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2011 Rugby World Cup

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2011 Rugby World Cup

2011 Rugby World Cup
RWC 2011 FC Land Pos.jpg
Tournament details
Host nation New Zealand
Dates9 September – 23 October
No. of nations20 (91 qualifying)
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The 2011 Rugby World Cup will be the seventh Rugby World Cup, a quadrennial international rugby unioncompetition inaugurated in 1987. At a meeting of theInternational Rugby Board (IRB) held in Dublin on 17 November 2005, New Zealand was selected as the host country in preference to Japan and South Africa. There were two rounds of voting by the IRB Council to decide the host nation, with South Africa eliminated in the first round.
The event is expected to cost about NZ$310 million to run and will generate NZ$280 million in ticket sales.[1] It will be the largest sporting event ever held in New Zealand, eclipsing the 1987 Rugby World Cup1990 Commonwealth Games1992 Cricket World Cup2003 America's Cup and 2005 British and Irish Lions tour to New Zealand.[citation needed] Around 70,000 visitors from overseas are expected to travel to New Zealand for the associated games and events.[2]
The event is scheduled to be played over seven weekends from the weekend starting 10 September and culminating the weekend starting 22 October 2011.[3] The weekend of the final was chosen so it falls on a long weekend caused by the New Zealand public holiday of Labour Day (Monday, 24 October 2011).[4] The final is scheduled to be played in Auckland at Eden Park.[3]
As of 19 February 2008, New Zealand's progress in preparing and implementing plans for the event received an A+ rating from the International Rugby Board's chairman and chief executive.[5]
After months of speculation that the number of participating teams would be reduced to 16, the IRB announced on Friday, 30 November 2007 that the 2011 tournament would again feature 20 teams.[6]Twelve teams qualified as a result of finishing in the top three in each pool in the 2007 tournament. The remaining eight berths will be determined by regional qualifying tournaments.[7]

Bids

New Zealand co-hosted the first Rugby World Cup with Australia in 1987. However, its lack of accommodation and sporting stadiums were speculated as impediments to future chances. Originally set to co-host the 2003 tournament with Australia, a disagreement over ground signage rights saw the New Zealand games dropped and Australia became the sole host. Prior to the 2005 Lions tour to New Zealand, critics doubted that New Zealand had the infrastructure to host an event of this size. The New Zealand bid contained plans to enlarge the size of Eden Park to help increase the commercial viability of the bid.
Of the three candidates, Japan was widely expected to win hosting rights. It was believed to be the desire of the IRB to move the tournament from the traditional rugby nations such as New Zealand and South Africa. If it were to have been held in Japan it would be the first time a Rugby World Cup had taken place in Asia. With stadiums from the 2002 FIFA World Cup, it had the necessary infrastructure already in place. Japan would eventually succeed in its aim to host a World Cup in 2009, when it was awarded the 2019 Rugby World Cup.
The South African bid, led by former national captain Francois Pienaar, had strong support from their government. It successfully hosted the tournament in 1995. There was belief throughout the rugby union community that the organisation of the Rugby World Cup would be overshadowed by the organisation for the 2010 FIFA World Cup.
The New Zealand bid was led by the New Zealand Rugby Union (at the time of bidding known as the New Zealand Rugby Football Union) and supported by the New Zealand Government, through the Prime Minister and current players, represented by the All Black captain. After winning the bid, the NZRFU expressed extreme disappointment towards their Australian counterparts who voted against New Zealand hosting the event, due to the NZRFU's misplaced expectation that the "ANZAC spirit" would result in a vote for New Zealand. After South Africa was voted out of the running for the hosting rights, their rugby union openly stated that they voted for New Zealand, as they remembered the anti-apartheid sentiment that average New Zealanders had demonstrated during the 1981 South African Tour.
After an IRB inspection of each applicant host nation during June and July 2005, the winning bid ofNew Zealand was announced during the IRB Council meeting in Dublin on 17 November 2005.

Qualification

Twenty teams will compete in the 2011 World Cup. Nineteen places have so far been allocated. The following twelve teams qualified for the 2011 World Cup by finishing in the top 3 of their group in the2007 Rugby World Cup:[7][8]
The following seven teams qualified for the 2011 World Cup through regional qualifying competitions:

Venues

The 13 venues for the 2011 Rugby World Cup were confirmed on 12 March 2009.[9]
CityStadiumCapacity
AucklandEden Park63,000*
AucklandNorth Harbour Stadium35,000*
WhangareiNorthland Events Centre25,000
HamiltonWaikato Stadium40,000*
RotoruaRotorua International Stadium35,000
New PlymouthYarrow Stadium24,000
NapierMcLean Park22,000
Palmerston NorthArena Manawatu18,000
WellingtonWestpac Stadium40,000*
NelsonTrafalgar Park16,000
ChristchurchAMI Stadium50,000*
DunedinCarisbrook or Forsyth Barr Stadium30,000* or 35,000-38,000
InvercargillRugby Park19,000
A number of the venues announced are undergoing redevelopment to increase capacity for the event. Dunedin is currently building a new stadium namedForsyth Barr Stadium at University Plaza, due for completion in August 2011. If completed on schedule, it will be used instead of Carisbrook.[10]

