Pool D of the 2015 Rugby World Cup began on 19 September and was completed on 11 October 2015. 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.
Standings
Matches All times are local United Kingdom time (UTC+01)
Ireland vs Canada
FB 15Rob Kearney RW 14David KearneyOC 13Jared PayneIC 12Luke FitzgeraldLW 11Keith EarlsFH 10Johnny Sexton SH 9 Conor Murray N8 8 Jamie HeaslipOF 7 Seán O'Brien BF 6 Peter O'MahonyRL 5 Paul O'Connell (c) LL 4 Iain HendersonTP 3 Mike Ross HK 2 Rory Best LP 1 Jack McGrath Replacements:HK 16Seán Cronin PR 17Cian Healy PR 18Nathan White LK 19Donnacha Ryan FL 20Chris Henry SH 21Eoin Reddan FH 22Ian Madigan WG 23Simon Zebo Coach: Joe Schmidt FB 15Matt Evans RW 14Jeff Hassler OC 13Ciaran HearnIC 12Nick BlevinsLW 11D. T. H. van der MerweFH 10Nathan HirayamaSH 9 Gordon McRorie N8 8 Aaron CarpenterOF 7 John MoonlightBF 6 Kyle Gilmour RL 5 Jamie Cudmore (c) LL 4 Brett BeukeboomTP 3 Doug Wooldridge HK 2 Ray Barkwill LP 1 Hubert Buydens Replacements:HK 16Benoît Piffero PR 17Djustice Sears-Duru PR 18Andrew Tiedemann FL 19Jebb Sinclair N8 20Richard Thorpe SH 21Phil Mack FH 22Liam Underwood CE 23Conor Trainor 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
FB 15Scott SpeddingRW 14Yoann Huget OC 13Mathieu BastareaudIC 12Alexandre DumoulinLW 11Noa NakaitaciFH 10Frédéric Michalak SH 9 Sébastien Tillous-Borde N8 8 Louis Picamoles OF 7 Damien ChoulyBF 6 Thierry Dusautoir (c)RL 5 Yoann Maestri LL 4 Pascal PapéTP 3 Rabah Slimani HK 2 Guilhem Guirado LP 1 Eddy Ben Arous Replacements:HK 16Benjamin Kayser PR 17Vincent Debaty PR 18Nicolas Mas FL 19Bernard Le Roux LK 20Alexandre Flanquart SH 21Morgan Parra FH 22Rémi Talès CE 23Gaël Fickou Coach: Philippe Saint-André FB 15Luke McLeanRW 14Leonardo SartoOC 13Michele CampagnaroIC 12Andrea Masi LW 11Giovanbattista VendittiFH 10Tommaso Allan SH 9 Edoardo Gori N8 8 Samuela VunisaOF 7 Francesco Minto BF 6 Alessandro ZanniRL 5 Joshua Furno LL 4 Quintin GeldenhuysTP 3 Martin Castrogiovanni HK 2 Leonardo Ghiraldini (c) LP 1 Matías Agüero Replacements:HK 16Andrea Manici PR 17Michele Rizzo PR 18Lorenzo Cittadini LK 19Valerio Bernabò FL 20Simone Favaro SH 21Guglielmo Palazzani FH 22Carlo Canna CE 23Enrico Bacchin 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.
France vs Romania
FB 15Brice DulinRW 14Sofiane GuitouneOC 13Gaël FickouIC 12Wesley FofanaLW 11Noa NakaitaciFH 10Rémi TalèsSH 9 Morgan Parra N8 8 Louis Picamoles OF 7 Fulgence OuedraogoBF 6 Yannick NyangaRL 5 Alexandre FlanquartLL 4 Bernard Le RouxTP 3 Uini Atonio HK 2 Dimitri Szarzewski (c) LP 1 Vincent Debaty Replacements:HK 16Benjamin Kayser PR 17Eddy Ben Arous PR 18Nicolas Mas LK 19Yoann MaestriN8 20Damien Chouly SH 21Rory Kockott FH 22Frédéric MichalakCE 23Mathieu BastareaudCoach: Philippe Saint-André FB 15Cătălin FercuRW 14Mădălin LemnaruOC 13Paula KinikinilauIC 12Florin VlaicuLW 11Adrian Apostol FH 10Dănuț Dumbravă SH 9 Florin Surugiu N8 8 Mihai Macovei (c)OF 7 Viorel Lucaci BF 6 Valentin Ursache RL 5 Johan van HeerdenLL 4 Valentin Popârlan TP 3 Paulică Ion HK 2 Otar Turashvili LP 1 Mihai Lazăr Replacements:HK 16Andrei Rădoi PR 17Andrei Ursache PR 18Horațiu Pungea N8 19Ovidiu Tonița FL 20Stelian Burcea SH 21Valentin Calafeteanu WG 22Ionuț Botezatu CE 23Csaba Gál 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
