2015 Rugby World Cup knockout stage

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The knockout stage of the 2015 Rugby World Cup began on 17 October with two quarter-finals and concluded on 31 October with the final at Twickenham Stadium in London with all matches played over the course of three consecutive weekends.[1][2][3]

Qualified teams[]

Australia went unbeaten to finish in first place in Pool A, with Wales in second place. In Pool B, South Africa finished top despite losing their opening match against Japan,[4] ahead of Scotland in second place. New Zealand also went unbeaten as winners of Pool C, with Argentina in second. Pool D was topped by Northern Hemisphere teams, with Ireland coming first and France in second.[5][6]

Pool Winners Runners-up
A  Australia  Wales
B  South Africa  Scotland
C  New Zealand  Argentina
D  Ireland  France

Bracket[]

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
17 October – Twickenham Stadium
 
 
 South Africa23
 
24 October – Twickenham Stadium
 
 Wales19
 
 South Africa18
 
17 October – Millennium Stadium
 
 New Zealand20
 
 New Zealand62
 
31 October – Twickenham Stadium
 
 France13
 
 New Zealand34
 
18 October – Millennium Stadium
 
 Australia17
 
 Ireland20
 
25 October – Twickenham Stadium
 
 Argentina43
 
 Argentina15
 
18 October – Twickenham Stadium
 
 Australia29 Third place
 
 Australia35
 
30 October – Olympic Stadium
 
 Scotland34
 
 South Africa24
 
 
 Argentina13
 

Quarter-finals[]

South Africa vs Wales[]

17 October 2015
16:00 BST (UTC+01)
South Africa  23–19  Wales
Try: Du Preez 75' m
Pen: Pollard (5/7) 9', 13', 17', 21', 62'
Drop: Pollard 52'
 Report Try: G. Davies 18' c
Con: Biggar (1/1) 19'
Pen: Biggar (3/4) 15', 47', 64'
Drop: Biggar 40'
Twickenham Stadium, London
Attendance: 79,572
Referee: Wayne Barnes (England)
South Africa
Wales
FB 15 Willie le Roux
RW 14 JP Pietersen
OC 13 Jesse Kriel Substituted off 68'
IC 12 Damian de Allende
LW 11 Bryan Habana
FH 10 Handré Pollard Substituted off 77'
SH 9 Fourie du Preez (c)
N8 8 Duane Vermeulen
OF 7 Schalk Burger
BF 6 Francois Louw Substituted off 68'
RL 5 Lood de Jager
LL 4 Eben Etzebeth Substituted off 68'
TP 3 Frans Malherbe Substituted off 61'
HK 2 Bismarck du Plessis Sent to blood bin 12' to 24' Substituted off 56'
LP 1 Tendai Mtawarira Substituted off 57'
Replacements:
HK 16 Adriaan Strauss Substituted in 12' Substituted off 24' Substituted in 56'
PR 17 Trevor Nyakane Substituted in 57'
PR 18 Jannie du Plessis Substituted in 61'
LK 19 Pieter-Steph du Toit Substituted in 68'
FL 20 Willem Alberts Substituted in 68'
SH 21 Ruan Pienaar
FH 22 Pat Lambie Substituted in 77'
CE 23 Jan Serfontein Substituted in 68'
Coach:
South Africa Heyneke Meyer
South Africa vs Wales 2015-10-17.svg
FB 15 Gareth Anscombe
RW 14 Alex Cuthbert
OC 13 Tyler Morgan Substituted off 68'
IC 12 Jamie Roberts
LW 11 George North
FH 10 Dan Biggar Substituted off 74'
SH 9 Gareth Davies Substituted off 71'
N8 8 Taulupe Faletau
OF 7 Sam Warburton (c)
BF 6 Dan Lydiate Substituted off 68'
RL 5 Alun Wyn Jones
LL 4 Luke Charteris Substituted off 64'
TP 3 Samson Lee Substituted off 56'
HK 2 Scott Baldwin Substituted off 57'
LP 1 Gethin Jenkins Substituted off 56'
Replacements:
HK 16 Ken Owens Substituted in 57'
PR 17 Paul James Substituted in 56'
PR 18 Tomas Francis Substituted in 56'
LK 19 Bradley Davies Substituted in 64'
FL 20 Justin Tipuric Substituted in 68'
SH 21 Lloyd Williams Substituted in 71'
FH 22 Rhys Priestland Substituted in 74'
CE 23 James Hook Substituted in 68'
Coach:
New Zealand Warren Gatland

