Pool D of the 2007 Rugby World Cup began on 7 September and concluded on 30 September. The pool was composed of World Cup

2007 Rugby World Cup

The 2007 Rugby World Cup was the sixth Rugby World Cup, a quadrennial international rugby union competition inaugurated in 1987. Twenty nations competed for the Webb Ellis Cup in the tournament, which was hosted by France from 7 September to 20 October. France won the hosting rights in 2003,...

 hosts France

France national rugby union team

The France national rugby union team represents France in rugby union. They compete annually against England, Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales in the Six Nations Championship. They have won the championship outright sixteen times, shared it a further eight times, and have completed nine grand slams...

, Argentina

Argentina national rugby union team

The Argentina national rugby team, nicknamed Los Pumas, represents Argentina in international rugby union matches. The team, which plays in sky blue and white jerseys, is organised by the Argentine Rugby Union .Argentina played its first international rugby match in 1910 against a touring British...

, Georgia

Georgia national rugby union team

The Georgia national rugby union team represents Georgia in rugby union. The team's nickname, The Lelos, comes from lelo burti, a traditional Georgian sport with strong similarities to rugby. Lelo has been adopted as the Georgian word for "try"...

, Ireland

Ireland national rugby union team

The Ireland national rugby union team represents the island of Ireland in rugby union. The team competes annually in the Six Nations Championship and every four years in the Rugby World Cup, where they reached the quarter-final stage in all but two competitions The Ireland national rugby union...

 and Namibia

Namibia national rugby union team

The Namibian rugby union team, nicknamed the Welwitschias or Biltongboere, represents Namibia at rugby union. Although they are a tier-three nation in the International Rugby Board tier system, the team have participated in all three Rugby World Cup competitions since their first appearance in 1999...

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Pool D was expected to be the Pool of Death

Group of death

A group of death in a multi-stage tournament is a group which is unusually competitive, because the number of strong competitors in the group is greater than the number of qualifying places available for the next phase of the tournament...

 in the 2007 tournament and so it proved: the final rankings were only determined after the last round of matches. The pool was won by Argentina, who won all their matches, while France, who lost to Argentina in the opening game of the tournament, finished in second place. Ireland, whom many commentators had expected to do well, were eliminated after winning only two matches, against Georgia and Namibia: Georgia came close to scoring a winning try late in their game, while Namibia recorded their best World Cup result against a team ranked in the top 10.

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Place	Nation	Games				Points			Bonus Points	Table Points
		Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	For	Against	Difference
1		4	4	0	0	143	33
2	18
2		4	3	0	1	188	37
3	15
3		4	2	0	2	64	82	−18	1	9
4		4	1	0	3	50	111	−61	1	5
5		4	0	0	4	30	212	−182	0	0

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France vs Argentina

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style="font-size: 90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">	France
FB	15	Cédric Heymans Cédric Heymans Cédric Heymans is a French rugby union footballer. He currently plays for Aviron Bayonnais after signing from Stade Toulousain in 2011. He started his club career with CA Brive before moving to SU Agen, where he stayed until the late 1990s, before signing with Toulouse...
RW	14	Aurélien Rougerie Aurélien Rougerie Aurélien Rougerie plays on the wing and Centre for France and captains ASM Clermont Auvergne in the French Top 14.-Career:Rougerie was born in Beaumont, Puy-de-Dôme...
OC	13	Yannick Jauzion Yannick Jauzion Yannick Jauzion is a French rugby union footballer. He plays at centre for Stade Toulousain and the French national team....
IC	12	Damien Traille Damien Traille Damien Traille is a French rugby union footballer. His usual position is in the centre, fly-half and fullback. He currently plays for Biarritz Olympique in the Top 14 club competition in France...
LW	11	Christophe Dominici Christophe Dominici Christophe Dominici is a former French rugby union footballer of Italian origin. He played wing for Stade Français and France. He has been a coach with Stade Français since the start of the 2008/9 season and a board member since 2009/10 season.-Club career:Christophe Dominici was born in Toulon...
FH	10	David Skrela David Skrela David Skrela is a French rugby union footballer. He plays for the French national side and for ASM Clermont Auvergne as a fly-half or centre. He is renowned for his tackles and his kick....
SH	9	Pierre Mignoni Pierre Mignoni Pierre Mignoni is a retired French rugby union footballer who is currently a coach for his hometown club team, Toulon. He has also played for the France national team....
N8	8	Imanol Harinordoquy Imanol Harinordoquy Imanol Harinordoquy is a French rugby union player who typically plays as a number 8 for Biarritz at club level in the Top 14 and for France internationally...
OF	7	Rémy Martin
BF	6	Serge Betsen Serge Betsen Serge Betsen Tchoua is a French rugby union player who plays as a flanker for London Wasps at club level and formerly for internationally...
RL	5	Jérôme Thion Jérôme Thion Jerome Thion is a French rugby union footballer who currently plays for Biarritz Olympique in the Top 14 club competition in France...
LL	4	Fabien Pelous Fabien Pelous Fabien Pelous is a retired French rugby union footballer. A lock who also occasionally played as a number eight and flanker, he played almost all of his professional career for Stade Toulousain, and is the all-time leader in appearances for the French national team...
TP	3	Pieter de Villiers
HK	2	Raphaël Ibañez Raphaël Ibanez Raphaël Ibañez is a retired French rugby union footballer. A hooker, he was also a former captain of the France national team.-Club career:...  (c Captain (sports) In team sports, a captain is a title given to a member of the team. The title is frequently honorary, but in some cases the captain may have significant responsibility for strategy and teamwork while the game is in progress on the field... )
LP	1	Olivier Milloud Olivier Milloud Olivier Milloud is a French rugby union footballer, currently playing for Stade Francais in the top level of French rugby, the Top 14 competition. He has also played for the French national team, including being a part of their 2003 Rugby World Cup squad. He usually plays as a prop.He made his...
Replacements:
HK	16	Dimitri Szarzewski Dimitri Szarzewski Dimitri Szarzewski is a French rugby union footballer, currently playing for Stade Français in the Top 14 club championship in France. His usual position is at hooker, and he has represented France....
PR	17	Jean-Baptiste Poux Jean-Baptiste Poux Jean-Baptiste Poux is a French rugby union footballer who plays as a prop, and is capable of playing on either side of the scrum. He currently plays for Toulouse in the Top 14 rugby competition...
LK	18	Sébastien Chabal Sebastien Chabal Sébastien Chabal, born 8 December 1977 in Valence, Drôme, is a French rugby union rugby player. He has played number eight and lock professionally for the French team Bourgoin ; the English team Sale Sharks ; the French team Racing Métro 92 Paris ; and the French national side. He earned his first...
N8	19	Julien Bonnaire Julien Bonnaire Julien Bonnaire is a French rugby union footballer, who played for CS Bourgoin-Jallieu in the Top 14 competition in France until the 2006–2007 season...
FL	20	Thierry Dusautoir Thierry Dusautoir Thierry Dusautoir is a French rugby union player who currently plays for France at international level and Toulouse in the French Top 14 club competition. Dusautoir is a strong ball carrier with good speed and strength to get out of tackles.Dusautoir was born in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire...
SH	21	Jean-Baptiste Elissalde Jean-Baptiste Élissalde Jean-Baptiste Élissalde is a former French rugby union player, playing either as a scrum-half or as a fly-half, and current backs coach of the Stade Toulousain.-Early life:...
FH	22	Frédéric Michalak Frédéric Michalak Frédéric Michalak is a French rugby union footballer, who currently plays in South Africa for the Sharks in Super Rugby and the Natal Sharks in the Currie Cup. His early career was spent playing for his hometown team, Toulouse, in the Top 14 and in the Heineken Cup...
Coach:
Bernard Laporte Bernard Laporte Bernard Laporte is a rugby union coach and former French Secretary of State for Sport. He is currently the head coach at Toulon, having taken over in 2011 from Philippe Saint-André, who had been named the new head coach of the France national team. Laporte himself is a former head coach of France,...

style="font-size: 90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"> Argentina | FB 15 Ignacio Corleto

Ignacio Corleto

Ignacio Corleto is an Argentine Rugby Union footballer who plays Fullback position. He began his rugby career in the local Club Universitario de Buenos Aires . After the 1999 Rugby World Cup he migrated into professional rugby and signed with French club Narbonne...

RW 14 Lucas Borges

Lucas Borges

Lucas Borges is an Argentina rugby union player. He played for Benetton Rugby in the Italian Super 10. Borges has also played for the Argentina national team, Los Pumas. His usual position is on the wing....

OC 13 Manuel Contepomi

Manuel Contepomi

Manuel Contepomi is an Argentine rugby union footballer. He currently plays for Newman in the Unión de Rugby de Buenos Aires competition. He has also made numerous appearances for the Argentina national team...

  IC 12 Felipe Contepomi

Felipe Contepomi

Felipe Contepomi is an Argentine rugby union footballer. A fly-half and centre, he currently plays for Stade Francais of the French Top 14; he made his debut for the club in November 2009 after recovering from a torn ACL suffered in a 2008–09 Heineken Cup match with his previous club, Magners...

LW 11 Horacio Agulla

Horacio Agulla

Horacio Agulla is an Argentine rugby union player, who represents Leicester Tigers at club level, and has played for Argentina's national side. Agulla plays as a winger. He also attended St...

FH 10 Juan Martín Hernández

Juan Martín Hernández

Juan Martín Hernández is an Argentine rugby union player. A mainstay of the Argentina national team, he currently plays for the Paris club Racing Métro in the French Top 14 competition. His 2010 move to Racing brought him back to the city where he had begun his professional career in 2003 with...

SH 9 Agustín Pichot

Agustín Pichot

Agustín Pichot is a retired Argentine rugby union player, formerly captain of the Argentine team and the English club Bristol. In addition to Bristol, he played for French sides Stade Français and Racing Métro after leaving Argentine team CASI from San Isidro in 1997...

 (c

Captain (sports)

In team sports, a captain is a title given to a member of the team. The title is frequently honorary, but in some cases the captain may have significant responsibility for strategy and teamwork while the game is in progress on the field...

) N8 8 Juan Manuel Leguizamón

Juan Manuel Leguizamón

Juan Manuel Leguizamón is an Argentine rugby union footballer. He used to play for the London Irish club in the English league Guinness Premiership. In the summer of 2008 he signed for Stade Français due to a perceived lack of game time. He has also played for the Argentina national team, Los Pumas...

OF 7 Juan Martín Fernández Lobbe

Juan Martín Fernández Lobbe

Juan Martín Fernández Lobbe is an Argentine rugby union footballer. He currently plays for Toulon in the French Top 14, having moved from Sale Sharks in England's Guinness Premiership. He previously played for Liceo Naval, and has represented Argentina...

BF 6 Lucas Ostiglia

Lucas Ostiglia

Lucas Ostiglia is an Argentine former rugby union footballer. He has represented the Argentina national team in 32 occasions, including the 1999, 2003 and 2007 Rugby World Cups. His usual position was as a flanker....

  RL 5 Patricio Albacete

Patricio Albacete

Patricio Albacete is an Argentine rugby union footballer. He currently plays for Stade Toulousain in the top level of French rugby, the Top 14 competition. He has also represented the national Argentina team, including being a part of their 2003 Rugby World Cup squad. His usual position is at...

LL 4 Carlos Ignacio Fernández Lobbe

Ignacio Fernández Lobbe

Carlos Ignacio Fernández Lobbe is an Argentine rugby union footballer. He currently plays with English side, Bath Rugby in the Aviva Premiership...

  TP 3 Juan Martín Scelzo

Martín Scelzo

Martín Alejandro Scelzo is an Argentine rugby union footballer, currently playing for ASM Clermont Auvergne in the top division of French rugby, the Top 14 competition. He usually plays as a prop...

  HK 2 Mario Ledesma Arocena

Mario Ledesma

Mario Ledesma Arocena is an Argentine rugby union footballer. He currently plays for the French club ASM Clermont Auvergne in the Top 14 competition. He also previously played for another French club, Castres Olympique, Narbonne and Curupaytí club in Argentina...

LP 1 Rodrigo Roncero

Rodrigo Roncero

Rodrigo Roncero, also known as "RoRo" , is an Argentinian rugby union footballer. He currently plays for Stade Français in the national domestic competition of France, the Top 14. He has also played for Gloucester Rugby in the Guinness Premiership from 2002 to 2004...

Replacements: HK 16 Alberto Vernet Basualdo

Alberto Vernet Basualdo

Alberto Vernet Basualdo is an Argentine rugby union player. His position is hooker. He started playing in Buenos Aires team Asociación Alumni and currently plays for Toulouse, in France; he also plays for the Argentine national rugby team, his debut for Los Pumas was on December 4, 2004.In 2005 he...

PR 17 Santiago González Bonorino

Santiago González Bonorino

Santiago González Bonorino is a former Argentine rugby union player, most recently playing for Northampton Saints in the Guinness Premiership...

  LK 18 Rimas Álvarez Kairelis

Rimas Álvarez Kairelis

Rimas Álvarez Kairelis is an Argentine rugby union footballer. He currently plays for Perpignan in the Top 14 in France. He has represented Argentina, and was part of the Argentinian squad at the 2003 and 2007 World Cups...

  FL 19 Martín Durand

Martín Durand

Martín Durand is an Argentine rugby union footballer. His usual position is at flanker. He currently plays for the Montpellier Hérault RC club in the French Top 14 competition...

  SH 20 Nicolás Fernández Miranda

Nicolás Fernández Miranda

Nicolás Fernández Miranda is a rugby player. He so far has won over 40 caps, with 6 as captain playing at scrum half for the Argentina rugby union side . He made his international test debut at the age of 21 on 28 May 1994 against the United States. He has so far scored 5 tries for Argentina...

FH 21 Federico Todeschini

Federico Todeschini

Federico Todeschini is an Argentine rugby union footballer. He has played for several teams in Argentina, Italy and France, he has also represented the Argentina national rugby union team on several occasions since 1998....

CE 22 Hernán Senillosa

Hernán Senillosa

Hernán Senillosa is an Argentine rugby union player, who plays for Argentina's national side. Senillosa rugby position is centre.His brother Santiago "Aguaviva" Senillosa, is also a destacated rugby player....

  Coach:   Marcelo Loffreda

Marcelo Loffreda

Marcelo Loffreda is a rugby player and coach, until recently head coach for the English club power Leicester Tigers. Loffreda won 44 caps with one as captain, playing at centre for the Argentine rugby union side...

