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2015 Rugby World Cup knockout stage

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

Qualified teams

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

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

Bracket

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

Quarter-finals

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South Africa vs Wales

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

Man of the Match:
Schalk Burger (South Africa)

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

New Zealand vs France

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

Man of the Match:
Julian Savea (New Zealand)

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

Notes:

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

Ireland vs Argentina

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

Man of the Match:
Nicolás Sánchez (Argentina)

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

Notes:

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

Australia vs Scotland

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

Man of the Match:
Matt Giteau (Australia)

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

Notes:

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

Semi-finals

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

South Africa vs New Zealand

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

Man of the Match:
Ben Smith (New Zealand)

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

Notes:

Argentina vs Australia

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

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

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

Notes:

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

Bronze final: South Africa vs Argentina

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

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

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

Notes:

Final: New Zealand vs Australia

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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'
ReportTry: Pocock 53' c
Kuridrani 64' c
Con: Foley (2/2) 54', 65'
Pen: Foley (1/1) 14'
Twickenham Stadium, London
Attendance: 80,125
Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)
New Zealand
Australia
FB 15 Ben Smith Yellow card 52'
RW 14 Nehe Milner-Skudder downward-facing red arrow 65'
OC 13 Conrad Smith downward-facing red arrow 40'
IC 12 Ma'a Nonu
LW 11 Julian Savea
FH 10 Dan Carter
SH 9 Aaron Smith downward-facing red arrow 71'
N8 8 Kieran Read
OF 7 Richie McCaw (c) downward-facing red arrow 80'
BF 6 Jerome Kaino downward-facing red arrow 71'
RL 5 Sam Whitelock
LL 4 Brodie Retallick
TP 3 Owen Franks downward-facing red arrow 54'
HK 2 Dane Coles downward-facing red arrow 65'
LP 1 Joe Moody downward-facing red arrow 59'
Replacements:
HK 16 Keven Mealamu upward-facing green arrow 65'
PR 17 Ben Franks upward-facing green arrow 59'
PR 18 Charlie Faumuina upward-facing green arrow 54'
N8 19 Victor Vito upward-facing green arrow 71'
FL 20 Sam Cane upward-facing green arrow 80'
SH 21 Tawera Kerr-Barlow upward-facing green arrow 71'
FH 22 Beauden Barrett upward-facing green arrow 65'
CE 23 Sonny Bill Williams upward-facing green arrow 40'
Coach:
New Zealand Steve Hansen
FB 15 Israel Folau
RW 14 Adam Ashley-Cooper
OC 13 Tevita Kuridrani
IC 12 Matt Giteau downward-facing red arrow 26'
LW 11 Drew Mitchell downward-facing red arrow 66' upward-facing green arrow 71'
FH 10 Bernard Foley
SH 9 Will Genia downward-facing red arrow 70'
N8 8 David Pocock
OF 7 Michael Hooper
BF 6 Scott Fardy downward-facing red arrow 61'
RL 5 Rob Simmons
LL 4 Kane Douglas downward-facing red arrow 15'
TP 3 Sekope Kepu downward-facing red arrow 59'
HK 2 Stephen Moore (c) downward-facing red arrow 55'
LP 1 Scott Sio downward-facing red arrow 59'
Replacements:
HK 16 Tatafu Polota-Nau upward-facing green arrow 55'
PR 17 James Slipper upward-facing green arrow 59'
PR 18 Greg Holmes upward-facing green arrow 59'
LK 19 Dean Mumm upward-facing green arrow 15'
N8 20 Ben McCalman upward-facing green arrow 61'
SH 21 Nick Phipps upward-facing green arrow 70'
CE 22 Matt To'omua upward-facing green arrow 66' downward-facing red arrow 71'
CE 23 Kurtley Beale upward-facing green arrow 26'
Coach:
Australia Michael Cheika

Man of the Match:
Dan Carter (New Zealand)

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

Notes:

  • New Zealand became the first team to retain the Rugby World Cup title, and win a third World Cup title.[20]
  • This was the first time New Zealand won the World Cup on foreign soil.[21]
  • The aggregate 51 points scored was the most ever in a Rugby World Cup final.
  • Ben Smith became the first player to receive a yellow card in a Rugby World Cup final.
  • New Zealand's Sonny Bill Williams, Jerome Kaino and Sam Whitelock played in a record 14th consecutive World Cup wins.[16]
  • Fourteen New Zealand players joined five Australians and one South African as winners of multiple Rugby World Cups. McCaw became the first player to captain two World Cup winners.

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