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joined by the top Asian qualifier,

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, and the second American qualifier, United States. South Africa and Scotland qualified for the quarter finals.

Overall

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South Africa vs Japan

Notes: *

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earned his 50th test cap for Japan. * This was the first ever match between these nations. * This was South Africa's first ever loss to a Tier 2 nation. * This was Japan's second ever win over one of the

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nations. * This match is known as

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Samoa vs United States

Scotland vs Japan

Notes: *

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made his international debut for Scotland.

South Africa vs Samoa

Notes: *

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earned his 50th test cap for South Africa. *

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earned his 50th test cap for Samoa. * George, Ken and

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became the first set of three brothers to represent and play for one team in one XV, in a Rugby World Cup match.

Scotland vs United States

Samoa vs Japan

Notes: * This was Japan's largest winning margin over Samoa, surpassing their 19-point winning margin set in 2014. *

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earned his 50th test cap for Japan.

South Africa vs Scotland

Notes: *

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earned his 50th test cap for Scotland.

South Africa vs United States

Notes: *

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made his international debut for South Africa. * Joe Taufete'e made his international debut for the United States. * Bryan Habana equaled Jonah Lomu's World Cup record of 15 tries scored in the tournament.

Samoa vs Scotland

Notes: * Richie Gray earned his 50th test cap for Scotland. * Sean Lamont became the second Scottish player to earn 100 caps for Scotland.

United States vs Japan

Notes: * With this win, Japan became the first team to win three pool games and still fail to advance to the knockout stage.

References

External links

Official RWC 2015 Site
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