Man of the Match: Felipe Contepomi Felipe Contepomi Felipe Contepomi is an Argentine rugby union footballer. A fly-half and centre, he currently plays for Stade Francais of the French Top 14; he made his debut for the club in November 2009 after recovering from a torn ACL suffered in a 2008–09 Heineken Cup match with his previous club, Magners...  (Argentina) Touch judges: Stuart Dickinson Stuart Dickinson Stuart Dickinson is a former Australian rugby referee. He made his international refereeing debut in 1997 in a Rugby World Cup qualifier between Tahiti and Papua New Guinea....  (Australia Australian Rugby Union The Australian Rugby Union is the governing body of rugby union in Australia. It was founded in 1949 and is a member of the International Rugby Board the sport's governing body. It consists of eight member unions, representing each state and territory... ) Bryce Lawrence Bryce Lawrence Bryce Lawrence is a professional international rugby union referee from the Bay of Plenty, New Zealand.Originally a school headmaster, Lawrence took up refereeing in 1994, following in footsteps of his father, Keith Lawrence, who had been an international rugby union referee from 1985 to 1991...  (New Zealand) Television match official: Marius Jonker Marius Jonker Marius Jonker is one of South Africa's top rugby union referees. He refereed at the 2007 Rugby World Cup in France, and regularly takes charge of Super 14 and Currie Cup matches.-Career:...  (South Africa South African Rugby Union The South African Rugby Union is the governing body for rugby union in South Africa and is affiliated to the International Rugby Board... ) Fourth official: Alain Rolland Alain Rolland Alain Colm Pierre Rolland is an Irish rugby union referee and former player.During his playing days as a scrum-half, Rolland earned three caps for . He started the match on 27 October 1990 against , and gained further caps as a replacement against in 1994 and the USA in 1995. He won 40 provincial...  (Ireland Irish Rugby Football Union The Irish Rugby Football Union is the body managing rugby union in Ireland. The IRFU has its head office at 10/12 Lansdowne Road and home ground at Aviva Stadium, where Irish rugby union international matches are played... ) Fifth official: Eric Gauzins (France)

Ireland vs Namibia

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style="font-size: 90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">	Ireland
FB	15	Girvan Dempsey Girvan Dempsey Girvan Dempsey is a retired rugby union footballer who played at full back for Leinster and Ireland.- Rugby career :...
RW	14	Andrew Trimble Andrew Trimble Andrew Trimble is an Irish rugby union footballer from Coleraine, County Londonderry in Northern Ireland.- Club career :He attended Coleraine Academical Institution, where he competed in the Ulster Schools Cup....
OC	13	Brian O'Driscoll Brian O'Driscoll Brian O'Driscoll is an Irish professional rugby union player. He is the current captain of the Ireland Rugby team and captained Leinster Rugby until the start of 2008 season. He also captained the British and Irish Lions for their 2005 tour of New Zealand...  (c Captain (sports) In team sports, a captain is a title given to a member of the team. The title is frequently honorary, but in some cases the captain may have significant responsibility for strategy and teamwork while the game is in progress on the field... )
IC	12	Gordon D'Arcy Gordon D'Arcy Gordon William D'Arcy is an Irish rugby player, more specifically an inside centre. He is registered to Lansdowne RFC and plays for provincial and RaboDirect Pro12 side Leinster.-Career:...
LW	11	Denis Hickie Denis Hickie Denis Anthony Hickie born 13 February 1976 in Dublin, Ireland is a retired professional rugby union footballer employed by the Irish Rugby Football Union. He played his club rugby for Leinster. His primary position was on the wing. He is also known as Disco Denis as a result of his quick feet...
FH	10	Ronan O'Gara Ronan O'Gara Ronan John Ross O'Gara is an Irish rugby union player, playing at fly-half for both Munster and Ireland. He is the all time highest point scorer for both Munster and Ireland. In addition to his prolific point-scoring, he has captained Munster, Ireland and the British and Irish Lions...
SH	9	Peter Stringer Peter Stringer Peter Alexander Stringer is an Irish rugby union player who plays at scrum half for Munster and Ireland. He is one of the most recognisable players in world rugby as Stringer stands only 1.7m tall and weighs in at just over 70 kg .-Career:In February 2000, he made his debut for Ireland...
N8	8	Denis Leamy Denis Leamy Denis Leamy is an Irish professional rugby union player. He is a back row forward who can play either blind side flanker or at number 8, and has occasionally played at inside centre...
OF	7	David Wallace David Wallace (rugby player) David P. Wallace is an Irish rugby union player for Munster and Ireland. He grew up in Limerick on the Ennis Road. He did not leave Limerick until the age of 17, when he started playing for Munster. He normally plays as an Openside Flanker, but has also played Blindside and Number 8...
BF	6	Simon Easterby Simon Easterby Simon Easterby is an English-born Irish rugby union footballer. He plays for Scarlets, for whom he is a player-coach, and is a recently retired Ireland international. His regular position is at blindside flanker, but he is equally adept on the openside.-Early life:Easterby's father is English and...
RL	5	Paul O'Connell Paul O'Connell Paul O'Connell is an Irish rugby union player who plays lock for Munster and Ireland. He also captained the British and Irish Lions on their 2009 tour to South Africa.-Early life:...
LL	4	Donncha O'Callaghan Donncha O'Callaghan Donncha O'Callaghan is an Irish rugby union footballer. He plays as a lock for Munster and Ireland.- Early career :He began his rugby education in Highfield Rugby Club, on the Model Farm Road in Cork. During the 1997/98 season he won a Schools Senior Cup with the Christian Brothers College, Cork,...
TP	3	John Hayes John Hayes (rugby player) John Hayes is an Irish rugby union player, who plays in the RaboDirect Pro12 and Heineken Cup for Munster. Having spent his underage career playing with the local Cappamore GAA club, he was 18 when he started playing rugby. It was his size which enabled him to overcome his late start to the sport...
HK	2	Rory Best Rory Best Rory Best from Poyntzpass is an Irish rugby union footballer. He plays at the position of Hooker for Ulster and is registered for Banbridge RFC.-Club/Provincial:...
LP	1	Marcus Horan Marcus Horan Marcus Horan is an Irish rugby union player who plays loose-head-prop for Munster and Ireland.Horan was educated at St. Munchin's College and Limerick Institute of Technology...
Replacements:
HK	16	Jerry Flannery Jerry Flannery Jeremiah Paul "Jerry" Flannery is an Irish rugby union player who plays at Hooker for Munster and Ireland.-Early career:...
PR	17	Simon Best Simon Best Simon Best is a former Irish rugby union footballer. He played for Ulster and was club captain in Ulster's 2005/06 Magners League winning season...
LK	18	Malcolm O'Kelly Malcolm O'Kelly Malcolm O'Kelly is a retired Irish rugby union player who played as a lock for Ireland and Leinster....
FL	19	Neil Best Neil Best Neil Best is a rugby union footballer, He plays for Worcester Warriors and the Irish national team....
SH	20	Isaac Boss Isaac Boss Isaac Boss is a New Zealand–born Irish rugby union footballer. His grandmother was born in Glenarm, County Antrim, thereby qualifying him to play for Ireland. He plays scrum-half or fullback for Leinster and the Ireland national team...
FH	21	Paddy Wallace Paddy Wallace Paddy Wallace is an Irish rugby union footballer from Belfast where he attended Rockport School and Campbell College. He plays for Ulster. He was a member of the Ireland U19 side that lifted the U19 World Cup in 1998...
FB	22	Geordan Murphy Geordan Murphy Geordan Edward Andrew Murphy is an Irish rugby union rugby player and plays fullback or wing for the English club Leicester Tigers and Ireland....
Coach:
Eddie O'Sullivan Eddie O'Sullivan Eddie O'Sullivan is an Irish rugby union coach and a former footballer. He is a former head coach of the United States national rugby union team and of the Ireland national rugby union team....

style="font-size: 90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"> Namibia | FB 15 Tertius Losper

Tertius Losper

Tertius Losper is a Namibian rugby union fullback. He is a member of the Namibia national rugby union team and participated with the squad at the 2007 and 2011 Rugby World Cups.-References:...

RW 14 Ryan Witbooi

Ryan Witbooi

Ryan Witbooi is a Namibian rugby union scrum half. He is a member of the Namibia national rugby union team and participated with the squad at the 2007 Rugby World Cup.-References:...

  OC 13 Bratley Langenhoven

Bratley Langenhoven

Bradley Langenhoven is a rugby union player who plays for Namibia. He plays as a wing or center.Langenhoven made his international debut against South Africa on August 15, 2007, in which he scored a try. Langenhoven was in the Namibian squad for the 2007 World Cup finals...

IC 12 Piet van Zyl

Piet van Zyl

Piet van Zyl is a Namibian rugby union player who captains the Boland Cavaliers in South Africa at provincial level, and plays for the at international level. Van Zyl was in the Namibian squad for the 2007 World Cup, and scored a try in his nation's first match in the competition, in a game...

LW 11 Heini Bock

Heini Bock

Heini Bock is a Namibian rugby union scrum-half. He is a member of the Namibia national rugby union team and participated with the squad at the 2007 Rugby World Cup.-References:...

FH 10 Emile Wessels

Emile Wessels

Emile Wessels is a rugby union player who plays for . Wessels plays as a fly-half, specialising in kicking. He made his international debut in October 2002 in a friendly match against . He played four matches at the 2003 Rugby World Cup finals and two matches the 2007 Rugby World Cup finals....

SH 9 Eugene Jantjies

Eugene Jantjies

Eugene Jantjies is a Namibian rugby union scrum-half. He is a member of the Namibia national rugby union team and participated with the squad at the 2007 Rugby World Cup. Eugene was also participated with the squad at the 2011 Rugby World Cup and played three games-References:k...

  N8 8 Jacques Burger

Jacques Burger

Jacques Burger is a Namibian rugby union loose forward who plays for Saracens in the Aviva Premiership. His height is 6 ft 2 in and he weighs 105 kg....

  OF 7 Heino Senekal

Heino Senekal

Johannes Hendrik Senekal is a Namibian rugby union lock. Senekal competed for the Namibia national rugby union team at the 1999 Rugby World Cup finals, 2003 Rugby World Cup finals and the 2007 Rugby World Cup finals, playing 10 matches in aggregate.He was a member of the Welsh team Cardiff Blues...

  BF 6 Jacques Nieuwenhuis

Jacques Nieuwenhuis

Jacques Nieuwenhuis is a Namibian rugby union player. Nieuwenhuis was in the Namibian squad for the 2007 World Cup, and scored a try in his nation's first match in the competition, in a game against .He later blotted his copybook by being the first Namibian to be sent off at a world cup against...

RL 5 Nico Esterhuize LL 4 Wacca Kazombiaze TP 3 Jane du Toit

Jané du Toit

Jané du Toit is a Namibian rugby union loosehead prop with Plymouth Albion. He played with Namibia at the 2007 Rugby World Cup.- Club career :* 1996 : Western Province U21s * 1997-2000 : Stellenbosch University...

HK 2 Hugo Horn

Hugo Horn

Hugo Horn is a Namibian rugby union player. He plays Hooker for Rotherham Titans in the Guinness Championship in England. In 2007 he represented Namibia in the world cup playing all four games and he also played in all three matches by Namibia in the 1999 Rugby World Cup...

  LP 1 Kees Lensing

Kees Lensing

Kees Lensing is a Namibian rugby union player who previously played for Castres in the Top 14 competition. He plays as a prop.-External links:*...

 (c

Captain (sports)

In team sports, a captain is a title given to a member of the team. The title is frequently honorary, but in some cases the captain may have significant responsibility for strategy and teamwork while the game is in progress on the field...

) Replacements: HK 16 Johannes Meyer

Johannes Meyer (rugby player)

Johannes Meyer is a Namibian rugby union prop. He is a member of the Namibia national rugby union team and participated with the squad at the 2007 Rugby World Cup.-References:...

  PR 17 Johnny Redelinghuys  FL 18 Michael MacKenzie

Michael MacKenzie (rugby player)

Michael Valentine MacKenzie is a Namibian rugby union player. He plays as a prop.MacKenzie had 8 caps for Namibia national rugby union team, from 2004 to 2007, with 2 tries scored, 10 points in aggregate. He participated with the squad at the 2007 Rugby World Cup, playing in three games...

  FL 19 Tinus du Plessis

Tinus du Plessis

Tinus du Plessis is a Namibian rugby union player. He is a member of the Namibia national rugby union team. He was selected for the Namibian squad to play in the 2007 Rugby World Cup where he made three appearances. Having appeared in the Africa Cup in 2008 and 2009 and the RWC 2011 Qualifiers he...

  SH 20 Jurie van Tonder

Jurie van Tonder

Jurie van Tonder is a Namibian rugby union scrum-half. Van Tonder competed for the Namibia national rugby union team at the 2007 Rugby World Cup.-References:...

  CE 21 Lu-Wayne Botes

Lu-Wayne Botes

Lu-Wayne Botes is a Namibian rugby union centre with University of Johannesburg. He played with Namibia at the 2007 Rugby World Cup.-References:...

WG 22 Melrick Africa

Melrick Africa

Melrick John Africa is a Namibian rugby union centre and wing.Africa played for Reho Falcons, in Namibia for the season of 2006/07....

  Coach:   Hakkies Husselman

Hakkies Husselman

Dawid Husselman, better known as Hakkies Husselman , is a Namibian rugby union former international player and a current coach. He played as a scrum-half....

Man of the Match: Ryan Witbooi Ryan Witbooi Ryan Witbooi is a Namibian rugby union scrum half. He is a member of the Namibia national rugby union team and participated with the squad at the 2007 Rugby World Cup.-References:...  (Namibia) Touch judges: Federico Cuesta (Argentina) Malcolm Changleng Malcolm Changleng Malcolm Changleng is a Scottish former professional rugby union referee. He is the identical twin brother of fellow referee David Changleng....  (Scotland Scottish Rugby Union The Scottish Rugby Union is the governing body of rugby union in Scotland. It is the second oldest Rugby Union, having been founded in 1873, as the Scottish Football Union.-History:... ) Television match official: Paul Marks (Australia Australian Rugby Union The Australian Rugby Union is the governing body of rugby union in Australia. It was founded in 1949 and is a member of the International Rugby Board the sport's governing body. It consists of eight member unions, representing each state and territory... ) Fourth official: Romain Poite Romain Poite Romain Poite is a French rugby union international referee. He made his World Cup debut in 2007 during the match between Ireland and Namibia. He also officiated during three games in the 2009 Six Nations Championship. He refereed his first Six Nations match in 2010.-Notes and references:...  (France) Fifth official: Stephane Pomarede (France)

