Rugby Union World Cup 2011 / Group C

The Group C of the 2011 Rugby World Cup included Australia , Ireland , Italy , Russia and the United States . The group matches took place between September 11th 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	dif- ference	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

Games

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

Australia - Italy

September 11, 2011 3:30 p.m.	Australia	32: 6	Italy	North Harbor Stadium , North Shore City Spectators: 25,731 Referee: Alain Rolland ( Ireland )
	Attempts: Alexander 50th n.erh. Ashley-Cooper 55th raised O'Connor 58th raised Ioane 66th raised increases: O'Connor (3/4) Penalty kicks: Cooper (2/3) 19th, 30th	(6: 6) Report	Penalty kicks: Bergamasco (2/3) 38th, 40th +

15th Kurtley Beale 14th Adam Ashley-Cooper 13 Anthony Fainga'a 48. 12 Pat McCabe 11 Digby Ioane 10 Quade Cooper 09 Want Genia 62. 08th Radike Samo 07th David Pocock 61. 06th Rocky Elsom 69. 05 James Horwill ( c ) 04th Daniel Vickerman 59. 03 Ben Alexander 65. 02 Stephen Moore 62, 74, 78. 01 Sekope Kepu Substitute: 16 Tatafu Polota-Nau 62, 74, 78. 17th James Slipper 65. 18th Rob Simmons 59. 19th Ben McCalman 61. 20th Scott Higginbotham 69. 21st Luke Burgess 62. 22nd James O'Connor 48. Trainer:  Robbie Deans

15th Andrea Masi 14th Tommaso Benvenuti 13 Gonzalo Canale 12 Gonzalo García 62. 11 Mirco Bergamasco 10 Luciano Orquera 73. 09 Fabio Semenzato 69. 08th Sergio Parisse ( c ) 07th Robert Barbieri 52. 06th Alessandro Zanni 05 Cornelius Van Zyl 04th Carlo Del Fava 61. 03 Martin Castrogiovanni 74. 02 Leonardo Ghiraldini 01 Andrea Lo Cicero 68. 74. Substitute: 16 Tommaso D'Apice 17th Lorenzo Cittadini 68. 18th Marco Bortolami 61. 19th Paul Derbyshire 52. 20th Edoardo Gori 69. 21st Riccardo Bocchino 73. 22nd Luke McLean 62. Trainer:  Nick Mallett

Ireland - USA

September 11, 2011 6:00 p.m.	Ireland	22:10	United States	Yarrow Stadium , New Plymouth Spectators: 20,823 Referee: Craig Joubert ( South Africa )
	Attempts: Bowe 40th received, 60th received Best 56th received Raise: Sixth tone (1/1) O'Gara (1/2) Penalty kicks: Sixth tone (1/5) 17.	(10: 0) report	Attempts: Emerick 80th + incremental increases: Paterson (1/1) Penalty kicks: Paterson (1/2) 54.

15th Geordan Murphy 67. 14th Tommy Bowe 13 Brian O'Driscoll ( c ) 12 Gordon D'Arcy 11 Keith Earls 10 Jonathan Sexton 51. 09 Conor Murray 51. 08th Jamie Heaslip 07th Shane Jennings 61. 06th Stephen Ferris 05 Paul O'Connell 04th Donncha O'Callaghan 03 Mike Ross 02 Rory Best 61. 01 Tom Court 65. Substitute: 16 Jerry Flannery 61. 17th Tony Buckley 65. 18th Donnacha Ryan 19th Denis Leamy 61. 20th Eoin Reddan 51. 21st Ronan O'Gara 51. 22nd Andrew Trimble 67. Trainer: Declan Kidney

