2015 Rugby World Cup warm-up matches

Uruguay Teros vs Argentina XV

The 2015 Rugby World Cup warm-up matches were a series of rugby union test matches that took place in August and September 2015, as the 20 competing teams prepared for the 2015 Rugby World Cup.

For most teams, their preparation kicked off in August after various training camps before the squad announcement deadline date of 31 August. Uruguay were the first to begin their warm-up campaign at the start of August, playing three tests: first against an Argentina XV, and then a two-test series against Japan, before playing an uncapped match against a Basque Selection team. Wales and reigning Six Nations champions Ireland followed suit a week later, with the first game of a home and away series, after which Wales played Italy, just days after they announced their final World Cup team. Hosts England played a home and away test series against France before they played Ireland in London. Both Ireland and France played Scotland at home, while Scotland played a home and away test series against the Italians.

With a reduced 2015 Rugby Championship, participants Argentina hosted South Africa, while reigning World Cup champions New Zealand hosted Australia for the second Bledisloe Cup match of 2015. En route to the World Cup, the Wallabies stopped off in the United States to play their national team for the first time on American soil since 1976. The United States also hosted English club side Harlequins, while they also faced Canada in Ottawa. Canada additionally hosted Pro12 champions Glasgow Warriors, before they faced Georgia and Fiji at a neutral venue in the United Kingdom, which also hosted Georgia's encounter with Japan. Glasgow's Scottish counterparts Edinburgh, faced Romania, who also took on Tonga for just their second time in their history.

Aside from Harlequins, other English clubs faced international opposition, when Newcastle Falcons faced Georgia, Leicester Tigers faced Argentina, Yorkshire Carnegie played Romania and Wasps hosted Samoa. Samoa were the first international rugby union team to play at the Olympic Stadium in London, when they faced the Barbarians, with most of that team haven played for a World XV side against Japan a week earlier.

Fixtures

Week 1

1 August 2015
15:30 UYT (UTC-03)

Uruguay	30–26	Argentina XV
Try: Bulanti 26' m Etcheverry 43' c Con: Ormaechea (1/2) 44' Pen: Ormaechea (1/1) 8' Berchesi (5/6) 11', 28', 34', 64', 75'	Report (In Spanish)	Try: Báez 14' m Orlando 37' c Panceyra Garrido 41' c Paulín 58' c Con: Novillo (2/3) 38', 42' Miotti (1/1) 59'

Estadio Charrúa, Montevideo ^[1]
Referee: Chris Pollock (New Zealand)

Team details


FB	15	Jerónimo Etcheverry (c)
RW	14	Francisco Bulanti
OC	13	Pedro Deal		64'
IC	12	Andrés Vilaseca
LW	11	Rodrigo Silva
FH	10	Felipe Berchesi	50' to 60'
SH	9	Agustín Ormaechea
N8	8	Alejandro Nieto
OF	7	Fernando Bascou		55'
BF	6	Juan de Freitas		64'
RL	5	Mathias Palomeque		62'
LL	4	Franco Lamanna
TP	3	Mario Sagario		64'
HK	2	Germán Kessler		55'
LP	1	Juan Echeverria		51'
Replacements:
PR	16	Oscar Durán		64'
HK	17	Arturo Avalo		55'
PR	18	Alejo Corral		51'
LK	19	Ignacio Dotti		62'
FL	20	Gabriel Puig		64'
FL	21	Agustín Alonso		55'
SH	22	Guillermo Lijtenstein
CE	23	Joaquín Prada		24'
Coach:
Pablo Lemoine


FB	15	Román Miralles
RW	14	Ramiro Moyano	44'
OC	13	Matías Orlando (c)	53'
IC	12	Joaquín Paz
LW	11	Axel Muller
FH	10	Juan León Novillo
SH	9	Gonzalo Bertranou	70'
N8	8	Lisandro Ahualli de Chazal
OF	7	Gonzalo Paulín
BF	6	Rodrigo Báez
RL	5	Aníbal Panceyra Garrido
LL	4	Ignacio Larrague	64'
TP	3	Guido Randisi	58'
HK	2	Santiago Iglesias Valdez	58'
LP	1	Roberto Tejerizo	48'
Replacements:
HK	16	Tomas Baravalle	58'
PR	17	Santiago García Botta	48'
PR	18	Cristian Bartolini	58'
LK	19	Ignacio Calas
FL	20	Vito Scaglione	64'
SH	21	Patricio Baronio	70'
FH	22	Domingo Miotti	53'
CE	23	Tomás Granella	44'
Coach:
Felipe Contepomi Ricardo Le Fort

Man of the Match:
Alejandro Nieto (Uruguay)

Touch judges:
Federico Anselmi (Argentina)
Joaquín Montes (Uruguay)

Notes:

Uruguay awarded caps for this match.
This was Uruguay's first ever victory over Argentina, despite it not being a full test match.

Week 2

8 August 2015
14:30 BST (UTC+01)

Wales	21–35	Ireland
Try: Hibbard 36' c Tipuric 70' c Cuthbert 80' c Con: Hook (1/1) 37' Anscombe (2/2) 71', 80+2'	Report	Try: Heaslip 8' m Cave 22' c Earls 29' c Zebo 47' m Jones 53' m Con: Jackson (2/5) 22', 30' Pen: Jackson (2/2) 18', 33'

Millennium Stadium, Cardiff ^[2]
Attendance: 74,000
Referee: Glen Jackson (New Zealand)

Team details


FB	15	Hallam Amos
RW	14	Alex Cuthbert
OC	13	Tyler Morgan
IC	12	Scott Williams (c)		56'
LW	11	Eli Walker
FH	10	James Hook		49'
SH	9	Mike Phillips		49'
N8	8	Dan Baker		40'
OF	7	Justin Tipuric
BF	6	Ross Moriarty	45' to 55'
RL	5	Dominic Day
LL	4	Jake Ball		57'
TP	3	Aaron Jarvis		57'
HK	2	Richard Hibbard		50'
LP	1	Nicky Smith		50'
Replacements:
HK	16	Kristian Dacey		50'
PR	17	Rob Evans		50'
PR	18	Scott Andrews		57'
FL	19	James King		57'
N8	20	Taulupe Faletau		40'
SH	21	Lloyd Williams		49'
FH	22	Gareth Anscombe		49'
FB	23	Matthew Morgan		56'
Coach:
Warren Gatland


FB	15	Felix Jones
RW	14	Andrew Trimble		34'
OC	13	Keith Earls		67'
IC	12	Darren Cave
LW	11	Fergus McFadden
FH	10	Paddy Jackson
SH	9	Eoin Reddan		67'
N8	8	Jamie Heaslip (c)		54'
OF	7	Tommy O'Donnell		75'
BF	6	Jordi Murphy
RL	5	Donnacha Ryan		49'
LL	4	Iain Henderson
TP	3	Mike Ross		57'
HK	2	Richardt Strauss		19'	25'	64'
LP	1	Jack McGrath		51'
Replacements:
HK	16	Rory Best		19'	25'	64'
PR	17	David Kilcoyne		51'
PR	18	Michael Bent		57'
LK	19	Dan Tuohy		49'
FL	20	Chris Henry	59' to 69'	54'
SH	21	Kieran Marmion		67'
FH	22	Ian Madigan		67'
WG	23	Simon Zebo		34'
Coach:
Joe Schmidt

Man of the Match:
Keith Earls (Ireland)

Touch judges:
Pascal Gauzère (France)
Mathieu Raynal (France)
Television match official:
Graham Hughes (England)

Notes:

Gareth Anscombe, Kristian Dacey, Dominic Day, Ross Moriarty Tyler Morgan and Eli Walker (all Wales) made their international debuts.
Mike Ross (Ireland) earned his 50th test cap.
No replacement was issued when Tommy O'Donnell was taken off injured in the 75th minute.

