Rugby Union World Cup 2015 / Group B

The Group B of the 2015 Rugby World Cup included South Africa , Samoa , Scotland , Japan and the United States . The group matches took place between September 19th and October 11th.

table

qualified for quarter-finals and 2019 World Cup

qualified for World Cup 2019

	country	Games	Victories	Unent.	Ndlg.	Game points	Diff.	Bonus points	Points
1.	South Africa	4th	3	0	1	176: 56	+120	4th	16
2.	Scotland	4th	3	0	1	136: 93	+ 43	2	14th
3.	Japan	4th	3	0	1	98: 100	- 2nd	0	12
4th	Samoa	4th	1	0	3	69: 124	- 55	2	6th
5.	United States	4th	0	0	4th	50: 156	- 106	0	0

Games

South Africa - Japan

September 19, 2015 4:45 p.m.	South Africa	32:34	Japan	Brighton Community Stadium , Brighton Spectators: 29,290 Referee: Jérôme Garcès ( France )
	Attempts: Louw 18th received du Plessis 33rd received de Jager 44th increased Strauss 62th increased increases: Lambie (2/3) Pollard (1/1) Penalty kicks: Lambie (1/1) 57. Pollard (1/1) 73.	(22:19) Report	Attempts: Leitch 30th received Goromaru 69th received Hesketh 80th received Elevations: Goromaru (2/3) Penalty kicks : Goromaru (5/6) 8th, 43rd, 49th, 53rd, 60th

15th Zane Kirchner 14th Bryan Habana 13 Jesse Kriel 12 Jean de Villiers 11 Lwazi Mvovo 70. 10 Patrick Lambie 58. 09 Ruan Pienaar 58. 08th Schalk Burger 07th Pieter-Steph du Toit 57. 06th Francois Louw 05 Victor Matfield 04th Lood de Jager 69. 03 Jannie du Plessis 54. 79. 02 Bismarck du Plessis 54. 01 Tendai Mtawarira 54. 79. Substitute: 16 Adriaan Strauss 54. 17th Trevor Nyakane 54. 79. 18th Coenie Oosthuizen 78th to 80th 54th 19th Etzebeth 69. 20th Siya Kolisi 57. 79. 21st Fourie du Preez 58. 22nd Handre Pollard 58. 23 JP Pietersen 70. Trainer:  Heyneke Meyer

15th Ayumu Goromaru 14th Akihito Yamada 79. 13 Paint Sa'u 12 Harumichi Tatekawa 11 Kotaro Matsushima 10 Kōsei Ōno 73. 09 Fumiaki Tanaka 67. 08th Hendrik Tui 46. 07th Michael Broadhurst 06th Michael Leitch 05 Hitoshi Ōno 54. 04th Luke Thompson 03 Kensuke Hatakeyama 10th 19th 54th 02 Shota Horie 70. 01 Masataka Mikami 58. Substitute: 16 Takeshi Kizu 70. 17th Keita Inagaki 58. 18th Hiroshi Yamashita 10th 19th 54th 19th Shinya Makabe 54. 20th Amanaki Lelei Mafi 46. 21st Atsushi Hiwasa 67. 22nd Yū Tamura 73. 23 Karne Hesketh 79. Trainer:  Eddie Jones

Samoa - USA

20 September 2015 12:00	Samoa	25:16	United States	Brighton Community Stadium , Brighton Spectators: 29,178 Referee: George Clancy ( Ireland )
	Attempts: Nanai-Williams 20th century. Treviranus 46th ad. Penalty kicks: Pisi (4/5) 8th, 28th, 39th, 51st Stanley (1/1) 70th	(14: 8) Report	Attempts: Wyles 34th n.erh. Baumann 74th edition Penalty kicks : MacGuinty (2/2) 31., 53.

15th Tim Nanai-Williams 14th Ken Pisi 13 Paul Perez 12 Rey Lee-Lo 2. 9. 11 Alesana Tuilagi 73. 10 Tusi Pisi 58. 09 Kahn Fotuali'i 08th Ofisa Treviranus 07th Jack Lam 06th Maurie Fa'asavalu 51. 05 Joe Tekori 58. 04th Filo Paulo 03 Anthony Perenise 51. 02 Ole Avei 66. 01 Sakaria Taulafo Substitute: 16 Motu Matu'u 66. 17th Viliamu Afatia 18th Census Johnston 51. 19th Faifili Levave 58. 20th Alafoti Fa'osiliva 51. 21st Vavao Afemai 22nd Michael Stanley 2. 9. 23 Fa'atoina Autagavaia 73. Trainer:  Stephen Betham

