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who defeated the Brisbane Broncos 18–14 at Reebok Stadium before 23,207.| St. Helens | 18–14 | Brisbane Broncos | 23 February 2007 20:00 – Reebok Stadium, Bolton Ref: Steve Clark (Australia) Attendance: 23,207 |
| Tries: Ade Gardner (2), Paul Sculthorpe | Tries: Corey Parker, Darius Boyd | ||
| Goals: Paul Sculthorpe (3) | Goals: Corey Parker (3) |
30–6 against New Zealand at Suncorp Stadium before 35,241.3 - Coffs Harbour, Australia: In the annual City vs Country Origin match City NSW defeat Country NSW 12–6 at BCU International Stadium before a crowd of just over 8,000.
in game two of the series at Telstra Stadium before 76,924.| | This section is empty. You can help by adding to it. (July 2010) |
who finished on top of the table. 30 – 8 win against Catalans Dragons in the final at Wembley Stadium before 84,241.
20–18 win against Aston DSC Bulls in the championship match. is named NRL player of the year.
28–4 win against Harbour League in the grand final. 28–18 win against the Redcliffe Dolphins in the grand final. 22–16 win against the University Sharks in the grand final. 34–8 win against the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles in the 2007 NRL Grand Final. On 22 April 2010, the Melbourne Storm were stripped of the 2007 and 2009 premierships and the 2006–2008 minor premierships, after Storm officials confessed to the NRL that the club had committed serious and systematic breaches of the salary cap between 2006 and 2010 by running a well-organized dual contract and bookkeeping system which concealed a total of $3.17 million in payments made to players outside of the salary cap. 33–5 win against minor premiers St. Helens in the 2007 Super League Grand Final. win against France.| | This section is empty. You can help by adding to it. (July 2010) |
20 April 2007 |
| Australia | 30–6 | New Zealand |
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| Try: Hindmarsh King Tate Hunt Lockyer Goal: Thurston (5) | Match Report | Try: Vatuvei Goal: Marshall |
Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane Attendance: 35,241 Referee: Steve Ganson Player of the Match: Karmichael Hunt |
14 October 2007 |
| New Zealand Kiwis | 0–58 | Australian Kangaroos |
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| Try: Israel Folau (2) Steve Price Greg Inglis (3) Jarryd Hayne Brett Stewart Greg Bird Willie Mason Cameron Smith Goal: Cameron Smith (6) Kurt Gidley |
By playing in this match, Australian three-quarter back Israel Folau became the youngest Kangaroos test player in history at 18 years and 194 days. [3]
28 October 2007 |
France  | 46–16 |  Scotland |
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| Try: Rinaldi 10' Stacul 13' Planas 20' Houles 34' Anselme 38' Bosc 63' Grésèque 70' Moly 78' Goal: Grésèque (7) | Try: Benn 27' Nanyn 44' Paterson 60' Goal: Nanyn (2) |
20 October 2007 |
Northern Union  | 18–25 | All Golds |
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| Try: McGuire (2) Clarke Yeaman Goal: Rooney (3) | Try: Lauitiiti (2) Eastwood V. Anderson Toopi Goal: Jones (5) |
Three points for a try, as per inaugural Test in 1907.
27 October 2007 |
| Great Britain | 20–14 | New Zealand |
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| Try: Fa'asavalu 29' Raynor 49' Burgess 62' Goal: Burrow (4) | Try: Hape (2) 3', 75' Whatuira 34' Goal: Hohaia |
3 November 2007 |
| Great Britain | 44–0 | New Zealand |
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| Try: Peacock 2' c Pryce (2) 14' c, 77' c Raynor 39' m Wellens 50' c Gardner 56' m Burrow 63' c Senior 71' c Goal: Sinfield (5) Burrow |
10 November 2007 |
| Great Britain | 28–22 | New Zealand |
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| Try: Graham 32' Senior 36' Hodgson 40' Burrow 44' McGuire 54' Goal: Burrow (4) | Try: Stanley 7', 66' Whatuira 11' Tuiaki 80' Goal: Smith (3) |
The 2007 NRL Season will run from 16 March 2007 to 30 September 2007, with the latter date hosting the Grand Final at Sydney's Telstra Stadium.
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | B | PF | PA | PD | Pts | |
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| 1 |  Melbourne | 24 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 627 | 277 | +350 | 44 |
| 2 |  Manly Warringah | 24 | 18 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 597 | 377 | +220 | 38 |
| 3 |  North Queensland | 24 | 15 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 547 | 618 | −71 | 32 |
| 4 |  Warriors | 24 | 13 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 593 | 434 | +159 | 29 |
| 5 |  Parramatta | 24 | 13 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 573 | 481 | +92 | 28 |
| 6 |  Bulldogs | 24 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 575 | 528 | +47 | 26 |
| 7 |  South Sydney | 24 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 408 | 399 | +9 | 26 |
| 8 |  Brisbane | 24 | 11 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 511 | 476 | +35 | 24 |
| 9 |  Wests Tigers | 24 | 11 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 541 | 561 | −20 | 24 |
| 10 |  Sydney | 24 | 10 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 445 | 610 | −165 | 23 |
| 11 |  Cronulla-Sutherland | 24 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 463 | 403 | +60 | 22 |
| 12 |  Gold Coast | 24 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 409 | 559 | −150 | 22 |
| 13 |  St George Illawarra | 24 | 9 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 431 | 509 | −78 | 20 |
| 14 |  Canberra | 24 | 9 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 522 | 650 | −128 | 20 |
| 15 |  Newcastle | 24 | 9 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 418 | 708 | −290 | 20 |
| 16 |  Penrith | 24 | 8 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 539 | 607 | −68 | 18 |
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