England 6 South Africa 15
Stade de France, 20 October (Att: 80000)
England: 15 Jason Robinson; 14 Paul
Sackey, 13 Mathew Tait, 12 Mike Catt,
11 Mark Cueto; 10 Jonny Wilkinson,
9 Andy Gomarsall; 8 Nick Easter,
7 Lewis Moody, 6 Martin Corry, 5 Ben
Kay, 4 Simon Shaw, 3 Phil Vickery (c),
2 Mark Regan, 1 Andrew Sheridan
Replacements: 17 Matt Stevens for
Vickery (41), 22 Dan Hipkiss for
Robinson (46), 21 Toby Flood for Catt
(50), 16 George Chuter for Regan (62),
19 Joe Worsley for Moody (62),
18 Lawrence Dallaglio for Easter (64),
20 Peter Richards for Worsley (70)
Penalty Goals: Wilkinson (2)
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South Africa: 15 Percy Montgomery;
14 JP Pietersen, 13 Jaque Fourie,
12 Francois Steyn, 11 Bryan Habana;
10 Butch James, 9 Fourie du Preez,
8 Danie Rossouw, 7 Juan Smith, 6 Schalk
Burger, 5 Victor Matfield, 4 Bakkies
| Botha, 3 CJ van der Linde, 2 John Smit (c),
1 Os du Randt
Replacements: 16 Bismarck du Plessis
for Smit (70-76), 19 Wikus van Heerden
for Rossouw (72)
Penalty Goals: Montgomery (4), Steyn
Referee: Alain Rolland (Ireland)
(The pictures above show Matthew
during England's 15-6 defeat to
South Africa in the 2007 Rugby
World Cup final. The top row photos
show the Newcastle youngster putting
in a big hit on South Africa's young
star Francois Steyn whilst the bottom
pictures show Tait in full flow with
ball in hand. Matthew enjoyed a fine
tournament overall, making some
good breaks and never shirking his
defensive responsibilities. He
featured in every one of England's
seven games and by the end of the
World Cup he was a shoo-in for the
outside centre position.) |