_(cropped).jpg) Twickenham Stadium hosted the match | |||||||
| 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)[1] | ||||||
| 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 beat Australia 34–17, winning the World Cup for a record third time, and becoming the first team to retain the Webb Ellis Cup. The 51 points scored in this final is the highest of all Rugby World Cup finals.
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 1987 final. 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.[2]
- ^ "Match official appointments for RWC 2015 bronze final and final". rugbyworldcup.com. 26 October 2015. Retrieved 28 October 2015.
- ^ Riddle, Geoffrey (16 October 2015). "European sides on high alert of last-eight exodus at Rugby World Cup". The National. Retrieved 20 October 2015.