2015 Rugby World Cup Pool A

Pool A of the 2015 Rugby World Cup began on 18 September and was 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 four of the five teams in the top 10 of the World Rugby Rankings going into the tournament.^[2] Australia and Wales qualified for the quarter-finals.^[3]

Standings[edit]

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	T	B	Pts	Qualification
1	Australia	4	4	0	141	35	+106	17	1	17	Advanced to the quarter-finals and qualified for the 2019 Rugby World Cup
2	Wales	4	3	1	111	62	+49	11	1	13
3	England	4	2	2	133	75	+58	16	3	11	Eliminated but qualified for 2019 Rugby World Cup
4	Fiji	4	1	3	84	101	−17	10	1	5
5	Uruguay	4	0	4	30	226	−196	2	0	0

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Matches[edit]

All times are local United Kingdom time (UTC+01)

England vs Fiji[edit]

18 September 2015
20:00

England	35–11	Fiji
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'

Twickenham Stadium, London
Attendance: 80,015
Referee: Jaco Peyper (South Africa)

England

Fiji


FB	15	Mike Brown
RW	14	Anthony Watson
OC	13	Jonathan Joseph
IC	12	Brad Barritt	62'
LW	11	Jonny May
FH	10	George Ford	62'
SH	9	Ben Youngs	52'
N8	8	Ben Morgan	52'
OF	7	Chris Robshaw (c)
BF	6	Tom Wood
RL	5	Courtney Lawes
LL	4	Geoff Parling	52'
TP	3	Dan Cole	68'
HK	2	Tom Youngs	73'
LP	1	Joe Marler	52'
Replacements:
HK	16	Rob Webber	73'
PR	17	Mako Vunipola	52'
PR	18	Kieran Brookes	68'
LK	19	Joe Launchbury	52'
N8	20	Billy Vunipola	52'
SH	21	Richard Wigglesworth	52'
FH	22	Owen Farrell	62'
CE	23	Sam Burgess	62'
Coach:
Stuart Lancaster


FB	15	Metuisela Talebula
RW	14	Waisea Nayacalevu
OC	13	Vereniki Goneva
IC	12	Gabiriele Lovobalavu
LW	11	Nemani Nadolo
FH	10	Ben Volavola
SH	9	Nikola Matawalu	13'
N8	8	Sakiusa Matadigo
OF	7	Akapusi Qera (c)
BF	6	Dominiko Waqaniburotu		60'
RL	5	Leone Nakarawa
LL	4	Api Ratuniyarawa		41'
TP	3	Manasa Saulo		76'
HK	2	Sunia Koto		74'
LP	1	Campese Ma'afu		74'
Replacements:
HK	16	Tuapati Talemaitoga		74'
PR	17	Peni Ravai		74'
PR	18	Isei Colati		76'
LK	19	Tevita Cavubati		41'
FL	20	Peceli Yato		60'
SH	21	Nemia Kenatale
FH	22	Josh Matavesi
WG	23	Asaeli Tikoirotuma
Coach:
John McKee

Man of the Match:
Mike Brown (England)

Touch judges:
John Lacey (Ireland)
Stuart Berry (South Africa)
Television match official:
Shaun Veldsman (South Africa)

Notes:

Ben Youngs earned his 50th test cap for England.^[4]

Wales vs Uruguay[edit]

20 September 2015
14:30

Wales	54–9	Uruguay
Try: Lee 15' c Allen (3) 19' c, 30' c, 40' c Amos 50' c G. 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'

Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
Attendance: 71,887
Referee: Romain Poite (France)