Week 3

14 August 2015
17:30 BST (UTC+01)

Yorkshire Carnegie	10–10	Romania
Try: Fitzpatrick 69' c Con: Leonard (1/1) 71' Pen: Leonard (1/1) 27'	Report	Try: Morrison 36' c Con: Vlaicu (1/1) 37' Pen: Vlaicu (1/1) 19'

Headingley Stadium, Leeds ^[3]
Referee: Ian Tempest (England)

15 August 2015
19:35 NZST (UTC+12)

New Zealand	41–13	Australia
Try: Coles 21' c Penalty try 47' c Nonu (2) 50' c, 64' c C. Smith 53' c Con: Carter (5/5) 23', 47', 51', 54', 66' Pen: Carter (2/3) 17', 28'	Report	Try: Folau 76' c Con: White (1/1) 77' Pen: Cooper (2/2) 7', 31'

Eden Park, Auckland ^[4]
Attendance: 48,457
Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)

Team details


FB	15	Ben Smith
RW	14	Nehe Milner-Skudder	51'
OC	13	Conrad Smith	67'
IC	12	Ma'a Nonu
LW	11	Julian Savea
FH	10	Dan Carter
SH	9	Aaron Smith	65'
N8	8	Kieran Read
OF	7	Richie McCaw (c)	67'
BF	6	Victor Vito	63'
RL	5	Sam Whitelock
LL	4	Brodie Retallick
TP	3	Owen Franks	62'
HK	2	Dane Coles	65'
LP	1	Tony Woodcock	51'
Replacements:
HK	16	Keven Mealamu	65'
PR	17	Wyatt Crockett	51'
PR	18	Nepo Laulala	62'
FL	19	Jerome Kaino	67'
FL	20	Sam Cane	63'
SH	21	TJ Perenara	65'
FH	22	Colin Slade	51'
CE	23	Malakai Fekitoa	67'
Coach:
Steve Hansen


FB	15	Israel Folau
RW	14	Henry Speight		37'	40'	48'
OC	13	Tevita Kuridrani
IC	12	Matt Toomua
LW	11	Adam Ashley-Cooper
FH	10	Quade Cooper	48' to 58'			58'
SH	9	Nic White
N8	8	Wycliff Palu				40'
OF	7	Michael Hooper		27'	31'
BF	6	Scott Fardy
RL	5	James Horwill		62'
LL	4	Will Skelton		40'
TP	3	Sekope Kepu		51'	62'	66'
HK	2	Stephen Moore (c)		66'
LP	1	Scott Sio		51'
Replacements:
HK	16	Tatafu Polota-Nau		66'
PR	17	James Slipper		51'
PR	18	Greg Holmes		51'	62'	66'
LK	19	Dean Mumm		40'
LK	20	Kane Douglas		62'
FL	21	David Pocock		27'	31'	40'
CE	22	Matt Giteau				48'
CE	23	Kurtley Beale		37'	40'	58'
Coach:
Michael Cheika

Man of the Match:
Ma'a Nonu (New Zealand)

Touch judges:
Wayne Barnes (England)
Federico Anselmi (Argentina)
Television match official:
Shaun Veldsman (South Africa)

Notes:

Richie McCaw surpassed Ireland's Brian O'Driscoll world record as the most capped rugby player, with 142 caps.
David Pocock (Australia) earned his 50th test cap.
New Zealand retained the Bledisloe Cup.

15 August 2015
18:00 JST (UTC+09)

Japan	20–45	World XV
Try: Hesketh 13' c Penalty try 66' c Con: Goromaru (1/1) 15' Tatekawa (1/1) 67' Pen: Goromaru (2/3) 48', 57'	Report	Try: Naiyaravoro (3) 20' c, 69' c, 78' m Ellis (2) 53' c, 59' c Con: Barnes (3/3) 21', 53', 61' Harris (1/2) 70' Pen: Barnes (4/5) 6', 12', 32', 39'

Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, Tokyo ^[5]
Attendance: 12,740
Referee: Andrew Lees (Australia)

Team details


FB	15	Ayumu Goromaru	62'
RW	14	Karne Hesketh
OC	13	Kotaro Matsushima
IC	12	Male Sa'u
LW	11	Kenki Fukuoka	51'
FH	10	Harumichi Tatekawa
SH	9	Fumiaki Tanaka	65'
N8	8	Ryu Holani
OF	7	Michael Leitch (c)
BF	6	Hendrik Tui
RL	5	Justin Ives	36'
LL	4	Luke Thompson
TP	3	Kensuke Hatakeyama	51'
HK	2	Shota Horie	68'
LP	1	Masataka Mikami	51' to 57'
Replacements:
PR	16	Hisateru Hirashima	51'	57'
HK	17	Takeshi Kizu	68'
PR	18	Hiroshi Yamashita	51'
LK	19	Kazuhiko Usami	36'	70'
N8	20	Hayden Hopgood		70'
SH	21	Atsushi Hiwasa	65'
CE	22	Craig Wing	51'
WG	23	Yoshikazu Fujita	62'
Coach:
Eddie Jones


FB	15	James O'Connor		58'
RW	14	Taqele Naiyaravoro
OC	13	Ben Tapuai
IC	12	Christian Lealiifano
LW	11	Nick Cummins
FH	10	Berrick Barnes		67'
SH	9	Andrew Ellis
N8	8	Pierre Spies
OF	7	Liam Gill
BF	6	Adam Thomson		53'
RL	5	Ali Williams	66' to 76'
LL	4	Bakkies Botha (c)		53'
TP	3	Carl Hayman		58'
HK	2	Andrew Hore		53'
LP	1	Benn Robinson		58'
Replacements:
HK	16	Tolu Latu		53'
PR	17	Ben Alexander		58'
PR	18	Petrus du Plessis		58'
LK	19	Luke Jones		53'
FL	20	Sean McMahon		53'
SH	21	Luke Burgess		67'
FH	22	Mike Harris		58'
WG	23	Dom Shipperley
Coach:
Robbie Deans

Touch judges:
Hirabayashi Taizo (Japan)
Shimizu Rui (Japan)

15 August 2015
17:00 WEST (UTC+01)

Ireland	28–22	Scotland
Try: Henry 14' c Cronin 53' c Zebo 59' c Fitzgerald 68' c Con: Madigan (4/4) 15', 55', 60', 70'	Report	Try: Cowan 30' c Pyrgos 43' m Horne 63' c Con: Horne (1/2) 32' Jackson (1/1) 65' Pen: Horne (1/2) 59'

Aviva Stadium, Dublin ^[6]
Attendance: 31,780
Referee: Pascal Gaüzère (France)

Team details


FB	15	Simon Zebo	77'
RW	14	Tommy Bowe	59'
OC	13	Jared Payne
IC	12	Gordon D'Arcy
LW	11	Luke Fitzgerald
FH	10	Ian Madigan
SH	9	Isaac Boss	65'
N8	8	Seán O'Brien (c)
OF	7	Chris Henry
BF	6	Jack Conan	65'
RL	5	Dan Tuohy
LL	4	Devin Toner	55'
TP	3	Mike Ross	51'
HK	2	Sean Cronin	59'
LP	1	David Kilcoyne	59'
Replacements:
HK	16	Richardt Strauss	59'
PR	17	Michael Bent	59'
PR	18	Nathan White	51'
LK	19	Paul O'Connell	55'
FL	20	Jordi Murphy	65'
SH	21	Eoin Reddan	65'
FH	22	Paddy Jackson	77'
WG	23	David Kearney	59'
Coach:
Joe Schmidt


FB	15	Ruaridh Jackson
RW	14	Sean Lamont
OC	13	Richie Vernon	59'
IC	12	Peter Horne
LW	11	Tim Visser
FH	10	Greig Tonks
SH	9	Henry Pyrgos (c)	65'
N8	8	David Denton
OF	7	Hugh Blake
BF	6	Blair Cowan	57'
RL	5	Grant Gilchrist
LL	4	Jim Hamilton	55'
TP	3	Jon Welsh	46'
HK	2	Fraser Brown	51'
LP	1	Ryan Grant	44'
Replacements:
HK	16	Ross Ford	51'
PR	17	Gordon Reid	44'
PR	18	Michael Cusack	46'
LK	19	Rob Harley	55'
FL	20	John Barclay	57'
SH	21	Sam Hidalgo-Clyne	65'
FH	22	Duncan Weir
CE	23	Matt Scott	59'
Coach:
Vern Cotter

Man of the Match:
Simon Zebo (Ireland)

Touch judges:
Jérôme Garcès (France)
Marius Mitrea (Italy)
Television match official:
Graham Hughes (England)

Notes:

Jack Conan, Nathan White (both Ireland), Hugh Blake and Michael Cusack (both Scotland) made their international debuts.

15 August 2015
20:00 BST (UTC+01)

England	19–14	France
Try: Watson (2) 10' c, 17' m May 45' c Con: Farrell (2/3) 12', 46'	Report	Try: Ouedraogo 60' m Con: Kockott (0/1) Pen: Parra (3/3) 6', 25', 32'

Twickenham, London ^[7]
Attendance: 63,113
Referee: John Lacey (Ireland)

Team details


FB	15	Alex Goode		49'
RW	14	Anthony Watson
OC	13	Henry Slade		65'
IC	12	Sam Burgess	35' to 45'
LW	11	Jonny May
FH	10	Owen Farrell
SH	9	Richard Wigglesworth		49'
N8	8	Ben Morgan		40'
OF	7	Calum Clark	53' to 63'
BF	6	Tom Wood (c)
RL	5	Geoff Parling		55'
LL	4	George Kruis
TP	3	Kieran Brookes		55'
HK	2	Rob Webber		55'
LP	1	Mako Vunipola		62'
Replacements:
HK	16	Luke Cowan-Dickie		55'
PR	17	Alex Corbisiero		62'
PR	18	David Wilson		55'
LK	19	Dave Attwood		55'
FL	20	James Haskell		40'
SH	21	Danny Care		49'
FH	22	Danny Cipriani		49'
CE	23	Billy Twelvetrees		65'
Coach:
Stuart Lancaster


