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Men's Rugby World Cup 2011 · Stadium Taranaki, New Plymouth · 11 September 2011Head-to-head
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Ireland won by 12 points.Half-time 10–0 · Tries 3–1

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405660811751Attacks518Ball won6010116311685661209631341125%Own 2237%Own half75%Opp half76%Opp 22
Totals only: no positions in the feed
Tacklesmademissed
IRE726
USA11011
Kicks at goalconv.pensdrops
IRE2/31/50
USA1/11/20
← USA attack · Ireland attack →Hover a try for detail · dots = tackles made · dashed = penalty goal · orange = missed · squares = rucks · triangles = line breaks and defenders beaten · rings = turnovers · bars at the foot = zone counts · thin lines = kicks from hand = attacking entries and ball won per band
  • Tackle positions are not in the feed for this match.
  • Kick positions are not in the feed for this match.
  • Ruck, line break, turnover, lineout and kick-from-hand positions are not in the feed for this match.
  • Tries with a dashed ring have no recorded position, so they sit in the in-goal at the end that side attacked.
Tries and goal kicks as a table
MinTeamWhatScore
40′IrelandTry, Tommy Bowe, converted8–0
56′IrelandTry, Rory Best, conversion missed15–3
60′IrelandTry, Tommy Bowe, converted20–3
81′USATry, Paul Emerick, converted22–8
Sample dataTerritory shares are estimated, and tries without a recorded position are placed in the in-goal. Other positions are as logged by the match feed and approximate.

Score progression

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08152330HT0′20′40′60′80′
40′Tommy Bowe56′Rory Best60′Tommy Bowe81′Paul Emerick
IRE

Team stats

USA
59%Possession41%
63%Territory37%
104Carries55
328Metres gained160
11Defenders beaten6
118Passes85
72Tackles made110
6Tackles missed11
87/89Rucks won56/58
17/17Lineouts won11/15
9/10Mauls won1/1
9Penalties conceded13
Goal kicking
IRE conversions 2/3, penalties 1/5 · USA conversions 1/1, penalties 1/2. Pale segment = set piece lost.

Match statistics and event positions come from World Rugby’s public match feed, which is unofficial and not licensed for reuse; TheBreakdown reduces them to the figures shown. This feed has team statistics but no positions for this match.

Line-ups

Ireland

  1. 1Tom CourtProp
  2. 2Rory BestHooker
  3. 3Mike RossProp
  4. 4Donncha O'CallaghanSecond row
  5. 5Paul O'ConnellSecond row
  6. 6Stephen FerrisFlanker
  7. 7Shane JenningsFlanker
  8. 8Jamie HeaslipNumber 8
  9. 9Conor MurrayScrum-half
  10. 10Johnny SextonFly-half
  11. 11Keith EarlsWing
  12. 12Gordon D'ArcyCentre
  13. 13Brian O'DriscollCentre
  14. 14Tommy BoweWing
  15. 15Geordan MurphyFull-back
  16. 16Jerry FlanneryBench
  17. 17Tony BuckleyBench
  18. 18Donnacha RyanBench
  19. 19Denis LeamyBench
  20. 20Eoin ReddanBench
  21. 21Ronan O'GaraBench
  22. 22Andrew TrimbleBench

USA

  1. 1Mike MacDonaldProp
  2. 2Phil ThielHooker
  3. 3Shawn PittmanProp
  4. 4John Van Der GiessenSecond row
  5. 5Hayden SmithSecond row
  6. 6Louis StanfillFlanker
  7. 7Todd CleverFlanker
  8. 8Nic JohnsonNumber 8
  9. 9Mike PetriScrum-half
  10. 10Roland SuniulaFly-half
  11. 11James PatersonWing
  12. 12Andrew SuniulaCentre
  13. 13Paul EmerickCentre
  14. 14Takudzwa NgwenyaWing
  15. 15Blaine ScullyFull-back
  16. 16Chris BillerBench
  17. 17Matekitonga MoeakiolaBench
  18. 18Scott LaVallaBench
  19. 19Pat DanahyBench
  20. 20Tim UsaszBench
  21. 21Valenese MalifaBench
  22. 22Colin HawleyBench

Match officials

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Context

All-time, Ireland 12–0 USA in 12 scored Tests. Full head-to-head

Ireland going in
USA going in

Also on this day

Results to 27 September 2026. Scoring and line-ups come from World Rugby match summaries where available; older Tests may have neither.