2011 Rugby World Cup warm-up matches

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Throughout July and August 2011, various teams played Test match and non-test match fixtures for the 2011 Rugby World Cup in New Zealand. The matches were primarily in the Northern Hemisphere involving the Six Nations Championship teams. Although Tier 2 European sides did play some fixtures against domestic clubs from the Aviva Premiership and Pro12.

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Fixtures

6 August 2011
14:30 BST (UTC+01)
England  Flag of England.svg23–19Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales
Try: Haskell 24' c
Tuilagi 42' c
Con: Wilkinson (2/2)
Pen: Wilkinson (1/2) 5'
Drop: Wilkinson (2) 37', 60'		Report [1] Try: North (2) 16' c, 75' c
Sh. Williams 56' m
Con: Priestland (2/3)
Twickenham Stadium, London
Attendance: 80,945
Referee: Steve Walsh (Australia)
FB15 Delon Armitage
RW14 Matt Banahan
OC13 Manu Tuilagi Sub off.svg 59'
IC12 Riki Flutey
LW11 Mark Cueto
FH10 Jonny Wilkinson Sub off.svg 76'
SH9 Danny Care Sub off.svg 57'
N88 James Haskell
OF7 Lewis Moody (c)Sub off.svg 59'
BF6 Tom Croft
RL5 Tom Palmer
LL4 Simon Shaw Sub off.svg 57'
TP3 Matt Stevens Sub off.svg 57'Sub on.svg 69'
HK2 Dylan Hartley Sub off.svg 57'
LP1 Alex Corbisiero Sub off.svg 69'
Replacements:
HK16 Lee Mears Sub on.svg 57'
PR17 David Wilson Sub on.svg 57'
LK18 Mouritz Botha Sub on.svg 57'
FL19 Tom Wood Sub on.svg 59'
SH20 Richard Wigglesworth Sub on.svg 57'
FH21 Charlie Hodgson Sub on.svg 76'
CE22 Charlie Sharples Sub on.svg 59'
Coach:
Flag of England.svg Martin Johnson
FB15 Morgan Stoddart Sub off.svg 48'
RW14 George North
OC13 Jonathan Davies
IC12 Jamie Roberts
LW11 Shane Williams
FH10 Rhys Priestland
SH9 Mike Phillips Sub off.svg 61'
N88 Taulupe Faletau Sub off.svg 54'
OF7 Sam Warburton (c)
BF6 Dan Lydiate
RL5 Alun Wyn Jones Sub off.svg 65'
LL4 Bradley Davies
TP3 Craig Mitchell
HK2 Huw Bennett Sub off.svg 64'
LP1 Paul James Sub off.svg 65'
Replacements:
HK16 Lloyd Burns Sub on.svg 64'
PR17 Ryan Bevington Sub on.svg 65'
LK18 Luke Charteris Sub on.svg 65'
FL19 Ryan Jones Sub on.svg 54'
SH20 Tavis Knoyle Sub on.svg 61'
FB21 Scott Williams Sub on.svg 48'
CE22 Lloyd Williams
Coach:
Flag of New Zealand.svg Warren Gatland

Touch judges:
IRFU flag.svg George Clancy
Flag of Scotland.svg David Changleng
Television match official:
Flag of Scotland.svg Jim Yullie

6 August 2011
15:00 BST (UTC+01)
Scotland  Flag of Scotland.svg10–6IRFU flag.svg  Ireland
Try: Ansbro 77' c
Con: Jackson (1/1)
Pen: Paterson (1/2) 49'		Report [2] Pen: Sexton (2/3) 31', 64'
Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh
Attendance: 28,288
Referee: Wayne Barnes (England)
FB15 Chris Paterson Sub off.svg 70'
RW14 Nikki Walker
OC13 Joe Ansbro
IC12 Graeme Morrison
LW11 Sean Lamont
FH10 Ruaridh Jackson
SH9 Rory Lawson (c)Sub off.svg 70'
N88 Johnnie Beattie Sub off.svg 57'
OF7 Ross Rennie
BF6 Alasdair Strokosch
RL5 Richie Gray
LL4 Jim Hamilton Sub off.svg 57'
