Rugby Union World Cup 2011

Rugby Union World Cup 2011
host	New Zealand
World Champion 2nd place 3rd place	New Zealand France Australia
duration	September 9 - October 23, 2011
Nations	91 (final tournament: 20)
Games	48
viewers	1,477,294 (30,777 per game)
Top scorer	Morné Steyn (62)
Most attempts	Chris Ashton and Vincent Clerc (6 each)

The 7th Rugby Union World Cup ( English 2011 Rugby World Cup ) took place from September 9 to October 23, 2011 in New Zealand . The New Zealand All Blacks became world champions, beating France 8: 7 in the final and thus receiving the Webb Ellis Cup for the second time after the 1987 World Cup .

At a meeting of the International Rugby Board (IRB) in Dublin on November 17, 2005, New Zealand was chosen as the host country, which prevailed against Japan and South Africa . The implementation of the World Cup resulted in costs of 310 million NZD (approx. 170 million euros ). Income of 280 million NZD (approx. 154 million euros) was expected, with the New Zealand government and the New Zealand Rugby Union taking over the shortfall. The date of the final had been chosen to coincide with the following Labor Day on October 24th, resulting in a long weekend. The 2011 Rugby Union World Cup was the largest sporting event in New Zealand to date. It was assumed that up to 95,000 visitors came from overseas.

Qualification for the final round

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Participating countries of the Rugby Union World Cup 2011:

host

Qualified as the top twelve in 2007

qualification

Failed in qualification

No participation

In addition to hosts New Zealand, which had also qualified for the finals by reaching the quarter-finals of the 2007 World Cup , the seven other quarter-finals in the last World Cup finals and the four third-placed finishers in the preliminary round were qualified for the tournament. This meant that there were still eight places left in the qualification for the tournament, which comprised a total of 20 nations.

With a victory over the United States on July 11, 2009 Canada qualified as the first team for the World Cup tournament. A week later, Samoa also qualified after beating Papua New Guinea for a second time. The United States qualified with two wins over Uruguay in November 2009. Namibia secured participation in the World Cup with two victories over Tunisia. Georgia, Japan, Romania and, for the first time ever, Russia also qualified.

The betting order of the twelve automatically qualified teams was determined for the first time by the IRB world rankings . One team per pot was drawn from each group.

The participating nations were almost the same as at the World Cup four years earlier: Instead of Portugal, Russia had qualified this time.

mode

The mode provided for 20 national teams, which initially compete in group games and then in qualifying games. A total of 48 games were played. The IRB had initially considered reducing the field of participants, as it was last in 1995, to 16 teams (and thus 32 games). In November, however, the decision was made for 20 teams. The representatives of the IRB found that it was precisely many of the teams that were initially regarded as “gap fillers” at the 2007 World Cup that had sparked the greatest enthusiasm among the spectators and that many games had not ended as clearly as feared.

Attendees

Group A	Group B	Group C	Group D
New Zealand (hosts) France Tonga Canada Japan	Argentina England Scotland Georgia Romania	Australia Ireland Italy Russia United States	South Africa (defending champion) Wales Fiji Samoa Namibia

Venues

Only in 1995 ( South Africa ) and 2003 ( Australia ) were the World Championships previously held in a single country. While Australia and New Zealand hosted the first World Cup together in 1987, the nominal host countries England (1991) and Wales (1999) had made arrangements for structural and organizational reasons to play several games in the other so-called Five Nations . This was also the case at the 2007 event in France . At the 2011 World Cup, however, all games were played in the host country.

The Eden Park in Auckland with a capacity of 60,000 spectators hosted the finals, the game for third place, the two semi-finals, two quarter-finals and five group matches. Eight games took place in Wellington , four each in Dunedin and North Shore City , three each in Hamilton , Invercargill , Nelson , New Plymouth and Rotorua , two each in Napier , Palmerston North and Whangarei . Due to the damage caused to the AMI Stadium by the Christchurch earthquake on February 22, 2011 , the responsible minister Murray McCully announced on March 16 that there would be no games in Christchurch , the second largest city in the country. Originally, five preliminary round matches and two quarter-finals were planned there.