15th Blaine Scully 51. 14th Takudzwa Ngwenya 13 Seamus Kelly 12 Thretton Palamo 11 Chris Wyles 10 AJ MacGinty 09 Mike Petri 08th Samu Manoa 07th Andrew Durutalo 06th Alastair McFarland 05 Greg Peterson 58. 04th Hayden Smith 51. 03 Titi Lamositele 71. 02 Zach Fenoglio 51. 01 Eric Fry 71. Substitute: 16 Phil Thiel 51. 17th Olive Kilifi 71. 18th Chris Baumann 71. 19th Cameron Dolan 51. 20th Danny Barrett 58. 21st Shalom Suniula 22nd Folau Niua 23 Brett Thompson 51. Trainer:  Mike Tolkin

Scotland - Japan

September 23, 2015 2:30 p.m.	Scotland	45:10	Japan	Kingsholm Stadium , Gloucester Spectators: 14,354 Referee: John Lacey ( Ireland )
	Attempts: Hardie 48th n.erh. Bennett 56th, 69th Seymour 64th, Russell 74th, elevations: Laidlaw (4/5) Penalty kicks: Laidlaw (4/5) 3rd, 12th, 18th, 20th	(12: 7) Report	Attempts: Mafi 15. Raised increases: Goromaru (1/1) Penalty kicks : Goromaru (1/3) 46.

15th Stuart Hogg 66. 14th Tommy Seymour 13 Mark Bennett 75. 12 Matt Scott 11 Sean Lamont 10 Finn Russell 09 Greig Laidlaw 08th David Denton 07th John Hardie 06th Ryan Wilson 57. 05 Jonny Gray 04th Grant Gilchrist 50. 03 WP Nel 70. 02 Ross Ford 70. 01 Alasdair Dickinson 66. Substitute: 16 Fraser Brown 70. 17th Ryan Grant 66. 18th Jon Welsh 70. 19th Richie Gray 50. 20th Josh Strauss 57. 21st Henry Pyrgos 22nd Peter Horne 75. 23 Sean Maitland 66. Trainer:  Vern Cotter

15th Ayumu Goromaru 14th Kotaro Matsushima 23. to 33. 13 Paint Sa'u 12 Yū Tamura 11 Kenki Fukuoka 10 Harumichi Tatekawa 72. 09 Fumiaki Tanaka 65. 08th Amanaki Lelei Mafi 46. 07th Michael Broadhurst 06th Michael Leitch 05 Justin Ives 61. 04th Luke Thompson 65. 03 Hiroshi Yamashita 53. 02 Shota Horie 70. 01 Keita Inagaki 40. Substitute: 16 Takeshi Kizu 70. 17th Masataka Mikami 40. 18th Kensuke Hatakeyama 53. 19th Shinya Makabe 61. 20th Shōji Itō 65. 21st Hendrik Tui 45. 22nd Atsushi Hiwasa 65. 23 Karne Hesketh 72. Trainer:  Eddie Jones

South Africa - Samoa

September 26, 2015 4:45 p.m.	South Africa	46: 6	Samoa	Villa Park , Birmingham Spectators: 39,526 Referee: Wayne Barnes ( England )
	Attempts: Pietersen 15th after, 47th, 78th. Burger 58th afterwards Brits 71st AD Habana 80th increases: Pollard (1/4) Lambie (1/2) Penalty kicks: Pollard (4/4) 2nd, 19th, 24th, 39th	(17: 6) Report	Penalty kicks: Stanley (2/5) 9., 12.

15th Willie le Roux 14th JP Pietersen 13 Jean de Villiers 72. 79. 12 Damian de Allende 48. 11 Bryan Habana 10 Handre Pollard 09 Fourie du Preez 74. 08th Duane Vermeulen 07th Schalk Burger 68. 06th Francois Louw 05 Victor Matfield 55. 04th Etzebeth 03 Jannie du Plessis 54. 02 Adriaan Strauss 68. 01 Tendai Mtawarira 62. Substitute: 16 Schalk Brits 68. 17th Trevor Nyakane 62. 18th Frans Malherbe 54. 19th Lood de Jager 55. 20th Siya Kolisi 68. 21st Ruan Pienaar 74. 22nd Patrick Lambie 72. 23 Jesse Kriel 48. 77. Trainer:  Heyneke Meyer

