# 2015 Rugby World Cup Pool B

Pool B of the 2015 Rugby World Cup began on 19 September and was completed on 11 October 2015. 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. South Africa and Scotland qualified for the quarter-finals.

## Standings

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | T | B | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | South Africa | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 176 | 56 | +120 | 23 | 4 | 16 | Advanced to the quarter-finals and qualified for the 2019 Rugby World Cup |
| 2 | Scotland | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 136 | 93 | +43 | 14 | 2 | 14 | Advanced to the quarter-finals and qualified for the 2019 Rugby World Cup |
| 3 | Japan | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 98 | 100 | −2 | 9 | 0 | 12 | Eliminated but qualified for 2019 Rugby World Cup |
| 4 | Samoa | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 69 | 124 | −55 | 7 | 2 | 6 | |
| 5 | United States | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 50 | 156 | −106 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |

## Matches

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

### South Africa vs Japan

* 19 September 2015 16:45
| South Africa | 32–34 | Japan |
| Try: Louw 18' c B. du Plessis 33' m De Jager 44' c Strauss 62' c Con: Lambie (2/3) 19', 45' Pollard (1/1) 63' Pen: Lambie (1/1) 57' Pollard (1/1) 73' | Report | Try: Leitch 30' c Goromaru 69' c Hesketh 80' m Con: Goromaru (2/3) 31', 70' Pen: Goromaru (5/6) 8', 43', 49', 53', 60' |
* Brighton Community Stadium, Brighton Attendance: 29,290 Referee: Jérôme Garcès (France)
| South Africa | Japan |
| FB | 15 | Zane Kirchner |
| RW | 14 | Bryan Habana |
| OC | 13 | Jesse Kriel |
| IC | 12 | Jean de Villiers (c) |
| LW | 11 | Lwazi Mvovo | | 70' |
| FH | 10 | Pat Lambie | | 58' |
| SH | 9 | Ruan Pienaar | | 58' |
| N8 | 8 | Schalk Burger |
| BF | 7 | Pieter-Steph du Toit | | 57' |
| OF | 6 | Francois Louw |
| RL | 5 | Victor Matfield |
| LL | 4 | Lood de Jager | | 69' |
| TP | 3 | Jannie du Plessis | | 54' | 79' |
| HK | 2 | Bismarck du Plessis | | 54' |
| LP | 1 | Tendai Mtawarira | | 54' | 79' |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Adriaan Strauss | | 54' |
| PR | 17 | Trevor Nyakane | | 54' | 79' |
| PR | 18 | Coenie Oosthuizen | 78' | 54' |
| LK | 19 | Eben Etzebeth | | 69' |
| FL | 20 | Siya Kolisi | | 57' | 79' |
| SH | 21 | Fourie du Preez | | 58' |
| FH | 22 | Handré Pollard | | 58' |
| WG | 23 | JP Pietersen | | 70' |
| Coach: ||
| Heyneke Meyer ||
| FB | 15 | Ayumu Goromaru |
| RW | 14 | Akihito Yamada | 79' |
| OC | 13 | Male Sa'u |
| IC | 12 | Harumichi Tatekawa |
| LW | 11 | Kotaro Matsushima |
| FH | 10 | Kosei Ono | 73' |
| SH | 9 | Fumiaki Tanaka | 67' |
| N8 | 8 | Hendrik Tui | 46' |
| OF | 7 | Michael Broadhurst |
| BF | 6 | Michael Leitch (c) |
| RL | 5 | Hitoshi Ono | 54' |
| LL | 4 | Luke Thompson |
| TP | 3 | Kensuke Hatakeyama | 10' | 19' | 54' |
| HK | 2 | Shota Horie | 70' |
| LP | 1 | Masataka Mikami | 58' |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Takeshi Kizu | 70' |
| PR | 17 | Keita Inagaki | 58' |
| PR | 18 | Hiroshi Yamashita | 10' | 19' | 54' |
| LK | 19 | Shinya Makabe | 54' |
| N8 | 20 | Amanaki Mafi | 46' |
| SH | 21 | Atsushi Hiwasa | 67' |
| CE | 22 | Yu Tamura | 73' |
| WG | 23 | Karne Hesketh | 79' |
| Coach: ||
| Eddie Jones ||
* Man of the Match:
* Fumiaki Tanaka (Japan)
* Touch judges:
* JP Doyle (England)
* Federico Anselmi (Argentina)
* Television match official:
* Graham Hughes (England)
Notes:
* Fumiaki Tanaka earned his 50th test cap for Japan.
* This was the first ever match between these nations.
* This was South Africa's first ever loss to a Tier 2 nation.
* This was Japan's second ever win over one of the SANZAAR nations.
* This match is known as "The Brighton Miracle" and is featured in the film of the same name.

