2015 Rugby World Cup Pool B

Pool B of the 2015 Rugby World Cup began on 19 September and was completed on 11 October 2015.^[1] The pool was composed of South Africa, Samoa and Scotland – who all qualified automatically for the tournament due to finishing in the top three positions in their pools in 2011 – joined by the top Asian qualifier, Japan, and the second American qualifier, United States. South Africa and Scotland qualified for the quarter-finals.^[2]

Standings

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	T	B	Pts	Qualification
1	South Africa	4	3	1	176	56	+120	23	4	16	Advanced to the quarter-finals and qualified for the 2019 Rugby World Cup
2	Scotland	4	3	1	136	93	+43	14	2	14
3	Japan	4	3	1	98	100	−2	9	0	12	Eliminated but qualified for 2019 Rugby World Cup
4	Samoa	4	1	3	69	124	−55	7	2	6
5	United States	4	0	4	50	156	−106	5	0	0

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Matches

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

South Africa vs Japan

19 September 2015
16:45

South Africa	32–34	Japan
Try: Louw 18' c B. du Plessis 33' m De Jager 44' c Strauss 62' c Con: Lambie (2/3) 19', 45' Pollard (1/1) 63' Pen: Lambie (1/1) 57' Pollard (1/1) 73'	Report	Try: Leitch 30' c Goromaru 69' c Hesketh 80' m Con: Goromaru (2/3) 31', 70' Pen: Goromaru (5/6) 8', 43', 49', 53', 60'

Brighton Community Stadium, Brighton
Attendance: 29,290
Referee: Jérôme Garcès (France)

South Africa

Japan


FB	15	Zane Kirchner
RW	14	Bryan Habana
OC	13	Jesse Kriel
IC	12	Jean de Villiers (c)
LW	11	Lwazi Mvovo		70'
FH	10	Pat Lambie		58'
SH	9	Ruan Pienaar		58'
N8	8	Schalk Burger
BF	7	Pieter-Steph du Toit		57'
OF	6	Francois Louw
RL	5	Victor Matfield
LL	4	Lood de Jager		69'
TP	3	Jannie du Plessis		54'	79'
HK	2	Bismarck du Plessis		54'
LP	1	Tendai Mtawarira		54'	79'
Replacements:
HK	16	Adriaan Strauss		54'
PR	17	Trevor Nyakane		54'	79'
PR	18	Coenie Oosthuizen	78'	54'
LK	19	Eben Etzebeth		69'
FL	20	Siya Kolisi		57'	79'
SH	21	Fourie du Preez		58'
FH	22	Handré Pollard		58'
WG	23	JP Pietersen		70'
Coach:
Heyneke Meyer


FB	15	Ayumu Goromaru
RW	14	Akihito Yamada	79'
OC	13	Male Sa'u
IC	12	Harumichi Tatekawa
LW	11	Kotaro Matsushima
FH	10	Kosei Ono	73'
SH	9	Fumiaki Tanaka	67'
N8	8	Hendrik Tui	46'
OF	7	Michael Broadhurst
BF	6	Michael Leitch (c)
RL	5	Hitoshi Ono	54'
LL	4	Luke Thompson
TP	3	Kensuke Hatakeyama	10'	19'	54'
HK	2	Shota Horie	70'
LP	1	Masataka Mikami	58'
Replacements:
HK	16	Takeshi Kizu	70'
PR	17	Keita Inagaki	58'
PR	18	Hiroshi Yamashita	10'	19'	54'
LK	19	Shinya Makabe	54'
N8	20	Amanaki Mafi	46'
SH	21	Atsushi Hiwasa	67'
CE	22	Yu Tamura	73'
WG	23	Karne Hesketh	79'
Coach:
Eddie Jones

Man of the Match:
Fumiaki Tanaka (Japan)

Touch judges:
JP Doyle (England)
Federico Anselmi (Argentina)
Television match official:
Graham Hughes (England)

Notes:

Fumiaki Tanaka earned his 50th test cap for Japan.^[3]
This was the first ever match between these nations.^{[citation needed]}
This was South Africa's first ever loss to a Tier 2 nation.^[4]
This was Japan's second ever win over one of the SANZAAR nations.^[5]
This match is known as "The Brighton Miracle" and is featured in the film of the same name.

