2007 Rugby World Cup Pool C

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Pool C of the 2007 Rugby World Cup began on 8 September and concluded on 29 September 2007. The pool was composed of World Cup debutantes Portugal, Italy, New Zealand, Romania and Scotland.

Overview

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. Scotland qualified for the quarter-finals as pool runners-up.

Place Nation Games Points Bonus
Points		 Table
Points
Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Difference
1 New Zealand 440030935+274420
2 Scotland 430111666+50214
3 Italy 420285117−3219
4 Romania 410340161−12115
5 Portugal 400438209−17111

All times local (UTC+2)

New Zealand vs Italy

8 September 2007
13:45
New Zealand  76 – 14  Italy
Tries: 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 Tries: 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)
New Zealand
FB 15Leon MacDonald
RW 14Doug Howlett
OC 13Mils Muliaina  53'
IC 12Luke McAlister
LW 11Sitiveni Sivivatu
FH 10Daniel 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' to 52'
HK 2 Keven Mealamu  52'
LP 1 Tony Woodcock  55'
Replacements:
HK 16Anton Oliver  52'
PR 17Neemia Tialata  46'  46'  55'
FL 18Chris Masoe  60'
N8 19Sione Lauaki  71'
SH 20Brendan Leonard  52'
CE 21Aaron Mauger  60'
CE 22Isaia Toeava  53'
Coach:
New Zealand Graham Henry
Italy
FB 15David Bortolussi  67'
RW 14Kaine Robertson
OC 13Andrea Masi
IC 12Mirco Bergamasco
LW 11Marko Stanojevic
FH 10Roland de Marigny
SH 9 Alessandro Troncon (c)  67'
N8 8 Sergio Parisse
OF 7 Mauro Bergamasco
BF 6 Alessandro Zanni  42'
RL 5 Marco Bortolami
LL 4 Santiago Dellapè  58'
TP 3 Martin Castrogiovanni  55'
HK 2 Fabio Ongaro  57'
LP 1 Salvatore Perugini 62' to 72'  41'  55'
Replacements:
HK 16Carlo Festuccia  57'
PR 17Andrea Lo Cicero  41'
LK 18Valerio Bernabò  58'
N8 19Manoa Vosawai  42'
SH 20Paul Griffen  67'
WG 21Gonzalo Canale
FB 22Ezio Galon  67'
Coach:
France 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

