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]
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]
Pool | Winners | Runners-up |
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A | Australia | Wales |
B | South Africa | Scotland |
C | New Zealand | Argentina |
D | Ireland | France |
Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
17 October – Twickenham Stadium | ||||||||||
South Africa | 23 | |||||||||
24 October – Twickenham Stadium | ||||||||||
Wales | 19 | |||||||||
South Africa | 18 | |||||||||
17 October – Millennium Stadium | ||||||||||
New Zealand | 20 | |||||||||
New Zealand | 62 | |||||||||
31 October – Twickenham Stadium | ||||||||||
France | 13 | |||||||||
New Zealand | 34 | |||||||||
18 October – Millennium Stadium | ||||||||||
Australia | 17 | |||||||||
Ireland | 20 | |||||||||
25 October – Twickenham Stadium | ||||||||||
Argentina | 43 | |||||||||
Argentina | 15 | |||||||||
18 October – Twickenham Stadium | ||||||||||
Australia | 29 | Third place | ||||||||
Australia | 35 | |||||||||
30 October – Olympic Stadium | ||||||||||
Scotland | 34 | |||||||||
South Africa | 24 | |||||||||
Argentina | 13 | |||||||||
17 October 2015 16:00 BST (UTC+01) |
South Africa | 23–19 | 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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17 October 2015 20:00 BST (UTC+01) |
New Zealand | 62–13 | 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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18 October 2015 13:00 BST (UTC+01) |
Ireland | 20–43 | 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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18 October 2015 16:00 BST (UTC+01) |
Australia | 35–34 | 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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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.
24 October 2015 16:00 BST (UTC+01) |
South Africa | 18–20 | 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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25 October 2015 16:00 GMT (UTC+00) |
Argentina | 15–29 | 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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30 October 2015 20:00 GMT (UTC+00) |
South Africa | 24–13 | 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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31 October 2015 16:00 GMT (UTC+00) |
New Zealand | 34–17 | 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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