| ENGLAND 44 | V | SAMOA 22 | |||||
| COMPETITION: RWC 2007 FINALS POOL A Updated 29.09.2007 | |||||||
| VENUE: Stade de la Beaujoire, Nantes | DATE: 22 September 2007 | SPECTATORS: 37 022 | |||||
| REFEREE: Alan Lewis (Ire) | HALFTIME: 23 - 12 | ||||||
| SCORERS: | SCORERS: | ||||||
| TRIES: Corry (2), Sackey (2) | TRIES: Poluleuligaga | ||||||
| CONVERSIONS: Wilkinson (3) | CONVERSIONS: Crichton | ||||||
| PENALTY GOALS: Wilkinson (4) | PENALTY GOALS: Crichton (5) | ||||||
| DROPPED GOALS: Wilkinson (2) | DROPPED GOALS: | ||||||
| 15 | Josh Lewsey | London Wasps | 15 | Loki Crichton | Worcester, England | ||
| 14 | Paul Sackey | London Wasps | 14 | David Lemi | Bristol Rugby, England | ||
| 13 | Matthew Tait (22) | Newcastle Falcons | 13 | Seilala Mapusua (21) | London Irish, England | ||
| 12 | Olly Barkley | Bath Rugby | 12 | Brian Lima (22) | Bristol Rugby, England | ||
| 11 | Mark Cueto | Sale Sharks | 11 | Alesana Tuilagi | Leicester Tigers, England | ||
| 10 | Jonny Wilkinson | Newcastle Falcons | 10 | Eliota Sapolu Fuimaono | Bath Rugby, England | ||
| 9 | Andy Gomarsall | Harlequins | 9 | Junior Poluleuligaga (20) | North Harbour, NZ | ||
| 8 | Nick Easter | Harlequins | 8 | Henry Tuilagi (19) | Leicester Tigers, England | ||
| 7 | Joe Worsley (19) | London Wasps | 7 | Semo Sititi (Capt.) | Docomo, Japan | ||
| 6 | Martin Corry (Capt) | Leicester Tigers | 6 | Daniel Leo | London Wasps, England | ||
| 5 | Ben Kay | Leicester Tigers | 5 | Kane Thompson | Wests Roosters, NZ | ||
| 4 | Simon Shaw (18) | London Wasps | 4 | Iosefa Tekori (18) | Auckland NPC / Waitakaere, NZ | ||
| 3 | Matt Stevens | Bath Rugby | 3 | Cencus Johnston (1) | Saracens, England | ||
| 2 | George Chuter | Leicester Tigers | 2 | Mahonri Schwalger | Wellington Hurricanes, NZ | ||
| 1 | Andrew Sheridan (17) | Sale Sharks | 1 | Kasiano Lealamanua (17) (3) | Dax, France | ||
| 16 | Mark Regan | Bristol Rugby | 16 | Tanielu Tufuga | Harlequins, England | ||
| 17 | Perry Freshwater (1) | Perpignan, France | 17 | Fosi Palaamo (1) | Leinster, Ireland | ||
| 18 | Steve Borthwick (4) | Bath Rugby | 18 | Justin Purdie (4) | Wellington Lions, NZ | ||
| 19 | Lewis Moody (7) | Leicester Tigers | 19 | Alfie To'oala Vaeluaga (8) | Bristol, England | ||
| 20 | Peter Richards | London Irish | 20 | Steven So'oialo (9) | Harlequins, England | ||
| 21 | Andy Farrell | Saracens | 21 | Jerry Meafou (13) | SCOPA / National 7s | ||
| 22 | Dan Hipkiss (13) | Leicester Tigers | 22 | Lolo Lui (12) | Moataa, Samoa | ||
| COACH: Brian Ashton | COACH: Michael Jones | ||||||
| MATCH NOTES Kasiano Lealamanua off 62', on 75' Brian Lima was later sighted for a dangerous tackle and was banned for the rest of the tournament. As he had previously announced that the World Cup would end his test career this was effectively his last test match. It was a sad way for such a test career to end. Poluleuligaga's try was his first for Samoa. Scoring: 7 - 0 (Corry, Wilkinson 2); 10 - 0 (Wilkinson 6); 10 - 3 (Crichton 9); 10 - 6 (Crichton 12); 13 - 6 (Wilkinson 15); 16 - 6 (Wilkinson 22); 23 - 6 (Sackey, Wilkinson 32); 23 - 9 (Crichton 38); 23 - 12 (Crichton 40+2); HT 23 - 15 (Crichton 42); 26 - 15 (Wilkinson 45); 26 - 22 (Poluleuligaga, Crichton 47); 29 - 22 (Wilkinson 70); 32 - 22 (Wilkinson 72); 39 - 22 (Corry, Wilkinson 76); 44 - 22 (Sackey 80+1) Source: http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/rugby/article2512596.ece Compiled by Quentin Davies and Gary Carbines |
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