No matter, as Gomarsall fired the ball out to the wing via a beautiful Wilkinson flick, where Mark Cueto dived over in the corner, despite the best efforts of South African No 8 Danie Rossouw. All rights reserved. [14] The final spot went to Portugal, joining Pool C after beating Uruguay 24–23 on aggregate. Two of Scotland's Pool C matches were played at Murrayfield Stadium in Scotland. This continues Gilbert's involvement with the World Cup, the company having provided the Barbarian (1995), Revolution (1999) and Xact (2003) balls in the past. The first phase was released in November 2005, when members of the European rugby community, such as officials, players and so on were given the opportunity for various packages. Remember the last time England and South Africa met in a World Cup final? [4] French Prime Minister Jean-Pierre Raffarin said that "this decision illustrates the qualities of our country and its capacity to host major sporting events...This World Cup will be the opportunity to showcase the regions of France where the wonderful sport of rugby is deeply rooted". Montgomery soon had South Africa six points ahead again, as England sought to replenish their resources with more youth, Toby Flood taking over from Mike Catt. England's defence held, but an England hand in the ruck did not go unnoticed and Montgomery was clinical in his punishment. Try for England! Montgomery was put away with a hip swerve, and with only Matfield and JP Pietersen pursuing, the latter with an unfavourable angle, Tait looked destined to write himself into the annals of World Cup final history.

England, with honour but no title, got what their endeavours deserved - and sport can't deliver a fairer verdict than that. >> Try 5 issues of Rugby World magazine for just £5 in our Autumn Subscription Trial. Leading the way: England’s Mathew Tait breaks during the 2007 final against the Springboks (Getty Images). The first half went marginally South Africa's way, Percy Montgomery potting all but one of this four chances, Jonny Wilkinson guiding over a diffi cult penalty, but missing a rather straightforward drop goal with his left foot from just outside the 22. France won the hosting rights in 2003, beating a bid from England. The competition consisted of 48 matches over 44 days; 42 matches were played in ten cities throughout France, as well as four in Cardiff, Wales, and two in Edinburgh, Scotland. Mark Cueto, so grateful to be here again after replacing the injured Josh Lewsey, dived through Danie Rossouw's tackle next to the left corner flag . Bryan Habana scored the most tries, eight in total. © 2020 Guardian News & Media Limited or its affiliated companies. The Springboks would close out the game with a scrum, and kick the ball out into touch to spark jubilant scenes. [6] In July of the following year, Argentina qualified as Americas 1 by defeating Uruguay 26–0 in Buenos Aires. From this stage onwards, the tournament adopted a knockout format comprising eight fixtures: four quarter-finals, two semi-finals, a bronze medal match, and the final. Enjoy the luxury of home delivery and never miss an issue <<. The eight quarter-finalists from 2003 were granted automatic qualification, while 12 other nations gained entry through the regional qualifying competitions that began in 2004 – of them, Portugal was the only World Cup debutant. [18], Ticket sales for the Rugby World Cup were broken up into three phases. Last Updated: Saturday, 13 October 2007, 20:44 GMT 21:44 UK. [3] The International Rugby Board (IRB) stated that both countries must comply with tender document terms in one bid, but in their second option, could propose alternative ideas. [8] The United States went on to qualify as Americas 3 after beating Uruguay in a two-legged tie in early October. Now, 12 years later, they’ll face each other once again. England received the scant consolation of a penalty from South African interference at the previous ruck to close the gap to 9-6. It seemed this sixth Rugby World Cup final would be a night when discipline triumphed over adventure. In July 2005, both Samoa and Fiji were confirmed as the qualifiers from Oceania, as Oceania 1 and 2 respectively. His toe had just grazed the line, with the ball inches away from being grounded. South Africa, the arch apostles of pragmatism, deserved their win, their second Webb Ellis Cup, five goals to two, an old-style, tryless grind that failed to excite, not because they were that much a better side but because they were marginally more efficient, and just as stubborn.

Similarly, in 1999, fixtures in Pool C (which included France) were played in Béziers, Bordeaux and Toulouse,[18] Stade Félix-Bollaert was the venue for one of the quarter-final play-offs, and the Stade de France hosted a quarter-final. Official website of the 2007 Rugby World Cup, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2007_Rugby_World_Cup&oldid=971399754, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. [17], Although the 2007 tournament was the first to be hosted primarily by France, a number of matches during the 1991 and 1999 tournaments were played in France. [22] Gilbert will be providing the tournament balls, the Gilbert Synergie match ball will be used throughout the tournament. The competition was contested over 44 days between 20 different nations, over 48 fixtures. England took a second-minute lead through Josh Lewsey but two Lionel Beauxis penalties put France 6-5 up. The stadium was also the venue of the final, played between England and South Africa on 20 October, which South Africa won 15–6 to win their second World Cup title.
England, under the stewardship of Brian Ashton, were a stark contrast. No hard feelings - apart from the bruises. The Scottish Rugby Union was reportedly having doubts in early 2006 about hosting these games and whether Scotland would generate enough market demand,[15][16] but confirmed in April 2006 that the games would be played at Murrayfield.
Nobody expects a classic running final - especially not at the tail end of this extraordinary tournament - but there were extended periods last night when both teams were treating the tradition of a game started, according to legend, by a schoolboy who picked up the ball and ran, as some form of elaborate joke.

