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Men's Rugby World Cup 2007 · Stade de la Beaujoire, Nantes · 9 September 2007Head-to-head
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Wales won by 25 points.Half-time 9–12 · Tries 5–3

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26374653596264693692Attacks1147Ball won63612825545624224235201328%Own 2251%Own half49%Opp half55%Opp 22
Totals only: no positions in the feed
Tacklesmademissed
WAL14314
CAN8820
Kicks at goalconv.pensdrops
WAL4/43/30
CAN1/10/00
← Canada attack · Wales attack →Hover a try for detail · dots = tackles made · dashed = penalty goal · orange = missed · squares = rucks · triangles = line breaks and defenders beaten · rings = turnovers · bars at the foot = zone counts · thin lines = kicks from hand = attacking entries and ball won per band
  • Tackle positions are not in the feed for this match.
  • Kick positions are not in the feed for this match.
  • Ruck, line break, turnover, lineout and kick-from-hand positions are not in the feed for this match.
  • Tries with a dashed ring have no recorded position, so they sit in the in-goal at the end that side attacked.
Tries and goal kicks as a table
MinTeamWhatScore
26′CanadaTry, Jamie Cudmore9–5
37′CanadaTry, Craig Culpan, converted9–10
46′CanadaTry, Morgan Williams9–17
53′WalesTry, Sonny Parker, converted14–17
59′WalesTry, Alun Wyn Jones, converted21–17
62′WalesTry, Shane Williams28–17
64′WalesTry, Shane Williams, converted33–17
69′WalesTry, Colin Charvis, converted40–17
Sample dataTerritory shares are estimated, and tries without a recorded position are placed in the in-goal. Other positions are as logged by the match feed and approximate.

Score progression

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013253850HT0′20′40′60′80′
26′Jamie Cudmore37′Craig Culpan46′Morgan Williams53′Sonny Parker59′Alun Wyn Jones62′Shane Williams64′Shane Williams69′Colin Charvis
WAL

Team stats

CAN
44%Possession56%
40%Territory60%
93Carries111
710Metres gained421
22Defenders beaten13
129Passes59
8Offloads4
143Tackles made88
14Tackles missed20
63/66Rucks won101/104
12/14Lineouts won13/14
4/4Mauls won6/6
1Turnovers won2
5Penalties conceded9
Goal kicking
WAL conversions 4/4, penalties 3/3 · CAN conversions 1/1, penalties 0/0. Pale segment = set piece lost.

Match statistics and event positions come from World Rugby’s public match feed, which is unofficial and not licensed for reuse; TheBreakdown reduces them to the figures shown. This feed has team statistics but no positions for this match.

Line-ups

Wales

  1. 1Gethin JenkinsProp
  2. 2Matthew ReesHooker
  3. 3Adam JonesProp
  4. 4Ian GoughSecond row
  5. 5Alun Wyn JonesSecond row
  6. 6Jonathan ThomasFlanker
  7. 7Martyn WilliamsFlanker
  8. 8Alix PophamNumber 8
  9. 9Dwayne PeelScrum-half
  10. 10James HookFly-half
  11. 11Shane WilliamsWing
  12. 12Sonny ParkerCentre
  13. 13Tom ShanklinCentre
  14. 14Mark JonesWing
  15. 15Kevin MorganFull-back
  16. 16Thomas Rhys ThomasBench
  17. 17Duncan JonesBench
  18. 18Michael OwenBench
  19. 19Colin CharvisBench
  20. 20Mike PhillipsBench
  21. 21Stephen JonesBench
  22. 22Gareth ThomasBench

Canada

  1. 1Rod SnowProp
  2. 2Pat RiordanHooker
  3. 3Jon ThielProp
  4. 4Luke TaitSecond row
  5. 5Mike JamesSecond row
  6. 6Jamie CudmoreFlanker
  7. 7Dave BiddleFlanker
  8. 8Sean-Michael StephenNumber 8
  9. 9Morgan WilliamsScrum-half
  10. 10Ander MonroFly-half
  11. 11James PritchardWing
  12. 12Dave SpicerCentre
  13. 13Craig CulpanCentre
  14. 14DTH Van Der MerweWing
  15. 15Mike PykeFull-back
  16. 16Aaron CarpenterBench
  17. 17Dan PletchBench
  18. 18Mike PletchBench
  19. 19Mike BurakBench
  20. 20Colin YukesBench
  21. 21Ed FairhurstBench
  22. 22Ryan SmithBench

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Context

All-time, Wales 15–1 Canada in 16 scored Tests. Full head-to-head

Wales going in
Canada going in

Also on this day

Results to 27 September 2026. Scoring and line-ups come from World Rugby match summaries where available; older Tests may have neither.