2007 Rugby World Cup Pool C

Pool C of the 2007 Rugby World Cup began on 8 September and concluded on 29 September 2007. The pool was composed of Italy, New Zealand, Romania and Scotland and World Cup debutants Portugal.

Standings

New Zealand were assured of first place in the pool after only three rounds of matches, having secured the maximum of five points from each of their matches. Over their four matches, the All Blacks established a new points record for the pool stage with 309 points.

Italy were unable to carry their strong Six Nations form into the World Cup, and were knocked out by a narrow margin. Scotland qualified for the quarter-finals as pool runners-up.

Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD B Pts Qualification
1  New Zealand 4 4 0 0 309 35 +274 4 20 Qualified for the quarter-finals
2  Scotland 4 3 0 1 116 66 +50 2 14
3  Italy 4 2 0 2 85 117 −32 1 9 Eliminated, automatic qualification for RWC 2011
4  Romania 4 1 0 3 40 161 −121 1 5
5  Portugal 4 0 0 4 38 209 −171 1 1
Source:

Matches

All times local (UTC+2)

New Zealand vs Italy

8 September 2007
13:45
New Zealand 76–14 Italy
Try: McCaw (2) 2' c, 7' c
Howlett (3) 12' c, 56' c, 59' m
Muliaina 15' c
Sivivatu (2) 18' c, 29' m
Jack 50' c
Collins (2) 68' c, 70' c
Con: Carter (7/9)
McAlister (2/2)
Pen: Carter (1/1) 11'
ReportTry: Stanojevic 38' c
Mi. Bergamasco 71' c
Con: Bortolussi (1/1)
De Marigny (1/1)
Stade Vélodrome, Marseille
Attendance: 58,612
Referee: Wayne Barnes (England)
FB 15 Leon MacDonald
RW 14 Doug Howlett
OC 13 Mils Muliaina  53'
IC 12 Luke McAlister
LW 11 Sitiveni Sivivatu
FH 10 Dan Carter  60'
SH 9 Byron Kelleher  52'
N8 8 Rodney So'oialo
OF 7 Richie McCaw (c)  60'
BF 6 Jerry Collins  46'  46'
RL 5 Ali Williams  71'
LL 4 Chris Jack
TP 3 Carl Hayman  42'
HK 2 Keven Mealamu  52'
LP 1 Tony Woodcock  55'
Replacements:
HK 16 Anton Oliver  52'
PR 17 Neemia Tialata  46'  46'  55'
FL 18 Chris Masoe  60'
N8 19 Sione Lauaki  71'
SH 20 Brendon Leonard  52'
CE 21 Aaron Mauger  60'
CE 22 Isaia Toeava  53'
Coach:
Graham Henry
FB 15 David Bortolussi  67'
RW 14 Kaine Robertson
OC 13 Andrea Masi
IC 12 Mirco Bergamasco
LW 11 Marko Stanojevic
FH 10 Roland de Marigny
SH 9 Alessandro Troncon  67'
N8 8 Sergio Parisse
OF 7 Mauro Bergamasco
BF 6 Alessandro Zanni  42'
RL 5 Marco Bortolami (c)
LL 4 Santiago Dellapè  58'
TP 3 Martin Castrogiovanni  55'
HK 2 Fabio Ongaro  57'
LP 1 Salvatore Perugini  62'  41'  55'
Replacements:
HK 16 Carlo Festuccia  57'
PR 17 Andrea Lo Cicero  41'
LK 18 Valerio Bernabò  58'
N8 19 Manoa Vosawai  42'
SH 20 Paul Griffen  67'
WG 21 Gonzalo Canale
FB 22 Ezio Galon  67'
Coach:
Pierre Berbizier

Man of the Match:
Richie McCaw (New Zealand)

Touch judges:
Mark Lawrence (South Africa)
Christophe Berdos (France)
Television match official:
Craig Joubert (South Africa)
Fourth official:
Nigel Owens (Wales)
Fifth official:
Franck Maciello (France)

Note: Doug Howlett's three tries in this match brought him level with Christian Cullen as New Zealand's all-time highest try scorer, with 46.

