Rugby Union World Cup 2015 / Final round

The final round of the Rugby Union World Cup 2015 included the first and second place winners of the four preliminary round groups. The first quarter-final game took place on October 17th, the final on October 31st.

Overview

	Quarter finals				Semifinals				final
	October 17, 2015 in London
	South Africa	23
					October 24, 2015 in London
	Wales	19th
					South Africa	18th
	Cardiff October 17, 2015
					New Zealand	20th
	New Zealand	62
									October 31, 2015 in London
	France	13
									New Zealand	34
	October 18, 2015 in Cardiff
									Australia	17th
	Ireland	20th
					October 25, 2015 in London
	Argentina	43
					Argentina	15th			Game for third place
	October 18, 2015 in London
					Australia	29
	Australia	35							South Africa	24
	Scotland	34							Argentina	13
									October 30, 2015 in London

Quarter finals

South Africa - Wales

October 17, 2015 16:00 WEST	South Africa	23:19	Wales	Twickenham Stadium , London Spectators: 79,572 Referee: Wayne Barnes ( England )
	Try: you Preez 75th n.erh. Raise: Pollard (0/1) Penalty: Pollard (5/7) 9th, 13th, 17th, 21st, 62nd Dropgoals: Pollard (1/1) 52.	(12:13) report	Attempts: G. Davies 18. Increased raises: Biggar (1/1) Penalty kicks: Biggar (3/4) 15th, 47th, 64th Dropgoals: Biggar (1/1) 40.

15th Willie le Roux 14th JP Pietersen 13 Jesse Kriel 68. 12 Damian de Allende 11 Bryan Habana 10 Handre Pollard 77. 09 Fourie du Preez 08th Duane Vermeulen 07th Schalk Burger 06th Francois Louw 68. 05 Lood de Jager 04th Etzebeth 68. 03 Frans Malherbe 61. 02 Bismarck du Plessis 12. 24. 56. 01 Tendai Mtawarira 57. Substitute: 16 Adriaan Strauss 12. 24. 56. 17th Trevor Nyakane 57. 18th Jannie du Plessis 61. 19th Pieter-Steph du Toit 68. 20th Willem Alberts 68. 21st Ruan Pienaar 22nd Patrick Lambie 77. 23 Jan Serfontein 68. Trainer:  Heyneke Meyer

15th Gareth Anscombe 14th Alex Cuthbert 13 Tyler Morgan 68. 12 Jamie Roberts 11 George North 10 Dan Biggar 74. 09 Gareth Davies 71. 08th Taulupe Faletau 07th Sam Warburton 06th Dan Lydiate 68. 05 Alun Wyn Jones 04th Luke Charteris 64. 03 Samson Lee 56. 02 Scott Baldwin 57. 01 Gethin Jenkins 56. Substitute: 16 Ken Owens 57. 17th Paul James 56. 18th Tomas Francis 56. 19th Bradley Davies 64. 20th Justin Tipuric 68. 21st Lloyd Williams 71. 22nd Rhys Priestland 74. 23 James Hook 68. Trainer:  Warren Gatland

New Zealand - France

October 17, 2015 8:00 p.m. WEST	New Zealand	62: 13	France	Millennium Stadium , Cardiff Spectators: 71,619 Referee: Nigel Owens ( Wales )
	Attempts: Retallick 11th received Milner-Skudder 23rd received Savea 29th received, 38th received, 59th received Kaino 50th received Read 64th increased Kerr-Barlow 68th increased , 71st increased increases: Carter (7/9) Penalty kicks: Carter (1/1) 7.	(29:13) Report	Attempts: Picamoles 36th increments: Parra (1/1) Penalty kicks: Spedding (1/1) 9th Parra (1/2) 15.

15th Ben Smith 65. 14th Nehe Milner-Skudder 40. 13 Conrad Smith 52. 12 Ma'a Nonu 11 Julian Savea 10 Daniel Carter 09 Aaron Smith 08th Kieran Read 07th Richie McCaw 68. 06th Jerome Kaino 65. 05 Sam Whitelock 04th Brodie Retallick 03 Owen Franks 51. 02 Dane Coles 60. 01 Wyatt Crockett 28. Substitute: 16 Keven Mealamu 60. 17th Joe Moody 28. 18th Charlie Faumuina 51. 19th Victor Vito 65. 20th Sam Cane 68. 21st Tawera Kerr-Barlow 65. 22nd Beauden Barrett 40. 23 Sonny Bill Williams 52. Trainer:  Steve Hansen

