2015 Rugby World Cup Final
Twickenham Stadium hosted the match
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| Event | 2015 Rugby World Cup | ||||||
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| Date | 31 October 2015 | ||||||
| Venue | Twickenham Stadium, London | ||||||
| Man of the Match | Dan Carter (New Zealand) | ||||||
| Referee | Nigel Owens (Wales) | ||||||
| Attendance | 80,125 | ||||||
The 2015 Rugby World Cup Final was a rugby union match to determine the winner of the 2015 Rugby World Cup, played between reigning champions New Zealand and their rivals Australia on 31 October 2015 at Twickenham Stadium in London. New Zealand became the winners of the Rugby World Cup for a record third time, beating Australia 34–17 to become the first team to retain the Webb Ellis Cup. This match saw a new record for tries in a Rugby World Cup Final with the teams combining for five, surpassing the previous record of four scored in the final of the inaugural World Cup in 1987.
It was only the second final between two teams from the Southern Hemisphere, the previous one being South Africa's win over New Zealand in 1995. It was also the first time since the 2003 Rugby World Cup that the two finalists have come from two separate pools, Pool C and Pool A respectively. Twickenham previously hosted the final of the 1991 tournament, in which Australia defeated hosts England 12–6.
Having been in band 1 in the draw, New Zealand were placed as the top team participating in Pool C. They began their tournament with a steady performance against Argentina, earning a 26–16 victory (though having been 13–12 down at half time) in front of a then-record crowd of 89,019 at Wembley on 20 September. On that day, their starting XV was the most experienced ever. Their performance remained steady four days later with a 58–14 win over Namibia in which they scored nine tries. On 2 October, they faced Georgia – their first ever encounter – at the Millennium Stadium, with Julian Savea scoring a hat-trick to help New Zealand to a 43–10 win. New Zealand's last pool match was on 9 October, with their performance improving to reach a successful 47–9 victory over Tonga, which included a try by Ma'a Nonu who earned his 100th test cap during the match.
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