| ENGLAND 14 | V | FRANCE 9 | |||||
| COMPETITION: World Cup Semi Final Updated 16.10.2007 | |||||||
| VENUE: Stade de France, Paris | DATE: 13 October 2007 | SPECTATORS: | |||||
| REFEREE: Jonathan
Kaplan (South Africa) |
HALFTIME: 6-8 | ||||||
| SCORERS: | SCORERS: | ||||||
| TRIES: Lewsey | TRIES: | ||||||
| CONVERSIONS: | CONVERSIONS: | ||||||
| PENALTY GOALS: Wilkinson (2) | PENALTY GOALS: Beauxis (3) | ||||||
| DROPPED GOALS: Wilkinson | DROPPED GOALS: | ||||||
| 15 | Jason Robinson | Unaffiliated | 15 | Damien Traille | Biarritz Olympique | ||
| 14 | Paul Sackey | London Wasps | 14 | Vincent Clerc (15) | Stade Toulousain | ||
| 13 | Matthew Tait | Newcastle Falcons | 13 | David Marty | Perpignan | ||
| 12 | Michael Catt (21) | London Irish | 12 | Yannick Jauzion | Stade Toulousain | ||
| 11 | Josh Lewsey (22) | London Wasps | 11 | Cédric Heymans (21) | Stade Toulousain | ||
| 10 | Jonny Wilkinson | Newcastle Falcons | 10 | Lionel Beauxis (20) | Stade Français | ||
| 9 | Andy Gomarsall (20) | Harlequins | 9 | Jean-Baptiste Elissalde | Stade Toulousain | ||
| 8 | Nick Easter (18) | Harlequins | 8 | Julien Bonnaire | Bourgoin | ||
| 7 | Lewis Moody (19) | Leicester Tigers | 7 | Thierry Dusautoir | Stade Toulousain | ||
| 6 | Martin Corry | Leicester Tigers | 6 | Serge Betsen (19) | Biarritz Olympique | ||
| 5 | Ben Kay | Leicester Tigers | 5 | Jérôme Thion | Biarritz Olympique | ||
| 4 | Simon Shaw | London Wasps | 4 | Fabien Pelous (18) | Stade Toulousain | ||
| 3 | Phil Vickery (Capt.) (17) | London Wasps | 3 | Pieter de Villiers (16) | Stade Français | ||
| 2 | Mark Regan (16) | Bristol Rugby | 2 | Raphaël Ibañez (Capt.) (17) | London Wasps, England | ||
| 1 | Andrew Sheridan | Sale Sharks | 1 | Olivier Milloud | Bourgoin | ||
| 16 | George Chuter (2) | Leicester Tigers | 16 | Jean-Baptiste Poux (3) | Stade Toulousain | ||
| 17 | Matt Stevens (3) | Bath Rugby | 17 | Dimitri Szarzewski (2) | Stade Français | ||
| 18 | Lawrence Dallaglio (8) | London Wasps | 18 | Sébastien Chabal (4) | Sale Sharks, England | ||
| 19 | Joe Worsley (7) | London Wasps | 19 | Imañol Harinordoquy (6) | Biarritz Olympique | ||
| 20 | Peter Richards (9) | London Irish | 20 | Frédéric Michalak (10) | Stade Toulousain | ||
| 21 | Toby Flood (12) | Newcastle Falcons | 21 | Christophe Dominici (11) | Stade Francais | ||
| 22 | Dan Hipkiss (11) | Leicester Tigers | 22 | Clément Poitrenaud | Stade Toulousain | ||
| COACH: Brian Ashton | COACH: Bernard Laporte | ||||||
| MATCH NOTES A tense, hard-fought match ended with victory and a finals place for England the 2003 Rugby World Cup trophy holder. Robinson was playing his 50th test for England. Jauzion and Milloud were both playing their 50th test for France. Sources http://sport.guardian.co.uk/rugbyworldcup2007/story/0,,2191023,00.html http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/rugby_union/english/7041317.stm |
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