2015 Rugby World Cup - Wikipedia 2015 Rugby World Cup `` Rugby World Cup 2015 '' redirects here. For the video game based on the rugby event, see Rugby World Cup 2015 ( video game ). 2015 Rugby World Cup Tournament details Host nation England Dates 18 September -- 31 October ( 44 days ) No. of nations 20 ( 96 qualifying ) Final positions Champions New Zealand Runner - up Australia Third - place South Africa Tournament statistics Matches played 48 Attendance 2,477,805 ( 51,621 per match ) Top scorer ( s ) Nicolás Sánchez ( 97 ) Most tries Julian Savea ( 8 ) ← 2011 2019 → The 2015 Rugby World Cup was the eighth Rugby World Cup, the quadrennial rugby union world championship. The tournament was hosted by England from 18 September to 31 October. 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 to the tournament. Reigning champions New Zealand won the cup and defended their title by defeating Australia in the final 34 -- 17 ; South Africa defeated Argentina to take third place. This was the first Rugby World Cup where no Northern Hemisphere team got beyond the quarter - finals. New Zealand were the first team to retain their title, and the first to win for a third time. The highly contested match between Japan and South Africa in the opening weekend, which Japan scored the winning try in the added minutes over heavily favoured South Africa, was widely considered as the `` biggest shock '' or `` biggest upset '' in the history of rugby. As a result, much media attention was drawn right from the beginning of this tournament. Hosts England were eliminated at the pool stage, after defeats by Wales and Australia ; this was the first time in the tournament 's history that a solo host nation failed to progress to the knockout stages, and only the second time any host nation failed to progress to the knockout stages. Wales being the first host nation failing to progress to the knockout stages, when they were co-hosts in the 1991 Rugby World Cup. Contents 1 Bids 1.1 Submission of interest 1.2 Final bids 1.2. 1 England 1.2. 2 Italy 1.2. 3 Japan 1.2. 4 South Africa 2 Venues 2.1 Team bases 3 Qualifying 3.1 Qualified teams 4 Draw 4.1 Draw criticism 5 Squads 6 Pool stage 6.1 Pool A 6.2 Pool B 6.3 Pool C 6.4 Pool D 7 Knockout stage 7.1 Quarter - finals 7.2 Semi-finals 7.3 Bronze final 7.4 Final 8 Awards 9 Statistics 10 Match officials 11 Media coverage 12 Video game 13 Tickets 14 See also 15 Notes 16 References 17 External links Bids See also : Rugby World Cup hosts Submission of interest The International Rugby Board ( IRB ) requested that any member unions wishing to host this tournament or the 2019 Rugby World Cup should indicate their interest by 15 August 2008. This would be purely to indicate interest ; no details had to be provided at this stage. A record ten unions indicated formal interest in hosting the 2015 and / or the 2019 events : Australia, England, Ireland, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Russia, Scotland, South Africa and Wales. Argentina had been reported in early 2008 as having given preliminary consideration to bidding, but did not ultimately formally indicate an interest in bidding. Of the 10 nations that had expressed formal interest, many withdrew their candidacy in early 2009. Jamaica was the first to withdraw its candidacy. Russia withdrew in February 2009 to concentrate on bidding for the 2013 Rugby World Cup Sevens, Australia and Ireland withdrew in spring 2009 due to financial reasons. Scotland withdrew in April 2009 after they were unable to secure co-hosting partners for the tournament. Wales was the last nation to officially pull out after they failed to submit a bid by 8 May 2009, but Wales backed England 's bid and some games were played at Cardiff 's Millennium Stadium. Final bids The final nations that bid for the right to host the 2015 Rugby World Cup were England, Japan, South Africa and Italy. Four confirmed bids was a record number for the Rugby World Cup. On 28 July 2009, the IRB confirmed that England would host the 2015 Rugby World Cup, and Japan would host the 2019 event, having voted 16 -- 10 in favour of approving the recommendation from Rugby World Cup Ltd ( RWCL ) that England and Japan should be named hosts. RWCL chairman Bernard Lapasset revealed the result on 28 July 2009 at IRB headquarters. England In September 2007, The Guardian reported that the Rugby Football Union had decided to submit a bid. BBC News reported in February 2009 that the intent was for a solo bid from the RFU, but with the possibility of some matches being played in Scotland, Wales or Ireland. It was hoped that the 2015 World Cup would add to Britain 's `` Decade of Sport '' ( including the 2012 Summer Olympics and 2014 Commonwealth Games ). It was also claimed that the bid had a very strong chance of success due to the