Rugby Union World Cup 2015 / Group D.

The Group D of the 2015 Rugby World Cup included France , Ireland , Italy , Canada and Romania . The group matches took place between September 19th and October 11th.

table

qualified for quarter-finals and 2019 World Cup

qualified for World Cup 2019

	country	Games	Victories	Unent.	Ndlg.	Game points	Diff.	Bonus points	Points
1.	Ireland	4th	4th	0	0	134: 35	+99	2	18th
2.	France	4th	3	0	1	120: 63	+57	2	14th
3.	Italy	4th	2	0	2	74:88	−14	2	10
4th	Romania	4th	1	0	3	60: 129	−69	0	4th
5.	Canada	4th	0	0	4th	58: 131	−73	2	2

Games

Ireland - Canada

September 19, 2015 2:30 p.m.	Ireland	50: 7	Canada	Millennium Stadium , Cardiff Spectators: 68,523 Referee: Glen Jackson ( New Zealand )
	Attempts: O'Brien 18th consecutive Henderson 25th consecutive sexton 28th consecutive D. Kearney 35. received Cronin 66. received R. Kearney 73. received Payne 76. received increases: sixth tone (3/4) Madigan (3/3) penalty kicks: sixth tone (1/1) 14th	(29: 0) report	Attempts: van der Merwe 68th increments: Hirayama (1/1)

15th Rob Kearney 79. 14th Dave Kearney 13 Jared Payne 12 Luke Fitzgerald 11 Keith Earls 10 Jonathan Sexton 56. 09 Conor Murray 66. 08th Jamie Heaslip 07th Sean O'Brien 63. 06th Peter O'Mahony 05 Paul O'Connell 42nd to 52nd 74th 04th Iain Henderson 03 Mike Ross 61. 02 Rory Best 61. 01 Jack McGrath 61. Substitute: 16 Sean Cronin 61. 17th Cian Healy 61. 18th Nathan White 61. 19th Donnacha Ryan 74. 20th Chris Henry 63. 21st Eoin Reddan 66. 22nd Ian Madigan 56. 23 Simon Zebo 79. Trainer:  Joe Schmidt

15th Matt Evans 41. 14th Jeff Hassler 41. 13 Ciaran Hearn 12 Nick Blevins 11 DTH van der Merwe 10 Nathan Hirayama 09 Gordon McRorie 48. 08th Aaron Carpenter 07th John Moonlight 06th Kyle Gilmour 48. 05 Jamie Cudmore 17th to 27th 04th Brett Beukeboom 03 Doug Wooldridge 66. 02 Ray Barkwill 63. 01 Hubert Buydens 48. Substitute: 16 Benoît Piffero 63. 17th Djustice Sears-Duru 48. 18th Andrew Tiedemann 66. 19th Jebb Sinclair 48. 20th Richard Thorpe 75. 21st Phil Mack 48. 22nd Liam Underwood 41. 75. 23 Conor Trainor 41. Trainer:  Kieran Crowley

France - Italy

September 19, 2015 8:00 p.m.	France	32:10	Italy	Twickenham Stadium , London Spectators: 76,232 Referee: Craig Joubert ( South Africa )
	Attempts: Slimani 44th increased Mas 69th increased increases: Michalak (2/2) Penalty kicks: Michalak (5/7) 7th, 11th, 28th, 40th, 42nd Spedding (1/1) 38th.	(15: 3) Report	Attempts: Venditti 52. Increments : Allan (1/1) Penalty kicks: Allan (1/2) 34.

15th Scott Spedding 14th Yoann Huget 55. 13 Mathieu Bastareaud 12 Alexandre Dumoulin 11 Noa Nakaitaci 10 Frédéric Michalak 76. 09 Sébastien Tillous-Borde 57. 08th Louis Picamoles 66. 07th Damien Chouly 06th Thierry Dusautoir 05 Yoann Maestri 69. 04th Pascal Papé 03 Rabah Slimani 63. 02 Guilhem Guirado 67. 01 Eddy Ben Arous 61. Substitute: 16 Benjamin Kayser 67. 17th Vincent Debaty 61. 18th Nicolas Mas 63. 19th Bernard Le Roux 66. 20th Alexandre Flanquart 69. 21st Morgan Parra 57. 22nd Rémi Talès 76. 23 Gaël Fickou 55. Trainer:  Philippe Saint-André