15th Scott Spedding 14th Noa Nakaitaci 13 Alexandre Dumoulin 61. 12 Wesley Fofana 11 Brice Dulin 10 Frédéric Michalak 11. 09 Morgan Parra 68. 08th Louis Picamoles 47th to 57th 72nd 07th Bernard Le Roux 06th Thierry Dusautoir 05 Yoann Maestri 04th Pascal Papé 47. 03 Rabah Slimani 60. 02 Guilhem Guirado 56. 01 Eddy Ben Arous 61. Substitute: 16 Dimitri Szarzewski 56. 17th Vincent Debaty 61. 18th Nicolas Mas 60. 19th Damien Chouly 72. 20th Yannick Nyanga 47. 21st Rory Kockott 68. 22nd Rémi Talès 11. 23 Mathieu Bastareaud 61. Trainer:  Philippe Saint-André

Ireland - Argentina

October 18, 2015 1:00 p.m. WEST	Ireland	20:43	Argentina	Millennium Stadium , Cardiff Spectators: 72,316 Referee: Jérôme Garcès ( France )
	Attempts: Fitzgerald 26th increased Murphy 44th increased increases: Madigan (2/2) Penalty kicks: Madigan (2/4) 20th, 53rd	(10:20) report	Attempts: Moroni 3rd increased Imhoff 10th, 73rd increased Tuculet 69th increased increases: Sánchez (4/4) Penalty kicks: Sánchez (5/6) 13th, 22nd, 51st, 64th, 77.

15th Rob Kearney 14th Tommy Bowe 13. 13 Keith Earls 12 Robbie Henshaw 11 Dave Kearney 10 Ian Madigan 09 Conor Murray 70. 08th Jamie Heaslip 07th Chris Henry 06th Jordi Murphy 70. 05 Iain Henderson 71. 04th Devin Toner 03 Mike Ross 51. 02 Rory Best 66. 01 Cian Healy 51. Substitute: 16 Richardt Strauss 66. 17th Jack McGrath 51. 18th Nathan White 51. 19th Donnacha Ryan 71. 20th Rhys Ruddock 70. 21st Eoin Reddan 70. 22nd Paddy Jackson 23 Luke Fitzgerald 13. Trainer:  Joe Schmidt

15th Joaquín Tuculet 14th Santiago Cordero 13 Matias Moroni 68. 12 Juan Martín Hernández 11 Juan Imhoff 10 Nicolás Sánchez 09 Martín Landajo 53. 08th Leonardo Senatore 23. 28. 51. 07th Juan Martín Fernández Lobbe 06th Pablo Matera 05 Tomás Lavanini 04th Guido Petti Pagadizábal 60. 03 Ramiro Herrera 17th to 27th 72. 02 Agustin Creevy 56. 01 Marcos Ayerza 68. Substitute: 16 Julián Montoya 56. 17th Lucas Noguera Paz 68. 18th Juan Pablo Orlandi 23. 28. 51. 19th Matias Alemanno 60. 20th Facundo Isa 51. 21st Tomás Cubelli 53. 22nd Jerónimo de la Fuente 68. 23 Lucas González Amorosino Trainer:  Daniel Hourcade

Australia - Scotland

October 18, 2015 16:00 WEST	Australia	35:34	Scotland	Twickenham Stadium , London Spectators: 77,110 Referee: Craig Joubert ( South Africa )
	Attempts: Ashley-Cooper 9th after. Mitchell 30th n.erh., 40th n.erh. Hooper 40th n.erh. Kuridrani 64th increments: Foley (2/5) Penalty kicks: Foley (2/2) 54th, 80th	(15:16) Report	Attempts: Horne 18th received Seymour 59th received Bennett 74th increments: Laidlaw (2/3) Penalty kicks: Laidlaw (5/5) 14th, 21st, 34th, 47th, 69th

15th Kurtley Beale 14th Adam Ashley-Cooper 13 Tevita Kuridrani 12 Matt Giteau 11 Drew Mitchell 10 Bernard Foley 09 Want Genia 71. 08th Ben McCalman 07th Michael Hooper 06th Scott Fardy 05 Rob Simmons 66. 04th Kane Douglas 03 Sekope Kepu 54. 02 Stephen Moore 62. 01 Scott Sio 51. Substitute: 16 Tatafu Polota-Nau 62. 17th James Slipper 51. 18th Greg Holmes 54. 19th Dean guts 66. 20th Sean McMahon 21st Nick Phipps 71. 22nd Matt Toomua 23 Quade Cooper Trainer:  Michael Cheika

