IRE
	No.	Name
15Hugo Keenan, FB T
14Keith Earls, W
13Garry Ringrose, C
12Bundee Aki, C T 2
11James Lowe, W
10Johnny Sexton, FH T 2  7
9Jamison Gibson-Park, SH T
1Andrew Porter, P
2Rob Herring, H T
3Tadhg Furlong, P
4Joe McCarthy, L T
5James Ryan, L
6Tadhg Beirne, FL T 2
7Peter O'Mahony, FL T 2
8Caelan Doris, N8
Replacements
16Ronan Kelleher, R
17Jeremy Loughman, R
18Tom O'Toole, R
19Iain Henderson, R
20Josh van der Flier, R
21Conor Murray, R
22Jack Crowley, R  4
23Mack Hansen, R

ROM
	No.	Name
15Marius Simionescu, FB
14Nicolas Onutu, W
13Jason Tomane, C
12Fonovai Tangimana, C
11Tevita Manumua, W
10Hinckley Vaovasa, FH
9Gabriel Rupanu, SH T 
1Iulian Hartig, P
2Ovidiu Cojocaru, H
3Alex Gordas, P
4Adrian Motoc, L
5Stefan Iancu, L
6Florian Rosu, FL
7Vlad Neculau, FL
8Cristian Chirica, N8
16Florin Bardasu, R
17Alexandru Savin, R
18Gheorghe Gajion, R
19Marius Iftimiciuc, R
20Dragos Ser, R
21Alin Conache, R
22Tudor Boldor, R
23Taylor Gontineac, R

*Players currently on the pitch are shown in bold

Game Info

Venue: Stade Matmut-Atlantique

2:30 PM, September 9, 2023

239dReuters

No. 1 Ireland rout Romania 82-8 in Rugby World Cup opener

Ireland thrashed Romania 82-8 to get their World Cup campaign started in style in Bordeaux on Saturday, running in 12 tries despite the sweltering heat as the returning Johnny Sexton pulled the strings and centre Bundee Aki ran riot.

Match Commentary

84'		82-8 Conversion - Jack Crowley , Ireland
83'		80-8 Try - Tadhg Beirne , Ireland
76'		75-8 Conversion - Jack Crowley , Ireland

Match Stats

IRE

ROM

67%

33%

62%

38%

IRE

ROM

168	Runs	50
1098	Metres Run	312
21	Clean Breaks	3
64	Tackles	164
11	Missed Tackles	40
11	Turnover Knock On	6

Standings

Pool A
R	Team	GP	PD	P
1	FRA	4	+178	18
2	NZL	4	+206	15
3	ITALY	4	-67	10
4	URUG	4	-99	5
5	NAMIB	4	-218	0
Pool B
R	Team	GP	PD	P
1	IRE	4	+144	19
2	SA	4	+117	15
3	SCOT	4	+75	10
4	TONGA	4	-81	5
5	ROM	4	-255	0
Pool C
R	Team	GP	PD	P
1	WALES	4	+84	19
2	FIJI	4	+5	11
3	AUS	4	-1	11
4	POR	4	-39	6
5	GEO	4	-49	3
Pool D
R	Team	GP	PD	P
1	ENG	4	+111	18
2	ARG	4	+58	14
3	JPN	4	+2	9
4	SAMOA	4	+17	7
5	CHI	4	-188	0

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