TP3 Geoff Cross
HK2 Ross Ford Sub off.svg 70'
LP1 Allan Jacobsen Sub off.svg 57'
Replacements:
HK16 Dougie Hall Sub on.svg 70'
PR17 Alasdair Dickinson Sub on.svg 57'
LK18 Alastair Kellock Sub on.svg 57'
FL19 David Denton Sub on.svg 57'
SH20 Greig Laidlaw Sub on.svg 70'
CE21 Nick De Luca Sub on.svg 70'
WG22 Jack Cuthbert
Coach:
Flag of England.svg Andy Robinson
FB15 Rob Kearney
RW14 Andrew Trimble
OC13 Fergus McFadden
IC12 Paddy Wallace
LW11 Luke Fitzgerald Sub off.svg 62'
FH10 Johnny Sexton
SH9 Tomás O'Leary Sub off.svg 60'
N88 Denis Leamy
OF7 Niall Ronan
BF6 Mike McCarthy
RL5 Leo Cullen (c)Sub off.svg 61'
LL4 Donnacha Ryan Sub off.svg 52'
TP3 Tony Buckley Sub off.svg 60'
HK2 Seán Cronin Sub off.svg 60'
LP1 Tom Court Sub off.svg 62'
Replacements:
HK16 Jerry Flannery Sub on.svg 60'
PR17 Marcus Horan Sub on.svg 62'
PR18 John Hayes Sub on.svg 60'
LK19 Mick O'Driscoll Sub on.svg 61'
FL20 Kevin McLaughlin Sub on.svg 52'
SH21 Isaac Boss Sub on.svg 60'
FB22 Felix Jones Sub on.svg 62'
Coach:
IRFU flag.svg Declan Kidney

Touch judges:
Flag of England.svg Dave Pearson
Flag of England.svg Stuart Terheege
Television match official:
Flag of England.svg Graham Warren

6 August 2011
14:00 EDT (UTC-04)
Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg28–22Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Try: Sinclair 6' c
Mackenzie 44' c
Fairhurst 59' m
Con: Pritchard (2/3)
Pen: Pritchard (3/3) 38', 55', 78'		Report [3] Try: Ngwenya 23' c
Clever (2) 34' m, 77' c
Con: Malifa (1/2)
Enosa (1/1)
Pen: Malifa (1/2) 10'
BMO Field, Toronto
Attendance: 10,621 [4]
Referee: Mark Lawrence (South Africa)
FB15 Matt Evans Sub off.svg 16'
RW14 Phil Mackenzie
OC13 D. T. H. van der Merwe
IC12 Mike Scholz Sub off.svg 75'
LW11 James Pritchard
FH10 Ander Monro
SH9 Ed Fairhurst
N88 Aaron Carpenter
OF7 Chauncey O'Toole
BF6 Jebb Sinclair Sub off.svg 71'
RL5 Brian Erichsen Sub off.svg 75'
LL4 Jamie Cudmore
TP3 Jason Marshall
HK2 Pat Riordan (c)Sub off.svg 80'
LP1 Hubert Buydens Cruz Roja.svg 64' to 69'
Replacements:
HK16 Ryan Hamilton Sub on.svg 80'
PR17 Scott Franklin Sub on.svg 64'Sub off.svg 69'
LK18 Tyler Hotson Sub on.svg 75'
FL19 Adam Kleeberger Sub on.svg 71'
SH20 Sean White
CE21 Ryan Smith Sub on.svg 75'
WG22 Ciaran Hearn Sub on.svg 16'
Coach:
Flag of New Zealand.svg Kieran Crowley
FB15 Blaine Scully
RW14 Takudzwa Ngwenya
OC13 Paul Emerick
IC12 Andrew Suniula
LW11 Kevin Swiryn Sub off.svg 75'
FH10 Nese Malifa Sub off.svg 46'
SH9 Mike Petri Sub off.svg 55'
N88 Nic Johnson
OF7 Todd Clever (c)
BF6 Louis Stanfill
RL';'5 Hayden Smith
LL4 John van der Giessen Sub off.svg 59'
TP3 Shawn Pittman
HK2 Phil Thiel Sub off.svg 78'
LP1 Matekitonga Moeakiola Sub off.svg 57'
Replacements:
HK16 Chris Biller Sub on.svg 78'
PR17 Eric Fry Sub on.svg 57'
LK18 Inaki Basauri Sub on.svg 59'
FL19 JJ Gagiano
SH20 Tim Usasz Sub on.svg 55'
CE21 Roland Suniula Sub on.svg 46'
FH22 Tai Enosa Sub on.svg 75'
Coach:
IRFU flag.svg Eddie O'Sullivan
6 August 2011