Scotland vs Portugal

9 September 2007
18:00
Scotland 56–10 Portugal
Try: R. Lamont (2) 12' c, 14' c
S. Lawson 23' c
Dewey 30' c
Parks 57' c
Southwell 60' c
Brown 68' c
Ford 76' c
Con: Parks (5/5)
Paterson (3/3)
ReportTry: Carvalho 28' c
Con: D. Pinto (1/1)
Pen: D. Pinto (1/1) 34'
Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, Saint-Étienne
Attendance: 34,162
Referee: Steve Walsh (New Zealand)
FB 15 Rory Lamont
RW 14 Sean Lamont
OC 13 Marcus Di Rollo  52'
IC 12 Rob Dewey
LW 11 Simon Webster
FH 10 Dan Parks  59'
SH 9 Mike Blair  67'
N8 8 Simon Taylor
OF 7 Ally Hogg
BF 6 Jason White (c)  62'
RL 5 Scott Murray  62'
LL 4 Nathan Hines
TP 3 Euan Murray
HK 2 Scott Lawson  69'
LP 1 Allan Jacobsen  36'
Replacements:
HK 16 Ross Ford  69'
PR 17 Gavin Kerr  36'
LK 18 Scott MacLeod  62'
FL 19 Kelly Brown  62'
SH 20 Rory Lawson  67'
FH 21 Chris Paterson  59'
FB 22 Hugo Southwell  52'
Coach:
Frank Hadden
FB 15 Pedro Leal
RW 14 David Mateus
OC 13 Frederico Sousa  38'
IC 12 Diogo Mateus
LW 11 Pedro Carvalho
FH 10 Duarte Cardoso Pinto  64'
SH 9 José Pinto  66'
N8 8 Vasco Uva (c)
OF 7 João Uva  40+'  64'
BF 6 Juan Severino Somoza
RL 5 David Penalva  52'
LL 4 Gonçalo Uva
TP 3 Ruben Spachuck
HK 2 Joaquim Ferreira  52'
LP 1 Rui Cordeiro  60'
Replacements:
PR 16 Juan Muré  60'
HK 17 João Correia  52'
FL 18 Paulo Murinello  52'
FL 19 Diogo Coutinho  64'
SH 20 Luís Pissarra  66'
FH 21 Pedro Cabral  64'
CE 22 Miguel Portela  38'
Coach:
Tomaz Morais

Man of the Match:
Vasco Uva (Portugal)

Touch judges:
Hugh Watkins (Wales)
Marius Jonker (South Africa)
Television match official:
Dave Pearson (England)
Fourth official:
Alan Lewis (Ireland)
Fifth official:
Cyril Lafon (France)

Italy vs Romania

12 September 2007
20:00
Italy 24–18 Romania
Try: Dellapè 6' m
Penalty try 55' c
Con: Pez (1/1)
Pen: Bortolussi (1/2) 14'
Ramiro Pez (3/3) 62', 66', 72'
ReportTry: Manta 43' m
Țincu 47' c
Con: Dimofte (1/1)
Pen: Dimofte (2/2) 70', 74'
Stade Vélodrome, Marseille
Attendance: 44,241
Referee: Tony Spreadbury (England)
FB 15 David Bortolussi  49'
RW 14 Kaine Robertson
OC 13 Gonzalo Canale
IC 12 Mirco Bergamasco
LW 11 Andrea Masi  42'  45'
FH 10 Ramiro Pez
SH 9 Paul Griffen  49'
N8 8 Sergio Parisse
OF 7 Mauro Bergamasco
BF 6 Josh Sole  49'
RL 5 Leonardo Ghiraldini (c)
LL 4 Santiago Dellapè  8'
TP 3 Martin Castrogiovanni
HK 2 Carlo Festuccia
LP 1 Andrea Lo Cicero
Replacements:
HK 16 Marco Bortolami
PR 17 Matías Agüero
LK 18 Valerio Bernabò  8'
N8 19 Manoa Vosawai  49'
SH 20 Alessandro Troncon  49'
WG 21 Ezio Galon  42'  45'  49'
FH 22 Roland de Marigny
Coach:
Pierre Berbizier
FB 15 Iulian Dumitraș  79'
RW 14 Cătălin Fercu
OC 13 Csaba Gál
IC 12 Romeo Gontineac
LW 11 Gabriel Brezoianu
FH 10 Ionuț Dimofte
SH 9 Lucian Sîrbu  80'
N8 8 Ovidiu Tonița  72'
OF 7 Alexandru Manta  53'  80+'
BF 6 Florin Corodeanu
RL 5 Cristian Petre
LL 4 Sorin Socol (c)
TP 3 Bogdan Bălan
HK 2 Marius Țincu  40'  41'  54'  57'  70'
LP 1 Petrișor Toderașc  64'
Replacements:
HK 16 Răzvan Mavrodin  40'  41'  54'  57'  70'
PR 17 Cezar Popescu  64'
LK 18 Cosmin Rațiu  72'
N8 19 Alexandru Tudori  80+'
SH 20 Valentin Calafeteanu  80'
CE 21 Ionuț Tofan
CE 22 Dan Vlad  79'
Coach:
Daniel Santamans