Man of the Match:
Schalk Burger (South Africa)

Touch judges:
George Clancy (Ireland)
JP Doyle (England)
Television match official:
(England)

New Zealand vs France[]

17 October 2015
20:00 BST (UTC+01)
New Zealand  62–13  France
Try: Retallick 11' c
Milner-Skudder 23' c
Savea (3) 29' c, 38' m, 59' c
Kaino 50' m
Read 64' c
Kerr-Barlow (2) 68' c, 71' c
Con: Carter (7/9) 12', 25', 31', 60', 65', 68', 72'
Pen: Carter (1/1) 7'
 Report Try: Picamoles 36' c
Con: Parra (1/1) 37'
Pen: Spedding (1/1) 9'
Parra (1/2) 15'
Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
Attendance: 71,619
Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)
New Zealand
France
FB 15 Ben Smith
RW 14 Nehe Milner-Skudder Substituted off 40'
OC 13 Conrad Smith Substituted off 52'
IC 12 Ma'a Nonu
LW 11 Julian Savea
FH 10 Dan Carter
SH 9 Aaron Smith Substituted off 65'
N8 8 Kieran Read
OF 7 Richie McCaw (c) Substituted off 69'
BF 6 Jerome Kaino Substituted off 65'
RL 5 Sam Whitelock
LL 4 Brodie Retallick
TP 3 Owen Franks Substituted off 51'
HK 2 Dane Coles Substituted off 60'
LP 1 Wyatt Crockett Substituted off 25'
Replacements:
HK 16 Keven Mealamu Substituted in 60'
PR 17 Joe Moody Substituted in 25'
PR 18 Charlie Faumuina Substituted in 51'
N8 19 Victor Vito Substituted in 65'
FL 20 Sam Cane Substituted in 69'
SH 21 Tawera Kerr-Barlow Substituted in 65'
FH 22 Beauden Barrett Substituted in 40'
CE 23 Sonny Bill Williams Substituted in 52'
Coach:
New Zealand Steve Hansen
New Zealand vs France 2015-10-17.svg
FB 15 Scott Spedding
RW 14 Noa Nakaitaci
OC 13 Alexandre Dumoulin Substituted off 61'
IC 12 Wesley Fofana
LW 11 Brice Dulin
FH 10 Frédéric Michalak Substituted off 12'
SH 9 Morgan Parra Substituted off 69'
N8 8 Louis Picamoles Temporarily suspended from 47' to 57' 47' to 57' Substituted off 72'
OF 7 Bernard Le Roux
BF 6 Thierry Dusautoir (c)
RL 5 Yoann Maestri
LL 4 Pascal Papé Substituted off 48'
TP 3 Rabah Slimani Substituted off 61'
HK 2 Guilhem Guirado Substituted off 57'
LP 1 Eddy Ben Arous Substituted off 61'
Replacements:
HK 16 Dimitri Szarzewski Substituted in 57'
PR 17 Vincent Debaty Substituted in 61'
PR 18 Nicolas Mas Substituted in 61'
N8 19 Damien Chouly Substituted in 72'
FL 20 Yannick Nyanga Substituted in 48'
SH 21 Rory Kockott Substituted in 69'
FH 22 Rémi Tales Substituted in 12'
CE 23 Mathieu Bastareaud Substituted in 61'
Coach:
France Philippe Saint-André