FB	15	Scott Spedding
RW	14	Sofiane Guitoune
OC	13	Rémi Lamerat
IC	12	Alexandre Dumoulin			65'
LW	11	Brice Dulin	16' to 25'
FH	10	François Trinh-Duc	60'
SH	9	Morgan Parra	60'
N8	8	Louis Picamoles
OF	7	Fulgence Ouedraogo
BF	6	Yannick Nyanga	55'
RL	5	Yoann Maestri	65'
LL	4	Alexandre Flanquart
TP	3	Nicolas Mas	50'
HK	2	Dimitri Szarzewski (c)	52'
LP	1	Vincent Debaty	52'
Replacements:
HK	16	Guilhem Guirado	52'
PR	17	Xavier Chiocci	52'
PR	18	Uini Atonio	50'
LK	19	Sébastien Vahaamahina	65'
N8	20	Loann Goujon	55'
SH	21	Rory Kockott	60'
FH	22	Rémi Tales	60'
CE	23	Gaël Fickou	16'	25'	65'
Coach:
Philippe Saint-André

Man of the Match:
Anthony Watson (England)

Touch judges:
George Clancy (Ireland)
Leighton Hodges (Wales)
Television match official:
Simon McDowell (Ireland)

Notes:

Sam Burgess, Calum Clark, Luke Cowan-Dickie and Henry Slade (England) made their international debuts.
François Trinh-Duc (France) earned his 50th test cap.

15 August 2015
16:40 ART (UTC-03)

Argentina	12–26	South Africa
Pen: Sánchez (4/4) 14', 33', 38', 51'	Report	Try: Habana 26' c Mvovo 29' c Con: Lambie (2/2) 27', 31' Pen: Lambie (3/3) 6', 17', 55' Drop: Lambie (1/1) 42'

Estadio José Amalfitani, Buenos Aires ^[4]^[8]
Referee: Glen Jackson (New Zealand)

Team details


FB	15	Joaquín Tuculet		58'
RW	14	Santiago Cordero
OC	13	Matías Moroni		74'
IC	12	Juan Pablo Socino
LW	11	Juan Imhoff
FH	10	Nicolás Sánchez
SH	9	Martín Landajo		58'
N8	8	Juan Manuel Leguizamón		51'
OF	7	Juan Martín Fernández Lobbe
BF	6	Tomás Lezana
RL	5	Tomás Lavanini	62' to 72'
LL	4	Benjamín Macome		51'
TP	3	Nahuel Tetaz Chaparro		52'
HK	2	Agustín Creevy (c)		40'
LP	1	Lucas Noguera Paz		73'
Replacements:
HK	16	Julián Montoya		40'
PR	17	Santiago García Botta		73'
PR	18	Juan Pablo Orlandi		52'
LK	19	Matías Alemanno		51'
FL	20	Pablo Matera		51'
SH	21	Tomás Cubelli		58'
FH	22	Santiago González Iglesias		74'
FB	23	Lucas González Amorosino		58'
Coach:
Daniel Hourcade


FB	15	Zane Kirchner	74'
RW	14	Lwazi Mvovo
OC	13	Jesse Kriel
IC	12	Damian de Allende	63'
LW	11	Bryan Habana
FH	10	Pat Lambie
SH	9	Ruan Pienaar	75'
N8	8	Schalk Burger
OF	7	Willem Alberts	63'
BF	6	Heinrich Brüssow
RL	5	Victor Matfield (c)	55'
LL	4	Eben Etzebeth
TP	3	Marcel van der Merwe	48'
HK	2	Adriaan Strauss	40'
LP	1	Trevor Nyakane	47'
Replacements:
HK	16	Schalk Brits	40'
PR	17	Tendai Mtawarira	47'
PR	18	Frans Malherbe	48'
LK	19	Flip van der Merwe	55'
LK	20	Pieter-Steph du Toit	63'
SH	21	Cobus Reinach	75'
FH	22	Handré Pollard	74'
CE	23	Jan Serfontein	63'
Coach:
Heyneke Meyer

Touch judges:
Romain Poite (France)
Mike Fraser (New Zealand)
Television match official:
George Ayoub (Australia)

Notes:

Santiago García Botta (Argentina) made his international debut.

Week 4

21 August 2015
18:30 BST (UTC+01)

Edinburgh	31–16	Romania
Try: Grant (3) 20' m, 38' m, 78' c Du Preez 23' c Te Rure 62' c Con: Fowles (1/3) 24' Te Rure (2/2) 64', 78'	Report	Try: Apostol 55' c Con: Dumbravă (1/1) 56' Pen: Vlaicu (2/3) 15', 34' Dumbravă (1/1) 61'

The Greenyards, Melrose ^[9]
Attendance: 1,300
Referee: Greg Garner (England)

22 August 2015
18:00 JST (UTC+09)

Japan	30–8	Uruguay
Try: Tui (2) 10' c, 65' c Horie 32' c Con: Goromaru (3/3) 11', 33', 66' Pen: Goromaru (3/3) 20', 43', 52'	Report	Try: Etcheverry 38' m Pen: Berchesi (1/1) 15'

Level-5 Stadium, Fukuoka ^[1]
Attendance: 10,238
Referee: Jérôme Garcès (France)

Team details


FB	15	Ayumu Goromaru
RW	14	Karne Hesketh
OC	13	Male Sa'u
IC	12	Yu Tamura	62'
LW	11	Keisuke Uchida	50'
FH	10	Harumichi Tatekawa
SH	9	Atsushi Hiwasa	52'
N8	8	Hendrik Tui
OF	7	Hayden Hopgood	54'
BF	6	Michael Leitch (c)
RL	5	Shoji Ito
LL	4	Hitoshi Ono	57'
TP	3	Hiroshi Yamashita	54'
HK	2	Shota Horie	62'
LP	1	Masataka Mikami	68'
Replacements:
PR	16	Takayuki Watanabe	68'
HK	17	Hiroki Yuhara	62'
PR	18	Shinnosuke Kakinaga	54'
LK	19	Luke Thompson	57'
FL	20	Tsuyoshi Murata	54'
SH	21	Fumiaki Tanaka	52'
WG	22	Toshiaki Hirose	62'
WG	23	Yoshikazu Fujita	50'
Coach:
Eddie Jones


FB	15	Gastón Mieres
RW	14	Santiago Gibernau
OC	13	Joaquín Prada
IC	12	Andrés Vilaseca
LW	11	Jerónimo Etcheverry	64'
FH	10	Felipe Berchesi
SH	9	Agustín Ormaechea	70'
N8	8	Alejandro Nieto	57'
OF	7	Diego Magno	64'
BF	6	Juan Manuel Gaminara
RL	5	Jorge Zerbino	52'
LL	4	Santiago Vilaseca (c)
TP	3	Mario Sagario	62'
HK	2	Nicolás Klappenbach	18'
LP	1	Alejo Corral	68'
Replacements:
HK	16	Germán Kessler	62'
PR	17	Oscar Durán	68'
PR	18	Carlos Arboleya	18'
LK	19	Franco Lamanna	52'
FL	20	Matías Beer	64'
FL	21	Juan de Freitas	57'
SH	22	Alejo Durán	70'
WG	23	Leandro Leivas	64'
Coach:
Pablo Lemoine

Touch judges:
George Clancy (Ireland)
Leighton Hodges (Wales)

Notes:

This was Japan's first ever win over Uruguay.

22 August 2015
20:00 CEST (UTC+02)

Italy	12–16	Scotland
Pen: Garcia (1/2) 17' Allan (3/3) 24', 40', 61'	Report	Try: Pyrgos 73' Con: Weir (1/1) 74' Pen: Weir (3/4) 3', 12', 19'

Stadio Olimpico di Torino, Turin ^[10]
Attendance: 10,800
Referee: JP Doyle (England)

Team details


FB	15	Andrea Masi
RW	14	Leonardo Sarto
OC	13	Tommaso Benvenuti	66'
IC	12	Gonzalo Garcia	75'
LW	11	Giovanbattista Venditti
FH	10	Tommaso Allan
SH	9	Guglielmo Palazzani	75'
N8	8	Samuela Vunisa
OF	7	Alessandro Zanni
BF	6	Francesco Minto	60'
RL	5	Valerio Bernabò	51'
LL	4	Quintin Geldenhuys (c)
TP	3	Lorenzo Cittadini	49'
HK	2	Davide Giazzon	49'
LP	1	Matías Agüero	49'
Replacements:
HK	16	Leonardo Ghiraldini	49'
PR	17	Michele Rizzo	49'
PR	18	Martin Castrogiovanni	49'
LK	19	Marco Bortolami	51'
FL	20	Mauro Bergamasco	60'
SH	21	Marcello Violi	75'
FH	22	Carlo Canna	75'
FB	23	Luke McLean	66'
Coach:
Jacques Brunel


