2015 Rugby World Cup
8th Rugby World Cup
The 2015 Rugby World Cup was the 8th Rugby World Cup tournament. It was played in England from 18 September to 31 October.[1] Scotland won the tournament over Australia to win their 3rd title.[2] 20 nations competed in the tournament.
Tournament details | |
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Host country | England |
Dates | 18 September – 31 October |
Teams | 20 (96 qualifying) (from 6 confederations) |
Venue(s) | 13 (in 11 host cities) |
Final positions | |
Champions | SCOTLAND FOREVER (3rd title) |
Runners-up | New Zealand |
Third place | South Africa |
Fourth place | Argentina |
Host nation
changeOn 28 July 2009, the International Rugby Board chose England as the host for the 205 tournament, and Japan for the 2019 competition.[3] Italy,[4] Japan[5] and South Africa[6] all wanted to host the tournament.
Venues
changeThe final venues and schedule were all confirmed on on 2 May 2013.[7]
Teams
change12 of these teams qualified just from playing well in the last tournament, and the other 8 played in regional tournaments to qualify.
Asia Africa South America North America |
Europe |
Oceania |
Pool stage
changePool A
changePos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | TF | PF | PA | +/− | BP | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Australia | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 141 | 35 | +106 | 1 | 17 | Advanced to the quarter-finals and qualified for the 2019 Rugby World Cup |
2 | Wales | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 111 | 62 | +49 | 1 | 13 | |
3 | England | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 133 | 75 | +58 | 3 | 11 | Qualified for the 2019 Rugby World Cup |
4 | Fiji | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 84 | 101 | –17 | 1 | 5 | |
5 | Uruguay | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 30 | 226 | –196 | 0 | 0 |
Pool B
changePos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | TF | PF | PA | +/− | BP | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | South Africa | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 176 | 56 | +120 | 4 | 16 | Advanced to the quarter-finals and qualified for the 2019 Rugby World Cup |
2 | Scotland | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 136 | 93 | +43 | 2 | 14 | |
3 | Japan | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 98 | 100 | –2 | 0 | 12 | Qualified for the 2019 Rugby World Cup |
4 | Samoa | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 69 | 124 | –55 | 2 | 6 | |
5 | United States | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 50 | 156 | –106 | 0 | 0 |
Pool C
changePos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | TF | PF | PA | +/− | BP | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | New Zealand | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 174 | 49 | +125 | 3 | 19 | Advanced to the quarter-finals and qualified for the 2019 Rugby World Cup |
2 | Argentina | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 179 | 70 | +109 | 3 | 15 | |
3 | Georgia | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 53 | 123 | –70 | 0 | 8 | Qualified for the 2019 Rugby World Cup |
4 | Tonga | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 70 | 130 | –60 | 2 | 6 | |
5 | Namibia | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 70 | 174 | –104 | 1 | 1 |
Pool D
changePos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | TF | PF | PA | +/− | BP | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Ireland | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 134 | 35 | +99 | 2 | 18 | Advanced to the quarter-finals and qualified for the 2019 Rugby World Cup |
2 | France | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 120 | 63 | +57 | 2 | 14 | |
3 | Italy | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 74 | 88 | –14 | 2 | 10 | Qualified for the 2019 Rugby World Cup |
4 | Romania | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 60 | 129 | –69 | 0 | 4 | |
5 | Canada | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 58 | 131 | –73 | 2 | 2 |
Knockout stage
changeQuarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
17 October — London (Twickenham) | ||||||||||
South Africa | 23 | |||||||||
24 October — London (Twickenham) | ||||||||||
Wales | 19 | |||||||||
South Africa | 18 | |||||||||
17 October — Cardiff | ||||||||||
New Zealand | 20 | |||||||||
New Zealand | 62 | |||||||||
31 October — London (Twickenham) | ||||||||||
France | 13 | |||||||||
New Zealand | 34 | |||||||||
18 October— Cardiff | ||||||||||
Scotland | 35 | |||||||||
Ireland | 20 | |||||||||
25 October — London (Twickenham) | ||||||||||
Argentina | 43 | |||||||||
Argentina | 15 | Third place | ||||||||
18 October — London (Twickenham) | ||||||||||
Scotland | 29 | |||||||||
Australia | 35 | South Africa | 24 | |||||||
Scotland | 36 | Argentina | 13 | |||||||
30 October — London (Olmypic) | ||||||||||
Statistics
changePlayer | Team | Points |
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Nicolás Sánchez | Argentina | 97 |
Handré Pollard | South Africa | 93 |
Bernard Foley | Australia | 82 |
Dan Carter | New Zealand | 82 |
Greig Laidlaw | Scotland | 79 |
Ayumu Goromaru | Japan | 58 |
Overall
change- Total number of points scored: 2,439
- Average points per match: 50.8
- Total number of tries scored: 271 (including 6 penalty tries)
- Average tries per match: 5.65
- Total number of braces: 26
- Total number of hat-tricks: 8
- Total number of conversions missed: 77
- Total number of conversions scored: 194
- Conversion success rate: 71.6%
- Total number of penalty goals missed: 64
- Total number of penalty goals scored: 227
- Penalty goal success rate: 78.0%
- Total number of drop goals scored: 8
- Total number of penalty tries awarded: 6
References
change- ↑ "September 18 start date for RWC 2015". International Rugby Board. 15 May 2012. Retrieved 15 May 2012.
- ↑ "New Zealand retain Rugby World Cup with ruthless display against Australia". Guardian. 31 October 2015. Retrieved 2 November 2015.
- ↑ "England 2015 will be best Rugby World Cup ever, says RFU chief Francis Baron". Daily Telegraph. London. 28 July 2009. Retrieved 20 November 2013.
- ↑ Bates, Rupert (2 September 2007). "Diego Dominguez ready for Rugby World Cup". The Daily Telegraph. London. Archived from the original on 14 October 2007. Retrieved 23 April 2010.
- ↑ Japan joins England and South Africa in bidding for Rugby World Cup, guardian.co.uk, 8 May 2009
- ↑ "30,000 Tickets More on Sale for Rugby WC 2015". mattsports.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2015-09-20. Retrieved 2016-08-07.
- ↑ "RWC 2015 venues and schedule announced". rugbyworldcup.com. International Rugby Board. 2 May 2013. Archived from the original on 7 May 2013. Retrieved 2 May 2013.
- ↑ "Manchester City stadium to become Premier League's third largest". ESPN. 13 August 2015. Retrieved 10 October 2015.