2007 Rugby World Cup - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ 2007 Rugby World Cup From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation, search 2007 Rugby World Cup 2007-09-07 - 2007-10-20Host nation FranceNo. of nations20 (91 qualifying)Champions South AfricaRunner-up EnglandMatches played48Attendance2,263,223(47,150 per match)Top scorer Percy Montgomery (105)Most tries Bryan Habana (8)Preceded by2003 Rugby World CupSucceeded by2011 Rugby World CupThe 2007 Rugby World Cup was the sixth Rugby World Cup, a quadrennial international rugby union world championship inaugurated in 1987. Twenty nations competed for the Webb Ellis Cup in the tournament, which was hosted by France from 7 September to 20 October, and won by South Africa, who defeated England at the Stade de France in St. Denis, Paris. 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.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. The top three nations from each pool at the end of the pool stage will qualify automatically for the 2011 World Cup.The competition opened with a match between hosts France and Argentina on 7 September at the Stade de France in St-Denis. The stadium was also the venue of the final match between England and South Africa on 20 October, which South Africa won by 15 points to 6, granting them their second World Cup title.Contents1 Bids2 Qualifying3 Nations4 Hosting5 Tickets and sponsorship6 Squads7 Match officials8 Format8.1 Pool stage8.2 Knockout stage8.3 Effect on 2011 qualification9 Pool stage9.1 Pool A9.2 Pool B9.3 Pool C9.4 Pool D10 Knockout stage10.1 Quarter-finals10.2 Semi-finals10.3 Bronze final10.4 Final11 Citing controversy12 Statistics12.1 Teams12.2 Individual records12.2.1 Top point scorers12.2.2 Top try scorers13 See also14 References15 External links//[edit] Bids  The Eiffel Tower in Paris decorated with a giant rugby ball for the 2007 Rugby World Cup.Both England and France bid to host the tournament.[1][2] The tender document for the 2007 bidding process was due out on October 31, 2001. Both England and France were invited to re-submit their plans.[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. The IRB said "England's original proposal contained three plans for hosting the tournament with a traditional, new and hybrid format all on offer... The French bid, while complying with the tender document in all other respects, fell outside one of the `windows` in which the IRB wanted to stage an event".[3] England's bids included a two-tier tournament and altering the structure of the qualifying tournament and France had a bid in September/October.[3]It was announced in April 2003 that France had won the right to host the tournament.[4] The tournament was moved to the proposed September-October dates with the tournament structure remaining as it was.[4] It was also announced that ten French cities would be hosting games, with the final at the Stade de France.[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".[4] French Sports Minister Jean-Francois Lamour said that "The organisation of this World Cup will shine over all of France because ten French towns have the privilege of organising matches and to be in the world's spotlight."[4] French cities to host games are Bordeaux, Lens, Lyon, Marseilles, Montpellier, Nantes, St. Etienne, Toulouse and Paris, and it was also announced that the final would be at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis.[4][edit] QualifyingMain article: 2007 Rugby World Cup qualifying Nations participating in qualifying competition and those that have qualified automatically; Asia (purple), Africa (orange), Americas (green), Europe (blue) and Oceania (yellow). In total, over 90 nations took part.The eight quarter-finalists from the 2003 World Cup all received automatic entry, with the other 12 nations coming from qualifying series around the world. Ten of the 20 positions available in the tournament were filled by regional qualifiers, with an additional two being filled by repechage qualification. The qualifying tournament was divided into five regional groups; Africa, Americas, Asia, Europe and Oceania.