ENGLAND   AUSTRALIA   NEW ZEALAND   FRANCE  
  SOUTH AFRICA   WALES   SCOTLAND   IRELAND  
  SAMOA   FIJI   ITALY   ARGENTINA  
  USA   CANADA   ROMANIA   GEORGIA  
  TONGA   JAPAN   PORTUGAL   NAMIBIA  
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POOL PHASE
The 20 Teams will be allocated to four pools of five Teams each in accordance with the RWC 2007 draw. The pool phase will consist of a round robin in which each Team shall play each other Team within the pool once. There shall be 10 Matches played in each pool, for a total of 40 Matches in the pool phase of the Tournament.
Match points system
The following number of Match points will be awarded for each pool phase match:
· Win 4 points
· Draw 2 points
4 or more tries 1 point
· Loss by 7 points or less 1 point
Rankings at the completion of the pool phase
At the completion of the pool phase, the Teams in a pool are ranked one through five based on their cumulative Match points, and identified respectively as winner, runner up, third, fourth and fifth.
If at the completion of the pool phase two or more Teams are level on Match points, then the following criteria shall be used in the following order until one of the Teams can be determined as the higher ranked:
i. the winner of the Match in which the two tied Teams have played each other shall be the higher ranked;
ii. the Team which has the best difference between points scored for and points scored against in all its pool Matches shall be the higher ranked;
iii. the Team which has the best difference between tries scored for and tries scored against in all its pool Matches shall be the higher ranked;
iv. the Team which has scored most points in all its pool Matches shall be the higher ranked;
v. the Team which has scored most tries in all its pool Matches shall be the higher ranked;
vi. should the tie be unresolved at the conclusion of steps (i) through (v), then it shall be settled by the toss of a coin.the Team that is higher ranked in the updated Official IRB World Rankings on October 1, 2007.
Qualification / elimination at the conclusion of the pool phase
The winner and runner-up in each pool shall be qualified for the quarter-finals. Teams ranked third, fourth and fifth shall be eliminated from the Tournament.
KNOCKOUT MATCHES
Quarter-finals
The first two Teams in each pool will progress to the quarter-final round, which will be contested by knockout Matches. The quarter-final Matches will be determined as follows:
QF1 – Winner pool B v Runner up pool A
QF2 – Winner pool C v Runner up pool D
QF3 – Winner pool A v Runner up pool B
QF4 – Winner pool D v Runner up pool C
Teams winning quarter-final Matches shall qualify for the semi-finals, and Teams losing quarter-final Matches shall be eliminated from the Tournament.
Semi-finals
The semi-final Matches will be contested by knockout Matches, as follows:
SF1 – Winner QF1 v Winner QF2
SF2 – Winner QF3 v Winner QF4
The winners of the semi-final Matches shall qualify for the Final, and the losers of the semi-final Matches shall contest the 3rd - 4th Play Off MatchBronze Final.
TIED MATCHES
Pool phase
If Teams are tied at fulltime, the Match will be deemed a draw and the respective Match points shall be awarded to each Team.
Knockout Matches
For quarter final Matches, semi-final Matches, the 3rd- 4th Play Off MatchBronze Final and the Final, if Teams are tied at fulltime, then the winner shall be determined through the following sequential criteria;
i. extra time - following an interval of 5 minutes, extra time of 10 minutes each way (with an interval of 5 minutes) shall be played;
ii. sudden death - if the scores are tied at the conclusion of extra time, and following an interval of 5 minutes, then a further extra time of 10 minutes maximum shall be played. During this period the first Team to score any points shall be declared the winner (sudden death);
iii. kicking competition - if after this sudden death period no winner can be declared, a kicking competition will be organised between the two Teams. The winner of that competition shall be declared the winner of the Match.
