2015 Rugby World Cup Pool A
Pool A of the 2015 Rugby World Cup began on 18 September and will be completed on 10 October 2015.[1] The pool was composed of hosts England, as well as the third- and fourth-placed teams from 2011, Australia and Wales. They were joined by the Oceania qualifier, Fiji, and the repechage qualifier, Uruguay. The group was called the group of death, with 4 of the teams competing being ranked in the top ten of the World going into the World Cup.[2][3] Australia and Wales qualified for the quarter finals.[4]
Overall
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Advanced to the quarter-finals and qualified for the 2019 Rugby World Cup | |
Eliminated but qualified for 2019 Rugby World Cup |
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Pld | W | D | L | TF | PF | PA | +/− | BP | Pts |
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Australia | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 141 | 35 | +106 | 1 | 17 |
Wales | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 111 | 62 | +49 | 1 | 13 |
England | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 133 | 75 | +58 | 3 | 11 |
Fiji | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 84 | 101 | –17 | 1 | 5 |
Uruguay | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 30 | 226 | –196 | 0 | 0 |
All times are local United Kingdom time (UTC+01)
England vs Fiji
18 September 2015 20:00 |
England | 35–11 | Fiji |
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Try: Penalty try 13' c Brown (2) 22' m, 72' c B. Vunipola 80' c Con: Ford (1/2) 13' Farrell (2/2) 73', 80' Pen: Ford (2/3) 3', 34' Farrell (1/1) 68' |
Report | Try: Nadolo 30' m Pen: Nadolo (1/3) 37' Volavola (1/2) 64' |
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- Ben Youngs earned his 50th test cap for England.[5]
Wales vs Uruguay
20 September 2015 14:30 |
Wales | 54–9 | Uruguay |
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Try: Lee 15' c Allen (3) 19' c, 30' c, 40' c Amos 50' c Davies (2) 60' m, 80' c Tipuric 71' c Con: Priestland (7/8) 16', 19', 30', 40', 51', 72', 80' |
Report | Pen: Berchesi (3/4) 2', 9', 24' |
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- This was the first ever match between these nations.[6]
Australia vs Fiji
23 September 2015 16:45 |
Australia | 28–13 | Fiji |
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Try: Pocock (2) 26' c, 31' m Kepu 43' c Con: Foley (2/3) 28', 44' Pen: Foley (3/3) 10', 38', 70' |
Report | Try: Volavola 60' c Con: Nadolo (1/1) 61' Pen: Nadolo (2/2) 21', 47' |
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England vs Wales
26 September 2015 20:00 |
England | 25–28 | Wales |
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Try: May 27' c Con: Farrell (1/1) 29' Pen: Farrell (5/5) 12', 24', 44', 52', 69' Drop: Farrell 18' |
Report | Try: G. Davies 71' c Con: Biggar (1/1) 72' Pen: Biggar (7/7) 3', 16', 40', 48', 54', 59', 75' |
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- This was the first time the host nation had lost a match in the pool stage since France lost to Argentina 17–12 in 2007.[7]
Australia vs Uruguay
27 September 2015 12:00 |
Australia | 65–3 | Uruguay |
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Try: McMahon (2) 7' m, 69' m Tomane 9' c Mumm 26' m Speight 31' c McCalman (2) 36' c, 61' c Mitchell (2) 47' m, 52' m Toomua 71' m Kuridrani 80' c Con: Cooper (5/11) 10', 32', 36', 62', 80' |
Report | Pen: Berchesi (1/1) 24' |
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- Diego Magno earned his 50th test cap for Uruguay.