15th Blaine Scully 14th Takudzwa Ngwenya 13 Paul Emerick 12 Andrew Suniula 11 James Paterson 10 Roland Suniula 59. 09 Mike Petri 67. 08th Nic Johnson 07th Todd Clever ( c ) 06th Louis Stanfill 05 Hayden Smith 04th John Van Der Giessen 03 Shawn Pittman 02 Phil Thiel 68. 01 Mike MacDonald 63. Substitute: 16 Chris Biller 68. 17th Matekitonga Moeakiola 63. 18th Scott LaValla 19th Pat Danahy 20th Tim Usasz 67. 21st Valenese Malifa 59. 22nd Colin Hawley Trainer: Eddie O'Sullivan

Russia - USA

September 15, 2011 7:30 p.m.	Russia	6: 13	United States	Yarrow Stadium , New Plymouth Spectators: 13,931 Referee: Dave Pearson ( England )
	Penalty kicks: Kuschnarjow (1/4) 2nd Ratschkow (1/1) 78.	(3:10) Report	Attempts: Petri 19. Increased increases: Wyles (1/1) Penalty kicks: Wyles (2/5) 12., 65.

15th Igor Klyuchnikov 14th Vasily Artemyev 13 Konstantin Ratschkow 12 Alexei Makovetsky 11 Vladimir Ostrouschko 10 Yuri Kuschnaryov 09 Alexander Shakirov 08th Vyatcheslav Grachev 07th Andrei Garbusow 06th Artem Fatachow 59. 05 Denis Antonov 61. 04th Alexander Woitov 03 Ivan Prishchepenko 02 Wladislaw Korschunow ( c ) 01 Sergei Popov 73. Substitute: 16 Valery Znobiladze 17th Vladimir Botvinnikov 73. 18th Alexander Chrokin 19th Adam Byrnes 61. 20th Alexander Janushkin 21st Viktor Gresev 59. 22nd Andrei Kusin Trainer:  Nikolai Nerusch

15th Chris Wyles 14th Takudzwa Ngwenya 13 Paul Emerick 12 Andrew Suniula 11 James Paterson 38. 10 Roland Suniula 09 Mike Petri 68. 08th Nic Johnson 67. 07th Todd Clever ( c ) 06th Louis Stanfill 05 Hayden Smith 04th John Van Der Giessen 03 Matekitonga Moeakiola 40th to 42nd 02 Chris Biller 01 Mike MacDonald Substitute: 16 Phil Thiel 17th Shawn Pittman 40. 42. 18th Scott LaValla 67. 19th Pat Danahy 20th Tim Usasz 68. 21st Valenese Malifa 22nd Blaine Scully 38. Trainer: Eddie O'Sullivan

Australia - Ireland

September 17, 2011 at 8:30 p.m.	Australia	6:15	Ireland	Eden Park , Auckland Spectators: 58,678 Referee: Bryce Lawrence ( New Zealand )
	Penalty kicks: O'Connor (2/4) 11., 25.	(6: 6) Report	Penalty kicks: sixth tone (2/5) 16th, 50th O'Gara (2/2) 63rd, 71st Dropgoals: sixth tone (1/1) 18th

15th Kurtley Beale 14th James O'Connor 13 Anthony Fainga'a 75. 12 Pat McCabe 11 Adam Ashley-Cooper 10 Quade Cooper 09 Want Genia 08th Radike Samo 74. 07th David Pocock 06th Rocky Elsom 73. 05 James Horwill ( c ) 04th Daniel Vickerman 63. 03 Ben Alexander 63. 02 Stephen Moore 01 Sekope Kepu Substitute: 16 Saia Fainga'a 17th James Slipper 63. 18th Rob Simmons 63. 19th Wycliff Palu 73. 20th Scott Higginbotham 74. 21st Luke Burgess 22nd Drew Mitchell 75. Trainer:  Robbie Deans

15th Rob Kearney 75. 14th Tommy Bowe 13 Brian O'Driscoll ( c ) 60th to 63rd 12 Gordon D'Arcy 50. 11 Keith Earls 10 Jonathan Sexton 09 Eoin Reddan 58. 08th Jamie Heaslip 07th Sean O'Brien 06th Stephen Ferris 05 Paul O'Connell 04th Donncha O'Callaghan 03 Mike Ross 77. 02 Rory Best 01 Cian Healy Substitute: 16 Sean Cronin 17th Tom Court 77. 18th Donnacha Ryan 19th Denis Leamy 20th Conor Murray 58. 21st Ronan O'Gara 50. 22nd Andrew Trimble 60, 63, 75. Trainer: Declan Kidney

