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.

Standings

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	T	B	Pts	Qualification
1	Ireland	4	4	0	135	34	+101	15	1	17	Advanced to the quarter-finals and qualified for the 2015 Rugby World Cup
2	Australia	4	3	1	173	48	+125	25	3	15
3	Italy	4	2	2	92	95	−3	13	2	10	Eliminated but qualified for 2015 Rugby World Cup
4	United States	4	1	3	38	122	−84	4	0	4
5	Russia	4	0	4	57	196	−139	8	1	1

Source:^{[citation needed]}

Matches

All times are local New Zealand time (UTC+12 until 24 September, UTC+13 from 25 September^[2])

Australia v Italy

11 September 2011
15:30

Australia	32–6	Italy
Try: Alexander 50' m Ashley-Cooper 55' c O'Connor 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)


FB	15	Kurtley Beale
RW	14	Adam Ashley-Cooper
OC	13	Anthony Fainga'a	48'
IC	12	Pat McCabe
LW	11	Digby Ioane
FH	10	Quade Cooper
SH	9	Will Genia	62'
N8	8	Radike Samo
OF	7	David Pocock	61'
BF	6	Rocky Elsom	69'
RL	5	James Horwill (c)
LL	4	Daniel Vickerman	69'
TP	3	Ben Alexander	65'
HK	2	Stephen Moore	62'	74'	78'
LP	1	Sekope Kepu
Replacements:
HK	16	Tatafu Polota-Nau	62'	74'	78'
PR	17	James Slipper	65'
LK	18	Rob Simmons	69'
N8	19	Ben McCalman	61'
FL	20	Scott Higginbotham	69'
SH	21	Luke Burgess	62'
WG	22	James O'Connor	48'
Coach:
Robbie Deans


FB	15	Andrea Masi
RW	14	Tommaso Benvenuti
OC	13	Gonzalo Canale
IC	12	Gonzalo García	62'
LW	11	Mirco Bergamasco
FH	10	Luciano Orquera	73'
SH	9	Fabio Semenzato	70'
N8	8	Sergio Parisse (c)
OF	7	Robert Barbieri	52'
BF	6	Alessandro Zanni
RL	5	Corniel van Zyl
LL	4	Carlo Del Fava	61'
TP	3	Martin Castrogiovanni		74'
HK	2	Leonardo Ghiraldini
LP	1	Andrea Lo Cicero	68'	74'
Replacements:
HK	16	Tommaso D'Apice
PR	17	Lorenzo Cittadini	68'
LK	18	Marco Bortolami	61'
FL	19	Paul Derbyshire	52'
SH	20	Edoardo Gori	70'
FH	21	Riccardo Bocchino	73'
FB	22	Luke McLean	62'
Coach:
Nick Mallett

Man of the Match:
James Horwill (Australia)

Touch judges:
Jonathan Kaplan (South Africa)
Chris Pollock (New Zealand)
Television match official:
Giulio De Santis (Italy)

Ireland v United States

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)


FB	15	Geordan Murphy	67'
RW	14	Tommy Bowe
OC	13	Brian O'Driscoll (c)
IC	12	Gordon D'Arcy
LW	11	Keith Earls
FH	10	Johnny Sexton	51'
SH	9	Conor Murray	51'
N8	8	Jamie Heaslip
OF	7	Shane Jennings	61'
BF	6	Stephen Ferris
RL	5	Paul O'Connell
LL	4	Donncha O'Callaghan
TP	3	Mike Ross
HK	2	Rory Best	61'
LP	1	Tom Court	65'
Replacements:
HK	16	Jerry Flannery	61'
PR	17	Tony Buckley	65'
LK	18	Donnacha Ryan
N8	19	Denis Leamy	61'
SH	20	Eoin Reddan	51'
FH	21	Ronan O'Gara	51'
WG	22	Andrew Trimble	67'
Coach:
Declan Kidney


FB	15	Blaine Scully
RW	14	Takudzwa Ngwenya
OC	13	Paul Emerick
IC	12	Andrew Suniula
LW	11	James Paterson
FH	10	Roland Suniula	59'
SH	9	Mike Petri	67'
N8	8	Nic Johnson
OF	7	Todd Clever (c)
BF	6	Louis Stanfill
RL	5	Hayden Smith
LL	4	John van der Giessen
TP	3	Shawn Pittman
HK	2	Phil Thiel	68'
LP	1	Mike MacDonald	63'
Replacements:
HK	16	Chris Biller	68'
PR	17	Matekitonga Moeakiola	63'
LK	18	Scott LaValla
FL	19	Pat Danahy
SH	20	Tim Usasz	67'
FH	21	Nese Malifa	59'
WG	22	Colin Hawley
Coach:
Eddie O'Sullivan

