Ireland finished level on points with Argentina and Fiji in an extremely competitive Pool B but finished third overall on points difference. It was enough to see them through to the cup Quarter Finals and a rematch with Argentina, who stand 2nd in the rankings and finished with a silver medal in Toulouse last week.
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Ireland kicked off against Fiji on Saturday morning losing 33-12 with Niall Comerford and Chay Mullins getting on the scoreboard. Match two saw Ireland pile on the points against Japan with a brace from Conor O'Sullivan and further tries from Sean Galvin, Comerford, Zac Ward and Dylan O'Grady giving them a 40-7 win. The final match in the Pool saw Ireland pull off a significant win against the highly regarded Argentina. Brian Mollen and Ward got on the scoresheet to give Ireland a 14-7 lead at halftime and, despite a strong fight back from Los Pumas, they held on for the win by 14-12. That result put Ireland into the Cup Quarter final as the best third place finished. Their reward was a rematch with Poll toppers Argentina on Sunday morning. Argentina scored twice in the first half but a try from Mollen kept Ireland in touch 14-7 at the break. Argentina piled on the pressure in the second half with two more tries, determined to avenge the pool loss and a late Ward try was not enough as Ireland lost 28-14. Ireland faced Great Britain in the 5th place Semi Final and a 19-12 win put them through to face France for 5th overall.