15:30 ART (UTC-03)
Argentina  Flag of Argentina.svg78–15 South American XV
Report [5]
Estadio San Juan del Bicentenario, San Juan
Referee: Javier Mancuso (Argentina)
12 August 2011
19:30 BST (UTC+01)
Northampton Saints Flag of England.svg 54–19Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
Report [6]
Franklin's Gardens, Northampton
Attendance: 6,227
Referee: Wayne Barnes (England)
13 August 2011
15:30 (UTC+12:00)
Fiji  Flag of Fiji.svg27–12Flag of Tonga.svg  Tonga
Try: Goneva
Nasiga
Murimurivalu
Con: Bai (3/3)
Pen: Bai (2/2)		Report [7] Try: Iongi (2)
Con: Fisilau (1/2)
Churchill Park, Lautoka
Attendance: 3,300
Referee: Keith Brown (New Zealand)
FB15 Kini Murimurivalu
RW14 Vereniki Goneva
OC13 Albert Vulivuli
IC12 Seremaia Bai
LW11 Adriu Delai
FH10 Waisea Luveniyali
SH9 Vitori Buatava
N88 Sisa Koyamaibole
OF7 Malakai Ravulo
BF6 Dominiko Waqaniburotu
RL5 Wame Lewaravu
LL4 Rupeni Nasiga
TP3 Deacon Manu (c)
HK2 Sunia Koto
LP1 Campese Ma'afu
Replacements:
HK16 Viliame Veikoso
PR17 Waisea Daveta Naulago
LK18 Josefa Domolailai
N819 Sakiusa Matadigo
SH20 Waisale Vatuvoka
FH21 Ravai Fatiaki
WG22 Iliesa Keresoni
Coach:
Flag of Fiji.svg Sam Domoni
FB15 Viliame Iongi
RW14 Fetuʻu Vainikolo
OC13 Suka Hufanga
IC12 Andrew Mailei
LW11 Viliami Helu
FH10 Samisoni Fisilau
SH9 Taniela Moa
N88 Viliame Maʻafu
OF7 Sione Vaiomounga
BF6 Sione Kalamafoni
RL5 Kele Hehea
LL4 Lua Lokotui
TP3 Halani Aulika
HK2 Aleki Lutui (c)
LP1 Sona Taumalolo
Replacements:
HK16 Ephraim Taukafa
PR17 Tonga Leaʻaetoa
LK18 Sione Timani
N819 Samiu Vahafolau
SH20 Tomasi Palu
FH21 Siale Piutau
WG22 Vunga Lilo
Coach:
Flag of New Zealand.svg Isitolo Maka
13 August 2011
14:30 BST (UTC+01)
Wales  Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg19–9Flag of England.svg  England
Try: Hook 58' c
Con: Hook
Pen: Priestland (2)
Hook (2)		Report [8] Pen: Flood (3)
Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
Attendance: 73,000
Referee: Jonathan Kaplan (South Africa)
FB15 James Hook
RW14 George North
OC13 Jamie Roberts Yellow card.svg 40'
IC12 Gavin Henson Sub off.svg 31'
LW11 Shane Williams
FH10 Rhys Priestland Sub off.svg 40'
SH9 Mike Philips Yellow card.svg 70'
N88 Taulupe Faletau
OF7 Sam Warburton (c)
BF6 Dan Lydiate
RL5 Alun Wyn Jones Sub off.svg 60'
LL4 Luke Charteris
TP3 Craig Mitchell Sub off.svg 77'
HK2 Lloyd Burns Sub off.svg 52'
LP1 Paul James Sub off.svg 69'Sub on.svg 77'
Replacements:
HK16 Huw Bennett Sub on.svg 52'
PR17 Ryan Bevington Sub on.svg 69'
LK18 Josh Turnbull Sub on.svg 60'
FL19 Justin Tipuric
SH20 Tavis Knoyle
CE21 Scott Williams Sub on.svg 31'
WG22 Aled Brew Sub on.svg 40'
Coach:
Flag of New Zealand.svg Warren Gatland
FB15 Ben Foden
RW14 Matt Banahan Sub off.svg 69'
OC13 Mike Tindall (c)Sub off.svg 59'Sub on.svg 69'
IC12 Shontayne Hape
LW11 Mark Cueto
FH10 Toby Flood Sub off.svg 67'
SH9 Richard Wigglesworth Sub off.svg 29'
N88 Nick Easter
OF7 Hendre Fourie Sub off.svg 50'
BF6 Tom Wood
RL5 Courtney Lawes
LL4 Louis Deacon Sub off.svg 67'
