2015 Rugby World Cup Pool A
Pool A of the 2015 Rugby World Cup began on 18 September and was completed on 10 October 2015.[1] The pool was composed of hosts England, as well as the third- and fourth-placed teams from 2011, Australia and Wales. They were joined by the Oceania qualifier, Fiji, and the repechage qualifier, Uruguay. The group was called the group of death, with four of the five teams in the top 10 of the World Rugby Rankings going into the tournament.[2] Australia and Wales qualified for the quarter-finals.[3]
Standings
Pos | Team
| Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | T | B | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 141 | 35 | +106 | 17 | 1 | 17 | Advanced to the quarter-finals and qualified for the 2019 Rugby World Cup |
2 | ![]() | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 111 | 62 | +49 | 11 | 1 | 13 | |
3 | ![]() | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 133 | 75 | +58 | 16 | 3 | 11 | Eliminated but qualified for 2019 Rugby World Cup |
4 | ![]() | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 84 | 101 | −17 | 10 | 1 | 5 | |
5 | ![]() | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 30 | 226 | −196 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Matches
All times are local United Kingdom time (UTC+01)
England vs Fiji
18 September 2015 20:00 |
England ![]() | 35–11 | ![]() |
Try: Penalty try 13' c Brown (2) 22' m, 72' c B. Vunipola 80' c Con: Ford (1/2) 13' Farrell (2/2) 73', 80' Pen: Ford (2/3) 3', 34' Farrell (1/1) 68' | Report | Try: Nadolo 30' m Pen: Nadolo (1/3) 37' Volavola (1/2) 64' |
Twickenham Stadium, London Attendance: 80,015 Referee: Jaco Peyper (South Africa) |
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- Ben Youngs earned his 50th test cap for England.[4]
Wales vs Uruguay
20 September 2015 14:30 |
Wales ![]() | 54–9 | ![]() |
Try: Lee 15' c Allen (3) 19' c, 30' c, 40' c Amos 50' c G. Davies (2) 60' m, 80' c Tipuric 71' c Con: Priestland (7/8) 16', 19', 30', 40', 51', 72', 80' | Report | Pen: Berchesi (3/4) 2', 9', 24' |
Millennium Stadium, Cardiff Attendance: 71,887 Referee: Romain Poite (France) |
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Notes
- This was the first ever match between these nations.[5]
Australia vs Fiji
23 September 2015 16:45 |
Australia ![]() | 28–13 | ![]() |
Try: Pocock (2) 26' c, 31' m Kepu 43' c Con: Foley (2/3) 28', 44' Pen: Foley (3/3) 10', 38', 70' | Report | Try: Volavola 60' c Con: Nadolo (1/1) 61' Pen: Nadolo (2/2) 21', 47' |
Millennium Stadium, Cardiff Attendance: 67,253 Referee: Glen Jackson (New Zealand) |
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England vs Wales
26 September 2015 20:00 |
England ![]() | 25–28 | ![]() |
Try: May 27' c Con: Farrell (1/1) 29' Pen: Farrell (5/5) 12', 24', 44', 52', 69' Drop: Farrell 18' | Report | Try: G. Davies 71' c Con: Biggar (1/1) 72' Pen: Biggar (7/7) 3', 16', 40', 48', 54', 59', 75' |
Twickenham Stadium, London Attendance: 81,129 Referee: Jérôme Garcès (France) |
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- This was the first time the host nation had lost a match in the pool stage since France lost to Argentina 17–12 in 2007.[6]
Australia vs Uruguay
27 September 2015 12:00 |
Australia ![]() | 65–3 | ![]() |
Try: McMahon (2) 7' m, 69' m Tomane 9' c Mumm 26' m Speight 31' c McCalman (2) 36' c, 61' c Mitchell (2) 47' m, 52' m To'omua 71' m Kuridrani 80' c Con: Cooper (5/11) 10', 32', 36', 62', 80' | Report | Pen: Berchesi (1/1) 24' |
Villa Park, Birmingham Attendance: 39,605 Referee: Pascal Gaüzère (France) |
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- This was the first meeting between the two nations.
- Diego Magno earned his 50th test cap for Uruguay.