15th Luke McLean 14th Leonardo Sarto 13 Michele Campagnaro 12 Andrea Masi 11. 11 Giovanbattista Venditti 10 Tommaso Allan 79. 09 Edoardo Gori 72. 08th Samuela Vunisa 07th Francesco Minto 61. 06th Alessandro Zanni 05 Joshua Furno 72. 04th Quintin Geldenhuys 03 Martin Castrogiovanni 50. 02 Leonardo Ghiraldini 61. 01 Matias Aguero 50. Substitute: 16 Andrea Manici 61. 17th Michele Rizzo 50. 18th Lorenzo Cittadini 50. 19th Valerio Bernabò 72. 20th Simone Favaro 61. 21st Guglielmo Palazzani 72. 22nd Carlo Canna 79. 23 Enrico Bacchin 11. Trainer:  Jacques Brunel

France - Romania

23 September 2015 8:00 p.m.	France	38: 11	Romania	Olympic Stadium , London Spectators: 50,626 Referee: Jaco Peyper ( South Africa )
	Attempts: Guitoune 30th, Nyanga 34th, Fofana 69th, Fickou 79th, Elevation: Parra (3/3) Kockott (2/2) Penalty kicks : Parra (1/1) 8 .	(17: 6) Report	Attempts: V. cause 74. n.erh. Penalty kicks: Vlaicu (2/3) 20., 40.

15th Brice Dulin 14th Sofiane Guitoune 13 Gaël Fickou 12 Wesley Fofana 11 Noa Nakaitaci 10 Rémi Talès 09 Morgan Parra 68. 08th Louis Picamoles 50. 07th Fulgence Ouedraogo 06th Yannick Nyanga 05 Alexandre Flanquart 04th Bernard Le Roux 03 Uini Atonio 50. 02 Dimitri Szarzewski 23. 32. 50. 01 Vincent Debaty Substitute: 16 Benjamin Kayser 23. 32. 50. 17th Eddy Ben Arous 18th Nicolas Mas 50. 19th Yoann Maestri 20th Damien Chouly 50. 21st Rory Kockott 68. 22nd Frédéric Michalak 23 Mathieu Bastareaud Trainer:  Philippe Saint-André

15th Cătălin Fercu 14th Mădălin Lemnaru 13 Paula Kinikinilau 12 Florin Vlaicu 11 Adrian Apostol 72. 10 Dănuț Dumbravă 47. 09 Florin Surugiu 73. 08th Mihai Macovei 07th Viorel Lucaci 72. 06th Valentin cause 36. 40. 05 Johannes van Heerden 04th Valentin Popîrlan 66. 03 Ion Paulica 30. to 40. 73. 02 Otar Turashvili 59. 01 Mihai Lazar 71. Substitute: 16 Andrei Rădoi 59. 17th Andrei cause 71. 18th Horațiu Pungea 36. 40. 73. 19th Ovidiu Tonița 66. 20th Stelian Burcea 72. 21st Valentin Calafeteanu 73. 22nd Ionuț Botezatu 72. 23 Minya Csaba Gál 47. Trainer:  Lynn Howells

Italy - Canada

September 26, 2015 2:30 p.m.	Italy	23:18	Canada	Elland Road , Leeds Spectators: 33,120 Referee: George Clancy ( Ireland )
	Attempts: Rizzo 17th increased Garcia 58th increased increases: Allan (2/2) Penalty kicks: Allan (3/3) 25th, 40th, 80th	(13:10) Report	Attempts: van der Merwe 19th received Evans 44th received Elevations: Hirayama (1/2) 19. Penalty kicks: Hirayama (1/2) 14.

15th Luke McLean 14th Leonardo Sarto 13 Tommaso Benvenuti 59. 12 Gonzalo Garcia 73. 11 Giovanbattista Venditti 10 Tommaso Allan 32. 40. 09 Edoardo Gori 08th Samuela Vunisa 58. 07th Francesco Minto 06th Alessandro Zanni 05 Joshua Furno 04th Quintin Geldenhuys 79. 03 Lorenzo Cittadini 47. 02 Leonardo Ghiraldini 59. 01 Michele Rizzo 47. Substitute: 16 Davide Giazzon 69. 17th Matias Aguero 47. 18th Martin Castrogiovanni 47. 19th Marco Fuser 79. 20th Mauro Bergamasco 58. 21st Guglielmo Palazzani 73. 22nd Carlo Canna 32. 40. 23 Michele Campagnaro 59. Trainer:  Jacques Brunel

