South Africa defeats England 15 - 6 to win the 2007 Rugby World Cup
{{date|October 20, 2007}}

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date=October 20, 2007<br>21:00 (UTC+2) |
team1=[[w:England national rugby union team|England]] [[Image:Flag of England.svg|20px]] |
score= 6 - 15 |
team2=[[Image:Flag of South Africa.svg|20px]] [[w:South Africa national rugby union team|South Africa]] |
report= |
goals1='''Pen:''' [[w:Jonny Wilkinson|J Wilkinson]] (2/2) 13', 44'|
goals2='''Pen:''' [[w:Percy Montgomery|P Montgomery]] (4/4) 7', 16', 40', 51'<br>[[w:Francois Steyn|F Steyn]] (1/2) 62'|
stadium=[[w:Stade de France|Stade de France]], [[w:Saint-Denis|Saint-Denis]] |
referee=[[w:Alain Rolland|Alain Rolland]] [[Image:Flag of Ireland rugby.svg|20px]]}}
[[Image:2007 Rugby Final England medals.jpg|thumb|England line up to collect their silver medals.<br><small>Image: [[commons:User:Woodym555|Woodym555]]</small>]]
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[[South Africa]] have beaten [[England]] 15-6 in the [[w:2007 Rugby World Cup Final|2007 Rugby World Cup Final]] at [[w:Stade de France|Stade de France]] in [[w:Saint-Denis|Saint-Denis]], [[France]].

[[w:Percy Montgomery|Percy Montgomery]] kicked South Africa into the lead with a penalty after seven minutes. Soon afterwards [[w:Jonny Wilkinson|Jonny Wilkinson]] kicked a penalty to equalise for England but Montgomery restored South Africa's lead just three minutes later. A push from England led to a drop goal opportunity for Jonny Wilkinson, but the kick was wide. [[w:Francois Steyn|Francois Steyn]] missed a chance to extend the lead with a penalty at long range, but South Africa went into half time leading 9-3 when Montgomery added his third penalty just before the interval.

Soon after the restart [[w:Mark Cueto|Mark Cueto]] crossed South Africa's try line out wide, but  television replays showed that he had just gone in to touch. Jonny Wilkinson scored a penalty to reduce the deficit to three points, but Steyn and Montgomery each scored a penalty to win the match for South Africa.

Both teams had met in the pool stages, where South Africa [[2007 Rugby World Cup: South Africa defeat England|won comprehensively]]. However England regained their form to reach the final with victories over Australia and France. South Africa had little trouble reaching the final, with comfortable victories over Fiji and Argentina. South Africa claim their second World Cup victory since [[w:1995 Rugby World Cup|1995]], while England lose the title they won in [[w:2003 Rugby World Cup|2003]].

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==Sources==
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*{{source|url=http://www.rugbyworldcup.com/home/fixtures/round=104/match=10120/report.html|title=South Africa win world cup|author=|pub=Rugby World Cup|date=October 20, 2007}}

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South Africa have beaten England 15-6 in the 2007 Rugby World Cup Final at Stade de France in Saint-Denis, France.

Percy Montgomery kicked South Africa into the lead with a penalty after seven minutes. Soon afterwards Jonny Wilkinson kicked a penalty to equalise for England but Montgomery restored South Africa's lead just three minutes later. A push from England led to a drop goal opportunity for Jonny Wilkinson, but the kick was wide. Francois Steyn missed a chance to extend the lead with a penalty at long range, but South Africa went into half time leading 9-3 when Montgomery added his third penalty just before the interval.

Soon after the restart Mark Cueto crossed South Africa's try line out wide, but  television replays showed that he had just gone in to touch. Jonny Wilkinson scored a penalty to reduce the deficit to three points, but Steyn and Montgomery each scored a penalty to win the match for South Africa.

Both teams had met in the pool stages, where South Africa won comprehensively. However England regained their form to reach the final with victories over Australia and France. South Africa had little trouble reaching the final, with comfortable victories over Fiji and Argentina. South Africa claim their second World Cup victory since 1995, while England lose the title they won in 2003.

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it:Rugby Coppa del Mondo 2007: Sud Africa campione
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