2015 Rugby World Cup final

Rugby competition in London, England November 2015 2015 Rugby World Cup final frameless Twickenham Stadium hosted the match 2015 Rugby World Cup New Zealand NZL 30px 34 Australia AUS 30px 17 31 October 2015 Twickenham Stadium London Dan Carter (New Zealand) Nigel Owens (Wales)Match official appointments for RWC 2015 bronze final and final http://www.rugbyworldcup.com/news/119101 rugbyworldcup.com 26 October 2015 28 October 2015 80,125 2011 2019 The 2015 Rugby World Cup final was a rugby union match to determine the winner of the 2015 Rugby World Cup, played between reigning champions New Zealand and their rivals Australia on 31 October 2015 at Twickenham Stadium in London. New Zealand beat Australia 34–17, winning the World Cup for a record third time, and becoming the first team to retain the Webb Ellis Cup. The 51 points scored in this final is the highest of all Rugby World Cup finals. This match saw a new record for tries in a Rugby World Cup final with the teams combining for five, surpassing the previous record of four scored in the 1987 final. It was only the second final between two teams from the Southern Hemisphere, the previous one being South Africa's win over New Zealand in 1995.Geoffrey Riddle European sides on high alert of last-eight exodus at Rugby World Cup https://www.thenationalnews.com/sport/european-sides-on-high-alert-of-last-eight-exodus-at-rugby-world-cup-1.26066 The National 16 October 2015 20 October 2015 Route to the final 2015 Rugby World Cup Pool A 2015 Rugby World Cup Pool C 2015 Rugby World Cup knockout stage New ZealandRoundAustraliaOpponentResultPool stageOpponentResultARG26–16Match 1FIJ28–13NAM58–14Match 2URU65–3GEO43–10Match 3ENG33–13TON47–9Match 4WAL15–6Final standingOpponentResultKnockout stageOpponentResultFRA62–13Quarter-finalsSCO35–34SA20–18Semi-finalsARG29–15 New Zealand thumb|upright|Julian Savea scored a joint record eight tries in New Zealand's progress to the final, including two hat-tricks Having been in band 1 in the draw, New Zealand were placed as the top team participating in Pool C. They began their tournament with a steady performance against Argentina, earning a 26–16 victory (though having been 13–12 down at half time) in front of a then-record crowd of 89,019 at Wembley on 20 September. On that day, their starting XV was the most experienced ever.http://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-rugby-union-world-newzealand-idUKKCN0RI17X20150918 https://web.archive.org/web/20160829031852/http://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-rugby-union-world-newzealand-idUKKCN0RI17X20150918 dead 29 August 2016 All Blacks name most experienced ever XV to take on Pumas Uk.reuters.com 18 September 2015 28 October 2015 Their performance remained steady four days later with a 58–14 win over Namibia in which they scored nine tries.ABs put nine tries past Namibia http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/all-blacks/72400625/rugby-world-cup-2015-all-blacks-score-nine-tries-to-beat-plucky-namibia-5814 Stuff 25 September 2015 24 October 2015 On 2 October, they faced Georgia – their first ever encounter – at the Millennium Stadium, with Julian Savea scoring a hat-trick to help New Zealand to a 43–10 win. New Zealand's last pool match was on 9 October, with their performance improving to reach a successful 47–9 victory over Tonga, which included a try by Ma'a Nonu who earned his 100th test cap during the match.Rugby World Cup 2015: Strong-finishing All Blacks beat Tonga http://www.smh.com.au/rugby-union/union-match-report/rugby-world-cup-2015-strongfinishing-all-blacks-beat-tonga-20151009-gk5uq5.html The Sydney Morning Herald 10 October 2015 24 October 2015 In the quarter-finals, the All Blacks faced France, the last team to beat New Zealand in a Rugby World Cup match (in the quarter-final stage of the 2007 Rugby World Cup, also at the Millennium Stadium). However, New Zealand defeated France emphatically 62–13, the highest winning margin in a World Cup knockout game since their win over Wales in 1987.Ben Dirs Rugby World Cup: New Zealand beat France 62-13 to reach semis https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/34541264 24 October 2015 BBC Sport 17 October 2015 Julian Savea scored a second hat-trick