Man of the Match:
Julian Savea (New Zealand)

Touch judges:
Jaco Peyper (South Africa)
John Lacey (Ireland)
Television match official:
(South Africa)

Notes:

  • This was the largest winning margin in a Rugby World Cup knockout stage match, surpassing the 43-point winning margin New Zealand set against Wales in 1987.[7]
  • The nine tries scored by New Zealand is the most scored by one team in a Rugby World Cup knockout stage match.[citation needed]
  • With his hat-trick of tries in this match, Julian Savea equalled Jonah Lomu and Bryan Habana's single-tournament record of eight tries.[8]

Ireland vs Argentina[]

18 October 2015
13:00 BST (UTC+01)
Ireland  20–43  Argentina
Try: Fitzgerald 26' c
Murphy 44' c
Con: Madigan (2/2) 27', 45'
Pen: Madigan (2/4) 20', 53'
 Report Try: Moroni 3' c
Imhoff (2) 10' c, 73' c
Tuculet 69' c
Con: Sánchez (4/4) 5', 10', 70', 74'
Pen: Sánchez (5/6) 13', 22', 51', 64', 77'
Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
Attendance: 72,316
Referee: Jérôme Garcès (France)
Ireland
Argentina
FB 15 Rob Kearney
RW 14 Tommy Bowe Substituted off 13'
OC 13 Keith Earls
IC 12 Robbie Henshaw
LW 11 Dave Kearney
FH 10 Ian Madigan
SH 9 Conor Murray Substituted off 70'
N8 8 Jamie Heaslip (c)
OF 7 Chris Henry
BF 6 Jordi Murphy Substituted off 70'
RL 5 Iain Henderson Substituted off 71'
LL 4 Devin Toner
TP 3 Mike Ross Substituted off 51'
HK 2 Rory Best Substituted off 66'
LP 1 Cian Healy Substituted off 51'
Replacements:
HK 16 Richardt Strauss Substituted in 66'
PR 17 Jack McGrath Substituted in 51'
PR 18 Nathan White Substituted in 51'
LK 19 Donnacha Ryan Substituted in 71'
FL 20 Rhys Ruddock Substituted in 70'
SH 21 Eoin Reddan Substituted in 70'
FH 22 Paddy Jackson
WG 23 Luke Fitzgerald Substituted in 13'
Coach:
New Zealand Joe Schmidt
Ireland vs Argentina 2015-10-18.svg
FB 15 Joaquín Tuculet
RW 14 Santiago Cordero
OC 13 Matías Moroni Substituted off 68'
IC 12 Juan Martín Hernández
LW 11 Juan Imhoff
FH 10 Nicolás Sánchez
SH 9 Martín Landajo Substituted off 53'
N8 8 Leonardo Senatore Substituted off 23' Substituted in 28' Substituted off 51'
OF 7 Juan Martín Fernández Lobbe
BF 6 Pablo Matera
RL 5 Tomás Lavanini
LL 4 Guido Petti Pagadizábal Substituted off 60'
TP 3 Ramiro Herrera Temporarily suspended from 17' to 27' 17' to 27' Substituted off 72'
HK 2 Agustín Creevy (c) Substituted off 56'
LP 1 Marcos Ayerza Substituted off 68'
Replacements:
HK 16 Julián Montoya Substituted in 56'
PR 17 Lucas Noguera Paz Substituted in 68'
PR 18 Juan Pablo Orlandi Substituted in 23' Substituted off 28' Substituted in 72'
LK 19 Matías Alemanno Substituted in 60'
N8 20 Facundo Isa Substituted in 51'
SH 21 Tomás Cubelli Substituted in 53'
CE 22 Jerónimo de la Fuente Substituted in 68'
FB 23 Lucas González Amorosino
Coach:
Argentina Daniel Hourcade

Man of the Match:
Nicolás Sánchez (Argentina)

