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2011 Rugby World Cup knockout stage

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The knockout stage of the 2011 Rugby World Cup began on 8 October with a quarter-final between Ireland and Wales and concluded on 23 October with the final at Eden Park in Auckland.

New Zealand were the first team to qualify for the knockout stage, when they beat France 37–17 in their penultimate Pool A game. New Zealand and France re-encountered in the final, that was won by the local team 8–7. This was a rematch of the 1987 final, also in Eden Park and also won by New Zealand. This way, New Zealand got their second title, while France their third final.

For the first time in World Cup history, three teams that finished second in their respective pools qualified for the semi-finals, while South Africa became the second defending champions not to reach the semi-finals after Australia in 1995.

Furthermore, the bottom half of the bracket was entirely composed of the 2012 Rugby Championship teams and the other half was composed of the last four Six Nations champions since the last World Cup.

Bracket

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Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
8 October – Wellington
 
 
 Ireland10
 
15 October – Auckland
 
 Wales22
 
 Wales8
 
8 October – Auckland
 
 France9
 
 England12
 
23 October – Auckland
 
 France19
 
 France7
 
9 October – Wellington
 
 New Zealand8
 
 South Africa9
 
16 October – Auckland
 
 Australia11
 
 Australia6
 
9 October – Auckland
 
 New Zealand20 Third place
 
 New Zealand33
 
21 October – Auckland
 
 Argentina10
 
 Wales18
 
 
 Australia21
 

Quarter-finals

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Ireland vs Wales

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8 October 2011
18:00 NZDT (UTC+13)
Ireland 10–22 Wales
Try: Earls 45' c
Con: O'Gara (1/1)
Pen: O'Gara (1/1) 24'
Report[1]Try: Williams 3' c
Phillips 51' m
J. Davies 64' c
Con: Priestland (2/3)
Pen: Halfpenny (1/1) 29'
Westpac Stadium, Wellington
Attendance: 35,787
Referee: Craig Joubert (South Africa)
FB 15 Rob Kearney
RW 14 Tommy Bowe
OC 13 Brian O'Driscoll (c)
IC 12 Gordon D'Arcy
LW 11 Keith Earls downward-facing red arrow 72'
FH 10 Ronan O'Gara downward-facing red arrow 56'
SH 9 Conor Murray downward-facing red arrow 56'
N8 8 Jamie Heaslip downward-facing red arrow 75'
OF 7 Seán O'Brien
BF 6 Stephen Ferris downward-facing red arrow 75'
RL 5 Paul O'Connell
LL 4 Donncha O'Callaghan
TP 3 Mike Ross
HK 2 Rory Best
LP 1 Cian Healy
Replacements:
HK 16 Seán Cronin
PR 17 Tom Court
LK 18 Donnacha Ryan upward-facing green arrow 75'
N8 19 Denis Leamy upward-facing green arrow 75'
SH 20 Eoin Reddan upward-facing green arrow 56'
FH 21 Johnny Sexton upward-facing green arrow 56'
WG 22 Andrew Trimble upward-facing green arrow 72'
Coach:
Ireland Declan Kidney
FB 15 Leigh Halfpenny
RW 14 George North
OC 13 Jonathan Davies
IC 12 Jamie Roberts
LW 11 Shane Williams
FH 10 Rhys Priestland downward-facing red arrow 78'
SH 9 Mike Phillips
N8 8 Taulupe Faletau
OF 7 Sam Warburton (c)
BF 6 Dan Lydiate
RL 5 Alun Wyn Jones
LL 4 Luke Charteris downward-facing red arrow 41'
TP 3 Adam Jones
HK 2 Huw Bennett
LP 1 Gethin Jenkins
Replacements:
HK 16 Lloyd Burns
PR 17 Paul James
LK 18 Bradley Davies upward-facing green arrow 41'
FL 19 Ryan Jones
SH 20 Lloyd Williams
FH 21 James Hook upward-facing green arrow 78'
CE 22 Scott Williams
Coach:
New Zealand Warren Gatland

Man of the Match:
Mike Phillips (Wales)

Touch judges:
Wayne Barnes (England)
Romain Poite (France)
Television match official:
Giulio de Santis (Italy)


