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2011 Rugby World Cup 
Tournament details Host nation 
New ZealandDates 9 September – 23 October No. of nations 20 (91 qualifying) Final positions Champions 
New ZealandRunner-up 
FranceThird-place 
AustraliaTournament statistics Matches played 48 Attendance 1,477,294 (30,777 per match) Top scorer(s) 
Morné Steyn (62)Most tries 
Chris Ashton
Vincent Clerc (6)← 20072015 →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 IRB Council eliminated South Africa in the first of two rounds of voting.
The tournament was won by New Zealand, who defeated France 8–7 in the final.[1] South Africa, the defending champions, were eliminated by Australia 11–9 in the quarter-finals.
It was the largest sporting event ever held in New Zealand,[2] eclipsing the 1987 Rugby World Cup, 1990 Commonwealth Games, 1992 Cricket World Cup and the 2003 America's Cup.[3] The organisers expected 95,000 visitors from overseas to travel to New Zealand for the event.[4]
The games ran over six weeks starting on 9 September 2011. The final was played on Sunday 23 October 2011, a date chosen because it fell on a long weekend caused by the New Zealand public holiday of Labour Day (Monday, 24 October 2011).[5] The final was played at Eden Park in Auckland.[6]
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.[7] 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.[8] Of the 20 countries that competed in the previous World Cup in 2007, there was only one change – Russia replaced Portugal.
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Host selection
New Zealand co-hosted the first Rugby World Cup with Australia in 1987. Originally set to co-host the 2003 tournament with Australia, a disagreement over ground signage rights saw the New Zealand games dropped and Australia became the sole host. The 2011 New Zealand bid contained plans to enlarge the size of Eden Park and other stadia to help increase the commercial viability of the bid.
If it were to have been held in Japan it would be the first time a Rugby World Cup had taken place in Asia. With stadia from the 2002 FIFA World Cup, it had the necessary infrastructure already in place. Japan eventually succeeded in its aim to host a World Cup in 2009, when it was awarded the 2019 Rugby World Cup.
The South African bid, led by former national captain Francois Pienaar, had strong support from their government. It successfully hosted the tournament in 1995.
The New Zealand bid was led by the New Zealand Rugby Union (at the time of bidding known as the New Zealand Rugby Football Union) and supported by the New Zealand Government, through the Prime Minister and current players, represented by the All Black captain. After winning the bid, the NZRFU expressed extreme disappointment towards their Australian counterparts who voted against New Zealand hosting the event, due to the NZRFU's misplaced expectation that the "ANZAC spirit" would result in a vote for New Zealand.
After an IRB inspection of each applicant host nation during June and July 2005, the winning bid of New Zealand was announced during the IRB Council meeting in Dublin on 17 November 2005.
Preparations
Costs and benefits
The event is expected to cost about NZ$310 million to run and to generate NZ$280 million in ticket sales.[9] In Auckland, the city where many of the most important games will take place, the costs to the local ratepayers alone has been estimated at $102 million.[10]
Ticket sales exceeding NZ$285 million, accommodation-related spending of another NZ$260 million, and NZ$236 million spent on food and drink should provide a significant fiscal stimulus, of nearly 1.4% of the quarterly GDP.[11]
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.[12]
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."[13] 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".[14]
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.[15]
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.[16] 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.[17]
Damage caused by the 2011 Christchurch earthquake forced the relocation of a number of cup matches, including the quarter finals.[18]
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 qualifyingTwenty 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.[8][19]
Africa Americas Europe Oceania/Asia 
Namibia (Africa)- South Africa (World Champions)
Argentina
Canada (Americas 1)
United States (Americas 2)
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.Venues
The 13 venues for the 2011 Rugby World Cup were confirmed on 12 March 2009.[20] 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.[12]
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 group matches will move to other centres.[21]
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, named Forsyth Barr Stadium at University Plaza, was completed in August 2011 and was used instead of Carisbrook.[22]
- ^1 with temporary seating
Draw
Seeding of teams for the 2011 World Cup was based on their respective IRB World Rankings.[23] 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.[23]
The draw was conducted in December 2008 and used the World Rankings as of 1 December 2008,[24] after the Northern Hemisphere Autumn internationals.[25] The teams were placed into three bands depending on their seedings at the time, with one team from each band in each of the groups.[23] 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).[24]
The full draw and venues for the tournament were announced on 12 March 2009.[26]
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 squadsEach 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.[27] 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 group stage games. Two of the seven assistants will also be reserve referees if required.[28]
- Referees[28]
- Wayne Barnes
George Clancy- Craig Joubert
- Jonathan Kaplan
- Bryce Lawrence
Nigel Owens- Dave Pearson
- Romain Poite
- Alain Rolland
- Steve Walsh
- Reserve and assistant referees[28]
- Jérôme Garcès
- Chris Pollock
- Assistant referees[28]
Carlo Damasco- Tim Hayes
- Simon McDowell
- Vinny Munro
- Stuart Terheege
- Television match officials[28]
- Giulio De Santis
- Matt Goddard
- Graham Hughes
- Shaun Veldsman
Pool stage
Pool A Pool B Pool C Pool D 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.