Italy - Russia

September 20, 2011 7:30 p.m.	Italy	53: 17	Russia	Trafalgar Park , Nelson Spectators: 12,418 Referee: Wayne Barnes ( England )
	Attempts: Parisse, 6th, Toniolatti, 14th, 23rd, Benvenuti, 16th, 48th. Penalty attempt 29th received Gori 37th received McLean 64th received Zanni 77th ad. Elevations: Bocchino (4/6)	(38: 7) Report	Attempts: Janjuschkin 34th received Ostrouschko 50th received Makovetski 71st n.erh. Elevations: Ratschkow (1/3)

15th Andrea Masi 60. 14th Giulio Toniolatti 13 Tommaso Benvenuti 12 Matteo Pratichetti 11 Luke McLean 10 Riccardo Bocchino 73. 09 Edoardo Gori 57. 08th Sergio Parisse ( c ) 57. 07th Mauro Bergamasco 36. 47. 06th Paul Derbyshire 05 Marco Bortolami 48. 04th Quintin Geldenhuys 03 Lorenzo Cittadini 02 Fabio Ongaro 33rd to 47th 47th 01 Salvatore Perugini 48. Substitute: 16 Tommaso D'Apice 36. 17th Martin Castrogiovanni 48. 18th Cornelius Van Zyl 48. 19th Alessandro Zanni 57. 20th Pablo Canavosio 57. 21st Gonzalo Canale 73. 22nd Alberto Sgarbi 60. Trainer:  Nick Mallett

15th Igor Klyuchnikov 33. 14th Vasily Artemyev 13 Andrei Kusin 12 Alexei Makovetsky 11 Vladimir Ostrouschko 10 Konstantin Ratschkow 09 Alexander Shakirov 28. 08th Viktor Gresev 07th Andrei Garbusow 69. 06th Vyatcheslav Grachev 64. 05 Adam Byrnes 65. 04th Alexander Woitov 03 Ivan Prishchepenko 77. 02 Wladislaw Korschunow ( c ) 61. 01 Vladimir Botvinniko 54. 77. Substitute: 16 Valery Znobiladze 61. 17th Alexander Chrokin 54. 18th Denis Antonov 65. 19th Artem Fatachow 64. 20th Alexander Janushkin 28. 21st Mikhail Sidorov 69. 22nd Yuri Kuschnaryov 33. Trainer:  Nikolai Nerusch

Australia - USA

September 23, 2011 8:30 p.m.	Australia	67: 5	United States	Westpac Stadium , Wellington Spectators: 33,824 Referee: Nigel Owens ( Wales )
	Tries: Horne 8. n.erh. Elsom 11th ad. Beale 31st received Fainga'a 35th postcard, 71st postcard Mitchell 45th received McCabe 48th received Ashley-Cooper 59th increased, 64th increased, 66th increased Samo 78th increased increases: Cooper (2/5) Barnes (4/5)	(22: 5) Report	Attempts: Gagiano 23rd after.

15th Kurtley Beale 39. 14th Adam Ashley-Cooper 13 Anthony Fainga'a 12 Robert Horne 48. 11 Drew Mitchell 10 Quade Cooper 09 Will Genia ( c ) 49. 08th Wycliff Palu 54. 07th Ben McCalman 06th Rocky Elsom 57. 05 Nathan Sharpe 04th Rob Simmons 03 Ben Alexander 50. 02 Tatafu Polota-Nau 01 James Slipper Substitute: 16 Stephen Moore 66. 17th Sekope Kepu 50. 18th Dan Vickerman 54. 19th Radike Samo 47. 20th Luke Burgess 49. 21st Berrick Barnes 39. 22nd Pat McCabe 48. 66. Trainer:  Robbie Deans