FB 15Luke McLeanRW 14Leonardo SartoOC 13Tommaso Benvenuti IC 12Gonzalo García LW 11Giovanbattista VendittiFH 10Tommaso Allan SH 9 Edoardo GoriN8 8 Samuela Vunisa OF 7 Francesco MintoBF 6 Alessandro ZanniRL 5 Joshua FurnoLL 4 Quintin Geldenhuys TP 3 Lorenzo Cittadini HK 2 Leonardo Ghiraldini (c) LP 1 Michele Rizzo Replacements:HK 16Davide Giazzon PR 17Matías Agüero PR 18Martin Castrogiovanni LK 19Marco Fuser FL 20Mauro Bergamasco SH 21Guglielmo Palazzani FH 22Carlo Canna CE 23Michele Campagnaro Coach: Jacques Brunel FB 15Matt EvansRW 14Phil MackenzieOC 13Ciaran HearnIC 12Connor Braid LW 11D. T. H. van der MerweFH 10Nathan Hirayama SH 9 Jamie Mackenzie N8 8 Tyler Ardron (c)OF 7 John MoonlightBF 6 Nanyak Dala RL 5 Jamie Cudmore LL 4 Jebb SinclairTP 3 Doug Wooldridge HK 2 Ray Barkwill LP 1 Hubert Buydens Replacements:HK 16Aaron Carpenter PR 17Djustice Sears-Duru PR 18Andrew Tiedemann LK 19Evan Olmstead FL 20Kyle Gilmour SH 21Phil Mack CE 22Conor Trainor FB 23Harry Jones 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.
Ireland vs Romania
FB 15Simon ZeboRW 14Tommy BoweOC 13Jared Payne IC 12Darren CaveLW 11Keith Earls FH 10Ian MadiganSH 9 Eoin ReddanN8 8 Jamie Heaslip (c) OF 7 Chris HenryBF 6 Jordi MurphyRL 5 Devin TonerLL 4 Donnacha Ryan TP 3 Nathan White HK 2 Richardt Strauss LP 1 Cian Healy Replacements:HK 16Seán Cronin PR 17Jack McGrath PR 18Tadhg Furlong LK 19Paul O'Connell FL 20Seán O'Brien SH 21Conor Murray FH 22Paddy Jackson FB 23Rob Kearney Coach: Joe Schmidt FB 15Cătălin FercuRW 14Adrian Apostol OC 13Paula KinikinilauIC 12Csaba Gál LW 11Ionuț BotezatuFH 10Michael Wiringi SH 9 Valentin Calafeteanu N8 8 Daniel CarpoOF 7 Mihai Macovei (c) BF 6 Viorel Lucaci RL 5 Ovidiu TonițaLL 4 Valentin PopârlanTP 3 Paulică Ion HK 2 Andrei Rădoi LP 1 Andrei Ursache Replacements:HK 16Otar Turashvili PR 17Mihai Lazăr PR 18Alexandru Țăruș LK 19Johan van Heerden FL 20Stelian Burcea SH 21Florin Surugiu WG 22Florin Ioniță CE 23Florin Vlaicu 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. This was the 300th match in Rugby World Cup history.
France vs Canada
FB 15Scott SpeddingRW 14Rémy GrossoOC 13Mathieu Bastareaud IC 12Wesley FofanaLW 11Brice DulinFH 10Frédéric Michalak SH 9 Sébastien Tillous-Borde N8 8 Damien Chouly OF 7 Bernard Le Roux BF 6 Thierry Dusautoir (c)RL 5 Yoann MaestriLL 4 Pascal PapéTP 3 Rabah Slimani HK 2 Guilhem Guirado LP 1 Eddy Ben Arous Replacements:HK 16Benjamin Kayser PR 17Vincent Debaty PR 18Nicolas Mas FL 19Yannick Nyanga FL 20Fulgence Ouedraogo SH 21Morgan Parra FH 22Rémi Talès CE 23Alexandre Dumoulin Coach: Philippe Saint-André FB 15Matt Evans RW 14Phil Mackenzie OC 13Ciaran HearnIC 12Nick BlevinsLW 11D. T. H. van der MerweFH 10Nathan HirayamaSH 9 Phil Mack N8 8 Tyler Ardron (c) OF 7 Richard Thorpe BF 6 Kyle GilmourRL 5 Jamie CudmoreLL 4 Brett BeukeboomTP 3 Doug Wooldridge HK 2 Aaron Carpenter LP 1 Hubert Buydens Replacements:HK 16Ray Barkwill PR 17Djustice Sears-Duru PR 18Andrew Tiedemann LK 19Evan Olmstead FL 20Nanyak Dala SH 21Gordon McRorie FB 22Harry Jones CE 23Conor Trainor 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.