Wales

Uruguay


FB	15	Liam Williams	36'
RW	14	Alex Cuthbert
OC	13	Cory Allen	55'
IC	12	Scott Williams
LW	11	Hallam Amos
FH	10	Rhys Priestland
SH	9	Gareth Davies
N8	8	James King	47'	75'
OF	7	Justin Tipuric
BF	6	Sam Warburton (c)	59'
RL	5	Luke Charteris	47'
LL	4	Jake Ball
TP	3	Samson Lee	40'
HK	2	Scott Baldwin	63'
LP	1	Paul James	32'
Replacements:
HK	16	Ken Owens	63'
PR	17	Aaron Jarvis	32'
PR	18	Tomas Francis	40'
LK	19	Dominic Day	47'
FL	20	Dan Lydiate	59'	75'
FL	21	Ross Moriarty	47'
SH	22	Lloyd Williams	55'
FB	23	Matthew Morgan	36'
Coach:
Warren Gatland


FB	15	Gastón Mieres
RW	14	Santiago Gibernau
OC	13	Joaquín Prada
IC	12	Andrés Vilaseca	75'
LW	11	Rodrigo Silva
FH	10	Felipe Berchesi
SH	9	Agustín Ormaechea	75'
N8	8	Alejandro Nieto
OF	7	Matías Beer	59'
BF	6	Juan Manuel Gaminara
RL	5	Jorge Zerbino	62'
LL	4	Santiago Vilaseca (c)	75'
TP	3	Mario Sagario	72'
HK	2	Carlos Arboleya	78'
LP	1	Alejo Corral	78'
Replacements:
HK	16	Germán Kessler	78'
PR	17	Oscar Durán	72'
PR	18	Mateo Sanguinetti	78'
LK	19	Franco Lamanna	62'
FL	20	Agustín Alonso	75'
FL	21	Juan de Freitas	59'
SH	22	Alejo Durán	75'
WG	23	Francisco Bulanti	75'
Coach:
Pablo Lemoine

Man of the Match:
Cory Allen (Wales)

Touch judges:
Pascal Gaüzère (France)
Mathieu Raynal (France)
Television match official:
Ben Skeen (New Zealand)

Notes

This was the first ever match between these nations.^[5]

Australia vs Fiji[edit]

23 September 2015
16:45

Australia	28–13	Fiji
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'

Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
Attendance: 67,253
Referee: Glen Jackson (New Zealand)

Australia

Fiji


FB	15	Israel Folau
RW	14	Adam Ashley-Cooper
OC	13	Tevita Kuridrani	74'
IC	12	Matt Giteau		72'
LW	11	Rob Horne
FH	10	Bernard Foley		78'
SH	9	Will Genia		67'
N8	8	David Pocock
OF	7	Michael Hooper
BF	6	Scott Fardy
RL	5	Rob Simmons		62'
LL	4	Kane Douglas		70'
TP	3	Sekope Kepu		56'
HK	2	Stephen Moore (c)		67'
LP	1	Scott Sio		56'	67'
Replacements:
HK	16	Tatafu Polota-Nau		67'
PR	17	James Slipper		56'	67'
PR	18	Greg Holmes		56'
LK	19	Will Skelton		70'
LK	20	Dean Mumm		62'
SH	21	Nick Phipps		67'
CE	22	Matt To'omua		78'
CE	23	Kurtley Beale		72'
Coach:
Michael Cheika


FB	15	Metuisela Talebula
RW	14	Waisea Nayacalevu		5'
OC	13	Vereniki Goneva
IC	12	Gabiriele Lovobalavu
LW	11	Nemani Nadolo
FH	10	Ben Volavola
SH	9	Nikola Matawalu		50'
N8	8	Netani Talei		67'
OF	7	Akapusi Qera (c)
BF	6	Peceli Yato		35'	40'
RL	5	Leone Nakarawa
LL	4	Tevita Cavubati		62'
TP	3	Manasa Saulo		78'
HK	2	Talemaitoga Tuapati
LP	1	Campese Ma'afu	30'
Replacements:
HK	16	Viliame Veikoso
PR	17	Peni Ravai		35'	40'
PR	18	Isei Colati		78'
LK	19	Nemia Soqeta		62'
FL	20	Malakai Ravulo		67'
SH	21	Nemia Kenatale		50'
FH	22	Josh Matavesi
WG	23	Asaeli Tikoirotuma		5'
Coach:
John McKee

Man of the Match:
David Pocock (Australia)

