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]

Overall

Key to colours in pool tables
Advanced to the quarter-finals and qualified for the 2019 Rugby World Cup
Eliminated but qualified for 2019 Rugby World Cup
Team
 Pld W D L TF PF PA +/− BP Pts
 South Africa 4 3 0 1 23 176 56 +120 4 16
 Scotland 4 3 0 1 14 136 93 +43 2 14
 Japan 4 3 0 1 9 98 100 –2 0 12
 Samoa 4 1 0 3 7 69 124 –55 2 6
 United States 4 0 0 4 5 50 156 –106 0 0

    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'
    		 Report Try: Leitch 30' c
    Goromaru 69' c
    Hesketh 80' m
    Con: Goromaru (2/3) 31', 70'
    Pen: Goromaru (5/6) 8', 43', 49', 53', 60'
    South Africa
    Japan
    FB 15Zane Kirchner
    RW 14Bryan Habana
    OC 13Jesse Kriel
    IC 12Jean de Villiers (c)
    LW 11Lwazi Mvovo  70'
    FH 10Pat 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 16Adriaan Strauss  54'
    PR 17Trevor Nyakane  54'  79'
    PR 18Coenie Oosthuizen 78' to 80'  54'
    LK 19Eben Etzebeth  69'
    FL 20Siya Kolisi  57'  79'
    SH 21Fourie du Preez  58'
    FH 22Handré Pollard  58'
    WG 23JP Pietersen  70'
    Coach:
    South Africa Heyneke Meyer
    FB 15Ayumu Goromaru
    RW 14Akihito Yamada  79'
    OC 13Male Sa'u
    IC 12Harumichi Tatekawa
    LW 11Kotaro Matsushima
    FH 10Kosei 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 16Takeshi Kizu  70'
    PR 17Keita Inagaki  58'
    PR 18Hiroshi Yamashita  10'  19'  54'
    LK 19Shinya Makabe  54'
    N8 20Amanaki Lelei Mafi  46'
    SH 21Atsushi Hiwasa  67'
    CE 22Yu Tamura  73'
    WG 23Karne Hesketh  79'
    Coach:
    Australia Eddie Jones

    Man of the Match:
    Fumiaki Tanaka (Japan)

    Touch judges:
    JP Doyle (England)
    Federico Anselmi (Argentina)
    Television match official:
    Graham Hughes (England)

    Notes:

