# 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 | Qualified for the quarter-finals |
| 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 | |

## 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' | Report | Try: 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) | Report | Try: 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' | Report | Try: 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 | Marco Bortolami (c) |
| LL | 4 | Santiago Dellapè | 8' |
| TP | 3 | Martin Castrogiovanni |
| HK | 2 | Carlo Festuccia |
| LP | 1 | Andrea Lo Cicero |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Leonardo Ghiraldini |
| 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) | Report | Try: 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' | Report | Try: 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 |
| | Report | Try: 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) | Report | Try: 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) | Report | Try: 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' | Report | Try: 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)