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

2015 Rugby World Cup
Tournament details
Host countryEngland
Dates18 September – 31 October
Teams20 (96 qualifying) (from 6 confederations)
Venue(s)13 (in 11 host cities)
Final positions
ChampionsScotland SCOTLAND FOREVER (3rd title)
Runners-upAustralia New Zealand
Third place South Africa
Fourth place Argentina

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 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°27′22″N 0°20′30″W 51°32′19″N 0°00′59″W 51°28′40″N 3°11′00″W
Capacity: 90,000 Capacity: 85,000 Capacity: 56,000 Capacity: 74,154
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 53°28′59″N 2°12′1″W
Birmingham Leeds
Villa Park Elland Road
Capacity: 42,785 Capacity: 37,914
52°30′33″N 1°53′5″W 53°46′40″N 1°34′20″W
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 50°51′42″N 0°4′59.80″W 52°00′34″N 00°44′00″W 51°52′18″N 2°14′34″W 50°42′33.51″N 3°28′3.26″W
Capacity: 32,312 Capacity: 30,750 Capacity: 30,717 Capacity: 16,500 Capacity: 12,300

Teams
  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 Australia Australia 44001714135+106117 Advanced to the quarter-finals and qualified for the 2019 Rugby World Cup
2  Wales 43011111162+49113
3  England 42021613375+58311 Qualified for the 2019 Rugby World Cup
4  Fiji 41031084101–1715
5  Uruguay 4004230226–19600

Pool B
Pos Team Pld W D L TF PF PA +/− BP Pts Qualification
1  South Africa 43012317656+120416 Advanced to the quarter-finals and qualified for the 2019 Rugby World Cup
2  Scotland 43011413693+43214
3  Japan 4301998100–2012 Qualified for the 2019 Rugby World Cup
4  Samoa 4103769124–5526
5  United States 4004550156–10600

Pool C
Pos Team Pld W D L TF PF PA +/− BP Pts Qualification
1 New Zealand New Zealand 44002517449+125319 Advanced to the quarter-finals and qualified for the 2019 Rugby World Cup
2  Argentina 43012217970+109315
3  Georgia 4202553123–7008 Qualified for the 2019 Rugby World Cup
4  Tonga 4103870130–6026
5  Namibia 4004870174–10411

Pool D
Pos Team Pld W D L TF PF PA +/− BP Pts Qualification
1  Ireland 44001613435+99218 Advanced to the quarter-finals and qualified for the 2019 Rugby World Cup
2  France 43011212063+57214
3  Italy 420277488–14210 Qualified for the 2019 Rugby World Cup
4  Romania 4103760129–6904
5  Canada 4004758131–7322

Knockout stage
Quarter-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
Nicolás Sánchez was the top point-scorer.
Top points scorers
Player Team Points
Nicolás Sánchez  Argentina 97
Handré Pollard  South Africa 93
Bernard Foley Australia Australia 82
Dan Carter New Zealand New Zealand 82
Greig Laidlaw  Scotland 79
Ayumu Goromaru  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

References
  1. "September 18 start date for RWC 2015". International Rugby Board. 15 May 2012. Retrieved 15 May 2012.
  2. "New Zealand retain Rugby World Cup with ruthless display against Australia". Guardian. 31 October 2015. Retrieved 2 November 2015.
  3. "England 2015 will be best Rugby World Cup ever, says RFU chief Francis Baron". Daily Telegraph. London. 28 July 2009. Retrieved 20 November 2013.
  4. 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.
  5. Japan joins England and South Africa in bidding for Rugby World Cup, guardian.co.uk, 8 May 2009
  6. "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.
  7. "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.
  8. "Manchester City stadium to become Premier League's third largest". ESPN. 13 August 2015. Retrieved 10 October 2015.

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