2011 Rugby World Cup warm-up matches
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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 Pro 12.
Fixtures
Week 1
6 August 2011 14:30 BST (UTC+01) |
England ![]() |
23–19 | ![]() |
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 Shane Williams 56' m Con: Priestland (2/3) |
Twickenham, London Attendance: 80,945 Referee: Steve Walsh (Australia) |
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6 August 2011 15:00 BST (UTC+01) |
Scotland ![]() |
10–6 | ![]() |
Try: Ansbro 77' c Con: Jackson (1/1) Pen: Paterson (1/2) 49' |
Report | Pen: Sexton (2/3) 31', 64' |
Murrayfield, Edinburgh Attendance: 28,288 Referee: Wayne Barnes (England) |
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6 August 2011 14:00 EDT (UTC-04) |
Canada ![]() |
28–22 | ![]() |
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' A. Suniula (0/1) |
BMO Field, Toronto Attendance: 10,621[1] Referee: Mark Lawrence (South Africa) |
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6 August 2011 15:30 ART (UTC-03) |
Argentina ![]() |
78–15 | South American XV |
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Estadio San Juan del Bicentenario, San Juan Referee: Javier Mancuso (Argentina) |
Week 2
12 August 2011 19:30 BST (UTC+01) |
Northampton Saints ![]() |
54–19 | ![]() |
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Franklin's Gardens, Northampton Attendance: 6,227 Referee: Wayne Barnes (England) |
13 August 2011 15:30 (UTC+12:00) |
Fiji ![]() |
27–12 | ![]() |
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) |
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13 August 2011 14:30 BST (UTC+01) |
Wales ![]() |
19–9 | ![]() |
Try: Hook 58' c Con: Hook Pen: Priestland (2) Hook (2) |
Report | Pen: Flood (3) |
Millennium Stadium, Cardiff Attendance: 73,000 Referee: Jonathan Kaplan (South Africa) |
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13 August 2011 20:30 CEST (UTC+02) |
France ![]() |
19–12 | ![]() |
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) |
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13 August 2011 20:45 CEST (UTC+02) |
Italy ![]() |
31–24 | ![]() |
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) 33' |
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) |
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13 August 2011 19:15 MDT (UTC-06) |
United States ![]() |
7–27 | ![]() |
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) |
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Week 3
17 August 2011 19:00 BST (UTC+01) |
Newport Gwent Dragons ![]() |
40–12 | ![]() |
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Rodney Parade, Newport Attendance: 2,565 Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales) |
18 August 2011 18:30 IST (UTC+01) |
Ireland ![]() |
38–3 | ![]() |
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Donnybrook, Dublin Attendance: 3,168 Referee: Peter Fitzgibbon (Ireland) |
19 August 2011 18:00 CEST (UTC+02) |
Bourgoin-Jallieu ![]() |
15–28 | ![]() |
Report (in French) |
Stade Jacques-Lavédrine, Issoire |
19 August 2011 16:30 (UTC+12:00) |
Fiji ![]() |
20–32 | ![]() |
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Churchill Park, Lautoka Referee: Chris Pollock (New Zealand) |
- Fiji win the 2 test Pinjas Rugby Series on Points Difference.
20 August 2011 14:30 BST (UTC+01) |
Wales ![]() |
28–13 | ![]() |
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Millennium Stadium, Cardiff Referee: Romain Poite (France) |
20 August 2011 17:00 IST (UTC+01) |
Ireland ![]() |
22–26 | ![]() |
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Aviva Stadium, Dublin Referee: Jonathan Kaplan (South Africa) |
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20 August 2011 17:00 BST (UTC+01) |
Scotland ![]() |
23–12 | ![]() |
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Murrayfield, Edinburgh Attendance: 20,245 Referee: Dave Pearson (England) |
- This game is part of the European Nations Cup [1].
21 August 2011 19:07 JST (UTC+09) |
Japan ![]() |
20–14 | ![]() |
Try: Ueda 6' m Kikutani 54' c Usuzuki 66' m Con: Nicholas (0/1) 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) |
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Week 4
23 August 2011 19:45 BST (UTC+01) |
Worcester Warriors ![]() |
15–21 | ![]() |
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Sixways Stadium, Worcester Attendance: 6,107 |
25 August 2011 19:30 CEST (UTC+02) |
Périgueux ![]() |
20–7 | ![]() |
Report (in Romanian) |
Stade Francis Rongieras, Périgueux |
26 August 2011 19:30 AEST (UTC+10) |
Australian Barbarians ![]() |
38–14 | ![]() |
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Skilled Park, Gold Coast Attendance: 4,122 |
26 August 2011 19:45 BST (UTC+01) |
Gloucester ![]() |
47–7 | ![]() |
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Kingsholm, England Attendance: 4,951 |
27 August 2011 14:30 IST (UTC+01) |
Ireland ![]() |
9–20 | ![]() |
Pen: O'Gara (3/4) | 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) |
Week 5
- This encounter was billed as an "opposed training session", not an actual match. The Queensland Rugby Union, operator of the Reds, did not announce the score on its official site.[2] Rugby Canada noted the score, but explicitly stated it was not an official match.[3]