# 2011 Rugby World Cup warm-up matches

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.

## Fixtures

* 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 | 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)
| FB | 15 | Delon Armitage |
| RW | 14 | Matt Banahan |
| OC | 13 | Manu Tuilagi | 59' |
| IC | 12 | Riki Flutey |
| LW | 11 | Mark Cueto |
| FH | 10 | Jonny Wilkinson | 76' |
| SH | 9 | Danny Care | 57' |
| N8 | 8 | James Haskell |
| OF | 7 | Lewis Moody (c) | 59' |
| BF | 6 | Tom Croft |
| RL | 5 | Tom Palmer |
| LL | 4 | Simon Shaw | 57' |
| TP | 3 | Matt Stevens | 57' | 69' |
| HK | 2 | Dylan Hartley | 57' |
| LP | 1 | Alex Corbisiero | | 69' |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Lee Mears | 57' |
| PR | 17 | David Wilson | 57' |
| LK | 18 | Mouritz Botha | 57' |
| FL | 19 | Tom Wood | 59' |
| SH | 20 | Richard Wigglesworth | 57' |
| FH | 21 | Charlie Hodgson | 76' |
| CE | 22 | Charlie Sharples | 59' |
| Coach: ||
| Martin Johnson ||
| FB | 15 | Morgan Stoddart | 48' |
| RW | 14 | George North |
| OC | 13 | Jonathan Davies |
| IC | 12 | Jamie Roberts |
| LW | 11 | Shane Williams |
| FH | 10 | Rhys Priestland |
| SH | 9 | Mike Phillips | 61' |
| N8 | 8 | Taulupe Faletau | 54' |
| OF | 7 | Sam Warburton (c) |
| BF | 6 | Dan Lydiate |
| RL | 5 | Alun Wyn Jones | 65' |
| LL | 4 | Bradley Davies |
| TP | 3 | Craig Mitchell |
| HK | 2 | Huw Bennett | 64' |
| LP | 1 | Paul James | 65' |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Lloyd Burns | 64' |
| PR | 17 | Ryan Bevington | 65' |
| LK | 18 | Luke Charteris | 65' |
| FL | 19 | Ryan Jones | 54' |
| SH | 20 | Tavis Knoyle | 61' |
| FB | 21 | Scott Williams | 48' |
| CE | 22 | Lloyd Williams |
| Coach: ||
| Warren Gatland ||
* Touch judges:
* George Clancy
* David Changleng
* Television match official:
* Jim Yullie
* 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 | Pen: Sexton (2/3) 31', 64' |
* Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh Attendance: 28,288 Referee: Wayne Barnes (England)
| FB | 15 | Chris Paterson | 70' |
| RW | 14 | Nikki Walker |
| OC | 13 | Joe Ansbro |
| IC | 12 | Graeme Morrison |
| LW | 11 | Sean Lamont |
| FH | 10 | Ruaridh Jackson |
| SH | 9 | Rory Lawson (c) | 70' |
| N8 | 8 | Johnnie Beattie | 57' |
| OF | 7 | Ross Rennie |
| BF | 6 | Alasdair Strokosch |
| RL | 5 | Richie Gray |
| LL | 4 | Jim Hamilton | 57' |
| TP | 3 | Geoff Cross |
| HK | 2 | Ross Ford | 70' |
| LP | 1 | Allan Jacobsen | 57' |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Dougie Hall | 70' |
| PR | 17 | Alasdair Dickinson | 57' |
| LK | 18 | Alastair Kellock | 57' |
| FL | 19 | David Denton | 57' |
| SH | 20 | Greig Laidlaw | 70' |
| CE | 21 | Nick De Luca | 70' |
| WG | 22 | Jack Cuthbert |
| Coach: ||
| Andy Robinson ||
| FB | 15 | Rob Kearney |
| RW | 14 | Andrew Trimble |
| OC | 13 | Fergus McFadden |
| IC | 12 | Paddy Wallace |
| LW | 11 | Luke Fitzgerald | 62' |
| FH | 10 | Johnny Sexton |
| SH | 9 | Tomás O'Leary | 60' |
| N8 | 8 | Denis Leamy |
| OF | 7 | Niall Ronan |
| BF | 6 | Mike McCarthy |
| RL | 5 | Leo Cullen (c) | 61' |
| LL | 4 | Donnacha Ryan | 52' |
