2015 World Club Series

2015 World Club Series
Duration 3 games
Number of teams 6
Highest attendance 20,842

Wigan Warriors vs
Brisbane Broncos

Lowest attendance 13,080

Warrington Wolves vs
St George Illawarra Dragons

Average attendance 17,301
Broadcast partners United Kingdom Sky Sports
United Kingdom BBC Sport
United Kingdom SLTV
Australia Fox Sports (Australia)
France beIN Sport
United States Fox Soccer Plus
Europe Sport Klub
2015 Series
World Champions South Sydney Rabbitohs
Series Winners Australia NRL
Runners-up St Helens
Top point-scorer(s) Adam Reynolds (12)
Top try-scorer(s) Joel Reddy (2)
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The 2015 World Club Series was the inaugural World Club Series and was contested by six clubs (three each from the Super League and National Rugby League), including Super League XIX champions, St Helens RLFC and 2014 NRL Premiers, the South Sydney Rabbitohs. The 2015 series marked a departure from the previous format, whereby only the premiers from the two respective competitions would take part.

Background

In September 2014 it was announced that the World Club Series would be overhauled to include six clubs three each from the English Super League and Australia's National Rugby League.[1] The 2015 series will take place between February 22–25, and will feature three matches, the first and second essentially being two exhibition games and the final game being for the Championship trophy between the two respective premiers as in previous years.[2]

Other than the two aforementioned teams, it was also announced that Super League clubs the Warrington Wolves and Wigan Warriors, as well as National Rugby League clubs the St. George Illawarra Dragons and Brisbane Broncos would also take part.[3]

Series details

Series Score

Winners Score Runners-up
Australia NRL 3-0 England Super League

Game 1

20 February 2015
Warrington Wolves 12 - 18 St. George Illawarra Dragons
Tries: O'Brien , Atkins
Goals: O'Brien 2/2
Report Tries: Frizell, Thomsan, Dugan
Goals: Widdop 3/3
Halliwell Jones Stadium
Attendance: 13,080
Referee/s: Ben Thaler

Game 2

21 February 2015
Wigan Warriors 12 - 14 ET
(12-12)
Brisbane Broncos
Tries: Farrell (24'), Burgess (78')
Goals: Smith 2/2 (23', 79')
Sin Bin: Gelling (90')
Report Tries: McCullough (6'), Maranta (56')
Goals: Parker 3/4 (7', 68' pen, 90' pen)
DW Stadium
Attendance: 20,842
Referee/s: Phil Bentham

World Club Challenge

22 February 2015
St Helens RLFC 0-39 South Sydney Rabbitohs
Report 1
Report 2
Report 3
Tries:
Reddy (31', 67') 2
Stewart (2') 1
Walker (20') 1
Inglis (24') 1
Keary (47') 1
McQueen (59') 1
Goals:
Reynolds 5/7
Luke 0/1
Field Goals:
Reynolds 1/1
Langtree Park
Attendance: 17,890
Referee/s: Richard Silverwood
Man of the Match: George Burgess

St Helens RLFC

St Helens finished Super League XIX's regular season in 1st place and on 11 October 2014 defeated defending premiers the Wigan Warriors 14 - 6 in the 2014 Super League Grand Final,[4][5] qualifying the Saints for their sixth World Club Challenge overall.

South Sydney Rabbitohs

The Rabbitohs finished the 2014 NRL season in third place and on 5 October 2014 defeated the 7th-placed Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 30 - 6 in the 2014 NRL Grand Final,[6] qualifying South Sydney for their first World Club Challenge.

2015 World Club Series Final Teams
St Helens Posit. South Sydney
Jonny Lomax Fullback Greg Inglis (c)
Tommy Makinson Winger Alex Johnston
Mark Percival Centre Dylan Walker
Jordan Turner Centre Bryson Goodwin
Adam Swift Winger Joel Reddy
Travis Burns Five-eighth Luke Keary
Jon Wilkin (c) Halfback Adam Reynolds
Kyle Amor Prop George Burgess
James Roby Hooker Issac Luke
Mose Masoe Prop David Tyrrell
Joe Greenwood Second Row Glenn Stewart
Atelea Vea Second Row John Sutton
Mark Flanagan Lock Ben Lowe
Louie McCarthy-Scarsbrook Interchange Jason Clark
Alex Walmsley Interchange Chris McQueen
Luke Thompson Interchange Tom Burgess
Andre Savelio Interchange Chris Grevsmuhl
Keiron Cunningham Coach Michael Maguire

References

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