Samoa vs United States

20 September 2015
12:00

Samoa	25–16	United States
Try: Nanai-Williams 20' m Treviranus 46' m Pen: T. Pisi (4/5) 8', 28', 39', 51' Stanley (1/1) 70'	Report	Try: Wyles 34' m Baumann 74' m Pen: MacGinty (2/2) 31', 53'

Brighton Community Stadium, Brighton
Attendance: 29,178
Referee: George Clancy (Ireland)

Samoa

United States


FB	15	Tim Nanai-Williams
RW	14	Ken Pisi
OC	13	Paul Perez
IC	12	Rey Lee-Lo	2'	9'
LW	11	Alesana Tuilagi	73'
FH	10	Tusi Pisi			58'
SH	9	Kahn Fotuali'i
N8	8	Ofisa Treviranus (c)
OF	7	Jack Lam
BF	6	Maurie Fa'asavalu	51'
RL	5	Joe Tekori	58'
LL	4	Filo Paulo
TP	3	Anthony Perenise	51'
HK	2	Ole Avei	66'
LP	1	Sakaria Taulafo
Replacements:
HK	16	Motu Matu'u	66'
PR	17	Viliamu Afatia
PR	18	Census Johnston	51'
FL	19	Faifili Levave	58'
FL	20	Alafoti Faosiliva	51'
SH	21	Vavao Afemai
FH	22	Michael Stanley	2'	9'	58'
WG	23	Fa'atoina Autagavaia	73'
Coach:
Stephen Betham


FB	15	Blaine Scully	51'
RW	14	Takudzwa Ngwenya
OC	13	Seamus Kelly
IC	12	Thretton Palamo
LW	11	Chris Wyles (c)
FH	10	AJ MacGinty
SH	9	Mike Petri
N8	8	Samu Manoa
OF	7	Andrew Durutalo
BF	6	Alastair McFarland
RL	5	Greg Peterson	58'
LL	4	Hayden Smith	51'
TP	3	Titi Lamositele	71'
HK	2	Zach Fenoglio	51'
LP	1	Eric Fry	71'
Replacements:
HK	16	Phil Thiel	51'
PR	17	Olive Kilifi	71'
PR	18	Chris Baumann	71'
LK	19	Cam Dolan	51'
N8	20	Danny Barrett	58'
FH	21	Shalom Suniula
CE	22	Folau Niua
WG	23	Brett Thompson	51'
Coach:
Mike Tolkin

Man of the Match:
Tim Nanai-Williams (Samoa)

Touch judges:
Jaco Peyper (South Africa)
Federico Anselmi (Argentina)
Television match official:
Graham Hughes (England)

Scotland vs Japan

23 September 2015
14:30

Scotland	45–10	Japan
Try: Hardie 48' m Bennett (2) 56' c, 69 c Seymour 64' c Russell 74' c Con: Laidlaw (4/5) 57', 65', 70', 75' Pen: Laidlaw (4/5) 3', 12', 18', 20'	Report	Try: Mafi 15' c Con: Goromaru (1/1) 16' Pen: Goromaru (1/3) 46'

Kingsholm, Gloucester
Attendance: 14,354
Referee: John Lacey (Ireland)

Scotland

Japan


FB	15	Stuart Hogg	66'
RW	14	Tommy Seymour
OC	13	Mark Bennett	75'
IC	12	Matt Scott
LW	11	Sean Lamont
FH	10	Finn Russell
SH	9	Greig Laidlaw (c)
N8	8	David Denton
OF	7	John Hardie
BF	6	Ryan Wilson	57'
RL	5	Jonny Gray
LL	4	Grant Gilchrist	50'
TP	3	WP Nel	70'
HK	2	Ross Ford	70'
LP	1	Alasdair Dickinson	66'
Replacements:
HK	16	Fraser Brown	70'
PR	17	Ryan Grant	66'
PR	18	Jon Welsh	70'
LK	19	Richie Gray	50'
FL	20	Josh Strauss	57'
SH	21	Henry Pyrgos
CE	22	Peter Horne	75'
WG	23	Sean Maitland	66'
Coach:
Vern Cotter


