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 concluded on 31 October with the final at Twickenham Stadium in London with all matches played over the course of three consecutive weekends. [1] [2] [3]

Contents

Qualified teams

Australia went unbeaten to finish in first place in Pool A, with Wales in second place. In Pool B, South Africa finished top despite losing their opening match against Japan, [4] ahead of Scotland in second place. New Zealand also went unbeaten as winners of Pool C, with Argentina in second. Pool D was topped by Northern Hemisphere teams, with Ireland coming first and France in second. [5] [6]

PoolWinnersRunners-up
A Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales
B Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
C Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
D IRFU flag.svg  Ireland Flag of France.svg  France

Bracket

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
17 October – Twickenham Stadium
 
 
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 23
 
24 October – Twickenham Stadium
 
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 19
 
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 18
 
17 October – Millennium Stadium
 
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 20
 
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 62
 
31 October – Twickenham Stadium
 
Flag of France.svg  France 13
 
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 34
 
18 October – Millennium Stadium
 
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 17
 
IRFU flag.svg  Ireland 20
 
25 October – Twickenham Stadium
 
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 43
 
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 15
 
18 October – Twickenham Stadium
 
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 29Third place
 
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 35
 
30 October – Olympic Stadium
 
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 34
 
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 24
 
 
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 13
 

Quarter-finals

South Africa vs Wales

17 October 2015
16:00 BST (UTC+01)
South Africa  Flag of South Africa.svg23–19Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales
Try: Du Preez 75' m
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)
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FB15 Willie le Roux
RW14 JP Pietersen
OC13 Jesse Kriel Sub off.svg 68'
IC12 Damian de Allende
LW11 Bryan Habana
FH10 Handré Pollard Sub off.svg 77'
SH9 Fourie du Preez (c)
N88 Duane Vermeulen
OF7 Schalk Burger
BF6 Francois Louw Sub off.svg 68'
RL5 Lood de Jager
LL4 Eben Etzebeth Sub off.svg 68'
TP3 Frans Malherbe Sub off.svg 61'
HK2 Bismarck du Plessis Cruz Roja.svg 12' to 24'Sub off.svg 56'
LP1 Tendai Mtawarira Sub off.svg 57'
Replacements:
HK16 Adriaan Strauss Sub on.svg 12'Sub off.svg 24'Sub on.svg 56'
PR17 Trevor Nyakane Sub on.svg 57'
PR18 Jannie du Plessis Sub on.svg 61'
LK19 Pieter-Steph du Toit Sub on.svg 68'
FL20 Willem Alberts Sub on.svg 68'
SH21 Ruan Pienaar
FH22 Pat Lambie Sub on.svg 77'
CE23 Jan Serfontein Sub on.svg 68'
Coach:
Flag of South Africa.svg Heyneke Meyer
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FB15 Gareth Anscombe
RW14 Alex Cuthbert
OC13 Tyler Morgan Sub off.svg 68'
IC12 Jamie Roberts
LW11 George North
FH10 Dan Biggar Sub off.svg 74'
SH9 Gareth Davies Sub off.svg 71'
N88 Taulupe Faletau
OF7 Sam Warburton (c)
BF6 Dan Lydiate Sub off.svg 68'
RL5 Alun Wyn Jones
LL4 Luke Charteris Sub off.svg 64'
TP3 Samson Lee Sub off.svg 56'
HK2 Scott Baldwin Sub off.svg 57'
LP1 Gethin Jenkins Sub off.svg 56'
Replacements:
HK16 Ken Owens Sub on.svg 57'
PR17 Paul James Sub on.svg 56'
PR18 Tomas Francis Sub on.svg 56'
LK19 Bradley Davies Sub on.svg 64'
FL20 Justin Tipuric Sub on.svg 68'
SH21 Lloyd Williams Sub on.svg 71'
FH22 Rhys Priestland Sub on.svg 74'
CE23 James Hook Sub on.svg 68'
Coach:
Flag of New Zealand.svg 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

