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2007 Rugby World Cup Pool C

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Pool C of the 2007 Rugby World Cup began on 8 September and concluded on 29 September 2007. The pool was composed of Italy, New Zealand, Romania and Scotland and World Cup debutants Portugal.

Standings

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New Zealand were assured of first place in the pool after only three rounds of matches, having secured the maximum of five points from each of their matches. Over their four matches, the All Blacks established a new points record for the pool stage with 309 points.

Italy were unable to carry their strong Six Nations form into the World Cup, and were knocked out by a narrow margin. Scotland qualified for the quarter-finals as pool runners-up.

Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD B Pts Qualification
1  New Zealand 4 4 0 0 309 35 +274 4 20 Qualified for the quarter-finals
2  Scotland 4 3 0 1 116 66 +50 2 14
3  Italy 4 2 0 2 85 117 −32 1 9 Eliminated, automatic qualification for RWC 2011
4  Romania 4 1 0 3 40 161 −121 1 5
5  Portugal 4 0 0 4 38 209 −171 1 1
Source: [citation needed]

Matches

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All times local (UTC+2)

New Zealand vs Italy

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8 September 2007
13:45
New Zealand 76–14 Italy
Try: McCaw (2) 2' c, 7' c
Howlett (3) 12' c, 56' c, 59' m
Muliaina 15' c
Sivivatu (2) 18' c, 29' m
Jack 50' c
Collins (2) 68' c, 70' c
Con: Carter (7/9)
McAlister (2/2)
Pen: Carter (1/1) 11'
ReportTry: Stanojevic 38' c
Mi. Bergamasco 71' c
Con: Bortolussi (1/1)
De Marigny (1/1)
Stade Vélodrome, Marseille
Attendance: 58,612
Referee: Wayne Barnes (England)
FB 15 Leon MacDonald
RW 14 Doug Howlett
OC 13 Mils Muliaina downward-facing red arrow 53'
IC 12 Luke McAlister
LW 11 Sitiveni Sivivatu
FH 10 Dan Carter downward-facing red arrow 60'
SH 9 Byron Kelleher downward-facing red arrow 52'
N8 8 Rodney So'oialo
OF 7 Richie McCaw (c) downward-facing red arrow 60'
BF 6 Jerry Collins downward-facing red arrow 46' upward-facing green arrow 46'
RL 5 Ali Williams downward-facing red arrow 71'
LL 4 Chris Jack
TP 3 Carl Hayman Yellow card 42'
HK 2 Keven Mealamu downward-facing red arrow 52'
LP 1 Tony Woodcock downward-facing red arrow 55'
Replacements:
HK 16 Anton Oliver upward-facing green arrow 52'
PR 17 Neemia Tialata upward-facing green arrow 46' downward-facing red arrow 46' upward-facing green arrow 55'
FL 18 Chris Masoe upward-facing green arrow 60'
N8 19 Sione Lauaki upward-facing green arrow 71'
SH 20 Brendon Leonard upward-facing green arrow 52'
CE 21 Aaron Mauger upward-facing green arrow 60'
CE 22 Isaia Toeava upward-facing green arrow 53'
Coach:
New Zealand Graham Henry
FB 15 David Bortolussi downward-facing red arrow 67'
RW 14 Kaine Robertson
OC 13 Andrea Masi
IC 12 Mirco Bergamasco
LW 11 Marko Stanojevic
FH 10 Roland de Marigny
SH 9 Alessandro Troncon downward-facing red arrow 67'
N8 8 Sergio Parisse
OF 7 Mauro Bergamasco
BF 6 Alessandro Zanni downward-facing red arrow 42'
RL 5 Marco Bortolami (c)
LL 4 Santiago Dellapè downward-facing red arrow 58'
TP 3 Martin Castrogiovanni downward-facing red arrow 55'
HK 2 Fabio Ongaro downward-facing red arrow 57'
LP 1 Salvatore Perugini Yellow card 62' downward-facing red arrow 41' upward-facing green arrow 55'
Replacements:
HK 16 Carlo Festuccia upward-facing green arrow 57'
PR 17 Andrea Lo Cicero upward-facing green arrow 41'
LK 18 Valerio Bernabò upward-facing green arrow 58'
N8 19 Manoa Vosawai upward-facing green arrow 42'
SH 20 Paul Griffen upward-facing green arrow 67'
WG 21 Gonzalo Canale
FB 22 Ezio Galon upward-facing green arrow 67'
Coach:
France Pierre Berbizier

Man of the Match:
Richie McCaw (New Zealand)

Touch judges:
Mark Lawrence (South Africa)
Christophe Berdos (France)
Television match official:
Craig Joubert (South Africa)
Fourth official:
Nigel Owens (Wales)
Fifth official:
Franck Maciello (France)

Note: Doug Howlett's three tries in this match brought him level with Christian Cullen as New Zealand's all-time highest try scorer, with 46.