    Samoa vs United States

    20 September 2015
    12:00
    Samoa  25–16  United States
    Try: Nanai-Williams 20' m
    Treviranus 46' m
    Con: T. Pisi (0/2)
    Pen: T. Pisi (4/5) 8', 28', 39', 51'
    Stanley (1/1) 70'
    		 Report Try: Wyles 34' m
    Baumann 74' m
    Con: MacGinty (0/2)
    Pen: MacGinty (2/2) 31', 53'
    Samoa
    United States
    FB 15Tim Nanai-Williams
    RW 14Ken Pisi
    OC 13Paul Perez
    IC 12Rey Lee-Lo  2'  9'
    LW 11Alesana Tuilagi  73'
    FH 10Tusi 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 16Motu Matu'u  66'
    PR 17Viliamu Afatia
    PR 18Census Johnston  51'
    FL 19Faifili Levave  58'
    FL 20Alafoti Faosiliva  51'
    SH 21Vavao Afemai
    FH 22Michael Stanley  2'  9'  58'
    WG 23Fa'atoina Autagavaia  73'
    Coach:
    Samoa Stephen Betham
    FB 15Blaine Scully  51'
    RW 14Takudzwa Ngwenya
    OC 13Seamus Kelly
    IC 12Thretton Palamo
    LW 11Chris Wyles (c)
    FH 10AJ 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 16Phil Thiel  51'
    PR 17Olive Kilifi  71'
    PR 18Chris Baumann  71'
    LK 19Cam Dolan  51'
    N8 20Danny Barrett  58'
    FH 21Shalom Suniula
    CE 22Folau Niua
    WG 23Brett Thompson  51'
    Coach:
    United States 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'
    		 Report Try: 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 15Stuart Hogg  66'
    RW 14Tommy Seymour
    OC 13Mark Bennett  75'
    IC 12Matt Scott
    LW 11Sean Lamont
    FH 10Finn 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 16Fraser Brown  70'
    PR 17Ryan Grant  66'
    PR 18Jon Welsh  70'
    LK 19Richie Gray  50'
    FL 20Josh Strauss  57'
    SH 21Henry Pyrgos
    CE 22Peter Horne  75'
    WG 23Sean Maitland  66'
    Coach:
    New Zealand Vern Cotter
    FB 15Ayumu Goromaru
    RW 14Kotaro Matsushima 23' to 33'
    OC 13Male Sa'u
    IC 12Yu Tamura
    LW 11Kenki Fukuoka
    FH 10Harumichi Tatekawa  72'
    SH 9 Fumiaki Tanaka  65'
    N8 8 Amanaki Lelei 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 16Takeshi Kizu  70'
    PR 17Masataka Mikami  40'
    PR 18Kensuke Hatakeyama  53'
    LK 19Shinya Makabe  61'
    LK 20Shoji Ito  65'
    FL 21Hendrik Tui  45'
    SH 22Atsushi Hiwasa  65'
    WG 23Karne Hesketh  72'
    Coach:
    Australia 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'
    		 Report Pen: Stanley (2/5) 9', 12'
    Villa Park, Birmingham
    Attendance: 39,526
    Referee: Wayne Barnes (England)
    South Africa
    Samoa
    FB 15Willie le Roux
    RW 14JP Pietersen
    OC 13Jean de Villiers (c)  72'  77'
    IC 12Damian de Allende  48'
    LW 11Bryan Habana
    FH 10Handré 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 16Schalk Brits  68'
    PR 17Trevor Nyakane  62'
    PR 18Frans Malherbe  54'
    LK 19Lood de Jager  55'
    FL 20Siya Kolisi  68'
    SH 21Ruan Pienaar  74'
    FH 22Pat Lambie  72'
    CE 23Jesse Kriel  48'  77'
    Coach:
    South Africa Heyneke Meyer
    FB 15Tim Nanai-Williams
    RW 14Ken Pisi
    OC 13Paul Perez
    IC 12Rey Lee-Lo
    LW 11Alesana Tuilagi  68'
    FH 10Michael 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 16Ole Avei  52'
    PR 17Viliamu Afatia  63'
    PR 18Anthony Perenise  52'
    FL 19Faifili Levave  47'
    N8 20Sanele Vavae Tuilagi  62'
    SH 21Vavao Afemai  77'
    FH 22Tusi Pisi  54'
    CE 23George Pisi  68'
    Coach:
    Samoa 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'
    		 Report Try: 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 15Stuart Hogg
    RW 14Sean Maitland
    OC 13Mark Bennett
    IC 12Peter Horne  55'
    LW 11Tim Visser
    FH 10Finn 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 16Kevin Bryce  78'
    PR 17Alasdair Dickinson  40'
    PR 18WP Nel  40'
    LK 19Tim Swinson  18'
    HK 20Fraser Brown  46'
    SH 21Greig Laidlaw  53'
    FH 22Duncan Weir  60'
    CE 23Matt Scott  55'
    Coach:
    New Zealand Vern Cotter
    FB 15Chris Wyles (c)
    RW 14Takudzwa Ngwenya
    OC 13Seamus Kelly
    IC 12Thretton Palamo
    LW 11Blaine Scully  59'
    FH 10AJ 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 16Zach Fenoglio  64'
    PR 17Olive Kilifi  67'
    PR 18Chris Baumann  69'
    LK 19Cam Dolan  43'
    FL 20John Quill  59'
    N8 21Danny Barrett  50'
    FH 22Shalom Suniula  50'
    CE 23Folau Niua  59'
    Coach:
    United States 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' m
    Con: T. Pisi (0/1)
    		 Report Try: 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 15Tim Nanai-Williams
    RW 14Ken Pisi
    OC 13Paul Perez
    IC 12Johnny Leota
    LW 11Alesana Tuilagi  22'  29'  48'
    FH 10Tusi Pisi
    SH 9 Kahn Fotuali'i  74'
    N8 8 Faifili Levave 16' to 26'
    OF 7 TJ Ioane  48'
    BF 6 Ofisa Treviranus (c)  70'
    RL 5 Kane Thompson
    LL 4 Filo Paulo 78' to 80'
    TP 3 Census Johnston  51'
    HK 2 Ole Avei  56'
    LP 1 Sakaria Taulafo 19' to 29'  62'
    Replacements:
    HK 16Motu Matu'u  56'
    PR 17Viliamu Afatia  22'  29'  62'
    PR 18Anthony Perenise  51'
    FL 19Jack Lam  48'
    N8 20Sanele Vavae Tuilagi  70'
    SH 21Vavao Afemai  74'
    FH 22Michael Stanley
    CE 23Rey Lee-Lo  48'
    Coach:
    Samoa Stephen Betham
    FB 15Ayumu Goromaru
    RW 14Akihito Yamada  56'
    OC 13Male Sa'u  72'
    IC 12Harumichi Tatekawa
    LW 11Kotaro Matsushima
    FH 10Kosei Ono
    SH 9 Fumiaki Tanaka  72'
    N8 8 Ryu 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 16Takeshi Kizu  72'
    PR 17Masataka Mikami
    PR 18Hiroshi Yamashita  65'
    FL 19Justin Ives  40'
    N8 20Amanaki Lelei Mafi  60'
    FL 21Hendrik Tui  65'
    SH 22Atsushi Hiwasa  72'
    WG 23Karne Hesketh  56'
    Coach:
    Australia 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:

