2007 Rugby World Cup Pool D

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.

Standings

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.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	B	Pts	Qualification
1	Argentina	4	4	0	0	143	33	+110	2	18	Qualified for the quarter-finals
2	France	4	3	0	1	188	37	+151	3	15
3	Ireland	4	2	0	2	64	82	−18	1	9	Eliminated, automatic qualification for RWC 2011
4	Georgia	4	1	0	3	50	111	−61	1	5
5	Namibia	4	0	0	4	30	212	−182	0	0

Matches

All times local (UTC+2)

France vs Argentina

7 September 2007 21:00

France	12–17	Argentina
Pen: Skrela (4/5) 7', 31', 40+', 60'	Report	Try: Corleto 27' m Pen: F. Contepomi (4/6) 5', 10', 24', 34'

Stade de France, Saint-Denis Attendance: 79,312 Referee: Tony Spreadbury (England)

FB 15 Cédric Heymans RW 14 Aurélien Rougerie OC 13 Yannick Jauzion IC 12 Damien Traille 16' to 24' LW 11 Christophe Dominici FH 10 David Skrela  62' SH 9 Pierre Mignoni  73' N8 8 Imanol Harinordoquy OF 7 Rémy Martin  60' BF 6 Serge Betsen RL 5 Jérôme Thion LL 4 Fabien Pelous  60' TP 3 Pieter de Villiers HK 2 Raphaël Ibañez (c)  60' LP 1 Olivier Milloud Replacements: HK 16 Dimitri Szarzewski  60' PR 17 Jean-Baptiste Poux LK 18 Sébastien Chabal  60' N8 19 Julien Bonnaire  60' FL 20 Thierry Dusautoir SH 21 Jean-Baptiste Élissalde  73' FH 22 Frédéric Michalak  16'  24'  62' Coach: Bernard Laporte

FB 15 Ignacio Corleto RW 14 Lucas Borges OC 13 Manuel Contepomi 48' to 50'  73' IC 12 Felipe Contepomi LW 11 Horacio Agulla FH 10 Juan Martín Hernández SH 9 Agustín Pichot (c) N8 8 Juan Manuel Leguizamón OF 7 Juan Martín Fernández Lobbe BF 6 Lucas Ostiglia  72' RL 5 Patricio Albacete LL 4 Ignacio Fernández Lobbe  28' TP 3 Martín Scelzo  64' HK 2 Mario Ledesma LP 1 Rodrigo Roncero Replacements: HK 16 Alberto Vernet Basualdo PR 17 Santiago González Bonorino  64' LK 18 Rimas Álvarez Kairelis  28' FL 19 Martín Durand  72' SH 20 Nicolás Fernández Miranda FH 21 Federico Todeschini CE 22 Hernán Senillosa  48'  50'  73' Coach: Marcelo Loffreda

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Notes

• This was the third consecutive World Cup in which Argentina played the tournament host in the competition's opening match. In 1999, the 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 continued to have a 100% record in the first round after 2007, until the loss versus France in the opening match of 2023 Rugby World Cup.

Ireland vs Namibia

9 September 2007 20:00

Ireland	32–17	Namibia
Try: 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	Try: Nieuwenhuis 60' c Van Zyl 64' c Con: Wessels (2/2) Pen: Wessels (1/2) 40+'

Stade Chaban-Delmas, Bordeaux Attendance: 33,694 Referee: Joël Jutge (France)

FB 15 Girvan Dempsey RW 14 Andrew Trimble OC 13 Brian O'Driscoll (c)  80+' IC 12 Gordon D'Arcy LW 11 Denis Hickie FH 10 Ronan O'Gara  80' SH 9 Peter Stringer N8 8 Denis Leamy OF 7 David Wallace  69' BF 6 Simon Easterby RL 5 Paul O'Connell LL 4 Donncha O'Callaghan TP 3 John Hayes HK 2 Rory Best  62' LP 1 Marcus Horan  62' Replacements: HK 16 Jerry Flannery  62' PR 17 Simon Best  62' LK 18 Malcolm O'Kelly FL 19 Neil Best  69' SH 20 Isaac Boss FH 21 Paddy Wallace  80' FB 22 Geordan Murphy  80+' Coach: Eddie O'Sullivan

