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2011 Rugby World Cup
Tournament details
Host nation Neuseeland
Dates9 September – 23 October
No. of nations20 (91 qualifying)
Tournament statistics
Matches played48

The 2011 Rugby World Cup is 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.

It will be the largest sporting event ever held in New Zealand,[1] eclipsing the 1987 Rugby World Cup, 1990 Commonwealth Games, 1992 Cricket World Cup, 2003 America's Cup and 2005 British and Irish Lions tour to New Zealand.[2] The organisers expect 95,000 visitors from overseas to travel to New Zealand for the event.[3]

The schedule of games runs over seven weeks starting on 9 September 2011. The final will be played on Sunday 23 October 2011, a date chosen because it falls on a long weekend caused by the New Zealand public holiday of Labour Day (Monday, 24 October 2011).[4] The final is scheduled to be played in Auckland at Eden Park.[5]

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.[6] 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.[7] Of the 20 countries that competed in the previous World Cup in 2007, there has been only one change - Russia has replaced Portugal.

Bids

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. Prior to the 2005 Lions tour to New Zealand, critics doubted that New Zealand had the infrastructure to host an event of this size. 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.

Of the three candidates, Japan was widely expected to win hosting rights. It was believed to be the desire of the IRB to move the tournament from the traditional rugby nations such as New Zealand and South Africa. 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 would eventually succeed 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 François Pienaar, had strong support from their government. It successfully hosted the tournament in 1995. There was belief throughout the rugby union community that the organisation of the Rugby World Cup would be overshadowed by the organisation for the 2010 FIFA World Cup.[citation needed]

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 South Africa was voted out of the running for the hosting rights, their rugby union stated that they voted for New Zealand, as they remembered the anti-apartheid sentiment that average New Zealanders had demonstrated during the 1981 South African tour.[citation needed]

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.

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, 2010 Commonwealth Games and 2002 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 overriden by legislation for the work to be completed on time.[8]

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."[9] 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".[10]

The nation's largest hospitality workers' union, Unite, which represents 25% of hotel, restaurant and casino workers in New Zealand, has floated the idea of a strike during the RWC.[11]

The construction of Dunedin's Otago Stadium was a source of concern as the project was operating within 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.[12] 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.[13]

Costs

The event is expected to cost about NZ$310 million to run and to generate NZ$280 million in ticket sales.[14] 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.[15]

Qualification

Main article: 2011 Rugby World Cup qualifying

Twenty teams will compete in the 2011 World Cup. The following twelve teams qualified for the 2011 World Cup by finishing in the top three of their pool in the 2007 Rugby World Cup:[7][16]

The remaining eight teams qualified for the 2011 World Cup through regional qualifying competitions:

Russia will be the only country making its World Cup debut in 2011. Over the 7 Rugby World Cups held so far, 25 countries have appeared. 12 countries have competed in every one: Argentina, Australia, Canada, England, France, Ireland, Italy, Japan, New Zealand, Romania, Scotland, and Wales. 13 other countries have played fewer finals: Fiji, Samoa, Tonga and USA (6 appearances each), South Africa (5), Namibia (4), Georgia (3), Uruguay (2), Zimbabwe (2), Côte d'Ivoire (1), Portugal (1), Russia (1) and Spain (1).

Venues

The 13 venues for the 2011 Rugby World Cup were confirmed on 12 March 2009.[17] 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.[8]

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.[18] Despite setbacks, International Rugby Board Chairman Bernard Lapasset told news outlet Around the Rings that the world cup "will be fantastic because this is not just Rugby World Cup for the New Zealand people. It will be the Rugby World Cup for all countries."