If two or more teams were tied on match points, the following tiebreakers would have applied:
- The winner of the match between the two teams (would not apply if more than two teams were tied);
- Difference between points scored for and points scored against in all pool matches;
- Difference between tries scored for and tries scored against in all pool matches;
- Points scored in all pool matches;
- Most tries scored in all pool matches;
- Official IRB World Rankings as of 3 October 2011.[29]
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 the Regional Stadium, Wellington. Tonga won 19–14.
Main article: 2011 Rugby World Cup Pool ATeamPld W D L TF PF PA +/− BP Pts New Zealand4 4 0 0 36 240 49 +191 4 20 France4 2 0 2 13 124 96 +28 3 11 
Tonga4 2 0 2 7 80 98 −18 1 9 Canada4 1 1 2 9 82 168 −86 0 6 
Japan4 0 1 3 8 69 184 −115 0 2 9 September 2011 New Zealand 41–10 TongaEden Park, Auckland 10 September 2011 France 47–21 JapanNorth Harbour Stadium, Auckland 14 September 2011 Tonga 20–25 CanadaNorthland Events Centre, Whangarei 16 September 2011 New Zealand 83–7 JapanWaikato Stadium, Hamilton 18 September 2011 France 46–19 CanadaMcLean Park, Napier 21 September 2011 Tonga 31–18 JapanNorthland Events Centre, Whangarei 24 September 2011 New Zealand 37–17 FranceEden Park, Auckland 27 September 2011 Canada 23–23 JapanMcLean Park, Napier 1 October 2011 France 14–19 TongaRegional Stadium, Wellington 2 October 2011 New Zealand 79–15 CanadaRegional Stadium, Wellington Pool B
Georgia vs Romania at the Arena Manawatu, Palmerston North. Georgia won 25–9.Main article: 2011 Rugby World Cup Pool BTeamPld W D L TF PF PA +/− BP Pts England4 4 0 0 18 137 34 +103 2 18 Argentina4 3 0 1 10 90 40 +50 2 14 
Scotland4 2 0 2 4 73 59 +14 3 11 
Georgia4 1 0 3 3 48 90 −42 0 4 
Romania4 0 0 4 3 44 169 −125 0 0 10 September 2011 Scotland 34–24 RomaniaRugby Park Stadium, Invercargill 10 September 2011 England 13–9 ArgentinaOtago Stadium, Dunedin 14 September 2011 Scotland 15–6 GeorgiaRugby Park Stadium, Invercargill 17 September 2011 Argentina 43–8 RomaniaRugby Park Stadium, Invercargill 18 September 2011 England 41–10 GeorgiaOtago Stadium, Dunedin 24 September 2011 England 67–3 RomaniaOtago Stadium, Dunedin 25 September 2011 Argentina 13–12 ScotlandRegional Stadium, Wellington 28 September 2011 Georgia 25–9 RomaniaArena Manawatu, Palmerston North 1 October 2011 England 16–12 ScotlandEden Park, Auckland 2 October 2011 Argentina 25–7 GeorgiaArena Manawatu, Palmerston North Pool C
Australia vs USA at the Regional Stadium, Wellington. Australia won 67–5.Main article: 2011 Rugby World Cup Pool CTeamPld W D L TF PF PA +/− BP Pts Ireland4 4 0 0 15 135 34 +101 1 17 Australia4 3 0 1 25 173 48 +125 3 15 Italy4 2 0 2 13 92 95 −3 2 10 United States4 1 0 3 4 38 122 −84 0 4 