England vs France

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8 October 2011
20:30 NZDT (UTC+13)
England 12–19 France
Try: Foden 55' c
Cueto 77' m
Con: Wilkinson (1/1)
Report[2]Try: Clerc 22' m
Médard 31' m
Pen: Yachvili (2/3) 11', 16'
Drop: Trinh-Duc (1/1) 73'
Eden Park, Auckland
Attendance: 49,105
Referee: Steve Walsh (Australia)
FB 15 Ben Foden
RW 14 Chris Ashton
OC 13 Manu Tuilagi
IC 12 Toby Flood
LW 11 Mark Cueto
FH 10 Jonny Wilkinson downward-facing red arrow 65'
SH 9 Ben Youngs downward-facing red arrow 65'
N8 8 Nick Easter
OF 7 Lewis Moody (c) downward-facing red arrow 63'
BF 6 Tom Croft downward-facing red arrow 47'
RL 5 Tom Palmer
LL 4 Louis Deacon downward-facing red arrow 50'
TP 3 Dan Cole downward-facing red arrow 63'
HK 2 Steve Thompson downward-facing red arrow 56'
LP 1 Matt Stevens downward-facing red arrow 50' upward-facing green arrow 63'
Replacements:
HK 16 Dylan Hartley upward-facing green arrow 56'
PR 17 Alex Corbisiero upward-facing green arrow 50'
LK 18 Courtney Lawes upward-facing green arrow 47'
LK 19 Simon Shaw upward-facing green arrow 50'
FL 20 James Haskell upward-facing green arrow 63'
SH 21 Richard Wigglesworth upward-facing green arrow 65'
WG 22 Matt Banahan upward-facing green arrow 65'
Coach:
England Martin Johnson
FB 15 Maxime Médard
RW 14 Vincent Clerc
OC 13 Aurélien Rougerie downward-facing red arrow 69'
IC 12 Maxime Mermoz downward-facing red arrow 79'
LW 11 Alexis Palisson
FH 10 Morgan Parra
SH 9 Dimitri Yachvili downward-facing red arrow 54'
N8 8 Imanol Harinordoquy downward-facing red arrow 73'
OF 7 Julien Bonnaire
BF 6 Thierry Dusautoir (c)
RL 5 Lionel Nallet
LL 4 Pascal Papé downward-facing red arrow 65'
TP 3 Nicolas Mas
HK 2 William Servat downward-facing red arrow 56'
LP 1 Jean-Baptiste Poux downward-facing red arrow 56'
Replacements:
HK 16 Dimitri Szarzewski upward-facing green arrow 56'
PR 17 Fabien Barcella upward-facing green arrow 56'
LK 18 Julien Pierre upward-facing green arrow 65'
N8 19 Louis Picamoles upward-facing green arrow 73'
FH 20 François Trinh-Duc upward-facing green arrow 54'
CE 21 David Marty upward-facing green arrow 69'
FB 22 Cédric Heymans upward-facing green arrow 79'
Coach:
France Marc Lièvremont

Man of the Match:
Imanol Harinordoquy (France)

Touch judges:
Alain Rolland (Ireland)
George Clancy (Ireland)
Television match official:
Shaun Veldsman (South Africa)


South Africa vs Australia

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9 October 2011
18:00 NZDT (UTC+13)
South Africa 9–11 Australia
Pen: Steyn (2/4) 39', 56'
Drop: Steyn (1/1) 60'
Report[3]Try: Horwill 11' m
Pen: O'Connor (2/2) 17', 72'
Westpac Stadium, Wellington
Attendance: 34,914
Referee: Bryce Lawrence (New Zealand)
FB 15 Patrick Lambie
RW 14 JP Pietersen
OC 13 Jaque Fourie
IC 12 Jean de Villiers
LW 11 Bryan Habana downward-facing red arrow 50'
FH 10 Morné Steyn
SH 9 Fourie du Preez
N8 8 Pierre Spies downward-facing red arrow 64'
BF 7 Schalk Burger red cross icon 14' to 20'
OF 6 Heinrich Brüssow downward-facing red arrow 20'
RL 5 Victor Matfield
LL 4 Danie Rossouw
TP 3 Jannie du Plessis
HK 2 John Smit (c) downward-facing red arrow 50'
LP 1 Gurthrö Steenkamp
Replacements:
HK 16 Bismarck du Plessis upward-facing green arrow 50'
PR 17 CJ van der Linde
FL 18 Willem Alberts upward-facing green arrow 14' downward-facing red arrow 20' upward-facing green arrow 64'
FL 19 Francois Louw upward-facing green arrow 20'
SH 20 Francois Hougaard upward-facing green arrow 50'
FH 21 Butch James
CT 22 Gio Aplon
Coach:
South Africa Peter de Villiers
FB 15 Kurtley Beale downward-facing red arrow 75'
RW 14 James O'Connor
OC 13 Adam Ashley-Cooper
IC 12 Pat McCabe downward-facing red arrow 53'
LW 11 Digby Ioane
FH 10 Quade Cooper
SH 9 Will Genia
N8 8 Radike Samo downward-facing red arrow 73'
OF 7 David Pocock
BF 6 Rocky Elsom
RL 5 James Horwill (c)
LL 4 Dan Vickerman downward-facing red arrow 54'
TP 3 Ben Alexander
HK 2 Stephen Moore downward-facing red arrow 64'
LP 1 Sekope Kepu downward-facing red arrow 69'
Replacements:
HK 16 Tatafu Polota-Nau upward-facing green arrow 64'
PR 17 James Slipper upward-facing green arrow 69'
LK 18 Nathan Sharpe upward-facing green arrow 54'
N8 19 Ben McCalman upward-facing green arrow 73'
SH 20 Luke Burgess
FH 21 Berrick Barnes upward-facing green arrow 53'
CE 22 Anthony Fainga'a upward-facing green arrow 75'
Coach:
New Zealand Robbie Deans

