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.
All times local (UTC+2) Man of the Match: Felipe Contepomi (Argentina) Touch judges: Stuart Dickinson (Australia) Bryce Lawrence (New Zealand) Television match official: Marius Jonker (South Africa) Fourth official: Alain Rolland (Ireland) Fifth official: Eric Gauzins (France) Notes Man of the Match: Ryan Witbooi (Namibia) Touch judges: Federico Cuesta (Argentina) Malcolm Changleng (Scotland) Television match official: Paul Marks (Australia) Fourth official: Romain Poite (France) Fifth official: Stephane Pomarede (France) Notes Man of the Match: Juan Martín Fernández Lobbe (Argentina) Touch judges: Simon McDowell (Ireland) Dave Pearson (England) Television match official: Hugh Watkins (Wales) Fourth official: Alan Lewis (Ireland) Fifth official: Laurent Valin (France) Man of the Match: Giorgi Shkinin (Georgia) Touch judges: Malcolm Changleng (Scotland) Paul Marks (Australia) Television match official: Federico Cuesta (Argentina) Fourth official: Nigel Owens (Wales) Fifth official: Hervé Dubes (France) Man of the Match: Jean-Baptiste Élissalde (France) Touch judges: Kelvin Deaker (New Zealand) Carlo Damasco (Italy) Television match official: Simon McDowell (Ireland) Fourth official: Paul Honiss (New Zealand) Fifth official: Jean-Luc Rebollal (France) Man of the Match: Jean-Baptiste Élissalde (France) Touch judges: Hugh Watkins (Wales) Dave Pearson (England) Television match official: Jonathan Kaplan (South Africa) Fourth official: Nigel Owens (Wales) Fifth official: Eric Gauzins (France) Man of the Match: Rodrigo Roncero (Argentina) Touch judges: Carlo Damasco (Italy) Simon McDowell (Ireland) Television match official: Kelvin Deaker (New Zealand) Fourth official: Joël Jutge (France) Fifth official: Franck Maciello (France) Man of the Match: Merab Kvirikashvili (Georgia) Touch judges: Paul Marks (Australia) Malcolm Changleng (Scotland) Television match official: Federico Cuesta (Argentina) Fourth official: Alan Lewis (Ireland) Fifth official: Bruno Gaudefrin (France) Man of the Match: Lionel Beauxis (France) Touch judges: Nigel Owens (Wales) Dave Pearson (England) Television match official: Hugh Watkins (Wales) Fourth official: Steve Walsh (New Zealand) Fifth official: Franck Maciello (France) Man of the Match: Gonzalo Longo (Argentina) Touch judges: Mark Lawrence (South Africa) Craig Joubert (South Africa) Television match official: Stuart Dickinson (Australia) Fourth official: Christophe Berdos (France) Fifth official: Eric Gauzins (France) Notes