23 October 2011 - 21:00, Eden Park, Auckland
Donald is New Zealand's unlikely hero
Sunday 23 October 2011The fourth-choice All Blacks fly half, making his Rugby World Cup debut, kicks the winning points to end his country's long wait for glory
![]() | Key Match Stats | ![]() |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tries | 1 |
| 1 (0) | Conversions (Missed) | 0 (1) |
| 0 (2) | Penalty goals (Missed) | 1 (2) |
| 0 (1) | Drop Goals (Missed) | 0 (0) |
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 55% | Possession | 45% |
| 55% | Territory | 45% |
| 6'35'' | Actual time in opponents 22 | 4'34'' |
Team Lineups
- Jean-Baptiste Poux 1

- William Servat 2

- Nicolas Mas 3

- Pascal Pape 4

- Lionel Nallet 5

- Thierry Dusautoir 6

- Julien Bonnaire 7

- Imanol Harinordoquy 8

- Dimitri Yachvili 9

- Morgan Parra 10

- Alexis Palisson 11

- Maxime Mermoz 12

- Aurélien Rougerie 13

- Vincent Clerc 14

- Maxime Médard 15

Replacements
Coach
Marc Lievremont
1 Tony Woodcock
2 Keven Mealamu
3 Owen Franks
4 Brad Thorn
5 Sam Whitelock
6 Jerome Kaino
7 Richie McCaw
8 Kieran Read
9 Piri Weepu
10 Aaron Cruden
11 Richard Kahui
12 Ma'a Nonu
13 Conrad Smith
14 Cory Jane
15 Israel Dagg
Replacements
Coach
Graham Henry
Match Officials
- Referee: Craig Joubert (RSA)
- Touch Judge: Alain Rolland (IRE)
- Touch Judge: Nigel Owens (WAL)
- TV match official: Giulio De Santis (ITA)






