Touch judges:
Romain Poite (France)
Chris Pollock (New Zealand)
Television match official:
George Ayoub (Australia)

Notes:

  • This was Argentina's first victory over Ireland since their 30–15 victory in the 2007 Rugby World Cup.[9]
  • This was Argentina's largest winning margin over Ireland, surpassing the 16-point margin recorded in June 2007.[10]

Australia vs Scotland[]

18 October 2015
16:00 BST (UTC+01)
Australia  35–34  Scotland
Try: Ashley-Cooper 9' m
Mitchell (2) 30' m, 43' c
Hooper 40' m
Kuridrani 64' c
Con: Foley (2/5) 44', 65'
Pen: Foley (2/2) 54', 80'
 Report Try: Horne 18' c
Seymour 59' m
Bennett 74' c
Con: Laidlaw (2/3) 19', 75'
Pen: Laidlaw (5/5) 14', 21', 34', 47', 69'
Twickenham Stadium, London
Attendance: 77,110
Referee: Craig Joubert (South Africa)
Australia
Scotland
FB 15 Kurtley Beale
RW 14 Adam Ashley-Cooper
OC 13 Tevita Kuridrani
IC 12 Matt Giteau
LW 11 Drew Mitchell
FH 10 Bernard Foley
SH 9 Will Genia Substituted off 71'
N8 8 Ben McCalman
OF 7 Michael Hooper
BF 6 Scott Fardy
RL 5 Rob Simmons Substituted off 66'
LL 4 Kane Douglas
TP 3 Sekope Kepu Substituted off 54'
HK 2 Stephen Moore (c) Substituted off 62'
LP 1 Scott Sio Substituted off 51'
Replacements:
HK 16 Tatafu Polota-Nau Substituted in 62'
PR 17 James Slipper Substituted in 51'
PR 18 Greg Holmes Substituted in 54'
LK 19 Dean Mumm Substituted in 66'
FL 20 Sean McMahon
SH 21 Nick Phipps Substituted in 71'
CE 22 Matt Toomua
FH 23 Quade Cooper
Coach:
Australia Michael Cheika
Australia vs Scotland 2015-10-18.svg
FB 15 Stuart Hogg
RW 14 Sean Maitland Temporarily suspended from 42' to 52' 42' to 52'
OC 13 Mark Bennett
IC 12 Peter Horne Substituted off 71'
LW 11 Tommy Seymour Substituted off 63'
FH 10 Finn Russell
SH 9 Greig Laidlaw (c)
N8 8 David Denton
OF 7 John Hardie
BF 6 Blair Cowan Substituted off 67'
RL 5 Jonny Gray Substituted off 67'
LL 4 Richie Gray
TP 3 WP Nel Substituted off 75'
HK 2 Ross Ford Substituted off 54'
LP 1 Alasdair Dickinson Substituted off 47'
Replacements:
HK 16 Fraser Brown Substituted in 54'
PR 17 Gordon Reid Substituted in 47'
PR 18 Jon Welsh Substituted in 75'
LK 19 Tim Swinson Substituted in 67'
N8 20 Josh Strauss Substituted in 67'
SH 21 Henry Pyrgos
CE 22 Richie Vernon Substituted in 71'
WG 23 Sean Lamont Substituted in 63'
Coach:
New Zealand Vern Cotter

Man of the Match:
Matt Giteau (Australia)

Touch judges:
Glen Jackson (New Zealand)
Pascal Gaüzère (France)
Television match official:
(New Zealand)

Notes:

  • Fraser Brown and Tim Swinson were named to start, but after Ross Ford and Jonny Gray's three-match bans were overturned, they were named in the team minutes before kick off.[11]
  • Matt Giteau and Stephen Moore became the seventh and eighth Australian players to earn 100 test caps.
  • The 34 points scored by Scotland were the most they had ever scored against Australia.[12]
  • After the match, World Rugby issued a statement over referee Craig Joubert's controversial decision to award a late penalty to Australia. The report concluded that while Joubert could not have consulted TMO at the time, his decision was in fact wrong, as the replay showed that Australia's Nick Phipps had played the ball before Scotland's Jon Welsh received it. The correct call should have been a scrum awarded to Australia for the original knock-on.[13]