TP3 Dan Cole
HK2 Steve Thompson Sub off.svg 59'
LP1 Alex Corbisiero Sub off.svg 59'
Replacements:
HK16 Lee Mears Sub on.svg 59'
PR17 Matt Stevens Sub on.svg 59'
LK18 Tom Palmer Sub on.svg 67'
FL19 James Haskell Sub on.svg 50'
SH20 Danny Care Sub on.svg 29'
FH21 Charlie Hodgson Sub on.svg 67'
WG22 Delon Armitage Sub on.svg 59'
Team manager:
Flag of England.svg Martin Johnson
13 August 2011
18:00 CEST (UTC+02)
Aurillac Flag of France.svg 24–28Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia
Report [9]
Stade Jean Alric, Aurillac
13 August 2011
20:30 CEST (UTC+02)
France  Flag of France.svg19–12IRFU flag.svg  Ireland
Try: Clerc 17' c
Con: Yachvili (1/1)
Pen: Yachvili (4/4) 3', 27', 66', 70'		Report [10] Pen: O'Gara (4/5) 38', 47', 52', 58'
Stade Chaban-Delmas, Bordeaux
Attendance: 32,653
Referee: Steve Walsh (Australia)
FB15 Damien Traille Sub off.svg 64'
RW14 Vincent Clerc
OC13 David Marty
IC12 Maxime Mermoz Sub off.svg 26'
LW11 Alexis Palisson
FH10 François Trinh-Duc
SH9 Dimitri Yachvili Sub off.svg 77'
N88 Raphaël Lakafia
OF7 Imanol Harinordoquy Sub off.svg 64'
BF6 Thierry Dusautoir (c)
RL5 Romain Millo-Chluski Sub off.svg 58'
LL4 Julien Pierre
TP3 Luc Ducalcon
HK2 Dimitri Szarzewski Sub off.svg 54'
LP1 Sylvain Marconnet Sub off.svg 54'
Replacements:
HK16 Guilhem Guirado Sub on.svg 54'
PR17 Jean-Baptiste Poux Sub on.svg 54'
LK18 Lionel Nallet Sub on.svg 58'
FL19 Julien Bonnaire Sub on.svg 64'
SH20 Morgan Parra Sub on.svg 77'
CE21 David Skrela Sub on.svg 26'
FB22 Maxime Médard Sub on.svg 64'
Coach:
Flag of France.svg Marc Lièvremont
FB15 Rob Kearney Sub off.svg 46'
RW14 Andrew Trimble Sub off.svg 67'
OC13 Keith Earls
IC12 Paddy Wallace
LW11 Luke Fitzgerald
FH10 Ronan O'Gara
SH9 Eoin Reddan Sub off.svg 60'
N88 Denis Leamy Sub off.svg 50'
OF7 Seán O'Brien
BF6 Donnacha Ryan
RL5 Leo Cullen (c)Sub off.svg 50'
LL4 Donncha O'Callaghan
TP3 Mike Ross Sub off.svg 69'
HK2 Rory Best Sub off.svg 60'
LP1 Cian Healy Sub off.svg 51'Sub on.svg 69'
Replacements:
HK16 Jerry Flannery Sub on.svg 60'
PR17 Tony Buckley Sub on.svg 51'
LK18 Paul O'Connell Sub on.svg 50'
N819 Jamie Heaslip Sub on.svg 50'
SH20 Conor Murray Sub on.svg 60'
WG21 Fergus McFadden Sub on.svg 67'
FB22 Felix Jones Sub on.svg 46'
Coach:
IRFU flag.svg Declan Kidney
13 August 2011
20:45 CEST (UTC+02)
Italy  Flag of Italy.svg31–24Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Try: Pratichetti 3' c
Gori 10' c
Ghiraldini 44' c
Lo Cicero 57' c
Con: Bocchino (3/3)
Orquera (1/1)
Pen: Orquera (1/1) 33'		Report [11] Try: Usuzuki 22' c
Taira 28' c
Penalty try 63' c
Con: Arlidge (3/3)
Pen: Arlidge (1/1) 38'
Stadio Dino Manuzzi, Cesena
Attendance: 14,800
Referee: Romain Poite (France)
FB15 Luke McLean
RW14 Giulio Toniolatti
OC13 Alberto Sgarbi Sub off.svg 56'
IC12 Matteo Pratichetti
LW11 Tommaso Benvenuti
FH10 Riccardo Bocchino Sub off.svg 56'
SH9 Edoardo Gori Sub off.svg 49'
N88 Sergio Parisse (c)
OF7 Mauro Bergamasco
BF6 Alessandro Zanni Sub off.svg 53'