IRB 's belief that the 2011 tournament might make a loss, therefore making it particularly important to ensure a profit, which was considered a strong point of England 's proposed bid. The chief executive of the Rugby Football Union, Francis Baron, said that the tournament would target sales of 3 million tickets. England 's package was projected to generate £ 300m for the IRB -- £ 220m in commercial returns from broadcasting, sponsorship and merchandising, and the £ 80m tournament fee. Italy Italy stated its desire to host, and an Italian bid to host the Rugby World Cup in 2015 or 2019 was confirmed on 20 July 2008. Italy declared that it wanted to host `` For the Enlargement of the Frontiers of Our Sport ''. It was a slogan relevant to the then - current landscape of World Cup rugby, given that 2007 was the first time that the Rugby World Cup was hosted by a primarily non-English - speaking country. The Italian bid offered the largest cities and stadiums in the country and promised a fast domestic train system. The Italian Rugby Federation ( FIR ) also included the importance of the population and the growth of rugby since Italy joined the Six Nations in 2000 as reasons for hosting a World Cup. Rugby had been growing increasingly popular in Italy in recent years, with improved crowds at international matches. The Stadio Olimpico in Rome had been proposed as the venue to host the final and the first match of the tournament. Milan and Naples were included as the other large venues. The entire list was a selection of large stadiums spread across the country. Stade Vélodrome in Marseille, France was also included as the tenth proposed venue. Japan Main article : 2019 Rugby World Cup The Japan Rugby Football Union officially submitted its tender to the IRB in May 2009. Japan was seen as a favourite to host after finishing as runner - up in the bidding for the 2011 event. Japan was seen as having a lot to offer rugby 's growth in Asia. Its population of 127 million, its large economy, and its ability to place rugby before a new Asian audience made it a front - runner for hosting rights. Furthermore, rugby in Japan had developed a following, and with 126,000 registered players, Japan had more players than some of the Six Nations. Japan 's Top League was a showcase for Japanese rugby, and there was excitement about Japan 's entry into the RWC. Japan 's experience in co-hosting the 2002 FIFA World Cup was also seen as a boost, with Japan already possessing the necessary stadiums and infrastructure. South Africa The South African Rugby Union ( SARU ) had confirmed its intent to bid for the 2015 tournament, and in May 2009 South Africa delivered its application to the IRB. South Africa had previously made an unsuccessful bid to host the 2011 RWC. The strengths of a South African bid would be that it is in the same time zone as Europe, the wealthiest television market from a rugby perspective, that South Africa were the current World Cup holders, that they had successfully hosted the 1995 Rugby World Cup, won the 2007 Rugby World Cup and that they were in the process of building large new stadiums for the then - upcoming 2010 FIFA World Cup. Venues After England were appointed tournament hosts on 28 July 2009, the proposed stadia for the tournament were revealed. The final venues were confirmed, along with the tournament 's schedule, on 2 May 2013. Twelve of the stadia were located in England, while the Millennium Stadium located in Wales was also to be used. In 2011, the IRB approved the use of the Millennium Stadium, despite being outside of the host country, due to its capacity and strategic location. Of the thirteen venues, two were dedicated rugby union grounds ( Kingsholm Stadium and Sandy Park ), two were national rugby stadia ( Twickenham and the Millennium Stadium ), two were multi-purpose stadia ( Wembley Stadium and Olympic Stadium ), and the remainder were association football grounds. Proposed venues that did not make the final selection were the Stadium of Light in Sunderland, Coventry 's Ricoh Arena, St Mary 's Stadium in Southampton, Pride Park Stadium in Derby, Anfield in Liverpool and Bristol 's Ashton Gate. In April 2013, Old Trafford was withdrawn from consideration by its owners, Manchester United F.C., citing commitments to hosting rugby league and its Super League Grand Final and concerns about pitch degradation. The RWCL then approached neighbouring Manchester City about leasing their home stadium as a replacement. City agreed to let their stadium be used for the tournament but only for one match due to footballing commitments -- down from the original three which were to be played at Old Trafford. Etihad Stadium, as it was known for football sponsorship purposes, would be called ' Manchester City Stadium ' by organisers for the duration