New Zealand are JWC Champions
Mon, 23 Jun 2008 00:32
In the Final of the Junior World Championships being played in Wales, New Zealand were much too good for England, winning 38-3. New Zealand were certainly the best side at the tournament.
Strangely enough for a final round, the matches were not close, the final one-sided.
Final Standings:
1. New Zealand
2. England
3. South Africa
4. Wales
5. Australia
6. France
7. Samoa
8. Argentina
9. Ireland
10. Scotland
11. Italy
12. Canada
13. Tonga
14. Fiji
15. Japan
16. USA
New Zealand vs England, 38-3
New Zealand became the first nation to win the IRB Junior World Championship title with a 38-3 defeat of England in the final at the Liberty Stadium in Swansea on Sunday to crown a wonderful month of rugby in Wales.
Although it was a brave effort from coach Nigel Redman’s side, it was not to be as New Zealand dominated a contest that saw England – who were unbeaten in nine matches in 2008 until today – restricted to a single penalty from the flyhalf Alex Goode. They did their cause no good with ill-discipline in the second half, the worst of which was a red card for headbutting for Calum Clark who had already been penalised for foul play.
A penalty from the fullback Trent Renata inside five minutes handed the pre-tournament favourites the initiative, but within 90 seconds of that opening score England should have been level through a Goode penalty.
Unfortunately for the flyhalf his kick from 20 metres shaved the upright and allowed New Zealand to ultimately clear their lines.
Having beaten Australia and South Africa in their previous two games in this inaugural Under 20 competition and with a Six Nations Grand Slam firmly behind them, England were understandably confident of taking the ultimate scalp.
However Goode was proving to be anything but confident in front of the posts and his second poorly struck penalty shaved the opposite upright, leaving England to ponder what might have been.
Kade Poki, already a Super 14 winner with the Crusaders this year and like many of his team-mates a member of the side that won the last IRB Under 19 World Championship in 2007, made England pay when he scrambled over for a try in the 17th minute.
Renata’s conversion handed the All Blacks a 10-point advantage inside the opening quarter, the try from Poki providing an injection of confidence in the New Zealand backline and from that juncture their free-flowing rugby left the 8, 537-strong crowd thoroughly satisfied.
Goode found his range after 25 minutes to reduce the arrears, but such was the New Zealand dominance at the tackle area, that England found it as much as they could do to simply keep them at bay.
To their credit it was a defensive effort that restricted New Zealand to one further first half score, a penalty from the flyhalf Daniel Kirkpatrick two minutes into stoppage time.
However Renata’s second penalty six minutes after the interval put further daylight between the sides and his third, six minutes later, made the game safe before centre Jackson Willison dived over in the corner for New Zealand’s second try.
New Zealand did have replacement scrumhalf Aaron Smith sin-binned for not rolling away in the tackle after 65 minutes, but shortly after England were reduced to 14 men when flank Calum Clark was sent off by referee Peter Fitzgibbon for a headbutt.
There was still more salt to rub into England’s wounds in their first age grade final on the world stage, with replacement Andre Taylor and then Ryan Crotty scoring tries which Man of the Match Kirkpatrick duly converted.
The try put a huge smile on the face of Crotty, the centre having broken his ankle early in the IRB Under 19 World Championship final against South Africa last year and not been present to see Chris Smith lift the trophy that day.
New Zealand captain Chris Smith: “It is pretty special, it is the first ever one of these tournaments and we came here I think with a lot of pressure from a group of us that won the Under 19 tournament last year and we have always thought that we had a good team, we had a lot of belief throughout the tournament but today I thought we played really well, we didn't always have the rub of the green, but we backed up superbly and a lot of hard work went into this campaign.
“England today provided a great opposition for us, they were really up for the final and they have done well to get to the final. That was a really hard game and we only really pulled away in the last 20.”
