2011 Rugby World Cup Pool A

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.^[1] On 3 October 2011, it was announced that New Zealand winger Richard Kahui had been voted the Player of Pool A.^[2]

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Standings

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	T	B	Pts	Qualification
1	New Zealand	4	4	0	0	240	49	+191	36	4	20	Advanced to the quarter-finals and qualified for the 2015 Rugby World Cup
2	France	4	2	0	2	124	96	+28	13	3	11
3	Tonga	4	2	0	2	80	98	−18	7	1	9	Eliminated but qualified for 2015 Rugby World Cup
4	Canada	4	1	1	2	82	168	−86	9	0	6
5	Japan	4	0	1	3	69	184	−115	8	0	2

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Matches

All times are local New Zealand time (UTC+12 until 24 September, UTC+13 from 25 September^[3])

New Zealand vs Tonga

9 September 2011 20:30

New Zealand	41–10	Tonga
Try: Dagg (2) 11' m, 29' c Kahui (2) 20' c, 32' c Kaino 59' m Nonu 77' c Con: Carter (3/5) Slade (1/1) Pen: Carter (1/1) 5'	Report[4]	Try: Taumalolo 72' c Con: Morath (1/1) Pen: Morath (1/2) 40+'

Eden Park, Auckland Attendance: 60,214 Referee: George Clancy (Ireland)

FB 15 Israel Dagg RW 14 Richard Kahui OC 13 Ma'a Nonu IC 12 Sonny Bill Williams LW 11 Isaia Toeava  62' FH 10 Dan Carter  74' SH 9 Jimmy Cowan  53' N8 8 Victor Vito  75' OF 7 Richie McCaw (c) BF 6 Jerome Kaino RL 5 Ali Williams LL 4 Brad Thorn  56' TP 3 Owen Franks HK 2 Andrew Hore  74' LP 1 Tony Woodcock  45' Replacements: HK 16 Corey Flynn  74' PR 17 Ben Franks  45' LK 18 Anthony Boric  75' LK 19 Sam Whitelock  56' SH 20 Piri Weepu  53' FH 21 Colin Slade  74' WG 22 Cory Jane  62' Coach: Graham Henry

FB 15 Vunga Lilo RW 14 Viliame Iongi OC 13 Suka Hufanga  75' IC 12 Andrew Maʻilei  41' LW 11 Siale Piutau FH 10 Kurt Morath SH 9 Taniela Moa N8 8 Viliami Maʻafu OF 7 Finau Maka (c)  54' BF 6 Sione Kalamafoni RL 5 Joe Tuineau LL 4 Paino Hehea  41' TP 3 Taufaʻao Filise  53' HK 2 Aleki Lutui  41' LP 1 Soane Tongaʻuiha  53' Replacements: HK 16 Ephraim Taukafa  41' PR 17 Sona Taumalolo  53' PR 18 Kisi Pulu  53' LK 19 Sione Timani  41' N8 20 Samiu Vahafolau  54' SH 21 Samisoni Fisilau  75' CE 22 Alipate Fatafehi  41' 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

10 September 2011 18:00

France	47–21	Japan
Try: Pierre 5' c Trinh-Duc 12' c Clerc 34' m Nallet 71' c Papé 77' c Parra 80+' m Con: Yachvili (4/6) Pen: Yachvili (3/3) 21', 28', 67'	Report[5]	Try: Arlidge (2) 31' m, 49' c Con: Arlidge (1/2) Pen: Arlidge (3/3) 18', 40', 58'

North Harbour Stadium, Auckland Attendance: 28,569 Referee: Steve Walsh (Australia)

