# 2015 Rugby World Cup Pool D

Pool D of the 2015 Rugby World Cup began on 19 September and was completed on 11 October 2015. The pool was composed of France (the 2011 runners-up), Ireland and Italy – who all qualified automatically for the tournament due to finishing in the top three positions in their pools in 2011 – joined by the top American qualifier, Canada, and the second European qualifier, Romania. The top two teams; Ireland and France qualified for the quarter-finals.

## Standings

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | T | B | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Ireland | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 134 | 35 | +99 | 16 | 2 | 18 | Advanced to the quarter-finals and qualified for the 2019 Rugby World Cup |
| 2 | France | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 120 | 63 | +57 | 12 | 2 | 14 | Advanced to the quarter-finals and qualified for the 2019 Rugby World Cup |
| 3 | Italy | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 74 | 88 | −14 | 7 | 2 | 10 | Eliminated but qualified for 2019 Rugby World Cup |
| 4 | Romania | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 60 | 129 | −69 | 7 | 0 | 4 | |
| 5 | Canada | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 58 | 131 | −73 | 7 | 2 | 2 | |

## Matches

All times are local United Kingdom time (UTC+01)

### Ireland vs Canada

* 19 September 2015 14:30
| Ireland | 50–7 | Canada |
| Try: O'Brien 18' c Henderson 25' c Sexton 28' m D. Kearney 35' c Cronin 66' c R. Kearney 73' c Payne 76' c Con: Sexton (3/4) 19', 26', 37' Madigan (3/3) 67', 74', 77' Pen: Sexton (1/1) 14' | Report | Try: Van der Merwe 68' c Con: Hirayama (1/1) 69' |
* Millennium Stadium, Cardiff Attendance: 68,523 Referee: Glen Jackson (New Zealand)
| Ireland | Canada |
| FB | 15 | Rob Kearney | | 79' |
| RW | 14 | David Kearney |
| OC | 13 | Jared Payne |
| IC | 12 | Luke Fitzgerald |
| LW | 11 | Keith Earls |
| FH | 10 | Johnny Sexton | | 56' |
| SH | 9 | Conor Murray | | 66' |
| N8 | 8 | Jamie Heaslip |
| OF | 7 | Seán O'Brien | | 63' |
| BF | 6 | Peter O'Mahony |
| RL | 5 | Paul O'Connell (c) | 42' | 74' |
| LL | 4 | Iain Henderson |
| TP | 3 | Mike Ross | | 61' |
| HK | 2 | Rory Best | | 61' |
| LP | 1 | Jack McGrath | | 61' |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Seán Cronin | | 61' |
| PR | 17 | Cian Healy | | 61' |
| PR | 18 | Nathan White | | 61' |
| LK | 19 | Donnacha Ryan | | 74' |
| FL | 20 | Chris Henry | | 63' |
| SH | 21 | Eoin Reddan | | 66' |
| FH | 22 | Ian Madigan | | 56' |
| WG | 23 | Simon Zebo | | 79' |
| Coach: ||
| Joe Schmidt ||
| FB | 15 | Matt Evans | | 41' |
| RW | 14 | Jeff Hassler | | 41' |
| OC | 13 | Ciaran Hearn |
| IC | 12 | Nick Blevins |
| LW | 11 | D. T. H. van der Merwe |
| FH | 10 | Nathan Hirayama |
| SH | 9 | Gordon McRorie | | 48' |
| N8 | 8 | Aaron Carpenter |
| OF | 7 | John Moonlight |
| BF | 6 | Kyle Gilmour | | 48' |
| RL | 5 | Jamie Cudmore (c) | 17' |
| LL | 4 | Brett Beukeboom |
| TP | 3 | Doug Wooldridge | | 66' |
| HK | 2 | Ray Barkwill | | 63' |
| LP | 1 | Hubert Buydens | | 48' |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Benoît Piffero | | 63' |
| PR | 17 | Djustice Sears-Duru | | 48' |
| PR | 18 | Andrew Tiedemann | | 66' |
| FL | 19 | Jebb Sinclair | | 48' |
| N8 | 20 | Richard Thorpe | | | 75' |
| SH | 21 | Phil Mack | | 48' |
| FH | 22 | Liam Underwood | | 41' | 75' |
| CE | 23 | Conor Trainor | | 41' |
| Coach: ||
| Kieran Crowley ||
* Wikimedia Commons has media related to 2015 Rugby World Cup Ireland vs Canada.
* Man of the Match:
* Johnny Sexton (Ireland)
* Touch judges:
* Pascal Gaüzère (France)
* Mike Fraser (New Zealand)
* Television match official:
* Ben Skeen (New Zealand)

