2007 Rugby World Cup Pool C

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 edit

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 edit

All times local (UTC+2)

New Zealand vs Italy edit

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   53'
IC 12 Luke McAlister
LW 11 Sitiveni Sivivatu
FH 10 Dan Carter   60'
SH 9 Byron Kelleher   52'
N8 8 Rodney So'oialo
OF 7 Richie McCaw (c)   60'
BF 6 Jerry Collins   46'   46'
RL 5 Ali Williams   71'
LL 4 Chris Jack
TP 3 Carl Hayman   42'
HK 2 Keven Mealamu   52'
LP 1 Tony Woodcock   55'
Replacements:
HK 16 Anton Oliver   52'
PR 17 Neemia Tialata   46'   46'   55'
FL 18 Chris Masoe   60'
N8 19 Sione Lauaki   71'
SH 20 Brendon Leonard   52'
CE 21 Aaron Mauger   60'
CE 22 Isaia Toeava   53'
Coach:
  Graham Henry
 
FB 15 David Bortolussi   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   67'
N8 8 Sergio Parisse
OF 7 Mauro Bergamasco
BF 6 Alessandro Zanni   42'
RL 5 Marco Bortolami (c)
LL 4 Santiago Dellapè   58'
TP 3 Martin Castrogiovanni   55'
HK 2 Fabio Ongaro   57'
LP 1 Salvatore Perugini   62'   41'   55'
Replacements:
HK 16 Carlo Festuccia   57'
PR 17 Andrea Lo Cicero   41'
LK 18 Valerio Bernabò   58'
N8 19 Manoa Vosawai   42'
SH 20 Paul Griffen   67'
WG 21 Gonzalo Canale
FB 22 Ezio Galon   67'
Coach:
  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 edit

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   52'
IC 12 Rob Dewey
LW 11 Simon Webster
FH 10 Dan Parks   59'
SH 9 Mike Blair   67'
N8 8 Simon Taylor
OF 7 Ally Hogg
BF 6 Jason White (c)   62'
RL 5 Scott Murray   62'
LL 4 Nathan Hines
TP 3 Euan Murray
HK 2 Scott Lawson   69'
LP 1 Allan Jacobsen   36'
Replacements:
HK 16 Ross Ford   69'
PR 17 Gavin Kerr   36'
LK 18 Scott MacLeod   62'
FL 19 Kelly Brown   62'
SH 20 Rory Lawson   67'
FH 21 Chris Paterson   59'
FB 22 Hugo Southwell   52'
Coach:
  Frank Hadden
 
FB 15 Pedro Leal
RW 14 David Mateus
OC 13 Frederico Sousa   38'
IC 12 Diogo Mateus
LW 11 Pedro Carvalho
FH 10 Duarte Cardoso Pinto   64'
SH 9 José Pinto   66'
N8 8 Vasco Uva (c)
OF 7 João Uva   40+'   64'
BF 6 Juan Severino Somoza
RL 5 David Penalva   52'
LL 4 Gonçalo Uva
TP 3 Ruben Spachuck
HK 2 Joaquim Ferreira   52'
LP 1 Rui Cordeiro   60'
Replacements:
PR 16 Juan Muré   60'
HK 17 João Correia   52'
FL 18 Paulo Murinello   52'
FL 19 Diogo Coutinho   64'
SH 20 Luís Pissarra   66'
FH 21 Pedro Cabral   64'
CE 22 Miguel Portela   38'
Coach:
  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 edit

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   49'
RW 14 Kaine Robertson
OC 13 Gonzalo Canale
IC 12 Mirco Bergamasco
LW 11 Andrea Masi   42'   45'
FH 10 Ramiro Pez
SH 9 Paul Griffen   49'
N8 8 Sergio Parisse
OF 7 Mauro Bergamasco
BF 6 Josh Sole   49'
RL 5 Marco Bortolami (c)
LL 4 Santiago Dellapè   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   8'
N8 19 Manoa Vosawai   49'
SH 20 Alessandro Troncon   49'
WG 21 Ezio Galon   42'   45'   49'
FH 22 Roland de Marigny
Coach:
  Pierre Berbizier
 