| TP | 3 | Tony Buckley | 60' |
| HK | 2 | Seán Cronin | 60' |
| LP | 1 | Tom Court | 62' |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Jerry Flannery | 60' |
| PR | 17 | Marcus Horan | 62' |
| PR | 18 | John Hayes | 60' |
| LK | 19 | Mick O'Driscoll | 61' |
| FL | 20 | Kevin McLaughlin | 52' |
| SH | 21 | Isaac Boss | 60' |
| FB | 22 | Felix Jones | 62' |
| Coach: ||
| Declan Kidney ||
* Touch judges:
* Dave Pearson
* Stuart Terheege
* Television match official:
* Graham Warren
* 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 | 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 Referee: Mark Lawrence (South Africa)
| FB | 15 | Matt Evans | 16' |
| RW | 14 | Phil Mackenzie |
| OC | 13 | D. T. H. van der Merwe |
| IC | 12 | Mike Scholz | 75' |
| LW | 11 | James Pritchard |
| FH | 10 | Ander Monro |
| SH | 9 | Ed Fairhurst |
| N8 | 8 | Aaron Carpenter |
| OF | 7 | Chauncey O'Toole |
| BF | 6 | Jebb Sinclair | 71' |
| RL | 5 | Brian Erichsen | 75' |
| LL | 4 | Jamie Cudmore |
| TP | 3 | Jason Marshall |
| HK | 2 | Pat Riordan (c) | 80' |
| LP | 1 | Hubert Buydens | 64' to 69' | 64' to 69' |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Ryan Hamilton | 80' |
| PR | 17 | Scott Franklin | 64' | 69' |
| LK | 18 | Tyler Hotson | 75' |
| FL | 19 | Adam Kleeberger | 71' |
| SH | 20 | Sean White |
| CE | 21 | Ryan Smith | 75' |
| WG | 22 | Ciaran Hearn | 16' |
| Coach: ||
| Kieran Crowley ||
| FB | 15 | Blaine Scully |
| RW | 14 | Takudzwa Ngwenya |
| OC | 13 | Paul Emerick |
| IC | 12 | Andrew Suniula |
| LW | 11 | Kevin Swiryn | 75' |
| FH | 10 | Nese Malifa | 46' |
| SH | 9 | Mike Petri | 55' |
| N8 | 8 | Nic Johnson |
| OF | 7 | Todd Clever (c) |
| BF | 6 | Louis Stanfill |
| RL | 5 | Hayden Smith |
| LL | 4 | John van der Giessen | 59' |
| TP | 3 | Shawn Pittman |
| HK | 2 | Phil Thiel | 78' |
| LP | 1 | Matekitonga Moeakiola | 57' |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Chris Biller | 78' |
| PR | 17 | Eric Fry | 57' |
| LK | 18 | Inaki Basauri | 59' |
| FL | 19 | JJ Gagiano |
| SH | 20 | Tim Usasz | 55' |
| CE | 21 | Roland Suniula | 46' |
| FH | 22 | Tai Enosa | 75' |
| Coach: ||
| Eddie O'Sullivan ||
* 6 August 2011 15:30 ART (UTC-03)
| Argentina | 78–15 | South American XV |
| | Report | |
* 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 | |
* 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 | Try: Iongi (2) Con: Fisilau (1/2) |
* Churchill Park, Lautoka Attendance: 3,300 Referee: Keith Brown (New Zealand)
| FB | 15 | Kini Murimurivalu |
| RW | 14 | Vereniki Goneva |
| OC | 13 | Albert Vulivuli |
| IC | 12 | Seremaia Bai |
| LW | 11 | Adriu Delai |
| FH | 10 | Waisea Luveniyali |
| SH | 9 | Vitori Buatava |
| N8 | 8 | Sisa Koyamaibole |
| OF | 7 | Malakai Ravulo |
| BF | 6 | Dominiko Waqaniburotu |
| RL | 5 | Wame Lewaravu |
| LL | 4 | Rupeni Nasiga |
| TP | 3 | Deacon Manu (c) |
| HK | 2 | Sunia Koto |
| LP | 1 | Campese Ma'afu |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Viliame Veikoso |
| PR | 17 | Waisea Daveta Naulago |
| LK | 18 | Josefa Domolailai |
| N8 | 19 | Sakiusa Matadigo |
| SH | 20 | Waisale Vatuvoka |
