2007 Rugby World Cup Pool D
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Pool D of the 2007 Rugby World Cup began on 7 September and concluded on 30 September. The pool was composed of World Cup hosts France, Argentina, Georgia, Ireland and Namibia.
Overview
Pool D was expected to be the Pool of Death in the 2007 tournament and so it proved: the final rankings were only determined after the last round of matches. The pool was won by Argentina, who won all their matches, while France, who lost to Argentina in the opening game of the tournament, finished in second place. Ireland, whom many commentators had expected to do well, were eliminated after winning only two matches, against Georgia and Namibia: Georgia came close to scoring a winning try late in their game, while Namibia recorded their best World Cup result against a team ranked in the top 10.
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| 1 |  Argentina |
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 143 | 33 | +110 | 2 | 18 |
| 2 |  France |
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 188 | 37 | +151 | 3 | 15 |
| 3 |  Ireland |
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 64 | 82 | −18 | 1 | 9 |
| 4 |  Georgia |
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 50 | 111 | −61 | 1 | 5 |
| 5 |  Namibia |
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 30 | 212 | −182 | 0 | 0 |
All times local (UTC+2)
France vs Argentina
| 7 September 2007 21:00 |
| France |
12 – 17 | Argentina |
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| Pen: Skrela (4/5) 7', 31', 40+', 60' | Report | Try: Corleto 27' m Pen: F. Contepomi (4/6) 5', 10', 24', 34' |
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- This was the third consecutive World Cup in which Argentina played the tournament host in the competition's opening match. In 1999 Los Pumas lost 23 – 18 to Wales and in 2003 lost 24 – 8 to Australia.
- The three points from Skrela's second half penalty is the lowest points total in a half in World Cup history.
- This was the second consecutive world cup match (following the 2003 final), in which the winner was scoreless in the second half.
- This was the fifth win for Argentina in their last six Tests against France, whose sole win in November 2006 was by one point.
- Argentina became the second side to beat the hosts in the opening match, after New Zealand beat England in 1991 at Twickenham.
- It was France's first defeat in the first round of the World Cup (although they had a 20 – 20 draw against Scotland in 1987). Only New Zealand now have a 100% record in the first round.
Ireland vs Namibia
| 9 September 2007 20:00 |
| Ireland |
32 – 17 | Namibia |
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| Tries: O'Driscoll 5' c Trimble 19' m Easterby 30' m Penalty try 49' c Flannery 76' m Con: O'Gara (2/5) Pen: O'Gara (1/1) 17' |
Report | Tries: Nieuwenhuis 60' c Van Zyl 64' c Con: Wessels (2/2) Pen: Wessels (1/2) 40+' |
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- Brian O'Driscoll took sole possession of the all-time Ireland try-scoring lead from teammate Denis Hickie with his 30th try.
- This was Namibia's best result in a World Cup match, surpassing a thirty-point defeat to Romania in 2003.
Argentina vs Georgia
| 11 September 2007 20:00 |
| Argentina |
33 – 3 | Georgia |
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| Tries: Borges (2) 47' c, 56' m Albacete 72' m Martin Aramburu 80' c Con: F. Contepomi (1/3) Hernández (1/1) Pen: F. Contepomi (3/3) 12', 35', 54' |
Report | Pen: Kvirikashvili (1/2) 2' |
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Ireland vs Georgia
| 15 September 2007 21:00 |
| Ireland |
14 – 10 | Georgia |
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| Tries: R. Best 17' c Dempsey 55' c Con: O'Gara (2/2) |
Report | Try: Shkinin 45' c Con: Kvirikashvili (1/1) Pen: Kvirikashvili (1/2) 37' |
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France vs Namibia
| 16 September 2007 21:00 |
| France |
87 – 10 | Namibia |
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| Tries: Heymans 7' m Marty 11' c Dusautoir 21' c Nallet (2) 32' c, 40+' c Clerc (3) 38' c, 59' c, 65' c Bonnaire 47' c Chabal (2) 49' c, 54' c Elissalde 56' c Ibañez 75' m Con: Elissalde (11/13) |
Report | Try: Langenhoven 79' c Con: Losper (1/1) Drop: Wessels (1/1) 10' |
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France vs Ireland
| 21 September 2007 21:00 |
| France |
25 – 3 | Ireland |
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| Tries: Clerc (2) 59' m, 69' m Pen: Élissalde (5/6) 7', 18', 22', 40+', 55' |
Report | Drop: O'Gara (1/1) 37' |
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Argentina vs Namibia
| 22 September 2007 21:00 |
| Argentina |
63 – 3 | Namibia |
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| Tries: Roncero 25' c Leguizamón (2) 35' m, 52' c M. Contepomi 38' c F. Contepomi 45' c Tiesi 55' m Corleto 58' m Penalty try 63' c Todeschini 71' c Con: Contepomi (4/7) Todeschini (2/2) Pen: F. Contepomi (2/2) 10', 20' |
Report | Pen: Schreuder (1/1) 7' |
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Georgia vs Namibia
| 26 September 2007 18:00 |
| Georgia |
30 – 0 | Namibia |
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| Tries: Giorgadze 37' c Machkhaneli 70' c Kacharava 80+' c Con: Kvirikashvili (3/3) Pen: Kvirikashvili (3/6) 8', 26', 69' |
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France vs Georgia
| 30 September 2007 15:00 |
| France |
64 – 7 | Georgia |
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| Tries: Poitrenaud 6' c Nyanga 30' c Beauxis 37' c Dominici (2) 45' m, 57' m Bruno 52' c Nallet 63' c Martin 67' m Bonnaire 80' m Con: Beauxis (5/9) Pen: Beauxis (3/3) 4', 18', 24' |
Report | Try: Z. Maisuradze 72' c Con: Urjukashvili (1/1) |
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Ireland vs Argentina
| 30 September 2007 17:00 |
| Ireland |
15 – 30 | Argentina |
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| Tries: O'Driscoll 32' c Murphy 47' m Con: O'Gara (1/2) Pen: O'Gara (1/1) 20' |
Report | Tries: Borges 17' m Agulla 39' c Con: F. Contepomi (1/2) Pen: F. Contepomi (3/4) 43', 62', 66' Drop: Hernández (3/5) 21', 36', 79' |
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Notes
- This was the second time that Argentina had eliminated Ireland from a Rugby World Cup, having also done so in the 1999 Rugby World Cup quarter-final playoff.
- This was Paul Honiss' 44th Test as referee, equalling the record of Welsh referee Derek Bevan.[1]
References
- ↑ Rugby News Service (2007-10-19). "Referee Honiss set to break world record". Rugby World Cup. Archived from the original on 26 October 2007. Retrieved 2007-10-19.
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