IRE
	No.	Name
15Rob Kearney, - T
14Tommy Bowe, -
13Keith Earls, -
12Robbie Henshaw, -
11Dave Kearney, -
10Johnny Sexton, -  2
9Conor Murray, - T
1Cian Healy, -
2Rory Best, -
3Mike Ross, -
4Devin Toner, -
5Paul O'Connell, -
6Peter O'Mahony, -
7Sean O'Brien, -
8Jamie Heaslip, -
Replacements
16Richardt Strauss, -
17Jack McGrath, -
18Nathan White, -
19Iain Henderson, -
20Chris Henry, -
21Eoin Reddan, -
22Ian Madigan, -   2
23Luke Fitzgerald, -

FRA
	No.	Name
15Scott Spedding, -  2
14Noa Nakaitaci, -
13Mathieu Bastareaud, -
12Wesley Fofana, -
11Brice Dulin, -
10Frederic Michalak, -
9Sebastien Tillous-Borde, -
1Eddy Ben Arous, -
2Guilhem Guirado, -
3Rabah Slimani, -
4Pascal Pape, -
5Yoann Maestri, -
6Thierry Dusautoir, -
7Damien Chouly, -
8Louis Picamoles, -
16Benjamin Kayser, -
17Vincent Debaty, -
18Nicolas Mas, -
19Alexandre Flanquart, -
20Bernard Le Roux, -
21Morgan Parra, - 
22Remi Tales, -
23Alexandre Dumoulin, -

*Players currently on the pitch are shown in bold

Game Info

Venue: Principality Stadium

11:45 AM, October 11, 2015

Attendance: 72,163

3332d

O'Connell and Sexton injured as Ireland top Pool D

Ireland must chase glory without talismanic captain Paul O'Connell, and potentially Johnny Sexton, Sean O'Brien and Peter O'Mahony, as their victory over France comes at a huge cost.

Match Commentary

82'		And now we move on to USA vs Japan.
81'		Martyn Thomas' verdict from Cardiff: "Amid a raucous atmosphere at the Millennium Stadium, Ireland secured the win they craved so much, and they richly deserved it. It came at a cost, with head coach Joe Schmidt potentially without four frontline players for the quarterfinal against Argentina as Paul O'Connell, Jonathan Sexton and Peter O'Mahony limped off and man of the match Sean O'Brien appeared to be guilty of punching Pascal Pape. But Ireland's fans should be allowed to bask in a wonderful win for now. Schmidt's side ultimately won the arm wrestle which enabled them to play the rugby that earned two tries. For France they flickered too briefly and will face New Zealand in Cardiff. But we know how that goes, right…"
81'+1		24-9 End of second half

Match Stats

IRE

FRA

69%

31%

72%

28%

IRE

FRA

172	Runs	90
423	Meters Run	268
2	Clean Breaks	2
99	Tackles	197
11	Missed Tackles	23
8	Turnover Knock On	11

Standings

Pool A
R	Team	GP	PD	P
1	FRA	4	+178	18
2	NZL	4	+206	15
3	ITALY	4	-67	10
4	URUG	4	-99	5
5	NAMIB	4	-218	0
Pool B
R	Team	GP	PD	P
1	IRE	4	+144	19
2	SA	4	+117	15
3	SCOT	4	+75	10
4	TONGA	4	-81	5
5	ROM	4	-255	0
Pool C
R	Team	GP	PD	P
1	WALES	4	+84	19
2	FIJI	4	+5	11
3	AUS	4	-1	11
4	POR	4	-39	6
5	GEO	4	-49	3
Pool D
R	Team	GP	PD	P
1	ENG	4	+111	18
2	ARG	4	+58	14
3	JPN	4	+2	9
4	SAMOA	4	+17	7
5	CHI	4	-188	0

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