ANGLIA

Locul 4 in World Rugby Rankings. A participat la toate editiile de pana acum.

Palmares:

-       -  un titlu mondial (2003)

-       -  de 26 de ori castigatoare a turneului Six Nations (aici incluzand si titlurile castigate pe vremea cand turneul se numea Home Nations, iar mai apoi Five Nations), de 12 ori reusind Grand Slam-ul.

Inaintare: Kieran Brookes, Dan Coles, Jamie George, James Haskell, George Kruis, Joe Launchbury, Courtney Lawes, Joe Marler, Ben Morgan, Geoff Parling, Chris Robshaw, Billy Vunipola, Mako Vunipola, Rob Webber, David Wilson, Tom Wood, Tom Youngs.

Treisferturi: Brad Barritt, Mike Brown, Sam Burgess, Dany Care, Owen Farrell, George Ford, Alex Goode, Jonathan Joseph, Jonny May, Jack Nowell, Henry Slade, Anthony Watson, Richard Wigglesworth, Ben Youngs.

Antrenor: Stuart Lancaster

Recorduri:

-       - cele mai multe selectii: Jaon Leonard 114

-         cele mai multe puncte: Jonny Wilkinson 1191

-         cele mai multe eseuri: Rory Underwood 49

-         cea mai categorica victorie: 134-0 cu Romania (2001)

-         cea mai drastica infrangere: 0-76 cu Australia (1998)

Programul partidelor din grupe:

18.09 vs FIJI (Twickenham , Londra, ora 23:00)

26.09 vs TARA GALILOR (Twickenham , Londra, ora 23:00)

03.10 vs AUSTRALIA  (Twickenham , Londra, ora 23:00)

10.10 vs URUGUAY (Manchester City Stadium, Manchester, ora 23:00)

Imn: God Save the Queen

AUSTRALIA

Supranume: Wallabies

Ocupa locul 2 in World Rugby Rankings. A participat la toate editiile de pana acum ale Rugby World Cup.

Palmares:

-      -  doua titluri mondiale (1991, 1999)

-     -    trei titluri in Tri Nations (2000, 2001, 2011) si unul in The Rugby Championship (2015)  

       

Inaintare: Stephen Moore, Tatafu Polota-Nau, Scott Sio, James Slipper, Greg Holmes, Sekope Kepu, Rob Simmons, Will Skelton, Dean Mumm, Wycliff Palu, Ben McCalman, Scott Fardy, Michael Hooper, David Pocock, Toby Smith, Kane Douglas, Sean McMahon.

Treisferuri: Will Genia, Nick Phipps, Bernard Foley, Matt Toomua, Quade Cooper, Israel Folau, Kurtley Beale, Tevita Kuridrani, Matt Giteau, Drew Mitchell, Adam Ashley-Cooper, Rob Horne, Joseph Tomane, Henry Speight.

Antrenor: Michael Cheika

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Recorduri:

-          cele mai multe selectii: George Gregan 139

-          cele mai multe puncte: Michael Lynagh 911

-          cele mai multe eseuri: David Campese 64

-          cea mai categorica victorie: 142-0 cu Namibia (2003)

-          cea mai drastica infrangere: 8-53 cu Africa de Sud (2008)

Programul partidelor din grupe:

23.09 vs FIJI (Millenium Stadium, Cardiff, ora 19:45)

27.09 vs URUGUAY (Villa Park, Birmingham, ora 15:00)

03.10 vs ANGLIA (Twickenham, Londra, ora 23:00)

10.10 vs TARA GALILOR (Twickenham, Londra, ora 19:45)

Imn: Advance Australia Fair