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 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]

Qualified teams[edit]

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

Bracket[edit]

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
                   
17 October – Twickenham Stadium        
  South Africa  23
24 October – Twickenham Stadium
  Wales  19  
  South Africa  
17 October – Millennium Stadium
      New Zealand    
  New Zealand  62
31 October – Twickenham Stadium
  France  13  
   
18 October – Millennium Stadium    
     
  Ireland  20
25 October – Twickenham Stadium
  Argentina  43  
  Argentina   Third place
18 October – Twickenham Stadium
      Australia     30 October – Olympic Stadium
  Australia  35
   
  Scotland  34  
   
 

Quarter-finals[edit]

South Africa vs Wales[edit]

17 October 2015
16:00 BST (UTC+01)
South Africa  23–19  Wales
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'
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 Substituted off 68'
IC 12 Damian de Allende
LW 11 Bryan Habana
FH 10 Handré Pollard Substituted off 77'
SH 9 Fourie du Preez (c)
N8 8 Duane Vermeulen
OF 7 Schalk Burger
BF 6 Francois Louw Substituted off 68'
RL 5 Lood de Jager
LL 4 Eben Etzebeth Substituted off 68'
TP 3 Frans Malherbe Substituted off 61'
HK 2 Bismarck du Plessis Sent to blood bin 12' to 24' Substituted off 56'
LP 1 Tendai Mtawarira Substituted off 57'
Replacements:
HK 16 Adriaan Strauss Substituted in 12' Substituted off 24' Substituted in 56'
PR 17 Trevor Nyakane Substituted in 57'
PR 18 Jannie du Plessis Substituted in 61'
LK 19 Pieter-Steph du Toit Substituted in 68'
FL 20 Willem Alberts Substituted in 68'
SH 21 Ruan Pienaar
FH 22 Pat Lambie Substituted in 77'
CE 23 Jan Serfontein Substituted in 68'
Coach:
South Africa Heyneke Meyer
South Africa vs Wales 2015-10-17.svg
FB 15 Gareth Anscombe
RW 14 Alex Cuthbert
OC 13 Tyler Morgan Substituted off 68'
IC 12 Jamie Roberts
LW 11 George North
FH 10 Dan Biggar Substituted off 74'
SH 9 Gareth Davies Substituted off 71'
N8 8 Taulupe Faletau
OF 7 Sam Warburton (c)
BF 6 Dan Lydiate Substituted off 68'
RL 5 Alun Wyn Jones
LL 4 Luke Charteris Substituted off 64'
TP 3 Samson Lee Substituted off 56'
HK 2 Scott Baldwin Substituted off 57'
LP 1 Gethin Jenkins Substituted off 56'
Replacements:
HK 16 Ken Owens Substituted in 57'
PR 17 Paul James Substituted in 56'
PR 18 Tomas Francis Substituted in 56'
LK 19 Bradley Davies Substituted in 64'
FL 20 Justin Tipuric Substituted in 68'
SH 21 Lloyd Williams Substituted in 71'
FH 22 Rhys Priestland Substituted in 74'
CE 23 James Hook Substituted in 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[edit]