FB	15	Ayumu Goromaru
RW	14	Kotaro Matsushima	23'
OC	13	Male Sa'u
IC	12	Yu Tamura
LW	11	Kenki Fukuoka
FH	10	Harumichi Tatekawa		72'
SH	9	Fumiaki Tanaka		65'
N8	8	Amanaki Mafi		45'
OF	7	Michael Broadhurst
BF	6	Michael Leitch (c)
RL	5	Justin Ives		61'
LL	4	Luke Thompson		65'
TP	3	Hiroshi Yamashita		53'
HK	2	Shota Horie		70'
LP	1	Keita Inagaki		40'
Replacements:
HK	16	Takeshi Kizu		70'
PR	17	Masataka Mikami		40'
PR	18	Kensuke Hatakeyama		53'
LK	19	Shinya Makabe		61'
LK	20	Shoji Ito		65'
FL	21	Hendrik Tui		45'
SH	22	Atsushi Hiwasa		65'
WG	23	Karne Hesketh		72'
Coach:
Eddie Jones

Man of the Match:
Greig Laidlaw (Scotland)

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

Notes:

Josh Strauss made his international debut for Scotland.^[6]

South Africa vs Samoa

26 September 2015
16:45

South Africa	46–6	Samoa
Try: Pietersen (3) 15' m, 47' c, 78' m Burger 58' m Brits 71' m Habana 80' c Con: Pollard (1/4) 48' Lambie (1/2) 80' Pen: Pollard (4/4) 2', 19', 24', 39'	Report	Pen: Stanley (2/5) 9', 12'

Villa Park, Birmingham
Attendance: 39,526
Referee: Wayne Barnes (England)

South Africa

Samoa


FB	15	Willie le Roux
RW	14	JP Pietersen
OC	13	Jean de Villiers (c)	72'	77'
IC	12	Damian de Allende	48'
LW	11	Bryan Habana
FH	10	Handré Pollard
SH	9	Fourie du Preez	74'
N8	8	Duane Vermeulen
OF	7	Schalk Burger	68'
BF	6	Francois Louw
RL	5	Victor Matfield	55'
LL	4	Eben Etzebeth
TP	3	Jannie du Plessis	54'
HK	2	Adriaan Strauss	68'
LP	1	Tendai Mtawarira	62'
Replacements:
HK	16	Schalk Brits	68'
PR	17	Trevor Nyakane	62'
PR	18	Frans Malherbe	54'
LK	19	Lood de Jager	55'
FL	20	Siya Kolisi	68'
SH	21	Ruan Pienaar	74'
FH	22	Pat Lambie	72'
CE	23	Jesse Kriel	48'	77'
Coach:
Heyneke Meyer


FB	15	Tim Nanai-Williams
RW	14	Ken Pisi
OC	13	Paul Perez
IC	12	Rey Lee-Lo
LW	11	Alesana Tuilagi	68'
FH	10	Michael Stanley	54'
SH	9	Kahn Fotuali'i	77'
N8	8	Ofisa Treviranus (c)	62'
OF	7	Jack Lam
BF	6	TJ Ioane
RL	5	Joe Tekori	47'
LL	4	Filo Paulo
TP	3	Census Johnston	52'
HK	2	Motu Matu'u	52'
LP	1	Sakaria Taulafo	63'
Replacements:
HK	16	Ole Avei	52'
PR	17	Viliamu Afatia	63'
PR	18	Anthony Perenise	52'
FL	19	Faifili Levave	47'
N8	20	Sanele Vavae Tuilagi	62'
SH	21	Vavao Afemai	77'
FH	22	Tusi Pisi	54'
CE	23	George Pisi	68'
Coach:
Stephen Betham

Man of the Match:
Handré Pollard (South Africa)

Touch judges:
JP Doyle (England)
Angus Gardner (Australia)
Television match official:
Graham Hughes (England)

Notes:

Adriaan Strauss earned his 50th test cap for South Africa.
Census Johnston earned his 50th test cap for Samoa.
George, Ken and Tusi Pisi became the first set of three brothers to represent and play for one team in one XV, in a Rugby World Cup match.^[7]

Scotland vs United States

27 September 2015
14:30

Scotland	39–16	United States
Try: Visser 42' m Maitland 47' c Nel 54' c Scott 65' c Weir 79' c Con: Russell (1/2) 48' Laidlaw (3/3) 55', 66', 80' Pen: Hogg (1/2) 7' Russell (1/2) 16'	Report	Try: Lamositele 21' c Con: MacGinty (1/1) 22' Pen: MacGinty (3/3) 3', 40', 51'

Elland Road, Leeds
Attendance: 33,521
Referee: Chris Pollock (New Zealand)

Scotland

United States


FB	15	Stuart Hogg
RW	14	Sean Maitland
OC	13	Mark Bennett
IC	12	Peter Horne	55'
LW	11	Tim Visser
FH	10	Finn Russell	60'
SH	9	Henry Pyrgos (c)	53'
N8	8	Josh Strauss
OF	7	Ryan Wilson	46'
BF	6	Alasdair Strokosch
RL	5	Grant Gilchrist	18'
LL	4	Richie Gray
TP	3	Jon Welsh	40'
HK	2	Ross Ford	78'
LP	1	Ryan Grant	40'
Replacements:
HK	16	Kevin Bryce	78'
PR	17	Alasdair Dickinson	40'
PR	18	WP Nel	40'
LK	19	Tim Swinson	18'
HK	20	Fraser Brown	46'
SH	21	Greig Laidlaw	53'
FH	22	Duncan Weir	60'
CE	23	Matt Scott	55'
Coach:
Vern Cotter


FB	15	Chris Wyles (c)
RW	14	Takudzwa Ngwenya
OC	13	Seamus Kelly
IC	12	Thretton Palamo
LW	11	Blaine Scully	59'
FH	10	AJ MacGinty
SH	9	Mike Petri	50'
N8	8	Samu Manoa
OF	7	Andrew Durutalo	59'
BF	6	Alastair McFarland
RL	5	Greg Peterson	50'
LL	4	Hayden Smith	43'
TP	3	Titi Lamositele	69'
HK	2	Phil Thiel	64'
LP	1	Eric Fry	67'
Replacements:
HK	16	Zach Fenoglio	64'
PR	17	Olive Kilifi	67'
PR	18	Chris Baumann	69'
LK	19	Cam Dolan	43'
FL	20	John Quill	59'
N8	21	Danny Barrett	50'
FH	22	Shalom Suniula	50'
CE	23	Folau Niua	59'
Coach:
Mike Tolkin

Man of the Match:
Stuart Hogg (Scotland)

Touch judges:
John Lacey (Ireland)
Mike Fraser (New Zealand)
Television match official:
Ben Skeen (New Zealand)

Samoa vs Japan

3 October 2015
14:30

Samoa	5–26	Japan
Try: Perez 64' m	Report	Try: Penalty try 24' c Yamada 40' c Con: Goromaru (2/2) 24', 40' Pen: Goromaru (4/6) 8', 34', 48', 59'

Stadium mk, Milton Keynes
Attendance: 29,019
Referee: Craig Joubert (South Africa)

Samoa

Japan


FB	15	Tim Nanai-Williams
RW	14	Ken Pisi
OC	13	Paul Perez
IC	12	Johnny Leota
LW	11	Alesana Tuilagi		22'	29'	48'
FH	10	Tusi Pisi
SH	9	Kahn Fotuali'i		74'
N8	8	Faifili Levave	16'
OF	7	TJ Ioane		48'
BF	6	Ofisa Treviranus (c)		70'
RL	5	Kane Thompson
LL	4	Filo Paulo	78'
TP	3	Census Johnston		51'
HK	2	Ole Avei		56'
LP	1	Sakaria Taulafo	19'			62'
Replacements:
HK	16	Motu Matu'u		56'
PR	17	Viliamu Afatia		22'	29'	62'
PR	18	Anthony Perenise		51'
FL	19	Jack Lam		48'
N8	20	Sanele Vavae Tuilagi		70'
SH	21	Vavao Afemai		74'
FH	22	Michael Stanley
CE	23	Rey Lee-Lo				48'
Coach:
Stephen Betham


