# 2015 Rugby World Cup Pool A

Pool A of the 2015 Rugby World Cup began on 18 September and was completed on 10 October 2015. 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. The group was called the group of death, with four of the five teams in the top 10 of the World Rugby Rankings going into the tournament. Australia and Wales qualified for the quarter-finals.

## Standings

| Pos | Teamvte | 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 | 111 | 62 | +49 | 11 | 1 | 13 | Advanced to the quarter-finals and qualified for the 2019 Rugby World Cup |
| 3 | England | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 133 | 75 | +58 | 16 | 3 | 11 | Eliminated but qualified for 2019 Rugby World Cup |
| 4 | Fiji | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 84 | 101 | −17 | 10 | 1 | 5 | |
| 5 | Uruguay | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 30 | 226 | −196 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |

## Matches

All times are local United Kingdom time (UTC+01)

### England vs Fiji

* 18 September 2015 20:00
| England | 35–11 | Fiji |
| Try: Penalty try 13' c Brown (2) 22' m, 72' c B. Vunipola 80' c Con: Ford (1/2) 13' Farrell (2/2) 73', 80' Pen: Ford (2/3) 3', 34' Farrell (1/1) 68' | Report | Try: Nadolo 30' m Pen: Nadolo (1/3) 37' Volavola (1/2) 64' |
* Twickenham Stadium, London Attendance: 80,015 Referee: Jaco Peyper (South Africa)
| England | Fiji |
| FB | 15 | Mike Brown |
| RW | 14 | Anthony Watson |
| OC | 13 | Jonathan Joseph |
| IC | 12 | Brad Barritt | 62' |
| LW | 11 | Jonny May |
| FH | 10 | George Ford | 62' |
| SH | 9 | Ben Youngs | 52' |
| N8 | 8 | Ben Morgan | 52' |
| OF | 7 | Chris Robshaw (c) |
| BF | 6 | Tom Wood |
| RL | 5 | Courtney Lawes |
| LL | 4 | Geoff Parling | 52' |
| TP | 3 | Dan Cole | 68' |
| HK | 2 | Tom Youngs | 73' |
| LP | 1 | Joe Marler | 52' |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Rob Webber | 73' |
| PR | 17 | Mako Vunipola | 52' |
| PR | 18 | Kieran Brookes | 68' |
| LK | 19 | Joe Launchbury | 52' |
| N8 | 20 | Billy Vunipola | 52' |
| SH | 21 | Richard Wigglesworth | 52' |
| FH | 22 | Owen Farrell | 62' |
| CE | 23 | Sam Burgess | 62' |
| Coach: ||
| Stuart Lancaster ||
| FB | 15 | Metuisela Talebula |
| RW | 14 | Waisea Nayacalevu |
| OC | 13 | Vereniki Goneva |
| IC | 12 | Gabiriele Lovobalavu |
| LW | 11 | Nemani Nadolo |
| FH | 10 | Ben Volavola |
| SH | 9 | Nikola Matawalu | 13' |
| N8 | 8 | Sakiusa Matadigo |
| OF | 7 | Akapusi Qera (c) |
| BF | 6 | Dominiko Waqaniburotu | | 60' |
| RL | 5 | Leone Nakarawa |
| LL | 4 | Api Ratuniyarawa | | 41' |
| TP | 3 | Manasa Saulo | | 76' |
| HK | 2 | Sunia Koto | | 74' |
| LP | 1 | Campese Ma'afu | | 74' |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Tuapati Talemaitoga | | 74' |
| PR | 17 | Peni Ravai | | 74' |
| PR | 18 | Isei Colati | | 76' |
| LK | 19 | Tevita Cavubati | | 41' |
| FL | 20 | Peceli Yato | | 60' |
| SH | 21 | Nemia Kenatale |
| FH | 22 | Josh Matavesi |
| WG | 23 | Asaeli Tikoirotuma |
| Coach: ||
| John McKee ||
* Man of the Match:
* Mike Brown (England)
* Touch judges:
* John Lacey (Ireland)
* Stuart Berry (South Africa)
* Television match official:
* Shaun Veldsman (South Africa)
Notes:
* Ben Youngs earned his 50th test cap for England.