### Samoa vs United States

* 20 September 2015 12:00
| Samoa | 25–16 | United States |
| Try: Nanai-Williams 20' m Treviranus 46' m Pen: T. Pisi (4/5) 8', 28', 39', 51' Stanley (1/1) 70' | Report | Try: Wyles 34' m Baumann 74' m Pen: MacGinty (2/2) 31', 53' |
* Brighton Community Stadium, Brighton Attendance: 29,178 Referee: George Clancy (Ireland)
| Samoa | United States |
| FB | 15 | Tim Nanai-Williams |
| RW | 14 | Ken Pisi |
| OC | 13 | Paul Perez |
| IC | 12 | Rey Lee-Lo | 2' | 9' |
| LW | 11 | Alesana Tuilagi | 73' |
| FH | 10 | Tusi Pisi | | | 58' |
| SH | 9 | Kahn Fotuali'i |
| N8 | 8 | Ofisa Treviranus (c) |
| OF | 7 | Jack Lam |
| BF | 6 | Maurie Fa'asavalu | 51' |
| RL | 5 | Joe Tekori | 58' |
| LL | 4 | Filo Paulo |
| TP | 3 | Anthony Perenise | 51' |
| HK | 2 | Ole Avei | 66' |
| LP | 1 | Sakaria Taulafo |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Motu Matu'u | 66' |
| PR | 17 | Viliamu Afatia |
| PR | 18 | Census Johnston | 51' |
| FL | 19 | Faifili Levave | 58' |
| FL | 20 | Alafoti Faosiliva | 51' |
| SH | 21 | Vavao Afemai |
| FH | 22 | Michael Stanley | 2' | 9' | 58' |
| WG | 23 | Fa'atoina Autagavaia | 73' |
| Coach: ||
| Stephen Betham ||
| FB | 15 | Blaine Scully | 51' |
| RW | 14 | Takudzwa Ngwenya |
| OC | 13 | Seamus Kelly |
| IC | 12 | Thretton Palamo |
| LW | 11 | Chris Wyles (c) |
| FH | 10 | AJ MacGinty |
| SH | 9 | Mike Petri |
| N8 | 8 | Samu Manoa |
| OF | 7 | Andrew Durutalo |
| BF | 6 | Alastair McFarland |
| RL | 5 | Greg Peterson | 58' |
| LL | 4 | Hayden Smith | 51' |
| TP | 3 | Titi Lamositele | 71' |
| HK | 2 | Zach Fenoglio | 51' |
| LP | 1 | Eric Fry | 71' |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Phil Thiel | 51' |
| PR | 17 | Olive Kilifi | 71' |
| PR | 18 | Chris Baumann | 71' |
| LK | 19 | Cam Dolan | 51' |
| N8 | 20 | Danny Barrett | 58' |
| FH | 21 | Shalom Suniula |
| CE | 22 | Folau Niua |
| WG | 23 | Brett Thompson | 51' |
| Coach: ||
| Mike Tolkin ||
* Man of the Match:
* Tim Nanai-Williams (Samoa)
* Touch judges:
* Jaco Peyper (South Africa)
* Federico Anselmi (Argentina)
* Television match official:
* Graham Hughes (England)