FB	15	Ayumu Goromaru
RW	14	Akihito Yamada	56'
OC	13	Male Sa'u	72'
IC	12	Harumichi Tatekawa
LW	11	Kotaro Matsushima
FH	10	Kosei Ono
SH	9	Fumiaki Tanaka	72'
N8	8	Koliniasi Holani	60'
OF	7	Michael Broadhurst	65'
BF	6	Michael Leitch (c)
RL	5	Hitoshi Ono	40'
LL	4	Luke Thompson
TP	3	Kensuke Hatakeyama	65'
HK	2	Shota Horie
LP	1	Keita Inagaki
Replacements:
HK	16	Takeshi Kizu	72'
PR	17	Masataka Mikami
PR	18	Hiroshi Yamashita	65'
FL	19	Justin Ives	40'
N8	20	Amanaki Mafi	60'
FL	21	Hendrik Tui	65'
SH	22	Atsushi Hiwasa	72'
WG	23	Karne Hesketh	56'
Coach:
Eddie Jones

Man of the Match:
Ayumu Goromaru (Japan)

Touch judges:
Wayne Barnes (England)
Stuart Berry (South Africa)
Television match official:
Ben Skeen (New Zealand)

Notes:

This was Japan's largest winning margin over Samoa, surpassing their 19-point winning margin set in 2014.
Atsushi Hiwasa earned his 50th test cap for Japan.

South Africa vs Scotland

3 October 2015
16:45

South Africa	34–16	Scotland
Try: Burger 13' c Pietersen 38' c Habana 73' m Con: Pollard (2/3) 13', 40' Pen: Pollard (4/4) 17', 27', 62', 68' Drop: Pollard 51'	Report	Try: Seymour 49' c Con: Laidlaw (1/1) 50' Pen: Laidlaw (2/3) 30', 45' Weir (1/1) 60'

St. James' Park, Newcastle
Attendance: 50,900
Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)

South Africa

Scotland


FB	15	Willie le Roux
RW	14	JP Pietersen		70'
OC	13	Jesse Kriel
IC	12	Damian de Allende		75'
LW	11	Bryan Habana
FH	10	Handré Pollard
SH	9	Fourie du Preez (c)		79'
N8	8	Duane Vermeulen
OF	7	Schalk Burger		70'
BF	6	Francois Louw
RL	5	Lood de Jager		75'
LL	4	Eben Etzebeth
TP	3	Jannie du Plessis	34'	50'
HK	2	Bismarck du Plessis		56'
LP	1	Tendai Mtawarira		61'
Replacements:
HK	16	Adriaan Strauss		56'
PR	17	Trevor Nyakane		61'
PR	18	Frans Malherbe		50'
LK	19	Pieter-Steph du Toit		75'
FL	20	Willem Alberts		70'
SH	21	Ruan Pienaar		79'
FH	22	Pat Lambie		70'
CE	23	Jan Serfontein		75'
Coach:
Heyneke Meyer


FB	15	Stuart Hogg		63'
RW	14	Tommy Seymour
OC	13	Richie Vernon		65'
IC	12	Matt Scott
LW	11	Tim Visser
FH	10	Duncan Weir
SH	9	Greig Laidlaw (c)	53'	70'
N8	8	David Denton
OF	7	Blair Cowan
BF	6	Josh Strauss		30'	34'	55'
RL	5	Jonny Gray		68'
LL	4	Richie Gray
TP	3	WP Nel		64'
HK	2	Fraser Brown		61'	78'
LP	1	Gordon Reid		51'
Replacements:
HK	16	Ross Ford		61'	78'
PR	17	Alasdair Dickinson		51'
PR	18	Jon Welsh		64'
LK	19	Tim Swinson		68'
FL	20	Ryan Wilson		30'	34'	55'
SH	21	Sam Hidalgo-Clyne		70'
CE	22	Peter Horne		65'
WG	23	Sean Lamont		63'
Coach:
Vern Cotter

Man of the Match:
Lood de Jager (South Africa)

Touch judges:
Chris Pollock (New Zealand)
Leighton Hodges (Wales)
Television match official:
George Ayoub (Australia)

Notes:

Alasdair Dickinson earned his 50th test cap for Scotland.

