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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 ...
In the 2007 Rugby World Cup Final, on 20 October at the Stade de France, South Africa won the Webb Ellis Cup in a game where Wilkinson kicked two penalties, but missed two drop goal attempts. He was one of only four players to start both the 2003 and 2007 Rugby World Cup Finals, the other three being Phil Vickery, Jason Robinson and Ben Kay.
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. [citation needed] Jonny Wilkinson extended his World Cup points record to 243.
As the 2023 Rugby World Cup reaches its conclusion, here are five picks for the standout matches of a memorable tournament in France. Wales 32 Fiji 26 – Pool C, September 10
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.
2007 Super 14 Final at ABSA Stadium, Durban – The Bulls score a converted try after the final horn to defeat the homestanding Sharks 20–19, becoming the first South African team to win the Super Rugby competition in its professional era. 2007 Heineken Cup Final at Twickenham, London – London Wasps deny Leicester Tigers a treble with a 25 ...