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.. Retrieved on 11 September 2011. 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
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 02:00 on 25 September 2011)
Australia v Italy
FB 15Kurtley BealeRW 14Adam Ashley-CooperOC 13Anthony Fainga'a IC 12Pat McCabeLW 11Digby IoaneFH 10Quade CooperSH 9 Will Genia N8 8 Radike SamoOF 7 David Pocock BF 6 Rocky Elsom RL 5 James Horwill (c)LL 4 Dan Vickerman TP 3 Ben Alexander HK 2 Stephen Moore LP 1 Sekope KepuReplacements:HK 16Tatafu Polota-Nau PR 17James Slipper LK 18Rob Simmons N8 19Ben McCalman FL 20Scott Higginbotham SH 21Luke Burgess WG 22James O'Connor Coach: Robbie Deans FB 15Andrea MasiRW 14Tommaso BenvenutiOC 13Gonzalo CanaleIC 12Gonzalo García LW 11Mirco BergamascoFH 10Luciano Orquera SH 9 Fabio Semenzato N8 8 Sergio Parisse (c)OF 7 Robert Barbieri BF 6 Alessandro ZanniRL 5 Corniel van ZylLL 4 Carlo Del Fava TP 3 Martin Castrogiovanni HK 2 Leonardo GhiraldiniLP 1 Andrea Lo Cicero Replacements:HK 16Tommaso D'Apice PR 17Lorenzo Cittadini LK 18Marco Bortolami FL 19Paul Derbyshire SH 20Edoardo Gori FH 21Riccardo Bocchino FB 22Luke McLean 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
FB 15Geordan Murphy RW 14Tommy BoweOC 13Brian O'Driscoll (c)IC 12Gordon D'ArcyLW 11Keith EarlsFH 10Johnny Sexton SH 9 Conor Murray N8 8 Jamie Heaslip OF 7 Shane Jennings BF 6 Stephen Ferris RL 5 Paul O'Connell LL 4 Donncha O'Callaghan TP 3 Mike RossHK 2 Rory Best LP 1 Tom Court Replacements:HK 16Jerry Flannery PR 17Tony Buckley LK 18Donnacha Ryan N8 19Denis Leamy SH 20Eoin Reddan FH 21Ronan O'Gara WG 22Andrew Trimble Coach:Declan Kidney FB 15Blaine ScullyRW 14Takudzwa NgwenyaOC 13Paul EmerickIC 12Andrew SuniulaLW 11James PatersonFH 10Roland Suniula SH 9 Mike Petri N8 8 Nic Johnson OF 7 Todd Clever (c)BF 6 Louis StanfillRL 5 Hayden SmithLL 4 John van der GiessenTP 3 Shawn Pittman HK 2 Phil Thiel LP 1 Mike MacDonald Replacements:HK 16Chris Biller PR 17Matekitonga Moeakiola LK 18Scott LaVallaFL 19Pat DanahySH 20Tim Usasz FH 21Nese Malifa WG 22Colin HawleyCoach: 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
FB 15Igor KlyuchnikovRW 14Vasily ArtemyevOC 13Konstantin RachkovIC 12Alexei MakovetskiyLW 11Vladimir OstroushkoFH 10Yuri KushnarevSH 9 Alexander ShakirovN8 8 Viacheslav GrachevOF 7 Andrei GarbuzovBF 6 Artem Fatakhov RL 5 Denis Antonov LL 4 Alexander VoytovTP 3 Ivan PrishchepenkoHK 2 Vladislav Korshunov (c)LP 1 Sergei Popov Replacements:HK 16Valeri TsnobiladzePR 17Vladmimir Botvinnikov PR 18Alexander KhrokinLK 19Adam Byrnes SH 20Alexander YanyushkinN8 21Victor Gresev WG 22Andrei KuzinCoaches:Nikolay Nerush Kingsley Jones FB 15Chris WylesRW 14Takudzwa NgwenyaOC 13Paul EmerickIC 12Andrew SuniulaLW 11James Paterson FH 10Roland SuniulaSH 9 Mike Petri N8 8 Nic Johnson OF 7 Todd Clever (c)BF 6 Louis StanfillRL 5 Hayden SmithLL 4 John van der GiessenTP 3 Matekitonga Moeakiola HK 2 Chris BillerLP 1 Mike MacDonaldReplacements:HK 16Phil ThielPR 17Shawn Pittman LK 18Scott LaValla FL 19Pat DanahySH 20Tim Usasz FH 21Nese MalifaFB 22Blaine Scully 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
