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The 2007 Rugby World Cup (French: Coupe du monde de rugby 2007) was the sixth Rugby World Cup, a quadrennial international rugby union competition organised by the International Rugby Board. Twenty nations competed for the Webb Ellis Cup in the tournament, which was hosted by France from 7 September to 20 October. France won the hosting rights ...
The match was a repeat of the 2003 World Cup final, with England coming out on top again, beating the Wallabies 12–10. All of England's points were scored by Jonny Wilkinson penalties . South Africa faced Fiji , who had defeated Wales to finish as runners-up behind Australia in Pool B. South Africa scored five tries to two and won 37–20.
9 September 2007: 4 Vincent Clerc France Namibia: Pool: 87–10: Stadium Municipal, Toulouse: 16 September 2007: 5 Ally Hogg Scotland Romania: Pool: 42–0: Murrayfield, Edinburgh: 18 September 2007: 6 Drew Mitchell Australia Fiji: Pool: 55–12: Stade de la Mosson, Montpellier: 23 September 2007: 7 Joe Rokocoko New Zealand Romania: Pool: 85 ...
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 12 February 2025. International men's rugby union competition Not to be confused with Rugby League World Cup. This article is about the men's rugby union tournament. For the women's World Cup in union, see Women's Rugby World Cup. For other world cups for rugby, see World cup of rugby. "RWC" redirects ...
John William Smit, OIS, (born 3 April 1978) is a South African former professional rugby union player and former chief executive officer of the Sharks.He was the 50th captain of the Springbok rugby union team and led the team to win the 2007 Rugby World Cup.
TOULOUSE, France (AP) — Scrumhalf Cam Roigard and flyhalf Damian McKenzie scored two tries each and made a strong bid for first-team roles as New Zealand beat Namibia 71-3 in the Rugby World Cup ...
In South Africa's first game at the 2007 Rugby World Cup, their centre Jean de Villiers got injured. Steyn replaced him, playing only his second [citation needed] game at professional level at inside centre, but he made a break on first touch of the ball and his inclusion sparked the Springboks to a 37–0 second half demolition of Samoa
South Africa hung on to beat New Zealand in a tense 2023 Rugby World Cup final at the Stade de France in Paris, and in doing so they became the first men’s side to win the tournament for a ...