Pool A of the 2011 Rugby World Cup began on 9 September 2011 and was completed on 2 October 2011. The pool was composed of hosts New Zealand, the fourth-placed team from 2007, France; as well as Canada, Japan and Tonga. One of the biggest shocks in the history of the tournament came when Tonga beat France by 19 points to 14. On 3 October 2011, it was announced that New Zealand winger Richard Kahui had been voted the Player of Pool A.
Standings
Matches All times are local New Zealand time (UTC+12 until 24 September, UTC+13 from 25 SeptemberThe change in time zone is due to the start of daylight saving time in New Zealand, at 2:00 a.m. on Sunday, 25 September)
New Zealand vs Tonga
FB 15Israel DaggRW 14Richard KahuiOC 13Ma'a NonuIC 12Sonny Bill WilliamsLW 11Isaia Toeava FH 10Dan Carter SH 9 Jimmy Cowan N8 8 Victor Vito OF 7 Richie McCaw (c)BF 6 Jerome KainoRL 5 Ali WilliamsLL 4 Brad Thorn TP 3 Owen FranksHK 2 Andrew Hore LP 1 Tony Woodcock Replacements:HK 16Corey Flynn PR 17Ben Franks LK 18Anthony Boric LK 19Sam Whitelock SH 20Piri Weepu FH 21Colin Slade WG 22Cory Jane Coach:Graham Henry FB 15Vunga LiloRW 14Viliame IongiOC 13Suka Hufanga IC 12Andrew Maʻilei LW 11Siale PiutauFH 10Kurt MorathSH 9 Taniela MoaN8 8 Viliami MaʻafuOF 7 Finau Maka (c) BF 6 Sione KalamafoniRL 5 Joe TuineauLL 4 Paino Hehea TP 3 Taufaʻao Filise HK 2 Aleki Lutui LP 1 Soane Tongaʻuiha Replacements:HK 16Ephraim Taukafa PR 17Sona Taumalolo PR 18Kisi Pulu LK 19Sione Timani N8 20Samiu Vahafolau SH 21Samisoni Fisilau CE 22Alipate Fatafehi Coach: Isitolo Maka Man of the Match: Richard Kahui (New Zealand)
Touch judges: Craig Joubert (South Africa) Stuart Terheege (England) Television match official: Giulio De Santis (Italy)
France vs Japan
FB 15Cédric HeymansRW 14Vincent ClercOC 13Aurélien RougerieIC 12Fabrice Estebanez LW 11Maxime MédardFH 10François Trinh-Duc SH 9 Dimitri YachviliN8 8 Raphael LakafiaOF 7 Imanol Harinordoquy BF 6 Thierry Dusautoir (c)RL 5 Lionel NalletLL 4 Julien Pierre TP 3 Nicolas MasHK 2 William Servat LP 1 Fabien Barcella Replacements:HK 16Dimitri Szarzewski PR 17Jean-Baptiste Poux LK 18Pascal Papé FL 19Julien Bonnaire SH 20Morgan Parra FH 21David Skrela CE 22David Marty Coach:Marc Lièvremont FB 15Shaun Webb RW 14Kosuke EndoOC 13Koji Taira IC 12Ryan NicholasLW 11Hirotoki OnozawaFH 10James ArlidgeSH 9 Fumiaki Tanaka N8 8 Koliniasi Holani OF 7 Michael LeitchBF 6 Takashi Kikutani (c)RL 5 Toshizumi KitagawaLL 4 Luke ThompsonTP 3 Kensuke Hatakeyama HK 2 Shota HorieLP 1 Hisateru HirashimaReplacements:HK 16Yusuke AokiPR 17Nozomu Fujita LK 18Hitoshi OnoN8 19Itaru Taniguchi SH 20Atsushi Hiwasa FH 21Murray Williams CE 22Alisi Tupuailei Coach: John Kirwan Man of the Match: James Arlidge (Japan)
Touch judges: Alain Rolland (Ireland) Stuart Terheege (England) Television match official: Giulio De Santis (Italy)
Tonga vs Canada