Scorers:
For New Zealand:
Tries: Willison, Poki, Taylor, Crotty
Cons: Renata, Kirkpatrick 2
Pens: Renata 3,
Kirkpatrick
For England:
Pen: Goode
New Zealand: 15 Trent Renata, 14 Kade Poki, 13 Jackson Willison, 12 Ryan Crotty, 11 Zac Guildford, 10 Daniel Kirkpatrick, 9 Grayson Hart, 8 Nasi Manu, 7 Luke Braid, 6 Peter Saili, 5 Sam Whitelock, 4 Chris Smith (captain), 3 Ben Afeaki, 2 Ash Dixon, 1 Paea Fa'anunu
Replacements: 16 Quentin MacDonald, 17 Rodney Ah You, 18 Josh Townsend, 19 Hugh Reed, 20 Aaron Smith, 21 Sean Maitland, 22 Andre Taylor
England: 15 Noah Cato, 14 Mark Odejobi, 13 Luke Eves, 12 Jordan Turner-Hall, 11 Miles Benjamin, 10 Alex Goode, 9 Joe Simpson, 8 Hugo Ellis (captain), 7 Calum Clark, 6 Jon Fisher, 5 Gregor Gillanders, 4 Ben Thomas, 3 Alex Corbisiero, 2 Joe Gray, 1 Nathan Catt
Replacements: 16 Scott Freer, 17 Billy Moss, 18 Scott Hobson, 19 Matthew Cox, 20 Ben Youngs, 21 Rob Miller, 22 Seb Stegmann
3rd/4th: South Africa vs Wales, 43-18
South Africa defeated host nation Wales 43-18 at the Liberty Stadium in Swansea on Sunday to finish third in the inaugural IRB Junior World Championship.
However, Wales gave the Baby Boks a run for their money in the early stages of the second half and can be proud of their fourth place position in the competition.
It took the hosts four minutes to register their first points with a Leigh Halfpenny penalty putting Wales in front after South Africa had been caught offside.
It had been a decent start from Wales with their defence rock solid when called upon inside their own 22 and their attack quick and purposeful.
Even with 10 changes – one positional – from the side beaten by New Zealand on Wednesday, Patrick Horgan’s team were combative and competitive against one of the pre-tournament favourites.
However, when Ralph Köster’s speculative kick ahead bounced awkwardly, Wales found themselves outnumbered on the right and centre François Brummer – the leading point scorer in the tournament – crossed in the corner.
Fellow centre Robert Ebersohn collected his side’s second try on 19 minutes – Brummer converting – and with fullback Wilton Pietersen causing havoc on the counter attack, Wales appeared to be in for a long evening.
Halfpenny did reduce the arrears with a 24th minute penalty after the Baby Boks were penalised for not releasing in the tackle, but a break from Robert Ebersohn five minutes from half-time brought a third try for South Africa.
Their fourth came in stoppage time. This time it was flank Köster who nipped in after a flat pass from Robert Ebersohn. Brummer converted for a 26-6 interval lead and with Wales suddenly looking as though their previous four games had caught up with them, there appeared to be only ever one winner.
However Wales, to their credit, they kept their heads up and played with adventure and after 54 minutes they were rewarded with a try from Halfpenny that the wing was unable to convert.
Halfpenny did convert replacement Sam Hobbs’ try and with Pietersen in the sin bin for South Africa, Wales had a sniff of victory. However, 12 minutes from time, replacement Frederick Kirsten bundled his way over and Lionel Mapoe soon added try number six.
flyhalf Josias Ebersohn, the twin brother of centre Robert, made it seven with a try in injury time with Brummer’s conversion making it 43-18.
South Africa's Nick Köster said after the match: "It was a hard game and Wales were a difficult side to break down. But once we had scored a couple of tries in the first half, we were in a decent position. All credit to Wales, they came back at us and it was not until the final 20 minutes that we were able to pull away again."