Scotland vs Portugal

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9 September 2007
18:00
Scotland 56–10 Portugal
Try: R. Lamont (2) 12' c, 14' c
S. Lawson 23' c
Dewey 30' c
Parks 57' c
Southwell 60' c
Brown 68' c
Ford 76' c
Con: Parks (5/5)
Paterson (3/3)
ReportTry: Carvalho 28' c
Con: D. Pinto (1/1)
Pen: D. Pinto (1/1) 34'
Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, Saint-Étienne
Attendance: 34,162
Referee: Steve Walsh (New Zealand)
FB 15 Rory Lamont
RW 14 Sean Lamont
OC 13 Marcus Di Rollo downward-facing red arrow 52'
IC 12 Rob Dewey
LW 11 Simon Webster
FH 10 Dan Parks downward-facing red arrow 59'
SH 9 Mike Blair downward-facing red arrow 67'
N8 8 Simon Taylor
OF 7 Ally Hogg
BF 6 Jason White (c) downward-facing red arrow 62'
RL 5 Scott Murray downward-facing red arrow 62'
LL 4 Nathan Hines
TP 3 Euan Murray
HK 2 Scott Lawson downward-facing red arrow 69'
LP 1 Allan Jacobsen downward-facing red arrow 36'
Replacements:
HK 16 Ross Ford upward-facing green arrow 69'
PR 17 Gavin Kerr upward-facing green arrow 36'
LK 18 Scott MacLeod upward-facing green arrow 62'
FL 19 Kelly Brown upward-facing green arrow 62'
SH 20 Rory Lawson upward-facing green arrow 67'
FH 21 Chris Paterson upward-facing green arrow 59'
FB 22 Hugo Southwell upward-facing green arrow 52'
Coach:
Scotland Frank Hadden
FB 15 Pedro Leal
RW 14 David Mateus
OC 13 Frederico Sousa downward-facing red arrow 38'
IC 12 Diogo Mateus
LW 11 Pedro Carvalho
FH 10 Duarte Cardoso Pinto downward-facing red arrow 64'
SH 9 José Pinto downward-facing red arrow 66'
N8 8 Vasco Uva (c)
OF 7 João Uva Yellow card 40+' downward-facing red arrow 64'
BF 6 Juan Severino Somoza
RL 5 David Penalva downward-facing red arrow 52'
LL 4 Gonçalo Uva
TP 3 Ruben Spachuck
HK 2 Joaquim Ferreira downward-facing red arrow 52'
LP 1 Rui Cordeiro downward-facing red arrow 60'
Replacements:
PR 16 Juan Muré upward-facing green arrow 60'
HK 17 João Correia upward-facing green arrow 52'
FL 18 Paulo Murinello upward-facing green arrow 52'
FL 19 Diogo Coutinho upward-facing green arrow 64'
SH 20 Luís Pissarra upward-facing green arrow 66'
FH 21 Pedro Cabral upward-facing green arrow 64'
CE 22 Miguel Portela upward-facing green arrow 38'
Coach:
Portugal Tomaz Morais

Man of the Match:
Vasco Uva (Portugal)

Touch judges:
Hugh Watkins (Wales)
Marius Jonker (South Africa)
Television match official:
Dave Pearson (England)
Fourth official:
Alan Lewis (Ireland)
Fifth official:
Cyril Lafon (France)