FB 15Kurt MorathRW 14Fetuʻu VainikoloOC 13Siale PiutauIC 12Alipate FatafehiLW 11William Helu FH 10Taniela MoaSH 9 Tomasi PaluN8 8 Samiu Vahafolau OF 7 Sione VaiomoʻungaBF 6 Finau Maka (c)RL 5 Tukulua LokotuiLL 4 Sione Timani TP 3 Kisi Pulu HK 2 Ephraim Taukafa LP 1 Sona Taumalolo Replacements:HK 16Ilaisa Maʻasi PR 17Soane Tongaʻuiha PR 18Halani Aulika N8 19Viliami Maʻafu FL 20Sione Kalamafoni FB 21Viliame IongiWG 22Alaska Taufa Coach: Isitolo Maka FB 15James PritchardRW 14Ciaran HearnOC 13D. T. H. van der MerweIC 12Ryan Smith LW 11Phil MackenzieFH 10Ander MonroSH 9 Ed FairhurstN8 8 Aaron CarpenterOF 7 Chauncey O'Toole BF 6 Adam KleebergerRL 5 Jamie CudmoreLL 4 Jebb Sinclair TP 3 Jason Marshall HK 2 Pat Riordan (c) LP 1 Hubert BuydensReplacements:HK 16Ryan Hamilton PR 17Scott Franklin LK 18Tyler Hotson FL 19Nanyak Dala CE 20Conor Trainor SH 21Sean WhiteFH 22Nathan HirayamaCoach: Kieran Crowley Man of the Match: Adam Kleeberger (Canada)
Touch judges: Steve Walsh (Australia) Stuart Terheege (England) Television match official: Giulio De Santis (Italy)
New Zealand vs Japan
FB 15Isaia Toeava RW 14Cory Jane OC 13Conrad SmithIC 12Ma'a NonuLW 11Richard KahuiFH 10Colin SladeSH 9 Andy Ellis N8 8 Victor Vito OF 7 Adam Thomson BF 6 Jerome KainoRL 5 Sam WhitelockLL 4 Brad Thorn TP 3 Owen Franks HK 2 Keven Mealamu (c) LP 1 Tony WoodcockReplacements:HK 16Andrew Hore PR 17John Afoa LK 18Ali Williams LK 19Anthony Boric SH 20Jimmy Cowan SH 21Piri Weepu CE 22Sonny Bill Williams Coach:Graham Henry FB 15Taihei Ueda RW 14Takehisa UsuzukiOC 13Koji Taira IC 12Yuta Iwamura LW 11Hirotoki OnozawaFH 10Murray WilliamsSH 9 Atsushi HiwasaN8 8 Takashi Kikutani (c)OF 7 Michael Leitch BF 6 Itaru TaniguchiRL 5 Toshizumi Kitagawa LL 4 Hitoshi OnoTP 3 Nozomu FujitaHK 2 Yusuke Aoki LP 1 Naoki KawamataReplacements:HK 16Hiroki Yuhara PR 17Kensuke HatakeyamaLK 18Yuji Kitagawa FL 19Sione VatuveiSH 20Tomoki Yoshida FB 21Shaun Webb CE 22Alisi Tupuailei Coach: John Kirwan Man of the Match: Ma'a Nonu (New Zealand)
Touch judges: Alain Rolland (Ireland) Jérôme Garcès (France) Television match official: Giulio De Santis (Italy)
France vs Canada
FB 15Damien TrailleRW 14Vincent ClercOC 13David MartyIC 12Maxime MermozLW 11Aurélien Rougerie (c) FH 10François Trinh-Duc SH 9 Morgan ParraN8 8 Louis PicamolesOF 7 Julien BonnaireBF 6 Fulgence Ouedraogo RL 5 Romain Millo-Chluski LL 4 Pascal PapéTP 3 Luc Ducalcon HK 2 William Servat LP 1 Jean-Baptiste Poux Replacements:HK 16Guilhem Guirado PR 17Fabien Barcella LK 18Julien Pierre FL 19Imanol Harinordoquy SH 20Dimitri Yachvili CE 21Fabrice EstebanezWG 22Maxime Médard Coach:Marc Lièvremont FB 15James PritchardRW 14Ciaran HearnOC 13D. T. H. van der Merwe IC 12Ryan SmithLW 11Phil MackenzieFH 10Ander Monro SH 9 Ed Fairhurst N8 8 Aaron CarpenterOF 7 Chauncey O'Toole BF 6 Adam KleebergerRL 5 Jamie Cudmore LL 4 Jebb SinclairTP 3 Jason Marshall HK 2 Pat Riordan (c) LP 1 Hubert BuydensReplacements:HK 16Ryan Hamilton PR 17Scott Franklin LK 18Tyler Hotson FL 19Nanyak Dala SH 20Sean White FH 21Nathan Hirayama CE 22Conor Trainor Coach: Kieran Crowley Man of the Match: Louis Picamoles (France)