Russia4 0 0 4 8 57 196 −139 1 1 11 September 2011 Australia 32–6 ItalyNorth Harbour Stadium, Auckland 11 September 2011 Ireland 22–10 United StatesStadium Taranaki, New Plymouth 15 September 2011 Russia 6–13 United StatesStadium Taranaki, New Plymouth 17 September 2011 Australia 6–15 IrelandEden Park, Auckland 20 September 2011 Italy 53–17 RussiaTrafalgar Park, Nelson 23 September 2011 Australia 67–5 United StatesRegional Stadium, Wellington 25 September 2011 Ireland 62–12 RussiaInternational Stadium, Rotorua 27 September 2011 Italy 27–10 United StatesTrafalgar Park, Nelson 1 October 2011 Australia 68–22 RussiaTrafalgar Park, Nelson 2 October 2011 Ireland 36–6 ItalyOtago Stadium, Dunedin Pool D
South Africa vs Fiji at the Regional Stadium, Wellington. South Africa won 49–3Main article: 2011 Rugby World Cup Pool DTeamPld W D L TF PF PA +/− BP Pts South Africa4 4 0 0 21 166 24 +142 2 18 Wales4 3 0 1 23 180 34 +146 3 15 
Samoa4 2 0 2 9 91 49 +42 2 10 
Fiji4 1 0 3 7 59 167 −108 1 5 Namibia4 0 0 4 5 44 266 −222 0 0 10 September 2011 Fiji 49–25 NamibiaInternational Stadium, Rotorua 11 September 2011 South Africa 17–16 WalesRegional Stadium, Wellington 14 September 2011 Samoa 49–12 NamibiaInternational Stadium, Rotorua 17 September 2011 South Africa 49–3 FijiRegional Stadium, Wellington 18 September 2011 Wales 17–10 SamoaWaikato Stadium, Hamilton 22 September 2011 South Africa 87–0 NamibiaNorth Harbour Stadium, Auckland 25 September 2011 Fiji 7–27 SamoaEden Park, Auckland 26 September 2011 Wales 81–7 NamibiaStadium Taranaki, New Plymouth 30 September 2011 South Africa 13–5 SamoaNorth Harbour Stadium, Auckland 2 October 2011 Wales 66–0 FijiWaikato Stadium, Hamilton Knockout stage
Main article: 2011 Rugby World Cup knockout stageQuarter-finals Semi-finals Final 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 Third place 9 October – Auckland New Zealand20 New Zealand33 Wales18 Argentina10 Australia21 21 October – Auckland Quarter-finals
Ireland vs Wales
8 October 2011
18:00 NZDT (UTC+13)Ireland 10 – 22 WalesRegional Stadium, Wellington
Attendance: 35,787
Referee: Craig Joubert (South Africa)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'
England vs France
8 October 2011
20:30 NZDT (UTC+13)England 12 – 19 FranceEden Park, Auckland
Attendance: 49,105
Referee: Steve Walsh (Australia)Try: Foden 55' c
Cueto 77' m
Con: Wilkinson (1/1)Report Try: Clerc 22' m
Médard 31' m
Pen: Yachvili (2/3) 11', 16'
Drop: Trinh-Duc (1/1) 73'
South Africa vs Australia
9 October 2011
18:00 NZDT (UTC+13)South Africa 9 – 11 AustraliaRegional Stadium, Wellington
