Men's Rugby World Cup 2015 · Twickenham, London · 3 October 2015Head-to-head
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Australia won by 20 points.Half-time 3–17 · Tries 1–3 · ENG 1 yellow card
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Tacklesmademissed
ENG12015
AUS12422
← Australia attack · England attack →Hover a try for detail · dots = tackles made · dashed = penalty goal · orange = missed · squares = rucks · triangles = line breaks and defenders beaten · rings = turnovers · bars at the foot = zone counts · thin lines = kicks from hand = attacking entries and ball won per band
- Tackle positions are not in the feed for this match.
Tries and goal kicks as a table
| Min | Team | What | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20′ | Australia | Try, Bernard Foley, converted | 3–8 |
| 35′ | Australia | Try, Bernard Foley, converted | 3–15 |
| 56′ | England | Try, Anthony Watson, converted | 8–20 |
| 80′ | Australia | Try, Matt Giteau, converted | 13–31 |
| 8′ | Australia | Penalty goal scored | |
| 13′ | England | Penalty goal scored | |
| 50′ | Australia | Penalty goal scored | |
| 65′ | England | Penalty goal scored | |
| 72′ | Australia | Penalty goal scored | |
| 76′ | Australia | Penalty goal scored |
Sample dataTerritory shares are estimated, and tries without a recorded position are placed in the in-goal. Other positions are as logged by the match feed and approximate.
Score progression
Drag to replay the match on the pitchSwipe the chart sideways for the full match.20′Bernard Foley35′Bernard Foley56′Anthony Watson80′Matt Giteau
ENG
Team stats
AUS49%Possession51%
47%Territory53%
111Carries104
423Metres gained283
7Clean breaks5
22Defenders beaten15
169Passes134
8Offloads8
120Tackles made124
15Tackles missed22
76/84Rucks won82/86
7/8Lineouts won11/13
5/6Scrums won8/8
4/4Mauls won8/9
6Turnovers won8
9Penalties conceded6
32Kicks from hand32
410Kick metres495
Goal kicking
ENG conversions 1/1, penalties 2/2 · AUS conversions 3/3, penalties 4/4. Pale segment = set piece lost.
ENG conversions 1/1, penalties 2/2 · AUS conversions 3/3, penalties 4/4. Pale segment = set piece lost.
Match statistics and event positions come from World Rugby’s public match feed, which is unofficial and not licensed for reuse; TheBreakdown reduces them to the figures shown.
Line-ups
England
- 1Joe MarlerProp
- 2Tom YoungsHooker
- 3Dan ColeProp
- 4Joe LaunchburySecond row
- 5Geoff ParlingSecond row
- 6Tom WoodFlanker
- 7Chris RobshawFlanker
- 8Ben MorganNumber 8
- 9Ben YoungsScrum-half
- 10Owen FarrellFly-half
- 11Jonny MayWing
- 12Brad BarrittCentre
- 13Jonathan JosephCentre
- 14Anthony WatsonWing
- 15Mike BrownFull-back
- 16Rob WebberBench
- 17Mako VunipolaBench
- 18Kieran BrookesBench
- 19George KruisBench
- 20Nick EasterBench
- 21Richard WigglesworthBench
- 22George FordBench
- 23Sam BurgessBench
Australia
- 1Scott SioProp
- 2Stephen MooreHooker
- 3Sekope KepuProp
- 4Kane DouglasSecond row
- 5Rob SimmonsSecond row
- 6Scott FardyFlanker
- 7Michael HooperFlanker
- 8David PocockNumber 8
- 9Will GeniaScrum-half
- 10Bernard FoleyFly-half
- 11Rob HorneWing
- 12Matt GiteauCentre
- 13Tevita KuridraniCentre
- 14Adam Ashley-CooperWing
- 15Israel FolauFull-back
- 16Tatafu Polota-NauBench
- 17James SlipperBench
- 18Greg HolmesBench
- 19Dean MummBench
- 20Ben McCalmanBench
- 21Nick PhippsBench
- 22Matt ToomuaBench
- 23Kurtley BealeBench
Match officials
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Context
All-time, England 29–27 Australia, 1 drawn in 57 scored Tests. Full head-to-head
England going in
Australia going in
- Previous meeting: 29 November 2014, England 26–17 Australia
- Next meeting on record: 11 June 2016
Also on this day
Results to 27 September 2026. Scoring and line-ups come from World Rugby match summaries where available; older Tests may have neither.