Italy vs Romania

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12 September 2007
20:00
Italy 24–18 Romania
Try: Dellapè 6' m
Penalty try 55' c
Con: Pez (1/1)
Pen: Bortolussi (1/2) 14'
Ramiro Pez (3/3) 62', 66', 72'
ReportTry: Manta 43' m
Țincu 47' c
Con: Dimofte (1/1)
Pen: Dimofte (2/2) 70', 74'
Stade Vélodrome, Marseille
Attendance: 44,241
Referee: Tony Spreadbury (England)
FB 15 David Bortolussi downward-facing red arrow 49'
RW 14 Kaine Robertson
OC 13 Gonzalo Canale
IC 12 Mirco Bergamasco
LW 11 Andrea Masi downward-facing red arrow 42' upward-facing green arrow 45'
FH 10 Ramiro Pez
SH 9 Paul Griffen downward-facing red arrow 49'
N8 8 Sergio Parisse
OF 7 Mauro Bergamasco
BF 6 Josh Sole downward-facing red arrow 49'
RL 5 Marco Bortolami (c)
LL 4 Santiago Dellapè downward-facing red arrow 8'
TP 3 Martin Castrogiovanni
HK 2 Carlo Festuccia
LP 1 Andrea Lo Cicero
Replacements:
HK 16 Leonardo Ghiraldini
PR 17 Matías Agüero
LK 18 Valerio Bernabò upward-facing green arrow 8'
N8 19 Manoa Vosawai upward-facing green arrow 49'
SH 20 Alessandro Troncon upward-facing green arrow 49'
WG 21 Ezio Galon upward-facing green arrow 42' downward-facing red arrow 45' upward-facing green arrow 49'
FH 22 Roland de Marigny
Coach:
France Pierre Berbizier
FB 15 Iulian Dumitraș downward-facing red arrow 79'
RW 14 Cătălin Fercu
OC 13 Csaba Gál
IC 12 Romeo Gontineac
LW 11 Gabriel Brezoianu
FH 10 Ionuț Dimofte
SH 9 Lucian Sîrbu downward-facing red arrow 80'
N8 8 Ovidiu Tonița downward-facing red arrow 72'
OF 7 Alexandru Manta Yellow card 53' downward-facing red arrow 80+'
BF 6 Florin Corodeanu
RL 5 Cristian Petre
LL 4 Sorin Socol (c)
TP 3 Bogdan Bălan
HK 2 Marius Țincu downward-facing red arrow 40' upward-facing green arrow 41' downward-facing red arrow 54' upward-facing green arrow 57' downward-facing red arrow 70'
LP 1 Petrișor Toderașc downward-facing red arrow 64'
Replacements:
HK 16 Răzvan Mavrodin upward-facing green arrow 40' downward-facing red arrow 41' upward-facing green arrow 54' downward-facing red arrow 57' upward-facing green arrow 70'
PR 17 Cezar Popescu upward-facing green arrow 64'
LK 18 Cosmin Rațiu upward-facing green arrow 72'
N8 19 Alexandru Tudori upward-facing green arrow 80+'
SH 20 Valentin Calafeteanu upward-facing green arrow 80'
CE 21 Ionuț Tofan
CE 22 Dan Vlad upward-facing green arrow 79'
Coach:
France Daniel Santamans

Man of the Match:
Ramiro Pez (Italy)

Touch judges:
Kelvin Deaker (New Zealand)
Bryce Lawrence (New Zealand)
Television match official:
Lyndon Bray (New Zealand)
Fourth official:
Alain Rolland (Ireland)
Fifth official:
Franck Maciello (France)

