2011 Rugby World Cup knockout stage

Rugby union competition knockout stage 2011 Rugby World Cup#Knockout stage 2 2011 Rugby World Cup August 2023 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 8 October – Wellington IRE 10 WAL 22 8 October – Auckland ENG 12 FRA 1974 19 9 October – Wellington RSA 9 AUS 11 9 October – Auckland NZL 33 ARG 10 15 October – Auckland WAL 8 FRA 1974 9 16 October – Auckland AUS 6 NZL 20 23 October – Auckland FRA 1974 7 NZL 8 21 October – Auckland WAL 18 AUS 21 Quarter-finals Ireland vs Wales 8 October 2011 18:00 NZDT (UTC+13) IRE 10–22 Reporthttp://www.rugbyworldcup.com/home/matches/match=11227/report.html Fearless Wales repel Irish battering rugbyworldcup.com https://web.archive.org/web/20111010120915/http://www.rugbyworldcup.com/home/matches/match%3D11227/report.html 10 October 2011 WAL Earls 45' c O'Gara (1/1) O'Gara (1/1) 24' Williams 3' cPhillips 51' mJ. Davies 64' c Priestland (2/3) Halfpenny (1/1) 29' Westpac Stadium, Wellington 35,787 Craig Joubert (South Africa) FB 15Rob KearneyRW 14Tommy BoweOC 13Brian O'Driscoll (c)IC 12Gordon D'Arcy LW 11Keith Earls 72FH 10Ronan O'Gara 56SH 9 Conor Murray 56N8 8 Jamie Heaslip 75OF 7 Seán O'BrienBF 6 Stephen Ferris 75RL 5 Paul O'ConnellLL 4 Donncha O'CallaghanTP 3 Mike RossHK 2 Rory Best LP 1 Cian HealyReplacements:HK 16Seán CroninPR 17Tom CourtLK 18Donnacha Ryan 75N8 19Denis Leamy 75SH 20Eoin Reddan 56FH 21Johnny Sexton 56WG 22Andrew Trimble 72Coach:IRE rugby union Declan Kidney350px FB 15Leigh HalfpennyRW 14George NorthOC 13Jonathan DaviesIC 12Jamie RobertsLW 11Shane WilliamsFH 10Rhys Priestland 78SH 9 Mike PhillipsN8 8 Taulupe FaletauOF 7 Sam Warburton (c)BF 6 Dan LydiateRL 5 Alun Wyn JonesLL 4 Luke Charteris 41TP 3 Adam JonesHK 2 Huw BennettLP 1 Gethin JenkinsReplacements:HK 16Lloyd BurnsPR 17Paul JamesLK 18Bradley Davies 41FL 19Ryan JonesSH 20Lloyd WilliamsFH 21James Hook 78CE 22Scott WilliamsCoach:NZL 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) ENG 12–19 Reporthttp://www.rugbyworldcup.com/home/matches/match=11228/report.html France secure semi spot with flair and power rugbyworldcup.com https://web.archive.org/web/20111009095616/http://www.rugbyworldcup.com/home/matches/match%3D11228/report.html 9 October 2011 FRA 1974 Foden 55' cCueto 77' m Wilkinson (1/1) Clerc 22' mMédard 31' m Yachvili (2/3) 11', 16' Trinh-Duc (1/1) 73' Eden Park, Auckland 49,105 Steve Walsh (Australia) FB 15Ben FodenRW 14Chris AshtonOC 13Manu TuilagiIC 12Toby Flood LW 11Mark CuetoFH 10Jonny Wilkinson 65SH 9 Ben Youngs 65N8 8 Nick EasterOF 7 Lewis Moody (c) 63BF 6 Tom Croft 47RL 5 Tom PalmerLL 4 Louis Deacon 50TP 3 Dan Cole 63HK 2 Steve Thompson 56LP 1 Matt Stevens 50 63Replacements:HK 16Dylan Hartley 56 PR 17Alex Corbisiero 50LK 18Courtney Lawes 47LK 19Simon Shaw 50FL 20James Haskell 63SH 21Richard Wigglesworth 65WG 22Matt Banahan 65Coach:ENG Martin Johnson350px FB 15Maxime MédardRW 14Vincent ClercOC 13Aurélien Rougerie 69IC 12Maxime Mermoz 79LW 11Alexis PalissonFH 10Morgan ParraSH 9 Dimitri Yachvili 54N8 8 Imanol Harinordoquy 73OF 7 Julien BonnaireBF 6 Thierry Dusautoir (c)RL 5 Lionel NalletLL 4 Pascal Papé 65TP 3 Nicolas MasHK 2 William Servat 56LP 1 Jean-Baptiste Poux 56Replacements:HK 16Dimitri Szarzewski 56PR 17Fabien Barcella 56LK 18Julien Pierre 65N8 19Louis Picamoles 73FH 20François Trinh-Duc 54CE 21David Marty 