2015 Rugby World Cup Pool D#France vs Ireland

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Pool D of the 2015 Rugby World Cup began on 19 September and was completed on 11 October 2015.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/rugby-union/22381109 |title=World Cup 2015 schedule |date=2 May 2013 |accessdate=2 May 2013|work=BBC Sport}} 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.{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/rugby-union/32430465|title=Rugby World Cup 2015: fixtures, results and standings|date=23 April 2015|work=BBC Sport|accessdate=4 November 2015}}

Standings

Matches

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

=Ireland vs Canada=

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|date = 19 September 2015

|time = 14:30

|home = {{ru-rt|IRE}}

|score = 50–7

|report = [http://www.rugbyworldcup.com/news/94741 Report]

|away = {{ru|CAN}}

|try1 = O'Brien 18' c
Henderson 25' c
Sexton 28' m
D. Kearney 35' c
Cronin 66' c
R. Kearney 73' c
Payne 76' c

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Madigan (3/3) 67', 74', 77'

|pen1 = Sexton (1/1) 14'

|try2 = Van der Merwe 68' c

|con2 = Hirayama (1/1) 69'

|stadium = Millennium Stadium, Cardiff

|attendance = 68,523

|referee = Glen Jackson (New Zealand)

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

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FB	15	Matt Evans		{{suboff\|41}}
RW	14	Jeff Hassler		{{suboff\|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		{{suboff\|48}}
N8	8	Aaron Carpenter
OF	7	John Moonlight
BF	6	Kyle Gilmour		{{suboff\|48}}
RL	5	Jamie Cudmore (c)	{{yel\|17}}
LL	4	Brett Beukeboom
TP	3	Doug Wooldridge		{{suboff\|66}}
HK	2	Ray Barkwill		{{suboff\|63}}
LP	1	Hubert Buydens		{{suboff\|48}}
colspan=3\|Replacements:
HK	16	Benoît Piffero		{{subon\|63}}
PR	17	Djustice Sears-Duru		{{subon\|48}}
PR	18	Andrew Tiedemann		{{subon\|66}}
FL	19	Jebb Sinclair		{{subon\|48}}
N8	20	Richard Thorpe			{{subon\|75}}
SH	21	Phil Mack		{{subon\|48}}
FH	22	Liam Underwood		{{subon\|41}}	{{suboff\|75}}
CE	23	Conor Trainor		{{subon\|41}}
colspan=3\|Coach:
colspan="4"\|{{flagicon\|NZL}} 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=

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|date = 19 September 2015

|time = 20:00

|home = {{ru-rt|FRA}}

|score = 32–10

|report = [http://www.rugbyworldcup.com/news/95103 Report]

|away = {{ru|ITA}}

|try1 = Slimani 44' c
Mas 69' c

|con1 = Michalak (2/2) 45', 70'

|pen1 = Michalak (5/7) 7', 11', 28', 40', 42'
Spedding (1/1) 38'

|try2 = Venditti 52' c

|con2 = Allan (1/1) 53'

|pen2 = Allan (1/2) 34'

|stadium = Twickenham Stadium, London

|attendance = 76,232

|referee = Craig Joubert (South Africa)

