2015 Rugby World Cup knockout stage

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]

Main article: 2015 Rugby World Cup

Qualified teams

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,[2] 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.[3]

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

Bracket
 
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

South Africa vs Wales
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'
 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)
South Africa
Wales
FB15Willie le Roux
RW14JP Pietersen
OC13Jesse Kriel 68'
IC12Damian de Allende
LW11Bryan Habana
FH10Handré Pollard 77'
SH9Fourie du Preez (c)
N88Duane Vermeulen
OF7Schalk Burger
BF6Francois Louw 68'
RL5Lood de Jager
LL4Eben Etzebeth 68'
TP3Frans Malherbe 61'
HK2Bismarck du Plessis 12' to 24' 56'
LP1Tendai Mtawarira 57'
Replacements:
HK16Adriaan Strauss 12' 24' 56'
PR17Heinke van der Merwe 57'
PR18Jannie du Plessis 61'
LK19Pieter-Steph du Toit 68'
FL20Willem Alberts 68'
SH21Ruan Pienaar
FH22Pat Lambie 77'
CE23Jan Serfontein 68'
Coach:
Heyneke Meyer
FB15Gareth Anscombe
RW14Alex Cuthbert
OC13Tyler Morgan 68'
IC12Jamie Roberts
LW11George North
FH10Dan Biggar 74'
SH9Gareth Davies 71'
N88Taulupe Faletau
OF7Sam Warburton (c)
BF6Dan Lydiate 68'
RL5Alun Wyn Jones
LL4Luke Charteris 64'
TP3Samson Lee 56'
HK2Scott Baldwin 57'
LP1Gethin Jenkins 56'
Replacements:
HK16Ken Owens 57'
PR17Paul James 56'
PR18Tomas Francis 56'
LK19Bradley Davies 64'
FL20Justin Tipuric 68'
SH21Lloyd Williams 71'
FH22Rhys Priestland 74'
CE23James Hook 68'
Coach:
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
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)
New Zealand
France
FB15Ben Smith
RW14Nehe Milner-Skudder 40'
OC13Conrad Smith 52'
IC12Ma'a Nonu
LW11Julian Savea
FH10Dan Carter
SH9Aaron Smith 65'
N88Kieran Read
OF7Richie McCaw (c) 69'
BF6Jerome Kaino 65'
RL5Sam Whitelock
LL4Brodie Retallick
TP3Owen Franks 51'
HK2Dane Coles 60'
LP1Wyatt Crockett 25'
Replacements:
HK16Keven Mealamu 60'
PR17Joe Moody 25'
PR18Charlie Faumuina 51'
N819Victor Vito 65'
FL20Sam Cane 69'
SH21Tawera Kerr-Barlow 65'
FH22Beauden Barrett 40'
CE23Sonny Bill Williams 52'
Coach:
Steve Hansen
FB15Scott Spedding
RW14Noa Nakaitaci
OC13Alexandre Dumoulin 61'
IC12Wesley Fofana
LW11Brice Dulin
FH10Frédéric Michalak 12'
SH9Morgan Parra 69'
N88Louis Picamoles 47' to 57' 72'
OF7Bernard Le Roux
BF6Thierry Dusautoir (c)
RL5Yoann Maestri
LL4Pascal Papé 48'
TP3Rabah Slimani 61'
HK2Guilhem Guirado 57'
LP1Eddy Ben Arous 61'
Replacements:
HK16Dimitri Szarzewski 57'
PR17Vincent Debaty 61'
PR18Nicolas Mas 61'
N819Damien Chouly 72'
FL20Yannick Nyanga 48'
SH21Rory Kockott 69'
FH22Rémi Tales 12'
CE23Mathieu Bastareaud 61'
Coach:
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.[4]
  • The nine tries scored by New Zealand is the most scored by one team in a Rugby World Cup knockout stage match.[5]
  • With his hat-trick of tries in this match, Julian Savea equalled Jonah Lomu and Bryan Habana's single-tournament record of eight tries.[6]