Attendance: 34,914
Referee: Bryce Lawrence (New Zealand)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'
New Zealand vs Argentina
9 October 2011
20:30 NZDT (UTC+13)New Zealand 33 – 10 ArgentinaEden Park, Auckland
Attendance: 57,192
Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)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'Semi-finals
Wales vs France
15 October 2011
21:00 NZDT (UTC+13)Wales 8 – 9 FranceEden Park, Auckland
Attendance: 58,630
Referee: Alain Rolland (Ireland)Try: Phillips 58' m
Pen: Hook (1/3) 8'Report Pen: Parra (3/3) 22', 35', 51'
Australia vs New Zealand
16 October 2011
21:00 NZDT (UTC+13)Australia 6 – 20 New ZealandEden Park, Auckland
Attendance: 60,087
Referee: Craig Joubert (South Africa)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'
Bronze final: Wales vs Australia
21 October 2011
20:30 NZDT (UTC+13)Wales 18 – 21 AustraliaEden Park, Auckland
Attendance: 53,014
Referee: Wayne Barnes (England)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'
Final: France vs New Zealand
Main article: 2011 Rugby World Cup Final23 October 2011
21:00 NZDT (UTC+13)France 7 – 8 New ZealandEden Park, Auckland
Attendance: 61,079
Referee: Craig Joubert (South Africa)Try: Dusautoir 47' c
Con: Trinh-Duc 49' (1/1)Report Try: Woodcock 15' m
Pen: Donald (1/1) 46'Point scorers
Main article: 2011 Rugby World Cup statisticsOverall Points Scorers Player Team Total Details Tries Conversions Penalties Drop Goals Morné Steyn South Africa53 2 14 5 0 Kurt Morath Tonga45 0 6 11 0 Ronan O'Gara Ireland44 0 10 8 0 Dimitri Yachvili France37 0 8 7 0 Colin Slade New Zealand36 1 14 1 0 James O'Connor Australia35 1 12 2 0 James Arlidge Japan34 2 3 6 0 Chris Ashton England30 6 0 0 0 Vincent Clerc France30 6 0 0 0 Rhys Priestland Wales29 0 10 3 0 Piri Weepu New Zealand29 0 4 7 0 Jonny Wilkinson England28 0 5 5 1 Morgan Parra France28 1 4 5 0 Merab Kvirikashvili Georgia28 0 2 8 0 Adam Ashley-Cooper Australia25 5 0 0 0 Keith Earls Ireland25 5 0 0 0 Israel Dagg New Zealand25 5 0 0 0 Tusi Pisi Samoa25 0 2 6 1 Felipe Contepomi Argentina24 1 2 5 0 Theuns Kotze Namibia24 1 2 2 3 Dan Parks Scotland24 0 0 5 3 Chris Paterson Scotland23 0 1 7 0 Stephen Jones Wales23 0 10 1 0 Ander Monro Canada22 1 1 3 2 Seremaia Bai Fiji22 0 5 4 0 Toby Flood England21 0 9 1 0 Jonathan Sexton Ireland21 0 3 4 1 Dan Carter New Zealand21 0 6 2 1 Paul Williams Samoa21 1 5 2 0 François Steyn South Africa21 3 0 2 0 James Pritchard Canada20 0 4 4 0 Mark Cueto England20 4 0 0 0 Vereniki Goneva Fiji20 4 0 0 0 Zac Guildford New Zealand20 4 0 0 0 Richard Kahui New Zealand20 4 0 0 0 Jerome Kaino New Zealand20 4 0 0 0 Sonny Bill Williams New Zealand20 4 0 0 0 Scott Williams