### Scotland vs Japan

* 23 September 2015 14:30
| Scotland | 45–10 | Japan |
| Try: Hardie 48' m Bennett (2) 56' c, 69 c Seymour 64' c Russell 74' c Con: Laidlaw (4/5) 57', 65', 70', 75' Pen: Laidlaw (4/5) 3', 12', 18', 20' | Report | Try: Mafi 15' c Con: Goromaru (1/1) 16' Pen: Goromaru (1/3) 46' |
* Kingsholm, Gloucester Attendance: 14,354 Referee: John Lacey (Ireland)
| Scotland | Japan |
| FB | 15 | Stuart Hogg | 66' |
| RW | 14 | Tommy Seymour |
| OC | 13 | Mark Bennett | 75' |
| IC | 12 | Matt Scott |
| LW | 11 | Sean Lamont |
| FH | 10 | Finn Russell |
| SH | 9 | Greig Laidlaw (c) |
| N8 | 8 | David Denton |
| OF | 7 | John Hardie |
| BF | 6 | Ryan Wilson | 57' |
| RL | 5 | Jonny Gray |
| LL | 4 | Grant Gilchrist | 50' |
| TP | 3 | WP Nel | 70' |
| HK | 2 | Ross Ford | 70' |
| LP | 1 | Alasdair Dickinson | 66' |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Fraser Brown | 70' |
| PR | 17 | Ryan Grant | 66' |
| PR | 18 | Jon Welsh | 70' |
| LK | 19 | Richie Gray | 50' |
| FL | 20 | Josh Strauss | 57' |
| SH | 21 | Henry Pyrgos |
| CE | 22 | Peter Horne | 75' |
| WG | 23 | Sean Maitland | 66' |
| Coach: ||
| Vern Cotter ||
| FB | 15 | Ayumu Goromaru |
| RW | 14 | Kotaro Matsushima | 23' |
| OC | 13 | Male Sa'u |
| IC | 12 | Yu Tamura |
| LW | 11 | Kenki Fukuoka |
| FH | 10 | Harumichi Tatekawa | | 72' |
| SH | 9 | Fumiaki Tanaka | | 65' |
| N8 | 8 | Amanaki Mafi | | 45' |
| OF | 7 | Michael Broadhurst |
| BF | 6 | Michael Leitch (c) |
| RL | 5 | Justin Ives | | 61' |
| LL | 4 | Luke Thompson | | 65' |
| TP | 3 | Hiroshi Yamashita | | 53' |
| HK | 2 | Shota Horie | | 70' |
| LP | 1 | Keita Inagaki | | 40' |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Takeshi Kizu | | 70' |
| PR | 17 | Masataka Mikami | | 40' |
| PR | 18 | Kensuke Hatakeyama | | 53' |
| LK | 19 | Shinya Makabe | | 61' |
| LK | 20 | Shoji Ito | | 65' |
| FL | 21 | Hendrik Tui | | 45' |
| SH | 22 | Atsushi Hiwasa | | 65' |
| WG | 23 | Karne Hesketh | | 72' |
| Coach: ||
| Eddie Jones ||
* Man of the Match:
* Greig Laidlaw (Scotland)
* Touch judges:
* George Clancy (Ireland)
* Marius Mitrea (Italy)
* Television match official:
* Shaun Veldsman (South Africa)
Notes:
* Josh Strauss made his international debut for Scotland.

### South Africa vs Samoa

* 26 September 2015 16:45
| South Africa | 46–6 | Samoa |
| Try: Pietersen (3) 15' m, 47' c, 78' m Burger 58' m Brits 71' m Habana 80' c Con: Pollard (1/4) 48' Lambie (1/2) 80' Pen: Pollard (4/4) 2', 19', 24', 39' | Report | Pen: Stanley (2/5) 9', 12' |
* Villa Park, Birmingham Attendance: 39,526 Referee: Wayne Barnes (England)
| South Africa | Samoa |
| FB | 15 | Willie le Roux |
| RW | 14 | JP Pietersen |
| OC | 13 | Jean de Villiers (c) | 72' | 77' |
| IC | 12 | Damian de Allende | 48' |
| LW | 11 | Bryan Habana |
| FH | 10 | Handré Pollard |
| SH | 9 | Fourie du Preez | 74' |
| N8 | 8 | Duane Vermeulen |
| OF | 7 | Schalk Burger | 68' |
| BF | 6 | Francois Louw |
| RL | 5 | Victor Matfield | 55' |
| LL | 4 | Eben Etzebeth |
| TP | 3 | Jannie du Plessis | 54' |
| HK | 2 | Adriaan Strauss | 68' |
| LP | 1 | Tendai Mtawarira | 62' |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Schalk Brits | 68' |
| PR | 17 | Trevor Nyakane | 62' |
| PR | 18 | Frans Malherbe | 54' |
| LK | 19 | Lood de Jager | 55' |
| FL | 20 | Siya Kolisi | 68' |
| SH | 21 | Ruan Pienaar | 74' |
| FH | 22 | Pat Lambie | 72' |
| CE | 23 | Jesse Kriel | 48' | 77' |
| Coach: ||
| Heyneke Meyer ||
| FB | 15 | Tim Nanai-Williams |
| RW | 14 | Ken Pisi |
| OC | 13 | Paul Perez |
| IC | 12 | Rey Lee-Lo |
| LW | 11 | Alesana Tuilagi | 68' |
| FH | 10 | Michael Stanley | 54' |
| SH | 9 | Kahn Fotuali'i | 77' |
| N8 | 8 | Ofisa Treviranus (c) | 62' |
| OF | 7 | Jack Lam |
| BF | 6 | TJ Ioane |
| RL | 5 | Joe Tekori | 47' |
| LL | 4 | Filo Paulo |
| TP | 3 | Census Johnston | 52' |
| HK | 2 | Motu Matu'u | 52' |
| LP | 1 | Sakaria Taulafo | 63' |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Ole Avei | 52' |
| PR | 17 | Viliamu Afatia | 63' |
| PR | 18 | Anthony Perenise | 52' |
| FL | 19 | Faifili Levave | 47' |
| N8 | 20 | Sanele Vavae Tuilagi | 62' |
| SH | 21 | Vavao Afemai | 77' |
| FH | 22 | Tusi Pisi | 54' |
| CE | 23 | George Pisi | 68' |
| Coach: ||
| Stephen Betham ||
* Man of the Match:
* Handré Pollard (South Africa)
* Touch judges:
* JP Doyle (England)
* Angus Gardner (Australia)
* Television match official:
* Graham Hughes (England)
Notes:
* Adriaan Strauss earned his 50th test cap for South Africa.
* Census Johnston earned his 50th test cap for Samoa.
* George, Ken and Tusi Pisi became the first set of three brothers to represent and play for one team in one XV, in a Rugby World Cup match.