Semi-finals[]

This was the first Rugby World Cup where no Northern Hemisphere team reached the semi-finals.[14] The semi-final line-up consisted of the four Rugby Championship teams: New Zealand, South Africa, Argentina and Australia. Both matches were played at Twickenham which was also used for the same stage back in the 1999 Rugby World Cup.

South Africa vs New Zealand[]

24 October 2015
16:00 BST (UTC+01)
South Africa  18–20  New Zealand
Pen: Pollard (5/5) 3', 11', 21', 39', 58'
Lambie (1/1) 69'
 Report Try: Kaino 6' c
Barrett 52' c
Con: Carter (2/2) 9', 53'
Pen: Carter (1/2) 60'
Drop: Carter 46'
Twickenham Stadium, London
Attendance: 80,090
Referee: Jérôme Garcès (France)
South Africa
New Zealand
FB 15 Willie le Roux
RW 14 JP Pietersen
OC 13 Jesse Kriel
IC 12 Damian de Allende Substituted off 79'
LW 11 Bryan Habana Temporarily suspended from 52' to 62' 52' to 62'
FH 10 Handré Pollard Substituted off 65'
SH 9 Fourie du Preez (c)
N8 8 Duane Vermeulen
OF 7 Schalk Burger Substituted off 64'
BF 6 Francois Louw Sent to blood bin 29' to 35'
RL 5 Lood de Jager Substituted off 60'
LL 4 Eben Etzebeth
TP 3 Frans Malherbe Substituted off 60'
HK 2 Bismarck du Plessis Substituted off 53'
LP 1 Tendai Mtawarira Substituted off 53'
Replacements:
HK 16 Adriaan Strauss Substituted in 53'
PR 17 Trevor Nyakane Substituted in 53'
PR 18 Jannie du Plessis Substituted in 60'
LK 19 Victor Matfield Substituted in 60'
FL 20 Willem Alberts Substituted in 29' Substituted off 35' Substituted in 64'
SH 21 Ruan Pienaar
FH 22 Pat Lambie Substituted in 65'
CE 23 Jan Serfontein Substituted in 79'
Coach:
South Africa Heyneke Meyer
South Africa vs New Zealand 2015-10-24.svg
FB 15 Ben Smith
RW 14 Nehe Milner-Skudder Substituted off 49'
OC 13 Conrad Smith
IC 12 Ma'a Nonu Substituted off 52'
LW 11 Julian Savea
FH 10 Dan Carter
SH 9 Aaron Smith
N8 8 Kieran Read
OF 7 Richie McCaw (c)
BF 6 Jerome Kaino Temporarily suspended from 39' to 49' 39' to 49' Substituted off 67'
RL 5 Sam Whitelock
LL 4 Brodie Retallick
TP 3 Owen Franks Substituted off 52'
HK 2 Dane Coles Substituted off 67'
LP 1 Joe Moody Substituted off 69'
Replacements:
HK 16 Keven Mealamu Substituted in 67'
PR 17 Ben Franks Substituted in 69'
PR 18 Charlie Faumuina Substituted in 52'
N8 19 Victor Vito
FL 20 Sam Cane Substituted in 67'
SH 21 Tawera Kerr-Barlow
FH 22 Beauden Barrett Substituted in 49'
CE 23 Sonny Bill Williams Substituted in 52'
Coach:
New Zealand Steve Hansen

Man of the Match:
Ben Smith (New Zealand)

Touch judges:
Romain Poite (France)
John Lacey (Ireland)
Television match official:
George Ayoub (Australia)

