Ireland 32 Namibia 17 (Group D) Chaban Delmas Stadium, Bordeaux (09.09)
Ireland: 15 Girvan Dempsey; 14 Andrew Trimble, 13 Brian O'Driscoll, 12 Gordon D'Arcy, 11 Denis Hickie; 10 Ronan O'Gara, 9 Peter Stringer; 8 Denis Leamy, 7 David Wallace, 6 Simon Easterby, 5 Paul O'Connell, 4 Donncha O'Callaghan, 3 John Hayes, 2 Rory Best, 1 Marcus Horan
Replacements: 16 Jerry Flannery for R. Best (64), 17 Simon Best for Horan (64), 19 Neil Best for D. Wallace (73), 21 Paddy Wallace for O'Gara (80), 22 Geordan Murphy for O'Driscoll (80)
Tries: O'Driscoll, Trimble, Easterby, Pen try, Flannery Conversions: O'Gara (2) Penalty Goals: O'Gara
Referee: Joel Jutge (France)
. Ireland 14 Georgia 10 (Group D) Chaban Delmas Stadium, Bordeaux (15.09)
Ireland: 15 Girvan Dempsey; 14 Shane Horgan, 13 Brian O'Driscoll, 12 Gordon D'Arcy, 11 Denis Hickie; 10 Ronan O'Gara, 9 Peter Stringer; 8 Denis Leamy, 7 David Wallace, 6 Simon Easterby, 5 Paul O'Connell, 4 Donnacha O'Callaghan, 3 John Hayes, 2 Rory Best, 1 Marcus Horan
| Replacements: 16 Jerry Flannery for R. Best (52), 17 Simon Best for Hayes (65), 20 Isaac Boss for Stringer (69), 19 Neil Best for Easterby (72)
Tries: R. Best, Dempsey Conversions: O'Gara (2)
Referee: Wayne Barnes (England)
. Ireland 3 France 25 (Group D) Stade de France, Saint-Denis (21.09)
Ireland: 15 Girvan Dempsey; 14 Shane Horgan, 13 Brian O'Driscoll (c), 12 Gordon D'Arcy, 11 Andrew Trimble; 10 Ronan O'Gara, 9 Eoin Reddan; 8 Denis Leamy, 7 David Wallace, 6 Simon Easterby, 5 Paul O'Connell, 4 Donncha O'Callaghan, 3 John Hayes, 2 Jerry Flannery, 1 Marcus Horan
Replacements: 16 Frankie Sheahan for Flannery (49-55), 19 Neil Best for Easterby (65), 17 Simon Best for Hayes (74), 18 Malcolm O'Kelly for O'Callaghan (74)
Drop Goals: O'Gara (2)
Referee: Chris White (England)
(Grivan is pictured above taking a high ball under close attention from Yannick Jauzion (12) and David Marty (13) during the match against France at the 2007 Rugby World Cup.) |