15th Tim Nanai-Williams 14th Ken Pisi 13 Paul Perez 12 Rey Lee-Lo 11 Alesana Tuilagi 68. 10 Michael Stanley 54. 09 Kahn Fotuali'i 77. 08th Ofisa Treviranus 62. 07th Jack Lam 06th TJ Ioane 05 Joe Tekori 47. 04th Filo Paulo 03 Census Johnston 52. 02 Motu Matu'u 52. 01 Sakaria Taulafo 63. Substitute: 16 Ole Avei 52. 17th Viliamu Afatia 63. 18th Anthony Perenise 52. 19th Faifili Levave 47. 20th Sanele Vavae Tuilagi 62. 21st Vavao Afemai 77. 22nd Tusi Pisi 54. 23 George Pisi 68. Trainer:  Stephen Betham

Scotland - USA

September 27, 2015 2:30 p.m.	Scotland	39:16	United States	Elland Road , Leeds Spectators: 33,521 Referee: Chris Pollock ( New Zealand )
	Attempts: Visser 42nd n.erh. Maitland 47th received Nel 54th received Scott 65th received Weir 79th received increases: Russell (1/2) Laidlaw (3/3) Penalty kicks: Hogg (1/2) 7. Russell (1/2) 16.	(6:13) Report	Attempts: Lamositele 21. Increments : MacGinty (1/1) Penalty kicks : MacGinty (3/3) 3rd, 40th, 51st

15th Stuart Hogg 14th Sean Maitland 13 Mark Bennett 12 Peter Horne 55. 11 Tim Visser 10 Finn Russell 60. 09 Henry Pyrgos 53. 08th Josh Strauss 07th Ryan Wilson 46. 06th Alasdair Strokosch 05 Grant Gilchrist 18th 04th Richie Gray 03 Jon Welsh 40. 02 Ross Ford 78. 01 Ryan Grant 40. Substitute: 16 Kevin Bryce 78. 17th Alasdair Dickinson 40. 18th WP Nel 40. 19th Tim Swinson 18th 20th Fraser Brown 46. 21st Greig Laidlaw 53. 22nd Duncan Weir 60. 23 Matt Scott 55. Trainer:  Vern Cotter

15th Chris Wyles 14th Takudzwa Ngwenya 13 Seamus Kelly 12 Thretton Palamo 11 Blaine Scully 59. 10 AJ MacGinty 09 Mike Petri 50. 08th Samu Manoa 07th Andrew Durutalo 59. 06th Alastair McFarland 05 Greg Peterson 50. 04th Hayden Smith 43. 03 Titi Lamositele 69. 02 Phil Thiel 64. 01 Eric Fry 67. Substitute: 16 Zach Fenoglio 64. 17th Olive Kilifi 67. 18th Chris Baumann 69. 19th Cam Dolan 43. 20th John Quill 59. 21st Danny Barrett 50. 22nd Shalom Suniula 50. 23 Folau Niua 59. Trainer:  Sam Tolkin

Samoa - Japan

October 3, 2015 2:30 p.m.	Samoa	5:26	Japan	Stadium: mk , Milton Keynes Spectators: 29,019 Referee: Craig Joubert ( South Africa )
	Attempts: Perez 64th after.	(0:20) report	Tries: penalty try . 24 erh Yamada . 40. erh increases: Goromaru (2/2) penalty kicks: Goromaru (4/6) 8., 34., 48., 59.

15th Tim Nanai-Williams 14th Ken Pisi 13 Paul Perez 12 Johnny Leota 11 Alesana Tuilagi 22. 29. 48. 10 Tusi Pisi 09 Kahn Fotuali'i 74. 08th Faifili Levave 16. to 26. 07th TJ Ioane 48. 06th Ofisa Treviranus 70. 05 Kane Thompson 04th Filo Paulo 78th to 80th 03 Census Johnston 51. 02 Ole Avei 56. 01 Sakaria Taulafo 19. to 29. 62. Substitute: 16 Motu Matu'u 56. 17th Viliamu Afatia 22. 29. 62. 18th Anthony Perenise 51. 19th Jack Lam 48. 20th Sanele Vavae Tuilagi 70. 21st Vavao Afemai 74. 22nd Michael Stanley 23 Rey Lee-Lo 48. Trainer:  Stephen Betham

15th Ayumu Goromaru 14th Akihito Yamada 56. 13 Paint Sa'u 72. 12 Harumichi Tatekawa 11 Kotaro Matsushima 10 Kōsei Ōno 09 Fumiaki Tanaka 72. 08th Koliniasi Holani 60. 07th Michael Broadhurst 65. 06th Michael Leitch 05 Hitoshi Ōno 40. 04th Luke Thompson 03 Kensuke Hatakeyama 65. 02 Shota Horie 01 Keita Inagaki Substitute: 16 Takeshi Kizu 72. 17th Masataka Mikami 18th Hiroshi Yamashita 65. 19th Justin Ives 40. 20th Amanaki Lelei Mafi 60. 21st Hendrik Tui 65. 22nd Atsushi Hiwasa 72. 23 Karne Hesketh 56. Trainer:  Eddie Jones