of the tournament. London London London Cardiff Wembley Stadium Twickenham Olympic Stadium Millennium Stadium Capacity : 90,000 Capacity : 85,000 Capacity : 56,000 Capacity : 74,154 Newcastle Wembley Olympic Stadium Twickenham Villa Park Brighton Community Stadium Manchester City Stadium Sandy Park Millennium Stadium Kingsholm Stadium Elland Road Leicester City Stadium Stadium mk St James ' Park Location of the 13 stadia to host rugby matches at the 2015 IRB World Cup announced on 2 May 2013 Manchester St James ' Park Manchester City Stadium Capacity : 52,409 Capacity : 55,097 Birmingham Leeds Villa Park Elland Road Capacity : 42,785 Capacity : 37,914 Leicester Brighton Milton Keynes Gloucester Exeter Leicester City Stadium Brighton Community Stadium Stadium mk Kingsholm Stadium Sandy Park Capacity : 32,312 Capacity : 30,750 Capacity : 30,717 Capacity : 16,500 Capacity : 12,300 Source : The Telegraph Team bases The 41 venues that acted as team bases for the competing nations were announced on 26 August 2014. All prospective team bases were subject to a rigorous selection process, which included an expansive and detailed programme of site visits as well as liaison with the competing Rugby World Cup 2015 teams. Each team base would consist of an outdoor and indoor training facility, a swimming pool, gym and hotel and would be used by the competing teams in the lead up to and during the World Cup. Team Venue ( s ) Argentina St George 's Park Haileybury School Cheltenham RFC ( Cheltenham RFC, Leisure @, Gym 66 ) Australia Dulwich College University of Bath Canada Leicester Grammar School Cardiff Metropolitan University Swansea University ( Swansea University, Wales National Pool ) West Park Leeds RUFC ( West Park Leeds RUFC, John Charles Centre for Sport ) England Pennyhill Park Hotel Salford ( AJ Bell Stadium, Irlam & Cadishead Leisure Centre ) Fiji Swansea University ( Swansea University, Wales National Pool ) London Irish RFC ( London Irish RFC, Elmbridge Xcel Leisure Complex ) Milton Keynes & MK Dons ( Woughton on the Green, Bletchley Leisure Centre ) France The Vale Resort Trinity School, Croydon Georgia Woodbury Park & Bicton College ( Woodbury Park Hotel & Golf Club, Bicton College ) Bristol & SGS Wise ( South Gloucestershire & Stroud College, Bradley Stoke Leisure Centre ) Celtic Manor Resort & Newport ( Newport High School / Active Living Centre, The Celtic Academy ) Ireland St George 's Park Surrey Sports Park Sport Wales National Centre Celtic Manor Resort & Newport ( Newport High School / Active Living Centre, The Celtic Academy ) Italy Surrey Sports Park Cobham RFC ( Cobham RFC, ACS Cobham ) Japan Warwick School Brighton College Namibia Loughborough University Cobham RFC ( Cobham RFC, ACS Cobham ) Plymouth ( St Mark & St John Uni., Plymouth RFC, Plymouth Life Centre & Royal Navy RU ) New Zealand Sport Wales National Centre The Lensbury & St Mary 's University Darlington Mowden Park RFC ( Darlington Mowden Park RFC, Middlesbrough FC ) Romania Dulwich College Woodbury Park & Bicton College ( Woodbury Park Hotel & Golf Club, Bicton College ) Sutton Coldfield RFC ( Sutton Coldfield RFC, Birmingham Met. College, Wyndley Leisure Centre, CrossFitB76 ) Samoa Milton Keynes & MK Dons ( Woughton on the Green, Bletchley Leisure Centre ) University of Brighton ( University of Brighton, Prince Regent Swimming Complex ) Gateshead ( Gateshead International Stadium, Gateshead Leisure Centre, Gateshead College ) Sutton Coldfield RFC ( Sutton Coldfield RFC, Birmingham Met. College, Wyndley Leisure Centre, CrossFitB76 ) Scotland Hartpury College Newcastle Royal Grammar School Leeds Metropolitan University & University of Leeds South Africa University of Birmingham The Lensbury & St Mary 's University Eastbourne College & University of Brighton Gateshead ( Gateshead International Stadium, Gateshead Leisure Centre, Gateshead College ) Tonga University of Exeter Loughborough University University of Northumbria Cheltenham RFC ( Cheltenham RFC, Leisure @, Gym 66 ) United States Hartpury College Haileybury School Royal Navy Rugby Union Leeds Trinity University ( Leeds Trinity University, Kirkstall Leisure Centre ) Wales The Vale Resort London Irish RFC ( London Irish RFC, Elmbridge Xcel Leisure Complex ) Uruguay Moulton College Loughborough University Manchester ( Broughton Park RUFC, The Hough End Centre, Manchester Aquatics Centre ) Celtic Manor Resort & Newport ( Newport High School / Active Living Centre, The Celtic Academy ) Knock - out phase The Vale Resort London Irish RFC Surrey Sports Park Swansea University Pennyhill Park Hotel Sport Wales National Centre Celtic Manor Resort & Newport The Lensbury & St Mary 's University Qualifying Main article : 2015 Rugby World Cup qualifying Of the 20 teams competing at the 2015 World Cup, 12 of them qualified by