JP PIETERSEN

JP PIETERSEN - South Africa - 2007 World Cup Finals.

Photo/Foto: George Herringshaw

Date: 20 October 2007

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    • POSITION
      Winger/Full Back
    • DATE OF BIRTH
      Saturday, 12 July 1986
    • PLACE OF BIRTH
      Stellenbosch, Western Cape, South Africa
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JP PIETERSEN - South Africa - 2007 World Cup Finals.

The top left photo above shows a delighted JP Pietersen celebrating at the final whistle after South Africa's 15-6 win against England in the 2007 Rugby World Cup final. The action pictures also show Pietersen during the final. JP entered the tournament as a relative novice with only 8 caps to his name, but he was to enjoy a fine World Cup, chipping in with 4 tries to help the Springboks claim their second World Cup crown.

South Africa 15 England 6
Stade de France, 20 October (Att: 80000)

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

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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)

Referee: Alain Rolland (Ireland)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

J.P.Pietersen in action for South Africa in their match with Argentina on  14th. October 2007.

Photograph Georg Herringshaw.  ©


South Africa 37 Fiji 20 (Q/F)
Stade Velodrome, Marseille, 7 October

South Africa: 15 Percy Montgomery; 14 JP
Pietersen
, 13 Jaque Fourie, 12 François 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
Jannie du Plessis, 2 John Smit (c), 1 Os du Randt

Replacements: 20 Wikus van Heerden for
Rossouw (49), 17 Gürthro Steenkamp for du
Randt (52), 19 Johann Muller for Botha
(51-56 & 80)

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Tries: Fourie, Smit, Pietersen, Smith, James
Conversions: Montgomery (3)
Penalty Goals: Montgomery, Steyn

Referee: Alan Lewis (Ireland)

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South Africa 37 Argentina 13 (S/F)
Stade de France, Saint Denis, 14 October

South Africa: 15 Percy Montgomery; 14 JP
Pietersen
, 13 Jaque Fourie, 12 François 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: 18 Johann Muller for Botha
(21-29 & 81), 17 Jannie du Plessis for du Randt
(45-51 & 76), 19 Bob Skinstad for Rossouw (75),
20 Ruan Pienaar for Pietersen (76), 21 André
Pretorius for James (76), 16 Bismarck du Plessis
for Smit (81), 22 Wynand Olivier for Steyn (81)

Tries: Du Preez, Habana (2), Rossouw
Conversions: Montgomery (4)
Penalty Goals: Montgomery (3)

Referee: Steve Walsh (New Zealand)

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 J.P. picture during the game against Samoa in Paris.   Photo G. Heringshaw.  ©

 

South Africa 59 Samoa 7 (Group A)
Parc des Princes, Paris, 9 September

South Africa: 15 Percy Montgomery; 14 JP
Pietersen
, 13 Jaque Fourie, 12 Jean de Villiers,
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: 22 Francois Steyn for De
Villiers (43), 17 BJ Botha for Du Randt (52),
21 André Pretorius for James (59), 19 Wikus
van Heerden for Rossouw (59), 16 Bismarck
du Plessis for Smit (64), 20 Ricky Januarie for
Du Preez (66), 18 Johann Muller for B Botha (66),
1 Du Randt for Van der Linde (71)

Tries: Habana (4), Montgomery (2), Fourie,
Pietersen
Conversions: Montgomery (5)
Penalty Goals: Montgomery (3)

Referee: Paul Honiss (New Zealand)

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South Africa 36 England 0 (Group A)
Stade de France, Saint Denis, 14 September

South Africa: 15 Percy Montgomery; 14 JP
Pietersen
, 13 Jaque Fourie, 12 François Steyn,
11 Bryan Habana; 10 Butch James, 9 Fourie du
Preez; 8 Danie Rossouw, 7 Juan Smith, 6 Wikus
van Heerden, 5 Victor Matfield, 4 Bakkies Botha,
3 Brendon Botha, 2 John Smit (c), 1 Os du Randt

Replacements: 18 Johann Muller for Bakkies
Botha (53), 17 CJ van der Linde for du Randt (61),
20 Ruan Pienaar for du Preez (67), 16 Bismarck
du Plessis for Smit (71), 19 Bob Skinstad for
Smith (71), 21 André Pretorius for James (71),
22 Wynand Olivier for Steyn (76)

Tries: Smith, Pietersen (2)
Conversions: Montgomery (3)
Penalty Goals: Steyn, Montgomery (4)

Referee: Joel Jutge (France)

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South Africa 30 Tonga 25 (Group A)
Stade Felix Bollaert, Lens, 22 September

South Africa: 15 Ruan Pienaar; 14 Ashwin
Willemse, 13 Wynand Olivier, 12 Wayne Julies,
11 JP Pietersen; 10 Andre Pretorius, 9 Ricky
Januarie; 8 Bob Skinstad (c), 7 Danie Rossouw,
6 Wikus van Heerden, 5 Albert van den Berg,
4 Bakkies Botha, 3 CJ van der Linde, 2 Gary
Botha, 1 Gürthro Steenkamp

Replacements: 16 John Smit for Gary Botha
(48), 17 BJ Botha for Steenkamp (48), 18 Victor
Matfield for van den Berg (48), 20 Bryan Habana
for Willemse (48), 21 Francois Steyn for Julies
(48), 19 Juan Smith for Rossouw (50), 22 Percy
Montgomery for Pretorius (60)

Tries: Pienaar (2), Smith, Skinstad
Conversions: Pretorius, Montgomery
Penalty Goals: Steyn, Montgomery

Referee: Wayne Barnes (England)

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South Africa 64 USA 15 (Group A)
Stade de la Mosson, Montpellier, 30 September

South Africa: 15 Percy Montgomery; 14
Akona Ndungane, 13 Jaque Fourie, 12 François
Steyn, 11 Bryan Habana; 10 Butch James,
9 Fourie du Preez; 8 Schalk Burger, 7 Juan
Smith, 6 Wikus van Heerden, 5 Victor Matfield,
4 Albert van den Berg, 3 BJ Botha, 2 John Smit,
1 Os du Randt

Replacements: 17 CJ van der Linde for BJ
Botha (26), 18 Bakkies Botha for van den Berg
(56), 22 JP Pietersen for Habana (59), 20 Ruan
Pienaar for Montgomery (69), 21 Andre
Pretorius for Steyn (69), 19 Bobby Skinstad for
van Heerden (74), 16 Bismarck du Plessis for
du Randt (74)

Tries: Burger, Steyn, Habana (2), Van der
Linde, Du Preez, Fourie (2), Smith
Conversions: Montgomery (6), James (2)
Penalty Goals: Montgomery

Referee: Tony Spreadbury (England)