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

Pos	Team v t e	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

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

Ireland vs Canada

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'	Report	Try: 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

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

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'	Report	Try: 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:

• Martin Castrogiovanni became Italy's most capped player with 114 caps.^[3]

France vs Romania

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'	Report	Try: 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

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'	Report	Try: 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:

• Mauro Bergamasco equalled Samoa's Brian Lima record of competing in five consecutive Rugby World Cup tournaments.^[4]

Ireland vs Romania

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'	Report	Try: 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

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

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'	Report	Try: 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:

• Rémy Grosso (France) made his international debut.^[8]

Ireland vs Italy

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'	Report	Pen: 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

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'	Report	Try: 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:

• Mihai Lazăr and Valentin Popârlan (Romania) earned their 50th test caps.^[9]
• This match was the biggest comeback in Rugby World Cup history.^[10]

Italy vs Romania

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'	Report	Try: 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:

• Andrei Rădoi (Romania) earned his 50th test cap.^[11]
• Tudorel Bratu (Romania) made his international debut.^{[citation needed]}

France vs Ireland

11 October 2015 16:45

France	9–24	Ireland
Pen: Spedding (2/3) 16', 23' Parra (1/1) 64'	Report	Try: 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:

• Louis Picamoles (France) earned his 50th test cap.^[12][13]