2011 Rugby World Cup

The 2011 Rugby World Cup was the seventh Rugby World Cup, a quadrennial international rugby union competition inaugurated in 1987. The International Rugby Board (IRB) selected New Zealand as the host country in preference to Japan and South Africa at a meeting in Dublin on 17 November 2005. The tournament was won by New Zealand, who defeated France 8–7 in the final.[1] The defending champions, South Africa, were eliminated by Australia 11–9 in the quarter-finals.[2] The result marked the third time that the tournament was won by the country that hosted the event (following New Zealand in 1987 and South Africa in 1995).

"Rugby World Cup 2011" redirects here. For the video game based on the rugby event, see Rugby World Cup 2011 (video game).
See also: Rugby World Cup hosts

2011 Rugby World Cup
Ipu o te Ao Whutupōro 2011
Tournament details
Host nation New Zealand
Dates9 September – 23 October (45 days)
No. of nations20 (91 qualifying)
Final positions
Champions  New Zealand
Runner-up  France
Third place  Australia
Tournament statistics
Matches played48
Attendance1,477,294 (30,777 per match)
Top scorer(s) Morné Steyn (62)
Most tries Chris Ashton
Vincent Clerc
(6 tries each)
← 2007
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It was the largest sporting event ever held in New Zealand,[3] eclipsing the 1987 Rugby World Cup, 1990 Commonwealth Games, 1992 Cricket World Cup and the 2003 America's Cup.[4] Overseas visitors to New Zealand for the event totalled 133,000, more than the 95,000 that the organisers expected. However, there was a drop in non-event visitors, meaning the net increase in visitors over the previous year was less than 80,000.[5][6]

The games ran over six weeks, commencing on 9 September 2011 with the opening ceremony showcasing New Zealand's history and diverse cultures. The final was played at Eden Park in Auckland on Sunday 23 October 2011, a date chosen because it fell on a long weekend of New Zealand's Labour Day holiday.[7]

After speculation that the number of participating teams would be reduced to 16, the IRB announced on 30 November 2007 that the 2011 tournament would again feature 20 teams.[8] Twelve teams qualified as a result of finishing in the top three in each pool in the 2007 tournament. The remaining eight berths were determined by regional qualifying tournaments.[9] Of the 20 countries that competed in the previous World Cup in 2007, there was only one change – Russia replaced Portugal.

Host selection

Three nations bid to host the 2011 Rugby World Cup — New Zealand, Japan, and South Africa.

New Zealand had co-hosted the first Rugby World Cup with Australia in 1987, and had been set to co-host the 2003 World Cup with Australia before a disagreement over ground signage rights resulted in New Zealand being dropped and Australia became the sole host. The 2011 New Zealand bid contained plans to enlarge the size of Eden Park and other stadiums to help increase the commercial viability of the bid.

Japan was bidding to become the first Asian nation to host the first Rugby World Cup.[10] Japan had the necessary infrastructure already in place, by virtue of its co-hosting the 2002 FIFA World Cup.

South Africa had hosted the tournament in 1995. The 2011 South African bid, led by former national captain Francois Pienaar, had strong support from their national government. South Africa had also won the right to host the 2010 FIFA World Cup.

The IRB Council meeting in Dublin on 17 November 2005 announced that New Zealand had been selected after IRB inspections of each applicant host nation during June and July 2005.

Preparations

Costs and benefits

The event was expected to cost about NZ$310 million to run and to generate NZ$280 million in ticket sales.[11] In Auckland, the city where many of the most important games took place, the costs to the local ratepayers alone was estimated at $102 million.[12]

Ticket sales exceeding NZ$285 million, accommodation-related spending of another NZ$260 million, and NZ$236 million spent on food and drink was expected to provide a significant fiscal stimulus, of nearly 1.4% of the quarterly GDP.

