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2015 Rugby World Cup Pool A

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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. 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. Australia and Wales qualified for the quarter finals.

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Overall

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

England vs Fiji

Notes:

  • Ben Youngs earned his 50th test cap for England.

    • Wales vs Uruguay

    Notes

  • This was the first ever match between these nations.

    • England vs Wales

    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.

    • Australia vs Uruguay

    Notes:

  • 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.

    • Wales vs Fiji

    Notes:

  • Taulupe Faletau and Dan Lydiate earned their 50th test cap for Wales.
  • Akapusi Qera earned his 50th test cap for Fiji.

    • England vs Australia

    Notes:

  • With this loss, England became the first host nation, the first English team, and the first former champion, not to reach the knockout stage.
  • This was Australia's largest winning margin over England in England, while scoring the most points against them in England.

    • Fiji vs Uruguay

    Notes:

  • Mario Sagario earned his 50th test cap for Uruguay.

    • Australia vs Wales

    Notes:

  • This was the first match that both Australia and Wales have failed to score a try since Wales' 6–0 win in 1947.
  • 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.

    • England vs Uruguay

    Notes:

  • Alejo Corral earned his 50th test cap for Uruguay.
  • Nick Easter became the oldest player ever to score an international hat-trick.

    • References

    2015 Rugby World Cup Pool A Wikipedia
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