New Zealand vs Portugal

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15 September 2007
13:00
New Zealand 108–13 Portugal
Try: Rokocoko (2) 3' m, 12' c
Toeava 25' c
Williams 28' c
Mauger (2) 30' c, 66' c
Collins 32' c
Masoe 34' m
Hore 40' c
Leonard 50' c
Evans 59' c
Ellis 61' c
MacDonald 69' c
Smith (2) 72' c, 79' c
Hayman 76' c
Con: Evans (14/16)
ReportTry: Cordeiro 48' c
Con: D. Pinto (1/1)
Pen: D. Pinto (1/1) 75'
Drop: Malheiro (1/2) 22'
Stade de Gerland, Lyon
Attendance: 40,729
Referee: Chris White (England)
FB 15 Mils Muliaina downward-facing red arrow 7'
RW 14 Isaia Toeava
OC 13 Conrad Smith
IC 12 Aaron Mauger
LW 11 Joe Rokocoko
FH 10 Nick Evans
SH 9 Brendon Leonard downward-facing red arrow 54'
N8 8 Sione Lauaki
OF 7 Chris Masoe
BF 6 Jerry Collins (c) downward-facing red arrow 64'
RL 5 Ali Williams downward-facing red arrow 54'
LL 4 Chris Jack downward-facing red arrow 51'
TP 3 Greg Somerville downward-facing red arrow 61'
HK 2 Andrew Hore downward-facing red arrow 57'
LP 1 Neemia Tialata
Replacements:
HK 16 Anton Oliver upward-facing green arrow 57'
PR 17 Tony Woodcock upward-facing green arrow 61'
PR 18 Carl Hayman upward-facing green arrow 51'
N8 19 Rodney So'oialo upward-facing green arrow 54'
HK 20 Keven Mealamu upward-facing green arrow 64'
SH 21 Andy Ellis upward-facing green arrow 54'
FB 22 Leon MacDonald upward-facing green arrow 7'
Coach:
New Zealand Graham Henry
FB 15 Pedro Leal
RW 14 António Aguilar
OC 13 Miguel Portela
IC 12 Diogo Mateus
LW 11 Pedro Carvalho
FH 10 Gonçalo Malheiro downward-facing red arrow 41'
SH 9 Luís Pissarra downward-facing red arrow 41'
N8 8 Vasco Uva (c) downward-facing red arrow 54'
OF 7 Paulo Murinello
BF 6 Diogo Coutinho downward-facing red arrow 44'
RL 5 Gonçalo Uva downward-facing red arrow 51'
LL 4 Marcello d'Orey downward-facing red arrow 27'
TP 3 Ruben Spachuck
HK 2 João Correia
LP 1 André Silva downward-facing red arrow 41'
Replacements:
PR 16 Rui Cordeiro upward-facing green arrow 41'
PR 17 Joaquim Ferreira upward-facing green arrow 54'
LK 18 David Penalva upward-facing green arrow 27'
FL 19 Tiago Girão upward-facing green arrow 44'
FL 20 João Uva upward-facing green arrow 51'
SH 21 José Pinto upward-facing green arrow 41'
FH 22 Duarte Cardoso Pinto upward-facing green arrow 41'
Coach:
Portugal Tomaz Morais

Man of the Match:
Jerry Collins (New Zealand)

Touch judges:
Hugh Watkins (Wales)
Marius Jonker (South Africa)
Television match official:
Dave Pearson (England)
Fourth official:
Paul Honiss (New Zealand)
Fifth official:
Laurent Valin (France)

Scotland vs Romania

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18 September 2007
21:00
Scotland 42–0 Romania
Try: Paterson 2' c
Hogg (3) 17' c, 46' c, 53' c
R. Lamont (2) 36' c, 72' c
Con: Paterson (6/6)
Report
Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh
Attendance: 31,222
Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)
FB 15 Rory Lamont
RW 14 Sean Lamont
OC 13 Simon Webster
IC 12 Rob Dewey downward-facing red arrow 59'
LW 11 Chris Paterson
FH 10 Dan Parks downward-facing red arrow 68'
SH 9 Mike Blair downward-facing red arrow 59'
N8 8 Simon Taylor
OF 7 Ally Hogg downward-facing red arrow 65'
BF 6 Jason White (c)
RL 5 Jim Hamilton
LL 4 Nathan Hines downward-facing red arrow 52'
TP 3 Euan Murray downward-facing red arrow 68'
HK 2 Ross Ford downward-facing red arrow 59'
LP 1 Gavin Kerr downward-facing red arrow 52' upward-facing green arrow 68'
Replacements:
HK 16 Scott Lawson upward-facing green arrow 59'
PR 17 Craig Smith upward-facing green arrow 52'
LK 18 Scott MacLeod upward-facing green arrow 52'
FL 19 Kelly Brown upward-facing green arrow 65'
SH 20 Chris Cusiter upward-facing green arrow 59'
FB 21 Hugo Southwell upward-facing green arrow 59'
WG 22 Nikki Walker upward-facing green arrow 68'
Coach:
Scotland Frank Hadden
FB 15 Iulian Dumitraș
RW 14 Cătălin Fercu
OC 13 Csaba Gál
IC 12 Romeo Gontineac downward-facing red arrow 73'
LW 11 Gabriel Brezoianu
FH 10 Ionuț Dimofte downward-facing red arrow 45'
SH 9 Lucian Sîrbu downward-facing red arrow 45'
N8 8 Ovidiu Tonița
OF 7 Alexandru Manta downward-facing red arrow 53'
BF 6 Florin Corodeanu downward-facing red arrow 61'
RL 5 Cristian Petre
LL 4 Sorin Socol (c)
TP 3 Bogdan Bălan downward-facing red arrow 69'
HK 2 Marius Țincu downward-facing red arrow 41'
LP 1 Petrișor Toderașc
Replacements:
PR 16 Silviu Florea upward-facing green arrow 69'
HK 17 Răzvan Mavrodin upward-facing green arrow 41'
LK 18 Cosmin Rațiu upward-facing green arrow 61'
N8 19 Alexandru Tudori upward-facing green arrow 53'
SH 20 Valentin Calafeteanu upward-facing green arrow 45'
CE 21 Ionuț Tofan upward-facing green arrow 45'
FB 22 Florin Vlaicu upward-facing green arrow 73'
Coach:
France Daniel Santamans

