Rugby World Cup 2011 !

Excitement is starting to build up for the World Cup 2011. Some background to the tournament:

The Rugby World Cup is the premier international rugby union competition. The event is organised by the sport’s governing body, the International Rugby Board (IRB), and is contested by the men’s national teams. The inaugural tournament was held in 1987, hosted by both Australia and New Zealand, and it is contested every four years. The tournament is one of the largest international sporting competitions in the world.

The winners are awarded the William Webb Ellis Cup. William Webb Ellis was the Rugby School pupil who – according to popular myth – invented the game by picking up the ball during a game akin to one of the many codes of medieval football. South Africa are the current World Champions, having won the 2007 Rugby World Cup final in France on 20 October 2007 with victory over England, the 2003 World Champions. The next Rugby World Cup will take place in 2011 in New Zealand. The hosts for 2015 and 2019 have been announced as England and Japan respectively.

via Rugby World Cup – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

Fixtures:

• New Zealand v Tonga (10:30SA 09:30UK 18:30AU 20:30NZ Auckland Pool A), 2011/09/09
• Scotland v Romania (03:00SA 02:00UK 11:00AU 13:00NZ Invercargill Pool B), 2011/09/10
• Fiji v Namibia (05:30SA 04:30UK 13:30AU 15:30NZ Rotorua Pool D), 2011/09/10
• France v Japan (08:00SA 07:00UK 16:00AU 18:00NZ North shore Pool A), 2011/09/10
• Argentina v England (10:30SA 09:30UK 18:30AU 20:30NZ Christchurch Pool B), 2011/09/10
• Australia v Italy (05:30SA 04:30UK 13:30AU 20:30NZ Christchurch Pool C), 2011/09/11
• Ireland v USA (08:00SA 07:00UK 16:00AU 18:00NZ New Plymouth Pool C), 2011/09/11
• South Africa v Wales (10:30SA 09:30UK 18:30AU 20:30NZ Wellington Pool D), 2011/09/11
• Samoa v Namibia (04:30SA 03:30UK 12:30AU 14:30NZ Rotorua Pool D), 2011/09/14
• Tonga v Canada (07:00SA 06:00UK 15:00AU 17:00NZ Whangerei Pool A), 2011/09/14
• Scotland v Georgia (09:30SA 08:30UK 17:30AU 19:30NZ Dunedin Pool B), 2011/09/14
• Russia v USA (09:30SA 08:30UK 17:30AU 19:30NZ New Plymouth Pool C), 2011/09/15
• New Zealand v Japan (10:00SA 09:00UK 18:00AU 20:00NZ Hamilton Pool A), 2011/09/16
• Argentina v Romania (05:30SA 04:30UK 13:30AU 15:30NZ Invercargill Pool B), 2011/09/17
• South Africa v Fiji (08:00SA 07:00UK 16:00AU 18:00NZ Wellington Pool D), 2011/09/17
• Australia v Ireland (10:30SA 09:30UK 18:30AU 20:30NZ Auckland Pool C), 2011/09/17
• Wales v Samoa (05:30SA 04:30UK 13:30AU 15:30NZ Waikato Pool D), 2011/09/18
• England v Georgia (08:00SA 07:00UK 16:00AU 18:00NZ Christchurch Pool B), 2011/09/18
• France v Canada (10:30SA 09:30UK 18:30AU 20:30NZ Napier Pool A), 2011/09/18
• RItaly v Russia (09:30SA 08:30UK 17:30AU 19:30NZ Nelson Pool C), 2011/09/20
• Tonga v Japan (09:30SA 08:30UK 17:30AU 19:30NZ Whangerai Pool A), 2011/09/21
• South Africa v Namibia (10:00SA 09:00UK 18:00AU 20:00NZ North shore Pool D), 2011/09/22
• Australia v USA (10:30SA 09:30UK 18:30AU 20:30NZ Wellington Pool C), 2011/09/23
• England v Romania (08:00SA 07:00UK 16:00AU 18:00NZ Dunedin Pool B), 2011/09/24
• New Zealand v France (10:30SA 09:30UK 18:30AU 20:30NZ Auckland Pool A), 2011/09/24
• Fiji v Samoa (04:30SA 03:30UK 12:30AU 15:30NZ Auckland Pool D), 2011/09/25
• Ireland v Russia (07:00SA 06:00UK 15:00AU 18:00NZ Rotorua Pool C), 2011/09/25
• Argentina v Scotland (09:30SA 08:30UK 17:30AU 20:30NZ Christchurch Pool B), 2011/09/25
• Wales v Namibia (08:30SA 07:30UK 16:30AU 19:30NZ New Plymouth Pool D), 2011/09/26
• Canada v Japan (06:00SA 05:00UK 14:00AU 17:00NZ Napier Pool A), 2011/09/27
• Italy v USA (08:30SA 07:30UK 16:30AU 19:30NZ Nelson Pool C), 2011/09/27
• Georgia v Romania (08:30SA 07:30UK 16:30AU 19:30NZ Palmerston North Pool B), 2011/09/28
• South Africa v Samoa (09:30SA 08:30UK 17:30AU 20:30NZ North Shore Pool D), 2011/09/30
• Australia v Russia (04:30SA 03:30UK 12:30AU 15:30NZ Christchurch Pool C), 2011/10/01
• France v Tonga (07:00SA 06:00UK 15:00AU 18:00NZ Wellington Pool A), 2011/10/01
• England v Scotland (09:30SA 08:30UK 17:30AU 20:30NZ Auckland Pool B), 2011/10/01
• Argentina v Georgia (02:00SA 01:00UK 11:00AU 13:00NZ Palmerston North Pool B), 2011/10/02
• New Zealand v Canada (04:30SA 03:30UK 13:30AU 15:30NZ Wellington Pool A), 2011/10/02
• Wales v Fiji (07:00SA 06:00UK 16:00AU 18:00NZ Hamilton Pool D), 2011/10/02
• Ireland v Italy (09:30SA 08:30UK 18:30AU 20:30NZ Dunedin Pool C), 2011/10/02
• QF1 W Pool C v RU Pool D (07:00SA 06:00UK 16:00AU 18:00NZ Wellington), 2011/10/08
• QF2 W Pool B v RU Pool A (09:30SA 08:30UK 18:30AU 20:30NZ Christchurch), 2011/10/08
• QF3 W Pool D v RU Pool C (07:00SA 06:00UK 16:00AU 18:00NZ Wellington), 2011/10/09
• QF4 W Pool A v RU Pool B (09:30SA 08:30UK 18:30AU 20:30NZ Christchurch), 2011/10/09
• SF1 W QF1 v W QF2 (10:00SA 09:00UK 19:00AU 21:00NZ Auckland), 2011/10/15
• SF2 W QF3 v W QF4 (10:00SA 09:00UK 19:00AU 21:00NZ Auckland), 2011/10/16
• Bronze Final (09:30SA 08:30UK 18:30AU 20:30NZ Auckland), 2011/10/21
• Final (10:00SA 09:00UK 19:00AU 21:00NZ Auckland), 2011/10/23