 He was the first All Black prop to score a test try against Australia in 20 years, when he scored the first try of his international career on 30 June 2007 against Australia in a 15-20 loss and another try against Australia the following week, when the All Blacks won 26-12.After his performances through the year, Woodcock was selected for the 2007 Rugby World Cup.Woodcock made started in four of his three appearances in the competition, the most notable being when he played the full 80 minutes of New Zealand's shock 18-20 loss to France in the quarter-final of the World Cup, eliminating them for the competition.