South Africa - Scotland

October 3, 2015 4:45 p.m.	South Africa	34:16	Scotland	St. James' Park , Newcastle Spectators: 50,900 Referee: Nigel Owens ( Wales )
	Attempts: Burger 13th received Pietersen 38th received Habana 73rd received Raise: Pollard (3/3) Penalty: Pollard (4/4) 17th, 27th, 62nd, 68th Dropgoals: Pollard (1/1) 51.	(20: 3) Report	Attempts: Seymour 49th increments: Laidlaw (1/1) Penalty kicks: Greig Laidlaw (2/3) 30th, 45th Weir (1/1) 60.

15th Willie le Roux 14th JP Pietersen 70. 13 Jesse Kriel 12 Damian de Allende 75. 11 Bryan Habana 10 Handre Pollard 09 Fourie du Preez 79. 08th Duane Vermeulen 07th Schalk Burger 06th Francois Louw 05 Lood de Jager 75. 04th Etzebeth 03 Jannie du Plessis 34th to 44th 50th 02 Bismarck du Plessis 56. 01 Tendai Mtawarira 61. Substitute: 16 Adriaan Strauss 56. 17th Trevor Nyakane 61. 18th Frans Malherbe 50. 19th Pieter-Steph du Toit 75. 20th Willem Alberts 70. 21st Ruan Pienaar 79. 22nd Patrick Lambie 70. 23 Jan Serfontein 75. Trainer:  Heyneke Meyer

15th Stuart Hogg 63. 14th Tommy Seymour 13 Richie Vernon 65. 12 Matt Scott 11 Tim Visser 10 Duncan Weir 09 Greig Laidlaw 53rd to 63rd 70th 08th David Denton 07th Blair Cowan 06th Josh Strauss 30. 34. 56. 05 Jonny Gray 68. 04th Richie Gray 03 WP Nel 64. 02 Fraser Brown 61. 78. 01 Gordon Reid 51. Substitute: 16 Ross Ford 61. 78. 17th Alasdair Dickinson Ryan Grant 51. 18th Jon Welsh 64. 19th Tim Swinson 68. 20th Ryan Wilson 30. 34. 56. 21st Sam Hidalgo-Clyne 70. 22nd Peter Horne 65. 23 Sean Lamont 63. Trainer:  Vern Cotter

South Africa - USA

October 7, 2015 4:45 pm	South Africa	64: 0	United States	Olympic Stadium , London Spectators: 54,658 Referee: Pascal Gaüzère ( France )
	Attempts: De Allende 7th received penalty attempt 27th received Habana 42nd received, 59th received, 61st received Du Plessis 47th received Louw 53rd received, 69th received Kriel 73rd ad. Mvovo 80th elevations: Pollard (4/5) Steyn (3/5)	(14: 0) report

15th Willie le Roux 14th Bryan Habana 13 Jesse Kriel 12 Damian de Allende 60. 11 Lwazi Mvovo 10 Handre Pollard 56. 09 Fourie du Preez 63. 08th Duane Vermeulen 07th Schalk Burger 48. 06th Francois Louw 05 Lood de Jager 63. 04th Etzebeth 03 Frans Malherbe 60. 02 Bismarck du Plessis 56. 01 Tendai Mtawarira 56. Substitute: 16 Schalk Brits 56. 17th Trevor Nyakane 56. 18th Coenie Oosthuizen 60. 19th Pieter-Steph du Toit 63. 20th Willem Alberts 48. 21st Rudy Paige 63. 22nd Morné Steyn 56. 23 Jan Serfontein 60. Trainer:  Heyneke Meyer

15th Blaine Scully 23. 26. 70. 14th Brett Thompson 13 Folau Niua 12 Andrew Suniula 11 Zack test 10 Shalom Suniula 09 Niku Kruger 08th Samu Manoa 48. 07th John Quill 06th Danny Barrett 58. 05 Matt Trouville 70. 04th Louis Stanfill 03 Chris Baumann 02 Phil Thiel 72. 01 Olive Kilifi 59. Substitute: 16 Joe Taufete'e 72. 17th Zach Fenoglio 70. 18th Matekitonga Moeakiola 59. 19th Titi Lamositele 20th Cameron Dolan 48. 21st Alastair McFarland 58. 22nd Mike Petri 23 Chris Wyles 23. 26. 70. Trainer:  Mike Tolkin