Argentina vs Georgia

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style="font-size: 90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">	Argentina
FB	15	Ignacio Corleto Ignacio Corleto Ignacio Corleto is an Argentine Rugby Union footballer who plays Fullback position. He began his rugby career in the local Club Universitario de Buenos Aires . After the 1999 Rugby World Cup he migrated into professional rugby and signed with French club Narbonne...
RW	14	Lucas Borges Lucas Borges Lucas Borges is an Argentina rugby union player. He played for Benetton Rugby in the Italian Super 10. Borges has also played for the Argentina national team, Los Pumas. His usual position is on the wing....
OC	13	Gonzalo Tiesi Gonzalo Tiesi Gonzalo Tiesi is an Argentina rugby union footballer. He used to play for Harlequins in the English Guinness Premiership. He now plays for Stade Francais in the French Top 14. Tiesi has also played for the Argentina national team, Los Pumas. His usual position is in the centres.Tiesi formerly...
IC	12	Felipe Contepomi Felipe Contepomi Felipe Contepomi is an Argentine rugby union footballer. A fly-half and centre, he currently plays for Stade Francais of the French Top 14; he made his debut for the club in November 2009 after recovering from a torn ACL suffered in a 2008–09 Heineken Cup match with his previous club, Magners...  (c Captain (sports) In team sports, a captain is a title given to a member of the team. The title is frequently honorary, but in some cases the captain may have significant responsibility for strategy and teamwork while the game is in progress on the field... )
LW	11	Federico Martin Aramburu Federico Martín Aramburú Federico Martín Aramburú is an Argentine rugby union footballer. He plays as a centre for Glasgow Warriors in the RaboDirect Pro12, and for the Argentina. Since his international debut in April 2004, in a match against , Martín Aramburú has played 22 times, scoring 8 tries, including one against ...
FH	10	Juan Martín Hernández Juan Martín Hernández Juan Martín Hernández is an Argentine rugby union player. A mainstay of the Argentina national team, he currently plays for the Paris club Racing Métro in the French Top 14 competition. His 2010 move to Racing brought him back to the city where he had begun his professional career in 2003 with...
SH	9	Nicolás Fernández Miranda Nicolás Fernández Miranda Nicolás Fernández Miranda is a rugby player. He so far has won over 40 caps, with 6 as captain playing at scrum half for the Argentina rugby union side . He made his international test debut at the age of 21 on 28 May 1994 against the United States. He has so far scored 5 tries for Argentina...
N8	8	Juan Manuel Leguizamón Juan Manuel Leguizamón Juan Manuel Leguizamón is an Argentine rugby union footballer. He used to play for the London Irish club in the English league Guinness Premiership. In the summer of 2008 he signed for Stade Français due to a perceived lack of game time. He has also played for the Argentina national team, Los Pumas...
OF	7	Juan Martín Fernández Lobbe Juan Martín Fernández Lobbe Juan Martín Fernández Lobbe is an Argentine rugby union footballer. He currently plays for Toulon in the French Top 14, having moved from Sale Sharks in England's Guinness Premiership. He previously played for Liceo Naval, and has represented Argentina...
BF	6	Martín Durand Martín Durand Martín Durand is an Argentine rugby union footballer. His usual position is at flanker. He currently plays for the Montpellier Hérault RC club in the French Top 14 competition...
RL	5	Patricio Albacete Patricio Albacete Patricio Albacete is an Argentine rugby union footballer. He currently plays for Stade Toulousain in the top level of French rugby, the Top 14 competition. He has also represented the national Argentina team, including being a part of their 2003 Rugby World Cup squad. His usual position is at...
LL	4	Rimas Álvarez Kairelis Rimas Álvarez Kairelis Rimas Álvarez Kairelis is an Argentine rugby union footballer. He currently plays for Perpignan in the Top 14 in France. He has represented Argentina, and was part of the Argentinian squad at the 2003 and 2007 World Cups...
TP	3	Santiago González Bonorino Santiago González Bonorino Santiago González Bonorino is a former Argentine rugby union player, most recently playing for Northampton Saints in the Guinness Premiership...
HK	2	Mario Ledesma Arocena Mario Ledesma Mario Ledesma Arocena is an Argentine rugby union footballer. He currently plays for the French club ASM Clermont Auvergne in the Top 14 competition. He also previously played for another French club, Castres Olympique, Narbonne and Curupaytí club in Argentina...
LP	1	Marcos Ayerza Marcos Ayerza Marcos Ayerza is an Argentine rugby union footballer who plays loose-head prop for an English club, the Leicester Tigers.-Club career:...
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HK	16	Alberto Vernet Basualdo Alberto Vernet Basualdo Alberto Vernet Basualdo is an Argentine rugby union player. His position is hooker. He started playing in Buenos Aires team Asociación Alumni and currently plays for Toulouse, in France; he also plays for the Argentine national rugby team, his debut for Los Pumas was on December 4, 2004.In 2005 he...
PR	17	Omar Hasan Jalil Omar Hasan Omar Hasan Jalil is a retired Argentine rugby union footballer. He last played for Stade Toulousain in the domestic French club competition, the Top 14. He has also played for Argentina, usually as a prop. He has played in over 50 Tests for the Pumas and has an international career with Argentina...
LK	18	Esteban Lozada Esteban Lozada Esteban Lozada is an Argentine rugby union player who currently plays for Scottish team Edinburgh Rugby. He also plays for the Argentina national team and was part of the 2007 Rugby World Cup squad. He debuted with "Los Pumas" on November 11, 2006...
FL	19	Martín Schusterman Martín Schusterman Martin Schusterman is a rugby union footballer for San Isidro Club. His usual position is at flanker....
CE	20	Hernán Senillosa Hernán Senillosa Hernán Senillosa is an Argentine rugby union player, who plays for Argentina's national side. Senillosa rugby position is centre.His brother Santiago "Aguaviva" Senillosa, is also a destacated rugby player....
FH	21	Federico Todeschini Federico Todeschini Federico Todeschini is an Argentine rugby union footballer. He has played for several teams in Argentina, Italy and France, he has also represented the Argentina national rugby union team on several occasions since 1998....
FB	22	Federico Serra Miras Federico Serra Miras Federico Serra Miras is an Argentine rugby union player. He has played a number of times for the Argentina national rugby union team. He made his debut for the Pumas in 2003 against Chile and has gone on to represent Argentina at the 2007 Rugby World Cup in France.Serra Miras plays club rugby for...
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Marcelo Loffreda Marcelo Loffreda Marcelo Loffreda is a rugby player and coach, until recently head coach for the English club power Leicester Tigers. Loffreda won 44 caps with one as captain, playing at centre for the Argentine rugby union side...

style="font-size: 90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"> Georgia | FB 15 Pavle Jimsheladze  RW 14 Irakli Machkhaneli OC 13 Malkhaz Urjukashvili

Malkhaz Urjukashvili

Malkhaz Urjukashvili is a Georgian rugby union player. He plays as a wing.He moved to France, where he has been playing in Stade Toulousain, RC Nîmes, US Tours, in 2003, RC Cannes-Mandelieu, from 2003/04 to 2006/07, in the Fédérale 2, Stade Aurillacois Cantal Auvergne, from 2007/08 to 2008/09, in...

  IC 12 Irakli Giorgadze LW 11 Besiki Khamashuridze FH 10 Merab Kvirikashvili

Merab Kvirikashvili

Merab Kvirikashvili is a Georgian rugby union footballer. He made his debut for Georgia in 2003, and was selected for the 2003 Rugby World Cup. Playing at scrum-half and fly-half he has played 21 times for his country and scored 65 points. He often has the goal kicking duties for his team...

SH 9 Irakli Abuseridze

Irakli Abuseridze

Irakli Abuseridze is a Georgian rugby union footballer. He plays as a scrum-half. Abuseridze is currently the captain of the Georgia national rugby union team....

  N8 8 Besso Udesiani  OF 7 Grigol Labadze BF 6 Giorgi Chkhaidze  RL 5 Mamuka Gorgodze

Mamuka Gorgodze

Mamuka Gorgodze is a Georgian rugby union footballer, currently playing in the top French professional rugby competition, the Top 14, for the Montpellier Hérault club. He joined Montpellier in 2005. His usual position is lock or number eight.Gorgodze is also an international player for the...

LL 4 Ilia Zedginidze (c

Captain (sports)

In team sports, a captain is a title given to a member of the team. The title is frequently honorary, but in some cases the captain may have significant responsibility for strategy and teamwork while the game is in progress on the field...

) TP 3 David Zirakashvili  HK 2 Akvsenti Giorgadze

Akvsenti Giorgadze

Akvsent Guiorgadze , is a Georgian rugby union player, who plays club rugby for the Castres Olympique in France, and for the Georgian national team. Guiorgadze plays as a hooker. Guiorgadze made his debut for Georgia on April 12, 1996, in a match against...

LP 1 David Khinchagashvili  Replacements: PR 16 Goderdzi Shvelidze

Goderdzi Shvelidze

Goderdzi Shvelidze is a Georgian rugby union player. He played at prop for the Georgian Army club and Georgia. He is now playing his club rugby in France for Montpellier. One of the only current rugby players to have two of his fingers bitten off during a match.He has been capped 62 times and...

  PR 17 Avtandil Kopaliani

Avtandil Kopaliani

Avtandil "Avto" Kopaliani is a Georgian rugby union footballer, currently playing in the top French professional rugby league, the Top 14, for the Aviron Bayonnais club. He previously played for another French club, the US Montauban. His usual position is tighthead prop.-Notes:...

  LK 18 Victor Didebulidze

Victor Didebulidze

Victor Didebulidze is a former Georgian rugby union player. He played as a lock.-Career:Didebulidze first played in Georgia, moving to Tarbes Pyrénées Rugby, in France, for the season of 1999/2000. He then would play for Nîmes, Cannes and Massy.He had 45 caps for Georgia, from 1991 to 2007,...

  FL 19 Zviad Maisuradze  SH 20 Bidzina Samkharadze  CE 21 Revaz Gigauri  WG 22 Giorgi Shkinin

George Shkinin

George Shkinin also known as Gosha, Goga, Georgi, and Giorgi, surname alternately spelled Shkinini is a Georgian rugby union footballer. He was first capped for Georgia in 2004, and has played for his country 21 times since then. Playing at wing, He started hes career in Georgian club "Hooligana"...

  Coach:   Malkhaz Cheishvili

Malkhaz Cheishvili

Malkhaz Cheishvili is a Georgian rugby union coach. He was the coach of Georgia at the 2007 Rugby World Cup finals.He managed to lose by less than a try to Ireland and achieved the first win ever of his country at the Rugby World Cup finals, with Namibia .-Notes:...

Man of the Match: Juan Martín Fernández Lobbe Juan Martín Fernández Lobbe Juan Martín Fernández Lobbe is an Argentine rugby union footballer. He currently plays for Toulon in the French Top 14, having moved from Sale Sharks in England's Guinness Premiership. He previously played for Liceo Naval, and has represented Argentina...  (Argentina) Touch judges: Simon McDowell (Ireland Irish Rugby Football Union The Irish Rugby Football Union is the body managing rugby union in Ireland. The IRFU has its head office at 10/12 Lansdowne Road and home ground at Aviva Stadium, where Irish rugby union international matches are played... ) Dave Pearson (England Rugby Football Union The Rugby Football Union was founded in 1871 as the governing body for the sport of rugby union, and performed as the international governing body prior to the formation of the International Rugby Board in 1886... ) Television match official: Hugh Watkins Hugh Watkins Hugh David Watkins is a Welsh former rugby union referee who currently works as the video referee on the UK television gameshow Gladiators. In 2007, he went to the 2007 Rugby World Cup as a touch judge before being used as a television match official later in the competition...  (Wales Welsh Rugby Union The Welsh Rugby Union is the governing body of rugby union in Wales, recognised by the International Rugby Board.The union's patron is Queen Elizabeth II, and her grandson Prince William of Wales became the Vice Royal Patron of the Welsh Rugby Union as of February 2007.-History:The roots of the... ) Fourth official: Alan Lewis Alan Lewis David Alan Lewis is an Irish former cricketer and current Rugby Union referee. His father Ian also played cricket for Ireland...  (Ireland Irish Rugby Football Union The Irish Rugby Football Union is the body managing rugby union in Ireland. The IRFU has its head office at 10/12 Lansdowne Road and home ground at Aviva Stadium, where Irish rugby union international matches are played... ) Fifth official: Laurent Valin (France)

Ireland vs Georgia

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style="font-size: 90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">	Ireland
FB	15	Girvan Dempsey Girvan Dempsey Girvan Dempsey is a retired rugby union footballer who played at full back for Leinster and Ireland.- Rugby career :...
RW	14	Shane Horgan Shane Horgan Shane Patrick Horgan born 18 July 1978 in Bellewstown, County Meath is a rugby union player who plays wing or centre for Leinster and Ireland. He is tall. While he was young he played for Boyne RFC. He also played Gaelic football at Minor level with Meath.Horgan joined Lansdowne on leaving...
OC	13	Brian O'Driscoll Brian O'Driscoll Brian O'Driscoll is an Irish professional rugby union player. He is the current captain of the Ireland Rugby team and captained Leinster Rugby until the start of 2008 season. He also captained the British and Irish Lions for their 2005 tour of New Zealand...  (c Captain (sports) In team sports, a captain is a title given to a member of the team. The title is frequently honorary, but in some cases the captain may have significant responsibility for strategy and teamwork while the game is in progress on the field... )
IC	12	Gordon D'Arcy Gordon D'Arcy Gordon William D'Arcy is an Irish rugby player, more specifically an inside centre. He is registered to Lansdowne RFC and plays for provincial and RaboDirect Pro12 side Leinster.-Career:...
LW	11	Denis Hickie Denis Hickie Denis Anthony Hickie born 13 February 1976 in Dublin, Ireland is a retired professional rugby union footballer employed by the Irish Rugby Football Union. He played his club rugby for Leinster. His primary position was on the wing. He is also known as Disco Denis as a result of his quick feet...
FH	10	Ronan O'Gara Ronan O'Gara Ronan John Ross O'Gara is an Irish rugby union player, playing at fly-half for both Munster and Ireland. He is the all time highest point scorer for both Munster and Ireland. In addition to his prolific point-scoring, he has captained Munster, Ireland and the British and Irish Lions...
SH	9	Peter Stringer Peter Stringer Peter Alexander Stringer is an Irish rugby union player who plays at scrum half for Munster and Ireland. He is one of the most recognisable players in world rugby as Stringer stands only 1.7m tall and weighs in at just over 70 kg .-Career:In February 2000, he made his debut for Ireland...
N8	8	Denis Leamy Denis Leamy Denis Leamy is an Irish professional rugby union player. He is a back row forward who can play either blind side flanker or at number 8, and has occasionally played at inside centre...
OF	7	David Wallace David Wallace (rugby player) David P. Wallace is an Irish rugby union player for Munster and Ireland. He grew up in Limerick on the Ennis Road. He did not leave Limerick until the age of 17, when he started playing for Munster. He normally plays as an Openside Flanker, but has also played Blindside and Number 8...
BF	6	Simon Easterby Simon Easterby Simon Easterby is an English-born Irish rugby union footballer. He plays for Scarlets, for whom he is a player-coach, and is a recently retired Ireland international. His regular position is at blindside flanker, but he is equally adept on the openside.-Early life:Easterby's father is English and...
RL	5	Paul O'Connell Paul O'Connell Paul O'Connell is an Irish rugby union player who plays lock for Munster and Ireland. He also captained the British and Irish Lions on their 2009 tour to South Africa.-Early life:...
LL	4	Donncha O'Callaghan Donncha O'Callaghan Donncha O'Callaghan is an Irish rugby union footballer. He plays as a lock for Munster and Ireland.- Early career :He began his rugby education in Highfield Rugby Club, on the Model Farm Road in Cork. During the 1997/98 season he won a Schools Senior Cup with the Christian Brothers College, Cork,...
TP	3	John Hayes John Hayes (rugby player) John Hayes is an Irish rugby union player, who plays in the RaboDirect Pro12 and Heineken Cup for Munster. Having spent his underage career playing with the local Cappamore GAA club, he was 18 when he started playing rugby. It was his size which enabled him to overcome his late start to the sport...
HK	2	Rory Best Rory Best Rory Best from Poyntzpass is an Irish rugby union footballer. He plays at the position of Hooker for Ulster and is registered for Banbridge RFC.-Club/Provincial:...
LP	1	Marcus Horan Marcus Horan Marcus Horan is an Irish rugby union player who plays loose-head-prop for Munster and Ireland.Horan was educated at St. Munchin's College and Limerick Institute of Technology...
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HK	16	Jerry Flannery Jerry Flannery Jeremiah Paul "Jerry" Flannery is an Irish rugby union player who plays at Hooker for Munster and Ireland.-Early career:...
PR	17	Simon Best Simon Best Simon Best is a former Irish rugby union footballer. He played for Ulster and was club captain in Ulster's 2005/06 Magners League winning season...
LK	18	Malcolm O'Kelly Malcolm O'Kelly Malcolm O'Kelly is a retired Irish rugby union player who played as a lock for Ireland and Leinster....
FL	19	Neil Best Neil Best Neil Best is a rugby union footballer, He plays for Worcester Warriors and the Irish national team....
SH	20	Isaac Boss Isaac Boss Isaac Boss is a New Zealand–born Irish rugby union footballer. His grandmother was born in Glenarm, County Antrim, thereby qualifying him to play for Ireland. He plays scrum-half or fullback for Leinster and the Ireland national team...
FH	21	Paddy Wallace Paddy Wallace Paddy Wallace is an Irish rugby union footballer from Belfast where he attended Rockport School and Campbell College. He plays for Ulster. He was a member of the Ireland U19 side that lifted the U19 World Cup in 1998...
FB	22	Geordan Murphy Geordan Murphy Geordan Edward Andrew Murphy is an Irish rugby union rugby player and plays fullback or wing for the English club Leicester Tigers and Ireland....
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Eddie O'Sullivan Eddie O'Sullivan Eddie O'Sullivan is an Irish rugby union coach and a former footballer. He is a former head coach of the United States national rugby union team and of the Ireland national rugby union team....

style="font-size: 90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"> Georgia | FB 15 Otar Barkalaia

Otar Barkalaia

Otar Barkalaia is a Georgian rugby union player. He plays as a fly-half.Barkalaia played for Figeac, in France. He now plays for Valletta, in Andorra....

  RW 14 Giorgi Shkinin

George Shkinin

George Shkinin also known as Gosha, Goga, Georgi, and Giorgi, surname alternately spelled Shkinini is a Georgian rugby union footballer. He was first capped for Georgia in 2004, and has played for his country 21 times since then. Playing at wing, He started hes career in Georgian club "Hooligana"...