FB 15Kurtley BealeRW 14James O'ConnorOC 13Anthony Fainga'a IC 12Pat McCabeLW 11Adam Ashley-CooperFH 10Quade CooperSH 9 Will GeniaN8 8 Radike Samo OF 7 Ben McCalmanBF 6 Rocky Elsom RL 5 James Horwill (c)LL 4 Dan Vickerman TP 3 Ben Alexander HK 2 Tatafu Polota-NauLP 1 Sekope KepuReplacements:HK 16Saia Fainga'aPR 17James Slipper LK 18Rob Simmons N8 19Wycliff Palu FL 20Scott Higginbotham SH 21Luke BurgessWG 22Drew Mitchell Coach: Robbie Deans FB 15Rob Kearney RW 14Tommy BoweOC 13Brian O'Driscoll (c) IC 12Gordon D'Arcy LW 11Keith EarlsFH 10Johnny SextonSH 9 Eoin Reddan N8 8 Jamie HeaslipOF 7 Seán O'BrienBF 6 Stephen FerrisRL 5 Paul O'ConnellLL 4 Donncha O'CallaghanTP 3 Mike Ross HK 2 Rory BestLP 1 Cian HealyReplacements:HK 16Seán CroninPR 17Tom Court LK 18Leo CullenN8 19Denis LeamySH 20Conor Murray FH 21Ronan O'Gara WG 22Andrew Trimble Coach:Declan Kidney 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
FB 15Andrea Masi RW 14Giulio ToniolattiOC 13Tommaso BenvenutiIC 12Matteo PratichettiLW 11Luke McLeanFH 10Riccardo Bocchino SH 9 Edoardo Gori N8 8 Sergio Parisse (c) OF 7 Mauro Bergamasco BF 6 Paul DerbyshireRL 5 Marco Bortolami LL 4 Quintin GeldenhuysTP 3 Lorenzo CittadiniHK 2 Fabio Ongaro LP 1 Salvatore Perugini Replacements:HK 16Tommaso D'Apice PR 17Martin Castrogiovanni LK 18Corniel van Zyl FL 19Alessandro Zanni SH 20Pablo Canavosio CE 21Gonzalo Canale CE 22Alberto Sgarbi Coach: Nick Mallett FB 15Igor Klyuchnikov RW 14Vasily ArtemyevOC 13Andrei KuzinIC 12Alexei MakovetskiyLW 11Vladimir OstroushkoFH 10Konstantin RachkovSH 9 Alexander Shakirov N8 8 Victor GresevOF 7 Andrei Garbuzov BF 6 Viacheslav Grachev RL 5 Adam Byrnes LL 4 Alexander VoytovTP 3 Ivan Prishchepenko HK 2 Vladislav Korshunov (c) LP 1 Vladmimir Botvinnikov Replacements:HK 16Valeri Tsnobiladze PR 17Alexander Khrokin LK 18Denis Antonov FL 19Artem Fatakhov SH 20Alexander Yanyushkin FL 21Mikhail Sidorov FH 22Yuri Kushnarev 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
FB 15Kurtley Beale RW 14Adam Ashley-CooperOC 13Anthony FaingaaIC 12Rob Horne LW 11Drew MitchellFH 10Quade CooperSH 9 Will Genia (c) N8 8 Wycliff Palu OF 7 Ben McCalmanBF 6 Rocky Elsom RL 5 Nathan SharpeLL 4 Rob SimmondsTP 3 Ben Alexander HK 2 Tatafu Polota-NauLP 1 James SlipperReplacements:HK 16Stephen Moore PR 17Sekope Kepu LK 18Dan Vickerman N8 19Radike Samo SH 20Luke Burgess FH 21Berrick Barnes CE 22Pat McCabe Coach: Robbie Deans FB 15Blaine Scully RW 14Colin HawleyOC 13Tai Enosa IC 12Junior SifaLW 11Kevin SwirynFH 10Nese MalifaSH 9 Tim Usasz (c) N8 8 JJ GagianoOF 7 Pat Danahy BF 6 Inaki BasauriRL 5 Hayden Smith LL 4 Scott LaVallaTP 3 Eric FryHK 2 Phil Thiel LP 1 Mike MacDonaldReplacements:HK 16Brian McClenahan PR 17Matekitonga MoeakiolaFL 18Louis Stanfill N8 19Nic Johnson SH 20Mike Petri FH 21Roland SuniulaFB 22Chris Wyles Coach: Eddie O'Sullivan 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
FB 15Rob KearneyRW 14Fergus McFaddenOC 13Keith Earls IC 12Paddy WallaceLW 11Andrew TrimbleFH 10Ronan O'Gara SH 9 Isaac Boss N8 8 Jamie Heaslip OF 7 Seán O'Brien BF 6 Donnacha Ryan RL 5 Leo Cullen (c)LL 4 Donncha O'Callaghan TP 3 Tony BuckleyHK 2 Seán CroninLP 1 Cian Healy Replacements:HK 16Rory BestPR 17Mike Ross N8 18Denis Leamy FL 19Shane Jennings SH 20Eoin Reddan FH 21Johnny Sexton FB 22Geordan Murphy Coach:Declan Kidney FB 15Vasily ArtemyevRW 14Denis SimplikevichOC 13Andrei KuzinIC 12Sergey Trishin LW 11Vladimir Ostroushko FH 10Konstantin Rachkov SH 9 Alexander Yanyushkin (c) N8 8 Victor GresevOF 7 Andrei Garbuzov BF 6 Artem FatakhovRL 5 Adam ByrnesLL 4 Denis Antonov TP 3 Alexander Khrokin HK 2 Vladislav KorshunovLP 1 Sergey Popov Replacements:HK 16Yevgeny Matveyev PR 17Ivan Prishchepenko PR 18Alexey Travkin LK 19Alexander Voytov SH 20Andrey Bykanov FL 21Mikhail Sidorov CE 22Mikhail Babaev 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
