2015 National Rugby Championship
| 2015 National Rugby Championship | |
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| Date | 20 August – 31 October 2015 |
| Champions | Brisbane City (2nd title) |
| Runners-up | University of Canberra Vikings |
| Matches played | 39 |
| Attendance | 56,547 (average 1,450 per match) |
| Highest attendance | 4,327 Brisbane City 21–10 University of Canberra Vikings (31 October 2015) |
| Lowest attendance | 300 Greater Sydney Rams City 39–63 Perth Spirit (10 October 2015) |
| Top point scorer |
Jake McIntyre (141) Brisbane City |
| Top try scorer |
Junior Laloifi (14) Brisbane City |
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The 2015 National Rugby Championship (known as the Buildcorp National Rugby Championship for sponsorship reasons) was the second season of Australia's National Rugby Championship, involving nine professional rugby union teams from around Australia. The competition kicked off 20 August 2015.
The regular season was dominated by two teams, Brisbane City and the University of Canberra Vikings, who went on to play in the championship final. The deciding match, played at Ballymore, was won 21–10 by Brisbane to claim their second consecutive NRC title.
The nine teams confirmed for the 2015 NRC season include four from New South Wales, two from Queensland, and one each from Australian Capital Territory, Victoria, and Western Australia:
Home match venues for the 2015 NRC season:
One (or more) of the NRC matches each round is broadcast live via Fox Sports, typically the Thursday night match. Streaming of the three non-broadcast matches per round, usually played on Saturday or Sunday, is hosted by Fox Sports online. Discussion of the NRC competition is included on Fox Sports' Rugby HQ program on Thursday nights following the live match broadcast, and on the review show NRC Extra Time on Monday nights.
The ARU was given approval by World Rugby (then known as the International Rugby Board) to conduct experimental law trials as part of the 2014 National Rugby Championship. These law variations were retained for the 2015 season. Consideration was given to reverting the value of a successful conversion kick to 2 points to restore a converted try to 7 points, but the 3 point conversion variation was retained.
Previously trialled in South Africa’s Varsity Cup.
The nine teams compete in a round-robin tournament for the regular season. Each team has four matches at home and four away, with one bye. The top four teams qualify for the title play-offs with semi-finals and finals.
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