Rugby Union World Cup 2011 / Group A

The Group A of the 2011 Rugby World Cup consisted of hosts New Zealand , France , Tonga , Canada and Japan . The group matches took place between September 9th and October 2nd.

table

qualified for quarter-finals and 2015 World Cup

qualified for World Cup 2015

	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

Games

All times NZST (UTC + 12, from 25 September UTC + 13 due to daylight saving time)

New Zealand - Tonga

September 9, 2011 at 8:30 p.m.	New Zealand	41:10	Tonga	Eden Park , Auckland Spectators: 60,214 Referee: George Clancy ( Ireland )
	Attempts: Dagg 11th received, 29th received Kahui 20th received, 32nd received Kaino 59th received Nonu 77th increases: Carter (3/5) Slade (1/1) Penalty kicks: Carter (1/1) 5.	(29: 3) Report	Attempts: Taumalolo 72. Increments : Morath (1/1) Penalty kicks: Morath (1/2) 40.

15th Israel Dagg 14th Richard Kahui 13 Ma'a Nonu 12 Sonny Bill Williams 11 Isaia Toeava 62. 10 Daniel Carter 74. 09 Jimmy Cowan 53. 08th Victor Vito 75. 07th Richie McCaw ( c ) 06th Jerome Kaino 05 Ali Williams 04th Brad Thorn 56. 03 Owen Franks 02 Andrew Hore 74. 01 Tony Woodcock 45. Substitute: 16 Corey Flynn 74. 17th Ben Franks 45. 18th Anthony Boric 75. 19th Sam Whitelock 56. 20th Piri Weepu 53. 21st Colin Slade 74. 22nd Cory Jane 62. Trainer:  Graham Henry

15th Vungakoto Lilo 14th Viliame Iongi 13 Sukanaivalu Hufanga 75. 12 Andrew Ma'ilei 41. 11 Siale Piutau 10 Kurt Morath 09 Taniela Moa 08th Viliami Ma'afu 07th Finau Maka ( c ) 54. 06th Sione Kalamafoni 05 Joseph Tuineau 04th Paino Hehea 41. 03 Taufa'ao Filise 53. 02 Aleki Lutui 41. 01 Soane Tonga'uiha 53. Substitute: 16 Ephraim Taukafa 41. 17th Alisona Taumalolo 53. 18th Kisi Pulu 53. 19th Sione Timani 41. 20th Samiu Vahafolau 54. 21st Samisoni Fisilau 75. 22nd Alipate Fatafehi 41. Trainer:  Isitolo Maka

France - Japan

September 10, 2011 6:00 p.m.	France	47: 21	Japan	North Harbor Stadium , North Shore City Spectators: 28,569 Referee: Steve Walsh ( Australia )
	Attempts: Pierre 5th received Trinh-Duc 12th received Clerc 34th received Nallet 71. received Papé 77. received Parra 80. + after. Elevations: Yachvili (4/6) Penalty kicks : Yachvili (3/3) 21., 29., 67.	(25:11) Report	Attempts: Arlidge 31st, 49th elevations: Arlidge (1/2) Penalty kicks: Arlidge (3/4) 17th, 39th, 58th

15th Cédric Heymans 14th Vincent Clerc 13 Aurélien Rougerie 12 Fabrice Estebanez 48. 11 Maxime Médard 10 François Trinh-Duc 51. 09 Dimitri Yachvili 08th Raphaël Lakafia 74. 07th Imanol Harinordoquy 06th Thierry Dusautoir ( c ) 05 Lionel Nallet 04th Julien Pierre 73. 03 Nicolas Mas 02 William Servat 52. 01 Fabien Barcella 51. Substitute: 16 Dimitri Szarzewski 52. 17th Jean-Baptiste Poux 51. 18th Pascal Papé 73. 19th Julien Bonnaire 74. 20th Morgan Parra 62. 21st David Skrela 51. 62. 22nd David Marty 48. Trainer:  Marc Lièvremont

