Rugby Union World Cup 2007 / Group D.
The Group D of the 2007 Rugby World Cup included hosts France and Argentina , Georgia , Ireland and Namibia . The group matches took place between September 7th and September 30th.
table
| country | Games | Victories | Unent. | Ndlg. | Game points |
Diff. | Bonus points |
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| 1. |
 Argentina
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4th | 4th | 0 | 0 | 143: 33 | +110 | 2 | 18th |
| 2. |
 France
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4th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 188: 37 | +151 | 3 | 15th |
| 3. |
 Ireland
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4th | 2 | 0 | 2 | 64: 82 | −18 | 1 | 9 |
| 4th |
 Georgia
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4th | 1 | 0 | 3 | 50: 111 | −61 | 1 | 5 |
| 5. |
 Namibia
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4th | 0 | 0 | 4th | 30: 212 | −182 | 0 | 0 |
Games
France - Argentina
| September 7, 2007 9:00 p.m. |
France
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12: 17 |
Argentina
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Stade de France , Saint-Denis Spectators: 79,312 Referee: Tony Spreadbury ( England ) |
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Penalty kicks : Skrela (4/5) 7th, 31st, 40th, 60th |
(9:17) Report |
Attempts: Corleto 27. n.erh. Penalty kicks: Contepomi (4/6) 5th, 10th, 24th, 34th |
The opening game of the World Cup tournament at the Stade de France began extremely nervously with a lot of slight ball losses on both sides. The Argentinians particularly impressed the hosts with their strong defensive presence, but were also able to set accents on the offensive. So the French went into the break 8 points behind. In the second half, the Argentines put their initial nervousness off, while the French repeatedly lost control of the playground equipment. Two missed penalties ultimately cost the French victory and the Argentines managed the first small surprise of the tournament.
Ireland - Namibia
| September 9, 2007 8:00 p.m. |
Ireland
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32:17 |
Namibia
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Stade Jacques-Chaban-Delmas , Bordeaux Spectators: 33,694 Referee: Joël Jutge ( England ) |
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Attempts: O'Driscoll 5th received Trimble 19th received Easterby 30th n.erh. Penalty attempt 49th received Flannery 76th received Elevations: O'Gara (2/5) Penalty kicks: O'Gara (1/1) 17. |
(20: 3) Report |
Attempts: Nieuwenhuis 60th received van Zyl 64th increased increases: Wessels (2/2) Penalty kicks: Wessels (1/2) 40. + |
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In the game against Ireland, Namibia, the second representative of the African continent, presented itself significantly better than its performances at the two previous World Cups. After a 20-0 lead by the Irish after 30 minutes of play, the victory was never in danger, but to the surprise of everyone before and after the break, the Namibians were able to reduce the deficit to ten points at 17:27. In the end, however, the Irish won 32:17 and took over the top of the table for the time being. On the Irish side, Connector Ronan O'Gara awarded three out of five raises.
Argentina - Georgia
| September 11, 2007 8:00 p.m. |
Argentina
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33: 3 |
Georgia
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Stade Gerland , Lyon Spectators: 40,240 Referee: Nigel Owens ( England ) |
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Attempts: Borges (2) 47th after, 56th, Albacete 72nd after. Aramburú 80th increments: Contepomi (1/3) Hernández (1/1) Penalty kicks: Contepomi (3/3) 12., 35., 54. |
(6: 3) Report |
Penalty kicks: Kvirikashvili (1/1) 2. |
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After the Argentinians' surprising opening win against the French, a team from Georgia that was equal in the first half was waiting for the Pumas . In the second minute of the game, the Georgians took a 3-0 lead with a penalty, which the Argentinians were only able to convert into a 6-3 lead five minutes before half-time. Shortly after the break, the surprisingly strong Eastern Europeans had the chance to equalize when Verbinder Merab Kwirikashvili was unable to convert a drop goal . Then the South Americans took over the game again and scored the first attempt of the game in return. As a result, they continuously expanded their lead and won 33: 3.
Ireland - Georgia
| September 15, 2007 9:00 p.m. |
Ireland
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14:10 |
Georgia
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Stade Jacques-Chaban-Delmas , Bordeaux Spectators: 33,807 Referee: Wayne Barnes ( England ) |
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Attempts: R. Best 17th increased Dempsey 55th increased increases: O'Gara (2/2) |
(7: 3) Report |
Attempts: Schkinin 45. Increments : Kwirikashvili (1/1) Penalty kicks: Kwirikashvili (1/2) 37. |
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The Irish found it extremely difficult in the game against Georgia, which had already won over long stretches in the game against Argentina. Despite the lead for Ireland by Rory Best in the 17th minute of the game, the game remained level and the Eastern Europeans got the connection points to 7: 3 before the half-time break. In the second half the Georgians took the lead for the first time after five minutes after Giorgi Schkinin had made the first attempt in a world championship. The Irish took the lead again ten minutes later. They then swung their lead of four points over time, with the Georgians awarding three drop goals between the 61st and 73rd minutes.