FB 15 Cédric Heymans RW 14 Vincent Clerc OC 13 Aurélien Rougerie IC 12 Fabrice Estebanez  48' LW 11 Maxime Médard FH 10 François Trinh-Duc  51' SH 9 Dimitri Yachvili N8 8 Raphael Lakafia OF 7 Imanol Harinordoquy  74' BF 6 Thierry Dusautoir (c) RL 5 Lionel Nallet LL 4 Julien Pierre  73' TP 3 Nicolas Mas HK 2 William Servat  52' LP 1 Fabien Barcella  51' Replacements: HK 16 Dimitri Szarzewski  52' PR 17 Jean-Baptiste Poux  51' LK 18 Pascal Papé  73' FL 19 Julien Bonnaire  74' SH 20 Morgan Parra  62' FH 21 David Skrela  51'  62' CE 22 David Marty  48' Coach: Marc Lièvremont

FB 15 Shaun Webb  66' RW 14 Kosuke Endo OC 13 Koji Taira  54' IC 12 Ryan Nicholas LW 11 Hirotoki Onozawa FH 10 James Arlidge SH 9 Fumiaki Tanaka  66' N8 8 Koliniasi Holani  36' OF 7 Michael Leitch BF 6 Takashi Kikutani (c) RL 5 Toshizumi Kitagawa LL 4 Luke Thompson TP 3 Kensuke Hatakeyama  43' HK 2 Shota Horie LP 1 Hisateru Hirashima Replacements: HK 16 Yusuke Aoki PR 17 Nozomu Fujita  43' LK 18 Hitoshi Ono N8 19 Itaru Taniguchi  36' SH 20 Atsushi Hiwasa  66' FH 21 Murray Williams  66' CE 22 Alisi Tupuailei  54' 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

14 September 2011 17:00

Tonga	20–25	Canada
Try: Piutau (2) 40' c, 53' c Con: Morath (2/2) Pen: Morath (2/4) 43', 64'	Report[6]	Try: Sinclair 13' c Carpenter 67' m Mackenzie 73' c Con: Pritchard (2/3) Pen: Pritchard (2/2) 26', 45'

Northland Events Centre, Whangārei Attendance: 17,174 Referee: Jonathan Kaplan (South Africa)

FB 15 Kurt Morath RW 14 Fetuʻu Vainikolo OC 13 Siale Piutau IC 12 Alipate Fatafehi LW 11 William Helu  66' FH 10 Taniela Moa SH 9 Tomasi Palu N8 8 Samiu Vahafolau  50' OF 7 Sione Vaiomoʻunga BF 6 Finau Maka (c) RL 5 Tukulua Lokotui LL 4 Sione Timani  54' TP 3 Kisi Pulu  52' HK 2 Ephraim Taukafa  65' LP 1 Sona Taumalolo  75' Replacements: HK 16 Ilaisa Maʻasi  65' PR 17 Soane Tongaʻuiha  75' PR 18 Halani Aulika  52' N8 19 Viliami Maʻafu  50' FL 20 Sione Kalamafoni  54' FB 21 Viliame Iongi WG 22 Alaska Taufa  66' Coach: Isitolo Maka

FB 15 James Pritchard RW 14 Ciaran Hearn OC 13 D. T. H. van der Merwe IC 12 Ryan Smith  65' LW 11 Phil Mackenzie FH 10 Ander Monro SH 9 Ed Fairhurst N8 8 Aaron Carpenter OF 7 Chauncey O'Toole  32' BF 6 Adam Kleeberger RL 5 Jamie Cudmore LL 4 Jebb Sinclair  74' TP 3 Jason Marshall  75' HK 2 Pat Riordan (c) 31' to 40+'  69' LP 1 Hubert Buydens Replacements: HK 16 Ryan Hamilton  31'  40+'  69' PR 17 Scott Franklin  75' LK 18 Tyler Hotson  32' FL 19 Nanyak Dala  74' CE 20 Conor Trainor  65' SH 21 Sean White FH 22 Nathan Hirayama Coach: 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

16 September 2011 20:00

New Zealand	83–7	Japan
Try: Smith 4' c Kahui (2) 16' m, 45' c Kaino 21' m Mealamu 30' c Ellis 34' c Slade 36' c S. Williams (2) 51' c, 79' c Toeava 56' c Hore 60' m Nonu 62' m Thomson 76' c Con: Slade (9/13)	Report[7]	Try: Onozawa 58' c Con: M. Williams (1/1)