15th Shaun Webb 66. 14th Kōsuke Endō 13 Kōji Taira 54. 12 Ryan Nicholas 11 Hirotoki Onozawa 10 James Arlidge 09 Fumiaki Tanaka 66. 08th Ryukoliniasi Holani 36. 07th Michael Leitch 06th Takashi Kikutani ( c ) 05 Toshizumi Kitagawa 04th Luke Thompson 03 Kensuke Hatakeyama 43. 02 Shota Horie 01 Hisateru Hirashima Substitute: 16 Yūsuke Aoki 17th Nozomu Fujita 43. 18th Hitoshi Ono 19th Itaru Taniguchi 36. 20th Atsushi Hiwasa 66. 21st Murray Williams 66. 22nd Alisi Tupuailei 54. Trainer:  John Kirwan

Tonga - Canada

September 14, 2011 5:00 p.m.	Tonga	20:25	Canada	Okara Park , Whangarei Spectators: 17,174 Referee: Jonathan Kaplan ( South Africa )
	Attempts: Piutau 40th, 53rd increases: Morath (2/2) Penalty kicks: Morath (2/4) 42nd, 64th	(7:10) Report	Attempts: Sinclair 13th received Carpenter 67th received MacKenzie 73rd increases: Pritchard (2/3) Penalty kicks: Pritchard (2/2) 26., 45.

15th Kurt Morath 14th Fetu'u Vainikolo 13 Siale Piutau 12 Alipate Fatafehi 11 William Helu 66. 10 Taniela Moa 09 Thomas Palu 08th Samiu Vahafolau 50. 07th Sione Vaiomounga 06th Finau Maka ( c ) 05 Tukulua Lokotui 04th Sione Timani 54. 03 Kisi Pulu 52. 02 Ephraim Taukafa 65. 01 Alisona Taumalolo 75. Substitute: 16 Ilaisa Ma'asi 65. 17th Soane Tonga'uiha 75. 18th Halani Aulika 52. 19th Viliami Ma'afu 50. 20th Sione Kalamafoni 54. 21st Viliame Iongi 22nd Alaska Taufa 66. Trainer:  Isitolo Maka

15th James Pritchard 14th Ciaran Hearn 13 DTH van der Merwe 12 Ryan Smith 65. 11 Phil Mackenzie 10 Other Monro 09 Ed Fairhurst 08th Aaron Carpenter 07th Chauncey O'Toole 06th Adam Kleeberger 05 Jamie Cudmore 04th Jebb Sinclair 74. 03 Jason Marshall 75. 02 Pat Riordan ( c ) 31. to 40. 69. 01 Hubert Buydens Substitute: 16 Ryan Hamilton 31. 40. 69. 17th Scott Franklin 75. 18th Tyler Hotson 19th Nanyak Dala 74. 20th Conor Trainor 65. 21st Sean White 22nd Matt Evans Trainer:  Kieran Crowley

New Zealand - Japan

September 16, 2011 8:00 p.m.	New Zealand	83: 7	Japan	Waikato Stadium , Hamilton Spectators: 30,484 Referee: Nigel Owens ( Wales )
	Attempts: Smith 4th received Kahui 16th received, 45th received Kaino 22nd received Mealamu 30th received Ellis 35th received Slade 36th received S. Williams 51st received, 79th received Toeava 56th received Hore 60th received Nonu 62nd ad. Thomson 77th increases: Slade (9/13)	(38: 0) report	Attempts: Onozawa 58th increments: M. Williams (1/1)

15th Isaia Toeava 62. 14th Cory Jane 44. 13 Conrad Smith 12 Ma'a Nonu 11 Richard Kahui 10 Colin Slade 09 Andy Ellis 62. 08th Victor Vito 57. 07th Adam Thomson 06th Jerome Kaino 05 Sam Whitelock 04th Brad Thorn 72. 03 Owen Franks 63. 02 Keven Mealamu ( c ) 44. 01 Tony Woodcock Substitute: 16 Andrew Hore 44. 17th John Afoa 63. 18th Ali Williams 57. 19th Anthony Boric 72. 20th Jimmy Cowan 62. 21st Piri Weepu 62. 22nd Sonny Bill Williams 44. Trainer:  Graham Henry