finishing in the top three places in their pools in the 2011 Rugby World Cup. The other eight teams qualified through regional competition. As the host nation, England qualified automatically. The qualification process for the remaining teams incorporated existing regional competitions such as the European Nations Cup. Qualified teams Twenty teams played in the final tournament. They are listed below, along with their pre-tournament positions in the World Rugby Rankings. The list of teams was the same as in the 2003 tournament. Asia Rugby ( 1 ) Japan ( 13 ) Rugby Africa ( 2 ) South Africa ( 3 ) Namibia ( 20 ) Sudamérica Rugby ( 2 ) Argentina ( 8 ) Uruguay ( 19 ) NACRA ( 2 ) Canada ( 18 ) United States ( 15 ) Rugby Europe ( 8 ) England ( 4 ) France ( 7 ) Georgia ( 16 ) Ireland ( 6 ) Italy ( 14 ) Romania ( 17 ) Scotland ( 10 ) Wales ( 5 ) Oceania Rugby ( 5 ) Australia ( 2 ) Fiji ( 9 ) New Zealand ( 1 ) Samoa ( 12 ) Tonga ( 11 ) Country qualified for World Cup Country failed to qualify Country not an IRB member Draw Seedings for the pools of the 2015 World Cup were based on the teams ' respective IRB Rankings. The draw, hosted by Will Greenwood, was conducted on 3 December 2012 in London, and used the World Rankings as of that day, just after the 2012 end - of - year rugby union internationals, which finished on 1 December 2012. The 12 automatic qualifiers from 2011 were allocated to their respective bands based on their rankings : Band 1, made up of the top 4 automatic qualifiers, ( 1 -- 4 ) Band 2, made up of the next 4 automatic qualifiers, ( 5 -- 8 ) Band 3, made up of the next 4 automatic qualifiers ( 9 -- 12 ) The remaining 8 qualifying places were allocated to Bands 4 and 5, based on previous World Cup playing strength ; Band 4, made up of Oceania 1, Europe 1, Asia 1 and Americas 1 Band 5, made up of Africa 1, Europe 2, Americas 2 and play - off winner This meant the 20 teams, qualified and qualifiers, were seeded thus : Pot 1 New Zealand ( 1 ) South Africa ( 2 ) Australia ( 3 ) France ( 4 ) Pot 2 England ( 5 ) Ireland ( 6 ) Samoa ( 7 ) Argentina ( 8 ) Pot 3 Wales ( 9 ) Italy ( 10 ) Tonga ( 11 ) Scotland ( 12 ) Pot 4 Canada ( Americas 1 ) Japan ( Asia 1 ) Georgia ( Europe 1 ) Fiji ( Oceania 1 ) Pot 5 Namibia ( Africa 1 ) United States ( Americas 2 ) Romania ( Europe 2 ) Uruguay ( Repechage ) The draw saw a representative randomly draw a ball from a pot, the first drawn ball goes to Pool A, the second Pool B, the third Pool C and the fourth Pool D. The draw began with Pot 5, drawn by All Blacks captain Richie McCaw, followed by Pot 4, drawn by RWC 2015 Ambassador Maggie Alphonsi, then Pot 3, drawn by Mayor of London Boris Johnson, Pot 2, drawn by the then Chief Executive for RWC 2015 Debbie Jevans, and finally Pot 1, drawn by IRB chairman Bernard Lapasset. Draw criticism The timing of the draw drew criticism due to the long period between the draw occurring and the commencement of the tournament - three years. Indeed, by the time of the pool match between England and Wales on 26 September, pool A contained the 2nd, 3rd and 4th ( Australia, England and Wales ) ranked teams in the world. Following England 's elimination at the pool stage after defeats by Australia and Wales -- making them the first sole host nation and the first former champion not to reach the knockout stage -- Wales coach Warren Gatland noted that `` Everyone is making a thing about the first home country to hold a World Cup to miss out on the quarter - finals, but the stupid thing, as we all know, is why was the World Cup draw done three years ago ? That 's just ridiculous as far as I am concerned. If they had followed the football model, then we would n't be in this position. There are other people outside this who need to have a look at themselves and why those decisions were made, and you have got to feel sorry for the people involved and who this has affected ''. The chief executive of World Rugby Brett Gosper subsequently acknowledged criticisms, saying `` We 'll look at that next time to see if it 's possible to make the draw closer to the tournament ''. Squads Main article : 2015 Rugby World Cup squads Each country was allowed a squad of 31 players for the tournament. These squads were to be submitted to World Rugby by a deadline of 31 August 2015. Once the squad was submitted, a player could be replaced if injured, but would not be allowed to return to the squad. There was also a stand - down period of 48 hours before the new player was allowed to take the field. Hence, a replacement player called into a squad on the eve of a game would not be permitted to play in that game. Pool stage The first round, or pool stage, saw the 20 teams divided into four pools of five teams, using the same format that was used in 2003, 2007, and 2011. Each pool was a single round - robin