Notes:

  • New Zealand became the first team to reach four Rugby World Cup finals, having previously played in the 1987, 1995, and 2011 finals.[15]
  • New Zealand's Sonny Bill Williams, Jerome Kaino and Sam Whitelock played in a record 13 consecutive World Cup wins.[16]

Argentina vs Australia[]

25 October 2015
16:00 GMT (UTC+00)
Argentina  15–29  Australia
Pen: Sánchez (5/5) 7', 24', 36', 45', 55'
 Report Try: Simmons 2' c
Ashley-Cooper (3) 10' c, 32' m, 72' c
Con: Foley (3/4) 3', 11', 73'
Pen: Foley (1/2) 48'
Twickenham Stadium, London
Attendance: 80,025
Referee: Wayne Barnes (England)
Argentina
Australia
FB 15 Joaquín Tuculet
RW 14 Santiago Cordero
OC 13 Marcelo Bosch
IC 12 Juan Martín Hernández Substituted off 44'
LW 11 Juan Imhoff Substituted off 18'
FH 10 Nicolás Sánchez
SH 9 Martín Landajo Substituted off 56'
N8 8 Leonardo Senatore Substituted off 49'
OF 7 Juan Martín Fernández Lobbe
BF 6 Pablo Matera
RL 5 Tomás Lavanini Temporarily suspended from 26' to 36' 26' to 36'
LL 4 Guido Petti Pagadizábal Substituted off 58'
TP 3 Ramiro Herrera Substituted off 61'
HK 2 Agustín Creevy (c) Substituted off 31'
LP 1 Marcos Ayerza Substituted off 61'
Replacements:
HK 16 Julián Montoya Substituted in 31'
PR 17 Lucas Noguera Paz Substituted in 61'
PR 18 Juan Figallo Substituted in 61'
LK 19 Matías Alemanno Substituted in 58'
N8 20 Facundo Isa Substituted in 49'
SH 21 Tomás Cubelli Substituted in 56'
CE 22 Jerónimo de la Fuente Substituted in 44'
FB 23 Lucas González Amorosino Substituted in 18'
Coach:
Argentina Daniel Hourcade
Argentina vs Australia 2015-10-25.svg
FB 15 Israel Folau Substituted off 65'
RW 14 Adam Ashley-Cooper
OC 13 Tevita Kuridrani
IC 12 Matt Giteau Substituted off 47'
LW 11 Drew Mitchell
FH 10 Bernard Foley
SH 9 Will Genia Substituted off 67'
N8 8 David Pocock
OF 7 Michael Hooper
BF 6 Scott Fardy Sent to blood bin 56' to 61' Substituted off 71'
RL 5 Rob Simmons Substituted off 67'
LL 4 Kane Douglas
TP 3 Sekope Kepu Substituted off 53'
HK 2 Stephen Moore (c) Substituted off 59'
LP 1 James Slipper Substituted off 53'
Replacements:
HK 16 Tatafu Polota-Nau Substituted in 59'
PR 17 Toby Smith Substituted in 53'
PR 18 Greg Holmes Substituted in 53'
LK 19 Dean Mumm Substituted in 67'
N8 20 Ben McCalman Substituted in 56' Substituted off 61' Substituted in 71'
SH 21 Nick Phipps Substituted in 67'
CE 22 Matt Toomua Substituted in 65'
CE 23 Kurtley Beale Substituted in 47'
Coach:
Australia Michael Cheika

Man of the Match:
Adam Ashley-Cooper (Australia)

Touch judges:
Jaco Peyper (South Africa)
George Clancy (Ireland)
Television match official:
(New Zealand)

Notes:

  • Michael Hooper, just 3 years and 140 days since his debut, became the fastest player ever to earn his 50th test cap, surpassing Australia's Al Baxter's record of 4 years and 44 days, and became the youngest Australian to achieve the 50-test landmark.[17]
  • James Slipper became Australia's most capped prop, surpassing both Ben Alexander's and Benn Robinson's record of 72 caps.
  • Australia became the second team, after New Zealand, to reach four Rugby World Cup finals, having previously played in the 1991, 1999, and 2003 finals.[18]

