2007 Rugby World Cup Pool D
The group D of the Rugby Union World Cup -2007, hosts France and Argentina, Georgia, Ireland and Namibia. The group matches took place between September 7 and September 30.
Table
- Qualified for the quarter-finals and World Cup 2011
- Qualified for World Cup 2011
Games
France - Argentina
The opening match of the World Cup Tournament at the Stade de France began extremely nervous with many easy ball losses on both sides. The Argentines impressed the host primarily through its strong presence on the defensive, but were also able to set the tone on the offensive. So the French went with an 8- point deficit at the break. In the second half, the Argentines took off their Anfangsnervosität, while the French always lost control of the gaming device. Two missed penalty kicks eventually cost the French victory and the Argentineans succeeded the first surprise of the tournament.
Ireland - Namibia
Significantly improved his performances in the previous two World Championships to Namibia, the second representative of the African continent presented, in the match against Ireland. After a 20:0 leadership of the Irish after 30 minutes of play, the victory never came indeed in danger, but the Namibians were the surprise of all before and after the break, the residue shorten up to ten points for interim 17:27. However, at the end of the Irish won with 32:17 and took the time being, the table top. On the part of Ireland awarded connector Ronan O'Gara three of five increases.
Argentina - Georgia
After the surprising opening win against Argentina, the French waited an equal in the first half team from Georgia to the Pumas. Already in the second minutes, the Georgians went through a penalty kick with a 3-0 lead, the Argentines could only convert five minutes before half- time in a 6-3 lead. Shortly after the break, the surprisingly strong East Europeans had the chance to equalize when Merab connector Kwirikaschwili a drop goal could not transform. After that, the South Americans again took over the game and scored in return the first attempt of the game. As a result, they continuously built from the lead and won with 33:3.
Ireland - Georgia
Extremely hard, the Irish did in the game against Georgia, which had already convinced over long distances in the game against Argentina. Despite the leadership of Ireland by Rory Best in 17 minutes the game remained balanced and the Eastern Europeans arrive before half- time break the connection points to 7:3. In the second half, the Georgians then after five minutes were in the majority for the first time in the lead after Giorgi Schkinin was the first attempt succeeded as part of a World Cup. The Irish went ten minutes later back in the lead. Your four-point lead they rocked in the sequence over time, the Georgians between the 61st and 73rd minutes awarded three drop Goals.
France - Namibia
Easily be designed in France showing against Namibia. Already on eleven minutes led the French with 14:3 and had after the red card against Namibia Jacques Nieuwenhuis after 19 minutes of play and the related superior numbers for the remaining almost 60 minutes of light game. Until the break they continuously increased the score to 40:3. After a short break after the half-time the French reached within 18 minutes, six of the 13 trials. Finally, they won with 87:10. The only attempt Namibia achieved Tertius Losper in stoppage time.
France - Ireland
Argentina - Namibia
Easy game had the Argentinian Pumas in their victory over Namibia. Africans were initially gone through a penalty kick in the seventh minute surprise in the lead, but the Argentinians equalized just three minutes later. Although it took until 25 minutes before the Argentines could put the first attempt in the opponent's in-goal, but until the mid-term they were safe with 25:3 lead. In the second pass, the Argentine screwed the result continuously into the air to an unchallenged victory 63:3, the far pushed open the gate to the second quarter-finals Argentina after 1999.
Georgia - Namibia
In the battle of the two bottom club Georgia could with victory over Namibia win the first victory in the context of a world championship. After two penalty kicks by Merab Kwirikaschwili Akwsenti Giorgadze built with a try just before the break, the score to 13-0 from. Similarly, clearly designed to the second passage, the Georgians continue beherrscheten and celebrated at the end of an unchallenged 30:0 victory.