Twenty countries will participate in the 2011 tournament, playing 48 games, and they have been drawn into pools.
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Currently ranked nineth in the world Wales will face South Africa, Fiji, Samoa and Namibia in the World Cup. Winning the Pool D could be too much of a task but the team desperately wants to repeat the heights from 1987 finishing third in the tournament. |
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| Date |
Pool |
Match |
Location |
Venue |
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| Sun Sept 11 |
D |
Wales v South Africa |
Wellington |
Wellington Regional Stadium |
| Sun Sept 18 |
D |
Wales v Samoa |
Hamilton |
Waikato Stadium |
| Mon Sept 26 |
D |
Wales v Namibia |
New Plymouth |
Stadium Taranaki |
| Sun Oct 2 |
D |
Wales v Fiji |
Hamilton |
Waikato Stadium |
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Key Player
Jamie Roberts
Wales Coach
Warren Gatland
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PREVIOUS WORLD CUP RESULTS
| Year |
Stage |
Result |
Score |
Host Country |
Venue |
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| 2007 |
Pool Play |
Lost |
P4 W2 D0 L2 |
France |
Various |
| 2003 |
Quarter Finals |
Lost |
Wales 17 - England 28 |
Australia |
Brisbane |
| 1999 |
Quarter Finals |
Lost |
Wales 9 - Australia 24 |
Wales |
Cardiff |
| 1995 |
Pool Play |
Lost |
P3 W2 D0 L1 |
South Africa |
Various |
| 1991 |
Pool Play |
Lost |
P3 W1 D0 L2 |
Wales |
Cardiff |
| 1987 |
3rd Place Play-Off |
Won |
Wales 22 - Australia 21 |
New Zealand |
Rotorua |
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| TEAM VIDEO: |
WALES v ENGLAND 2005 |
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