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  Eden Park
  (60,000 seats)
  Auckland

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  Westpac Stadium
  (36,000 seats)
  Wellington

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  Rotorua International Stadium
  (34,000 seats)
  Rotorua

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  Forsyth Barr Stadium
  (30,500 seats)
  Dunedin

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  Waikato Stadium
  (25,800 seats)
  Hamilton

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  North Harbor Stadium
  (25,000 seats)
  North Shore City

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  Okara Park
  (25,000 seats)
  Whangarei

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  Yarrow Stadium
  (25,000 seats)
  New Plymouth

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  McLean Park
  (22,000 seats)
  Napier

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  Trafalgar Park
  (20,080 seats)
  Nelson

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  Manawatu Arena
  (18,000 seats)
  Palmerston North

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  Rugby Park Stadium
  (17,000 seats)
  Invercargill

game schedule

Number of daily games during the tournament Group stage September / October Fri. 9. Sat 10. Sun 11. Mon. 12. Tuesday 13 Wed. 14. Thursday 15. Fri. 16. Sat. 17. Sun. 18. Mon. 19. Tuesday 20 Wed. 21. Thursday 22. Fri. 23. Sat. 24. Sun. 25. Mon. 26. Tuesday, 27. Wed. 28. Thursday 29. Fr. 30. Sat. 1. So. 2. Ceremonies Group A 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Group B 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Group C 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Group D 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Final round October Mon. 3. Tuesday 4th Wed. 5. Thursday 6. Fri. 7. Sat 8. Sun. 9. Mon. 10. Tuesday 11 Wed. 12. Thursday 13 Fri. 14. Sat. 15. Sunday 16. Mon. 17. Tuesday 18 Wed. 19. Thursday 20. Fri. 21. Sat. 22. Sun. 23. Ceremonies Final round 2 2 1 1 1 1

Color legend Opening and closing ceremonies Group games Final round 3rd place match final

Sponsorship

On September 26, 2008, the IRB presented the first so-called Worldwide Partner of the World Cup. Emirates Airline sponsored the 2007 World Cup and other rugby union competitions. Mastercard was announced as the second main sponsor of the tournament . The official beer of the World Cup was produced by Heineken . The group was already a sponsor of the previous World Cup tournament and is the bearer of the European club competition Heineken Cup . Sky Television New Zealand received the broadcast rights for all 48 games .

Official

On April 8, 2011, the IRB announced the names of the officials. A total of ten referees and eleven assistants were appointed. Two of the assistants can step in as substitute referees if necessary.

referee country Surname  Australia Steve Walsh  England Wayne Barnes  England Dave Pearson  France Romain Poite Ireland George Clancy Ireland Alain Rolland  New Zealand Bryce Lawrence  South Africa Craig Joubert  South Africa Jonathan Kaplan  Wales Nigel Owens

Assistants country Surname  Australia Matt Goddard  England Graham Hughes  England Stuart Terheege  France Jérôme Garcès Ireland Simon McDowell  Italy Carlo Damasco  Italy Giulio De Santis  New Zealand Vinny Munro  New Zealand Chris Pollock  South Africa Shaun Veldsman  Wales Tim Hayes

Tournament rules

There were four preliminary round groups with five participants each. Within each group, the teams played against each other once. The teams in places 1 and 2 qualified for the quarter-finals. The third-placed teams secured the right to participate in the 2015 World Cup .

The distribution of points in the preliminary round was based on the following bonus point system:

• 4 points if you win
• 2 points if there is a tie
• 0 points in the event of a defeat (before possible bonus points)
• 1 bonus point for four or more attempts , regardless of the final score
• 1 bonus point in the event of a defeat with a difference of seven game points or less

In the event of a tie between two or more teams, the better position in the table was determined in succession according to the following criteria:

1. Winner of the direct encounter
2. Better difference in game points
3. Better difference in trials
4. Higher number of game points
5. Higher number of attempts
6. Better placement in the IRB world rankings

The final round began with the quarter-finals. Every game had to end with a win. If it was a tie after the regular playing time of 80 minutes, an extension of 2 x 10 minutes followed. If there was still no winner, there was another ten-minute extension with Sudden Death . If there was still no winner after a total of 110 minutes, the winner was determined in a drop kick.