[5] Qualifying matches began in 2004 and were completed in early 2007. Including the automatic qualifiers, over 90 nations were in qualifying contention for the final tournament.In July 2005, both Samoa and Fiji were confirmed as the qualifiers from Oceania, as Oceania 1 and 2 respectively.[6] In July of the following year, Argentina qualified as Americas 1 by defeating Uruguay 26-0 in Buenos Aires.[7] Americas 2 was filled in August when Canada defeated the United States 56-7 in Newfoundland.[8] The United States went on to qualify as Americas 3 after beating Uruguay in a two-legged tie in early October.[9] That month also saw Italy qualify as Europe 1 after defeating Russia 67-7 in Moscow, reaching the first place in its qualifying group; Romania defeated Spain 43-20 in Madrid, and also qualified for the World Cup as Europe 2.[10]Namibia qualified for their third consecutive World Cup after they earned their spot in France by defeating Morocco over two legs in November.[11] In late 2006, it was announced that the IRB had withdrawn Colombo as the venue of the final Asian qualifying tournament due to security problems.[12] Japan won the only Asian allocation after the tournament was moved to Hong Kong.[13] Georgia was 14 points the better of Portugal over two legs to claim the last European place.[13] Tonga qualified through repechage after defeating Korea.[14] The final spot went to Portugal, joining Pool C after beating Uruguay 24-23 on aggregate. Portugal's qualification was the only change in the 20-team roster from the 2003 World Cup, replacing Uruguay, becoming the only wholly amateur team to qualify.[edit] NationsPool APool BPool CPool D England[15] Samoa South Africa[15] Tonga United States Australia[15] Canada Fiji Japan Wales[15] Italy New Zealand[15] Portugal Romania Scotland[15] Argentina France[15][16] Georgia Ireland[15] Namibia[edit] HostingSee also: Rugby union in France The 2007 World Cup was hosted by France, with additional venues at Edinburgh and Cardiff.France won the right to host the 2007 World Cup in 2003, and it was subsequently announced that four matches would be held in Wales, at Cardiff's 74,500 seat Millennium Stadium (two Pool B games involving Wales, the match between Fiji and Canada, and a quarter-final). Ireland was to have hosted matches at Lansdowne Road, Dublin, but opted out because the stadium was being redeveloped.[17]Two Pool C matches were played at Edinburgh's Murrayfield Stadium. There had been speculation that the Scottish Rugby Union (SRU) was having doubts about hosting these games,[17] and that the Welsh Rugby Union might be interested in hosting them,[18] but the SRU confirmed in April 2006 that the games would be played at Murrayfield.There was a substantial increase in the overall capacity of stadiums compared to the 2003 Rugby World Cup — the smallest venue at the 2007 tournament could seat 33,900 people. The French venues were the same as those used for the 1998 FIFA World Cup. Around 6,000 volunteers helped to organise the competition.[19]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. In 1991, matches in Pool D (which included France) were played in Béziers, Bayonne, Grenoble, Toulouse, Brive and Agen, while Parc des Princes and Stadium Lille-Metropole each hosted a quarter-final. Similarly, in 1999, fixtures in Pool C (which included France) were played in Béziers, Bordeaux and Toulouse,[20] Stade Félix-Bollaert was the venue for one of the quarter-final play-offs, and Stade de France hosted a quarter-final.