20 October 2007 | ||||||
Stade de France, Paris | ||||||
World Cup Final | ||||||
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Captain: John Smit | Referee: Alain Rolland (Ireland) | |||||
Coach: Jake White | Attendance: 80430 |
Position | Player | Province | Age | Prev Tests | Scoring |
Loose-head Prop | Os du Randt | Cheetahs | 35 | 79 | |
Hooker (C) | John Smit | Sharks | 29 | 73 | |
Tight-head Prop | CJ van der Linde | Cheetahs | 27 | 46 | |
Lock | Bakkies Botha | Blue Bulls | 28 | 43 | |
Lock | Victor Matfield | Blue Bulls | 30 | 66 | |
Flank | Schalk (jnr) Burger | WP | 24 | 37 | |
Flank | Juan Smith | Cheetahs | 26 | 40 | |
Eighthman | Danie Rossouw | Blue Bulls | 29 | 30 | |
Scrumhalf | Fourie du Preez | Blue Bulls | 25 | 37 | |
Flyhalf | Butch James | Sharks | 28 | 25 | |
Left Wing | Bryan Habana | Blue Bulls | 24 | 34 | |
Inside Centre | Francois Steyn | Sharks | 20 | 15 | 1 penalty |
Outside Centre | Jaque Fourie | Lions | 24 | 36 | |
Right Wing | JP Pietersen | Sharks | 21 | 14 | |
Full Back | Percy Montgomery | Sharks | 33 | 93 | 4 penalties |
Reserve | Bismarck du Plessis | Sharks | 23 | 8 | |
Reserve | Wikus van Heerden | Blue Bulls | 28 | 13 |
England: 2 penalties |
Team for the Paris RWC final: Back: Jaque Fourie, Schalk Burger, Juan Smith, Johann Muller, Bakkies Botha, Danie Rossouw, Wikus van Heerden, Jannie du Plessis, Bismarck du Plessis Middle: Wynand Olivier, Francois Steyn, Butch James, JP Pietersen, Ruan Pienaar, Fourie du Preez, Bryan Habana, André Pretorius Front: CJ van der Linde, Allister Coetzee (asst coach), Percy Montgomery, Jake White (coach), John Smit (captain), Zola Yeye (manager), Os du Randt, Gert Smal (asst coach), Victor Matfield |