Auckland options

On 10 November 2006, the New Zealand Government announced plans for Stadium New Zealand for the 2011 Rugby World Cup. The proposal was to build the new stadium seating 70,000 on the Auckland waterfront. After much public outcry, and lack of support from the Auckland Regional Council, the proposal was dropped in favour of the redevelopment of Eden Park.
The redevelopment of Eden Park's Southern and South Western stands are progressing well. The old stands have been demolished and the supporting pillars and beams have been installed. Work is now starting on the first floor of the Southern stand.[11]
Some consents are still to be approved but the Government has announced it is considering passing a law bypassing the consent process to allow all the stadiums' redevelopment to be completed in time for the Rugby World Cup.[12]

Draw

Seeding of teams for the 2011 World Cup was based on their respective IRB World Rankings.[13] The draw was conducted on 1 December 2008 and used the World Rankings as of 30 November 2008, after the Northern Hemisphere Autumn internationals.[14] The top four at the 2007 Rugby World Cup(South AfricaEnglandArgentina, and France) were not allocated top pool spots, but "the rankings are now very well established and provide us with a credible and succinct way of seeding teams for the rugby World Cup pool draw," according to Rugby World Cup Ltd (RWCL) chairman Syd Millar.[13]
The full draw and venues for the tournament were announced on 12 March 2009.[15]
The opening match will see the hosts, New Zealand, take on Tonga. This will be the first World Cup since 1995 in which the opening match does not involve Argentina.

Pool stage

Pool A

TeamPldWDLTFPFPA+/−BPPts
 New Zealand0000000000
 France0000000000
 Tonga0000000000
 Canada0000000000
 Japan0000000000
9 September 2011New Zealand v TongaEden ParkAuckland

10 September 2011France v JapanNorth Harbour StadiumNorth Shore City

14 September 2011Tonga v CanadaNorthland Events Centre,Whangarei

16 September 2011New Zealand v JapanWaikato StadiumHamilton

18 September 2011France v CanadaMcLean ParkNapier

21 September 2011Tonga v JapanNorthland Events Centre,Whangarei

24 September 2011New Zealand v FranceEden ParkAuckland

27 September 2011Canada v JapanMcLean ParkNapier

1 October 2011France v TongaWestpac StadiumWellington

2 October 2011New Zealand v CanadaWestpac StadiumWellington

Pool B

TeamPldWDLTFPFPA+/−BPPts
 Argentina0000000000
 England0000000000
 Scotland0000000000
 Georgia0000000000
Play Off Winner0000000000
10 September 2011Scotland vPlay Off WinnerRugby ParkInvercargill

10 September 2011Argentina v EnglandAMI StadiumChristchurch

14 September 2011Scotland v GeorgiaCarisbrookDunedin

17 September 2011Argentina vPlay Off WinnerRugby ParkInvercargill

18 September 2011England v GeorgiaAMI StadiumChristchurch

24 September 2011England vPlay Off WinnerCarisbrookDunedin

25 September 2011Argentina v ScotlandAMI StadiumChristchurch

28 September 2011Georgia vPlay Off WinnerArena ManawatuPalmerston North

1 October 2011England v ScotlandEden ParkAuckland

2 October 2011Argentina v GeorgiaArena ManawatuPalmerston North

Pool C

TeamPldWDLTFPFPA+/−BPPts
 Australia0000000000
 Ireland0000000000
 Italy0000000000
 Russia0000000000
 United States0000000000
11 September 2011Australia v ItalyAMI StadiumChristchurch

11 September 2011Ireland v United StatesYarrow StadiumNew Plymouth

15 September 2011Russia v United StatesYarrow StadiumNew Plymouth

17 September 2011Australia v IrelandEden ParkAuckland

20 September 2011Italy v RussiaTrafalgar ParkNelson

23 September 2011Australia v United StatesWestpac StadiumWellington

25 September 2011Ireland v RussiaRotorua International Stadium,Rotorua

27 September 2011Italy v United StatesTrafalgar ParkNelson

1 October 2011Australia v RussiaAMI StadiumChristchurch

2 October 2011Ireland v ItalyCarisbrookDunedin

Pool D

TeamPldWDLTFPFPA+/−BPPts
 South Africa0000000000
 Wales0000000000
 Fiji0000000000
 Samoa0000000000
 Namibia0000000000
10 September 2011Fiji v NamibiaRotorua International Stadium,Rotorua

11 September 2011South Africa v WalesWestpac StadiumWellington

14 September 2011Samoa v NamibiaRotorua International Stadium,Rotorua

17 September 2011South Africa v FijiWestpac StadiumWellington

18 September 2011Wales v SamoaWaikato StadiumHamilton

22 September 2011South Africa v NamibiaNorth Harbour StadiumNorth Shore City

25 September 2011Fiji v SamoaEden ParkAuckland

26 September 2011Wales v NamibiaYarrow StadiumNew Plymouth

30 September 2011South Africa v SamoaNorth Harbour StadiumNorth Shore City

2 October 2011Wales v FijiWaikato StadiumHamilton

Knockout stage

QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
          
8 October - Westpac Stadium,Wellington    
 Winner Pool C 
15 October - Eden Park,Auckland
 Runner-up Pool D  
 Winner QF1 
8 October - AMI Stadium,Christchurch
  Winner QF2  
 Winner Pool B 
23 October - Eden Park,Auckland
 Runner-up Pool A  
 Winner SF1 
9 October - Westpac Stadium,Wellington
  Winner SF2 
 Winner Pool D 
16 October - Eden Park,Auckland
 Runner-up Pool C  
 Winner QF3 Third place
9 October - AMI Stadium,Christchurch
  Winner QF4  
 Winner Pool A  Loser SF1 
 Runner-up Pool B   Loser SF2 
21 October - Eden Park,Auckland

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