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Men's Rugby World Cup 2007 · Stade de France, Saint-Denis · 20 October 2007Head-to-head
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South Africa won by 9 points.Half-time 3–9

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1926Attacks414Ball won846327341066153322250111342%Own 2257%Own half63%Opp half31%Opp 22
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Tacklesmademissed
ENG908
RSA10010
Kicks at goalconv.pensdrops
ENG0/02/20
RSA0/05/50
← 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
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Tries and goal kicks as a table
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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.

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Team stats

RSA
51%Possession49%
53%Territory47%
89Carries64
333Metres gained170
10Defenders beaten8
110Passes67
12Offloads3
90Tackles made100
8Tackles missed10
64/70Rucks won58/64
20/26Lineouts won13/13
6/7Mauls won4/4
11Turnovers won8
7Penalties conceded4
Goal kicking
ENG conversions 0/0, penalties 2/2 · RSA conversions 0/0, penalties 5/5. Pale segment = set piece lost.

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Line-ups

England

  1. 1Andrew SheridanProp
  2. 2Mark ReganHooker
  3. 3Phil VickeryProp
  4. 4Simon ShawSecond row
  5. 5Ben KaySecond row
  6. 6Martin CorryFlanker
  7. 7Lewis MoodyFlanker
  8. 8Nick EasterNumber 8
  9. 9Andy GomarsallScrum-half
  10. 10Jonny WilkinsonFly-half
  11. 11Mark CuetoWing
  12. 12Mike CattCentre
  13. 13Mathew TaitCentre
  14. 14Paul SackeyWing
  15. 15Jason RobinsonFull-back
  16. 16George ChuterBench
  17. 17Matt StevensBench
  18. 18Lawrence DallaglioBench
  19. 19Joe WorsleyBench
  20. 20Peter RichardsBench
  21. 21Toby FloodBench
  22. 22Dan HipkissBench

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. 19Wickus van HeerdenBench
  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.