Rugby Union World Cup 2007 / Group C
The Group C of the 2007 Rugby World Cup included the World Cup newcomer Portugal and Italy , New Zealand , Romania and Scotland . The group matches took place between September 8th and 30th.
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| country | Games | Victories | Unent. | Ndlg. | Game points |
Diff. | Bonus points |
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| 1. |
 New Zealand
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4th | 4th | 0 | 0 | 309: 35 | +274 | 4th | 20th |
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 Scotland
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4th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 116: 66 | +50 | 2 | 14th |
| 3. |
 Italy
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4th | 2 | 0 | 2 | 85: 117 | −32 | 1 | 9 |
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 Romania
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4th | 1 | 0 | 3 | 40: 161 | −121 | 1 | 5 |
| 5. |
 Portugal
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4th | 0 | 0 | 4th | 38: 209 | −171 | 1 | 1 |
Games
New Zealand - Italy
| September 8, 2007 1:45 p.m. |
New Zealand
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76: 14 |
Italy
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Stade Vélodrome , Marseille Spectators: 58,612 Referee: Wayne Barnes ( England ) |
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Attempts: McCaw (2) 2nd received, 7th received Howlett (3) 12th received, 56th received, 59th received Muliaina 15th received Sivivatu (2) 18th received, 29th received Jack 50th increased Collins (2) 68th increased , 70th increased increases: Carter (7/9) McAlister (2/2) Penalty kicks: Carter (1/1) 11. |
(43: 7) Report |
Attempts: Stanojevic 38th elevation Bergamasco 71th elevation: Bortolussi (1/1) de Marigny (1/1) |
With a lightning start, the New Zealanders underpinned their role as favorites early on. After just 20 minutes they were leading 38-0 and then took the pace out of the game without losing control. But even then, the overwhelmed Italians were unable to put pressure on the New Zealand defensive. In the second round, the spectators saw the same thing. The All Blacks finally won with 76:14. Doug Howlett achieved a hat trick with three valid attempts and closed up to Christian Cullen with his 46th attempt in the national jersey .
Scotland - Portugal
| September 9, 2007 6:00 p.m. |
Scotland
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56:10 |
Portugal
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Stade Geoffroy-Guichard , Saint-Étienne Spectators: 34,162 Referee: Steve Walsh ( New Zealand ) |
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Attempts: Lamont (2) 12th, 14th Lawson, 23rd, Dewey, 30th, Parks 57th, Southwell, 60th, Brown, 68th, Ford 76th, of the elevations: Parks (5 / 5) Paterson (3/3) Penalty kicks: Carter (1/1) 11. |
(28:10) Report |
Attempts: Carvalho 28th increments: Pinto (1/1) Penalty kicks: Pinto (1/1) 34. |
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Despite the clear defeat in the end, the team from Portugal convinced on their World Cup debut and made life difficult for the Scots, especially towards the end of the first and the beginning of the second half. The Scots took the lead 21-0, but the Portuguese reduced the gap to 28:10 by half-time. After the break, the debutants even managed to catch up at 15:28 after a counterattack, but this was not recognized due to an offside position. As a result, the Scots made four attempts and won with 56:10.
Italy - Romania
| September 12, 2007 8:00 p.m. |
Italy
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24:18 |
Romania
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Stade Vélodrome , Marseille Spectators: 44,241 Referee: Tony Spreadbury ( England ) |
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Attempts: Dellapè 6th n.erh. Penalty attempt 55th increments: Pez (1/1) Penalty kicks: Bortolussi (1/2) 14th Pez (3/3) 62nd, 66th, 72nd |
(8: 0) report |
Attempts: Manta 43. n.erh. Tincu 47th increments: Dimofte (1/1) Penalty kicks : Dimofte (2/2) 70th, 74th |
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The Italians got off to a good start after the big defeat against New Zealand. They led 8-0 after just 14 minutes. With this result it went into the half-time break after the game had visibly flattened out in the first half. The Romanians got off to a better start in the second half, taking the lead 12-8 after a double strike in the 43rd and 47th minutes. They even awarded an increase and a penalty kick. The Italians took the lead again after a short time through an attempt with a successful increase. In the further course, both teams screwed the score to 24:18 with various converted penalties. On the side of the victorious Italians, Verbinder Ramiro Pez was the match winner with three penalties converted in the second half.
New Zealand - Portugal
| September 15, 2007 1:00 p.m. |
New Zealand
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108: 13 |
Portugal
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Stade Gerland , Lyon Spectators: 40,729 Referee: Chris White ( England ) |
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Attempts: Rocococo (2) 3rd received, 12th received Toeava 25th received Williams 28th received Mauger (2) 30th received, 66th received Collins 32nd received Masoe 34th a. received Hore 40th received Leonard 50th received Evans 59th received Ellis 61st received MacDonald 69th received Smith (2) 72nd received, 79th received Hayman 76th received increases: Evans (14/16 ) |
(52: 3) Report |
Attempts: Cordeiro 48th increases: Pinto (1/1) Penalty kicks: Pinto (1/1) 75.Dropgoals: Malheiro (1/2) 22. |
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The New Zealand selection, which competed with a B team, had an easy game against the Portuguese. In the first round, the All Blacks made eight attempts, five of them between the 25th and 34th minute. This led to a 52-3 halftime score. Gonçalo Malheiro scored Portugal's honorary points with a drop goal, the first in the course of the World Cup. The same picture emerged in the second half, when New Zealand again put eight attempts into the opposing in-goal and ended the game with a 108-13 victory.
