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Pool C of the 2007 Rugby World Cup began on 8 September and concluded on 29 September 2007. The pool was composed of Italy, New Zealand, Romania and Scotland and World Cup debutants Portugal.
Standings
New Zealand were assured of first place in the pool after only three rounds of matches, having secured the maximum of five points from each of their matches. Over their four matches, the All Blacks established a new points record for the pool stage with 309 points.
Italy were unable to carry their strong Six Nations form into the World Cup, and were knocked out by a narrow margin. Scotland qualified for the quarter-finals as pool runners-up.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | B | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 |  New Zealand
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4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 309 | 35 | +274 | 4 | 20 | Qualified for the quarter-finals |
| 2 |  Scotland
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4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 116 | 66 | +50 | 2 | 14 | |
| 3 |  Italy
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4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 85 | 117 | −32 | 1 | 9 | Eliminated, automatic qualification for RWC 2011 |
| 4 |  Romania
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4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 40 | 161 | −121 | 1 | 5 | |
| 5 |  Portugal
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4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 38 | 209 | −171 | 1 | 1 |
Matches
All times local (UTC+2)
New Zealand vs Italy
| 8 September 2007 13:45 |
| New Zealand | 76–14 | Italy |
| Try: McCaw (2) 2' c, 7' c Howlett (3) 12' c, 56' c, 59' m Muliaina 15' c Sivivatu (2) 18' c, 29' m Jack 50' c Collins (2) 68' c, 70' c Con: Carter (7/9) McAlister (2/2) Pen: Carter (1/1) 11' | Report | Try: Stanojevic 38' c Mi. Bergamasco 71' c Con: Bortolussi (1/1) De Marigny (1/1) |
| Stade Vélodrome, Marseille Attendance: 58,612 Referee: Wayne Barnes (England) |
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Man of the Match:
Touch judges:
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Note: Doug Howlett's three tries in this match brought him level with Christian Cullen as New Zealand's all-time highest try scorer, with 46.
Scotland vs Portugal
| 9 September 2007 18:00 |
| Scotland | 56–10 | Portugal |
| Try: R. Lamont (2) 12' c, 14' c S. Lawson 23' c Dewey 30' c Parks 57' c Southwell 60' c Brown 68' c Ford 76' c Con: Parks (5/5) Paterson (3/3) | Report | Try: Carvalho 28' c Con: D. Pinto (1/1) Pen: D. Pinto (1/1) 34' |
| Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, Saint-Étienne Attendance: 34,162 Referee: Steve Walsh (New Zealand) |
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