2015 Rugby World Cup Pool D

Pool D of the 2015 Rugby World Cup began on 19 September and was completed on 11 October 2015.^[1] The pool was composed of France (the 2011 runners-up), Ireland and Italy – who all qualified automatically for the tournament due to finishing in the top three positions in their pools in 2011 – joined by the top American qualifier, Canada, and the second European qualifier, Romania. The top two teams; Ireland and France qualified for the quarter-finals.^[2]

Standings[edit]

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	T	B	Pts	Qualification
1	Ireland	4	4	0	134	35	+99	16	2	18	Advanced to the quarter-finals and qualified for the 2019 Rugby World Cup
2	France	4	3	1	120	63	+57	12	2	14
3	Italy	4	2	2	74	88	−14	7	2	10	Eliminated but qualified for 2019 Rugby World Cup
4	Romania	4	1	3	60	129	−69	7	0	4
5	Canada	4	0	4	58	131	−73	7	2	2

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Matches[edit]

All times are local United Kingdom time (UTC+01)

Ireland vs Canada[edit]

19 September 2015
14:30

Ireland	50–7	Canada
Try: O'Brien 18' c Henderson 25' c Sexton 28' m D. Kearney 35' c Cronin 66' c R. Kearney 73' c Payne 76' c Con: Sexton (3/4) 19', 26', 37' Madigan (3/3) 67', 74', 77' Pen: Sexton (1/1) 14'	Report	Try: Van der Merwe 68' c Con: Hirayama (1/1) 69'

Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
Attendance: 68,523
Referee: Glen Jackson (New Zealand)

Ireland

Canada


FB	15	Rob Kearney		79'
RW	14	David Kearney
OC	13	Jared Payne
IC	12	Luke Fitzgerald
LW	11	Keith Earls
FH	10	Johnny Sexton		56'
SH	9	Conor Murray		66'
N8	8	Jamie Heaslip
OF	7	Seán O'Brien		63'
BF	6	Peter O'Mahony
RL	5	Paul O'Connell (c)	42'	74'
LL	4	Iain Henderson
TP	3	Mike Ross		61'
HK	2	Rory Best		61'
LP	1	Jack McGrath		61'
Replacements:
HK	16	Seán Cronin		61'
PR	17	Cian Healy		61'
PR	18	Nathan White		61'
LK	19	Donnacha Ryan		74'
FL	20	Chris Henry		63'
SH	21	Eoin Reddan		66'
FH	22	Ian Madigan		56'
WG	23	Simon Zebo		79'
Coach:
Joe Schmidt


FB	15	Matt Evans		41'
RW	14	Jeff Hassler		41'
OC	13	Ciaran Hearn
IC	12	Nick Blevins
LW	11	D. T. H. van der Merwe
FH	10	Nathan Hirayama
SH	9	Gordon McRorie		48'
N8	8	Aaron Carpenter
OF	7	John Moonlight
BF	6	Kyle Gilmour		48'
RL	5	Jamie Cudmore (c)	17'
LL	4	Brett Beukeboom
TP	3	Doug Wooldridge		66'
HK	2	Ray Barkwill		63'
LP	1	Hubert Buydens		48'
Replacements:
HK	16	Benoît Piffero		63'
PR	17	Djustice Sears-Duru		48'
PR	18	Andrew Tiedemann		66'
FL	19	Jebb Sinclair		48'
N8	20	Richard Thorpe			75'
SH	21	Phil Mack		48'
FH	22	Liam Underwood		41'	75'
CE	23	Conor Trainor		41'
Coach:
Kieran Crowley

Man of the Match:
Johnny Sexton (Ireland)

Touch judges:
Pascal Gaüzère (France)
Mike Fraser (New Zealand)
Television match official:
Ben Skeen (New Zealand)

France vs Italy[edit]

19 September 2015
20:00

France	32–10	Italy
Try: Slimani 44' c Mas 69' c Con: Michalak (2/2) 45', 70' Pen: Michalak (5/7) 7', 11', 28', 40', 42' Spedding (1/1) 38'	Report	Try: Venditti 52' c Con: Allan (1/1) 53' Pen: Allan (1/2) 34'