Preliminary round

qualified for quarter-finals and 2015 World Cup

qualified for World Cup 2015

Group A

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France – Tonga (14:19)

The hosts New Zealand won the group in a superior manner. Against Canada and Japan, the All Blacks achieved clear victories with 64 and 76 points difference respectively. The win in the opening game against Tonga was a little less clear. The revenge against France for the defeat in the quarter-finals in 2007 was effortless.

The French showed poor performance in the preliminary round. Wins against Japan and Canada were followed by defeat in the top game against New Zealand. One of the biggest surprises in World Cup history is the defeat against the Pacific island nation of Tonga. Despite two defeats, the French were just able to qualify for the quarter-finals.

With the victory against France, the Tongans achieved one of their most important successes. Nevertheless, they missed the qualification for the final round, due to a rather unexpected defeat against Canada.

As expected, Canada and Japan, who played the only draw of this World Cup in the direct encounter, were unable to intervene in the decision to win the group.

	team	Games	Victories	Unent.	Ndlg.	Verse.	Game points	Diff.	Bonus points	Table points
1.	New Zealand	4th	4th	0	0	36	240: 049	+191	4th	20th
2.	France	4th	2	0	2	13	124: 096	+28	3	11
3.	Tonga	4th	2	0	2	7th	080: 098	−18	1	9
4th	Canada	4th	1	1	2	9	082: 168	−86	0	6th
5.	Japan	4th	0	1	3	8th	069: 184	−115	0	2

September 9, 2011	New Zealand	41:10	Tonga	Eden Park , Auckland

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September 10, 2011	France	47: 21	Japan	North Harbor Stadium , North Shore City

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September 14, 2011	Tonga	20:25	Canada	Okara Park , Whangarei

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September 16, 2011	New Zealand	83: 7	Japan	Waikato Stadium , Hamilton

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September 18, 2011	France	46: 19	Canada	McLean Park , Napier

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September 21, 2011	Tonga	31:18	Japan	Okara Park, Whangarei

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September 24, 2011	New Zealand	37: 17	France	Eden Park, Auckland

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September 27, 2011	Canada	23:23	Japan	McLean Park, Napier

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October 1, 2011	France	14:19	Tonga	Westpac Stadium , Wellington

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October 2, 2011	New Zealand	79:15	Canada	Westpac Stadium, Wellington

Group B

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Argentina – England (9:13)

Vice world champion England secured the group victory with four successes, but was less than convincing overall. While the victories against Georgia and Romania were relatively clear, Argentina could only be narrowly defeated. In the last group game against Scotland even threatened with elimination from the tournament; The English only took a narrow lead in the last minutes of the game, and if they had lost they would only have been third in the group.

Argentina, third in the 2007 World Cup, only qualified for the final round with a lot of luck. The Pumas took relatively effortless victories against Romania and Georgia. The other two games, on the other hand, were fiercely competitive. While there was a narrow defeat against England with four points difference, Argentina won against Scotland with only one point difference.

Scotland started with two hard-won victories against outsiders Romania and Georgia. The third game against Argentina was followed by an extremely narrow defeat. To qualify for the final round, the Scots would have had to beat England in the last game. Up to the 78th minute they led against their arch-rivals, but then gave away the victory and thus the qualification.

Georgia prevailed in the duel of the two weakest teams against Romania and gave Scotland considerable trouble. The Romanians could hope for a draw in the opening game against Scotland until shortly before the end; the other three games were lost more clearly.

	team	Games	Victories	Unent.	Ndlg.	Verse.	Game points	Diff.	Bonus points	Table points
1.	England	4th	4th	0	0	18th	137: 034	+103	2	18th
2.	Argentina	4th	3	0	1	10	090: 040	+50	2	14th
3.	Scotland	4th	2	0	2	4th	073: 059	+14	3	11
4th	Georgia	4th	1	0	3	3	048: 090	−42	0	4th
5.	Romania	4th	0	0	4th	3	044: 169	−125	0	0