Man of the Match:
David Pocock (Australia)

Touch judges:
Dave Pearson (England)
Romain Poite (France)
Television match official:
Giulio de Santis (Italy)


New Zealand vs Argentina

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9 October 2011
20:30 NZDT (UTC+13)
New Zealand 33–10 Argentina
Try: Read 69' m
Thorn 79' c
Con: Cruden (1/1)
Pen: Weepu (7/7) 13', 26', 36', 40', 50', 59', 73'
Report[4]Try: Farías Cabello 32' c
Con: Contepomi (1/1)
Pen: Bosch (1/1) 46'
Eden Park, Auckland
Attendance: 57,192
Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)
FB 15 Mils Muliaina downward-facing red arrow 40'
RW 14 Cory Jane
OC 13 Conrad Smith
IC 12 Ma'a Nonu
LW 11 Sonny Bill Williams
FH 10 Colin Slade downward-facing red arrow 33'
SH 9 Piri Weepu downward-facing red arrow 73'
N8 8 Kieran Read
OF 7 Richie McCaw (c) downward-facing red arrow 73'
BF 6 Jerome Kaino
RL 5 Sam Whitelock downward-facing red arrow 63'
LL 4 Brad Thorn
TP 3 Owen Franks downward-facing red arrow 75'
HK 2 Keven Mealamu downward-facing red arrow 66'
LP 1 Tony Woodcock
Replacements:
HK 16 Andrew Hore upward-facing green arrow 66'
PR 17 John Afoa upward-facing green arrow 75'
LK 18 Ali Williams upward-facing green arrow 63'
N8 19 Victor Vito upward-facing green arrow 73'
SH 20 Jimmy Cowan upward-facing green arrow 73'
FH 21 Aaron Cruden upward-facing green arrow 33'
FB 22 Isaia Toeava upward-facing green arrow 40'
Coach:
New Zealand Graham Henry
FB 15 Martín Rodríguez downward-facing red arrow 69'
RW 14 Gonzalo Camacho
OC 13 Marcelo Bosch
IC 12 Felipe Contepomi (c)
LW 11 Horacio Agulla downward-facing red arrow 50'
FH 10 Santiago Fernández
SH 9 Nicolás Vergallo Yellow card 58' red cross icon 49' to 53'
N8 8 Leonardo Senatore
OF 7 Juan Manuel Leguizamón downward-facing red arrow 80'
BF 6 Julio Farías Cabello
RL 5 Patricio Albacete
LL 4 Manuel Carizza downward-facing red arrow 63'
TP 3 Juan Figallo downward-facing red arrow 59'
HK 2 Mario Ledesma downward-facing red arrow 70'
LP 1 Rodrigo Roncero downward-facing red arrow 40'
Replacements:
HK 16 Agustín Creevy upward-facing green arrow 70'
PR 17 Martín Scelzo upward-facing green arrow 59'
PR 18 Marcos Ayerza upward-facing green arrow 40'
FL 19 Alejandro Campos upward-facing green arrow 63'
SH 20 Alfredo Lalanne upward-facing green arrow 49' downward-facing red arrow 53' upward-facing green arrow 80'
FB 21 Lucas González Amorosino upward-facing green arrow 69'
WG 22 Juan Imhoff upward-facing green arrow 50'
Coach:
Argentina Santiago Phelan

