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England: Quarter-finals
How England performed
England's 2011 Rugby World Cup in New Zealand was led by head coach Martin Johnson, with Lewis Moody as captain. They won all four of their pool matches, starting with a narrow 13–9 victory over Argentina at Otago Stadium in Dunedin. Wins over Georgia (41–10) and Romania (67–3) followed at the same venue, before a 16–12 win against Scotland at Eden Park in Auckland completed the pool stage.
That unbeaten pool run did not carry into the knockout stage. England met France in the quarter-final at Eden Park on 8 October and lost 19–12. Their overall record was four wins and one defeat from five matches, with 149 points scored and 53 conceded. The quarter-final exit was a step back from 2007, when England had reached the final and finished as runners-up.
England fixtures
Argentina
9–13
England
England won
England tries: Ben Youngs 66'
Argentina tries: None
Georgia
10–41
England
England won
England tries: Shontayne Hape 3', Shontayne Hape 20', Delon Armitage 46', Manu Tuilagi 61', Chris Ashton 64', Chris Ashton 81'
Georgia tries: Dima Basilaia 41'
Romania
3–67
England
England won
England tries: Mark Cueto 14', Mark Cueto 21', Mark Cueto 26', Chris Ashton 31', Chris Ashton 34', Ben Youngs 40', Ben Foden 48', Manu Tuilagi 60', Tom Croft 67', Chris Ashton 69'
Romania tries: None
Scotland
12–16
England
England won
England tries: Chris Ashton 77'
Scotland tries: None
France
19–12
England
England lost
England tries: Ben Foden 54', Mark Cueto 76'
France tries: Vincent Clerc 21', Maxime Medard 30'
England statistics
Full England squad
| Player | Pos | Club | Tries |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dylan Hartley | Hooker | Northampton Saints | – |
| Lee Mears | Hooker | Bath | – |
| Steve Thompson | Hooker | London Wasps | – |
| Dan Cole | Prop | Leicester Tigers | – |
| Alex Corbisiero | Prop | London Irish | – |
| Matt Stevens | Prop | Saracens | – |
| Dave Wilson | Prop | Bath | – |
| Louis Deacon | Lock | Leicester Tigers | – |
| Courtney Lawes | Lock | Northampton Saints | – |
| Tom Palmer | Lock | Stade Français | – |
| Simon Shaw | Lock | Toulon | – |
| Tom Croft | Flanker | Leicester Tigers | 1 |
| James Haskell | Flanker | Ricoh Black Rams | – |
| Lewis Moody C | Flanker | Bath | – |
| Tom Wood | Flanker | Northampton Saints | – |
| Nick Easter | Number 8 | Harlequins | – |
| Thomas Waldrom | Number 8 | Leicester Tigers | – |
| Joe Simpson | Scrum-half | London Wasps | – |
| Richard Wigglesworth | Scrum-half | Saracens | – |
| Ben Youngs | Scrum-half | Leicester Tigers | 2 |
| Toby Flood | Fly-half | Leicester Tigers | – |
| Jonny Wilkinson | Fly-half | Toulon | – |
| Shontayne Hape | Centre | London Irish | 2 |
| Mike Tindall | Centre | Gloucester | – |
| Manu Tuilagi | Centre | Leicester Tigers | 2 |
| Delon Armitage | Wing | London Irish | 1 |
| Chris Ashton | Wing | Northampton Saints | 6 |
| Matt Banahan | Wing | Bath | – |
| Mark Cueto | Wing | Sale Sharks | 4 |
| Ben Foden | Fullback | Northampton Saints | 2 |
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