Concerns

In the years between winning the bid and the staging of the event, New Zealand news media and social agencies cast aspersions on the nation's readiness and appropriate use of national funds for sports infrastructure, as has happened with most large, international, quadrennial, multi-location sporting events of recent decades such as the 2012 Olympics, 2010 FIFA World Cup and the 2010 Commonwealth Games. Concerns were raised about the process of upgrading Eden Park to expand the capacity to the 60,000 required by the IRB. In late 2008 Rugby World Cup Minister Murray McCully said the remaining consent process might need to be overridden by legislation for the work to be completed on time.[13]

A July 2009 report by the Auckland Regional Transport Authority, released under the Official Information Act, warned of lack of readiness and complacency, despite the fact that "the levels of patron movement and operational standard [needed for the RWC] are in reality significantly above what is currently delivered."[14] The report was dismissed by Michael Barnett, the Auckland Chamber of Commerce CEO and planning co-coordinator for RWC events in Auckland, who characterised it as a case of "a Wellington media organisation us[ing] an outdated report".[15]

The nation's largest hospitality workers' union, Unite, which represents 25% of hotel, restaurant and casino workers in New Zealand, demanded that workers share in windfall profits and said there was the possibility of a strike during the tournament.[16]

The construction of Dunedin's Forsyth Barr Stadium, known during the tournament as Otago Stadium, was a source of concern as the project was operating in a tight time frame. An April 2010 progress report stated that the project remained on target for completion prior to the Rugby World Cup, although there was a medium level of risk with some significant and potentially damaging concerns.[17] If the project had not been completed on time, organisers would have reverted to Carisbrook as the backup option. Forsyth Barr Stadium was officially opened on 6 August 2011.[18]

Damage caused by the 2011 Christchurch earthquake forced the relocation of a number of cup matches, including the quarter finals.

Warm-up matches

The 2011 Tri Nations Series was shortened to include only six games instead of the usual nine. It served as the primary preparation for the tournament for Australia, South Africa and New Zealand. In the northern hemisphere, a series of friendlies played in August 2011 replaced the annual tours to the southern hemisphere. North American entrants Canada beat USA in two warm-up friendlies in August 2011.

Qualifying
Main article: 2011 Rugby World Cup qualifying

Twenty teams competed in the 2011 World Cup. Twelve teams qualified by finishing in the top three of their pool in the 2007 Rugby World Cup.[9][19]

Twelve of the nations at this tournament had competed in every previous Rugby World Cup – Argentina, Australia, Canada, England, France, Ireland, Italy, Japan, New Zealand, Romania, Scotland, and Wales. All the other sides also had previous World Cup experience, except for Russia who appeared in a Rugby World Cup for the first time.

Qualified teams

The following 20 teams, shown with final pre-tournament rankings,[20] qualified for the final tournament.

Venues

The 13 venues for the 2011 Rugby World Cup were confirmed on 12 March 2009.[21] A number of the venues were redeveloped to increase capacity for the event. The Government considered passing a law bypassing the consent process to allow all the stadiums' redevelopment to be completed in time.[13]

Due to damage to Stadium Christchurch and many other facilities in Christchurch caused by the earthquake on 22 February 2011, it was announced on 16 March that the matches to be played in the city would be relocated. The two quarter-finals scheduled would be moved to Auckland, while the five pool matches moved to other centres.[22]

On 10 November 2006, the New Zealand Government announced plans for Stadium New Zealand in Auckland. The proposal was to build the new stadium seating 70,000 on the waterfront. After much public outcry, and lack of support from the Auckland Regional Council, the proposal was dropped in favour of the redevelopment of Eden Park. The redevelopment of Eden Park's Southern and South Western stands was completed during 2010.

Dunedin's new stadium, Forsyth Barr Stadium (known as Otago Stadium during the tournament), was completed in August 2011 and was used instead of Carisbrook.[23]

Auckland Wellington Dunedin Auckland
Eden Park Wellington Regional Stadium Otago Stadium North Harbour Stadium
Capacity: 60,0001 Capacity: 40,0001 Capacity: 30,748 Capacity: 30,000
Hamilton
Location of the 12 stadia to host matches at the 2011 Rugby World Cup
 Rotorua
Waikato Stadium Rotorua Int'l Stadium
Capacity: 36,000 Capacity: 26,000
New Plymouth Nelson
Stadium Taranaki Trafalgar Park
Capacity: 26,000 Expansion to 18,000
Invercargill Whangarei Napier Palmerston North
Rugby Park Stadium Northland Events Centre McLean Park Arena Manawatu
Capacity: 20,000 Capacity: 18,000 Expansion to 22,000 Expansion to 15,000
  • ^1 with temporary seating