in the rout, equaling Jonah Lomu and Bryan Habana's record of eight tries in a World Cup.Savea plays down Lomu comparison http://www.sportinglife.com/rugby-union/reaction/article/504/10033395/new-zealand-62-13-reaction-from-julian-savea https://archive.today/20151029211952/http://www.sportinglife.com/rugby-union/reaction/article/504/10033395/new-zealand-62-13-reaction-from-julian-savea dead 29 October 2015 24 October 2015 Sporting Life 18 October 2015 New Zealand reached the final after defeating South Africa 20–18 in a tight semi-final on 24 October, where New Zealand became the first ever nation to make four Rugby World Cup finals, having previously made the 1987, 1995 and 2011 tournament deciders.Rugby World Cup 2015: Composure gets All Blacks home in agonisingly close semifinal http://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=11534792 The New Zealand Herald 24 October 2015 24 October 2015 Australia Having also been in band 1 in the draw, Australia were placed as the top team in Pool A, and began their campaign with a 28–13 win over Fiji in Cardiff. Head Coach Michael Cheika, who had only been in charge of the team since 22 October 2014, had been open about the short four-day turn-around between Fiji and Uruguay, and openly admitted he would field two different starting XVs against either team.https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2015/sep/10/wallabies-set-to-field-two-different-teams-to-cope-with-tight-turnaround Wallabies set to field two different teams to cope with tight turnaround The Guardian 10 September 2015 28 October 2015 Had it not been for an injury to James Slipper in the Fiji game, Cheika would have followed this through; instead, he made 14 changes for the match against Uruguay.http://www.rugby.com.au/News/NewsArticle/tabid/1699/ArticleID/16334/Dean-Mumm-to-Captain-Wallabies-against-Uruguay-in-Rugby-World-Cup-2015-clash-in-Birmingham.aspx Dean Mumm to Captain Wallabies against Uruguay in Rugby World Cup 2015 clash in Birmingham Rugby.com.au 25 September 2015 28 October 2015 On 27 September, they crushed Uruguay 65–3, scoring 11 tries, including two each for Sean McMahon, Ben McCalman and Drew Mitchell. They then went on to defeat hosts England at Twickenham, with Bernard Foley scoring two tries, kicking all three conversions and scoring all four penalties in a record 33–13 win. On 10 October, Australia won 15–6 against Wales in the last game of the pool stage; no tries were scored in the match — the first time this had happened since 1947 — but Foley scored five of the six penalties that he took. During the match, Australia successfully defended for nearly 10 minutes with two players in the sin bin, a period of play that was widely referred to in the media as potentially "defining" the Australian campaign.October 2015 Australia nearly lost their quarter-final match on 18 October, requiring a controversial last-minute penalty from Foley to beat Scotland 35–34.Scotland out of World Cup after last-gasp Australia penalty http://www.skysports.com/rugby-union/australia-vs-scotland/74588 Sky Sports 19 October 2015 25 October 2015 The decision by referee Craig Joubert to award a penalty was later deemed incorrect by World Rugby, who issued a statement saying Joubert should have given a scrum instead.http://www.rugbyworldcup.com/news/115761 World Rugby Statement: Match officials' performance review (Australia v Scotland) Rugbyworldcup.com 19 October 2015 28 October 2015 Despite this, Australia went on to the semi-final and faced Argentina. They defeated the Pumas 29–15, to reach the final,Fordyce Tom Rugby World Cup: Australia beat Argentina to reach final https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/34616563 25 October 2015 BBC Sport 25 October 2015 to become the second team, after New Zealand, to make four Rugby World Cup finals, having previously played in the 1991, 1999 and 2003 finals. Match Summary New Zealand played with most of the possession and territory early in the match. After eight minutes, Dan Carter scored the first points in the match, putting New Zealand ahead 3–0. New Zealand 34 - Australia 17: All Blacks beat valiant Wallabies to win third World Cup http://www.express.co.uk/sport/rugbyunion/616036/New-Zealand-Australia-Rugby-World-Cup-final-match-report