This article documents the statistics of the 2015 Rugby World Cup which took place in England from 18 September to 31 October.
The following table shows the team's results in major statistical categories. [1]
Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Points for | Points against | Points difference | Tries | Conversions | Penalties | Drop goals | ||
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New Zealand | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 290 | 97 | 193 | 39 | 28 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
Australia | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 222 | 118 | 104 | 28 | 17 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
South Africa | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 241 | 108 | 133 | 26 | 15 | 25 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
Argentina | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 250 | 143 | 107 | 27 | 23 | 21 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
Ireland | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 154 | 78 | 76 | 18 | 14 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
France | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 133 | 125 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Japan | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 98 | 100 | −2 | 9 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Scotland | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 170 | 128 | 42 | 17 | 14 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
Wales | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 130 | 85 | 45 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
England | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 133 | 75 | 58 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Georgia | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 53 | 123 | −70 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
Italy | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 74 | 88 | −14 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Fiji | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 84 | 101 | −17 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
Romania | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 60 | 129 | −69 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
Samoa | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 69 | 124 | −55 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
Tonga | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 70 | 130 | −60 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Canada | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 58 | 131 | −73 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
Namibia | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 70 | 174 | −104 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
United States | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 50 | 156 | −106 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Uruguay | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 30 | 226 | −196 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
Source: ESPNscrum.com
Unless otherwise noted, players in this list scored a hat-trick of tries.
Rank | Player | Team | Opponent | Stage | Result | Venue | Date |
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1 | Cory Allen | Wales | Uruguay | Pool | 54–9 | Millennium Stadium, Cardiff | 20 September 2015 |
2 | JP Pietersen | South Africa | Samoa | Pool | 46–6 | Villa Park, Birmingham | 26 September 2015 |
3 | Julian Savea | New Zealand | Georgia | Pool | 43–10 | Millennium Stadium, Cardiff | 2 October 2015 |
4 | Bryan Habana | South Africa | United States | Pool | 64–0 | Olympic Stadium, London | 7 October 2015 |
5 | Nick Easter | England | Uruguay | Pool | 60–3 | City of Manchester Stadium | 10 October 2015 |
6 | Jack Nowell | England | Uruguay | Pool | 60–3 | City of Manchester Stadium | 10 October 2015 |
7 | Julian Savea | New Zealand | France | Quarter-final | 62–13 | Millennium Stadium, Cardiff | 17 October 2015 |
8 | Adam Ashley-Cooper | Australia | Argentina | Semi-final | 29–15 | Twickenham, London | 25 October 2015 |
For the 2015 Rugby World Cup, Citing Commissioner Warnings carry the same weight as a yellow card. [2]
Player | Opposition | Cite date | Law breached | Result | Note | Ref |
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Dominiko Waqaniburotu | England | 21 September | 10.4(J) – Dangerous tip tackle | 1-week ban | – | [3] |