Wales20 4 0 0 0 Martín Rodríguez Argentina19 0 5 3 0 Mirco Bergamasco Italy19 0 2 5 0 Konstantin Rachkov Russia19 1 4 1 1 Berrick Barnes Australia18 2 4 0 0 Chris Wyles United States18 1 2 3 0 James Hook Wales17 0 1 5 0 François Trinh-Duc France16 2 0 0 2 Drew Mitchell Australia15 3 0 0 0 Dănuţ Dumbravă Romania15 0 0 5 0 Alesana Tuilagi Samoa15 3 0 0 0 Francois Hougaard South Africa15 3 0 0 0 Jonathan Davies Wales15 3 0 0 0 George North Wales15 3 0 0 0 Ruan Pienaar South Africa12 0 6 0 0 Ionuţ Dimofte Romania11 0 1 3 0 Lucas González Amorosino Argentina10 2 0 0 0 Juan José Imhoff Argentina10 2 0 0 0 Quade Cooper Australia10 0 2 2 0 Anthony Faingaa Australia10 2 0 0 0 David Pocock Australia10 0 2 2 0 Phil Mackenzie Canada10 2 0 0 0 Conor Trainor Canada10 2 0 0 0 Ben Foden England10 2 0 0 0 Shontayne Hape England10 2 0 0 0 Manu Tuilagi England10 2 0 0 0 Ben Youngs England10 2 0 0 0 Tommy Bowe Ireland10 2 0 0 0 Tommaso Benvenuti Italy10 2 0 0 0 Sergio Parisse Italy10 2 0 0 0 Giulio Toniolatti Italy10 2 0 0 0 Heinz Koll Namibia10 2 0 0 0 Ma'a Nonu New Zealand10 2 0 0 0 Adam Thomson New Zealand10 2 0 0 0 Victor Vito New Zealand10 2 0 0 0 Vladimir Ostroushko Russia10 2 0 0 0 Denis Simplikevich Russia10 2 0 0 0 Kahn Fotuali'i Samoa10 2 0 0 0 George Stowers Samoa10 2 0 0 0 Simon Danielli Scotland10 2 0 0 0 Gio Aplon South Africa10 2 0 0 0 Jaque Fourie South Africa10 2 0 0 0 Bryan Habana South Africa10 2 0 0 0 Juan de Jongh South Africa10 2 0 0 0 Danie Rossouw South Africa10 2 0 0 0 Siale Piutau Tonga10 2 0 0 0 Toby Faletau Wales10 2 0 0 0 Jamie Roberts Wales10 2 0 0 0 Lloyd Williams Wales10 2 0 0 0 Riccardo Bocchino Italy8 0 4 0 0 Leigh Halfpenny Wales8 1 0 1 0 Ruaridh Jackson Scotland6 0 0 1 1 Santiago Fernández Argentina5 1 0 0 0 Genaro Fessia Argentina5 1 0 0 0 Juan Figallo Argentina5 1 0 0 0 Agustin Gosio Argentina5 1 0 0 0 Juan Manuel Leguizamón Argentina5 1 0 0 0 Ben Alexander Australia5 1 0 0 0 Kurtley Beale Australia5 1 0 0 0 Rocky Elsom Australia5 1 0 0 0 Robert Horne Australia5 1 0 0 0 Digby Ioane Australia5 1 0 0 0 Salesi Ma'afu Australia5 1 0 0 0 Pat McCabe Australia5 1 0 0 0 Ben McCalman Australia5 1 0 0 0 Stephen Moore Australia5 1 0 0 0 Radike Samo Australia5 1 0 0 0 Aaron Carpenter Canada5 1 0 0 0 Jebb Sinclair Canada5 1 0 0 0 Ryan Smith Canada5 1 0 0 0 DTH van der Merwe Canada5 1 0 0 0 Delon Armitage England5 1 0 0 0 Tom Croft England5 1 0 0 0 Leone Nakarawa Fiji5 1 0 0 0 Napolioni Nalaga Fiji5 1 0 0 0 Netani Edward Talai Fiji5 1 0 0 0 Maxime Medard France5 1 0 0 0 Maxime Mermoz France5 1 0 0 0 Lionel Nallet France5 1 0 0 0 Pascal Papé France5 1 0 0 0 Julien Pierre France5 1 0 0 0 Damien Traille France5 1 0 0 0 Dimitri