FB 15 Tertius Losper RW 14 Ryan Witbooi  80+' OC 13 Bradley Langenhoven IC 12 Piet van Zyl LW 11 Heini Bock FH 10 Emile Wessels SH 9 Eugene Jantjies  51' N8 8 Jacques Burger 66' to 69' OF 7 Heino Senekal  22' BF 6 Jacques Nieuwenhuis RL 5 Nico Esterhuyse LL 4 Wacca Kazombiaze TP 3 Jané du Toit HK 2 Hugo Horn  77' LP 1 Kees Lensing (c)  50'  78' Replacements: HK 16 Johannes Meyer  77' PR 17 Johnny Redelinghuys  50'  78' FL 18 Michael MacKenzie  22' FL 19 Tinus du Plessis  66'  69' SH 20 Jurie van Tonder  51' CE 21 Lu-Wayne Botes WG 22 Melrick Africa  80+' Coach: Hakkies Husselman

Notes

• 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
Try: 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'

Stade de Gerland, Lyon Attendance: 40,240 Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)

FB 15 Ignacio Corleto RW 14 Lucas Borges  69' OC 13 Gonzalo Tiesi 44' to 45' IC 12 Felipe Contepomi (c)  74' LW 11 Federico Martín Aramburú FH 10 Juan Martín Hernández SH 9 Nicolás Fernández Miranda N8 8 Juan Manuel Leguizamón  61' OF 7 Juan Martín Fernández Lobbe BF 6 Martín Durand RL 5 Patricio Albacete LL 4 Rimas Álvarez Kairelis 44' to 45'  68' TP 3 Santiago González Bonorino  45' HK 2 Mario Ledesma  68' LP 1 Marcos Ayerza Replacements: HK 16 Alberto Vernet Basualdo  68' PR 17 Omar Hasan  45' LK 18 Esteban Lozada  44'  45'  68' FL 19 Martín Schusterman  61' CE 20 Hernán Senillosa  44'  45'  69' FH 21 Federico Todeschini  74' FB 22 Federico Serra Miras Coach: Marcelo Loffreda

FB 15 Pavle Jimsheladze  59' RW 14 Irakli Machkhaneli OC 13 Malkhaz Urjukashvili  74' IC 12 Irakli Giorgadze LW 11 Besiki Khamashuridze FH 10 Merab Kvirikashvili SH 9 Irakli Abuseridze  64' N8 8 Besso Udessiani  65' OF 7 Grigol Labadze BF 6 Giorgi Chkhaidze  50' RL 5 Mamuka Gorgodze LL 4 Ilia Zedginidze (c) TP 3 David Zirakashvili  41' HK 2 Akvsenti Giorgadze LP 1 David Khinchagashvili  63' Replacements: PR 16 Goderdzi Shvelidze  63' PR 17 Avtandil Kopaliani  41' LK 18 Victor Didebulidze  65' FL 19 Zviad Maisuradze  50' SH 20 Bidzina Samkharadze  64' CE 21 Revaz Gigauri  74' WG 22 Giorgi Shkinin  59' Coach: Malkhaz Cheishvili

Ireland vs Georgia

15 September 2007 21:00

Ireland	14–10	Georgia
Try: 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'

Stade Chaban-Delmas, Bordeaux Attendance: 33,807 Referee: Wayne Barnes (England)

FB 15 Girvan Dempsey RW 14 Shane Horgan OC 13 Brian O'Driscoll (c) IC 12 Gordon D'Arcy LW 11 Denis Hickie FH 10 Ronan O'Gara SH 9 Peter Stringer  70' N8 8 Denis Leamy OF 7 David Wallace  37' BF 6 Simon Easterby  73' RL 5 Paul O'Connell LL 4 Donncha O'Callaghan TP 3 John Hayes  66' HK 2 Rory Best  53' LP 1 Marcus Horan Replacements: HK 16 Jerry Flannery  53' PR 17 Simon Best  66' LK 18 Malcolm O'Kelly FL 19 Neil Best  73' SH 20 Isaac Boss  70' FH 21 Paddy Wallace FB 22 Geordan Murphy Coach: Eddie O'Sullivan

FB 15 Otar Barkalaia  34' RW 14 Giorgi Shkinin OC 13 Malkhaz Urjukashvili IC 12 Davit Kacharava LW 11 Giorgi Elizbarashvili  51' FH 10 Merab Kvirikashvili SH 9 Bidzina Samkharadze  72' N8 8 Giorgi Chkhaidze OF 7 Rati Urushadze BF 6 Ilia Maisuradze  58' RL 5 Mamuka Gorgodze LL 4 Ilia Zedginidze (c)  32' TP 3 Avtandil Kopaliani  48' HK 2 Goderdzi Shvelidze LP 1 Mamuka Magrakvelidze  48' Replacements: HK 16 Akvsenti Giorgadze  48' PR 17 David Khinchagashvili  48' LK 18 Levan Datunashvili  32' FL 19 Zviad Maisuradze  58' SH 20 Irakli Abuseridze  72' CE 21 Irakli Machkhaneli  34' WG 22 Otar Eloshvili  51' Coach: Malkhaz Cheishvili