Bronze Final: South Africa vs Argentina[]

30 October 2015
20:00 GMT (UTC+00)
South Africa  24–13  Argentina
Try: Pietersen 6' c
Etzebeth 43' m
Con: Pollard (1/2) 7'
Pen: Pollard (4/5) 14', 33', 40', 48'
 Report Try: Orlandi 80' c
Con: Sánchez (1/1) 80'
Pen: Sánchez (1/1) 52'
Drop: Sánchez 42'
Olympic Stadium, London
Attendance: 55,925
Referee: John Lacey (Ireland)
South Africa
Argentina
FB 15 Willie le Roux Substituted off 64'
RW 14 JP Pietersen
OC 13 Jesse Kriel
IC 12 Damian de Allende
LW 11 Bryan Habana Substituted off 67'
FH 10 Handré Pollard
SH 9 Ruan Pienaar Substituted off 77'
N8 8 Duane Vermeulen
OF 7 Schalk Burger Substituted off 53' Substituted in 61' Substituted off 66'
BF 6 Francois Louw Sent to blood bin 61' to 66'
RL 5 Victor Matfield (c) Substituted off 63'
LL 4 Eben Etzebeth
TP 3 Frans Malherbe Substituted off 61' Substituted in 70'
HK 2 Bismarck du Plessis Substituted off 49'
LP 1 Tendai Mtawarira Substituted off 40'
Replacements:
HK 16 Adriaan Strauss Substituted in 49'
PR 17 Trevor Nyakane Substituted in 40'
PR 18 Jannie du Plessis Substituted in 61' Substituted off 70'
LK 19 Lood de Jager Substituted in 63'
FL 20 Willem Alberts Substituted in 53'
SH 21 Rudy Paige Substituted in 77'
FH 22 Pat Lambie Substituted in 64'
CE 23 Jan Serfontein Substituted in 67'
Coach:
South Africa Heyneke Meyer
South Africa vs Argentina 2015-10-30.svg
FB 15 Lucas González Amorosino
RW 14 Santiago Cordero
OC 13 Matías Moroni
IC 12 Jerónimo de la Fuente Substituted off 71'
LW 11 Horacio Agulla Substituted off 58'
FH 10 Nicolás Sánchez (c)
SH 9 Tomás Cubelli Temporarily suspended from 5' to 15' 5' to 15' Substituted off 53'
N8 8 Juan Manuel Leguizamón
OF 7 Juan Martín Fernández Lobbe Substituted off 53'
BF 6 Javier Ortega Desio
RL 5 Tomás Lavanini
LL 4 Matías Alemanno Substituted off 47'
TP 3 Ramiro Herrera Substituted off 55'
HK 2 Julián Montoya Substituted off 77'
LP 1 Juan Figallo Sent to blood bin 15' to 22' Substituted off 61' Substituted in 64' Substituted off 71'
Replacements:
PR 16 Lucas Noguera Paz Substituted in 15' Substituted off 22' Substituted in 61' Sent to blood bin 64' to 71'
PR 17 Juan Pablo Orlandi Substituted in 55'
PR 18 Santiago García Botta Substituted in 77'
LK 19 Guido Petti Pagadizábal Substituted in 47'
N8 20 Facundo Isa Substituted in 53'
SH 21 Martín Landajo Substituted in 53'
FH 22 Santiago González Iglesias Substituted in 71'
CE 23 Juan Pablo Socino Substituted in 58'
Coach:
Argentina Daniel Hourcade

Man of the Match:
Damian de Allende (South Africa)

Touch judges:
Glen Jackson (New Zealand)
Chris Pollock (New Zealand)
Television match official:
(England)