Draw

Seeding of teams for the 2011 World Cup was based on their respective IRB World Rankings.[24] The top four at the 2007 Rugby World Cup (South Africa, England, Argentina, and France) were not therefore allocated top pool spots, but "the rankings are now very well established and provide us with a credible and succinct way of seeding teams for the rugby World Cup pool draw", according to Rugby World Cup Ltd (RWCL) chairman Syd Millar.[24]

The draw was conducted in December 2008 and used the World Rankings as of 1 December 2008,[25] after the Northern Hemisphere Autumn internationals.[26] The teams were placed into three bands depending on their seedings at the time, with one team from each band in each of the pools.[24] The rankings and bands were therefore: New Zealand (1), South Africa (2), Australia (3) and Argentina (4); Wales (5), England (6), France (7) and Ireland (8); Scotland (9), Fiji (10), Italy (11) and Tonga (12).[25]

The full draw and venues for the tournament were announced on 12 March 2009.[27]

The opening match saw the hosts, New Zealand, take on Tonga.

By coincidence, the final match and third-place playoff match were between the countries which contested the same matches at the first Rugby World Cup, which were also held in New Zealand, in 1987.

Squads
Main article: 2011 Rugby World Cup squads

Each country was allowed a squad of 30 players for the tournament. These squads were to be submitted to the International Rugby Board by a deadline of 22 August 2011.[28] Once the squad was submitted a player could be replaced if injured, but would not be allowed to return to the squad. There is also a stand-down period of 72 hours before the new player is allowed to take the field. Hence, a replacement player called into a squad on the eve of a game will not be permitted to play in that game.

Match officials

On 8 April 2011, the IRB named ten referees, seven assistant referees and four television match officials to handle the pool stage games. Two of the seven assistants will also be reserve referees if required.[29]

Opening ceremony

The opening ceremony for the 2011 Rugby World Cup took place at Eden Park in Auckland on 9 September 2011 at 19:30 (NZST). The ceremony featured a blend of traditional Māori and modern New Zealand culture, and began with a fleet of 26 waka entering the city harbour. It featured traditional haka and sipi tau dances in reference to the opening match between New Zealand and Tonga, and ended with a large pyrotechnics display.[30][31]

Pool stage
Pool A Pool B Pool C Pool D

 New Zealand
 France
 Tonga
 Canada
 Japan

 Argentina
 England
 Scotland
 Georgia
 Romania

 Australia
 Ireland
 Italy
 United States
 Russia

 South Africa
 Wales
 Samoa
 Fiji
 Namibia

The first round, or pool stage, saw the twenty teams divided into four pools of five teams using the same format that was used in 2003 and in 2007. Each pool was a round-robin of ten games, where each team played one match against each of the other teams in the same pool. Teams were awarded four points for a win, two points for a draw and none for a defeat. A team scoring four or more tries in one match scored a bonus point, as did a team losing by seven or fewer points.

The teams finishing in the top two of each pool advanced to the quarterfinals. The top three teams of each pool have automatically qualified for the 2015 Rugby World Cup.

Tie-breaking criteria

If two or more teams were tied on match points, the following tiebreakers would have applied:[32]

  1. The winner of the match between the two teams (would not apply if more than two teams were tied);
  2. Difference between points scored for and points scored against in all pool matches;
  3. Difference between tries scored for and tries scored against in all pool matches;
  4. Points scored in all pool matches;
  5. Most tries scored in all pool matches;
  6. Official IRB World Rankings as of 3 October 2011.
Key to colours in pool tables
Advanced to the quarter-finals and qualified for the 2015 Rugby World Cup
Eliminated but qualified for 2015 Rugby World Cup

Pld = matches played, W = matches won, D = draws, L = losses, TF = tries for, PF = match points for, PA = match points against, +/− = sum total of points for/against, BP = bonus points, Pts = pool points