Man of the Match:
Piri Weepu (New Zealand)

Touch judges:
Jonathan Kaplan (South Africa)
George Clancy (Ireland)
Television match official:
Shaun Veldsman (South Africa)

Notes

  • This was New Zealand fullback Mils Muliaina's 100th test, the second New Zealand player to have reached this milestone.[5]

Semi-finals

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Wales vs France

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15 October 2011
21:00 NZDT (UTC+13)
Wales 8–9 France
Try: Phillips 58' m
Pen: Hook (1/3) 8'
Report[6]Pen: Parra (3/3) 22', 35', 51'
Eden Park, Auckland
Attendance: 58,630
Referee: Alain Rolland (Ireland)
FB 15 Leigh Halfpenny
RW 14 George North
OC 13 Jonathan Davies
IC 12 Jamie Roberts
LW 11 Shane Williams
FH 10 James Hook downward-facing red arrow 46'
SH 9 Mike Phillips
N8 8 Taulupe Faletau
OF 7 Sam Warburton (c) Red card 19'
BF 6 Dan Lydiate downward-facing red arrow 56'
RL 5 Alun Wyn Jones downward-facing red arrow 62'
LL 4 Luke Charteris
TP 3 Adam Jones downward-facing red arrow 10'
HK 2 Huw Bennett
LP 1 Gethin Jenkins
Replacements:
HK 16 Lloyd Burns
PR 17 Paul James upward-facing green arrow 10'
LK 18 Bradley Davies upward-facing green arrow 62'
FK 19 Ryan Jones upward-facing green arrow 56'
SH 20 Lloyd Williams
FH 21 Stephen Jones upward-facing green arrow 46'
CE 22 Scott Williams
Coach:
New Zealand Warren Gatland
FB 15 Maxime Médard
RW 14 Vincent Clerc
OC 13 Aurélien Rougerie
IC 12 Maxime Mermoz
LW 11 Alexis Palisson
FH 10 Morgan Parra
SH 9 Dimitri Yachvili
N8 8 Imanol Harinordoquy
OF 7 Julien Bonnaire downward-facing red arrow 75'
BF 6 Thierry Dusautoir (c)
RL 5 Lionel Nallet
LL 4 Pascal Papé downward-facing red arrow 62'
TP 3 Nicolas Mas
HK 2 William Servat downward-facing red arrow 45'
LP 1 Jean-Baptiste Poux downward-facing red arrow 45'
Replacements:
HK 16 Dimitri Szarzewski upward-facing green arrow 45'
PR 17 Fabien Barcella upward-facing green arrow 45'
LK 18 Julien Pierre upward-facing green arrow 62'
FL 19 Fulgence Ouedraogo upward-facing green arrow 75'
FH 20 François Trinh-Duc
FH 21 Jean-Marc Doussain
FB 22 Cédric Heymans
Coach:
France Marc Lièvremont

Man of the Match:
Julien Bonnaire (France)

Touch judges:
Jonathan Kaplan (South Africa)
Wayne Barnes (England)
Television match official:
Giulio De Santis (Italy)

Notes

  • The Welsh captain was sent off after committing a tip-tackle, releasing the opponent past the horizontal off the ground in the 18th minute.