Man of the Match:
Ally Hogg (Scotland)

Touch judges:
Craig Joubert (South Africa)
Christophe Berdos (France)
Television match official:
Mark Lawrence (South Africa)
Fourth official:
Wayne Barnes (England)
Fifth official:
Peter Allan (Scotland)

Note: With an attendance of 31,222, Scotland vs Romania was the lowest-attended match in Pool C, despite Scotland playing at home.

Italy vs Portugal

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19 September 2007
20:00
Italy 31–5 Portugal
Try: Masi (2) 4' c, 77' c
Ma. Bergamasco 72' m
Con: Bortolussi (2/3)
Pen: Bortolussi (4/4) 17', 30', 40+', 63'
ReportTry: Penalva 33' m
Parc des Princes, Paris
Attendance: 45,476
Referee: Marius Jonker (South Africa)
FB 15 David Bortolussi
RW 14 Pablo Canavosio
OC 13 Gonzalo Canale
IC 12 Andrea Masi
LW 11 Matteo Pratichetti
FH 10 Roland de Marigny
SH 9 Alessandro Troncon downward-facing red arrow 80'
N8 8 Manoa Vosawai downward-facing red arrow 59'
OF 7 Mauro Bergamasco
BF 6 Sergio Parisse
RL 5 Marco Bortolami (c) Yellow card 8'
LL 4 Carlo Del Fava
TP 3 Martin Castrogiovanni downward-facing red arrow 64'
HK 2 Leonardo Ghiraldini
LP 1 Andrea Lo Cicero downward-facing red arrow 64'
Replacements:
HK 16 Fabio Ongaro
PR 17 Matías Agüero upward-facing green arrow 64'
PR 18 Salvatore Perugini upward-facing green arrow 64'
LK 19 Valerio Bernabò
FL 20 Silvio Orlando upward-facing green arrow 59'
SH 21 Paul Griffen upward-facing green arrow 80'
WG 22 Ezio Galon
Coach:
France Pierre Berbizier
FB 15 Pedro Cabral
RW 14 David Mateus downward-facing red arrow 61'
OC 13 Federico Sousa
IC 12 Diogo Mateus downward-facing red arrow 31'
LW 11 António Aguilar
FH 10 Duarte Cardoso Pinto
SH 9 José Pinto downward-facing red arrow 66'
N8 8 Vasco Uva (c)
OF 7 João Uva downward-facing red arrow 64'
BF 6 Tiago Girão
RL 5 David Penalva
LL 4 Gonçalo Uva
TP 3 Ruben Spachuck downward-facing red arrow 61'
HK 2 João Correia downward-facing red arrow 70'
LP 1 Rui Cordeiro downward-facing red arrow 61'
Replacements:
PR 16 Juan Muré upward-facing green arrow 61'
PR 17 André Silva upward-facing green arrow 61'
PR 18 Duarte Figueiredo upward-facing green arrow 70'
FL 19 Paulo Murinello upward-facing green arrow 64'
SH 20 Luís Pissarra upward-facing green arrow 66'
CE 21 Diogo Gama upward-facing green arrow 31'
WG 22 Gonçalo Foro upward-facing green arrow 61'
Coach:
Portugal Tomaz Morais

Man of the Match:
José Pinto (Portugal)

Touch judges:
Federico Cuesta (Argentina)
Malcolm Changleng (Scotland)
Television match official:
Paul Marks (Australia)
Fourth official:
Chris White (England)
Fifth official:
Eric Molier (France)