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Match Time Venue Teams                Pool
1 Fri-7-SEP 21:00 ST-DENIS FRANCE vs ARGENTINA D
2 Sat-8-SEP 13:45 MARSEILLE NEW ZEALAND vs ITALY C
3   15:45 LYON AUSTRALIA vs JAPAN B
4   18:00 LENS ENGLAND vs USA A
5 Sun-9-SEP 14:00 NANTES WALES vs CANADA B
6   16:00 PARIS SOUTH AFRICA vs SAMOA A
7   18:00 ST-ETIENNE SCOTLAND vs PORTUGAL C
8   20:00 BORDEAUX IRELAND vs NAMIBIA D
9 Tue-11-SEP 20:00 LYON ARGENTINA vs GEORGIA D
10 Wed-12-SEP 14:00 MONTPELLIER USA vs TONGA A
11   18:00 TOULOUSE JAPAN vs FIJI B
12   20:00 MARSEILLE ITALY vs ROMANIA C
13 Fri-14-SEP 21:00 ST-DENIS ENGLAND vs SOUTH AFRICA A
14 Sat-15-SEP 13:00 LYON NEW ZEALAND vs PORTUGAL C
15   15:00 CARDIFF WALES vs AUSTRALIA B
16   21:00 BORDEAUX IRELAND vs GEORGIA D
17 Sun-16-SEP 14:00 CARDIFF FIJI vs CANADA B
18   16:00 MONTPELLIER SAMOA vs TONGA A
19   21:00 TOULOUSE FRANCE vs NAMIBIA D
20 Tue-18-SEP 21:00 EDINBURGH SCOTLAND vs ROMANIA C
21 Wed-19-SEP 20:00 PARIS ITALY vs PORTUGAL C
22 Thu-20-SEP 21:00 CARDIFF WALES vs JAPAN B
23 Fri-21-SEP 21:00 ST-DENIS FRANCE vs IRELAND D
24 Sat-22-SEP 14:00 LENS SOUTH AFRICA vs TONGA A
Match Time Venue Teams                Pool
25 Sat-22-SEP 16:00 NANTES ENGLAND vs SAMOA A
26   21:00 MARSEILLE ARGENTINA vs NAMIBIA D
27 Sun-23-SEP 14:30 MONTPELLIER AUSTRALIA vs FIJI B
28   17:00 EDINBURGH SCOTLAND vs NEW ZEALAND C
29 Tue-25-SEP 18:00 BORDEAUX CANADA vs JAPAN B
30   20:00 TOULOUSE ROMANIA vs PORTUGAL C
31 Wed-26-SEP 18:00 LENS GEORGIA vs NAMIBIA D
32   20:00 ST-ETIENNE SAMOA vs USA A
33 Fri-28-SEP 21:00 PARIS ENGLAND vs TONGA A
34 Sat-29-SEP 13:00 TOULOUSE NEW ZEALAND vs ROMANIA C
35   15:00 BORDEAUX AUSTRALIA vs CANADA B
36   17:00 NANTES WALES vs FIJI B
37   21:00 ST-ETIENNE SCOTLAND vs ITALY C
38 Sun-30-SEP 15:00 MARSEILLE FRANCE vs GEORGIA D
39   17:00 PARIS IRELAND vs ARGENTINA D
40   20:00 MONTPELLIER SOUTH AFRICA vs USA A
41 Sat-6-OCT 15:00 MARSEILLE
42   21:00 CARDIFF
43 Sun-7-OCT 15:00 MARSEILLE
44   21:00 ST-DENIS
45 Sat-13-OCT 21:00 ST-DENIS SF1 : Win QF1 vs Win QF2
46 Sun-14-OCT 21:00 ST-DENIS SF2 : Win QF3 vs Win QF4
47 Fri-19-OCT 21:00 PARIS 3rd place play off
48 Sat-20-OCT 21:00 ST-DENIS FINAL
Match Time Venue Teams                Pool
1 Fri-7-SEP 19:00 ST-DENIS FRANCE vs ARGENTINA D
2 Sat-8-SEP 11:45 MARSEILLE NEW ZEALAND vs ITALY C
3   13:45 LYON AUSTRALIA vs JAPAN B
4   16:00 LENS ENGLAND vs USA A
5 Sun-9-SEP 12:00 NANTES WALES vs CANADA B
6   14:00 PARIS SOUTH AFRICA vs SAMOA A
7   16:00 ST-ETIENNE SCOTLAND vs PORTUGAL C
8   18:00 BORDEAUX IRELAND vs NAMIBIA D
9 Tue-11-SEP 18:00 LYON ARGENTINA vs GEORGIA D
10 Wed-12-SEP 12:00 MONTPELLIER USA vs TONGA A
11   16:00 TOULOUSE JAPAN vs FIJI B