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FB	15	Scott Spedding
RW	14	Yoann Huget	{{suboff\|55}}
OC	13	Mathieu Bastareaud
IC	12	Alexandre Dumoulin
LW	11	Noa Nakaitaci
FH	10	Frédéric Michalak	{{suboff\|76}}
SH	9	Sébastien Tillous-Borde	{{suboff\|57}}
N8	8	Louis Picamoles	{{suboff\|66}}
OF	7	Damien Chouly
BF	6	Thierry Dusautoir (c)
RL	5	Yoann Maestri	{{suboff\|69}}
LL	4	Pascal Papé
TP	3	Rabah Slimani	{{suboff\|63}}
HK	2	Guilhem Guirado	{{suboff\|67}}
LP	1	Eddy Ben Arous	{{suboff\|61}}
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HK	16	Benjamin Kayser	{{subon\|67}}
PR	17	Vincent Debaty	{{subon\|61}}
PR	18	Nicolas Mas	{{subon\|63}}
FL	19	Bernard Le Roux	{{subon\|66}}
LK	20	Alexandre Flanquart	{{subon\|69}}
SH	21	Morgan Parra	{{subon\|57}}
FH	22	Rémi Talès	{{subon\|76}}
CE	23	Gaël Fickou	{{subon\|55}}
colspan=3\|Coach:
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FB	15	Luke McLean
RW	14	Leonardo Sarto
OC	13	Michele Campagnaro
IC	12	Andrea Masi	{{suboff\|11}}
LW	11	Giovanbattista Venditti
FH	10	Tommaso Allan	{{suboff\|79}}
SH	9	Edoardo Gori	{{suboff\|72}}
N8	8	Samuela Vunisa
OF	7	Francesco Minto	{{suboff\|61}}
BF	6	Alessandro Zanni
RL	5	Joshua Furno	{{suboff\|72}}
LL	4	Quintin Geldenhuys
TP	3	Martin Castrogiovanni	{{suboff\|50}}
HK	2	Leonardo Ghiraldini (c)	{{suboff\|61}}
LP	1	Matías Agüero	{{suboff\|50}}
colspan=3\|Replacements:
HK	16	Andrea Manici	{{subon\|61}}
PR	17	Michele Rizzo	{{subon\|50}}
PR	18	Lorenzo Cittadini	{{subon\|50}}
LK	19	Valerio Bernabò	{{subon\|72}}
FL	20	Simone Favaro	{{subon\|61}}
SH	21	Guglielmo Palazzani	{{subon\|72}}
FH	22	Carlo Canna	{{subon\|79}}
CE	23	Enrico Bacchin	{{subon\|11}}
colspan=3\|Coach:
colspan="4"\|{{flagicon\|FRA}} Jacques Brunel

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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.{{cite web |url=http://en.espn.co.uk/scrum/rugby/story/275323.html |title=Huget injury overshadows France victory |date=19 September 2015|work=ESPN|accessdate=24 September 2015}}

=France vs Romania =

{{rugbybox

|date = 23 September 2015

|time = 20:00

|home = {{ru-rt|FRA}}

|score = 38–11

|report = [http://www.rugbyworldcup.com/news/98021 Report]

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|try1 = Guitoune (2) 30' c, 66' c
Nyanga 34' c
Fofana 69' c
Fickou 79' c

|con1 = Parra (3/3) 32', 35', 67'
Kockott (2/2) 71', 79'

|pen1 = Parra (1/1) 8'

|try2 = V. Ursache 74' m

|pen2 = Vlaicu (2/3) 20', 40'

|stadium = Olympic Stadium, London

|attendance = 50,626

|referee = Jaco Peyper (South Africa)

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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	{{suboff\|68}}
N8	8	Louis Picamoles	{{suboff\|50}}
OF	7	Fulgence Ouedraogo
BF	6	Yannick Nyanga
RL	5	Alexandre Flanquart
LL	4	Bernard Le Roux
TP	3	Uini Atonio	{{suboff\|50}}
HK	2	Dimitri Szarzewski (c)	colspan=2\| {{blood bin\|23\|32}}	{{suboff\|50}}
LP	1	Vincent Debaty	{{suboff\|68}}
colspan=3\|Replacements:
HK	16	Benjamin Kayser	{{subon\|23}}	{{suboff\|32}}	{{subon\|50}}
PR	17	Eddy Ben Arous	{{subon\|68}}
PR	18	Nicolas Mas	{{subon\|50}}
LK	19	Yoann Maestri
N8	20	Damien Chouly	{{subon\|50}}
SH	21	Rory Kockott	{{subon\|68}}
FH	22	Frédéric Michalak
CE	23	Mathieu Bastareaud
colspan=3\|Coach:
colspan="4"\|{{flagicon\|FRA}} Philippe Saint-André

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

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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=

{{rugbybox

|date = 26 September 2015

|time = 14:30

|home = {{ru-rt|ITA}}

|score = 23–18

|report = [http://www.rugbyworldcup.com/news/100097 Report]

|away = {{ru|CAN}}

|try1 = Rizzo 17' c
García 58' c

|con1 = Allan (2/2) 18', 59'

|pen1 = Allan (3/3) 25', 40', 80'

|try2 = Van der Merwe 15' c
Evans 44' m

|con2 = Hirayama (1/2) 16'

|pen2 = Hirayama (2/3) 14', 72'

|stadium = Elland Road, Leeds

|attendance = 33,120

|referee = George Clancy (Ireland)