Twickenham Stadium, London
Attendance: 76,232
Referee: Craig Joubert (South Africa)

France

Italy


FB	15	Scott Spedding
RW	14	Yoann Huget	55'
OC	13	Mathieu Bastareaud
IC	12	Alexandre Dumoulin
LW	11	Noa Nakaitaci
FH	10	Frédéric Michalak	76'
SH	9	Sébastien Tillous-Borde	57'
N8	8	Louis Picamoles	66'
OF	7	Damien Chouly
BF	6	Thierry Dusautoir (c)
RL	5	Yoann Maestri	69'
LL	4	Pascal Papé
TP	3	Rabah Slimani	63'
HK	2	Guilhem Guirado	67'
LP	1	Eddy Ben Arous	61'
Replacements:
HK	16	Benjamin Kayser	67'
PR	17	Vincent Debaty	61'
PR	18	Nicolas Mas	63'
FL	19	Bernard Le Roux	66'
LK	20	Alexandre Flanquart	69'
SH	21	Morgan Parra	57'
FH	22	Rémi Talès	76'
CE	23	Gaël Fickou	55'
Coach:
Philippe Saint-André


FB	15	Luke McLean
RW	14	Leonardo Sarto
OC	13	Michele Campagnaro
IC	12	Andrea Masi	11'
LW	11	Giovanbattista Venditti
FH	10	Tommaso Allan	79'
SH	9	Edoardo Gori	72'
N8	8	Samuela Vunisa
OF	7	Francesco Minto	61'
BF	6	Alessandro Zanni
RL	5	Joshua Furno	72'
LL	4	Quintin Geldenhuys
TP	3	Martin Castrogiovanni	50'
HK	2	Leonardo Ghiraldini (c)	61'
LP	1	Matías Agüero	50'
Replacements:
HK	16	Andrea Manici	61'
PR	17	Michele Rizzo	50'
PR	18	Lorenzo Cittadini	50'
LK	19	Valerio Bernabò	72'
FL	20	Simone Favaro	61'
SH	21	Guglielmo Palazzani	72'
FH	22	Carlo Canna	79'
CE	23	Enrico Bacchin	11'
Coach:
Jacques Brunel

Man of the Match:
Louis Picamoles (France)

Touch judges:
John Lacey (Ireland)
Stuart Berry (South Africa)
Television match official:
Shaun Veldsman (South Africa)

Notes:

Martin Castrogiovanni became Italy's most capped player with 114 caps.^[3]

France vs Romania[edit]

23 September 2015
20:00

France	38–11	Romania
Try: Guitoune (2) 30' c, 66' c Nyanga 34' c Fofana 69' c Fickou 79' c Con: Parra (3/3) 32', 35', 67' Kockott (2/2) 71', 79' Pen: Parra (1/1) 8'	Report	Try: V. Ursache 74' m Pen: Vlaicu (2/3) 20', 40'

Olympic Stadium, London
Attendance: 50,626
Referee: Jaco Peyper (South Africa)

France

Romania


FB	15	Brice Dulin
RW	14	Sofiane Guitoune
OC	13	Gaël Fickou
IC	12	Wesley Fofana
LW	11	Noa Nakaitaci
FH	10	Rémi Talès
SH	9	Morgan Parra	68'
N8	8	Louis Picamoles	50'
OF	7	Fulgence Ouedraogo
BF	6	Yannick Nyanga
RL	5	Alexandre Flanquart
LL	4	Bernard Le Roux
TP	3	Uini Atonio	50'
HK	2	Dimitri Szarzewski (c)	23' to 32'		50'
LP	1	Vincent Debaty	68'
Replacements:
HK	16	Benjamin Kayser	23'	32'	50'
PR	17	Eddy Ben Arous	68'
PR	18	Nicolas Mas	50'
LK	19	Yoann Maestri
N8	20	Damien Chouly	50'
SH	21	Rory Kockott	68'
FH	22	Frédéric Michalak
CE	23	Mathieu Bastareaud
Coach:
Philippe Saint-André


