2015 Rugby World Cup Pool D
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Article ImagesPool 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]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | T | B | Pts | Qualification |
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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 |
All times are local United Kingdom time (UTC+01)
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- Martin Castrogiovanni became Italy's most capped player with 114 caps.[3]
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- Mauro Bergamasco equalled Samoa's Brian Lima record of competing in five consecutive Rugby World Cup tournaments.[4]
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- 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]
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- Rémy Grosso (France) made his international debut.[8]
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- Mihai Lazăr and Valentin Popârlan (Romania) earned their 50th test caps.[9]
- This match was the biggest comeback in Rugby World Cup history.[10]
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- Andrei Rădoi (Romania) earned his 50th test cap.[11]
- Tudorel Bratu (Romania) made his international debut.[citation needed]
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- Louis Picamoles (France) earned his 50th test cap.[12][13]
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- ^ "Ireland 44-10 Romania". BBC Sport. 27 September 2015. Retrieved 29 September 2015.
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- ^ "Rugby World Cup 2015: France 41-18 Canada". BBC Sport. 1 October 2015. Retrieved 2 October 2015.
- ^ "Vlaicu completes dramatic comeback for Romania". ESPN. 6 October 2015. Retrieved 9 October 2015.
- ^ "Rugby World Cup 2015: Canada 15-17 Romania". BBC Sport. 6 October 2015. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
- ^ "Rugby World Cup 2015: Italy 32-22 Romania". BBC Sport. 11 October 2015. Retrieved 13 October 2015.
- ^ "Ireland overpower France to avoid New Zealand in World Cup quarter-finals". The Guardian. 11 October 2015. Retrieved 13 October 2015.
- ^ "Rugby World Cup 2015: Ireland 24-9 France". BBC Sport. 11 October 2015. Retrieved 13 October 2015.