Man of the Match:
Ramiro Pez (Italy)

Touch judges:
Kelvin Deaker (New Zealand)
Bryce Lawrence (New Zealand)
Television match official:
Lyndon Bray (New Zealand)
Fourth official:
Alain Rolland (Ireland)
Fifth official:
Franck Maciello (France)

New Zealand vs Portugal

15 September 2007
13:00
New Zealand 108–13 Portugal
Try: Rokocoko (2) 3' m, 12' c
Toeava 25' c
Williams 28' c
Mauger (2) 30' c, 66' c
Collins 32' c
Masoe 34' m
Hore 40' c
Leonard 50' c
Evans 59' c
Ellis 61' c
MacDonald 69' c
Smith (2) 72' c, 79' c
Hayman 76' c
Con: Evans (14/16)
ReportTry: Cordeiro 48' c
Con: D. Pinto (1/1)
Pen: D. Pinto (1/1) 75'
Drop: Malheiro (1/2) 22'
Stade de Gerland, Lyon
Attendance: 40,729
Referee: Chris White (England)
FB 15 Mils Muliaina  7'
RW 14 Isaia Toeava
OC 13 Conrad Smith
IC 12 Aaron Mauger
LW 11 Joe Rokocoko
FH 10 Nick Evans
SH 9 Brendon Leonard  54'
N8 8 Sione Lauaki
OF 7 Chris Masoe
BF 6 Jerry Collins (c)  64'
RL 5 Ali Williams  54'
LL 4 Chris Jack  51'
TP 3 Greg Somerville  61'
HK 2 Andrew Hore  57'
LP 1 Neemia Tialata
Replacements:
HK 16 Anton Oliver  57'
PR 17 Tony Woodcock  61'
PR 18 Carl Hayman  51'
N8 19 Rodney So'oialo  54'
HK 20 Keven Mealamu  64'
SH 21 Andy Ellis  54'
FB 22 Leon MacDonald  7'
Coach:
Graham Henry
FB 15 Pedro Leal
RW 14 António Aguilar
OC 13 Miguel Portela
IC 12 Diogo Mateus
LW 11 Pedro Carvalho
FH 10 Gonçalo Malheiro  41'
SH 9 Luís Pissarra  41'
N8 8 Vasco Uva (c)  54'
OF 7 Paulo Murinello
BF 6 Diogo Coutinho  44'
RL 5 Gonçalo Uva  51'
LL 4 Marcello d'Orey  27'
TP 3 Ruben Spachuck
HK 2 João Correia
LP 1 André Silva  41'
Replacements:
PR 16 Rui Cordeiro  41'
PR 17 Joaquim Ferreira  54'
LK 18 David Penalva  27'
FL 19 Tiago Girão  44'
FL 20 João Uva  51'
SH 21 José Pinto  41'
FH 22 Duarte Cardoso Pinto  41'
Coach:
Tomaz Morais