FB	15	Cătălin Fercu
RW	14	Mădălin Lemnaru
OC	13	Paula Kinikinilau
IC	12	Florin Vlaicu
LW	11	Adrian Apostol		72'
FH	10	Dănuț Dumbravă		47'
SH	9	Florin Surugiu		73'
N8	8	Mihai Macovei (c)
OF	7	Viorel Lucaci		72'
BF	6	Valentin Ursache		36'	40'
RL	5	Johan van Heerden
LL	4	Valentin Popârlan		68'
TP	3	Paulică Ion	30'			73'
HK	2	Otar Turashvili		59'
LP	1	Mihai Lazăr		71'
Replacements:
HK	16	Andrei Rădoi		59'
PR	17	Andrei Ursache		71'
PR	18	Horațiu Pungea		36'	40'	73'
N8	19	Ovidiu Tonița		68'
FL	20	Stelian Burcea		72'
SH	21	Valentin Calafeteanu		73'
WG	22	Ionuț Botezatu		72'
CE	23	Csaba Gál		47'
Coach:
Lynn Howells

Man of the Match:
Wesley Fofana (France)

Touch judges:
Craig Joubert (South Africa)
Federico Anselmi (Argentina)
Television match official:
George Ayoub (Australia)

Italy vs Canada[edit]

26 September 2015
14:30

Italy	23–18	Canada
Try: Rizzo 17' c García 58' c Con: Allan (2/2) 18', 59' Pen: Allan (3/3) 25', 40', 80'	Report	Try: Van der Merwe 15' c Evans 44' m Con: Hirayama (1/2) 16' Pen: Hirayama (2/3) 14', 72'

Elland Road, Leeds
Attendance: 33,120
Referee: George Clancy (Ireland)

Italy

Canada


FB	15	Luke McLean
RW	14	Leonardo Sarto
OC	13	Tommaso Benvenuti	59'
IC	12	Gonzalo García	73'
LW	11	Giovanbattista Venditti
FH	10	Tommaso Allan	32'	40'
SH	9	Edoardo Gori
N8	8	Samuela Vunisa	58'
OF	7	Francesco Minto
BF	6	Alessandro Zanni
RL	5	Joshua Furno
LL	4	Quintin Geldenhuys	79'
TP	3	Lorenzo Cittadini	47'
HK	2	Leonardo Ghiraldini (c)	59'
LP	1	Michele Rizzo	47'
Replacements:
HK	16	Davide Giazzon	59'
PR	17	Matías Agüero	47'
PR	18	Martin Castrogiovanni	47'
LK	19	Marco Fuser	79'
FL	20	Mauro Bergamasco	58'
SH	21	Guglielmo Palazzani	73'
FH	22	Carlo Canna	32'	40'
CE	23	Michele Campagnaro	59'
Coach:
Jacques Brunel


FB	15	Matt Evans
RW	14	Phil Mackenzie
OC	13	Ciaran Hearn
IC	12	Connor Braid	14'
LW	11	D. T. H. van der Merwe
FH	10	Nathan Hirayama	73'
SH	9	Jamie Mackenzie	56'
N8	8	Tyler Ardron (c)
OF	7	John Moonlight
BF	6	Nanyak Dala	59'
RL	5	Jamie Cudmore	72'
LL	4	Jebb Sinclair
TP	3	Doug Wooldridge	65'
HK	2	Ray Barkwill	58'
LP	1	Hubert Buydens	56'
Replacements:
HK	16	Aaron Carpenter	58'
PR	17	Djustice Sears-Duru	56'
PR	18	Andrew Tiedemann	65'
LK	19	Evan Olmstead	72'
FL	20	Kyle Gilmour	59'
SH	21	Phil Mack	56'
CE	22	Conor Trainor	14'
FB	23	Harry Jones	73'
Coach:
Kieran Crowley

Man of the Match:
D. T. H. van der Merwe (Canada)

Touch judges:
Glen Jackson (New Zealand)
Mike Fraser (New Zealand)
Television match official:
George Ayoub (Australia)

Notes:

Mauro Bergamasco equalled Samoa's Brian Lima record of competing in five consecutive Rugby World Cup tournaments.^[4]

Ireland vs Romania[edit]