Touch judges:
Nigel Owens (Wales)
Leighton Hodges (Wales)
Television match official:
Graham Hughes (England)

England vs Wales[edit]

26 September 2015
20:00

England	25–28	Wales
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'

Twickenham Stadium, London
Attendance: 81,129
Referee: Jérôme Garcès (France)

England

Wales


FB	15	Mike Brown
RW	14	Anthony Watson
OC	13	Brad Barritt
IC	12	Sam Burgess	70'
LW	11	Jonny May
FH	10	Owen Farrell
SH	9	Ben Youngs	49'
N8	8	Billy Vunipola	63'
OF	7	Chris Robshaw (c)
BF	6	Tom Wood
RL	5	Courtney Lawes	40'
LL	4	Geoff Parling
TP	3	Dan Cole	72'
HK	2	Tom Youngs	67'
LP	1	Joe Marler	61'
Replacements:
HK	16	Rob Webber	67'
PR	17	Mako Vunipola	63'
PR	18	Kieran Brookes	72'
LK	19	Joe Launchbury	40'
FL	20	James Haskell	63'
SH	21	Richard Wigglesworth	49'
FH	22	George Ford	70'
FB	23	Alex Goode
Coach:
Stuart Lancaster


FB	15	Liam Williams	67'
RW	14	George North
OC	13	Scott Williams	63'
IC	12	Jamie Roberts
LW	11	Hallam Amos	67'
FH	10	Dan Biggar
SH	9	Gareth Davies
N8	8	Taulupe Faletau
OF	7	Sam Warburton (c)
BF	6	Dan Lydiate	70'
RL	5	Alun Wyn Jones
LL	4	Bradley Davies	70'
TP	3	Tomas Francis	49'
HK	2	Scott Baldwin	49'
LP	1	Gethin Jenkins
Replacements:
HK	16	Ken Owens	49'
PR	17	Aaron Jarvis
PR	18	Samson Lee	49'
LK	19	Luke Charteris	70'
FL	20	Justin Tipuric	70'
SH	21	Lloyd Williams	67'
FH	22	Rhys Priestland	67'
WG	23	Alex Cuthbert	63'
Coach:
Warren Gatland

Man of the Match:
Dan Biggar (Wales)

Touch judges:
Romain Poite (France)
Mathieu Raynal (France)
Television match official:
Shaun Veldsman (South Africa)

Notes:

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.^[6]

Australia vs Uruguay[edit]

27 September 2015
12:00

Australia	65–3	Uruguay
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 To'omua 71' m Kuridrani 80' c Con: Cooper (5/11) 10', 32', 36', 62', 80'	Report	Pen: Berchesi (1/1) 24'

Villa Park, Birmingham
Attendance: 39,605
Referee: Pascal Gaüzère (France)

Australia

Uruguay


FB	15	Kurtley Beale
RW	14	Joe Tomane
OC	13	Henry Speight
IC	12	Matt To'omua		78'
LW	11	Drew Mitchell
FH	10	Quade Cooper	15'
SH	9	Nick Phipps
N8	8	Wycliff Palu		40'
OF	7	Sean McMahon
BF	6	Ben McCalman
RL	5	Will Skelton		57'
LL	4	Dean Mumm (c)
TP	3	Toby Smith
HK	2	Tatafu Polota-Nau
LP	1	Scott Sio		49'
Replacements:
HK	16	Stephen Moore
PR	17	Sekope Kepu		49'
PR	18	Greg Holmes
LK	19	Kane Douglas		57'
LK	20	Rob Simmons		40'
SH	21	Will Genia
FH	22	Bernard Foley
CE	23	Tevita Kuridrani		78'
Coach:
Michael Cheika