Ireland vs Italy
FB 15Simon ZeboRW 14Tommy BoweOC 13Keith Earls IC 12Robbie HenshawLW 11Dave KearneyFH 10Johnny SextonSH 9 Conor MurrayN8 8 Jamie HeaslipOF 7 Seán O'Brien BF 6 Peter O'Mahony RL 5 Paul O'Connell (c)LL 4 Iain Henderson TP 3 Mike Ross HK 2 Rory Best LP 1 Jack McGrath Replacements:HK 16Seán Cronin PR 17Cian Healy PR 18Nathan White LK 19Devin Toner FL 20Chris Henry SH 21Eoin ReddanFH 22Ian MadiganWG 23Luke Fitzgerald Coach: Joe Schmidt FB 15Luke McLeanRW 14Leonardo SartoOC 13Michele CampagnaroIC 12Gonzalo García LW 11Giovanbattista VendittiFH 10Tommaso Allan SH 9 Edoardo Gori N8 8 Sergio Parisse (c) OF 7 Simone Favaro BF 6 Francesco MintoRL 5 Joshua FurnoLL 4 Quintin GeldenhuysTP 3 Lorenzo Cittadini HK 2 Andrea Manici LP 1 Matías Agüero Replacements:HK 16Davide Giazzon PR 17Michele Rizzo PR 18Dario Chistolini FL 19Alessandro Zanni FL 20Mauro Bergamasco SH 21Guglielmo Palazzani FH 22Carlo Canna CE 23Tommaso Benvenuti 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
FB 15Harry Jones RW 14Jeff HasslerOC 13Ciaran HearnIC 12Nick Blevins LW 11D. T. H. van der MerweFH 10Nathan HirayamaSH 9 Gordon McRorie N8 8 Aaron CarpenterOF 7 John Moonlight BF 6 Jebb Sinclair RL 5 Jamie Cudmore (c)LL 4 Brett BeukeboomTP 3 Doug Wooldridge HK 2 Ray BarkwillLP 1 Hubert Buydens Replacements:HK 16Benoît PifferoPR 17Djustice Sears-Duru PR 18Jake Ilnicki FL 19Kyle GilmourFL 20Nanyak Dala SH 21Phil Mack CE 22Conor Trainor FB 23James Pritchard Coach: Kieran Crowley FB 15Cătălin Fercu RW 14Mădălin LemnaruOC 13Paula KinikinilauIC 12Florin VlaicuLW 11Ionuț BotezatuFH 10Michael Wiringi SH 9 Florin Surugiu N8 8 Mihai Macovei (c)OF 7 Viorel Lucaci BF 6 Valentin UrsacheRL 5 Johan van HeerdenLL 4 Valentin PopârlanTP 3 Paulică Ion HK 2 Otar Turashvili LP 1 Mihai Lazăr Replacements:HK 16Andrei Rădoi PR 17Andrei Ursache PR 18Alexandru Țăruș N8 19Daniel Carpo FL 20Stelian BurceaSH 21Valentin Calafeteanu WG 22Adrian ApostolCE 23Csaba Gál 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. This match was the biggest comeback in Rugby World Cup history.
Italy vs Romania
FB 15Luke McLean RW 14Leonardo SartoOC 13Michele Campagnaro IC 12Tommaso BenvenutiLW 11Giovanbattista VendittiFH 10Tommaso AllanSH 9 Edoardo Gori N8 8 Alessandro ZanniOF 7 Simone Favaro BF 6 Francesco MintoRL 5 Joshua Furno LL 4 Quintin Geldenhuys (c)TP 3 Lorenzo Cittadini HK 2 Andrea Manici LP 1 Matías Agüero Replacements:HK 16Davide Giazzon PR 17Alberto De Marchi PR 18Dario Chistolini LK 19Valerio Bernabò FL 20Samuela Vunisa SH 21Guglielmo Palazzani FH 22Carlo Canna CE 23Enrico Bacchin Coach: Jacques Brunel FB 15Cătălin FercuRW 14Mădălin LemnaruOC 13Paula KinikinilauIC 12Florin VlaicuLW 11Ionuț Botezatu FH 10Michael Wiringi SH 9 Valentin Calafeteanu N8 8 Daniel CarpoOF 7 Viorel Lucaci BF 6 Valentin Ursache (c) RL 5 Johan van Heerden LL 4 Valentin PopârlanTP 3 Paulică Ion HK 2 Otar Turashvili LP 1 Mihai Lazăr Replacements:HK 16Andrei Rădoi PR 17Andrei Ursache PR 18Horațiu Pungea LK 19Marius Antonescu FL 20Stelian Burcea SH 21Tudorel Bratu WG 22Adrian Apostol CE 23Csaba Gál 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. Tudorel Bratu (Romania) made his international debut.
France vs Ireland