15th Taihei Ueda 52. 14th Takehisa Usuzuki 13 Kōji Taira 46. 12 Yuta Iwamura 71. 11 Hirotoki Onozawa 10 Murray Williams 09 Atsushi Hiwasa 08th Takashi Kikutani ( c ) 07th Michael Leitch 06th Itaru Taniguchi 05 Toshizumi Kitagawa 59. 04th Hitoshi Ono 03 Nozomu Fujita 02 Yūsuke Aoki 64. 01 Naoki Kawamata Substitute: 16 Hiroki Yuhara 64. 17th Kensuke Hatakeyama 18th Yūji Kitagawa 59. 19th Sione Vatuvei 20th Tomoki Yoshida 71. 21st Shaun Webb 52. 22nd Alisi Tupuailei 46. Trainer:  John Kirwan

France - Canada

September 18, 2011 8:30 p.m.	France	46: 19	Canada	McLean Park , Napier Spectators: 14,230 Referee: Craig Joubert ( South Africa )
	Attempts: Clerc 4th increment, 79th increment, 80th + incremental Traille 64th incremental increment: Parra (4/4) Penalty kicks: Parra (5/6) 17th, 37th, 39th, 40th +, 48.Dropgoals: Trinh-Duc (1/1) 57.	(19:10) Report	Attempts: Smith 7th increments: Pritchard (1/1) Penalty kicks: Pritchard (2/5) 2nd, 60th Dropgoals: Monro (2/2) 44th, 49th

15th Damien Traille 14th Vincent Clerc 13 David Marty 12 Maxime Mermoz 11 Aurélien Rougerie ( c ) 72. 10 François Trinh-Duc 70. 09 Morgan Parra 08th Louis Picamoles 07th Julien Bonnaire 06th Fulgence Ouedraogo 76. 05 Romain Millo-Chluski 64. 04th Pascal Papé 03 Luc Ducalcon 80. 02 William Servat 53. 01 Jean-Baptiste Poux 18. to 28. 46. 80. Substitute: 16 Guilhem Guirado 53. 17th Fabien Barcella 18. 28. 46. 18th Julien Pierre 64. 19th Imanol Harinordoquy 76. 20th Dimitri Yachvili 70. 21st Fabrice Estebanez 22nd Maxime Médard 72. Trainer:  Marc Lièvremont

15th James Pritchard 14th Ciaran Hearn 13 DTH van der Merwe 67. 12 Ryan Smith 11 Phil Mackenzie 10 Other Monro 71. 09 Ed Fairhurst 62. 08th Aaron Carpenter 07th Chauncey O'Toole 63. 06th Adam Kleeberger 05 Jamie Cudmore 59. 04th Jebb Sinclair 03 Jason Marshall 62. 02 Pat Riordan ( c ) 60. 01 Hubert Buydens Substitute: 16 Ryan Hamilton 60. 17th Scott Franklin 62. 18th Tyler Hotson 59. 19th Nanyak Dala 63. 20th Sean White 62. 21st Nathan Hirayama 71. 22nd Conor Trainor 67. Trainer:  Kieran Crowley

Tonga - Japan

September 21, 2011 7:30 p.m.	Tonga	31:18	Japan	Okara Park , Whangarei Spectators: 17,364 Referee: Dave Pearson ( England )
	Attempts: Viliami Ma'afu 7th n.erh. Lokotui 15th increased Vainikolo 54th increased increases: Morath (2/3) Penalty kicks: Morath (4/4) 30th, 32nd, 50th, 68th	(18:13) Report	Attempts: Hatakeyama 14th AD Leitch 26th n.erh. Tupuailai 63rd AD Penalty kicks: Webb (1/1) 40.

