2007 Rugby World Cup Pool C
The group C of the Rugby Union World Cup in 2007 included the World Cup newcomer Portugal and Italy, New Zealand, Romania and Scotland. The group matches took place between the 8th and 30th of September.
Table
- Qualified for the quarter-finals and World Cup 2011
- Qualified for World Cup 2011
Games
New Zealand - Italy
With a lightning start the New Zealanders underpinned early their role as favorites. Already after 20 minutes they led with 38:0 and then took the pace of the game, without losing control. But even then, the overmatched Italians were not able to put pressure on the New Zealand defense. In the second round to the audience offered the same picture. The All Blacks finally won with 76:14. Doug Howlett scored with three valid attempts a hat-trick and finished with his total of 46 trial in the national jersey to Christian Cullen.
Scotland - Portugal
Despite the sharp end defeat the team convinced from Portugal in its World Cup debut and made the Scots especially towards the end of the first and beginning of the second half life difficult. Although the Scots left with 21:0 lead, but the Portuguese shortened the gap until halftime at 28:10. After the break, the debutant succeeded in a counterattack that even with a further test the connection to the 15:28, which was not recognized due to an offside position. As a result, the Scots scored four tries and won with 56:10.
Italy - Romania
The Italians started well in the game after the high loss to New Zealand. So they led after 14 minutes 8-0. With this result it went into the half time break after the game in the first half was visibly flattened. The better start in the second half caught the Romanians with 12:8 took the lead after a double strike in the 43rd and 47th minute. They forgave even an increase and a penalty kick. The Italians went after a short time by an experiment with a successful increase the lead again. In the course of both teams getting screwed by various transformed criminal kicks the score at 24:18. On the side of the victorious Italian was Ramiro Pez connector of the match-winner with three penalty kicks were transformed in the second half.
New Zealand - Portugal
Easy game had the New Zealand selection, which took a B- team against the Portuguese. Already in the first round go the All Blacks eight trials, five of them between the 25th and the 34th minute. This led to a 52:3 - half-time. The honor points Portugal had Gonçalo Malheiro by drop goal, the first during the World Cup, scored. Also in the second half, the same picture, as New Zealand again put eight attempts to the opponent's in-goal and the game ended with a 108:13 win bot.
Scotland - Romania
A never endangered victory won against Romania Scotland. After a valid trial in the second minutes, the Scots were already early lead and built their lead with two more attempts in the first half of 21:0, without the Romanians, with the exception of the possibility of a penalty kick in the fifth minute, chances to give points. Also in the second half increased the Scots the lead continuously to the final score of 42:0. Chris Paterson proved with six transformed increases as particularly accurate. Allister Hogg succeeded with three attempts a hat trick.
Italy - Portugal
More problems than expected had the Italians in their victory against the Portuguese in their first World Cup. Although Italy was already after four minutes of play the lead, but instead of the expected downturn kept the Portuguese until the injury time of the first half into a respectable 5:13, after losing in the World Cup qualifiers against Italy still 83:0. Only in the 65th minute, the Italians were able to expand their 16:5 halftime lead on, through a total of four penalty kicks transformed by David Bortolussi. Two other attempts within the last eight minutes screwed the result finally in a clear 31:5 victory for the Italians.
Scotland - New Zealand
Now in its third match won the All Blacks clearly. The Scots continued their largely a reserve player to protect the root formation before the decisive game of the quarter -finals against Italy. After a competitive first round, the New Zealander led by Richie McCaw and early trials of Doug Howlett with 20:0. In the second passage first gave both teams each little space. Only when the forces of the Scots eased towards the end of the game, the offensive of New Zealand had an easy game and decided the game with three attempts within twelve minutes. The third significant victory gave the All Blacks the early quarter-finals with an unblemished record of 15 points.
Romania - Portugal
Despite twice leading defeated World Cup newcomer Portugal Romanians in one of tension could hardly be outdone game. The first points of the game go to the Portuguese by an attempt by Joaquim Ferreira. The resulting 7-0 lead they fought until half-time. The Romanians scored the first points until midway through the second half when Marius Tincu tying the game. Just six minutes later, Portugal was again in the lead, but Romania, on his part with the second attempt, which finally sealed the narrow 14:10 win. The Portuguese recorded their first championship point due to the narrow defeat.
New Zealand - Romania
Also in the fourth game against Romania, the New Zealander won easily. Already in the first minute Sitiveni Sivivatu scored the first try for the All Blacks, the later in the first half and five more followed. 31 minutes in, the Romanians achieved their only attempt of the game. 36:5 After the half-time lead the Eastern Europeans acted in the second round at first somewhat more compact in defense and held with all my might against the New Zealand campaign. Only when the forces slowly faded from the 60 minutes, came to New Zealand further experiments. The final point to 85:8 sat Nick Evans with an increase after an attempt by Isaia Toeava. The most successful All Black Joe Rokocoko was, the hat-trick.