Wales captain Josh Turnbull: "The New Zealand game in the week was a bruising encounter and we came into this one as a
battered side. I thought we gave it our best shot but it was not enough at the end of the day. We came into the competition hoping to finish higher than our fourth place last year [at IRB Under 19 World Championship]. Still, we have matched that and I think we have developed as a side."
Scorers:
For South Africa:
Tries: Brummer, Robert Ebersohn, Mapoe 2, Köster, Kirsten, Josias Ebersohn
Cons: Brummer 4
For Wales:
Tries: Halfpenny, Hobbs
Cons: Halfpenny
Pens: Halfpenny 2
Wales: 15 Jason Tovey, 14 Leigh Halfpenny, 13 Jonathan Davies, 12 Rhys Williams, 11 Nathan Rees, 10 Gareth Owen, 9 Gareth Williams, 8 Lloyd Phillips, 7 Justin Tipuric, 6 Josh Turnbull (captain), 5 Ashley Sweet, 4 Haydn Pugh, 3 Scott Andrews, 2 Ryan Prosser, 1 Ryan Bevington
Replacements: 16 Ben Roberts, 17 Sam Hobbs, 18 Patrick Palmer, 19 Jake Thomas, 20 Rhys Webb, 21 Luke Ford, 22
Daniel Evans
South Africa: 15 Wilton Pietersen, 14 Cecil Afrika, 13 Robert Ebersohn, 12 François Brummer, 11 Lionel Mapoe, 10 Josias Ebersohn, 9 François Hougaard, 8 Gerrit Jan van Velze (captain), 7 Nic Köster, 6 Thiliphaut Marole, 5 Cornell Hess, 4 Martin Muller, 3 Wiehahn Herbst, 2 Henri Bantjes, 1 Jean-Jacques Rossouw
Replacements: 16 Pieter Janse van Vuuren, 17 Frederick Kirsten, 18 Corné Fourie, 19 Sobelo Nhlapo, 20 Johan van Deventer, 21 Dewaldt Duvenage, 22 Vainon Willis
5th/6th place: Australia vs France, 42-21,
Australia survived a stirring second half fightback from France to edge this free-flowing encounter 42-21 at Cardiff Arms Park on Sunday and finish fifth at the IRB Junior World Championship 2009.
The first half performance from Australia was effectively enough for them to secure the win as they played with a stiff breeze and raced into a 30-point lead at the break. France were a different side in the second half, but had left themselves a mountain to climb and ultimately came up just short.
Australia flyhalf Quade Cooper kicked a first minute penalty and then a slick backline move brought the first try as centre Rob Horne put his lightning-quick wing Ratu Nasiganiyavi into space for a simple run in.
Cooper kicked the conversion and before the 10-minute mark had been reached on the clock Australia led 17-0 after right wing Junior Sovala Futi picked up a loose ball and dived under the posts for his fifth try of the tournament.
The Australians were completely in the ascendancy as they hassled France off their own scrums and turned defence into attack deep in their opponent’s territory. Another Cooper penalty gave them a 20-0 lead after 23 minutes as the margin looked unassailable for France.
A tough task seemingly became mission impossible when Australia made the most of a turnover and Nasiganiyavi out-sprinted the defence for his second try before the half hour. The giant wing then completed his hat-trick before the break when his pace took him over again.
France did their best to come out firing in the second half and their efforts paid off when flank Louis Madaule split the defence for a 49th-minute try as they finally managed to string some good phases together.
It got better for France when their other flank Arthur Chollon scored another try following excellent driving forward play and flyhalf Mathieu Belie kicked the conversion to reduce the deficit to 30-14 as the hour mark approached.
Australia steadied the ship with a try from prop Ben Daley in the 69th minute, but France hit back with another try through their powerful centre Mathieu Bastareaud. Belie converted to make it 35-21, but that was as close as they came.
Cooper helped Australia finish the game on a high as he a made a number of superb breaks and Man of the Match Nasiganiyavi set up second row Rob Simmons for the final try of the game before the final whistle.