FB 15 Iulian Dumitraș   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   80'
N8 8 Ovidiu Tonița   72'
OF 7 Alexandru Manta   53'   80+'
BF 6 Florin Corodeanu
RL 5 Cristian Petre
LL 4 Sorin Socol (c)
TP 3 Bogdan Bălan
HK 2 Marius Țincu   40'   41'   54'   57'   70'
LP 1 Petrișor Toderașc   64'
Replacements:
HK 16 Răzvan Mavrodin   40'   41'   54'   57'   70'
PR 17 Cezar Popescu   64'
LK 18 Cosmin Rațiu   72'
N8 19 Alexandru Tudori   80+'
SH 20 Valentin Calafeteanu   80'
CE 21 Ionuț Tofan
CE 22 Dan Vlad   79'
Coach:
  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 edit

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   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   54'
N8 8 Sione Lauaki
OF 7 Chris Masoe
BF 6 Jerry Collins (c)   64'
RL 5 Ali Williams   54'
LL 4 Chris Jack   51'
TP 3 Greg Somerville   61'
HK 2 Andrew Hore   57'
LP 1 Neemia Tialata
Replacements:
HK 16 Anton Oliver   57'
PR 17 Tony Woodcock   61'
PR 18 Carl Hayman   51'
N8 19 Rodney So'oialo   54'
HK 20 Keven Mealamu   64'
SH 21 Andy Ellis   54'
FB 22 Leon MacDonald   7'
Coach:
  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   41'
SH 9 Luís Pissarra   41'
N8 8 Vasco Uva (c)   54'
OF 7 Paulo Murinello
BF 6 Diogo Coutinho   44'
RL 5 Gonçalo Uva   51'
LL 4 Marcello d'Orey   27'
TP 3 Ruben Spachuck
HK 2 João Correia
LP 1 André Silva   41'
Replacements:
PR 16 Rui Cordeiro   41'
PR 17 Joaquim Ferreira   54'
LK 18 David Penalva   27'
FL 19 Tiago Girão   44'
FL 20 João Uva   51'
SH 21 José Pinto   41'
FH 22 Duarte Cardoso Pinto   41'
Coach:
  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 edit

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   59'
LW 11 Chris Paterson
FH 10 Dan Parks   68'
SH 9 Mike Blair   59'
N8 8 Simon Taylor
OF 7 Ally Hogg   65'
BF 6 Jason White (c)
RL 5 Jim Hamilton
LL 4 Nathan Hines   52'
TP 3 Euan Murray   68'
HK 2 Ross Ford   59'
LP 1 Gavin Kerr   52'   68'
Replacements:
HK 16 Scott Lawson   59'
PR 17 Craig Smith   52'
LK 18 Scott MacLeod   52'
FL 19 Kelly Brown   65'
SH 20 Chris Cusiter   59'
FB 21 Hugo Southwell   59'
WG 22 Nikki Walker   68'
Coach:
  Frank Hadden
 
FB 15 Iulian Dumitraș
RW 14 Cătălin Fercu
OC 13 Csaba Gál
IC 12 Romeo Gontineac   73'
LW 11 Gabriel Brezoianu
FH 10 Ionuț Dimofte   45'
SH 9 Lucian Sîrbu   45'
N8 8 Ovidiu Tonița
OF 7 Alexandru Manta   53'
BF 6 Florin Corodeanu   61'
RL 5 Cristian Petre
LL 4 Sorin Socol (c)
TP 3 Bogdan Bălan   69'
HK 2 Marius Țincu   41'
LP 1 Petrișor Toderașc
Replacements:
PR 16 Silviu Florea   69'
HK 17 Răzvan Mavrodin   41'
LK 18 Cosmin Rațiu   61'
N8 19 Alexandru Tudori   53'
SH 20 Valentin Calafeteanu   45'
CE 21 Ionuț Tofan   45'
FB 22 Florin Vlaicu   73'
Coach:
  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 edit

