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Sep 18, 2015 · Saturday, 31 October: New Zealand 34-17 Australia. All times are UK time (GMT) Fixtures, results, group standings, tournament rules and venues for the 2015 Rugby World Cup in England.
South Africa beat England 32–12 in the final of the 2019 Rugby World Cup with Handré Pollard kicking 22 points to dominate the English. This was the first time the winning team had lost a match during and gone to win the competition; South Africa lost 23–13 against New Zealand in the pool stage.
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 ...
- Route to The Final
- Match
- Closing Ceremony
New Zealand
Having been in band 1 in the draw, New Zealand were placed as the top team participating in Pool C. They began their tournament with a steady performance against Argentina, earning a 26–16 victory (though having been 13–12 down at half time) in front of a then-record crowd of 89,019 at Wembley on 20 September. On that day, their starting XV was the most experienced ever. Their performance remained steady four days later with a 58–14 win over Namibia in which they scored nine tries. On 2 Octob...
Australia
Having also been in band 1 in the draw, Australia were placed as the top team in Pool A, and began their campaign with a 28–13 win over Fiji in Cardiff. Head Coach Michael Cheika, who had only been in charge of the team since 22 October 2014, had been open about the short four-day turn-around between Fiji and Uruguay, and openly admitted he would field two different starting XVs against either team. Had it not been for an injury to James Slipper in the Fiji game, Cheika would have followed th...
Summary
New Zealand played with most of the possession and territory early in the match. After eight minutes, Dan Carter scored the first points in the match, putting New Zealand ahead 3–0. In the 15th minute New Zealand fullback Ben Smith knocked the ball on, and from the resulting scrum New Zealand were penalised when their front row collapsed allowing Bernard Foley to tie the scores. Referee Nigel Owens awarded a penalty to New Zealand after Sekope Kepu made a high tackle on Dan Carter. Carter suc...
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Notes: 1. New Zealand became the first team to retain the Rugby World Cup title, and win a third World Cup title. 2. This was the first time New Zealand won the World Cup on foreign soil. 3. The aggregate 51 points scored was the most in a Rugby World Cup final. 4. Ben Smithbecame the first player to receive a yellow card in a Rugby World Cup final. 5. New Zealand's Sonny Bill Williams, Jerome Kaino and Sam Whitelockplayed in a record 14th consecutive World Cup win. 6. Fourteen New Zealand pl...
At the closing ceremony on 31 October, English singer Laura Wright sang World in Union. This was followed by the handover to Japan for the 2019 Rugby World Cup. Prince Harry presented the Webb Ellis Cup to winning captain Richie McCaw after the match, once the team's name had been engravedon the base of the trophy.
The 2015 Rugby World Cup quarter finals produced two outright victories and two tight matches. New Zealand sailed through after overpowering France 62-13 and Argentina outplayed Ireland in a game that ended 43-20. The first of the hard fought matches was a tense game between South Africa and Wales.
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Nov 1, 2015 · Take Japan as the perfect example. With no wins at a World Cup since 1991, they were 500-1 with some bookmakers when they lined up against two-time champions South Africa.
