Fiji made history yesterday by beating Wales in their final group game. The victory helped Fiji to qualify for the quarterfinals for the first time in 20 years. The game was spectacular, maybe the best game of the 2007 RWC so far. Fiji started the game well, displaying all their running skills, and […]

Australia continued their unbeaten run at RWC 2007 with an unconvincing victory over Canada. The Wallabies ran in 6 tries in total, including a brace by Drew Mitchell, but failed to dominate against weak opposition. Canada managed to spoil the Wallaby possession in the first half to keep the scoreline down. The Wallabies contributed […]

New Zealand scored the fastest try at the RWC 2007 when Sitiveni Sivivatu crashed over after just 34 seconds. The All Blacks entertained the crowd with a fantastic display of running rugby, scoring 13 tries in total. Graham Henry was happy with his team’s performance, although they did make plenty of mistakes. Against the […]

England managed to subdue an impressive Tongan team and qualify for the quarterfinal stage of RWC 2007. Tonga started the better of the two teams, showing a willingness to run the ball. This paid off when Sukanaivalu Hufanga scored the opening try of the game and Tonga took the early lead. England were made […]

There were no surprises when Jake White named his squad to face USA on Sunday in the final group match.
White picked his best players in an attempt to build momentum before the quarterfinals. Schalk Burger returns to the side that shows 13 changes from the one that played against Tonga. The rest of White’s first […]

Samoa finished their World Cup campaign with a victory over the USA. Samoa thus restored some pride after losing their first 3 group games this year. Samoa started the game well and played their normal physical game. The USA had no answer to the strong running Samoans and conceded 3 tries before halftime. The […]

Georgia made history when they beat Namibia in a group D match last night. It was the first time that they walked of the field victorious in a World Cup match. Namibia will be dissapointed with the result and have now lost 12 consecutive RWC games. The game was played in rainy weather and […]

Romania managed to beat Portugal in a game riddled with mistakes from both sides. Portugal started brightly and were rewarded for their willingness to run the ball when they scored the only try of the first half. After half time the bigger Romanian forwards got stuck in and gained plenty of possession and territory for […]

Japan ended their 13 match losing streak at World Cup tournaments with a draw against Canada. Japan, playing their last game at the 2007 tournament, did not have it all their own way though. The two teams matched up well, with the Canadian forwards setting a good platform for their backs and the Japanese […]

Here’s the much debated Sasol 2007 Springbok World Cup ad