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
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| 8 October – Wellington | ||||||||||
 Ireland | 10 | |||||||||
| 15 October – Auckland | ||||||||||
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| Wales | 8 | |||||||||
| 8 October – Auckland | ||||||||||
 France | 9 | |||||||||
 England | 12 | |||||||||
| 23 October – Auckland | ||||||||||
| France | 19 | |||||||||
| France | 7 | |||||||||
| 9 October – Wellington | ||||||||||
 New Zealand | 8 | |||||||||
 South Africa | 9 | |||||||||
| 16 October – Auckland | ||||||||||
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| Australia | 6 | |||||||||
| 9 October – Auckland | ||||||||||
| New Zealand | 20 | Third place | ||||||||
| New Zealand | 33 | |||||||||
| 21 October – Auckland | ||||||||||
 Argentina | 10 | |||||||||
| Wales | 18 | |||||||||
| Australia | 21 | |||||||||
Quarter-finals
Ireland vs Wales
8 October 2011 18:00 NZDT (UTC+13) |
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10–22 | Wales |
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| 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' |
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England vs France
8 October 2011 20:30 NZDT (UTC+13) |
| England |
12–19 | France |
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| 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' |
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South Africa vs Australia
9 October 2011 18:00 NZDT (UTC+13) |
| South Africa |
9–11 | Australia |
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| Pen: Steyn (2/4) 39', 56' Drop: Steyn (1/1) 60' |
Report[3] | Try: Horwill 11' m Pen: O'Connor (2/2) 17', 72' |
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New Zealand vs Argentina
9 October 2011 20:30 NZDT (UTC+13) |
| New Zealand |
33–10 | Argentina |
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| 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' |
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- 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 |
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| Try: Phillips 58' m Pen: Hook (1/3) 8' |
Report[6] | Pen: Parra (3/3) 22', 35', 51' |
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- 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 |
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| 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' |
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Bronze final
Wales vs Australia
21 October 2011 20:30 NZDT (UTC+13) |
| Wales |
18–21 | Australia |
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| 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' |
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- 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 |
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| Try: Dusautoir 47' c Con: Trinh-Duc (1/1) |
Report[8] | Try: Woodcock 15' m Pen: Donald (1/1) 46' |
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References
- http://www.rugbyworldcup.com/home/matches/match=11227/report.html Archived 2011-10-10 at the Wayback Machine
- http://www.rugbyworldcup.com/home/matches/match=11228/report.html Archived 2011-10-09 at the Wayback Machine
- http://www.rugbyworldcup.com/home/matches/match=11229/report.html Archived 2011-10-26 at the Wayback Machine
- http://www.rugbyworldcup.com/home/matches/match=11230/report.html Archived 2011-10-11 at the Wayback Machine
- Harper, Paul (10 October 2011). "All Blacks: Muliaina's celebration cut out". New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 22 October 2011.
- http://www.rugbyworldcup.com/home/matches/match=11231/report.html Archived 2011-10-17 at the Wayback Machine
- http://www.rugbyworldcup.com/home/matches/match=11232/report.html Archived 2011-10-17 at the Wayback Machine
- http://www.rugbyworldcup.com/home/matches/match=11235/report.html Archived 2011-10-24 at the Wayback Machine
- Mike Kilpatrick (October 2011). "World Cup Glory for the All Blacks". Yahoo. Archived from the original on 2011-10-26. Retrieved 2011-10-24.
- "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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