Notes:

  • Pat Lambie earned his 50th test cap for South Africa.[19]

Final: New Zealand vs Australia[]

Main article: 2015 Rugby World Cup Final
31 October 2015
16:00 GMT (UTC+00)
New Zealand  34–17  Australia
Try: Milner-Skudder 39' c
Nonu 42' m
Barrett 79' c
Con: Carter (2/3) 40', 80'
Pen: Carter (4/4) 8', 27', 36', 75'
Drop: Carter 70'
 Report Try: Pocock 53' c
Kuridrani 64' c
Con: Foley (2/2) 54', 65'
Pen: Foley (1/1) 14'
Twickenham Stadium, London
Attendance: 80,125
Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)
New Zealand
Australia
FB 15 Ben Smith Temporarily suspended from 52' to 62' 52' to 62'
RW 14 Nehe Milner-Skudder Substituted off 65'
OC 13 Conrad Smith Substituted off 40'
IC 12 Ma'a Nonu
LW 11 Julian Savea
FH 10 Dan Carter
SH 9 Aaron Smith Substituted off 71'
N8 8 Kieran Read
OF 7 Richie McCaw (c) Substituted off 80'
BF 6 Jerome Kaino Substituted off 71'
RL 5 Sam Whitelock
LL 4 Brodie Retallick
TP 3 Owen Franks Substituted off 54'
HK 2 Dane Coles Substituted off 65'
LP 1 Joe Moody Substituted off 59'
Replacements:
HK 16 Keven Mealamu Substituted in 65'
PR 17 Ben Franks Substituted in 59'
PR 18 Charlie Faumuina Substituted in 54'
N8 19 Victor Vito Substituted in 71'
FL 20 Sam Cane Substituted in 80'
SH 21 Tawera Kerr-Barlow Substituted in 71'
FH 22 Beauden Barrett Substituted in 65'
CE 23 Sonny Bill Williams Substituted in 40'
Coach:
New Zealand Steve Hansen
New Zealand vs Australia 2015-10-31.svg
FB 15 Israel Folau
RW 14 Adam Ashley-Cooper
OC 13 Tevita Kuridrani
IC 12 Matt Giteau Substituted off 26'
LW 11 Drew Mitchell Substituted off 66' Substituted in 71'
FH 10 Bernard Foley
SH 9 Will Genia Substituted off 70'
N8 8 David Pocock
OF 7 Michael Hooper
BF 6 Scott Fardy Substituted off 61'
RL 5 Rob Simmons
LL 4 Kane Douglas Substituted off 15'
TP 3 Sekope Kepu Substituted off 59'
HK 2 Stephen Moore (c) Substituted off 55'
LP 1 Scott Sio Substituted off 59'
Replacements:
HK 16 Tatafu Polota-Nau Substituted in 55'
PR 17 James Slipper Substituted in 59'
PR 18 Greg Holmes Substituted in 59'
LK 19 Dean Mumm Substituted in 15'
N8 20 Ben McCalman Substituted in 61'
SH 21 Nick Phipps Substituted in 70'
CE 22 Matt Toomua Substituted in 66' Substituted off 71'
CE 23 Kurtley Beale Substituted in 26'
Coach:
Australia Michael Cheika

Man of the Match:
Dan Carter (New Zealand)

Touch judges:
Jérôme Garcès (France)
Wayne Barnes (England)
Television match official:
(South Africa)

Notes:

  • New Zealand became the first team to retain the Rugby World Cup title, and win a third World Cup title.[20]
  • This was the first time New Zealand won the World Cup on foreign soil.[21]
  • 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.
  • New Zealand's Sonny Bill Williams, Jerome Kaino and Sam Whitelock played in a record 14th consecutive World Cup wins.[16]
  • Fourteen New Zealand players joined five Australians and one South African as winners of multiple Rugby World Cups. McCaw became the first player to captain two World Cup winners.

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