Scotland - Romania
| September 18, 2007 9:00 p.m. |
Scotland
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42-0 |
Romania
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Murrayfield Stadium , Edinburgh Spectators: 31,322 Referee: Nigel Owens ( Wales ) |
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Attempts: Paterson 2nd raised Hogg (3) 17th raised, 46th raised, 53rd raised Lamont (2) 36th raised, 72nd raised relief : Paterson (6/6) |
(21: 0) report |
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Scotland won a never threatened victory against Romania. After a valid attempt in the second minute of the game, the Scots took the lead early on and expanded the lead to 21-0 with two more attempts in the first half, without the Romanians, with the exception of the possibility of a penalty kick in the fifth minute, chances To give points. In the second half, too, the Scots continuously increased their lead to the final score of 42: 0. Chris Paterson proved to be particularly accurate with six raises converted. Allister Hogg managed a hat trick with three attempts .
Italy - Portugal
| September 19, 2007 8:00 p.m. |
Italy
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31: 5 |
Portugal
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Parc des Princes , Paris Spectators: 45,476 Referee: Marius Jonker ( South Africa ) |
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Attempts: Masi (2) 4th received, 77th received Bergamasco 72nd received Elevations: Bortolussi (2/3) Penalty kicks: Bortolussi (4/4) 17th, 30th, 40th, 63rd |
(16: 5) Report |
Attempts: Penalva 33rd after. |
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The Italians had more problems than expected when they beat the Portuguese in their first World Cup participation. Italy took the lead after just four minutes of play, but instead of the expected slump, the Portuguese held a remarkable 5:13 into stoppage time in the first half after losing 83-0 to Italy in qualifying for the World Cup . It was not until the 65th minute that the Italians were able to extend their 16: 5 half-time lead, with one of four converted penalties by David Bortolussi . Two more attempts within the last eight minutes finally screwed the result to a clear 31: 5 victory for the Italians.
Scotland - New Zealand
| September 23, 2007 5:00 p.m. |
Scotland
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0:40 |
New Zealand
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Murrayfield Stadium , Edinburgh Spectators: 64,558 Referee: Marius Jonker ( South Africa ) |
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Attempts: McCaw 5th received Howlett (2) 15th postned, 74th posted Kelleher 33rd n.erh. Williams 62nd ad. Carter 65th increments: Carter (2/6) Penalty kicks: Carter (2/3) 26th, 43rd |
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The All Blacks also won clearly in their third match . The Scots mostly used their reserve players to spare the regular formation before the decisive game for the quarter-finals against Italy. After a hard-fought first round, the New Zealanders led 20-0 after early attempts by Richie McCaw and Doug Howlett . In the second round, too, both teams initially gave each other little space. It was only when the Scots' strength waned towards the end of the game that New Zealand's offensive had an easy time and decided the game with three attempts within twelve minutes. The third clear victory gave the All Blacks an early entry into the quarter-finals with a flawless record of 15 points.
Romania - Portugal
| September 25, 2007 8:00 p.m. |
Romania
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14:10 |
Portugal
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Stadium Municipal , Toulouse Spectators: 35,526 Referee: Paul Honiss ( New Zealand ) |
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Attempts: Tincu 63rd increased Corodeanu 72nd increased increases: Calafeteanu (1/1) Dumbravă (1/1) |
(0: 7) report |
Attempts: Ferreira 18th incremental increases: Pinto (1/1) Penalty kicks: Malheiro (1/1) 69. |
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Despite being in the lead twice, World Cup newcomers Portugal lost to the Romanians in a game that could hardly be surpassed in terms of tension. The Portuguese achieved the first points of the game through an attempt by Joaquim Ferreira . They defended the resulting 7-0 lead until half-time. The Romanians didn't score their first points until the middle of the second half when Marius Tincu equalized the game. Only six minutes later Portugal took the lead again, but Romania responded with the second attempt, which finally sealed the narrow 14:10 victory. The Portuguese recorded their first World Cup point due to the narrow defeat.
New Zealand - Romania
| September 29, 2007 1:00 p.m. |
New Zealand
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85: 8 |
Romania
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Stadium Municipal , Toulouse Spectators: 35,608 Referee: Joël Jutge ( France ) |
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Tries: Sivivatu .. (2) 1. n.erh 24 erh Masoe . 10. erh Rokocoko (3) 15. erh erh 58th, 66th erh... Evans 18 n.erh. Mauger 37th ad. Toeava (2) 47th, 80th + Hore 64th, Smith 75th, Howlett 79th, heights : McAlister (4/7) Evans (6/6) |
(36: 5) Report |
Attempts: Tincu 31. n.erh. Penalty kicks: Vlaicu (1/1) 72. |
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The New Zealanders also won the fourth game against Romania without any problems. Already in the first minute of the game Sitiveni Sivivatu scored the first attempt for the All Blacks , which was followed by five more in the further course of the first half. In the 31st minute, the Romanians scored their only attempt at the game. After the 36-5 half-time lead, the Eastern Europeans initially acted a little more compactly on the defensive in the second round and held out with all their might against the New Zealand offensive. Only when the forces slowly waned from the 60th minute onwards, New Zealand came to further attempts. Nick Evans set the final point at 85: 8 with a raise after an attempt by Isaia Toeava . The most successful All Black was Joe Rokocoko , who managed a hat trick .
Scotland - Italy
| September 29, 2007 9:00 p.m. |
Scotland
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18:16 |
Italy
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Stade Geoffroy-Guichard , Saint-Étienne Spectators: 34,701 Referee: Jonathan Kaplan ( South Africa ) |
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Penalty kicks: Paterson (6/6) 2nd, 6th, 32nd, 35th, 47th, 53rd |
(12:10) Report |
Attempts: Troncon 13. Increments : Bortolussi (1/1) Penalty kicks: Bortolussi (3/6) 18., 56., 62. |
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