FB	15	Gastón Mieres
RW	14	Leandro Leivas
OC	13	Joaquín Prada
IC	12	Andrés Vilaseca	70'
LW	11	Rodrigo Silva
FH	10	Felipe Berchesi	70'
SH	9	Agustín Ormaechea
N8	8	Juan Manuel Gaminara	70'
OF	7	Matías Beer
BF	6	Juan de Freitas	55'
RL	5	Franco Lamanna	55'
LL	4	Santiago Vilaseca (c)
TP	3	Mario Sagario	53'
HK	2	Germán Kessler	41'
LP	1	Mateo Sanguinetti	53'
Replacements:
HK	16	Nicolás Klappenbach	53'
PR	17	Oscar Durán	53'
PR	18	Carlos Arboleya	41'
N8	19	Alejandro Nieto	55'
FL	20	Diego Magno	55'
FL	21	Fernando Bascou	70'
SH	22	Alejo Durán	70'
CE	23	Alberto Román	70'
Coach:
Pablo Lemoine

Man of the Match:
Sean McMahon (Australia)

Touch judges:
Jaco Peyper (South Africa)
Marius Mitrea (Italy)
Television match official:
Graham Hughes (England)

Notes:

This was the first meeting between the two nations.
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.^[7]

Wales vs Fiji[edit]

1 October 2015
16:45

Wales	23–13	Fiji
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 (2/2) 14', 38'

Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
Attendance: 71,576
Referee: John Lacey (Ireland)

Wales

Fiji


FB	15	Matthew Morgan	71'
RW	14	Alex Cuthbert	20' to 27'
OC	13	Tyler Morgan
IC	12	Jamie Roberts
LW	11	George North
FH	10	Dan Biggar	73'
SH	9	Gareth Davies
N8	8	Taulupe Faletau
OF	7	Sam Warburton (c)
BF	6	Dan Lydiate	69'
RL	5	Alun Wyn Jones
LL	4	Bradley Davies	14' to 27'		64'
TP	3	Tomas Francis	50'
HK	2	Scott Baldwin	55'
LP	1	Gethin Jenkins	67'
Replacements:
HK	16	Ken Owens	55'
PR	17	Aaron Jarvis	67'
PR	18	Samson Lee	50'
LK	19	Luke Charteris	14'	27'	64'
FL	20	Justin Tipuric	69'
SH	21	Lloyd Williams	20'	27'
FH	22	Rhys Priestland	73'
CE	23	James Hook	71'
Coach:
Warren Gatland


FB	15	Metuisela Talebula
RW	14	Timoci Nagusa
OC	13	Vereniki Goneva	71'
IC	12	Levani Botia	75'
LW	11	Asaeli Tikoirotuma
FH	10	Ben Volavola
SH	9	Nemia Kenatale	71'
N8	8	Netani Talei
OF	7	Akapusi Qera (c)
BF	6	Dominiko Waqaniburotu	69'
RL	5	Leone Nakarawa
LL	4	Tevita Cavubati	69'
TP	3	Manasa Saulo	77'
HK	2	Sunia Koto	75'
LP	1	Campese Ma'afu	77'
Replacements:
HK	16	Viliame Veikoso	75'
PR	17	Peni Ravai	77'
PR	18	Lee Roy Atalifo	77'
LK	19	Nemia Soqeta	69'
FL	20	Malakai Ravulo	69'
SH	21	Henry Seniloli	71'
FH	22	Josh Matavesi	71'
FB	23	Kini Murimurivalu	75'
Coach:
John McKee

Man of the Match:
Gareth Davies (Wales)

Touch judges:
Jérôme Garcès (France)
Mathieu Raynal (France)
Television match official:
George Ayoub (Australia)

Notes:

Taulupe Faletau and Dan Lydiate earned their 50th test cap for Wales.^[8]
Akapusi Qera earned his 50th test cap for Fiji.^[9]

England vs Australia[edit]

3 October 2015
20:00

England	13–33	Australia
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'

Twickenham Stadium, London
Attendance: 81,010
Referee: Romain Poite (France)