| FH | 21 | Ravai Fatiaki |
| WG | 22 | Iliesa Keresoni |
| Coach: ||
| Sam Domoni ||
| FB | 15 | Viliame Iongi |
| RW | 14 | Fetuʻu Vainikolo |
| OC | 13 | Suka Hufanga |
| IC | 12 | Andrew Mailei |
| LW | 11 | Viliami Helu |
| FH | 10 | Samisoni Fisilau |
| SH | 9 | Taniela Moa |
| N8 | 8 | Viliame Maʻafu |
| OF | 7 | Sione Vaiomounga |
| BF | 6 | Sione Kalamafoni |
| RL | 5 | Kele Hehea |
| LL | 4 | Lua Lokotui |
| TP | 3 | Halani Aulika |
| HK | 2 | Aleki Lutui (c) |
| LP | 1 | Sona Taumalolo |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Ephraim Taukafa |
| PR | 17 | Tonga Leaʻaetoa |
| LK | 18 | Sione Timani |
| N8 | 19 | Samiu Vahafolau |
| SH | 20 | Tomasi Palu |
| FH | 21 | Siale Piutau |
| WG | 22 | Vunga Lilo |
| Coach: ||
| Isitolo Maka ||
* 13 August 2011 14:30 BST (UTC+01)
| Wales | 19–9 | England |
| Try: Hook 58' c Con: Hook Pen: Priestland (2) Hook (2) | Report | Pen: Flood (3) |
* Millennium Stadium, Cardiff Attendance: 73,307 Referee: Alain Rolland (Ireland)
| FB | 15 | James Hook |
| RW | 14 | George North |
| OC | 13 | Jamie Roberts | 40' |
| IC | 12 | Gavin Henson | | 31' |
| LW | 11 | Shane Williams |
| FH | 10 | Rhys Priestland | | 40' |
| SH | 9 | Mike Philips 70' |
| N8 | 8 | Taulupe Faletau |
| OF | 7 | Sam Warburton (c) |
| BF | 6 | Dan Lydiate |
| RL | 5 | Alun Wyn Jones | | 60' |
| LL | 4 | Luke Charteris |
| TP | 3 | Craig Mitchell | | | 77' |
| HK | 2 | Lloyd Burns | | 52' |
| LP | 1 | Paul James | | 69' | 77' |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Huw Bennett | | 52' |
| PR | 17 | Ryan Bevington | | 69' |
| LK | 18 | Josh Turnbull | | 60' |
| FL | 19 | Justin Tipuric |
| SH | 20 | Tavis Knoyle |
| CE | 21 | Scott Williams | | 31' |
| WG | 22 | Aled Brew | | 40' |
| Coach: ||
| Warren Gatland ||
| FB | 15 | Ben Foden |
| RW | 14 | Matt Banahan | | 69' |
| OC | 13 | Mike Tindall (c) | 59' | 69' |
| IC | 12 | Shontayne Hape |
| LW | 11 | Mark Cueto |
| FH | 10 | Toby Flood | 67' |
| SH | 9 | Richard Wigglesworth | 29' |
| N8 | 8 | Nick Easter |
| OF | 7 | Hendre Fourie | 50' |
| BF | 6 | Tom Wood |
| RL | 5 | Courtney Lawes |
| LL | 4 | Louis Deacon | 67' |
| TP | 3 | Dan Cole |
| HK | 2 | Steve Thompson | 59' |
| LP | 1 | Alex Corbisiero | 59' |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Lee Mears | 59' |
| PR | 17 | Matt Stevens | 59' |
| LK | 18 | Tom Palmer | 67' |
| FL | 19 | James Haskell | 50' |
| SH | 20 | Danny Care | 29' |
| FH | 21 | Charlie Hodgson | 67' |
| WG | 22 | Delon Armitage | 59' |
| Team manager: ||
| Martin Johnson ||
* 13 August 2011 18:00 CEST (UTC+02)
| Aurillac | 24–28 | Georgia |
| | Report | |
* Stade Jean Alric, Aurillac
* 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 | Pen: O'Gara (4/5) 38', 47', 52', 58' |
* Stade Chaban-Delmas, Bordeaux Attendance: 32,653 Referee: Steve Walsh (Australia)
| FB | 15 | Damien Traille | 64' |
| RW | 14 | Vincent Clerc |
| OC | 13 | David Marty |
| IC | 12 | Maxime Mermoz | 26' |
| LW | 11 | Alexis Palisson |
| FH | 10 | François Trinh-Duc |
| SH | 9 | Dimitri Yachvili | 77' |
| N8 | 8 | Raphaël Lakafia |
| OF | 7 | Imanol Harinordoquy | 64' |
