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Pool B of the 2011 Rugby World Cup began on 10 September 2011 and was completed on 2 October. The pool was composed of the 2007 runners-up England, as well as the third-placed team from 2007, Argentina, and Georgia, Romania and Scotland.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | T | B | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 |  England | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 137 | 34 | +103 | 18 | 2 | 18 | Advanced to the quarter-finals and qualified for the 2015 Rugby World Cup |
| 2 |  Argentina | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 90 | 40 | +50 | 10 | 2 | 14 | |
| 3 |  Scotland | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 73 | 59 | +14 | 4 | 3 | 11 | Eliminated but qualified for 2015 Rugby World Cup |
| 4 |  Georgia | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 48 | 90 | −42 | 3 | 0 | 4 | |
| 5 |  Romania | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 44 | 169 | −125 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
All times are local New Zealand time (UTC+12 until 24 September, UTC+13 from 25 September [1] )
| 10 September 2011 13:00 |
| Scotland | 34–24 | Romania |
| Try: Blair 8' m Ansbro 21' c Danielli (2) 75' m, 78' m Con: Paterson (1/4) Pen: Paterson (4/5) 3', 38', 53', 71' | Report [2] | Try: Lazăr 40+' m Carpo 67' c Con: Dimofte (1/2) Pen: Dumbravă (2/4) 12', 23' Dimofte (2/2) 54', 62' |
| Rugby Park Stadium, Invercargill Attendance: 12,592 Referee: Dave Pearson (England) |
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| 10 September 2011 20:30 |
| Argentina | 9–13 | England |
| Pen: Contepomi (1/2) 7' Rodríguez (2/7) 20', 45' | Report [3] | Try: Youngs 67' c Con: Wilkinson (1/1) Pen: Wilkinson (2/7) 12', 75' |
| Otago Stadium, Dunedin Attendance: 30,700 Referee: Bryce Lawrence (New Zealand) |
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| 14 September 2011 19:30 |
| Scotland | 15–6 | Georgia |
| Pen: Parks (4/7) 24', 34', 71', 76' Drop: Parks (1/1) 39' | Report [4] | Pen: Kvirikashvili (2/2) 17', 73' |
| Rugby Park Stadium, Invercargill Attendance: 10,267 Referee: George Clancy (Ireland) |
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| 17 September 2011 15:30 |
| Argentina | 43–8 | Romania |
| Try: Fernández 5' c Leguizamón 9' c Figallo 21' m González Amorosino 30' c Imhoff 64' c Fessia 72' c Con: Rodríguez (5/6) Pen: Rodríguez (1/3) 44' | Report [5] | Try: Cazan 32' m Pen: Dimofte (1/2) 14' |
| Rugby Park Stadium, Invercargill Attendance: 12,605 Referee: Steve Walsh (Australia) |
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| 18 September 2011 18:00 |
| England | 41–10 | Georgia |
| Try: Hape (2) 4' c, 21' c Armitage 47' m Tuilagi 62' c Ashton (2) 65' c, 80' m Con: Flood (4/6) Pen: Flood (1/1) 35' | Report [6] | Try: Basilaia 40' c Con: Kvirikashvili (1/1) Pen: Kvirikashvili (1/6) 27' |
| Otago Stadium, Dunedin Attendance: 20,117 Referee: Jonathan Kaplan (South Africa) |
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| 24 September 2011 18:00 |
| England | 67–3 | Romania |
| Try: Cueto (3) 15' m, 22' c, 26' m Ashton (3) 32' c, 35' c, 70' c Youngs 41' m Foden 49' c Tuilagi 61' c Croft 67' c Con: Wilkinson (3/5) Flood (4/5) Pen: Wilkinson (1/1) 2' | Report [7] | Pen: Dumbravă (1/5) 38' |
| Otago Stadium, Dunedin Attendance: 25,687 Referee: Romain Poite (France) |
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| 25 September 2011 20:30 |
| Argentina | 13–12 | Scotland |
| Try: González Amorosino 73' c Con: Contepomi (1/1) Pen: Contepomi (2/5) 19', 64' | Report [8] | Pen: Paterson (1/2) 35' Jackson (1/1) 38' Drop: Jackson (1/1) 65' Parks (1/2) 72' |
| Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington Attendance: 26,937 Referee: Wayne Barnes (England) |
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| 28 September 2011 19:30 |
| Georgia | 25–9 | Romania |
| Try: Gorgodze 56' c Con: Kvirikashvili (1/1) Pen: Kvirikashvili (5/7) 9', 24', 31', 36', 70' Urjukashvili (1/1) 76' | Report [9] | Pen: Dumbravă (2/4) 12', 34' Vlaicu (1/1) 72' |
| Arena Manawatu, Palmerston North Attendance: 13,228 Referee: Dave Pearson (England) |
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| 1 October 2011 20:30 |
| England | 16–12 | Scotland |
| Try: Ashton 78' c Con: Flood (1/1) Pen: Wilkinson (2/5) 34', 63' Drop: Wilkinson (1/2) 57' | Report [10] | Pen: Paterson (2/2) 9', 55' Parks (1/1) 17' Drop: Parks (1/3) 40+' |
| Eden Park, Auckland Attendance: 58,213 Referee: Craig Joubert (South Africa) |
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| 2 October 2011 13:00 |
| Argentina | 25–7 | Georgia |
| Try: Imhoff 32' m Contepomi 68' c Gosio 79' c Con: Contepomi (1/2) Bosch (1/1) Pen: Contepomi (2/4) 51', 60' | Report [11] | Try: Khmaladze 39' c Con: Urjukashvili (1/1) |
| Arena Manawatu, Palmerston North Attendance: 13,754 Referee: Alain Rolland (Ireland) |
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