### Scotland vs United States

* 27 September 2015 14:30
| Scotland | 39–16 | United States |
| Try: Visser 42' m Maitland 47' c Nel 54' c Scott 65' c Weir 79' c Con: Russell (1/2) 48' Laidlaw (3/3) 55', 66', 80' Pen: Hogg (1/2) 7' Russell (1/2) 16' | Report | Try: Lamositele 21' c Con: MacGinty (1/1) 22' Pen: MacGinty (3/3) 3', 40', 51' |
* Elland Road, Leeds Attendance: 33,521 Referee: Chris Pollock (New Zealand)
| Scotland | United States |
| FB | 15 | Stuart Hogg |
| RW | 14 | Sean Maitland |
| OC | 13 | Mark Bennett |
| IC | 12 | Peter Horne | 55' |
| LW | 11 | Tim Visser |
| FH | 10 | Finn Russell | 60' |
| SH | 9 | Henry Pyrgos (c) | 53' |
| N8 | 8 | Josh Strauss |
| OF | 7 | Ryan Wilson | 46' |
| BF | 6 | Alasdair Strokosch |
| RL | 5 | Grant Gilchrist | 18' |
| LL | 4 | Richie Gray |
| TP | 3 | Jon Welsh | 40' |
| HK | 2 | Ross Ford | 78' |
| LP | 1 | Ryan Grant | 40' |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Kevin Bryce | 78' |
| PR | 17 | Alasdair Dickinson | 40' |
| PR | 18 | WP Nel | 40' |
| LK | 19 | Tim Swinson | 18' |
| HK | 20 | Fraser Brown | 46' |
| SH | 21 | Greig Laidlaw | 53' |
| FH | 22 | Duncan Weir | 60' |
| CE | 23 | Matt Scott | 55' |
| Coach: ||
| Vern Cotter ||
| FB | 15 | Chris Wyles (c) |
| RW | 14 | Takudzwa Ngwenya |
| OC | 13 | Seamus Kelly |
| IC | 12 | Thretton Palamo |
| LW | 11 | Blaine Scully | 59' |
| FH | 10 | AJ MacGinty |
| SH | 9 | Mike Petri | 50' |
| N8 | 8 | Samu Manoa |
| OF | 7 | Andrew Durutalo | 59' |
| BF | 6 | Alastair McFarland |
| RL | 5 | Greg Peterson | 50' |
| LL | 4 | Hayden Smith | 43' |
| TP | 3 | Titi Lamositele | 69' |
| HK | 2 | Phil Thiel | 64' |
| LP | 1 | Eric Fry | 67' |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Zach Fenoglio | 64' |
| PR | 17 | Olive Kilifi | 67' |
| PR | 18 | Chris Baumann | 69' |
| LK | 19 | Cam Dolan | 43' |
| FL | 20 | John Quill | 59' |
| N8 | 21 | Danny Barrett | 50' |
| FH | 22 | Shalom Suniula | 50' |
| CE | 23 | Folau Niua | 59' |
| Coach: ||
| Mike Tolkin ||
* Man of the Match:
* Stuart Hogg (Scotland)
* Touch judges:
* John Lacey (Ireland)
* Mike Fraser (New Zealand)
* Television match official:
* Ben Skeen (New Zealand)

