2015 Rugby World Cup Pool B

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

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'		ReportTry: 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.
  • 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'		ReportTry: 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'		ReportTry: 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:

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'		ReportPen: 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:

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'		ReportTry: 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' mReportTry: 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'		ReportTry: 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:

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:

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'		ReportTry: 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.
  • 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'		ReportTry: 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

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