[20]CityCountryStadiumCapacityFurther readingParis (Saint-Denis)FranceStade de France80,000OverviewCardiffWalesMillennium Stadium73,350OverviewEdinburghScotlandMurrayfield68,000OverviewMarseilleFranceStade Vélodrome59,500OverviewParisFranceParc des Princes47,870OverviewLensFranceStade Félix-Bollaert41,400OverviewLyonFranceStade de Gerland41,100OverviewNantesFranceStade de la Beaujoire38,100OverviewToulouseFranceStadium de Toulouse35,700OverviewSaint-ÉtienneFranceStade Geoffroy-Guichard35,650OverviewBordeauxFranceStade Chaban-Delmas34,440OverviewMontpellierFranceStade de la Mosson33,900Overview[edit] Tickets and sponsorship The Official Rugby World Cup Shop in Paris.Ticket sales for the Rugby World Cup were broken up into three phases. 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. Upon the release of the second phase ticketing scheme, more than 100,000 tickets were sold in the first ten hours of release.[21] The remaining tickets — individual tickets and tickets to the semi-finals — were released in phase three in November 2006. In June 2007, it was announced that 2 million of the 2.4 million tickets had been sold in advance of the tournament.[22]The Worldwide partners for the tournament are Société Générale, GMF, Électricité de France, Peugeot, Visa and SNCF,[23] and official sponsors include Heineken, Vediorbis, Capgemini, Orange, Toshiba and Emirates.[24] Gilbert will be providing the tournament balls, the Gilbert Synergie match ball will be used throughout the tournament. 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.[25] Along with Gilbert, the official suppliers are Adidas, Coca-Cola, Clifford Chance, Goodyear and McDonalds.[26] The host broadcaster for the event is TVH.[27][edit] SquadsMain article: 2007 Rugby World Cup squadsEach country was allowed a squad of 30 players for the tournament. These squads were to be submitted to the International Rugby Board by a deadline of 14 August 2007.[28] Once the squad was submitted a player could be replaced if injured, but would not be allowed to return to the squad.[edit] Match officialsThe 2007 Rugby World Cup officials were appointed in late-April 2007, with 12 referees and 13 touch judges being chosen to officiate during the pool stage. In the knockout stage the 12 referees also acted as touch judges, with referee appointments being based on performance from previous matches and selection for neutrality. Referees came from seven different nationalities and three of them made their Rugby World Cup debut. The touch judges came from 10 different countries. Tony Spreadbury of England officiated the opening game between France and Argentina at the Stade de France[29] and Irishman Alain Rolland refereed the final.RefereesCountryName AustraliaDickinson, StuartStuart Dickinson EnglandBarnes, WayneWayne Barnes EnglandSpreadbury, TonyTony Spreadbury EnglandWhite, ChrisChris White FranceJutge, JoelJoël Jutge IrelandLewis, AlanAlan Lewis IrelandRolland, AlainAlain Rolland New ZealandHoniss, PaulPaul Honiss New ZealandWalsh, SteveSteve Walsh South AfricaJonker, MariusMarius Jonker South AfricaKaplan, JonathanJonathan Kaplan WalesOwens, NigelNigel OwensTouch judgesCountryName[30] ArgentinaCuesta, FedericoFederico Cuesta AustraliaMarks, PaulPaul Marks EnglandPearson, DaveDave Pearson FranceBerdos, ChristopheChristophe Berdos ItalyDamasco, CarloCarlo Damasco IrelandMcDowell, SimonSimon McDowell New ZealandBray, LyndonLyndon Bray New ZealandDeaker, KelvinKelvin Deaker New ZealandLawrence, BryceBryce Lawrence ScotlandChangleng, MalcolmMalcolm Changleng South AfricaJoubert, CraigCraig Joubert South AfricaLawrence, MarkMark Lawrence WalesWatkins, HughHugh Watkins[edit] Format The opening ceremony of the2007 Rugby World CupThe competition was contested over 44 days between 20 different nations, over 48 fixtures. The tournament began on 7 September at the Stade de France with a match between the host nation, France, and Argentina. The tournament culminated at the same venue on 20 October for the Final between England and South Africa.