Waikato Stadium, Hamilton Attendance: 30,484 Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)

FB 15 Isaia Toeava  62' RW 14 Cory Jane  44' OC 13 Conrad Smith IC 12 Ma'a Nonu LW 11 Richard Kahui FH 10 Colin Slade SH 9 Andy Ellis  62' N8 8 Victor Vito  57' OF 7 Adam Thomson BF 6 Jerome Kaino RL 5 Sam Whitelock LL 4 Brad Thorn  72' TP 3 Owen Franks  63' HK 2 Keven Mealamu (c)  44' LP 1 Tony Woodcock Replacements: HK 16 Andrew Hore  44' PR 17 John Afoa  63' LK 18 Ali Williams  57' LK 19 Anthony Boric  72' SH 20 Jimmy Cowan  62' SH 21 Piri Weepu  62' CE 22 Sonny Bill Williams  44' Coach: Graham Henry

FB 15 Taihei Ueda  52' RW 14 Takehisa Usuzuki OC 13 Koji Taira  46' IC 12 Yuta Iwamura  71' LW 11 Hirotoki Onozawa FH 10 Murray Williams SH 9 Atsushi Hiwasa N8 8 Takashi Kikutani (c) OF 7 Michael Leitch BF 6 Itaru Taniguchi RL 5 Toshizumi Kitagawa  59' LL 4 Hitoshi Ono TP 3 Nozomu Fujita HK 2 Yusuke Aoki  64' LP 1 Naoki Kawamata Replacements: HK 16 Hiroki Yuhara  64' PR 17 Kensuke Hatakeyama LK 18 Yuji Kitagawa  59' FL 19 Sione Vatuvei SH 20 Tomoki Yoshida  71' FB 21 Shaun Webb  52' CE 22 Alisi Tupuailei  46' 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

18 September 2011 20:30

France	46–19	Canada
Try: Clerc (3) 4' c, 79' c, 80+' c Traille 64' c Con: Parra (4/4) Pen: Parra (5/6) 17', 37', 39', 40+', 48' Drop: Trinh-Duc 57'	Report[8]	Try: Smith 7' c Con: Pritchard (1/1) Pen: Pritchard (2/4) 3', 60' Drop: Monro (2) 44', 49'

McLean Park, Napier Attendance: 14,230 Referee: Craig Joubert (South Africa)

FB 15 Damien Traille RW 14 Vincent Clerc OC 13 David Marty IC 12 Maxime Mermoz LW 11 Aurélien Rougerie (c)  72' FH 10 François Trinh-Duc  70' SH 9 Morgan Parra N8 8 Louis Picamoles OF 7 Julien Bonnaire BF 6 Fulgence Ouedraogo  76' RL 5 Romain Millo-Chluski  64' LL 4 Pascal Papé TP 3 Luc Ducalcon  80' HK 2 William Servat  53' LP 1 Jean-Baptiste Poux 18' to 28'  46'  80' Replacements: HK 16 Guilhem Guirado  53' PR 17 Fabien Barcella  18'  28'  46' LK 18 Julien Pierre  64' FL 19 Imanol Harinordoquy  76' SH 20 Dimitri Yachvili  70' CE 21 Fabrice Estebanez WG 22 Maxime Médard  72' Coach: Marc Lièvremont

FB 15 James Pritchard RW 14 Ciaran Hearn OC 13 D. T. H. van der Merwe  67' IC 12 Ryan Smith LW 11 Phil Mackenzie FH 10 Ander Monro  71' SH 9 Ed Fairhurst  62' N8 8 Aaron Carpenter OF 7 Chauncey O'Toole  63' BF 6 Adam Kleeberger RL 5 Jamie Cudmore  59' LL 4 Jebb Sinclair TP 3 Jason Marshall  62' HK 2 Pat Riordan (c)  60' LP 1 Hubert Buydens Replacements: HK 16 Ryan Hamilton  60' PR 17 Scott Franklin  62' LK 18 Tyler Hotson  59' FL 19 Nanyak Dala  63' SH 20 Sean White  62' FH 21 Nathan Hirayama  71' CE 22 Conor Trainor  67' 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