OC 13 Malkhaz Urjukashvili

Malkhaz Urjukashvili

Malkhaz Urjukashvili is a Georgian rugby union player. He plays as a wing.He moved to France, where he has been playing in Stade Toulousain, RC Nîmes, US Tours, in 2003, RC Cannes-Mandelieu, from 2003/04 to 2006/07, in the Fédérale 2, Stade Aurillacois Cantal Auvergne, from 2007/08 to 2008/09, in...

IC 12 Davit Kacharava LW 11 Giorgi Elizbarashvili  FH 10 Merab Kvirikashvili

Merab Kvirikashvili

Merab Kvirikashvili is a Georgian rugby union footballer. He made his debut for Georgia in 2003, and was selected for the 2003 Rugby World Cup. Playing at scrum-half and fly-half he has played 21 times for his country and scored 65 points. He often has the goal kicking duties for his team...

SH 9 Bidzina Samkharadze  N8 8 Giorgi Chkhaidze OF 7 Rati Urushadze BF 6 Ilia Maisuradze  RL 5 Mamuka Gorgodze

Mamuka Gorgodze

Mamuka Gorgodze is a Georgian rugby union footballer, currently playing in the top French professional rugby competition, the Top 14, for the Montpellier Hérault club. He joined Montpellier in 2005. His usual position is lock or number eight.Gorgodze is also an international player for the...

LL 4 Ilia Zedginidze  TP 3 Avtandil Kopaliani

Avtandil Kopaliani

Avtandil "Avto" Kopaliani is a Georgian rugby union footballer, currently playing in the top French professional rugby league, the Top 14, for the Aviron Bayonnais club. He previously played for another French club, the US Montauban. His usual position is tighthead prop.-Notes:...

  HK 2 Goderdzi Shvelidze

Goderdzi Shvelidze

Goderdzi Shvelidze is a Georgian rugby union player. He played at prop for the Georgian Army club and Georgia. He is now playing his club rugby in France for Montpellier. One of the only current rugby players to have two of his fingers bitten off during a match.He has been capped 62 times and...

LP 1 Mamuka Magrakvelidze

Mamuka Magrakvelidze

Mamuka Magrakvelidze is a Georgian rugby union footballer, currently playing in the French professional Pro D2, for the Tarbes Pyrénées Rugby club. He previously played for other French clubs, the Montpellier Hérault RC and the Racing Metro 92 Paris.Magrakvelidze is also an international player...

  Replacements: HK 16 Akvsenti Giorgadze

Akvsenti Giorgadze

Akvsent Guiorgadze , is a Georgian rugby union player, who plays club rugby for the Castres Olympique in France, and for the Georgian national team. Guiorgadze plays as a hooker. Guiorgadze made his debut for Georgia on April 12, 1996, in a match against...

  PR 17 David Khinchagashvili  LK 18 Levan Datunashvili

Levan Datunashvili

Levan Datunahsvili is a Georgian rugby union footballer. He plays as a lock.-Career:Datunahsvili currently plays for Aurillac, in France. He was selected for the Georgia side that entered the 2007 Rugby World Cup finals...

  FL 19 Zviad Maisuradze  SH 20 Irakli Abuseridze

Irakli Abuseridze

Irakli Abuseridze is a Georgian rugby union footballer. He plays as a scrum-half. Abuseridze is currently the captain of the Georgia national rugby union team....

  CE 21 Irakli Machkhaneli  WG 22 Otar Eloshvili

Otar Eloshvili

Otar Eloshvili is a Georgian rugby union footballer. He plays as a centre and as a wing.Eloshvili played in France for Compiègne, Rugby Club d'Arras, in 2006/07, Sporting Nazairien Rugby , Marcq en Barouel and currently for Grasse, since 2010/11.He has 11 caps for Georgia, with 2 tries scored, 10...

  Coach:   Malkhaz Cheishvili

Malkhaz Cheishvili

Malkhaz Cheishvili is a Georgian rugby union coach. He was the coach of Georgia at the 2007 Rugby World Cup finals.He managed to lose by less than a try to Ireland and achieved the first win ever of his country at the Rugby World Cup finals, with Namibia .-Notes:...

Man of the Match: Giorgi Shkinin George Shkinin George Shkinin also known as Gosha, Goga, Georgi, and Giorgi, surname alternately spelled Shkinini is a Georgian rugby union footballer. He was first capped for Georgia in 2004, and has played for his country 21 times since then. Playing at wing, He started hes career in Georgian club "Hooligana"...  (Georgia) Touch judges: Malcolm Changleng Malcolm Changleng Malcolm Changleng is a Scottish former professional rugby union referee. He is the identical twin brother of fellow referee David Changleng....  (Scotland Scottish Rugby Union The Scottish Rugby Union is the governing body of rugby union in Scotland. It is the second oldest Rugby Union, having been founded in 1873, as the Scottish Football Union.-History:... ) Paul Marks (Australia Australian Rugby Union The Australian Rugby Union is the governing body of rugby union in Australia. It was founded in 1949 and is a member of the International Rugby Board the sport's governing body. It consists of eight member unions, representing each state and territory... ) Television match official: Federico Cuesta (Argentina) Fourth official: Nigel Owens Nigel Owens Nigel Owens is a Welsh international rugby union referee. He is an international and Heineken Cup referee and was the only Welsh referee at the 2007 Rugby World Cup in France....  (Wales Welsh Rugby Union The Welsh Rugby Union is the governing body of rugby union in Wales, recognised by the International Rugby Board.The union's patron is Queen Elizabeth II, and her grandson Prince William of Wales became the Vice Royal Patron of the Welsh Rugby Union as of February 2007.-History:The roots of the... ) Fifth official: Hervé Dubes (France)

France vs Namibia

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style="font-size: 90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">	France
FB	15	Clément Poitrenaud Clément Poitrenaud Clément Poitrenaud is a French rugby union footballer. His usual position is at fullback but he also plays at centre...
RW	14	Vincent Clerc Vincent Clerc Vincent Clerc is a French rugby union player who plays on the wing.-Biography:Born in the city of Échirolles, suburb of the south of Grenoble , Clerc first played rugby at FC Grenoble, helping them reach the Top 16 before moving to Toulouse in 2002, where he has been playing ever since...
OC	13	David Marty David Marty David Marty is a French rugby union footballer who plays at center three-quarter in the Top 14 competition for Catalan club USA Perpignan, and has also played for France, having played in the 2005 and 2006 Six Nations....
IC	12	Damien Traille Damien Traille Damien Traille is a French rugby union footballer. His usual position is in the centre, fly-half and fullback. He currently plays for Biarritz Olympique in the Top 14 club competition in France...
LW	11	Cédric Heymans Cédric Heymans Cédric Heymans is a French rugby union footballer. He currently plays for Aviron Bayonnais after signing from Stade Toulousain in 2011. He started his club career with CA Brive before moving to SU Agen, where he stayed until the late 1990s, before signing with Toulouse...
FH	10	Frédéric Michalak Frédéric Michalak Frédéric Michalak is a French rugby union footballer, who currently plays in South Africa for the Sharks in Super Rugby and the Natal Sharks in the Currie Cup. His early career was spent playing for his hometown team, Toulouse, in the Top 14 and in the Heineken Cup...
SH	9	Jean-Baptiste Elissalde Jean-Baptiste Élissalde Jean-Baptiste Élissalde is a former French rugby union player, playing either as a scrum-half or as a fly-half, and current backs coach of the Stade Toulousain.-Early life:...  (c Captain (sports) In team sports, a captain is a title given to a member of the team. The title is frequently honorary, but in some cases the captain may have significant responsibility for strategy and teamwork while the game is in progress on the field... )
N8	8	Julien Bonnaire Julien Bonnaire Julien Bonnaire is a French rugby union footballer, who played for CS Bourgoin-Jallieu in the Top 14 competition in France until the 2006–2007 season...
OF	7	Thierry Dusautoir Thierry Dusautoir Thierry Dusautoir is a French rugby union player who currently plays for France at international level and Toulouse in the French Top 14 club competition. Dusautoir is a strong ball carrier with good speed and strength to get out of tackles.Dusautoir was born in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire...
BF	6	Yannick Nyanga Yannick Nyanga Yannick Nyanga is a professional rugby union player who plays flanker for Toulouse and France. He was a part of the victorious French team of the 2006 Six Nations Championship....
RL	5	Lionel Nallet Lionel Nallet Lionel Nallet is a French rugby union player who currently plays at lock for Racing Métro 92 in the French Top 14 club competition and is a former captain of the France national team. He began his professional career with CS Bourgoin-Jallieu, playing there from 1998 to 2003 before moving to...
LL	4	Sébastien Chabal Sebastien Chabal Sébastien Chabal, born 8 December 1977 in Valence, Drôme, is a French rugby union rugby player. He has played number eight and lock professionally for the French team Bourgoin ; the English team Sale Sharks ; the French team Racing Métro 92 Paris ; and the French national side. He earned his first...
TP	3	Pieter de Villiers
HK	2	Dimitri Szarzewski Dimitri Szarzewski Dimitri Szarzewski is a French rugby union footballer, currently playing for Stade Français in the Top 14 club championship in France. His usual position is at hooker, and he has represented France....
LP	1	Jean-Baptiste Poux Jean-Baptiste Poux Jean-Baptiste Poux is a French rugby union footballer who plays as a prop, and is capable of playing on either side of the scrum. He currently plays for Toulouse in the Top 14 rugby competition...
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HK	16	Raphaël Ibañez Raphaël Ibanez Raphaël Ibañez is a retired French rugby union footballer. A hooker, he was also a former captain of the France national team.-Club career:...
PR	17	Nicolas Mas Nicolas Mas Nicolas Mas is a Catalan/French rugby union footballer, who currently plays for the USA Perpignan club in the Top 14 French premiership. His usual position is at prop. He also plays for the French national team....
LK	18	Fabien Pelous Fabien Pelous Fabien Pelous is a retired French rugby union footballer. A lock who also occasionally played as a number eight and flanker, he played almost all of his professional career for Stade Toulousain, and is the all-time leader in appearances for the French national team...
N8	19	Imanol Harinordoquy Imanol Harinordoquy Imanol Harinordoquy is a French rugby union player who typically plays as a number 8 for Biarritz at club level in the Top 14 and for France internationally...
FH	20	Lionel Beauxis Lionel Beauxis Lionel Beauxis is a French rugby union player. He is tall and weighs . He plays at fly half for Stade Français....
CE	21	Yannick Jauzion Yannick Jauzion Yannick Jauzion is a French rugby union footballer. He plays at centre for Stade Toulousain and the French national team....
WG	22	Aurélien Rougerie Aurélien Rougerie Aurélien Rougerie plays on the wing and Centre for France and captains ASM Clermont Auvergne in the French Top 14.-Career:Rougerie was born in Beaumont, Puy-de-Dôme...
Coach:
Bernard Laporte Bernard Laporte Bernard Laporte is a rugby union coach and former French Secretary of State for Sport. He is currently the head coach at Toulon, having taken over in 2011 from Philippe Saint-André, who had been named the new head coach of the France national team. Laporte himself is a former head coach of France,...

style="font-size: 90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"> Namibia | FB 15 Tertius Losper

Tertius Losper

Tertius Losper is a Namibian rugby union fullback. He is a member of the Namibia national rugby union team and participated with the squad at the 2007 and 2011 Rugby World Cups.-References:...

RW 14 Ryan Witbooi

Ryan Witbooi

Ryan Witbooi is a Namibian rugby union scrum half. He is a member of the Namibia national rugby union team and participated with the squad at the 2007 Rugby World Cup.-References:...

OC 13 Bratley Langenhoven

Bratley Langenhoven

Bradley Langenhoven is a rugby union player who plays for Namibia. He plays as a wing or center.Langenhoven made his international debut against South Africa on August 15, 2007, in which he scored a try. Langenhoven was in the Namibian squad for the 2007 World Cup finals...

IC 12 Piet van Zyl

Piet van Zyl

Piet van Zyl is a Namibian rugby union player who captains the Boland Cavaliers in South Africa at provincial level, and plays for the at international level. Van Zyl was in the Namibian squad for the 2007 World Cup, and scored a try in his nation's first match in the competition, in a game...

  LW 11 Heini Bock

Heini Bock

Heini Bock is a Namibian rugby union scrum-half. He is a member of the Namibia national rugby union team and participated with the squad at the 2007 Rugby World Cup.-References:...

FH 10 Emile Wessels

Emile Wessels

Emile Wessels is a rugby union player who plays for . Wessels plays as a fly-half, specialising in kicking. He made his international debut in October 2002 in a friendly match against . He played four matches at the 2003 Rugby World Cup finals and two matches the 2007 Rugby World Cup finals....

  SH 9 Jurie van Tonder

Jurie van Tonder

Jurie van Tonder is a Namibian rugby union scrum-half. Van Tonder competed for the Namibia national rugby union team at the 2007 Rugby World Cup.-References:...

  N8 8 Jacques Nieuwenhuis

Jacques Nieuwenhuis

Jacques Nieuwenhuis is a Namibian rugby union player. Nieuwenhuis was in the Namibian squad for the 2007 World Cup, and scored a try in his nation's first match in the competition, in a game against .He later blotted his copybook by being the first Namibian to be sent off at a world cup against...

  OF 7 Jacques Burger

Jacques Burger

Jacques Burger is a Namibian rugby union loose forward who plays for Saracens in the Aviva Premiership. His height is 6 ft 2 in and he weighs 105 kg....

  BF 6 Michael MacKenzie

Michael MacKenzie (rugby player)

Michael Valentine MacKenzie is a Namibian rugby union player. He plays as a prop.MacKenzie had 8 caps for Namibia national rugby union team, from 2004 to 2007, with 2 tries scored, 10 points in aggregate. He participated with the squad at the 2007 Rugby World Cup, playing in three games...

RL 5 Nico Esterhuize  LL 4 Wacca Kazombiaze TP 3 Jane du Toit

Jané du Toit

Jané du Toit is a Namibian rugby union loosehead prop with Plymouth Albion. He played with Namibia at the 2007 Rugby World Cup.- Club career :* 1996 : Western Province U21s * 1997-2000 : Stellenbosch University...

  HK 2 Hugo Horn

Hugo Horn

Hugo Horn is a Namibian rugby union player. He plays Hooker for Rotherham Titans in the Guinness Championship in England. In 2007 he represented Namibia in the world cup playing all four games and he also played in all three matches by Namibia in the 1999 Rugby World Cup...

  LP 1 Kees Lensing

Kees Lensing

Kees Lensing is a Namibian rugby union player who previously played for Castres in the Top 14 competition. He plays as a prop.-External links:*...

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Captain (sports)

In team sports, a captain is a title given to a member of the team. The title is frequently honorary, but in some cases the captain may have significant responsibility for strategy and teamwork while the game is in progress on the field...

) Replacements: HK 16 Johannes Meyer

Johannes Meyer (rugby player)

Johannes Meyer is a Namibian rugby union prop. He is a member of the Namibia national rugby union team and participated with the squad at the 2007 Rugby World Cup.-References:...

  PR 17 Johnny Redelinghuys  FL 18 Herman Lindvelt  FL 19 Tinus du Plessis

Tinus du Plessis

Tinus du Plessis is a Namibian rugby union player. He is a member of the Namibia national rugby union team. He was selected for the Namibian squad to play in the 2007 Rugby World Cup where he made three appearances. Having appeared in the Africa Cup in 2008 and 2009 and the RWC 2011 Qualifiers he...

  SH 20 Eugene Jantjies

Eugene Jantjies

Eugene Jantjies is a Namibian rugby union scrum-half. He is a member of the Namibia national rugby union team and participated with the squad at the 2007 Rugby World Cup. Eugene was also participated with the squad at the 2011 Rugby World Cup and played three games-References:k...

  CE 21 Lu-Wayne Botes

Lu-Wayne Botes

Lu-Wayne Botes is a Namibian rugby union centre with University of Johannesburg. He played with Namibia at the 2007 Rugby World Cup.-References:...

  WG 22 Melrick Africa

Melrick Africa

Melrick John Africa is a Namibian rugby union centre and wing.Africa played for Reho Falcons, in Namibia for the season of 2006/07....