[edit] Pool stageThe 20 nations were split up into four pools, designated A through to D, each consisting of five teams. Each pool had one semi-finalist and one quarter-finalist (automatic qualifiers) from the 2003 tournament, with the other three places filled via the qualification system. Each nation plays every other team in their pool once; each nation therefore played four matches during the pool stage.Classification within each pool was based on the following scoring system:four match points for a win;two for a draw;zero for a loss.[31]Bonus points, contributing to a team's cumulative match-point score, were awarded in each of the following instances (one match point for each event):a team scores four or more tries (regardless of the match result);a team loses by seven points (a converted try) or fewer.[31]At the end of the pool stage, teams were ranked from first to fifth based on cumulative match points, with the top two nations proceeding to the quarter-finals.If at the completion of the pool phase two or more Teams were level on Match points, then the following criteria would have been used in the following order until one of the Teams could be determined as the higher ranked: [31]i. The winner of the Match in which the two tied Teams have played each other shall be the higher ranked;ii. The Team which has the best difference between points scored for and points scored against in all its pool Matches shall be the higher ranked;iii. The Team which has the best difference between tries scored for and tries scored against in all its pool Matches shall be the higher ranked;iv. The Team which has scored most points in all its pool Matches shall be the higher ranked;v. The Team which has scored most tries in all its pool Matches shall be the higher ranked;vi. Should the tie be unresolved at the conclusion of steps (i) through (v), the Team that is higher ranked in the updated Official IRB World Rankings on October 1, 2007.By elevating head-to-head results (rule i) above points difference (rule ii), a notable difference is created to other sports competitions, in which points difference usually determines rank for teams with the same number of match points (table points). These rules allowed the winners of Pools A, B and C to be determined by the results of the third pool matches on the weekend of September 22 and 23.[32] Although other teams could theoretically draw level on table points with South Africa, Australia and New Zealand and exceed their points differences at the end of the pool stages, head-to-head results by that time ensured these teams could be declared winners of their respective pools, with a match to spare. This also illustrates the fact that the pool tables do not tell the whole story.[edit] Knockout stageFrom 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. The winner and runner-up from each of the four pools advanced to the quarter-finals. Pool winners were drawn against opposite pool runners-up in the quarter-finals, e.g. the winner of Pool A faced the runner up of Pool B, and the winner of Pool B faced the runner-up of Pool A.Each match in the knockout stage must conclude in a victory. If, after eighty minutes of normal play, a match results in a draw, further play is made to determine an outright winner. 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. If the contest is unresolved after a total 110 minutes of open play, the winner will be determined by a placekicking competition.[31][edit] Effect on 2011 qualificationIn a change from the format of the previous tournament, the top three teams in each pool will qualify for the 2011 World Cup in New Zealand;[33] previously, only the eight quarter-finalists gained an automatic place in the following tournament.