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   80'
N8 8 Manoa Vosawai   59'
OF 7 Mauro Bergamasco
BF 6 Sergio Parisse
RL 5 Marco Bortolami (c)   8'
LL 4 Carlo Del Fava
TP 3 Martin Castrogiovanni   64'
HK 2 Leonardo Ghiraldini
LP 1 Andrea Lo Cicero   64'
Replacements:
HK 16 Fabio Ongaro
PR 17 Matías Agüero   64'
PR 18 Salvatore Perugini   64'
LK 19 Valerio Bernabò
FL 20 Silvio Orlando   59'
SH 21 Paul Griffen   80'
WG 22 Ezio Galon
Coach:
  Pierre Berbizier
 
FB 15 Pedro Cabral
RW 14 David Mateus   61'
OC 13 Federico Sousa
IC 12 Diogo Mateus   31'
LW 11 António Aguilar
FH 10 Duarte Cardoso Pinto
SH 9 José Pinto   66'
N8 8 Vasco Uva (c)
OF 7 João Uva   64'
BF 6 Tiago Girão
RL 5 David Penalva
LL 4 Gonçalo Uva
TP 3 Ruben Spachuck   61'
HK 2 João Correia   70'
LP 1 Rui Cordeiro   61'
Replacements:
PR 16 Juan Muré   61'
PR 17 André Silva   61'
PR 18 Duarte Figueiredo   70'
FL 19 Paulo Murinello   64'
SH 20 Luís Pissarra   66'
CE 21 Diogo Gama   31'
WG 22 Gonçalo Foro   61'
Coach:
  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 edit

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   69'
LW 11 Simon Webster
FH 10 Chris Paterson   21'
SH 9 Chris Cusiter   59'
N8 8 David Callam
OF 7 John Barclay
BF 6 Kelly Brown
RL 5 Scott Murray (c)
LL 4 Scott MacLeod   69'
TP 3 Craig Smith   51'   66'
HK 2 Scott Lawson   58'
LP 1 Alasdair Dickinson   66'
Replacements:
HK 16 Fergus Thomson   58'
PR 17 Gavin Kerr   51'
LK 18 Jim Hamilton   69'
FL 19 Ally Hogg
SH 20 Rory Lawson   59'
FH 21 Dan Parks   21'
CE 22 Rob Dewey   69'
Coach:
  Frank Hadden
 
FB 15 Leon MacDonald   21'
RW 14 Doug Howlett
OC 13 Conrad Smith   65'
IC 12 Luke McAlister
LW 11 Sitiveni Sivivatu
FH 10 Dan Carter
SH 9 Byron Kelleher   59'
N8 8 Rodney So'oialo
OF 7 Richie McCaw (c)   61'
BF 6 Chris Masoe
RL 5 Ali Williams   66'
LL 4 Reuben Thorne
TP 3 Carl Hayman   65'
HK 2 Anton Oliver   59'
LP 1 Tony Woodcock
Replacements:
HK 16 Andrew Hore   59'
PR 17 Neemia Tialata   65'
LK 18 Chris Jack   66'
N8 19 Sione Lauaki   61'
SH 20 Brendon Leonard   59'
FH 21 Nick Evans   21'
CE 22 Isaia Toeava   65'
Coach:
  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 edit

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   64'
N8 8 Ovidiu Tonița (c)   66'
OF 7 Florin Corodeanu
BF 6 Alexandru Tudori   41'
RL 5 Cristian Petre
LL 4 Cosmin Rațiu
TP 3 Bogdan Bălan   52'   63'
HK 2 Răzvan Mavrodin   41'
LP 1 Cezar Popescu   63'
Replacements:
HK 16 Marius Țincu   41'
PR 17 Paulică Ion   52'
LK 18 Sorin Socol   41'
LK 19 Valentin Ursache   66'
SH 20 Lucian Sîrbu   64'
FB 21 Florin Vlaicu
WG 22 Gabriel Brezoianu
Coach:
  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   65'
SH 9 José Pinto   75'
N8 8 Tiago Girão
OF 7 João Uva   76'
BF 6 Diogo Coutinho
RL 5 David Penalva   79'
LL 4 Gonçalo Uva
TP 3 Ruben Spachuck   52'
HK 2 Joaquim Ferreira (c)   70'
LP 1 Rui Cordeiro
Replacements:
PR 16 Juan Muré   70'
PR 17 João Correia   52'
PR 18 Salvador Palha   79'
FL 19 Paulo Murinello   76'
SH 20 Luís Pissarra   75'
FH 21 Gonçalo Malheiro   65'
CE 22 Diogo Gama
Coach:
  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 edit