RL5 Marco Bortolami
LL4 Quintin Geldenhuys Sub off.svg 31'
TP3 Lorenzo Cittadini Sub off.svg 53'
HK2 Leonardo Ghiraldini Sub off.svg 76'
LP1 Andrea Lo Cicero Yellow card.svg 62'
Replacements:
HK16 Tommaso D'Apice Sub on.svg 76'
PR17 Martín Castrogiovanni Sub on.svg 53'
LK18 Corniel van Zyl Sub on.svg 31'
FL19 Paul Derbyshire Sub on.svg 53'
SH20 Pablo Canavosio Sub on.svg 49'
FH21 Luciano Orquera Sub on.svg 56'
CE22 Gonzalo Canale Sub on.svg 56'
Coach:
Flag of South Africa.svg Nick Mallet
FB15 Shaun Webb
RW14 Kosuke Endo
OC13 Koji Taira Sub off.svg 53'
IC12 Ryan Nicholas
LW11 Takehisa Usuzuki
FH10 James Arlidge
SH9 Fumiaki Tanaka Sub off.svg 69'
N88 Koliniasi Holani
OF7 Michael Leitch
BF6 Takashi Kikutani (c)Sub off.svg 77'
RL5 Toshizumi Kitagawa
LL4 Justin Ives Sub off.svg 17'
TP3 Kensuke Hatakeyama Sub off.svg 52'Sub on.svg 76'
HK2 Shota Horie
LP1 Hisateru Hirashima Yellow card.svg 73'
Replacements:
HK16 Hiroki Yuhara
PR17 Nozomu Fujita Sub on.svg 52'Sub off.svg 76'
LK18 Luke Thompson Sub on.svg 17'
FL19 Tadasuke Nishihara Sub on.svg 77'
SH20 Atsushi Hiwasa Sub on.svg 69'
CE21 Alisi Tupuailei Sub on.svg 53'
FB22 Murray Williams
Coach:
Flag of New Zealand.svg John Kirwan
13 August 2011
19:15 MDT (UTC-06)
United States  Flag of the United States.svg7–27Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Try: Scully 38' c
Con: Malifa (1/1)		Report [12] Try: Van der Merwe 4' c
Carpenter 60' c
P. Mackenzie 71' c
Con: Pritchard (3/3)
Pen: Pritchard (2) 12', 53'
Infinity Park, Glendale
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Mark Lawrence (South Africa)
FB15 Blaine Scully
RW14 Takudzwa Ngwenya
OC13 Paul Emerick Sub off.svg 77'
IC12 Andrew Suniula
LW11 Colin Hawley
FH10 Nese Malifa Sub off.svg 62'
SH9 Tim Usasz Sub off.svg 67'
N88 Nic Johnson
OF7 Todd Clever (c)
BF6 Louis Stanfill Sub off.svg 54'Sub on.svg 63'
RL5 Hayden Smith Sub off.svg 67'
LL4 John van der Giessen
TP3 Shawn Pittman
HK2 Chris Biller Yellow card.svg 52'
LP1 Mike MacDonald
Replacements:
HK16 Phil Thiel Sub on.svg 54'Sub off.svg 63'
PR17 Eric Fry Sub on.svg 73'
LK18 Scott LaValla Sub on.svg 67'
FL19 JJ Gagiano
SH20 Mike Petri Sub on.svg 67'
FH21 Roland Suniula Sub on.svg 62'
CE22 Tai Enosa Sub on.svg 77'
Coach:
IRFU flag.svg Eddie O'Sullivan
FB15 James Pritchard
RW14 Ciaran Hearn
OC13 D. T. H. van der Merwe
IC12 Mike Scholz Sub off.svg 66'
LW11 Phil Mackenzie
FH10 Ander Monro Sub off.svg 74'
SH9 Sean White Sub off.svg 77'
N88 Aaron Carpenter
OF7 Chauncey O'Toole Yellow card.svg 25'Sub off.svg 52'
BF6 Adam Kleeberger
RL5 Jamie Cudmore Yellow card.svg 18'Sub off.svg 74'
LL4 Jebb Sinclair Cruz Roja.svg 42' to 52'
TP3 Jason Marshall Sub off.svg 65'
HK2 Pat Riordan (c)Sub off.svg 65'
LP1 Hubert Buydens
Replacements:
HK16 Ryan Hamilton Sub on.svg 65'
PR17 Andrew Tiedemann Sub on.svg 65'
LK18 Brian Erichsen Sub on.svg 74'
FL19 Tyler Hotson Sub on.svg 42'
SH20 Jamie Mackenzie Sub on.svg 77'
CE21 Ryan Smith Sub on.svg 66'
FH22 Nathan Hirayama Sub on.svg 74'
Coach:
Flag of New Zealand.svg Kieran Crowley
17 August 2011
19:00 BST (UTC+01)
Newport Gwent Dragons Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg 40–12Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
Report [13]
Rodney Parade, Newport
Attendance: 2,565
Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)
18 August 2011
18:30 IST (UTC+01)
Ireland  IRFU flag.svg38–3 Flag of Ireland.svg Connacht
Report [14]
Donnybrook Stadium, Dublin
Attendance: 3,168
Referee: Peter Fitzgibbon (Ireland)
19 August 2011
18:00 CEST (UTC+02)
Bourgoin-Jallieu Flag of France.svg 15–28Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia
Report (in French)
Stade Jacques-Lavédrine, Issoire
19 August 2011
16:30 (UTC+12:00)
Fiji  Flag of Fiji.svg20–32Flag of Tonga.svg  Tonga
Report [15]
Churchill Park, Lautoka
Referee: Chris Pollock (New Zealand)
  • Fiji won the two-test Pinjas Rugby Series on points difference.
20 August 2011
14:30 BST (UTC+01)
Wales  Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg28–13Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
Try: Powell 36' c
A. W. Jones 38' c
North 71' m
Con: Hook (2)
Pen: Hook (3) 44', 54',80+2'		Report [16] Try: Scelzo 76' c
Con: Contepomi
Pen: Contepomi (2) 29', 62'
Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
Referee: Romain Poite (France)
20 August 2011
17:00 IST (UTC+01)
Ireland  IRFU flag.svg22–26Flag of France.svg  France
Try: Healy 8' m
Sexton 72' c
O'Brien 80' c
Con: O'Gara (2/2) 74', 80'
Pen: Sexton (1/1) 2'		 Report Try: Heymans 30' c
Trinh-Duc 48' c
Con: Parra (2/2) 30', 49'
Pen: Parra (3/3) 25', 38', 44'
Drop: Trinh-Duc 27'
Aviva Stadium, Dublin
Referee: Jonathan Kaplan (South Africa)
FB15 Felix Jones Sub off.svg 68'
RW14 Andrew Trimble
OC13 Brian O'Driscoll (c)
IC12 Gordon D'Arcy Sub off.svg 67'
LW11 Keith Earls
FH10 Johnny Sexton
SH9 Tomás O'Leary Sub off.svg 53'
N88 Jamie Heaslip
OF7 Shane Jennings Sub off.svg 60'
BF6 Seán O'Brien
RL5 Paul O'Connell
LL4 Donncha O'Callaghan Sub off.svg 75'
TP3 Mike Ross
HK2 Rory Best Sub off.svg 60'
LP1 Cian Healy Sub off.svg 50'
Replacements:
HK16 Jerry Flannery Sub on.svg 60'
PR17 Tom Court Sub on.svg 50'
LK18 Mike McCarthy Sub on.svg 75'
FL19 Stephen Ferris Sub on.svg 60'
SH20 Eoin Reddan Sub on.svg 53'
FH21 Ronan O'Gara Sub on.svg 67'
WG22 Luke Fitzgerald Sub on.svg 68'
Coach:
IRFU flag.svg Declan Kidney
FB15 Cédric Heymans
RW14 Maxime Médard
OC13 Aurélien Rougerie Sub off.svg 72'
IC12 Fabrice Estebanez
LW11 Alexis Palisson
FH10 David Skrela Sub off.svg 13'
SH9 Morgan Parra Sub off.svg 78'
N88 Louis Picamoles
OF7 Julien Bonnaire
BF6 Fulgence Ouedraogo
RL5 Lionel Nallet (c)
LL4 Pascal Papé Sub off.svg 60'
TP3 Nicolas Mas
HK2 Dimitri Szarzewski Sub off.svg 53'
LP1 Jean-Baptiste Poux Sub off.svg 40'
Replacements:
HK16 Guilhem Guirado Sub on.svg 53'
PR17 Fabien Barcella Sub on.svg 40'
LK18 Julien Pierre Sub on.svg 60'
N819 Raphaël Lakafia
SH20 Dimitri Yachvili Sub on.svg 78'
FH21 François Trinh-Duc Sub on.svg 13'