17 October 2015
20:00 BST (UTC+01)
New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg62–13Flag of France (lighter variant).svg  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)
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FB15 Ben Smith
RW14 Nehe Milner-Skudder Sub off.svg 40'
OC13 Conrad Smith Sub off.svg 52'
IC12 Ma'a Nonu
LW11 Julian Savea
FH10 Dan Carter
SH9 Aaron Smith Sub off.svg 65'
N88 Kieran Read
OF7 Richie McCaw (c)Sub off.svg 69'
BF6 Jerome Kaino Sub off.svg 65'
RL5 Sam Whitelock
LL4 Brodie Retallick
TP3 Owen Franks Sub off.svg 51'
HK2 Dane Coles Sub off.svg 60'
LP1 Wyatt Crockett Sub off.svg 25'
Replacements:
HK16 Keven Mealamu Sub on.svg 60'
PR17 Joe Moody Sub on.svg 25'
PR18 Charlie Faumuina Sub on.svg 51'
N819 Victor Vito Sub on.svg 65'
FL20 Sam Cane Sub on.svg 69'
SH21 Tawera Kerr-Barlow Sub on.svg 65'
FH22 Beauden Barrett Sub on.svg 40'
CE23 Sonny Bill Williams Sub on.svg 52'
Coach:
Flag of New Zealand.svg Steve Hansen
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FB15 Scott Spedding
RW14 Noa Nakaitaci
OC13 Alexandre Dumoulin Sub off.svg 61'
IC12 Wesley Fofana
LW11 Brice Dulin
FH10 Frédéric Michalak Sub off.svg 12'
SH9 Morgan Parra Sub off.svg 69'
N88 Louis Picamoles Yellow card.svg 47'Sub off.svg 72'
OF7 Bernard Le Roux
BF6 Thierry Dusautoir (c)
RL5 Yoann Maestri
LL4 Pascal Papé Sub off.svg 48'
TP3 Rabah Slimani Sub off.svg 61'
HK2 Guilhem Guirado Sub off.svg 57'
LP1 Eddy Ben Arous Sub off.svg 61'
Replacements:
HK16 Dimitri Szarzewski Sub on.svg 57'
PR17 Vincent Debaty Sub on.svg 61'
PR18 Nicolas Mas Sub on.svg 61'
N819 Damien Chouly Sub on.svg 72'
FL20 Yannick Nyanga Sub on.svg 48'
SH21 Rory Kockott Sub on.svg 69'
FH22 Rémi Talès Sub on.svg 12'
CE23 Mathieu Bastareaud Sub on.svg 61'
Coach:
Flag of France.svg 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. [7]
  • The nine tries scored by New Zealand is the most scored by one team in a Rugby World Cup knockout stage match.[ citation needed ]
  • With his hat-trick of tries in this match, Julian Savea equalled Jonah Lomu and Bryan Habana's single-tournament record of eight tries. [8]

Ireland vs Argentina

18 October 2015
13:00 BST (UTC+01)
Ireland  IRFU flag.svg20–43Flag of Argentina.svg  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)
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FB15 Rob Kearney
RW14 Tommy Bowe Sub off.svg 13'
OC13 Keith Earls
IC12 Robbie Henshaw
LW11 Dave Kearney
FH10 Ian Madigan
SH9 Conor Murray Sub off.svg 70'
N88 Jamie Heaslip (c)
OF7 Chris Henry
BF6 Jordi Murphy Sub off.svg 70'
RL5 Iain Henderson Sub off.svg 71'
LL4 Devin Toner
TP3 Mike Ross Sub off.svg 51'
HK2 Rory Best Sub off.svg 66'
LP1 Cian Healy Sub off.svg 51'
Replacements:
HK16 Richardt Strauss Sub on.svg 66'
PR17 Jack McGrath Sub on.svg 51'
PR18 Nathan White Sub on.svg 51'
LK19 Donnacha Ryan Sub on.svg 71'
FL20 Rhys Ruddock Sub on.svg 70'
SH21 Eoin Reddan Sub on.svg 70'
FH22 Paddy Jackson
WG23 Luke Fitzgerald Sub on.svg 13'
Coach:
Flag of New Zealand.svg Joe Schmidt
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FB15 Joaquín Tuculet
RW14 Santiago Cordero
OC13 Matías Moroni Sub off.svg 68'
IC12 Juan Martín Hernández
LW11 Juan Imhoff
FH10 Nicolás Sánchez
SH9 Martín Landajo Sub off.svg 53'
N88 Leonardo Senatore Sub off.svg 23'Sub on.svg 28'Sub off.svg 51'
OF7 Juan Martín Fernández Lobbe
BF6 Pablo Matera
RL5 Tomás Lavanini
LL4 Guido Petti Sub off.svg 60'
TP3 Ramiro Herrera Yellow card.svg 17'Sub off.svg 72'
HK2 Agustín Creevy (c)Sub off.svg 56'
LP1 Marcos Ayerza Sub off.svg 68'
Replacements:
HK16 Julián Montoya Sub on.svg 56'
PR17 Lucas Noguera Paz Sub on.svg 68'
PR18 Juan Pablo Orlandi Sub on.svg 23'Sub off.svg 28'Sub on.svg 72'
LK19 Matías Alemanno Sub on.svg 60'
N820 Facundo Isa Sub on.svg 51'
SH21 Tomás Cubelli Sub on.svg 53'
CE22 Jerónimo de la Fuente Sub on.svg 68'
FB23 Lucas González Amorosino
Coach:
Flag of Argentina.svg 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. [9]
  • This was Argentina's largest winning margin over Ireland, surpassing the 16-point margin recorded in June 2007. [10]