### Wales vs Uruguay

* 20 September 2015 14:30
| Wales | 54–9 | Uruguay |
| Try: Lee 15' c Allen (3) 19' c, 30' c, 40' c Amos 50' c G. Davies (2) 60' m, 80' c Tipuric 71' c Con: Priestland (7/8) 16', 19', 30', 40', 51', 72', 80' | Report | Pen: Berchesi (3/4) 2', 9', 24' |
* Millennium Stadium, Cardiff Attendance: 71,887 Referee: Romain Poite (France)
| Wales | Uruguay |
| FB | 15 | Liam Williams | 36' |
| RW | 14 | Alex Cuthbert |
| OC | 13 | Cory Allen | 55' |
| IC | 12 | Scott Williams |
| LW | 11 | Hallam Amos |
| FH | 10 | Rhys Priestland |
| SH | 9 | Gareth Davies |
| N8 | 8 | James King | 47' | 75' |
| OF | 7 | Justin Tipuric |
| BF | 6 | Sam Warburton (c) | 59' |
| RL | 5 | Luke Charteris | 47' |
| LL | 4 | Jake Ball |
| TP | 3 | Samson Lee | 40' |
| HK | 2 | Scott Baldwin | 63' |
| LP | 1 | Paul James | 32' |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Ken Owens | 63' |
| PR | 17 | Aaron Jarvis | 32' |
| PR | 18 | Tomas Francis | 40' |
| LK | 19 | Dominic Day | 47' |
| FL | 20 | Dan Lydiate | 59' | 75' |
| FL | 21 | Ross Moriarty | 47' |
| SH | 22 | Lloyd Williams | 55' |
| FB | 23 | Matthew Morgan | 36' |
| Coach: ||
| Warren Gatland ||
| FB | 15 | Gastón Mieres |
| RW | 14 | Santiago Gibernau |
| OC | 13 | Joaquín Prada |
| IC | 12 | Andrés Vilaseca | 75' |
| LW | 11 | Rodrigo Silva |
| FH | 10 | Felipe Berchesi |
| SH | 9 | Agustín Ormaechea | 75' |
| N8 | 8 | Alejandro Nieto |
| OF | 7 | Matías Beer | 59' |
| BF | 6 | Juan Manuel Gaminara |
| RL | 5 | Jorge Zerbino | 62' |
| LL | 4 | Santiago Vilaseca (c) | 75' |
| TP | 3 | Mario Sagario | 72' |
| HK | 2 | Carlos Arboleya | 78' |
| LP | 1 | Alejo Corral | 78' |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Germán Kessler | 78' |
| PR | 17 | Oscar Durán | 72' |
| PR | 18 | Mateo Sanguinetti | 78' |
| LK | 19 | Franco Lamanna | 62' |
| FL | 20 | Agustín Alonso | 75' |
| FL | 21 | Juan de Freitas | 59' |
| SH | 22 | Alejo Durán | 75' |
| WG | 23 | Francisco Bulanti | 75' |
| Coach: ||
| Pablo Lemoine ||
* Man of the Match:
* Cory Allen (Wales)
* Touch judges:
* Pascal Gaüzère (France)
* Mathieu Raynal (France)
* Television match official:
* Ben Skeen (New Zealand)
Notes
* This was the first ever match between these nations.

