Rugby World Cup
, Pool D - Stade de France, 21 September 2007, 21:00 local, 19:00 GMT
France
(12)
25 - 3
(3)
Ireland
(FT)
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Teams
France
Ireland
Tries
Clerc 2
Tries
none
Pens
Elissalde 5
Pens
none
Drops
none
Drops
O'Gara
Team
15
FB
Clement Poitrenaud
14
W
Vincent Clerc
13
C
David Marty
12
C
Damien Traille
11
W
Cedric Heymans
10
FH
Frederic Michalak
9
SH
Jean-Baptiste Elissalde
1
P
Olivier Milloud
2
H
Raphael Ibanez
(c)
3
P
Pieter de Villiers
4
L
Sebastien Chabal
5
L
Jerome Thion
6
F
Serge Betsen Tchoua
7
F
Thierry Dusautoir
8
N8
Julien Bonnaire
Replacements
16
H
Dimitri Szarzewski
17
P
Jean-Baptiste Poux
18
L
Lionel Nallet
19
F
Yannick Nyanga Kabasele
20
SH
Lionel Beauxis
21
C
Yannick Jauzion
22
FB
Aurelien Rougerie
Team
15
FB
Girvan Dempsey
14
W
Shane Horgan
13
C
Brian O'Driscoll
(c)
12
C
Gordon D'Arcy
11
W
Andrew Trimble
10
FH
Ronan O'Gara
9
SH
Eoin Reddan
1
P
Marcus Horan
2
H
Jerry Flannery
3
P
John Hayes
4
L
Donncha O'Callaghan
5
L
Paul O'Connell
6
F
Simon Easterby
7
F
David Wallace
8
N8
Denis Leamy
Replacements
16
H
Frank Sheahan
17
P
Simon Best
18
L
Malcolm O'Kelly
19
F
Neil Best
20
Isaac Boss
21
Paddy Wallace
22
Gavin Duffy
Notes
Result
France won by a margin of 22 points
Rugby World Cup points
France 4, Ireland 0
Ground name
Stade de France, Paris
Attendance
80267
Referee
CR White
(England)
France Test debuts
none
Ireland Test debuts
none
Other scores
Air New Zealand Cup
Auckland
32 - 21
Otago
Auckland
Tasman
14 - 21
Canterbury
Blenheim