September 10, 2011	Scotland	34:24	Romania	Rugby Park Stadium , Invercargill

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September 10, 2011	Argentina	9:13	England	Forsyth Barr Stadium , Dunedin

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September 14, 2011	Scotland	15: 6	Georgia	Rugby Park Stadium, Invercargill

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17th September 2011	Argentina	43: 8	Romania	Rugby Park Stadium, Invercargill

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September 18, 2011	England	41:10	Georgia	Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin

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September 24, 2011	England	67: 3	Romania	Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin

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September 25, 2011	Argentina	13:12	Scotland	Westpac Stadium , Wellington

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September 28, 2011	Georgia	25: 9	Romania	Arena Manawatu , Palmerston North

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October 1, 2011	England	16:12	Scotland	Eden Park , Auckland

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October 2, 2011	Argentina	25: 7	Georgia	Arena Manawatu , Palmerston North

Group C

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Australia-Ireland (6:15)

Unexpectedly, Ireland won this group. The Irish were able to celebrate a rare success against the favored Australians and relegate them to second place. On the quarter-final pairings, the result had the effect that only teams from the same hemisphere were to be found in both halves of the table. While the win against the US was relatively close, the Irish had no trouble against Russia and Italy.

Australia started with a befitting victory over Italy, but, contrary to many predictions, lost the group's top game against Ireland. With two clear victories over the USA and Russia, the Wallabies secured second place in the group.

Even in the seventh World Cup participation, the Italians failed to qualify for the final round. Both against Australia and Ireland they were able to balance the game in the first half, but then collapsed in the second half. The two victories against the USA and Russia ultimately had no effect.

In a direct duel between the two weakest teams in the group, the Americans narrowly prevailed against the Russians. Otherwise there were some significant defeats.

	team	Games	Victories	Unent.	Ndlg.	Verse.	Game points	Diff.	Bonus points	Table points
1.	Ireland	4th	4th	0	0	15th	135: 034	+101	1	17th
2.	Australia	4th	3	0	1	25th	173: 048	+125	3	15th
3.	Italy	4th	2	0	2	13	092: 095	−3	2	10
4th	United States	4th	1	0	3	4th	038: 122	−84	0	4th
5.	Russia	4th	0	0	4th	8th	057: 196	−139	1	1

September 11, 2011	Australia	32: 6	Italy	North Harbor Stadium , North Shore City

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September 11, 2011	Ireland	22:10	United States	Yarrow Stadium , New Plymouth

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September 15, 2011	Russia	6: 13	United States	Yarrow Stadium, New Plymouth

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17th September 2011	Australia	6:15	Ireland	Eden Park , Auckland

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September 20, 2011	Italy	53: 17	Russia	Trafalgar Park , Nelson

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September 23, 2011	Australia	67: 5	United States	Westpac Stadium , Wellington

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September 25, 2011	Ireland	62: 12	Russia	Rotorua International Stadium , Rotorua

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September 27, 2011	Italy	27:10	United States	Trafalgar Park, Nelson

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October 1, 2011	Australia	68:22	Russia	Trafalgar Park, Nelson

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October 2, 2011	Ireland	36: 6	Italy	Forsyth Barr Stadium , Dunedin

Group D

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Wales – Samoa (17:10)

The reigning world champion South Africa was able to beat Wales in the top game of the group by only one point difference. There were two clear victories against Fiji and especially against neighboring Namibia. The Springboks had a lot more trouble in their last game against Samoa.

Wales almost managed a minor surprise with a 16:17 in their first game against South Africa. While the win against Samoa was rather narrow, the Welsh turned out to be clearly superior against Namibia and Fiji. Thereby they secured the second place in the group.

The Samoans have two clear victories against Fiji and Namibia. However, in an even match against South Africa and Wales, they missed the opportunity to turn the game in their favor.