of ten games, in which each team played one match against each of the other teams in the same pool. Teams were awarded four points for a win, two points for a draw and none for a defeat. A team scoring four tries in one match scored a bonus point, as did a team that lost by fewer than eight points. Pool A Pool B Pool C Pool D Australia England Wales Fiji Uruguay South Africa Samoa Scotland Japan United States New Zealand Argentina Tonga Georgia Namibia France Ireland Italy Canada Romania The teams finishing in the top two of each pool would advance to the quarter - finals. The top three teams of each pool received automatic qualification to the 2019 Rugby World Cup ( Japan had already automatically qualified as hosts ). Tie - breaking criteria If two or more teams were tied on match points, the following tiebreakers would apply : The winner of the match between the two teams ; Difference between points scored for and points scored against in all pool matches ; Difference between tries scored for and tries scored against in all pool matches ; Points scored in all pool matches ; Most tries scored in all pool matches ; Official World Rugby Rankings as of 12 October 2015. If three teams were tied on points, the above criteria would be used to decide first place in the Pool, and then the criteria would be used again ( starting from criteria 1 ) to decide second place in the Pool. Key to colours in pool tables Advanced to the quarter - finals and qualified for the 2019 Rugby World Cup Eliminated but qualified for 2019 Rugby World Cup Pld = Number of games played ; W = Number of games won ; D = Number of games drawn ; L = Number of games lost ; TF = Number of tries scored ( Tries For ) ; PF = Number of points scored in the game ( Points For ) ; PA = Number of points scored against the team ( Points Against ) ; + / -- = The difference, PF -- PA ; BP = Bonus ( pool ) points ; Pts = Total number of ( pool ) points. Pool a Australia beat England 33 -- 13 at Twickenham Stadium in London. Main article : 2015 Rugby World Cup Pool A Team Pld TF PF PA + / − BP Pts Australia 0 0 17 141 35 + 106 17 Wales 0 11 111 62 + 49 13 England 0 16 133 75 + 58 11 Fiji 0 10 84 101 -- 17 5 Uruguay 0 0 30 226 -- 196 0 0 18 September 2015 England 35 -- 11 Fiji Twickenham Stadium, London 20 September 2015 Wales 54 -- 9 Uruguay Millennium Stadium, Cardiff 23 September 2015 Australia 28 -- 13 Fiji Millennium Stadium, Cardiff 26 September 2015 England 25 -- 28 Wales Twickenham Stadium, London 27 September 2015 Australia 65 -- 3 Uruguay Villa Park, Birmingham 1 October 2015 Wales 23 -- 13 Fiji Millennium Stadium, Cardiff 3 October 2015 England 13 -- 33 Australia Twickenham Stadium, London 6 October 2015 Fiji 47 -- 15 Uruguay Stadium mk, Milton Keynes 10 October 2015 Australia 15 -- 6 Wales Twickenham Stadium, London 10 October 2015 England 60 -- 3 Uruguay Manchester City Stadium, Manchester Pool B South Africa beat the USA 64 -- 0 at the Olympic Stadium in London. Main article : 2015 Rugby World Cup Pool B Team Pld TF PF PA + / − BP Pts South Africa 0 23 176 56 + 120 16 Scotland 0 14 136 93 + 43 14 Japan 0 9 98 100 -- 2 0 12 Samoa 0 7 69 124 -- 55 6 United States 0 0 5 50 156 -- 106 0 0 19 September 2015 South Africa 32 -- 34 Japan Brighton Community Stadium, Brighton 20 September 2015 Samoa 25 -- 16 United States Brighton Community Stadium, Brighton 23 September 2015 Scotland 45 -- 10 Japan Kingsholm, Gloucester 26 September 2015 South Africa 46 -- 6 Samoa Villa Park, Birmingham 27 September 2015 Scotland 39 -- 16 United States Elland Road, Leeds 3 October 2015 Samoa 5 -- 26 Japan Stadium mk, Milton Keynes 3 October 2015 South Africa 34 -- 16 Scotland St. James ' Park, Newcastle 7 October 2015 South Africa 64 -- 0 United States Olympic Stadium, London 10 October 2015 Samoa 33 -- 36 Scotland St. James ' Park, Newcastle 11 October 2015 United States 18 -- 28 Japan Kingsholm, Gloucester Pool C New Zealand beat Argentina 26 -- 16 at Wembley Stadium in London. Main article : 2015 Rugby World Cup Pool C Team Pld TF PF PA + / − BP Pts New Zealand 0 0 25 174 49 + 125 19 Argentina 0 22 179 70 + 109 15 Georgia 0 5 53 123 -- 70 0 8 Tonga 0 8 70 130 -- 60 6 Namibia 0 0 8 70 174 -- 104 19 September 2015 Tonga 10 -- 17 Georgia Kingsholm, Gloucester 20 September 2015 New Zealand 26 -- 16 Argentina Wembley Stadium, London 24 September 2015 New Zealand 58 -- 14 Namibia Olympic Stadium, London 25 September 2015 Argentina 54 -- 9 Georgia Kingsholm, Gloucester 29 September 2015 Tonga 35 -- 21 Namibia Sandy Park, Exeter 2 October 2015 New Zealand 43 -- 10 Georgia Millennium Stadium, Cardiff 4 October 2015 Argentina 45 -- 16 Tonga Leicester City Stadium, Leicester 7 October 2015 Namibia 16 -- 17 Georgia Sandy Park, Exeter 9 October 2015 New Zealand 47 -- 9 Tonga St. James ' Park, Newcastle 11 October 