# 2011 Rugby World Cup Pool C

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. 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 | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | T | B | Pts | Qualification |
| 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 | Advanced to the quarter-finals and qualified for the 2015 Rugby World Cup |
| 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 | |

## Matches

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

### Australia v Italy

* 11 September 2011 15:30
| Australia | 32–6 | Italy |
| Try: Alexander 50' m Ashley-Cooper 55' c Tuqiri 58' c Roff 66' c Con: O'Connor (3/4) Pen: Cooper (2/3) 19', 30' | Report | Pen: Mi. Bergamasco (2/3) 38', 40+' |
* North Harbour Stadium, Auckland Attendance: 25,731 Referee: Alain Rolland (Ireland)
| FB | 15 | Mat Rogers |
| RW | 14 | Adam Ashley-Cooper |
| OC | 13 | Anthony Fainga'a | 48' |
| IC | 12 | Pat McCabe |
| LW | 11 | Joe Roff |
| FH | 10 | Quade Cooper |
| SH | 9 | George Gregan (c) |
| N8 | 8 | Radike Samo |
| OF | 7 | Phil Waugh | 61' |
| BF | 6 | Rocky Elsom | 69' |
| RL | 5 | Nathan Sharpe |
| LL | 4 | David Giffin | 69' |
| TP | 3 | Ben Alexander | 65' |
| HK | 2 | Stephen Moore | 62' | 74' | 78' |
| LP | 1 | Bill Young |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Jeremy Paul | 62' | 74' | 78' |
| PR | 17 | Ben Darwin | 65' |
| LK | 18 | Daniel Vickerman | 69' |
| N8 | 19 | Ben McCalman | 61' |
| FL | 20 | Scott Higginbotham | 69' |
| SH | 21 | Luke Burgess | 62' |
| WG | 22 | Lote Tuqiri | 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 | 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 | 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' | 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 | 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 | Mat Rogers |
| RW | 14 | James O'Connor |
| OC | 13 | Anthony Fainga'a | 75' |
| IC | 12 | Pat McCabe |
| LW | 11 | Lote Tuqiri |
| FH | 10 | Quade Cooper |
| SH | 9 | Chris Whitaker (c) |
| N8 | 8 | Radike Samo | 74' |
| OF | 7 | Ben McCalman |
| BF | 6 | Rocky Elsom | 73' |
| RL | 5 | Nathan Sharpe |
| LL | 4 | David Giffin | 63' |
| TP | 3 | Ben Alexander | 63' |
| HK | 2 | Jeremy Paul |
| LP | 1 | Matt Dunning |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Saia Fainga'a |
| PR | 17 | Bill Young | 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' | 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 ||
* Match Australia vs Ireland
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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 | 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' | | 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 | Try: Gagiano 23' m |
* Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington Attendance: 33,824 Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)
| FB | 15 | Chris Latham | 39' |
| RW | 14 | Adam Ashley-Cooper |
| OC | 13 | Clyde Rathbone |
| IC | 12 | Morgan Turinui | 48' |
| LW | 11 | Lote Tuqiri |
| FH | 10 | Stephen Larkham |
| SH | 9 | George Gregan (c) | 49' |
| N8 | 8 | David Lyons | 54' |
| OF | 7 | Phil Waugh |
| BF | 6 | Rocky Elsom | 47' |
| RL | 5 | Nathan Sharpe |
| LL | 4 | Justin Harrison |
| TP | 3 | Ben Alexander | 50' |
| HK | 2 | Brendan Cannon |
| LP | 1 | Bill Young |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Stephen Moore | | 66' |
| PR | 17 | Ben Darwin | 50' |
| LK | 18 | Dan Vickerman | 54' |
| N8 | 19 | Anthony Fainga'a | 47' |
| SH | 20 | Chris Whitaker | 49' |
| FH | 21 | Berrick Barnes | 39' |
| CE | 22 | Pat McCabe | 48' | 66' |
| Coach: ||
| Robbie Deans ||
| FB | 15 | Blaine Scully |
| 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 ||
* Match Australia vs USA
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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 | 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' | 66' to 72' |
| FH | 10 | Konstantin Rachkov | 8' |
| 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' | 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 | 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' |
| RL | 5 | Hayden Smith |
| LL | 4 | John van der Giessen |
| TP | 3 | Matekitonga Moeakiola | | 8' to 14' | 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 | 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 | Chris Whitaker (c) |
| N8 | 8 | Ben McCalman |
| OF | 7 | David Pocock | 41' |
| BF | 6 | Scott Higginbotham |
| RL | 5 | Nathan Sharpe |
| LL | 4 | Justin Harrison | 41' |
| TP | 3 | Ben Darwin | 31' | 69' |
| HK | 2 | Stephen Moore | 41' |
| LP | 1 | Matt Dunning | | 69' |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Jeremy Paul |
| HK | 17 | Al Baxter | 41' |
| PR | 18 | Dan Vickerman | 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 | 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)