Fiji, which qualified for the quarter-finals four years ago, disappointed. They only managed to win against the outsider Namibia, while the Fijians missed third place in the group and thus the direct qualification for the 2015 World Cup. As expected, Namibia turned out to be the weakest team in the World Cup and clearly lost all four games.

	team	Games	Victories	Unent.	Ndlg.	Verse.	Game points	Diff.	Bonus points	Table points
1.	South Africa	4th	4th	0	0	21	166: 024	+142	2	18th
2.	Wales	4th	3	0	1	23	180: 034	+146	3	15th
3.	Samoa	4th	2	0	2	10	091: 049	+42	2	10
4th	Fiji	4th	1	0	3	7th	059: 167	−108	1	5
5.	Namibia	4th	0	0	4th	4th	044: 266	-222	0	0

September 10, 2011	Fiji	49:25	Namibia	Rotorua International Stadium , Rotorua

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September 11, 2011	South Africa	17:16	Wales	Westpac Stadium , Wellington

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September 14, 2011	Samoa	49: 12	Namibia	Rotorua International Stadium, Rotorua

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17th September 2011	South Africa	49: 3	Fiji	Westpac Stadium, Wellington

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September 18, 2011	Wales	17:10	Samoa	Waikato Stadium , Hamilton

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September 22, 2011	South Africa	87-0	Namibia	North Harbor Stadium , North Shore City

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September 25, 2011	Fiji	7:27	Samoa	Eden Park , Auckland

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September 26, 2011	Wales	81: 7	Namibia	Yarrow Stadium , New Plymouth

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September 30, 2011	South Africa	13: 5	Samoa	North Harbor Stadium, North Shore City

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October 2, 2011	Wales	66: 0	Fiji	Waikato Stadium, Hamilton

Final round

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overview

In the final round, the northern and southern hemisphere each shared half of the tableau. It was clear from the start that a northern and a southern team would definitely reach the final.

	Quarter finals				Semifinals				final
	October 8, 2011 in Wellington
	Ireland	10
					October 15, 2011 in Auckland
	Wales	22nd
					Wales	8th
	October 8, 2011 in Auckland
					France	9
	England	12th
									October 23, 2011 in Auckland
	France	19th
									France	7th
	October 9, 2011 in Wellington
									New Zealand	8th
	South Africa	9
					October 16, 2011 in Auckland
	Australia	11
					Australia	6th			Game for third place
	October 9, 2011 in Auckland
					New Zealand	20th
	New Zealand	33							Wales	18th
	Argentina	10							Australia	21
									October 21, 2011 in Auckland

Quarter finals

October 8, 2011	Ireland	10:22	Wales	Westpac Stadium , Wellington

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October 8, 2011	England	12: 19	France	Eden Park , Auckland

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October 9, 2011	South Africa	9:11	Australia	Westpac Stadium , Wellington

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October 9, 2011	New Zealand	33:10	Argentina	Eden Park , Auckland

In the first quarter-finals, Wales took the lead in the third minute thanks to an attempt by Shane Williams . The Irishman Ronan O'Gara shortened in the 24th minute with a penalty to 3: 7, five minutes later Leigh Halfpenny also used a penalty at the break of 3:10. In the 45th minute Keith Earls was able to equalize for Ireland with an attempt to 10:10. From now on, however, the Welsh dominated the game. With two attempts by Mike Phillips (51st) and Jonathan Davies (66th) they moved away to 22:10. The Irish, on the other hand, could no longer react.

England and France met in the second quarter-finals. The French forced the opposing defense to make numerous mistakes in an open scrum , as a result of which they were awarded three penalties. Dimitri Yachvili was able to use two of them to make it 6-0. Vincent Clerc in the 22nd minute and Maxime Médard in the 31st minute each scored one attempt, so that the French deservedly led 16-0 at the break. England was only able to score in the 55th minute when Ben Foden shortened to 7:16 with an attempt. With a drop goal from François Trinh-Duc , France pulled away to 19: 7. Mark Cueto's attempt in the 77th minute came too late. With the 19:12 victory, the French took revenge for the World Cup defeats they suffered against England in 2003 and 2007.

South Africa and Australia faced each other in the third quarter-finals. The South African Springboks largely controlled the game in the areas of ball possession and gain of space. Still, never once did they break through the wallabies' defenses . Completely contrary to the course of the game, James Horwill was able to achieve an attempt for Australia in the 11th minute and James O'Connor six minutes later increased it to 8-0 with a penalty kick. Morné Steyn shortened to 3: 8 a minute before the break. Also in the second half, South Africa was playfully superior, but ran in vain against the Australian defense. Morné Steyn achieved the meanwhile 9: 8 lead for South Africa with a penalty and a drop goal. Another penalty by O'Connor in the 72nd minute, however, meant that Australia finally won just under 11: 9.