### Samoa vs Japan

* 3 October 2015 14:30
| Samoa | 5–26 | Japan |
| Try: Perez 64' m | Report | Try: Penalty try 24' c Yamada 40' c Con: Goromaru (2/2) 24', 40' Pen: Goromaru (4/6) 8', 34', 48', 59' |
* Stadium mk, Milton Keynes Attendance: 29,019 Referee: Craig Joubert (South Africa)
| Samoa | Japan |
| FB | 15 | Tim Nanai-Williams |
| RW | 14 | Ken Pisi |
| OC | 13 | Paul Perez |
| IC | 12 | Johnny Leota |
| LW | 11 | Alesana Tuilagi | | 22' | 29' | 48' |
| FH | 10 | Tusi Pisi |
| SH | 9 | Kahn Fotuali'i | | 74' |
| N8 | 8 | Faifili Levave | 16' |
| OF | 7 | TJ Ioane | | 48' |
| BF | 6 | Ofisa Treviranus (c) | | 70' |
| RL | 5 | Kane Thompson |
| LL | 4 | Filo Paulo | 78' |
| TP | 3 | Census Johnston | | 51' |
| HK | 2 | Ole Avei | | 56' |
| LP | 1 | Sakaria Taulafo | 19' | | | 62' |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Motu Matu'u | | 56' |
| PR | 17 | Viliamu Afatia | | 22' | 29' | 62' |
| PR | 18 | Anthony Perenise | | 51' |
| FL | 19 | Jack Lam | | 48' |
| N8 | 20 | Sanele Vavae Tuilagi | | 70' |
| SH | 21 | Vavao Afemai | | 74' |
| FH | 22 | Michael Stanley |
| CE | 23 | Rey Lee-Lo | | | | 48' |
| Coach: ||
| Stephen Betham ||
| FB | 15 | Ayumu Goromaru |
| RW | 14 | Akihito Yamada | 56' |
| OC | 13 | Male Sa'u | 72' |
| IC | 12 | Harumichi Tatekawa |
| LW | 11 | Kotaro Matsushima |
| FH | 10 | Kosei Ono |
| SH | 9 | Fumiaki Tanaka | 72' |
| N8 | 8 | Koliniasi Holani | 60' |
| OF | 7 | Michael Broadhurst | 65' |
| BF | 6 | Michael Leitch (c) |
| RL | 5 | Hitoshi Ono | 40' |
| LL | 4 | Luke Thompson |
| TP | 3 | Kensuke Hatakeyama | 65' |
| HK | 2 | Shota Horie |
| LP | 1 | Keita Inagaki |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Takeshi Kizu | 72' |
| PR | 17 | Masataka Mikami |
| PR | 18 | Hiroshi Yamashita | 65' |
| FL | 19 | Justin Ives | 40' |
| N8 | 20 | Amanaki Mafi | 60' |
| FL | 21 | Hendrik Tui | 65' |
| SH | 22 | Atsushi Hiwasa | 72' |
| WG | 23 | Karne Hesketh | 56' |
| Coach: ||
| Eddie Jones ||
* Man of the Match:
* Ayumu Goromaru (Japan)
* Touch judges:
* Wayne Barnes (England)
* Stuart Berry (South Africa)
* Television match official:
* Ben Skeen (New Zealand)
Notes:
* This was Japan's largest winning margin over Samoa, surpassing their 19-point winning margin set in 2014.
* Atsushi Hiwasa earned his 50th test cap for Japan.