Ireland vs Argentina
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)
Ireland
Argentina
FB15Rob Kearney
RW14Tommy Bowe 13'
OC13Keith Earls
IC12Robbie Henshaw
LW11Dave Kearney
FH10Ian Madigan
SH9Conor Murray 70'
N88Jamie Heaslip (c)
OF7Chris Henry
BF6Jordi Murphy 70'
RL5Iain Henderson 71'
LL4Devin Toner
TP3Mike Ross 51'
HK2Rory Best 66'
LP1Cian Healy 51'
Replacements:
HK16Richardt Strauss 66'
PR17Jack McGrath 51'
PR18Nathan White 51'
LK19Donnacha Ryan 71'
FL20Rhys Ruddock 70'
SH21Eoin Reddan 70'
FH22Paddy Jackson
WG23Luke Fitzgerald 13'
Coach:
Joe Schmidt
FB15Joaquín Tuculet
RW14Santiago Cordero
OC13Matías Moroni 68'
IC12Juan Martín Hernández
LW11Juan Imhoff
FH10Nicolás Sánchez
SH9Martín Landajo 53'
N88Leonardo Senatore 23' 28' 51'
OF7Juan Martín Fernández Lobbe
BF6Pablo Matera
RL5Tomás Lavanini
LL4Guido Petti Pagadizábal 60'
TP3Ramiro Herrera 17' to 27' 72'
HK2Agustín Creevy (c) 56'
LP1Marcos Ayerza 68'
Replacements:
HK16Julián Montoya 56'
PR17Lucas Noguera Paz 68'
PR18Juan Pablo Orlandi 23' 28' 72'
LK19Matías Alemanno 60'
N820Facundo Isa 51'
SH21Tomás Cubelli 53'
CE22Jerónimo de la Fuente 68'
FB23Lucas González Amorosino
Coach:
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.[7]
  • This was Argentina's largest winning margin over Ireland, surpassing the 16-point margin recorded in June 2007.[8]

Australia vs Scotland
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'
Australia
Scotland
FB15Kurtley Beale
RW14Adam Ashley-Cooper
OC13Tevita Kuridrani
IC12Matt Giteau
LW11Drew Mitchell
FH10Bernard Foley
SH9Will Genia 71'
N88Ben McCalman
OF7Michael Hooper
BF6Scott Fardy
RL5Rob Simmons 66'
LL4Kane Douglas
TP3Sekope Kepu 54'
HK2Stephen Moore (c) 62'
LP1Scott Sio 51'
Replacements:
HK16Tatafu Polota-Nau 62'
PR17James Slipper 51'
PR18Greg Holmes 54'
LK19Dean Mumm 66'
FL20Sean McMahon
SH21Nick Phipps 71'
CE22Matt Toomua
FH23Quade Cooper
Coach:
Michael Cheika
FB15Stuart Hogg
RW14Sean Maitland 42' to 52'
OC13Mark Bennett
IC12Peter Horne 71'
LW11Tommy Seymour 63'
FH10Finn Russell
SH9Greig Laidlaw (c)
N88David Denton
OF7John Hardie
BF6Blair Cowan 67'
RL5Jonny Gray 67'
LL4Richie Gray
TP3WP Nel 75'
HK2Ross Ford 54'
LP1Alasdair Dickinson 47'
Replacements:
HK16Fraser Brown 54'
PR17Gordon Reid 47'
PR18Jon Welsh 75'
LK19Tim Swinson 67'
N820Josh Strauss 67'
SH21Henry Pyrgos
CE22Richie Vernon 71'
WG23Sean Lamont 63'
Coach:
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.[9]
  • 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.[10]
  • 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.[11]