- Drew Mitchell scored his 12th World Cup try, surpassing Chris Latham's Australian World Cup record of 11 tries.[8]
Wales vs Fiji
1 October 2015 16:45 |
Wales | 23–13 | Fiji |
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Try: G. Davies 7' c Baldwin 32' c Con: Biggar (2/2) 8', 34' Pen: Biggar (3/3) 21', 55', 69' |
Report | Try: Goneva 49' c Con: Volavola (1/1) 50' Pen: Volavola (2/4) 14', 38' |
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- Taulupe Faletau and Dan Lydiate earned their 50th test cap for Wales.[9]
- Akapusi Qera earned his 50th test cap for Fiji.[10]
England vs Australia
3 October 2015 20:00 |
England | 13–33 | Australia |
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Try: Watson 56' c Con: Farrell (1/1) 57' Pen: Farrell (2/2) 13', 65' |
Report | Try: Foley (2) 20' c, 35' c Giteau 80' c Con: Foley (3/3) 22', 36', 80' Pen: Foley (4/4) 8', 50', 72', 76' |
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- With this loss, England became the first host nation,[11][12] the first English team, and the first former champion, not to reach the knockout stage.[13]
- This was Australia's largest winning margin over England in England, while scoring the most points against them in England.[14]
Fiji vs Uruguay
6 October 2015 20:00 |
Fiji | 47–15 | Uruguay |
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Try: Penalty try (2) 3' c, 27' c Kenatale 8' m Nakarawa 38' c Cavubati 64' c Murimurivalu 66' c Nadolo 79' c Con: Nadolo (6/7) 3', 28', 39', 65', 66', 80 |
Report | Try: Arboleya 17' c Ormaechea 58' m Con: Ormaechea (1/2) 18' Pen: Durán (1/1) 15' Ormaechea (0/1) |
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- Mario Sagario earned his 50th test cap for Uruguay.[15]
Australia vs Wales
10 October 2015 16:45 |
Australia | 15–6 | Wales |
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Pen: Foley (5/6) 25', 31', 37', 51', 73' Giteau (0/1) |
Report | Pen: Biggar (2/3) 5', 34' |
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- This was the first match that both Australia and Wales have failed to score a try since Wales' 6–0 win in 1947.[16]
- This was the first World Cup fixture that both teams have failed to score a try since Ireland's 15–6 win over Australia in 2011.[17]
England vs Uruguay
10 October 2015 20:00 |
England | 60–3 | Uruguay |
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Try: Watson (2) 7' c, 42' m Easter (3) 18' c, 23' c, 60' m Slade 54' m Nowell (3) 57' c, 70' m, 74' m Penalty try 80' c Con: Farrell (4/6) 8', 19', 25', 58' Ford (1/4) 80' |
Report | Pen: Berchesi (1/1) 2' |
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- Alejo Corral earned his 50th test cap for Uruguay.[18]
- Nick Easter became the oldest player ever to score an international hat-trick.
References
- ↑ "World Cup 2015 schedule". BBC Sport. 2 May 2013. Retrieved 2 May 2013.
- ↑ "Back down to earth! From glory to pool of death for England after World Cup draw". Daily Mail. 3 December 2012. Retrieved 18 June 2015.
- ↑ "Rugby World Cup 2015: England in the pool of death? It was far harder for the class of '91". Daily Telegraph. 14 September 2015. Retrieved 18 September 2015.
- ↑ "Rugby World Cup 2015: fixtures, results and standings". BBC Sport. Retrieved 4 November 2015.
- ↑ "England 35 Fiji 11". ESPN. 18 September 2015. Retrieved 24 September 2015.
- ↑ "Injuries continue to mount for eight-try Wales". ESPN. 20 September 2015. Retrieved 24 September 2015.
- ↑ "Wounded Wales turn the tables". ESPN. 26 September 2015. Retrieved 29 September 2015.
- ↑ "Drew Mitchell breaks Australia tries record in trouncing of Uruguay". Guardian. 27 September 2015. Retrieved 29 September 2015.
- ↑ "Rugby World Cup 2015: Wales 23-13 Fiji". BBC Sport. 1 October 2015. Retrieved 2 October 2015.
- ↑ "Wales 23 Fiji 13, Rugby World Cup 2015, match report: Gareth Davies inspires Welsh to win". Daily Telegraph. 1 October 2015. Retrieved 2 October 2015.
- ↑ "THE NUMBERS GAME: Stuart Lancaster's England record doesn't make for pretty reading after the Rugby World Cup exit". Daily Mail. 4 October 2015. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
- ↑ "Beale, not Foley, to blame for England's early exit?". Reuters. 5 October 2015. Retrieved 5 October 2015.
- ↑ "Bernard Foley breaks English hearts with two first-half tries as hosts are sent crashing out of the World Cup". Daily Mail. 3 October 2015. Retrieved 3 October 2015.
- ↑ "England put to the sword after Australia's Bernard Foley cuts loose". Guardian. 3 October 2015. Retrieved 5 October 2015.
- ↑ "Fiji 47 Uruguay 15, Rugby World Cup, match report: Fijian power proves too much for brave underdogs". Daily Telegraphl. 6 October 2015. Retrieved 9 October 2015.
- ↑ "Rugby World Cup 2015: Australia 15-6 Wales". BBC Sport. 10 October 2015. Retrieved 13 October 2015.
- ↑ "Wales 6-15 Australia: Wallabies withstand Dragons onslaught with two men sin-binned to top Rugby World Cup's Pool A in a thriller". Daily Mail. 10 October 2015. Retrieved 13 October 2015.
- ↑ "England 60-3 Uruguay: Nick Easter and Jack Nowell bag try hat-tricks as Stuart Lancaster's side end sorry World Cup campaign". Daily Mail. 10 October 2015. Retrieved 13 October 2015.