Group A of the 2015 Rugby World Cup
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Group A of the 2015 Rugby World Cup was one of the tournament’s four opening-stage pools, featuring host nation England alongside Australia, Wales, Fiji, and Uruguay competing for quarter-final qualification.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Rugby World Cup pool
ⓘ
sports tournament group ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Pool A NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bonusPointRule |
1 bonus point for losing by seven points or fewer
ⓘ
1 bonus point for scoring four or more tries ⓘ |
| competitionFormat | round-robin ⓘ |
| confederation | World Rugby NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| determinedQuarterFinalOpponentsFor | knockout stage of the 2015 Rugby World Cup NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editionOfTournament | eighth Rugby World Cup ⓘ |
| eliminatedTeam |
England
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Fiji NERFINISHED ⓘ Uruguay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuredHostNation | true GENERATED ⓘ |
| genderCategory | men's tournament ⓘ |
| governingBody | World Rugby NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hostCountry |
England
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Wales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hostNationEliminated | England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hostNationEliminationStage | pool stage ⓘ |
| hostNationInGroup | England national rugby union team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nickName | Pool of Death NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableMatch |
England vs Australia
ⓘ
England vs Wales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfTeams | 5 ⓘ |
| openingMatch | England vs Fiji NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| openingMatchDate | 2015-09-18 ⓘ |
| openingMatchHostCity | London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| openingMatchVenue | Twickenham Stadium NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | 2015 Rugby World Cup NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| pointsSystem |
0 points for a loss
ⓘ
2 points for a draw ⓘ 4 points for a win ⓘ |
| poolLetter | A ⓘ |
| qualificationSpots | 2 ⓘ |
| qualifiedForQuarterFinals |
Australia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Wales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reasonForNickName | contained three top-tier teams competing for two quarter-final places ⓘ |
| sport | rugby union ⓘ |
| team |
Australia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
England NERFINISHED ⓘ Fiji NERFINISHED ⓘ Uruguay NERFINISHED ⓘ Wales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tournamentStage | pool stage ⓘ |
| year | 2015 ⓘ |
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subject surface form:
Pool A (2015 Rugby World Cup)