Semi-finals

This was the first Rugby World Cup where no Northern Hemisphere team reached the semi-finals.[12] 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
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)
South Africa
New Zealand
FB15Willie le Roux
RW14JP Pietersen
OC13Jesse Kriel
IC12Damian de Allende 79'
LW11Bryan Habana 52' to 62'
FH10Handré Pollard 65'
SH9Fourie du Preez (c)
N88Duane Vermeulen
OF7Schalk Burger 64'
BF6Francois Louw 29' to 35'
RL5Lood de Jager 60'
LL4Eben Etzebeth
TP3Frans Malherbe 60'
HK2Bismarck du Plessis 53'
LP1Tendai Mtawarira 53'
Replacements:
HK16Adriaan Strauss 53'
PR17Heinke van der Merwe 53'
PR18Jannie du Plessis 60'
LK19Victor Matfield 60'
FL20Willem Alberts 29' 35' 64'
SH21Ruan Pienaar
FH22Pat Lambie 65'
CE23Jan Serfontein 79'
Coach:
Heyneke Meyer
FB15Ben Smith
RW14Nehe Milner-Skudder 49'
OC13Conrad Smith
IC12Ma'a Nonu 52'
LW11Julian Savea
FH10Dan Carter
SH9Aaron Smith
N88Kieran Read
OF7Richie McCaw (c)
BF6Jerome Kaino 39' to 49' 67'
RL5Sam Whitelock
LL4Brodie Retallick
TP3Owen Franks 52'
HK2Dane Coles 67'
LP1Joe Moody 69'
Replacements:
HK16Keven Mealamu 67'
PR17Ben Franks 69'
PR18Charlie Faumuina 52'
N819Victor Vito
FL20Sam Cane 67'
SH21Tawera Kerr-Barlow
FH22Beauden Barrett 49'
CE23Sonny Bill Williams 52'
Coach:
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
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)
Argentina
Australia
FB15Joaquín Tuculet
RW14Santiago Cordero
OC13Marcelo Bosch
IC12Juan Martín Hernández 44'
LW11Juan Imhoff 18'
FH10Nicolás Sánchez
SH9Martín Landajo 56'
N88Leonardo Senatore 49'
OF7Juan Martín Fernández Lobbe
BF6Pablo Matera
RL5Tomás Lavanini 26' to 36'
LL4Guido Petti Pagadizábal 58'
TP3Ramiro Herrera 61'
HK2Agustín Creevy (c) 31'
LP1Marcos Ayerza 61'
Replacements:
HK16Julián Montoya 31'
PR17Lucas Noguera Paz 61'
PR18Juan Figallo 61'
LK19Matías Alemanno 58'
N820Facundo Isa 49'
SH21Tomás Cubelli 56'
CE22Jerónimo de la Fuente 44'
FB23Lucas González Amorosino 18'
Coach:
Daniel Hourcade
FB15Israel Folau 65'
RW14Adam Ashley-Cooper
OC13Tevita Kuridrani
IC12Matt Giteau 47'
LW11Drew Mitchell
FH10Bernard Foley
SH9Will Genia 67'
N88David Pocock
OF7Michael Hooper
BF6Scott Fardy 56' to 61' 71'
RL5Rob Simmons 67'
LL4Kane Douglas
TP3Sekope Kepu 53'
HK2Stephen Moore (c) 59'
LP1James Slipper 53'
Replacements:
HK16Tatafu Polota-Nau 59'
PR17Toby Smith 53'
PR18Greg Holmes 53'
LK19Dean Mumm 67'
N820Ben McCalman 56' 61' 71'
SH21Nick Phipps 67'
CE22Matt Toomua 65'
CE23Kurtley Beale 47'
Coach:
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.[15]
  • 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.[16]