27 September 2015
16:45

Ireland	44–10	Romania
Try: Bowe (2) 19' c, 62' c Earls (2) 29' m, 44' c Kearney 65' m Henry 74' c Con: Madigan (4/6) 21', 45', 63', 75' Pen: Madigan (2/2) 8', 18'	Report	Try: Tonița 78' c Con: Vlaicu (1/1) 79' Pen: Calafeteanu (1/1) 11'

Wembley Stadium, London
Attendance: 89,267
Referee: Craig Joubert (South Africa)

Ireland

Romania


FB	15	Simon Zebo
RW	14	Tommy Bowe
OC	13	Jared Payne	58'
IC	12	Darren Cave
LW	11	Keith Earls	49'	56'	64'
FH	10	Ian Madigan
SH	9	Eoin Reddan
N8	8	Jamie Heaslip (c)	60'
OF	7	Chris Henry
BF	6	Jordi Murphy
RL	5	Devin Toner
LL	4	Donnacha Ryan	64'
TP	3	Nathan White	64'
HK	2	Richardt Strauss	60'
LP	1	Cian Healy	54'
Replacements:
HK	16	Seán Cronin	60'
PR	17	Jack McGrath	54'
PR	18	Tadhg Furlong	64'
LK	19	Paul O'Connell	64'
FL	20	Seán O'Brien	60'
SH	21	Conor Murray				71'
FH	22	Paddy Jackson	58'
FB	23	Rob Kearney	49'	56'	64'	71'
Coach:
Joe Schmidt


FB	15	Cătălin Fercu
RW	14	Adrian Apostol		54'
OC	13	Paula Kinikinilau
IC	12	Csaba Gál	61'
LW	11	Ionuț Botezatu
FH	10	Michael Wiringi		68'
SH	9	Valentin Calafeteanu		68'
N8	8	Daniel Carpo
OF	7	Mihai Macovei (c)		68'
BF	6	Viorel Lucaci		61'
RL	5	Ovidiu Tonița
LL	4	Valentin Popârlan
TP	3	Paulică Ion		54'
HK	2	Andrei Rădoi		56'
LP	1	Andrei Ursache		68'
Replacements:
HK	16	Otar Turashvili		56'
PR	17	Mihai Lazăr		68'
PR	18	Alexandru Țăruș		54'
LK	19	Johan van Heerden		61'
FL	20	Stelian Burcea		68'
SH	21	Florin Surugiu		68'
WG	22	Florin Ioniță		54'
CE	23	Florin Vlaicu		68'
Coach:
Lynn Howells

Man of the Match:
Keith Earls (Ireland)

Touch judges:
Romain Poite (France)
Leighton Hodges (Wales)
Television match official:
Shaun Veldsman (South Africa)

Notes:

The match attendance of 89,267 surpassed the Rugby World Cup's previous record of 89,019, set just seven days earlier during the match between New Zealand and Argentina.^[5]^[6]
This was the 300th match in Rugby World Cup history.^[7]

France vs Canada[edit]

1 October 2015
20:00

France	41–18	Canada
Try: Fofana 4' c Guirado 28' c Slimani 38' c Papé 67' c Grosso 74' c Con: Michalak (4/4) 5', 30', 39', 67' Parra (1/1) 76' Pen: Michalak (2/2) 14', 59'	Report	Try: Van der Merwe 31' c Carpenter 34' m Con: Hirayama (1/2) 32' Pen: Hirayama (2/2) 42', 56'

Stadium mk, Milton Keynes
Attendance: 28,145
Referee: JP Doyle (England)

France

Canada


FB	15	Scott Spedding
RW	14	Rémy Grosso
OC	13	Mathieu Bastareaud	70'
IC	12	Wesley Fofana
LW	11	Brice Dulin
FH	10	Frédéric Michalak	68'
SH	9	Sébastien Tillous-Borde	59'
N8	8	Damien Chouly	73'
OF	7	Bernard Le Roux	68'
BF	6	Thierry Dusautoir (c)
RL	5	Yoann Maestri
LL	4	Pascal Papé
TP	3	Rabah Slimani	63'
HK	2	Guilhem Guirado	59'
LP	1	Eddy Ben Arous	59'
Replacements:
HK	16	Benjamin Kayser	59'
PR	17	Vincent Debaty	59'
PR	18	Nicolas Mas	63'
FL	19	Yannick Nyanga	68'
FL	20	Fulgence Ouedraogo	73'
SH	21	Morgan Parra	59'
FH	22	Rémi Talès	68'
CE	23	Alexandre Dumoulin	70'
Coach:
Philippe Saint-André