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 will be used instead of Carisbrook.[19]

Auckland Wellington Dunedin Auckland
Eden Park Wellington Regional Stadium Otago Stadium North Harbour Stadium
36°52′30″S 174°44′41″E / 36.87500°S 174.74472°E / -36.87500; 174.74472 (Eden Park) 41°16′23″S 174°47′9″E / 41.27306°S 174.78583°E / -41.27306; 174.78583 (Wellington Regional Stadium) 45°52′9″S 170°31′28″E / 45.86917°S 170.52444°E / -45.86917; 170.52444 (Otago Stadium) 36°43′37″S 174°42′6″E / 36.72694°S 174.70167°E / -36.72694; 174.70167 (North Harbour Stadium)
Capacity: 60,000 Capacity: 40,0001 Capacity: 30,000 Capacity: 30,000
Hamilton
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Location of the 12 stadia to host rugby matches at the 2011 Rugby World Cup
 Rotorua
Waikato Stadium Rotorua Int'l Stadium
Capacity: 30,000 Capacity: 26,000
37°46′52″S 175°16′6″E / 37.78111°S 175.26833°E / -37.78111; 175.26833 (Waikato Stadium) 38°9′21″S 176°13′27″E / 38.15583°S 176.22417°E / -38.15583; 176.22417 (Rotorua Int'l Stadium)
New Plymouth Nelson
Yarrow Stadium Trafalgar Park
39°4′13″S 174°3′54″E / 39.07028°S 174.06500°E / -39.07028; 174.06500 (Yarrow Stadium) 41°16′1″S 173°16′59″E / 41.26694°S 173.28306°E / -41.26694; 173.28306 (Trafalgar Park)
Capacity: 26,000 Expansion to 18,000
Invercargill Whangarei Napier Palmerston North
Rugby Park Stadium Okara Park McLean Park Arena Manawatu
Capacity: 17,000 Capacity: 18,000 Expansion to 15,000 Expansion to 15,000
46°25′1″S 168°21′46″E / 46.41694°S 168.36278°E / -46.41694; 168.36278 (Rugby Park Stadium) 35°43′56″S 174°19′44″E / 35.73222°S 174.32889°E / -35.73222; 174.32889 (ITM Stadium, Okara Park) 39°30′7″S 176°54′46″E / 39.50194°S 176.91278°E / -39.50194; 176.91278 (McLean Park) 40°21′24″S 175°36′4″E / 40.35667°S 175.60111°E / -40.35667; 175.60111 (Arena Manawatu)
  • ^1 with temporary seating

Warm-up matches

For Australia, South Africa and New Zealand, the 2011 Tri Nations Series served as the primary preparation for the tournament. In the northern hemisphere, a series of friendlies played in August 2011 replaced the annual tours to the southern hemisphere.

Draw

Seeding of teams for the 2011 World Cup was based on their respective IRB World Rankings.[20] 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.[20]

The draw was conducted in December 2008 and used the World Rankings as of 1 December 2008,[21] after the Northern Hemisphere Autumn internationals.[22] 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.[20] 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 (13).[21]

The full draw and venues for the tournament were announced on 12 March 2009.[23]

The opening match will see the hosts, New Zealand, take on Tonga. This will be the first World Cup since 1995 in which the opening match does not involve Argentina.

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.[24] 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 Friday 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.

Pool stage

All dates and times are local New Zealand time – New Zealand Standard Time (UTC+12) until 24 September, and New Zealand Daylight Time (UTC+13) from 25 September onwards.
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
Eliminated