Bronze Final: South Africa vs Argentina
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)
South Africa
Argentina
FB15Willie le Roux 64'
RW14JP Pietersen
OC13Jesse Kriel
IC12Damian de Allende
LW11Bryan Habana 67'
FH10Handré Pollard
SH9Ruan Pienaar 77'
N88Duane Vermeulen
OF7Schalk Burger 53' 61' 66'
BF6Francois Louw 61' to 66'
RL5Victor Matfield (c) 63'
LL4Eben Etzebeth
TP3Frans Malherbe 61' 70'
HK2Bismarck du Plessis 49'
LP1Tendai Mtawarira 40'
Replacements:
HK16Adriaan Strauss 49'
PR17Heinke van der Merwe 40'
PR18Jannie du Plessis 61' 70'
LK19Lood de Jager 63'
FL20Willem Alberts 53'
SH21Rudy Paige 77'
FH22Pat Lambie 64'
CE23Jan Serfontein 67'
Coach:
Heyneke Meyer
FB15Lucas González Amorosino
RW14Santiago Cordero
OC13Matías Moroni
IC12Jerónimo de la Fuente 71'
LW11Horacio Agulla 58'
FH10Nicolás Sánchez (c)
SH9Tomás Cubelli 5' to 15' 53'
N88Juan Manuel Leguizamón
OF7Juan Martín Fernández Lobbe 53'
BF6Javier Ortega Desio
RL5Tomás Lavanini
LL4Matías Alemanno 47'
TP3Ramiro Herrera 55'
HK2Julián Montoya 77'
LP1Juan Figallo 15' to 22' 61' 64' 71'
Replacements:
PR16Lucas Noguera Paz 15' 22' 61' 64' to 71'
PR17Juan Pablo Orlandi 55'
PR18Santiago García Botta 77'
LK19Guido Petti Pagadizábal 47'
N820Facundo Isa 53'
SH21Martín Landajo 53'
FH22Santiago González Iglesias 71'
CE23Juan Pablo Socino 58'
Coach:
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:

  • Pat Lambie earned his 50th test cap for South Africa.[17]

Final: New Zealand vs Australia
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)
New Zealand
Australia
FB15Ben Smith 52' to 62'
RW14Nehe Milner-Skudder 65'
OC13Conrad Smith 40'
IC12Ma'a Nonu
LW11Julian Savea
FH10Dan Carter
SH9Aaron Smith 71'
N88Kieran Read
OF7Richie McCaw (c) 80'
BF6Jerome Kaino 71'
RL5Sam Whitelock
LL4Brodie Retallick
TP3Owen Franks 54'
HK2Dane Coles 65'
LP1Joe Moody 59'
Replacements:
HK16Keven Mealamu 65'
PR17Ben Franks 59'
PR18Charlie Faumuina 54'
N819Victor Vito 71'
FL20Sam Cane 80'
SH21Tawera Kerr-Barlow 71'
FH22Beauden Barrett 65'
CE23Sonny Bill Williams 40'
Coach:
Steve Hansen
FB15Israel Folau
RW14Adam Ashley-Cooper
OC13Tevita Kuridrani
IC12Matt Giteau 26'
LW11Drew Mitchell 66' 71'
FH10Bernard Foley
SH9Will Genia 70'
N88David Pocock
OF7Michael Hooper
BF6Scott Fardy 61'
RL5Rob Simmons
LL4Kane Douglas 15'
TP3Sekope Kepu 59'
HK2Stephen Moore (c) 55'
LP1Scott Sio 59'
Replacements:
HK16Tatafu Polota-Nau 55'
PR17James Slipper 59'
PR18Greg Holmes 59'
LK19Dean Mumm 15'
N820Ben McCalman 61'
SH21Nick Phipps 70'
CE22Matt Toomua 66' 71'
CE23Kurtley Beale 26'
Coach:
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.[18]
  • This was the first time New Zealand won the World Cup on foreign soil.[19]
  • 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.[14]
  • Fourteen New Zealand players joined five Australians and one South African as dual Rugby Union World Cup winners. McCaw became the first player to captain two World Cup winners.

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