Samoa - Scotland

October 10, 2015 2:30 p.m.	Samoa	33:36	Scotland	St. James' Park , Newcastle Spectators: 51,982 Referee: Jaco Peyper ( South Africa )
	Attempts: T. Pisi 11th received Leiataua 14th after Lee-Lo 21st n.erh. Matu'u 78th increments: T. Pisi (1/3) Fa'apale (1/1) Penalty kicks : T. Pisi (3/3) 5th, 29th, 38th	(26:23) Report	Attempts: Seymour 12th, Hardie 32nd, Laidlaw 74th, Increased increases: Laidlaw (3/3) Penalty kicks: Laidlaw (5/7) 9th, 20th, 25th, 51st, 53rd

15th Tim Nanai-Williams 14th Paul Perez 13 George Pisi 12 Rey Lee-Lo 11 Fa'atoina Autagavaia 71. 10 Tusi Pisi 71. 09 Kahn Fotuali'i 79. 08th Alafoti Fa'osiliva 07th Jack Lam 06th Maurie Fa'asavalu 59. 05 Kane Thompson 29 04th Filo Paulo 03 Census Johnston 59. 02 Manu Leiataua 74. 01 Sakaria Taulafo 59. Substitute: 16 Motu Matu'u 74. 17th Viliamu Afatia 59. 18th Anthony Perenise 59. 19th Faifili Levave 29 20th Sanele Vavae Tuilagi 59. 21st Vavao Afemai 79. 22nd Patrick Fa'apale 71. 23 Ken Pisi 71. Trainer:  Stephen Betham

15th Stuart Hogg 71. 14th Sean Maitland 13 Mark Bennett 12 Matt Scott 76. 11 Tommy Seymour 10 Finn Russell 09 Greig Laidlaw 08th David Denton 07th John Hardie 06th Ryan Wilson 28th to 38th 53rd 05 Jonny Gray 62. 04th Richie Gray 03 WP Nel 02 Ross Ford 66. 01 Alasdair Dickinson 23. 28. Substitute: 16 Fraser Brown 66. 17th Gordon Reid 23. 28. 18th Jon Welsh 19th Tim Swinson 62. 20th Josh Strauss 53. 21st Henry Pyrgos 22nd Peter Horne 76. 23 Sean Lamont 71. Trainer:  Vern Cotter

USA - Japan

October 11, 2015 8:00 p.m.	United States	18:28	Japan	Kingsholm Stadium , Gloucester Spectators: 14,517 Referees: Glen Jackson ( New Zealand )
	Attempts: Ngwenya 24th n.erh. Wyles 71st increases: MacGinty (1/2) Penalty kicks : MacGinty (2/2) 5th, 55th	(8:17) Report	Attempts: Matsushima 7th received Fujita 28th received Mafi 62nd received Elevations: Goromaru (2/3) Penalty kicks : Goromaru (3/3) 33rd, 44th, 77th

15th Chris Wyles 14th Takudzwa Ngwenya 13 Seamus Kelly 12 Thretton Palamo 11 Zack test 10 AJ MacGinty 09 Mike Petri 08th Samu Manoa 07th Andrew Durutalo 06th Alastair McFarland 63. 05 Greg Peterson 77. 04th Hayden Smith 31. 03 Titi Lamositele 02 Zach Fenoglio 64. 01 Eric Fry 61st to 71st Substitute: 16 Phil Thiel 64. 17th Olive Kilifi 18th Chris Baumann 19th Cam Dolan 31. 20th John Quill 77. 21st Danny Barrett 63. 22nd Niku Kruger 23 Folau Niua Trainer:  Sam Tolkin

15th Ayumu Goromaru 14th Yoshikazu Fujita 13 Harumichi Tatekawa 12 Craig Wing 11 Kotaro Matsushima 49. 57. 10 Kōsei Ōno 73. 09 Fumiaki Tanaka 63. 08th Koliniasi Holani 40. 07th Michael Broadhurst 73. 06th Michael Leitch 05 Justin Ives 68. 04th Luke Thompson 03 Hiroshi Yamashita 40. 02 Shota Horie 77. 01 Keita Inagaki 59. Substitute: 16 Takeshi Kizu 77. 17th Masataka Mikami 59. 18th Kensuke Hatakeyama 40. 19th Shinya Makabe 68. 20th Amanaki Lelei Mafi 40. 21st Hendrik Tui 73. 22nd Atsushi Hiwasa 63. 23 Karne Hesketh 49, 57, 73. Trainer:  Eddie Jones

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