Australia vs Scotland

18 October 2015
16:00 BST (UTC+01)
Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg35–34Flag of Scotland.svg  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)
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FB15 Kurtley Beale
RW14 Adam Ashley-Cooper
OC13 Tevita Kuridrani
IC12 Matt Giteau
LW11 Drew Mitchell
FH10 Bernard Foley
SH9 Will Genia Sub off.svg 71'
N88 Ben McCalman
OF7 Michael Hooper
BF6 Scott Fardy
RL5 Rob Simmons Sub off.svg 66'
LL4 Kane Douglas
TP3 Sekope Kepu Sub off.svg 54'
HK2 Stephen Moore (c)Sub off.svg 62'
LP1 Scott Sio Sub off.svg 51'
Replacements:
HK16 Tatafu Polota-Nau Sub on.svg 62'
PR17 James Slipper Sub on.svg 51'
PR18 Greg Holmes Sub on.svg 54'
LK19 Dean Mumm Sub on.svg 66'
FL20 Sean McMahon
SH21 Nick Phipps Sub on.svg 71'
CE22 Matt To'omua
FH23 Quade Cooper
Coach:
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Michael Cheika
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FB15 Stuart Hogg
RW14 Sean Maitland Yellow card.svg 42'
OC13 Mark Bennett
IC12 Peter Horne Sub off.svg 71'
LW11 Tommy Seymour Sub off.svg 63'
FH10 Finn Russell
SH9 Greig Laidlaw (c)
N88 David Denton
OF7 John Hardie
BF6 Blair Cowan Sub off.svg 67'
RL5 Jonny Gray Sub off.svg 67'
LL4 Richie Gray
TP3 WP Nel Sub off.svg 75'
HK2 Ross Ford Sub off.svg 54'
LP1 Alasdair Dickinson Sub off.svg 47'
Replacements:
HK16 Fraser Brown Sub on.svg 54'
PR17 Gordon Reid Sub on.svg 47'
PR18 Jon Welsh Sub on.svg 75'
LK19 Tim Swinson Sub on.svg 67'
N820 Josh Strauss Sub on.svg 67'
SH21 Henry Pyrgos
CE22 Richie Vernon Sub on.svg 71'
WG23 Sean Lamont Sub on.svg 63'
Coach:
Flag of New Zealand.svg 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. [11]
  • Matt Giteau and Stephen Moore became the seventh and eighth Australian players to earn 100 test caps.
  • The 34 points scored by Scotland were the most they had ever scored against Australia. [12]
  • 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 while 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. [13]

Semi-finals

This was the first Rugby World Cup where no Northern Hemisphere team reached the semi-finals. [14] The semi-final line-up consisted of the four Rugby Championship teams: New Zealand, South Africa, Argentina and Australia. Both matches were played at Twickenham which was also used for the same stage back in the 1999 Rugby World Cup.