France vs Namibia

16 September 2007 21:00

France	87–10	Namibia
Try: 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 Élissalde 56' c Ibañez 75' m Con: Élissalde (11/13)	Report	Try: Langenhoven 79' c Con: Losper (1/1) Drop: Wessels (1/1) 10'

Stadium de Toulouse, Toulouse Attendance: 35,339 Referee: Alain Rolland (Ireland)

FB 15 Clément Poitrenaud  65' RW 14 Vincent Clerc OC 13 David Marty IC 12 Damien Traille  51' LW 11 Cédric Heymans FH 10 Frédéric Michalak  63' SH 9 Jean-Baptiste Élissalde (c) N8 8 Julien Bonnaire OF 7 Thierry Dusautoir BF 6 Yannick Nyanga  54' RL 5 Lionel Nallet LL 4 Sébastien Chabal  58' TP 3 Pieter de Villiers  42' HK 2 Dimitri Szarzewski  58' LP 1 Jean-Baptiste Poux Replacements: HK 16 Raphaël Ibañez  58' PR 17 Nicolas Mas  42' LK 18 Fabien Pelous  58' N8 19 Imanol Harinordoquy  54' FH 20 Lionel Beauxis  63' CE 21 Yannick Jauzion  51' WG 22 Aurélien Rougerie  65' Coach: Bernard Laporte

FB 15 Tertius Losper RW 14 Ryan Witbooi OC 13 Bradley Langenhoven IC 12 Piet van Zyl  66' LW 11 Heini Bock FH 10 Emile Wessels  12' SH 9 Jurie van Tonder  41' N8 8 Jacques Nieuwenhuis  19' OF 7 Jacques Burger  57' BF 6 Michael MacKenzie RL 5 Nico Esterhuyse  57' LL 4 Wacca Kazombiaze TP 3 Jané du Toit  68' HK 2 Hugo Horn  65' LP 1 Kees Lensing (c)  57'  68' Replacements: HK 16 Johannes Meyer  65' PR 17 Johnny Redelinghuys  57' FL 18 Herman Lintvelt  57' FL 19 Tinus du Plessis  57' SH 20 Eugene Jantjies  41' CE 21 Lu-Wayne Botes  12' WG 22 Melrick Africa  66' Coach: Hakkies Husselman

France vs Ireland

21 September 2007 21:00

France	25–3	Ireland
Try: Clerc (2) 59' m, 69' m Pen: Élissalde (5/6) 7', 18', 22', 40+', 55'	Report	Drop: O'Gara (1/1) 37'

Stade de France, Saint-Denis Attendance: 80,267 Referee: Chris White (England)

FB 15 Clément Poitrenaud  72' RW 14 Vincent Clerc OC 13 David Marty  74' IC 12 Damien Traille  76' LW 11 Cédric Heymans FH 10 Frédéric Michalak SH 9 Jean-Baptiste Élissalde  74' N8 8 Julien Bonnaire OF 7 Thierry Dusautoir BF 6 Serge Betsen  62' RL 5 Jérôme Thion LL 4 Sébastien Chabal  46' TP 3 Pieter de Villiers HK 2 Raphaël Ibañez (c)  57' LP 1 Olivier Milloud  74' Replacements: HK 16 Dimitri Szarzewski  57' PR 17 Jean-Baptiste Poux  74' LK 18 Lionel Nallet  46' FL 19 Yannick Nyanga  62' FH 20 Lionel Beauxis  74' CE 21 Yannick Jauzion  74' WG 22 Aurélien Rougerie  72' Coach: Bernard Laporte

FB 15 Girvan Dempsey RW 14 Shane Horgan OC 13 Brian O'Driscoll (c) IC 12 Gordon D'Arcy LW 11 Andrew Trimble FH 10 Ronan O'Gara SH 9 Eoin Reddan N8 8 Denis Leamy OF 7 David Wallace BF 6 Simon Easterby  73' RL 5 Paul O'Connell  64' LL 4 Donncha O'Callaghan  72' TP 3 John Hayes  74' HK 2 Jerry Flannery 50' to 55'  78' LP 1 Marcus Horan Replacements: HK 16 Frankie Sheahan  50'  55'  78' PR 17 Simon Best  74' LK 18 Malcolm O'Kelly  72' FL 19 Neil Best  73' SH 20 Isaac Boss FH 21 Paddy Wallace CE 22 Gavin Duffy Coach: Eddie O'Sullivan