Man of the Match:
Paul O'Connell (Ireland)

Touch judges:
Nigel Owens (Wales)
Carlo Damasco (Italy)
Television match official:
Graham Hughes (England)

Russia v United States

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)


FB	15	Igor Klyuchnikov
RW	14	Vasily Artemyev
OC	13	Konstantin Rachkov
IC	12	Alexei Makovetskiy
LW	11	Vladimir Ostroushko
FH	10	Yuri Kushnarev
SH	9	Alexander Shakirov
N8	8	Viacheslav Grachev
OF	7	Andrei Garbuzov
BF	6	Artem Fatakhov	59'
RL	5	Denis Antonov	61'
LL	4	Alexander Voytov
TP	3	Ivan Prishchepenko
HK	2	Vladislav Korshunov (c)
LP	1	Sergei Popov	73'
Replacements:
HK	16	Valeri Tsnobiladze
PR	17	Vladmimir Botvinnikov	73'
PR	18	Alexander Khrokin
LK	19	Adam Byrnes	61'
SH	20	Alexander Yanyushkin
N8	21	Victor Gresev	59'
WG	22	Andrei Kuzin
Coaches:
Nikolay Nerush Kingsley Jones


FB	15	Chris Wyles
RW	14	Takudzwa Ngwenya
OC	13	Paul Emerick
IC	12	Andrew Suniula
LW	11	James Paterson	38'
FH	10	Roland Suniula
SH	9	Mike Petri	68'
N8	8	Nic Johnson	67'
OF	7	Todd Clever (c)
BF	6	Louis Stanfill
RL	5	Hayden Smith
LL	4	John van der Giessen
TP	3	Matekitonga Moeakiola	40' to 42'
HK	2	Chris Biller
LP	1	Mike MacDonald
Replacements:
HK	16	Phil Thiel
PR	17	Shawn Pittman	40'	42'
LK	18	Scott LaValla	67'
FL	19	Pat Danahy
SH	20	Tim Usasz	68'
FH	21	Nese Malifa
FB	22	Blaine Scully	38'
Coach:
Eddie O'Sullivan

Man of the Match:
Mike MacDonald (United States)

Touch judges:
Craig Joubert (South Africa)
Carlo Damasco (Ireland)
Television match official:
Graham Hughes (England)

Australia v Ireland

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)


FB	15	Kurtley Beale
RW	14	James O'Connor
OC	13	Anthony Fainga'a	75'
IC	12	Pat McCabe
LW	11	Adam Ashley-Cooper
FH	10	Quade Cooper
SH	9	Will Genia
N8	8	Radike Samo	74'
OF	7	Ben McCalman
BF	6	Rocky Elsom	73'
RL	5	James Horwill (c)
LL	4	Dan Vickerman	63'
TP	3	Ben Alexander	63'
HK	2	Tatafu Polota-Nau
LP	1	Sekope Kepu
Replacements:
HK	16	Saia Fainga'a
PR	17	James Slipper	63'
LK	18	Rob Simmons	63'
N8	19	Wycliff Palu	73'
FL	20	Scott Higginbotham	74'
SH	21	Luke Burgess
WG	22	Drew Mitchell	75'
Coach:
Robbie Deans


FB	15	Rob Kearney			75'
RW	14	Tommy Bowe
OC	13	Brian O'Driscoll (c)	60' to 63'
IC	12	Gordon D'Arcy	50'
LW	11	Keith Earls
FH	10	Johnny Sexton
SH	9	Eoin Reddan	57'
N8	8	Jamie Heaslip
OF	7	Seán O'Brien
BF	6	Stephen Ferris
RL	5	Paul O'Connell
LL	4	Donncha O'Callaghan
TP	3	Mike Ross	77'
HK	2	Rory Best
LP	1	Cian Healy
Replacements:
HK	16	Seán Cronin
PR	17	Tom Court	77'
LK	18	Leo Cullen
N8	19	Denis Leamy
SH	20	Conor Murray	57'
FH	21	Ronan O'Gara	50'
WG	22	Andrew Trimble	60'	63'	75'
Coach:
Declan Kidney

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Man of the Match:
Cian Healy (Ireland)

Touch judges:
Craig Joubert (South Africa)
Carlo Damasco (Italy)
Television match official:
Graham Hughes (England)

Italy v Russia

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)


