2011 Rugby World Cup knockout stage

The knockout stage of the 2011 Rugby World Cup began on 8 October with a quarter-final between Ireland and Wales and concluded on 23 October with the final at Eden Park in Auckland.

New Zealand were the first team to qualify for the knockout stage, when they beat France 37–17 in their penultimate Pool A game. New Zealand and France re-encountered in the final, that was won by the local team 8–7. This was a rematch of the 1987 final, also in Eden Park and also won by New Zealand. This way, New Zealand got their second title, while France their third final.

For the first time in World Cup history, three teams that finished second in their respective pools qualified for the semi-finals, while South Africa became the second defending champions not to reach the semi-finals after Australia in 1995.

Furthermore, the bottom half of the bracket was entirely composed of the 2012 Rugby Championship teams and the other half was composed of the last four Six Nations champions since the last World Cup.

Bracket

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
8 October – Wellington
 
 
 Ireland10
 
15 October – Auckland
 
 Wales22
 
 Wales8
 
8 October – Auckland
 
 France9
 
 England12
 
23 October – Auckland
 
 France19
 
 France7
 
9 October – Wellington
 
 New Zealand8
 
 South Africa9
 
16 October – Auckland
 
 Australia11
 
 Australia6
 
9 October – Auckland
 
 New Zealand20 Third place
 
 New Zealand33
 
21 October – Auckland
 
 Argentina10
 
 Wales18
 
 
 Australia21
 

Quarter-finals

Ireland vs Wales

8 October 2011
18:00 NZDT (UTC+13)
Ireland  10–22  Wales
Try: Earls 45' c
Con: O'Gara (1/1)
Pen: O'Gara (1/1) 24'
 Report[1] Try: Williams 3' c
Phillips 51' m
J. Davies 64' c
Con: Priestland (2/3)
Pen: Halfpenny (1/1) 29'
FB15Rob Kearney
RW14Tommy Bowe
OC13Brian O'Driscoll (c)
IC12Gordon D'Arcy
LW11Keith Earls 72'
FH10Ronan O'Gara 56'
SH9Conor Murray 56'
N88Jamie Heaslip 75'
OF7Sean O'Brien
BF6Stephen Ferris 75'
RL5Paul O'Connell
LL4Donncha O'Callaghan
TP3Mike Ross
HK2Rory Best
LP1Cian Healy
Replacements:
HK16Sean Cronin
PR17Tom Court
LK18Leo Cullen 75'
N819Denis Leamy 75'
SH20Eoin Reddan 56'
FH21Jonathan Sexton 56'
WG22Andrew Trimble 72'
Coach:
Ireland Declan Kidney
FB15Leigh Halfpenny
RW14George North
OC13Jonathan Davies
IC12Jamie Roberts
LW11Shane Williams
FH10Rhys Priestland 78'
SH9Mike Phillips
N88Taulupe Faletau
OF7Sam Warburton (c)
BF6Dan Lydiate
RL5Alun Wyn Jones
LL4Luke Charteris 41'
TP3Adam Jones
HK2Huw Bennett
LP1Gethin Jenkins
Replacements:
HK16Lloyd Burns
PR17Paul James
LK18Bradley Davies 41'
FL19Ryan Jones
SH20Lloyd Williams
FH21James Hook 78'
CE22Scott Williams
Coach:
New Zealand Warren Gatland

Man of the Match:
Mike Phillips (Wales)

Touch judges:
Wayne Barnes (England)
Romain Poite (France)
Television match official:
Giulio de Santis (Italy)

