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)
. 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 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)
. Tries: Fourie, Smit, Pietersen, Smith, James Conversions: Montgomery (3) Penalty Goals: Montgomery, Steyn
Referee: Alan Lewis (Ireland)
. 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)
(Johann is pictured above after the 37-13 win v. Argentina in the 2007 World Cup semi-final.) |