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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. [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.
Pool A of the 2015 Rugby World Cup began on 18 September and was completed on 10 October 2015. [1] The pool was composed of hosts England, as well as the third- and fourth-placed teams from 2011, Australia and Wales. They were joined by the Oceania qualifier, Fiji, and the repechage qualifier, Uruguay.
Pool B of the 2015 Rugby World Cup began on 19 September and was completed on 11 October 2015. [1] 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.
This all-time table compares national teams that have participated in the Rugby World Cup by a number of criteria including matches, wins, losses, draws, total points for, total points against, etc. The table also shows – among other things – the accumulated points for every team that has ever participated in the tournament.
Pool D of the 2015 Rugby World Cup began on 19 September and was completed on 11 October 2015. [1] The pool was composed of France (the 2011 runners-up), Ireland and Italy – who all qualified automatically for the tournament due to finishing in the top three positions in their pools in 2011 – joined by the top American qualifier, Canada, and the second European qualifier, Romania.
Pool C of the 2015 Rugby World Cup began on 19 September and was completed on 11 October 2015. [1] The pool was composed of New Zealand (the title holders), Argentina and Tonga – who all qualified automatically for the tournament due to finishing in the top three positions in their pools in 2011 – along with the top European qualifier, Georgia, and the top African qualifier, Namibia.
Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD T B Pts Qualification 1 Australia 4 4 0 0 141 35 +106 17 1 17 Advanced to the quarter-finals and qualified for the 2019 Rugby World Cup: 2 Wales 4 3 0 1 ...