| BF | 6 | Thierry Dusautoir (c) |
| RL | 5 | Romain Millo-Chluski | 58' |
| LL | 4 | Julien Pierre |
| TP | 3 | Luc Ducalcon |
| HK | 2 | Dimitri Szarzewski | 54' |
| LP | 1 | Sylvain Marconnet | 54' |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Guilhem Guirado | 54' |
| PR | 17 | Jean-Baptiste Poux | 54' |
| LK | 18 | Lionel Nallet | 58' |
| FL | 19 | Julien Bonnaire | 64' |
| SH | 20 | Morgan Parra | 77' |
| CE | 21 | David Skrela | 26' |
| FB | 22 | Maxime Médard | 64' |
| Coach: ||
| Marc Lièvremont ||
| FB | 15 | Rob Kearney | 46' |
| RW | 14 | Andrew Trimble | 67' |
| OC | 13 | Keith Earls |
| IC | 12 | Paddy Wallace |
| LW | 11 | Luke Fitzgerald |
| FH | 10 | Ronan O'Gara |
| SH | 9 | Eoin Reddan | 60' |
| N8 | 8 | Denis Leamy | 50' |
| OF | 7 | Seán O'Brien |
| BF | 6 | Donnacha Ryan |
| RL | 5 | Leo Cullen (c) | 50' |
| LL | 4 | Donncha O'Callaghan |
| TP | 3 | Mike Ross | | 69' |
| HK | 2 | Rory Best | 60' |
| LP | 1 | Cian Healy | 51' | 69' |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Jerry Flannery | 60' |
| PR | 17 | Tony Buckley | 51' |
| LK | 18 | Paul O'Connell | 50' |
| N8 | 19 | Jamie Heaslip | 50' |
| SH | 20 | Conor Murray | 60' |
| WG | 21 | Fergus McFadden | 67' |
| FB | 22 | Felix Jones | 46' |
| Coach: ||
| Declan Kidney ||
* 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 | 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)
| FB | 15 | Luke McLean |
| RW | 14 | Giulio Toniolatti |
| OC | 13 | Alberto Sgarbi | | 56' |
| IC | 12 | Matteo Pratichetti |
| LW | 11 | Tommaso Benvenuti |
| FH | 10 | Riccardo Bocchino | | 56' |
| SH | 9 | Edoardo Gori | | 49' |
| N8 | 8 | Sergio Parisse (c) |
| OF | 7 | Mauro Bergamasco |
| BF | 6 | Alessandro Zanni | | 53' |
| RL | 5 | Marco Bortolami |
| LL | 4 | Quintin Geldenhuys | | 31' |
| TP | 3 | Lorenzo Cittadini | | 53' |
| HK | 2 | Leonardo Ghiraldini | | 76' |
| LP | 1 | Andrea Lo Cicero | 62' |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Tommaso D'Apice | | 76' |
| PR | 17 | Martín Castrogiovanni | | 53' |
| LK | 18 | Corniel van Zyl | | 31' |
| FL | 19 | Paul Derbyshire | | 53' |
| SH | 20 | Pablo Canavosio | | 49' |
| FH | 21 | Luciano Orquera | | 56' |
| CE | 22 | Gonzalo Canale | | 56' |
| Coach: ||
| Nick Mallet ||
| FB | 15 | Shaun Webb |
| RW | 14 | Kosuke Endo |
| OC | 13 | Koji Taira | | 53' |
| IC | 12 | Ryan Nicholas |
| LW | 11 | Takehisa Usuzuki |
| FH | 10 | James Arlidge |
| SH | 9 | Fumiaki Tanaka | | 69' |
| N8 | 8 | Koliniasi Holani |
| OF | 7 | Michael Leitch |
| BF | 6 | Takashi Kikutani (c) | | 77' |
| RL | 5 | Toshizumi Kitagawa |
| LL | 4 | Justin Ives | | 17' |
| TP | 3 | Kensuke Hatakeyama | | 52' | 76' |
| HK | 2 | Shota Horie |
| LP | 1 | Hisateru Hirashima | 73' |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Hiroki Yuhara |
| PR | 17 | Nozomu Fujita | | 52' | 76' |
| LK | 18 | Luke Thompson | | 17' |
| FL | 19 | Tadasuke Nishihara | | 77' |
| SH | 20 | Atsushi Hiwasa | | 69' |
| CE | 21 | Alisi Tupuailei | | 53' |
| FB | 22 | Murray Williams |
| Coach: ||
| John Kirwan ||
* 13 August 2011 19:15 MDT (UTC-06)
| United States | 7–27 | Canada |