15th Matt Evans 14th Phil Mackenzie 13 Ciaran Hearn 12 Connor Braid 14th 11 DTH van der Merwe 10 Nathan Hirayama 73. 09 Jamie Mackenzie 56. 08th Tyler Ardron 07th John Moonlight 06th Nanyak Dala 59. 05 Jamie Cudmore 72. 04th Jebb Sinclair 03 Doug Wooldridge 65. 02 Ray Barkwill 56. 01 Hubert Buydens 56. Substitute: 16 Aaron Carpenter 58. 17th Djustice Sears-Duru 65. 18th Andrew Tiedemann 65. 19th Evan Olmstead 72. 20th Kyle Gilmour 59. 21st Phil Mack 56. 22nd Conor Trainor 14th 23 Harry Jones 73. Trainer:  Kieran Crowley

Ireland - Romania

September 27, 2015 4:45 p.m.	Ireland	44:10	Romania	Wembley Stadium , London Spectators: 89,267 Referee: Craig Joubert ( South Africa )
	Attempts: Bowe 19th received, 62nd received Earls 29th received, 44th received Kearney 65th received Henry 74th increases: Madigan (4/6) Penalty kicks: Madigan (2/2) 8th, 18th	(18: 3) Report	Attempts: Tonița 78th increments: Vlaicu (1/1) Penalty kicks : Calafeteanu (1/1) 11.

15th Simon Zebo 14th Tommy Bowe 13 Jared Payne 58. 12 Darren Cave 11 Keith Earls 49, 56, 64. 10 Ian Madigan 09 Eoin Reddan 08th Jamie Heaslip 60. 07th Chris Henry 06th Jordi Murphy 05 Devin Toner 04th Donnacha Ryan 64. 03 Nathan White 64. 02 Richardt Strauss 60. 01 Cian Healy 54. Substitute: 16 Sean Cronin 60. 17th Jack McGrath 54. 18th Tadhg Furlong 64. 19th Paul O'Connell 64. 20th Sean O'Brien 60. 21st Conor Murray 71. 22nd Paddy Jackson 58. 23 Rob Kearney 49, 56, 64, 71. Trainer:  Joe Schmidt

15th Cătălin Fercu 14th Adrian Apostol 54. 13 Paula Kinikinilau 12 Minya Csaba Gál 61st to 71st 11 Ionuț Botezatu 10 Michael Wiringi 68. 09 Valentin Calafeteanu 68. 08th Daniel Carpo 07th Mihai Macovei 68. 06th Viorel Lucaci 61. 05 Ovidiu Tonița 04th Valentin Popîrlan 03 Ion Paulica 54. 02 Andrei Rădoi 56. 01 Andrei cause 68. Substitute: 16 Otar Turashvili 56. 17th Mihai Lazar 68. 18th Alexandru Țăruş 54. 19th Johannes van Heerden 61. 20th Stelian Burcea 68. 21st Florin Surugiu 68. 22nd Florin Ioniță 54. 23 Florin Vlaicu 68. Trainer:  Lynn Howells

France - Canada

October 1, 2015 8:00 p.m.	France	41:18	Canada	Stadium: mk , Milton Keynes Spectators: 28,145 Referee: JP Doyle ( England )
	Attempts: Fofana 14th, Guirado 28th, Slimani 38th, Papé, 67th, Grosso, 74th, Elevation: Michalak (4/4) Parra (1/1) Penalty kicks: Michalak (2/2) 14 ., 59.	(24:12) Report	Attempts: van der Merwe 31st received Carpenter 34th received Elevations: Hirayama (1/2) Penalty Kicks: Hirayama (2/2) 42nd, 56th

15th Scott Spedding 14th Remy Grosso 13 Mathieu Bastareaud 70. 12 Wesley Fofana 11 Brice Dulin 10 Frédéric Michalak 68. 09 Sébastien Tillous-Borde 69. 08th Damien Chouly 73. 07th Bernard Le Roux 68. 06th Thierry Dusautoir 05 Yoann Maestri 04th Pascal Papé 03 Rabah Slimani 63. 02 Guilhem Guirado 59. 01 Eddy Ben Arous 59. Substitute: 16 Benjamin Kayser 59. 17th Vincent Debaty 59. 18th Nicolas Mas 63. 19th Yannick Nyanga 68. 20th Fulgence Ouedraogo 73. 21st Morgan Parra 59. 22nd Rémi Talès 68. 23 Alexandre Dumoulin 70. Trainer:  Philippe Saint-André