FB	15	Andrea Masi		60'
RW	14	Giulio Toniolatti
OC	13	Tommaso Benvenuti
IC	12	Matteo Pratichetti
LW	11	Luke McLean
FH	10	Riccardo Bocchino		73'
SH	9	Edoardo Gori		57'
N8	8	Sergio Parisse (c)		57'
OF	7	Mauro Bergamasco		36'	47'
BF	6	Paul Derbyshire
RL	5	Marco Bortolami		48'
LL	4	Quintin Geldenhuys
TP	3	Lorenzo Cittadini
HK	2	Fabio Ongaro	33' to 43'		47'
LP	1	Salvatore Perugini		48'
Replacements:
HK	16	Tommaso D'Apice		36'
PR	17	Martin Castrogiovanni		48'
LK	18	Corniel van Zyl		48'
FL	19	Alessandro Zanni		57'
SH	20	Pablo Canavosio		57'
CE	21	Gonzalo Canale		73'
CE	22	Alberto Sgarbi		60'
Coach:
Nick Mallett


FB	15	Igor Klyuchnikov	33'
RW	14	Vasily Artemyev
OC	13	Andrei Kuzin
IC	12	Alexei Makovetskiy
LW	11	Vladimir Ostroushko
FH	10	Konstantin Rachkov
SH	9	Alexander Shakirov	28'
N8	8	Victor Gresev
OF	7	Andrei Garbuzov	69'
BF	6	Viacheslav Grachev	64'
RL	5	Adam Byrnes	65'
LL	4	Alexander Voytov
TP	3	Ivan Prishchepenko		77'
HK	2	Vladislav Korshunov (c)	61'
LP	1	Vladmimir Botvinnikov	54'	77'
Replacements:
HK	16	Valeri Tsnobiladze	61'
PR	17	Alexander Khrokin	54'
LK	18	Denis Antonov	65'
FL	19	Artem Fatakhov	64'
SH	20	Alexander Yanyushkin	28'
FL	21	Mikhail Sidorov	69'
FH	22	Yuri Kushnarev	33'
Coaches:
Nikolay Nerush Kingsley Jones

Man of the Match:
Victor Gresev (Russia)

Touch judges:
Chris Pollock (New Zealand)
Garratt Williamson (New Zealand)
Television match official:
Shaun Veldsman (South Africa)

Australia v United States

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)


FB	15	Kurtley Beale	39'
RW	14	Adam Ashley-Cooper
OC	13	Anthony Fainga'a
IC	12	Rob Horne	48'
LW	11	Drew Mitchell
FH	10	Quade Cooper
SH	9	Will Genia (c)	49'
N8	8	Wycliff Palu	54'
OF	7	Ben McCalman
BF	6	Rocky Elsom	47'
RL	5	Nathan Sharpe
LL	4	James Horwill
TP	3	Ben Alexander	50'
HK	2	Tatafu Polota-Nau
LP	1	James Slipper
Replacements:
HK	16	Stephen Moore		66'
PR	17	Sekope Kepu	50'
LK	18	Dan Vickerman	54'
N8	19	Radike Samo	47'
SH	20	Luke Burgess	49'
FH	21	Berrick Barnes	39'
CE	22	Pat McCabe	48'	66'
Coach:
Robbie Deans


FB	15	Blaine Scully	75' to 80'
RW	14	Colin Hawley
OC	13	Tai Enosa		73'
IC	12	Junior Sifa
LW	11	Kevin Swiryn
FH	10	Nese Malifa
SH	9	Tim Usasz (c)		69'
N8	8	JJ Gagiano
OF	7	Pat Danahy		75'
BF	6	Inaki Basauri
RL	5	Hayden Smith		61'
LL	4	Scott LaValla
TP	3	Eric Fry
HK	2	Phil Thiel		72'
LP	1	Mike MacDonald
Replacements:
HK	16	Brian McClenahan		72'
PR	17	Matekitonga Moeakiola
FL	18	Louis Stanfill		61'
N8	19	Nic Johnson		75'
SH	20	Mike Petri		69'
FH	21	Roland Suniula
FB	22	Chris Wyles		73'
Coach:
Eddie O'Sullivan

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Man of the Match:
Adam Ashley-Cooper (Australia)

Touch judges:
Wayne Barnes (England)
Vinny Munro (New Zealand)
Television match official:
Tim Hayes (Wales)

Ireland v Russia

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)


