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Qualifying. Of the 20 teams competing at the 2015 World Cup, 12 of them qualified by finishing in the top three places in their pools in the 2011 Rugby World Cup. The other eight teams qualified through regional competition. As the host nation, England qualified automatically.
Pool A of the 2015 Rugby World Cup began on 18 September and was 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.
With the line-up for Rugby World Cup 2015 now complete, we begin our series of pool-by-pool guides with a statistical look at Pool A. From a rankings perspective, Pool A is shaping up to be the toughest pool in the history of the tournament since the IRB World Rankings began in 2003.
Dec 2, 2012 · The Pools for the 2015 Rugby World Cup are as follows: Pool A. Australia. England. Wales. Oceania 1. Repechage winner. Pool B. South Africa. Samoa. Scotland. Asia 1. Americas 2. Pool C. New Zealand. Argentina. Tonga. Europe 1. Africa 1. Pool D. France. Ireland.
RWC 2015: Pool D profile. With the line-up for Rugby World Cup 2015 now complete, we complete our series of pool-by-pool guides with a look at Pool D. Pool D has a distinctly familiar feel with three of the Six Nations sides, Ireland, France and Italy, all set to come up against one another in England next year.
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The draw for the 2015 Rugby World Cup pool matches was made in Dec 2012. The top two teams in each pool advanced to the quarter-finals. POOL A. Australia. England. Wales. Oceania 1. Playoff Winner. POOL B. South Africa. Samoa. Scotland. Asia 1. Americas 2. POOL C. New Zealand. Argentina. Tonga. Europe 1. Africa 1. POOL D. France. Ireland. Italy.
Pool B of the 2015 Rugby World Cup began on 19 September and was completed on 11 October 2015. 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 ...