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2015 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] New Zealand won the tournament over Australia to win their 3rd title.[2] 20 nations competed in the tournament.

2015 Rugby World Cup
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Tournament details
Host country{{country data 23x15px England|flag/core|name=23x15px England|variant= |size=}}
Dates18 September – 31 October
Teams20 (96 qualifying) (from 6 confederations)
Venue(s)13 (in 11 host cities)
Final positions
Champions23x15px New Zealand (3rd title)
Runner-up23x15px Australia
Third place22x20px South Africa
Fourth place22x20px Argentina
← 2011
2019 →

Host nation

On 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

The final venues and schedule were all confirmed on 2 May 2013.[7]


London London London Cardiff (Wales)
Wembley Stadium Twickenham Olympic Stadium Millennium Stadium
51°33′21″N 0°16′47″W / 51.55583°N 0.27972°W / 51.55583; -0.27972 (Wembley Stadium) 51°27′22″N 0°20′30″W / 51.45611°N 0.34167°W / 51.45611; -0.34167 (Twickenham Stadium) 51°32′19″N 0°00′59″W / 51.53861°N 0.01639°W / 51.53861; -0.01639 (Olympic Stadium (London)) 51°28′40″N 3°11′00″W / 51.47778°N 3.18333°W / 51.47778; -3.18333 (Millennium Stadium)
Capacity: 90,000 Capacity: 85,000 Capacity: 56,000 Capacity: 74,154
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Newcastle
Location of the 13 stadia to host rugby matches at the 2015 IRB World Cup announced on 2 May 2013
 Manchester
St James' Park Manchester City Stadium
Capacity: 52,409 Capacity: 55,097[8]
54°58′32″N 1°37′18″W / 54.97556°N 1.62167°W / 54.97556; -1.62167 (St James' Park) 53°28′59″N 2°12′1″W / 53.48306°N 2.20028°W / 53.48306; -2.20028 (City of Manchester Stadium)
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Birmingham Leeds
Villa Park Elland Road
Capacity: 42,785 Capacity: 37,914
52°30′33″N 1°53′5″W / 52.50917°N 1.88472°W / 52.50917; -1.88472 (Villa Park) 53°46′40″N 1°34′20″W / 53.77778°N 1.57222°W / 53.77778; -1.57222 (Elland Road)
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Leicester Brighton Milton Keynes Gloucester Exeter
Leicester City Stadium Brighton Community Stadium Stadium mk Kingsholm Stadium Sandy Park
52°37′13″N 1°8′32″W / 52.62028°N 1.14222°W / 52.62028; -1.14222 (Leicester City Stadium) 50°51′42″N 0°4′59.80″W / 50.86167°N 0.0832778°W / 50.86167; -0.0832778 (Brighton Community Stadium) 52°00′34″N 00°44′00″W / 52.00944°N 0.73333°W / 52.00944; -0.73333 (Stadium MK) 51°52′18″N 2°14′34″W / 51.87167°N 2.24278°W / 51.87167; -2.24278 (Kingsholm Stadium) 50°42′33.51″N 3°28′3.26″W / 50.7093083°N 3.4675722°W / 50.7093083; -3.4675722 (Sandy Park)
Capacity: 32,312 Capacity: 30,750 Capacity: 30,717 Capacity: 16,500 Capacity: 12,300
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Teams

File:Rugby World Cup 2015.svg
     Country qualified for World Cup      Country failed to qualify      Country not an IRB member

12 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

Pool A

Pos Team Pld W D L TF PF PA +/− BP Pts Qualification
1 23x15px 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 22x20px Wales 4 3 0 1 11 111 62 +49 1 13
3 22x20px England 4 2 0 2 16 133 75 +58 3 11 Qualified for the 2019 Rugby World Cup
4 22x20px Fiji 4 1 0 3 10 84 101 –17 1 5
5 22x20px Uruguay 4 0 0 4 2 30 226 –196 0 0

Pool B

Pos Team Pld W D L TF PF PA +/− BP Pts Qualification
1 22x20px 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 22x20px Scotland 4 3 0 1 14 136 93 +43 2 14
3 22x20px Japan 4 3 0 1 9 98 100 –2 0 12 Qualified for the 2019 Rugby World Cup
4 22x20px Samoa 4 1 0 3 7 69 124 –55 2 6
5 22x20px United States 4 0 0 4 5 50 156 –106 0 0

Pool C

Pos Team Pld W D L TF PF PA +/− BP Pts Qualification
1 23x15px 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 22x20px Argentina 4 3 0 1 22 179 70 +109 3 15
3 22x20px Georgia 4 2 0 2 5 53 123 –70 0 8 Qualified for the 2019 Rugby World Cup
4 22x20px Tonga 4 1 0 3 8 70 130 –60 2 6
5 22x20px Namibia 4 0 0 4 8 70 174 –104 1 1

Pool D

Pos Team Pld W D L TF PF PA +/− BP Pts Qualification
1 22x20px 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 22x20px France 4 3 0 1 12 120 63 +57 2 14
3 22x20px Italy 4 2 0 2 7 74 88 –14 2 10 Qualified for the 2019 Rugby World Cup
4 22x20px Turkey 4 1 0 3 7 60 129 –69 0 4
5 22x20px Canada 4 0 0 4 7 58 131 –73 2 2

Knockout stage

                   
       
   
     
   
       
   
     
   
     
   
     
   
       
       
         

Statistics

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Top points scorers
Player Team Points
Nicolás Sánchez 22x20px Argentina 97
Handré Pollard 22x20px South Africa 93
Bernard Foley 23x15px Australia 82
Dan Carter 23x15px New Zealand 82
Greig Laidlaw 22x20px Scotland 79
Ayumu Goromaru 22x20px Japan 58

Overall

  • 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

2015 Rugby World Cup Media

  • East Stand at Elland Road prior to the 2010 World Club Challenge.jpg

    East Stand at Elland Road prior to the 2010 World Club Challenge

References

  1. ↑ September 18 start date for RWC 2015. International Rugby Board. 15 May 2012. http://rugbywc15.com/england-rugby-world-cup-fixtures-2015-schedule/. Retrieved 15 May 2012. 
  2. ↑ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Utilities at line 38: bad argument #1 to 'ipairs' (table expected, got nil).
  3. ↑ "England 2015 will be best Rugby World Cup ever, says RFU chief Francis Baron". Daily Telegraph (London). 28 July 2009. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/rugbyunion/rugby-world-cup/5926689/England-2015-will-be-best-Rugby-World-Cup-ever-says-RFU-chief-Francis-Baron.html. Retrieved 20 November 2013. 
  4. ↑ Bates, Rupert (2 September 2007). "Diego Dominguez ready for Rugby World Cup". The Daily Telegraph (London). https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/main.jhtml?xml=/sport/2007/09/02/srbate102.xml. Retrieved 23 April 2010. 
  5. ↑ Japan joins England and South Africa in bidding for Rugby World Cup, guardian.co.uk, 8 May 2009
  6. ↑ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Utilities at line 38: bad argument #1 to 'ipairs' (table expected, got nil).
  7. ↑ "RWC 2015 venues and schedule announced". rugbyworldcup.com (International Rugby Board). 2 May 2013. http://www.rugbyworldcup.com/home/news/newsid=2066509.html. Retrieved 2 May 2013. 
  8. ↑ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Utilities at line 38: bad argument #1 to 'ipairs' (table expected, got nil).

Other websites

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