15th Blaine Scully 75th to 80th 14th Colin Hawley 13 Tai Enosa 73. 12 Junior Sifa 11 Kevin Swiryn 10 Valenese Malifa 09 Tim Usasz ( c ) 69. 08th JJ Gagiano 07th Pat Danahy 75. 06th Inaki Basauri 05 Hayden Smith 61. 04th Scott LaValla 03 Eric Fry 02 Phil Thiel 72. 01 Shawn Pittman Substitute: 16 Brian McClenahan 72. 17th Matekitonga Moeakiola 18th Louis Stanfill 61. 19th Nic Johnson 75. 20th Mike Petri 69. 21st Roland Suniula 22nd Chris Wyles 73. Trainer: Eddie O'Sullivan

Ireland - Russia

September 25, 2011 6:00 p.m.	Ireland	62: 12	Russia	Rotorua International Stadium , Rotorua Spectators: 25,661 Referee: Craig Joubert ( South Africa )
	Attempts: McFadden 10th received O'Brien 13th received Boss 38th received Earls 39th, 48th received Trimble 40th + n.erh. Kearney 65th received Jennings 73rd received Buckley 79th received Raise: O'Gara (5/6) sixth tone (1/2) Penalty kicks: O'Gara (1/1) 6.	(36: 0) report	Attempts: Artemyev . 50. erh Simplikewitsch 59. n.erh. Elevations: Ratschkow (1/2)

15th Rob Kearney 14th Fergus McFadden 13 Keith Earls 49. 12 Paddy Wallace 11 Andrew Trimble 10 Ronan O'Gara 67. 09 Isaac Boss 66. 08th Jamie Heaslip 07th Sean O'Brien 57. 06th Donnacha Ryan 05 Leo Cullen 04th Donncha O'Callaghan 46. 03 Tony Buckley 02 Sean Cronin 01 Cian Healy 49. Substitute: 16 Rory Best 17th Mike Ross 49. 18th Denis Leamy 46. 19th Shane Jennings 57. 20th Eoin Reddan 66. 21st Jonathan Sexton 67. 22nd Geordan Murphy 49. Trainer: Declan Kidney

15th Vasily Artemyev 14th Denis Simplikewitsch 13 Andrei Kusin 12 Sergei Trishin 11 Vladimir Ostrouschko 71. 10 Konstantin Ratschkow 8th to 18th 09 Alexander Janushkin 74. 08th Viktor Gresev 07th Andrei Garbusow 45. 06th Artem Fatachow 05 Adam Byrnes 04th Denis Antonov 49. 03 Alexander Chrokin 50. 02 Valery Znobiladze 01 Sergei Popov 74. Substitute: 16 Yevgeny Matveyev 17th Ivan Prishchepenko 50. 18th Alexei Trawkin 74. 19th Alexander Woitov 49. 20th Andrei Bykanov 74. 21st Mikhail Sidorov 45. 22nd Mikhail Babayev 71. Trainer:  Nikolai Nerusch

Italy - USA

September 27, 2011 7:30 p.m.	Italy	27:10	United States	Trafalgar Park , Nelson Spectators: 14,997 Referee: George Clancy ( Ireland )
	Attempts: Parisse 3rd received Orquera 30th post Castrogiovanni 40th + n.erh. Penalty attempt 67th incremental increases: Mirco Bergamasco (2/4) Penalty kicks: Mirco Bergamasco (1/1) 22.	(20:10) Report	Attempts: Wyles 18th. Increases: Wyles (1/1) Penalty kicks: Wyles (1/1) 28th.