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

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FB	15	Matt Evans
RW	14	Phil Mackenzie
OC	13	Ciaran Hearn
IC	12	Connor Braid	{{suboff\|14}}
LW	11	D. T. H. van der Merwe
FH	10	Nathan Hirayama	{{suboff\|73}}
SH	9	Jamie Mackenzie	{{suboff\|56}}
N8	8	Tyler Ardron (c)
OF	7	John Moonlight
BF	6	Nanyak Dala	{{suboff\|59}}
RL	5	Jamie Cudmore	{{suboff\|72}}
LL	4	Jebb Sinclair
TP	3	Doug Wooldridge	{{suboff\|65}}
HK	2	Ray Barkwill	{{suboff\|58}}
LP	1	Hubert Buydens	{{suboff\|56}}
colspan=3\|Replacements:
HK	16	Aaron Carpenter	{{subon\|58}}
PR	17	Djustice Sears-Duru	{{subon\|56}}
PR	18	Andrew Tiedemann	{{subon\|65}}
LK	19	Evan Olmstead	{{subon\|72}}
FL	20	Kyle Gilmour	{{subon\|59}}
SH	21	Phil Mack	{{subon\|56}}
CE	22	Conor Trainor	{{subon\|14}}
FB	23	Harry Jones	{{subon\|73}}
colspan=3\|Coach:
colspan="4"\|{{flagicon\|NZL}} Kieran Crowley

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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.{{cite web |title=Italy fire up their World Cup campaign with comeback win over Canada |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2015/sep/26/italy-canada-rugby-world-cup-match-report |work=The Guardian |date=26 September 2015 |accessdate=29 September 2015 }}

=Ireland vs Romania=

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|date = 27 September 2015

|time = 16:45

|home = {{ru-rt|IRE}}

|score = 44–10

|report = [http://www.rugbyworldcup.com/news/101657 Report]

|away = {{ru|ROM}}

|try1 = Bowe (2) 19' c, 62' c
Earls (2) 29' m, 44' c
Kearney 65' m
Henry 74' c

|con1 = Madigan (4/6) 21', 45', 63', 75'

|pen1 = Madigan (2/2) 8', 18'

|try2 = Tonița 78' c

|con2 = Vlaicu (1/1) 79'

|pen2 = Calafeteanu (1/1) 11'

|stadium = Wembley Stadium, London

|attendance = 89,267

|referee = Craig Joubert (South Africa)

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

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FB	15	Cătălin Fercu
RW	14	Adrian Apostol		{{suboff\|54}}
OC	13	Paula Kinikinilau
IC	12	Csaba Gál	{{yel\|61}}
LW	11	Ionuț Botezatu
FH	10	Michael Wiringi		{{suboff\|68}}
SH	9	Valentin Calafeteanu		{{suboff\|68}}
N8	8	Daniel Carpo
OF	7	Mihai Macovei (c)		{{suboff\|68}}
BF	6	Viorel Lucaci		{{suboff\|61}}
RL	5	Ovidiu Tonița
LL	4	Valentin Popârlan
TP	3	Paulică Ion		{{suboff\|54}}
HK	2	Andrei Rădoi		{{suboff\|56}}
LP	1	Andrei Ursache		{{suboff\|68}}
colspan=3\|Replacements:
HK	16	Otar Turashvili		{{subon\|56}}
PR	17	Mihai Lazăr		{{subon\|68}}
PR	18	Alexandru Țăruș		{{subon\|54}}
LK	19	Johan van Heerden		{{subon\|61}}
FL	20	Stelian Burcea		{{subon\|68}}
SH	21	Florin Surugiu		{{subon\|68}}
WG	22	Florin Ioniță		{{subon\|54}}
CE	23	Florin Vlaicu		{{subon\|68}}
colspan=3\|Coach:
colspan="4"\|{{flagicon\|WAL}} 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.{{cite web|url=http://www.rugbyworldcup.com/news/101616|title=RWC 2015 breaks another record at Wembley Stadium|last=rugbybworldcup.com|website=rugbyworldcup.com|accessdate=14 September 2017}}{{cite news |title=Ireland 44-10 Romania |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/rugby-union/34369681 |publisher=BBC Sport |date=27 September 2015 |accessdate=29 September 2015 }}
This was the 300th match in Rugby World Cup history.{{Cite web|url=https://twitter.com/rugbyworldcup/status/648162447749083136|title=x.com}}

=France vs Canada=

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|date = 1 October 2015

|time = 20:00

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|score = 41–18

|report = [http://www.rugbyworldcup.com/news/103597 Report]

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|try1 = Fofana 4' c
Guirado 28' c
Slimani 38' c
Papé 67' c
Grosso 74' c