21 September 2011 19:30

Tonga	31–18	Japan
Try: Maʻafu 7' m Lokotui 14' c Vainikolo 54' c Con: Morath (2/3) Pen: Morath (4/4) 28', 31', 49', 67'	Report[9]	Try: Hatakeyama 13' m Leitch 25' m Tupuailei 63' m Pen: Webb (1/1) 39'

Northland Events Centre, Whangārei Attendance: 17,364 Referee: Dave Pearson (England)

FB 15 Vunga Lilo RW 14 Fetuʻu Vainikolo OC 13 Siale Piutau IC 12 Alipate Fatafehi LW 11 Suka Hufanga  68' FH 10 Kurt Morath SH 9 Taniela Moa  75' N8 8 Viliami Maʻafu OF 7 Sione Vaiomoʻunga  64' BF 6 Sione Kalamafoni RL 5 Paino Hehea  65' LL 4 Tukulua Lokotui  78' TP 3 Taufaʻao Filise  40'  64'  72' HK 2 Aleki Lutui (c)  48' LP 1 Soane Tongaʻuiha  40' Replacements: HK 16 Ilaisa Maʻasi  48' PR 17 Sona Taumalolo  40' PR 18 Halani Aulika  61'  40' LK 19 Joe Tuineau  65' N8 20 Samiu Vahafolau  72' SH 21 Samisoni Fisilau  75' CE 22 Andrew Maʻilei  68' Coach: Isitolo Maka

FB 15 Shaun Webb RW 14 Kosuke Endo OC 13 Alisi Tupuailei IC 12 Ryan Nicholas LW 11 Hirotoki Onozawa FH 10 James Arlidge  30' SH 9 Fumiaki Tanaka  52' N8 8 Takashi Kikutani (c) OF 7 Michael Leitch BF 6 Itaru Taniguchi  52' RL 5 Toshizumi Kitagawa  57' LL 4 Luke Thompson TP 3 Kensuke Hatakeyama  68' HK 2 Shota Horie LP 1 Hisateru Hirashima Replacements: HK 16 Yusuke Aoki PR 17 Nozomu Fujita  68' LK 18 Hitoshi Ono  57' FL 19 Sione Vatuvei  52' SH 20 Atsushi Hiwasa  52' WG 21 Takehisa Usuzuki FH 22 Murray Williams Coach: 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

24 September 2011 20:30

New Zealand	37–17	France
Try: Thomson 10' m Jane 17' c Dagg (2) 21', 42' c S. Williams 77' m Con: Carter (3/5) Pen: Carter (1/1) 48' Drop: Carter (1/1) 64'	Report[10]	Try: Mermoz 54' c Trinh-Duc 76' c Con: Yachvili (2/2) Pen: Yachvili (1/1) 39'

Eden Park, Auckland Attendance: 60,856 Referee: Alain Rolland (Ireland)

FB 15 Israel Dagg RW 14 Cory Jane  34' OC 13 Conrad Smith IC 12 Ma'a Nonu LW 11 Richard Kahui  62' FH 10 Dan Carter SH 9 Piri Weepu  55' N8 8 Adam Thomson  72' OF 7 Richie McCaw (c) BF 6 Jerome Kaino RL 5 Sam Whitelock  56' LL 4 Brad Thorn TP 3 Owen Franks  69'  74'  77' HK 2 Keven Mealamu  55' LP 1 Tony Woodcock Replacements: HK 16 Andrew Hore  55' PR 17 Ben Franks  69' 74' to 77' LK 18 Ali Williams  56' LK 19 Anthony Boric  72' SH 20 Andy Ellis  55' FH 21 Colin Slade  62' CE 22 Sonny Bill Williams  34' Coach: Graham Henry