Touch judges: Bryce Lawrence (New Zealand) Vinny Munro (New Zealand) Television match official: Matt Goddard (Australia)
Tonga vs Japan
FB 15Vunga LiloRW 14Fetuʻu VainikoloOC 13Siale PiutauIC 12Alipate FatafehiLW 11Suka Hufanga FH 10Kurt MorathSH 9 Taniela Moa N8 8 Viliami MaʻafuOF 7 Sione Vaiomoʻunga BF 6 Sione KalamafoniRL 5 Paino Hehea LL 4 Tukulua Lokotui TP 3 Taufaʻao Filise HK 2 Aleki Lutui (c) LP 1 Soane Tongaʻuiha Replacements:HK 16Ilaisa Maʻasi PR 17Sona Taumalolo PR 18Halani Aulika LK 19Joe Tuineau N8 20Samiu Vahafolau SH 21Samisoni Fisilau CE 22Andrew Maʻilei Coach: Isitolo Maka FB 15Shaun WebbRW 14Kosuke EndoOC 13Alisi TupuaileiIC 12Ryan NicholasLW 11Hirotoki OnozawaFH 10James Arlidge SH 9 Fumiaki Tanaka N8 8 Takashi Kikutani (c)OF 7 Michael LeitchBF 6 Itaru Taniguchi RL 5 Toshizumi Kitagawa LL 4 Luke ThompsonTP 3 Kensuke Hatakeyama HK 2 Shota HorieLP 1 Hisateru HirashimaReplacements:HK 16Yusuke AokiPR 17Nozomu Fujita LK 18Hitoshi Ono FL 19Sione Vatuvei SH 20Atsushi Hiwasa WG 21Takehisa UsuzukiFH 22Murray WilliamsCoach: John Kirwan Man of the Match: Michael Leitch (Japan)
Touch judges: Alain Rolland (Ireland) Stuart Terheege (England) Television match official: Giulio De Santis (Italy)
New Zealand vs France
FB 15Israel DaggRW 14Cory Jane OC 13Conrad SmithIC 12Ma'a NonuLW 11Richard Kahui FH 10Dan CarterSH 9 Piri Weepu N8 8 Adam Thomson OF 7 Richie McCaw (c)BF 6 Jerome KainoRL 5 Sam Whitelock LL 4 Brad ThornTP 3 Owen Franks HK 2 Keven Mealamu LP 1 Tony WoodcockReplacements:HK 16Andrew Hore PR 17Ben Franks LK 18Ali Williams LK 19Anthony Boric SH 20Andy Ellis FH 21Colin Slade CE 22Sonny Bill Williams Coach:Graham Henry FB 15Damien Traille RW 14Vincent ClercOC 13Aurélien Rougerie IC 12Maxime MermozLW 11Maxime MédardFH 10Morgan Parra SH 9 Dimitri YachviliN8 8 Louis Picamoles OF 7 Julien Bonnaire BF 6 Thierry Dusautoir (c)RL 5 Lionel NalletLL 4 Pascal Papé TP 3 Luc Ducalcon HK 2 Dimitri Szarzewski LP 1 Jean-Baptiste PouxReplacements:HK 16William Servat PR 17Fabien Barcella LK 18Julien Pierre FL 19Imanol Harinordoquy FH 20François Trinh-Duc CE 21Fabrice Estebanez FB 22Cédric Heymans Coach:Marc Lièvremont Man of the Match: Israel Dagg (New Zealand)
Touch judges: George Clancy (Ireland) Carlo Damasco (Italy) Television match official: Graham Hughes (England)
Canada vs Japan