FB	15	Greig Tonks
RW	14	Sean Lamont
OC	13	Richie Vernon	68'
IC	12	Matt Scott
LW	11	Rory Hughes	62'
FH	10	Duncan Weir
SH	9	Sam Hidalgo-Clyne	61'
N8	8	Adam Ashe
OF	7	John Hardie	55'
BF	6	Alasdair Strokosch (c)
RL	5	Jim Hamilton
LL	4	Richie Gray
TP	3	Michael Cusack	49'
HK	2	Stuart McInally	51'
LP	1	Gordon Reid	43'
Replacements:
HK	16	Ross Ford	51'
PR	17	Alasdair Dickinson	43'
PR	18	WP Nel	46'
HK	19	Kevin Bryce
FL	20	Hamish Watson	55'
SH	21	Henry Pyrgos	61'
CE	22	Peter Horne	68'
WG	23	Damien Hoyland	62'
Coach:
Vern Cotter

Man of the Match:
Samuela Vunisa (Italy)

Touch judges:
Nigel Owens (Wales)
Luke Pearce (England)
Television match official:
Graham Hughes (England)

Notes:

Carlo Canna, Marcello Violi (both Italy), John Hardie, Damien Hoyland, Rory Hughes Stuart McInally and WP Nel (all Scotland) made their international debuts; Nel was the first Scottish Rugby Union project player to be capped.
Grant Gilchrist was due to captain Scotland, but pulled out of the game prior to kick off due to illness. Jim Hamilton took his place in the starting XV, with hooker Kevin Bryce filling the vacated bench place.
This Scottish win ended their six-match losing streak.

22 August 2015
21:00 CEST (UTC+02)

France	25–20	England
Try: Huget 45' c Con: Michalak (1/1) 46' Pen: Spedding (1/1) 3' Michalak (5/6) 10', 16', 25', 33', 65'	Report	Try: Cipriani 71' c Joseph 77' c Con: Ford (2/2) 72', 78' Pen: Ford (2/3) 27', 39'

Stade de France, Saint-Denis ^[7]
Attendance: 65,000
Referee: Jaco Peyper (South Africa)

Team details


FB	15	Scott Spedding
RW	14	Yoann Huget
OC	13	Mathieu Bastareaud	67'
IC	12	Wesley Fofana
LW	11	Noa Nakaitaci
FH	10	Frédéric Michalak	69'
SH	9	Sébastien Tillous-Borde	70'
N8	8	Louis Picamoles	56'
OF	7	Bernard Le Roux
BF	6	Damien Chouly
RL	5	Yoann Maestri
LL	4	Pascal Papé (c)	67'
TP	3	Rabah Slimani	63'
HK	2	Guilhem Guirado	56'
LP	1	Eddy Ben Arous	56'
Replacements:
HK	16	Benjamin Kayser	56'
PR	17	Vincent Debaty	56'
PR	18	Uini Atonio	63'
LK	19	Alexandre Flanquart	67'
FL	20	Yannick Nyanga	56'
SH	21	Rory Kockott	70'
FH	22	Rémi Tales	69'
CE	23	Gaël Fickou	67'
Coach:
Philippe Saint-André


FB	15	Mike Brown
RW	14	Jack Nowell
OC	13	Jonathan Joseph
IC	12	Luther Burrell	63'
LW	11	Jonny May	63'
FH	10	George Ford
SH	9	Ben Youngs	48'
N8	8	Billy Vunipola
OF	7	Chris Robshaw (c)
BF	6	James Haskell	53'
RL	5	Courtney Lawes
LL	4	Joe Launchbury	53'
TP	3	Dan Cole	65'
HK	2	Tom Youngs	48'
LP	1	Joe Marler	65'
Replacements:
HK	16	Jamie George	48'
PR	17	Mako Vunipola	65'
PR	18	David Wilson	65'
LK	19	Dave Attwood	53'
N8	20	Nick Easter	53'
SH	21	Danny Care	48'
FH	22	Danny Cipriani	63'
CE	23	Billy Twelvetrees	63'
Coach:
Stuart Lancaster

Touch judges:
John Lacey (Ireland)
Marius Mitrea (Italy)
Television match official:
Simon McDowell (Ireland)

Notes:

Jamie George (England) made his international debut.
Frédéric Michalak became France's top point scorer with 394 points, surpassing Christophe Lamaison's record of 380.

22 August 2015
16:00 EDT (UTC-04)

Canada	23–41	United States
Try: Paris 47' m Blevins 56' m Carpenter 77' c Con: Hirayama (1/2) 78' Pen: McRorie (1/2) 3' Drop: Hirayama (1/1) 17'	Report	Try: Peterson 28' c Durutalo 35' c Suniula 68' c Petri 73' c Dolan 80' c Con: MacGinty (5/5) 29', 36', 70', 75', 80' Pen: MacGinty (2/3) 32', 51'

Twin Elm Rugby Park, Ottawa ^[11]
Attendance: 5,168
Referee: Stuart Berry (South Africa)

Team details


FB	15	Harry Jones
RW	14	Phil Mackenzie	70'
OC	13	Conor Trainor	70'
IC	12	Nick Blevins
LW	11	Taylor Paris
FH	10	Nathan Hirayama
SH	9	Gordon McRorie	54'
N8	8	Aaron Carpenter (c)
OF	7	John Moonlight
BF	6	Nanyak Dala	75'
RL	5	Jon Phelan	54'
LL	4	Tyler Hotson
TP	3	Doug Wooldridge	57'
HK	2	Ray Barkwill	15'	26'	75'
LP	1	Hubert Buydens	57'
Replacements:
HK	16	Benoît Piffero	15'	26'	75'
PR	17	Djustice Sears-Duru	57'
PR	18	Andrew Tiedemann	57'
LK	19	Evan Olmstead	54'
FL	20	Kyle Gilmour	75'
SH	21	Phil Mack	54'
CE	22	Ciaran Hearn	70'
WG	23	Matt Evans	70'
Coach:
Kieran Crowley


FB	15	Chris Wyles (c)
RW	14	Blaine Scully
OC	13	Seamus Kelly
IC	12	Thretton Palamo	57'
LW	11	Brett Thompson
FH	10	AJ MacGinty
SH	9	Mike Petri	75'
N8	8	Danny Barrett	67'
OF	7	Andrew Durutalo
BF	6	Alastair McFarland	75'
RL	5	Greg Peterson	66'
LL	4	Cam Dolan
TP	3	Titi Lamositele	64'
HK	2	Zach Fenoglio	64'
LP	1	Eric Fry	75'
Replacements:
HK	16	Phil Thiel	64'
PR	17	Olive Kilifi	75'
PR	18	Chris Baumann	64'
LK	19	Louis Stanfill	66'
FL	20	Matt Trouville	75'
FL	21	John Quill	62'
SH	22	Niku Kruger	75'
CE	23	Andrew Suniula	57'
Coach:
Mike Tolkin

Man of the Match:
Taylor Paris (Canada)

Touch judges:
Andrew McMaster (Canada)
Greg Garner (England)

Notes:

Niku Kruger (United States) made his international debut.
This win saw the United States claim their third consecutive win over Canada, setting a new record for their longest winning streak against Canada.
41 points was the most points the United States had ever scored against Canada.

Week 5

28 August 2015
19:30 BST (UTC+01)

Nottingham	14–69	Tonga
Try: Penalty try 29' c Skelcey 64' c Con: Rayner (2/2) 30', 65'	Report	Try: Veainu 2' c Fonua (4) 10' c, 39' c, 50' m, 61' m Helu (2) 20' m, 56' c Piutau 43' c Taione 53' c Takulua (2) 70' c, 78' m Con: Fosita (6/8) 3', 10', 40', 44', 54', 56' Takulua (1/3) 71'

Lady Bay Sports Ground, Lady Bay ^[12]
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Ian Tempest (England)

28 August 2015
19:45 BST (UTC+01)

Newcastle Falcons	27–7	Georgia
Try: Mayhew 15' m Catterick 43' m Tait 48' m McGuigan 70' m Harris 77' c Con: Willis (1/3) 78'	Report	Try: Gorgodze 53' c Con: Tsiklauri (1/1) 54'

Kingston Park, Newcastle upon Tyne ^[13]
Attendance: 2,355
Referee: Lloyd Linton (Scotland)

29 August 2015
18:00 JST (UTC+09)

Japan	40–0	Uruguay
Try: Goromaru 12' K. Ono 15' c Broadhurst 25' c Matsushima 44' c Tui 50' m Fukuoka 66' c Con: Goromaru (5/6) 13', 16', 26', 46', 68'	Report

Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, Tokyo ^[1]
Attendance: 11,515
Referee: George Clancy (Ireland)

