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Men's Rugby World Cup 2007 · Stade de France, Saint-Denis · 14 October 2007Head-to-head
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South Africa won by 24 points.Half-time 24–6 · Tries 4–1 · RSA 1 yellow card · ARG 1 yellow card

Pitch map

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8334146772520Attacks710Ball won967343294053202013379656%Own 2257%Own half43%Opp half26%Opp 22
Totals only: no positions in the feed
Tacklesmademissed
RSA6614
ARG403
Kicks at goalconv.pensdrops
RSA4/43/30
ARG1/12/20
← Argentina 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
8′South AfricaTry, Fourie Du Preez, converted5–0
33′South AfricaTry, Bryan Habana, converted15–6
41′South AfricaTry, Danie Rossouw, converted22–6
46′ArgentinaTry, Manuel Contepomi, converted24–11
77′South AfricaTry, Bryan Habana, converted35–13
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′1 RSA card · 1 ARG card
8′Fourie Du Preez33′Bryan Habana41′Danie Rossouw46′Manuel Contepomi77′Bryan Habana
RSA

Team stats

ARG
55%Possession45%
52%Territory48%
47Carries69
453Metres gained338
4Defenders beaten14
62Passes67
3Offloads9
66Tackles made40
14Tackles missed3
28/36Rucks won39/45
18/19Lineouts won10/18
9/10Mauls won5/7
8Turnovers won11
11Penalties conceded11
Goal kicking
RSA conversions 4/4, penalties 3/3 · ARG conversions 1/1, penalties 2/2. 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. 12Frans SteynCentre
  13. 13Jaque FourieCentre
  14. 14JP PietersenWing
  15. 15Percy MontgomeryFull-back
  16. 16Bismarck Du PlessisBench
  17. 17Jannie Du PlessisBench
  18. 18Johan MullerBench
  19. 19Bobby SkinstadBench
  20. 20Ruan PienaarBench
  21. 21Andre PretoriusBench
  22. 22Wynand OlivierBench

Argentina

  1. 1Rodrigo RonceroProp
  2. 2Mario LedesmaHooker
  3. 3Martín ScelzoProp
  4. 4Carlos Ignacio Fernandez LobbeSecond row
  5. 5Patricio AlbaceteSecond row
  6. 6Lucas OstigliaFlanker
  7. 7Juan Martín Fernandez LobbeFlanker
  8. 8Gonzalo Longo ElíaNumber 8
  9. 9Agustin PichotScrum-half
  10. 10Juan Martín HernándezFly-half
  11. 11Horacio AgullaWing
  12. 12Felipe ContepomiCentre
  13. 13Manuel ContepomiCentre
  14. 14Lucas BorgesWing
  15. 15Ignacio CorletoFull-back
  16. 16Alberto Vernet BasualdoBench
  17. 17Omar Hasan JalilBench
  18. 18Rimas Álvarez KairelisBench
  19. 19Juan Manuel LeguizamonBench
  20. 20Nicolás FernandezBench
  21. 21Federico TodeschiniBench
  22. 22Gonzalo TiesiBench

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Context

All-time, South Africa 36–4 Argentina, 1 drawn in 41 scored Tests. Full head-to-head

South Africa going in
Argentina 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.