2015 Rugby World Cup Pool C
Pool C of the 2015 Rugby World Cup began on 19 September and will be completed on 11 October 2015.[1] The pool will be composed of New Zealand (the title holders), Argentina and Tonga – who all qualified automatically for the tournament due to finishing in the top three positions in their pools in 2011 – along with the top European qualifier, Georgia, and the top African qualifier, Namibia. The top two teams will qualify for the quarter finals.
Overall[edit]
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Key to colours in pool tables
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| Advanced to the quarter-finals and qualified for the 2019 Rugby World Cup | |
| Eliminated but qualified for 2019 Rugby World Cup | |
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Team
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Pld | W | D | L | TF | PF | PA | +/− | BP | Pts |
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| 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 174 | 49 | +125 | 3 | 19 | |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 179 | 70 | +109 | 3 | 15 | |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 53 | 123 | –70 | 0 | 8 | |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 70 | 130 | –60 | 2 | 6 | |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 70 | 174 | –104 | 1 | 1 |
All times are local United Kingdom time (UTC+01)
Tonga vs Georgia[edit]
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19 September 2015
12:00 |
| Tonga |
10–17 | |
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| Try: Vainikolo 72' c Con: Morath (1/1) 73' Pen: Morath (1/1) 9' |
Report | Try: Gorgodze 27' c Tkhilaishvili 56' c Con: Kvirikashvili (2/2) 28', 57' Pen: Kvirikashvili (1/3) 19' Malaghuradze (0/1) |
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Notes:
- Fetu'u Vainikolo surpassed Josh Taumalolo's record of 14 tries for his country, to become Tonga's record try scorer.[2]
- Merab Kvirikashvili surpassed Irakli Abuseridze's record of 85 caps for his country, to become Georgia's most capped player.[3]
- Vasil Lobzhanidze, at 18 years and 340 days, became the youngest ever player to in a World Cup match.[4]
- Shalva Sutiashvili earned his 50th test cap for Georgia.
New Zealand vs Argentina[edit]
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20 September 2015
16:45 |
| New Zealand |
26–16 | |
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| Try: A. Smith 57' c Cane 67' c Con: Carter (2/2) 58', 67' Pen: Carter (4/4) 5', 11', 19', 40' |
Report | Try: Petti Pagadizábal 21' c Con: Sánchez (1/1) 23' Pen: Sánchez (3/3) 30', 38', 43' |
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Notes:
- The 89,019 crowd, surpassed the tournaments biggest crowd for a match, set in the 2003 Rugby World Cup Final, of 82,957.[5]
- New Zealand fielded the most experienced ever starting fifteen in international history.[6]
New Zealand vs Namibia[edit]
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24 September 2015
20:00 |
| New Zealand |
58–14 | |
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| Try: Vito 6' c Milner-Skudder (2) 10' m, 40' m Fekitoa 21' c Barrett 31' c Savea (2) 47' c, 75' m Smith 61' m Taylor 79' c Con: Barrett (4/8) 7', 21', 32', 80' Slade (1/1) 48' Pen: Barrett (1/1) 5' |
Report | Try: Deysel 51' m Con: Kotzé (0/1) Pen: Kotzé (3/3) 14', 23', 44' |
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Notes:
- This was the first ever match between these nations.
- Richie McCaw became the most capped New Zealander player at a Rugby World Cup, surpassing Sean Fitzpatrick's record of 17.[7]
Argentina vs Georgia[edit]
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25 September 2015
16:45 |
| Argentina |
54–9 | |
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| Try: Lavanini 10' m Cubelli 47' c Imhoff (2) 49' c, 76' m Cordero (2) 53' c, 72' c Landajo 70' c Con: Sánchez (3/4) 48', 51', 54' Bosch (2/3) 71', 74' Pen: Sánchez (2/2) 21', 35' Drop: Sánchez 6' |
Report | Pen: Kvirikashvili (3/3) 17', 20', 32' |
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Tonga vs Namibia[edit]
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29 September 2015
16:45 |
| Tonga |
35–21 | |
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| Try: Veainu (2) 6' c, 55' m Ram (2) 12' m, 45' m Fosita 25' c Con: Lilo (2/5) 7', 26' Pen: Lilo (1/2) 35' Morath (1/1) 73' |
Report | Try: Tromp 18' c Burger (2) 49' c, 67' c Con: Kotzé (3/3) 19', 49', 68' |
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Notes:
- Tonga became the first team to name two captains in a Rugby World Cup match.
- The 3 tries scored by Namibia were the most scored by the team in a World Cup match.
- The 35 points scored by Tonga is the highest ever score it has posted in a Rugby World Cup game.