Pool A
France vs Tonga at Regional Stadium, Wellington. Tonga won 19–14.
Main article: 2011 Rugby World Cup Pool A
Team
 Pld W D L TF PF PA +/− BP Pts
 New Zealand 44003624049+191420
 France 42021312496+28311
 Tonga 420278098−1819
 Canada 4112982168−8606
 Japan 4013869184−11502
9 September 2011New Zealand 41–10 TongaEden Park, Auckland
10 September 2011France 47–21 JapanNorth Harbour Stadium, Auckland
14 September 2011Tonga 20–25 CanadaNorthland Events Centre, Whangarei
16 September 2011New Zealand 83–7 JapanWaikato Stadium, Hamilton
18 September 2011France 46–19 CanadaMcLean Park, Napier
21 September 2011Tonga 31–18 JapanNorthland Events Centre, Whangarei
24 September 2011New Zealand 37–17 FranceEden Park, Auckland
27 September 2011Canada 23–23 JapanMcLean Park, Napier
1 October 2011France 14–19 TongaRegional Stadium, Wellington
2 October 2011New Zealand 79–15 CanadaRegional Stadium, Wellington

Pool B
Georgia vs Romania at Arena Manawatu, Palmerston North. Georgia won 25–9.
Main article: 2011 Rugby World Cup Pool B
Team
 Pld W D L TF PF PA +/− BP Pts
 England 44001813734+103218
 Argentina 4301109040+50214
 Scotland 420247359+14311
 Georgia 410334890−4204
 Romania 4004344169−12500
10 September 2011Scotland 34–24 RomaniaRugby Park Stadium, Invercargill
10 September 2011England 13–9 ArgentinaOtago Stadium, Dunedin
14 September 2011Scotland 15–6 GeorgiaRugby Park Stadium, Invercargill
17 September 2011Argentina 43–8 RomaniaRugby Park Stadium, Invercargill
18 September 2011England 41–10 GeorgiaOtago Stadium, Dunedin
24 September 2011England 67–3 RomaniaOtago Stadium, Dunedin
25 September 2011Argentina 13–12 ScotlandRegional Stadium, Wellington
28 September 2011Georgia 25–9 RomaniaArena Manawatu, Palmerston North
1 October 2011England 16–12 ScotlandEden Park, Auckland
2 October 2011Argentina 25–7 GeorgiaArena Manawatu, Palmerston North

Pool C
Australia vs USA at Regional Stadium, Wellington. Australia won 67–5.
Main article: 2011 Rugby World Cup Pool C
Team
 Pld W D L TF PF PA +/− BP Pts
 Ireland 44001513534+101117
 Australia 43012517348+125315
 Italy 4202139295−3210
 United States 4103438122−8404
 Russia 4004857196−13911
11 September 2011Australia 32–6 ItalyNorth Harbour Stadium, Auckland
11 September 2011Ireland 22–10 United StatesStadium Taranaki, New Plymouth
15 September 2011Russia 6–13 United StatesStadium Taranaki, New Plymouth
17 September 2011Australia 6–15 IrelandEden Park, Auckland
20 September 2011Italy 53–17 RussiaTrafalgar Park, Nelson
23 September 2011Australia 67–5 United StatesRegional Stadium, Wellington
25 September 2011Ireland 62–12 RussiaInternational Stadium, Rotorua
27 September 2011Italy 27–10 United StatesTrafalgar Park, Nelson
1 October 2011Australia 68–22 RussiaTrafalgar Park, Nelson
2 October 2011Ireland 36–6 ItalyOtago Stadium, Dunedin

Pool D
South Africa vs Fiji at Regional Stadium, Wellington. South Africa won 49–3
Main article: 2011 Rugby World Cup Pool D
Team
 Pld W D L TF PF PA +/− BP Pts
 South Africa 44002116624+142218
 Wales 43012318034+146315
 Samoa 420299149+42210
 Fiji 4103759167−10815
 Namibia 4004544266−22200
10 September 2011Fiji 49–25 NamibiaInternational Stadium, Rotorua
11 September 2011South Africa 17–16 WalesRegional Stadium, Wellington
14 September 2011Samoa 49–12 NamibiaInternational Stadium, Rotorua
17 September 2011South Africa 49–3 FijiRegional Stadium, Wellington
18 September 2011Wales 17–10 SamoaWaikato Stadium, Hamilton
22 September 2011South Africa 87–0 NamibiaNorth Harbour Stadium, Auckland
25 September 2011Fiji 7–27 SamoaEden Park, Auckland
26 September 2011Wales 81–7 NamibiaStadium Taranaki, New Plymouth
30 September 2011South Africa 13–5 SamoaNorth Harbour Stadium, Auckland
2 October 2011Wales 66–0 FijiWaikato Stadium, Hamilton