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Parra (1/1) 76'

|pen1 = Michalak (2/2) 14', 59'

|try2 = Van der Merwe 31' c
Carpenter 34' m

|con2 = Hirayama (1/2) 32'

|pen2 = Hirayama (2/2) 42', 56'

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|attendance = 28,145

|referee = JP Doyle (England)

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FB	15	Scott Spedding
RW	14	Rémy Grosso
OC	13	Mathieu Bastareaud	{{suboff\|70}}
IC	12	Wesley Fofana
LW	11	Brice Dulin
FH	10	Frédéric Michalak	{{suboff\|68}}
SH	9	Sébastien Tillous-Borde	{{suboff\|59}}
N8	8	Damien Chouly	{{suboff\|73}}
OF	7	Bernard Le Roux	{{suboff\|68}}
BF	6	Thierry Dusautoir (c)
RL	5	Yoann Maestri
LL	4	Pascal Papé
TP	3	Rabah Slimani	{{suboff\|63}}
HK	2	Guilhem Guirado	{{suboff\|59}}
LP	1	Eddy Ben Arous	{{suboff\|59}}
colspan=3\|Replacements:
HK	16	Benjamin Kayser	{{subon\|59}}
PR	17	Vincent Debaty	{{subon\|59}}
PR	18	Nicolas Mas	{{subon\|63}}
FL	19	Yannick Nyanga	{{subon\|68}}
FL	20	Fulgence Ouedraogo	{{subon\|73}}
SH	21	Morgan Parra	{{subon\|59}}
FH	22	Rémi Talès	{{subon\|68}}
CE	23	Alexandre Dumoulin	{{subon\|70}}
colspan=3\|Coach:
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FB	15	Matt Evans		{{suboff\|37}}
RW	14	Phil Mackenzie				{{suboff\|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		{{suboff\|66}}
N8	8	Tyler Ardron (c)		{{suboff\|19}}
OF	7	Richard Thorpe		{{suboff\|48}}
BF	6	Kyle Gilmour
RL	5	Jamie Cudmore
LL	4	Brett Beukeboom
TP	3	Doug Wooldridge		{{suboff\|68}}
HK	2	Aaron Carpenter		{{suboff\|62}}
LP	1	Hubert Buydens		{{suboff\|48}}
colspan=3\|Replacements:
HK	16	Ray Barkwill		{{subon\|48}}
PR	17	Djustice Sears-Duru		{{subon\|48}}
PR	18	Andrew Tiedemann		{{subon\|68}}
LK	19	Evan Olmstead		{{subon\|62}}
FL	20	Nanyak Dala	{{yel\|72}}	{{subon\|19}}
SH	21	Gordon McRorie		{{subon\|66}}
FB	22	Harry Jones		{{subon\|37}}	colspan=2\| {{blood bin\|64\|68}}
CE	23	Conor Trainor			{{subon\|64}}
colspan=3\|Coach:
colspan="4"\|{{flagicon\|NZL}} Kieran Crowley

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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.{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/rugby-union/34395554|title=Rugby World Cup 2015: France 41-18 Canada|date=1 October 2015|work=BBC Sport|accessdate=2 October 2015}}

=Ireland vs Italy=

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|time = 16:45

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|score = 16–9

|report = [http://www.rugbyworldcup.com/news/106454 Report]

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|try1 = Earls 19' c

|con1 = Sexton (1/1) 20'

|pen1 = Sexton (3/5) 9', 58', 62'

|pen2 = Allan (3/3) 15', 24', 52'

|stadium = Olympic Stadium, London

|attendance = 53,187

|referee = Jérôme Garcès (France)

