2007 Rugby World Cup: South Africa 37 - 20 Fiji
Sunday, October 7, 2007
October 7, 2007 15:00 (UTC+2) | |||
South Africa | 37 – 20 | Fiji | Stade Vélodrome, Marseille Referee: Alan Lewis |
Tries: J Fourie 13' m J Smit 35' m JP Pietersen 51' c J Smith 70' c B James 80' c Con: P Montgomery (3/5) Pen: F Steyn (1/1) 8' P Montgomery (1/1) 63' |
Tries: V Delasau 57' c S Bobo 59' c Con: S Bai (2/2) Pen: S Bai (2/2) 26', 44' |
South Africa defeated Fiji 37-20 to advance to the semi-final stage of the 2007 Rugby World Cup in their quarter-final match at the Stade Vélodrome, Marseille, France.
Francois Steyn opened the scoring with a penalty for South Africa, and Jaque Fourie and John Smit scored tries. Seremaia Bai scored two penalties for Fiji as South Africa led 20-6 in the 51st minute.
Fiji were reduced to fourteen men when Seru Rabeni received a yellow card for a late tackle. However Vilimoni Delasau and Sireli Bobo scored two tries in two minutes as Fiji levelled the score at 20-20. South Africa pulled ahead to win with a penalty from Percy Montgomery and tries from Juan Smith and Butch James.
South Africa will face Argentina in the semi-finals, who defeated Scotland 19-13.
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Sources
edit- "South Africa 37-20 Fiji" — BBC Sport, October 7, 2007
- "South Africa book a semi-final berth" — Rugby World Cup, October 7, 2007