FB	15	Matt Evans		37'
RW	14	Phil Mackenzie				68'
OC	13	Ciaran Hearn
IC	12	Nick Blevins
LW	11	D. T. H. van der Merwe
FH	10	Nathan Hirayama
SH	9	Phil Mack		66'
N8	8	Tyler Ardron (c)		19'
OF	7	Richard Thorpe		48'
BF	6	Kyle Gilmour
RL	5	Jamie Cudmore
LL	4	Brett Beukeboom
TP	3	Doug Wooldridge		68'
HK	2	Aaron Carpenter		62'
LP	1	Hubert Buydens		48'
Replacements:
HK	16	Ray Barkwill		48'
PR	17	Djustice Sears-Duru		48'
PR	18	Andrew Tiedemann		68'
LK	19	Evan Olmstead		62'
FL	20	Nanyak Dala	72'	19'
SH	21	Gordon McRorie		66'
FB	22	Harry Jones		37'	64' to 68'
CE	23	Conor Trainor			64'
Coach:
Kieran Crowley

Man of the Match:
Frédéric Michalak (France)

Touch judges:
Wayne Barnes (England)
Angus Gardner (Australia)
Television match official:
Graham Hughes (England)

Notes:

Rémy Grosso (France) made his international debut.^[8]

Ireland vs Italy[edit]

4 October 2015
16:45

Ireland	16–9	Italy
Try: Earls 19' c Con: Sexton (1/1) 20' Pen: Sexton (3/5) 9', 58', 62'	Report	Pen: Allan (3/3) 15', 24', 52'

Olympic Stadium, London
Attendance: 53,187
Referee: Jérôme Garcès (France)

Ireland

Italy


FB	15	Simon Zebo
RW	14	Tommy Bowe
OC	13	Keith Earls		76'
IC	12	Robbie Henshaw
LW	11	Dave Kearney
FH	10	Johnny Sexton
SH	9	Conor Murray
N8	8	Jamie Heaslip
OF	7	Seán O'Brien		67'
BF	6	Peter O'Mahony	72'
RL	5	Paul O'Connell (c)
LL	4	Iain Henderson		67'
TP	3	Mike Ross		59'
HK	2	Rory Best		70'
LP	1	Jack McGrath		59'
Replacements:
HK	16	Seán Cronin		70'
PR	17	Cian Healy		59'
PR	18	Nathan White		59'
LK	19	Devin Toner		67'
FL	20	Chris Henry		67'
SH	21	Eoin Reddan
FH	22	Ian Madigan
WG	23	Luke Fitzgerald		76'
Coach:
Joe Schmidt


FB	15	Luke McLean
RW	14	Leonardo Sarto
OC	13	Michele Campagnaro
IC	12	Gonzalo García	4'
LW	11	Giovanbattista Venditti
FH	10	Tommaso Allan	65'
SH	9	Edoardo Gori	76'
N8	8	Sergio Parisse (c)	65'
OF	7	Simone Favaro	67'
BF	6	Francesco Minto
RL	5	Joshua Furno
LL	4	Quintin Geldenhuys
TP	3	Lorenzo Cittadini	62'
HK	2	Andrea Manici	40'
LP	1	Matías Agüero	62'	72'
Replacements:
HK	16	Davide Giazzon	40'
PR	17	Michele Rizzo	62'	72'
PR	18	Dario Chistolini	62'
FL	19	Alessandro Zanni	65'
FL	20	Mauro Bergamasco	67'
SH	21	Guglielmo Palazzani	76'
FH	22	Carlo Canna	65'
CE	23	Tommaso Benvenuti	4'
Coach:
Jacques Brunel

Man of the Match:
Iain Henderson (Ireland)

Touch judges:
Pascal Gaüzère (France)
Angus Gardner (Australia)
Television match official:
Graham Hughes (England)