### South Africa vs Scotland

* 3 October 2015 16:45
| South Africa | 34–16 | Scotland |
| Try: Burger 13' c Pietersen 38' c Habana 73' m Con: Pollard (2/3) 13', 40' Pen: Pollard (4/4) 17', 27', 62', 68' Drop: Pollard 51' | Report | Try: Seymour 49' c Con: Laidlaw (1/1) 50' Pen: Laidlaw (2/3) 30', 45' Weir (1/1) 60' |
* St. James' Park, Newcastle Attendance: 50,900 Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)
| South Africa | Scotland |
| FB | 15 | Willie le Roux |
| RW | 14 | JP Pietersen | | 70' |
| OC | 13 | Jesse Kriel |
| IC | 12 | Damian de Allende | | 75' |
| LW | 11 | Bryan Habana |
| FH | 10 | Handré Pollard |
| SH | 9 | Fourie du Preez (c) | | 79' |
| N8 | 8 | Duane Vermeulen |
| OF | 7 | Schalk Burger | | 70' |
| BF | 6 | Francois Louw |
| RL | 5 | Lood de Jager | | 75' |
| LL | 4 | Eben Etzebeth |
| TP | 3 | Jannie du Plessis | 34' | 50' |
| HK | 2 | Bismarck du Plessis | | 56' |
| LP | 1 | Tendai Mtawarira | | 61' |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Adriaan Strauss | | 56' |
| PR | 17 | Trevor Nyakane | | 61' |
| PR | 18 | Frans Malherbe | | 50' |
| LK | 19 | Pieter-Steph du Toit | | 75' |
| FL | 20 | Willem Alberts | | 70' |
| SH | 21 | Ruan Pienaar | | 79' |
| FH | 22 | Pat Lambie | | 70' |
| CE | 23 | Jan Serfontein | | 75' |
| Coach: ||
| Heyneke Meyer ||
| FB | 15 | Stuart Hogg | | 63' |
| RW | 14 | Tommy Seymour |
| OC | 13 | Richie Vernon | | 65' |
| IC | 12 | Matt Scott |
| LW | 11 | Tim Visser |
| FH | 10 | Duncan Weir |
| SH | 9 | Greig Laidlaw (c) | 53' | 70' |
| N8 | 8 | David Denton |
| OF | 7 | Blair Cowan |
| BF | 6 | Josh Strauss | | 30' | 34' | 55' |
| RL | 5 | Jonny Gray | | 68' |
| LL | 4 | Richie Gray |
| TP | 3 | WP Nel | | 64' |
| HK | 2 | Fraser Brown | | 61' | 78' |
| LP | 1 | Gordon Reid | | 51' |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Ross Ford | | 61' | 78' |
| PR | 17 | Alasdair Dickinson | | 51' |
| PR | 18 | Jon Welsh | | 64' |
| LK | 19 | Tim Swinson | | 68' |
| FL | 20 | Ryan Wilson | | 30' | 34' | 55' |
| SH | 21 | Sam Hidalgo-Clyne | | 70' |
| CE | 22 | Peter Horne | | 65' |
| WG | 23 | Sean Lamont | | 63' |
| Coach: ||
| Vern Cotter ||
* Man of the Match:
* Lood de Jager (South Africa)
* Touch judges:
* Chris Pollock (New Zealand)
* Leighton Hodges (Wales)
* Television match official:
* George Ayoub (Australia)
Notes:
* Alasdair Dickinson earned his 50th test cap for Scotland.