FB 15Luke McLeanRW 14Tommaso Benvenuti OC 13Gonzalo CanaleIC 12Gonzalo GarcíaLW 11Mirco Bergamasco FH 10Luciano Orquera SH 9 Fabio Semenzato N8 8 Sergio Parisse (c)OF 7 Mauro BergamascoBF 6 Alessandro ZanniRL 5 Corniel van ZylLL 4 Quintin GeldenhuysTP 3 Martin Castrogiovanni HK 2 Leonardo Ghiraldini LP 1 Salvatore Perugini Replacements:HK 16Fabio Ongaro PR 17Andrea Lo Cicero LK 18Marco BortolamiFL 19Paul Derbyshire SH 20Edoardo Gori FH 21Riccardo Bocchino WG 22Giulio Toniolatti Coach: Nick Mallett FB 15Chris WylesRW 14Takudzwa NgwenyaOC 13Paul EmerickIC 12Andrew Suniula LW 11James PatersonFH 10Roland Suniula SH 9 Mike Petri N8 8 Nic Johnson OF 7 Todd Clever (c)BF 6 Louis Stanfill RL 5 Hayden SmithLL 4 John van der GiessenTP 3 Matekitonga Moeakiola HK 2 Chris Biller LP 1 Mike MacDonaldReplacements:HK 16Phil Thiel PR 17Shawn Pittman LK 18Scott LaValla FL 19Pat DanahySH 20Tim Usasz FH 21Nese Malifa FB 22Blaine Scully 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
FB 15James O'ConnorRW 14Radike SamoOC 13Adam Ashley-CooperIC 12Berrick BarnesLW 11Drew Mitchell FH 10Quade CooperSH 9 Luke Burgess N8 8 Ben McCalman OF 7 David Pocock BF 6 Scott Higginbotham RL 5 Nathan SharpeLL 4 James Horwill (c) TP 3 Sekope Kepu HK 2 Stephen Moore LP 1 James Slipper Replacements:HK 16Tatafu Polota-NauHK 17Saia Faingaa PR 18Salesi Ma'afu LK 19Rob Simmons FL 20Rocky Elsom SH 21Will GeniaSH 22Nick Phipps Coach: Robbie Deans FB 15Vasily ArtemyevRW 14Denis SimplikevichOC 13Andrei Kuzin IC 12Alexey MakovetskiyLW 11Vladimir OstroushkoFH 10Yuri Kushnarev SH 9 Alexander Yanyushkin N8 8 Victor GresevOF 7 Viacheslav Grachev BF 6 Artem Fatakhov RL 5 Adam ByrnesLL 4 Alexander VoytovTP 3 Ivan Prishchepenko HK 2 Vladislav Korshunov (c)LP 1 Sergey Popov Replacements:HK 16Yevgeny Matveyev PR 17Vladimir Botvinnikov PR 18Alexei Travkin FL 19Andrey Garbuzov SH 20Alexander Shakirov FH 21Konstantin Rachkov CE 22Mikhail Babaev 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
FB 15Rob KearneyRW 14Tommy BoweOC 13Brian O'Driscoll (c) IC 12Gordon D'ArcyLW 11Keith EarlsFH 10Ronan O'Gara SH 9 Conor Murray N8 8 Jamie Heaslip OF 7 Seán O'BrienBF 6 Stephen Ferris RL 5 Paul O'Connell LL 4 Donncha O'Callaghan TP 3 Mike RossHK 2 Rory Best LP 1 Cian Healy Replacements:HK 16Seán Cronin PR 17Tom Court LK 18Leo Cullen N8 19Denis Leamy SH 20Eoin Reddan FH 21Johnny Sexton WG 22Andrew Trimble Coach:Declan Kidney FB 15Andrea MasiRW 14Tommaso BenvenutiOC 13Gonzalo CanaleIC 12Gonzalo GarcíaLW 11Mirco BergamascoFH 10Luciano Orquera SH 9 Fabio Semenzato N8 8 Sergio Parisse (c) OF 7 Mauro Bergamasco BF 6 Alessandro ZanniRL 5 Corniel van Zyl LL 4 Quintin GeldenhuysTP 3 Martin Castrogiovanni HK 2 Leonardo Ghiraldini LP 1 Salvatore PeruginiReplacements:HK 16Fabio Ongaro PR 17Andrea Lo Cicero LK 18Marco Bortolami FL 19Paul Derbyshire SH 20Edoardo Gori FH 21Riccardo Bocchino FB 22Luke McLean 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)
References
External links Pool C at rugbyworldcup.com