Australia captain David Pocock: “It was good to get the win. That wind in the first half definitely helped us and we did well to hold France off in the second half. It’s been a good experience for us though we were hugely disappointed to lose to England. This has been a good opportunity for players who don't have professional contracts to get their names out there.”
France No.8 Raphael Lakafia: “We are very disappointed but today the goal was to play a good match. The beginning of the game was hard for us but we proved in the second half that we can play and we can score and we are not so bad. It was a pleasure for us to play in this tournament.”
Scorers:
For Australia:
Tries: Nasiganiyavi 3, Futi, Daley, Simmons
Cons: Cooper 2, Palmer
Pens: Cooper 2
For France:
Tries:
Madaule, Chollon, Bastareaud, ,
Cons: Belie 3
France: 15 Guillaume Namy, 14 Benjamin Fall, 13 Mathieu Bastareaud, 12 Yann David, 11 Henry Chavancy, 10 Mathieu Belie, 9 Thierry Lacrampe, 8 Raphael Lakafia, 7 Louis Madaule, 6 Arthur Chollon, 5 Adam Jaulhac, 4 Yoann Maestri (captain), 3 Clement Ric, 2 Clement Maynadier, 1 Nicolas Agnesi
Replacements: 16 Marc Antoine Rallier, 17 Kevin Kervarec, 18 Baptiste Hezard, 19 Jean Baptiste Roidot, 20 Adrien Tomas, 21 Alexandre Dumoulin, 22 Julien Dumora
Australia: 15 Blair Connor, 14 Junior Sovala Futi, 13 Rob Horne, 12 Rowan Kellam, 11 Ratu Nasiganiyavi, 10 Quade Cooper, 9 Richard Kingi, 8 David Pocock (captain), 7 Sam Latinipulu, 6 Benjamin Coridas, 5 Rob Simmons, 4 Sam Wykes, 3 Daniel Palmer, 2 James Hanson, 1 Ben Daley
Replacements: 16 Nathan Charles, 17 Albert Anae, 18 Tom Murday, 19 Seilala Lam, 20 Jeremy Sua, 21 Peter Betham, 22 Dane Haylett-Petty
7th/8th place: Samoa vs Argentina, 30-10
Four second-half tries tilted the balance Samoa’s way in the play-off for seventh place between two well-matched teams at Newport.
Both teams endeavoured to move the ball around and play attractive rugby from the outset in dry conditions at Rodney Parade but individual errors prevented either side pulling away decisively.
Argentina opened the scoring when neat hands across the backline put left wing Federico Salazar into the corner, with flyhalf Benjamin Madero adding a fine touchline conversion.
Chances were squandered by both sides until Samoa flyhalf Ioane Sefo narrowed the gap with a penalty before centre Alvin Smith slipped a couple of tackles to score Samoa’s first try.
It looked as though Samoa would go into the break with a 10-7 lead but a high tackle gave Madero the opportunity to level matters and he made no mistake.
Playing into the wind, Samoa started to control possession after the restart as they kept the ball in hand and their big forwards started to appear in the wide channels and make good ground.
Skipper Afa Aiono led the way when he burst through a gap and sprinted clear from halfway for his team’s second score and centre Sanele Vavae Tuilagi extended the lead with another fine solo effort as Argentina started to tire and fall off one or two tackles.
Argentina hung in gamely but Samoa left wing David Masoe’s try finished the game as a contest after Sefo had pounced on an Argentina turnover and second row Maselino Paulino galloped over gleefully to complete the scoring.
Samoa were good value for their victory, with Aiono leading from the front, though midfield pairing Smith and Tuilagi deserved special mention and a try apiece was an appropriate reward.
Samoa captain Afa Aiono: “It was a good result and I would like to thank the Argentinians as they gave us a hard game. The wind was very difficult at times and we were glad to be level at half-time. It was an important win for us so that we can stay seventh in the rankings.”
