2015 Rugby World Cup knockout stage
The knockout stage of the 2015 Rugby World Cup began on 17 October with two quarter-finals and will conclude on 31 October with the final at Twickenham Stadium in London with all matches to be played over the course of three consecutive weekends.[1][2][3]
Contents
Qualified teams[edit]
| Pool | Winners | Runners-up |
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| A | ||
| B | ||
| C | ||
| D |
Bracket[edit]
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 17 October – Twickenham Stadium | ||||||||||
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23 | |||||||||
| 24 October – Twickenham Stadium | ||||||||||
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19 | |||||||||
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| 17 October – Millennium Stadium | ||||||||||
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62 | |||||||||
| 31 October – Twickenham Stadium | ||||||||||
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13 | |||||||||
| 18 October – Millennium Stadium | ||||||||||
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20 | |||||||||
| 25 October – Twickenham Stadium | ||||||||||
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43 | |||||||||
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Third place | |||||||||
| 18 October – Twickenham Stadium | ||||||||||
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30 October – Olympic Stadium | |||||||||
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35 | |||||||||
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34 | |||||||||
Quarter-finals[edit]
South Africa vs Wales[edit]
| South Africa |
23–19 | |
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| Try: Du Preez 75' m Con: Pollard (0/1) 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' |
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New Zealand vs France[edit]
| New Zealand |
62–13 | |
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| 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' |
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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[edit]
| Ireland |
20–43 | |
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| 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' |
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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[edit]
| Australia |
35–34 | |
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| 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' |
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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 are the most they have 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 whilst 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[edit]
This is the first Rugby World Cup where no Northern Hemisphere team reached the semi-finals.[12] The semi-final line-up consists of the four Rugby Championship teams: New Zealand, South Africa, Argentina and Australia.
South Africa vs New Zealand[edit]
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Argentina vs Australia[edit]
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Bronze final play-off: Loser of semi-final 1 vs Loser of semi-final 2[edit]
| Loser of semi-final 1 | v | Loser of semi-final 2 |
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Final: Winner of semi-final 1 vs Winner of semi-final 2[edit]
| Winner of semi-final 1 | v | Winner of semi-final 2 |
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References[edit]
- ^ "World Cup 2015 schedule". BBC Sport. 2 May 2013. Retrieved 2 May 2013.
- ^ "Rugby World Cup 2015: Our experts predict their winners and reflect on tournament so far". Daily Telegraph. 12 October 2015. Retrieved 13 October 2015.
- ^ "As the pool stages end, our writers rate the Rugby World Cup so far". The Guardian. 12 October 2015. Retrieved 13 October 2015.
- ^ "Rugby World Cup: New Zealand beat France 62-13 to reach semis". BBC Sport. 17 October 2015. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
- ^ "All Blacks 62-13 France: Les Bleus given a nine-try masterclass as champions set up Rugby World Cup semi-final with South Africa". Daily Mail. 17 October 2015. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
- ^ "Savea plays down Lomu comparison". Sporting Life. 18 October 2015. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
- ^ "Rugby World Cup 2015: Ireland 20-43 Argentina". BBC Sport. 18 October 2015. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
- ^ "Ireland 20-43 Argentina: how World Cup quarter-final was won and lost". Guardian. 18 October 2015. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
- ^ Ross Ford and Jonny Gray back in Scotland starting team
- ^ "Australia 35 Scotland 34". Guardian. 18 October 2015. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
- ^ World Rugby post-match statement
- ^ "Rugby World Cup 2015: Rugby Championship downs Six Nations". New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
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