### France vs Italy

* 19 September 2015 20:00
| France | 32–10 | Italy |
| Try: Slimani 44' c Mas 69' c Con: Michalak (2/2) 45', 70' Pen: Michalak (5/7) 7', 11', 28', 40', 42' Spedding (1/1) 38' | Report | Try: Venditti 52' c Con: Allan (1/1) 53' Pen: Allan (1/2) 34' |
* Twickenham Stadium, London Attendance: 76,232 Referee: Craig Joubert (South Africa)
| France | Italy |
| FB | 15 | Scott Spedding |
| RW | 14 | Yoann Huget | 55' |
| OC | 13 | Mathieu Bastareaud |
| IC | 12 | Alexandre Dumoulin |
| LW | 11 | Noa Nakaitaci |
| FH | 10 | Frédéric Michalak | 76' |
| SH | 9 | Sébastien Tillous-Borde | 57' |
| N8 | 8 | Louis Picamoles | 66' |
| OF | 7 | Damien Chouly |
| BF | 6 | Thierry Dusautoir (c) |
| RL | 5 | Yoann Maestri | 69' |
| LL | 4 | Pascal Papé |
| TP | 3 | Rabah Slimani | 63' |
| HK | 2 | Guilhem Guirado | 67' |
| LP | 1 | Eddy Ben Arous | 61' |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Benjamin Kayser | 67' |
| PR | 17 | Vincent Debaty | 61' |
| PR | 18 | Nicolas Mas | 63' |
| FL | 19 | Bernard Le Roux | 66' |
| LK | 20 | Alexandre Flanquart | 69' |
| SH | 21 | Morgan Parra | 57' |
| FH | 22 | Rémi Talès | 76' |
| CE | 23 | Gaël Fickou | 55' |
| Coach: ||
| Philippe Saint-André ||
| FB | 15 | Luke McLean |
| RW | 14 | Leonardo Sarto |
| OC | 13 | Michele Campagnaro |
| IC | 12 | Andrea Masi | 11' |
| LW | 11 | Giovanbattista Venditti |
| FH | 10 | Tommaso Allan | 79' |
| SH | 9 | Edoardo Gori | 72' |
| N8 | 8 | Samuela Vunisa |
| OF | 7 | Francesco Minto | 61' |
| BF | 6 | Alessandro Zanni |
| RL | 5 | Joshua Furno | 72' |
| LL | 4 | Quintin Geldenhuys |
| TP | 3 | Martin Castrogiovanni | 50' |
| HK | 2 | Leonardo Ghiraldini (c) | 61' |
| LP | 1 | Matías Agüero | 50' |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Andrea Manici | 61' |
| PR | 17 | Michele Rizzo | 50' |
| PR | 18 | Lorenzo Cittadini | 50' |
| LK | 19 | Valerio Bernabò | 72' |
| FL | 20 | Simone Favaro | 61' |
| SH | 21 | Guglielmo Palazzani | 72' |
| FH | 22 | Carlo Canna | 79' |
| CE | 23 | Enrico Bacchin | 11' |
| Coach: ||
| Jacques Brunel ||
* Man of the Match:
* Louis Picamoles (France)
* Touch judges:
* John Lacey (Ireland)
* Stuart Berry (South Africa)
* Television match official:
* Shaun Veldsman (South Africa)
Notes:
* Martin Castrogiovanni became Italy's most capped player with 114 caps.