  Coach:   Hakkies Husselman

Hakkies Husselman

Dawid Husselman, better known as Hakkies Husselman , is a Namibian rugby union former international player and a current coach. He played as a scrum-half....

Man of the Match: Jean-Baptiste Elissalde Jean-Baptiste Élissalde Jean-Baptiste Élissalde is a former French rugby union player, playing either as a scrum-half or as a fly-half, and current backs coach of the Stade Toulousain.-Early life:...  (France) Touch judges: Kelvin Deaker Kelvin Deaker Kelvin Deaker is a former New Zealand rugby union international referee and member of the Hawke's Bay Rugby Union, who has now retired from all refereeing. Deaker took up refereeing in 1991, and refereed his first representative match in 1996, when he took charge of a National Provincial...  (New Zealand) Carlo Damasco (Italy) Television match official: Simon McDowell (Ireland Irish Rugby Football Union The Irish Rugby Football Union is the body managing rugby union in Ireland. The IRFU has its head office at 10/12 Lansdowne Road and home ground at Aviva Stadium, where Irish rugby union international matches are played... ) Fourth official: Paul Honiss Paul Honiss Paul Gerard Honiss is a retired rugby union referee from Hamilton, New Zealand.Honiss held the record of the most test matches refereed when he retired as an international rugby union referee in July 2008. That record has since been surpassed by Jonathan Kaplan...  (New Zealand) Fifth official: Jean-Luc Rebollal (France)

France vs Ireland

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style="font-size: 90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">	France
FB	15	Clément Poitrenaud Clément Poitrenaud Clément Poitrenaud is a French rugby union footballer. His usual position is at fullback but he also plays at centre...
RW	14	Vincent Clerc Vincent Clerc Vincent Clerc is a French rugby union player who plays on the wing.-Biography:Born in the city of Échirolles, suburb of the south of Grenoble , Clerc first played rugby at FC Grenoble, helping them reach the Top 16 before moving to Toulouse in 2002, where he has been playing ever since...
OC	13	David Marty David Marty David Marty is a French rugby union footballer who plays at center three-quarter in the Top 14 competition for Catalan club USA Perpignan, and has also played for France, having played in the 2005 and 2006 Six Nations....
IC	12	Damien Traille Damien Traille Damien Traille is a French rugby union footballer. His usual position is in the centre, fly-half and fullback. He currently plays for Biarritz Olympique in the Top 14 club competition in France...
LW	11	Cédric Heymans Cédric Heymans Cédric Heymans is a French rugby union footballer. He currently plays for Aviron Bayonnais after signing from Stade Toulousain in 2011. He started his club career with CA Brive before moving to SU Agen, where he stayed until the late 1990s, before signing with Toulouse...
FH	10	Frédéric Michalak Frédéric Michalak Frédéric Michalak is a French rugby union footballer, who currently plays in South Africa for the Sharks in Super Rugby and the Natal Sharks in the Currie Cup. His early career was spent playing for his hometown team, Toulouse, in the Top 14 and in the Heineken Cup...
SH	9	Jean-Baptiste Élissalde Jean-Baptiste Élissalde Jean-Baptiste Élissalde is a former French rugby union player, playing either as a scrum-half or as a fly-half, and current backs coach of the Stade Toulousain.-Early life:...
N8	8	Julien Bonnaire Julien Bonnaire Julien Bonnaire is a French rugby union footballer, who played for CS Bourgoin-Jallieu in the Top 14 competition in France until the 2006–2007 season...
OF	7	Thierry Dusautoir Thierry Dusautoir Thierry Dusautoir is a French rugby union player who currently plays for France at international level and Toulouse in the French Top 14 club competition. Dusautoir is a strong ball carrier with good speed and strength to get out of tackles.Dusautoir was born in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire...
BF	6	Serge Betsen Serge Betsen Serge Betsen Tchoua is a French rugby union player who plays as a flanker for London Wasps at club level and formerly for internationally...
RL	5	Jérôme Thion Jérôme Thion Jerome Thion is a French rugby union footballer who currently plays for Biarritz Olympique in the Top 14 club competition in France...
LL	4	Sébastien Chabal Sebastien Chabal Sébastien Chabal, born 8 December 1977 in Valence, Drôme, is a French rugby union rugby player. He has played number eight and lock professionally for the French team Bourgoin ; the English team Sale Sharks ; the French team Racing Métro 92 Paris ; and the French national side. He earned his first...
TP	3	Pieter de Villiers
HK	2	Raphaël Ibañez Raphaël Ibanez Raphaël Ibañez is a retired French rugby union footballer. A hooker, he was also a former captain of the France national team.-Club career:...  (c Captain (sports) In team sports, a captain is a title given to a member of the team. The title is frequently honorary, but in some cases the captain may have significant responsibility for strategy and teamwork while the game is in progress on the field... )
LP	1	Olivier Milloud Olivier Milloud Olivier Milloud is a French rugby union footballer, currently playing for Stade Francais in the top level of French rugby, the Top 14 competition. He has also played for the French national team, including being a part of their 2003 Rugby World Cup squad. He usually plays as a prop.He made his...
Replacements:
HK	16	Dimitri Szarzewski Dimitri Szarzewski Dimitri Szarzewski is a French rugby union footballer, currently playing for Stade Français in the Top 14 club championship in France. His usual position is at hooker, and he has represented France....
PR	17	Jean-Baptiste Poux Jean-Baptiste Poux Jean-Baptiste Poux is a French rugby union footballer who plays as a prop, and is capable of playing on either side of the scrum. He currently plays for Toulouse in the Top 14 rugby competition...
LK	18	Lionel Nallet Lionel Nallet Lionel Nallet is a French rugby union player who currently plays at lock for Racing Métro 92 in the French Top 14 club competition and is a former captain of the France national team. He began his professional career with CS Bourgoin-Jallieu, playing there from 1998 to 2003 before moving to...
FL	19	Yannick Nyanga Yannick Nyanga Yannick Nyanga is a professional rugby union player who plays flanker for Toulouse and France. He was a part of the victorious French team of the 2006 Six Nations Championship....
FH	20	Lionel Beauxis Lionel Beauxis Lionel Beauxis is a French rugby union player. He is tall and weighs . He plays at fly half for Stade Français....
CE	21	Yannick Jauzion Yannick Jauzion Yannick Jauzion is a French rugby union footballer. He plays at centre for Stade Toulousain and the French national team....
WG	22	Aurélien Rougerie Aurélien Rougerie Aurélien Rougerie plays on the wing and Centre for France and captains ASM Clermont Auvergne in the French Top 14.-Career:Rougerie was born in Beaumont, Puy-de-Dôme...
Coach:
Bernard Laporte Bernard Laporte Bernard Laporte is a rugby union coach and former French Secretary of State for Sport. He is currently the head coach at Toulon, having taken over in 2011 from Philippe Saint-André, who had been named the new head coach of the France national team. Laporte himself is a former head coach of France,...

style="font-size: 90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"> Ireland | FB 15 Girvan Dempsey

Girvan Dempsey

Girvan Dempsey is a retired rugby union footballer who played at full back for Leinster and Ireland.- Rugby career :...

RW 14 Shane Horgan

Shane Horgan

Shane Patrick Horgan born 18 July 1978 in Bellewstown, County Meath is a rugby union player who plays wing or centre for Leinster and Ireland. He is tall. While he was young he played for Boyne RFC. He also played Gaelic football at Minor level with Meath.Horgan joined Lansdowne on leaving...

OC 13 Brian O'Driscoll

Brian O'Driscoll

Brian O'Driscoll is an Irish professional rugby union player. He is the current captain of the Ireland Rugby team and captained Leinster Rugby until the start of 2008 season. He also captained the British and Irish Lions for their 2005 tour of New Zealand...

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Captain (sports)

In team sports, a captain is a title given to a member of the team. The title is frequently honorary, but in some cases the captain may have significant responsibility for strategy and teamwork while the game is in progress on the field...

) IC 12 Gordon D'Arcy

Gordon D'Arcy

Gordon William D'Arcy is an Irish rugby player, more specifically an inside centre. He is registered to Lansdowne RFC and plays for provincial and RaboDirect Pro12 side Leinster.-Career:...

LW 11 Andrew Trimble

Andrew Trimble

Andrew Trimble is an Irish rugby union footballer from Coleraine, County Londonderry in Northern Ireland.- Club career :He attended Coleraine Academical Institution, where he competed in the Ulster Schools Cup....

FH 10 Ronan O'Gara

Ronan O'Gara

Ronan John Ross O'Gara is an Irish rugby union player, playing at fly-half for both Munster and Ireland. He is the all time highest point scorer for both Munster and Ireland. In addition to his prolific point-scoring, he has captained Munster, Ireland and the British and Irish Lions...

SH 9 Eoin Reddan

Eoin Reddan

Eoin Reddan is an Irish rugby union player who plays at scrum half. He attended school at Crescent College Comprehensive where he captained the school side. On leaving school he studied at the University of Limerick....

N8 8 Denis Leamy

Denis Leamy

Denis Leamy is an Irish professional rugby union player. He is a back row forward who can play either blind side flanker or at number 8, and has occasionally played at inside centre...

OF 7 David Wallace

David Wallace (rugby player)

David P. Wallace is an Irish rugby union player for Munster and Ireland. He grew up in Limerick on the Ennis Road. He did not leave Limerick until the age of 17, when he started playing for Munster. He normally plays as an Openside Flanker, but has also played Blindside and Number 8...

BF 6 Simon Easterby

Simon Easterby

Simon Easterby is an English-born Irish rugby union footballer. He plays for Scarlets, for whom he is a player-coach, and is a recently retired Ireland international. His regular position is at blindside flanker, but he is equally adept on the openside.-Early life:Easterby's father is English and...

  RL 5 Paul O'Connell

Paul O'Connell

Paul O'Connell is an Irish rugby union player who plays lock for Munster and Ireland. He also captained the British and Irish Lions on their 2009 tour to South Africa.-Early life:...

  LL 4 Donncha O'Callaghan

Donncha O'Callaghan

Donncha O'Callaghan is an Irish rugby union footballer. He plays as a lock for Munster and Ireland.- Early career :He began his rugby education in Highfield Rugby Club, on the Model Farm Road in Cork. During the 1997/98 season he won a Schools Senior Cup with the Christian Brothers College, Cork,...

  TP 3 John Hayes

John Hayes (rugby player)

John Hayes is an Irish rugby union player, who plays in the RaboDirect Pro12 and Heineken Cup for Munster. Having spent his underage career playing with the local Cappamore GAA club, he was 18 when he started playing rugby. It was his size which enabled him to overcome his late start to the sport...

  HK 2 Jerry Flannery

Jerry Flannery

Jeremiah Paul "Jerry" Flannery is an Irish rugby union player who plays at Hooker for Munster and Ireland.-Early career:...

  LP 1 Marcus Horan

Marcus Horan

Marcus Horan is an Irish rugby union player who plays loose-head-prop for Munster and Ireland.Horan was educated at St. Munchin's College and Limerick Institute of Technology...

Replacements: HK 16 Frankie Sheahan

Frankie Sheahan

Frankie Sheahan is a retired Hooker and played for Munster from 1996 up to the end of the 2008-2009 season, and also for the Ireland where he gained 29 caps, having made his debut on June 10, 2000....

  PR 17 Simon Best

Simon Best

Simon Best is a former Irish rugby union footballer. He played for Ulster and was club captain in Ulster's 2005/06 Magners League winning season...

  LK 18 Malcolm O'Kelly

Malcolm O'Kelly

Malcolm O'Kelly is a retired Irish rugby union player who played as a lock for Ireland and Leinster....

  FL 19 Neil Best

Neil Best

Neil Best is a rugby union footballer, He plays for Worcester Warriors and the Irish national team....

  SH 20 Isaac Boss

Isaac Boss

Isaac Boss is a New Zealand–born Irish rugby union footballer. His grandmother was born in Glenarm, County Antrim, thereby qualifying him to play for Ireland. He plays scrum-half or fullback for Leinster and the Ireland national team...

FH 21 Paddy Wallace

Paddy Wallace

Paddy Wallace is an Irish rugby union footballer from Belfast where he attended Rockport School and Campbell College. He plays for Ulster. He was a member of the Ireland U19 side that lifted the U19 World Cup in 1998...

CE 22 Gavin Duffy

Gavin Duffy

Gavin Duffy is a rugby union footballer who plays at full back or at centre for Connacht Rugby.Educated at Cistercian College, Roscrea and UCG he first played for Ireland at Schools level in 1998 and at Under-21 level before he was brought into their senior side during the 2000/01 season.Duffy...

Coach: Eddie O'Sullivan

Eddie O'Sullivan

Eddie O'Sullivan is an Irish rugby union coach and a former footballer. He is a former head coach of the United States national rugby union team and of the Ireland national rugby union team....

Man of the Match: Jean-Baptiste Elissalde Jean-Baptiste Élissalde Jean-Baptiste Élissalde is a former French rugby union player, playing either as a scrum-half or as a fly-half, and current backs coach of the Stade Toulousain.-Early life:...  (France) Touch judges: Hugh Watkins Hugh Watkins Hugh David Watkins is a Welsh former rugby union referee who currently works as the video referee on the UK television gameshow Gladiators. In 2007, he went to the 2007 Rugby World Cup as a touch judge before being used as a television match official later in the competition...  (Wales Welsh Rugby Union The Welsh Rugby Union is the governing body of rugby union in Wales, recognised by the International Rugby Board.The union's patron is Queen Elizabeth II, and her grandson Prince William of Wales became the Vice Royal Patron of the Welsh Rugby Union as of February 2007.-History:The roots of the... ) Dave Pearson (England Rugby Football Union The Rugby Football Union was founded in 1871 as the governing body for the sport of rugby union, and performed as the international governing body prior to the formation of the International Rugby Board in 1886... ) Television match official: Jonathan Kaplan (South Africa South African Rugby Union The South African Rugby Union is the governing body for rugby union in South Africa and is affiliated to the International Rugby Board... ) Fourth official: Nigel Owens Nigel Owens Nigel Owens is a Welsh international rugby union referee. He is an international and Heineken Cup referee and was the only Welsh referee at the 2007 Rugby World Cup in France....  (Wales Welsh Rugby Union The Welsh Rugby Union is the governing body of rugby union in Wales, recognised by the International Rugby Board.The union's patron is Queen Elizabeth II, and her grandson Prince William of Wales became the Vice Royal Patron of the Welsh Rugby Union as of February 2007.-History:The roots of the... ) Fifth official: Eric Gauzins (France)