### South Africa vs United States

* 7 October 2015 16:45
| South Africa | 64–0 | United States |
| Try: De Allende 7' c Penalty try 27' c Habana (3) 42' c, 59' c, 61' c Du Plessis 47' m Louw (2) 53' c, 69' m Kriel 73' m Mvovo 80' c Con: Pollard (4/5) 8', 28', 42', 54' Steyn (3/5) 60', 63', 80' | Report | |
* Olympic Stadium, London Attendance: 54,658 Referee: Pascal Gaüzère (France)
| South Africa | United States |
| FB | 15 | Willie le Roux |
| RW | 14 | Bryan Habana | 23' to 26' | 23' to 26' |
| OC | 13 | Jesse Kriel |
| IC | 12 | Damian de Allende | | 60' |
| LW | 11 | Lwazi Mvovo |
| FH | 10 | Handré Pollard | 56' |
| SH | 9 | Fourie du Preez (c) | 63' |
| N8 | 8 | Duane Vermeulen |
| OF | 7 | Schalk Burger | 48' |
| BF | 6 | Francois Louw |
| RL | 5 | Lood de Jager | 63' |
| LL | 4 | Eben Etzebeth |
| TP | 3 | Frans Malherbe | 60' |
| HK | 2 | Bismarck du Plessis | 56' |
| LP | 1 | Tendai Mtawarira | 56' |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Schalk Brits | 56' |
| PR | 17 | Trevor Nyakane | 56' |
| PR | 18 | Coenie Oosthuizen | 60' |
| LK | 19 | Pieter-Steph du Toit | 63' |
| FL | 20 | Willem Alberts | 48' |
| SH | 21 | Rudy Paige | 63' |
| FH | 22 | Morné Steyn | 56' |
| CE | 23 | Jan Serfontein | 23' 26' | 60' |
| Coach: ||
| Heyneke Meyer ||
| FB | 15 | Blaine Scully | 23' to 26' | 23' to 26' | 70' |
| RW | 14 | Brett Thompson |
| OC | 13 | Folau Niua |
| IC | 12 | Andrew Suniula |
| LW | 11 | Zack Test |
| FH | 10 | Shalom Suniula |
| SH | 9 | Niku Kruger |
| N8 | 8 | Samu Manoa (c) | 48' |
| OF | 7 | John Quill |
| BF | 6 | Danny Barrett | 58' |
| RL | 5 | Matt Trouville | 70' |
| LL | 4 | Louis Stanfill |
| TP | 3 | Chris Baumann |
| HK | 2 | Phil Thiel | 72' |
| LP | 1 | Olive Kilifi | 59' |
| Replacements: ||
| PR | 16 | Joe Taufete'e | 72' |
| HK | 17 | Zach Fenoglio | 70' |
| PR | 18 | Matekitonga Moeakiola | 59' |
| PR | 19 | Titi Lamositele |
| LK | 20 | Cam Dolan | 48' |
| FL | 21 | Alastair McFarland | 58' |
| SH | 22 | Mike Petri |
| FB | 23 | Chris Wyles | 23' | 26' | 70' |
| Coach: ||
| Mike Tolkin ||
* Man of the Match:
* Damian de Allende (South Africa)
* Touch judges:
* Nigel Owens (Wales)
* Mike Fraser (New Zealand)
* Television match official:
* George Ayoub (Australia)
Notes:
* Rudy Paige made his international debut for South Africa.
* Joe Taufete'e made his international debut for the United States.
* Bryan Habana equaled Jonah Lomu's World Cup record of 15 tries scored in the tournament.

### Samoa vs Scotland

* 10 October 2015 14:30
| Samoa | 33–36 | Scotland |
| Try: T. Pisi 11' c Leiataua 14' m Lee-Lo 21' m Matu'u 78' c Con: T. Pisi (1/3) 11' Fa'apale (1/1) 78' Pen: T. Pisi (3/3) 5', 29', 38' | Report | Try: Seymour 12' c Hardie 32' c Laidlaw 74' c Con: Laidlaw (3/3) 13', 33', 75' Pen: Laidlaw (5/7) 9', 20', 25', 51', 53' |
* St. James' Park, Newcastle Attendance: 51,982 Referee: Jaco Peyper (South Africa)
| Samoa | Scotland |
| FB | 15 | Tim Nanai-Williams |
| RW | 14 | Paul Perez |
| OC | 13 | George Pisi |
| IC | 12 | Rey Lee-Lo |
| LW | 11 | Fa'atoina Autagavaia | 71' |
| FH | 10 | Tusi Pisi | 71' |
| SH | 9 | Kahn Fotuali'i (c) | 79' |
| N8 | 8 | Alafoti Faosiliva |
| OF | 7 | Jack Lam |
| BF | 6 | Maurie Fa'asavalu | 59' |
| RL | 5 | Kane Thompson | 29' |
| LL | 4 | Filo Paulo |
| TP | 3 | Census Johnston | 59' |
| HK | 2 | Manu Leiataua | 74' |
| LP | 1 | Sakaria Taulafo | 59' |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Motu Matu'u | 74' |
| PR | 17 | Viliamu Afatia | 59' |
| PR | 18 | Anthony Perenise | 59' |
| FL | 19 | Faifili Levave | 29' |
| N8 | 20 | Sanele Vavae Tuilagi | 59' |
| SH | 21 | Vavao Afemai | 79' |
| FH | 22 | Patrick Fa'apale | 71' |
| WG | 23 | Ken Pisi | 71' |
| Coach: ||
| Stephen Betham ||
| FB | 15 | Stuart Hogg | | 71' |
| RW | 14 | Sean Maitland |
| OC | 13 | Mark Bennett |
| IC | 12 | Matt Scott | | 76' |
| LW | 11 | Tommy Seymour |
| FH | 10 | Finn Russell |
| SH | 9 | Greig Laidlaw (c) |
| N8 | 8 | David Denton |
| OF | 7 | John Hardie |
| BF | 6 | Ryan Wilson | 28' | 53' |
| RL | 5 | Jonny Gray | | 62' |
| LL | 4 | Richie Gray |
| TP | 3 | WP Nel |
| HK | 2 | Ross Ford | | 66' |
| LP | 1 | Alasdair Dickinson | | 23' | 28' |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Fraser Brown | | 66' |
| PR | 17 | Gordon Reid | | 23' | 28' |
| PR | 18 | Jon Welsh |
| LK | 19 | Tim Swinson | | 62' |
| N8 | 20 | Josh Strauss | | 53' |
| SH | 21 | Henry Pyrgos |
| CE | 22 | Peter Horne | | 76' |
| WG | 23 | Sean Lamont | | 71' |
| Coach: ||
| Vern Cotter ||
* Man of the Match:
* John Hardie (Scotland)
* Touch judges:
* JP Doyle (England)
* Marius Mitrea (Italy)
* Television match official:
* Ben Skeen (New Zealand)
Notes:
* Richie Gray earned his 50th test cap for Scotland.
* Sean Lamont became the second Scottish player to earn 100 caps for Scotland.

