Ireland

Squad

Coach: Eddie O'Sullivan

Player	Age	Caps	Points
Neil Best	28	14	10
Rory Best	25	14	10
Simon Best	29	20	5
Isaac Boss	27	10	10
Brian Carney	31	4	5
Gordon D'Arcy	27	33	20
Girvan Dempsey	31	75	85
Gavin Duffy	25	7	18
Simon Easterby	32	60	40
Stephen Ferris	22	4	0
Jerry Flannery	28	17	10
John Hayes	33	76	10
Denis Hickie	30	60	145
Marcus Horan	29	47	25
Shane Horgan	29	59	100
Denis Leamy	25	23	5
Geordan Murphy	29	52	93
Donnacha O'Callaghan	28	39	5
Paul O'Connell	27	48	30
Brian O'Driscoll	28	79	162
Ronan O'Gara	30	74	760
Malcolm O'Kelly	33	87	40
Alan Quinlan	33	25	25
Eoin Reddan	26	3	0
Frankie Sheahan	31	28	25
Peter Stringer	29	77	30
Andrew Trimble	22	17	35
David Wallace	31	37	35
Paddy Wallace	28	5	43
Bryan Young	26	8	0

Ages, caps and points are correct as at the 5th of September 2007

Matches

1. 8. Sunday 9th September, Bordeaux 19:00 BST
   Pool D Match

   Ireland 32 - 17 Namibia

   Ireland stats:

   • 5 tries
   • Try: O'Driscoll, Trimble, Easterby, Flannery, Penalty Try
   • Conv: O'Gara (2)
   • Pen: O'Gara

   Namibia stats:

   • 2 tries
   • Try: Nieuwenhuis, van Zyl
   • Conv: Wessels (2)
   • Pen: Wessels
   Coverage: ITV4
2. 16. Saturday 15th September, Bordeaux 20:00 BST
   Pool D Match

   Ireland 14 - 10 Georgia

   Ireland stats:

   • 2 tries
   • Try: R. Best, Dempsey
   • Conv: O'Gara (2)

   Georgia stats:

   • 1 try
   • Try: Shkinin
   • Conv: Kvirikashvili
   • Pen: Kvirikashvili
   Coverage: ITV4
3. 23. Friday 21st September, St Denis 20:00 BST
   Pool D Match

   France 25 - 3 Ireland

   France stats:

   • 2 tries
   • Try: Clerc (2)
   • Pen: Elissalde (5)

   Ireland stats:

   • 0 tries
   • D.G.: O'Gara
   Coverage: ITV1
4. 39. Sunday 30th September, Paris 16:00 BST
   Pool D Match

   Ireland 15 - 30 Argentina

   Ireland stats:

   • 2 tries
   • Try: O'Driscoll, Murphy
   • Conv: O'Gara
   • Pen: O'Gara

   Argentina stats:

   • 2 tries
   • Try: Borges, Agulla
   • Conv: F. Contepomi
   • Pen: F. Contepomi (3)
   • D.G.: Hernandez (3)
   Coverage: ITV1

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