### Australia vs Fiji

* 23 September 2015 16:45
| Australia | 28–13 | Fiji |
| Try: Pocock (2) 26' c, 31' m Kepu 43' c Con: Foley (2/3) 28', 44' Pen: Foley (3/3) 10', 38', 70' | Report | Try: Volavola 60' c Con: Nadolo (1/1) 61' Pen: Nadolo (2/2) 21', 47' |
* Millennium Stadium, Cardiff Attendance: 67,253 Referee: Glen Jackson (New Zealand)
| Australia | Fiji |
| FB | 15 | Israel Folau |
| RW | 14 | Adam Ashley-Cooper |
| OC | 13 | Tevita Kuridrani | 74' |
| IC | 12 | Matt Giteau | | 72' |
| LW | 11 | Rob Horne |
| FH | 10 | Bernard Foley | | 78' |
| SH | 9 | Will Genia | | 67' |
| N8 | 8 | David Pocock |
| OF | 7 | Michael Hooper |
| BF | 6 | Scott Fardy |
| RL | 5 | Rob Simmons | | 62' |
| LL | 4 | Kane Douglas | | 70' |
| TP | 3 | Sekope Kepu | | 56' |
| HK | 2 | Stephen Moore (c) | | 67' |
| LP | 1 | Scott Sio | | 56' | 67' |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Tatafu Polota-Nau | | 67' |
| PR | 17 | James Slipper | | 56' | 67' |
| PR | 18 | Greg Holmes | | 56' |
| LK | 19 | Will Skelton | | 70' |
| LK | 20 | Dean Mumm | | 62' |
| SH | 21 | Nick Phipps | | 67' |
| CE | 22 | Matt To'omua | | 78' |
| CE | 23 | Kurtley Beale | | 72' |
| Coach: ||
| Michael Cheika ||
| FB | 15 | Metuisela Talebula |
| RW | 14 | Waisea Nayacalevu | | 5' |
| OC | 13 | Vereniki Goneva |
| IC | 12 | Gabiriele Lovobalavu |
| LW | 11 | Nemani Nadolo |
| FH | 10 | Ben Volavola |
| SH | 9 | Nikola Matawalu | | 50' |
| N8 | 8 | Netani Talei | | 67' |
| OF | 7 | Akapusi Qera (c) |
| BF | 6 | Peceli Yato | | 35' | 40' |
| RL | 5 | Leone Nakarawa |
| LL | 4 | Tevita Cavubati | | 62' |
| TP | 3 | Manasa Saulo | | 78' |
| HK | 2 | Talemaitoga Tuapati |
| LP | 1 | Campese Ma'afu | 30' |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Viliame Veikoso |
| PR | 17 | Peni Ravai | | 35' | 40' |
| PR | 18 | Isei Colati | | 78' |
| LK | 19 | Nemia Soqeta | | 62' |
| FL | 20 | Malakai Ravulo | | 67' |
| SH | 21 | Nemia Kenatale | | 50' |
| FH | 22 | Josh Matavesi |
| WG | 23 | Asaeli Tikoirotuma | | 5' |
| Coach: ||
| John McKee ||
* Man of the Match:
* David Pocock (Australia)
* Touch judges:
* Nigel Owens (Wales)
* Leighton Hodges (Wales)
* Television match official:
* Graham Hughes (England)

### England vs Wales

* 26 September 2015 20:00
| England | 25–28 | Wales |
| Try: May 27' c Con: Farrell (1/1) 29' Pen: Farrell (5/5) 12', 24', 44', 52', 69' Drop: Farrell 18' | Report | Try: G. Davies 71' c Con: Biggar (1/1) 72' Pen: Biggar (7/7) 3', 16', 40', 48', 54', 59', 75' |
* Twickenham Stadium, London Attendance: 81,129 Referee: Jérôme Garcès (France)
| England | Wales |
| FB | 15 | Mike Brown |
| RW | 14 | Anthony Watson |
| OC | 13 | Brad Barritt |
| IC | 12 | Sam Burgess | 70' |
| LW | 11 | Jonny May |
| FH | 10 | Owen Farrell |
| SH | 9 | Ben Youngs | 49' |
| N8 | 8 | Billy Vunipola | 63' |
| OF | 7 | Chris Robshaw (c) |
| BF | 6 | Tom Wood |
| RL | 5 | Courtney Lawes | 40' |
| LL | 4 | Geoff Parling |
| TP | 3 | Dan Cole | 72' |
| HK | 2 | Tom Youngs | 67' |
| LP | 1 | Joe Marler | 61' |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Rob Webber | 67' |
| PR | 17 | Mako Vunipola | 63' |
| PR | 18 | Kieran Brookes | 72' |
| LK | 19 | Joe Launchbury | 40' |
| FL | 20 | James Haskell | 63' |
| SH | 21 | Richard Wigglesworth | 49' |
| FH | 22 | George Ford | 70' |
| FB | 23 | Alex Goode |
| Coach: ||
| Stuart Lancaster ||
| FB | 15 | Liam Williams | 67' |
| RW | 14 | George North |
| OC | 13 | Scott Williams | 63' |
| IC | 12 | Jamie Roberts |
| LW | 11 | Hallam Amos | 67' |
| FH | 10 | Dan Biggar |
| SH | 9 | Gareth Davies |
| N8 | 8 | Taulupe Faletau |
| OF | 7 | Sam Warburton (c) |
| BF | 6 | Dan Lydiate | 70' |
| RL | 5 | Alun Wyn Jones |
| LL | 4 | Bradley Davies | 70' |
| TP | 3 | Tomas Francis | 49' |
| HK | 2 | Scott Baldwin | 49' |
| LP | 1 | Gethin Jenkins |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Ken Owens | 49' |
| PR | 17 | Aaron Jarvis |
| PR | 18 | Samson Lee | 49' |
| LK | 19 | Luke Charteris | 70' |
| FL | 20 | Justin Tipuric | 70' |
| SH | 21 | Lloyd Williams | 67' |
| FH | 22 | Rhys Priestland | 67' |
| WG | 23 | Alex Cuthbert | 63' |
| Coach: ||
| Warren Gatland ||
* Man of the Match:
* Dan Biggar (Wales)
* Touch judges:
* Romain Poite (France)
* Mathieu Raynal (France)
* Television match official:
* Shaun Veldsman (South Africa)
Notes:
* This was the first time the host nation had lost a match in the pool stage since France lost to Argentina 17–12 in 2007.