| Try: Scully 38' c Con: Malifa (1/1) | Report | 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)
| FB | 15 | Blaine Scully |
| RW | 14 | Takudzwa Ngwenya |
| OC | 13 | Paul Emerick | | 77' |
| IC | 12 | Andrew Suniula |
| LW | 11 | Colin Hawley |
| FH | 10 | Nese Malifa | | 62' |
| SH | 9 | Tim Usasz | | 67' |
| N8 | 8 | Nic Johnson |
| OF | 7 | Todd Clever (c) |
| BF | 6 | Louis Stanfill | | 54' | 63' |
| RL | 5 | Hayden Smith | | 67' |
| LL | 4 | John van der Giessen |
| TP | 3 | Shawn Pittman |
| HK | 2 | Chris Biller | 52' |
| LP | 1 | Mike MacDonald |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Phil Thiel | | 54' | 63' |
| PR | 17 | Eric Fry | | 73' |
| LK | 18 | Scott LaValla | | 67' |
| FL | 19 | JJ Gagiano |
| SH | 20 | Mike Petri | | 67' |
| FH | 21 | Roland Suniula | | 62' |
| CE | 22 | Tai Enosa | | 77' |
| Coach: ||
| Eddie O'Sullivan ||
| FB | 15 | James Pritchard |
| RW | 14 | Ciaran Hearn |
| OC | 13 | D. T. H. van der Merwe |
| IC | 12 | Mike Scholz | | 66' |
| LW | 11 | Phil Mackenzie |
| FH | 10 | Ander Monro | | 74' |
| SH | 9 | Sean White | | 77' |
| N8 | 8 | Aaron Carpenter |
| OF | 7 | Chauncey O'Toole | 25' | | 52' |
| BF | 6 | Adam Kleeberger |
| RL | 5 | Jamie Cudmore | 18' | 74' |
| LL | 4 | Jebb Sinclair | | 42' to 52' | 42' to 52' |
| TP | 3 | Jason Marshall | | 65' |
| HK | 2 | Pat Riordan (c) | | 65' |
| LP | 1 | Hubert Buydens |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Ryan Hamilton | | 65' |
| PR | 17 | Andrew Tiedemann | | 65' |
| LK | 18 | Brian Erichsen | | 74' |
| FL | 19 | Tyler Hotson | | 42' |
| SH | 20 | Jamie Mackenzie | | 77' |
| CE | 21 | Ryan Smith | | 66' |
| FH | 22 | Nathan Hirayama | | 74' |
| Coach: ||
| Kieran Crowley ||
* 17 August 2011 19:00 BST (UTC+01)
| Newport Gwent Dragons | 40–12 | Russia |
| | Report | |
* Rodney Parade, Newport Attendance: 2,565 Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)
* 18 August 2011 18:30 IST (UTC+01)
| Ireland | 38–3 | Connacht |
| | Report | |
* 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 | |
* 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 | 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 | 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)
| FB | 15 | Felix Jones | 68' |
| RW | 14 | Andrew Trimble |
| OC | 13 | Brian O'Driscoll (c) |
| IC | 12 | Gordon D'Arcy | 67' |
| LW | 11 | Keith Earls |
| FH | 10 | Johnny Sexton |
| SH | 9 | Tomás O'Leary | 53' |
| N8 | 8 | Jamie Heaslip |
| OF | 7 | Shane Jennings | 60' |
| BF | 6 | Seán O'Brien |
| RL | 5 | Paul O'Connell |
| LL | 4 | Donncha O'Callaghan | 75' |
| TP | 3 | Mike Ross |
| HK | 2 | Rory Best | 60' |
| LP | 1 | Cian Healy | 50' |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Jerry Flannery | 60' |
| PR | 17 | Tom Court | 50' |
| LK | 18 | Mike McCarthy | 75' |
| FL | 19 | Stephen Ferris | 60' |
| SH | 20 | Eoin Reddan | 53' |
| FH | 21 | Ronan O'Gara | 67' |
| WG | 22 | Luke Fitzgerald | 68' |
| Coach: ||
| Declan Kidney ||
| FB | 15 | Cédric Heymans |
| RW | 14 | Maxime Médard |
| OC | 13 | Aurélien Rougerie | 72' |
| IC | 12 | Fabrice Estebanez |
| LW | 11 | Alexis Palisson |