South Africa vs United States

7 October 2015
16:45

South Africa	64–0	United States
Try: De Allende 7' c Penalty try 27' c Habana (3) 42' c, 59' c, 61' c Du Plessis 47' m Louw (2) 53' c, 69' m Kriel 73' m Mvovo 80' c Con: Pollard (4/5) 8', 28', 42', 54' Steyn (3/5) 60', 63', 80'	Report

Olympic Stadium, London
Attendance: 54,658
Referee: Pascal Gaüzère (France)

South Africa

United States


FB	15	Willie le Roux
RW	14	Bryan Habana	23' to 26'
OC	13	Jesse Kriel
IC	12	Damian de Allende		60'
LW	11	Lwazi Mvovo
FH	10	Handré Pollard	56'
SH	9	Fourie du Preez (c)	63'
N8	8	Duane Vermeulen
OF	7	Schalk Burger	48'
BF	6	Francois Louw
RL	5	Lood de Jager	63'
LL	4	Eben Etzebeth
TP	3	Frans Malherbe	60'
HK	2	Bismarck du Plessis	56'
LP	1	Tendai Mtawarira	56'
Replacements:
HK	16	Schalk Brits	56'
PR	17	Trevor Nyakane	56'
PR	18	Coenie Oosthuizen	60'
LK	19	Pieter-Steph du Toit	63'
FL	20	Willem Alberts	48'
SH	21	Rudy Paige	63'
FH	22	Morné Steyn	56'
CE	23	Jan Serfontein	23' 26'	60'
Coach:
Heyneke Meyer


FB	15	Blaine Scully	23' to 26'		70'
RW	14	Brett Thompson
OC	13	Folau Niua
IC	12	Andrew Suniula
LW	11	Zack Test
FH	10	Shalom Suniula
SH	9	Niku Kruger
N8	8	Samu Manoa (c)	48'
OF	7	John Quill
BF	6	Danny Barrett	58'
RL	5	Matt Trouville	70'
LL	4	Louis Stanfill
TP	3	Chris Baumann
HK	2	Phil Thiel	72'
LP	1	Olive Kilifi	59'
Replacements:
PR	16	Joe Taufete'e	72'
HK	17	Zach Fenoglio	70'
PR	18	Matekitonga Moeakiola	59'
PR	19	Titi Lamositele
LK	20	Cam Dolan	48'
FL	21	Alastair McFarland	58'
SH	22	Mike Petri
FB	23	Chris Wyles	23'	26'	70'
Coach:
Mike Tolkin

Man of the Match:
Damian de Allende (South Africa)

Touch judges:
Nigel Owens (Wales)
Mike Fraser (New Zealand)
Television match official:
George Ayoub (Australia)

Notes:

Rudy Paige made his international debut for South Africa.^[8]
Joe Taufete'e made his international debut for the United States.^{[citation needed]}
Bryan Habana equaled Jonah Lomu's World Cup record of 15 tries scored in the tournament.^[9]

Samoa vs Scotland

10 October 2015
14:30

Samoa	33–36	Scotland
Try: T. Pisi 11' c Leiataua 14' m Lee-Lo 21' m Matu'u 78' c Con: T. Pisi (1/3) 11' Fa'apale (1/1) 78' Pen: T. Pisi (3/3) 5', 29', 38'	Report	Try: Seymour 12' c Hardie 32' c Laidlaw 74' c Con: Laidlaw (3/3) 13', 33', 75' Pen: Laidlaw (5/7) 9', 20', 25', 51', 53'

St. James' Park, Newcastle
Attendance: 51,982
Referee: Jaco Peyper (South Africa)