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   61'
FH 10 Luke McAlister   55'
SH 9 Andy Ellis   59'
N8 8 Sione Lauaki
OF 7 Chris Masoe   55'
BF 6 Jerry Collins (c)
RL 5 Keith Robinson   55'
LL 4 Reuben Thorne
TP 3 Greg Somerville
HK 2 Keven Mealamu   61'
LP 1 Neemia Tialata
Replacements:
HK 16 Andrew Hore   61'
PR 17 Tony Woodcock
LK 18 Chris Jack   55'
FL 19 Richie McCaw   55'
SH 20 Brendon Leonard   59'
WG 21 Doug Howlett   55'
CE 22 Conrad Smith   61'
Coach:
  Graham Henry
 
FB 15 Iulian Dumitraș   61'
RW 14 Ștefan Ciuntu
OC 13 Csaba Gál
IC 12 Romeo Gontineac   70'
LW 11 Gabriel Brezoianu
FH 10 Ionuț Dimofte
SH 9 Lucian Sîrbu   62'
N8 8 Ovidiu Tonița
OF 7 Alexandru Manta   67'
BF 6 Florin Corodeanu   48'
RL 5 Cristian Petre
LL 4 Sorin Socol (c)
TP 3 Silviu Florea   53'   57'
HK 2 Marius Țincu   53'
LP 1 Bogdan Bălan   57'
Replacements:
HK 16 Răzvan Mavrodin   53'
PR 17 Paulică Ion   53'
LK 18 Valentin Ursache   67'
N8 19 Cosmin Rațiu   48'
SH 20 Valentin Calafeteanu   62'
FB 21 Florin Vlaicu   61'
CE 22 Robert Cătălin Dascălu   70'
Coach:
  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 edit

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   25'
RW 14 Sean Lamont
OC 13 Simon Webster
IC 12 Rob Dewey   60'
LW 11 Chris Paterson
FH 10 Dan Parks
SH 9 Mike Blair   72'
N8 8 Simon Taylor
OF 7 Ally Hogg   70'
BF 6 Jason White (c)
RL 5 Jim Hamilton   72'
LL 4 Nathan Hines   55'
TP 3 Euan Murray
HK 2 Ross Ford
LP 1 Gavin Kerr   65'
Replacements:
HK 16 Scott Lawson
PR 17 Craig Smith   65'
LK 18 Scott MacLeod   72'
FL 19 Kelly Brown   70'
SH 20 Chris Cusiter   72'
CE 21 Andrew Henderson   60'
FB 22 Hugo Southwell   25'
Coach:
  Frank Hadden
 
FB 15 David Bortolussi
RW 14 Kaine Robertson
OC 13 Gonzalo Canale
IC 12 Mirco Bergamasco
LW 11 Andrea Masi   79'
FH 10 Ramiro Pez
SH 9 Alessandro Troncon (c)
N8 8 Sergio Parisse
OF 7 Mauro Bergamasco   8'
BF 6 Josh Sole
RL 5 Carlo Del Fava
LL 4 Santiago Dellapè
TP 3 Martin Castrogiovanni   75'
HK 2 Carlo Festuccia   54'
LP 1 Salvatore Perugini   49'   75'
Replacements:
HK 16 Fabio Ongaro   54'
PR 17 Andrea Lo Cicero   49'
LK 18 Valerio Bernabò
HK 19 Leonardo Ghiraldini
SH 20 Paul Griffen
FH 21 Roland de Marigny
WG 22 Ezio Galon   79'
Coach:
  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)

External links edit