2015 Argentina 64 -- 19 Namibia Leicester City Stadium, Leicester Pool D Ireland beat Canada 50 -- 7 at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff. Main article : 2015 Rugby World Cup Pool D Team Pld TF PF PA + / − BP Pts Ireland 0 0 16 134 35 + 99 18 France 0 12 120 63 + 57 14 Italy 0 7 74 88 -- 14 10 Romania 0 7 60 129 -- 69 0 Canada 0 0 7 58 131 -- 73 19 September 2015 Ireland 50 -- 7 Canada Millennium Stadium, Cardiff 19 September 2015 France 32 -- 10 Italy Twickenham Stadium, London 23 September 2015 France 38 -- 11 Romania Olympic Stadium, London 26 September 2015 Italy 23 -- 18 Canada Elland Road, Leeds 27 September 2015 Ireland 44 -- 10 Romania Wembley Stadium, London 1 October 2015 France 41 -- 18 Canada Stadium mk, Milton Keynes 4 October 2015 Ireland 16 -- 9 Italy Olympic Stadium, London 6 October 2015 Canada 15 -- 17 Romania Leicester City Stadium, Leicester 11 October 2015 Italy 32 -- 22 Romania Sandy Park, Exeter 11 October 2015 France 9 -- 24 Ireland Millennium Stadium, Cardiff Knockout stage Main article : 2015 Rugby World Cup knockout stage Quarter - finals Semi-finals Final 17 October -- London ( Twickenham ) South Africa 23 24 October -- London ( Twickenham ) Wales 19 South Africa 18 17 October -- Cardiff New Zealand 20 New Zealand 62 31 October -- London ( Twickenham ) France 13 New Zealand 34 18 October -- Cardiff Australia 17 Ireland 20 25 October -- London ( Twickenham ) Argentina 43 Argentina 15 Third place 18 October -- London ( Twickenham ) Australia 29 30 October -- London ( Olympic ) Australia 35 South Africa 24 Scotland 34 Argentina 13 Quarter - finals 17 October 2015 16 : 00 BST ( UTC + 01 ) South Africa 23 -- 19 Wales Try : Du Preez 75 ' m Con : Pollard ( 0 / 1 ) 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 ) 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 ) 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 ) 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 ) Semi-finals 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 ) 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 ) Bronze final 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 ) Final 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 ) Awards During the 2015 World Rugby Awards, Japan 's final try and victory against South Africa was named the World Cup best match moment, while Rugby World Cup sponsors Société Générale unveiled their dream team, made up of the best performing players of the Tournament. 2015 Rugby World Cup dream team Pos Player FB 15 Ayumu Goromaru RW 14 Nehe Milner - Skudder OC 13 Conrad Smith IC 12 Matt Giteau LW 11 Julian Savea FH 10 Dan Carter SH 9 Greig Laidlaw Pos Player N8 8 David Pocock OF 7 Schalk Burger BF 6 Mamuka Gorgodze RL 5 Leone Nakarawa LL Eben Etzebeth TP Ramiro Herrera HK Stephen Moore LP Marcos Ayerza Statistics Top points scorers Player Team Points Nicolás Sánchez Argentina 97 Handré Pollard South Africa 93 Bernard Foley Australia 82 Dan Carter New Zealand 82 Greig Laidlaw Scotland 79 Ayumu Goromaru Japan 58 Main article : 2015 Rugby World Cup statistics The top point scorer of the entire tournament was Argentine fly - half Nicolás Sánchez with 97, from one try, 13 conversions, 20 penalties and two drop goals. New Zealand wing Julian Savea scored the most tries, eight, equalling the record for one tournament set by his compatriot Jonah Lomu and South African Bryan Habana. Match officials World Rugby named the following twelve referees, seven assistant referees, and four television match officials to handle the pool stage games : Referees Wayne Barnes ( England ) George Clancy ( Ireland ) JP Doyle ( England ) Jérôme Garcès ( France ) Pascal Gaüzère ( France ) Glen Jackson ( New Zealand ) Craig Joubert ( South Africa ) John Lacey ( Ireland ) Nigel Owens ( Wales ) Jaco Peyper ( South Africa ) Romain Poite ( France ) Chris Pollock ( New Zealand ) Assistant referees Federico Anselmi ( Argentina ) Stuart Berry ( South Africa ) Mike Fraser ( New Zealand ) Angus Gardner ( Australia ) Leighton Hodges ( Wales ) Marius Mitrea ( Italy ) Mathieu Raynal ( France ) Television match officials George Ayoub ( Australia ) Graham Hughes ( England ) Ben Skeen ( New Zealand ) Shaun Veldsman ( South Africa ) Media coverage ITV Sport was the UK and worldwide host broadcaster for the 2015 event, having signed a deal in 2011 to broadcast the 2011 and 2015 RWC tournaments. ITV won the rights after outbidding rivals including the BBC and Sky Sports. It showed every match from the tournament live in the UK on ITV or ITV4. Country or region Broadcaster Broadcasting Africa SuperSport All 48 matches broadcast live Argentina ESPN Extra All 48 matches broadcast live. TV Pública All Argentina matches, plus opening, semi-final and final matches. Australia Fox Sports All 48 matches broadcast live Nine Network