Samoa

Scotland


FB	15	Tim Nanai-Williams
RW	14	Paul Perez
OC	13	George Pisi
IC	12	Rey Lee-Lo
LW	11	Fa'atoina Autagavaia	71'
FH	10	Tusi Pisi	71'
SH	9	Kahn Fotuali'i (c)	79'
N8	8	Alafoti Faosiliva
OF	7	Jack Lam
BF	6	Maurie Fa'asavalu	59'
RL	5	Kane Thompson	29'
LL	4	Filo Paulo
TP	3	Census Johnston	59'
HK	2	Manu Leiataua	74'
LP	1	Sakaria Taulafo	59'
Replacements:
HK	16	Motu Matu'u	74'
PR	17	Viliamu Afatia	59'
PR	18	Anthony Perenise	59'
FL	19	Faifili Levave	29'
N8	20	Sanele Vavae Tuilagi	59'
SH	21	Vavao Afemai	79'
FH	22	Patrick Fa'apale	71'
WG	23	Ken Pisi	71'
Coach:
Stephen Betham


FB	15	Stuart Hogg		71'
RW	14	Sean Maitland
OC	13	Mark Bennett
IC	12	Matt Scott		76'
LW	11	Tommy Seymour
FH	10	Finn Russell
SH	9	Greig Laidlaw (c)
N8	8	David Denton
OF	7	John Hardie
BF	6	Ryan Wilson	28'	53'
RL	5	Jonny Gray		62'
LL	4	Richie Gray
TP	3	WP Nel
HK	2	Ross Ford		66'
LP	1	Alasdair Dickinson		23'	28'
Replacements:
HK	16	Fraser Brown		66'
PR	17	Gordon Reid		23'	28'
PR	18	Jon Welsh
LK	19	Tim Swinson		62'
N8	20	Josh Strauss		53'
SH	21	Henry Pyrgos
CE	22	Peter Horne		76'
WG	23	Sean Lamont		71'
Coach:
Vern Cotter

Man of the Match:
John Hardie (Scotland)

Touch judges:
JP Doyle (England)
Marius Mitrea (Italy)
Television match official:
Ben Skeen (New Zealand)

Notes:

Richie Gray earned his 50th test cap for Scotland.^{[citation needed]}
Sean Lamont became the second Scottish player to earn 100 caps for Scotland.^[10]

United States vs Japan

11 October 2015
20:00

United States	18–28	Japan
Try: Ngwenya 24' m Wyles 71' c Con: MacGinty (1/2) 72' Pen: MacGinty (2/2) 5', 55'	Report	Try: Matsushima 7' c Fujita 28' c Mafi 62' m Con: Goromaru (2/3) 9', 29' Pen: Goromaru (3/3) 33', 44', 77'

Kingsholm, Gloucester
Attendance: 14,517
Referee: Glen Jackson (New Zealand)

United States

Japan


FB	15	Chris Wyles (c)
RW	14	Takudzwa Ngwenya
OC	13	Seamus Kelly
IC	12	Thretton Palamo
LW	11	Zack Test
FH	10	AJ MacGinty
SH	9	Mike Petri
N8	8	Samu Manoa
OF	7	Andrew Durutalo
BF	6	Alastair McFarland		63'
RL	5	Greg Peterson		77'
LL	4	Hayden Smith		31'
TP	3	Titi Lamositele
HK	2	Zach Fenoglio		64'
LP	1	Eric Fry	61'
Replacements:
HK	16	Phil Thiel		64'
PR	17	Olive Kilifi
PR	18	Chris Baumann
LK	19	Cam Dolan		31'
FL	20	John Quill		77'
N8	21	Danny Barrett		63'
SH	22	Niku Kruger
CE	23	Folau Niua
Coach:
Mike Tolkin


FB	15	Ayumu Goromaru
RW	14	Yoshikazu Fujita
OC	13	Harumichi Tatekawa
IC	12	Craig Wing
LW	11	Kotaro Matsushima	49'	57'
FH	10	Kosei Ono			73'
SH	9	Fumiaki Tanaka	63'
N8	8	Koliniasi Holani	40'
OF	7	Michael Broadhurst	73'
BF	6	Michael Leitch (c)
RL	5	Justin Ives	68'
LL	4	Luke Thompson
TP	3	Hiroshi Yamashita	40'
HK	2	Shota Horie	77'
LP	1	Keita Inagaki	59'
Replacements:
HK	16	Takeshi Kizu	77'
PR	17	Masataka Mikami	59'
PR	18	Kensuke Hatakeyama	40'
LK	19	Shinya Makabe	68'
N8	20	Amanaki Mafi	40'
FL	21	Hendrik Tui	73'
SH	22	Atsushi Hiwasa	63'
WG	23	Karne Hesketh	49'	57'	73'
Coach:
Eddie Jones