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
FB 15 Ben Smith
RW 14 Nehe Milner-Skudder Substituted off 40'
OC 13 Conrad Smith Substituted off 52'
IC 12 Ma'a Nonu
LW 11 Julian Savea
FH 10 Dan Carter
SH 9 Aaron Smith Substituted off 65'
N8 8 Kieran Read
OF 7 Richie McCaw (c) Substituted off 69'
BF 6 Jerome Kaino Substituted off 65'
RL 5 Sam Whitelock
LL 4 Brodie Retallick
TP 3 Owen Franks Substituted off 51'
HK 2 Dane Coles Substituted off 60'
LP 1 Wyatt Crockett Substituted off 25'
Replacements:
HK 16 Keven Mealamu Substituted in 60'
PR 17 Joe Moody Substituted in 25'
PR 18 Charlie Faumuina Substituted in 51'
N8 19 Victor Vito Substituted in 65'
FL 20 Sam Cane Substituted in 69'
SH 21 Tawera Kerr-Barlow Substituted in 65'
FH 22 Beauden Barrett Substituted in 40'
CE 23 Sonny Bill Williams Substituted in 52'
Coach:
New Zealand Steve Hansen
New Zealand vs France 2015-10-17.svg
FB 15 Scott Spedding
RW 14 Noa Nakaitaci
OC 13 Alexandre Dumoulin Substituted off 61'
IC 12 Wesley Fofana
LW 11 Brice Dulin
FH 10 Frédéric Michalak Substituted off 12'
SH 9 Morgan Parra Substituted off 69'
N8 8 Louis Picamoles Temporarily suspended from 47' to 57' 47' to 57' Substituted off 72'
OF 7 Bernard Le Roux
BF 6 Thierry Dusautoir (c)
RL 5 Yoann Maestri
LL 4 Pascal Papé Substituted off 48'
TP 3 Rabah Slimani Substituted off 61'
HK 2 Guilhem Guirado Substituted off 57'
LP 1 Eddy Ben Arous Substituted off 61'
Replacements:
HK 16 Dimitri Szarzewski Substituted in 57'
PR 17 Vincent Debaty Substituted in 61'
PR 18 Nicolas Mas Substituted in 61'
N8 19 Damien Chouly Substituted in 72'
FL 20 Yannick Nyanga Substituted in 48'
SH 21 Rory Kockott Substituted in 69'
FH 22 Rémi Tales Substituted in 12'
CE 23 Mathieu Bastareaud Substituted in 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.[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]

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
FB 15 Rob Kearney
RW 14 Tommy Bowe Substituted off 13'
OC 13 Keith Earls
IC 12 Robbie Henshaw
LW 11 Dave Kearney
FH 10 Ian Madigan
SH 9 Conor Murray Substituted off 70'
N8 8 Jamie Heaslip (c)
OF 7 Chris Henry
BF 6 Jordi Murphy Substituted off 70'
RL 5 Iain Henderson Substituted off 71'
LL 4 Devin Toner
TP 3 Mike Ross Substituted off 51'
HK 2 Rory Best Substituted off 66'
LP 1 Cian Healy Substituted off 51'
Replacements:
HK 16 Richardt Strauss Substituted in 66'
PR 17 Jack McGrath Substituted in 51'
PR 18 Nathan White Substituted in 51'
LK 19 Donnacha Ryan Substituted in 71'
FL 20 Rhys Ruddock Substituted in 70'
SH 21 Eoin Reddan Substituted in 70'
FH 22 Paddy Jackson
WG 23 Luke Fitzgerald Substituted in 13'
Coach:
New Zealand Joe Schmidt
Ireland vs Argentina 2015-10-18.svg
FB 15 Joaquín Tuculet
RW 14 Santiago Cordero
OC 13 Matías Moroni Substituted off 68'
IC 12 Juan Martín Hernández
LW 11 Juan Imhoff
FH 10 Nicolás Sánchez
SH 9 Martín Landajo Substituted off 53'
N8 8 Leonardo Senatore Substituted off 23' Substituted in 28' Substituted off 51'
OF 7 Juan Martín Fernández Lobbe
BF 6 Pablo Matera
RL 5 Tomás Lavanini
LL 4 Guido Petti Pagadizábal Substituted off 60'
TP 3 Ramiro Herrera Temporarily suspended from 17' to 27' 17' to 27' Substituted off 72'
HK 2 Agustín Creevy (c) Substituted off 56'
LP 1 Marcos Ayerza Substituted off 68'
Replacements:
HK 16 Julián Montoya Substituted in 56'
PR 17 Lucas Noguera Paz Substituted in 68'
PR 18 Juan Pablo Orlandi Substituted in 23' Substituted off 28' Substituted in 72'
LK 19 Matías Alemanno Substituted in 60'
N8 20 Facundo Isa Substituted in 51'
SH 21 Tomás Cubelli Substituted in 53'
CE 22 Jerónimo de la Fuente Substituted in 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.[7]
  • This was Argentina's largest winning margin over Ireland, surpassing the 16-point margin recorded in June 2007.[8]