FB 15 Damien Traille  41' RW 14 Vincent Clerc OC 13 Aurélien Rougerie  69' IC 12 Maxime Mermoz LW 11 Maxime Médard FH 10 Morgan Parra  64' SH 9 Dimitri Yachvili N8 8 Louis Picamoles  41' OF 7 Julien Bonnaire BF 6 Thierry Dusautoir (c) RL 5 Lionel Nallet LL 4 Pascal Papé  64' TP 3 Luc Ducalcon  41' HK 2 Dimitri Szarzewski  53' LP 1 Jean-Baptiste Poux Replacements: HK 16 William Servat  53' PR 17 Fabien Barcella  41' LK 18 Julien Pierre  64' FL 19 Imanol Harinordoquy  41' FH 20 François Trinh-Duc  64' CE 21 Fabrice Estebanez  69' FB 22 Cédric Heymans  41' 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

27 September 2011 17:00

Canada	23–23	Japan
Try: Van der Merwe 7' c Mackenzie 44' m Monro 75' m Con: Pritchard (1/1) Pen: Monro (2/3) 64', 79'	Report[11]	Try: Horie 10' c Endo 40' c Con: Arlidge (2/2) Pen: Arlidge (3/3) 24', 66', 73'

McLean Park, Napier Attendance: 14,335 Referee: Jonathan Kaplan (South Africa)

FB 15 James Pritchard 21' to 28'  40' RW 14 Matt Evans OC 13 D. T. H. van der Merwe IC 12 Ryan Smith LW 11 Phil Mackenzie FH 10 Ander Monro SH 9 Ed Fairhurst  71' N8 8 Aaron Carpenter OF 7 Chauncey O'Toole  64' BF 6 Adam Kleeberger RL 5 Jamie Cudmore  73' LL 4 Jebb Sinclair TP 3 Jason Marshall  67' HK 2 Pat Riordan (c)  60' LP 1 Hubert Buydens Replacements: HK 16 Ryan Hamilton  60' PR 17 Scott Franklin  67' LK 18 Tyler Hotson  73' N8 19 Jeremy Kyne  64' SH 20 Sean White  71' FH 21 Nathan Hirayama CE 22 Conor Trainor  21'  28'  40' Coach: Kieran Crowley

FB 15 Shaun Webb  73' RW 14 Kosuke Endo OC 13 Alisi Tupuailei  13' IC 12 Ryan Nicholas LW 11 Hirotoki Onozawa FH 10 James Arlidge SH 9 Fumiaki Tanaka  64' N8 8 Takashi Kikutani (c) OF 7 Michael Leitch BF 6 Sione Vatuvei  64' RL 5 Toshizumi Kitagawa  64' LL 4 Luke Thompson TP 3 Nozomu Fujita  25' HK 2 Shota Horie LP 1 Hisateru Hirashima Replacements: HK 16 Yusuke Aoki PR 17 Kensuke Hatakeyama  25' LK 18 Hitoshi Ono  64' N8 19 Toetuu Taufa  64' SH 20 Atsushi Hiwasa  64' FH 21 Murray Williams  73' CE 22 Bryce Robins  13' 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

1 October 2011 18:00

France	14–19	Tonga
Try: Clerc 80+' m Pen: Yachvili (3/3) 2', 23', 50'	Report[12]	Try: Hufanga 26' c Con: Morath (1/1) Pen: Morath (4/8) 7', 36', 67', 73'

Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington Attendance: 32,763 Referee: Steve Walsh (Australia)