All Australian matches, some other pool games and all knockout games free - to - air live Azerbaijan Turkey Tivibu Spor 45 matches live ( excluding Tonga v Georgia, Wales v Fiji and France v Canada at the pool stage ) Brazil ESPN Brasil All 48 matches broadcast live Canada TSN All 48 matches live on either TSN, TSN2 or TSN.ca RDS Rights to a select number of matches in French Caribbean Central America Mexico South America ESPN At least 16 matches ( all Argentina and Uruguay matches, plus all knockout stages matches with the bronze final and the final ). China CCTV All 48 matches broadcast live Czech Republic Slovakia Pragosport / Česká televize All 48 matches broadcast live Fiji Fiji TV All 48 matches broadcast live FBC TV All 48 matches broadcast live free to air France and French Overseas Territories TF1 21 matches, including all French matches, the best pool stage matches, all quarter - finals, both semi-finals, the bronze final and the final Canal+ 27 matches that will not be broadcast by TF1 Georgia 1TV All 48 matches broadcast live Hungary Digi Sport More than 40 matches broadcast live India Sony SIX All 48 matches broadcast live Ireland TV3 3e All 48 matches broadcast live. TV3 began broadcasting in HD just before the competition. Israel Sport1 TBA Italy Sky Sport All 48 matches broadcast live, and delay at 11 pm of Italy matches, a quarter - final, a semi-final and the final on TV8. Japan J Sports All 48 matches broadcast live Nippon TV Japanese commentary of all Japanese pool - stage matches, 2 quarter - finals, both semi-finals, the bronze final and the final. NHK Free to air coverage of 16 matches, including all Japanese matches, the opening match, 2 quarter - finals, both semi-finals, the bronze final and the final. Latvia Best 4 Sport TV All 48 matches live or on delay and repeat Netherlands RTL 7 Total of 24 matches live New Zealand Sky Sport All 48 matches broadcast live Poland Polsat Sport All 48 matches broadcast live or on delay Portugal Sport TV All 48 matches broadcast live Romania Digi Sport All 48 matches broadcast live Russia Peretz More than 30 matches broadcast delay on TV and live on internet Samoa Sky Pacific ( Fiji TV ) All 48 matches broadcast live South Asia Sony SIX All 48 matches broadcast live with sister channel Sony Kix. Sri Lanka Channel Eye All 48 matches live or on delay and repeat ( Free to air ) South Africa SABC SuperSport 29 live matches, including all South African matches, and 7 delayed matches All 48 matches broadcast live with repeats and highlights Spain Canal+ Deportes ( Movistar+ ) All 48 matches broadcast live Tonga Sky Pacific ( Fiji TV ) All 48 matches broadcast live United Kingdom ITV Network All 48 matches live on either ITV, STV ( Scotland ), UTV ( Northern Ireland ) or ITV4 BBC Radio Live radio commentary for all 48 games. Radio Cymru broadcast live commentary of all Wales games in Welsh S4C All Wales matches live in Welsh, the opening match, one quarter - final and one semi-final, the bronze final and the final United States Universal Sports NBC & Univision All 48 matches live online in the US for a cost of $199.99. Live coverage of nine matches between the two broadcasters -- four USA pool matches, opening match, both semi-finals, bronze final and the final. Uruguay Teledoce Only Uruguay matches Except British Indian Ocean Territory - Chagos Archipelago, Cape Verde, Chad, Democratic Republic of Congo, Djibouti, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mayotte, North Africa, Réunion, Somalia, South Sudan and Tristan da Cunha. Except Belize. Except Brazil and South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands. Television network Country or Region Broadcasting Canal+ Africa Francophone Central and West Africa All 48 matches live on Canal+ Sport 3 Eurosport Austria, Belgium, Germany, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Switzerland 20 matches live, including opening match and final Fox Sports Asia Cambodia, China ( Via STAR Sports ), Hong Kong, Indonesia, South Korea ( Via STAR Sports Korea ), Macau, Mongolia, Myanmar, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia All 48 matches broadcast live Fiji TV Cook Islands, East Timor, Solomon Islands, Niue, Nauru, Vanuatu, Kiribati, Northern Marianas, Tokelau, Tahiti, Tuvalu, New Caledonia, American Samoa, Marshall Islands, Palau and Federated States of Micronesia. Papua New Guinea, Wallis and Futuna, Nouvelle Calédonie, Îles Éparses, Polynésie Française. All 48 matches broadcast live OSN Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Morocco, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Qatar, Tunisia, UAE All 48 matches broadcast live or on delay TF1 Monaco 21 matches, including all French matches, the best pool stage matches, all quarter - finals, both semi-finals, the bronze final and the