Ireland vs USA Rugby 2011 World Cup on 11 September 2011
Ireland won the match 22 - 10 against USA in Rugby 2011 World Cup at Yarrow Stadium, New Plymouth on 11 September 2011.
Tommy Bowe's irresistible running got Ireland's Rugby World Cup kick off to a flying start with a 22 - 10 win over USA. Ireland a 10-0 at the time of break. Ireland scored first points with a 17th-minute penalty.
Both teams wore black armbands and observed a period of silence as cheers of 'USA, USA' rang out before the game on the 10th anniversary of the September 11 attacks
Paul O'Connell of Ireland declared Man of the Match.
Tries
Ireland : Tommy Bowe (2), Rory Best. Conversions: Jonathon Sexton, Ronan O'Gara. Penalty: Sexton.
USA Paul Emerick. Conversion: James Paterson. Penalty: Paterson.
Match Statistics
| Ireland | USA | |
|---|---|---|
| 22 | Final Score card | 10 |
| 3 | Tries | 1 |
| 2 (1) | Conversions (Missed) | 1 (0) |
| 1 (4) | Penalty Goals (Missed) | 1 (1) |
| 0 (0) | Drop Goals (Missed) | 0 (0) |
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| Ball Possession | ||
| 55% | Full Match | 45% |
| 82% | Last 10 Mins | 18% |
| Territory | ||
| 70% | Full Match | 30% |
| 88% | Last 10 Mins | 12% |
| Time In Opposition 22 | ||
| 11'36" | Full Match | 4'16" |
| 3'23" | Last 10 Mins | 0'11" |
Team Lineups
| Ireland | ||
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Tony Buckleysubstitution, Jerry Flannerysubstitution, Mike Ross, Donncha O'Callaghan, Paul O'Connell, Stephen Ferris, Denis Leamysubstitution, Jamie Heaslip, Eoin Reddansubstitution, Ronan O'Garasubstitution, Keith Earls, Gordon D'Arcy, Brian O'Driscoll, Tommy Bowe, Andrew Trimble
Replacements: Rory Bestsubstitution, Tom Courtsubstitution, Donnacha Ryan, Shane Jenningssubstitution, Conor Murraysubstitution, Jonathan, Sextonsubstitution, Geordan Murphy |
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| USA | ||
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Matekitonga Moeakiolasubsttution, Chris Billersubstitution, Shawn Pittman, John Van Der Giessen, Hayden Smith, Louis Stanfill, Todd Clever, Nic Johnson, Tim Usaszsubstitution, Nese Malifasubstitution, James Paterson, Andrew Suniula, Paul Emerick, Takudzwa Ngwenya, Blaine Scully
Replacements: Phil Thielsubstitution, Mike MacDonaldsubstitution, Scott LaValla, Pat Danahy, Mike Petrisubstitution, Roland Suniulasubstitution, Colin Hawley |
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