Scotland vs New Zealand

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23 September 2007
17:00
Scotland 0–40 New Zealand
ReportTry: McCaw 5' c
Howlett (2) 15' m, 74' m
Kelleher 33' m
Williams 62' m
Carter 65' c
Con: Carter (2/6)
Pen: Carter (2/3) 26', 43'
Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh
Attendance: 64,558
Referee: Marius Jonker (South Africa)
FB 15 Hugo Southwell
RW 14 Nikki Walker
OC 13 Marcus Di Rollo
IC 12 Andrew Henderson downward-facing red arrow 69'
LW 11 Simon Webster
FH 10 Chris Paterson downward-facing red arrow 21'
SH 9 Chris Cusiter downward-facing red arrow 59'
N8 8 David Callam
OF 7 John Barclay
BF 6 Kelly Brown
RL 5 Scott Murray (c)
LL 4 Scott MacLeod downward-facing red arrow 69'
TP 3 Craig Smith downward-facing red arrow 51' upward-facing green arrow 66'
HK 2 Scott Lawson downward-facing red arrow 58'
LP 1 Alasdair Dickinson downward-facing red arrow 66'
Replacements:
HK 16 Fergus Thomson upward-facing green arrow 58'
PR 17 Gavin Kerr upward-facing green arrow 51'
LK 18 Jim Hamilton upward-facing green arrow 69'
FL 19 Ally Hogg
SH 20 Rory Lawson upward-facing green arrow 59'
FH 21 Dan Parks upward-facing green arrow 21'
CE 22 Rob Dewey upward-facing green arrow 69'
Coach:
Scotland Frank Hadden
FB 15 Leon MacDonald downward-facing red arrow 21'
RW 14 Doug Howlett
OC 13 Conrad Smith downward-facing red arrow 65'
IC 12 Luke McAlister
LW 11 Sitiveni Sivivatu
FH 10 Dan Carter
SH 9 Byron Kelleher downward-facing red arrow 59'
N8 8 Rodney So'oialo
OF 7 Richie McCaw (c) downward-facing red arrow 61'
BF 6 Chris Masoe
RL 5 Ali Williams downward-facing red arrow 66'
LL 4 Reuben Thorne
TP 3 Carl Hayman downward-facing red arrow 65'
HK 2 Anton Oliver downward-facing red arrow 59'
LP 1 Tony Woodcock
Replacements:
HK 16 Andrew Hore upward-facing green arrow 59'
PR 17 Neemia Tialata upward-facing green arrow 65'
LK 18 Chris Jack upward-facing green arrow 66'
N8 19 Sione Lauaki upward-facing green arrow 61'
SH 20 Brendon Leonard upward-facing green arrow 59'
FH 21 Nick Evans upward-facing green arrow 21'
CE 22 Isaia Toeava upward-facing green arrow 65'
Coach:
New Zealand Graham Henry

Man of the Match:
Chris Masoe (New Zealand)

Touch judges:
Dave Pearson (England)
Paul Marks (Australia)
Television match official:
Hugh Watkins (Wales)
Fourth official:
Chris White (England)
Fifth official:
Peter Allan (Scotland)

Note: Doug Howlett's two tries in this match brought his total in internationals to 48, a new try-scoring record for New Zealand.

