2007 Rugby World Cup Pool D
Pool D of the 2007 Rugby World Cup began on 7 September and concluded on 30 September. The pool was composed of World Cup hosts France, Argentina, Georgia, Ireland and Namibia.
Pool D was expected to be the Pool of Death 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.
| Place | Nation | Games | Points | Bonus Points |
Table Points |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Difference | ||||
| 1 | Argentina | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 143 | 33 | +110 | 2 | 18 |
| 2 | France | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 188 | 37 | +151 | 3 | 15 |
| 3 | Ireland | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 64 | 82 | −18 | 1 | 9 |
| 4 | Georgia | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 50 | 111 | −61 | 1 | 5 |
| 5 | Namibia | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 30 | 212 | −182 | 0 | 0 |
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