### France vs Romania

* 23 September 2015 20:00
| France | 38–11 | Romania |
| Try: Guitoune (2) 30' c, 66' c Nyanga 34' c Fofana 69' c Fickou 79' c Con: Parra (3/3) 32', 35', 67' Kockott (2/2) 71', 79' Pen: Parra (1/1) 8' | Report | Try: V. Ursache 74' m Pen: Vlaicu (2/3) 20', 40' |
* Olympic Stadium, London Attendance: 50,626 Referee: Jaco Peyper (South Africa)
| France | Romania |
| FB | 15 | Brice Dulin |
| RW | 14 | Sofiane Guitoune |
| OC | 13 | Gaël Fickou |
| IC | 12 | Wesley Fofana |
| LW | 11 | Noa Nakaitaci |
| FH | 10 | Rémi Talès |
| SH | 9 | Morgan Parra | 68' |
| N8 | 8 | Louis Picamoles | 50' |
| OF | 7 | Fulgence Ouedraogo |
| BF | 6 | Yannick Nyanga |
| RL | 5 | Alexandre Flanquart |
| LL | 4 | Bernard Le Roux |
| TP | 3 | Uini Atonio | 50' |
| HK | 2 | Dimitri Szarzewski (c) | 23' to 32' | 23' to 32' | 50' |
| LP | 1 | Vincent Debaty | 68' |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Benjamin Kayser | 23' | 32' | 50' |
| PR | 17 | Eddy Ben Arous | 68' |
| PR | 18 | Nicolas Mas | 50' |
| LK | 19 | Yoann Maestri |
| N8 | 20 | Damien Chouly | 50' |
| SH | 21 | Rory Kockott | 68' |
| FH | 22 | Frédéric Michalak |
| CE | 23 | Mathieu Bastareaud |
| Coach: ||
| Philippe Saint-André ||
| FB | 15 | Cătălin Fercu |
| RW | 14 | Mădălin Lemnaru |
| OC | 13 | Paula Kinikinilau |
| IC | 12 | Florin Vlaicu |
| LW | 11 | Adrian Apostol | | 72' |
| FH | 10 | Dănuț Dumbravă | | 47' |
| SH | 9 | Florin Surugiu | | 73' |
| N8 | 8 | Mihai Macovei (c) |
| OF | 7 | Viorel Lucaci | | 72' |
| BF | 6 | Valentin Ursache | | 36' | 40' |
| RL | 5 | Johan van Heerden |
| LL | 4 | Valentin Popârlan | | 68' |
| TP | 3 | Paulică Ion | 30' | | | 73' |
| HK | 2 | Otar Turashvili | | 59' |
| LP | 1 | Mihai Lazăr | | 71' |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Andrei Rădoi | | 59' |
| PR | 17 | Andrei Ursache | | 71' |
| PR | 18 | Horațiu Pungea | | 36' | 40' | 73' |
| N8 | 19 | Ovidiu Tonița | | 68' |
| FL | 20 | Stelian Burcea | | 72' |
| SH | 21 | Valentin Calafeteanu | | 73' |
| WG | 22 | Ionuț Botezatu | | 72' |
| CE | 23 | Csaba Gál | | 47' |
| Coach: ||
| Lynn Howells ||
* Man of the Match:
* Wesley Fofana (France)
* Touch judges:
* Craig Joubert (South Africa)
* Federico Anselmi (Argentina)
* Television match official:
* George Ayoub (Australia)

### Italy vs Canada

* 26 September 2015 14:30
| Italy | 23–18 | Canada |
| Try: Rizzo 17' c García 58' c Con: Allan (2/2) 18', 59' Pen: Allan (3/3) 25', 40', 80' | Report | Try: Van der Merwe 15' c Evans 44' m Con: Hirayama (1/2) 16' Pen: Hirayama (2/3) 14', 72' |
* Elland Road, Leeds Attendance: 33,120 Referee: George Clancy (Ireland)
| Italy | Canada |
| FB | 15 | Luke McLean |
| RW | 14 | Leonardo Sarto |
| OC | 13 | Tommaso Benvenuti | 59' |
| IC | 12 | Gonzalo García | 73' |
| LW | 11 | Giovanbattista Venditti |
| FH | 10 | Tommaso Allan | 32' | 40' |
| SH | 9 | Edoardo Gori |
| N8 | 8 | Samuela Vunisa | 58' |
| OF | 7 | Francesco Minto |
| BF | 6 | Alessandro Zanni |
| RL | 5 | Joshua Furno |
| LL | 4 | Quintin Geldenhuys | 79' |
| TP | 3 | Lorenzo Cittadini | 47' |
| HK | 2 | Leonardo Ghiraldini (c) | 59' |
| LP | 1 | Michele Rizzo | 47' |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Davide Giazzon | 59' |
| PR | 17 | Matías Agüero | 47' |
| PR | 18 | Martin Castrogiovanni | 47' |
| LK | 19 | Marco Fuser | 79' |
| FL | 20 | Mauro Bergamasco | 58' |
| SH | 21 | Guglielmo Palazzani | 73' |
| FH | 22 | Carlo Canna | 32' | 40' |
| CE | 23 | Michele Campagnaro | 59' |
| Coach: ||
| Jacques Brunel ||
| FB | 15 | Matt Evans |
| RW | 14 | Phil Mackenzie |
| OC | 13 | Ciaran Hearn |
| IC | 12 | Connor Braid | 14' |
| LW | 11 | D. T. H. van der Merwe |
| FH | 10 | Nathan Hirayama | 73' |
| SH | 9 | Jamie Mackenzie | 56' |
| N8 | 8 | Tyler Ardron (c) |
| OF | 7 | John Moonlight |
| BF | 6 | Nanyak Dala | 59' |
| RL | 5 | Jamie Cudmore | 72' |
| LL | 4 | Jebb Sinclair |
| TP | 3 | Doug Wooldridge | 65' |
| HK | 2 | Ray Barkwill | 58' |
| LP | 1 | Hubert Buydens | 56' |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Aaron Carpenter | 58' |
| PR | 17 | Djustice Sears-Duru | 56' |
| PR | 18 | Andrew Tiedemann | 65' |
| LK | 19 | Evan Olmstead | 72' |
| FL | 20 | Kyle Gilmour | 59' |
| SH | 21 | Phil Mack | 56' |
| CE | 22 | Conor Trainor | 14' |
| FB | 23 | Harry Jones | 73' |
| Coach: ||
| Kieran Crowley ||
* Man of the Match:
* D. T. H. van der Merwe (Canada)
* Touch judges:
* Glen Jackson (New Zealand)
* Mike Fraser (New Zealand)
* Television match official:
* George Ayoub (Australia)
Notes:
* Mauro Bergamasco equalled Samoa's Brian Lima record of competing in five consecutive Rugby World Cup tournaments.