15th Stuart Hogg 14th Sean Maitland 42nd to 52nd 13 Mark Bennett 12 Peter Horne 71. 11 Tommy Seymour 63. 10 Finn Russell 09 Greig Laidlaw 08th David Denton 07th John Hardie 06th Blair Cowan 67. 05 Jonny Gray 67. 04th Richie Gray 03 WP Nel 75. 02 Ross Ford 54. 01 Alasdair Dickinson 47. Substitute: 16 Fraser Brown 54. 17th Gordon Reid 47. 18th Jon Welsh 75. 19th Tim Swinson 67. 20th Josh Strauss 67. 21st Henry Pyrgos 22nd Richie Vernon 71. 23 Sean Lamont 63. Trainer:  Vern Cotter

Semifinals

South Africa - New Zealand

October 24, 2015 16:00 WEST	South Africa	18:20	New Zealand	Twickenham Stadium , London Spectators: 80,090 Referee: Jérôme Garcès ( France )
	Penalty kicks: Pollard (5/5) 3rd, 11th, 21st, 39th, 58th Lambie (1/1) 69th	(12: 7) Report	Attempts: Kaino 6th, Barrett 52, raised raises: Carter (2/2) Penalty kicks: Carter (1/2) 60.Dropgoals: Carter (1/1) 46.

15th Willie le Roux 14th JP Pietersen 13 Jesse Kriel 12 Damian de Allende 79. 11 Bryan Habana 52nd to 62nd 10 Handre Pollard 65. 09 Fourie du Preez 08th Duane Vermeulen 07th Schalk Burger 64. 06th Francois Louw 29. 35. 05 Lood de Jager 60. 04th Etzebeth 03 Frans Malherbe 60. 02 Bismarck du Plessis 53. 01 Tendai Mtawarira 53. Substitute: 16 Adriaan Strauss 53. 17th Trevor Nyakane 53. 18th Jannie du Plessis 60. 19th Victor Matfield 60. 20th Willem Alberts 29. 35. 64. 21st Ruan Pienaar 22nd Patrick Lambie 65. 23 Jan Serfontein 79. Trainer:  Heyneke Meyer

15th Ben Smith 14th Nehe Milner-Skudder 49. 13 Conrad Smith 12 Ma'a Nonu 52. 11 Julian Savea 10 Daniel Carter 09 Aaron Smith 08th Kieran Read 07th Richie McCaw 06th Jerome Kaino 39th to 49th 67th 05 Sam Whitelock 04th Brodie Retallick 03 Owen Franks 52. 02 Dane Coles 67. 01 Joe Moody 69. Substitute: 16 Keven Mealamu 67. 17th Ben Franks 69. 18th Charlie Faumuina 52. 19th Victor Vito 20th Sam Cane 67. 21st Tawera Kerr-Barlow 22nd Beauden Barrett 49. 23 Sonny Bill Williams 52. Trainer:  Steve Hansen

Argentina - Australia

October 25, 2015 4:00 PM GMT	Argentina	15:29	Australia	Twickenham Stadium , London Spectators: 80,025 Referee: Wayne Barnes ( England )
	Penalty kicks: Sánchez (5/5) 7th, 24th, 36th, 45th, 55th	(9:19) Report	Attempts: Simmons 2nd raised Ashley-Cooper 10th raised, 32nd raised, 72nd raised raises: Foley (3/4) Penalty kicks: Foley (1/2) 48.

15th Joaquín Tuculet 14th Santiago Cordero 13 Marcelo Bosch 12 Juan Martín Hernández 44. 11 Juan Imhoff 18th 10 Nicolás Sánchez 09 Martín Landajo 56. 08th Leonardo Senatore 49. 07th Juan Martín Fernández Lobbe 06th Pablo Matera 05 Tomás Lavanini 26. to 36. 04th Guido Petti Pagadizábal 58. 03 Ramiro Herrera 61. 02 Agustin Creevy 31. 01 Marcos Ayerza 61. Substitute: 16 Julián Montoya 31. 17th Lucas Noguera Paz 61. 18th Juan Figallo 61. 19th Matias Alemanno 48. 20th Facundo Isa 49. 21st Tomás Cubelli 56. 22nd Jerónimo de la Fuente 44. 23 Lucas González Amorosino 18th Trainer:  Daniel Hourcade

15th Israel Folau 65. 14th Adam Ashley-Cooper 13 Tevita Kuridrani 12 Matt Giteau 47. 11 Drew Mitchell 10 Bernard Foley 09 Want Genia 67. 08th David Pocock 07th Michael Hooper 06th Scott Fardy 56, 61, 71. 05 Rob Simmons 67. 04th Kane Douglas 03 Sekope Kepu 53. 02 Stephen Moore 59. 01 James Slipper 53. Substitute: 16 Tatafu Polota-Nau 59. 17th Toby Smith 53. 18th Greg Holmes 53. 19th Dean guts 67. 20th Ben McCalman 56, 61, 71. 21st Nick Phipps 67. 22nd Matt Toomua 65. 23 Kurtley Beale 47. Trainer:  Michael Cheika

3rd place match

October 30, 2015 8:00 PM GMT	South Africa	24: 13	Argentina	Olympic Stadium , London Spectators: 55,925 Referee: John Lacey ( Ireland )
	Attempts: Pietersen 6th erh. Etzebeth 43rd n.erh. Raise: Pollard (1/2) Penalty: Pollard (4/5) 14th, 33rd, 40th, 48th	(16: 0) report	Attempts: Orlandi 80th increases: Sánchez (1/1) Penalty kicks: Sánchez (1/1) 52.Dropgoals: Sánchez (1/1) 42.