England vs France

8 October 2011
20:30 NZDT (UTC+13)
England  12–19  France
Try: Foden 55' c
Cueto 77' m
Con: Wilkinson (1/1)
 Report[2] Try: Clerc 22' m
Médard 31' m
Pen: Yachvili (2/3) 11', 16'
Drop: Trinh-Duc (1/1) 73'
Eden Park, Auckland
Attendance: 49,105
Referee: Steve Walsh (Australia)
FB15Ben Foden
RW14Chris Ashton
OC13Manu Tuilagi
IC12Toby Flood
LW11Mark Cueto
FH10Jonny Wilkinson 65'
SH9Ben Youngs 65'
N88Nick Easter
OF7Lewis Moody (c) 63'
BF6Tom Croft 47'
RL5Tom Palmer
LL4Louis Deacon 50'
TP3Dan Cole 63'
HK2Steve Thompson 56'
LP1Andrew Sheridan 50' 63'
Replacements:
HK16Dylan Hartley 56'
PR17Alex Corbisiero 50'
LK18Courtney Lawes 47'
LK19Simon Shaw 50'
FL20James Haskell 63'
SH21Richard Wigglesworth 65'
WG22Matt Banahan 65'
Coach:
England Martin Johnson
FB15Maxime Médard
RW14Vincent Clerc
OC13Aurélien Rougerie 69'
IC12Maxime Mermoz 79'
LW11Alexis Palisson
FH10Morgan Parra
SH9Dimitri Yachvili 54'
N88Imanol Harinordoquy 73'
OF7Julien Bonnaire
BF6Thierry Dusautoir (c)
RL5Romain Millo-Chluski
LL4Pascal Papé 65'
TP3Nicolas Mas
HK2William Servat 56'
LP1Jean-Baptiste Poux 56'
Replacements:
HK16Dimitri Szarzewski 56'
PR17Fabien Barcella 56'
LK18Julien Pierre 65'
N819Louis Picamoles 73'
FH20Francois Trinh-Duc 54'
CE21David Marty 69'
FB22Cédric Heymans 79'
Coach:
France Marc Lièvremont

Man of the Match:
Imanol Harinordoquy (France)

Touch judges:
Alain Rolland (Ireland)
George Clancy (Ireland)
Television match official:
Shaun Veldsman (South Africa)

South Africa vs Australia

9 October 2011
18:00 NZDT (UTC+13)
South Africa  9–11  Australia
Pen: Steyn (2/4) 39', 56'
Drop: Steyn (1/1) 60'
 Report[3] Try: Horwill 11' m
Pen: O'Connor (2/2) 17', 72'
FB15Patrick Lambie
RW14JP Pietersen
OC13Jaque Fourie
IC12Jean de Villiers
LW11Bryan Habana 50'
FH10Morné Steyn
SH9Fourie du Preez
N88Pierre Spies 64'
OF7Schalk Burger 14' to 20'
BF6Heinrich Brüssow 20'
RL5Victor Matfield
LL4Danie Rossouw
TP3Jannie du Plessis
HK2John Smit (c) 50'
LP1Gurthrö Steenkamp
Replacements:
HK16Bismarck du Plessis 50'
PR17CJ van der Linde
FL18Willem Alberts 14' 20' 64'
FL19Francois Louw 20'
SH20Francois Hougaard 50'
FH21Butch James
CT22Gio Aplon
Coach:
South Africa Peter de Villiers
FB15Kurtley Beale 75'
RW14James O'Connor
OC13Adam Ashley-Cooper
IC12Pat McCabe 53'
LW11Digby Ioane
FH10Quade Cooper
SH9Will Genia
N88Radike Samo 73'
OF7David Pocock
BF6Rocky Elsom
RL5James Horwill (c)
LL4Dan Vickerman 54'
TP3Ben Alexander
HK2Stephen Moore 64'
LP1Sekope Kepu 69'
Replacements:
HK16Tatafu Polota-Nau 64'
PR17James Slipper 69'
LK18Nathan Sharpe 54'
N819Ben McCalman 73'
SH20Luke Burgess
FH21Berrick Barnes 53'
CE22Anthony Faingaa 75'
Coach:
New Zealand Robbie Deans

Man of the Match:
David Pocock (Australia)

Touch judges:
Dave Pearson (England)
Romain Poite (France)
Television match official:
Giulio de Santis (Italy)