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FB	15	Simon Zebo
RW	14	Tommy Bowe
OC	13	Keith Earls		{{suboff\|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		{{suboff\|67}}
BF	6	Peter O'Mahony	{{yel\|72}}
RL	5	Paul O'Connell (c)
LL	4	Iain Henderson		{{suboff\|67}}
TP	3	Mike Ross		{{suboff\|59}}
HK	2	Rory Best		{{suboff\|70}}
LP	1	Jack McGrath		{{suboff\|59}}
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PR	17	Cian Healy		{{subon\|59}}
PR	18	Nathan White		{{subon\|59}}
LK	19	Devin Toner		{{subon\|67}}
FL	20	Chris Henry		{{subon\|67}}
SH	21	Eoin Reddan
FH	22	Ian Madigan
WG	23	Luke Fitzgerald		{{subon\|76}}
colspan=3\|Coach:
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FB	15	Luke McLean
RW	14	Leonardo Sarto
OC	13	Michele Campagnaro
IC	12	Gonzalo García	{{suboff\|4}}
LW	11	Giovanbattista Venditti
FH	10	Tommaso Allan	{{suboff\|65}}
SH	9	Edoardo Gori	{{suboff\|76}}
N8	8	Sergio Parisse (c)	{{suboff\|65}}
OF	7	Simone Favaro	{{suboff\|67}}
BF	6	Francesco Minto
RL	5	Joshua Furno
LL	4	Quintin Geldenhuys
TP	3	Lorenzo Cittadini	{{suboff\|62}}
HK	2	Andrea Manici	{{suboff\|40}}
LP	1	Matías Agüero	{{suboff\|62}}	{{subon\|72}}
colspan=3\|Replacements:
HK	16	Davide Giazzon	{{subon\|40}}
PR	17	Michele Rizzo	{{subon\|62}}	{{suboff\|72}}
PR	18	Dario Chistolini	{{subon\|62}}
FL	19	Alessandro Zanni	{{subon\|65}}
FL	20	Mauro Bergamasco	{{subon\|67}}
SH	21	Guglielmo Palazzani	{{subon\|76}}
FH	22	Carlo Canna	{{subon\|65}}
CE	23	Tommaso Benvenuti	{{subon\|4}}
colspan=3\|Coach:
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Iain Henderson (Ireland)

Touch judges:

Pascal Gaüzère (France)

Angus Gardner (Australia)

Television match official:

Graham Hughes (England)

=Canada vs Romania=

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|date = 6 October 2015

|time = 16:45

|home = {{ru-rt|CAN}}

|score = 15–17

|report = [http://www.rugbyworldcup.com/news/107514 Report]

|away = {{ru|ROM}}

|try1 = Van der Merwe 33' m
Hassler 44' c

|con1 = Hirayama (1/1) 45'

|pen1 = McRorie (1/4) 11'

|try2 = Macovei (2) 53' c, 74' c

|con2 = Vlaicu (2/2) 54', 75'

|pen2 = Vlaicu (1/3) 78'

|stadium = Leicester City Stadium, Leicester

|attendance = 27,153

|referee = Wayne Barnes (England)

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FB	15	Harry Jones		{{suboff\|75}}
RW	14	Jeff Hassler
OC	13	Ciaran Hearn
IC	12	Nick Blevins		{{suboff\|50}}
LW	11	D. T. H. van der Merwe
FH	10	Nathan Hirayama
SH	9	Gordon McRorie		{{suboff\|50}}
N8	8	Aaron Carpenter
OF	7	John Moonlight		{{suboff\|63}}
BF	6	Jebb Sinclair	{{yel\|72}}
RL	5	Jamie Cudmore (c)
LL	4	Brett Beukeboom
TP	3	Doug Wooldridge		{{suboff\|68}}
HK	2	Ray Barkwill
LP	1	Hubert Buydens		{{suboff\|46}}	{{suboff\|54}}	{{subon\|62}}
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HK	16	Benoît Piffero
PR	17	Djustice Sears-Duru		{{subon\|46}}	{{subon\|54}}	{{suboff\|62}}
PR	18	Jake Ilnicki		{{subon\|68}}
FL	19	Kyle Gilmour
FL	20	Nanyak Dala		{{subon\|63}}
SH	21	Phil Mack		{{subon\|50}}
CE	22	Conor Trainor		{{subon\|50}}
FB	23	James Pritchard		{{subon\|75}}
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|style="vertical-align:top"|350px

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

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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.{{cite web |title=Vlaicu completes dramatic comeback for Romania |url=http://en.espn.co.uk/scrum/rugby/story/277625.html |work=ESPN |date=6 October 2015 |accessdate=9 October 2015 }}
This match was the biggest comeback in Rugby World Cup history.{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/34439427|title=Rugby World Cup 2015: Canada 15-17 Romania|work=BBC Sport |date=6 October 2015|publisher=|accessdate=14 September 2017}}

=Italy vs Romania=

{{rugbybox

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|time = 14:30

|home = {{ru-rt|ITA}}

|score = 32–22

|report = [http://www.rugbyworldcup.com/news/111061 Report]

|away = {{ru|ROM}}

|try1 = Sarto 10' m
Gori 24' c
Allan 39' c
Zanni 46' c

|con1 = Allan (3/4) 25', 40', 48'

|pen1 = Allan (2/2) 16', 70'

|try2 = Apostol (2) 66' c, 79' m
Popârlan 75' c

|con2 = Vlaicu (2/3) 67', 76'

|pen2 = Vlaicu (1/1) 5'

|stadium = Sandy Park, Exeter

|attendance = 11,450

|referee = Romain Poite (France)