15th Willie le Roux 64. 14th JP Pietersen 13 Jesse Kriel 12 Damian de Allende 11 Bryan Habana 67. 10 Handre Pollard 09 Ruan Pienaar 77. 08th Duane Vermeulen 07th Schalk Burger 53. 61. 66. 06th Francois Louw 61. 66. 05 Victor Matfield 63. 04th Etzebeth 03 Frans Malherbe 61. 70. 02 Bismarck du Plessis 49. 01 Tendai Mtawarira 40. Substitute: 16 Adriaan Strauss 49. 17th Trevor Nyakane 40. 18th Jannie du Plessis 61. 70. 19th Lood de Jager 63. 20th Willem Alberts 53. 21st Rudy Paige 77. 22nd Patrick Lambie 64. 23 Jan Serfontein 67. Trainer:  Heyneke Meyer

15th Lucas González Amorosino 14th Santiago Cordero 13 Matias Moroni 12 Jerónimo de la Fuente 71. 11 Horacio Agulla 58. 10 Nicolás Sánchez 09 Tomás Cubelli 5th to 15th 53rd 08th Juan Manuel Leguizamón 07th Juan Martín Fernández Lobbe 53. 06th Javier Ortega Desio 05 Tomás Lavanini 04th Matias Alemanno 47. 03 Ramiro Herrera 55. 02 Julián Montoya 77. 01 Juan Figallo 15, 22, 61, 64, 71. Substitute: 16 Lucas Noguera Paz 15, 22, 61, 64, 71. 17th Juan Pablo Orlandi 56. 18th Santiago García Botta 77. 19th Guido Petti Pagadizábal 47. 20th Facundo Isa 53. 21st Martín Landajo 53. 22nd Santiago González Iglesias 71. 23 Juan Pablo Socino 58. Trainer:  Daniel Hourcade

final

October 31, 2015 4:00 PM GMT	New Zealand	34: 17	Australia	Twickenham Stadium , London Spectators: 80,125 Referee: Nigel Owens ( Wales )
	Attempts: Milner-Skudder 39th received Nonu 42nd received Barrett 79th raises: Carter (2/3) Penalty kicks: Carter (4/4) 8th, 27th, 36th, 75th Dropgoals: Carter (1/1) 70th	(16: 3) Report	Attempts: Pocock 53rd increased Kuridrani 64th increased increases: Foley (2/2) Penalty kicks: Foley (1/1) 14.

15th Ben Smith 52nd to 62nd 14th Nehe Milner-Skudder 65. 13 Conrad Smith 40. 12 Ma'a Nonu 11 Julian Savea 10 Daniel Carter 09 Aaron Smith 71. 08th Kieran Read 07th Richie McCaw 06th Jerome Kaino 71. 05 Sam Whitelock 04th Brodie Retallick 03 Owen Franks 54. 02 Dane Coles 65. 01 Joe Moody 59. Substitute: 16 Keven Mealamu 65. 17th Ben Franks 59. 18th Charlie Faumuina 54. 19th Victor Vito 71. 20th Sam Cane 21st Tawera Kerr-Barlow 71. 22nd Beauden Barrett 65. 23 Sonny Bill Williams 40. Trainer:  Steve Hansen

15th Israel Folau 14th Adam Ashley-Cooper 13 Tevita Kuridrani 12 Matt Giteau 26th 11 Drew Mitchell 66. 71. 10 Bernard Foley 09 Want Genia 70. 08th David Pocock 07th Michael Hooper 06th Scott Fardy 61. 05 Rob Simmons 04th Kane Douglas 15th 03 Sekope Kepu 59. 02 Stephen Moore 55. 01 Scott Sio 59. Substitute: 16 Tatafu Polota-Nau 55. 17th James Slipper 59. 18th Greg Holmes 59. 19th Dean guts 15th 20th Ben McCalman 61. 21st Nick Phipps 70. 22nd Matt Toomua 66. 71. 23 Kurtley Beale 26th Trainer:  Michael Cheika

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