Argentina Captain Belisario Agulla: “It was a very difficult game. After the first half, we started to tire, although we kept trying as hard as we could. Given the preparation time we had beforehand, it was a good tournament. We played to a good standard but losing the last three matches is a disappointment.”
Scorers:
For Samoa:
Tries: Smith, Aiono, Tuilagi, Masoe, Paulino
Con: Sefo
Pen: Sefo
For Argentina:
Try: Salazar
Con: Madero
Pen: Madero
Argentina: 15 Joaquin Tucullet, 14 Belisario Agulla (captain), 13 Juan Pablo Estelles, 12 Paolo Mac, 11 Federico Salazar, 10 Benjamín Madero, 9 Martín Landajo, 8 Francisco Panessi, 7 Guido Lofiego, 6 Ignacio Pasman, 5 Santiago Guzmán, 4 Anibal
Panceyra Garrido, 3 Juan Figallo, 2 Esteban Bustillo, 1 Ignacio di Santi,
Replacements: 16 Luciano Borio, 17 Javier Perez, 18 Luciano Leibson, 19 Marcos Insúa, 20 Lucas Alcácer Mackinlay, 21 Nicolás Sanchez, 22 Luis Torres Adaro
Samoa: 15 Alatasi Tupou, 14 Aaron Smith, 13 Sanele Vavae Tuilagi, 12 Alvin Smith, 11 David Masoe, 10 Ioane Sefo, 9 Tenina Sauileoge, 8 Misioka Timoteo, 7 Afa Aiono (captain), 6 Levi Asifa'amatala, 5 Seti Tafua, 4 Maselino Paulino, 3 Roysiu Tolufale, 2 Kalem Chan Boon, 1 Siaosi Iona
Replacements: 16 Anetelea Lalotoa, 17 Davidson Fiu Tavita, 18 Semiperive Semeane, 19 Ikoke Solomona, 20 Ivy Leileisiuao, 21 Talalelei Malo, 22 Fa'atoina Autagavaia
9th/10th place: Ireland vs Scotland, 39-12
Ireland chalked up a comfortable 39-12 win over Scotland at a windswept Rodney Parade in Newport on Sunday, a result which means they clinch ninth place overall in the IRB Junior World Championship 2008.
Eric Elwood’s side were the worthy winners on the day, but Scotland put in a gallant display after the sending off of their right wing Tom Bury for kicking an opponent on the ground left them a man short for an hour. However, they always had just too much to do.
Ireland made early use of the breeze at their backs with two penalties from scrumhalf Ian Porter. However, Scotland made light of their numerical disadvantage and engineered several scoring opportunities with only heroic Irish defence keeping them at bay.
Things then went from bad to worse for Scotland as they lost influential centre Stephen McColl and then had second row Neale Patrick was stretchered off within minutes of each other before conceding the game’s first try just before half-time when left wing Chris Cochrane touched down after a after a Scotland kick was charged down.
Trailing 13-0, Scotland had a second half mountain to climb and it only became steeper when replacement Ireland flyhalf Ian Madigan slid through a sublime grubber kick for outside centre Eoin O’Malley to gather and score under the posts.
However, the Scots showed real grit to bounce back when replacement Ruaridh Jackson gathered a loose ball on halfway and just outsprinted the cover to touch down in the corner for his side’s first points in the 52nd minute.
It was no more than their efforts merited and, even when Madigan put wing Dave Kearney in for Ireland’s third try after a neat blindside break, Scotland responded with a score from flank Andrew Rose.
Yet the Irish wings had the final word as Kearney and Cochrane finished off length of the field moves to claim their second tries in the match.
Scotland had given their all but Ireland had just too much for them with number 8 Kieran Essex leading the way and scrumhalf Porter’s boot important in the early stages.