Scotland vs Portugal

9 September 2007
18:00
Scotland  56 – 10  Portugal
Tries: 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)
Scotland
FB 15Rory Lamont
RW 14Sean Lamont
OC 13Marcus Di Rollo  52'
IC 12Rob Dewey
LW 11Simon Webster
FH 10Dan Parks  59'
SH 9 Mike Blair  67'
N8 8 Simon Taylor
OF 7 Allister 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 16Ross Ford  69'
PR 17Gavin Kerr  36'
LK 18Scott MacLeod  62'
FL 19Kelly Brown  62'
SH 20Rory Lawson  67'
FH 21Chris Paterson  59'
FB 22Hugo Southwell  52'
Coach:
Scotland Frank Hadden
Portugal
FB 15Pedro Leal
RW 14David Mateus
OC 13Federico Sousa  38'
IC 12Diogo Mateus
LW 11Pedro Carvalho
FH 10Duarte Cardoso Pinto  64'
SH 9 José Pinto  66'
N8 8 Vasco Uva (c)
OF 7 João Uva 40+' to 48'  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 16Juan Muré  60'
HK 17João Correia  52'
FL 18Paulo Murinello  52'
FL 19Diogo Coutinho  64'
SH 20Luís Pissarra  66'
FH 21Pedro Cabral  64'
CE 22Miguel Portela  38'
Coach:
Portugal 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
Tries: Dellapè 6' m
Penalty try 55' c
Con: Pez (1/1)
Pen: Bortolussi (1/2) 14'
Ramiro Pez (3/3) 62', 66', 72'		 Report Tries: Manta 43' m
Tincu 47' c
Con: Dimofte (1/1)
Pen: Dimofte (2/2) 70', 74'
Stade Vélodrome, Marseille
Attendance: 44,241
Referee: Tony Spreadbury (England)
Italy
FB 15David Bortolussi  49'
RW 14Kaine Robertson
OC 13Gonzalo Canale
IC 12Mirco Bergamasco
LW 11Andrea Masi  42'  45'
FH 10Ramiro 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 16Leonardo Ghiraldini
PR 17Matias Aguero
LK 18Valerio Bernabò  8'
N8 19Manoa Vosawai  49'
SH 20Alessandro Troncon  49'
WG 21Ezio Galon  42'  45'  49'
FB 22Roland de Marigny
Coach:
France Pierre Berbizier
Romania
FB 15Iulian Dumitras  79'
RW 14Catalin Fercu
OC 13Csaba Gal
IC 12Romeo Gontineac
LW 11Gabriel Brezoianu
FH 10Ionut Dimofte
SH 9 Lucian Sirbu  80'
N8 8 Ovidiu Tonita  72'
OF 7 Alexandru Manta 53' to 62'  80+'
BF 6 Florin Corodeanu
RL 5 Cristian Petre
LL 4 Sorin Socol (c)
TP 3 Bogdan Balan
HK 2 Marius Tincu  40'  41'  54'  57'  70'
LP 1 Petrisor Toderasc  64'
Replacements:
HK 16Razvan Mavrodin  40'  41'  54'  57'  70'
PR 17Cezar Popescu  64'
LK 18Cosmin Ratiu  72'
N8 19Alexandru Tudori  80+'
SH 20Valentin Calafeteanu  80'
CE 21Ionut Tofan
CE 22Dan Vlad  79'
Coach:
France 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
Tries: 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)
New Zealand
FB 15Mils Muliaina  7'
RW 14Isaia Toeava
OC 13Conrad Smith
IC 12Aaron Mauger
LW 11Joe Rokocoko
FH 10Nick 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 16Anton Oliver  57'
PR 17Tony Woodcock  61'
PR 18Carl Hayman  51'
N8 19Rodney So'oialo  54'
HK 20Keven Mealamu  64'
SH 21Andrew Ellis  54'
FB 22Leon MacDonald  7'
Coach:
New Zealand Graham Henry
Portugal
FB 15Pedro Leal
RW 14António Aguilar
OC 13Miguel Portela
IC 12Diogo Mateus
LW 11Pedro Carvalho
FH 10Gonçalo 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 16Rui Cordeiro  41'
PR 17Joaquim Ferreira  54'
LK 18David Penalva  27'
FL 19Tiago Girão  44'
FL 20João Uva  51'
SH 21José Pinto  41'
FH 22Duarte Cardoso Pinto  41'
Coach:
Portugal Tomaz Morais
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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
Tries: 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)
Scotland
FB 15Rory Lamont
RW 14Sean Lamont
OC 13Simon Webster
IC 12Rob Dewey  59'
LW 11Chris Paterson
FH 10Dan Parks  68'
SH 9 Mike Blair  59'
N8 8 Simon Taylor
OF 7 Allister 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 16Scott Lawson  59'
PR 17Craig Smith  52'
LK 18Scott MacLeod  52'
FL 19Kelly Brown  65'
SH 20Chris Cusiter  59'
FB 21Hugo Southwell  59'
WG 22Nikki Walker  68'
Coach:
Scotland Frank Hadden
Romania
FB 15Iulian Dumitras
RW 14Catalin Fercu
OC 13Csaba Gal
IC 12Romeo Gontineac  73'
LW 11Gabriel Brezoianu
FH 10Ionut Dimofte  45'
SH 9 Lucian Sirbu  45'
N8 8 Ovidiu Tonita
OF 7 Alexandru Manta  53'
BF 6 Florin Corodeanu  61'
RL 5 Cristian Petre
LL 4 Sorin Socol (c)
TP 3 Bogdan Balan  69'
HK 2 Marius Tincu  41'
LP 1 Petrisor Toderasc
Replacements:
PR 16Silviu Florea  69'
HK 17Razvan Mavrodin  41'
LK 18Cosmin Ratiu  61'
N8 19Alexandru Tudori  53'
SH 20Valentin Calafeteanu  45'
CE 21Ionut Tofan  45'
FB 22Florin Vlaicu  73'
Coach:
France Daniel Santamans

Man of the Match:
Allister 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
Tries: 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)
Italy
FB 15David Bortolussi
RW 14Pablo Canavosio
OC 13Gonzalo Canale
IC 12Andrea Masi
LW 11Matteo Pratichetti
FH 10Roland 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' to 18'
LL 4 Carlo Del Fava
TP 3 Martin Castrogiovanni  64'
HK 2 Leonardo Ghiraldini
LP 1 Andrea Lo Cicero  64'
Replacements:
HK 16Fabio Ongaro
PR 17Matias Aguero  64'
PR 18Salvatore Perugini  64'
LK 19Valerio Bernabò
FL 20Silvio Orlando  59'
SH 21Paul Griffen  80'
WG 22Ezio Galon
Coach:
France Pierre Berbizier
Portugal
FB 15Pedro Cabral
RW 14David Mateus  61'
OC 13Federico Sousa
IC 12Diogo Mateus  31'
LW 11António Aguilar
FH 10Duarte 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 16Juan Muré  61'
PR 17André Silva  61'
PR 18Duarte Figueiredo  70'
FL 19Paulo Murinello  64'
SH 20Luís Pissarra  66'
CE 21Diogo Gama  31'
WG 22Gonçalo Foro  61'
Coach:
Portugal 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 Tries: 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'
Scotland
FB 15Hugo Southwell
RW 14Nikki Walker
OC 13Marcus Di Rollo
IC 12Andrew Henderson  69'
LW 11Simon Webster
FH 10Chris 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 16Fergus Thomson  58'
PR 17Gavin Kerr  51'
LK 18Jim Hamilton  69'
FL 19Allister Hogg
SH 20Rory Lawson  59'
FH 21Dan Parks  21'
CE 22Rob Dewey  69'
Coach:
Scotland Frank Hadden
New Zealand
FB 15Leon MacDonald  21'
RW 14Doug Howlett
OC 13Conrad Smith  65'
IC 12Luke McAlister
LW 11Sitiveni Sivivatu
FH 10Dan 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 16Anton Oliver  59'
PR 17Neemia Tialata  65'
LK 18Chris Jack  66'
N8 19Sione Lauaki  61'
SH 20Brendan Leonard  59'
FH 21Nick Evans  21'
CE 22Isaia Toeava  65'
Coach:
New Zealand 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