Canada vs Romania[edit]

6 October 2015
16:45

Canada	15–17	Romania
Try: Van der Merwe 33' m Hassler 44' c Con: Hirayama (1/1) 45' Pen: McRorie (1/4) 11'	Report	Try: Macovei (2) 53' c, 74' c Con: Vlaicu (2/2) 54', 75' Pen: Vlaicu (1/3) 78'

Leicester City Stadium, Leicester
Attendance: 27,153
Referee: Wayne Barnes (England)

Canada

Romania


FB	15	Harry Jones		75'
RW	14	Jeff Hassler
OC	13	Ciaran Hearn
IC	12	Nick Blevins		50'
LW	11	D. T. H. van der Merwe
FH	10	Nathan Hirayama
SH	9	Gordon McRorie		50'
N8	8	Aaron Carpenter
OF	7	John Moonlight		63'
BF	6	Jebb Sinclair	72'
RL	5	Jamie Cudmore (c)
LL	4	Brett Beukeboom
TP	3	Doug Wooldridge		68'
HK	2	Ray Barkwill
LP	1	Hubert Buydens		46'	54'	62'
Replacements:
HK	16	Benoît Piffero
PR	17	Djustice Sears-Duru		46'	54'	62'
PR	18	Jake Ilnicki		68'
FL	19	Kyle Gilmour
FL	20	Nanyak Dala		63'
SH	21	Phil Mack		50'
CE	22	Conor Trainor		50'
FB	23	James Pritchard		75'
Coach:
Kieran Crowley


FB	15	Cătălin Fercu	20'
RW	14	Mădălin Lemnaru
OC	13	Paula Kinikinilau
IC	12	Florin Vlaicu
LW	11	Ionuț Botezatu
FH	10	Michael Wiringi		52'
SH	9	Florin Surugiu		23'
N8	8	Mihai Macovei (c)
OF	7	Viorel Lucaci		77'
BF	6	Valentin Ursache
RL	5	Johan van Heerden
LL	4	Valentin Popârlan
TP	3	Paulică Ion		46'
HK	2	Otar Turashvili		66'
LP	1	Mihai Lazăr		75'
Replacements:
HK	16	Andrei Rădoi		66'
PR	17	Andrei Ursache		46'
PR	18	Alexandru Țăruș		75'
N8	19	Daniel Carpo		77'
FL	20	Stelian Burcea
SH	21	Valentin Calafeteanu		23'
WG	22	Adrian Apostol
CE	23	Csaba Gál		52'
Coach:
Lynn Howells

Man of the Match:
Jeff Hassler (Canada)

Touch judges:
Glen Jackson (New Zealand)
Marius Mitrea (Italy)
Television match official:
Ben Skeen (New Zealand)

Notes:

Mihai Lazăr and Valentin Popârlan (Romania) earned their 50th test caps.^[9]
This match was the biggest comeback in Rugby World Cup history.^[10]

Italy vs Romania[edit]

11 October 2015
14:30

Italy	32–22	Romania
Try: Sarto 10' m Gori 24' c Allan 39' c Zanni 46' c Con: Allan (3/4) 25', 40', 48' Pen: Allan (2/2) 16', 70'	Report	Try: Apostol (2) 66' c, 79' m Popârlan 75' c Con: Vlaicu (2/3) 67', 76' Pen: Vlaicu (1/1) 5'

Sandy Park, Exeter
Attendance: 11,450
Referee: Romain Poite (France)

Italy

Romania


FB	15	Luke McLean	64'
RW	14	Leonardo Sarto
OC	13	Michele Campagnaro	35'
IC	12	Tommaso Benvenuti
LW	11	Giovanbattista Venditti
FH	10	Tommaso Allan
SH	9	Edoardo Gori	68'
N8	8	Alessandro Zanni
OF	7	Simone Favaro	64'
BF	6	Francesco Minto
RL	5	Joshua Furno	75'
LL	4	Quintin Geldenhuys (c)
TP	3	Lorenzo Cittadini	56'
HK	2	Andrea Manici	56'
LP	1	Matías Agüero	56'
Replacements:
HK	16	Davide Giazzon	56'
PR	17	Alberto De Marchi	56'
PR	18	Dario Chistolini	56'
LK	19	Valerio Bernabò	75'
FL	20	Samuela Vunisa	64'
SH	21	Guglielmo Palazzani	64'
FH	22	Carlo Canna	68'
CE	23	Enrico Bacchin	35'
Coach:
Jacques Brunel