England

Australia


FB	15	Mike Brown
RW	14	Anthony Watson
OC	13	Jonathan Joseph
IC	12	Brad Barritt		65'
LW	11	Jonny May		40'
FH	10	Owen Farrell	71'
SH	9	Ben Youngs		50'
N8	8	Ben Morgan		58'
OF	7	Chris Robshaw (c)
BF	6	Tom Wood
RL	5	Geoff Parling
LL	4	Joe Launchbury		69'
TP	3	Dan Cole		54'
HK	2	Tom Youngs		61'
LP	1	Joe Marler		50'
Replacements:
HK	16	Rob Webber		61'
PR	17	Mako Vunipola		50'
PR	18	Kieran Brookes		54'
LK	19	George Kruis		69'
N8	20	Nick Easter		58'
SH	21	Richard Wigglesworth		50'
FH	22	George Ford		40'
CE	23	Sam Burgess		65'
Coach:
Stuart Lancaster


FB	15	Israel Folau	65'
RW	14	Adam Ashley-Cooper
OC	13	Tevita Kuridrani
IC	12	Matt Giteau
LW	11	Rob Horne	11'
FH	10	Bernard Foley
SH	9	Will Genia	61'
N8	8	David Pocock
OF	7	Michael Hooper
BF	6	Scott Fardy	76'
RL	5	Rob Simmons	65'
LL	4	Kane Douglas
TP	3	Sekope Kepu	57'
HK	2	Stephen Moore (c)	65'
LP	1	Scott Sio	57'
Replacements:
HK	16	Tatafu Polota-Nau	65'
PR	17	James Slipper	57'
PR	18	Greg Holmes	57'
LK	19	Dean Mumm	65'
N8	20	Ben McCalman	76'
SH	21	Nick Phipps	61'
CE	22	Matt To'omua	65'
CE	23	Kurtley Beale	11'
Coach:
Michael Cheika

Man of the Match:
Joe Launchbury (England)

Touch judges:
George Clancy (Ireland)
Marius Mitrea (Italy)
Television match official:
Shaun Veldsman (South Africa)

Notes:

With this loss, England became the first host nation since Wales in 1991 not to make it out of the Pools.^[10]
This was Australia's largest winning margin over England in England, while scoring the most points against them in England.^[11]

Fiji vs Uruguay[edit]

6 October 2015
20:00

Fiji	47–15	Uruguay
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'

Stadium mk, Milton Keynes
Attendance: 30,048
Referee: JP Doyle (England)

Fiji

Uruguay


FB	15	Kini Murimurivalu
RW	14	Asaeli Tikoirotuma
OC	13	Vereniki Goneva		65'
IC	12	Levani Botia
LW	11	Nemani Nadolo
FH	10	Ben Volavola		69'
SH	9	Nemia Kenatale		61'
N8	8	Sakiusa Matadigo		56'
OF	7	Akapusi Qera (c)
BF	6	Dominiko Waqaniburotu		67'	78'
RL	5	Leone Nakarawa
LL	4	Api Ratuniyarawa		56'
TP	3	Lee Roy Atalifo		75'
HK	2	Sunia Koto		75'
LP	1	Campese Ma'afu	66'		78'
Replacements:
HK	16	Viliame Veikoso		75'
PR	17	Peni Ravai		67'
PR	18	Taniela Koroi		75'
LK	19	Tevita Cavubati		56'
N8	20	Netani Talei		56'
SH	21	Henry Seniloli		61'
FH	22	Josh Matavesi		69'
WG	23	Timoci Nagusa		65'
Coach:
John McKee


FB	15	Gastón Mieres
RW	14	Santiago Gibernau		75'
OC	13	Joaquín Prada
IC	12	Andrés Vilaseca
LW	11	Rodrigo Silva
FH	10	Alejo Durán		65'
SH	9	Agustín Ormaechea	3' 66'
N8	8	Diego Magno
OF	7	Matías Beer		70'
BF	6	Juan Manuel Gaminara		75'
RL	5	Jorge Zerbino		65'
LL	4	Santiago Vilaseca (c)
TP	3	Mario Sagario		65'
HK	2	Carlos Arboleya
LP	1	Alejo Corral		40'
Replacements:
HK	16	Germán Kessler
PR	17	Oscar Durán		65'
PR	18	Mateo Sanguinetti		40'
LK	19	Mathias Palomeque		65'
LK	20	Franco Lamanna		70'
FL	21	Juan de Freitas		75'
WG	22	Jerónimo Etcheverry		65'
WG	23	Francisco Bulanti		75'
Coach:
Pablo Lemoine