### Australia vs Uruguay

* 27 September 2015 12:00
| Australia | 65–3 | Uruguay |
| Try: McMahon (2) 7' m, 69' m Tomane 9' c Mumm 26' m Speight 31' c McCalman (2) 36' c, 61' c Mitchell (2) 47' m, 52' m To'omua 71' m Kuridrani 80' c Con: Cooper (5/11) 10', 32', 36', 62', 80' | Report | Pen: Berchesi (1/1) 24' |
* Villa Park, Birmingham Attendance: 39,605 Referee: Pascal Gaüzère (France)
| Australia | Uruguay |
| FB | 15 | Kurtley Beale |
| RW | 14 | Joe Tomane |
| OC | 13 | Henry Speight |
| IC | 12 | Matt To'omua | | 78' |
| LW | 11 | Drew Mitchell |
| FH | 10 | Quade Cooper | 15' |
| SH | 9 | Nick Phipps |
| N8 | 8 | Wycliff Palu | | 40' |
| OF | 7 | Sean McMahon |
| BF | 6 | Ben McCalman |
| RL | 5 | Will Skelton | | 57' |
| LL | 4 | Dean Mumm (c) |
| TP | 3 | Toby Smith |
| HK | 2 | Tatafu Polota-Nau |
| LP | 1 | Scott Sio | | 49' |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Stephen Moore |
| PR | 17 | Sekope Kepu | | 49' |
| PR | 18 | Greg Holmes |
| LK | 19 | Kane Douglas | | 57' |
| LK | 20 | Rob Simmons | | 40' |
| SH | 21 | Will Genia |
| FH | 22 | Bernard Foley |
| CE | 23 | Tevita Kuridrani | | 78' |
| Coach: ||
| Michael Cheika ||
| FB | 15 | Gastón Mieres |
| RW | 14 | Leandro Leivas |
| OC | 13 | Joaquín Prada |
| IC | 12 | Andrés Vilaseca | 70' |
| LW | 11 | Rodrigo Silva |
| FH | 10 | Felipe Berchesi | 70' |
| SH | 9 | Agustín Ormaechea |
| N8 | 8 | Juan Manuel Gaminara | 70' |
| OF | 7 | Matías Beer |
| BF | 6 | Juan de Freitas | 55' |
| RL | 5 | Franco Lamanna | 55' |
| LL | 4 | Santiago Vilaseca (c) |
| TP | 3 | Mario Sagario | 53' |
| HK | 2 | Germán Kessler | 41' |
| LP | 1 | Mateo Sanguinetti | 53' |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Nicolás Klappenbach | 53' |
| PR | 17 | Oscar Durán | 53' |
| PR | 18 | Carlos Arboleya | 41' |
| N8 | 19 | Alejandro Nieto | 55' |
| FL | 20 | Diego Magno | 55' |
| FL | 21 | Fernando Bascou | 70' |
| SH | 22 | Alejo Durán | 70' |
| CE | 23 | Alberto Román | 70' |
| Coach: ||
| Pablo Lemoine ||
* Man of the Match:
* Sean McMahon (Australia)
* Touch judges:
* Jaco Peyper (South Africa)
* Marius Mitrea (Italy)
* Television match official:
* Graham Hughes (England)
Notes:
* This was the first meeting between the two nations.
* Diego Magno earned his 50th test cap for Uruguay.
* Drew Mitchell scored his 12th World Cup try, surpassing Chris Latham's Australian World Cup record of 11 tries.