Team details


FB	15	Ayumu Goromaru
RW	14	Kotaro Matsushima
OC	13	Male Sa'u	61'
IC	12	Craig Wing	40'
LW	11	Kenki Fukuoka
FH	10	Kosei Ono
SH	9	Fumiaki Tanaka	54'
N8	8	Hendrik Tui
OF	7	Michael Broadhurst
BF	6	Michael Leitch (c)
RL	5	Hitoshi Ono	47'
LL	4	Luke Thompson
TP	3	Kensuke Hatakeyama	57'
HK	2	Shota Horie	60'
LP	1	Masataka Mikami	51'
Replacements:
PR	16	Takayuki Watanabe	51'
HK	17	Takeshi Kizu	60'
PR	18	Hiroshi Yamashita	57'
LK	19	Shinya Makabe	47'	67'
FL	20	Hayden Hopgood		67'
SH	21	Atsushi Hiwasa	54'
FH	22	Harumichi Tatekawa	40'
WG	23	Karne Hesketh	61'
Coach:
Eddie Jones


FB	15	Gastón Mieres		46'
RW	14	Leandro Leivas
OC	13	Joaquín Prada		70'
IC	12	Andrés Vilaseca
LW	11	Santiago Gibernau
FH	10	Felipe Berchesi
SH	9	Agustín Ormaechea	4' to 14'
N8	8	Alejandro Nieto
OF	7	Diego Magno		40'
BF	6	Juan Manuel Gaminara	81' to 82'
RL	5	Jorge Zerbino		54'
LL	4	Santiago Vilaseca (c)		48'
TP	3	Mario Sagario		70'
HK	2	Carlos Arboleya		45'
LP	1	Alejo Corral		52'
Replacements:
HK	16	Germán Kessler		45'
PR	17	Oscar Durán		70'
PR	18	Mateo Sanguinetti		52'
LK	19	Mathias Palomeque		48'
FL	20	Matías Beer		40'
FL	21	Juan de Freitas		54'
SH	22	Alejo Durán		70'
CE	23	Alberto Román		46'
Coach:
Pablo Lemoine

Touch judges:
Leighton Hodges (Wales)
Shuhei Kubo (Japan)

29 August 2015
14:30 WEST (UTC+01)

Ireland	10–16	Wales
Try: Henderson 40' c Con: Sexton (1/1) 40' Pen: Sexton (1/1) 28'	Report	Try: Tipuric 23' c Con: Halfpenny (1/1) 25' Pen: Halfpenny (3/3) 17', 63', 70'

Aviva Stadium, Dublin ^[6]
Attendance: 47,430
Referee: Craig Joubert (South Africa)

Team details


FB	15	Rob Kearney
RW	14	David Kearney
OC	13	Luke Fitzgerald	67'
IC	12	Robbie Henshaw
LW	11	Keith Earls	63'
FH	10	Jonathan Sexton	63'
SH	9	Conor Murray	63'
N8	8	Jamie Heaslip
OF	7	Jordi Murphy
BF	6	Peter O'Mahony	50'
RL	5	Paul O'Connell (c)
LL	4	Iain Henderson
TP	3	Nathan White	56'
HK	2	Richardt Strauss	50'
LP	1	Jack McGrath	60'
Replacements:
HK	16	Sean Cronin	50'
PR	17	David Kilcoyne	60'
PR	18	Tadhg Furlong	56'
LK	19	Donnacha Ryan	67'
FL	20	Seán O'Brien	50'
SH	21	Eoin Reddan	63'
FH	22	Paddy Jackson	63'
FB	23	Felix Jones	63'
Coach:
Joe Schmidt


FB	15	Leigh Halfpenny
RW	14	Alex Cuthbert
OC	13	Scott Williams
IC	12	Jamie Roberts	61'
LW	11	George North
FH	10	Dan Biggar	63'
SH	9	Rhys Webb	63'
N8	8	Taulupe Faletau
OF	7	Justin Tipuric
BF	6	Dan Lydiate	50' to 60'
RL	5	Alun Wyn Jones (c)			72'
LL	4	Bradley Davies	53'
TP	3	Tomas Francis	53'
HK	2	Ken Owens	53'
LP	1	Gethin Jenkins	46'
Replacements:
HK	16	Scott Baldwin	53'
PR	17	Paul James	46'
PR	18	Aaron Jarvis	53'
LK	19	Luke Charteris	53'
FL	20	James King	50'	60'	72'
SH	21	Gareth Davies	63'
FH	22	Rhys Priestland	63'
WG	23	Hallam Amos	61'
Coach:
Warren Gatland

Man of the Match:
Justin Tipuric (Wales)

Touch judges:
Wayne Barnes (England)
Luke Pearce (England)
Television match official:
Graham Hughes (England)

Notes:

Tadhg Furlong (Ireland) and Tomas Francis (Wales) made their international debuts.
George North (Wales) earned his 50th test cap, the youngest player to do so for any nation.
This was Ireland's first loss at home since their 24–22 loss to New Zealand during the 2013 end of year tests.

29 August 2015
15:00 BST (UTC+01)

Barbarians	27–24	Samoa
Try: Thomson (2) 1' m, 49' m Gill 23' c Tapuai (2) 29' m, 63' m Con: Lealiifano (1/5) 24' c	Report	Try: Perenise 5' c K. Pisi 34' c Lam 53' c Con: T. Pisi (2/2) 6', 35 Nanai-Williams (1/1) 54' Pen: T. Pisi (1/2) 19'

Olympic Stadium, London ^[14]
Attendance: 41,039
Referee: John Lacey (Ireland)

Team details


FB	15	Paul Williams				40'
RW	14	Taqele Naiyaravoro
OC	13	Ben Tapuai
IC	12	Wynand Olivier
LW	11	Dwayne Sweeney		54'
FH	10	Christian Lealiifano
SH	9	Luke Burgess		54'
N8	8	Pierre Spies		40'
OF	7	Liam Gill
BF	6	Adam Thomson
RL	5	Luke Jones
LL	4	Bakkies Botha (c)		54'
TP	3	Carl Hayman		54'
HK	2	Saia Fainga'a	16' to 26'	54'
LP	1	Benn Robinson		59'
Replacements:
HK	16	Tolu Latu		54'
PR	17	Josh Hohneck		54'
PR	18	Kyle Traynor		59'
LK	19	Ali Williams		54'
FL	20	Jacques Potgieter		40'
SH	21	Nic Groom		54'
FH	22	Mike Harris		14'	23'	40'
WG	23	Tom English		54'
Coach:
Jamie Joseph


FB	15	Tim Nanai-Williams
RW	14	Fa'atoina Autagavaia		69'
OC	13	Paul Perez
IC	12	Rey Lee-Lo
LW	11	Ken Pisi
FH	10	Tusi Pisi		54'
SH	9	Kahn Fotuali'i		40'
N8	8	Ofisa Treviranus (c)		65'
OF	7	Jack Lam
BF	6	Maurie Fa'asavalu		50'
RL	5	Kane Thompson	16'
LL	4	Filo Paulo
TP	3	Anthony Perenise		70'
HK	2	Ole Avei		54'
LP	1	Sakaria Taulafo
Replacements:
HK	16	Manu Leiataua		54'
PR	17	Viliamu Afatia
PR	18	Jake Grey		70'
FL	19	Faifili Levave		50'
N8	20	Sanele Vavae Tuilagi		65'
SH	21	Vavao Afemai		40'
FH	22	Patrick Fa'apale	71' to 80'	54'
CE	23	Johnny Leota		69'
Coach:
Stephen Betham

Touch judges:
Greg Garner (England)
Paul Dix (England)
Television match official:
Sean Davey (England)

29 August 2015
15:15 BST (UTC+01)

Scotland	48–7	Italy
Try: Lamont (2) 8' c, 61' m Barclay 38' c Visser (2) 47' m, 71' c Bennett 79' m Con: Laidlaw (2/4) 9', 38' Russell (1/2) 72' Pen: Laidlaw (4/4) 4', 22', 26', 55'	Report	Try: Campagnaro 29' c Con: Allan (1/1) 30'

Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh ^[10]
Attendance: 43,831
Referee: Romain Poite (France)

Team details


FB	15	Stuart Hogg	68'
RW	14	Sean Lamont
OC	13	Mark Bennett
IC	12	Peter Horne	51'
LW	11	Tim Visser
FH	10	Finn Russell
SH	9	Greig Laidlaw (c)	65'
N8	8	David Denton
OF	7	John Barclay	60'
BF	6	Ryan Wilson
RL	5	Jonny Gray
LL	4	Grant Gilchrist	60'
TP	3	WP Nel	62'
HK	2	Ross Ford	57'
LP	1	Alasdair Dickinson	60'
Replacements:
HK	16	Stuart McInally	57'
PR	17	Gordon Reid	60'
PR	18	Jon Welsh	62'
LK	19	Rob Harley	60'
FL	20	Blair Cowan	60'
SH	21	Henry Pyrgos	65'
FH	22	Ruaridh Jackson	68'
CE	23	Matt Scott	51'
Coach:
Vern Cotter


FB	15	Luke McLean
RW	14	Angelo Esposito		51'
OC	13	Michele Campagnaro
IC	12	Luca Morisi
LW	11	Leonardo Sarto
FH	10	Tommaso Allan		73'
SH	9	Guglielmo Palazzani		73'
N8	8	Samuela Vunisa			74'	78'
OF	7	Francesco Minto	37' to 47'	64'
BF	6	Alessandro Zanni
RL	5	Joshua Furno
LL	4	Marco Fuser		55'
TP	3	Martin Castrogiovanni		55'	74'	78'
HK	2	Leonardo Ghiraldini (c)		64'
LP	1	Matías Agüero		33'
Replacements:
HK	16	Andrea Manici		64'
PR	17	Michele Rizzo	68' to 78'	33'
PR	18	Dario Chistolini		55'
LK	19	Quintin Geldenhuys		55'
FL	20	Mauro Bergamasco		64'
SH	21	Marcello Violi		73'
FH	22	Carlo Canna		73'
FB	23	Andrea Masi		51'
Coach:
Jacques Brunel

Man of the Match:
Alasdair Dickinson (Scotland)

Touch judges:
JP Doyle (England)
Mathieu Raynal (France)
Television match official:
Shaun Veldsman (South Africa)

Notes:

This was Scotland's largest winning margin over Italy of 41 points, surpassing the previous 38 point margin in 2003.
The 48 points was also the most points scored by Scotland over Italy.