Man of the Match:
Jerry Collins (New Zealand)

Touch judges:
Hugh Watkins (Wales)
Marius Jonker (South Africa)
Television match official:
Dave Pearson (England)
Fourth official:
Paul Honiss (New Zealand)
Fifth official:
Laurent Valin (France)

Scotland vs Romania

18 September 2007
21:00
Scotland 42–0 Romania
Try: Paterson 2' c
Hogg (3) 17' c, 46' c, 53' c
R. Lamont (2) 36' c, 72' c
Con: Paterson (6/6)
Report
Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh
Attendance: 31,222
Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)
FB 15 Rory Lamont
RW 14 Sean Lamont
OC 13 Simon Webster
IC 12 Rob Dewey  59'
LW 11 Chris Paterson
FH 10 Dan Parks  68'
SH 9 Mike Blair  59'
N8 8 Simon Taylor
OF 7 Ally Hogg  65'
BF 6 Jason White (c)
RL 5 Jim Hamilton
LL 4 Nathan Hines  52'
TP 3 Euan Murray  68'
HK 2 Ross Ford  59'
LP 1 Gavin Kerr  52'  68'
Replacements:
HK 16 Scott Lawson  59'
PR 17 Craig Smith  52'
LK 18 Scott MacLeod  52'
FL 19 Kelly Brown  65'
SH 20 Chris Cusiter  59'
FB 21 Hugo Southwell  59'
WG 22 Nikki Walker  68'
Coach:
Frank Hadden
FB 15 Iulian Dumitraș
RW 14 Cătălin Fercu
OC 13 Csaba Gál
IC 12 Romeo Gontineac  73'
LW 11 Gabriel Brezoianu
FH 10 Ionuț Dimofte  45'
SH 9 Lucian Sîrbu  45'
N8 8 Ovidiu Tonița
OF 7 Alexandru Manta  53'
BF 6 Florin Corodeanu  61'
RL 5 Cristian Petre
LL 4 Sorin Socol (c)
TP 3 Bogdan Bălan  69'
HK 2 Marius Țincu  41'
LP 1 Petrișor Toderașc
Replacements:
PR 16 Silviu Florea  69'
HK 17 Răzvan Mavrodin  41'
LK 18 Cosmin Rațiu  61'
N8 19 Alexandru Tudori  53'
SH 20 Valentin Calafeteanu  45'
CE 21 Ionuț Tofan  45'
FB 22 Florin Vlaicu  73'
Coach:
Daniel Santamans

Man of the Match:
Ally Hogg (Scotland)

Touch judges:
Craig Joubert (South Africa)
Christophe Berdos (France)
Television match official:
Mark Lawrence (South Africa)
Fourth official:
Wayne Barnes (England)
Fifth official:
Peter Allan (Scotland)

Note: With an attendance of 31,222, Scotland vs Romania was the lowest-attended match in Pool C, despite Scotland playing at home.