Man of the Match:
Ayumu Goromaru (Japan)

Touch judges:
John Lacey (Ireland)
Federico Anselmi (Argentina)
Television match official:
Shaun Veldsman (South Africa)

Notes:

With this win, Japan became the first team to win three pool games and still fail to advance to the knockout stage.^[11]^[12]

References

^ "World Cup 2015 schedule". BBC Sport. 2 May 2013. Retrieved 2 May 2013.
^ "Rugby World Cup 2015: fixtures, results and standings". BBC Sport. 23 April 2015. Retrieved 4 November 2015.
^ "South Africa 32-34 Japan". Guardian. 19 September 2015. Retrieved 24 September 2015.
^ "Japan pull off greatest shock in World Cup history". ESPN. 19 September 2015. Retrieved 21 September 2015.
^ "Rugby World Cup 2015: South Africa 32-34 Japan". BBC Sport. 19 September 2015. Retrieved 21 September 2015.
^ "Scotland exploit Japan's quick turnaround to run riot at World Cup". Guardian. 23 September 2015. Retrieved 24 September 2015.
^ "South Africa 46 Samoa 6, match report: Boks bounce back from Japan hurt to thrash Pacific Islanders at Villa Park". Daily Telegraph. 26 September 2015. Retrieved 29 September 2015.
^ "South Africa 64 USA 0 - Springboks through to World Cup quarter-finals as Bryan Habana scores hat-trick". Daily Telegraphl. 6 October 2015. Retrieved 9 October 2015.
^ "Rugby World Cup 2015: South Africa 64-0 USA". BBC Sportl. 6 October 2015. Retrieved 9 October 2015.
^ "Rugby World Cup 2015: Samoa 33-36 Scotland". BBC Sport. 10 October 2015. Retrieved 13 October 2015.
^ "Japan sign off with third win of the tournament by beating the USA". Guardian. 11 October 2015. Retrieved 13 October 2015.
^ "Rugby World Cup 2015: Japan beat USA in final pool game". BBC Sport. 11 October 2015. Retrieved 13 October 2015.

External links

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: fixtures, results and standings". BBC Sport. 23 April 2015. Retrieved 4 November 2015.

[3] "South Africa 32-34 Japan". Guardian. 19 September 2015. Retrieved 24 September 2015.

[4] "Japan pull off greatest shock in World Cup history". ESPN. 19 September 2015. Retrieved 21 September 2015.

[5] "Rugby World Cup 2015: South Africa 32-34 Japan". BBC Sport. 19 September 2015. Retrieved 21 September 2015.

[6] "Scotland exploit Japan's quick turnaround to run riot at World Cup". Guardian. 23 September 2015. Retrieved 24 September 2015.

[7] "South Africa 46 Samoa 6, match report: Boks bounce back from Japan hurt to thrash Pacific Islanders at Villa Park". Daily Telegraph. 26 September 2015. Retrieved 29 September 2015.

[8] "South Africa 64 USA 0 - Springboks through to World Cup quarter-finals as Bryan Habana scores hat-trick". Daily Telegraphl. 6 October 2015. Retrieved 9 October 2015.

[9] "Rugby World Cup 2015: South Africa 64-0 USA". BBC Sportl. 6 October 2015. Retrieved 9 October 2015.

[10] "Rugby World Cup 2015: Samoa 33-36 Scotland". BBC Sport. 10 October 2015. Retrieved 13 October 2015.

[11] "Japan sign off with third win of the tournament by beating the USA". Guardian. 11 October 2015. Retrieved 13 October 2015.

[12] "Rugby World Cup 2015: Japan beat USA in final pool game". BBC Sport. 11 October 2015. Retrieved 13 October 2015.

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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