2007 Rugby World Cup warm-up matches

Throughout August 2007, various teams prepared for the Rugby World Cup in France with a short series of test matches, primarily in the Northern Hemisphere and involving the RBS Six Nations sides. In addition, South Africa played one test in Scotland following the 2007 Tri Nations and Argentina one test in their home country and one in Wales. The tests were effectively a replacement for the usual Autumn international series in November which does not take place in World Cup years.

Note: this article does not include international results not involving at least one side who had qualified for the 2007 World Cup.

Saturday, 21 July
21 July 2007
Namibia XV  42–34  South Africa Amateurs
Report[1]

Saturday, 28 July
28 July 2007
Namibia XV  20–32 South Africa Universities
Report[2]
28 July 2007
Portugal XV  16–19 London Welsh
Report[3]

Thursday, 2 August
2 August 2007
 Romania XV 53–0 Romania Amateurs

Saturday, 4 August
4 August 2007
16:00 BST
England  62–5  Wales
Tries: Easter (4) 14' m, 20' c, 46' c, 50' c
Borthwick 30' c
Dallaglio 66' c
Perry 74' c
Robinson 78' m
Tait 80+1' c
Con: Wilkinson (7)
Pen: Wilkinson 34'		 (Report) Try: D. James 59' m
4 August 2007
Argentina XV [4] 70–14  Chile XV[5]
Tries: Serra (2) 8' c, 57' c
Longo 29' c
J. Fernández Lobbe (2) 33' c, 45' c
M. Contepomi 38' c
F. Contepomi 50' c
Bosch 55' c
Gaitán 68' c
Scelzo 79' c
Con: F. Contepomi (10)		 (Report) Try: Berti 3' c, 17' c
Con: Berti (2)
CASI, Buenos Aires
Referee: Santiago Slinger (Uruguay)
4 August 2007
 Portugal XV 22–20 Coventry

Monday, 6 August
6 August 2007
Auch 20–17  Georgia XV

Friday, 10 August
10 August 2007
Japan XV  69–10 Asian Barbarians
Report[6]

Saturday, 11 August
11 August 2007
England  15–21  France
Pen: Barkley (4) 9', 22', 32', 39'
Drop: Gomarsall 56'		 (Report) Try: Pelous 11' m
Chabal 70' c
Con: Elissalde
Pen: Skrela (2) 16', 35'
Elissalde 60'
Twickenham, London
Attendance: 63,251
Referee: Alan Lewis (Ireland
11 August 2007
Scotland  31–21  Ireland
Try: Hogg 5' c
Henderson (3) 12' c, 46' m, 75' c
E. Murray 19' m
Con: Paterson (2)
Parks		 (Report) Try: Boss 48' c
Trimble 55' m
Con: P. Wallace
Pen: P. Wallace (2) 10', 59'
Murphy 27'
Murrayfield, Edinburgh
Attendance: 25,127
Referee: Tony Spreadbury (England)
11 August 2007
British Columbia 3–38  Canada XV
report

11 August 2007
Neath RFC 10–41  Romania XV
11 August 2007
Agen Espoirs 17–6  Georgia XV
Report[7]
11 August 2007
Canada Inv. XV 34–18  Portugal XV
Fletcher's Field, Toronto

Tuesday, 14 August
14 August 2007
Agen 31–13  Georgia XV
14 August 2007
Auckland A 31–13  Tonga XV

Wednesday, 15 August
15 August 2007
South Africa  105–13  Namibia
Try: de Villiers 11'
Smith (3) 18', 34', 70'
Pietersen 22'
Burger (3) 29', 56', 77'
Fourie 39'
du Randt 46'
Montgomery 50'
Willemse 63'
du Plessis 73'
Pienaar 80'
van der Linde 80'
Con: Montgomery (12)
Pen: Montgomery (2)		 (Report) Try: Langenhoven 8'c
Con: Wessels
Pen: Wessels (2)

Thursday, 16 August
16 August 2007
Bayonne 6–42  Ireland XV
Report[8]

Friday 17 August
17 August 2007
Harlequins 22–21  Samoa XV
The Stoop, London

Saturday, 18 August
18 August 2007
Canada  42–12  Portugal
Try: Pyke
Kleeberger
van der Merwe (2)
Mensah-Coker
Spicer
Con: Pritchard (3)
Pen: Pritchard (2		 Report[9] Try: Mateus
J. Pinto
Con: Leal
18 August 2007
France  22–9  England
Try: Jauzion 48' c
Con: Elissalde
Pen: Elissalde (4)
Michalak		 (Report) Pen:Wilkinson (3)
18 August 2007
Italy  36–12  Japan
Try: Stanojevic (2) 6' m, 10' c
Robertson 20' c
Lo Cicero 68' c
Mauro Bergamasco 80' c
Con: Bortolussi (4)
Pen: Bortolussi 3'		 (Report) Try: Nishiura 26' c
Makiri 57' m
Con: Ando
Stadio Perruca, Aosta
Attendance: 4,700
Referee: Dave Pearson (England)
18 August 2007
Wales  27–20  Argentina
Try: G. Thomas 9' c
A. W. Jones 22' c
M. Jones 25' c
Con: Hook (3)
Pen: Hook (2)		 (Report) Try: Corleto (2) 4' c, 51' c
Con: Todeschini (2)
Pen: Todeschini (2)
Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
Attendance: 38,284
Referee: Chris White (England)
18 August 2007
Albi 24–13  Georgia XV
(Report)