Australia vs New Zealand

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16 October 2011
21:00 NZDT (UTC+13)
Australia 6–20 New Zealand
Pen: O'Connor (1/1) 16'
Drop: Cooper (1/1) 32'
Report[7]Try: Nonu 6' m
Pen: Weepu (4/7) 13', 38', 43', 73'
Drop: Cruden (1/1) 22'
Eden Park, Auckland
Attendance: 60,087
Referee: Craig Joubert (South Africa)
FB 15 Adam Ashley-Cooper
RW 14 James O'Connor
OC 13 Anthony Fainga'a downward-facing red arrow 63'
IC 12 Pat McCabe red cross icon 35' to 40' downward-facing red arrow 48'
LW 11 Lote Tuqiri
FH 10 Quade Cooper
SH 9 George Gregan (c)
N8 8 Radike Samo downward-facing red arrow 60'
OF 7 David Pocock
BF 6 Rocky Elsom
RL 5 Nathan Sharpe
LL 4 Dan Vickerman red cross icon 23' to 27' downward-facing red arrow 60'
TP 3 Ben Alexander
HK 2 Stephen Moore downward-facing red arrow 66'
LP 1 Matt Dunning downward-facing red arrow 21'
Replacements:
HK 16 Tatafu Polota-Nau upward-facing green arrow 66'
PR 17 Ben Darwin upward-facing green arrow 21'
LK 18 Rob Simmons upward-facing green arrow 23' downward-facing red arrow 27' upward-facing green arrow 60'
N8 19 Ben McCalman upward-facing green arrow 60'
SH 20 Luke Burgess
FH 21 Berrick Barnes upward-facing green arrow 35' downward-facing red arrow 40' upward-facing green arrow 48'
CE 22 Chris Latham upward-facing green arrow 63'
Coach:
New Zealand Robbie Deans
FB 15 Israel Dagg
RW 14 Doug Howlett
OC 13 Conrad Smith
IC 12 Ma'a Nonu downward-facing red arrow 73'
LW 11 Richard Kahui
FH 10 Aaron Cruden
SH 9 Piri Weepu downward-facing red arrow 57' upward-facing green arrow 69' downward-facing red arrow 74'
N8 8 Kieran Read
OF 7 Richie McCaw (c)
BF 6 Jerome Kaino downward-facing red arrow 80'
RL 5 Sam Whitelock downward-facing red arrow 57'
LL 4 Brad Thorn
TP 3 Carl Hayman downward-facing red arrow 80'
HK 2 Keven Mealamu downward-facing red arrow 64'
LP 1 Tony Woodcock
Replacements:
HK 16 Andrew Hore upward-facing green arrow 64'
PR 17 Ben Franks upward-facing green arrow 80'
LK 18 Ali Williams upward-facing green arrow 57'
N8 19 Victor Vito upward-facing green arrow 80'
SH 20 Andy Ellis upward-facing green arrow 57' red cross icon 69' to 74'
FH 21 Stephen Donald
CE 22 Sonny Bill Williams Yellow card 76' upward-facing green arrow 73'
Coach:
New Zealand Graham Henry

Man of the Match:
Cory Jane (New Zealand)

Touch judges:
Nigel Owens (Wales)
Romain Poite (France)
Television match official:
Shaun Veldsman (South Africa)

Bronze final

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Wales vs Australia

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21 October 2011
20:30 NZDT (UTC+13)
Wales 18–21 Australia
Try: Sh. Williams 50' m
Halfpenny 80+' c
Con: S. Jones (1/2)
Pen: Hook (1/2) 20'
S. Jones (1/1) 71'
TrackerTry: Barnes 12' c
McCalman 76' m
Con: O'Connor (1/2)
Pen: O'Connor (2/4) 54', 58'
Drop: Barnes (1/1) 68'
Eden Park, Auckland
Attendance: 53,014
Referee: Wayne Barnes (England)
FB 15 Leigh Halfpenny
RW 14 George North red cross icon 33' to 38'
OC 13 Jonathan Davies downward-facing red arrow 71'
IC 12 Jamie Roberts
LW 11 Shane Williams
FH 10 James Hook downward-facing red arrow 51'
SH 9 Mike Phillips downward-facing red arrow 64'
N8 8 Ryan Jones
OF 7 Taulupe Faletau
BF 6 Dan Lydiate downward-facing red arrow 64'
RL 5 Bradley Davies
LL 4 Luke Charteris downward-facing red arrow 53'
TP 3 Paul James downward-facing red arrow 64'
HK 2 Huw Bennett downward-facing red arrow 71'
LP 1 Gethin Jenkins (c)
Replacements:
HK 16 Lloyd Burns upward-facing green arrow 71'
PR 17 Ryan Bevington upward-facing green arrow 64'
LK 18 Alun Wyn Jones upward-facing green arrow 53'
N8 19 Andy Powell upward-facing green arrow 64'
SH 20 Lloyd Williams upward-facing green arrow 64'
FH 21 Stephen Jones upward-facing green arrow 33' downward-facing red arrow 38' upward-facing green arrow 51'
CE 22 Scott Williams upward-facing green arrow 71'
Coach:
New Zealand Warren Gatland
FB 15 Kurtley Beale downward-facing red arrow 10'
RW 14 James O'Connor
OC 13 Adam Ashley-Cooper
IC 12 Berrick Barnes
LW 11 Digby Ioane
FH 10 Quade Cooper downward-facing red arrow 22'
SH 9 George Gregan (c) downward-facing red arrow 68'
N8 8 Ben McCalman
OF 7 David Pocock
BF 6 Scott Higginbotham red cross icon 31' to 34'
RL 5 Nathan Sharpe downward-facing red arrow 46'
LL 4 James Horwill downward-facing red arrow 71'
TP 3 Ben Darwin red cross icon 53' to 56'
HK 2 Brendan Cannon downward-facing red arrow 52'
LP 1 Bill Young
Replacements:
HK 16 Saia Fainga'a upward-facing green arrow 52'
PR 17 Matt Dunning upward-facing green arrow 60'
LK 18 David Giffin upward-facing green arrow 46'
N8 19 Radike Samo upward-facing green arrow 31' downward-facing red arrow 34' upward-facing green arrow 71'
SH 20 Luke Burgess upward-facing green arrow 68'
CE 21 Anthony Fainga'a upward-facing green arrow 22'
CE 22 Rob Horne upward-facing green arrow 10'
Coach:
New Zealand Robbie Deans