Argentina vs Namibia

22 September 2007 21:00

Argentina	63–3	Namibia
Try: 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'

Stade Vélodrome, Marseille Attendance: 55,067 Referee: Stuart Dickinson (Australia)

FB 15 Ignacio Corleto  65' RW 14 Hernán Senillosa OC 13 Gonzalo Tiesi IC 12 Manuel Contepomi LW 11 Horacio Agulla FH 10 Felipe Contepomi  59' SH 9 Agustín Pichot (c)  56' N8 8 Juan Manuel Leguizamón  59' OF 7 Juan Martín Fernández Lobbe BF 6 Lucas Ostiglia RL 5 Patricio Albacete LL 4 Ignacio Fernández Lobbe  66' TP 3 Omar Hasan HK 2 Alberto Vernet Basualdo LP 1 Rodrigo Roncero  66' Replacements: HK 16 Mario Ledesma PR 17 Martín Scelzo  66' LK 18 Rimas Álvarez Kairelis  66' FL 19 Gonzalo Longo  59' SH 20 Nicolás Fernández Miranda  56' FH 21 Federico Todeschini  59' FB 22 Federico Serra Miras  65' Coach: Marcelo Loffreda

FB 15 Heini Bock RW 14 Deon Mouton  53' OC 13 Du Preez Grobler  51' IC 12 Corne Powell (c) LW 11 Melrick Africa FH 10 Morne Schreuder  73' SH 9 Eugene Jantjies N8 8 Tinus du Plessis OF 7 Jacques Burger BF 6 Michael MacKenzie  39' RL 5 Nico Esterhuyse LL 4 Wacca Kazombiaze  60' TP 3 Marius Visser  41' HK 2 Johannes Meyer  41' LP 1 Johnny Redelinghuys Replacements: HK 16 Hugo Horn  41' PR 17 Kees Lensing  41' FL 18 Herman Lintvelt  39' LK 19 Heino Senekal  60' SH 20 Jurie van Tonder  73' CE 21 Bradley Langenhoven  53' CE 22 Piet van Zyl  51' Coach: Hakkies Husselman

Georgia vs Namibia

26 September 2007 18:00

Georgia	30–0	Namibia
Try: Giorgadze 37' c Machkhaneli 70' c Kacharava 80+' c Con: Kvirikashvili (3/3) Pen: Kvirikashvili (3/6) 8', 26', 69'	Report

Stade Félix Bollaert, Lens Attendance: 32,549 Referee: Steve Walsh (New Zealand)

FB 15 Malkhaz Urjukashvili  69' RW 14 Irakli Machkhaneli OC 13 Davit Kacharava IC 12 Irakli Giorgadze LW 11 Giorgi Shkinin  47' FH 10 Merab Kvirikashvili SH 9 Irakli Abuseridze (c)  56' N8 8 Giorgi Chkhaidze OF 7 Rati Urushadze  51' BF 6 Grigol Labadze RL 5 Mamuka Gorgodze  19' LL 4 Levan Datunashvili TP 3 David Zirakashvili HK 2 Akvsenti Giorgadze  56' LP 1 Goderdzi Shvelidze Replacements: PR 16 David Khinchagashvili  56'  72' PR 17 Avtandil Kopaliani  72' LK 18 Victor Didebulidze  19' N8 19 Besso Udessiani  51' SH 20 Bidzina Samkharadze  56' CE 21 Revaz Gigauri  69' WG 22 Besiki Khamashuridze  47' Coach: Malkhaz Cheishvili

FB 15 Heini Bock  72' RW 14 Ryan Witbooi OC 13 Piet van Zyl IC 12 Corne Powell LW 11 Bradley Langenhoven FH 10 Morne Schreuder  59' SH 9 Jurie van Tonder 44' to 55' N8 8 Tinus du Plessis  41' OF 7 Jacques Burger BF 6 Jacques Nieuwenhuis RL 5 Heino Senekal  72' LL 4 Wacca Kazombiaze TP 3 Marius Visser  41' HK 2 Hugo Horn  70' LP 1 Kees Lensing (c) Replacements: HK 16 Johannes Meyer  70' PR 17 Johnny Redelinghuys  51' PR 18 Jané du Toit  41'  51' LK 19 Nico Esterhuyse  41' SH 20 Eugene Jantjies  44'  55'  72' WG 21 Melrick Africa  59' LK 22 Domingo Kamonga  72' Coach: Hakkies Husselman