Romania vs Portugal

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25 September 2007
20:00
Romania 14–10 Portugal
Try: Țincu 63' c
Corodeanu 72' c
Con: Calafeteanu (1/1)
Dumbravă (1/1)
ReportTry: Ferreira 18' c
Con: D. Pinto (1/1)
Pen: Malheiro (1/1) 69'
Stadium de Toulouse, Toulouse
Attendance: 35,526
Referee: Paul Honiss (New Zealand)
FB 15 Iulian Dumitraș
RW 14 Cătălin Nicolae
OC 13 Ionuț Dimofte
IC 12 Romeo Gontineac
LW 11 Cătălin Fercu
FH 10 Dănuț Dumbravă
SH 9 Valentin Calafeteanu downward-facing red arrow 64'
N8 8 Ovidiu Tonița (c) downward-facing red arrow 66'
OF 7 Florin Corodeanu
BF 6 Alexandru Tudori downward-facing red arrow 41'
RL 5 Cristian Petre
LL 4 Cosmin Rațiu
TP 3 Bogdan Bălan downward-facing red arrow 52' upward-facing green arrow 63'
HK 2 Răzvan Mavrodin downward-facing red arrow 41'
LP 1 Cezar Popescu downward-facing red arrow 63'
Replacements:
HK 16 Marius Țincu upward-facing green arrow 41'
PR 17 Paulică Ion upward-facing green arrow 52'
LK 18 Sorin Socol upward-facing green arrow 41'
LK 19 Valentin Ursache upward-facing green arrow 66'
SH 20 Lucian Sîrbu upward-facing green arrow 64'
FB 21 Florin Vlaicu
WG 22 Gabriel Brezoianu
Coach:
France Daniel Santamans
FB 15 Pedro Leal
RW 14 António Aguilar
OC 13 Miguel Portela
IC 12 Federico Sousa
LW 11 Pedro Carvalho
FH 10 Duarte Cardoso Pinto downward-facing red arrow 65'
SH 9 José Pinto downward-facing red arrow 75'
N8 8 Tiago Girão
OF 7 João Uva downward-facing red arrow 76'
BF 6 Diogo Coutinho
RL 5 David Penalva downward-facing red arrow 79'
LL 4 Gonçalo Uva
TP 3 Ruben Spachuck downward-facing red arrow 52'
HK 2 Joaquim Ferreira (c) downward-facing red arrow 70'
LP 1 Rui Cordeiro
Replacements:
PR 16 Juan Muré upward-facing green arrow 70'
PR 17 João Correia upward-facing green arrow 52'
PR 18 Salvador Palha upward-facing green arrow 79'
FL 19 Paulo Murinello upward-facing green arrow 76'
SH 20 Luís Pissarra upward-facing green arrow 75'
FH 21 Gonçalo Malheiro upward-facing green arrow 65'
CE 22 Diogo Gama
Coach:
Portugal Tomaz Morais

Man of the Match:
Diogo Coutinho (Portugal)

Touch judges:
Carlo Damasco (Italy)
Simon McDowell (Ireland)
Television match official:
Kelvin Deaker (New Zealand)
Fourth official:
Stuart Dickinson (Australia)
Fifth official:
Jean-Luc Rebollal (France)

New Zealand vs Romania

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29 September 2007
13:00
New Zealand 85–8 Romania
Try: Sivivatu (2) 1' m, 24' c
Masoe 10' c
Rokocoko (3) 15' c, 58' c, 66' c
Evans 18' m
Mauger 37' m
Toeava (2) 47' c, 80+' c
Hore 64' c
Smith 75' c
Howlett 79' c
Con: McAlister (4/7)
Evans (6/6)
ReportTry: Țincu 31' m
Pen: Vlaicu 72'
Stadium de Toulouse, Toulouse
Attendance: 35,608
Referee: Joël Jutge (France)
FB 15 Nick Evans
RW 14 Joe Rokocoko
OC 13 Isaia Toeava
IC 12 Aaron Mauger
LW 11 Sitiveni Sivivatu downward-facing red arrow 61'
FH 10 Luke McAlister downward-facing red arrow 55'
SH 9 Andy Ellis downward-facing red arrow 59'
N8 8 Sione Lauaki
OF 7 Chris Masoe downward-facing red arrow 55'
BF 6 Jerry Collins (c)
RL 5 Keith Robinson downward-facing red arrow 55'
LL 4 Reuben Thorne
TP 3 Greg Somerville
HK 2 Keven Mealamu downward-facing red arrow 61'
LP 1 Neemia Tialata
Replacements:
HK 16 Andrew Hore upward-facing green arrow 61'
PR 17 Tony Woodcock
LK 18 Chris Jack upward-facing green arrow 55'
FL 19 Richie McCaw upward-facing green arrow 55'
SH 20 Brendon Leonard upward-facing green arrow 59'
WG 21 Doug Howlett upward-facing green arrow 55'
CE 22 Conrad Smith upward-facing green arrow 61'
Coach:
New Zealand Graham Henry
FB 15 Iulian Dumitraș downward-facing red arrow 61'
RW 14 Ștefan Ciuntu
OC 13 Csaba Gál
IC 12 Romeo Gontineac downward-facing red arrow 70'
LW 11 Gabriel Brezoianu
FH 10 Ionuț Dimofte
SH 9 Lucian Sîrbu downward-facing red arrow 62'
N8 8 Ovidiu Tonița
OF 7 Alexandru Manta downward-facing red arrow 67'
BF 6 Florin Corodeanu downward-facing red arrow 48'
RL 5 Cristian Petre
LL 4 Sorin Socol (c)
TP 3 Silviu Florea downward-facing red arrow 53' upward-facing green arrow 57'
HK 2 Marius Țincu downward-facing red arrow 53'
LP 1 Bogdan Bălan downward-facing red arrow 57'
Replacements:
HK 16 Răzvan Mavrodin upward-facing green arrow 53'
PR 17 Paulică Ion upward-facing green arrow 53'
LK 18 Valentin Ursache upward-facing green arrow 67'
N8 19 Cosmin Rațiu upward-facing green arrow 48'
SH 20 Valentin Calafeteanu upward-facing green arrow 62'
FB 21 Florin Vlaicu upward-facing green arrow 61'
CE 22 Robert Cătălin Dascălu upward-facing green arrow 70'
Coach:
France Daniel Santamans