FB 15 Maxime Médard RW 14 Vincent Clerc OC 13 Aurélien Rougerie  59' IC 12 Maxime Mermoz LW 11 Alexis Palisson  77' FH 10 Morgan Parra  59' SH 9 Dimitri Yachvili N8 8 Raphaël Lakafia  54' OF 7 Julien Bonnaire BF 6 Thierry Dusautoir (c) RL 5 Romain Millo-Chluski LL 4 Pascal Papé  67' TP 3 Luc Ducalcon  43'  45' HK 2 William Servat  51' LP 1 Jean-Baptiste Poux  45' Replacements: HK 16 Dimitri Szarzewski  51' PR 17 Fabien Barcella  43' LK 18 Julien Pierre  67' FL 19 Imanol Harinordoquy  54' FH 20 François Trinh-Duc  59' CE 21 Fabrice Estebanez  65'  59' FB 22 Cédric Heymans  77' Coach: Marc Lièvremont

FB 15 Vunga Lilo RW 14 Viliame Iongi OC 13 Siale Piutau IC 12 Andrew Maʻilei  61' LW 11 Suka Hufanga  38'  73' FH 10 Kurt Morath SH 9 Taniela Moa N8 8 Viliami Maʻafu OF 7 Finau Maka (c)  49' BF 6 Sione Kalamafoni RL 5 Paino Hehea  58' LL 4 Tukulua Lokotui TP 3 Kisi Pulu  41' HK 2 Aleki Lutui LP 1 Soane Tongaʻuiha  48' Replacements: HK 16 Ephraim Taukafa PR 17 Alisona Taumalolo  48' PR 18 Halani Aulika  41' LK 19 Joseph Tuineau  58' N8 20 Samiu Vahafolau  49' SH 21 Tomasi Palu  73' CE 22 Alipate Fatafehi  61' 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

2 October 2011 15:30

New Zealand	79–15	Canada
Try: Guildford (4) 7' c, 25' m, 35' m, 77' c Vito (2) 11' m, 80+' c Dagg 20' m Muliaina 29' c Cowan 44' c Kaino (2) 52' c, 68' c S. Williams 60' c Con: Slade (4/8) Weepu (4/4) Pen: Slade (1/1) 16'	Report[13]	Try: Trainor (2) 40+' m, 42' c Con: Monro (1/2) Pen: Monro (1/1) 2'

Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington Attendance: 37,665 Referee: Romain Poite (France)

FB 15 Mils Muliaina  51' RW 14 Israel Dagg  48' OC 13 Conrad Smith IC 12 Sonny Bill Williams LW 11 Zac Guildford FH 10 Colin Slade  65' SH 9 Jimmy Cowan  63' N8 8 Kieran Read  51' OF 7 Victor Vito BF 6 Jerome Kaino RL 5 Ali Williams LL 4 Sam Whitelock TP 3 Owen Franks  56'  74' HK 2 Andrew Hore (c)  78' LP 1 Tony Woodcock  74' Replacements: HK 16 Keven Mealamu  78' PR 17 Ben Franks  56' LK 18 Brad Thorn  65' LK 19 Anthony Boric  51' SH 20 Andy Ellis  63' SH 21 Piri Weepu  51' FB 22 Isaia Toeava  48' Coach: Graham Henry

FB 15 Matt Evans  65' RW 14 Conor Trainor OC 13 D. T. H. van der Merwe  31' IC 12 Ryan Smith LW 11 Phil Mackenzie FH 10 Ander Monro SH 9 Ed Fairhurst  63' N8 8 Aaron Carpenter OF 7 Chauncey O'Toole BF 6 Adam Kleeberger  73' RL 5 Jamie Cudmore  61'  73' LL 4 Jebb Sinclair TP 3 Jason Marshall  53' HK 2 Pat Riordan (c)  48' LP 1 Hubert Buydens  63' Replacements: HK 16 Ryan Hamilton  48' PR 17 Scott Franklin  53' PR 18 Andrew Tiedemann  63' LK 19 Tyler Hotson  61' FL 20 Nanyak Dala  65' SH 21 Sean White  31' FH 22 Nathan Hirayama  63' 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)