12   18:00 MARSEILLE ITALY vs ROMANIA C
13 Fri-14-SEP 19:00 ST-DENIS ENGLAND vs SOUTH AFRICA A
14 Sat-15-SEP 11:00 LYON NEW ZEALAND vs PORTUGAL C
15   13:00 CARDIFF WALES vs AUSTRALIA B
16   19:00 BORDEAUX IRELAND vs GEORGIA D
17 Sun-16-SEP 12:00 CARDIFF FIJI vs CANADA B
18   14:00 MONTPELLIER SAMOA vs TONGA A
19   19:00 TOULOUSE FRANCE vs NAMIBIA D
20 Tue-18-SEP 19:00 EDINBURGH SCOTLAND vs ROMANIA C
21 Wed-19-SEP 18:00 PARIS ITALY vs PORTUGAL C
22 Thu-20-SEP 19:00 CARDIFF WALES vs JAPAN B
23 Fri-21-SEP 19:00 ST-DENIS FRANCE vs IRELAND D
24 Sat-22-SEP 12:00 LENS SOUTH AFRICA vs TONGA A
Match Time Venue Teams                Pool
25 Sat-22-SEP 14:00 NANTES ENGLAND vs SAMOA A
26   19:00 MARSEILLE ARGENTINA vs NAMIBIA D
27 Sun-23-SEP 12:30 MONTPELLIER AUSTRALIA vs FIJI B
28   15:00 EDINBURGH SCOTLAND vs NEW ZEALAND C
29 Tue-25-SEP 16:00 BORDEAUX CANADA vs JAPAN B
30   18:00 TOULOUSE ROMANIA vs PORTUGAL C
31 Wed-26-SEP 16:00 LENS GEORGIA vs NAMIBIA D
32   18:00 ST-ETIENNE SAMOA vs USA A
33 Fri-28-SEP 19:00 PARIS ENGLAND vs TONGA A
34 Sat-29-SEP 11:00 TOULOUSE NEW ZEALAND vs ROMANIA C
35   13:00 BORDEAUX AUSTRALIA vs CANADA B
36   15:00 NANTES WALES vs FIJI B
37   19:00 ST-ETIENNE SCOTLAND vs ITALY C
38 Sun-30-SEP 13:00 MARSEILLE FRANCE vs GEORGIA D
39   15:00 PARIS IRELAND vs ARGENTINA D
40   18:00 MONTPELLIER SOUTH AFRICA vs USA A
41 Sat-6-OCT 13:00 MARSEILLE
42   19:00 CARDIFF
43 Sun-7-OCT 13:00 MARSEILLE
44   19:00 ST-DENIS
45 Sat-13-OCT 19:00 ST-DENIS SF1 : Win QF1 vs Win QF2
46 Sun-14-OCT 19:00 ST-DENIS SF2 : Win QF3 vs Win QF4
47 Fri-19-OCT 19:00 PARIS 3rd place play off
48 Sat-20-OCT 19:00 ST-DENIS FINAL
Match Time Venue Teams                Pool
1 Fri-7-SEP 20:00 ST-DENIS FRANCE vs ARGENTINA D
2 Sat-8-SEP 12:45 MARSEILLE NEW ZEALAND vs ITALY C
3   14:45 LYON AUSTRALIA vs JAPAN B
4   17:00 LENS ENGLAND vs USA A
5 Sun-9-SEP 13:00 NANTES WALES vs CANADA B
6   15:00 PARIS SOUTH AFRICA vs SAMOA A
7   17:00 ST-ETIENNE SCOTLAND vs PORTUGAL C
8   19:00 BORDEAUX IRELAND vs NAMIBIA D
9 Tue-11-SEP 19:00 LYON ARGENTINA vs GEORGIA D
10 Wed-12-SEP 13:00 MONTPELLIER USA vs TONGA A
11   17:00 TOULOUSE JAPAN vs FIJI B
12   19:00 MARSEILLE ITALY vs ROMANIA C
13 Fri-14-SEP 20:00 ST-DENIS ENGLAND vs SOUTH AFRICA A
14 Sat-15-SEP 12:00 LYON NEW ZEALAND vs PORTUGAL C
15   14:00 CARDIFF WALES vs AUSTRALIA B
16   20:00 BORDEAUX IRELAND vs GEORGIA D
17 Sun-16-SEP 13:00 CARDIFF FIJI vs CANADA B
18   15:00 MONTPELLIER SAMOA vs TONGA A
19   20:00 TOULOUSE FRANCE vs NAMIBIA D
20 Tue-18-SEP 20:00 EDINBURGH SCOTLAND vs ROMANIA C
21 Wed-19-SEP 19:00 PARIS ITALY vs PORTUGAL C
22 Thu-20-SEP 20:00 CARDIFF WALES vs JAPAN B
23 Fri-21-SEP 20:00 ST-DENIS FRANCE vs IRELAND D