15th Vungakoto Lilo 14th Fetu'u Vainikolo 13 Siale Piutau 12 Alipate Fatafehi 11 Sukanaivalu Hufanga 68. 10 Kurt Morath 09 Taniela Moa 75. 08th Viliami Ma'afu 07th Sione Vaiomounga 64. 06th Sione Kalamafoni 05 Paino Hehea 65. 04th Tukulua Lokotui 79th to 80+. 03 Taufa'ao Filise 40, 64, 72. 02 Aleki Lutui ( c ) 48. 01 Soane Tonga'uiha 40. Substitute: 16 Aloisio Ma'asi 48. 17th Alisona Taumalolo 40. 18th Halani Aulika 40th 61st to 71st 19th Joseph Tuineau 65. 20th Samiu Vahafolau 72. 21st Samisoni Fisilau 75. 22nd Andrew Ma'ilei 68. Trainer:  Isitolo Maka

15th Shaun Webb 14th Kōsuke Endō 13 Alisi Tupuailai 12 Ryan Nicholas 11 Hirotoki Onozawa 10 James Arlidge 31st to 40+. 09 Fumiaki Tanaka 52. 08th Takashi Kikutani ( c ) 07th Michael Leitch 06th Itaru Taniguchi 52. 05 Toshizumi Kitagawa 57. 04th Luke Thompson 03 Kensuke Hatakeyama 68. 02 Shota Horie 01 Hisateru Hirashima Substitute: 16 Yusuke Aoki 17th Nozomu Fijita 68. 18th Hitoshi Ono 57. 19th Sione Vatuvei 52. 20th Atsushi Hiwasa 52. 21st Takehisa Usuzuki 22nd Murray Williams Trainer:  John Kirwan

New Zealand - France

September 24, 2011 8:30 p.m.	New Zealand	37: 17	France	Eden Park , Auckland Spectators: 60,856 Referee: Alain Rolland ( Ireland )
	Attempts: Thomson 10th n.erh. Jane 17th received Dagg 21st received, 41st received S. Williams 77th received Raise: Carter (3/5) Penalty: Carter (1/1) 48.Dropgoals: Carter (1/1) 64.	(19: 3) Report	Attempts: Mermoz 54th increased Trinh-Duc 76th increased increases: Yachvili (2/2) Penalty kicks : Yachvili (1/1) 39.

15th Israel Dagg 14th Cory Jane 34. 13 Conrad Smith 12 Ma'a Nonu 11 Richard Kahui 62. 10 Daniel Carter 09 Piri Weepu 55. 08th Adam Thompson 72. 07th Richie McCaw ( c ) 06th Jerome Kaino 05 Sam Whitelock 56. 04th Brad Thorn 03 Owen Franks 69, 74, 77. 02 Keven Mealamu 55. 01 Tony Woodcock Substitute: 16 Andrew Hore 55. 17th Ben Franks 69th 74th to 77th 18th Ali Williams 56. 19th Anthony Boric 72. 20th Andy Ellis 55. 21st Colin Slade 62. 22nd Sonny Bill Williams 34. Trainer:  Graham Henry

15th Damien Traille 41. 14th Vincent Clerc 13 Aurélien Rougerie 69. 12 Maxime Mermoz 11 Maxime Médard 10 Morgan Parra 64. 09 Dimitri Yachvili 08th Louis Picamoles 41. 07th Julien Bonnaire 06th Thierry Dusautoir ( c ) 05 Lionel Nallet 04th Pascal Papé 64. 03 Luc Ducalcon 41. 02 Dimitri Szarzewski 53. 01 Jean-Baptiste Poux Substitute: 16 William Servat 53. 17th Fabien Barcella 41. 18th Julien Pierre 64. 19th Imanol Harinordoquy 41. 20th François Trinh-Duc 64. 21st Fabrice Estebanez 69. 22nd Cédric Heymans 41. Trainer:  Marc Lièvremont

Canada - Japan

September 27, 2011 5:00 p.m.	Canada	23:23	Japan	McLean Park , Napier Spectators: 14,335 Referee: Jonathan Kaplan ( South Africa )
	Attempts: van der Merwe 7th received Mackenzie 44th received Monro 75th ad. Elevations: Pritchard (1/1) Penalty kicks: Monro (2/3) 64th, 78th	(7:17) Report	Attempts: Horie 10. Increase Endō 40. Increase Increase: Arlidge (2/2) Penalty kicks: Arlidge (3/3) 24., 66., 73.

