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Rugby World Cup 2007 - Who WILL Win - INCLUDING OFFICAL INFO
After 42 days, 46 games, 290 tries and more agony and ecstasy then Hollywood can produce in a year, we are down to this: one game, two teams.
heres all the info about todays WORLD CUP FINAL!!!!
The Teams
South Africa:
15 Percy Montgomery, 14 JP Pietersen, 13 Jaque Fourie, 12 Francois Steyn, 11 Bryan Habana, 10 Butch James, 9 Fourie du Preez, 8 Danie Rossouw, 7 Juan Smith, 6 Schalk Burger, 5 Victor Matfield, 4 Bakkies Botha, 3 CJ van der Linde, 2 John Smit (c), 1 Os du Randt.
Replacements: 16 Bismarck du Plessis, 17 Jannie du Plessis, 18 Johannes Muller, 19 Wikus van Heerden, 20 Ruan Pienaar, 21 André Pretorius, 22 Wynand Olivier.
England:
15 Jason Robinson, 14 Paul Sackey, 13 Mathew Tait, 12 Mike Catt, 11 Mark Cueto , 10 Jonny Wilkinson, 9 Andy Gomarsall, 8 Nick Easter, 7 Lewis Moody, 6 Martin Corry, 5 Ben Kay, 4 Simon Shaw, 3 Phil Vickery (c), 2 Mark Regan, 1 Andrew Sheridan.
Replacements: 16 George Chuter, 17 Matt Stevens, 18 Lawrence Dallaglio, 19 Joe Worsley, 20 Peter Richards, 21 Toby Flood, 22 Dan Hipkiss.
Date: Saturday, October 20
Kick Off: 21:00 (19:00 GMT, 20:00 BST)
Venue: Stade de France, Paris
Conditions: Clear, dry, moderate north-easterly winds - max 12°C, min 2°C
Referee: Alain Rolland (Ireland)
Touch judges: Joël Jutge (France), Paul Honiss (New Zealand)
Television match official: Stuart Dickinson (Australia)
Assessor: Michel Lamoulie (France)
Recent results:
2007: South Africa won 36-0 at Stade de France, Paris
2007: South Africa won 55-22 at Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
2007: South Africa won 58-10 at Vodacom Park, Bloemfontein
2006: South Africa won 25-14 at Twickenham, London
2006: England won 23-21 at Twickenham, London
2004: England won 32-16 at Twickenham, London
2003: England won 25-6 at Subiaco Oval, Perth (RWC)
2002: England won 53-3 at Twickenham, London
2001: England won 29-9 at Twickenham, London
2000: England won 25-17 at Twickenham, London
2000: England won 27-22 at Vodacom Park, Bloemfontein
2000: South Africa won 18-13 at Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
1999: South Africa won 44-21 at Stade de France, Paris (RWC)
1998: England won 13-7 at Twickenham, London
Players to watch:
For South Africa: Despite all the talk of Jonny Wilkinson's left boot, it is Percy Montgomery who possesses the tournament's most dependable peg - he has already pocketed 93 points, missing just one of his 14 penalty shots at goal. This will be the full-back's 94th and perhaps final appearance for South Africa, and a World Cup would bookend his vast array of records and gongs very nicely indeed. Bok fans have fallen in and out of love with old Monty over the years, but his place amongst the green and gold immortals could soon be assured. Also, keep your eye on the blur that is Bryan Habana. England managed to keep him in check last time out, but the speedster will be craving that try that will break Jonah Lomu's World Cup record of eight in one tournament.
For England: Here's to you, Jason Robinson. He has said it before, but this time he actually means it: this will be the last game of the great man's illustrious career. Quite why he feels he is ready for his pipe and slippers is a bit of mystery - the 33-year-old flyer, who began his career in Rugby League a full 16 years ago, is still England's best player by a country mile. Still, a second World Cup winners' medal would make for a fitting final chapter to the epic story of Billy Whizz, and Bok fans will be chastened to note that he has a knack of writing his own scripts - he signed off his club career by scoring a last-gasp match-winning try that edged Sale Sharks out of the relegation zone.
SO WHO WILL WIN
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