71.   New Zealand qualify from group C and join France and Scotland, already through from pool D after each recorded wins against Ivory Coast and Tonga.

72.   Scotland must beat Switzerland in their last game to have any chance of qualifying from their group for the first time in a major competition.

73.   Teams who fail to qualify from their own zones get a second chance in a repechage tournament.

74.   The best runners-up spot went to Munster, who had already qualified from Pool Four.

75.   The Irish squad exceeded expectations by qualifying from the group stage of the tournament in Japan and South Korea.

76.   The Irish squad exceeded expectations by qualifying from the group stage of the tournament to face the Spanish in the second round.