### Wales vs Fiji

* 1 October 2015 16:45
| Wales | 23–13 | Fiji |
| Try: G. Davies 7' c Baldwin 32' c Con: Biggar (2/2) 8', 34' Pen: Biggar (3/3) 21', 55', 69' | Report | Try: Goneva 49' c Con: Volavola (1/1) 50' Pen: Volavola (2/2) 14', 38' |
* Millennium Stadium, Cardiff Attendance: 71,576 Referee: John Lacey (Ireland)
| Wales | Fiji |
| FB | 15 | Matthew Morgan | 71' |
| RW | 14 | Alex Cuthbert | 20' to 27' | 20' to 27' |
| OC | 13 | Tyler Morgan |
| IC | 12 | Jamie Roberts |
| LW | 11 | George North |
| FH | 10 | Dan Biggar | 73' |
| SH | 9 | Gareth Davies |
| N8 | 8 | Taulupe Faletau |
| OF | 7 | Sam Warburton (c) |
| BF | 6 | Dan Lydiate | 69' |
| RL | 5 | Alun Wyn Jones |
| LL | 4 | Bradley Davies | 14' to 27' | 14' to 27' | 64' |
| TP | 3 | Tomas Francis | 50' |
| HK | 2 | Scott Baldwin | 55' |
| LP | 1 | Gethin Jenkins | 67' |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Ken Owens | 55' |
| PR | 17 | Aaron Jarvis | 67' |
| PR | 18 | Samson Lee | 50' |
| LK | 19 | Luke Charteris | 14' | 27' | 64' |
| FL | 20 | Justin Tipuric | 69' |
| SH | 21 | Lloyd Williams | 20' | 27' |
| FH | 22 | Rhys Priestland | 73' |
| CE | 23 | James Hook | 71' |
| Coach: ||
| Warren Gatland ||
| FB | 15 | Metuisela Talebula |
| RW | 14 | Timoci Nagusa |
| OC | 13 | Vereniki Goneva | 71' |
| IC | 12 | Levani Botia | 75' |
| LW | 11 | Asaeli Tikoirotuma |
| FH | 10 | Ben Volavola |
| SH | 9 | Nemia Kenatale | 71' |
| N8 | 8 | Netani Talei |
| OF | 7 | Akapusi Qera (c) |
| BF | 6 | Dominiko Waqaniburotu | 69' |
| RL | 5 | Leone Nakarawa |
| LL | 4 | Tevita Cavubati | 69' |
| TP | 3 | Manasa Saulo | 77' |
| HK | 2 | Sunia Koto | 75' |
| LP | 1 | Campese Ma'afu | 77' |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Viliame Veikoso | 75' |
| PR | 17 | Peni Ravai | 77' |
| PR | 18 | Lee Roy Atalifo | 77' |
| LK | 19 | Nemia Soqeta | 69' |
| FL | 20 | Malakai Ravulo | 69' |
| SH | 21 | Henry Seniloli | 71' |
| FH | 22 | Josh Matavesi | 71' |
| FB | 23 | Kini Murimurivalu | 75' |
| Coach: ||
| John McKee ||
* Man of the Match:
* Gareth Davies (Wales)
* Touch judges:
* Jérôme Garcès (France)
* Mathieu Raynal (France)
* Television match official:
* George Ayoub (Australia)
Notes:
* Taulupe Faletau and Dan Lydiate earned their 50th test cap for Wales.
* Akapusi Qera earned his 50th test cap for Fiji.