New Zealand had a lot more trouble against Argentina in the fourth quarter-finals than the 33:10 result suggests. Due to various defensive mistakes by the Pumas , the All Blacks were awarded several penalties. Piri Weepu , who stood in for the injured Daniel Carter as a kicker, used four of them until the break. Before the break, Colin Slade Carter's substitute in the connector position had to be injured. Due to an attempt by Julio Farías Cabello and an increase, the Argentines led from the 31st to the 36th minute by 7: 6. The break was 12: 7 from New Zealand's point of view. At the beginning of the second half Argentina came close to two points before Weepu extended New Zealand's lead with further penalties. Towards the end of the game, the All Blacks managed to break through the Argentine defense twice. Thereby achieved Kieran Read (67) and Brad Thorn (77) an attempt respectively.

Semifinals

October 15, 2011	Wales	8: 9	France	Eden Park , Auckland

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October 16, 2011	Australia	6:20	New Zealand	Eden Park , Auckland

Wales and France contested the first semi-final in the pouring rain, with the adverse conditions making ball control very difficult. James Hook gave Wales the lead on eight minutes with a penalty kick. Welsh captain Sam Warburton was sent off with a red card in the 19th minute after knocking Vincent Clerc to the ground with an illegal and dangerous tackle . Morgan Parra gave the French a 6-3 break lead with two penalties. Although the Welsh were on the field with one man less, the French barely managed to break through the opposing defenses. Parra increased with a penalty in the meantime to 9: 3. Mike Phillips brought Wales to 8-9 with a try in the 58th minute, but Stephen Jones missed the possible lead when he kicked the subsequent raise past the penalty bars. In the remaining twenty minutes, none of the teams succeeded in setting the tone.

Australia and New Zealand met in the second semi-final. The All Blacks proved superior in attack, while the Wallabies had little to counter the onslaught. An attempt by Ma'a Nonu gave the hosts the lead after six minutes, while Piri Weepu increased the score to 8-0 after 13 minutes with a penalty kick. Aaron Cruden , who was nominated after Carter's injury, contributed a drop goal. On the Australian side, only James O'Connor (penalty kick) and New Zealand-born Quade Cooper (drop goal) scored. The break was 6:14. The Australians barely managed to attack in the second half, while the New Zealanders largely concentrated on managing the lead. Weepu increased the score to 20: 6 with two more penalties.

3rd place match

October 21, 2011	Wales	18:21	Australia	Eden Park , Auckland

The semi-final losers Wales and Australia played for third place, although the game was marked by numerous mistakes on both sides, especially in the first half. The Wallabies took the lead after twelve minutes thanks to an attempt by Berrick Barnes . Quade Cooper (AUS) suffered a cruciate ligament rupture after 20 minutes and had to be replaced, while James Hook shortened for Wales after the break of 3-7. After both teams had largely neutralized each other before, they increasingly went on the offensive in the second half. An attempt by Shane Williams in the 50th minute put Wales 8-7 ahead. James O'Connor then scored two penalties to make it 13: 8, and after 68 minutes Barnes scored a drop goal to make it 16: 8. In the 71st minute, Stephen Jones brought the Welsh back to 11:16 with a penalty kick. However, Ben McCalman dashed Welsh hopes when he scored an 11:21 attempt in the 76th minute. Although there was no longer a realistic chance of victory, the Welsh continued to attack. In stoppage time, Leigh Halfpenny made some cosmetic results with his attempt to make it 18:21.

final

October 23, 2011	France	7: 8	New Zealand	Eden Park , Auckland

As in the 1987 World Cup , France and New Zealand faced each other in the final. Both teams were equal and hardly allowed the opponent to attack. In the 15th minute, Tony Woodcock took advantage of a French mistake in the alley and scored an attempt to lead the All Blacks 5-0 . Both Morgan Parra (FRA) and Aaron Cruden (NZL) had to be replaced in the first half due to injuries. Since Piri Weepu could not use the raise and two penalties, it remained with the narrow lead for New Zealand at the break. In the 46th minute, Stephen Donald was able to increase to 8-0 with a successfully executed penalty kick. But the French responded promptly with a successful attempt by team captain Thierry Dusautoir . François Trinh-Duc was able to bring them up to one point with the subsequent increase. As a result, both teams neutralized each other. A penalty by Trinh-Duc failed, and so the French missed the game to decide in their favor. Richie McCaw , the team captain of the All Blacks , received the World Cup trophy ( Webb Ellis Cup ) after the final whistle .