South Africa vs New Zealand

24 October 2015
16:00 BST (UTC+01)
South Africa  Flag of South Africa.svg18–20Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Pen: Pollard (5/5) 3', 11', 21', 39', 58'
Lambie (1/1) 69'		 Report Try: Kaino 6' c
Barrett 52' c
Con: Carter (2/2) 9', 53'
Pen: Carter (1/2) 60'
Drop: Carter 46'
Twickenham Stadium, London
Attendance: 80,090
Referee: Jérôme Garcès (France)
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New Zealand
FB15 Willie le Roux
RW14 JP Pietersen
OC13 Jesse Kriel
IC12 Damian de Allende Sub off.svg 79'
LW11 Bryan Habana Yellow card.svg 52'
FH10 Handré Pollard Sub off.svg 65'
SH9 Fourie du Preez (c)
N88 Duane Vermeulen
OF7 Schalk Burger Sub off.svg 64'
BF6 Francois Louw Cruz Roja.svg 29' to 35'
RL5 Lood de Jager Sub off.svg 60'
LL4 Eben Etzebeth
TP3 Frans Malherbe Sub off.svg 60'
HK2 Bismarck du Plessis Sub off.svg 53'
LP1 Tendai Mtawarira Sub off.svg 53'
Replacements:
HK16 Adriaan Strauss Sub on.svg 53'
PR17 Trevor Nyakane Sub on.svg 53'
PR18 Jannie du Plessis Sub on.svg 60'
LK19 Victor Matfield Sub on.svg 60'
FL20 Willem Alberts Sub on.svg 29'Sub off.svg 35'Sub on.svg 64'
SH21 Ruan Pienaar
FH22 Pat Lambie Sub on.svg 65'
CE23 Jan Serfontein Sub on.svg 79'
Coach:
Flag of South Africa.svg Heyneke Meyer
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FB15 Ben Smith
RW14 Nehe Milner-Skudder Sub off.svg 49'
OC13 Conrad Smith
IC12 Ma'a Nonu Sub off.svg 52'
LW11 Julian Savea
FH10 Dan Carter
SH9 Aaron Smith
N88 Kieran Read
OF7 Richie McCaw (c)
BF6 Jerome Kaino Yellow card.svg 39'Sub off.svg 67'
RL5 Sam Whitelock
LL4 Brodie Retallick
TP3 Owen Franks Sub off.svg 52'
HK2 Dane Coles Sub off.svg 67'
LP1 Joe Moody Sub off.svg 69'
Replacements:
HK16 Keven Mealamu Sub on.svg 67'
PR17 Ben Franks Sub on.svg 69'
PR18 Charlie Faumuina Sub on.svg 52'
N819 Victor Vito
FL20 Sam Cane Sub on.svg 67'
SH21 Tawera Kerr-Barlow
FH22 Beauden Barrett Sub on.svg 49'
CE23 Sonny Bill Williams Sub on.svg 52'
Coach:
Flag of New Zealand.svg Steve Hansen

Man of the Match:
Ben Smith (New Zealand)

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

Notes:

Argentina vs Australia

25 October 2015
16:00 GMT (UTC+00)
Argentina  Flag of Argentina.svg15–29Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Pen: Sánchez (5/5) 7', 24', 36', 45', 55' Report Try: Simmons 2' c
Ashley-Cooper (3) 10' c, 32' m, 72' c
Con: Foley (3/4) 3', 11', 73'
Pen: Foley (1/2) 48'
Twickenham Stadium, London
Attendance: 80,025
Referee: Wayne Barnes (England)
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FB15 Joaquín Tuculet
RW14 Santiago Cordero
OC13 Marcelo Bosch
IC12 Juan Martín Hernández Sub off.svg 44'
LW11 Juan Imhoff Sub off.svg 18'
FH10 Nicolás Sánchez
SH9 Martín Landajo Sub off.svg 56'
N88 Leonardo Senatore Sub off.svg 49'
OF7 Juan Martín Fernández Lobbe
BF6 Pablo Matera
RL5 Tomás Lavanini Yellow card.svg 26'
LL4 Guido Petti Sub off.svg 58'
TP3 Ramiro Herrera Sub off.svg 61'
HK2 Agustín Creevy (c)Sub off.svg 31'
LP1 Marcos Ayerza Sub off.svg 61'
Replacements:
HK16 Julián Montoya Sub on.svg 31'
PR17 Lucas Noguera Paz Sub on.svg 61'
PR18 Juan Figallo Sub on.svg 61'
LK19 Matías Alemanno Sub on.svg 58'
N820 Facundo Isa Sub on.svg 49'
SH21 Tomás Cubelli Sub on.svg 56'
CE22 Jerónimo de la Fuente Sub on.svg 44'
FB23 Lucas González Amorosino Sub on.svg 18'
Coach:
Flag of Argentina.svg Daniel Hourcade
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FB15 Israel Folau Sub off.svg 65'
RW14 Adam Ashley-Cooper
OC13 Tevita Kuridrani
IC12 Matt Giteau Sub off.svg 47'
LW11 Drew Mitchell
FH10 Bernard Foley
SH9 Will Genia Sub off.svg 67'
N88 David Pocock
OF7 Michael Hooper
BF6 Scott Fardy Cruz Roja.svg 56' to 61'Sub off.svg 71'
RL5 Rob Simmons Sub off.svg 67'
LL4 Kane Douglas
TP3 Sekope Kepu Sub off.svg 53'
HK2 Stephen Moore (c)Sub off.svg 59'
LP1 James Slipper Sub off.svg 53'
Replacements:
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PR17 Toby Smith Sub on.svg 53'
PR18 Greg Holmes Sub on.svg 53'
LK19 Dean Mumm Sub on.svg 67'
N820 Ben McCalman Sub on.svg 56'Sub off.svg 61'Sub on.svg 71'
SH21 Nick Phipps Sub on.svg 67'
CE22 Matt To'omua Sub on.svg 65'
CE23 Kurtley Beale Sub on.svg 47'
Coach:
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Michael Cheika

