2007 Rugby World Cup: South Africa 37 - 20 Fiji
{{date|October 7, 2007}}

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date=October 7, 2007<br>15:00 (UTC+2) |
team1=[[w:South Africa national rugby union team|South Africa]] [[Image:Flag of South Africa.svg|20px]] |
score= 37 – 20 |
team2=[[Image:Flag of Fiji.svg|20px]] [[w:Fiji national rugby union team|Fiji]] |
report= |
goals1='''Tries:''' [[w:Jaque Fourie|J Fourie]] 13' m<br />[[w:John Smit|J Smit]] 35' m<br />[[w:JP Pietersen|JP Pietersen]] 51' c<br />[[w:Juan Smith|J Smith]] 70' c <br />[[w:Butch James|B James]] 80' c<br /> '''Con:''' [[w:Percy Montgomery|P Montgomery]] (3/5)<br /> '''Pen:''' [[w:Francois Steyn|F Steyn]] (1/1) 8'<br />[[w:Percy Montgomery|P Montgomery]] (1/1) 63'|
goals2='''Tries:''' V Delasau 57' c<br />[[w:Sireli Bobo|S Bobo]] 59' c<br /> '''Con:''' [[w:Seremaia Bai|S Bai]] (2/2)<br />'''Pen:''' [[w:Seremaia Bai|S Bai]] (2/2) 26', 44'|
stadium=[[w:Stade Vélodrome|Stade Vélodrome]], [[w:Marseille|Marseille]] |
referee=[[w:Alan Lewis|Alan Lewis]] [[Image:Flag of Ireland rugby.svg|20px]]}}
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[[South Africa]] defeated [[Portal:Fiji|Fiji]] 37-20 to advance to the semi-final stage of the [[w:2007 Rugby World Cup|2007 Rugby World Cup]] in their quarter-final match at the [[w:Stade Vélodrome|Stade Vélodrome]], [[w:Marseille|Marseille]], [[France]].

[[w:Francois Steyn|Francois Steyn]] opened the scoring with a penalty for South Africa, and [[w:Jaque Fourie|Jaque Fourie]] and [[w:John Smit|John Smit]] scored tries. [[w:Seremaia Bai|Seremaia Bai]] scored two penalties for Fiji as South Africa led 20-6 in the 51st minute.

Fiji were reduced to fourteen men when [[w:Seru Rabeni|Seru Rabeni]] received a yellow card for a late tackle. However Vilimoni Delasau and [[w:Sireli Bobo|Sireli Bobo]] scored two tries in two minutes as Fiji levelled the score at 20-20. South Africa pulled ahead to win with a penalty from [[w:Percy Montgomery|Percy Montgomery]] and tries from [[w:Juan Smith|Juan Smith]] and [[w:Butch James|Butch James]].

South Africa will face Argentina in the semi-finals, who [[2007 Rugby World Cup: Argentina 19 - 13 Scotland|defeated]] Scotland 19-13.

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==Related news==
{{wikipedia|2007 Rugby World Cup}}
*{{wikinews|title=2007 Rugby World Cup: Argentina 19 - 13 Scotland|date=October 7, 2007}}
*{{wikinews|title=2007 Rugby World Cup: Australia 10 - 12 England|date=October 6, 2007}}
*{{wikinews|title=2007 Rugby World Cup: New Zealand 18 - 20 France|date=October 6, 2007}}
*{{wikinews|title=2007 Rugby World Cup: Argentina and France qualify for quarter finals|date=October 1, 2007}}

==Sources==
*{{source|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/7032552.stm|title=South Africa 37-20 Fiji|author=|pub=BBC Sport|date=October 7, 2007}}
*{{source|url=http://www.rugbyworldcup.com/home/fixtures/round=101/match=10115/report.html|title=South Africa book a semi-final berth|author=|pub=Rugby World Cup|date=October 7, 2007}}

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[[es:Copa Mundial de Rugby 2007: Sudáfrica 37 - 20 Fiyi]]
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South Africa defeated Fiji 37-20 to advance to the semi-final stage of the 2007 Rugby World Cup in their quarter-final match at the Stade Vélodrome, Marseille, France.

Francois Steyn opened the scoring with a penalty for South Africa, and Jaque Fourie and John Smit scored tries. Seremaia Bai scored two penalties for Fiji as South Africa led 20-6 in the 51st minute.

Fiji were reduced to fourteen men when Seru Rabeni received a yellow card for a late tackle. However Vilimoni Delasau and Sireli Bobo scored two tries in two minutes as Fiji levelled the score at 20-20. South Africa pulled ahead to win with a penalty from Percy Montgomery and tries from Juan Smith and Butch James.

South Africa will face Argentina in the semi-finals, who defeated Scotland 19-13.


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