FB	15	Cătălin Fercu
RW	14	Mădălin Lemnaru
OC	13	Paula Kinikinilau
IC	12	Florin Vlaicu
LW	11	Ionuț Botezatu		64'
FH	10	Michael Wiringi		40'
SH	9	Valentin Calafeteanu		60'
N8	8	Daniel Carpo
OF	7	Viorel Lucaci			56'
BF	6	Valentin Ursache (c)		48' to 56'
RL	5	Johan van Heerden	16'	55'
LL	4	Valentin Popârlan
TP	3	Paulică Ion		40'
HK	2	Otar Turashvili		58'
LP	1	Mihai Lazăr		66'
Replacements:
HK	16	Andrei Rădoi		58'
PR	17	Andrei Ursache		40'
PR	18	Horațiu Pungea		66'
LK	19	Marius Antonescu		55'
FL	20	Stelian Burcea		48'
SH	21	Tudorel Bratu		60'
WG	22	Adrian Apostol		64'
CE	23	Csaba Gál		40'
Coach:
Lynn Howells

Man of the Match:
Edoardo Gori (Italy)

Touch judges:
George Clancy (Ireland)
Mathieu Raynal (France)
Television match official:
Ben Skeen (New Zealand)

Notes:

Andrei Rădoi (Romania) earned his 50th test cap.^[11]
Tudorel Bratu (Romania) made his international debut.^{[citation needed]}

France vs Ireland[edit]

11 October 2015
16:45

France	9–24	Ireland
Pen: Spedding (2/3) 16', 23' Parra (1/1) 64'	Report	Try: R. Kearney 50' m Murray 72' c Con: Madigan (1/2) 73' Pen: Sexton (2/2) 13', 19' Madigan (2/2) 29', 77'

Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
Attendance: 72,163
Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)

France

Ireland


FB	15	Scott Spedding
RW	14	Noa Nakaitaci
OC	13	Mathieu Bastareaud	62'
IC	12	Wesley Fofana
LW	11	Brice Dulin
FH	10	Frédéric Michalak	55'
SH	9	Sébastien Tillous-Borde	55'
N8	8	Louis Picamoles
OF	7	Damien Chouly	55'
BF	6	Thierry Dusautoir (c)
RL	5	Yoann Maestri
LL	4	Pascal Papé	73'
TP	3	Rabah Slimani	64'
HK	2	Guilhem Guirado	59'
LP	1	Eddy Ben Arous	43'	48'	65'
Replacements:
HK	16	Benjamin Kayser	59'
PR	17	Vincent Debaty	43'	48'	65'
PR	18	Nicolas Mas	64'
LK	19	Alexandre Flanquart	73'
FL	20	Bernard Le Roux	55'
SH	21	Morgan Parra	55'
FH	22	Rémi Talès	55'
CE	23	Alexandre Dumoulin	62'
Coach:
Philippe Saint-André


FB	15	Rob Kearney
RW	14	Tommy Bowe
OC	13	Keith Earls	62'
IC	12	Robbie Henshaw
LW	11	Dave Kearney
FH	10	Johnny Sexton	26'
SH	9	Conor Murray	77'
N8	8	Jamie Heaslip
OF	7	Seán O'Brien
BF	6	Peter O'Mahony	55'
RL	5	Paul O'Connell (c)	40'
LL	4	Devin Toner
TP	3	Mike Ross	65'
HK	2	Rory Best	73'
LP	1	Cian Healy	57'
Replacements:
HK	16	Richardt Strauss	73'
PR	17	Jack McGrath	57'
PR	18	Nathan White	65'
LK	19	Iain Henderson	40'
FL	20	Chris Henry	55'
SH	21	Eoin Reddan	77'
FH	22	Ian Madigan	26'
WG	23	Luke Fitzgerald	62'
Coach:
Joe Schmidt

