2011 Rugby World Cup statistics

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The 2011 Rugby World Cup was held in New Zealand from 9 September to 23 October 2011.

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Team statistics

The following table shows the team's results in major statistical categories. [1]

Team statistics
TeamPlayedWonDrawnLostPoints
for
Points
against
Points
difference
TriesConv­ersionsPenaltiesDrop goals Yellow card.svg Red card.svg
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 770030172229402515210
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 75022119511628199200
Flag of England.svg  England 5401149539620146120
Flag of France.svg  France 740315912435161117210
IRFU flag.svg  Ireland 54011455689161312100
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 54011753514021209110
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 740322874154292213001
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 530210073271199010
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 42029295−31365010
Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa 42029149421078111
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 42027359144113400
Flag of Tonga.svg  Tonga 42028098−187611030
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 411282168−86957200
Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji 410359167−108764000
Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia 41034890−42339000
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 410338122−84434020
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 401369184−115847010
Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia 400444266−222522320
Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 400444169−125319010
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 400457196−139842110

Source: ESPNscrum.com

Try scorers

6 tries
5 tries
4 tries
3 tries
2 tries
1 try

Drop goal scorers

3 drop goals
2 drop goals
1 drop goal

Point scorers

Kicking Accuracy

Correct as of Wales vs Australia

Hat-tricks

Unless otherwise noted, players in this list scored a hat-trick of tries.

RankPlayerTeamOpponentStageResultVenueDate
1 Theuns Kotzé D3Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji Pool 25–49 Rotorua International Stadium 10 September 2011
2 Vereniki Goneva T4Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia Pool 49–25 Rotorua International Stadium 10 September 2011
3 Alesana Tuilagi Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia Pool 49–12 Rotorua International Stadium 14 September 2011
4 Vincent Clerc Flag of France.svg  France Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Pool 46–19 McLean Park, Napier 18 September 2011
5 Adam Ashley-Cooper Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Flag of the United States.svg  United States Pool 67–5 Wellington Regional Stadium 23 September 2011
6 Mark Cueto Flag of England.svg  England Flag of Romania.svg  Romania Pool 67–3 Otago Stadium, Dunedin 24 September 2011
7 Chris Ashton Flag of England.svg  England Flag of Romania.svg  Romania Pool 67–3 Otago Stadium, Dunedin 24 September 2011
8 Scott Williams Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia Pool 81–7 Yarrow Stadium, New Plymouth 26 September 2011
9 Zac Guildford T4Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Pool 79–15 Wellington Regional Stadium 2 October 2011
Key
D3Scored hat-trick of drop goals
T4Scored four tries

Discipline

In total, two red cards and 18 yellow cards were issued during the tournament. [2] [3] [4]

Yellow cards

1 yellow card

Red cards

1 red card

Penalty tries

1 penalty try

Stadiums

StadiumCityCapacityMatches playedOverall
attendance
Average
attendance
per match
Average
attendance
as % of capacity
Tries scoredAvg. tries
scored / match
Overall
points scored
Avg. points
scored / match
Eden Park Auckland 60,00011637,39557,94596.58%333.0035932.64
Wellington Regional Stadium Wellington 40,0008268,48333,56083.90%435.3835143.88
Waikato Stadium Hamilton 36,000389,76429,92183.11%258.3319363.33
Otago Stadium Dunedin 30,7484104,53126,13384.99%215.2518546.25
North Harbour Stadium Auckland 30,0004110,87327,71892.39%266.5021152.75
Rotorua Int'l Stadium Rotorua 26,000348,51316,17162.20%279.0020969.67
Stadium Taranaki New Plymouth 26,000348,46416,15562.13%186.0013946.33
McLean Park Napier 22,000228,56514,28364.92%105.0011155.50
Rugby Park Stadium Invercargill 20,000335,46411,82159.11%136.5013043.33
Trafalgar Park Nelson 18,000343,72214,57480.97%3010.0019765.67
Northland Events Centre Whangārei 18,000234,53817,26995.94%115.509447.00
Arena Manawatu Palmerston North 15,000226,98213,49189.94%52.506633.00
Total1,710,992481,477,29430,77786.34%2625.462,24546.77

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References

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  3. "Stats Hub". World Rugby . Retrieved 9 October 2019.
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