2007 Rugby World Cup Pool A
Pool A of the 2007 Rugby World Cup began on 8 September and was completed on 30 September. The pool was composed of 2003 World Cup winners England, as well as Samoa, South Africa, Tonga and United States.
Pool A threw up few surprises, with both South Africa and England qualifying for the quarter-finals, as expected. Third place went to Tonga, who beat the USA and South Pacific neighbours, Samoa, to secure a place in the 2011 Rugby World Cup. Tonga also gave the eventual champions a close run, losing by less than a try. Both South Africa and England went on to reach the final of the tournament, which South Africa won by 15 points to 6.
| Place | Nation | Games | Points | Bonus points |
Table points |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Difference | ||||
| 1 | South Africa | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 189 | 47 | +142 | 3 | 19 |
| 2 | England | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 108 | 88 | +20 | 2 | 14 |
| 3 | Tonga | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 89 | 96 | −7 | 1 | 9 |
| 4 | Samoa | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 69 | 143 | −74 | 1 | 5 |
| 5 | United States | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 61 | 142 | −81 | 1 | 1 |
All times local (UTC+2)
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