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FB	15	Luke McLean	{{suboff\|64}}
RW	14	Leonardo Sarto
OC	13	Michele Campagnaro	{{suboff\|35}}
IC	12	Tommaso Benvenuti
LW	11	Giovanbattista Venditti
FH	10	Tommaso Allan
SH	9	Edoardo Gori	{{suboff\|68}}
N8	8	Alessandro Zanni
OF	7	Simone Favaro	{{suboff\|64}}
BF	6	Francesco Minto
RL	5	Joshua Furno	{{suboff\|75}}
LL	4	Quintin Geldenhuys (c)
TP	3	Lorenzo Cittadini	{{suboff\|56}}
HK	2	Andrea Manici	{{suboff\|56}}
LP	1	Matías Agüero	{{suboff\|56}}
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HK	16	Davide Giazzon	{{subon\|56}}
PR	17	Alberto De Marchi	{{subon\|56}}
PR	18	Dario Chistolini	{{subon\|56}}
LK	19	Valerio Bernabò	{{subon\|75}}
FL	20	Samuela Vunisa	{{subon\|64}}
SH	21	Guglielmo Palazzani	{{subon\|64}}
FH	22	Carlo Canna	{{subon\|68}}
CE	23	Enrico Bacchin	{{subon\|35}}
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FB	15	Cătălin Fercu
RW	14	Mădălin Lemnaru
OC	13	Paula Kinikinilau
IC	12	Florin Vlaicu
LW	11	Ionuț Botezatu		{{suboff\|64}}
FH	10	Michael Wiringi		{{suboff\|40}}
SH	9	Valentin Calafeteanu		{{suboff\|60}}
N8	8	Daniel Carpo
OF	7	Viorel Lucaci			{{suboff\|56}}
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RL	5	Johan van Heerden	{{yel\|16}}	{{suboff\|55}}
LL	4	Valentin Popârlan
TP	3	Paulică Ion		{{suboff\|40}}
HK	2	Otar Turashvili		{{suboff\|58}}
LP	1	Mihai Lazăr		{{suboff\|66}}
colspan=3\|Replacements:
HK	16	Andrei Rădoi		{{subon\|58}}
PR	17	Andrei Ursache		{{subon\|40}}
PR	18	Horațiu Pungea		{{subon\|66}}
LK	19	Marius Antonescu		{{subon\|55}}
FL	20	Stelian Burcea		{{subon\|48}}
SH	21	Tudorel Bratu		{{subon\|60}}
WG	22	Adrian Apostol		{{subon\|64}}
CE	23	Csaba Gál		{{subon\|40}}
colspan=3\|Coach:
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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.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/rugby-union/34491573|title=Rugby World Cup 2015: Italy 32-22 Romania |date=11 October 2015 |publisher=BBC Sport |accessdate=13 October 2015 }}
Tudorel Bratu (Romania) made his international debut.{{cn|date=September 2020}}

=France vs Ireland=

{{rugbybox

|date = 11 October 2015

|time = 16:45

|home = {{ru-rt|FRA}}

|score = 9–24

|report = [http://www.rugbyworldcup.com/news/111640 Report]

|away = {{ru|IRE}}

|pen1 = Spedding (2/3) 16', 23'
Parra (1/1) 64'

|try2 = R. Kearney 50' m
Murray 72' c

|con2 = Madigan (1/2) 73'

|pen2 = Sexton (2/2) 13', 19'
Madigan (2/2) 29', 77'

|stadium = Millennium Stadium, Cardiff

|attendance = 72,163

|referee = Nigel Owens (Wales)

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

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

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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.{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2015/oct/11/france-ireland-rugby-world-cup-match-report |title=Ireland overpower France to avoid New Zealand in World Cup quarter-finals |date=11 October 2015 |work=The Guardian |accessdate=13 October 2015 }}{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/rugby-union/34496011 |title=Rugby World Cup 2015: Ireland 24-9 France |date=11 October 2015 |work=BBC Sport |accessdate=13 October 2015 }}

References

External links

[https://web.archive.org/web/20130922005824/http://www.rugbyworldcup.com/index.html Official RWC 2015 Site]

Pool D

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