Pool C of the 2011 Rugby World Cup began on 11 September 2011 and was completed on 2 October. The pool was composed of Australia, Ireland, Italy, Russia and the United States. [1] While history would suggest Pool C as a predictable in outcome, this was not the case. A shock win by the Irish over Australia saw Australia finish second in the pool stage for the second time, the first being in 1995 after the loss to the hosts South Africa.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | T | B | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 |  Ireland | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 135 | 34 | +101 | 15 | 1 | 17 | Advanced to the quarter-finals and qualified for the 2015 Rugby World Cup |
| 2 |  Australia | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 173 | 48 | +125 | 25 | 3 | 15 | |
| 3 |  Italy | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 92 | 95 | −3 | 13 | 2 | 10 | Eliminated but qualified for 2015 Rugby World Cup |
| 4 |  United States | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 38 | 122 | −84 | 4 | 0 | 4 | |
| 5 |  Russia | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 57 | 196 | −139 | 8 | 1 | 1 |
All times are local New Zealand time (UTC+12 until 24 September, UTC+13 from 25 September [2] )
| 11 September 2011 15:30 |
| Australia | 32–6 | Italy |
| Try: Alexander 50' m Ashley-Cooper 55' c Tuqiri 58' c Ioane 66' c Con: O'Connor (3/4) Pen: Cooper (2/3) 19', 30' | Report [3] | Pen: Mi. Bergamasco (2/3) 38', 40+' |
| North Harbour Stadium, Auckland Attendance: 25,731 Referee: Alain Rolland (Ireland) |
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| 11 September 2011 18:00 |
| Ireland | 22–10 | United States |
| Try: Bowe (2) 40' c, 60' c Best 56' m Con: Sexton (1/1) O'Gara (1/2) Pen: Sexton (1/5) 17' | Report [4] | Try: Emerick 80+' c Con: Malifa (1/1) Pen: Paterson (1/2) 54' |
| Yarrow Stadium, New Plymouth Attendance: 20,823 Referee: Craig Joubert (South Africa) |
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| 15 September 2011 19:30 |
| Russia | 6–13 | United States |
| Pen: Kushnarev (1/4) 3' Rachkov (1/1) 78' | Report [5] | Try: Petri 19' c Con: Wyles (1/1) Pen: Wyles (2/5) 12', 65' |
| Yarrow Stadium, New Plymouth Attendance: 13,931 Referee: Dave Pearson (England) |
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| 17 September 2011 20:30 |
| Australia | 6–15 | Ireland |
| Pen: O'Connor (2/4) 11', 23' | Report [6] | Pen: Sexton (2/5) 17', 49' O'Gara (2/2) 62', 71' Drop: Sexton 19' |
| Eden Park, Auckland Attendance: 58,678 Referee: Bryce Lawrence (New Zealand) |
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| 20 September 2011 19:30 |
| Italy | 53–17 | Russia |
| Try: Parisse 6' c Toniolatti (2) 13' m, 23' c Benvenuti (2) 16' m, 48' m Penalty try 29' c Gori 37' c McLean 64' m Zanni 77' m Con: Bocchino (4/6) | Report [7] | Try: Yanyushkin 34' c Ostroushko 50' m Makovetski 71' m Con: Rachkov (1/3) |
| Trafalgar Park, Nelson Attendance: 12,418 Referee: Wayne Barnes (England) |
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| 23 September 2011 20:30 |
| Australia | 67–5 | United States |
| Try: Horne 8' m Elsom 11' m Beale 31' c Fainga'a (2) 35' m, 71' m Mitchell 45' c McCabe 48' m Ashley-Cooper (3) 59' c, 64' c, 66' c Samo 78' c Con: Cooper (2/5) Barnes (4/5) | Report [8] | Try: Gagiano 23' m |
| Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington Attendance: 33,824 Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales) |
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| 25 September 2011 18:00 |
| Ireland | 62–12 | Russia |
| Try: McFadden 10' c O'Brien 13' c Boss 38' c Earls (2) 38' c, 48' c Trimble 40+' m Kearney 65' c Jennings 73' c Buckley 79' m Con: O'Gara (6/7) Sexton (1/2) Pen: O'Gara (1/1) 6' | Report [9] | Try: Artemyev 50' c Simplikevich 59' m Con: Rachkov (1/2) |
| Rotorua International Stadium, Rotorua Attendance: 25,661 Referee: Craig Joubert (South Africa) |
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| 27 September 2011 19:30 |
| Italy | 27–10 | United States |
| Try: Parisse 3' c Orquera 30' m Castrogiovanni 40' m Penalty try 66' c Con: Mi. Bergamasco (2/4) Pen: Mi. Bergamasco (1/1) 22' | Report [10] | Try: Wyles 18' c Con: Wyles (1/1) Pen: Wyles (1/1) 28' |
| Trafalgar Park, Nelson Attendance: 14,997 Referee: George Clancy (Ireland) |
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| 1 October 2011 15:30 |
| Australia | 68–22 | Russia |
| Try: Barnes (2) 7' m, 79' c Mitchell (2) 9' c, 49' c McCalman 12' c Pocock (2) 15' c, 22' c Moore 36' c Ashley-Cooper 39' c Ma'afu 42' c Con: O'Connor (9/10) | Report [11] | Try: Ostroushko 33' m Simplikevich 60' c Rachkov 68' c Con: Rachkov (2/2) Drop: Rachkov (1/1) 47' |
| Trafalgar Park, Nelson Attendance: 16,307 Referee: Bryce Lawrence (New Zealand) |
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| 2 October 2011 20:30 |
| Ireland | 36–6 | Italy |
| Try: O'Driscoll 47' c Earls (2) 52' c, 80+' c Con: O'Gara (2/2) Sexton (1/1) Pen: O'Gara (4/5) 7', 18', 35', 44' Sexton (1/1) 70' | Report [12] | Pen: Mi. Bergamasco (2/3) 11', 21' |
| Otago Stadium, Dunedin Attendance: 28,027 Referee: Jonathan Kaplan (South Africa) |
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