### England vs Australia

* 3 October 2015 20:00
| England | 13–33 | Australia |
| Try: Watson 56' c Con: Farrell (1/1) 57' Pen: Farrell (2/2) 13', 65' | Report | Try: Foley (2) 20' c, 35' c Giteau 80' c Con: Foley (3/3) 22', 36', 80' Pen: Foley (4/4) 8', 50', 72', 76' |
* Twickenham Stadium, London Attendance: 81,010 Referee: Romain Poite (France)
| England | Australia |
| FB | 15 | Mike Brown |
| RW | 14 | Anthony Watson |
| OC | 13 | Jonathan Joseph |
| IC | 12 | Brad Barritt | | 65' |
| LW | 11 | Jonny May | | 40' |
| FH | 10 | Owen Farrell | 71' |
| SH | 9 | Ben Youngs | | 50' |
| N8 | 8 | Ben Morgan | | 58' |
| OF | 7 | Chris Robshaw (c) |
| BF | 6 | Tom Wood |
| RL | 5 | Geoff Parling |
| LL | 4 | Joe Launchbury | | 69' |
| TP | 3 | Dan Cole | | 54' |
| HK | 2 | Tom Youngs | | 61' |
| LP | 1 | Joe Marler | | 50' |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Rob Webber | | 61' |
| PR | 17 | Mako Vunipola | | 50' |
| PR | 18 | Kieran Brookes | | 54' |
| LK | 19 | George Kruis | | 69' |
| N8 | 20 | Nick Easter | | 58' |
| SH | 21 | Richard Wigglesworth | | 50' |
| FH | 22 | George Ford | | 40' |
| CE | 23 | Sam Burgess | | 65' |
| Coach: ||
| Stuart Lancaster ||
| FB | 15 | Israel Folau | 65' |
| RW | 14 | Adam Ashley-Cooper |
| OC | 13 | Tevita Kuridrani |
| IC | 12 | Matt Giteau |
| LW | 11 | Rob Horne | 11' |
| FH | 10 | Bernard Foley |
| SH | 9 | Will Genia | 61' |
| N8 | 8 | David Pocock |
| OF | 7 | Michael Hooper |
| BF | 6 | Scott Fardy | 76' |
| RL | 5 | Rob Simmons | 65' |
| LL | 4 | Kane Douglas |
| TP | 3 | Sekope Kepu | 57' |
| HK | 2 | Stephen Moore (c) | 65' |
| LP | 1 | Scott Sio | 57' |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Tatafu Polota-Nau | 65' |
| PR | 17 | James Slipper | 57' |
| PR | 18 | Greg Holmes | 57' |
| LK | 19 | Dean Mumm | 65' |
| N8 | 20 | Ben McCalman | 76' |
| SH | 21 | Nick Phipps | 61' |
| CE | 22 | Matt To'omua | 65' |
| CE | 23 | Kurtley Beale | 11' |
| Coach: ||
| Michael Cheika ||
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* Man of the Match:
* Joe Launchbury (England)
* Touch judges:
* George Clancy (Ireland)
* Marius Mitrea (Italy)
* Television match official:
* Shaun Veldsman (South Africa)
Notes:
* With this loss, England became the first host nation since Wales in 1991 not to make it out of the Pools.
* This was Australia's largest winning margin over England in England, while scoring the most points against them in England.