Italy vs Portugal

19 September 2007
20:00
Italy 31–5 Portugal
Try: Masi (2) 4' c, 77' c
Ma. Bergamasco 72' m
Con: Bortolussi (2/3)
Pen: Bortolussi (4/4) 17', 30', 40+', 63'
ReportTry: Penalva 33' m
Parc des Princes, Paris
Attendance: 45,476
Referee: Marius Jonker (South Africa)
FB 15 David Bortolussi
RW 14 Pablo Canavosio
OC 13 Gonzalo Canale
IC 12 Andrea Masi
LW 11 Matteo Pratichetti
FH 10 Roland de Marigny
SH 9 Alessandro Troncon  80'
N8 8 Manoa Vosawai  59'
OF 7 Mauro Bergamasco
BF 6 Sergio Parisse
RL 5 Marco Bortolami (c)  8'
LL 4 Carlo Del Fava
TP 3 Martin Castrogiovanni  64'
HK 2 Leonardo Ghiraldini
LP 1 Andrea Lo Cicero  64'
Replacements:
HK 16 Fabio Ongaro
PR 17 Matías Agüero  64'
PR 18 Salvatore Perugini  64'
LK 19 Valerio Bernabò
FL 20 Silvio Orlando  59'
SH 21 Paul Griffen  80'
WG 22 Ezio Galon
Coach:
Pierre Berbizier
FB 15 Pedro Cabral
RW 14 David Mateus  61'
OC 13 Federico Sousa
IC 12 Diogo Mateus  31'
LW 11 António Aguilar
FH 10 Duarte Cardoso Pinto
SH 9 José Pinto  66'
N8 8 Vasco Uva (c)
OF 7 João Uva  64'
BF 6 Tiago Girão
RL 5 David Penalva
LL 4 Gonçalo Uva
TP 3 Ruben Spachuck  61'
HK 2 João Correia  70'
LP 1 Rui Cordeiro  61'
Replacements:
PR 16 Juan Muré  61'
PR 17 André Silva  61'
PR 18 Duarte Figueiredo  70'
FL 19 Paulo Murinello  64'
SH 20 Luís Pissarra  66'
CE 21 Diogo Gama  31'
WG 22 Gonçalo Foro  61'
Coach:
Tomaz Morais

Man of the Match:
José Pinto (Portugal)

Touch judges:
Federico Cuesta (Argentina)
Malcolm Changleng (Scotland)
Television match official:
Paul Marks (Australia)
Fourth official:
Chris White (England)
Fifth official:
Eric Molier (France)

Scotland vs New Zealand

23 September 2007
17:00
Scotland 0–40 New Zealand
ReportTry: McCaw 5' c
Howlett (2) 15' m, 74' m
Kelleher 33' m
Williams 62' m
Carter 65' c
Con: Carter (2/6)
Pen: Carter (2/3) 26', 43'
Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh
Attendance: 64,558
Referee: Marius Jonker (South Africa)
FB 15 Hugo Southwell
RW 14 Nikki Walker
OC 13 Marcus Di Rollo
IC 12 Andrew Henderson  69'
LW 11 Simon Webster
FH 10 Chris Paterson  21'
SH 9 Chris Cusiter  59'
N8 8 David Callam
OF 7 John Barclay
BF 6 Kelly Brown
RL 5 Scott Murray (c)
LL 4 Scott MacLeod  69'
TP 3 Craig Smith  51'  66'
HK 2 Scott Lawson  58'
LP 1 Alasdair Dickinson  66'
Replacements:
HK 16 Fergus Thomson  58'
PR 17 Gavin Kerr  51'
LK 18 Jim Hamilton  69'
FL 19 Ally Hogg
SH 20 Rory Lawson  59'
FH 21 Dan Parks  21'
CE 22 Rob Dewey  69'
Coach:
Frank Hadden
FB 15 Leon MacDonald  21'
RW 14 Doug Howlett
OC 13 Conrad Smith  65'
IC 12 Luke McAlister
LW 11 Sitiveni Sivivatu
FH 10 Dan Carter
SH 9 Byron Kelleher  59'
N8 8 Rodney So'oialo
OF 7 Richie McCaw (c)  61'
BF 6 Chris Masoe
RL 5 Ali Williams  66'
LL 4 Reuben Thorne
TP 3 Carl Hayman  65'
HK 2 Anton Oliver  59'
LP 1 Tony Woodcock
Replacements:
HK 16 Andrew Hore  59'
PR 17 Neemia Tialata  65'
LK 18 Chris Jack  66'
N8 19 Sione Lauaki  61'
SH 20 Brendon Leonard  59'
FH 21 Nick Evans  21'
CE 22 Isaia Toeava  65'
Coach:
Graham Henry

Man of the Match:
Chris Masoe (New Zealand)

Touch judges:
Dave Pearson (England)
Paul Marks (Australia)
Television match official:
Hugh Watkins (Wales)
Fourth official:
Chris White (England)
Fifth official:
Peter Allan (Scotland)

Note: Doug Howlett's two tries in this match brought his total in internationals to 48, a new try-scoring record for New Zealand.

