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Men's Rugby World Cup 2011 · Otago Stadium, Dunedin · 24 September 2011Head-to-head
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England won by 64 points.Half-time 34–3 · Tries 10–0

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152227323541496168703127Attacks911Ball won1121202945174744320541421453%Own 2248%Own half70%Opp half79%Opp 22
Totals only: no positions in the feed
Tacklesmademissed
ENG914
ROU7426
Kicks at goalconv.pensdrops
ENG7/101/10
ROU0/01/50
← Romania attack · England 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
15′EnglandTry, Mark Cueto, conversion missed8–0
22′EnglandTry, Mark Cueto, converted13–0
27′EnglandTry, Mark Cueto, conversion missed20–0
32′EnglandTry, Chris Ashton, converted25–0
35′EnglandTry, Chris Ashton, converted32–0
41′EnglandTry, Ben Youngs, conversion missed39–3
49′EnglandTry, Ben Foden, converted44–3
61′EnglandTry, Manu Tuilagi, converted51–3
68′EnglandTry, Tom Croft, converted58–3
70′EnglandTry, Chris Ashton, converted65–3
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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018355370HT0′20′40′60′80′
15′Mark Cueto22′Mark Cueto27′Mark Cueto32′Chris Ashton35′Chris Ashton41′Ben Youngs49′Ben Foden61′Manu Tuilagi68′Tom Croft70′Chris Ashton
ENG

Team stats

ROU
56%Possession44%
54%Territory46%
111Carries82
801Metres gained227
26Defenders beaten4
181Passes76
91Tackles made74
4Tackles missed26
60/61Rucks won64/67
12/13Lineouts won4/9
4/5Mauls won0/2
12Penalties conceded12
Goal kicking
ENG conversions 7/10, penalties 1/1 · ROU conversions 0/0, penalties 1/5. 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

England

  1. 1Alex CorbisieroProp
  2. 2Steve ThompsonHooker
  3. 3Dan ColeProp
  4. 4Louis DeaconSecond row
  5. 5Tom PalmerSecond row
  6. 6Tom CroftFlanker
  7. 7Lewis MoodyFlanker
  8. 8James HaskellNumber 8
  9. 9Ben YoungsScrum-half
  10. 10Jonny WilkinsonFly-half
  11. 11Mark CuetoWing
  12. 12Mike TindallCentre
  13. 13Manu TuilagiCentre
  14. 14Chris AshtonWing
  15. 15Ben FodenFull-back
  16. 16Lee MearsBench
  17. 17David WilsonBench
  18. 18Simon ShawBench
  19. 19Tom WoodBench
  20. 20Richard WigglesworthBench
  21. 21Toby FloodBench
  22. 22Delon ArmitageBench

Romania

  1. 1Nicolae NereProp
  2. 2Bogdan ZebegaHooker
  3. 3Silviu FloreaProp
  4. 4Valentin PoparlanSecond row
  5. 5Cristian PetreSecond row
  6. 6Stelian BurceaFlanker
  7. 7Cosmin RatiuFlanker
  8. 8Ovidiu TonitaNumber 8
  9. 9Lucian Mihai SirbuScrum-half
  10. 10Danut DumbravaFly-half
  11. 11Adrian ApostolWing
  12. 12Iulian DumitrasCentre
  13. 13Ionel CazanCentre
  14. 14Stefan Eugen CiuntuWing
  15. 15Florin VlaicuFull-back
  16. 16Marius TincuBench
  17. 17Paulica IonBench
  18. 18Mihai MacoveiBench
  19. 19Daniel IanusBench
  20. 20Valentin CalafeteanuBench
  21. 21Csaba GalBench
  22. 22Catalin Marius NicolaeBench

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Context

All-time, England 5–0 Romania in 5 scored Tests. Full head-to-head

England going in
Romania going in

Also on this day

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