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Men's Rugby World Cup 2007 · Parc des Princes, Paris · 9 September 2007Head-to-head
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South Africa won by 52 points.Half-time 21–7 · Tries 8–1

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1934414854576677811515Attacks37Ball won3779163983554322602133450%Own 2232%Own half60%Opp half74%Opp 22
Totals only: no positions in the feed
Tacklesmademissed
RSA7111
SAM6817
Kicks at goalconv.pensdrops
RSA5/53/30
SAM1/10/00
← Samoa attack · South Africa 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
19′SamoaTry, Gavin Williams, converted9–5
34′South AfricaTry, Bryan Habana14–7
41′South AfricaTry, Percy Montgomery, converted19–7
48′South AfricaTry, Jaque Fourie, converted26–7
54′South AfricaTry, Percy Montgomery33–7
57′South AfricaTry, Bryan Habana, converted38–7
66′South AfricaTry, Bryan Habana, converted45–7
77′South AfricaTry, Bryan Habana52–7
81′South AfricaTry, JP Pietersen, converted57–7
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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015304560HT0′20′40′60′80′
19′Gavin Williams34′Bryan Habana41′Percy Montgomery48′Jaque Fourie54′Percy Montgomery57′Bryan Habana66′Bryan Habana77′Bryan Habana81′JP Pietersen
RSA

Team stats

SAM
57%Possession43%
62%Territory38%
78Carries65
652Metres gained378
13Defenders beaten12
135Passes87
8Offloads7
71Tackles made68
11Tackles missed17
49/53Rucks won46/52
8/10Lineouts won7/15
6/6Mauls won0/0
4Turnovers won6
4Penalties conceded9
Goal kicking
RSA conversions 5/5, penalties 3/3 · SAM 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

South Africa

  1. 1Os du RandtProp
  2. 2John SmitHooker
  3. 3CJ Van Der LindeProp
  4. 4Bakkies BothaSecond row
  5. 5Victor MatfieldSecond row
  6. 6Schalk BurgerFlanker
  7. 7Juan SmithFlanker
  8. 8Danie RossouwNumber 8
  9. 9Fourie Du PreezScrum-half
  10. 10Butch JamesFly-half
  11. 11Bryan HabanaWing
  12. 12Jean De VilliersCentre
  13. 13Jaque FourieCentre
  14. 14JP PietersenWing
  15. 15Percy MontgomeryFull-back
  16. 16Bismarck Du PlessisBench
  17. 17BJ BothaBench
  18. 18Johan MullerBench
  19. 19Wickus van HeerdenBench
  20. 20Ricky JanuarieBench
  21. 21Andre PretoriusBench
  22. 22Frans SteynBench

Samoa

  1. 1Justin Va'aProp
  2. 2Mase Mahonori SchwalgerHooker
  3. 3Census JohnstonProp
  4. 4Iosefa TekoriSecond row
  5. 5Kane ThompsonSecond row
  6. 6Daniel LeoFlanker
  7. 7Semo SititiFlanker
  8. 8Henry TuilagiNumber 8
  9. 9Junior PoluleuligagaScrum-half
  10. 10Eliota Fuimaono SapoluFly-half
  11. 11Tuilagi Alesana TuilagiWing
  12. 12Jerry MeafouCentre
  13. 13Gavin WilliamsCentre
  14. 14Lome Fa'atauWing
  15. 15David LemiFull-back
  16. 16Tanielu FugaBench
  17. 17Kas LealamanuaBench
  18. 18Alfie To'oala VaeluagaBench
  19. 19Justin PurdieBench
  20. 20Elvis SevealiiBench
  21. 21Loki CrichtonBench
  22. 22Brian LimaBench

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Context

All-time, South Africa 9–0 Samoa in 9 scored Tests. Full head-to-head

South Africa going in
Samoa 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.