### Fiji vs Uruguay

* 6 October 2015 20:00
| Fiji | 47–15 | Uruguay |
| Try: Penalty try (2) 3' c, 27' c Kenatale 8' m Nakarawa 38' c Cavubati 64' c Murimurivalu 66' c Nadolo 79' c Con: Nadolo (6/7) 3', 28', 39', 65', 66', 80 | Report | Try: Arboleya 17' c Ormaechea 58' m Con: Ormaechea (1/2) 18' Pen: Durán (1/1) 15' |
* Stadium mk, Milton Keynes Attendance: 30,048 Referee: JP Doyle (England)
| Fiji | Uruguay |
| FB | 15 | Kini Murimurivalu |
| RW | 14 | Asaeli Tikoirotuma |
| OC | 13 | Vereniki Goneva | | 65' |
| IC | 12 | Levani Botia |
| LW | 11 | Nemani Nadolo |
| FH | 10 | Ben Volavola | | 69' |
| SH | 9 | Nemia Kenatale | | 61' |
| N8 | 8 | Sakiusa Matadigo | | 56' |
| OF | 7 | Akapusi Qera (c) |
| BF | 6 | Dominiko Waqaniburotu | | 67' | 78' |
| RL | 5 | Leone Nakarawa |
| LL | 4 | Api Ratuniyarawa | | 56' |
| TP | 3 | Lee Roy Atalifo | | 75' |
| HK | 2 | Sunia Koto | | 75' |
| LP | 1 | Campese Ma'afu | 66' | | 78' |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Viliame Veikoso | | 75' |
| PR | 17 | Peni Ravai | | 67' |
| PR | 18 | Taniela Koroi | | 75' |
| LK | 19 | Tevita Cavubati | | 56' |
| N8 | 20 | Netani Talei | | 56' |
| SH | 21 | Henry Seniloli | | 61' |
| FH | 22 | Josh Matavesi | | 69' |
| WG | 23 | Timoci Nagusa | | 65' |
| Coach: ||
| John McKee ||
| FB | 15 | Gastón Mieres |
| RW | 14 | Santiago Gibernau | | 75' |
| OC | 13 | Joaquín Prada |
| IC | 12 | Andrés Vilaseca |
| LW | 11 | Rodrigo Silva |
| FH | 10 | Alejo Durán | | 65' |
| SH | 9 | Agustín Ormaechea | 3' 66' |
| N8 | 8 | Diego Magno |
| OF | 7 | Matías Beer | | 70' |
| BF | 6 | Juan Manuel Gaminara | | 75' |
| RL | 5 | Jorge Zerbino | | 65' |
| LL | 4 | Santiago Vilaseca (c) |
| TP | 3 | Mario Sagario | | 65' |
| HK | 2 | Carlos Arboleya |
| LP | 1 | Alejo Corral | | 40' |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Germán Kessler |
| PR | 17 | Oscar Durán | | 65' |
| PR | 18 | Mateo Sanguinetti | | 40' |
| LK | 19 | Mathias Palomeque | | 65' |
| LK | 20 | Franco Lamanna | | 70' |
| FL | 21 | Juan de Freitas | | 75' |
| WG | 22 | Jerónimo Etcheverry | | 65' |
| WG | 23 | Francisco Bulanti | | 75' |
| Coach: ||
| Pablo Lemoine ||
* Man of the Match:
* Leone Nakarawa (Fiji)
* Touch judges:
* Jaco Peyper (South Africa)
* Leighton Hodges (Wales)
* Television match official:
* Graham Hughes (England)
Notes:
* Mario Sagario earned his 50th test cap for Uruguay.

### Australia vs Wales

* 10 October 2015 16:45
| Australia | 15–6 | Wales |
| Pen: Foley (5/6) 25', 31', 37', 51', 73' | Report | Pen: Biggar (2/3) 5', 34' |
* Twickenham Stadium, London Attendance: 80,863 Referee: Craig Joubert (South Africa)
| Australia | Wales |
| FB | 15 | Israel Folau |
| RW | 14 | Adam Ashley-Cooper |
| OC | 13 | Tevita Kuridrani |
| IC | 12 | Matt Giteau | | 67' |
| LW | 11 | Drew Mitchell | | 67' |
| FH | 10 | Bernard Foley |
| SH | 9 | Will Genia | 57' | 68' |
| N8 | 8 | David Pocock | | 60' |
| OF | 7 | Sean McMahon | | 49' |
| BF | 6 | Scott Fardy |
| RL | 5 | Dean Mumm | 60' |
| LL | 4 | Kane Douglas |
| TP | 3 | Sekope Kepu | | 56' |
| HK | 2 | Stephen Moore (c) | | 67' |
| LP | 1 | Scott Sio | | 63' |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Tatafu Polota-Nau | | 67' |
| PR | 17 | James Slipper | | 63' |
| PR | 18 | Greg Holmes | | 56' |
| LK | 19 | Rob Simmons | | 60' |
| N8 | 20 | Ben McCalman | | 49' |
| SH | 21 | Nick Phipps | | 68' |
| CE | 22 | Matt To'omua | | 67' |
| CE | 23 | Kurtley Beale | | 67' |
| Coach: ||
| Michael Cheika ||
| FB | 15 | Gareth Anscombe |
| RW | 14 | Alex Cuthbert | 77' |
| OC | 13 | George North |
| IC | 12 | Jamie Roberts | | 79' |
| LW | 11 | Liam Williams | | 74' |
| FH | 10 | Dan Biggar | | 74' |
| SH | 9 | Gareth Davies |
| N8 | 8 | Taulupe Faletau |
| OF | 7 | Justin Tipuric | | 73' |
| BF | 6 | Sam Warburton (c) |
| RL | 5 | Alun Wyn Jones |
| LL | 4 | Luke Charteris |
| TP | 3 | Samson Lee | | 54' |
| HK | 2 | Scott Baldwin | | 73' |
| LP | 1 | Paul James | | 73' |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Ken Owens | | 73' |
| PR | 17 | Aaron Jarvis | | 73' |
| PR | 18 | Tomas Francis | | 54' |
| LK | 19 | Jake Ball |
| FL | 20 | Ross Moriarty | | 73' |
| SH | 21 | Lloyd Williams | | 79' |
| FH | 22 | Rhys Priestland | | 74' |
| CE | 23 | James Hook | | 74' |
| Coach: ||
| Warren Gatland ||
* Man of the Match:
* Gareth Davies (Wales)
* Touch judges:
* Jérôme Garcès (France)
* Stuart Berry (South Africa)
* Television match official:
* Shaun Veldsman (South Africa)
Notes:
* This was the first match between Australia and Wales in which both sides have failed to score a try since Wales' 6–0 win in 1947.