15th Matt Evans 37. 14th Phil Mackenzie 68. 13 Ciaran Hearn 12 Nick Blevins 11 DTH van der Merwe 10 Nathan Hirayama 09 Phil Mack 66. 08th Tyler Ardron 19th 07th Richard Thorpe 48. 06th Kyle Gilmour 05 Jamie Cudmore 04th Brett Beukeboom 03 Doug Wooldridge 68. 02 Aaron Carpenter 62. 01 Hubert Buydens 48. Substitute: 16 Ray Barkwill 68. 17th Djustice Sears-Duru 48. 18th Andrew Tiedemann 68. 19th Evan Olmstead 62. 20th Nanyak Dala 19. 72nd to 80th 21st Gordon McRorie 66. 22nd Harry Jones 37, 64, 68. 23 Conor Trainor 64. Trainer:  Kieran Crowley

Ireland - Italy

October 4, 2015 4:45 p.m.	Ireland	16: 9	Italy	Olympic Stadium , London Spectators: 53,187 Referee: Jérôme Garcès ( France )
	Attempts: Earl's 19th increments: sixth tone (1/1) Penalty kicks: sixth tone (3/5) 9th, 58th, 62nd	(10: 6) Report	Penalty kicks: Allan (3/3) 15., 24., 52.

15th Simon Zebo 14th Tommy Bowe 13 Keith Earls 76. 12 Robbie Henshaw 11 Dave Kearney 10 Jonathan Sexton 09 Conor Murray 08th Jamie Heaslip 07th Sean O'Brien 67. 06th Peter O'Mahony 72nd to 80th 05 Paul O'Connell 04th Iain Henderson 67. 03 Mike Ross 59. 02 Rory Best 70. 01 Jack McGrath 59. Substitute: 16 Sean Cronin 70. 17th Cian Healy 59. 18th Nathan White 59. 19th Devin Toner 67. 20th Chris Henry 67. 21st Eoin Reddan 22nd Ian Madigan 23 Luke Fitzgerald 76. Trainer:  Joe Schmidt

15th Luke McLean 14th Leonardo Sarto 13 Michele Campagnaro 12 Gonzalo Garcia 4th 11 Giovanbattista Venditti 65. 10 Tommaso Allan 76. 09 Edoardo Gori 76. 08th Sergio Parisse 65. 07th Simone Favaro 67. 06th Francesco Minto 05 Joshua Furno 04th Quintin Geldenhuys 03 Lorenzo Cittadini 62. 02 Andrea Manici 40. 01 Matias Aguero 62. 76. Substitute: 16 Davide Giazzon 40. 17th Michele Rizzo 62. 76. 18th Dario Chistolini 62. 19th Alessandro Zanni 65. 20th Mauro Bergamasco 67. 21st Guglielmo Palazzani 76. 22nd Carlo Canna 65. 23 Tommaso Benvenuti 4th Trainer:  Jacques Brunel

Canada - Romania

October 6, 2015 4:45 pm	Canada	15: 17	Romania	Leicester City Stadium , Leicester Spectators: 27,153 Referee: Wayne Barnes ( England )
	Attempts: van der Merwe 33rd n.erh. Hassler 44th increases: Hirayama (1/1) Penalty kicks : McRorie (1/3) 11.	(8: 0) report	Attempts: Macovei 53rd increases , 74th increases: Vlaicu (2/2) Penalty kicks: Vlaicu (1/3) 78.

15th Harry Jones 75. 14th Jeff Hassler 13 Ciaran Hearn 12 Nick Blevins 50. 11 DTH van der Merwe 10 Nathan Hirayama 09 Gordon McRorie 50. 08th Aaron Carpenter 07th John Moonlight 63. 06th Jebb Sinclair 72nd to 80th 05 Jamie Cudmore 04th Brett Beukeboom 03 Doug Wooldridge 68. 02 Ray Barkwill 01 Hubert Buydens 46. 54. 62. Substitute: 16 Benoît Piffero 17th Djustice Sears-Duru 46. 54. 62. 18th Jake Ilnicki 68. 19th Kyle Gilmour 20th Nanyak Dala 63. 21st Phil Mack 50. 22nd Conor Trainor 50. 23 James Pritchard 75. Trainer:  Kieran Crowley

15th Cătălin Fercu 20th to 30th 14th Mădălin Lemnaru 13 Paula Kinikinilau 12 Florin Vlaicu 11 Ionuț Botezatu 10 Michael Wiringi 52. 09 Florin Surugiu 23. 08th Mihai Macovei 07th Viorel Lucaci 77. 06th Valentin cause 05 Johannes van Heerden 04th Valentin Popîrlan 03 Ion Paulica 46. 02 Otar Turashvili 63. 01 Mihai Lazar 75. Substitute: 16 Andrei Rădoi 63. 17th Andrei cause 46. 18th Alexandru Țăruş 75. 19th Daniel Carpo 77. 20th Stelian Burcea 21st Valentin Calafeteanu 23. 22nd Adrian Apostol 23 Minya Csaba Gál 52. Trainer:  Lynn Howells

Italy - Romania

October 11, 2015 2:30 p.m.	Italy	32:22	Romania	Sandy Park , Exeter Spectators: 11,450 Referee: Romain Poite ( France )
	Attempts: Sarto 10th n.erh. Gori 24th Allan 39th Zanni 46th Increased increases: Allan (3/4) Penalty kicks: Allan (2/2) 16., 70.	(22: 3) Report	Attempts: Apostol 66th received, 79th received Popîrlan 75th increases: Vlaicu (2/3) Penalty kicks: Vlaicu (1/1) 5.