### United States vs Japan

* 11 October 2015 20:00
| United States | 18–28 | Japan |
| Try: Ngwenya 24' m Wyles 71' c Con: MacGinty (1/2) 72' Pen: MacGinty (2/2) 5', 55' | Report | Try: Matsushima 7' c Fujita 28' c Mafi 62' m Con: Goromaru (2/3) 9', 29' Pen: Goromaru (3/3) 33', 44', 77' |
* Kingsholm, Gloucester Attendance: 14,517 Referee: Glen Jackson (New Zealand)
| United States | Japan |
| FB | 15 | Chris Wyles (c) |
| RW | 14 | Takudzwa Ngwenya |
| OC | 13 | Seamus Kelly |
| IC | 12 | Thretton Palamo |
| LW | 11 | Zack Test |
| FH | 10 | AJ MacGinty |
| SH | 9 | Mike Petri |
| N8 | 8 | Samu Manoa |
| OF | 7 | Andrew Durutalo |
| BF | 6 | Alastair McFarland | | 63' |
| RL | 5 | Greg Peterson | | 77' |
| LL | 4 | Hayden Smith | | 31' |
| TP | 3 | Titi Lamositele |
| HK | 2 | Zach Fenoglio | | 64' |
| LP | 1 | Eric Fry | 61' |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Phil Thiel | | 64' |
| PR | 17 | Olive Kilifi |
| PR | 18 | Chris Baumann |
| LK | 19 | Cam Dolan | | 31' |
| FL | 20 | John Quill | | 77' |
| N8 | 21 | Danny Barrett | | 63' |
| SH | 22 | Niku Kruger |
| CE | 23 | Folau Niua |
| Coach: ||
| Mike Tolkin ||
| FB | 15 | Ayumu Goromaru |
| RW | 14 | Yoshikazu Fujita |
| OC | 13 | Harumichi Tatekawa |
| IC | 12 | Craig Wing |
| LW | 11 | Kotaro Matsushima | 49' | 57' |
| FH | 10 | Kosei Ono | | | 73' |
| SH | 9 | Fumiaki Tanaka | 63' |
| N8 | 8 | Koliniasi Holani | 40' |
| OF | 7 | Michael Broadhurst | 73' |
| BF | 6 | Michael Leitch (c) |
| RL | 5 | Justin Ives | 68' |
| LL | 4 | Luke Thompson |
| TP | 3 | Hiroshi Yamashita | 40' |
| HK | 2 | Shota Horie | 77' |
| LP | 1 | Keita Inagaki | 59' |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Takeshi Kizu | 77' |
| PR | 17 | Masataka Mikami | 59' |
| PR | 18 | Kensuke Hatakeyama | 40' |
| LK | 19 | Shinya Makabe | 68' |
| N8 | 20 | Amanaki Mafi | 40' |
| FL | 21 | Hendrik Tui | 73' |
| SH | 22 | Atsushi Hiwasa | 63' |
| WG | 23 | Karne Hesketh | 49' | 57' | 73' |
| Coach: ||
| Eddie Jones ||
* Man of the Match:
* Ayumu Goromaru (Japan)
* Touch judges:
* John Lacey (Ireland)
* Federico Anselmi (Argentina)
* Television match official:
* Shaun Veldsman (South Africa)
Notes:
* With this win, Japan became the first team to win three pool games and still fail to advance to the knockout stage.