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20 October 2007
Stade de France, Paris
World Cup Final
South Africa
15
England
6
Captain:
John Smit
Referee:
Alain Rolland (Ireland)
Coach:
Jake White
Attendance: 80,430
Team - Combined caps: 668 (starting 15)
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
Match pictures:
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