### Ireland vs Romania

* 27 September 2015 16:45
| Ireland | 44–10 | Romania |
| Try: Bowe (2) 19' c, 62' c Earls (2) 29' m, 44' c Kearney 65' m Henry 74' c Con: Madigan (4/6) 21', 45', 63', 75' Pen: Madigan (2/2) 8', 18' | Report | Try: Tonița 78' c Con: Vlaicu (1/1) 79' Pen: Calafeteanu (1/1) 11' |
* Wembley Stadium, London Attendance: 89,267 Referee: Craig Joubert (South Africa)
| Ireland | Romania |
| FB | 15 | Simon Zebo |
| RW | 14 | Tommy Bowe |
| OC | 13 | Jared Payne | 58' |
| IC | 12 | Darren Cave |
| LW | 11 | Keith Earls | 49' | 56' | 64' |
| FH | 10 | Ian Madigan |
| SH | 9 | Eoin Reddan |
| N8 | 8 | Jamie Heaslip (c) | 60' |
| OF | 7 | Chris Henry |
| BF | 6 | Jordi Murphy |
| RL | 5 | Devin Toner |
| LL | 4 | Donnacha Ryan | 64' |
| TP | 3 | Nathan White | 64' |
| HK | 2 | Richardt Strauss | 60' |
| LP | 1 | Cian Healy | 54' |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Seán Cronin | 60' |
| PR | 17 | Jack McGrath | 54' |
| PR | 18 | Tadhg Furlong | 64' |
| LK | 19 | Paul O'Connell | 64' |
| FL | 20 | Seán O'Brien | 60' |
| SH | 21 | Conor Murray | | | | 71' |
| FH | 22 | Paddy Jackson | 58' |
| FB | 23 | Rob Kearney | 49' | 56' | 64' | 71' |
| Coach: ||
| Joe Schmidt ||
| FB | 15 | Cătălin Fercu |
| RW | 14 | Adrian Apostol | | 54' |
| OC | 13 | Paula Kinikinilau |
| IC | 12 | Csaba Gál | 61' |
| LW | 11 | Ionuț Botezatu |
| FH | 10 | Michael Wiringi | | 68' |
| SH | 9 | Valentin Calafeteanu | | 68' |
| N8 | 8 | Daniel Carpo |
| OF | 7 | Mihai Macovei (c) | | 68' |
| BF | 6 | Viorel Lucaci | | 61' |
| RL | 5 | Ovidiu Tonița |
| LL | 4 | Valentin Popârlan |
| TP | 3 | Paulică Ion | | 54' |
| HK | 2 | Andrei Rădoi | | 56' |
| LP | 1 | Andrei Ursache | | 68' |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Otar Turashvili | | 56' |
| PR | 17 | Mihai Lazăr | | 68' |
| PR | 18 | Alexandru Țăruș | | 54' |
| LK | 19 | Johan van Heerden | | 61' |
| FL | 20 | Stelian Burcea | | 68' |
| SH | 21 | Florin Surugiu | | 68' |
| WG | 22 | Florin Ioniță | | 54' |
| CE | 23 | Florin Vlaicu | | 68' |
| Coach: ||
| Lynn Howells ||
* Wikimedia Commons has media related to 2015 Rugby World Cup Ireland vs Romania.
* Man of the Match:
* Keith Earls (Ireland)
* Touch judges:
* Romain Poite (France)
* Leighton Hodges (Wales)
* Television match official:
* Shaun Veldsman (South Africa)
Notes:
* The match attendance of 89,267 surpassed the Rugby World Cup's previous record of 89,019, set just seven days earlier during the match between New Zealand and Argentina.
* This was the 300th match in Rugby World Cup history.