15th James Pritchard 21. to 28. 40. 14th Matt Evans 13 DTH van der Merwe 12 Ryan Smith 11 Phil Mackenzie 10 Other Monro 09 Ed Fairhurst 71. 08th Aaron Carpenter 07th Chauncey O'Toole 64. 06th Adam Kleeberger 05 Jamie Cudmore 73. 04th Jebb Sinclair 03 Jason Marshall 67. 02 Pat Riordan ( c ) 60. 01 Hubert Buydens Substitute: 16 Ryan Hamilton 60. 17th Scott Franklin 67. 18th Tyler Hotson 73. 19th Jeremy Kyne 64. 20th Sean White 71. 21st Nathan Hirayama 22nd Conor Trainor 21. 28. 40. Trainer:  Kieran Crowley

15th Shaun Webb 73. 14th Kōsuke Endō 13 Alisi Tupuailei 13. 12 Ryan Nicholas 11 Hirotoki Onozawa 10 James Arlidge 09 Fumiaki Tanaka 64. 08th Takashi Kikutani ( c ) 07th Michael Leitch 06th Sione Vatuvei 64. 05 Toshizumi Kitagawa 64. 04th Luke Thompson 03 Nozomu Fujita 25th 02 Shota Horie 01 Hisateru Hirashima Substitute: 16 Yūsuke Aoki 17th Kensuke Hatakeyama 25th 18th Hitoshi Ono 64. 19th Toetu'u Taufa 64. 20th Atsushi Hiwasa 64. 21st Murray Williams 73. 22nd Bryce Robins 13. Trainer:  John Kirwan

France - Tonga

October 1, 2011 6:00 p.m.	France	14:19	Tonga	Westpac Stadium , Wellington Spectators: 32,763 Referee: Steve Walsh ( Australia )
	Attempts: Clerc 80. + n.erh. Penalty kicks : Yachvili (3/3) 2nd, 23rd, 50th	(6:13) Report	Attempts: Hufanga 26th increments: Morath (1/1) Penalty kicks: Morath (4/8) 7th, 36th, 67th, 73rd

15th Maxime Médard 14th Vincent Clerc 13 Aurélien Rougerie 59. 12 Maxime Mermoz 11 Alexis Palisson 77. 10 Morgan Parra 59. 09 Dimitri Yachvili 08th Raphaël Lakafia 50. 07th Julien Bonnaire 06th Thierry Dusautoir ( c ) 05 Lionel Nallet 04th Pascal Papé 67. 03 Luc Ducalcon 41. 45. 02 William Servat 50. 01 Jean-Baptiste Poux 7. to 20. 45. Substitute: 16 Dimitri Szarzewski 50. 17th Fabien Barcella 7, 20, 41 18th Julien Pierre 67. 19th Imanol Harinordoquy 50. 20th François Trinh-Duc 59. 21st Fabrice Estebanez 59th 65th to 76th 22nd Cédric Heymans 77. Trainer:  Marc Lièvremont

15th Vungakoto Lilo 14th Viliame Iongi 13 Siale Piutau 12 Andrew Ma'ilei 61. 11 Sukanaivalu Hufanga 39th to 48th 73rd 10 Kurt Morath 09 Taniela Moa 08th Viliami Ma'afu 07th Finau Maka ( c ) 11. to 24. 06th Sione Kalamafoni 05 Paino Hehea 58. 04th Tukulua Lokotui 03 Kisi Pulu 40. 02 Aleki Lutui 01 Soane Tonga'uiha 48. Substitute: 16 Ephraim Taukafa 17th Alisona Taumalolo 48. 18th Halani Aulika 40. 19th Joseph Tuineau 58. 20th Samiu Vahafolau 11. 24 21st Thomas Palu 73. 22nd Alipate Fatafehi 61. Trainer:  Isitolo Maka

New Zealand - Canada

October 2, 2011 3:30 p.m.	New Zealand	79:15	Canada	Westpac Stadium , Wellington Spectators: 37,665 Referee: Romain Poite ( France )
	Attempts: Guildford 7th, 25th, 35th, 77th Vito 11th, 80th, Dagg, 20th Muliaina 29th received Cowan 44th received Kaino 52nd received, 68th received Williams 60th received increases: Slade (4/8) Weepu (4/4) Penalty kicks: Slade (1/1) 16.	(37: 8) Report	Attempts: Trainor 40th + n.erh., 42nd. Increased increases: Monro (1/2) Penalty kicks: Monro (1/2) 2.

