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Men's Rugby World Cup 2007 · Stade de France, Saint-Denis · 14 September 2007Head-to-head
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South Africa won by 36 points.Half-time 0–20 · Tries 0–3

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739653022Attacks1011Ball won7053322885554321553623958%Own 2257%Own half61%Opp half60%Opp 22
Totals only: no positions in the feed
Tacklesmademissed
ENG578
RSA9810
Kicks at goalconv.pensdrops
ENG0/00/00
RSA3/35/50
← South Africa attack · England 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
7′South AfricaTry, Juan Smith, converted0–5
39′South AfricaTry, JP Pietersen, converted0–18
65′South AfricaTry, JP Pietersen, converted0–31
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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010203040HT0′20′40′60′80′
7′Juan Smith39′JP Pietersen65′JP Pietersen
ENG

Team stats

RSA
61%Possession39%
62%Territory38%
90Carries52
360Metres gained400
10Defenders beaten7
101Passes61
15Offloads6
57Tackles made98
8Tackles missed10
76/86Rucks won40/40
15/20Lineouts won14/15
6/6Mauls won6/8
2Turnovers won7
8Penalties conceded6
Goal kicking
ENG conversions 0/0, penalties 0/0 · RSA conversions 3/3, penalties 5/5. 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

England

  1. 1Andrew SheridanProp
  2. 2Mark ReganHooker
  3. 3Matt StevensProp
  4. 4Simon ShawSecond row
  5. 5Ben KaySecond row
  6. 6Martin CorryFlanker
  7. 7Tom ReesFlanker
  8. 8Nick EasterNumber 8
  9. 9Shaun PerryScrum-half
  10. 10Mike CattFly-half
  11. 11Paul SackeyWing
  12. 12Andy FarrellCentre
  13. 13Jamie NoonCentre
  14. 14Josh LewseyWing
  15. 15Jason RobinsonFull-back
  16. 16George ChuterBench
  17. 17Perry FreshwaterBench
  18. 18Steve BorthwickBench
  19. 19Lewis MoodyBench
  20. 20Andy GomarsallBench
  21. 21Peter RichardsBench
  22. 22Mathew TaitBench

South Africa

  1. 1Os du RandtProp
  2. 2John SmitHooker
  3. 3BJ BothaProp
  4. 4Bakkies BothaSecond row
  5. 5Victor MatfieldSecond row
  6. 6Wickus van HeerdenFlanker
  7. 7Juan SmithFlanker
  8. 8Danie RossouwNumber 8
  9. 9Fourie Du PreezScrum-half
  10. 10Butch JamesFly-half
  11. 11Bryan HabanaWing
  12. 12Frans SteynCentre
  13. 13Jaque FourieCentre
  14. 14JP PietersenWing
  15. 15Percy MontgomeryFull-back
  16. 16Bismarck Du PlessisBench
  17. 17CJ Van Der LindeBench
  18. 18Johan MullerBench
  19. 19Bobby SkinstadBench
  20. 20Ruan PienaarBench
  21. 21Andre PretoriusBench
  22. 22Wynand OlivierBench

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Context

All-time, England 16–30 South Africa, 2 drawn in 48 scored Tests. Full head-to-head

England going in
South Africa 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.