Rugby World Cup 2015
The eighth Rugby World Cup was hosted by England from 18 September to 31 October 2015. Matches were played at 13 venues in 11 host cities.
Champions🏆 New Zealand (3rd title)
Runners-up🇦🇺 Australia
Matches played48
Total attendance2,477,805
Final Pool Tables
Pool A
| Pos | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Australia | 17 |
| 2 | Wales | 13 |
| 3 | England | 11 |
| 4 | Fiji | 5 |
| 5 | Uruguay | 0 |
Pool B
| Pos | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Africa | 16 |
| 2 | Scotland | 14 |
| 3 | Japan | 12 |
| 4 | Samoa | 6 |
| 5 | United States | 0 |
Pool C
| Pos | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Zealand | 19 |
| 2 | Argentina | 15 |
| 3 | Georgia | 8 |
| 4 | Tonga | 6 |
| 5 | Namibia | 1 |
Pool D
| Pos | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ireland | 18 |
| 2 | France | 14 |
| 3 | Italy | 10 |
| 4 | Romania | 4 |
| 5 | Canada | 2 |
Pool A
AustraliaWalesEnglandFijiUruguay
England 35–11 Fiji
Wales 54–9 Uruguay
Australia 28–13 Fiji
England 25–28 Wales
Australia 65–3 Uruguay
Wales 23–13 Fiji
England 13–33 Australia
Fiji 47–15 Uruguay
Australia 15–6 Wales
England 60–3 Uruguay
Pool B
South AfricaScotlandJapanSamoaUnited States
South Africa 32–34 Japan
Samoa 25–16 United States
Scotland 45–10 Japan
South Africa 46–6 Samoa
Scotland 39–16 United States
Samoa 5–26 Japan
South Africa 34–16 Scotland
South Africa 64–0 United States
Samoa 33–36 Scotland
United States 18–28 Japan
Pool C
New ZealandArgentinaGeorgiaTongaNamibia
Tonga 10–17 Georgia
New Zealand 26–16 Argentina
New Zealand 58–14 Namibia
Argentina 54–9 Georgia
Tonga 35–21 Namibia
New Zealand 43–10 Georgia
Argentina 45–16 Tonga
Namibia 16–17 Georgia
New Zealand 47–9 Tonga
Argentina 64–19 Namibia
Pool D
IrelandFranceItalyRomaniaCanada
Ireland 50–7 Canada
France 32–10 Italy
France 38–11 Romania
Italy 23–18 Canada
Ireland 44–10 Romania
France 41–18 Canada
Ireland 16–9 Italy
Canada 15–17 Romania
Italy 32–22 Romania
France 9–24 Ireland
Knockout Stage
Quarter-finals
South Africa 23–19 Wales
New Zealand 62–13 France
Ireland 20–43 Argentina
Australia 35–34 Scotland
Semi-finals
South Africa 18–20 New Zealand
Argentina 15–29 Australia
Bronze final
South Africa 24–13 Argentina
Final
🇳🇿 New Zealand 34–17 Australia 🇦🇺
Twickenham Stadium, London
Standout Players
- Nicolás Sánchez — 97 points
- Handré Pollard — 93 points
- Bernard Foley — 82 points
- Dan Carter — 82 points
- Greig Laidlaw — 79 points
- Julian Savea — 8 tries
- Ayumu Goromaru
- Nehe Milner-Skudder
- Conrad Smith
- Matt Giteau
- David Pocock
- Schalk Burger
- Mamuka Gorgodze
- Leone Nakarawa
- Eben Etzebeth
- Ramiro Herrera
- Stephen Moore
- Marcos Ayerza