Pool A

Pos Team
 Pld W D L PF PA PD T B Pts Qualification
1  Neuseeland 4 4 0 0 240 49 +191 36 4 20 Advanced to the quarter-finals and
qualified for the 2015 Rugby World Cup
2  Frankreich 4 2 0 2 124 96 +28 13 3 11
3  Tonga 4 2 0 2 80 98 −18 7 1 9 Eliminated but qualified for 2015 Rugby World Cup
4  Kanada 4 1 1 2 82 168 −86 9 0 6
5  Japan 4 0 1 3 69 184 −115 8 0 2
Source: [citation needed]
9 September 2011
20:30
Neuseeland 41 – 10 Tonga
Try: Dagg 11' m, 29' c
Kahui 19' c, 32' c
Kaino 59' m
Nonu 77' c
Con: Carter (3/5)
Slade (1/1)
Pen: Carter (1/1)		Try: Taumalolo 72' c
Con: Morath (1/1)
Pen: Morath (1/2)
Eden Park, Auckland
Referee: George Clancy (Ireland)
10 September 2011
18:00
Frankreich v Japan
North Harbour Stadium, Auckland
Referee: Steve Walsh (Australia)
14 September 2011
17:00
Tonga v Kanada
Northland Events Centre, Whangarei
Referee: Jonathan Kaplan (South Africa)
16 September 2011
20:00
Neuseeland v Japan
Waikato Stadium, Hamilton
Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)
18 September 2011
20:30
Frankreich v Kanada
McLean Park, Napier
Referee: Craig Joubert (South Africa)
21 September 2011
19:30
Tonga v Japan
Northland Events Centre, Whangarei
Referee: Dave Pearson (England)
24 September 2011
20:30
Neuseeland v Frankreich
Eden Park, Auckland
Referee: Alain Rolland (Ireland)
27 September 2011
17:00
Kanada v Japan
McLean Park, Napier
Referee: Jonathan Kaplan (South Africa)
1 October 2011
18:00
Frankreich v Tonga
Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington
Referee: Steve Walsh (Australia)
2 October 2011
15:30
Neuseeland v Kanada
Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington
Referee: Romain Poite (France)

Pool B

Pos Team
 Pld W D L PF PA PD T B Pts Qualification
1  England 4 4 0 0 137 34 +103 18 2 18 Advanced to the quarter-finals and
qualified for the 2015 Rugby World Cup
2  Argentinien 4 3 0 1 90 40 +50 10 2 14
3  Scotland 4 2 0 2 73 59 +14 4 3 11 Eliminated but qualified for 2015 Rugby World Cup
4  Georgien 4 1 0 3 48 90 −42 3 0 4
5  Rumänien 4 0 0 4 44 169 −125 3 0 0
Source: [citation needed]
10 September 2011
13:00
Scotland v Rumänien
Rugby Park Stadium, Invercargill
Referee: Dave Pearson (England)
10 September 2011
20:30
Argentinien v England
Otago Stadium, Dunedin
Referee: Bryce Lawrence (New Zealand)
14 September 2011
19:30
Scotland v Georgien
Rugby Park Stadium, Invercargill
Referee: George Clancy (Ireland)
17 September 2011
15:30
Argentinien v Rumänien
Rugby Park Stadium, Invercargill
Referee: Steve Walsh (Australia)
18 September 2011
18:00
England v Georgien
Otago Stadium, Dunedin
Referee: Jonathan Kaplan (South Africa)
24 September 2011
18:00
England v Rumänien
Otago Stadium, Dunedin
Referee: Romain Poite (France)
25 September 2011
20:30
Argentinien v Scotland
Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington
Referee: Wayne Barnes (England)
28 September 2011
19:30
Georgien v Rumänien
Arena Manawatu, Palmerston North
Referee: Dave Pearson (England)
1 October 2011
20:30
England v Scotland
Eden Park, Auckland
Referee: Craig Joubert (South Africa)
2 October 2011
13:00
Argentinien v Georgien
Arena Manawatu, Palmerston North
Referee: Alain Rolland (Ireland)