Man of the Match:
Joe Rokocoko (New Zealand)

Touch judges:
Federico Cuesta (Argentina)
Malcolm Changleng (Scotland)
Television match official:
Paul Marks (Australia)
Fourth official:
Romain Poite (France)
Fifth official:
Jean-Luc Rebollal (France)

Scotland vs Italy

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29 September 2007
21:00
Scotland 18–16 Italy
Pen: Paterson (6/6) 2', 6', 32', 35', 47', 53'ReportTry: Troncon 13' c
Con: Bortolussi (1/1)
Pen: Bortolussi (3/6) 18', 56', 62'
Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, Saint-Étienne
Attendance: 34,701
Referee: Jonathan Kaplan (South Africa)
FB 15 Rory Lamont downward-facing red arrow 25'
RW 14 Sean Lamont
OC 13 Simon Webster
IC 12 Rob Dewey downward-facing red arrow 60'
LW 11 Chris Paterson
FH 10 Dan Parks
SH 9 Mike Blair downward-facing red arrow 72'
N8 8 Simon Taylor
OF 7 Ally Hogg downward-facing red arrow 70'
BF 6 Jason White (c)
RL 5 Jim Hamilton downward-facing red arrow 72'
LL 4 Nathan Hines Yellow card 55'
TP 3 Euan Murray
HK 2 Ross Ford
LP 1 Gavin Kerr downward-facing red arrow 65'
Replacements:
HK 16 Scott Lawson
PR 17 Craig Smith upward-facing green arrow 65'
LK 18 Scott MacLeod upward-facing green arrow 72'
FL 19 Kelly Brown upward-facing green arrow 70'
SH 20 Chris Cusiter upward-facing green arrow 72'
CE 21 Andrew Henderson upward-facing green arrow 60'
FB 22 Hugo Southwell upward-facing green arrow 25'
Coach:
Scotland Frank Hadden
FB 15 David Bortolussi
RW 14 Kaine Robertson
OC 13 Gonzalo Canale
IC 12 Mirco Bergamasco
LW 11 Andrea Masi downward-facing red arrow 79'
FH 10 Ramiro Pez
SH 9 Alessandro Troncon (c)
N8 8 Sergio Parisse
OF 7 Mauro Bergamasco Yellow card 8'
BF 6 Josh Sole
RL 5 Carlo Del Fava
LL 4 Santiago Dellapè
TP 3 Martin Castrogiovanni downward-facing red arrow 75'
HK 2 Carlo Festuccia downward-facing red arrow 54'
LP 1 Salvatore Perugini downward-facing red arrow 49' upward-facing green arrow 75'
Replacements:
HK 16 Fabio Ongaro upward-facing green arrow 54'
PR 17 Andrea Lo Cicero upward-facing green arrow 49'
LK 18 Valerio Bernabò
HK 19 Leonardo Ghiraldini
SH 20 Paul Griffen
FH 21 Roland de Marigny
WG 22 Ezio Galon upward-facing green arrow 79'
Coach:
France Pierre Berbizier

Man of the Match:
Dan Parks (Scotland)

Touch judges:
Hugh Watkins (Wales)
Wayne Barnes (England)
Television match official:
Dave Pearson (England)
Fourth official:
Cyril Lafon (France)
Fifth official:
Laurent Valin (France)

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