Man of the Match:
Berrick Barnes (Australia)

Touch judges:
Romain Poite (France)
George Clancy (Ireland)
Television match official:
Shaun Veldsman (South Africa)

Notes

  • This was Australian lock Nathan Sharpe's 100th test, the fifth Australian to reach the milestone.

Final

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France vs New Zealand

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23 October 2011
21:00 NZDT (UTC+13)
France 7–8 New Zealand
Try: Dusautoir 47' c
Con: Trinh-Duc (1/1)
Report[8]Try: Woodcock 15' m
Pen: Donald (1/1) 46'
Eden Park, Auckland
Attendance: 61,079[9]
Referee: Craig Joubert (South Africa)
FB 15 Maxime Médard
RW 14 Vincent Clerc downward-facing red arrow 46'
OC 13 Aurélien Rougerie
IC 12 Maxime Mermoz
LW 11 Alexis Palisson
FH 10 Morgan Parra red cross icon 12' to 18' downward-facing red arrow 23'
SH 9 Dimitri Yachvili downward-facing red arrow 76'
N8 8 Imanol Harinordoquy
OF 7 Julien Bonnaire
BF 6 Thierry Dusautoir (c)
RL 5 Lionel Nallet
LL 4 Pascal Papé downward-facing red arrow 70'
TP 3 Nicolas Mas
HK 2 William Servat downward-facing red arrow 65'
LP 1 Jean-Baptiste Poux downward-facing red arrow 65'
Replacements:
HK 16 Dimitri Szarzewski upward-facing green arrow 65'
PR 17 Fabien Barcella upward-facing green arrow 65'
LK 18 Julien Pierre upward-facing green arrow 70'
FL 19 Fulgence Ouedraogo
FH 20 Jean-Marc Doussain upward-facing green arrow 76'
FH 21 François Trinh-Duc upward-facing green arrow 12' downward-facing red arrow 18' upward-facing green arrow 23'
FB 22 Damien Traille upward-facing green arrow 46'
Coach:
France Marc Lièvremont
FB 15 Israel Dagg
RW 14 Cory Jane
OC 13 Conrad Smith
IC 12 Ma'a Nonu downward-facing red arrow 76'
LW 11 Richard Kahui
FH 10 Aaron Cruden downward-facing red arrow 34'
SH 9 Piri Weepu downward-facing red arrow 50'
N8 8 Kieran Read
OF 7 Richie McCaw (c)
BF 6 Jerome Kaino
RL 5 Sam Whitelock downward-facing red arrow 49'
LL 4 Brad Thorn
TP 3 Owen Franks
HK 2 Keven Mealamu downward-facing red arrow 49'
LP 1 Tony Woodcock
Replacements:
HK 16 Andrew Hore upward-facing green arrow 49'
PR 17 Ben Franks
LK 18 Ali Williams upward-facing green arrow 49'
FL 19 Adam Thomson
SH 20 Andy Ellis upward-facing green arrow 50'
FH 21 Stephen Donald upward-facing green arrow 34'
CE 22 Sonny Bill Williams upward-facing green arrow 76'
Coach:
New Zealand Graham Henry

Man of the Match:
Thierry Dusautoir (France)

Touch judges:
Alain Rolland (Ireland)[10]
Nigel Owens (Wales)[10]
Television match official:
Giulio de Santis (Italy)[10]

References

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