New Zealand vs Argentina

9 October 2011
20:30 NZDT (UTC+13)
New Zealand  33–10  Argentina
Try: Read 69' m
Thorn 79' c
Con: Cruden (1/1)
Pen: Weepu (7/7) 13', 26', 36', 40', 50', 59', 73'
 Report[4] Try: Farías Cabello 32' c
Con: Contepomi (1/1)
Pen: Bosch (1/1) 46'
Eden Park, Auckland
Attendance: 57,192
Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)
FB15Mils Muliaina 40'
RW14Cory Jane
OC13Conrad Smith
IC12Ma'a Nonu
LW11Sonny Bill Williams
FH10Colin Slade 33'
SH9Piri Weepu 73'
N88Kieran Read
OF7Richie McCaw (c) 73'
BF6Jerome Kaino
RL5Sam Whitelock 63'
LL4Brad Thorn
TP3Owen Franks 75'
HK2Keven Mealamu 66'
LP1Tony Woodcock
Replacements:
HK16Andrew Hore 66'
PR17John Afoa 75'
LK18Ali Williams 63'
N819Victor Vito 73'
SH20Jimmy Cowan 73'
FH21Aaron Cruden 33'
FB22Isaia Toeava 40'
Coach:
New Zealand Graham Henry
FB15Martín Rodríguez 69'
RW14Gonzalo Camacho
OC13Marcelo Bosch
IC12Felipe Contepomi (c)
LW11Horacio Agulla 50'
FH10Santiago Fernández
SH9Nicolás Vergallo 58' to 66' 49' to 53'
N88Juan Martín Fernández Lobbe
OF7Juan Manuel Leguizamón 80'
BF6Julio Farías Cabello
RL5Patricio Albacete
LL4Manuel Carizza 63'
TP3Juan Figallo 59'
HK2Mario Ledesma 70'
LP1Rodrigo Roncero 40'
Replacements:
HK16Agustín Creevy 70'
PR17Martín Scelzo 59'
PR18Marcos Ayerza 40'
FL19Alejandro Campos 63'
SH20Alfredo Lalanne 49' 53' 80'
FB21Lucas González Amorosino 69'
WG22Juan Imhoff 50'
Coach:
Argentina Santiago Phelan

Man of the Match:
Piri Weepu (New Zealand)

Touch judges:
Jonathan Kaplan (South Africa)
George Clancy (Ireland)
Television match official:
Shaun Veldsman (South Africa)

Notes

  • This was New Zealand fullback Mils Muliaina's 100th test, the second New Zealand player to have reached this milestone.[5]

Semi-finals

Wales vs France

15 October 2011
21:00 NZDT (UTC+13)
Wales  8–9  France
Try: Phillips 58' m
Pen: Hook (1/3) 8'
 Report[6] Pen: Parra (3/3) 22', 35', 51'
Eden Park, Auckland
Attendance: 58,630
Referee: Alain Rolland (Ireland)
FB15Leigh Halfpenny
RW14George North
OC13Jonathan Davies
IC12Jamie Roberts
LW11Shane Williams
FH10James Hook 46'
SH9Mike Phillips
N88Taulupe Faletau
OF7Sam Warburton (c)Red card 19'
BF6Dan Lydiate 56'
RL5Alun Wyn Jones 62'
LL4Luke Charteris
TP3Adam Jones 10'
HK2Huw Bennett
LP1Gethin Jenkins
Replacements:
HK16Lloyd Burns
PR17Paul James 10'
LK18Bradley Davies 62'
FK19Ryan Jones 56'
SH20Lloyd Williams
FH21Stephen Jones 46'
CE22Scott Williams
Coach:
New Zealand Warren Gatland
FB15Maxime Médard
RW14Vincent Clerc
OC13Aurélien Rougerie
IC12Maxime Mermoz
LW11Alexis Palisson
FH10Morgan Parra
SH9Dimitri Yachvili
N88Imanol Harinordoquy
OF7Julien Bonnaire 75'
BF6Thierry Dusautoir (c)
RL5Romain Millo-Chluski
LL4Pascal Papé 62'
TP3Nicolas Mas
HK2William Servat 45'
LP1Jean-Baptiste Poux 45'
Replacements:
HK16Dimitri Szarzewski 45'
PR17Fabien Barcella 45'
LK18Julien Pierre 62'
FL19Fulgence Ouedraogo 75'
FH20Francois Trinh-Duc
FH21Jean-Marc Doussain
FB22Cédric Heymans
Coach:
France Marc Lièvremont

Man of the Match:
Julien Bonnaire (France)

Touch judges:
Jonathan Kaplan (South Africa)
Wayne Barnes (England)
Television match official:
Giulio De Santis (Italy)

Notes

  • The Welsh captain was sent off after committing a tip-tackle, releasing the opponent past the horizontal off the ground in the 18th minute.

