Pool B (2015 Rugby World Cup)
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Pool B (2015 Rugby World Cup) was one of the tournament’s group-stage pools, notable for featuring Japan’s historic upset victory over South Africa among its round-robin matches.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Pool B (2015 Rugby World Cup) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Pool B (2015 Rugby World Cup) Context triple: [Japan vs South Africa (2015 Rugby World Cup), tookPlaceIn, Pool B (2015 Rugby World Cup)]
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Group A of the 2015 Rugby World Cup
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.
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B.
2015 Rugby World Cup
The 2015 Rugby World Cup was the eighth edition of rugby union’s premier international tournament, held in England and won by New Zealand’s All Blacks, who became the first team to claim three World Cup titles.
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C.
2019 Rugby World Cup
The 2019 Rugby World Cup was the ninth edition of the men's Rugby World Cup, hosted by Japan and notable as the first tournament held in Asia.
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2011 Rugby World Cup
The 2011 Rugby World Cup was the seventh edition of rugby union’s premier international tournament, hosted by New Zealand and won by the All Blacks on home soil.
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E.
Sharks Sevens
Sharks Sevens is the rugby sevens team associated with South Africa’s Sharks rugby union franchise, competing in shortened, fast-paced formats of the game.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: Pool B (2015 Rugby World Cup) Target entity description: Pool B (2015 Rugby World Cup) was one of the tournament’s group-stage pools, notable for featuring Japan’s historic upset victory over South Africa among its round-robin matches.
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A.
Group A of the 2015 Rugby World Cup
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.
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B.
2015 Rugby World Cup
The 2015 Rugby World Cup was the eighth edition of rugby union’s premier international tournament, held in England and won by New Zealand’s All Blacks, who became the first team to claim three World Cup titles.
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C.
2019 Rugby World Cup
The 2019 Rugby World Cup was the ninth edition of the men's Rugby World Cup, hosted by Japan and notable as the first tournament held in Asia.
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D.
2011 Rugby World Cup
The 2011 Rugby World Cup was the seventh edition of rugby union’s premier international tournament, hosted by New Zealand and won by the All Blacks on home soil.
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E.
Sharks Sevens
Sharks Sevens is the rugby sevens team associated with South Africa’s Sharks rugby union franchise, competing in shortened, fast-paced formats of the game.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Rugby World Cup pool
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rugby union match ⓘ |
| bonusPointRule |
1 bonus point for losing by seven points or fewer
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1 bonus point for scoring four or more tries ⓘ |
| city | Brighton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | England ⓘ |
| date | 2015-09-19 ⓘ |
| didNotQualifyForQuarterFinals |
Japan national rugby union team
NERFINISHED
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Samoa national rugby union team NERFINISHED ⓘ United States national rugby union team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editionOfTournament | eighth Rugby World Cup ⓘ |
| endDate | 2015-10-11 ⓘ |
| featuredUpset | Japan’s victory over South Africa GENERATED ⓘ |
| fifthPlace | United States national rugby union team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| finalScore | Japan 34–32 South Africa ⓘ |
| format | round-robin ⓘ |
| fourthPlace | Samoa national rugby union team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governingBody | World Rugby NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hostCountry |
England
NERFINISHED
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Wales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location |
England
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Wales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| loser | South Africa national rugby union team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nickname | Brighton Miracle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableMatch | Japan vs South Africa (2015 Rugby World Cup) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfMatches | 10 ⓘ |
| numberOfTeams | 5 ⓘ |
| partOf | 2015 Rugby World Cup NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| pointSystem |
2 points for a draw
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4 points for a win ⓘ |
| poolLetter | B ⓘ |
| qualifiedForQuarterFinals |
Scotland national rugby union team
NERFINISHED
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South Africa national rugby union team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| runnerUp | Scotland national rugby union team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sport | rugby union ⓘ |
| startDate | 2015-09-19 ⓘ |
| team |
Japan national rugby union team
NERFINISHED
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Samoa national rugby union team NERFINISHED ⓘ Scotland national rugby union team NERFINISHED ⓘ South Africa national rugby union team NERFINISHED ⓘ United States national rugby union team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| thirdPlace | Japan national rugby union team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tookPlaceIn | Pool B (2015 Rugby World Cup) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tournamentStage | group stage ⓘ |
| venue | Brighton Community Stadium NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| winner |
Japan national rugby union team
NERFINISHED
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South Africa national rugby union team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| year | 2015 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Pool B (2015 Rugby World Cup) Description of subject: Pool B (2015 Rugby World Cup) was one of the tournament’s group-stage pools, notable for featuring Japan’s historic upset victory over South Africa among its round-robin matches.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Japan vs South Africa (2015 Rugby World Cup)