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2015 Rugby World Cup Pool D

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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
 Pld W D L PF PA PD T B Pts Qualification
1   Ireland 4 4 0 0 134 35 +99 16 2 18 Advanced to the quarter-finals and
qualified for the 2019 Rugby World Cup
2   France 4 3 0 1 120 63 +57 12 2 14
3   Italy 4 2 0 2 74 88 −14 7 2 10 Eliminated but qualified for 2019 Rugby World Cup
4   Romania 4 1 0 3 60 129 −69 7 0 4
5   Canada 4 0 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'		ReportTry: 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
 
 
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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'		ReportTry: 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:

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'		ReportTry: 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'		ReportTry: 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:

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'		ReportTry: 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
 
 
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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'		ReportTry: 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:

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'		ReportPen: 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'		ReportTry: 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:

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'		ReportTry: 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:

France vs Ireland edit

11 October 2015
16:45
France  9–24  Ireland
Pen: Spedding (2/3) 16', 23'
Parra (1/1) 64'		ReportTry: 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:

References edit

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  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. ^ https://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.
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External links edit

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