[edit] Pool stageQualified for the quarterfinalsEliminated, automatic qualification for RWC 2011EliminatedAll times French time (UTC+2)[edit] Pool AMain article: 2007 Rugby World Cup - Pool ATeamPldWDLTFPFPA+/-BPPts South Africa44002418947+142319 England43011110888+20214 Tonga420298996-719 Samoa4103569143-7415 United States4004761142-8111 ENGSAMRSATGAUSAEngland–44 – 220 – 3636 – 2028 – 10Samoa––7 – 5915 – 1925 – 21South Africa–––30 – 2564 – 15Tonga––––25 – 15United States–––––[edit] Pool BMain article: 2007 Rugby World Cup - Pool BTeamPldWDLTFPFPA+/-BPPts Australia44003021541+174420 Fiji430114114136-22315 Wales420223168105+63412 Japan4013764210-14613 Canada4013651120-6902 AUSCANFJIJPNWALAustralia–37 – 655 – 1291 – 332 – 20Canada––16 – 2912 – 1217 – 42Fiji–––35 – 3138 – 34Japan––––18 – 72Wales–––––[edit] Pool CMain article: 2007 Rugby World Cup - Pool CTeamPldWDLTFPFPA+/-BPPts New Zealand44004630935+274420 Scotland43011411666+50214 Italy4202885117-3219 Romania4103540161-12115 Portugal4004438209-17111 ITANZLPORROMSCOItaly–14 – 7631 – 524 – 1816 – 18New Zealand––108 – 1385 – 840 – 0Portugal–––10 – 1410 – 56Romania––––0 – 42Scotland–––––[edit] Pool DMain article: 2007 Rugby World Cup - Pool DTeamPldWDLTFPFPA+/-BPPts Argentina44001614333+110218 France43012418837+151315 Ireland420296482-1819 Georgia4103550111-6115 Namibia4004330212-18200 ARGFRAGEOIRENAMArgentina–17 – 1233 – 330 – 1563 – 3France––64 – 725 – 387 – 10Georgia–––10 – 1430 – 0Ireland––––32 – 17Namibia–––––[edit] Knockout stageMain article: 2007 Rugby World Cup knockout stageQuarter finalsSemi finalsFinal October 6 – Stade Vélodrome, Marseille Australia 10October 13 – Stade de France, St-Denis England 12 England 14October 6 – Millennium Stadium, Cardiff France 9 New Zealand 18October 20 – Stade de France, St-Denis France 20 England 6October 7 – Stade Vélodrome, Marseille South Africa 15 South Africa 37October 14 – Stade de France, St-Denis Fiji 20 South Africa 37Bronze FinalOctober 7 – Stade de France, St-Denis Argentina 13 Argentina 19 France 10 Scotland 13 Argentina 34October 19 – Parc des Princes, Paris[edit] Quarter-finals2007-10-0615:00Australia 10 – 12 EnglandStade Vélodrome, MarseilleAttendance: 59,102Referee: Alain Rolland Try: Tuqiri 33' cCon: Mortlock (1/1)Pen: Mortlock (1/4) 6'(Report)Pen: Wilkinson (4/7) 22', 25', 51', 59'2007-10-0621:00New Zealand 18 – 20 FranceMillennium Stadium, CardiffAttendance: 71,669Referee: Wayne Barnes Tries: McAlister 17' cSo'oialo 63' mCon: Carter (1/1)Pen: Carter (2/2) 14', 31'(Report)Tries: Dusautoir 54' cJauzion 69' cCon: Beauxis (1/1)Élissalde (1/1)Pen: Beauxis (2/3) 40+', 46'2007-10-0715:00South Africa 37 – 20 FijiStade Vélodrome, MarseilleAttendance: 55,943Referee: Alan Lewis Tries: Fourie 13' mSmit 35' mPietersen 51' cSmith 70' cJames 80' cCon: Montgomery (3/5)Pen: Steyn (1/1) 8'Montgomery (1/2) 63'(Report)Tries: Delasau 57' cBobo 59' cCon: Bai (2/2)Pen: Bai (2/2) 26', 44'2007-10-0721:00Argentina 19 – 13 ScotlandStade de France, Saint-DenisAttendance: 76,866Referee: Joël Jutge Try: Longo Elía 33' cCon: F. Contepomi (1/1)Pen: F. Contepomi (3/4) 23', 29', 43'Drop: Hernández (1/4) 54'(Report)Try: Cusiter 63' cCon: Paterson (1/1)Pen: Parks (1/2) 16'Paterson (1/1) 38'[edit] Semi-finals2007-10-1321:00England 14 – 9 FranceStade de France, Saint-DenisAttendance: 80,283Referee: Jonathan Kaplan Try: Lewsey 2' mPen: Wilkinson (2/3) 47', 75'Drop: Wilkinson (1/4) 78'(Report)Pen: Beauxis (3/3) 8', 18', 44'2007-10-1421:00South Africa 37 – 13 ArgentinaStade de France, Saint-DenisAttendance: 77,055Referee: Steve Walsh Tries: du Preez 7' cHabana (2) 32' c, 76' cRossouw 40' cCon: Montgomery (4/4)Pen: Montgomery (3/3) 17', 71', 75'(Report)Try: M. Contepomi 45' cCon: F. Contepomi (1/1)Pen: F. Contepomi (2/4) 15', 30'[edit] Bronze final2007-10-1921:00France 10 – 34 ArgentinaParc des Princes, ParisAttendance: 45,958Referee: Paul Honiss Try: Poitrenaud 69' cCon: Beauxis (1/1)Pen: Élissalde (1/1) 18'(Report)Tries: F. Contepomi (2) 28' c, 77' cHasan Jalil 32' cMartín Aramburú 53' mCorleto 65' mCon: F. Contepomi (3/5)Pen: F. Contepomi (1/1) 21'[edit] FinalMain article: 2007 Rugby World Cup Final2007-10-2021:00England 6 – 15 South AfricaStade de France, Saint-DenisAttendance: 80,430Referee: Alain Rolland Pen: Wilkinson (2/2) 13', 44'(Report)Pen: Montgomery (4/4) 7', 16', 40', 51'Steyn (1/2) 62' 2007 Rugby World Cup Champions  South AfricaSecond title[edit] Citing controversythe citing system is a total shambles—Roger Naish, Sportingo[34]discrepancies in