15th Luke McLean 14th Tommaso Benvenuti 54. 13 Gonzalo Canale 12 Gonzalo García 11 Mirco Bergamasco 71. 10 Luciano Orquera 67. 09 Fabio Semenzato 67. 08th Sergio Parisse ( c ) 07th Mauro Bergamasco 06th Alessandro Zanni 05 Cornelius Van Zyl 04th Quintin Geldenhuys 03 Martin Castrogiovanni 72. 02 Leonardo Ghiraldini 73. 01 Salvatore Perugini 51. 72. Substitute: 16 Fabio Ongaro 73. 17th Andrea Lo Cicero 51. 18th Marco Bortolami 19th Paul Derbyshire 71. 20th Edoardo Gori 67. 21st Riccardo Bocchino 67. 22nd Giulio Toniolatti 54. Trainer:  Nick Mallett

15th Chris Wyles 14th Takudzwa Ngwenya 13 Paul Emerick 12 Andrew Siniula 46. 11 James Paterson 10 Roland Siniula 72. 09 Mike Petri 64. 08th Nic Johnson 69. 07th Todd Clever ( c ) 06th Louis Stanfill 59th to 68th 05 Hayden Smith 04th John Van Der Giessen 03 Matekitonga Moeakiola 8. to 14. 56. 02 Chris Biller 29 01 Mike MacDonald Substitute: 16 Phil Thiel 29 17th Shawn Pittman 8. 14. 56. 18th Scott LaValla 69. 19th Pat Danahy 20th Tim Usasz 64. 21st Valenese Malifa 72. 22nd Blaine Scully 46. Trainer: Eddie O'Sullivan

Australia - Russia

October 1, 2011 3:30 p.m.	Australia	68:22	Russia	Trafalgar Park , Nelson Spectators: 16,307 Referee: Bryce Lawrence ( New Zealand )
	Tries: Barnes .. 7. n.erh, 79. erh Mitchell . 9. erh McCalman . 12. erh Pocock .. 16 erh erh 22. Moore . Erh Ashley-Cooper 39. erh. Ma'afu 42. erh . Mitchell . 49. erh increases: O'Connor (9/10)	(47: 5) Report	Attempts: Ostrouschko 33rd n.erh. Simplikewitsch 60th increased Ratschkow 68th increased increases: Ratschkow (2/3) Dropgoals: Ratschkow (1/1) 47.

15th James O'Connor 14th Radike Samo 13 Adam Ashley-Cooper 12 Berrick Barnes 11 Drew Mitchell 54. 10 Quade Cooper 09 Luke Burgess 08th Ben McCalman 07th David Pocock 40. 06th Scott Higginbotham 05 Nathan Sharpe 04th James Horwill ( c ) 40. 03 Sekope Kepu 31. 69. 02 Stephen Moore 40. 01 James Slipper 69. Substitute: 16 Tatafu Polota-Nau 17th Saia Fainga'a 40. 18th Salesi Ma'afu 31. 19th Rob Simmons 40. 20th Rocky Elsom 40. 21st Want Genia 22nd Nick Phipps 54. Trainer:  Robbie Deans

15th Vasily Artemyev 14th Denis Simplikewitsch 13 Andrei Kusin 60. 12 Alexei Makovetsky 11 Vladimir Ostrouschko 10 Yuri Kuschnaryov 40. 09 Alexander Janushkin 64. 08th Viktor Gresev 07th Vyacheslav Grachev 50. 06th Artem Fatachow 73. 05 Adam Byrnes 04th Alexander Woitov 03 Ivan Prishchepenko 60. 02 Wladislaw Korschunow ( c ) 01 Sergei Popov 66. Substitute: 16 Yevgeny Matveyev 73. 17th Vladimir Botvinnikov 66. 18th Alexei Trawkin 60. 19th Andrei Garbusow 50. 20th Alexander Shakirov 64. 21st Konstantin Ratschkow 40. 22nd Mikhail Babayev 60. Trainer:  Nikolai Nerusch

Ireland - Italy

October 2, 2011 8:30 p.m.	Ireland	36: 6	Italy	Forsyth Barr Stadium , Dunedin Spectators: 28,027 Referee: Jonathan Kaplan ( South Africa )
	Attempts: O'Driscoll 47th earls 52nd, 80th + increased increases: O'Gara (2/2) Sexton (1/1) Penalty kicks: O'Gara (4/5) 7th, 18th ., 35th, 44th sixth tone (1/1) 70th	(9: 6) Report	Penalty kicks: Mirco Bergamasco (2/3) 11., 21.

