| SOUTH AFRICA 15 | V | ENGLAND 6 | |||||
| COMPETITION: World Cup Final Updated 21.10.2007 | |||||||
| VENUE: Stade de France, Paris | DATE: 20 October 2007 | SPECTATORS: 80,000 | |||||
| REFEREE: Alain Rolland (Ireland) | HALFTIME: 9-3 | ||||||
| SCORERS: | SCORERS: | ||||||
| TRIES: | TRIES: | ||||||
| CONVERSIONS: | CONVERSIONS: | ||||||
| PENALTY GOALS: Montgomery (4), Steyn | PENALTY GOALS:Wilkinson (2) | ||||||
| DROPPED GOALS: | DROPPED GOALS: | ||||||
| 15 | Percy Montgomery | Sharks | 15 | Jason Robinson (22) | Unaffiliated | ||
| 14 | JP Pietersen | Sharks | 14 | Paul Sackey | London Wasps | ||
| 13 | Jaque Fourie | Lions | 13 | Matthew Tait | Newcastle Falcons | ||
| 12 | Francois Steyn | Sharks | 12 | Michael Catt (21) | London Irish | ||
| 11 | Bryan Habana | Bulls | 11 | Mark Cueto | Sale Sharks | ||
| 10 | Butch James | Sharks | 10 | Jonny Wilkinson | Newcastle Falcons | ||
| 9 | Fourie du Preez | Bulls | 9 | Andy Gomarsall | Harlequins | ||
| 8 | Danie Rossouw (19) | Blue Bulls | 8 | Nick Easter (18) | Harlequins | ||
| 7 | Juan Smith | Cheetahs | 7 | Lewis Moody (19) | Leicester Tigers | ||
| 6 | Schalk Burger | Stormers | 6 | Martin Corry | Leicester Tigers | ||
| 5 | Victor Matfield | Bulls | 5 | Ben Kay | Leicester Tigers | ||
| 4 | Bakkies Botha | Bulls | 4 | Simon Shaw | London Wasps | ||
| 3 | CJ van der Linde | Cheetahs | 3 | Phil Vickery (Capt.) (17) | London Wasps | ||
| 2 | John Smit (Capt) | Sharks | 2 | Mark Regan (16) | Bristol Rugby | ||
| 1 | Os du Randt | Cheetahs | 1 | Andrew Sheridan | Sale Sharks | ||
| 16 | Bismark du Plessis | Natal Sharks | 16 | George Chuter (2) | Leicester Tigers | ||
| 17 | Jannie du Plessis | Cheetahs | 17 | Matt Stevens (3) | Bath Rugby | ||
| 18 | Johann Muller | Natal Sharks | 18 | Lawrence Dallaglio (8) | London Wasps | ||
| 19 | Wikus van Heerden (8) | Bulls | 19 | Joe Worsley (7) (20) | London Wasps | ||
| 20 | Ruan Pienaar | Sharks | 20 | Peter Richards (19) | London Irish | ||
| 21 | André Pretorius | Lions | 21 | Toby Flood (12) | Newcastle Falcons | ||
| 22 | Wynand Olivier | Blue Bulls | 22 | Dan Hipkiss (15) | Leicester Tigers | ||
| COACH: Jake White | COACH: Brian Ashton | ||||||
| MATCH NOTES South Africa became only the second nation to win the Rugby World Cup twice, Australia being the other nation. Sources http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/7052822.stm http://sport.guardian.co.uk/rugbyworldcup2007/story/0,,2196213,00.html?gusrc=rss&feed=7 |
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