24 Sat-22-SEP 13:00 LENS SOUTH AFRICA vs TONGA A
Match Time Venue Teams                Pool
25 Sat-22-SEP 15:00 NANTES ENGLAND vs SAMOA A
26   20:00 MARSEILLE ARGENTINA vs NAMIBIA D
27 Sun-23-SEP 13:30 MONTPELLIER AUSTRALIA vs FIJI B
28   16:00 EDINBURGH SCOTLAND vs NEW ZEALAND C
29 Tue-25-SEP 17:00 BORDEAUX CANADA vs JAPAN B
30   19:00 TOULOUSE ROMANIA vs PORTUGAL C
31 Wed-26-SEP 17:00 LENS GEORGIA vs NAMIBIA D
32   19:00 ST-ETIENNE SAMOA vs USA A
33 Fri-28-SEP 20:00 PARIS ENGLAND vs TONGA A
34 Sat-29-SEP 12:00 TOULOUSE NEW ZEALAND vs ROMANIA C
35   14:00 BORDEAUX AUSTRALIA vs CANADA B
36   16:00 NANTES WALES vs FIJI B
37   20:00 ST-ETIENNE SCOTLAND vs ITALY C
38 Sun-30-SEP 14:00 MARSEILLE FRANCE vs GEORGIA D
39   16:00 PARIS IRELAND vs ARGENTINA D
40   19:00 MONTPELLIER SOUTH AFRICA vs USA A
41 Sat-6-OCT 14:00 MARSEILLE
42   20:00 CARDIFF
43 Sun-7-OCT 14:00 MARSEILLE
44   20:00 ST-DENIS
45 Sat-13-OCT 20:00 ST-DENIS SF1 : Win QF1 vs Win QF2
46 Sun-14-OCT 20:00 ST-DENIS SF2 : Win QF3 vs Win QF4
47 Fri-19-OCT 20:00 PARIS 3rd place play off
48 Sat-20-OCT 20:00 ST-DENIS FINAL
Match Time Venue Teams                Pool
1 Sat-8-SEP 05:00 ST-DENIS FRANCE vs ARGENTINA D
2   21:45 MARSEILLE NEW ZEALAND vs ITALY C
3   23:45 LYON AUSTRALIA vs JAPAN B
4 Sun-9-SEP 02:00 LENS ENGLAND vs USA A
5   22:00 NANTES WALES vs CANADA B
6 Mon-10-SEP 00:00 PARIS SOUTH AFRICA vs SAMOA A
7   02:00 ST-ETIENNE SCOTLAND vs PORTUGAL C
8   04:00 BORDEAUX IRELAND vs NAMIBIA D
9 Wed-12-SEP 04:00 LYON ARGENTINA vs GEORGIA D
10   22:00 MONTPELLIER USA vs TONGA A
11 Thu-13-SEP 02:00 TOULOUSE JAPAN vs FIJI B
12   04:00 MARSEILLE ITALY vs ROMANIA C
13 Sat-15-SEP 05:00 ST-DENIS ENGLAND vs SOUTH AFRICA A
14   21:00 LYON NEW ZEALAND vs PORTUGAL C
15   23:00 CARDIFF WALES vs AUSTRALIA B
16 Sun-16-SEP 05:00 BORDEAUX IRELAND vs GEORGIA D
17   22:00 CARDIFF FIJI vs CANADA B
18 Mon-17-SEP 00:00 MONTPELLIER SAMOA vs TONGA A
19   05:00 TOULOUSE FRANCE vs NAMIBIA D
20 Wed-19-SEP 05:00 EDINBURGH SCOTLAND vs ROMANIA C
21 Thu-20-SEP 04:00 PARIS ITALY vs PORTUGAL C
22 Fri-21-SEP 05:00 CARDIFF WALES vs JAPAN B
23 Sat-22-SEP 05:00 ST-DENIS FRANCE vs IRELAND D
24   22:00 LENS SOUTH AFRICA vs TONGA A
Match Time Venue Teams                Pool
25 Sun-23-SEP 00:00 NANTES ENGLAND vs SAMOA A
26   05:00 MARSEILLE ARGENTINA vs NAMIBIA D
27   22:30 MONTPELLIER AUSTRALIA vs FIJI B
28 Mon-24-SEP 01:00 EDINBURGH SCOTLAND vs NEW ZEALAND C
29 Wed-26-SEP 02:00 BORDEAUX CANADA vs JAPAN B
30   04:00 TOULOUSE ROMANIA vs PORTUGAL C
31 Thu-27-SEP 02:00 LENS GEORGIA vs NAMIBIA D
32   04:00 ST-ETIENNE SAMOA vs USA A
33 Sat-29-SEP 05:00 PARIS ENGLAND vs TONGA A
34   21:00 TOULOUSE NEW ZEALAND vs ROMANIA C
35   23:00 BORDEAUX AUSTRALIA vs CANADA B