29 August 2015
15:00 ADT (UTC-03)

Canada	19–12	Glasgow Warriors
Try: Cudmore 15' c Evans 26' c Van der Merwe 75' m Con: Hirayama (2/2) 16', 27'	Report	Try: G. Bryce 3' m Bulumakau 69' c Con: Wight (1/1) 70'

Graves-Oakley Memorial Park, Halifax ^[15]
Attendance: 4,812
Referee: Chris Assmus (Canada)

30 August 2015
15:30 EDT (UTC-04)

United States	19–24	Harlequins
Try: Palamo 19' m Test 80' m Pen: MacGinty (2/5) 4', 5' Niua (1/1) 60'	Report	Try: Dickson 29' c Wallace (2) 35' c, 67' c Con: N. Evans (2/2) 30', 36' Botica (1/1) 68' Pen: Botica (1/1) 78'

PPL Park, Chester ^[16]
Referee: Kurt Weaver (United States)

Week 6

2 September 2015
19:30 BST (UTC+01)

Georgia	15–16	Canada
Try: Tkhilaishvili 28' c Tsiklauri 74' m Con: Malaghuradze (1/2) 28' Pen: Malaghuradze (1/1) 13'	Report	Try: Tiedemann 4' c Con: Hirayama (1/1) 5' Pen: Hirayama (3/4) 19', 33', 46'

Molesey Road, Esher, Surrey ^[13]
Referee: JP Doyle (England)

Team details


FB	15	Beka Tsiklauri
RW	14	Giorgi Pruidze
OC	13	Merab Sharikadze	46'
IC	12	Tamaz Mchedlidze
LW	11	Giorgi Pruidze
FH	10	Lasha Malaghuradze	74'
SH	9	Giorgi Begadze	57'
N8	8	Lasha Lomidze	60'
OF	7	Mamuka Gorgodze (c)
BF	6	Giorgi Tkhilaishvili
RL	5	Levan Datunashvili	60'
LL	4	Giorgi Nemsadze
TP	3	Levan Chilachava	69'
HK	2	Shalva Mamukashvili	52'
LP	1	Kakha Asieshvili	57'
Replacements:
HK	16	Jaba Bregvadze	52'
PR	17	Mikheil Nariashvili	57'
PR	18	Davit Zirakashvili	69'
LK	19	Konstantin Mikautadze	60'
LK	20	Giorgi Chkhaidze	60'
SH	21	Vazha Khutsishvili	57'
FH	22	Lasha Khmaladze	74'
WG	23	Davit Kacharava	46'
Coach:
Milton Haig


FB	15	Matt Evans	52'
RW	14	Jeff Hassler	71'
OC	13	Ciaran Hearn
IC	12	Nick Blevins
LW	11	Phil Mackenzie
FH	10	Nathan Hirayama
SH	9	Jamie Mackenzie	65'
N8	8	Aaron Carpenter
OF	7	John Moonlight
BF	6	Jebb Sinclair	60'
RL	5	Jamie Cudmore (c)	60'
LL	4	Brett Beukeboom
TP	3	Andrew Tiedemann
HK	2	Ray Barkwill	68'
LP	1	Djustice Sears-Duru	60'
Replacements:
HK	16	Benoît Piffero	68'
PR	17	Hubert Buydens	60'
PR	18	Jason Marshall
LK	19	Evan Olmstead	60'
FL	20	Kyle Gilmour	60'
SH	21	Gordon McRorie	65'
CE	22	Conor Trainor	71'
FB	23	Harry Jones	52'
Coach:
Kieran Crowley

Touch judges:
Luke Pearce (England)
Greg Garner (England)

Notes:

Giorgi Nemsadze (Georgia) earned his 50th test cap.

5 September 2015
14:30 BST (UTC+01)

England	21–13	Ireland
Try: May 2' c Watson 13' m Con: Ford (1/2) 4' Pen: Ford (1/1) 46' Farrell (2/2) 72', 77'	Report	Try: O'Connell 52' c Con: Sexton (1/1) 53' Pen: Sexton (2/2) 7', 49'

Twickenham, London ^[7]
Attendance: 80,138
Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)

Team details


FB	15	Mike Brown
RW	14	Anthony Watson
OC	13	Jonathan Joseph
IC	12	Brad Barritt	59'
LW	11	Jonny May
FH	10	George Ford	59'
SH	9	Ben Youngs	59'
N8	8	Ben Morgan	55'
OF	7	Chris Robshaw (c)
BF	6	Tom Wood
RL	5	Geoff Parling	12' to 18'		44'
LL	4	Courtney Lawes
TP	3	Dan Cole	61'
HK	2	Tom Youngs	59'
LP	1	Joe Marler	55'
Replacements:
HK	16	Jamie George	59'
PR	17	Mako Vunipola	55'
PR	18	Kieran Brookes	61'
LK	19	Joe Launchbury	12'	18'	44'
N8	20	Billy Vunipola	55'
SH	21	Richard Wigglesworth	59'
FH	22	Owen Farrell	59'
CE	23	Sam Burgess	59'
Coach:
Stuart Lancaster


FB	15	Simon Zebo	69'
RW	14	Tommy Bowe
OC	13	Jared Payne
IC	12	Robbie Henshaw	59'
LW	11	David Kearney	59' to 65'
FH	10	Jonathan Sexton		65'
SH	9	Conor Murray	16'
N8	8	Jamie Heaslip
OF	7	Seán O'Brien	60'
BF	6	Peter O'Mahony
RL	5	Paul O'Connell (c)	65'
LL	4	Devin Toner
TP	3	Mike Ross	59'
HK	2	Rory Best	60'
LP	1	Jack McGrath
Replacements:
HK	16	Richardt Strauss	60'
PR	17	Tadhg Furlong	69'
PR	18	Nathan White	59'
LK	19	Donnacha Ryan	65'
FL	20	Chris Henry	60'
SH	21	Eoin Reddan	16'
FH	22	Ian Madigan	59'
CE	23	Darren Cave	59'
Coach:
Joe Schmidt

Man of the Match:
Tom Wood (England)

Touch judges:
Romain Poite (France)
Leighton Hodges (Wales)
Television match official:
Shaun Veldsman (South Africa)

5 September 2015
15:00 BST (UTC+01)

Leicester Tigers	34–55	Argentina
Try: Brugnara 30' c Beckett 61' c Burns 66' c Odogwu 68' c Con: Bell (1/1) 30' Burns (3/3) 62', 67', 69' Pen: Bell (2/2) 10', 40'	Report	Try: Cordero 6' c Bosch 12' c Imhoff 20' c Sánchez 38' c Montoya 48' m Agulla (2) 58' m, 80' c Socino 72' m Leguizamón 78' m Con: Sánchez (4/4) 7', 13', 20', 38' Socino (1/5) 80'

Welford Road, Leicester ^[17]
Referee: Tim Wigglesworth (England)

5 September 2015
16:30 BST (UTC+01)

Wasps	19–25	Samoa
Try: Hughes 4' m Wade 27' c Gaskell 76' c Con: Gopperth (1/2) 28' Lozowski (1/1) 77'	Report	Try: Levave 51' c Autagavaia 56' m Faosiliva 78' c Con: Stanley (1/2) 51' Fa’apale (1/1) 80' Pen: Stanley (2/3) 30', 41'

Ricoh Arena, Coventry ^[18]
Attendance: 10,898
Referee: Neil Hennesey (Wales)

5 September 2015
16:45 BST (UTC+01)

Japan	13–10	Georgia
Try: Lelei Mafi 77' c Con: Goromaru (1/1) 78' Pen: Goromaru (2/3) 2', 26'	Report	Try: Giorgadze 15' c Con: Kvirikashvili (1/1) 16' Pen: Malaghuradze (1/2) 70'

Kingsholm Stadium, Gloucester ^[13]
Referee: John Lacey (Ireland)

