Pool C of the 2011 Rugby World Cup began on 11 September 2011 and was completed on 2 October. The pool was composed of Australia, Ireland, Italy, Russia and the 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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4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 135 | 34 | +101 | 15 | 1 | 17 | Advanced to the quarter-finals and qualified for the 2015 Rugby World Cup |
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4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 173 | 48 | +125 | 25 | 3 | 15 | |
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4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 92 | 95 | −3 | 13 | 2 | 10 | Eliminated but qualified for 2015 Rugby World Cup |
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4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 38 | 122 | −84 | 4 | 0 | 4 | |
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4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 57 | 196 | −139 | 8 | 1 | 1 |
Matches
All times are local New Zealand time (UTC+12 until 24 September, UTC+13 from 25 September[2])
Australia v Italy
11 September 2011 15:30 |
Australia ![]() | 32–6 | ![]() |
Try: Alexander 50' m Ashley-Cooper 55' c Tuqiri 58' c Roff 66' c Con: 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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Ireland v United States
11 September 2011 18:00 |
Ireland ![]() | 22–10 | ![]() |
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] | 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 |
Russia ![]() | 6–13 | ![]() |
Pen: Kushnarev (1/4) 3' Rachkov (1/1) 78' | Report[5] | Try: Petri 19' c Con: Wyles (1/1) Pen: Wyles (2/5) 12', 65' |
Yarrow Stadium, New Plymouth Attendance: 13,931 Referee: Dave Pearson (England) |
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Australia v Ireland
17 September 2011 20:30 |
Australia ![]() | 6–15 | ![]() |
Pen: O'Connor (2/4) 11', 23' | Report[6] | Pen: Sexton (2/5) 17', 49' O'Gara (2/2) 62', 71' Drop: Sexton 19' |
Eden Park, Auckland Attendance: 58,678 Referee: Bryce Lawrence (New Zealand) |
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Italy v Russia
20 September 2011 19:30 |
Italy ![]() | 53–17 | ![]() |
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[7] | 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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Australia v United States
23 September 2011 20:30 |
Australia ![]() | 67–5 | ![]() |
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[8] | Try: Gagiano 23' m |
Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington Attendance: 33,824 Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales) |
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Ireland v Russia
25 September 2011 18:00 |
Ireland ![]() | 62–12 | ![]() |
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[9] | 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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Italy v United States
27 September 2011 19:30 |
Italy ![]() | 27–10 | ![]() |
Try: Parisse 3' c Orquera 30' m Castrogiovanni 40' m Penalty try 66' c Con: Mi. Bergamasco (2/4) Pen: Mi. Bergamasco (1/1) 22' | Report[10] | Try: Wyles 18' c Con: Wyles (1/1) Pen: Wyles (1/1) 28' |
Trafalgar Park, Nelson Attendance: 14,997 Referee: George Clancy (Ireland) |
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Australia v Russia
1 October 2011 15:30 |
Australia ![]() | 68–22 | ![]() |
Try: Barnes (2) 7' m, 79' c Mitchell (2) 9' c, 49' c McCalman 12' c Pocock (2) 15' c, 22' c Moore 36' c Ashley-Cooper 39' c Ma'afu 42' c Con: O'Connor (9/10) | Report[11] | Try: Ostroushko 33' m Simplikevich 60' c Rachkov 68' c Con: Rachkov (2/2) Drop: Rachkov (1/1) 47' |
Trafalgar Park, Nelson Attendance: 16,307 Referee: Bryce Lawrence (New Zealand) |
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Ireland v Italy
2 October 2011 20:30 |
Ireland ![]() | 36–6 | ![]() |
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[12] | Pen: Mi. Bergamasco (2/3) 11', 21' |
Otago Stadium, Dunedin Attendance: 28,027 Referee: Jonathan Kaplan (South Africa) |
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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.
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External links
- Pool C at rugbyworldcup.com