Argentina vs Namibia

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FB	15	Ignacio Corleto Ignacio Corleto Ignacio Corleto is an Argentine Rugby Union footballer who plays Fullback position. He began his rugby career in the local Club Universitario de Buenos Aires . After the 1999 Rugby World Cup he migrated into professional rugby and signed with French club Narbonne...
RW	14	Hernán Senillosa Hernán Senillosa Hernán Senillosa is an Argentine rugby union player, who plays for Argentina's national side. Senillosa rugby position is centre.His brother Santiago "Aguaviva" Senillosa, is also a destacated rugby player....
OC	13	Gonzalo Tiesi Gonzalo Tiesi Gonzalo Tiesi is an Argentina rugby union footballer. He used to play for Harlequins in the English Guinness Premiership. He now plays for Stade Francais in the French Top 14. Tiesi has also played for the Argentina national team, Los Pumas. His usual position is in the centres.Tiesi formerly...
IC	12	Manuel Contepomi Manuel Contepomi Manuel Contepomi is an Argentine rugby union footballer. He currently plays for Newman in the Unión de Rugby de Buenos Aires competition. He has also made numerous appearances for the Argentina national team...
LW	11	Horacio Agulla Horacio Agulla Horacio Agulla is an Argentine rugby union player, who represents Leicester Tigers at club level, and has played for Argentina's national side. Agulla plays as a winger. He also attended St...
FH	10	Felipe Contepomi Felipe Contepomi Felipe Contepomi is an Argentine rugby union footballer. A fly-half and centre, he currently plays for Stade Francais of the French Top 14; he made his debut for the club in November 2009 after recovering from a torn ACL suffered in a 2008–09 Heineken Cup match with his previous club, Magners...
SH	9	Agustín Pichot Agustín Pichot Agustín Pichot is a retired Argentine rugby union player, formerly captain of the Argentine team and the English club Bristol. In addition to Bristol, he played for French sides Stade Français and Racing Métro after leaving Argentine team CASI from San Isidro in 1997...  (c Captain (sports) In team sports, a captain is a title given to a member of the team. The title is frequently honorary, but in some cases the captain may have significant responsibility for strategy and teamwork while the game is in progress on the field... )
N8	8	Juan Manuel Leguizamón Juan Manuel Leguizamón Juan Manuel Leguizamón is an Argentine rugby union footballer. He used to play for the London Irish club in the English league Guinness Premiership. In the summer of 2008 he signed for Stade Français due to a perceived lack of game time. He has also played for the Argentina national team, Los Pumas...
OF	7	Juan Martín Fernández Lobbe Juan Martín Fernández Lobbe Juan Martín Fernández Lobbe is an Argentine rugby union footballer. He currently plays for Toulon in the French Top 14, having moved from Sale Sharks in England's Guinness Premiership. He previously played for Liceo Naval, and has represented Argentina...
BF	6	Lucas Ostiglia Lucas Ostiglia Lucas Ostiglia is an Argentine former rugby union footballer. He has represented the Argentina national team in 32 occasions, including the 1999, 2003 and 2007 Rugby World Cups. His usual position was as a flanker....
RL	5	Patricio Albacete Patricio Albacete Patricio Albacete is an Argentine rugby union footballer. He currently plays for Stade Toulousain in the top level of French rugby, the Top 14 competition. He has also represented the national Argentina team, including being a part of their 2003 Rugby World Cup squad. His usual position is at...
LL	4	Carlos Ignacio Fernández Lobbe Ignacio Fernández Lobbe Carlos Ignacio Fernández Lobbe is an Argentine rugby union footballer. He currently plays with English side, Bath Rugby in the Aviva Premiership...
TP	3	Omar Hasan Jalil Omar Hasan Omar Hasan Jalil is a retired Argentine rugby union footballer. He last played for Stade Toulousain in the domestic French club competition, the Top 14. He has also played for Argentina, usually as a prop. He has played in over 50 Tests for the Pumas and has an international career with Argentina...
HK	2	Alberto Vernet Basualdo Alberto Vernet Basualdo Alberto Vernet Basualdo is an Argentine rugby union player. His position is hooker. He started playing in Buenos Aires team Asociación Alumni and currently plays for Toulouse, in France; he also plays for the Argentine national rugby team, his debut for Los Pumas was on December 4, 2004.In 2005 he...
LP	1	Rodrigo Roncero Rodrigo Roncero Rodrigo Roncero, also known as "RoRo" , is an Argentinian rugby union footballer. He currently plays for Stade Français in the national domestic competition of France, the Top 14. He has also played for Gloucester Rugby in the Guinness Premiership from 2002 to 2004...
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HK	16	Mario Ledesma Arocena Mario Ledesma Mario Ledesma Arocena is an Argentine rugby union footballer. He currently plays for the French club ASM Clermont Auvergne in the Top 14 competition. He also previously played for another French club, Castres Olympique, Narbonne and Curupaytí club in Argentina...
PR	17	Juan Martín Scelzo Martín Scelzo Martín Alejandro Scelzo is an Argentine rugby union footballer, currently playing for ASM Clermont Auvergne in the top division of French rugby, the Top 14 competition. He usually plays as a prop...
LK	18	Rimas Álvarez Kairelis Rimas Álvarez Kairelis Rimas Álvarez Kairelis is an Argentine rugby union footballer. He currently plays for Perpignan in the Top 14 in France. He has represented Argentina, and was part of the Argentinian squad at the 2003 and 2007 World Cups...
FL	19	Gonzalo Longo Elía Gonzalo Longo Gonzalo Longo is an Argentine rugby union footballer. His position is number eight.He's currently playing with French club ASM Clermont Auvergne in the Top 14 competition...
SH	20	Nicolás Fernandez Miranda Nicolás Fernández Miranda Nicolás Fernández Miranda is a rugby player. He so far has won over 40 caps, with 6 as captain playing at scrum half for the Argentina rugby union side . He made his international test debut at the age of 21 on 28 May 1994 against the United States. He has so far scored 5 tries for Argentina...
FH	21	Federico Todeschini Federico Todeschini Federico Todeschini is an Argentine rugby union footballer. He has played for several teams in Argentina, Italy and France, he has also represented the Argentina national rugby union team on several occasions since 1998....
FB	22	Federico Serra Miras Federico Serra Miras Federico Serra Miras is an Argentine rugby union player. He has played a number of times for the Argentina national rugby union team. He made his debut for the Pumas in 2003 against Chile and has gone on to represent Argentina at the 2007 Rugby World Cup in France.Serra Miras plays club rugby for...
Coach:
Marcelo Loffreda Marcelo Loffreda Marcelo Loffreda is a rugby player and coach, until recently head coach for the English club power Leicester Tigers. Loffreda won 44 caps with one as captain, playing at centre for the Argentine rugby union side...

style="font-size: 90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"> Namibia | FB 15 Heini Bock

Heini Bock

Heini Bock is a Namibian rugby union scrum-half. He is a member of the Namibia national rugby union team and participated with the squad at the 2007 Rugby World Cup.-References:...

RW 14 Deon Mouton

Deon Mouton

Deon Mouton is a Namibian rugby union scrum-half. He is a member of the Namibia national rugby union team and participated with the squad at the 2007 Rugby World Cup.-References:...

  OC 13 Du Preez Grobler

Du Preez Grobler

Du Preez Grobler is a Namibian rugby union centre. He played with the Namibia national rugby union team at the 2003 Rugby World Cup and 2007 Rugby World Cup.-References:...

  IC 12 Corne Powell (c

Captain (sports)

In team sports, a captain is a title given to a member of the team. The title is frequently honorary, but in some cases the captain may have significant responsibility for strategy and teamwork while the game is in progress on the field...

) LW 11 Melrick Africa

Melrick Africa

Melrick John Africa is a Namibian rugby union centre and wing.Africa played for Reho Falcons, in Namibia for the season of 2006/07....

FH 10 Morne Schreuder

Morné Schreuder

Morné Schreuder is a Namibian rugby union fly half. Schreuder competed for the Namibia national rugby union team at the 2007 Rugby World Cup.-References:...

  SH 9 Eugene Jantjies

Eugene Jantjies

Eugene Jantjies is a Namibian rugby union scrum-half. He is a member of the Namibia national rugby union team and participated with the squad at the 2007 Rugby World Cup. Eugene was also participated with the squad at the 2011 Rugby World Cup and played three games-References:k...

N8 8 Tinus du Plessis

Tinus du Plessis

Tinus du Plessis is a Namibian rugby union player. He is a member of the Namibia national rugby union team. He was selected for the Namibian squad to play in the 2007 Rugby World Cup where he made three appearances. Having appeared in the Africa Cup in 2008 and 2009 and the RWC 2011 Qualifiers he...

OF 7 Jacques Burger

Jacques Burger

Jacques Burger is a Namibian rugby union loose forward who plays for Saracens in the Aviva Premiership. His height is 6 ft 2 in and he weighs 105 kg....

BF 6 Michael MacKenzie

Michael MacKenzie (rugby player)

Michael Valentine MacKenzie is a Namibian rugby union player. He plays as a prop.MacKenzie had 8 caps for Namibia national rugby union team, from 2004 to 2007, with 2 tries scored, 10 points in aggregate. He participated with the squad at the 2007 Rugby World Cup, playing in three games...

  RL 5 Nico Esterhuize LL 4 Wacca Kazombiaze  TP 3 Marius Visser

Marius Visser

Marius Visser is a rugby union player for Namibia and the heaviest player at the 2007 Rugby World Cup at 140 kilograms...

  HK 2 Johannes Meyer

Johannes Meyer (rugby player)

Johannes Meyer is a Namibian rugby union prop. He is a member of the Namibia national rugby union team and participated with the squad at the 2007 Rugby World Cup.-References:...

  LP 1 Johnny Redelinghuys Replacements: HK 16 Hugo Horn

Hugo Horn

Hugo Horn is a Namibian rugby union player. He plays Hooker for Rotherham Titans in the Guinness Championship in England. In 2007 he represented Namibia in the world cup playing all four games and he also played in all three matches by Namibia in the 1999 Rugby World Cup...

  PR 17 Kees Lensing

Kees Lensing

Kees Lensing is a Namibian rugby union player who previously played for Castres in the Top 14 competition. He plays as a prop.-External links:*...

  FL 18 Herman Lindvelt  LK 19 Heino Senekal

Heino Senekal

Johannes Hendrik Senekal is a Namibian rugby union lock. Senekal competed for the Namibia national rugby union team at the 1999 Rugby World Cup finals, 2003 Rugby World Cup finals and the 2007 Rugby World Cup finals, playing 10 matches in aggregate.He was a member of the Welsh team Cardiff Blues...

  SH 20 Jurie van Tonder

Jurie van Tonder

Jurie van Tonder is a Namibian rugby union scrum-half. Van Tonder competed for the Namibia national rugby union team at the 2007 Rugby World Cup.-References:...

  CE 21 Bratley Langenhoven

Bratley Langenhoven

Bradley Langenhoven is a rugby union player who plays for Namibia. He plays as a wing or center.Langenhoven made his international debut against South Africa on August 15, 2007, in which he scored a try. Langenhoven was in the Namibian squad for the 2007 World Cup finals...

  CE 22 Piet van Zyl

Piet van Zyl

Piet van Zyl is a Namibian rugby union player who captains the Boland Cavaliers in South Africa at provincial level, and plays for the at international level. Van Zyl was in the Namibian squad for the 2007 World Cup, and scored a try in his nation's first match in the competition, in a game...

  Coach:   Hakkies Husselman

Hakkies Husselman

Dawid Husselman, better known as Hakkies Husselman , is a Namibian rugby union former international player and a current coach. He played as a scrum-half....

Man of the Match: Rodrigo Roncero Rodrigo Roncero Rodrigo Roncero, also known as "RoRo" , is an Argentinian rugby union footballer. He currently plays for Stade Français in the national domestic competition of France, the Top 14. He has also played for Gloucester Rugby in the Guinness Premiership from 2002 to 2004...  (Argentina) Touch judges: Carlo Damasco (Italy) Simon McDowell (Ireland Irish Rugby Football Union The Irish Rugby Football Union is the body managing rugby union in Ireland. The IRFU has its head office at 10/12 Lansdowne Road and home ground at Aviva Stadium, where Irish rugby union international matches are played... ) Television match official: Kelvin Deaker Kelvin Deaker Kelvin Deaker is a former New Zealand rugby union international referee and member of the Hawke's Bay Rugby Union, who has now retired from all refereeing. Deaker took up refereeing in 1991, and refereed his first representative match in 1996, when he took charge of a National Provincial...  (New Zealand) Fourth official: Joël Jutge Joël Jutge Joël Jutge is a former French international rugby union referee. He made his international refereeing debut in a 2000 match between Italy and Romania in Naples. Jutge decided to be a referee in 1991 after his playing career was brought to an end by a knee ligament injury...  (France) Fifth official: Franck Maciello (France)

Georgia vs Namibia

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style="font-size: 90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">	Georgia
FB	15	Malkhaz Urjukashvili Malkhaz Urjukashvili Malkhaz Urjukashvili is a Georgian rugby union player. He plays as a wing.He moved to France, where he has been playing in Stade Toulousain, RC Nîmes, US Tours, in 2003, RC Cannes-Mandelieu, from 2003/04 to 2006/07, in the Fédérale 2, Stade Aurillacois Cantal Auvergne, from 2007/08 to 2008/09, in...
RW	14	Irakli Machkhaneli
OC	13	Davit Kacharava
IC	12	Irakli Giorgadze
LW	11	Giorgi Shkinin George Shkinin George Shkinin also known as Gosha, Goga, Georgi, and Giorgi, surname alternately spelled Shkinini is a Georgian rugby union footballer. He was first capped for Georgia in 2004, and has played for his country 21 times since then. Playing at wing, He started hes career in Georgian club "Hooligana"...
FH	10	Merab Kvirikashvili Merab Kvirikashvili Merab Kvirikashvili is a Georgian rugby union footballer. He made his debut for Georgia in 2003, and was selected for the 2003 Rugby World Cup. Playing at scrum-half and fly-half he has played 21 times for his country and scored 65 points. He often has the goal kicking duties for his team...
SH	9	Irakli Abuseridze Irakli Abuseridze Irakli Abuseridze is a Georgian rugby union footballer. He plays as a scrum-half. Abuseridze is currently the captain of the Georgia national rugby union team....  (c Captain (sports) In team sports, a captain is a title given to a member of the team. The title is frequently honorary, but in some cases the captain may have significant responsibility for strategy and teamwork while the game is in progress on the field... )
N8	8	Giorgi Chkhaidze
OF	7	Rati Urushadze
BF	6	Grigol Labadze
RL	5	Mamuka Gorgodze Mamuka Gorgodze Mamuka Gorgodze is a Georgian rugby union footballer, currently playing in the top French professional rugby competition, the Top 14, for the Montpellier Hérault club. He joined Montpellier in 2005. His usual position is lock or number eight.Gorgodze is also an international player for the...
LL	4	Levan Datunashvili Levan Datunashvili Levan Datunahsvili is a Georgian rugby union footballer. He plays as a lock.-Career:Datunahsvili currently plays for Aurillac, in France. He was selected for the Georgia side that entered the 2007 Rugby World Cup finals...
TP	3	David Zirakashvili
HK	2	Akvsenti Giorgadze Akvsenti Giorgadze Akvsent Guiorgadze , is a Georgian rugby union player, who plays club rugby for the Castres Olympique in France, and for the Georgian national team. Guiorgadze plays as a hooker. Guiorgadze made his debut for Georgia on April 12, 1996, in a match against...
LP	1	Goderdzi Shvelidze Goderdzi Shvelidze Goderdzi Shvelidze is a Georgian rugby union player. He played at prop for the Georgian Army club and Georgia. He is now playing his club rugby in France for Montpellier. One of the only current rugby players to have two of his fingers bitten off during a match.He has been capped 62 times and...
Replacements:
PR	16	David Khinchagashvili
PR	17	Avtandil Kopaliani Avtandil Kopaliani Avtandil "Avto" Kopaliani is a Georgian rugby union footballer, currently playing in the top French professional rugby league, the Top 14, for the Aviron Bayonnais club. He previously played for another French club, the US Montauban. His usual position is tighthead prop.-Notes:...
LK	18	Victor Didebulidze Victor Didebulidze Victor Didebulidze is a former Georgian rugby union player. He played as a lock.-Career:Didebulidze first played in Georgia, moving to Tarbes Pyrénées Rugby, in France, for the season of 1999/2000. He then would play for Nîmes, Cannes and Massy.He had 45 caps for Georgia, from 1991 to 2007,...
N8	19	Besso Udesiani
SH	20	Bidzina Samkharadze
CE	21	Revaz Gigauri
WG	22	Besiki Khamashuridze
Coach:
Malkhaz Cheishvili Malkhaz Cheishvili Malkhaz Cheishvili is a Georgian rugby union coach. He was the coach of Georgia at the 2007 Rugby World Cup finals.He managed to lose by less than a try to Ireland and achieved the first win ever of his country at the Rugby World Cup finals, with Namibia .-Notes:...

style="font-size: 90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"> Namibia | FB 15 Heini Bock

Heini Bock

Heini Bock is a Namibian rugby union scrum-half. He is a member of the Namibia national rugby union team and participated with the squad at the 2007 Rugby World Cup.-References:...

  RW 14 Ryan Witbooi

Ryan Witbooi

Ryan Witbooi is a Namibian rugby union scrum half. He is a member of the Namibia national rugby union team and participated with the squad at the 2007 Rugby World Cup.-References:...

