Jean-Baptiste ÉlissaldeN8 8 Julien BonnaireOF 7 Thierry DusautoirBF 6 Serge Betsen 5RL 5 Jérôme ThionLL 4 Fabien Pelous 52TP 3 Pieter de VilliersHK 2 Raphaël Ibañez (c) 52LP 1 Olivier Milloud 41Replacements:HK 16Dimitri Szarzewski 52PR 17Jean-Baptiste Poux 41LK 18Sébastien Chabal 52N8 19Imanol Harinordoquy 5FH 20Frédéric Michalak 68WG 21Christophe Dominici 69FB 22Clément PoitrenaudCoach:FRA 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.October 2010 South Africa vs Fiji 7 October 2007 15:00 RSA 37–20 Report FIJ Fourie 13' mSmit 35' mPietersen 51' cSmith 70' cJames 80' c Montgomery (3/5) Steyn (1/1) 8'Montgomery (1/2) 63' Delasau 57' cBobo 59' c Bai (2/2) Bai (2/2) 26', 44' Stade Vélodrome, Marseille 55,943 Alan Lewis (Ireland) FB 15Percy MontgomeryRW 14JP PietersenOC 13Jaque FourieIC 12François SteynLW 11Bryan HabanaFH 10Butch JamesSH 9 Fourie du PreezN8 8 Danie Rossouw 50BF 7 Juan SmithOF 6 Schalk BurgerRL 5 Victor MatfieldLL 4 Bakkies Botha 53 58 75TP 3 Jannie du PlessisHK 2 John Smit (c)LP 1 Os du Randt 53Replacements:HK 16Gary BothaPR 17Gurthro Steenkamp 53LK 18Johannes Muller 53 58 75FL 19Wikus van Heerden 50SH 20Ruan PienaarFH 21André PretoriusCE 22Wynand OlivierCoach:RSA Jake White350px FB 15Norman LigairiRW 14Vilimoni DelasauOC 13Kameli Ratuvou 64IC 12Seru Rabeni 51LW 11Sereli BoboFH 10Seremaia BaiSH 9 Mosese Rauluni (c)N8 8 Sisa KoyamaiboleOF 7 Akapusi Qera 71BF 6 Semisi NaevoRL 5 Ifereimi RawaqaLL 4 Kele Leawere 73TP 3 Henry Qiodravu 55HK 2 Sunia Koto 71LP 1 Graham DewesReplacements:HK 16Bill Gadolo 71PR 17Jone Railomo 55CE 18Aca Ratuva 71LK 19Wame Lewaravu 73SH 20Jone DaunivucuFH 21Waisea LuveniyaliCE 22Gabiriele Lovobalavu 64Coach:FIJ 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 ARG 19–13 Report SCO Longo Elía 33' c F. Contepomi (1/1) F. Contepomi (3/4) 23', 29', 43' Hernández (1/4) 54' Cusiter 63' c Paterson (1/1) Parks (1/2) 16'Paterson (1/1) 38' Stade de France, Saint-Denis 76,866 Joël Jutge (France) FB 15Ignacio CorletoRW 14Lucas BorgesOC 13Manuel Contepomi 67IC 12Felipe ContepomiLW 11Horacio AgullaFH 10Juan Martín HernándezSH 9 Agustín Pichot (c)N8 8 Gonzalo LongoOF 7 Juan Martín Fernández LobbeBF 6 Lucas Ostiglia 55RL 5 Patricio AlbaceteLL 4 Ignacio Fernández Lobbe 51TP 3 Martín Scelzo 57HK 2 Mario LedesmaLP 1 Rodrigo RonceroReplacements:HK 16Alberto Vernet BasualdoPR 17Omar Hasan 57LK 18Rimas Álvarez Kairelis 51FL 19Juan Manuel Leguizamón 55SH 20Nicolás Fernández MirandaFH 21Federico TodeschiniCE 22Hernán Senillosa 67Coach:ARG Marcelo Loffreda350px FB 15Rory Lamont 68RW 14Sean LamontOC 13Simon WebsterIC 12Rob Dewey 41LW 11Chris PatersonFH 10Dan ParksSH 9 Mike Blair 57N8 8 Simon TaylorOF 7 Ally Hogg 57BF 6 Jason White (c)RL 5 Jim Hamilton 57LL 4 Nathan HinesTP 3 Euan MurrayHK 2 Ross Ford 68LP 1 Gavin Kerr 57Replacements:HK 16Scott Lawson 68PR 17Craig Smith 57LK 18Scott MacLeod 57FL 19Kelly Brown 57SH 20Chris Cusiter 57CE 21Andrew Henderson 41FB 22Hugo Southwell 68Coach:SCO 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 ENG 14–9 Report FRA Lewsey 2' m Wilkinson (2/3) 47', 75' Wilkinson (1/4) 78' Beauxis (3/3) 8', 18', 44' Stade de France, Saint-Denis 80,283 Jonathan Kaplan (South Africa) FB 15Jason RobinsonRW 14Paul SackeyOC 13Mathew TaitIC 12Mike Catt 69LW 11Josh Lewsey 40FH 10Jonny WilkinsonSH 9 Andy Gomarsall 71N8 8 Nick Easter 69OF 7 Lewis Moody 54BF 6 Martin CorryRL 5 Ben KayLL 4 Simon ShawTP 3 Phil Vickery (c) 56HK 2 Mark Regan 66LP 1 Andrew SheridanReplacements:HK 16George Chuter 66PR 17Matt Stevens 56N8 18Lawrence Dallaglio 69FL 19Joe Worsley 54SH 20Peter Richards 71FH 21Toby Flood 69CE 22Dan Hipkiss 40Coach:ENG Brian Ashton350px FB 15Damien TrailleRW 14Vincent ClercOC 13David MartyIC 12Yannick JauzionLW 11Cédric Heymans 61FH 10Lionel Beauxis 51SH 9 Jean-Baptiste ÉlissaldeN8 8 Julien BonnaireOF 7 Thierry DusautoirBF 6 Serge Betsen 67RL 5 Jérôme ThionLL 4 Fabien Pelous 25TP 3 Pieter de Villiers 66HK 2 Raphaël Ibañez (c) 51LP 1 Olivier MilloudReplacements:HK 16Dimitri Szarzewski 51PR 17Jean-Baptiste Poux 66LK 18Sébastien Chabal 25N8 19Imanol Harinordoquy 67FH 20Frédéric Michalak 51WG 21Christophe Dominici 61FB 22Clément PoitrenaudCoach:FRA 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.October 2010 Jonny Wilkinson extended his World Cup points record to 243. South Africa vs Argentina 14 October 2007 21:00 RSA 37–13 Report ARG Du Preez 7' cHabana (2) 32' c, 76' cRossouw 40' c Montgomery (4/4) Montgomery (3/3) 17', 71', 75' M. Contepomi 45' c F. Contepomi (1/1) F. Contepomi (2/4) 15', 30' Stade de France, Saint-Denis 77,055 Steve Walsh (New Zealand) FB 15Percy MontgomeryRW 14JP Pietersen 76OC 13Jaque FourieIC 12François Steyn 76LW 11Bryan HabanaFH 10Butch James 76SH 9 Fourie du PreezN8 8 Danie Rossouw 75BF 7 Juan Smith 78OF 6 Schalk BurgerRL 5 Victor MatfieldLL 4 Bakkies Botha 21 29 76TP 3 CJ van der LindeHK 2 John Smit (c) 76LP 1 Os du Randt 44 49 72Replacements:HK 16Bismarck du Plessis 76PR 17Jannie du Plessis 44 49 72LK 18Johannes Muller 21 29 76N8 19Bobby Skinstad 75SH 20Ruan Pienaar 76FH 21André Pretorius 76CE 22Wynand Olivier 76Coach:RSA Jake White350px FB 15Ignacio CorletoRW 14Lucas BorgesOC 13Manuel Contepomi 65IC 12Felipe Contepomi 79LW 11Horacio AgullaFH 10Juan Martín HernándezSH 9 Agustín Pichot (c)N8 8 Gonzalo LongoOF 7 Juan Martín Fernández LobbeBF 6 Lucas Ostiglia 65RL 5 Patricio AlbaceteLL 4 Ignacio Fernández Lobbe 53TP 3 Martín Scelzo 34HK 2 Mario LedesmaLP 1 Rodrigo RonceroReplacements:HK 16Alberto Vernet BasualdoPR 17Omar Hasan 34LK 18Rimas Álvarez Kairelis 53FL 19Juan Manuel Leguizamón 65SH 20Nicolás Fernández MirandaFH 21Federico TodeschiniCE 22Gonzalo Tiesi 65Coach:ARG 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.October 2010 Bronze final: France vs Argentina 19 October 2007 21:00 FRA 10–34 Report ARG Poitrenaud 69' c Beauxis (1/1) Élissalde (1/1) 18' F. Contepomi (2) 28' c, 77' cHasan 32' cMartín Aramburú 53' mCorleto 65' m F. Contepomi (3/5) F. Contepomi (1/1) 21' Parc des Princes, Paris 45,958 Paul Honiss (New Zealand) FB 15Clément PoitrenaudRW 14Aurélien Rougerie 62OC 12David Marty 70IC 13David SkrelaLW 11Christophe DominiciFH 10Frédéric MichalakSH 9 Jean-Baptiste Élissalde 55N8 8 Imanol