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The 2011 Rugby World Cup, was the seventh Rugby World Cup, a quadrennial international rugby union competition inaugurated in 1987. The International Rugby Board (IRB) selected New Zealand as the host country in preference to Japan and South Africa at a meeting in Dublin on 17 November 2005.
The 2011 Rugby World Cup Final was a rugby union match between France and New Zealand, to determine the winner of the 2011 Rugby World Cup. The match took place on 23 October 2011 at Eden Park , in Auckland , New Zealand .
It is contested by the men's national teams of the member unions of the sport's governing body, World Rugby, and takes place every four years. The winners of the first final were New Zealand, who beat France. South Africa are the latest winners, having won the 2023 Rugby World Cup in France. The Rugby World Cup final is the last match of the ...
The knockout stage of the 2011 Rugby World Cup began on 8 October with a quarter-final between Ireland and Wales and concluded on 23 October with the final at Eden Park in Auckland. New Zealand were the first team to qualify for the knockout stage, when they beat France 37–17 in their penultimate Pool A game.
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June 10 – June 26: 2011 IRB Junior World Championship in Italy New Zealand England Australia; 4th: France. This was the fourth title for New Zealand. May 24 – June 5: 2011 IRB Junior World Rugby Trophy in Georgia Samoa Japan Georgia; 4th: Uruguay. This was the first title for Samoa, giving them a place in the 2012 IRB Junior World Rugby Trophy.
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 2 February 2025. International men's rugby union competition Not to be confused with Rugby League World Cup. This article is about the men's rugby union tournament. For the women's World Cup in union, see Women's Rugby World Cup. For other world cups for rugby, see World cup of rugby. "RWC" redirects ...
June 18 – July 10 – 2011 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Mexico Mexico won the cup as host being the first team to achieve that, defeating Uruguay 2–0 and achieving their second title in the category. June 26 – July 17 – 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup in Germany First title for Japan. Runner up United States. Third place Sweden.