OC 13 Piet van Zyl

Piet van Zyl

Piet van Zyl is a Namibian rugby union player who captains the Boland Cavaliers in South Africa at provincial level, and plays for the at international level. Van Zyl was in the Namibian squad for the 2007 World Cup, and scored a try in his nation's first match in the competition, in a game...

IC 12 Corne Powell LW 11 Bradley Langenhoven FH 10 Morne Schreuder

Morné Schreuder

Morné Schreuder is a Namibian rugby union fly half. Schreuder competed for the Namibia national rugby union team at the 2007 Rugby World Cup.-References:...

  SH 9 Jurie van Tonder

Jurie van Tonder

Jurie van Tonder is a Namibian rugby union scrum-half. Van Tonder competed for the Namibia national rugby union team at the 2007 Rugby World Cup.-References:...

  N8 8 Tinus du Plessis

Tinus du Plessis

Tinus du Plessis is a Namibian rugby union player. He is a member of the Namibia national rugby union team. He was selected for the Namibian squad to play in the 2007 Rugby World Cup where he made three appearances. Having appeared in the Africa Cup in 2008 and 2009 and the RWC 2011 Qualifiers he...

  OF 7 Jacques Burger

Jacques Burger

Jacques Burger is a Namibian rugby union loose forward who plays for Saracens in the Aviva Premiership. His height is 6 ft 2 in and he weighs 105 kg....

BF 6 Jacques Nieuwenhuis

Jacques Nieuwenhuis

Jacques Nieuwenhuis is a Namibian rugby union player. Nieuwenhuis was in the Namibian squad for the 2007 World Cup, and scored a try in his nation's first match in the competition, in a game against .He later blotted his copybook by being the first Namibian to be sent off at a world cup against...

RL 5 Heino Senekal

Heino Senekal

Johannes Hendrik Senekal is a Namibian rugby union lock. Senekal competed for the Namibia national rugby union team at the 1999 Rugby World Cup finals, 2003 Rugby World Cup finals and the 2007 Rugby World Cup finals, playing 10 matches in aggregate.He was a member of the Welsh team Cardiff Blues...

  LL 4 Wacca Kazombiaze TP 3 Marius Visser

Marius Visser

Marius Visser is a rugby union player for Namibia and the heaviest player at the 2007 Rugby World Cup at 140 kilograms...

  HK 2 Hugo Horn

Hugo Horn

Hugo Horn is a Namibian rugby union player. He plays Hooker for Rotherham Titans in the Guinness Championship in England. In 2007 he represented Namibia in the world cup playing all four games and he also played in all three matches by Namibia in the 1999 Rugby World Cup...

  LP 1 Kees Lensing

Kees Lensing

Kees Lensing is a Namibian rugby union player who previously played for Castres in the Top 14 competition. He plays as a prop.-External links:*...

 (c

Captain (sports)

In team sports, a captain is a title given to a member of the team. The title is frequently honorary, but in some cases the captain may have significant responsibility for strategy and teamwork while the game is in progress on the field...

) Replacements: HK 16 Johannes Meyer

Johannes Meyer (rugby player)

Johannes Meyer is a Namibian rugby union prop. He is a member of the Namibia national rugby union team and participated with the squad at the 2007 Rugby World Cup.-References:...

  PR 17 Johnny Redelinghuys  PR 18 Jane du Toit

Jané du Toit

Jané du Toit is a Namibian rugby union loosehead prop with Plymouth Albion. He played with Namibia at the 2007 Rugby World Cup.- Club career :* 1996 : Western Province U21s * 1997-2000 : Stellenbosch University...

  LK 19 Nico Esterhuize  SH 20 Eugene Jantjies

Eugene Jantjies

Eugene Jantjies is a Namibian rugby union scrum-half. He is a member of the Namibia national rugby union team and participated with the squad at the 2007 Rugby World Cup. Eugene was also participated with the squad at the 2011 Rugby World Cup and played three games-References:k...

  WG 21 Melrick Africa

Melrick Africa

Melrick John Africa is a Namibian rugby union centre and wing.Africa played for Reho Falcons, in Namibia for the season of 2006/07....

  LK 22 Domingo Kamonga

Domingo Kamonga

Domingo Kamonga is a Namibian rugby Lock with United Rugby Club and the Namibia national rugby union team. He made his international debut with Namibia in 2004.-References:...

  Coach:   Hakkies Husselman

Hakkies Husselman

Dawid Husselman, better known as Hakkies Husselman , is a Namibian rugby union former international player and a current coach. He played as a scrum-half....

Man of the Match: Merab Kvirikashvili Merab Kvirikashvili Merab Kvirikashvili is a Georgian rugby union footballer. He made his debut for Georgia in 2003, and was selected for the 2003 Rugby World Cup. Playing at scrum-half and fly-half he has played 21 times for his country and scored 65 points. He often has the goal kicking duties for his team...  (Georgia) Touch judges: Paul Marks (Australia Australian Rugby Union The Australian Rugby Union is the governing body of rugby union in Australia. It was founded in 1949 and is a member of the International Rugby Board the sport's governing body. It consists of eight member unions, representing each state and territory... ) Malcolm Changleng Malcolm Changleng Malcolm Changleng is a Scottish former professional rugby union referee. He is the identical twin brother of fellow referee David Changleng....  (Scotland Scottish Rugby Union The Scottish Rugby Union is the governing body of rugby union in Scotland. It is the second oldest Rugby Union, having been founded in 1873, as the Scottish Football Union.-History:... ) Television match official: Federico Cuesta (Argentina) Fourth official: Alan Lewis Alan Lewis David Alan Lewis is an Irish former cricketer and current Rugby Union referee. His father Ian also played cricket for Ireland...  (Ireland Irish Rugby Football Union The Irish Rugby Football Union is the body managing rugby union in Ireland. The IRFU has its head office at 10/12 Lansdowne Road and home ground at Aviva Stadium, where Irish rugby union international matches are played... ) Fifth official: Bruno Gaudefrin (France)

France vs Georgia

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style="font-size: 90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">	France
FB	15	Clément Poitrenaud Clément Poitrenaud Clément Poitrenaud is a French rugby union footballer. His usual position is at fullback but he also plays at centre...
RW	14	Aurélien Rougerie Aurélien Rougerie Aurélien Rougerie plays on the wing and Centre for France and captains ASM Clermont Auvergne in the French Top 14.-Career:Rougerie was born in Beaumont, Puy-de-Dôme...
OC	13	David Marty David Marty David Marty is a French rugby union footballer who plays at center three-quarter in the Top 14 competition for Catalan club USA Perpignan, and has also played for France, having played in the 2005 and 2006 Six Nations....
IC	12	Yannick Jauzion Yannick Jauzion Yannick Jauzion is a French rugby union footballer. He plays at centre for Stade Toulousain and the French national team....
LW	11	Christophe Dominici Christophe Dominici Christophe Dominici is a former French rugby union footballer of Italian origin. He played wing for Stade Français and France. He has been a coach with Stade Français since the start of the 2008/9 season and a board member since 2009/10 season.-Club career:Christophe Dominici was born in Toulon...
FH	10	Lionel Beauxis Lionel Beauxis Lionel Beauxis is a French rugby union player. He is tall and weighs . He plays at fly half for Stade Français....
SH	9	Pierre Mignoni Pierre Mignoni Pierre Mignoni is a retired French rugby union footballer who is currently a coach for his hometown club team, Toulon. He has also played for the France national team....
N8	8	Julien Bonnaire Julien Bonnaire Julien Bonnaire is a French rugby union footballer, who played for CS Bourgoin-Jallieu in the Top 14 competition in France until the 2006–2007 season...
OF	7	Yannick Nyanga Yannick Nyanga Yannick Nyanga is a professional rugby union player who plays flanker for Toulouse and France. He was a part of the victorious French team of the 2006 Six Nations Championship....
BF	6	Serge Betsen Serge Betsen Serge Betsen Tchoua is a French rugby union player who plays as a flanker for London Wasps at club level and formerly for internationally...  (c Captain (sports) In team sports, a captain is a title given to a member of the team. The title is frequently honorary, but in some cases the captain may have significant responsibility for strategy and teamwork while the game is in progress on the field... )
RL	5	Jérôme Thion Jérôme Thion Jerome Thion is a French rugby union footballer who currently plays for Biarritz Olympique in the Top 14 club competition in France...
LL	4	Lionel Nallet Lionel Nallet Lionel Nallet is a French rugby union player who currently plays at lock for Racing Métro 92 in the French Top 14 club competition and is a former captain of the France national team. He began his professional career with CS Bourgoin-Jallieu, playing there from 1998 to 2003 before moving to...
TP	3	Jean-Baptiste Poux Jean-Baptiste Poux Jean-Baptiste Poux is a French rugby union footballer who plays as a prop, and is capable of playing on either side of the scrum. He currently plays for Toulouse in the Top 14 rugby competition...
HK	2	Sébastien Bruno Sébastien Bruno Sébastien Bruno is a French rugby union footballer who plays as a hooker for Toulon and formerly for France. Born in Nîmes, Bruno joined Sale Sharks from French club Béziers, making his debut against Leicester Tigers in 2004. He made his international debut in 2002 against Wales, and was selected...
LP	1	Olivier Milloud Olivier Milloud Olivier Milloud is a French rugby union footballer, currently playing for Stade Francais in the top level of French rugby, the Top 14 competition. He has also played for the French national team, including being a part of their 2003 Rugby World Cup squad. He usually plays as a prop.He made his...
Replacements:
HK	16	Dimitri Szarzewski Dimitri Szarzewski Dimitri Szarzewski is a French rugby union footballer, currently playing for Stade Français in the Top 14 club championship in France. His usual position is at hooker, and he has represented France....
PR	17	Nicolas Mas Nicolas Mas Nicolas Mas is a Catalan/French rugby union footballer, who currently plays for the USA Perpignan club in the Top 14 French premiership. His usual position is at prop. He also plays for the French national team....
LK	18	Fabien Pelous Fabien Pelous Fabien Pelous is a retired French rugby union footballer. A lock who also occasionally played as a number eight and flanker, he played almost all of his professional career for Stade Toulousain, and is the all-time leader in appearances for the French national team...
FL	19	Rémy Martin Rémy Martin Rémy Martin is a brand selling cognac , specialist of the Cognac Fine Champagne originally produced by Rémy Martin, a French winemaker, who founded the company in 1724...
SH	20	Jean-Baptiste Elissalde Jean-Baptiste Élissalde Jean-Baptiste Élissalde is a former French rugby union player, playing either as a scrum-half or as a fly-half, and current backs coach of the Stade Toulousain.-Early life:...
FH	21	David Skrela David Skrela David Skrela is a French rugby union footballer. He plays for the French national side and for ASM Clermont Auvergne as a fly-half or centre. He is renowned for his tackles and his kick....
WG	22	Vincent Clerc Vincent Clerc Vincent Clerc is a French rugby union player who plays on the wing.-Biography:Born in the city of Échirolles, suburb of the south of Grenoble , Clerc first played rugby at FC Grenoble, helping them reach the Top 16 before moving to Toulouse in 2002, where he has been playing ever since...
Coach:
Bernard Laporte Bernard Laporte Bernard Laporte is a rugby union coach and former French Secretary of State for Sport. He is currently the head coach at Toulon, having taken over in 2011 from Philippe Saint-André, who had been named the new head coach of the France national team. Laporte himself is a former head coach of France,...

style="font-size: 90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"> Georgia | FB 15 Otar Barkalaia

Otar Barkalaia

Otar Barkalaia is a Georgian rugby union player. He plays as a fly-half.Barkalaia played for Figeac, in France. He now plays for Valletta, in Andorra....

  RW 14 Malkhaz Urjukashvili

Malkhaz Urjukashvili

Malkhaz Urjukashvili is a Georgian rugby union player. He plays as a wing.He moved to France, where he has been playing in Stade Toulousain, RC Nîmes, US Tours, in 2003, RC Cannes-Mandelieu, from 2003/04 to 2006/07, in the Fédérale 2, Stade Aurillacois Cantal Auvergne, from 2007/08 to 2008/09, in...

OC 13 Revaz Gigauri  IC 12 Irakli Giorgadze LW 11 Besiki Khamashuridze  FH 10 Merab Kvirikashvili

Merab Kvirikashvili

Merab Kvirikashvili is a Georgian rugby union footballer. He made his debut for Georgia in 2003, and was selected for the 2003 Rugby World Cup. Playing at scrum-half and fly-half he has played 21 times for his country and scored 65 points. He often has the goal kicking duties for his team...

SH 9 Irakli Abuseridze

Irakli Abuseridze

Irakli Abuseridze is a Georgian rugby union footballer. He plays as a scrum-half. Abuseridze is currently the captain of the Georgia national rugby union team....

 (c

Captain (sports)

In team sports, a captain is a title given to a member of the team. The title is frequently honorary, but in some cases the captain may have significant responsibility for strategy and teamwork while the game is in progress on the field...

) N8 8 Giorgi Chkhaidze OF 7 Rati Urushadze  BF 6 Ilia Maisuradze  RL 5 Zurab Mtchedlishvili LL 4 Victor Didebulidze

Victor Didebulidze

Victor Didebulidze is a former Georgian rugby union player. He played as a lock.-Career:Didebulidze first played in Georgia, moving to Tarbes Pyrénées Rugby, in France, for the season of 1999/2000. He then would play for Nîmes, Cannes and Massy.He had 45 caps for Georgia, from 1991 to 2007,...

  TP 3 David Zirakashvili HK 2 Akvsenti Giorgadze

Akvsenti Giorgadze

Akvsent Guiorgadze , is a Georgian rugby union player, who plays club rugby for the Castres Olympique in France, and for the Georgian national team. Guiorgadze plays as a hooker. Guiorgadze made his debut for Georgia on April 12, 1996, in a match against...

LP 1 Mamuka Magrakvelidze

Mamuka Magrakvelidze

Mamuka Magrakvelidze is a Georgian rugby union footballer, currently playing in the French professional Pro D2, for the Tarbes Pyrénées Rugby club. He previously played for other French clubs, the Montpellier Hérault RC and the Racing Metro 92 Paris.Magrakvelidze is also an international player...

  Replacements: PR 16 Goderdzi Shvelidze

Goderdzi Shvelidze

Goderdzi Shvelidze is a Georgian rugby union player. He played at prop for the Georgian Army club and Georgia. He is now playing his club rugby in France for Montpellier. One of the only current rugby players to have two of his fingers bitten off during a match.He has been capped 62 times and...

  PR 17 Avtandil Kopaliani

Avtandil Kopaliani

Avtandil "Avto" Kopaliani is a Georgian rugby union footballer, currently playing in the top French professional rugby league, the Top 14, for the Aviron Bayonnais club. He previously played for another French club, the US Montauban. His usual position is tighthead prop.-Notes:...

LK 18 Levan Datunashvili

Levan Datunashvili

Levan Datunahsvili is a Georgian rugby union footballer. He plays as a lock.-Career:Datunahsvili currently plays for Aurillac, in France. He was selected for the Georgia side that entered the 2007 Rugby World Cup finals...

  FL 19 Zviad Maisuradze  SH 20 Bidzina Samkharadze  WG 21 Otar Eloshvili

Otar Eloshvili

Otar Eloshvili is a Georgian rugby union footballer. He plays as a centre and as a wing.Eloshvili played in France for Compiègne, Rugby Club d'Arras, in 2006/07, Sporting Nazairien Rugby , Marcq en Barouel and currently for Grasse, since 2010/11.He has 11 caps for Georgia, with 2 tries scored, 10...

  WG 22 Giorgi Elizbarashvili  Coach:   Malkhaz Cheishvili

Malkhaz Cheishvili

Malkhaz Cheishvili is a Georgian rugby union coach. He was the coach of Georgia at the 2007 Rugby World Cup finals.He managed to lose by less than a try to Ireland and achieved the first win ever of his country at the Rugby World Cup finals, with Namibia .-Notes:...