| FH | 10 | David Skrela | 13' |
| SH | 9 | Morgan Parra | 78' |
| N8 | 8 | Louis Picamoles |
| OF | 7 | Julien Bonnaire |
| BF | 6 | Fulgence Ouedraogo |
| RL | 5 | Lionel Nallet (c) |
| LL | 4 | Pascal Papé | 60' |
| TP | 3 | Nicolas Mas |
| HK | 2 | Dimitri Szarzewski | 53' |
| LP | 1 | Jean-Baptiste Poux | 40' |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Guilhem Guirado | 53' |
| PR | 17 | Fabien Barcella | 40' |
| LK | 18 | Julien Pierre | 60' |
| N8 | 19 | Raphaël Lakafia |
| SH | 20 | Dimitri Yachvili | 78' |
| FH | 21 | François Trinh-Duc | 13' |
| WG | 22 | Vincent Clerc | 72' |
| Coach: ||
| Marc Lièvremont ||
* 20 August 2011 17:00 BST (UTC+01)
| Scotland | 23–12 | Italy |
| | Report | |
* Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh Attendance: 20,245 Referee: Dave Pearson (England)
* 20 August 2011 14:00 EEST (UTC+03)
| Ukraine | 16–41 | Romania |
| | Report (in Romanian) | |
* Yunist Stadium
* This game is part of the European Nations Cup .
* 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 | Try: Swiryn (2) 8' c, 39' c Con: Malifa (2/2) |
* Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, Tokyo Attendance: 12,519 Referee: Jérôme Garces (France)
| FB | 15 | Taihei Ueda |
| RW | 14 | Takehisa Usuzuki |
| OC | 13 | Alisi Tupuailei |
| IC | 12 | Ryan Nicholas |
| LW | 11 | Hirotoki Onozawa |
| FH | 10 | Murray Williams |
| SH | 9 | Tomoki Yoshida |
| N8 | 8 | Takashi Kikutani (c) |
| OF | 7 | Tadasuke Nishihara |
| BF | 6 | Sione Vatuvei |
| RL | 5 | Luke Thompson |
| LL | 4 | Hitoshi Ono |
| TP | 3 | Nozomu Fujita |
| HK | 2 | Yusuke Aoki |
| LP | 1 | Naoki Kawamata |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Shota Horie |
| PR | 17 | Kensuke Hatakeyama |
| LK | 18 | Toshizumi Kitagawa |
| FL | 19 | Itaru Taniguchi |
| SH | 20 | Atsushi Hiwasa |
| CE | 21 | Koji Taira |
| FB | 22 | Shaun Webb |
| Coach: ||
| John Kirwan ||
| FB | 15 | Blaine Scully |
| RW | 14 | Kevin Swiryn |
| OC | 13 | Tai Enosa |
| IC | 12 | Paul Emerick |
| LW | 11 | James Paterson |
| FH | 10 | Nese Malifa |
| SH | 9 | Mike Petri (c) |
| N8 | 8 | JJ Gagiano |
| OF | 7 | Louis Stanfill |
| BF | 6 | Pat Danahy |
| RL | 5 | Hayden Smith |
| LL | 4 | Scott LaValla |
| TP | 3 | Eric Fry |
| HK | 2 | Phil Thiel |
| LP | 1 | Mike MacDonald |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Chris Biller |
| PR | 17 | Shawn Pittman |
| FL | 18 | Nic Johnson |
| FL | 19 | Ryan Chapman |
| SH | 20 | Tim Usasz |
| CE | 21 | Roland Suniula |
| CE | 22 | Andrew Suniula |
| Coach: ||
| Eddie O'Sullivan ||
* 21 August 2011 15:00 BST (UTC+01)
| Ospreys | 46–19 | Russia |
| | Report | |
* Liberty Stadium, Swansea
* 23 August 2011 19:45 BST (UTC+01)
| Worcester Warriors | 15–21 | Argentina |
| | Report | |
* 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 | |
* Skilled Park, Gold Coast Attendance: 4,122
* 26 August 2011 19:45 BST (UTC+01)
| Gloucester | 47–7 | Russia |
| | Report | |
* Kingsholm, England Attendance: 4,951
* 27 August 2011 14:30 IST (UTC+01)
| Ireland | 9–20 | England |
| Pen: O'Gara (3/4) | Report | 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)