Express.co.uk November 2015 5 November 2015 In the 15th minute New Zealand fullback Ben Smith knocked the ball on, and from the resulting scrum New Zealand were penalised when their front row collapsed allowing Bernard Foley to tie the scores. Referee Nigel Owens awarded a penalty to New Zealand after Sekope Kepu made a high tackle on Dan Carter. New Zealand beat Australia to retain Rugby World Cup BBC Sport https://www.bbc.com/sport/rugby-union/34671255 5 November 2015 Carter successfully kicked a penalty goal, and gave New Zealand a three-point lead. At the kick off Wallabies lock Kane Douglas injured his knee jumping for the ball, and was replaced by Dean Mumm. At 26 minutes Wallabies centre Matt Giteau suffered concussion tackling All Blacks lock Brodie Retallick and was replaced by Kurtley Beale. At 27 minutes Carter stretched New Zealand's lead with another penalty goal. The first try was scored just before halftime with New Zealand winger Nehe Milner-Skudder touching down in the corner. Carter converted giving New Zealand a lead of 16–3 at the end of the first half.New Zealand clinch third World Cup with 34-17 triumph against Australia http://www.rugbyworldcup.com/news/121138 rugbyworldcup.com 1 November 2015 Two minutes into the second half, New Zealand's replacement centre Sonny Bill Williams offloaded the ball to Ma'a Nonu who beat a handful of Australian defenders to score a try, extending the lead to 21–3. In the 52nd minute, New Zealand fullback Ben Smith was sin-binned after tip-tackling Australia's Drew Mitchell. New Zealand 34-17 Australia BBC Sport https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/rugby-union/34671255 1 November 2015 While Smith was in the sin-bin, Australia ran in two tries – the first to number eight David Pocock from a driving maul, and the second to centre Tevita Kuridrani following a kick to score. Foley converted both tries to bring Australia within four points with 16 minutes remaining. With 10 minutes left on the clock, Carter kicked a drop goal from 40 metres to open up the gap to seven points. Several minutes later, New Zealand were awarded a penalty, with Carter converting long range to give New Zealand a 27–17 lead. Needing to score quick tries to stay in the match, Australia lost the ball, which was kicked ahead by Ben Smith, allowing Beauden Barrett to chase and score the clinching try. Carter converted the try with his right (non-dominant) foot, to make the final score 34–17. Rugby World Cup 2015: The most dominant side in history http://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=11538395 New Zealand Herald 1 November 2015 1 November 2015 1170-0777 Rugby World Cup: Why Dan Carter kicked a goal with his wrong foot https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/rugby-world-cup/116428164/rugby-world-cup--why-dan-carter-kicked-a-goal-with-his-wrong-foot Stuff New Zealand 9 October 2019 27 October 2023 New Zealand became the first team in the History of the Rugby World Cup to successfully defend their title after eight editions of the tournament. They also became the first team to win three Rugby World Cups, previously winning the 1987 and 2011 editions, both of which were held on home soil, making this occasion the first time that New Zealand won the tournament on foreign soil.https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2015/oct/31/new-zealand-australia-rugby-world-cup-final-match-report New Zealand retain Rugby World Cup with ruthless display against Australia 31 October 2015 Guardian 2 November 2015 Details 31 October 2015 16:00 GMT (UTC+00) NZL 34–17 Report AUS Milner-Skudder 39' cNonu 42' mBarrett 79' c Carter (2/3) 40', 80' Carter (4/4) 8', 27', 36', 75' Carter 70' Pocock 53' cKuridrani 64' c Foley (2/2) 54', 65' Foley (1/1) 14' Twickenham Stadium, London 80,125 Nigel Owens (Wales) _allblacksbodyrwc15 _allblackssocks15 000000 000000 000000 000000 000000 New Zealand _Wallabiesleft _Wallabies _Wallabiesright _wallabiessocks FFBB00 FFBB00 F0AF00 004044 004044 Australia FB 15Ben Smith 52RW 14Nehe Milner-Skudder 65OC 13Conrad Smith 40IC 12Ma'a NonuLW 11Julian SaveaFH 10Dan CarterSH 9 Aaron Smith 71N8 8 Kieran ReadOF 7 Richie McCaw (c) 80BF 6 Jerome Kaino 71RL 5 Sam WhitelockLL 4 Brodie RetallickTP 3 Owen Franks 54HK 2 