    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'
    		 Report Try: 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 15Willie le Roux
    RW 14JP Pietersen  70'
    OC 13Jesse Kriel
    IC 12Damian de Allende  75'
    LW 11Bryan Habana
    FH 10Handré 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' to 44'  50'
    HK 2 Bismarck du Plessis  56'
    LP 1 Tendai Mtawarira  61'
    Replacements:
    HK 16Adriaan Strauss  56'
    PR 17Trevor Nyakane  61'
    PR 18Frans Malherbe  50'
    LK 19Pieter-Steph du Toit  75'
    FL 20Willem Alberts  70'
    SH 21Ruan Pienaar  79'
    FH 22Pat Lambie  70'
    CE 23Jan Serfontein  75'
    Coach:
    South Africa Heyneke Meyer
    FB 15Stuart Hogg  63'
    RW 14Tommy Seymour
    OC 13Richie Vernon  65'
    IC 12Matt Scott
    LW 11Tim Visser
    FH 10Duncan Weir
    SH 9 Greig Laidlaw (c) 53' to 63'  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 16Ross Ford  61'  78'
    PR 17Alasdair Dickinson  51'
    PR 18Jon Welsh  64'
    LK 19Tim Swinson  68'
    FL 20Ryan Wilson  30'  34'  55'
    SH 21Sam Hidalgo-Clyne  70'
    CE 22Peter Horne  65'
    WG 23Sean Lamont  63'
    Coach:
    New Zealand 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 Pen: Niua (0/1)
    Kruger (0/1)
    Olympic Stadium, London
    Attendance: 54,658
    Referee: Pascal Gaüzère (France)
    South Africa
    United States
    FB 15Willie le Roux
    RW 14Bryan Habana 23' to 26'
    OC 13Jesse Kriel
    IC 12Damian de Allende  60'
    LW 11Lwazi Mvovo
    FH 10Handré 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 16Schalk Brits  56'
    PR 17Trevor Nyakane  56'
    PR 18Coenie Oosthuizen  60'
    LK 19Pieter-Steph du Toit  63'
    FL 20Willem Alberts  48'
    SH 21Rudy Paige  63'
    FH 22Morné Steyn  56'
    CE 23Jan Serfontein  23'  26'  60'
    Coach:
    South Africa Heyneke Meyer
    FB 15Blaine Scully 23' to 26'  70'
    RW 14Brett Thompson
    OC 13Folau Niua
    IC 12Andrew Suniula
    LW 11Zack Test
    FH 10Shalom 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 16Joe Taufete'e  72'
    HK 17Zach Fenoglio  70'
    PR 18Matekitonga Moeakiola  59'
    PR 19Titi Lamositele
    LK 20Cam Dolan  48'
    FL 21Alastair McFarland  58'
    SH 22Mike Petri
    FB 23Chris Wyles  23'  26'  70'
    Coach:
    United States 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'
    		 Report Try: 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 15Tim Nanai-Williams
    RW 14Paul Perez
    OC 13George Pisi
    IC 12Rey Lee-Lo
    LW 11Fa'atoina Autagavaia  71'
    FH 10Tusi 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 16Motu Matu'u  74'
    PR 17Viliamu Afatia  59'
    PR 18Anthony Perenise  59'
    FL 19Faifili Levave  29'
    N8 20Sanele Vavae Tuilagi  59'
    SH 21Vavao Afemai  79'
    FH 22Patrick Fa'apale  71'
    WG 23Ken Pisi  71'
    Coach:
    Samoa Stephen Betham
    FB 15Stuart Hogg  71'
    RW 14Sean Maitland
    OC 13Mark Bennett
    IC 12Matt Scott  76'
    LW 11Tommy Seymour
    FH 10Finn Russell
    SH 9 Greig Laidlaw (c)
    N8 8 David Denton
    OF 7 John Hardie
    BF 6 Ryan Wilson 28' to 38'  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 16Fraser Brown  66'
    PR 17Gordon Reid  23'  28'
    PR 18Jon Welsh
    LK 19Tim Swinson  62'
    N8 20Josh Strauss  53'
    SH 21Henry Pyrgos
    CE 22Peter Horne  76'
    WG 23Sean Lamont  71'
    Coach:
    New Zealand 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:

    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'
    		 Report Try: 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 15Chris Wyles (c)
    RW 14Takudzwa Ngwenya
    OC 13Seamus Kelly
    IC 12Thretton Palamo
    LW 11Zack Test
    FH 10AJ 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' to 71'
    Replacements:
    HK 16Phil Thiel  64'
    PR 17Olive Kilifi
    PR 18Chris Baumann
    LK 19Cam Dolan  31'
    FL 20John Quill  77'
    N8 21Danny Barrett  63'
    SH 22Niku Kruger
    CE 23Folau Niua
    Coach:
    United States Mike Tolkin
    FB 15Ayumu Goromaru
    RW 14Yoshikazu Fujita
    OC 13Harumichi Tatekawa
    IC 12Craig Wing
    LW 11Kotaro Matsushima  49'  57'
    FH 10Kosei Ono  73'
    SH 9 Fumiaki Tanaka  63'
    N8 8 Ryu 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 16Takeshi Kizu  77'
    PR 17Masataka Mikami  59'
    PR 18Kensuke Hatakeyama  40'
    LK 19Shinya Makabe  68'
    N8 20Amanaki Lelei Mafi  40'
    FL 21Hendrik Tui  73'
    SH 22Atsushi Hiwasa  63'
    WG 23Karne Hesketh  49'  57'  73'
    Coach:
    Australia 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:

    References

    1. ↑ "World Cup 2015 schedule". BBC Sport. 2 May 2013. Retrieved 2 May 2013.
    2. ↑ "Rugby World Cup 2015: fixtures, results and standings". BBC Sport. Retrieved 4 November 2015.
    3. ↑ "South Africa 32-34 Japan". Guardian. 19 September 2015. Retrieved 24 September 2015.
    4. ↑ "Japan pull off greatest shock in World Cup history". ESPN. 19 September 2015. Retrieved 21 September 2015.
    5. ↑ "Rugby World Cup 2015: South Africa 32-34 Japan". BBC Sport. 19 September 2015. Retrieved 21 September 2015.
    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.
    9. ↑ "South Africa 64-0 USA: Byran Habana scores a hat-trick of tries in easy victory to equal Jonah Lomu's Rugby World Cup record". Daily Mail. 6 October 2015. Retrieved 9 October 2015.
    10. ↑ "Rugby World Cup 2015: South Africa 64-0 USA". BBC Sportl. 6 October 2015. Retrieved 9 October 2015.
    11. ↑ "Samoa 33-36 Scotland: Greig Laidlaw inspires team to slender win as Vern Cotter's side book spot in Rugby World Cup quarter-finals". Daily Mail. 10 October 2015. Retrieved 13 October 2015.
    12. ↑ "Rugby World Cup 2015: Samoa 33-36 Scotland". BBC Sport. 10 October 2015. Retrieved 13 October 2015.
    13. ↑ "Japan sign off with third win of the tournament by beating the USA". Guardian. 11 October 2015. Retrieved 13 October 2015.
    14. ↑ "Rugby World Cup 2015: Japan beat USA in final pool game". BBC Sport. 11 October 2015. Retrieved 13 October 2015.

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