Man of the Match:
Adam Ashley-Cooper (Australia)

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

Notes:

  • Michael Hooper, just 3 years and 140 days since his debut, became the fastest player ever to earn his 50th test cap, surpassing Australia's Al Baxter's record of 4 years and 44 days, and became the youngest Australian to achieve the 50-test landmark. [17]
  • James Slipper became Australia's most capped prop, surpassing both Ben Alexander's and Benn Robinson's record of 72 caps.
  • Australia became the second team, after New Zealand, to reach four Rugby World Cup finals, having previously played in the 1991, 1999, and 2003 finals. [18]

Bronze final: South Africa vs Argentina

30 October 2015
20:00 GMT (UTC+00)
South Africa  Flag of South Africa.svg24–13Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
Try: Pietersen 6' c
Etzebeth 43' m
Con: Pollard (1/2) 7'
Pen: Pollard (4/5) 14', 33', 40', 48'		 Report Try: Orlandi 80' c
Con: Sánchez (1/1) 80'
Pen: Sánchez (1/1) 52'
Drop: Sánchez 42'
Olympic Stadium, London
Attendance: 55,925
Referee: John Lacey (Ireland)
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FB15 Willie le Roux Sub off.svg 64'
RW14 JP Pietersen
OC13 Jesse Kriel
IC12 Damian de Allende
LW11 Bryan Habana Sub off.svg 67'
FH10 Handré Pollard
SH9 Ruan Pienaar Sub off.svg 77'
N88 Duane Vermeulen
OF7 Schalk Burger Sub off.svg 53'Sub on.svg 61'Sub off.svg 66'
BF6 Francois Louw Cruz Roja.svg 61' to 66'
RL5 Victor Matfield (c)Sub off.svg 63'
LL4 Eben Etzebeth
TP3 Frans Malherbe Sub off.svg 61'Sub on.svg 70'
HK2 Bismarck du Plessis Sub off.svg 49'
LP1 Tendai Mtawarira Sub off.svg 40'
Replacements:
HK16 Adriaan Strauss Sub on.svg 49'
PR17 Trevor Nyakane Sub on.svg 40'
PR18 Jannie du Plessis Sub on.svg 61'Sub off.svg 70'
LK19 Lood de Jager Sub on.svg 63'
FL20 Willem Alberts Sub on.svg 53'
SH21 Rudy Paige Sub on.svg 77'
FH22 Pat Lambie Sub on.svg 64'
CE23 Jan Serfontein Sub on.svg 67'
Coach:
Flag of South Africa.svg Heyneke Meyer
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FB15 Lucas González Amorosino
RW14 Santiago Cordero
OC13 Matías Moroni
IC12 Jerónimo de la Fuente Sub off.svg 71'
LW11 Horacio Agulla Sub off.svg 58'
FH10 Nicolás Sánchez (c)
SH9 Tomás Cubelli Yellow card.svg 5'Sub off.svg 53'
N88 Juan Manuel Leguizamón
OF7 Juan Martín Fernández Lobbe Sub off.svg 53'
BF6 Javier Ortega Desio
RL5 Tomás Lavanini
LL4 Matías Alemanno Sub off.svg 47'
TP3 Ramiro Herrera Sub off.svg 55'
HK2 Julián Montoya Sub off.svg 77'
LP1 Juan Figallo Cruz Roja.svg 15' to 22'Sub off.svg 61'Sub on.svg 64'Sub off.svg 71'
Replacements:
PR16 Lucas Noguera Paz Sub on.svg 15'Sub off.svg 22'Sub on.svg 61'Cruz Roja.svg 64' to 71'
PR17 Juan Pablo Orlandi Sub on.svg 55'
PR18 Santiago García Botta Sub on.svg 77'
LK19 Guido Petti Sub on.svg 47'
N820 Facundo Isa Sub on.svg 53'
SH21 Martín Landajo Sub on.svg 53'
FH22 Santiago González Iglesias Sub on.svg 71'
CE23 Juan Pablo Socino Sub on.svg 58'
Coach:
Flag of Argentina.svg Daniel Hourcade