Romania vs Portugal

25 September 2007
20:00
Romania 14–10 Portugal
Try: Țincu 63' c
Corodeanu 72' c
Con: Calafeteanu (1/1)
Dumbravă (1/1)
ReportTry: Ferreira 18' c
Con: D. Pinto (1/1)
Pen: Malheiro (1/1) 69'
Stadium de Toulouse, Toulouse
Attendance: 35,526
Referee: Paul Honiss (New Zealand)
FB 15 Iulian Dumitraș
RW 14 Cătălin Nicolae
OC 13 Ionuț Dimofte
IC 12 Romeo Gontineac
LW 11 Cătălin Fercu
FH 10 Dănuț Dumbravă
SH 9 Valentin Calafeteanu  64'
N8 8 Ovidiu Tonița (c)  66'
OF 7 Florin Corodeanu
BF 6 Alexandru Tudori  41'
RL 5 Cristian Petre
LL 4 Cosmin Rațiu
TP 3 Bogdan Bălan  52'  63'
HK 2 Răzvan Mavrodin  41'
LP 1 Cezar Popescu  63'
Replacements:
HK 16 Marius Țincu  41'
PR 17 Paulică Ion  52'
LK 18 Sorin Socol  41'
LK 19 Valentin Ursache  66'
SH 20 Lucian Sîrbu  64'
FB 21 Florin Vlaicu
WG 22 Gabriel Brezoianu
Coach:
Daniel Santamans
FB 15 Pedro Leal
RW 14 António Aguilar
OC 13 Miguel Portela
IC 12 Federico Sousa
LW 11 Pedro Carvalho
FH 10 Duarte Cardoso Pinto  65'
SH 9 José Pinto  75'
N8 8 Tiago Girão
OF 7 João Uva  76'
BF 6 Diogo Coutinho
RL 5 David Penalva  79'
LL 4 Gonçalo Uva
TP 3 Ruben Spachuck  52'
HK 2 Joaquim Ferreira (c)  70'
LP 1 Rui Cordeiro
Replacements:
PR 16 Juan Muré  70'
PR 17 João Correia  52'
PR 18 Salvador Palha  79'
FL 19 Paulo Murinello  76'
SH 20 Luís Pissarra  75'
FH 21 Gonçalo Malheiro  65'
CE 22 Diogo Gama
Coach:
Tomaz Morais

Man of the Match:
Diogo Coutinho (Portugal)

Touch judges:
Carlo Damasco (Italy)
Simon McDowell (Ireland)
Television match official:
Kelvin Deaker (New Zealand)
Fourth official:
Stuart Dickinson (Australia)
Fifth official:
Jean-Luc Rebollal (France)

New Zealand vs Romania

29 September 2007
13:00
New Zealand 85–8 Romania
Try: Sivivatu (2) 1' m, 24' c
Masoe 10' c
Rokocoko (3) 15' c, 58' c, 66' c
Evans 18' m
Mauger 37' m
Toeava (2) 47' c, 80+' c
Hore 64' c
Smith 75' c
Howlett 79' c
Con: McAlister (4/7)
Evans (6/6)
ReportTry: Țincu 31' m
Pen: Vlaicu 72'
Stadium de Toulouse, Toulouse
Attendance: 35,608
Referee: Joël Jutge (France)
FB 15 Nick Evans
RW 14 Joe Rokocoko
OC 13 Isaia Toeava
IC 12 Aaron Mauger
LW 11 Sitiveni Sivivatu  61'
FH 10 Luke McAlister  55'
SH 9 Andy Ellis  59'
N8 8 Sione Lauaki
OF 7 Chris Masoe  55'
BF 6 Jerry Collins (c)
RL 5 Keith Robinson  55'
LL 4 Reuben Thorne
TP 3 Greg Somerville
HK 2 Keven Mealamu  61'
LP 1 Neemia Tialata
Replacements:
HK 16 Andrew Hore  61'
PR 17 Tony Woodcock
LK 18 Chris Jack  55'
FL 19 Richie McCaw  55'
SH 20 Brendon Leonard  59'
WG 21 Doug Howlett  55'
CE 22 Conrad Smith  61'
Coach:
Graham Henry
FB 15 Iulian Dumitraș  61'
RW 14 Ștefan Ciuntu
OC 13 Csaba Gál
IC 12 Romeo Gontineac  70'
LW 11 Gabriel Brezoianu
FH 10 Ionuț Dimofte
SH 9 Lucian Sîrbu  62'
N8 8 Ovidiu Tonița
OF 7 Alexandru Manta  67'
BF 6 Florin Corodeanu  48'
RL 5 Cristian Petre
LL 4 Sorin Socol (c)
TP 3 Silviu Florea  53'  57'
HK 2 Marius Țincu  53'
LP 1 Bogdan Bălan  57'
Replacements:
HK 16 Răzvan Mavrodin  53'
PR 17 Paulică Ion  53'
LK 18 Valentin Ursache  67'
N8 19 Cosmin Rațiu  48'
SH 20 Valentin Calafeteanu  62'
FB 21 Florin Vlaicu  61'
CE 22 Robert Cătălin Dascălu  70'
Coach:
Daniel Santamans