Australia vs Scotland[edit]

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'
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 Substituted off 71'
N8 8 Ben McCalman
OF 7 Michael Hooper
BF 6 Scott Fardy
RL 5 Rob Simmons Substituted off 66'
LL 4 Kane Douglas
TP 3 Sekope Kepu Substituted off 54'
HK 2 Stephen Moore (c) Substituted off 62'
LP 1 Scott Sio Substituted off 51'
Replacements:
HK 16 Tatafu Polota-Nau Substituted in 62'
PR 17 James Slipper Substituted in 51'
PR 18 Greg Holmes Substituted in 54'
LK 19 Dean Mumm Substituted in 66'
FL 20 Sean McMahon
SH 21 Nick Phipps Substituted in 71'
CE 22 Matt Toomua
FH 23 Quade Cooper
Coach:
Australia Michael Cheika
Australia vs Scotland 2015-10-18.svg
FB 15 Stuart Hogg
RW 14 Sean Maitland Temporarily suspended from 42' to 52' 42' to 52'
OC 13 Mark Bennett
IC 12 Peter Horne Substituted off 71'
LW 11 Tommy Seymour Substituted off 63'
FH 10 Finn Russell
SH 9 Greig Laidlaw (c)
N8 8 David Denton
OF 7 John Hardie
BF 6 Blair Cowan Substituted off 67'
RL 5 Jonny Gray Substituted off 67'
LL 4 Richie Gray
TP 3 WP Nel Substituted off 75'
HK 2 Ross Ford Substituted off 54'
LP 1 Alasdair Dickinson Substituted off 47'
Replacements:
HK 16 Fraser Brown Substituted in 54'
PR 17 Gordon Reid Substituted in 47'
PR 18 Jon Welsh Substituted in 75'
LK 19 Tim Swinson Substituted in 67'
N8 20 Josh Strauss Substituted in 67'
SH 21 Henry Pyrgos
CE 22 Richie Vernon Substituted in 71'
WG 23 Sean Lamont Substituted in 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.[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]

South Africa
New Zealand

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

Argentina vs Australia[edit]

25 October 2015
16:00 GMT (UTC+00)
Argentina  v  Australia
Argentina
Australia

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

Bronze final play-off: Loser of semi-final 1 vs Loser of semi-final 2[edit]

30 October 2015
20:00 GMT (UTC+00)
Loser of semi-final 1 v Loser of semi-final 2

Final: Winner of semi-final 1 vs Winner of semi-final 2[edit]

31 October 2015
16:00 GMT (UTC+00)
Winner of semi-final 1 v Winner of semi-final 2

References[edit]

  1. ^ "World Cup 2015 schedule". BBC Sport. 2 May 2013. Retrieved 2 May 2013. 
  2. ^ "Rugby World Cup 2015: Our experts predict their winners and reflect on tournament so far". Daily Telegraph. 12 October 2015. Retrieved 13 October 2015. 
  3. ^ "As the pool stages end, our writers rate the Rugby World Cup so far". The Guardian. 12 October 2015. Retrieved 13 October 2015. 
  4. ^ "Rugby World Cup: New Zealand beat France 62-13 to reach semis". BBC Sport. 17 October 2015. Retrieved 20 October 2015. 
  5. ^ "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. 
  6. ^ "Savea plays down Lomu comparison". Sporting Life. 18 October 2015. Retrieved 18 October 2015. 
  7. ^ "Rugby World Cup 2015: Ireland 20-43 Argentina". BBC Sport. 18 October 2015. Retrieved 20 October 2015. 
  8. ^ "Ireland 20-43 Argentina: how World Cup quarter-final was won and lost". Guardian. 18 October 2015. Retrieved 20 October 2015. 
  9. ^ Ross Ford and Jonny Gray back in Scotland starting team
  10. ^ "Australia 35 Scotland 34". Guardian. 18 October 2015. Retrieved 20 October 2015. 
  11. ^ World Rugby post-match statement
  12. ^ "Rugby World Cup 2015: Rugby Championship downs Six Nations". New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 18 October 2015. 

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