final Viaplay, Viasat Denmark, Finland, Norway, Sweden All 48 matches broadcast live on OTT Service Viaplay, with selected games on Viasat Sport Video game The officially - licensed Rugby World Cup 2015 video game was released on 4 September 2015 on PC, PS3, PS4, PS Vita, Xbox 360 and Xbox One. IGN rated the game 1.5 / 10, calling it `` unbearable ''. Tickets Ticket prices were announced in November 2013 with general sale applications launching in September 2014. Adult ticket prices started at £ 15 for pool matches and children 's tickets were available from £ 7 at 41 of the 48 matches. Tickets for the World Cup final ranged from £ 150 to £ 715. See also 2015 Rugby World Cup warm - up matches Notes Jump up ^ Although England, with its governing body the Rugby Football Union, is officially the sole `` host nation '' of the tournament, some matches are played in Cardiff, Wales. Jump up ^ The IRB became World Rugby on 19 November 2014. However, the 2015 World Cup retained its IRB branding, given the proximity of the rebrand to the event, and as merchandise was already available with IRB branding at the time of the name change. The 2019 Rugby World Cup will be the first to use full World Rugby branding. References Jump up ^ `` September 18 start date for RWC 2015 ''. International Rugby Board. 15 May 2012. Archived from the original on 21 June 2015. Retrieved 15 May 2012. Jump up ^ `` Rugby World Cup 2015 : Rugby Championship downs Six Nations ''. New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 18 October 2015. Jump up ^ `` New Zealand retain Rugby World Cup with ruthless display against Australia ''. Guardian. 31 October 2015. 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The Daily Telegraph. London. 9 October 2009. Jump up ^ Rumsby, Ben ( 3 April 2013 ). `` 2015 Rugby World Cup can only persuade Manchester City to host one game ''. The Telegraph. London. Retrieved 4 April 2013. Jump up ^ `` RWC 2015 venues and schedule announced ''. 2 May 2013. Archived from the original on 11 November 2013. Retrieved 17 January 2014. Jump up ^ `` Manchester City stadium to become Premier League 's third largest ''. ESPN. 13 August 2015. Retrieved 10 October 2015. Jump up ^ `` Rugby World Cup 2015 venues ''. The Telegraph. London. 11 September 2014. Retrieved 31 January 2015. Jump up ^ `` Official RWC 2015 Site - RWC 2015 official team bases announced ''. archive.org. 26 August 2014. Archived from the original on 26 August 2014. Retrieved 14 September 2017. Jump up ^ `` Major changes made to RWC qualifying ''. worldcupweb.com. 10 May 2007. Retrieved 30 June 2009. Jump up ^ `` World Rugby ''. worldrugby.org. Jump up ^ `` IRB World Rankings at 3 December 2012 ''. World Rugby. 3 December 2012. Retrieved 7 April 2015. Jump up ^ `` Rugby World Cup Scout : draw changes, Hawk - Eye, concussion ''. Fox Sports. Fox Sports Australia. Retrieved 10 October 2015. Jump up ^ `` World Rugby ''. Retrieved 26 September 2015. Jump up ^ `` Bernard Foley breaks English hearts with two first - half tries as hosts are sent crashing out of the World Cup ''. Daily Mail. 3 October 2015. Retrieved 3 October 2015. Jump up ^ `` Gatland condemns ' ridiculous ' World Cup draw ''. itv. itv. Retrieved 10 October 2015. Jump up ^ Kitson, Robert. `` Rugby World Cup : draw for 2019 set to take place closer to tournament ''. guardian.co, uk. The Guardian. Retrieved 10 October 2015. Jump up ^ Woolford, Anthony ( 1 September 2015 ). `` The strict 48 hour rule Warren Gatland must abide by if Wales face a World Cup hooking crisis ''. Wales Online. Media Wales. Archived from the original on 11 October 2015. Jump up ^ `` Tournament rules ''. rugbyworldcup.com. 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Archived from the original on 3 November 2014. Jump up ^ `` Eurosport überträgt die Rugby - WM 2015 in Deutschland '' ( in German ). Total Rugby. 13 May 2015. Jump up ^ `` RUGBY WORLD CUP 2015 -- TV SCHEDULE ''. Fox Sports Asia. Fox Sports Asia. Retrieved 17 September 2015. Jump up ^ `` Viaplay sänder allt från Rugby - VM ''. Viasatsport.se. 25 June 2015. Archived from the original on 26 June 2015. Jump up ^ rugbyworldcuptv.com > Jump up ^ `` RUGBY WORLD CUP 2015 ''. Bigben EN. Jump up ^ Nathan Lawrence ( 4 September 2015 ). `` Ruby World Cup 2015 Review ''. IGN. Retrieved 7 September 2015. Jump up ^ `` 2.3 m tickets for Rugby World Cup 2015 ''. rugbyworldcup.com. International Rugby Board. 27 November 2013. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 27 November 2013. Jump up ^ `` Rugby World Cup 2015 : Cheapest Twickenham final ticket is £ 150 ''. BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 27 November 2013. Retrieved 27 November 2013. External links Wikimedia Commons has media related to 2015 Rugby World Cup. 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