| SOUTH AFRICA 64 | V | USA 15 | |||||
| COMPETITION: RWC 2007 FINALS POOL A Updated 06.10.2007 | |||||||
| VENUE: Stade de la Mosson, Montpellier | DATE: 30 September 2007 | SPECTATORS: 28 750 | |||||
| REFEREE: Tony Spreadbury (England) | HALFTIME: 24 - 10 | ||||||
| SCORERS: | SCORERS: | ||||||
| TRIES: Burger, Steyn, Habana (2), van der Linde, du Preez, Fourie (2), Smith | TRIES: Ngwenya, Wyles | ||||||
| CONVERSIONS: Montgomery (6), James (2) | CONVERSIONS: Hercus | ||||||
| PENALTY GOALS: Montgomery | PENALTY GOALS: Hercus | ||||||
| DROPPED GOALS: | DROPPED GOALS: | ||||||
| 15 | Percy Montgomery (20) | Sharks | 15 | Chris Wyles (21) | Belmont Shore | ||
| 14 | Akona Ndungane | Bulls | 14 | Takudzwa Ngwenya | Dallas Athletic Club | ||
| 13 | Jaque Fourie | Lions | 13 | Philip Eloff | Chicago Lions | ||
| 12 | Francois Steyn (21) | Sharks | 12 | Vaha Esikia | San Mateo | ||
| 11 | Bryan Habana (22) | Bulls | 11 | Salesi Sika (22) | Beziers, France | ||
| 10 | Butch James | Sharks | 10 | Mike Hercus (Capt) | Belmont Shore | ||
| 9 | Fourie du Preez | Bulls | 9 | Chad Erskine (20) | Waterloo, England | ||
| 8 | Schalk Burger | Stormers | 8 | Dan Payne (19) | OMBAC | ||
| 7 | Juan Smith | Cheetahs | 7 | Todd Clever (18) | OMBAC | ||
| 6 | Wikus van Heerden (19) | Bulls | 6 | Louis Stanfill (19) | UC Berkeley | ||
| 5 | Victor Matfield (4) | Bulls | 5 | Mike Mangan | Denver Barbarians | ||
| 4 | Albert van den Berg (18) (5) | Sharks | 4 | Alec Parker | Aspen | ||
| 3 | BJ Botha (17) | Sharks | 3 | Chris Osentowski | Belmont Shore | ||
| 2 | John Smit (Capt) | Sharks | 2 | Owen Lentz (16) | Maryland Exiles | ||
| 1 | Os du Randt (16) | Cheetahs | 1 | Mike MacDonald (17) | Leeds Tykes, England | ||
| 16 | Bismarck du Plessis (1) | Sharks | 16 | Blake Burdette (2) | NYAC | ||
| 17 | CJ van der Linde (3) | Cheetahs | 17 | Matekitonga Moeakiola (1) | Park City Haggis | ||
| 18 | Bakkies Botha (4) | Bulls | 18 | Mark Aylor (7) | Denver Barbarians | ||
| 19 | Bobby Skinstad (6) | Sharks | 19 | Henry Bloomfield (8) | Belmont Shore | ||
| 20 | Ruan Pienaar (15) | Sharks | 20 | Mike Petri (9) | Belmont Shore | ||
| 21 | André Pretorius (12) | Lions | 21 | Valenese Malifa (15) | Belmont Shore | ||
| 22 | JP Pietersen (11) | Sharks | 22 | Thretton Palamo (11) | San Francisco Golden Gate | ||
| COACH: JAKE WHITE | COACH: PETER THORBURN | ||||||
| MATCH NOTES Alec Parker played his 50th cap for United States. Thretton Palamo (USA) was the youngest ever RWC player and Jake White (RSA) 50th game as coach? Wyles scored his first try for USA. Temp Replacement: USA Mark Aylor (18) for Todd Clever (7) 43 - 55' Note: USA Replacements 18/19 for 7/8 were simultaneous. Yellow Cards: Todd Clever (USA) 23 - 33' (Ruck infringement) Scoring: 7 - 0 (Burger, Montgomery 10); 10 - 0 (Montgomery 16); 10 - 3 (Hercus 19); 17 - 3 (Steyn, Montgomery 28); 24 - 3 (Habana, Montgomery 35); 24 - 10 (Ngwenya, Hercus 38); HT 29 - 10 (Habana 41); 36 - 10 (vd Linde, Montgomery 48); 36 - 15 (Wyles 50); 43 - 15 (du Preez, Montgomery 54); 50 - 15 (Fourie, Montgomery 61); 57 - 15 (Fourie, James 74); 64 - 15 (Smith, James 77). Source: http://sport.guardian.co.uk/rugbyworldcup2007/story/0,,2180946,00.html Compiled by Quentin Davies and Gary Carbines |
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