Man of the Match: Lionel Beauxis Lionel Beauxis Lionel Beauxis is a French rugby union player. He is tall and weighs . He plays at fly half for Stade Français....  (France) Touch judges: Nigel Owens Nigel Owens Nigel Owens is a Welsh international rugby union referee. He is an international and Heineken Cup referee and was the only Welsh referee at the 2007 Rugby World Cup in France....  (Wales Welsh Rugby Union The Welsh Rugby Union is the governing body of rugby union in Wales, recognised by the International Rugby Board.The union's patron is Queen Elizabeth II, and her grandson Prince William of Wales became the Vice Royal Patron of the Welsh Rugby Union as of February 2007.-History:The roots of the... ) Dave Pearson (England Rugby Football Union The Rugby Football Union was founded in 1871 as the governing body for the sport of rugby union, and performed as the international governing body prior to the formation of the International Rugby Board in 1886... ) Television match official: Hugh Watkins Hugh Watkins Hugh David Watkins is a Welsh former rugby union referee who currently works as the video referee on the UK television gameshow Gladiators. In 2007, he went to the 2007 Rugby World Cup as a touch judge before being used as a television match official later in the competition...  (Wales Welsh Rugby Union The Welsh Rugby Union is the governing body of rugby union in Wales, recognised by the International Rugby Board.The union's patron is Queen Elizabeth II, and her grandson Prince William of Wales became the Vice Royal Patron of the Welsh Rugby Union as of February 2007.-History:The roots of the... ) Fourth official: Steve Walsh Steve Walsh (rugby) Steve Walsh is a professional rugby union referee from New Zealand.Walsh's rugby playing career ended at age 13, due to a spinal injury resulting from a birth deformity and he began refereeing at the age of 16....  (New Zealand) Fifth official: Franck Maciello (France)

Ireland vs Argentina

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style="font-size: 90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">	Ireland
FB	15	Geordan Murphy Geordan Murphy Geordan Edward Andrew Murphy is an Irish rugby union rugby player and plays fullback or wing for the English club Leicester Tigers and Ireland....
RW	14	Shane Horgan Shane Horgan Shane Patrick Horgan born 18 July 1978 in Bellewstown, County Meath is a rugby union player who plays wing or centre for Leinster and Ireland. He is tall. While he was young he played for Boyne RFC. He also played Gaelic football at Minor level with Meath.Horgan joined Lansdowne on leaving...
OC	13	Brian O'Driscoll Brian O'Driscoll Brian O'Driscoll is an Irish professional rugby union player. He is the current captain of the Ireland Rugby team and captained Leinster Rugby until the start of 2008 season. He also captained the British and Irish Lions for their 2005 tour of New Zealand...  (c Captain (sports) In team sports, a captain is a title given to a member of the team. The title is frequently honorary, but in some cases the captain may have significant responsibility for strategy and teamwork while the game is in progress on the field... )
IC	12	Gordon D'Arcy Gordon D'Arcy Gordon William D'Arcy is an Irish rugby player, more specifically an inside centre. He is registered to Lansdowne RFC and plays for provincial and RaboDirect Pro12 side Leinster.-Career:...
LW	11	Denis Hickie Denis Hickie Denis Anthony Hickie born 13 February 1976 in Dublin, Ireland is a retired professional rugby union footballer employed by the Irish Rugby Football Union. He played his club rugby for Leinster. His primary position was on the wing. He is also known as Disco Denis as a result of his quick feet...
FH	10	Ronan O'Gara Ronan O'Gara Ronan John Ross O'Gara is an Irish rugby union player, playing at fly-half for both Munster and Ireland. He is the all time highest point scorer for both Munster and Ireland. In addition to his prolific point-scoring, he has captained Munster, Ireland and the British and Irish Lions...
SH	9	Eoin Reddan Eoin Reddan Eoin Reddan is an Irish rugby union player who plays at scrum half. He attended school at Crescent College Comprehensive where he captained the school side. On leaving school he studied at the University of Limerick....
N8	8	Denis Leamy Denis Leamy Denis Leamy is an Irish professional rugby union player. He is a back row forward who can play either blind side flanker or at number 8, and has occasionally played at inside centre...
OF	7	David Wallace David Wallace (rugby player) David P. Wallace is an Irish rugby union player for Munster and Ireland. He grew up in Limerick on the Ennis Road. He did not leave Limerick until the age of 17, when he started playing for Munster. He normally plays as an Openside Flanker, but has also played Blindside and Number 8...
BF	6	Simon Easterby Simon Easterby Simon Easterby is an English-born Irish rugby union footballer. He plays for Scarlets, for whom he is a player-coach, and is a recently retired Ireland international. His regular position is at blindside flanker, but he is equally adept on the openside.-Early life:Easterby's father is English and...
RL	5	Paul O'Connell Paul O'Connell Paul O'Connell is an Irish rugby union player who plays lock for Munster and Ireland. He also captained the British and Irish Lions on their 2009 tour to South Africa.-Early life:...
LL	4	Donncha O'Callaghan Donncha O'Callaghan Donncha O'Callaghan is an Irish rugby union footballer. He plays as a lock for Munster and Ireland.- Early career :He began his rugby education in Highfield Rugby Club, on the Model Farm Road in Cork. During the 1997/98 season he won a Schools Senior Cup with the Christian Brothers College, Cork,...
TP	3	John Hayes John Hayes (rugby player) John Hayes is an Irish rugby union player, who plays in the RaboDirect Pro12 and Heineken Cup for Munster. Having spent his underage career playing with the local Cappamore GAA club, he was 18 when he started playing rugby. It was his size which enabled him to overcome his late start to the sport...
HK	2	Jerry Flannery Jerry Flannery Jeremiah Paul "Jerry" Flannery is an Irish rugby union player who plays at Hooker for Munster and Ireland.-Early career:...
LP	1	Marcus Horan Marcus Horan Marcus Horan is an Irish rugby union player who plays loose-head-prop for Munster and Ireland.Horan was educated at St. Munchin's College and Limerick Institute of Technology...
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HK	16	Rory Best Rory Best Rory Best from Poyntzpass is an Irish rugby union footballer. He plays at the position of Hooker for Ulster and is registered for Banbridge RFC.-Club/Provincial:...
PR	17	Bryan Young Bryan Young (rugby player) Bryan Young is an Irish rugby union footballer. He plays for Ulster.Young is from Ballymena, Co Antrim, Northern Ireland. The middle of three children his elder brother Robert is the current captain of the Ballymena RFC XV, whilst his younger sister is studying at Queens University, Belfast.A...
LK	18	Malcolm O'Kelly Malcolm O'Kelly Malcolm O'Kelly is a retired Irish rugby union player who played as a lock for Ireland and Leinster....
FL	19	Neil Best Neil Best Neil Best is a rugby union footballer, He plays for Worcester Warriors and the Irish national team....
SH	20	Isaac Boss Isaac Boss Isaac Boss is a New Zealand–born Irish rugby union footballer. His grandmother was born in Glenarm, County Antrim, thereby qualifying him to play for Ireland. He plays scrum-half or fullback for Leinster and the Ireland national team...
FH	21	Paddy Wallace Paddy Wallace Paddy Wallace is an Irish rugby union footballer from Belfast where he attended Rockport School and Campbell College. He plays for Ulster. He was a member of the Ireland U19 side that lifted the U19 World Cup in 1998...
CE	22	Gavin Duffy Gavin Duffy Gavin Duffy is a rugby union footballer who plays at full back or at centre for Connacht Rugby.Educated at Cistercian College, Roscrea and UCG he first played for Ireland at Schools level in 1998 and at Under-21 level before he was brought into their senior side during the 2000/01 season.Duffy...
Coach:
Eddie O'Sullivan Eddie O'Sullivan Eddie O'Sullivan is an Irish rugby union coach and a former footballer. He is a former head coach of the United States national rugby union team and of the Ireland national rugby union team....

style="font-size: 90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"> Argentina | FB 15 Ignacio Corleto

Ignacio Corleto

Ignacio Corleto is an Argentine Rugby Union footballer who plays Fullback position. He began his rugby career in the local Club Universitario de Buenos Aires . After the 1999 Rugby World Cup he migrated into professional rugby and signed with French club Narbonne...

RW 14 Lucas Borges

Lucas Borges

Lucas Borges is an Argentina rugby union player. He played for Benetton Rugby in the Italian Super 10. Borges has also played for the Argentina national team, Los Pumas. His usual position is on the wing....

OC 13 Manuel Contepomi

Manuel Contepomi

Manuel Contepomi is an Argentine rugby union footballer. He currently plays for Newman in the Unión de Rugby de Buenos Aires competition. He has also made numerous appearances for the Argentina national team...

  IC 12 Felipe Contepomi

Felipe Contepomi

Felipe Contepomi is an Argentine rugby union footballer. A fly-half and centre, he currently plays for Stade Francais of the French Top 14; he made his debut for the club in November 2009 after recovering from a torn ACL suffered in a 2008–09 Heineken Cup match with his previous club, Magners...

LW 11 Horacio Agulla

Horacio Agulla

Horacio Agulla is an Argentine rugby union player, who represents Leicester Tigers at club level, and has played for Argentina's national side. Agulla plays as a winger. He also attended St...

FH 10 Juan Martín Hernández

Juan Martín Hernández

Juan Martín Hernández is an Argentine rugby union player. A mainstay of the Argentina national team, he currently plays for the Paris club Racing Métro in the French Top 14 competition. His 2010 move to Racing brought him back to the city where he had begun his professional career in 2003 with...

SH 9 Agustín Pichot

Agustín Pichot

Agustín Pichot is a retired Argentine rugby union player, formerly captain of the Argentine team and the English club Bristol. In addition to Bristol, he played for French sides Stade Français and Racing Métro after leaving Argentine team CASI from San Isidro in 1997...

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Captain (sports)

In team sports, a captain is a title given to a member of the team. The title is frequently honorary, but in some cases the captain may have significant responsibility for strategy and teamwork while the game is in progress on the field...

) N8 8 Gonzalo Longo Elía

Gonzalo Longo

Gonzalo Longo is an Argentine rugby union footballer. His position is number eight.He's currently playing with French club ASM Clermont Auvergne in the Top 14 competition...

OF 7 Juan Martín Fernández Lobbe

Juan Martín Fernández Lobbe

Juan Martín Fernández Lobbe is an Argentine rugby union footballer. He currently plays for Toulon in the French Top 14, having moved from Sale Sharks in England's Guinness Premiership. He previously played for Liceo Naval, and has represented Argentina...

BF 6 Lucas Ostiglia

Lucas Ostiglia

Lucas Ostiglia is an Argentine former rugby union footballer. He has represented the Argentina national team in 32 occasions, including the 1999, 2003 and 2007 Rugby World Cups. His usual position was as a flanker....

  RL 5 Patricio Albacete

Patricio Albacete

Patricio Albacete is an Argentine rugby union footballer. He currently plays for Stade Toulousain in the top level of French rugby, the Top 14 competition. He has also represented the national Argentina team, including being a part of their 2003 Rugby World Cup squad. His usual position is at...

LL 4 Carlos Ignacio Fernández Lobbe

Ignacio Fernández Lobbe

Carlos Ignacio Fernández Lobbe is an Argentine rugby union footballer. He currently plays with English side, Bath Rugby in the Aviva Premiership...

  TP 3 Juan Martín Scelzo

Martín Scelzo

Martín Alejandro Scelzo is an Argentine rugby union footballer, currently playing for ASM Clermont Auvergne in the top division of French rugby, the Top 14 competition. He usually plays as a prop...

  HK 2 Mario Ledesma Arocena

Mario Ledesma

Mario Ledesma Arocena is an Argentine rugby union footballer. He currently plays for the French club ASM Clermont Auvergne in the Top 14 competition. He also previously played for another French club, Castres Olympique, Narbonne and Curupaytí club in Argentina...

  LP 1 Rodrigo Roncero

Rodrigo Roncero

Rodrigo Roncero, also known as "RoRo" , is an Argentinian rugby union footballer. He currently plays for Stade Français in the national domestic competition of France, the Top 14. He has also played for Gloucester Rugby in the Guinness Premiership from 2002 to 2004...

Replacements: HK 16 Alberto Vernet Basualdo

Alberto Vernet Basualdo

Alberto Vernet Basualdo is an Argentine rugby union player. His position is hooker. He started playing in Buenos Aires team Asociación Alumni and currently plays for Toulouse, in France; he also plays for the Argentine national rugby team, his debut for Los Pumas was on December 4, 2004.In 2005 he...

  PR 17 Omar Hasan Jalil

Omar Hasan

Omar Hasan Jalil is a retired Argentine rugby union footballer. He last played for Stade Toulousain in the domestic French club competition, the Top 14. He has also played for Argentina, usually as a prop. He has played in over 50 Tests for the Pumas and has an international career with Argentina...

  LK 18 Rimas Álvarez Kairelis

Rimas Álvarez Kairelis

Rimas Álvarez Kairelis is an Argentine rugby union footballer. He currently plays for Perpignan in the Top 14 in France. He has represented Argentina, and was part of the Argentinian squad at the 2003 and 2007 World Cups...

  FL 19 Martín Durand

Martín Durand

Martín Durand is an Argentine rugby union footballer. His usual position is at flanker. He currently plays for the Montpellier Hérault RC club in the French Top 14 competition...

  SH 20 Nicolás Fernandez Miranda

Nicolás Fernández Miranda

Nicolás Fernández Miranda is a rugby player. He so far has won over 40 caps, with 6 as captain playing at scrum half for the Argentina rugby union side . He made his international test debut at the age of 21 on 28 May 1994 against the United States. He has so far scored 5 tries for Argentina...

FH 21 Federico Todeschini

Federico Todeschini

Federico Todeschini is an Argentine rugby union footballer. He has played for several teams in Argentina, Italy and France, he has also represented the Argentina national rugby union team on several occasions since 1998....

CE 22 Hernán Senillosa

Hernán Senillosa

Hernán Senillosa is an Argentine rugby union player, who plays for Argentina's national side. Senillosa rugby position is centre.His brother Santiago "Aguaviva" Senillosa, is also a destacated rugby player....

  Coach:   Marcelo Loffreda

Marcelo Loffreda

Marcelo Loffreda is a rugby player and coach, until recently head coach for the English club power Leicester Tigers. Loffreda won 44 caps with one as captain, playing at centre for the Argentine rugby union side...

Man of the Match: Gonzalo Longo Elía Gonzalo Longo Gonzalo Longo is an Argentine rugby union footballer. His position is number eight.He's currently playing with French club ASM Clermont Auvergne in the Top 14 competition...  (Argentina) Touch judges: Mark Lawrence Mark Lawrence (rugby) Mark Lawrence is an international rugby union referee, from the Republic of South Africa. He refereed his first international test match, in 2000, and was chosen to officiate at both the 2003 Rugby World Cup and 2007 Rugby World Cup acting as a touch judge and a TMO in both competitions...  (South Africa South African Rugby Union The South African Rugby Union is the governing body for rugby union in South Africa and is affiliated to the International Rugby Board... ) Craig Joubert Craig Joubert Craig Paul Joubert is a South African professional rugby union referee. He has officiated at international level since 2003 with the 2011 Rugby World Cup Final being his most profile match.-Biography:...  (South Africa South African Rugby Union The South African Rugby Union is the governing body for rugby union in South Africa and is affiliated to the International Rugby Board... ) Television match official: Stuart Dickinson Stuart Dickinson Stuart Dickinson is a former Australian rugby referee. He made his international refereeing debut in 1997 in a Rugby World Cup qualifier between Tahiti and Papua New Guinea....  (Australia Australian Rugby Union The Australian Rugby Union is the governing body of rugby union in Australia. It was founded in 1949 and is a member of the International Rugby Board the sport's governing body. It consists of eight member unions, representing each state and territory... ) Fourth official: Christophe Berdos Christophe Berdos Christophe Berdos is a full-time international rugby union referee with the French Rugby Federation and is one of the two French representatives on the IRB's International Referees Panel....  (France) Fifth official: Eric Gauzins (France)

External links

• Pool D at rugbyworldcup.com

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