Team details


FB	15	Ayumu Goromaru
RW	14	Yoshikazu Fujita		46'
OC	13	Male Sa'u
IC	12	Craig Wing
LW	11	Hendrik Tui
FH	10	Harumichi Tatekawa		49'
SH	9	Fumiaki Tanaka		62'
N8	8	Ryu Holani		46'
OF	7	Michael Broadhurst
BF	6	Michael Leitch (c)
RL	5	Luke Thompson
LL	4	Hitoshi Ono		54'
TP	3	Hiroshi Yamashita		34'
HK	2	Shota Horie	31' to 41'	74'
LP	1	Masataka Mikami
Replacements:
PR	16	Takayuki Watanabe
HK	17	Takeshi Kizu		74'
PR	18	Kensuke Hatakeyama		34'
LK	19	Shinya Makabe		54'
N8	20	Amanaki Lelei Mafi		46'
SH	21	Atsushi Hiwasa		62'
FH	22	Kosei Ono		49'
CE	23	Kotaro Matsushima		46'
Coach:
Eddie Jones


FB	15	Merab Kvirikashvili
RW	14	Muraz Giorgadze
OC	13	Davit Kacharava
IC	12	Merab Sharikadze		58'
LW	11	Giorgi Aptsiauri
FH	10	Lasha Malaghuradze
SH	9	Vasil Lobzhanidze		55'
N8	8	Mamuka Gorgodze (c)		67'
OF	7	Vito Kolelishvili	27' to 37'
BF	6	Shalva Sutiashvili
RL	5	Kote Mikautadze
LL	4	Giorgi Nemsadze		60'
TP	3	Davit Zirakashvili		60'
HK	2	Jaba Bregvadze		49'
LP	1	Mikheil Nariashvili		60'
Replacements:
HK	16	Shalva Mamukashvili		49'
PR	17	Davit Kubriashvili		60'
PR	18	Levan Chilachava		60'
LK	19	Levan Datunashvili		60'
LK	20	Giorgi Chkhaidze		67'
SH	21	Giorgi Begadze		55'
CE	22	Tamaz Mchedlidze		58'
WG	23	Giorgi Pruidze
Coach:
Milton Haig

Touch judges:
Marius Mitrea (Italy)
Tom Foley (England)
Television match official:
Simon Adams (England)

Notes:

Davit Zirakashvili (Georgia) earned his 50th test caps.

5 September 2015
17:00 BST (UTC+01)

Wales	23–19	Italy
Try: North 12' m Pen: Halfpenny (5/5) 28', 48', 61', 64', 68' Biggar (1/1) 74'	Report	Try: Sarto 2' m Palazzani 80' m Pen: Allan (2/2) 9', 31' Drop: Canna (1/1) 62'

Millennium Stadium, Cardiff ^[2]
Attendance: 52,981
Referee: George Clancy (Ireland)

Team details


FB	15	Leigh Halfpenny			69'
RW	14	Alex Cuthbert	20'	26'
OC	13	Cory Allen
IC	12	Scott Williams
LW	11	George North
FH	10	Dan Biggar
SH	9	Rhys Webb	26'
N8	8	Taulupe Faletau	63'
OF	7	Sam Warburton (c)
BF	6	James King
RL	5	Dominic Day
LL	4	Jake Ball	53'
TP	3	Tomas Francis	63'
HK	2	Ken Owens	68'
LP	1	Gethin Jenkins	53'
Replacements:
HK	16	Kristian Dacey	68'
PR	17	Paul James	53'
PR	18	Aaron Jarvis	63'
LK	19	Luke Charteris	53'
FL	20	Ross Moriarty	63'
SH	21	Gareth Davies	26'
FH	22	Rhys Priestland
FB	23	Matthew Morgan	20'	26'	69'
Coach:
Warren Gatland


FB	15	Andrea Masi
RW	14	Leonardo Sarto
OC	13	Luca Morisi	4'
IC	12	Gonzalo Garcia	65'
LW	11	Giovanbattista Venditti
FH	10	Tommaso Allan	58'
SH	9	Edoardo Gori
N8	8	Sergio Parisse (c)	65'
OF	7	Francesco Minto
BF	6	Alessandro Zanni
RL	5	Joshua Furno	65'
LL	4	Quintin Geldenhuys
TP	3	Martin Castrogiovanni	40'
HK	2	Leonardo Ghiraldini	75'
LP	1	Michele Rizzo	52'
Replacements:
HK	16	Andrea Manici	75'
PR	17	Matías Agüero	52'
PR	18	Lorenzo Cittadini	40'
LK	19	Valerio Bernabò	65'
FL	20	Samuela Vunisa	65'
SH	21	Guglielmo Palazzani	65'
FH	22	Carlo Canna	58'
WG	23	Luke McLean	4'
Coach:
Jacques Brunel

Man of the Match:
Scott Williams (Wales)

Touch judges:
Greg Garner (England)
Dudley Phillips (Ireland)
Television match official:
Simon McDowell (Ireland)

5 September 2015
21:00 EEST (UTC+03)

Romania	16–21	Tonga
Try: Rădoi 79' c Con: Vlaicu (1/1) 80' Pen: Vlaicu (3/3) 30', 38', 58'	Report	Try: Penalty try 26' c Takulua 69' m Con: Morath (1/2) 27' Pen: Morath (3/4) 40' 62', 73'

Stadionul Arcul de Triumf, Bucharest ^[3]
Referee: Pascal Gaüzère (France)

Team details


FB	15	Cătălin Fercu
RW	14	Mădălin Lemnaru
OC	13	Paula Kinikinilau
IC	12	Florin Vlaicu
LW	11	Adrian Apostol
FH	10	Dănuț Dumbravă	58'
SH	9	Florin Surugiu
N8	8	Mihai Macovei (c)
OF	7	Viorel Lucaci	70'
BF	6	Valentin Ursache
RL	5	Johan van Heerden
LL	4	Valentin Popîrlan	68'
TP	3	Ion Paulică	62'
HK	2	Otar Turashvili	52'
LP	1	Andrei Ursache	62'
Replacements:
HK	16	Andrei Rădoi	52'
PR	17	Mihai Lazăr	62'
PR	18	Horațiu Pungea	62'
LK	19	Marius Antonescu	68'
N8	20	Daniel Carpo	70'
SH	21	Valentin Calafeteanu
WG	22	Ionuț Botezatu
CE	23	Csaba Gál	58'
Coach:
Lynn Howells


FB	15	Telusa Veainu
RW	14	David Halaifonua
OC	13	William Helu	71'
IC	12	Siale Piutau
LW	11	Fetu'u Vainikolo	54'
FH	10	Kurt Morath
SH	9	Sonatane Takulua
N8	8	Sione Kalamafoni
OF	7	Nili Latu (c)
BF	6	Steve Mafi	68'
RL	5	Joe Tuineau	58'
LL	4	Tukulua Lokotui
TP	3	Halani Aulika	62'
HK	2	Elvis Taione	40'
LP	1	Soane Tonga'uiha	57'
Replacements:
HK	16	Paul Ngauamo	40'
PR	17	Sila Puafisi	57'
PR	18	Sona Taumalolo	62'
FL	19	Hale T-Pole	58'
N8	20	Viliami Ma'afu	68'
SH	21	Sosefo Ma’ake
FH	22	Latiume Fosita	71'
FB	23	Vunga Lilo	54'
Coach:
Mana Otai

Touch judges:
Mathieu Raynal (France)
Alexandre Ruiz (France)

Notes:

Florin Surugiu (Romania) earned his 50th test cap.
Paula Kinikinilau and Johan van Heerden (Romania) made their international debuts.
This was Tonga's first ever win over Romania.

5 September 2015
21:00 CEST (UTC+02)

France	19–16	Scotland
Try: Nakaitaci 72' Con: Parra (1/1) 73' Pen: Michalak (3/4) 17', 30', 43' Spedding (1/1) 58'	Report	Try: Seymour 60' c Con: Laidlaw (1/1) 61' Pen: Laidlaw (3/3) 8', 21', 40'

Stade de France, Saint-Denis ^[10]
Attendance: 47,200
Referee: Wayne Barnes (England)

Team details


FB	15	Scott Spedding
RW	14	Yoann Huget
OC	13	Mathieu Bastareaud
IC	12	Wesley Fofana	34'
LW	11	Noa Nakaitaci
FH	10	Frédéric Michalak	72'
SH	9	Sébastien Tillous-Borde	59'
N8	8	Louis Picamoles	65'
OF	7	Damien Chouly
BF	6	Thierry Dusautoir (c)
RL	5	Alexandre Flanquart
LL	4	Pascal Papé	52'
TP	3	Rabah Slimani	3'	8'	56'
HK	2	Guilhem Guirado	56'
LP	1	Eddy Ben Arous	56'
Replacements:
HK	16	Dimitri Szarzewski	56'
PR	17	Vincent Debaty	56'
PR	18	Nicolas Mas	3'	8'	56'
FL	19	Bernard Le Roux	52'
FL	20	Yannick Nyanga	65'
SH	21	Morgan Parra	59'
FH	22	Rémi Tales	72'
CE	23	Alexandre Dumoulin	34'
Coach:
Philippe Saint-André