Man of the Match:
Damian de Allende (South Africa)

Touch judges:
Glen Jackson (New Zealand)
Chris Pollock (New Zealand)
Television match official:
Graham Hughes (England)

Notes:

Final: New Zealand vs Australia

31 October 2015
16:00 GMT (UTC+00)
New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg34–17Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Try: Milner-Skudder 39' c
Nonu 42' m
Barrett 79' c
Con: Carter (2/3) 40', 80'
Pen: Carter (4/4) 8', 27', 36', 75'
Drop: Carter 70'		 Report Try: Pocock 53' c
Kuridrani 64' c
Con: Foley (2/2) 54', 65'
Pen: Foley (1/1) 14'
Twickenham Stadium, London
Attendance: 80,125
Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)
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New Zealand
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Australia
FB15 Ben Smith Yellow card.svg 52'
RW14 Nehe Milner-Skudder Sub off.svg 65'
OC13 Conrad Smith Sub off.svg 40'
IC12 Ma'a Nonu
LW11 Julian Savea
FH10 Dan Carter
SH9 Aaron Smith Sub off.svg 71'
N88 Kieran Read
OF7 Richie McCaw (c)Sub off.svg 80'
BF6 Jerome Kaino Sub off.svg 71'
RL5 Sam Whitelock
LL4 Brodie Retallick
TP3 Owen Franks Sub off.svg 54'
HK2 Dane Coles Sub off.svg 65'
LP1 Joe Moody Sub off.svg 59'
Replacements:
HK16 Keven Mealamu Sub on.svg 65'
PR17 Ben Franks Sub on.svg 59'
PR18 Charlie Faumuina Sub on.svg 54'
N819 Victor Vito Sub on.svg 71'
FL20 Sam Cane Sub on.svg 80'
SH21 Tawera Kerr-Barlow Sub on.svg 71'
FH22 Beauden Barrett Sub on.svg 65'
CE23 Sonny Bill Williams Sub on.svg 40'
Coach:
Flag of New Zealand.svg Steve Hansen
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FB15 Israel Folau
RW14 Adam Ashley-Cooper
OC13 Tevita Kuridrani
IC12 Matt Giteau Sub off.svg 26'
LW11 Drew Mitchell Sub off.svg 66'Sub on.svg 71'
FH10 Bernard Foley
SH9 Will Genia Sub off.svg 70'
N88 David Pocock
OF7 Michael Hooper
BF6 Scott Fardy Sub off.svg 61'
RL5 Rob Simmons
LL4 Kane Douglas Sub off.svg 15'
TP3 Sekope Kepu Sub off.svg 59'
HK2 Stephen Moore (c)Sub off.svg 55'
LP1 Scott Sio Sub off.svg 59'
Replacements:
HK16 Tatafu Polota-Nau Sub on.svg 55'
PR17 James Slipper Sub on.svg 59'
PR18 Greg Holmes Sub on.svg 59'
LK19 Dean Mumm Sub on.svg 15'
N820 Ben McCalman Sub on.svg 61'
SH21 Nick Phipps Sub on.svg 70'
CE22 Matt To'omua Sub on.svg 66'Sub off.svg 71'
CE23 Kurtley Beale Sub on.svg 26'
Coach:
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Michael Cheika

Man of the Match:
Dan Carter (New Zealand)

Touch judges:
Jérôme Garcès (France)
Wayne Barnes (England)
Television match official:
Shaun Veldsman (South Africa)

Notes:

References

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