Ireland's Kieran Essex said after the match: “It was an entertaining game. We managed to score a few tries and unfortunately for Scotland they were on the receiving end. We’ve played them twice this year and they’ve been tight matches but the sending off and injuries hurt them.”
Scotland captain Lewis Calder: “It was quite frustrating. We played some good rugby in parts but our accuracy and execution let us down. They’ve got a very good back three and made us pay. It’s always tough with 14 men but we can’t use that as an excuse. The bottom line is that most of Ireland’s points came from our own mistakes.”
Scorers:
For Ireland:
Tries: Cochrane, O'Malley, Kearney 2
Cons: Porter, Madigan
Pens: Porter 2
For Scotland:
Tries: Jackson, Rose
Con: Murray
Ireland: 15 Niall Morris, 14 Dave Kearney, 13 Eoin O'Malley, 12 Conor Cleary, 11 Chris
Cochrane, 10 Martin Dufficy, 9 Ian Porter, 8 Kieran Essex, 7 Michael Entwistle, 6 Paul Ryan (captain), 5 Eoin Sheriff, 4 Ian Nagle, 3 Ben Barclay, 2 Jason Harris-Wright, 1 Paul Karayiannis,
Replacements: 16 Stephen Douglas, 17 Stephen Archer, 18 James Sandford, 19 Ciarán Ruddock, 20 David Moore, 21 Ian Madigan, 22 Jamie Smith
Scotland: 15 Murray Allan, 14 Tom Bury, 13 Paul Loudon, 12 Stephen McColl, 11 Chris Kinloch, 10 Jamie Murray, 9 Ross Samson, 8 Craig Simmonds, 7 Lewis Calder (captain), 6 Andrew Rose, 5 Neale Patrick, 4 Fraser McKenzie, 3 Lewis Niven, 2 Adrian Duncan, 1 Gary Strain
Replacements: 16 Niall Shannon, 17 Gavin Cameron, 18 Alex Wukovits, 19 Jonny Baird, 20 Peter Jericevich, 21 Ruaridh Jackson, 22 Peter Horne
11th/12 place: Italy vs Canada, 33-10
Italy proved too strong for Canada in their final game at the IRB Junior World Championship as they powered to a fine win at the Cardiff Arms Park to finish in 11th place.
Both sides came into Sunday's match on the back of narrow extra-time defeats – Italy losing to Ireland and Canada being beaten by Scotland – so both were determined to see out the competition on a winning note.
Italy started strongly, making some tough yards up front and fullback Andrea Pratichetti breaking dangerously out wide.
flyhalf Riccardo Bocchino gave Italy a well-earned early lead with a penalty as Canada was forced to rely on skipper Nathan Hirayama to relieve the pressure with some touch-finding clearing kicks.
Italy turned their pressure into further points when first Bocchino added another long-range penalty and then wing Andrea Bacchetti showed blistering pace coming in off his wing to race through the Canadian defence and score the first try of the game.
Another two penalties from Bocchino put Italy firmly in control.
For Canada, fullback Harry Jones had some decent runs but Italy took a comfortable 17-0 lead into the break.
Canada finally opened their account with a penalty from replacement Peter Jawl at the start of the second half but Italy hit back with a well-taken try by second row Alberto Cazzola following a storming run from prop and man of the match Massimiliano Ravalle.
Canada did not lack endeavour but handling errors let them down at crucial times.
Their never-say-die attitude paid off, however, when they worked their way patiently upfield to set up a wide thrust for replacement Conor Trainor to dive over.
Italy regained control with a Bocchino penalty and they closed out the game in impressive fashion with hooker Tommaso D'Apice running in another try.
Italy flyhalf Riccardo Bocchino: “It was a very good game. In the first half we had the wind so it was a little bit easier for us. We played well and scored points and in the second half it was harder against a strong wind so we took possession of the ball and held
onto it. This has been a good experience because we have grown and we are a very strong team and very united.”
