Men's Rugby World Cup 2011 · Eden Park, Auckland · 9 October 2011Head-to-head
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New Zealand won by 23 points.Half-time 12–7 · Tries 2–1 · ARG 1 yellow card
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Tacklesmademissed
NZL6211
ARG15125
Kicks at goalconv.pensdrops
NZL1/27/70
ARG1/11/20
← Argentina attack · New Zealand 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
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- 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
| Min | Team | What | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31′ | Argentina | Try, Julio Farias Cabello, converted | 6–5 |
| 67′ | New Zealand | Try, Kieran Read, conversion missed | 23–10 |
| 77′ | New Zealand | Try, Brad Thorn, converted | 31–10 |
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
Drag to replay the match on the pitchSwipe the chart sideways for the full match.31′Julio Farias Cabello67′Kieran Read77′Brad Thorn
NZL
Team stats
ARG73%Possession27%
80%Territory20%
148Carries56
601Metres gained237
25Defenders beaten11
203Passes48
62Tackles made151
11Tackles missed25
117/117Rucks won37/38
10/10Lineouts won7/11
4/4Mauls won4/4
6Penalties conceded10
Goal kicking
NZL conversions 1/2, penalties 7/7 · ARG conversions 1/1, penalties 1/2. Pale segment = set piece lost.
NZL conversions 1/2, penalties 7/7 · ARG conversions 1/1, penalties 1/2. Pale segment = set piece lost.
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Line-ups
New Zealand
- 1Tony WoodcockProp
- 2Keven MealamuHooker
- 3Owen FranksProp
- 4Brad ThornSecond row
- 5Samuel WhitelockSecond row
- 6Jerome KainoFlanker
- 7Richie McCawFlanker
- 8Kieran ReadNumber 8
- 9Piri WeepuScrum-half
- 10Colin SladeFly-half
- 11Sonny Bill WilliamsWing
- 12Ma'a NonuCentre
- 13Conrad SmithCentre
- 14Cory JaneWing
- 15Mils MuliainaFull-back
- 16Andrew HoreBench
- 17John AfoaBench
- 18Ali WilliamsBench
- 19Victor VitoBench
- 20Jimmy CowanBench
- 21Aaron CrudenBench
- 22Isaia ToeavaBench
Argentina
- 1Rodrigo RonceroProp
- 2Mario LedesmaHooker
- 3Juan FigalloProp
- 4Manuel CarizzaSecond row
- 5Patricio AlbaceteSecond row
- 6Julio Farias CabelloFlanker
- 7Juan Manuel LeguizamonFlanker
- 8Leonardo SenatoreNumber 8
- 9Nicolás VergalloScrum-half
- 10Santiago FernandezFly-half
- 11Horacio AgullaWing
- 12Felipe ContepomiCentre
- 13Marcelo BoschCentre
- 14Gonzalo CamachoWing
- 15Martín RodríguezFull-back
- 16Agustín CreevyBench
- 17Martín ScelzoBench
- 18Marcos AyerzaBench
- 19Alejandro CamposBench
- 20Alfredo LalanneBench
- 21Lucas Gonzalez AmorosinoBench
- 22Juan ImhoffBench
Match officials
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Context
All-time, New Zealand 40–4 Argentina, 1 drawn in 45 scored Tests. Full head-to-head
New Zealand going in
Argentina going in
- Previous meeting: 24 June 2006, New Zealand 25–19 Argentina
- Next meeting on record: 8 September 2012
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.