69FB 22Cédric Heymans 79Coach:FRA 1974 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) RSA 9–11 Reporthttp://www.rugbyworldcup.com/home/matches/match=11229/report.html Pocock at the heart of Wallabies win rugbyworldcup.com https://web.archive.org/web/20111026012110/http://www.rugbyworldcup.com/home/matches/match%3D11229/report.html 26 October 2011 AUS Steyn (2/4) 39', 56' Steyn (1/1) 60' Horwill 11' m O'Connor (2/2) 17', 72' Westpac Stadium, Wellington 34,914 Bryce Lawrence (New Zealand) FB 15Patrick LambieRW 14JP PietersenOC 13Jaque FourieIC 12Jean de Villiers LW 11Bryan Habana 50FH 10Morné SteynSH 9 Fourie du PreezN8 8 Pierre Spies 64BF 7 Schalk Burger 14 20OF 6 Heinrich Brüssow 20RL 5 Victor MatfieldLL 4 Danie RossouwTP 3 Jannie du PlessisHK 2 John Smit (c) 50LP 1 Gurthrö SteenkampReplacements:HK 16Bismarck du Plessis 50PR 17CJ van der LindeFL 18Willem Alberts 14 20 64 FL 19Francois Louw 20SH 20Francois Hougaard 50FH 21Butch JamesCT 22Gio AplonCoach:RSA Peter de Villiers350px FB 15Kurtley Beale 75 RW 14James O'ConnorOC 13Adam Ashley-CooperIC 12Pat McCabe 53LW 11Digby IoaneFH 10Quade CooperSH 9 Will GeniaN8 8 Radike Samo 73 OF 7 David PocockBF 6 Rocky ElsomRL 5 James Horwill (c)LL 4 Dan Vickerman 54TP 3 Ben AlexanderHK 2 Stephen Moore 64 LP 1 Sekope Kepu 69 Replacements:HK 16Tatafu Polota-Nau 64 PR 17James Slipper 69 LK 18Nathan Sharpe 54N8 19Ben McCalman 73 SH 20Luke BurgessFH 21Berrick Barnes 53CE 22Anthony Fainga'a 75 Coach:NZL 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) NZL 33–10 Reporthttp://www.rugbyworldcup.com/home/matches/match=11230/report.html Weepu proves lethal with the boot rugbyworldcup.com https://web.archive.org/web/20111011132830/http://www.rugbyworldcup.com/home/matches/match%3D11230/report.html 11 October 2011 ARG Read 69' mThorn 79' c Cruden (1/1) Weepu (7/7) 13', 26', 36', 40', 50', 59', 73' Farías Cabello 32' c Contepomi (1/1) Bosch (1/1) 46' Eden Park, Auckland 57,192 Nigel Owens (Wales) FB 15Mils Muliaina 40RW 14Cory JaneOC 13Conrad SmithIC 12Ma'a Nonu LW 11Sonny Bill WilliamsFH 10Colin Slade 33SH 9 Piri Weepu 73N8 8 Kieran ReadOF 7 Richie McCaw (c) 73BF 6 Jerome KainoRL 5 Sam Whitelock 63LL 4 Brad ThornTP 3 Owen Franks 75HK 2 Keven Mealamu 66LP 1 Tony WoodcockReplacements:HK 16Andrew Hore 66PR 17John Afoa 75LK 18Ali Williams 63N8 19Victor Vito 73SH 20Jimmy Cowan 73FH 21Aaron Cruden 33FB 22Isaia Toeava 40Coach:NZL Graham Henry350px FB 15Martín Rodríguez 69RW 14Gonzalo CamachoOC 13Marcelo BoschIC 12Felipe Contepomi (c)LW 11Horacio Agulla 50FH 10Santiago FernándezSH 9 Nicolás Vergallo 58 49 53N8 8 Leonardo SenatoreOF 7 Juan Manuel Leguizamón 80BF 6 Julio Farías CabelloRL 5 Patricio Albacete LL 4 Manuel Carizza 63TP 3 Juan Figallo 59HK 2 Mario Ledesma 70LP 1 Rodrigo Roncero 40Replacements:HK 16Agustín Creevy 70PR 17Martín Scelzo 59PR 18Marcos Ayerza 40FL 19Alejandro Campos 63SH 20Alfredo Lalanne 49 53 80FB 21Lucas González Amorosino 69WG 22Juan Imhoff 50Coach:ARG 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.Harper Paul All Blacks: Muliaina's celebration cut out New Zealand Herald 10 October 2011 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/rugby-world-cup-2011/news/article.cfm?c_id=522&objectid=10758019 22 October 2011 Semi-finals Wales vs France 15 October 2011 21:00 NZDT (UTC+13) WAL 8–9 