### France vs Canada

* 1 October 2015 20:00
| France | 41–18 | Canada |
| Try: Fofana 4' c Guirado 28' c Slimani 38' c Papé 67' c Grosso 74' c Con: Michalak (4/4) 5', 30', 39', 67' Parra (1/1) 76' Pen: Michalak (2/2) 14', 59' | Report | Try: Van der Merwe 31' c Carpenter 34' m Con: Hirayama (1/2) 32' Pen: Hirayama (2/2) 42', 56' |
* Stadium mk, Milton Keynes Attendance: 28,145 Referee: JP Doyle (England)
| France | Canada |
| FB | 15 | Scott Spedding |
| RW | 14 | Rémy Grosso |
| OC | 13 | Mathieu Bastareaud | 70' |
| IC | 12 | Wesley Fofana |
| LW | 11 | Brice Dulin |
| FH | 10 | Frédéric Michalak | 68' |
| SH | 9 | Sébastien Tillous-Borde | 59' |
| N8 | 8 | Damien Chouly | 73' |
| OF | 7 | Bernard Le Roux | 68' |
| BF | 6 | Thierry Dusautoir (c) |
| RL | 5 | Yoann Maestri |
| LL | 4 | Pascal Papé |
| TP | 3 | Rabah Slimani | 63' |
| HK | 2 | Guilhem Guirado | 59' |
| LP | 1 | Eddy Ben Arous | 59' |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Benjamin Kayser | 59' |
| PR | 17 | Vincent Debaty | 59' |
| PR | 18 | Nicolas Mas | 63' |
| FL | 19 | Yannick Nyanga | 68' |
| FL | 20 | Fulgence Ouedraogo | 73' |
| SH | 21 | Morgan Parra | 59' |
| FH | 22 | Rémi Talès | 68' |
| CE | 23 | Alexandre Dumoulin | 70' |
| Coach: ||
| Philippe Saint-André ||
| FB | 15 | Matt Evans | | 37' |
| RW | 14 | Phil Mackenzie | | | | 68' |
| OC | 13 | Ciaran Hearn |
| IC | 12 | Nick Blevins |
| LW | 11 | D. T. H. van der Merwe |
| FH | 10 | Nathan Hirayama |
| SH | 9 | Phil Mack | | 66' |
| N8 | 8 | Tyler Ardron (c) | | 19' |
| OF | 7 | Richard Thorpe | | 48' |
| BF | 6 | Kyle Gilmour |
| RL | 5 | Jamie Cudmore |
| LL | 4 | Brett Beukeboom |
| TP | 3 | Doug Wooldridge | | 68' |
| HK | 2 | Aaron Carpenter | | 62' |
| LP | 1 | Hubert Buydens | | 48' |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Ray Barkwill | | 48' |
| PR | 17 | Djustice Sears-Duru | | 48' |
| PR | 18 | Andrew Tiedemann | | 68' |
| LK | 19 | Evan Olmstead | | 62' |
| FL | 20 | Nanyak Dala | 72' | 19' |
| SH | 21 | Gordon McRorie | | 66' |
| FB | 22 | Harry Jones | | 37' | 64' to 68' | 64' to 68' |
| CE | 23 | Conor Trainor | | | 64' |
| Coach: ||
| Kieran Crowley ||
* Man of the Match:
* Frédéric Michalak (France)
* Touch judges:
* Wayne Barnes (England)
* Angus Gardner (Australia)
* Television match official:
* Graham Hughes (England)
Notes:
* Rémy Grosso (France) made his international debut.