Knockout stage
Main article: 2011 Rugby World Cup knockout stage
 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
8 October – Wellington
 
 
 Ireland10
 
15 October – Auckland (Eden)
 
 Wales22
 
 Wales8
 
8 October – Auckland (Eden)
 
 France9
 
 England12
 
23 October – Auckland (Eden)
 
 France19
 
 France7
 
9 October – Wellington
 
 New Zealand8
 
 South Africa9
 
16 October – Auckland (Eden)
 
 Australia11
 
 Australia6
 
9 October – Auckland (Eden)
 
 New Zealand20 Third place
 
 New Zealand33
 
21 October – Auckland (Eden)
 
 Argentina10
 
 Wales18
 
 
 Australia21
 

Quarter-finals
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 Try: Williams 3' c
Phillips 51' m
J. Davies 64' c
Con: Priestland (2/3)
Pen: Halfpenny (1/1) 29'
8 October 2011
20:30 NZDT (UTC+13)
England  12–19  France
Try: Foden 55' c
Cueto 77' m
Con: Wilkinson (1/1)
 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)
9 October 2011
18:00 NZDT (UTC+13)
South Africa  9–11  Australia
Pen: M. Steyn (2/4) 39', 56'
Drop: M. Steyn (1/1) 60'
 Report Try: Horwill 11' m
Pen: O'Connor (2/2) 17', 72'
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 Try: Farías Cabello 32' c
Con: Contepomi (1/1)
Pen: Bosch (1/1) 46'
Eden Park, Auckland
Attendance: 57,192
Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)

Semi-finals
15 October 2011
21:00 NZDT (UTC+13)
Wales  8–9  France
Try: Phillips 58' m
Pen: Hook (1/3) 8'
 Report Pen: Parra (3/3) 22', 35', 51'
Eden Park, Auckland
Attendance: 58,630
Referee: Alain Rolland (Ireland)
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 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)

Bronze final
21 October 2011
20:30 NZDT (UTC+13)
Wales  18–21  Australia
Try: Shane Williams 50' m
Halfpenny 80+' c
Con: S. Jones (1/1)
Pen: Hook (1/2) 20'
S. Jones (1/1) 71'
 Report 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)

Final
Main article: 2011 Rugby World Cup Final
23 October 2011
21:00 NZDT (UTC+13)
France  7–8  New Zealand
Try: Dusautoir 47' c
Con: Trinh-Duc (1/1)
 Report Try: Woodcock 15' m
Pen: Donald (1/1) 46'
Eden Park, Auckland
Attendance: 61,079
Referee: Craig Joubert (South Africa)

Statistics
Main article: 2011 Rugby World Cup statistics

The tournament's top point scorer was South African Morné Steyn, who scored 62 points. Chris Ashton and Vincent Clerc scored the most tries, six in total.

Overall points scorers
Player Team Total Details
Tries Conversions Penalties Drop goals
Morné Steyn  South Africa 6221471
James O'Connor  Australia 5211370
Kurt Morath  Tonga 4506110
Ronan O'Gara  Ireland 4401080
Piri Weepu  New Zealand 4104110
Dimitri Yachvili  France 390690
Morgan Parra  France 371480
Colin Slade  New Zealand 3611410
James Arlidge  Japan 342360
Chris Ashton  England 306000
Vincent Clerc  France 306000

Players of the tournament

Following the completion of the Rugby World Cup, the IRB's Rugby News Service listed the Top 5 players of the 2011 Rugby World Cup.[33] These players were:

Broadcasting

Sky Network Television, New Zealand's largest subscription television provider, was host broadcaster for the Rugby World Cup, transmitting all matches live and in high definition coverage was available. Games were also available on free-to-air networks in New Zealand but not all pool matches were screened live on free to air. Broadcasting rights were allocated throughout the world by the IRB, including highlights, free to air and pay per view.[34]

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