Reporthttp://www.rugbyworldcup.com/home/matches/match=11231/report.html Parra punishes 14-man Wales rugbyworldcup.com https://web.archive.org/web/20111017160141/http://www.rugbyworldcup.com/home/matches/match%3D11231/report.html 17 October 2011 FRA 1974 Phillips 58' m Hook (1/3) 8' Parra (3/3) 22', 35', 51' Eden Park, Auckland 58,630 Alain Rolland (Ireland) FB 15Leigh HalfpennyRW 14George NorthOC 13Jonathan DaviesIC 12Jamie RobertsLW 11Shane WilliamsFH 10James Hook 46SH 9 Mike PhillipsN8 8 Taulupe FaletauOF 7 Sam Warburton (c) 0 19BF 6 Dan Lydiate 56RL 5 Alun Wyn Jones 62LL 4 Luke CharterisTP 3 Adam Jones 10HK 2 Huw BennettLP 1 Gethin JenkinsReplacements:HK 16Lloyd BurnsPR 17Paul James 10LK 18Bradley Davies 62FK 19Ryan Jones 56SH 20Lloyd WilliamsFH 21Stephen Jones 46CE 22Scott WilliamsCoach:NZL Warren Gatland350px FB 15Maxime MédardRW 14Vincent ClercOC 13Aurélien RougerieIC 12Maxime MermozLW 11Alexis PalissonFH 10Morgan ParraSH 9 Dimitri YachviliN8 8 Imanol Harinordoquy OF 7 Julien Bonnaire 75BF 6 Thierry Dusautoir (c)RL 5 Lionel NalletLL 4 Pascal Papé 62TP 3 Nicolas MasHK 2 William Servat 45LP 1 Jean-Baptiste Poux 45Replacements:HK 16Dimitri Szarzewski 45PR 17Fabien Barcella 45LK 18Julien Pierre 62FL 19Fulgence Ouedraogo 75FH 20François Trinh-DucFH 21Jean-Marc DoussainFB 22Cédric HeymansCoach:FRA 1974 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) AUS 6–20 Reporthttp://www.rugbyworldcup.com/home/matches/match=11232/report.html Awesome All Blacks power to 1987 rematch rugbyworldcup.com https://web.archive.org/web/20111017160654/http://www.rugbyworldcup.com/home/matches/match%3D11232/report.html 17 October 2011 NZL O'Connor (1/1) 16' Cooper (1/1) 32' Nonu 6' m Weepu (4/7) 13', 38', 43', 73' Cruden (1/1) 22' Eden Park, Auckland 60,087 Craig Joubert (South Africa) FB 15Adam Ashley-CooperRW 14James O'ConnorOC 13Anthony Fainga'a 63IC 12Pat McCabe 35 40 48LW 11Digby IoaneFH 10Quade CooperSH 9 Will GeniaN8 8 Radike Samo 60OF 7 David Pocock BF 6 Rocky ElsomRL 5 James Horwill (c)LL 4 Dan Vickerman 23 27 60TP 3 Ben AlexanderHK 2 Stephen Moore 66LP 1 Sekope Kepu 21Replacements:HK 16Tatafu Polota-Nau 66PR 17James Slipper 21LK 18Rob Simmons 23 27 60N8 19Ben McCalman 60SH 20Luke BurgessFH 21Berrick Barnes 35 40 48CE 22Rob Horne 63Coach:NZL Robbie Deans350px FB 15Israel DaggRW 14Cory JaneOC 13Conrad SmithIC 12Ma'a Nonu 73LW 11Richard KahuiFH 10Aaron Cruden SH 9 Piri Weepu 57 69 74N8 8 Kieran Read OF 7 Richie McCaw (c)BF 6 Jerome Kaino 80RL 5 Sam Whitelock 57LL 4 Brad ThornTP 3 Owen Franks 80HK 2 Keven Mealamu 64LP 1 Tony WoodcockReplacements:HK 16Andrew Hore 64PR 17Ben Franks 80LK 18Ali Williams 57N8 19Victor Vito 80SH 20Andy Ellis 57 69 74FH 21Stephen DonaldCE 22Sonny Bill Williams 76 73Coach:NZL 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) WAL 18–21 Tracker AUS Sh. Williams 50' mHalfpenny 80+' c S. Jones (1/2) Hook (1/2) 20'S. Jones (1/1) 71' Barnes 12' cMcCalman 76' m O'Connor (1/2) O'Connor (2/4) 54', 58' Barnes (1/1) 68' Eden Park, Auckland 53,014 Wayne Barnes (England) FB 15Leigh HalfpennyRW 14George North 33 38OC 13Jonathan Davies 71IC 12Jamie RobertsLW 11Shane WilliamsFH 10James Hook 51SH 9 Mike Phillips 64N8 8 Ryan JonesOF 7 Taulupe FaletauBF 6 Dan Lydiate 64RL 5 Bradley DaviesLL 4 Luke Charteris 53TP 3 Paul James 64HK 2 Huw Bennett 71LP 1 Gethin Jenkins (c)Replacements:HK 16Lloyd Burns 71PR 17Ryan