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.
6 August 2011 14:30 BST (UTC+01) |
England | 23–19 | 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) |
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6 August 2011 15:00 BST (UTC+01) |
Scotland | 10–6 | 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) |
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6 August 2011 14:00 EDT (UTC-04) |
Canada | 28–22 | 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) |
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6 August 2011 15:30 ART (UTC-03) |
Argentina | 78–15 | 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 | 54–19 | Russia |
Report [6] |
Franklin's Gardens, Northampton Attendance: 6,227 Referee: Wayne Barnes (England) |
13 August 2011 15:30 (UTC+12:00) |
Fiji | 27–12 | 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) |
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13 August 2011 14:30 BST (UTC+01) |
Wales | 19–9 | England |
Try: Hook 58' c Con: Hook Pen: Priestland (2) Hook (2) | Report [8] | Pen: Flood (3) |
Millennium Stadium, Cardiff Attendance: 73,307 Referee: Alain Rolland (Ireland) |
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13 August 2011 20:30 CEST (UTC+02) |
France | 19–12 | 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) |
13 August 2011 20:45 CEST (UTC+02) |
Italy | 31–24 | 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) 73' | 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) |
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13 August 2011 19:15 MDT (UTC-06) |
United States | 7–27 | 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) |
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17 August 2011 19:00 BST (UTC+01) |
Newport Gwent Dragons | 40–12 | Russia |
Report [13] |
Rodney Parade, Newport Attendance: 2,565 Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales) |
18 August 2011 18:30 IST (UTC+01) |
Ireland | 38–3 | Connacht |
Report [14] |
Donnybrook Stadium, Dublin Attendance: 3,168 Referee: Peter Fitzgibbon (Ireland) |
19 August 2011 18:00 CEST (UTC+02) |
Bourgoin-Jallieu | 15–28 | Georgia |
Report (in French) |
Stade Jacques-Lavédrine, Issoire |
19 August 2011 16:30 (UTC+12:00) |
Fiji | 20–32 | Tonga |
Report [15] |
Churchill Park, Lautoka Referee: Chris Pollock (New Zealand) |
20 August 2011 14:30 BST (UTC+01) |
Wales | 28–13 | 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 | 22–26 | 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) |
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20 August 2011 17:00 BST (UTC+01) |
Scotland | 23–12 | Italy |
Report [17] |
Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh Attendance: 20,245 Referee: Dave Pearson (England) |
21 August 2011 19:07 JST (UTC+09) |
Japan | 20–14 | 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) |
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23 August 2011 19:45 BST (UTC+01) |
Worcester Warriors | 15–21 | Argentina |
Report [20] |
Sixways Stadium, Worcester Attendance: 6,107 |
25 August 2011 19:30 CEST (UTC+02) |
Périgueux | 20–7 | Romania |
Report (in Romanian) |
Stade Francis Rongieras, Périgueux |
26 August 2011 19:30 AEST (UTC+10) |
Australian Barbarians | 38–14 | Canada |
Report [21] |
Skilled Park, Gold Coast Attendance: 4,122 |
26 August 2011 19:45 BST (UTC+01) |
Gloucester | 47–7 | Russia |
Report [22] |
Kingsholm, England Attendance: 4,951 |
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