Dane Coles 65LP 1 Joe Moody 59Replacements:HK 16Keven Mealamu 65PR 17Ben Franks 59PR 18Charlie Faumuina 54N8 19Victor Vito 71FL 20Sam Cane 80SH 21Tawera Kerr-Barlow 71FH 22Beauden Barrett 65CE 23Sonny Bill Williams 40Coach:NZL Steve Hansen350px FB 15Israel FolauRW 14Adam Ashley-CooperOC 13Tevita KuridraniIC 12Matt Giteau 26LW 11Drew Mitchell 66 71FH 10Bernard FoleySH 9 Will Genia 70N8 8 David PocockOF 7 Michael HooperBF 6 Scott Fardy 61RL 5 Rob SimmonsLL 4 Kane Douglas 15TP 3 Sekope Kepu 59HK 2 Stephen Moore (c) 55LP 1 Scott Sio 59Replacements:HK 16Tatafu Polota-Nau 55PR 17James Slipper 59PR 18Greg Holmes 59LK 19Dean Mumm 15N8 20Ben McCalman 61SH 21Nick Phipps 70CE 22Matt To'omua 66 71CE 23Kurtley Beale 26Coach:AUS Michael Cheika Man of the Match: Dan Carter (New Zealand) Assistant referees: Jérôme Garcès (France) Wayne Barnes (England) Television match official: Shaun Veldsman (South Africa) Notes: New Zealand became the first team to retain the Rugby World Cup title, and win a third World Cup title. This was the first time New Zealand won the World Cup on foreign soil.https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/rugby-union/34671255 New Zealand beat Australia to retain Rugby World Cup 31 October 2015 BBC Sport 2 November 2015 The aggregate 51 points scored was the most in a Rugby World Cup final. Ben Smith became the first player to receive a yellow card in a Rugby World Cup final. New Zealand's Sonny Bill Williams, Jerome Kaino and Sam Whitelock played in a record 14th consecutive World Cup win.Rugby: All Blacks unchanged for final http://www.odt.co.nz/sport/rugby/all-blacks/361346/rugby-all-blacks-unchanged-final 30 October 2015 Otago Daily Times 30 October 2015 Fourteen New Zealand players joined five Australians and one South African as two-time winners of the World Cup.http://en.espn.co.uk/scrum/rugby/story/280537.html Awesome All Blacks make history 31 October 2015 ESPN 2 November 2015 Statistics New ZealandAustraliaTries 3 2Conversions 2 2Penalties(attempts) 4(4) 1(1)Drop goals(attempts) 1(1) 0(0) Match statsTerritory(1st/2nd) 54% (71% / 39%) 46% (29% / 61%)Possession(1st/2nd) 53% (79% / 35%) 47% (21% / 65%) AttackingMetres made 513 425Clean breaks 19 4Offloads 8 2Carries crossed gainline 53 38Tries from kicks 0 0Kicks from hand 39 38Passes 151 139Runs 121 115 DefendingTackles 114 117Tackles missed 15 27Turnovers won 9 8Turnovers in own half 3 7Rucks won 83 79Rucks lost 7 5Mauls won 2 2 Set piecesScrums(won/lost) (3/0) (4/1)Line-outs(won/lost) (14/0) (7/3) DisciplineYellow cards 1 0Red cards 0 0Penalties conceded 7 11Penalties conceded own half 3 7Penalties conceded at lineout 0 0Penalties conceded at scrum 1 1Free Kicks conceded 0 0Reference: Rugby World Cup, ESPN Scrum, Stuff New Zealand Most kicks: 16 – Bernard Foley (Australia) Most passes: 82 – Aaron Smith (New Zealand) Most runs: 16 – Israel Folau (Australia) Most metres made: 124 – Nehe Milner-Skudder (New Zealand) Most clean breaks: 5 – Nehe Milner-Skudder (New Zealand) Most defenders beaten: 6 – Ben Smith (New Zealand) Most offloads: 2 – Richie McCaw (New Zealand) Ben Smith (New Zealand) Sonny Bill Williams (New Zealand) Most carries crossed gain line: 8 – Nehe Milner-Skudder (New Zealand) Julian Savea (New Zealand) Most lineouts stolen: 1 – Brodie Retallick (New Zealand) Most lineouts won on throw: 12 – Dane Coles (New Zealand) Most tackles: 13 – Dean Mumm (Australia) David Pocock (Australia) Most missed tackles: 4 – Michael Hooper (Australia) Rob Simmons (Australia) Most turnovers conceded: 4 – Drew Mitchell (Australia) Most penalties conceded: 3 – Sekope Kepu (Australia) Closing ceremony At the closing ceremony on 31 October, English singer Laura Wright sang World in Union. This was followed by the handover to Japan for the 2019 Rugby World Cup. Prince Harry presented the Webb Ellis Cup to winning captain Richie McCaw after the match, once the team's name had been engraved on the base of the trophy. References Final 2015 Rugby World Cup Final Rugby World Cup final Category:International sports competitions in London Category:Rugby union in London Final Final Category:Australia national rugby union team matches Category:New Zealand national rugby union team matches Category:History of rugby union matches between Australia and New Zealand