Pool C

Pos Team
 Pld W D L PF PA PD T B Pts Qualification
1  Irland 4 4 0 0 135 34 +101 15 1 17 Advanced to the quarter-finals and
qualified for the 2015 Rugby World Cup
2  Australien 4 3 0 1 173 48 +125 25 3 15
3  Italien 4 2 0 2 92 95 −3 13 2 10 Eliminated but qualified for 2015 Rugby World Cup
4  Vereinigte Staaten 4 1 0 3 38 122 −84 4 0 4
5  Russland 4 0 0 4 57 196 −139 8 1 1
Source: [citation needed]
11 September 2011
15:30
Australien v Italien
North Harbour Stadium, Auckland
Referee: Alain Rolland (Ireland)
11 September 2011
18:00
Irland v Vereinigte Staaten
Stadium Taranaki, New Plymouth
Referee: Craig Joubert (South Africa)
15 September 2011
19:30
Russland v Vereinigte Staaten
Stadium Taranaki, New Plymouth
Referee: Dave Pearson (England)
17 September 2011
20:30
Australien v Irland
Eden Park, Auckland
Referee: Bryce Lawrence (New Zealand)
20 September 2011
19:30
Italien v Russland
Trafalgar Park, Nelson
Referee: Wayne Barnes (England)
23 September 2011
20:30
Australien v Vereinigte Staaten
Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington
Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)
25 September 2011
18:00
Irland v Russland
Rotorua International Stadium, Rotorua
Referee: Craig Joubert (South Africa)
27 September 2011
19:30
Italien v Vereinigte Staaten
Trafalgar Park, Nelson
Referee: George Clancy (Ireland)
1 October 2011
15:30
Australien v Russland
Trafalgar Park, Nelson
Referee: Bryce Lawrence (New Zealand)
2 October 2011
20:30
Irland v Italien
Otago Stadium, Dunedin
Referee: Jonathan Kaplan (South Africa)

Pool D

Pos Team
 Pld W D L PF PA PD T B Pts Qualification
1  Südafrika 4 4 0 0 166 24 +142 21 2 18 Advanced to the quarter-finals and
qualified for the 2015 Rugby World Cup
2  Wales 4 3 0 1 180 34 +146 23 3 15
3  Samoa 4 2 0 2 91 49 +42 9 2 10 Eliminated but qualified for 2015 Rugby World Cup
4  Fidschi 4 1 0 3 59 167 −108 7 1 5
5  Namibia 4 0 0 4 44 266 −222 5 0 0
Source: [citation needed]
10 September 2011
15:30
Fidschi v Namibia
Rotorua International Stadium, Rotorua
Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)
11 September 2011
20:30
Südafrika v Wales
Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington
Referee: Wayne Barnes (England)
14 September 2011
14:30
Samoa v Namibia
Rotorua International Stadium, Rotorua
Referee: Romain Poite (France)
17 September 2011
18:00
Südafrika v Fidschi
Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington
Referee: Romain Poite (France)
18 September 2011
15:30
Wales v Samoa
Waikato Stadium, Hamilton
Referee: Alain Rolland (Ireland)
22 September 2011
20:00
Südafrika v Namibia
North Harbour Stadium, Auckland
Referee: George Clancy (Ireland)
25 September 2011
15:30
Fidschi v Samoa
Eden Park, Auckland
Referee: Bryce Lawrence (New Zealand)
26 September 2011
19:30
Wales v Namibia
Stadium Taranaki, New Plymouth
Referee: Steve Walsh (Australia)
30 September 2011
20:30
Südafrika v Samoa
North Harbour Stadium, Auckland
Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)
2 October 2011
18:00
Wales v Fidschi
Waikato Stadium, Hamilton
Referee: Wayne Barnes (England)

Knockout stage

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
8 October 18:00 – Westpac Stadium, Wellington
 
 
Winner Pool C
 
15 October 21:00 – Eden Park, Auckland
 
Runner-up Pool D
 
Winner QF1
 
8 October 20:30 – Eden Park, Auckland
 
Winner QF2
 
Winner Pool B
 
23 October 21:00 – Eden Park, Auckland
 
Runner-up Pool A
 
Winner SF1
 
9 October 18:00 – Westpac Stadium, Wellington
 
Winner SF2
 
Winner Pool D
 
16 October 21:00 – Eden Park, Auckland
 
Runner-up Pool C
 
Winner QF3
 
9 October 20:30 – Eden Park, Auckland
 
Winner QF4Third place
 
Winner Pool A
 
21 October 20:30 – Eden Park, Auckland
 
Runner-up Pool B
 
Loser SF1
 
 
Loser SF2
 

Broadcasting

Host broadcaster

List of television broadcasters

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