### Ireland vs Italy

* 4 October 2015 16:45
| Ireland | 16–9 | Italy |
| Try: Earls 19' c Con: Sexton (1/1) 20' Pen: Sexton (3/5) 9', 58', 62' | Report | Pen: Allan (3/3) 15', 24', 52' |
* Olympic Stadium, London Attendance: 53,187 Referee: Jérôme Garcès (France)
| Ireland | Italy |
| FB | 15 | Simon Zebo |
| RW | 14 | Tommy Bowe |
| OC | 13 | Keith Earls | | 76' |
| IC | 12 | Robbie Henshaw |
| LW | 11 | Dave Kearney |
| FH | 10 | Johnny Sexton |
| SH | 9 | Conor Murray |
| N8 | 8 | Jamie Heaslip |
| OF | 7 | Seán O'Brien | | 67' |
| BF | 6 | Peter O'Mahony | 72' |
| RL | 5 | Paul O'Connell (c) |
| LL | 4 | Iain Henderson | | 67' |
| TP | 3 | Mike Ross | | 59' |
| HK | 2 | Rory Best | | 70' |
| LP | 1 | Jack McGrath | | 59' |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Seán Cronin | | 70' |
| PR | 17 | Cian Healy | | 59' |
| PR | 18 | Nathan White | | 59' |
| LK | 19 | Devin Toner | | 67' |
| FL | 20 | Chris Henry | | 67' |
| SH | 21 | Eoin Reddan |
| FH | 22 | Ian Madigan |
| WG | 23 | Luke Fitzgerald | | 76' |
| Coach: ||
| Joe Schmidt ||
| FB | 15 | Luke McLean |
| RW | 14 | Leonardo Sarto |
| OC | 13 | Michele Campagnaro |
| IC | 12 | Gonzalo García | 4' |
| LW | 11 | Giovanbattista Venditti |
| FH | 10 | Tommaso Allan | 65' |
| SH | 9 | Edoardo Gori | 76' |
| N8 | 8 | Sergio Parisse (c) | 65' |
| OF | 7 | Simone Favaro | 67' |
| BF | 6 | Francesco Minto |
| RL | 5 | Joshua Furno |
| LL | 4 | Quintin Geldenhuys |
| TP | 3 | Lorenzo Cittadini | 62' |
| HK | 2 | Andrea Manici | 40' |
| LP | 1 | Matías Agüero | 62' | 72' |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Davide Giazzon | 40' |
| PR | 17 | Michele Rizzo | 62' | 72' |
| PR | 18 | Dario Chistolini | 62' |
| FL | 19 | Alessandro Zanni | 65' |
| FL | 20 | Mauro Bergamasco | 67' |
| SH | 21 | Guglielmo Palazzani | 76' |
| FH | 22 | Carlo Canna | 65' |
| CE | 23 | Tommaso Benvenuti | 4' |
| Coach: ||
| Jacques Brunel ||
* Man of the Match:
* Iain Henderson (Ireland)
* Touch judges:
* Pascal Gaüzère (France)
* Angus Gardner (Australia)
* Television match official:
* Graham Hughes (England)