Man of the Match:
Seán O'Brien (Ireland)

Touch judges:
Wayne Barnes (England)
Leighton Hodges (Wales)
Television match official:
Graham Hughes (England)

Notes:

Louis Picamoles (France) earned his 50th test cap.^[12]^[13]

References[edit]

^ "World Cup 2015 schedule". BBC Sport. 2 May 2013. Retrieved 2 May 2013.
^ "Rugby World Cup 2015: fixtures, results and standings". BBC Sport. Retrieved 4 November 2015.
^ "Huget injury overshadows France victory". ESPN. 19 September 2015. Retrieved 24 September 2015.
^ "Italy fire up their World Cup campaign with comeback win over Canada". The Guardian. 26 September 2015. Retrieved 29 September 2015.
^ rugbybworldcup.com. "RWC 2015 breaks another record at Wembley Stadium". rugbyworldcup.com. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
^ "Ireland 44-10 Romania". BBC Sport. 27 September 2015. Retrieved 29 September 2015.
^ https://twitter.com/rugbyworldcup/status/648162447749083136
^ "Rugby World Cup 2015: France 41-18 Canada". BBC Sport. 1 October 2015. Retrieved 2 October 2015.
^ "Vlaicu completes dramatic comeback for Romania". ESPN. 6 October 2015. Retrieved 9 October 2015.
^ "Rugby World Cup 2015: Canada 15-17 Romania". 6 October 2015. Retrieved 14 September 2017 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
^ "Rugby World Cup 2015: Italy 32-22 Romania". BBC Sport. 11 October 2015. Retrieved 13 October 2015.
^ "Ireland overpower France to avoid New Zealand in World Cup quarter-finals". The Guardian. 11 October 2015. Retrieved 13 October 2015.
^ "Rugby World Cup 2015: Ireland 24-9 France". BBC Sport. 11 October 2015. Retrieved 13 October 2015.

External links[edit]

Official RWC 2015 Site

[BBC_fixtures-1] "World Cup 2015 schedule". BBC Sport. 2 May 2013. Retrieved 2 May 2013.

[2] "Rugby World Cup 2015: fixtures, results and standings". BBC Sport. Retrieved 4 November 2015.

[3] "Huget injury overshadows France victory". ESPN. 19 September 2015. Retrieved 24 September 2015.

[4] "Italy fire up their World Cup campaign with comeback win over Canada". The Guardian. 26 September 2015. Retrieved 29 September 2015.

[5] rugbybworldcup.com. "RWC 2015 breaks another record at Wembley Stadium". rugbyworldcup.com. Retrieved 14 September 2017.

[6] "Ireland 44-10 Romania". BBC Sport. 27 September 2015. Retrieved 29 September 2015.

[7] ttps://twitter.com/rugbyworldcup/status/648162447749083136

[8] "Rugby World Cup 2015: France 41-18 Canada". BBC Sport. 1 October 2015. Retrieved 2 October 2015.

[9] "Vlaicu completes dramatic comeback for Romania". ESPN. 6 October 2015. Retrieved 9 October 2015.

[10] "Rugby World Cup 2015: Canada 15-17 Romania". 6 October 2015. Retrieved 14 September 2017 – via www.bbc.co.uk.

[11] "Rugby World Cup 2015: Italy 32-22 Romania". BBC Sport. 11 October 2015. Retrieved 13 October 2015.

[12] "Ireland overpower France to avoid New Zealand in World Cup quarter-finals". The Guardian. 11 October 2015. Retrieved 13 October 2015.

[13] "Rugby World Cup 2015: Ireland 24-9 France". BBC Sport. 11 October 2015. Retrieved 13 October 2015.

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v t e 2015 Rugby World Cup
Stages	Pool A Pool B Pool C Pool D Knockout stage Final
General	Qualifying Squads Statistics Warm-up matches

v t e 2015 Rugby World Cup finalists
Champions	New Zealand
Runner-up	Australia
Third place	South Africa
Fourth place	Argentina
Quarter-finals	Wales, France, Ireland, Scotland
Pool stage	England, Fiji, Uruguay, Japan, Samoa, United States, Georgia, Tonga, Namibia, Italy, Romania, Canada