Man of the Match:
Leone Nakarawa (Fiji)

Touch judges:
Jaco Peyper (South Africa)
Leighton Hodges (Wales)
Television match official:
Graham Hughes (England)

Notes:

Mario Sagario earned his 50th test cap for Uruguay.^[12]

Australia vs Wales[edit]

10 October 2015
16:45

Australia	15–6	Wales
Pen: Foley (5/6) 25', 31', 37', 51', 73'	Report	Pen: Biggar (2/3) 5', 34'

Twickenham Stadium, London
Attendance: 80,863
Referee: Craig Joubert (South Africa)

Australia

Wales


FB	15	Israel Folau
RW	14	Adam Ashley-Cooper
OC	13	Tevita Kuridrani
IC	12	Matt Giteau		67'
LW	11	Drew Mitchell		67'
FH	10	Bernard Foley
SH	9	Will Genia	57'	68'
N8	8	David Pocock		60'
OF	7	Sean McMahon		49'
BF	6	Scott Fardy
RL	5	Dean Mumm	60'
LL	4	Kane Douglas
TP	3	Sekope Kepu		56'
HK	2	Stephen Moore (c)		67'
LP	1	Scott Sio		63'
Replacements:
HK	16	Tatafu Polota-Nau		67'
PR	17	James Slipper		63'
PR	18	Greg Holmes		56'
LK	19	Rob Simmons		60'
N8	20	Ben McCalman		49'
SH	21	Nick Phipps		68'
CE	22	Matt To'omua		67'
CE	23	Kurtley Beale		67'
Coach:
Michael Cheika


FB	15	Gareth Anscombe
RW	14	Alex Cuthbert	77'
OC	13	George North
IC	12	Jamie Roberts		79'
LW	11	Liam Williams		74'
FH	10	Dan Biggar		74'
SH	9	Gareth Davies
N8	8	Taulupe Faletau
OF	7	Justin Tipuric		73'
BF	6	Sam Warburton (c)
RL	5	Alun Wyn Jones
LL	4	Luke Charteris
TP	3	Samson Lee		54'
HK	2	Scott Baldwin		73'
LP	1	Paul James		73'
Replacements:
HK	16	Ken Owens		73'
PR	17	Aaron Jarvis		73'
PR	18	Tomas Francis		54'
LK	19	Jake Ball
FL	20	Ross Moriarty		73'
SH	21	Lloyd Williams		79'
FH	22	Rhys Priestland		74'
CE	23	James Hook		74'
Coach:
Warren Gatland

Man of the Match:
Gareth Davies (Wales)

Touch judges:
Jérôme Garcès (France)
Stuart Berry (South Africa)
Television match official:
Shaun Veldsman (South Africa)

Notes:

This was the first match between Australia and Wales in which both sides have failed to score a try since Wales' 6–0 win in 1947.^[13]

England vs Uruguay[edit]

10 October 2015
20:00

England	60–3	Uruguay
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'

City of Manchester Stadium, Manchester
Attendance: 50,778
Referee: Chris Pollock (New Zealand)

England

Uruguay


FB	15	Alex Goode
RW	14	Anthony Watson	67'
OC	13	Henry Slade
IC	12	Owen Farrell	59'
LW	11	Jack Nowell
FH	10	George Ford
SH	9	Danny Care	71'
N8	8	Nick Easter
OF	7	Chris Robshaw (c)
BF	6	James Haskell	61'
RL	5	Geoff Parling	56'
LL	4	Joe Launchbury
TP	3	Dan Cole	43'
HK	2	Tom Youngs	30'
LP	1	Mako Vunipola	71'
Replacements:
HK	16	Jamie George	30'
PR	17	Joe Marler	71'
PR	18	David Wilson	43'
LK	19	George Kruis	56'
FL	20	Tom Wood	61'
SH	21	Richard Wigglesworth	71'
CE	22	Jonathan Joseph	59'
FB	23	Mike Brown	67'
Coach:
Stuart Lancaster