Man of the Match:
Joe Rokocoko (New Zealand)

Touch judges:
Federico Cuesta (Argentina)
Malcolm Changleng (Scotland)
Television match official:
Paul Marks (Australia)
Fourth official:
Romain Poite (France)
Fifth official:
Jean-Luc Rebollal (France)

Scotland vs Italy

29 September 2007
21:00
Scotland 18–16 Italy
Pen: Paterson (6/6) 2', 6', 32', 35', 47', 53'ReportTry: Troncon 13' c
Con: Bortolussi (1/1)
Pen: Bortolussi (3/6) 18', 56', 62'
Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, Saint-Étienne
Attendance: 34,701
Referee: Jonathan Kaplan (South Africa)
FB 15 Rory Lamont  25'
RW 14 Sean Lamont
OC 13 Simon Webster
IC 12 Rob Dewey  60'
LW 11 Chris Paterson
FH 10 Dan Parks
SH 9 Mike Blair  72'
N8 8 Simon Taylor
OF 7 Ally Hogg  70'
BF 6 Jason White (c)
RL 5 Jim Hamilton  72'
LL 4 Nathan Hines  55'
TP 3 Euan Murray
HK 2 Ross Ford
LP 1 Gavin Kerr  65'
Replacements:
HK 16 Scott Lawson
PR 17 Craig Smith  65'
LK 18 Scott MacLeod  72'
FL 19 Kelly Brown  70'
SH 20 Chris Cusiter  72'
CE 21 Andrew Henderson  60'
FB 22 Hugo Southwell  25'
Coach:
Frank Hadden
FB 15 David Bortolussi
RW 14 Kaine Robertson
OC 13 Gonzalo Canale
IC 12 Mirco Bergamasco
LW 11 Andrea Masi  79'
FH 10 Ramiro Pez
SH 9 Alessandro Troncon (c)
N8 8 Sergio Parisse
OF 7 Mauro Bergamasco  8'
BF 6 Josh Sole
RL 5 Carlo Del Fava
LL 4 Santiago Dellapè
TP 3 Martin Castrogiovanni  75'
HK 2 Carlo Festuccia  54'
LP 1 Salvatore Perugini  49'  75'
Replacements:
HK 16 Fabio Ongaro  54'
PR 17 Andrea Lo Cicero  49'
LK 18 Valerio Bernabò
HK 19 Leonardo Ghiraldini
SH 20 Paul Griffen
FH 21 Roland de Marigny
WG 22 Ezio Galon  79'
Coach:
Pierre Berbizier

Man of the Match:
Dan Parks (Scotland)

Touch judges:
Hugh Watkins (Wales)
Wayne Barnes (England)
Television match official:
Dave Pearson (England)
Fourth official:
Cyril Lafon (France)
Fifth official:
Laurent Valin (France)