### Canada vs Romania

* 6 October 2015 16:45
| Canada | 15–17 | Romania |
| Try: Van der Merwe 33' m Hassler 44' c Con: Hirayama (1/1) 45' Pen: McRorie (1/4) 11' | Report | Try: Macovei (2) 53' c, 74' c Con: Vlaicu (2/2) 54', 75' Pen: Vlaicu (1/3) 78' |
* Leicester City Stadium, Leicester Attendance: 27,153 Referee: Wayne Barnes (England)
| Canada | Romania |
| FB | 15 | Harry Jones | | 75' |
| RW | 14 | Jeff Hassler |
| OC | 13 | Ciaran Hearn |
| IC | 12 | Nick Blevins | | 50' |
| LW | 11 | D. T. H. van der Merwe |
| FH | 10 | Nathan Hirayama |
| SH | 9 | Gordon McRorie | | 50' |
| N8 | 8 | Aaron Carpenter |
| OF | 7 | John Moonlight | | 63' |
| BF | 6 | Jebb Sinclair | 72' |
| RL | 5 | Jamie Cudmore (c) |
| LL | 4 | Brett Beukeboom |
| TP | 3 | Doug Wooldridge | | 68' |
| HK | 2 | Ray Barkwill |
| LP | 1 | Hubert Buydens | | 46' | 54' | 62' |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Benoît Piffero |
| PR | 17 | Djustice Sears-Duru | | 46' | 54' | 62' |
| PR | 18 | Jake Ilnicki | | 68' |
| FL | 19 | Kyle Gilmour |
| FL | 20 | Nanyak Dala | | 63' |
| SH | 21 | Phil Mack | | 50' |
| CE | 22 | Conor Trainor | | 50' |
| FB | 23 | James Pritchard | | 75' |
| Coach: ||
| Kieran Crowley ||
| FB | 15 | Cătălin Fercu |
| RW | 14 | Mădălin Lemnaru |
| OC | 13 | Paula Kinikinilau |
| IC | 12 | Florin Vlaicu |
| LW | 11 | Ionuț Botezatu |
| FH | 10 | Michael Wiringi | 52' |
| SH | 9 | Florin Surugiu | 23' |
| N8 | 8 | Mihai Macovei (c) |
| OF | 7 | Viorel Lucaci | 77' |
| BF | 6 | Valentin Ursache |
| RL | 5 | Johan van Heerden |
| LL | 4 | Valentin Popârlan |
| TP | 3 | Paulică Ion | 46' |
| HK | 2 | Otar Turashvili | 66' |
| LP | 1 | Mihai Lazăr | 75' |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Andrei Rădoi | 66' |
| PR | 17 | Andrei Ursache | 46' |
| PR | 18 | Alexandru Țăruș | 75' |
| N8 | 19 | Daniel Carpo | 77' |
| FL | 20 | Stelian Burcea |
| SH | 21 | Valentin Calafeteanu | 23' |
| WG | 22 | Adrian Apostol |
| CE | 23 | Csaba Gál | 52' |
| Coach: ||
| Lynn Howells ||
* Man of the Match:
* Jeff Hassler (Canada)
* Touch judges:
* Glen Jackson (New Zealand)
* Marius Mitrea (Italy)
* Television match official:
* Ben Skeen (New Zealand)
Notes:
* Mihai Lazăr and Valentin Popârlan (Romania) earned their 50th test caps.
* This match was the biggest comeback in Rugby World Cup history.

### Italy vs Romania

* 11 October 2015 14:30
| Italy | 32–22 | Romania |
| Try: Sarto 10' m Gori 24' c Allan 39' c Zanni 46' c Con: Allan (3/4) 25', 40', 48' Pen: Allan (2/2) 16', 70' | Report | Try: Apostol (2) 66' c, 79' m Popârlan 75' c Con: Vlaicu (2/3) 67', 76' Pen: Vlaicu (1/1) 5' |
* Sandy Park, Exeter Attendance: 11,450 Referee: Romain Poite (France)
| Italy | Romania |
| FB | 15 | Luke McLean | 64' |
| RW | 14 | Leonardo Sarto |
| OC | 13 | Michele Campagnaro | 35' |
| IC | 12 | Tommaso Benvenuti |
| LW | 11 | Giovanbattista Venditti |
| FH | 10 | Tommaso Allan |
| SH | 9 | Edoardo Gori | 68' |
| N8 | 8 | Alessandro Zanni |
| OF | 7 | Simone Favaro | 64' |
| BF | 6 | Francesco Minto |
| RL | 5 | Joshua Furno | 75' |
| LL | 4 | Quintin Geldenhuys (c) |
| TP | 3 | Lorenzo Cittadini | 56' |
| HK | 2 | Andrea Manici | 56' |
| LP | 1 | Matías Agüero | 56' |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Davide Giazzon | 56' |
| PR | 17 | Alberto De Marchi | 56' |
| PR | 18 | Dario Chistolini | 56' |
| LK | 19 | Valerio Bernabò | 75' |
| FL | 20 | Samuela Vunisa | 64' |
| SH | 21 | Guglielmo Palazzani | 64' |
| FH | 22 | Carlo Canna | 68' |
| CE | 23 | Enrico Bacchin | 35' |
| Coach: ||
| Jacques Brunel ||
| FB | 15 | Cătălin Fercu |
| RW | 14 | Mădălin Lemnaru |
| OC | 13 | Paula Kinikinilau |
| IC | 12 | Florin Vlaicu |
| LW | 11 | Ionuț Botezatu | | 64' |
| FH | 10 | Michael Wiringi | | 40' |
| SH | 9 | Valentin Calafeteanu | | 60' |
| N8 | 8 | Daniel Carpo |
| OF | 7 | Viorel Lucaci | | | 56' |
| BF | 6 | Valentin Ursache (c) | | 48' to 56' | 48' to 56' |
| RL | 5 | Johan van Heerden | 16' | 55' |
| LL | 4 | Valentin Popârlan |
| TP | 3 | Paulică Ion | | 40' |
| HK | 2 | Otar Turashvili | | 58' |
| LP | 1 | Mihai Lazăr | | 66' |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Andrei Rădoi | | 58' |
| PR | 17 | Andrei Ursache | | 40' |
| PR | 18 | Horațiu Pungea | | 66' |
| LK | 19 | Marius Antonescu | | 55' |
| FL | 20 | Stelian Burcea | | 48' |
| SH | 21 | Tudorel Bratu | | 60' |
| WG | 22 | Adrian Apostol | | 64' |
| CE | 23 | Csaba Gál | | 40' |
| Coach: ||
| Lynn Howells ||
* Man of the Match:
* Edoardo Gori (Italy)
* Touch judges:
* George Clancy (Ireland)
* Mathieu Raynal (France)
* Television match official:
* Ben Skeen (New Zealand)
Notes:
* Andrei Rădoi (Romania) earned his 50th test cap.
* Tudorel Bratu (Romania) made his international debut.