HarinordoquyOF 7 Thierry Dusautoir 42BF 6 Yannick NyangaRL 5 Jérôme Thion 62LL 4 Lionel NalletTP 3 Nicolas MasHK 2 Raphaël Ibañez (c) 40+ 50LP 1 Jean-Baptiste PouxReplacements:HK 16Sébastien Bruno 42PR 17Pieter de VilliersLK 18Sébastien Chabal 62FL 19Rémy Martin 50SH 20Pierre Mignoni 55FH 21Lionel Beauxis 70WG 22Vincent Clerc 62Coach:FRA Bernard Laporte350px FB 15Ignacio Corleto 74RW 14Federico Martín AramburúOC 13Manuel Contepomi 62IC 12Felipe Contepomi 70 77LW 11Horacio AgullaFH 10Juan Martín HernándezSH 9 Agustín Pichot (c)N8 8 Gonzalo LongoOF 7 Juan Martín Fernández LobbeBF 6 Martín Durand 62RL 5 Patricio AlbaceteLL 4 Rimas Álvarez Kairelis 40+ 71TP 3 Omar Hasan 71HK 2 Alberto Vernet BasualdoLP 1 Rodrigo Roncero 79Replacements:HK 16Eusebio Guiñazu 79PR 17Marcos Ayerza 71LK 18Esteban Lozada 71N8 19Juan Manuel Leguizamón 63 62SH 20Nicolás Fernández Miranda 70 77FH 21Federico Todeschini 74CE 22Hernán Senillosa 62Coach:ARG 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) M3K2EPMvfus&t Rugby World Cup 2007: Third Place Playoff – France v Argentina Notes This was referee Paul Honiss's 45th test, breaking the record he had previously shared with Derek Bevan of Wales.http://www.rugbyworldcup.com/home/news/newsid=2019835.html Referee Honiss set to break world record Rugby World Cup 19 October 2007 19 October 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20071026081802/http://www.rugbyworldcup.com/home/news/newsid%3D2019835.html 26 October 2007 dead 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 2007 Rugby World Cup Final 20 October 2007 21:00 ENG 6–15 Report RSA Wilkinson (2/2) 13', 44' Montgomery (4/4) 7', 16', 40', 51'Steyn (1/2) 62' Stade de France, Saint-Denis 80,430 Alain Rolland (Ireland) FB 15Jason Robinson 47RW 14Paul SackeyOC 13Mathew TaitIC 12Mike Catt 51LW 11Mark CuetoFH 10Jonny WilkinsonSH 9 Andy GomarsallN8 8 Nick Easter 65OF 7 Lewis Moody 63BF 6 Martin CorryRL 5 Ben KayLL 4 Simon ShawTP 3 Phil Vickery (c) 41HK 2 Mark Regan 63LP 1 Andrew SheridanReplacements:HK 16George Chuter 63PR 17Matt Stevens 41N8 18Lawrence Dallaglio 65FL 19Joe Worsley 63 71SH 20Peter Richards 71FH 21Toby Flood 51CE 22Dan Hipkiss 47Coach:ENG Brian Ashton350px FB 15Percy MontgomeryRW 14JP PietersenOC 13Jaque FourieIC 12François SteynLW 11Bryan HabanaFH 10Butch JamesSH 9 Fourie du PreezN8 8 Danie Rossouw 72BF 7 Juan SmithOF 6 Schalk BurgerRL 5 Victor MatfieldLL 4 Bakkies BothaTP 3 CJ van der LindeHK 2 John Smit (c) 72 77LP 1 Os du RandtReplacements:HK 16Bismarck du Plessis 72 77PR 17Jannie du PlessisLK 18Johannes MullerFL 19Wikus van Heerden 72SH 20Ruan PienaarFH 21André PretoriusCE 22Wynand OlivierCoach:RSA 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 External links Knockout stage at rugbyworldcup.com Knockout stage 2007 Category:2007–08 in French rugby union Category:2007–08 in Irish rugby union Category:2007–08 in English rugby union Category:2007–08 in Scottish rugby union Category:2007 in Argentine rugby union Category:2007 in Australian rugby union Category:2007 in South African rugby union Category:2007 in New Zealand rugby union