FB	15	Sean Maitland
RW	14	Tommy Seymour		67'
OC	13	Mark Bennett
IC	12	Matt Scott
LW	11	Tim Visser
FH	10	Finn Russell
SH	9	Greig Laidlaw (c)
N8	8	David Denton	70' to 80'
OF	7	John Hardie
BF	6	Ryan Wilson		6'
RL	5	Jonny Gray		62'
LL	4	Richie Gray
TP	3	WP Nel		59'
HK	2	Ross Ford		64'
LP	1	Alasdair Dickinson		6'
Replacements:
HK	16	Fraser Brown		64'
PR	17	Gordon Reid		6'
PR	18	Jon Welsh		59'
LK	19	Tim Swinson		62'
FL	20	Alasdair Strokosch		53'
SH	21	Sam Hidalgo-Clyne
FH	22	Duncan Weir
WG	23	Sean Lamont		67'
Coach:
Vern Cotter

Touch judges:
JP Doyle (England)
Luke Pearce (England)
Television match official:
Graham Hughes (England)

5 September 2015
18:30 CDT (UTC-05)

United States	10–47	Australia
Try: Petri 31' c Con: MacGinty (1/1) 33' Pen: MacGinty (1/1) 19'	Report	Try: Foley 8' c Phipps 14' c McMahon 48' c Mumm 54' c Beale 69' c Cooper 74' c Naiyaravoro 78' m Con: Foley (6/7) 9', 15', 49', 55', 70', 74'

Soldier Field, Chicago ^[19]
Attendance: 23,212
Referee: Jaco Peyper (South Africa)

Team details


FB	15	Blaine Scully	15'	21'
RW	14	Takudzwa Ngwenya
OC	13	Seamus Kelly
IC	12	Thretton Palamo			75'
LW	11	Chris Wyles (c)
FH	10	AJ MacGinty	71'
SH	9	Mike Petri
N8	8	Samu Manoa	40'
OF	7	Andrew Durutalo
BF	6	Alastair McFarland	38'
RL	5	Greg Peterson
LL	4	Cam Dolan	58'
TP	3	Titi Lamositele	58'
HK	2	Zach Fenoglio	4'	10'	56'
LP	1	Eric Fry	56'
Replacements:
HK	16	Phil Thiel	4'	10'	56'
PR	17	Olive Kilifi	56'
PR	18	Chris Baumann	58'
LK	19	Louis Stanfill	58'
FL	20	John Quill	40'
N8	21	Danny Barrett	38'
FH	22	Shalom Suniula	71'
CE	23	Folau Niua	15'	21'	75'
Coach:
Mike Tolkin


FB	15	Kurtley Beale
RW	14	Joe Tomane
OC	13	Henry Speight
IC	12	Matt Giteau	55'
LW	11	Rob Horne	70'
FH	10	Bernard Foley
SH	9	Nick Phipps	46'
N8	8	Wycliff Palu	50'
OF	7	Sean McMahon
BF	6	Ben McCalman
RL	5	Rob Simmons	46'
LL	4	Kane Douglas
TP	3	Greg Holmes	56'
HK	2	Tatafu Polota-Nau	58'
LP	1	James Slipper (c)	65'
Replacements:
HK	16	James Hanson	58'
PR	17	Scott Sio	65'
PR	18	Toby Smith	56'
LK	19	Dean Mumm	46'
LK	20	Sam Carter	50'
SH	21	Will Genia	46'
FH	22	Quade Cooper	55'
WG	23	Taqele Naiyaravoro	70'
Coach:
Michael Cheika

Man of the Match:
Sean McMahon

Touch judges:
Joaquín Montes (Uruguay)
Dave Smortchevsky (Canada)
Television match official:
Andrew McMaster (Canada)

Notes:

Chris Wyles (United States) earned his 50th test cap.
Taqele Naiyaravoro and Toby Smith (both Australia) made their international debuts.

6 September 2015
14:30 BST (UTC+01)

Canada	18–47	Fiji
Try: Trainor 33' m Van der Merwe (2) 69' m, 71' m Pen: McRorie (1/1) 16'	Report	Try: Matawalu (2) 22' c, 37' c Nayacalevu (2) 25' c, 60' c Talebula 78' c Con: Nadolo (5/5) 23', 26', 38', 61', 79' Pen: Nadolo (4/4) 8', 12', 30', 63'

Twickenham Stoop, London ^[20]
Referee: Mathieu Raynal (France)

Team details


FB	15	Harry Jones	45'
RW	14	Phil Mackenzie	71'
OC	13	Conor Trainor
IC	12	Connor Braid
LW	11	D. T. H. van der Merwe
FH	10	Liam Underwood
SH	9	Gordon McRorie	66'
N8	8	Richard Thorpe
OF	7	Nanyak Dala
BF	6	Kyle Gilmour
RL	5	Jamie Cudmore (c)	52'
LL	4	Evan Olmstead
TP	3	Jason Marshall	13'
HK	2	Benoît Piffero	52'
LP	1	Hubert Buydens	52'
Replacements:
HK	16	Aaron Carpenter	52'
PR	17	Djustice Sears-Duru	52'
PR	18	Jake Ilnicki	13'
FL	19	Jebb Sinclair	52'
FL	20	John Moonlight
SH	21	Phil Mack	66'
CE	22	Ciaran Hearn	45'
CE	23	Nick Blevins	71'
Coach:
Kieran Crowley


FB	15	Metuisela Talebula
RW	14	Waisea Nayacalevu
OC	13	Vereniki Goneva		75'
IC	12	Gabiriele Lovobalavu
LW	11	Nemani Nadolo
FH	10	Josh Matavesi		61'
SH	9	Nikola Matawalu		40'
N8	8	Sakiusa Matadigo		42'
OF	7	Akapusi Qera (c)
BF	6	Dominiko Waqaniburotu
RL	5	Leone Nakarawa
LL	4	Api Ratuniyarawa		55'
TP	3	Manasa Saulo		71'
HK	2	Sunia Koto		60'
LP	1	Campese Ma'afu		52'
Replacements:
HK	16	Viliame Veikoso		60'
PR	17	Peni Ravai		52'
PR	18	Lee-roy Atalifo		71'
LK	19	Tevita Cavubati		55'
N8	20	Netani Talei	71' to 80'	42'
SH	21	Nemia Kenatale		40'
FH	22	Asaeli Tikoirotuma		61'
FB	23	Kini Murimurivalu		75'
Coach:
John McKee

Touch judges:
Ian Davies (Wales)
Vlad Iordachescu (Romania)

6 September 2015
17:00 CEST (UTC+02)

Basque Selection	19–41	Uruguay
	Report

Campos Deportivos de Fadura, Getxo ^[21]

Team details


FB	15	Jon Iturriria
RW	14	Ander Ayala
OC	13	Vincent Bordagaray
IC	12	Beñat Goicoetxea
LW	11	Clement Sallaber
FH	10	Igor Genua
SH	9	Pablo Feijóo
N8	8	Jon Magunazelaia
OF	7	Juanicotena
BF	6	Clement Pinon (c)
RL	5	Julen Zamakola
LL	4	Damien Elgoyhen
TP	3	Sebastien Guillemin
HK	2	David Pérez
LP	1	Ekaitz Sadaba
Replacements:
PR	16	Christophe Gaye
HK	17	Facundo Orive
PR	18	Iker Lavín
LK	19	Gastón Ibarburu
FL	20	William Broca
SH	21	Mikel Ezeiza
WG	22	Mathieu Betache
WG	23	Axier Álvarez de Eulate
Coach:
Jean Pierre Elissalde


FB	15	Jerónimo Etcheverry
RW	14	Francisco Bulanti
OC	13	Joaquín Prada
IC	12	Alberto Román
LW	11	Rodrigo Silva
FH	10	Manuel Blengio
SH	9	Alejo Durán
N8	8	Agustín Alonso
OF	7	Fernando Bascou
BF	6	Juan de Freitas
RL	5	Mathias Palomeque
LL	4	Franco Lamanna
TP	3	Oscar Durán (c)
HK	2	Germán Kessler
LP	1	Mateo Sanguinetti
Replacements:
HK	16	Carlos Arboleya
PR	17	Mario Sagario
PR	18	Alejo Corral
LK	19	Jorge Zerbino
FL	20	Diego Magno
FL	21	Matías Beer
SH	22	Andrés Vilaseca
WG	23	Santiago Gibernau
Coach:
Pablo Lemoine

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Rugby World Cup warm-ups

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2015 Rugby World Cup

Stages	Pool A Pool B Pool C Pool D Knockout stage Final

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2015 Rugby World Cup finalists

Pool A	Australia England Wales Fiji Uruguay

Pool B	South Africa Samoa Scotland Japan USA

Pool C	New Zealand Argentina Tonga Georgia Namibia

Pool D	France Ireland Italy Canada Romania

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References