France - Namibia
| September 16, 2007 9:00 p.m. |
France
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87: 10 |
Namibia
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Stadium Municipal , Toulouse Spectators: 35,339 Referee: Alain Rolland ( Ireland ) |
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Attempts: Heymans 7th n.erh. Marty 11th received Dusautoir 21st received Nallet (2) 32nd received, 40th + received Clerc (3) 38th received, 59th received, 65th received Bonnaire 47th received Chabal (2 ) 49th received, 54th received Élissalde 56th received Ibañez 75th received Increases: Élissalde (11/13) |
(40: 3) Report |
Attempts: Langenhoven 79. Raised increases: Losper (1/1) Dropgoals: Wessels (1/1) 10. |
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France's appearance against Namibia turned out to be problem-free. After eleven minutes the French were leading 14: 3 and had an easy game for the remaining 60 minutes after the red card against Namibia's Jacques Nieuwenhuis in the 19th minute of the game and the associated majority. Until the break, they continuously increased the score to 40: 3. After a short break after half-time, the French managed six of the 13 attempts within 18 minutes. Finally they won with 87:10. Tertius Losper scored Namibia's only attempt in stoppage time.
France - Ireland
| September 21, 2007 9:00 p.m. |
France
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25: 3 |
Ireland
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Stade de France , Saint-Denis Spectators: 80,267 Referee: Chris White ( England ) |
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Attempts: Clerc (2) 59th n.erh., 69th n.erh. Penalty kicks: Élissalde (5/6) 7th, 18th, 22nd, 40th +, 55th |
(12: 3) Report |
Penalty kicks: O'Gara (1/1) 37. |
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Argentina - Namibia
| September 22, 2007 9:00 p.m. |
Argentina
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63: 3 |
Namibia
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Stade Vélodrome , Marseille Spectators: 55,067 Referee: Stuart Dickinson ( Australia ) |
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Attempts: Roncero 25th received Leguizamón (2) 35th received, 52nd received M. Contepomi 38th received F. Contepomi 45th received Tiesi 55th received Corleto 58th ad. Penalty attempt 63rd received Todeschini 71st increased increases: F. Contepomi (4/7) Todeschini (2/2) Penalty kicks: F. Contepomi (2/2) 10., 20. |
(25: 3) Report |
Penalty kicks: Schreuder (1/1) 7. |
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The Argentine Pumas had an easy game in their victory over Namibia. The Africans initially took the lead with a penalty kick in the seventh minute, but the Argentinians equalized it only three minutes later. It was not until the 25th minute of the game before the Argentines were able to make their first attempt in the opposing in-goal, but by half-time they were safely 25: 3 ahead. In the second round, the Argentines continuously screwed up the result to an undisputed 63: 3 victory, which opened the door to Argentina’s second quarter-finals since 1999.
Georgia - Namibia
| September 26, 2007 6:00 p.m. |
Georgia
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30: 0 |
Namibia
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Stade Félix-Bollaert , Lens Spectators: 32,549 Referee: Steve Walsh ( New Zealand ) |
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Attempts: Giorgadze 37. raised Matschchaneli 70. raised Katscharava 80. + raised increases: Kwirikashvili (3/3) Penalty kicks: Kwirikashvili (3/6) 8th, 26th, 69th |
(13: 0) report |
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In the duel between the bottom two of the table, Georgia was able to achieve its first victory in a world championship by defeating Namibia. After two penalties by Merab Kwirikashvili , Akwsenti Giorgadze increased the score to 13-0 with an attempt shortly before the break . The second round, which the Georgians still dominated and celebrated an undisputed 30-0 victory in the end, was similarly clear.
France - Georgia
| September 30, 2007 3:00 p.m. |
France
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64: 7 |
Georgia
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Stade Vélodrome , Marseille Spectators: 58,695 Referee: Alan Lewis ( Ireland ) |
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Attempts: Poitrenaud 6th, Nyanga, 30th, Beauxis, 37th, Dominici (2), 45th, 57th. Bruno 52nd received Nallet 63rd received Martin 67th received Bonnaire 80th ad. Elevations: Beauxis (5/9) Penalty kicks: Beauxis (3/3) 4th, 18th, 24th |
(30: 0) report |
Attempts: Maisuradse 72nd increases: Urjukashvili (1/1) |
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Ireland - Argentina
| September 30, 2007 5:00 p.m. |
Ireland
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15:30 |
Argentina
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Parc des Princes , Paris Spectators: 45,450 Referee: Paul Honiss ( New Zealand ) |
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Attempts: O'Driscoll 32nd received Murphy 47th received Raise: O'Gara (1/2) Penalty: O'Gara (1/1) 20. |
(10:18) report |
Attempts: Borges 17th n.erh. Agulla 39. increased increases: F. Contepomi (1/2) Penalty kicks: F. Contepomi (3/4) 43., 52., 66.Dropgoals: Hernández (3/5) 21st, 36th, 79th. |
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