Australia vs New Zealand

16 October 2011
21:00 NZDT (UTC+13)
Australia  6–20  New Zealand
Pen: O'Connor (1/1) 16'
Drop: Cooper (1/1) 32'
 Report[7] Try: Nonu 6' m
Pen: Weepu (4/7) 13', 38', 43', 73'
Drop: Cruden (1/1) 22'
Eden Park, Auckland
Attendance: 60,087
Referee: Craig Joubert (South Africa)
FB15Adam Ashley-Cooper
RW14James O'Connor
OC13Anthony Faingaa 63'
IC12Pat McCabe 35' to 40' 48'
LW11Digby Ioane
FH10Quade Cooper
SH9Will Genia
N88Radike Samo 60'
OF7David Pocock
BF6Rocky Elsom
RL5James Horwill (c)
LL4Dan Vickerman 23' to 27' 60'
TP3Ben Alexander
HK2Stephen Moore 66'
LP1Sekope Kepu 21'
Replacements:
HK16Tatafu Polota-Nau 66'
PR17James Slipper 21'
LK18Rob Simmons 23' 27' 60'
N819Ben McCalman 60'
SH20Luke Burgess
FH21Berrick Barnes 35' 40' 48'
CE22Rob Horne 63'
Coach:
New Zealand Robbie Deans
FB15Israel Dagg
RW14Cory Jane
OC13Conrad Smith
IC12Ma'a Nonu 73'
LW11Richard Kahui
FH10Aaron Cruden
SH9Piri Weepu 57' 69' 74'
N88Kieran Read
OF7Richie McCaw (c)
BF6Jerome Kaino 80'
RL5Sam Whitelock 57'
LL4Brad Thorn
TP3Owen Franks 80'
HK2Keven Mealamu 64'
LP1Tony Woodcock
Replacements:
HK16Andrew Hore 64'
PR17Ben Franks 80'
LK18Ali Williams 57'
N819Victor Vito 80'
SH20Andy Ellis 57' 69' to 74'
FH21Stephen Donald
CE22Sonny Bill Williams 76' to 80' 73'
Coach:
New Zealand Graham Henry

Man of the Match:
Cory Jane (New Zealand)

Touch judges:
Nigel Owens (Wales)
Romain Poite (France)
Television match official:
Shaun Veldsman (South Africa)

Bronze final

Wales vs Australia

21 October 2011
20:30 NZDT (UTC+13)
Wales  18–21  Australia
Try: Sh. Williams 50' m
Halfpenny 80+' c
Con: S. Jones (1/2)
Pen: Hook (1/2) 20'
S. Jones (1/1) 71'
 Tracker Try: Barnes 12' c
McCalman 76' m
Con: O'Connor (1/2)
Pen: O'Connor (2/4) 54', 58'
Drop: Barnes (1/1) 68'
Eden Park, Auckland
Attendance: 53,014
Referee: Wayne Barnes (England)
FB15Leigh Halfpenny
RW14George North 33' to 38'
OC13Jonathan Davies 71'
IC12Jamie Roberts
LW11Shane Williams
FH10James Hook 51'
SH9Mike Phillips 64'
N88Ryan Jones
OF7Taulupe Faletau
BF6Dan Lydiate 64'
RL5Bradley Davies
LL4Luke Charteris 53'
TP3Paul James 64'
HK2Huw Bennett 71'
LP1Gethin Jenkins (c)
Replacements:
HK16Lloyd Burns 71'
PR17Ryan Bevington 64'
LK18Alun Wyn Jones 53'
N819Andy Powell 64'
SH20Lloyd Williams 64'
FH21Stephen Jones 33' 38' 51'
CE22Scott Williams 71'
Coach:
New Zealand Warren Gatland
FB15Kurtley Beale 10'
RW14James O'Connor
OC13Adam Ashley-Cooper
IC12Berrick Barnes
LW11Digby Ioane
FH10Quade Cooper 22'
SH9Will Genia 68'
N88Ben McCalman
OF7David Pocock
BF6Scott Higginbotham 31' to 34'
RL5Nathan Sharpe 46'
LL4James Horwill (c) 71'
TP3Salesi Ma'afu 60'
HK2Tatafu Polota-Nau 52'
LP1James Slipper
Replacements:
HK16Saia Faingaa 52'
PR17Ben Alexander 60'
LK18Rob Simmons 46'
N819Radike Samo 31' 34' 71'
SH20Luke Burgess 68'
CE21Anthony Faingaa 22'
CE22Rob Horne 10'
Coach:
New Zealand Robbie Deans

Man of the Match:
Berrick Barnes (Australia)

Touch judges:
Romain Poite (France)
George Clancy (Ireland)
Television match official:
Shaun Veldsman (South Africa)

Notes

  • This was Australian lock Nathan Sharpe's 100th test, the fifth Australian to reach the milestone.

