2015 Rugby World Cup

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

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.

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
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)
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)
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

Teams

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 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

Pos 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

Pos Team Pld W D L TF PF PA +/− BP Pts Qualification
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

Pos Team Pld W D L TF PF PA +/− BP Pts Qualification
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  Turkey 4 1 0 3 7 60 129 –69 0 4
5  Canada 4 0 0 4 7 58 131 –73 2 2

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  31
18 October— Cardiff
    Australia  17
  Ireland  20
25 October — London (Twickenham)
  Argentina  43  
  Argentina  15 Third place
18 October — London (Twickenham)
    Australia  29  
  Australia  36   South Africa  24
  Scotland  35     Argentina  13
30 October — London (Olmypic)

Statistics

Top points scorers
Player Team Points
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

  • 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. Archived from the original on 21 June 2015. 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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