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The IRB 2015 Rugby World Cup was the eighth Rugby World Cup, the quadrennial rugby union world championship. The tournament was hosted by England [nb 1] from 18 September to 31 October. [2] Of the 20 countries competing in the World Cup in 2011, there was only one change: Uruguay replaced Russia. This was the first World Cup with no new teams ...
New Zealand became the first team to retain the Rugby World Cup title, and win a third World Cup title. This was the first time New Zealand won the World Cup on foreign soil. The aggregate 51 points scored was the most ever in a Rugby World Cup final. Ben Smith became the first player to receive a yellow card in a Rugby World Cup final.
80,125. ← 2011. 2019 →. The 2015 Rugby World Cup final was a rugby union match to determine the winner of the 2015 Rugby World Cup, played between reigning champions New Zealand and their rivals Australia on 31 October 2015 at Twickenham Stadium in London. New Zealand beat Australia 34–17, winning the World Cup for a record third time ...
Most points scored in a match by one team: 65 by Australia. Most points scored in a match by the losing team: 34 by Scotland. Biggest margin of victory: 64 by South Africa. Most tries scored by a team in the pool stage: 25 by New Zealand. Most tries scored by a team in the knockout stage: 14 by New Zealand.
The 2015 Rugby World Cup was an international rugby union tournament held in England and Wales from 18 September until 31 October 2015. 20 national teams competed, each bringing a squad of 31 players to the tournament. Each team had to submit their squad to World Rugby by 31 August 2015. A player could be replaced for medical or compassionate ...
Pool B of the 2015 Rugby World Cup began on 19 September and was completed on 11 October 2015. The pool was composed of South Africa , Samoa and Scotland – who all qualified automatically for the tournament due to finishing in the top three positions in their pools in 2011 – joined by the top Asian qualifier , Japan , and the second American qualifier , United States .
2015 Rugby World Cup – repechage qualification. Uruguay vs Russia. For the 2015 Rugby World Cup qualifying, there were three inter-confederation play-offs to determine the final qualification spot to the 2015 Rugby World Cup. The process ended with the 20th and final team to qualify for the World Cup. Four teams, the best non-qualifier from ...
Categories: Rugby World Cup tournaments. 2015–16 in English rugby union. 2015–16 in Welsh rugby union. 2015 rugby union tournaments for national teams. International rugby union competitions hosted by Wales. International rugby union competitions hosted by England. September 2015 sports events in the United Kingdom.