FB 15James Pritchard RW 14Matt EvansOC 13D. T. H. van der MerweIC 12Ryan SmithLW 11Phil MackenzieFH 10Ander MonroSH 9 Ed Fairhurst N8 8 Aaron CarpenterOF 7 Chauncey O'Toole BF 6 Adam KleebergerRL 5 Jamie Cudmore LL 4 Jebb SinclairTP 3 Jason Marshall HK 2 Pat Riordan (c) LP 1 Hubert BuydensReplacements:HK 16Ryan Hamilton PR 17Scott Franklin LK 18Tyler Hotson N8 19Jeremy Kyne SH 20Sean White FH 21Nathan HirayamaCE 22Conor Trainor Coach: Kieran Crowley FB 15Shaun Webb RW 14Kosuke EndoOC 13Alisi Tupuailei IC 12Ryan NicholasLW 11Hirotoki OnozawaFH 10James ArlidgeSH 9 Fumiaki Tanaka N8 8 Takashi Kikutani (c)OF 7 Michael LeitchBF 6 Sione Vatuvei RL 5 Toshizumi Kitagawa LL 4 Luke ThompsonTP 3 Nozomu Fujita HK 2 Shota HorieLP 1 Hisateru HirashimaReplacements:HK 16Yusuke AokiPR 17Kensuke Hatakeyama LK 18Hitoshi Ono N8 19Toetuu Taufa SH 20Atsushi Hiwasa FH 21Murray Williams CE 22Bryce Robins Coach: John Kirwan Man of the Match: Sione Vatuvei (Japan)
Touch judges: Bryce Lawrence (New Zealand) Vinny Munro (New Zealand) Television match official: Matt Goddard (Australia)
France vs Tonga
FB 15Maxime MédardRW 14Vincent ClercOC 13Aurélien Rougerie IC 12Maxime MermozLW 11Alexis Palisson FH 10Morgan Parra SH 9 Dimitri YachviliN8 8 Raphaël Lakafia OF 7 Julien BonnaireBF 6 Thierry Dusautoir (c)RL 5 Romain Millo-ChluskiLL 4 Pascal Papé TP 3 Luc Ducalcon HK 2 William Servat LP 1 Jean-Baptiste Poux Replacements:HK 16Dimitri Szarzewski PR 17Fabien Barcella LK 18Julien Pierre FL 19Imanol Harinordoquy FH 20François Trinh-Duc CE 21Fabrice Estebanez FB 22Cédric Heymans Coach:Marc Lièvremont FB 15Vunga LiloRW 14Viliame IongiOC 13Siale PiutauIC 12Andrew Maʻilei LW 11Suka Hufanga FH 10Kurt MorathSH 9 Taniela MoaN8 8 Viliami MaʻafuOF 7 Finau Maka (c) BF 6 Sione KalamafoniRL 5 Paino Hehea LL 4 Tukulua LokotuiTP 3 Kisi Pulu HK 2 Aleki LutuiLP 1 Soane Tongaʻuiha Replacements:HK 16Ephraim TaukafaPR 17Alisona Taumalolo PR 18Halani Aulika LK 19Joseph Tuineau N8 20Samiu Vahafolau SH 21Tomasi Palu CE 22Alipate Fatafehi Coach: Isitolo Maka Man of the Match: Sione Kalamafoni (Tonga)
Touch judges: Dave Pearson (England) Carlo Damasco (Italy) Television match official: Matt Goddard (Australia)
New Zealand vs Canada
FB 15Mils Muliaina RW 14Israel Dagg OC 13Conrad SmithIC 12Sonny Bill WilliamsLW 11Zac GuildfordFH 10Colin Slade SH 9 Jimmy Cowan N8 8 Kieran Read OF 7 Victor Vito BF 6 Jerome KainoRL 5 Ali WilliamsLL 4 Sam WhitelockTP 3 Owen Franks HK 2 Andrew Hore (c) LP 1 Tony Woodcock Replacements:HK 16Keven Mealamu PR 17Ben Franks LK 18Brad Thorn LK 19Anthony Boric SH 20Andy Ellis SH 21Piri Weepu FB 22Isaia Toeava Coach:Graham Henry FB 15Matt Evans RW 14Conor TrainorOC 13D. T. H. van der Merwe IC 12Ryan SmithLW 11Phil MackenzieFH 10Ander MonroSH 9 Ed Fairhurst N8 8 Aaron CarpenterOF 7 Chauncey O'Toole BF 6 Adam Kleeberger RL 5 Jamie Cudmore LL 4 Jebb SinclairTP 3 Jason Marshall HK 2 Pat Riordan (c) LP 1 Hubert Buydens Replacements:HK 16Ryan Hamilton PR 17Scott Franklin PR 18Andrew Tiedemann LK 19Tyler Hotson FL 20Nanyak Dala SH 21Sean White FH 22Nathan Hirayama Coach: Kieran Crowley Man of the Match: Jerome Kaino (New Zealand)
Touch judges: Steve Walsh (Australia) Carlo Damasco (Italy) Television match official: Matt Goddard (Australia)
References
External links
Pool A at rugbyworldcup.com