| Date | 17 July 2015 – 8 August 2015 |
|---|---|
| Countries |  Argentina Australia New Zealand South Africa |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Australia (4th title) |
| Bledisloe Cup | New Zealand |
| Freedom Cup | New Zealand |
| Mandela Challenge Plate | Australia |
| Puma Trophy | Australia |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 6 |
| Tries scored | 33 (5.5 per match) |
| Attendance | 243,416 (40,569 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Handré Pollard (30) |
| Most tries | Adam Ashley-Cooper (3) Juan Imhoff (3) |
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The 2015 Rugby Championship was the fourth edition of the expanded annual southern hemisphere Rugby Championship consisting of Argentina, Australia, South Africa and New Zealand.
The 2015 Championship was a shorter competition than normal, with each team playing each other once, rather than twice (home and away). This was so that teams had a longer preparation time ahead of the 2015 Rugby World Cup which started on 18 September. However, New Zealand hosted an additional match against Australia in Auckland on 15 August which acted as the second Bledisloe Cup test and as a World Cup warm-up.[1] Argentina hosted a second match against South Africa on the same date.
The tournament was known for sponsorship reasons as The Castle Rugby Championship in South Africa, The Investec Rugby Championship in New Zealand, The Castrol Edge Rugby Championship in Australia and The Personal Rugby Championship in Argentina.
Australia won the Championship, becoming just the second team to win the tournament since 2012.[2] However, including the previous format of the Championship, Australia claimed the title for the first time since 2011, and achieved a 100% win rate for the first time ever in either format.[3][4]
South Africa finished bottom of the table. This was also the first ever year that South Africa failed to record a single win in either the Rugby Championship or Tri Nations Series.[5]
- ^ "Draw revealed for The Rugby Championship 2015". SANZAR. 14 October 2014. Retrieved 4 April 2015.
- ^ "Australia 27-19 New Zealand: Rugby Championship decider – as it happened". Guardian. 8 August 2015. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
- ^ "Australia 27-19 New Zealand". BBC Sport. 8 August 2015. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
- ^ "Australia 27 New Zealand 19, Rugby Championship match report: All Blacks' aura dented by shock defeat". Daily Telegraph. 8 August 2015. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
- ^ "Rugby Championship: South Africa 25-37 Argentina". BBC Sport. 8 August 2015. Retrieved 10 August 2015.