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]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | T | B | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 |  Australia | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 141 | 35 | +106 | 17 | 1 | 17 | Advanced to the quarter-finals and qualified for the 2019 Rugby World Cup |
| 2 |  Wales | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 111 | 62 | +49 | 11 | 1 | 13 | |
| 3 |  England | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 133 | 75 | +58 | 16 | 3 | 11 | Eliminated but qualified for 2019 Rugby World Cup |
| 4 |  Fiji | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 84 | 101 | −17 | 10 | 1 | 5 | |
| 5 |  Uruguay | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 30 | 226 | −196 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
All times are local United Kingdom time (UTC+01)
| 18 September 2015 20:00 |
| England | 35–11 | Fiji |
| 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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| 20 September 2015 14:30 |
| Wales | 54–9 | Uruguay |
| 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) |
     Wales |    Uruguay |
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| 23 September 2015 16:45 |
| Australia | 28–13 | Fiji |
| 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) |
    Australia | Fiji |
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| 26 September 2015 20:00 |
| England | 25–28 | Wales |
| 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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| 27 September 2015 12:00 |
| Australia | 65–3 | Uruguay |
| 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) |
Australia |    Uruguay |
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| 1 October 2015 16:45 |
| Wales | 23–13 | Fiji |
| 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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| 3 October 2015 20:00 |
| England | 13–33 | Australia |
| 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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| 6 October 2015 20:00 |
| Fiji | 47–15 | Uruguay |
| 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) |
Fiji | Uruguay |
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| 10 October 2015 16:45 |
| Australia | 15–6 | Wales |
| 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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| 10 October 2015 20:00 |
| England | 60–3 | Uruguay |
| 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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