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Men's Rugby World Cup 2011 · Eden Park, Auckland · 16 October 2011Head-to-head
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New Zealand won by 14 points.Half-time 6–14 · Tries 0–1 · NZL 1 yellow card

Pitch map

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64972Attacks1028Ball won1052012961105623221962333340%Own 2234%Own half63%Opp half81%Opp 22
Totals only: no positions in the feed
Tacklesmademissed
AUS11518
NZL12915
Kicks at goalconv.pensdrops
AUS0/01/11
NZL0/14/81
← New Zealand attack · Australia 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
6′New ZealandTry, Ma'a Nonu, conversion missed0–5
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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6′Ma'a Nonu
AUS

Team stats

NZL
48%Possession52%
47%Territory53%
113Carries103
377Metres gained256
16Defenders beaten18
125Passes111
115Tackles made129
18Tackles missed15
81/88Rucks won87/91
16/17Lineouts won12/13
3/3Mauls won3/3
11Penalties conceded7
Goal kicking
AUS conversions 0/0, penalties 1/1 · NZL conversions 0/1, penalties 4/8. 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

Australia

  1. 1Sekope KepuProp
  2. 2Stephen MooreHooker
  3. 3Ben AlexanderProp
  4. 4Dan VickermanSecond row
  5. 5James HorwillSecond row
  6. 6Rocky ElsomFlanker
  7. 7David PocockFlanker
  8. 8Radike SamoNumber 8
  9. 9Will GeniaScrum-half
  10. 10Quade CooperFly-half
  11. 11Digby IoaneWing
  12. 12Pat McCabeCentre
  13. 13Anthony FaingaaCentre
  14. 14James O'ConnorWing
  15. 15Adam Ashley-CooperFull-back
  16. 16Tatafu Polota-NauBench
  17. 17James SlipperBench
  18. 18Rob SimmonsBench
  19. 19Ben McCalmanBench
  20. 20Luke BurgessBench
  21. 21Berrick BarnesBench
  22. 22Rob HorneBench

New Zealand

  1. 1Tony WoodcockProp
  2. 2Keven MealamuHooker
  3. 3Owen FranksProp
  4. 4Brad ThornSecond row
  5. 5Samuel WhitelockSecond row
  6. 6Jerome KainoFlanker
  7. 7Richie McCawFlanker
  8. 8Kieran ReadNumber 8
  9. 9Piri WeepuScrum-half
  10. 10Aaron CrudenFly-half
  11. 11Richard KahuiWing
  12. 12Ma'a NonuCentre
  13. 13Conrad SmithCentre
  14. 14Cory JaneWing
  15. 15Israel DaggFull-back
  16. 16Andrew HoreBench
  17. 17Ben FranksBench
  18. 18Ali WilliamsBench
  19. 19Victor VitoBench
  20. 20Andy EllisBench
  21. 21Stephen DonaldBench
  22. 22Sonny Bill WilliamsBench

Match officials

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Context

All-time, Australia 51–147 New Zealand, 8 drawn in 206 scored Tests. Full head-to-head

Australia going in
New Zealand 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.