the bans we have seen handed down this week are not only alarming but raise questions with regards to the consistency, or complete lack of it—Marcus Leach, Planet Rugby[35]the citing commissioners and disciplinary panels at this Rugby World Cup are coming down too harshly—Bruce Pope, BBC Sport[36]In that game [South Africa–Samoa] you could have cited 10 people. It is just the luck of the draw who gets picked up and who doesn't—Jerry Collins[36] (New Zealand player)There has been some controversy over the post match citings by IRB Citing Commissioners with all players not being cited for seemingly similar offences or receiving lengthy bans when other players are only sin binned (yellow carded).[35][36][37]Examples of inconsistencies include the citing of Schalk Burger against Samoa in the same game Brian Lima executed what seemed to be a late tackle. Lima wasn't cited in that instance, but later received a three week ban following an almost identical tackle on England's Jonny Wilkinson.[34]England's Phil Vickery received a two week ban for tripping an American player, while Christophe Dominici only received a yellow card for the same offence in the 2003 World Cup.[34] Other examples of players being sin binned, but not receiving further punishment include Australia's Drew Mitchell for his spear tackle on a Welsh player and New Zealand prop Carl Hayman for punching (a serious offence) an Italian opponent.[38][37]List of citingsBan(weeks)PlayerNationOpponentOffence7Otar Eloshvili GeorgiaFrancespear tackle [1]5Paul Emerick United StatesEnglandspear tackle [2]4Juan Severino Somoza PortugalScotlandhead-butting [3]3Brian Lima SamoaEnglandhigh tackle [4]2Schalk Burger South AfricaSamoadangerous play [5] [6]2Phil Vickery EnglandUnited Statestripping [7]2Mirco Bergamasco ItalyScotlandtripping [8]1Hale T Pole TongaSamoastriking [9]1Jacques Nieuwenhuis NamibiaFrancehigh tackle [10]1Alfie Vaeluaga SamoaSouth Africahigh tackle [11]1Seremaia Bai FijiSouth Africadangerous tackle [12]clearedFrancois Steyn South AfricaTongafoul play [13]clearedSione Lauaki New ZealandRomaniadangerous tackle [14] [15][edit] Statistics[edit] TeamsPointsTeamMatchesTriesConPenDrop  327 New Zealand548365020278 South Africa7332521030227 France7271918020225 Australia531208220209 Argentina7231418430168 Wales423167000140 England712717510134 Fiji5161210030129 Scotland51515801089 Tonga4971003185 Italy4861103069 Samoa4541201064 Ireland495212064 Japan474700061 United States474604051 Canada463501050 Georgia455502040 Romania453301038 Portugal443311030 Namibia4332101Source: RugbyWorldCup.com, last updated 20 October.[edit] Individual records[edit] Top point scorersNote: ranked according to points then number of appearancesPointsNameTeamPosAppsTriesConPenDrop1050 105Percy Montgomery South AfricaFB7222170910 91Felipe Contepomi ArgentinaCE7311180670 67Jonny Wilkinson EnglandFH505145500 50Nick Evans New ZealandFH/FB422000470 47Jean-Baptiste Élissalde FranceSH711260460 46Chris Paterson ScotlandWG/FH511070440 44Pierre Hola TongaFH407100430 43Lionel Beauxis FranceFH61780420 42Nicky Little FijiFH30980402 40Dan Carter New ZealandFH311050401 40Matt Giteau AustraliaCE43830400 40Bryan Habana South AfricaWG78000Key: Pos = position; Apps = appearances; Con = conversions; Pen = penalties; Drop = drop goalsSource: RugbyWorldCup.com, last updated 20 October.[edit] Top try scorersRankNameTeamPosAppsTries1Bryan Habana South AfricaWG782Drew Mitchell AustraliaWG573Doug Howlett New ZealandWG363Shane Williams WalesWG465Joe Rokocoko New ZealandWG355Vincent Clerc FranceWG555Chris Latham AustraliaFB558Rory Lamont ScotlandFB448Sitiveni Sivivatu New ZealandWG448Jaque Fourie South AfricaCE648Paul Sackey EnglandWG648JP Pietersen South AfricaWG748Juan Smith South AfricaFL74Key: Pos = position; Apps = appearances[edit] See also Rugby union portal2007 Rugby World Cup warm-up tests[edit] References^ "England to launch bid for 2007". rugby.com.au (2001-09-12). 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