- Drew Mitchell scored his 12th World Cup try, surpassing Chris Latham's Australian World Cup record of 11 tries.[7]
Wales vs Fiji
1 October 2015 16:45 |
Wales ![]() | 23–13 | ![]() |
Try: G. Davies 7' c Baldwin 32' c Con: Biggar (2/2) 8', 34' Pen: Biggar (3/3) 21', 55', 69' | Report | Try: Goneva 49' c Con: Volavola (1/1) 50' Pen: Volavola (2/2) 14', 38' |
Millennium Stadium, Cardiff Attendance: 71,576 Referee: John Lacey (Ireland) |
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Notes:
- Taulupe Faletau and Dan Lydiate earned their 50th test cap for Wales.[8]
- Akapusi Qera earned his 50th test cap for Fiji.[9]
England vs Australia
3 October 2015 20:00 |
England ![]() | 13–33 | ![]() |
Try: Watson 56' c Con: Farrell (1/1) 57' Pen: Farrell (2/2) 13', 65' | Report | Try: Foley (2) 20' c, 35' c Giteau 80' c Con: Foley (3/3) 22', 36', 80' Pen: Foley (4/4) 8', 50', 72', 76' |
Twickenham Stadium, London Attendance: 81,010 Referee: Romain Poite (France) |
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Notes:
- With this loss, England became the first host nation since Wales in 1991 not to make it out of the Pools.[10]
- This was Australia's largest winning margin over England in England, while scoring the most points against them in England.[11]
Fiji vs Uruguay
6 October 2015 20:00 |
Fiji ![]() | 47–15 | ![]() |
Try: Penalty try (2) 3' c, 27' c Kenatale 8' m Nakarawa 38' c Cavubati 64' c Murimurivalu 66' c Nadolo 79' c Con: Nadolo (6/7) 3', 28', 39', 65', 66', 80 | Report | Try: Arboleya 17' c Ormaechea 58' m Con: Ormaechea (1/2) 18' Pen: Durán (1/1) 15' |
Stadium mk, Milton Keynes Attendance: 30,048 Referee: JP Doyle (England) |
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- Mario Sagario earned his 50th test cap for Uruguay.[12]
Australia vs Wales
10 October 2015 16:45 |
Australia ![]() | 15–6 | ![]() |
Pen: Foley (5/6) 25', 31', 37', 51', 73' | Report | Pen: Biggar (2/3) 5', 34' |
Twickenham Stadium, London Attendance: 80,863 Referee: Craig Joubert (South Africa) |
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- This was the first match between Australia and Wales in which both sides have failed to score a try since Wales' 6–0 win in 1947.[13]
England vs Uruguay
10 October 2015 20:00 |
England ![]() | 60–3 | ![]() |
Try: Watson (2) 7' c, 42' m Easter (3) 18' c, 23' c, 60' m Slade 54' m Nowell (3) 57' c, 70' m, 74' m Penalty try 80' c Con: Farrell (4/6) 8', 19', 25', 58' Ford (1/4) 80' | Report | Pen: Berchesi (1/1) 2' |
City of Manchester Stadium, Manchester Attendance: 50,778 Referee: Chris Pollock (New Zealand) |
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Notes:
- Alejo Corral earned his 50th test cap for Uruguay.[14]
- Nick Easter became the oldest player ever to score an international hat-trick.[citation needed]
References
- ^ "World Cup 2015 schedule". BBC Sport. 2 May 2013. Retrieved 2 May 2013.
- ^ "Rugby World Cup 2015: England in the pool of death? It was far harder for the class of '91". Daily Telegraph. 14 September 2015. Retrieved 18 September 2015.
- ^ "Rugby World Cup 2015: fixtures, results and standings". BBC Sport. Retrieved 4 November 2015.
- ^ "England 35 Fiji 11". ESPN. 18 September 2015. Retrieved 24 September 2015.
- ^ "Injuries continue to mount for eight-try Wales". ESPN. 20 September 2015. Retrieved 24 September 2015.
- ^ "Wounded Wales turn the tables". ESPN. 26 September 2015. Retrieved 29 September 2015.
- ^ "Drew Mitchell breaks Australia tries record in trouncing of Uruguay". Guardian. 27 September 2015. Retrieved 29 September 2015.
- ^ "Rugby World Cup 2015: Wales 23-13 Fiji". BBC Sport. 1 October 2015. Retrieved 2 October 2015.
- ^ "Wales 23 Fiji 13, Rugby World Cup 2015, match report: Gareth Davies inspires Welsh to win". Daily Telegraph. 1 October 2015. Retrieved 2 October 2015.
- ^ "Beale, not Foley, to blame for England's early exit?". Reuters. 5 October 2015. Retrieved 5 October 2015.
- ^ "England put to the sword after Australia's Bernard Foley cuts loose". Guardian. 3 October 2015. Retrieved 5 October 2015.
- ^ "Fiji 47 Uruguay 15, Rugby World Cup, match report: Fijian power proves too much for brave underdogs". Daily Telegraphl. 6 October 2015. Retrieved 9 October 2015.
- ^ "Rugby World Cup 2015: Australia 15-6 Wales". BBC Sport. 10 October 2015. Retrieved 13 October 2015.
- ^ "Preview: England vs. Uruguay -- Lancaster loosens up as hosts bow out".
External links
- Official RWC 2015 Site