2011 Rugby World Cup Pool C
Pool C of the 2011 Rugby World Cup began on 11 September 2011 and was completed on 2 October. The pool was composed of
United States.[1]
While history would suggest Pool C as a predictable in outcome, this was not the case. A shock win by the Irish over Australia saw Australia finish second in the pool stage for the second time, the first being in 1995 after the loss to the hosts South Africa.
Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | T | B | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 |  Ireland
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4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 135 | 34 | +101 | 15 | 1 | 17 | Advanced to the quarter-finals and qualified for the 2015 Rugby World Cup |
| 2 |  Australia
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4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 173 | 48 | +125 | 25 | 3 | 15 | |
| 3 |  Italy
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4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 92 | 95 | −3 | 13 | 2 | 10 | Eliminated but qualified for 2015 Rugby World Cup |
| 4 |  United States
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4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 38 | 122 | −84 | 4 | 0 | 4 | |
| 5 |  Russia
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4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 57 | 196 | −139 | 8 | 1 | 1 |
Source: [citation needed]
Matches
All times are local UTC+13 from 25 September[2])
Australia v Italy
| 11 September 2011 15:30 |
O'Connor (3/4) Pen: Cooper (2/3) 19', 30' | Report[3] | Pen: Mi. Bergamasco (2/3) 38', 40+' |
| North Harbour Stadium, Auckland Attendance: 25,731 Referee: Alain Rolland (Ireland) |
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Television match official: Giulio De Santis (Italy) |
Ireland v United States
| 11 September 2011 18:00 |
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| Try: Bowe (2) 40' c, 60' c Best 56' m Con: Sexton (1/1) O'Gara (1/2) Pen: Sexton (1/5) 17' | Report[4][5][6] | Try: Emerick 80+' c Con: Malifa (1/1) Pen: Paterson (1/2) 54' |
| Yarrow Stadium, New Plymouth Attendance: 20,823 Referee: Craig Joubert (South Africa) |
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Russia v United States
| 15 September 2011 19:30 |
Dave Pearson (England ) |
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Australia v Ireland
| 17 September 2011 20:30 |
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Italy v Russia
| 20 September 2011 19:30 |
| Italy | 53–17 | Russia |
| Try: Parisse 6' c Toniolatti (2) 13' m, 23' c Benvenuti (2) 16' m, 48' m Penalty try 29' c Gori 37' c McLean 64' m Zanni 77' m Con: Bocchino (4/6) | Report[9] | Try: Yanyushkin 34' c Ostroushko 50' m Makovetski 71' m Con: Rachkov (1/3) |
| Trafalgar Park, Nelson Attendance: 12,418 Referee: Wayne Barnes (England) |
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Television match official: Shaun Veldsman (South Africa) |
Australia v United States
| 23 September 2011 20:30 |
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| Try: Horne 8' m Elsom 11' m Beale 31' c Fainga'a (2) 35' m, 71' m Mitchell 45' c McCabe 48' m Ashley-Cooper (3) 59' c, 64' c, 66' c Samo 78' c Con: Cooper (2/5) Barnes (4/5) | Report[10] | Try: Gagiano 23' m |
| Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington Attendance: 33,824 Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales) |
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Television match official: Tim Hayes (Wales) |
Ireland v Russia
| 25 September 2011 18:00 |
| Ireland | 62–12 | Russia |
| Try: McFadden 10' c O'Brien 13' c Boss 38' c Earls (2) 38' c, 48' c Trimble 40+' m Kearney 65' c Jennings 73' c Buckley 79' m Con: O'Gara (6/7) Sexton (1/2) Pen: O'Gara (1/1) 6' | Report[11] | Try: Artemyev 50' c Simplikevich 59' m Con: Rachkov (1/2) |
| Rotorua International Stadium, Rotorua Attendance: 25,661 Referee: Craig Joubert (South Africa) |
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Man of the Match:
Touch judges:
Dave Pearson (England )
Jérôme Garces (France )
Television match official: Giulio De Santis (Italy) |
Italy v United States
| 27 September 2011 19:30 |
George Clancy (Ireland ) |
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Man of the Match:
Martin Castrogiovanni (Italy)
Touch judges:
New Zealand )
Television match official: Shaun Veldsman (South Africa) |
Australia v Russia
| 1 October 2011 15:30 |
New Zealand ) |
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Man of the Match:
Touch judges:
Ireland )
Ireland )
Television match official: Shaun Veldsman (South Africa) |
Ireland v Italy
| 2 October 2011 20:30 |
| Ireland | 36–6 | Italy |
| Try: O'Driscoll 47' c Earls (2) 52' c, 80+' c Con: O'Gara (2/2) Sexton (1/1) Pen: O'Gara (4/5) 7', 18', 35', 44' Sexton (1/1) 70' | Report[14] | Pen: Mi. Bergamasco (2/3) 11', 21' |
| Otago Stadium, Dunedin Attendance: 28,027 Referee: Jonathan Kaplan (South Africa) |
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Man of the Match:
Touch judges:
New Zealand )
New Zealand )
Television match official: Shaun Veldsman (South Africa) |
References
- ^ [1]. Retrieved on 11 September 2011. Archived 1 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ The change in time zone is due to the start of daylight saving time in New Zealand, at 02:00 on 25 September 2011
- ^ worldrugby.org. "World Rugby". www.worldrugby.org. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
- ^ "Ireland ground Eagles for opening win". espnscrum. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
- ^ worldrugby.org. "World Rugby". www.worldrugby.org. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
- ^ "Ireland off to winning start at Rugby World Cup with victory over USA". The Guardian. Retrieved 3 December 2024.
- ^ worldrugby.org. "World Rugby". www.worldrugby.org. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
- ^ worldrugby.org. "World Rugby". www.worldrugby.org. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
- ^ worldrugby.org. "World Rugby". www.worldrugby.org. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
- ^ worldrugby.org. "World Rugby". www.worldrugby.org. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
- ^ worldrugby.org. "World Rugby". www.worldrugby.org. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
- ^ worldrugby.org. "World Rugby". www.worldrugby.org. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
- ^ worldrugby.org. "World Rugby". www.worldrugby.org. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
- ^ worldrugby.org. "World Rugby". www.worldrugby.org. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
External links
- Pool C at rugbyworldcup.com