FB	15	Rob Kearney
RW	14	Fergus McFadden
OC	13	Keith Earls	49'
IC	12	Paddy Wallace
LW	11	Andrew Trimble
FH	10	Ronan O'Gara	67'
SH	9	Isaac Boss	66'
N8	8	Jamie Heaslip
OF	7	Seán O'Brien	57'
BF	6	Donnacha Ryan
RL	5	Leo Cullen (c)
LL	4	Donncha O'Callaghan	46'
TP	3	Tony Buckley
HK	2	Seán Cronin
LP	1	Cian Healy	49'
Replacements:
HK	16	Rory Best
PR	17	Mike Ross	49'
N8	18	Denis Leamy	46'
FL	19	Shane Jennings	57'
SH	20	Eoin Reddan	66'
FH	21	Johnny Sexton	67'
FB	22	Geordan Murphy	49'
Coach:
Declan Kidney


FB	15	Vasily Artemyev
RW	14	Denis Simplikevich
OC	13	Andrei Kuzin
IC	12	Sergey Trishin			72'
LW	11	Vladimir Ostroushko		66' to 72'
FH	10	Konstantin Rachkov	8' to 18'
SH	9	Alexander Yanyushkin (c)		74'
N8	8	Victor Gresev
OF	7	Andrei Garbuzov		45'
BF	6	Artem Fatakhov
RL	5	Adam Byrnes
LL	4	Denis Antonov		49'
TP	3	Alexander Khrokin		50'
HK	2	Vladislav Korshunov
LP	1	Sergey Popov		74'
Replacements:
HK	16	Yevgeny Matveyev			50'	54'
PR	17	Ivan Prishchepenko		50'
PR	18	Alexey Travkin		74'
LK	19	Alexander Voytov		49'
SH	20	Andrey Bykanov		74'
FL	21	Mikhail Sidorov		45'	50' to 54'
CE	22	Mikhail Babaev		66'		74'
Coaches:
Nikolay Nerush Kingsley Jones

Man of the Match:
Ronan O'Gara (Ireland)

Touch judges:
Dave Pearson (England)
Jérôme Garces (France)
Television match official:
Giulio De Santis (Italy)

Italy v United States

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)


FB	15	Luke McLean
RW	14	Tommaso Benvenuti	54'
OC	13	Gonzalo Canale
IC	12	Gonzalo García
LW	11	Mirco Bergamasco	70'
FH	10	Luciano Orquera	67'
SH	9	Fabio Semenzato	67'
N8	8	Sergio Parisse (c)
OF	7	Mauro Bergamasco
BF	6	Alessandro Zanni
RL	5	Corniel van Zyl
LL	4	Quintin Geldenhuys
TP	3	Martin Castrogiovanni		72'
HK	2	Leonardo Ghiraldini	73'
LP	1	Salvatore Perugini	51'	72'
Replacements:
HK	16	Fabio Ongaro	73'
PR	17	Andrea Lo Cicero	51'
LK	18	Marco Bortolami
FL	19	Paul Derbyshire	70'
SH	20	Edoardo Gori	67'
FH	21	Riccardo Bocchino	67'
WG	22	Giulio Toniolatti	54'
Coach:
Nick Mallett


FB	15	Chris Wyles
RW	14	Takudzwa Ngwenya
OC	13	Paul Emerick
IC	12	Andrew Suniula		72'
LW	11	James Paterson
FH	10	Roland Suniula		46'
SH	9	Mike Petri		64'
N8	8	Nic Johnson		68'
OF	7	Todd Clever (c)
BF	6	Louis Stanfill	59' to 69'
RL	5	Hayden Smith
LL	4	John van der Giessen
TP	3	Matekitonga Moeakiola		8' to 14'		56'
HK	2	Chris Biller		29'
LP	1	Mike MacDonald
Replacements:
HK	16	Phil Thiel		29'
PR	17	Shawn Pittman		8'	14'	56'
LK	18	Scott LaValla		68'
FL	19	Pat Danahy
SH	20	Tim Usasz		64'
FH	21	Nese Malifa		72'
FB	22	Blaine Scully		46'
Coach:
Eddie O'Sullivan

Man of the Match:
Martin Castrogiovanni (Italy)

Touch judges:
Wayne Barnes (England)
Chris Pollock (New Zealand)
Television match official:
Shaun Veldsman (South Africa)

Australia v Russia

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)