Canada captain Nathan Hirayama said: “We are very disappointed. We didn't come out in the first half and it wasn't good enough. We have learned a lot in this tournament and we are growing as a team. We possibly could have used a few more warm-up games but we have enjoyed being here. It was a very well run event and a great experience.”
Scorers:
For Italy:
Tries: Bacchetti, Cazzola, D'Apice
Pens: Bocchino 6
For Canada:
Try: Trainor
Con: Jawl
Pen: Jawl
Teams:
Italy: 15 Andrea Pratichetti, 14 Alessandro Castagnoli, 13 Roberto Quartaroli, 12 Alberto Chiesa (captain), 11 Andrea Bacchetti, 10 Riccardo Bocchino, 9 Edoardo Rotella, 8 Luca Petillo, 7 Simone Favaro, 6 Rudolph Mernone, 5 Alberto Cazzola, 4
Emiliano Caffini, 3 Massimiliano Ravalle, 2 Tommaso D'Apice, 1 Andrea De Marchi,
Replacements: 16 Lorenzo Sebastiani, 17 Gabriele Morelli, 18 Giacomo Bernini, 19 Joshua Furno, 20 Carlo Vannini, 21 Giovanni Massaro, 22 Giuseppe Sapuppo
Canada: 15 Harry Jones, 14 Jordan Wilson-Ross, 13 Michael Scholz, 12 Matt Evans, 11 Kyle Buckley, 10 Nathan Hirayama (captain), 9 Jamie Mackenzie, 8 Thyssen de Goede, 7 Keegan Selby, 6 Antoni Wodzicki, 5 Michael Berg, 4 Struan Robertson, 3 Mauro Perizzolo, 2 Ryan Hamilton, 1 Russell Ward
Replacements: 16 Russel Meidinger, 17 Andrew Tiedemann, 18 Joshua Schlebach, 19 Ian Manly, 20 Sean White, 21 Peter Jawl, 22 Conor Trainor
Match Officials
15/16th: Japan vs USA in Wrexham
Referee: James Bolabiu (Fiji)
Touch judges: Robin Goodliffe (England), Andrea Pasquin (Italy)
Assessor: Tappe Henning (IRB)
13/14th: Fiji vs Tonga in Wrexham
Referee:
Taizo Hirabayashi (Japan)
Touch judges: Robin Goodliffe (England), Andrea Pasquin (Italy)
Assessor: Tappe Henning (IRB)
11/12th: Italy vs Canada in Cardiff
Referee: Tim Hayes (Wales)
Touch judges: Andrew McMenemy (Scotland), David Wilkinson (Ireland)
Assessor: Bob Francis (New Zealand)
9/10th: Ireland vs Scotland in Newport
Referee: James Jones (Wales)
Touch judges: David Bodilly (Wales), David Jones (Wales)
Assessor: Les Peard (Wales)
7/8th: Samoa vs Argentina in Newport
Referee: James Leckie (Australia)
Touch judges: David Bodilly (Wales), David Jones (Wales)
Assessor: Les Peard (Wales)
5/6th: France vs Australia in Cardiff
Referee: Phillip Bosch (South Africa)
Touch judges: Andrew McMenemy (Scotland), David
Wilkinson (Ireland)
Assessor: Bob Francis (New Zealand)
3rd/4th: Wales vs South Africa in Swansea
Referee: Romain Poite (France)
Touch judges: James Bolabiu (Fiji), Robin Goodliffe
Assessor: Michel Lamoulie (France)/James Bailey (Wales)
Television match official: Chris Pollock (New Zealand)/Andrew Small (England)
1st/2nd: New Zealand vs England in Swansea
Referee: Peter Fitzgibbon (Ireland)
Touch judges: James Bolabiu (Fiji), Robin Goodliffe
Assessor: Michel Lamoulie (France)/James Bailey (Wales)
Television match official: Derek Bevan (Wales)
