Match England Vs France
 England |
Vs |  France |
Full Time Result England 14-9 France
Kick-Off for England Vs France Rugby World Cup 2007 Semi-Finals: 21:00 on 13th October.
Match Summary:
England have defeated France in the closest match of the Rugby World Cup so far. England have qualified for the Rugby World Cup Final on the 20th October.
The game came to a quick start with England scoring within the first 2 minutes, but Jonny Wilkinson had a bad start by missing the conversion in the 3rd.
Going into half time France were 1 point up with 2 penalties by French fly half Beauxis. The second half started well for France with another penalty kick by Beauxis in the 43rd minute.
Jonny Wilkinson finally managed to get his kicking on target in the second half, scoring a penalty kick in the 47th minute. Wilkinson tried a drop-goal in the 58th minute but it came off the woodwork, and left France 1 point ahead. The match became extremely intense with no scoring being made for the next 20 minutes.
England’s breakthrough came from a penalty kick by Jonny Wilkinson in the 74th minute, he went on to kick another drop-goal in the 77th, and this time he scored! Taking England a comfortable 5 points ahead of France with only 3 minutes remaining.
France gave it their all in the last few minutes but the English managed to keep their composure and kept the final score at England 14-9 France.
England will play in the Rugby World Cup 2007 Final against South Africa or Argentina which will be decided tomorrow. The Rugby World Cup Final will kick-off at 21:00 on 20 October 2007.
Live Score Result: England 14-9 France (Full Time) - Update
Minute-By-Minute Commentary:
1 Min - Kick-off of the First Rugby World Cup 2007 Semi Final! There is a full capacity of 80,000 in tonight’s game at the Stade de France.
2 Min - Lewsey (ENG) Scores a Try.
3 Min - Wilkinson (ENG) Misses The Conversion.
10 Min - Beauxis (FRA) Scores a Penalty Kick.
19 Min - Beauxis (FRA) Scores a Penalty Kick.
26 Min - Wilkinson (ENG) Misses Drop Goal Attempt.
29 Min - Wilkinson (ENG) Misses a Penalty Kick.
40 Min - Half Time Whistle Goes
Half Time
43 Min - Beauxis (FRA) Scores a Penalty Kick.
47 Min - Wilkinson (ENG) Scores a Penalty Kick
58 Min - Wilkinson (ENG) Misses a Drop Goal - Hits the pole!
62 Min - Extremely Tense Game! One Point Separates The Two Teams!
70 Min - Ten minutes remain! England trying with everything they’ve got.
74 Min - Wilkinson (ENG) Scores a Penalty Kick.
77 Min - Wilkinson (ENG) Scores a Drop Goal Kick!
80 Min - Full Time! England Win, France are out.
Previous Encounters: 89 total games played, England won 47 games, France won 35 games, with 7 draws.
Stadium : Stade de France, Paris
Attendance: 80, 000
Starting lineups for England Vs France:
England
Andrew Sheridan, Mark Regan, Phil Vickery (captain), Simon Shaw, Ben Kay, Martin Corry, Lewis Moody, Nick Easter, Andy Gomarsall, Jonny Wilkinson, Josh Lewsey, Mike Catt, Mathew Tait, Paul Sackey, Jason Robinson.
Substitutes:
George Chuter, Matt Stevens, Lawrence Dallaglio, Joe Worsley, Peter Richards, Toby Flood, Dan Hipkiss.
France:
Olivier Milloud, Raphael Ibanez (captain), Pieter de Villiers, Fabien Pelous, Jerome Thion, Serge Betsen, Thierry Dusautoir, Julien Bonnaire, Jean-Baptiste Elissalde, Lionel Beauxis, Cedric Heymans, Yannick Jauzion, David Marty, Vincent Clerc, Damien Traille.
Substitutes
Dimitri Szarzewski, Jean-Baptiste Poux, Sebastien Chabal, Imanol Harinordoquy, Frederic Michalak, Clement Poitrenaud, Christophe Dominici.
