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Men's Rugby World Cup 2011 · Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington · 8 October 2011Head-to-head
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Wales won by 12 points.Half-time 3–10 · Tries 1–3

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34551643128Attacks812Ball won111209336615977481818543631353%Own 2235%Own half67%Opp half81%Opp 22
Totals only: no positions in the feed
Tacklesmademissed
IRE10914
WAL17013
Kicks at goalconv.pensdrops
IRE1/11/10
WAL2/31/30
← Wales 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
3′WalesTry, Shane Williams, converted0–5
45′IrelandTry, Keith Earls, converted8–10
51′WalesTry, Mike Phillips, conversion missed10–15
64′WalesTry, Jonathan Davies, converted10–20
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′
3′Shane Williams45′Keith Earls51′Mike Phillips64′Jonathan Davies
IRE

Team stats

WAL
58%Possession42%
62%Territory38%
145Carries99
438Metres gained385
13Defenders beaten14
181Passes117
109Tackles made170
14Tackles missed13
116/117Rucks won86/90
15/15Lineouts won7/8
7/7Mauls won4/4
7Penalties conceded7
Goal kicking
IRE conversions 1/1, penalties 1/1 · WAL conversions 2/3, penalties 1/3. 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. 1Cian HealyProp
  2. 2Rory BestHooker
  3. 3Mike RossProp
  4. 4Donncha O'CallaghanSecond row
  5. 5Paul O'ConnellSecond row
  6. 6Stephen FerrisFlanker
  7. 7Sean O'BrienFlanker
  8. 8Jamie HeaslipNumber 8
  9. 9Conor MurrayScrum-half
  10. 10Ronan O'GaraFly-half
  11. 11Keith EarlsWing
  12. 12Gordon D'ArcyCentre
  13. 13Brian O'DriscollCentre
  14. 14Tommy BoweWing
  15. 15Rob KearneyFull-back
  16. 16Sean CroninBench
  17. 17Tom CourtBench
  18. 18Donnacha RyanBench
  19. 19Denis LeamyBench
  20. 20Eoin ReddanBench
  21. 21Johnny SextonBench
  22. 22Andrew TrimbleBench

Wales

  1. 1Gethin JenkinsProp
  2. 2Huw BennettHooker
  3. 3Adam JonesProp
  4. 4Luke CharterisSecond row
  5. 5Alun Wyn JonesSecond row
  6. 6Dan LydiateFlanker
  7. 7Sam WarburtonFlanker
  8. 8Taulupe FaletauNumber 8
  9. 9Mike PhillipsScrum-half
  10. 10Rhys PriestlandFly-half
  11. 11Shane WilliamsWing
  12. 12Jamie RobertsCentre
  13. 13Jonathan DaviesCentre
  14. 14George NorthWing
  15. 15Leigh HalfpennyFull-back
  16. 16Lloyd BurnsBench
  17. 17Paul JamesBench
  18. 18Bradley DaviesBench
  19. 19Ryan JonesBench
  20. 20Lloyd WilliamsBench
  21. 21James HookBench
  22. 22Scott WilliamsBench

Match officials

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Context

All-time, Ireland 58–67 Wales, 6 drawn in 131 scored Tests. Full head-to-head

Ireland going in
Wales 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.