Bevington 64LK 18Alun Wyn Jones 53N8 19Andy Powell 64SH 20Lloyd Williams 64FH 21Stephen Jones 33 38 51CE 22Scott Williams 71Coach:NZL Warren Gatland350px FB 15Kurtley Beale 10RW 14James O'ConnorOC 13Adam Ashley-CooperIC 12Berrick BarnesLW 11Digby IoaneFH 10Quade Cooper 22SH 9 Will Genia 68N8 8 Ben McCalmanOF 7 David Pocock BF 6 Scott Higginbotham 31 34RL 5 Nathan Sharpe 46LL 4 James Horwill (c) 71TP 3 Salesi Ma'afu 60HK 2 Tatafu Polota-Nau 52LP 1 James SlipperReplacements:HK 16Saia Fainga'a 52PR 17Ben Alexander 60LK 18Rob Simmons 46N8 19Radike Samo 31 34 71SH 20Luke Burgess 68CE 21Anthony Fainga'a 22CE 22Rob Horne 10Coach:NZL Robbie Deans 2011 Rugby World Cup Wales vs Australia thumb 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 2011 Rugby World Cup final 23 October 2011 21:00 NZDT (UTC+13) FRA 1974 7–8 Reporthttp://www.rugbyworldcup.com/home/matches/match=11235/report.html Donald is New Zealand's unlikely hero rugbyworldcup.com https://web.archive.org/web/20111024053835/http://www.rugbyworldcup.com/home/matches/match%3D11235/report.html 24 October 2011 NZL Dusautoir 47' c Trinh-Duc (1/1) Woodcock 15' m Donald (1/1) 46' Eden Park, Auckland 61,079http://nz.sports.yahoo.com/rugby/world-cup/news/article/-/10770375/world-cup-glory-for-the-all-blacks-just/ World Cup Glory for the All Blacks 24 October 2011 Yahoo Mike Kilpatrick October 2011 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20111026005150/http://nz.sports.yahoo.com/rugby/world-cup/news/article/-/10770375/world-cup-glory-for-the-all-blacks-just/ 26 October 2011 Craig Joubert (South Africa) FB 15Maxime Médard RW 14Vincent Clerc 46OC 13Aurélien RougerieIC 12Maxime MermozLW 11Alexis PalissonFH 10Morgan Parra 12 18 23SH 9 Dimitri Yachvili 76N8 8 Imanol HarinordoquyOF 7 Julien BonnaireBF 6 Thierry Dusautoir (c)RL 5 Lionel NalletLL 4 Pascal Papé 70TP 3 Nicolas MasHK 2 William Servat 65LP 1 Jean-Baptiste Poux 65Replacements:HK 16Dimitri Szarzewski 65PR 17Fabien Barcella 65LK 18Julien Pierre 70FL 19Fulgence OuedraogoFH 20Jean-Marc Doussain 76FH 21François Trinh-Duc 12 18 23FB 22Damien Traille 46Coach: FRA 1974 Marc Lièvremont350px FB 15Israel DaggRW 14Cory JaneOC 13Conrad SmithIC 12Ma'a Nonu 76LW 11Richard KahuiFH 10Aaron Cruden 34SH 9 Piri Weepu 50N8 8 Kieran ReadOF 7 Richie McCaw (c)BF 6 Jerome KainoRL 5 Sam Whitelock 49LL 4 Brad ThornTP 3 Owen FranksHK 2 Keven Mealamu 49LP 1 Tony WoodcockReplacements:HK 16Andrew Hore 49PR 17Ben FranksLK 18Ali Williams 49FL 19Adam ThomsonSH 20Andy Ellis 50FH 21Stephen Donald 34CE 22Sonny Bill Williams 76Coach: NZL Graham Henry Man of the Match: Thierry Dusautoir (France) Touch judges: Alain Rolland (Ireland)http://www.rugbyworldcup.com/home/matches/match=11235/index.html 23 October 2011 - 21:00, Eden Park, Auckland International Rugby Board 23 October 2011 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20111022210418/http://www.rugbyworldcup.com/home/matches/match%3D11235/index.html 22 October 2011 Nigel Owens (Wales) Television match official: Giulio de Santis (Italy) References knockout stage 2011 Category:2010–11 in Welsh rugby union Category:2010–11 in Irish rugby union Category:2010–11 in French rugby union Category:2010–11 in English rugby union Category:2011 in South African rugby union Category:2011 in Australian rugby union Category:2011 in Argentine rugby union knockout