Campese Ma'afu | England | 21 September | 10.4(J) – Dangerous tip tackle | Citing Commissioner Warning | – | [4] |
Mariano Galarza | New Zealand | 23 September | 10.4(M) – Making contact with or around the eye area | 9-week ban | Appeal failed | [5] [6] |
Valentin Ursache | France | 25 September | 10.4(E) – Dangerous tackle | 1-week ban | – | [7] |
Tom Wood | Wales | 28 September | 10.4(A) – Striking an opponent | Citing Commissioner Warning | – | [8] |
Nemani Nadolo | Australia | 28 September | 10.4(J) – Dangerous tip tackle | 1-week ban | – | [9] |
Tevita Mailau | Namibia | 2 October | 10.4(E) – Dangerous tackle | 2-week ban | – | [10] |
Manasa Saulo | Wales | 4 October | 10.4(B) – Stamping | 10-week ban | – | [11] |
Alesana Tuilagi | Japan | 6 October | 10.4(A) – Striking an opponent | 5-week ban Reduced to 2 weeks | Appeal approved | [12] |
Michael Hooper | England | 6 October | 10.4(H) – Dangerous clean out at ruck | 1-week ban | – | [13] |
Sam Burgess | Australia | 6 October | 10.4(E) – Dangerous tackle | Citing Commissioner Warning | – | [14] |
Ofisa Treviranus | Japan | 6 October | 10.4(E) – Dangerous tackle | Citing Commissioner Warning | – | [14] |
Faifili Levave | Japan | 7 October | 10.4(F) – Playing an opponent without the ball | No further action | – | [15] |
Campese Ma'afu | Uruguay | 8 October | Accumulation of yellow cards | No further action | – | [16] |
Agustín Ormaechea | Fiji | 8 October | 10.4(E) – Dangerous tackle 10.4(F) – Playing an opponent without the ball Red card | No further action | – | [17] |
Mihai Macovei | Canada | 8 October | 10.4(E) – Dangerous tackle | 2-week ban | Appeal failed | [18] [19] |
Renaldo Bothma | Georgia | 9 October | 10.4(E) – Dangerous tackle | 2-week ban | – | [20] |
Nick Blevins | Romania | 9 October | 10.4(E) – Dangerous tackle | 5-week ban | – | [21] |
David Pocock | Wales | 12 October | 10.4(A) – Striking an opponent | Citing Commissioner Warning | – | [22] |
Paul Ngauamo | New Zealand | 12 October | 10.4(J) – Dangerous tip tackle | 3-week ban | – | [23] |
Seán O'Brien | France | 13 October | 10.4(A) – Striking an opponent | 1-week ban | – | [24] |
Ross Ford | Samoa | 13 October | 10.4(E) – Dangerous tackle | 3-week ban Ban rescinded | Appeal approved | [25] [26] |
Jonny Gray | Samoa | 13 October | 10.4(E) – Dangerous tackle | 3-week ban Ban rescinded | Appeal approved | [25] [26] |
Marcelo Bosch | Namibia | 13 October | 10.4(E) – Dangerous tackle | 1-week ban | – | [27] |
Tomás Lavanini | South Africa | 1 November | 10.4(H) – Dangerous clean out at ruck | 1-week ban Post World Cup | – | [28] |
Stadium | City | Capacity | Matches played | Overall attendance | Average attendance per match | Average attendance as % of capacity | Tries scored | Avg. tries scored / match | Overall points scored | Avg. points scored / match |
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Twickenham Stadium | London | 81,605 [29] | 10 | 796,171 | 79,617 | 97.56% | 35 | 3.50 | 452 | 45.20 |
Wembley Stadium | London | 90,000 [30] | 2 | 178,286 | 89,143 | 99.05% | 10 | 5.00 | 96 | 48.00 |
Millennium Stadium | Cardiff (Wales) | 74,154 [31] | 8 | 564,524 | 70,566 | 95.16% | 49 | 6.13 | 421 | 52.63 |
London Stadium | London | 56,000 [32] | 5 | 266,216 | 53,243 | 95.08% | 30 | 6.00 | 247 | 49.40 |
City of Manchester Stadium | Manchester | 55,097 [33] [34] | 1 | 50,778 | 50,778 | 92.16% | 10 | 10.00 | 63 | 63.00 |
St James' Park | Newcastle | 52,409 [35] | 3 | 153,867 | 51,289 | 97.86% | 18 | 6.00 | 175 | 58.33 |
Villa Park | Birmingham | 42,785 [36] | 2 | 79,131 | 39,565 | 92.47% | 17 | 8.50 | 120 | 60.00 |
Elland Road | Leeds | 37,914 [37] | 2 | 66,641 | 33,320 | 87.88% | 10 | 5.00 | 96 | 48.00 |
Leicester City Stadium | Leicester | 32,312 [38] | 3 | 86,475 | 28,825 | 89.21% | 23 | 7.67 | 176 | 58.67 |
Kingsholm Stadium | Gloucester | 16,500 [39] | 4 | 57,327 | 14,332 | 86.86% | 21 | 5.25 | 191 | 47.75 |
Sandy Park | Exeter | 12,300 [40] | 3 | 32,709 | 10,903 | 88.64% | 18 | 6.00 | 143 | 47.67 |
Stadium MK | Milton Keynes | 30,717 [41] | 3 | 87,212 | 29,071 | 94.64% | 19 | 6.33 | 152 | 50.67 |
Brighton Community Stadium | Brighton | 30,750 [42] | 2 | 58,468 | 29,234 | 95.07% | 11 | 5.50 | 107 | 53.50 |
Total | 2,600,741 | 48 | 2,477,805 | 51,621 | 95.27% | 271 | 5.65 | 2,439 | 50.81 |
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