Basilaia Georgia5 1 0 0 0 Mamuka Gorgodze Georgia5 1 0 0 0 Lasha Khmaladze Georgia5 1 0 0 0 Rory Best Ireland5 1 0 0 0 Isaac Boss Ireland5 1 0 0 0 Tony Buckley Ireland5 1 0 0 0 Shane Jennings Ireland5 1 0 0 0 Rob Kearney Ireland5 1 0 0 0 Fergus McFadden Ireland5 1 0 0 0 Sean O'Brien Ireland5 1 0 0 0 Brian O'Driscoll Ireland5 1 0 0 0 Andrew Trimble Ireland5 1 0 0 0 Martin Castrogiovanni Italy5 1 0 0 0 Edoardo Gori Italy5 1 0 0 0 Luke McLean Italy5 1 0 0 0 Luciano Orquera Italy5 1 0 0 0 Alessandro Zanni Italy5 1 0 0 0 Kosuke Endo Japan5 1 0 0 0 Kenuske Hatekayama Japan5 1 0 0 0 Shota Horie Japan5 1 0 0 0 Michael Leitch Japan5 1 0 0 0 Hirotoki Onozawa Japan5 1 0 0 0 Alisi Tupuailai Japan5 1 0 0 0 Chrysander Botha Namibia5 1 0 0 0 Danie Van Wyk Namibia5 1 0 0 0 Jimmy Cowan New Zealand5 1 0 0 0 Andrew Ellis New Zealand5 1 0 0 0 Andrew Hore New Zealand5 1 0 0 0 Cory Jane New Zealand5 1 0 0 0 Kevin Mealamu New Zealand5 1 0 0 0 Mils Muliaina New Zealand5 1 0 0 0 Conrad Smith New Zealand5 1 0 0 0 Isaia Toeava New Zealand5 1 0 0 0 Daniel Carpo Romania5 1 0 0 0 Ionel Cazan Romania5 1 0 0 0 Mihăiţă Lazăr Romania5 1 0 0 0 Vasily Artemyev Russia5 1 0 0 0 Alexey Makovetskiy Russia5 1 0 0 0 Alexander Yanyushkin Russia5 1 0 0 0 Anthony Perenise Samoa5 1 0 0 0 Joe Ansbro Scotland5 1 0 0 0 Mike Blair Scotland5 1 0 0 0 Tendai Mtawarira South Africa5 1 0 0 0 Gurthrö Steenkamp South Africa5 1 0 0 0 Tukula Lokotui Tonga5 1 0 0 0 Viliami Ma'afu Tonga5 1 0 0 0 Sona Taumalolo Tonga5 1 0 0 0 Fetu'u Vainikolo Tonga5 1 0 0 0 Paul Emerick United States5 1 0 0 0 JJ Gagiano United States5 1 0 0 0 Mike Petri United States5 1 0 0 0 Aled Brew Wales5 1 0 0 0 Lloyd Burns Wales5 1 0 0 0 Lee Byrne Wales5 1 0 0 0 Gethin Jenkins Wales5 1 0 0 0 Mike Phillips Wales5 1 0 0 0 Sam Warburton Wales5 1 0 0 0 Alun Wyn Jones Wales5 1 0 0 0 Shane Williams Wales5 1 0 0 0 Shaun Webb Japan3 0 0 1 0 Yuri Kushnarev Russia3 0 0 1 0 James Paterson United States3 0 0 1 0 Stephen Donald New Zealand3 0 0 1 0 Waisea Luveniyali Fiji2 0 1 0 0 Murray Williams Japan2 0 1 0 0 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.[30] These players were:
- Israel Dagg
- Jerome Kaino
- Jamie Roberts
- Sean O'Brien
- Jacques Burger
Broadcasting
Sky Network Television, New Zealand's largest subscription television provider, was host broadcaster for the Rugby World Cup, transmitting high definition coverage where available. Games were also available on free-to-air networks in New Zealand but not all pool matches were screened live. Broadcasting rights were allocated throughout the world by the IRB, including highlights, free to air and pay per view.[31]
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