FB	15	Gastón Mieres
RW	14	Santiago Gibernau
OC	13	Joaquín Prada
IC	12	Andrés Vilaseca
LW	11	Rodrigo Silva
FH	10	Felipe Berchesi		74'
SH	9	Agustín Ormaechea		74'
N8	8	Alejandro Nieto		69'
OF	7	Matías Beer		69'
BF	6	Juan Manuel Gaminara
RL	5	Jorge Zerbino		63'
LL	4	Santiago Vilaseca (c)	40+2'
TP	3	Mario Sagario		63'
HK	2	Carlos Arboleya		71'
LP	1	Mateo Sanguinetti		63'
Replacements:
HK	16	Nicolás Klappenbach		63'
PR	17	Oscar Durán		71'
PR	18	Alejo Corral		63'
LK	19	Mathias Palomeque		63'
FL	20	Diego Magno		69'
FL	21	Agustín Alonso		69'
SH	22	Alejo Durán		74'
FH	23	Manuel Blengio		74'
Coach:
Pablo Lemoine

Man of the Match:
Nick Easter (England)

Touch judges:
Angus Gardner (Australia)
Federico Anselmi (Argentina)
Television match official:
George Ayoub (Australia)

Notes:

Alejo Corral earned his 50th test cap for Uruguay.^[14]
Nick Easter became the oldest player ever to score an international hat-trick.^{[citation needed]}

References[edit]

^ "World Cup 2015 schedule". BBC Sport. 2 May 2013. Retrieved 2 May 2013.
^ "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.
^ "Beale, not Foley, to blame for England's early exit?". Reuters. 5 October 2015. Retrieved 5 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.
^ "Preview: England vs. Uruguay -- Lancaster loosens up as hosts bow out".

External links[edit]

Official RWC 2015 Site

[BBC_fixtures-1] "World Cup 2015 schedule". BBC Sport. 2 May 2013. Retrieved 2 May 2013.

[2] "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.

[3] "Rugby World Cup 2015: fixtures, results and standings". BBC Sport. Retrieved 4 November 2015.

[4] "England 35 Fiji 11". ESPN. 18 September 2015. Retrieved 24 September 2015.

[5] "Injuries continue to mount for eight-try Wales". ESPN. 20 September 2015. Retrieved 24 September 2015.

[6] "Wounded Wales turn the tables". ESPN. 26 September 2015. Retrieved 29 September 2015.

[7] "Drew Mitchell breaks Australia tries record in trouncing of Uruguay". Guardian. 27 September 2015. Retrieved 29 September 2015.

[8] "Rugby World Cup 2015: Wales 23-13 Fiji". BBC Sport. 1 October 2015. Retrieved 2 October 2015.

[9] "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.

[10] "Beale, not Foley, to blame for England's early exit?". Reuters. 5 October 2015. Retrieved 5 October 2015.

[11] "England put to the sword after Australia's Bernard Foley cuts loose". Guardian. 3 October 2015. Retrieved 5 October 2015.

[12] "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.

[13] "Rugby World Cup 2015: Australia 15-6 Wales". BBC Sport. 10 October 2015. Retrieved 13 October 2015.

[14] "Preview: England vs. Uruguay -- Lancaster loosens up as hosts bow out".

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v t e 2015 Rugby World Cup
Stages	Pool A Pool B Pool C Pool D Knockout stage Final
General	Qualifying Squads Statistics Warm-up matches

v t e 2015 Rugby World Cup finalists
Champions	New Zealand
Runner-up	Australia
Third place	South Africa
Fourth place	Argentina
Quarter-finals	Wales, France, Ireland, Scotland
Pool stage	England, Fiji, Uruguay, Japan, Samoa, United States, Georgia, Tonga, Namibia, Italy, Romania, Canada