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Men's Rugby World Cup 2007 · Stadium, Toulouse · 29 September 2007Head-to-head
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New Zealand won by 77 points.Half-time 36–5 · Tries 13–1

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2111619253238485965677680822031Attacks715Ball won5560262961532224872137739%Own 2248%Own half54%Opp half81%Opp 22
Totals only: no positions in the feed
Tacklesmademissed
NZL873
ROU8331
Kicks at goalconv.pensdrops
NZL10/100/00
ROU0/01/10
← Romania attack · New Zealand 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
2′New ZealandTry, Sitiveni Sivivatu5–0
11′New ZealandTry, Chris Masoe, converted10–0
16′New ZealandTry, Josevata Rokocoko, converted17–0
19′New ZealandTry, Nick Evans24–0
25′New ZealandTry, Sitiveni Sivivatu, converted29–0
32′RomaniaTry, Marius Tincu31–5
38′New ZealandTry, Aaron Mauger36–5
48′New ZealandTry, Isaia Toeava, converted41–5
59′New ZealandTry, Josevata Rokocoko, converted48–5
65′New ZealandTry, Andrew Hore, converted55–5
67′New ZealandTry, Josevata Rokocoko, converted62–5
76′New ZealandTry, Conrad Smith, converted69–8
80′New ZealandTry, Doug Howlett, converted76–8
82′New ZealandTry, Isaia Toeava, converted83–8
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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023456890HT0′20′40′60′80′
2′Sitiveni Sivivatu11′Chris Masoe16′Josevata Rokocoko19′Nick Evans25′Sitiveni Sivivatu32′Marius Tincu38′Aaron Mauger48′Isaia Toeava59′Josevata Rokocoko65′Andrew Hore67′Josevata Rokocoko76′Conrad Smith80′Doug Howlett82′Isaia Toeava
NZL

Team stats

ROU
55%Possession45%
58%Territory42%
122Carries72
1,149Metres gained182
34Defenders beaten3
141Passes62
28Offloads9
87Tackles made83
3Tackles missed31
59/63Rucks won60/66
12/13Lineouts won8/9
6/6Mauls won4/5
2Turnovers won4
4Penalties conceded6
Goal kicking
NZL conversions 10/10, penalties 0/0 · ROU conversions 0/0, penalties 1/1. 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

New Zealand

  1. 1Neemia TialataProp
  2. 2Keven MealamuHooker
  3. 3Greg SomervilleProp
  4. 4Reuben ThorneSecond row
  5. 5Keith RobinsonSecond row
  6. 6Jerry CollinsFlanker
  7. 7Chris MasoeFlanker
  8. 8Sione LauakiNumber 8
  9. 9Andy EllisScrum-half
  10. 10Luke McAlisterFly-half
  11. 11Sitiveni SivivatuWing
  12. 12Aaron MaugerCentre
  13. 13Isaia ToeavaCentre
  14. 14Josevata RokocokoWing
  15. 15Nick EvansFull-back
  16. 16Andrew HoreBench
  17. 17Tony WoodcockBench
  18. 18Chris JackBench
  19. 19Richie McCawBench
  20. 20Brendon LeonardBench
  21. 21Doug HowlettBench
  22. 22Conrad SmithBench

Romania

  1. 1Bogdan BalanProp
  2. 2Marius TincuHooker
  3. 3Silviu FloreaProp
  4. 4Sorin SocolSecond row
  5. 5Cristian PetreSecond row
  6. 6Florin CorodeanuFlanker
  7. 7Alexandru MantaFlanker
  8. 8Ovidiu TonitaNumber 8
  9. 9Lucian Mihai SirbuScrum-half
  10. 10Tiberius Ionut DimofteFly-half
  11. 11Gabriel BrezoianuWing
  12. 12Romeo Stefan GontineacCentre
  13. 13Csaba GalCentre
  14. 14Stefan Eugen CiuntuWing
  15. 15Iulian DumitrasFull-back
  16. 16Razvan MavrodinBench
  17. 17Paulica IonBench
  18. 18Valentin UrsacheBench
  19. 19Cosmin RatiuBench
  20. 20Valentin CalafeteanuBench
  21. 21Florin VlaicuBench
  22. 22Robert DascaluBench

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Context

All-time, New Zealand 3–0 Romania in 3 scored Tests. Full head-to-head

New Zealand going in
Romania going in

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