Romania vs Portugal

25 September 2007
20:00
Romania  14 – 10  Portugal
Tries: Tincu 63' c
Corodeanu 72' c
Con: Calafeteanu (1/1)
Dan Dumbrava (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)
Romania
FB 15Iulian Dumitras
RW 14Catalin Nicolae
OC 13Ionut Dimofte
IC 12Romeo Gontineac
LW 11Catalin Fercu
FH 10Dan Dumbrava
SH 9 Valentin Calafeteanu  64'
N8 8 Ovidiu Tonita (c)  66'
OF 7 Florin Corodeanu
BF 6 Alexandru Tudori  41'
RL 5 Cristian Petre
LL 4 Cosmin Ratiu
TP 3 Bogdan Balan  52'  63'
HK 2 Razvan Mavrodin  41'
LP 1 Cezar Popescu  63'
Replacements:
HK 16Marius Tincu  41'
PR 17Paulica Ion  52'
LK 18Sorin Socol  41'
LK 19Valentin Ursache  66'
SH 20Lucian Sirbu  64'
FB 21Florin Vlaicu
WG 22Gabriel Brezoianu
Coach:
France Daniel Santamans
Portugal
FB 15Pedro Leal
RW 14António Aguilar
OC 13Miguel Portela
IC 12Federico Sousa
LW 11Pedro Carvalho
FH 10Duarte 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 16Juan Muré  70'
PR 17João Correia  52'
PR 18Salvador Palha  79'
FL 19Paulo Murinello  76'
SH 20Luís Pissarra  75'
FH 21Gonçalo Malheiro  65'
CE 22Diogo Gama
Coach:
Portugal 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
Tries: 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: Tincu 31' m
Pen: Vlaicu 72'
Stadium de Toulouse, Toulouse
Attendance: 35,608
Referee: Joël Jutge (France)
New Zealand
FB 15Nick Evans
RW 14Joe Rokocoko
OC 13Isaia Toeava
IC 12Aaron Mauger
LW 11Sitiveni Sivivatu  61'
FH 10Luke McAlister  55'
SH 9 Andrew 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 16Andrew Hore  61'
PR 17Tony Woodcock
LK 18Chris Jack  55'
FL 19Richie McCaw  55'
SH 20Brendon Leonard  59'
WG 21Doug Howlett  55'
CE 22Conrad Smith  61'
Coach:
New Zealand Graham Henry
Romania
FB 15Iulian Dumitras  61'
RW 14Stefan Ciuntu
OC 13Csaba Gal
IC 12Romeo Gontineac  70'
LW 11Gabriel Brezoianu
FH 10Ionut Dimofte
SH 9 Lucian Sirbu  62'
N8 8 Ovidiu Tonita
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 Tincu  53'
LP 1 Bogdan Balan  57'
Replacements:
HK 16Razvan Mavrodin  53'
PR 17Paulica Ion  53'
LK 18Valentin Ursache  67'
N8 19Cosmin Ratiu  48'
SH 20Valentin Calafeteanu  62'
FB 21Florin Vlaicu  61'
CE 22Catalin Robert Dascalu  70'
Coach:
France 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)
Scotland
FB 15Rory Lamont  25'
RW 14Sean Lamont
OC 13Simon Webster
IC 12Rob Dewey  60'
LW 11Chris Paterson
FH 10Dan Parks
SH 9 Mike Blair  72'
N8 8 Simon Taylor
OF 7 Allister Hogg  70'
BF 6 Jason White (c)
RL 5 Jim Hamilton  72'
LL 4 Nathan Hines 55' to 65'
TP 3 Euan Murray
HK 2 Ross Ford
LP 1 Gavin Kerr  65'
Replacements:
HK 16Scott Lawson
PR 17Craig Smith  65'
LK 18Scott MacLeod  72'
FL 19Kelly Brown  70'
SH 20Chris Cusiter  72'
CE 21Andrew Henderson  60'
FB 22Hugo Southwell  25'
Coach:
Scotland Frank Hadden
Italy
FB 15David Bortolussi
RW 14Kaine Robertson
OC 13Gonzalo Canale
IC 12Mirco Bergamasco
LW 11Andrea Masi  79'
FH 10Ramiro Pez
SH 9 Alessandro Troncon (c)
N8 8 Sergio Parisse
OF 7 Mauro Bergamasco 8' to 19'
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 16Fabio Ongaro  54'
PR 17Andrea Lo Cicero  49'
LK 18Valerio Bernabò
HK 19Leonardo Ghiraldini
SH 20Paul Griffen
FB 21Roland de Marigny
WG 22Ezio Galon  79'
Coach:
France Pierre Berbizier
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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)

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