Sunday, 19 August
19 August 2007
Northampton Saints 21–24  Samoa XV
Report[10]

Tuesday 21 August
21 August 2007
Connacht 3–18  South Africa XV
Report[11]

Friday, 24 August
24 August 2007
Ireland  23–20  Italy
Try: Trimble 27' c
O'Gara 80+9' c
Con: O'Gara (2)
Pen: O'Gara (2) 6', 47'
Drop: O'Gara 78'		 (Report) Try: Troncon 38' c
Pratichetti 80+3' c
Con: Bortolussi
de Marigny
Pen: Bortolussi 33'
Drop: Bortolussi 22'
Ravenhill, Belfast
Attendance: 14,100
Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)
24 August 2007
Sale Sharks 7–26  Samoa XV
24 August 2007
Edinburgh 14–26  Tonga XV

Saturday, 25 August
25 August 2007
Scotland  3–27  South Africa
Pen: Paterson 10' (Report) Try: Habana 22' c
Fourie 26' c
du Preez 28' c
Con: Montgomery (3)
Pen: Montgomery (2) 13', 52'
Murrayfield, Edinburgh
Attendance: 30,342
Referee: Christophe Berdos (France)
25 August 2007
Portugal  13 – 15  Japan XV[12]
Try: Diogo Mateus c
Con: Duarte Pinto
Pen: Malheiro
Drop: Malheiro		 Report[13] Try: Watanabe 8' m
Asano 72' c
Con: Robins
Pen: Ono 1'
Stadio Comunale, Mogliano Veneto
Referee: Giulio De Santis (Italy)
  • Japan wing Daisuke Ohata, the all-time world leader in international tries, was injured and was ruled out of the World Cup after he tore his left Achilles tendon in the match.[14]
25 August 2007
Auch 13–7  Georgia XV
25 August 2007
Belgium Invitational XV 8–36  Argentina XV
25 August 2007
Eastern Canada 10–40  Canada XV

25 August 2007
Albi 24–49  Fiji XV
25 August 2007
USA XV  6–10 Munster
Toyota Park, Bridgeview

Sunday, 26 August
26 August 2007
Wales  7–34  France
Try: Hook 40' c
Con: Hook		 (Report) Try: Thion 13' c
Mignoni 32' c
Rougerie 56' c
Bruno 80' c
Con: Beauxis (3)
Élissalde
Pen: Beauxis (2)
Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
Attendance: 49,655
Referee: Wayne Barnes (England)

Notes
  1. "Nam beat SA Amateurs - Namibia Sport". namibiasport.com.na. 20 September 2013. Archived from the original on 20 September 2013. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
  2. "Welwitschias fade against SA Universities - Namibia Sport". namibiasport.com.na. 20 September 2013. Archived from the original on 20 September 2013. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
  3. "Portugal prepares for World Cup in Vilamoura". theportugalnews.com. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
  4. "Union Argentina de Rugby didn't didn't recognized the "cap" to this match". uar.com.ar. Archived from the original on 21 May 2013. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
  5. Chilean Rugby Union Union Argentina de Rugby didn't didn't recognized the "cap" to this match
  6. "rugbyworldcup.com – the official site for IRB Rugby World Cup 2011 in New Zealand - Japan too strong for Asian Barbarians". archive.org. 3 September 2009. Archived from the original on 3 September 2009. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
  7. "Planet Rugby - Rugby Union Tournaments - Rugby World Cup - Agen beat …". planetrugby.com. 20 September 2013. Archived from the original on 20 September 2013. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
  8. "O'Driscoll taken to hospital after Bayonne match". rte.ie. 16 August 2007. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
  9. "Match report: Canada overcome determined Portugal - Live Rugby Match Pack - ESPN Scrum". www.scrum.com. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
  10. "Samoa edge Northampton in World Cup warm-up". twf.com.au. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
  11. "Connacht 3 South Africa 18 - Connacht Rugby Website". connachtrugby.ie. 20 September 2013. Archived from the original on 20 September 2013. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
  12. Japan Rugby Football Union did not award caps for this match, whereas the Portuguese Rugby Federation did
  13. "Japan XV v Portugal". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
  14. "World Cup setback for Ohata". planetrugby.com. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 8 June 2014.
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