### England vs Uruguay

* 10 October 2015 20:00
| England | 60–3 | Uruguay |
| Try: Watson (2) 7' c, 42' m Easter (3) 18' c, 23' c, 60' m Slade 54' m Nowell (3) 57' c, 70' m, 74' m Penalty try 80' c Con: Farrell (4/6) 8', 19', 25', 58' Ford (1/4) 80' | Report | Pen: Berchesi (1/1) 2' |
* City of Manchester Stadium, Manchester Attendance: 50,778 Referee: Chris Pollock (New Zealand)
| England | Uruguay |
| FB | 15 | Alex Goode |
| RW | 14 | Anthony Watson | 67' |
| OC | 13 | Henry Slade |
| IC | 12 | Owen Farrell | 59' |
| LW | 11 | Jack Nowell |
| FH | 10 | George Ford |
| SH | 9 | Danny Care | 71' |
| N8 | 8 | Nick Easter |
| OF | 7 | Chris Robshaw (c) |
| BF | 6 | James Haskell | 61' |
| RL | 5 | Geoff Parling | 56' |
| LL | 4 | Joe Launchbury |
| TP | 3 | Dan Cole | 43' |
| HK | 2 | Tom Youngs | 30' |
| LP | 1 | Mako Vunipola | 71' |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Jamie George | 30' |
| PR | 17 | Joe Marler | 71' |
| PR | 18 | David Wilson | 43' |
| LK | 19 | George Kruis | 56' |
| FL | 20 | Tom Wood | 61' |
| SH | 21 | Richard Wigglesworth | 71' |
| CE | 22 | Jonathan Joseph | 59' |
| FB | 23 | Mike Brown | 67' |
| Coach: ||
| Stuart Lancaster ||
| FB | 15 | Gastón Mieres |
| RW | 14 | Santiago Gibernau |
| OC | 13 | Joaquín Prada |
| IC | 12 | Andrés Vilaseca |
| LW | 11 | Rodrigo Silva |
| FH | 10 | Felipe Berchesi | | 74' |
| SH | 9 | Agustín Ormaechea | | 74' |
| N8 | 8 | Alejandro Nieto | | 69' |
| OF | 7 | Matías Beer | | 69' |
| BF | 6 | Juan Manuel Gaminara |
| RL | 5 | Jorge Zerbino | | 63' |
| LL | 4 | Santiago Vilaseca (c) | 40+2' |
| TP | 3 | Mario Sagario | | 63' |
| HK | 2 | Carlos Arboleya | | 71' |
| LP | 1 | Mateo Sanguinetti | | 63' |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Nicolás Klappenbach | | 63' |
| PR | 17 | Oscar Durán | | 71' |
| PR | 18 | Alejo Corral | | 63' |
| LK | 19 | Mathias Palomeque | | 63' |
| FL | 20 | Diego Magno | | 69' |
| FL | 21 | Agustín Alonso | | 69' |
| SH | 22 | Alejo Durán | | 74' |
| FH | 23 | Manuel Blengio | | 74' |
| Coach: ||
| Pablo Lemoine ||
* Man of the Match:
* Nick Easter (England)
* Touch judges:
* Angus Gardner (Australia)
* Federico Anselmi (Argentina)
* Television match official:
* George Ayoub (Australia)
Notes:
* Alejo Corral earned his 50th test cap for Uruguay.
* Nick Easter became the oldest player ever to score an international hat-trick.