### France vs Ireland

* 11 October 2015 16:45
| France | 9–24 | Ireland |
| Pen: Spedding (2/3) 16', 23' Parra (1/1) 64' | Report | Try: R. Kearney 50' m Murray 72' c Con: Madigan (1/2) 73' Pen: Sexton (2/2) 13', 19' Madigan (2/2) 29', 77' |
* Millennium Stadium, Cardiff Attendance: 72,163 Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)
| France | Ireland |
| FB | 15 | Scott Spedding |
| RW | 14 | Noa Nakaitaci |
| OC | 13 | Mathieu Bastareaud | 62' |
| IC | 12 | Wesley Fofana |
| LW | 11 | Brice Dulin |
| FH | 10 | Frédéric Michalak | 55' |
| SH | 9 | Sébastien Tillous-Borde | 55' |
| N8 | 8 | Louis Picamoles |
| OF | 7 | Damien Chouly | 55' |
| BF | 6 | Thierry Dusautoir (c) |
| RL | 5 | Yoann Maestri |
| LL | 4 | Pascal Papé | 73' |
| TP | 3 | Rabah Slimani | 64' |
| HK | 2 | Guilhem Guirado | 59' |
| LP | 1 | Eddy Ben Arous | 43' | 48' | 65' |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Benjamin Kayser | 59' |
| PR | 17 | Vincent Debaty | 43' | 48' | 65' |
| PR | 18 | Nicolas Mas | 64' |
| LK | 19 | Alexandre Flanquart | 73' |
| FL | 20 | Bernard Le Roux | 55' |
| SH | 21 | Morgan Parra | 55' |
| FH | 22 | Rémi Talès | 55' |
| CE | 23 | Alexandre Dumoulin | 62' |
| Coach: ||
| Philippe Saint-André ||
| FB | 15 | Rob Kearney |
| RW | 14 | Tommy Bowe |
| OC | 13 | Keith Earls | 62' |
| IC | 12 | Robbie Henshaw |
| LW | 11 | Dave Kearney |
| FH | 10 | Johnny Sexton | 26' |
| SH | 9 | Conor Murray | 77' |
| N8 | 8 | Jamie Heaslip |
| OF | 7 | Seán O'Brien |
| BF | 6 | Peter O'Mahony | 55' |
| RL | 5 | Paul O'Connell (c) | 40' |
| LL | 4 | Devin Toner |
| TP | 3 | Mike Ross | 65' |
| HK | 2 | Rory Best | 73' |
| LP | 1 | Cian Healy | 57' |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Richardt Strauss | 73' |
| PR | 17 | Jack McGrath | 57' |
| PR | 18 | Nathan White | 65' |
| LK | 19 | Iain Henderson | 40' |
| FL | 20 | Chris Henry | 55' |
| SH | 21 | Eoin Reddan | 77' |
| FH | 22 | Ian Madigan | 26' |
| WG | 23 | Luke Fitzgerald | 62' |
| Coach: ||
| Joe Schmidt ||
* Man of the Match:
* Seán O'Brien (Ireland)
* Touch judges:
* Wayne Barnes (England)
* Leighton Hodges (Wales)
* Television match official:
* Graham Hughes (England)
Notes:
* Louis Picamoles (France) earned his 50th test cap.