36 Sun-30-SEP 01:00 NANTES WALES vs FIJI B
37   05:00 ST-ETIENNE SCOTLAND vs ITALY C
38   23:00 MARSEILLE FRANCE vs GEORGIA D
39 Mon-1-OCT 01:00 PARIS IRELAND vs ARGENTINA D
40   04:00 MONTPELLIER SOUTH AFRICA vs USA A
41 Sat-6-OCT 23:00 MARSEILLE
42 Sun-7-OCT 05:00 CARDIFF
43   23:00 MARSEILLE
44 Mon-8-OCT 05:00 ST-DENIS
45 Sun-14-OCT 05:00 ST-DENIS SF1 : Win QF1 vs Win QF2
46 Mon-15-OCT 05:00 ST-DENIS SF2 : Win QF3 vs Win QF4
47 Sat-20-OCT 05:00 PARIS 3rd place play off
48 Sun-21-OCT 05:00 ST-DENIS FINAL
Match Time Venue Teams                Pool
1 Sat-8-SEP 07:00 ST-DENIS FRANCE vs ARGENTINA D
2   23:45 MARSEILLE NEW ZEALAND vs ITALY C
3 Sun-9-SEP 01:45 LYON AUSTRALIA vs JAPAN B
4   04:00 LENS ENGLAND vs USA A
5 Mon-10-SEP 00:00 NANTES WALES vs CANADA B
6   02:00 PARIS SOUTH AFRICA vs SAMOA A
7   04:00 ST-ETIENNE SCOTLAND vs PORTUGAL C
8   06:00 BORDEAUX IRELAND vs NAMIBIA D
9 Wed-12-SEP 06:00 LYON ARGENTINA vs GEORGIA D
10 Thu-13-SEP 00:00 MONTPELLIER USA vs TONGA A
11   04:00 TOULOUSE JAPAN vs FIJI B
12   06:00 MARSEILLE ITALY vs ROMANIA C
13 Sat-15-SEP 07:00 ST-DENIS ENGLAND vs SOUTH AFRICA A
14   23:00 LYON NEW ZEALAND vs PORTUGAL C
15 Sun-16-SEP 01:00 CARDIFF WALES vs AUSTRALIA B
16   07:00 BORDEAUX IRELAND vs GEORGIA D
17 Mon-17-SEP 00:00 CARDIFF FIJI vs CANADA B
18   02:00 MONTPELLIER SAMOA vs TONGA A
19   07:00 TOULOUSE FRANCE vs NAMIBIA D
20 Wed-19-SEP 07:00 EDINBURGH SCOTLAND vs ROMANIA C
21 Thu-20-SEP 06:00 PARIS ITALY vs PORTUGAL C
22 Fri-21-SEP 07:00 CARDIFF WALES vs JAPAN B
23 Sat-22-SEP 07:00 ST-DENIS FRANCE vs IRELAND D
24 Sun-23-SEP 00:00 LENS SOUTH AFRICA vs TONGA A
Match Time Venue Teams                Pool
25 Sun-23-SEP 02:00 NANTES ENGLAND vs SAMOA A
26   07:00 MARSEILLE ARGENTINA vs NAMIBIA D
27 Mon-24-SEP 00:30 MONTPELLIER AUSTRALIA vs FIJI B
28   03:00 EDINBURGH SCOTLAND vs NEW ZEALAND C
29 Wed-26-SEP 04:00 BORDEAUX CANADA vs JAPAN B
30   06:00 TOULOUSE ROMANIA vs PORTUGAL C
31 Thu-27-SEP 04:00 LENS GEORGIA vs NAMIBIA D
32   06:00 ST-ETIENNE SAMOA vs USA A
33 Sat-29-SEP 07:00 PARIS ENGLAND vs TONGA A
34   23:00 TOULOUSE NEW ZEALAND vs ROMANIA C
35 Sun-30-SEP 01:00 BORDEAUX AUSTRALIA vs CANADA B
36   03:00 NANTES WALES vs FIJI B
37   07:00 ST-ETIENNE SCOTLAND vs ITALY C
38 Mon-1-OCT 01:00 MARSEILLE FRANCE vs GEORGIA D
39   03:00 PARIS IRELAND vs ARGENTINA D
40   06:00 MONTPELLIER SOUTH AFRICA vs USA A
41 Sun-7-OCT 01:00 MARSEILLE
42   07:00 CARDIFF
43 Mon-8-OCT 01:00 MARSEILLE
44   08:00 ST-DENIS
45 Sun-14-OCT 08:00 ST-DENIS SF1 : Win QF1 vs Win QF2
46 Mon-15-OCT 08:00 ST-DENIS SF2 : Win QF3 vs Win QF4
47 Sat-20-OCT 08:00 PARIS 3rd place play off
48 Sun-21-OCT 08:00 ST-DENIS FINAL
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