15th Luke McLean 64. 14th Leonardo Sarto 13 Michele Campagnaro 35. 12 Tommaso Benvenuti 11 Giovanbattista Venditti 10 Tommaso Allan 09 Edoardo Gori 68. 08th Alessandro Zanni 07th Simone Favaro 64. 06th Francesco Minto 05 Joshua Furno 75. 04th Quintin Geldenhuys 03 Lorenzo Cittadini 56. 02 Andrea Manici 56. 01 Matias Aguero 56. Substitute: 16 Davide Giazzon 56. 17th Alberto De Marchi 56. 18th Dario Chistolini 56. 19th Valerio Bernabò 75. 20th Samuela Vunisa 64. 21st Guglielmo Palazzani 64. 22nd Carlo Canna 68. 23 Enrico Bacchin 35. Trainer:  Jacques Brunel

15th Cătălin Fercu 14th Mădălin Lemnaru 13 Paula Kinikinilau 12 Florin Vlaicu 11 Ionuț Botezatu 64. 10 Michael Wiringi 40. 09 Valentin Calafeteanu 60. 08th Daniel Carpo 07th Viorel Lucaci 56. 06th Valentin cause 48. 56. 05 Johannes van Heerden 16. to 26. 55. 04th Valentin Popîrlan 03 Ion Paulica 40. 02 Otar Turashvili 58. 01 Mihai Lazar 66. Substitute: 16 Andrei Rădoi 58. 17th Andrei cause 40. 18th Horațiu Pungea 66. 19th Marius Antonescu 55. 20th Stelian Burcea 48. 21st Tudorel Bratu 60. 22nd Adrian Apostol 64. 23 Minya Csaba Gál 40. Trainer:  Lynn Howells

France - Ireland

October 11, 2015 4:45 pm	France	9:24	Ireland	Millennium Stadium , Cardiff Spectators: 72,163 Referee: Nigel Owens ( Wales )
	Penalty kicks: Michalak (0/1) Spedding (2/3) 16th, 23rd Parra (1/1) 64.	(6: 9) Report	Attempts: R. Kearney 50th n.erh. Murray 72nd increases: Madigan (1/2) Penalty kicks: Sexton (2/2) 13th, 19th Madigan (2/2) 39th, 77th

15th Scott Spedding 14th Noa Nakaitaci 13 Mathieu Bastareaud 62. 12 Wesley Fofana 11 Brice Dulin 10 Frédéric Michalak 55. 09 Sébastien Tillous-Borde 55. 08th Louis Picamoles 07th Damien Chouly 55. 06th Thierry Dusautoir 05 Yoann Maestri 04th Pascal Papé 73. 03 Rabah Slimani 64. 02 Guilhem Guirado 59. 01 Eddy Ben Arous 43. 48. 65. Substitute: 16 Benjamin Kayser 59. 17th Vincent Debaty 43. 48. 65. 18th Nicolas Mas 64. 19th Alexandre Flanquart 73. 20th Bernard Le Roux 55. 21st Morgan Parra 55. 22nd Rémi Talès 55. 23 Alexandre Dumoulin 62. Trainer:  Philippe Saint-André

15th Rob Kearney 14th Tommy Bowe 13 Keith Earls 62. 12 Robbie Henshaw 11 Dave Kearney 10 Jonathan Sexton 26th 09 Conor Murray 77. 08th Jamie Heaslip 07th Sean O'Brien 06th Peter O'Mahony 55. 05 Paul O'Connell 40. 04th Devin Toner 03 Mike Ross 65. 02 Rory Best 73. 01 Cian Healy 57. Substitute: 16 Richardt Strauss 73. 17th Jack McGrath 57. 18th Nathan White 65. 19th Iain Henderson 40. 20th Chris Henry 55. 21st Eoin Reddan 77. 22nd Ian Madigan 26th 23 Luke Fitzgerald 62. Trainer:  Joe Schmidt

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