WG22 Vincent Clerc Sub on.svg 72'
Coach:
Flag of France.svg Marc Lièvremont
20 August 2011
17:00 BST (UTC+01)
Scotland  Flag of Scotland.svg23–12Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Report [17]
Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh
Attendance: 20,245
Referee: Dave Pearson (England)
20 August 2011
14:00 EEST (UTC+03)
Ukraine  Flag of Ukraine.svg16–41Flag of Romania.svg  Romania
Report (in Romanian)
Yunist Stadium
21 August 2011
19:07 JST (UTC+09)
Japan  Flag of Japan.svg20–14Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Try: Ueda 6' m
Kikutani 54' c
Usuzuki 66' m
Con: Webb (1/2)
Pen: Nicholas (1/1) 11'		Report [18] Try: Swiryn (2) 8' c, 39' c
Con: Malifa (2/2)
Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, Tokyo
Attendance: 12,519
Referee: Jérôme Garces (France)
FB15 Taihei Ueda
RW14 Takehisa Usuzuki
OC13 Alisi Tupuailei
IC12 Ryan Nicholas
LW11 Hirotoki Onozawa
FH10 Murray Williams
SH9 Tomoki Yoshida
N88 Takashi Kikutani (c)
OF7 Tadasuke Nishihara
BF6 Sione Vatuvei
RL5 Luke Thompson
LL4 Hitoshi Ono
TP3 Nozomu Fujita
HK2 Yusuke Aoki
LP1 Naoki Kawamata
Replacements:
HK16 Shota Horie
PR17 Kensuke Hatakeyama
LK18 Toshizumi Kitagawa
FL19 Itaru Taniguchi
SH20 Atsushi Hiwasa
CE21 Koji Taira
FB22 Shaun Webb
Coach:
Flag of New Zealand.svg John Kirwan
FB15 Blaine Scully
RW14 Kevin Swiryn
OC13 Tai Enosa
IC12 Paul Emerick
LW11 James Paterson
FH10 Nese Malifa
SH9 Mike Petri (c)
N88 JJ Gagiano
OF7 Louis Stanfill
BF6 Pat Danahy
RL5 Hayden Smith
LL4 Scott LaValla
TP3 Eric Fry
HK2 Phil Thiel
LP1 Mike MacDonald
Replacements:
HK16 Chris Biller
PR17 Shawn Pittman
FL18 Nic Johnson
FL19 Ryan Chapman
SH20 Tim Usasz
CE21 Roland Suniula
CE22 Andrew Suniula
Coach:
IRFU flag.svg Eddie O'Sullivan
21 August 2011
15:00 BST (UTC+01)
Ospreys Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg 46–19Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
Report [19]
Liberty Stadium, Swansea
23 August 2011
19:45 BST (UTC+01)
Worcester Warriors Flag of England.svg 15–21Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
Report [20]
Sixways Stadium, Worcester
Attendance: 6,107
25 August 2011
19:30 CEST (UTC+02)
Périgueux Flag of France.svg 20–7Flag of Romania.svg  Romania
Report (in Romanian)
Stade Francis Rongieras, Périgueux
26 August 2011
19:30 AEST (UTC+10)
Australian Barbarians Flag of Australia (converted).svg 38–14Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Report [21]
Skilled Park, Gold Coast
Attendance: 4,122
26 August 2011
19:45 BST (UTC+01)
Gloucester Flag of England.svg 47–7 Flag of Russia.svg Russia
Report [22]
Kingsholm, England
Attendance: 4,951
27 August 2011
14:30 IST (UTC+01)
Ireland  IRFU flag.svg9–20Flag of England.svg  England
Pen: O'Gara (3/4)Report [23] Try: Tuilagi 5' c
Armitage 46' c
Con: Wilkinson (2/2)
Pen: Wilkinson (2/2)
Aviva Stadium, Dublin
Attendance: 48,523
Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)

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