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Men's Rugby World Cup 2007 · Stade Chaban Delmas, Bordeaux · 9 September 2007Head-to-head
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Ireland won by 15 points.Half-time 20–3 · Tries 5–2

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52031496165773439Attacks1024Ball won58292717576026305232291347%Own 2267%Own half49%Opp half62%Opp 22
Totals only: no positions in the feed
Tacklesmademissed
IRE542
NAM7619
Kicks at goalconv.pensdrops
IRE2/21/10
NAM2/21/10
← Namibia attack · Ireland attack →Hover a try for detail · dots = tackles made · dashed = penalty goal · orange = missed · squares = rucks · triangles = line breaks and defenders beaten · rings = turnovers · bars at the foot = zone counts · thin lines = kicks from hand = attacking entries and ball won per band
  • Tackle positions are not in the feed for this match.
  • Kick positions are not in the feed for this match.
  • Ruck, line break, turnover, lineout and kick-from-hand positions are not in the feed for this match.
  • Tries with a dashed ring have no recorded position, so they sit in the in-goal at the end that side attacked.
Tries and goal kicks as a table
MinTeamWhatScore
5′IrelandTry, Brian O'Driscoll, converted5–0
20′IrelandTry, Andrew Trimble15–0
31′IrelandTry, Simon Easterby20–0
49′IrelandTry, converted25–3
61′NamibiaTry, Jacques Nieuwenhuis, converted27–8
65′NamibiaTry, Piet Van Zyl, converted27–15
77′IrelandTry, Jerry Flannery32–17
Sample dataTerritory shares are estimated, and tries without a recorded position are placed in the in-goal. Other positions are as logged by the match feed and approximate.

Score progression

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010203040HT0′20′40′60′80′
5′Brian O'Driscoll20′Andrew Trimble31′Simon Easterby49′IRE61′Jacques Nieuwenhuis65′Piet Van Zyl77′Jerry Flannery
IRE

Team stats

NAM
52%Possession48%
54%Territory46%
80Carries42
465Metres gained215
19Defenders beaten1
118Passes55
8Offloads2
54Tackles made76
2Tackles missed19
58/62Rucks won47/51
16/19Lineouts won8/10
5/5Mauls won4/5
5Turnovers won5
7Penalties conceded6
Goal kicking
IRE conversions 2/2, penalties 1/1 · NAM conversions 2/2, penalties 1/1. Pale segment = set piece lost.

Match statistics and event positions come from World Rugby’s public match feed, which is unofficial and not licensed for reuse; TheBreakdown reduces them to the figures shown. This feed has team statistics but no positions for this match.

Line-ups

Ireland

  1. 1Marcus HoranProp
  2. 2Rory BestHooker
  3. 3John HayesProp
  4. 4Donncha O'CallaghanSecond row
  5. 5Paul O'ConnellSecond row
  6. 6Simon EasterbyFlanker
  7. 7David WallaceFlanker
  8. 8Denis LeamyNumber 8
  9. 9Peter StringerScrum-half
  10. 10Ronan O'GaraFly-half
  11. 11Denis HickieWing
  12. 12Gordon D'ArcyCentre
  13. 13Brian O'DriscollCentre
  14. 14Andrew TrimbleWing
  15. 15Girvan DempseyFull-back
  16. 16Jerry FlanneryBench
  17. 17Simon BestBench
  18. 18Malcolm O'KellyBench
  19. 19Neil BestBench
  20. 20Isaac BossBench
  21. 21Paddy WallaceBench
  22. 22Geordan MurphyBench

Namibia

  1. 1Kees LensingProp
  2. 2Hugo HornHooker
  3. 3Jané Du ToitProp
  4. 4Wacca KazombiazeSecond row
  5. 5Nico EsterhuyseSecond row
  6. 6Jacques NieuwenhuisFlanker
  7. 7Heino SenekalFlanker
  8. 8Jacques BurgerNumber 8
  9. 9Eugene JantjiesScrum-half
  10. 10Emile WesselsFly-half
  11. 11Heine BockWing
  12. 12Piet Van ZylCentre
  13. 13Bratley LangenhovenCentre
  14. 14Ryan WitbooiWing
  15. 15TC LosperFull-back
  16. 16Johannes MeyerBench
  17. 17Johnny RedelinghuysBench
  18. 18Michael MacKenzieBench
  19. 19Tinus Du PlessisBench
  20. 20Jurie Van TonderBench
  21. 21Lu-Wayne BotesBench
  22. 22Melrick AfricaBench

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Context

All-time, Ireland 2–2 Namibia in 4 scored Tests. Full head-to-head

Ireland going in
Namibia going in

Also on this day

Results to 27 September 2026. Scoring and line-ups come from World Rugby match summaries where available; older Tests may have neither.