2007 Rugby World Cup warm-up tests

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 will play one test in Scotland following the 2007 Tri Nations and Argentina one test in their home country and one in Wales. The tests are 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, nor matches involving club sides.

aturday, 4 August

rugbybox
date = 2007-08-04
time = 16:00 BST
home = ru-rt|ENG
score = 62 – 5
away = ru|WAL
homescore = 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'
awayscore = Try: D. James 59' m
stadium = Twickenham, London
attendance =
referee = Joël Jutge flagicon|FRA ----rugbybox
date = 2007-08-04
home = ru-rt|ARG
score = 70 – 14
away = ru|CHI
homescore = 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)
awayscore = Try: Berti 3' c, 17' c
Con: Berti (2)
stadium = CASI, Buenos Aires
attendance =
referee =

aturday, 11 August

rugbybox
date = 2007-08-11
home = ru-rt|ENG
score = 15 – 21
away = ru|FRA
homescore = Pen: Barkley (4) 9', 22', 32', 39'
Drop: Gomarsall 56'
awayscore = Try: Pelous 11' m Chabal 70' c
Con: Elissalde
Pen: Skrela (2) 16', 35' Elissalde 60'
stadium = Twickenham, London
attendance = 63,251
referee = Alan Lewis flagicon|IRE|rugby

*In this match, Fabien Pelous equalled Philippe Sella for most caps for France, with 111.----rugbybox
date = 2007-08-11
home = ru-rt|SCO
score = 31 – 21
away = ru|IRE
homescore = Try: Hogg 5' c Henderson (3) 12' c, 46' m, 75' c E. Murray 19' m
Con: Paterson (2) Parks
awayscore = Try: Boss 48' c Trimble 55' m
Con: P. Wallace
Pen: P. Wallace (2) 10', 59' Murphy 27'
stadium = Murrayfield, Edinburgh
attendance = 25,127
referee = Tony Spreadbury flagicon|ENG

Wednesday, 15 August

rugbybox
date = 2007-08-15
home = ru-rt|RSA
score = 105 – 13
away = ru|NAM
homescore = 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: Mongomery (2)
awayscore = Try: Langenhoven 8'c
Con: Wessels
Pen: Wessels (2)
stadium = Newlands Stadium, Cape Town
attendance =
referee = Jonathan Kaplan flagicon|RSA

aturday, 18 August

rugbybox
date = 2007-08-18
home = ru-rt|CAN
score = 42 – 12
away = ru|POR
homescore = Try: Pyke
Kleeberger
van der Merwe (2)
Mensah-Coker
Spicer
Con: Pritchard (3)
Pen: Pritchard (2
awayscore = Try: Mateus
J. Pinto
Con: Leal
stadium = Twin Elm Park, Ottawa
attendance =
referee = ----rugbybox
date = 2007-08-18
home = ru-rt|FRA
score = 22 – 9
away = ru|ENG
homescore = Try: Jauzion 48' c
Con: Elissalde
Pen: Elissalde (4)
Michalak
awayscore = Pen:Wilkinson (3)
stadium = Stade Vélodrome, Marseille
attendance =
referee = Alain Rolland flagicon|IRE|rugby

* Fabien Pelous set a new France record with his 112th cap.----rugbybox
date = 2007-08-18
home = ru-rt|ITA
score = 36 – 12
away = ru|JPN
homescore = Try: Stanojevic (2) 6' m, 10' c Robertson 20' c Lo Cicero 68' c Mauro Bergamasco 80' c
Con: Bortolussi (4)
Pen: Bortolussi 3'
awayscore = Try: Nishiura 26' c Makiri 57' m
Con: Ando
stadium = Stadio Perruca, Aosta
attendance = 4,700
referee = ----rugbybox
date = 2007-08-18
home = ru-rt|WAL
score = 27 – 20
away = ru|ARG
homescore = Try: G. Thomas 9' c
A. W. Jones 22' c
M. Jones 25' c
Con: Hook (3)
Pen: Hook (2)
awayscore = Try: Corleto (2) 4' c, 51' c
Con: Todeschini (2)
Pen: Todeschini (2)
stadium = Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
attendance = 38,284
referee = Chris White flagicon|ENG

Friday, 24 August

rugbybox
date = 2007-08-24
home = ru-rt|IRE
score = 23 – 20
away = ru|ITA
homescore = Try: Trimble 27' c O'Gara 80'+9' c Con: O'Gara (2) Pen: O'Gara (2) 6', 47' Drop: O'Gara 78'
awayscore = Try: Troncon 38' c Pratichetti 80'+3' c Con: Bortolussi de Marigny Pen: Bortolussi 33' Drop: Bortolussi 22'
stadium = Ravenhill, Belfast
attendance = 14,100
referee = Nigel Owens flagicon|WAL

aturday, 25 August

rugbybox
date = 2007-08-25
home = ru-rt|SCO
score = 3 – 27
away = ru|RSA
homescore = Pen: Paterson 10'
awayscore = Try: Habana 22' c Fourie 26' c du Preez 28' c Con: Montgomery (3) Pen: Montgomery (2) 13', 52'
stadium = Murrayfield, Edinburgh
attendance = 30,342
referee = Christophe Berdos flagicon|FRA ----rugbybox
date = 2007-08-25
home = ru-rt|POR
score = 13 – 15
away = ru|JPN
homescore =
awayscore =
stadium =
attendance =
referee =

*Japan wing Daisuke Ohata, the all-time world leader in international tries, was lost to Japan for the World Cup when he tore his left Achilles tendon in the match.

unday, 26 August

rugbybox
date = 2007-08-26
home = ru-rt|WAL
score = 7 – 34
away = ru|FRA
homescore = Try: Hook 40' c
Con: Hook
awayscore = Try: Thion 13' c
Mignoni 32' c
Rougerie 56' c
Bruno 80' c
Con: Beauxis (3)
Élissalde
Pen: Beauxis (2)
stadium = Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
attendance = 49,655
referee = Wayne Barnes flagicon|ENG

External links

* [http://www.geocities.com/whitser1975/RWCWarmUp.htm List of all warm-up matches involving national teams and clubs]