Rugby world cup 2007 is going to be started from 7 September in France. So, the rugby fans of the world are now excited to see their stars in France. Twenty participating teams will be playing in four pools of five teams each. From each pool, top two teams will enter into the next round. Players and coaches are now taking their last minute preparation.
Ireland is one of the well known rugby playing nations in the world. Ireland appeared in all world cup tournaments. Except the 1999 world cup in Wales, Ireland never missed their quarter final appearance in any world cup. Now, in Rugby World Cup 2007, Ireland will play in Pool D where they have to face France, Argentina, Georgia and Namibia. France is the most favorite to get the ticket of quarter final from this pool. For the second place, Ireland will face strong challenge from Argentina. If Ireland can enter into the quarter final then their probable opponent will be New Zealand in quarter final stage. Here, I am giving the full pool stage schedule of Ireland below:
Pool D
| Date | Competing Teams | Venue | Referee |
| 9-9-2007 | Ireland vs Namibia | Bordeaux | Joël Jutge (France) |
| 15-9-2007 | Ireland vs Georgia | Bordeaux | Wayne Barnes (England) |
| 21-9-2007 | Ireland vs France | Saint-Denis | Chris White (England) |
| 30-9-2007 | Ireland vs Argentina | Paris | Paul Honiss (New Zealand) |
Ireland coach Eddie O’Sullivan has declared his 30 man squad. Before the start of the world cup, major concerns of Irish team is now on Shane Horgan. This veteran member of Ireland has fallen in a knee injury last month.
If you are interested to know about the Ireland squad then click here
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