France vs Georgia

30 September 2007 15:00

France	64–7	Georgia
Try: 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)

Stade Vélodrome, Marseille Attendance: 58,695 Referee: Alan Lewis (Ireland)

FB 15 Clément Poitrenaud  73' RW 14 Aurélien Rougerie OC 13 David Marty  58' IC 12 Yannick Jauzion LW 11 Christophe Dominici FH 10 Lionel Beauxis SH 9 Pierre Mignoni  21' N8 8 Julien Bonnaire OF 7 Yannick Nyanga BF 6 Serge Betsen (c)  64' RL 5 Jérôme Thion  54' LL 4 Lionel Nallet TP 3 Jean-Baptiste Poux  58'  73' HK 2 Sébastien Bruno  58' LP 1 Olivier Milloud  73' Replacements: HK 16 Dimitri Szarzewski  58' PR 17 Nicolas Mas  58' LK 18 Fabien Pelous  54' FL 19 Rémy Martin  64' SH 20 Jean-Baptiste Élissalde  21' FH 21 David Skrela  58' WG 22 Vincent Clerc  73' Coach: Bernard Laporte

FB 15 Otar Barkalaia  54' RW 14 Malkhaz Urjukashvili OC 13 Revaz Gigauri  75' IC 12 Irakli Giorgadze LW 11 Besiki Khamashuridze  54' FH 10 Merab Kvirikashvili SH 9 Irakli Abuseridze (c)  31' N8 8 Giorgi Chkhaidze OF 7 Rati Urushadze 33' to 39' BF 6 Ilia Maisuradze  49' RL 5 Zurab Mtchedlishvili LL 4 Victor Didebulidze  41' TP 3 David Zirakashvili HK 2 Akvsenti Giorgadze LP 1 Mamuka Magrakvelidze  29'  49' Replacements: PR 16 Goderdzi Shvelidze  33'  39'  49' PR 17 Avtandil Kopaliani LK 18 Levan Datunashvili  41' FL 19 Zviad Maisuradze  49' SH 20 Bidzina Samkharadze  31' WG 21 Otar Eloshvili  54' WG 22 Giorgi Elizbarashvili  54' Coach: Malkhaz Cheishvili

Ireland vs Argentina

30 September 2007 17:00

Ireland	15–30	Argentina
Try: O'Driscoll 32' c Murphy 47' m Con: O'Gara (1/2) Pen: O'Gara (1/1) 20'	Report	Try: 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'

Parc des Princes, Paris Attendance: 45,450 Referee: Paul Honiss (New Zealand)

FB 15 Geordan Murphy RW 14 Shane Horgan OC 13 Brian O'Driscoll (c) IC 12 Gordon D'Arcy LW 11 Denis Hickie  71' FH 10 Ronan O'Gara SH 9 Eoin Reddan  66' N8 8 Denis Leamy OF 7 David Wallace 25' to 28'  65' BF 6 Simon Easterby RL 5 Paul O'Connell LL 4 Donncha O'Callaghan  65' TP 3 John Hayes HK 2 Jerry Flannery  65' LP 1 Marcus Horan Replacements: HK 16 Rory Best  65' PR 17 Bryan Young LK 18 Malcolm O'Kelly  65' FL 19 Neil Best  25'  28'  65' SH 20 Isaac Boss  66' FH 21 Paddy Wallace CE 22 Gavin Duffy  71' Coach: Eddie O'Sullivan

FB 15 Ignacio Corleto RW 14 Lucas Borges OC 13 Manuel Contepomi  71' IC 12 Felipe Contepomi LW 11 Horacio Agulla FH 10 Juan Martín Hernández SH 9 Agustín Pichot (c) N8 8 Gonzalo Longo OF 7 Juan Martín Fernández Lobbe BF 6 Lucas Ostiglia  62' RL 5 Patricio Albacete LL 4 Ignacio Fernández Lobbe  55' TP 3 Martín Scelzo  77' HK 2 Mario Ledesma  79' LP 1 Rodrigo Roncero Replacements: HK 16 Alberto Vernet Basualdo  79' PR 17 Omar Hasan  77' LK 18 Rimas Álvarez Kairelis  55' FL 19 Martín Durand  62' SH 20 Nicolás Fernández Miranda FH 21 Federico Todeschini CE 22 Hernán Senillosa  71' Coach: Marcelo Loffreda

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 play-off.
• This was Paul Honiss' 44th test as referee, equalling the record of Welsh referee Derek Bevan.^[1]

References

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