FB	15	James O'Connor
RW	14	Radike Samo
OC	13	Adam Ashley-Cooper
IC	12	Berrick Barnes
LW	11	Drew Mitchell	54'
FH	10	Quade Cooper
SH	9	Luke Burgess
N8	8	Ben McCalman
OF	7	David Pocock	41'
BF	6	Scott Higginbotham
RL	5	Nathan Sharpe
LL	4	James Horwill (c)	41'
TP	3	Sekope Kepu	31'	69'
HK	2	Stephen Moore	41'
LP	1	James Slipper		69'
Replacements:
HK	16	Tatafu Polota-Nau
HK	17	Saia Fainga'a	41'
PR	18	Salesi Ma'afu	31'
LK	19	Rob Simmons	41'
FL	20	Rocky Elsom	41'
SH	21	Will Genia
SH	22	Nick Phipps	54'
Coach:
Robbie Deans


FB	15	Vasily Artemyev
RW	14	Denis Simplikevich
OC	13	Andrei Kuzin	60'
IC	12	Alexey Makovetskiy
LW	11	Vladimir Ostroushko
FH	10	Yuri Kushnarev	41'
SH	9	Alexander Yanyushkin	64'
N8	8	Victor Gresev
OF	7	Viacheslav Grachev	50'
BF	6	Artem Fatakhov	73'
RL	5	Adam Byrnes
LL	4	Alexander Voytov
TP	3	Ivan Prishchepenko	60'
HK	2	Vladislav Korshunov (c)
LP	1	Sergey Popov	66'
Replacements:
HK	16	Yevgeny Matveyev	73'
PR	17	Vladimir Botvinnikov	66'
PR	18	Alexei Travkin	60'
FL	19	Andrey Garbuzov	50'
SH	20	Alexander Shakirov	64'
FH	21	Konstantin Rachkov	41'
CE	22	Mikhail Babaev	60'
Coaches:
Nikolay Nerush Kingsley Jones

Man of the Match:
Victor Gresev (Russia)

Touch judges:
George Clancy (Ireland)
Simon McDowell (Ireland)
Television match official:
Shaun Veldsman (South Africa)

Ireland v Italy

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)


FB	15	Rob Kearney
RW	14	Tommy Bowe
OC	13	Brian O'Driscoll (c)	74'
IC	12	Gordon D'Arcy
LW	11	Keith Earls
FH	10	Ronan O'Gara	67'
SH	9	Conor Murray	74'
N8	8	Jamie Heaslip
OF	7	Seán O'Brien
BF	6	Stephen Ferris	73'
RL	5	Paul O'Connell
LL	4	Donncha O'Callaghan	59'
TP	3	Mike Ross
HK	2	Rory Best	53'
LP	1	Cian Healy	73'
Replacements:
HK	16	Seán Cronin	53'
PR	17	Tom Court	73'
LK	18	Leo Cullen	59'
N8	19	Denis Leamy	73'
SH	20	Eoin Reddan	74'
FH	21	Johnny Sexton	67'
WG	22	Andrew Trimble	74'
Coach:
Declan Kidney


FB	15	Andrea Masi
RW	14	Tommaso Benvenuti
OC	13	Gonzalo Canale
IC	12	Gonzalo García
LW	11	Mirco Bergamasco
FH	10	Luciano Orquera	41'
SH	9	Fabio Semenzato	57'
N8	8	Sergio Parisse (c)	77'
OF	7	Mauro Bergamasco	49'
BF	6	Alessandro Zanni
RL	5	Corniel van Zyl	61'
LL	4	Quintin Geldenhuys
TP	3	Martin Castrogiovanni	37'
HK	2	Leonardo Ghiraldini	67'
LP	1	Salvatore Perugini
Replacements:
HK	16	Fabio Ongaro	67'
PR	17	Andrea Lo Cicero	37'
LK	18	Marco Bortolami	61'
FL	19	Paul Derbyshire	49'
SH	20	Edoardo Gori	57'
FH	21	Riccardo Bocchino	41'
FB	22	Luke McLean	77'
Coach:
Nick Mallett

Man of the Match:
Seán O'Brien (Ireland)

Touch judges:
Bryce Lawrence (New Zealand)
Chris Pollock (New Zealand)
Television match official:
Shaun Veldsman (South Africa)

References

External links

2011 Rugby World Cup

2011 Rugby World Cup finalists

2011 Rugby World Cup finalists
Champions	New Zealand
Runner-up	France
Third place	Australia
Fourth place	Wales
Quarter-finals	South Africa, Argentina, Ireland, England
Pool stage	Tonga, Italy, Scotland, Japan, Canada, Georgia, Romania, United States, Russia, Samoa, Fiji, Namibia

2011 Rugby World Cup
Stages	Pool A Pool B Pool C Pool D Knockout stage Final
General	Qualifying Squads Statistics Warm-up matches