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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.
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 result was the lowest score of any World Cup final. The match echoed the 1987 Rugby World Cup Final which was also held at Eden Park between the same teams. As in the 2007 final, both teams had progressed from the same pool. New Zealand's victory marked the first time that a nation had held both the men's World Cup and Women's Rugby World ...
New Zealand have been drawn in Pool A for the tournament in France
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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.
semi-finals Friday 20 October: Semi-Final 1 (Winner of QF1 vs Winner of QF2) - Paris, 8pm Saturday 21 October: Semi-Final 2 (Winner of QF4 vs Winner of QF4) - Paris, 8pm
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 ...