Final

France vs New Zealand

23 October 2011
21:00 NZDT (UTC+13)
France  7–8  New Zealand
Try: Dusautoir 47' c
Con: Trinh-Duc (1/1)
 Report[8] Try: Woodcock 15' m
Pen: Donald (1/1) 46'
Eden Park, Auckland
Attendance: 61,079[9]
Referee: Craig Joubert (South Africa)
FB15Maxime Médard
RW14Vincent Clerc 46'
OC13Aurélien Rougerie
IC12Maxime Mermoz
LW11Alexis Palisson
FH10Morgan Parra 12' to 18' 23'
SH9Dimitri Yachvili 76'
N88Imanol Harinordoquy
OF7Julien Bonnaire
BF6Thierry Dusautoir (c)
RL5Romain Millo-Chluski
LL4Pascal Papé 70'
TP3Nicolas Mas
HK2William Servat 65'
LP1Jean-Baptiste Poux 65'
Replacements:
HK16Dimitri Szarzewski 65'
PR17Fabien Barcella 65'
LK18Julien Pierre 70'
FL19Fulgence Ouedraogo
FH20Jean-Marc Doussain 76'
FH21Francois Trinh-Duc 12' 18' 23'
FB22Damien Traille 46'
Coach:
France Marc Lièvremont
FB15Israel Dagg
RW14Cory Jane
OC13Conrad Smith
IC12Ma'a Nonu 76'
LW11Richard Kahui
FH10Aaron Cruden 34'
SH9Piri Weepu 50'
N88Kieran Read
OF7Richie McCaw (c)
BF6Jerome Kaino
RL5Sam Whitelock 49'
LL4Brad Thorn
TP3Owen Franks
HK2Keven Mealamu 49'
LP1Tony Woodcock
Replacements:
HK16Andrew Hore 49'
PR17Wyatt Crockett
LK18Ali Williams 49'
FL19Adam Thomson
SH20Andy Ellis 50'
FH21Stephen Donald 34'
CE22Sonny Bill Williams 76'
Coach:
New Zealand Graham Henry

Man of the Match:
Thierry Dusautoir (France)

Touch judges:
Alain Rolland (Ireland)[10]
Nigel Owens (Wales)[10]
Television match official:
Giulio de Santis (Italy)[10]

References

  1. ↑ http://www.rugbyworldcup.com/home/matches/match=11227/report.html Archived 2011-10-10 at the Wayback Machine.
  2. ↑ http://www.rugbyworldcup.com/home/matches/match=11228/report.html Archived 2011-10-09 at the Wayback Machine.
  3. ↑ http://www.rugbyworldcup.com/home/matches/match=11229/report.html Archived 2011-10-26 at the Wayback Machine.
  4. ↑ http://www.rugbyworldcup.com/home/matches/match=11230/report.html Archived 2011-10-11 at the Wayback Machine.
  5. ↑ Harper, Paul (10 October 2011). "All Blacks: Muliaina's celebration cut out". New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 22 October 2011.
  6. ↑ http://www.rugbyworldcup.com/home/matches/match=11231/report.html Archived 2011-10-17 at the Wayback Machine.
  7. ↑ http://www.rugbyworldcup.com/home/matches/match=11232/report.html Archived 2011-10-17 at the Wayback Machine.
  8. ↑ http://www.rugbyworldcup.com/home/matches/match=11235/report.html Archived 2011-10-24 at the Wayback Machine.
  9. ↑ Mike Kilpatrick (October 2011). "World Cup Glory for the All Blacks". Yahoo. Archived from the original on 2011-10-26. Retrieved 2011-10-24.
  10. 1 2 3 "23 October 2011 - 21:00, Eden Park, Auckland". International Rugby Board. Archived from the original on 22 October 2011. Retrieved 23 October 2011.
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