- Kurt Morath surpassed Pierre Hola's record of 317 points for his country to become Tonga's highest-ever point scorer.[8]
New Zealand vs Georgia[edit]
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2 October 2015
20:00 |
| New Zealand |
43–10 | |
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| Try: Naholo 2' c Savea (3) 8' m, 17' m, 74' c Coles 22' m Read 52' c Fekitoa 77' c Con: Carter (4/7) 3', 53', 75', 78' |
Report | Try: Tsiklauri 5' c Con: Malaghuradze (1/1) 6' Pen: Malaghuradze (1/1) 12' |
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Notes:
- This was the first ever match between these nations.
Argentina vs Tonga[edit]
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4 October 2015
14:30 |
| Argentina |
45–16 | |
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| Try: Tuculet 20' c Imhoff 22' c Sánchez 64' m Montoya 72' c Cordero 80' c Con: Sánchez (4/5) 21', 23', 73', 80' Pen: Sánchez (4/5) 18', 26', 44', 53' |
Report | Try: Morath 7' m Tonga'uiha 38' m Con: Morath (0/2) Pen: Morath (2/4) 33', 42' |
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- This was the first ever match between these nations.[9]
Namibia vs Georgia[edit]
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7 October 2015
20:00 |
| Namibia |
16–17 | |
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| Try: Kotzé 74' c Con: Kotzé (1/1) 76' Pen: Kotzé (3/3) 2', 18', 71' |
Report | Try: Gorgodze 50' c Malaghuradze 55' c Con: Kvirikashvili (2/2) 51', 56' Pen: Kvirikashvili (1/1) 68' |
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Notes:
- Alexander Todua earned his 50th test cap for Georgia.
- Theuns Kotzé surpassed Jaco Coetzee's record of 335 points to become Namibia top point scorer.[10]
- The losing bonus point for Namibia was the country's first-ever competition point in a Rugby World Cup.[11]
New Zealand vs Tonga[edit]
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9 October 2015
20:00 |
| New Zealand |
47–9 | |
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| Try: B. Smith 13' c Woodcock 31' c Milner-Skudder (2) 52' c, 58' c Williams 66' c Cane 70' c Nonu 76' m Con: Carter (6/7) 15', 32', 54', 59', 66', 72' |
Report | Pen: Morath (3/3) 26', 49', 57' |
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Argentina vs Namibia[edit]
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11 October 2015
12:00 |
| Argentina |
64–19 | |
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| Try: Hernández 7' c Moroni 19' c Agulla 24' c Isa 36' m Noguera Paz 40' c Alemanno 49' c Senatore 64' c Montoya 69' c Cubelli 74' c Con: González Iglesias (4/5) 8', 20', 26', 40' Socino (4/4) 50', 65', 70', 75' Pen: González Iglesias (1/2) 12' |
Report | Try: Tromp 13' c Greyling 46' c Jantjies 80' m Con: Kotzé (2/2) 14', 47' Redelinghuys (0/1) |
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Notes:
- Martín Landajo earned his 50th test cap for Argentina.[13]
- Johnny Redelinghuys became the first Namibian player to earn his 50th test cap.[14]
References[edit]
- ^ "World Cup 2015 schedule". BBC Sport. 2 May 2013. Retrieved 2 May 2013.
- ^ "Tonga 10-17 Georgia". BBC Sport. 19 September 2015. Retrieved 24 September 2015.
- ^ "Georgia spring first surprise by taking down Tonga". ESPN. 19 September 2015. Retrieved 24 September 2015.
- ^ Georgia introduce young blood into team to face Tonga
- ^ Record Rugby World Cup attendance at Wembley Stadium
- ^ "All Blacks name most experienced ever XV to take on Pumas". Retrieved 23 September 2015.
- ^ "New Zealand made to work for World Cup win by tough-tackling Namibia". Guardian. 24 September 2015. Retrieved 25 September 2015.
- ^ "Rugby World Cup 2015: Tonga 35-21 Namibia". BBC Sport. 29 September 2015. Retrieved 2 October 2015.
- ^ "Rugby World Cup 2015: Argentina 45-16 Tonga". BBC Sport. 4 October 2015. Retrieved 5 October 2015.
- ^ "Rugby World Cup 2015: Namibia 16-17 Georgia". BBC Sport. 7 October 2015. Retrieved 9 October 2015.
- ^ "Namibia 16 Georgia 17 - Mamuka Gorgodze leads Lelos to victory but Nambia claim first ever World Cup point". Daily Telegraph. 7 October 2015. Retrieved 9 October 2015.
- ^ "New Zealand 47 Tonga 9". Guardian. 9 October 2015. Retrieved 13 October 2015.
- ^ "Argentina warm up for World Cup last eight with nine tries on Namibia". Guardian. 11 October 2015. Retrieved 13 October 2015.
- ^ "Rugby World Cup 2015: Argentina 64-19 Namibia". BBC Sport. 11 October 2015. Retrieved 13 October 2015.
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