World Champion 2011

New Zealand
(Second Title)

statistics

Source:

Teams

Result of the Rugby Union World Cup 2011:

winner

finalist

3rd place

4th Place

Quarterfinals participation

Eliminated in the group stage

No participation

team	Games	Victories	Unent.	Ndlg.	Points	try	elevated Ungen	criminal kicks	Drop goals	Yellow cards	Red cards
New Zealand	7th	7th	0	0	301	40	25th	15th	2	1	0
France	7th	4th	0	3	159	16	11	17th	2	1	0
Australia	7th	5	0	2	211	28	19th	9	2	0	0
Wales	7th	4th	0	3	228	29	22nd	13	0	0	1
South Africa	5	4th	0	1	175	21	20th	9	1	1	0
England	5	4th	0	1	149	20th	14th	6th	1	2	0
Ireland	5	4th	0	1	145	16	13	12th	1	0	0
Argentina	5	3	0	2	100	11	9	9	0	1	0
Italy	4th	2	0	2	92	13	6th	5	0	1	0
Samoa	4th	2	0	2	91	10	7th	8th	1	1	1
Tonga	4th	2	0	2	80	7th	6th	11	0	3	0
Scotland	4th	2	0	2	73	4th	1	13	4th	0	0
Canada	4th	1	1	2	82	9	5	7th	2	0	0
Fiji	4th	1	0	3	59	7th	6th	4th	0	0	0
Georgia	4th	1	0	3	48	3	3	9	0	0	0
United States	4th	1	0	3	38	4th	3	4th	0	2	0
Japan	4th	0	1	3	69	8th	4th	7th	0	1	0
Russia	4th	0	0	4th	57	8th	4th	2	1	1	0
Romania	4th	0	0	4th	44	3	1	9	0	1	0
Namibia	4th	0	0	4th	44	5	2	2	3	2	0
total	48				2245	262	181	171	20th	20th	2

Most points scored

rank	player	team	Games	try	Increases	Kicks	Drop goals	Total
01.	Morné Steyn	South Africa	5	2	14th	7th	1	62
02.	James O'Connor	Australia	6th	1	13	7th	0	52
03.	Kurt Morath	Tonga	4th	0	6th	11	0	45
04th	Ronan O'Gara	Ireland	5	0	10	8th	0	44
05.	Piri Weepu	New Zealand	7th	0	4th	11	0	41
06th	Dimitri Yachvili	France	7th	0	6th	9	0	39
07th	Morgan Parra	France	7th	1	4th	8th	0	37
08th.	Colin Slade	New Zealand	5	1	14th	1	0	36
09.	James Arlidge	Japan	3	2	3	6th	0	34
10.	Vincent Clerc	France	6th	6th	0	0	0	30th
	Chris Ashton	England	5	6th	0	0	0	30th

Most attempts made

rank	player	team	Games	try
01.	Chris Ashton	England	5	6th
	Vincent Clerc	France	7th	6th
03.	Adam Ashley-Cooper	Australia	7th	5
	Israel Dagg	New Zealand	5	5
	Keith Earls	Ireland	5	5
06th	Mark Cueto	England	2	4th
	Vereniki Goneva	Fiji	4th	4th
	Zac Guildford	New Zealand	1	4th
	Richard Kahui	New Zealand	5	4th
	Jerome Kaino	New Zealand	7th	4th
	Scott Williams	Wales	3	4th
	Sonny Bill Williams	New Zealand	7th	4th

Web links

Commons : Rugby Union World Cup 2011  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• Official website

Individual evidence

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