This page was last edited on 5 August 2020, at 22:14. E-mail this to a friend Printable version England 14-9 France ... Jonny Wilkinson landed two late kicks as the champions fought back to reach their second World Cup final in a row with a dramatic win over hosts France. Flood pushed Montgomery over the hoardings in following through on Gomarsall's devilish, teasing chip, the full-back clattering a TV cameraman. The points were duly taken by South Africa, who led 9-3 at the break. They were an assorted combination of odds and ends; a mash-up of the 2003 vintage, players previously overlooked and brief but brightly-burning stars (Mathew Tait and Paul Sackey anyone?) In June 2007, it was announced that 2 million of the 2.4 million tickets had been sold in advance of the tournament. Both England and France were invited to re-submit their plans. Time, as it has been for four years, was against them. Including the automatic qualifiers, over 90 nations were in qualifying contention for the final tournament.

The touch judges came from 10 different countries. United States player Thretton Palamo, aged 18 when the teams were named and 8 days past his 19th birthday when he made his only appearance in the competition, was the youngest to ever take part at a World Cup final stage. Referee Alain Rolland consulted Australian TMO Stuart Dickinson, asking if Cueto was in touch. Four years older but every bit as inventive, dangerous and committed, this was his last game for England - his last game for anybody, in fact. The confidence of youth has no bounds and Tait jinked through a crack between the South African centres to leave four Springboks trailing in his wake. First Smit was held up short, before a desperate England killed the ball after the subsequent scrum.

The competition consisted of 48 matches over 44 days; 42 matches were … He saw an obstruction that wasn't there when Cueto took the ball up passed the stationary Paul Sackey and Ben Kay and Montgomery landed the long penalty. But the South African backs went looking for it with more verve and, but for a knock-on on the England line five minutes before the break, would have capitalised on the best three-quarter minute of the stanza. [3], It was announced in April 2003 that France had won the right to host the tournament. The tournament's top point scorer was South African Percy Montgomery, who scored 105 points. In a change from the format of the previous tournament, the top three teams in each pool would qualify for the 2011 World Cup in New Zealand;[33] previously, only the eight quarter-finalists gained an automatic place in the following tournament. [5] Qualifying matches began in 2004 and were completed in early 2007. Still, high ball or drive through route one, box-kick or maul, they couldn't crack the Boks. It is contested by the men's national teams of the member unions of the sport's governing body, World Rugby, and takes place every four years.The winners of the first final were New Zealand, who beat France.South Africa are the latest winners, having won the 2019 Rugby World Cup in Japan.

It has been like this since the minnows went home, the serious players tensing up under the strain of expectation . After a delay that felt like an eternity, Dickinson disallowed the try – to the visible shock of Cueto. Namibia qualified for their third consecutive World Cup after they earned their spot in France by defeating Morocco over two legs in November.

All eyes on Jonny and Percy. Each country was allowed a squad of 30 players for the tournament. [23] Along with Gilbert, the official suppliers are Adidas, Coca-Cola, Clifford Chance, Goodyear and McDonald's. [4] It was also announced that ten French cities would be hosting games, with the final at the Stade de France. The 2007 Rugby World Cup was the sixth Rugby World Cup, a quadrennial international rugby union competition inaugurated in 1987. There were hopes that the thunder in the scrummage and at … England and South Africa will face-off in Yokohama on Saturday in this year’s World Cup final, but it is not the first time these two sides have met with the Webb Ellis trophy at stake. This also illustrates the fact that the pool tables do not tell the whole story. It did not start quite that way. Sun 21 Oct 2007 23.23 BST The qualifying tournament was divided into five regional groups; Africa, Americas, Asia, Europe and Oceania. The ball went up. There would be no more challenging logic.

Each side would miss attempts at goal and as the half progressed South Africa looked likely to add to their advantage. The competition opened with a match between hosts France and Argentina on 7 September at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis, outside Paris. Initially, there will be two periods of extra time, 10 minutes each way; if there is no winner after this, then play proceeds to a single 10-minute period of 'sudden death' play. [7] Americas 2 was filled in August when Canada defeated the United States 56–7 in Newfoundland.


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