15th Mils Muliaina 51. 14th Israel Dagg 48. 13 Conrad Smith 12 Sonny Bill Williams 11 Zac Guildford 10 Colin Slade 65. 09 Jimmy Cowan 63. 08th Kieran Read 51. 07th Victor Vito 06th Jerome Kaino 05 Ali Williams 04th Sam Whitelock 03 Owen Franks 56. 74. 02 Andrew Hore 77. 01 Tony Woodcock 74. Substitute: 16 Keven Mealamu 77. 17th Ben Franks 56. 18th Brad Thorn 65. 19th Anthony Boric 51. 20th Andy Ellis 63. 21st Piri Weepu 51. 22nd Isaia Toeava 48. Trainer:  Graham Henry

15th Matt Evans 65. 14th Conor Trainor 13 DTH van der Merwe 31. 12 Ryan Smith 11 Phil Mackenzie 10 Other Monro 09 Ed Fairhurst 63. 08th Aaron Carpenter 07th Chauncey O'Toole 06th Adam Kleeberger 73. 05 Jamie Cudmore 61. 73. 04th Jebb Sinclair 03 Jason Marshall 53. 02 Pat Riordan ( c ) 48. 01 Hubert Buydens 63. Substitute: 16 Ryan Hamilton 48. 17th Scott Franklin 53. 18th Andrew Tiedemann 63. 19th Tyler Hotson 61. 20th Nanyak Dala 65. 21st Sean White 31. 22nd Nathan Hirayama 63. Trainer:  Kieran Crowley

Web links

Commons : 2011 Rugby World Cup  - Collection of Images, Videos and Audio Files

• Official website

Individual evidence

1. ^ Match: New Zealand - Tonga . In: Rugby World Cup 2011 . International Rugby Board , September 9, 2011, archived from the original January 31, 2012 ; accessed on May 7, 2018 (English, original website no longer available).  
2. ^ Match: France - Japan . In: Rugby World Cup 2011 . International Rugby Board , September 10, 2011, archived from the original on February 7, 2012 ; accessed on May 7, 2018 (English, original website no longer available).  
3. ^ Match: Tonga - Canada . In: Rugby World Cup 2011 . International Rugby Board , September 14, 2011, archived from the original January 31, 2012 ; accessed on May 7, 2018 (English, original website no longer available).  
4. ^ Match: New Zealand - Japan . In: Rugby World Cup 2011 . International Rugby Board , September 16, 2011, archived from the original on February 6, 2012 ; accessed on May 7, 2018 (English, original website no longer available).  
5. ^ Match: France - Canada . In: Rugby World Cup 2011 . International Rugby Board , September 18, 2011, archived from the original February 7, 2012 ; accessed on May 7, 2018 (English, original website no longer available).  
6. ^ Match: Tonga - Japan . In: Rugby World Cup 2011 . International Rugby Board , September 21, 2011, archived from the original on February 17, 2012 ; accessed on May 7, 2018 (English, original website no longer available).  
7. ^ Match: New Zealand - France . In: Rugby World Cup 2011 . International Rugby Board , September 24, 2011, archived from the original on February 6, 2012 ; accessed on May 7, 2018 (English, original website no longer available).  
8. ^ Match: Canada - Japan . In: Rugby World Cup 2011 . International Rugby Board , September 27, 2011, archived from the original on February 7, 2012 ; accessed on May 7, 2018 (English, original website no longer available).  
9. ^ Match: France - Tonga . In: Rugby World Cup 2011 . International Rugby Board , October 1, 2011, archived from the original January 31, 2012 ; accessed on May 7, 2018 (English, original website no longer available).  
10. ^ Match: New Zealand - Canada . In: Rugby World Cup 2011 . International Rugby Board , October 2, 2011, archived from the original on February 6, 2012 ; accessed on May 7, 2018 (English, original website no longer available).