15th Rob Kearney 14th Tommy Bowe 13 Brian O'Driscoll ( c ) 74. 12 Gordon D'Arcy 11 Keith Earls 10 Ronan O'Gara 67. 09 Conor Murray 74. 08th Jamie Heaslip 07th Sean O'Brien 06th Stephen Ferris 73. 05 Paul O'Connell 04th Donncha O'Callaghan 59. 03 Mike Ross 02 Rory Best 63. 01 Cian Healy 73. Substitute: 16 Sean Cronin 53. 17th Tom Court 73. 18th Donnacha Ryan 59. 19th Denis Leamy 73. 20th Eoin Reddan 74. 21st Jonathan Sexton 67. 22nd Andrew Trimble 74. Trainer: Declan Kidney

15th Andrea Masi 14th Tommaso Benvenuti 13 Gonzalo Canale 12 Gonzalo García 11 Mirco Bergamasco 10 Luciano Orquera 41. 09 Fabio Semenzato 57. 08th Sergio Parisse ( c ) 77. 07th Mauro Bergamasco 49. 06th Alessandro Zanni 05 Cornelius Van Zyl 61. 04th Quintin Geldenhuys 03 Martin Castrogiovanni 37. 02 Leonardo Ghiraldini 67. 01 Salvatore Perugini Substitute: 16 Fabio Ongaro 67. 17th Andrea Lo Cicero 37. 18th Marco Bortolami 61. 19th Paul Derbyshire 49. 20th Edoardo Gori 57. 21st Riccardo Bocchino 41. 22nd Luke McLean 77. Trainer:  Nick Mallett

Web links

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Individual evidence

1. ↑ Match: Australia - Italy . In: Rugby World Cup 2011 . International Rugby Board , September 11, 2011, archived from the original on February 7, 2012 ; accessed on May 8, 2018 (English, original website no longer available).  
2. ↑ Match: Ireland - USA . In: Rugby World Cup 2011 . International Rugby Board , September 11, 2011, archived from the original on February 7, 2012 ; accessed on May 8, 2018 (English, original website no longer available).  
3. ↑ Match: Russia - USA . In: Rugby World Cup 2011 . International Rugby Board , September 15, 2011, archived from the original February 7, 2012 ; accessed on May 8, 2018 (English, original website no longer available).  
4. ^ Match: Australia - Ireland . In: Rugby World Cup 2011 . International Rugby Board , September 17, 2011, archived from the original on February 7, 2012 ; accessed on May 8, 2018 (English, original website no longer available).  
5. ↑ Match: Italy - Russia . In: Rugby World Cup 2011 . International Rugby Board , September 20, 2011, archived from the original on February 7, 2012 ; accessed on May 8, 2018 (English, original website no longer available).  
6. ↑ Match: Australia - USA . In: Rugby World Cup 2011 . International Rugby Board , September 23, 2011, archived from the original on February 7, 2012 ; accessed on May 8, 2018 (English, original website no longer available).  
7. ↑ Match: Ireland - Russia . In: Rugby World Cup 2011 . International Rugby Board , September 25, 2011, archived from the original on February 7, 2012 ; accessed on May 8, 2018 (English, original website no longer available).  
8. ↑ Match: Italy - USA . In: Rugby World Cup 2011 . International Rugby Board , September 27, 2011, archived from the original on February 7, 2012 ; accessed on May 8, 2018 (English, original website no longer available).  
9. ↑ Match: Australia - Russia . In: Rugby World Cup 2011 . International Rugby Board , October 1, 2011, archived from the original February 7, 2012 ; accessed on May 8, 2018 (English, original website no longer available).  
10. ↑ Match: Ireland - Italy . In: Rugby World Cup 2011 . International Rugby Board , October 2, 2011, archived from the original February 7, 2012 ; accessed on May 8, 2018 (English, original website no longer available).