Pool C of the 2015 Rugby World Cup began on 19 September and was completed on 11 October 2015. The pool was composed of

New Zealand New Zealand ( mi, Aotearoa ) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island () and the South Island ()—and over 700 smaller islands. It is the sixth-largest island count ...

(the title holders),

Argentina Argentina (), officially the Argentine Republic ( es, link=no, República Argentina), is a country in the southern half of South America. Argentina covers an area of , making it the second-largest country in South America after Brazil, th ...

and

Tonga Tonga (, ; ), officially the Kingdom of Tonga ( to, Puleʻanga Fakatuʻi ʻo Tonga), is a Polynesian country and archipelago. The country has 171 islands – of which 45 are inhabited. Its total surface area is about , scattered over in ...

who all qualified automatically for the tournament due to finishing in the top three positions in their pools in 2011along with the top European qualifier,

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, and the top African qualifier,

Namibia Namibia (, ), officially the Republic of Namibia, is a country in Southern Africa. Its western border is the Atlantic Ocean. It shares land borders with Zambia and Angola to the north, Botswana to the east and South Africa to the south and ea ...

. After winning the first three of their matches, New Zealand became the first team to qualify for the 2015 Rugby World Cup quarter-finals. After Tonga loss to New Zealand in their last Pool Match, Argentina became the second team from Pool C to qualify for the quarter-finals. New Zealand eventually went on to win Rugby World Cup 2015, beating Australia 34 - 17 in the final.

Overall

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Tonga vs Georgia

Notes: *

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surpassed Josh Taumalolo's record of 14 tries for his country, to become Tonga's record try scorer. * Merab Kvirikashvili surpassed Irakli Abuseridze's record of 85 caps for his country, to become Georgia's most capped player. * Vasil Lobzhanidze, at 18 years and 340 days, became the youngest ever player to appear in a World Cup match. *

Shalva Sutiashvili Shalva Sutiashvili (geo: შალვა სუთიაშვილი; born Tbilisi, 24 January 1984) is a Georgian rugby union player who plays as a flanker. He played for XV Charente, in France, in the Pro D2 for the 2014/15 season, and for ...

earned his 50th test cap for Georgia.

New Zealand vs Argentina

Notes: * The 89,019 crowd, surpassed the tournament's biggest crowd for a match, set in the

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, of 82,957. * New Zealand fielded the most experienced ever starting fifteen in international history. * This marks the first time, New Zealand failed to win with a bonus point in the pool stages of the Rugby World Cup, ever since they were introduced.

New Zealand vs Namibia

Notes: * This was the first ever match between these nations. *

Richie McCaw Richard Hugh McCaw (born 31 December 1980) is a retired New Zealand professional rugby union player. He captained the national team, the All Blacks, in 110 out of his 148 test matches, and won two Rugby World Cups. He has won the World Rugb ...

became the most capped New Zealander player at a Rugby World Cup, surpassing

Sean Fitzpatrick Sean Brian Thomas Fitzpatrick (born 4 June 1963) is a former rugby union player who represented New Zealand, and is widely regarded as one of the finest players ever to come from that country. Early life and family Fitzpatrick was born in Auc ...

's record of 17.

Argentina vs Georgia

Tonga vs Namibia

Notes: * Tonga became the first team to name two captains in a Rugby World Cup match. * The 3 tries scored by Namibia were the most scored by the team in a World Cup match. * The 35 points scored by Tonga is the highest ever score it has posted in a Rugby World Cup game. *

Kurt Morath Kurt Morath (born 13 November 1984) is a New Zealand-born Tongan rugby union player who plays at fly-half. He currently plays for the Austin Gilgronis in Major League Rugby (MLR). He previously played for Doncaster Knights in RFU Championship ...

surpassed

Pierre Hola Pierre Hola (born 9 June 1978) is an Australia-born rugby union footballer. He has represented Tonga and currently plays his club rugby in the Australian Shute Shield for Eastwood. Career Hola made his debut for Tonga in September 1998 in a ma ...

's record of 317 points for his country to become Tonga's highest-ever point scorer.

New Zealand vs Georgia

Notes: * This was the first ever match between these nations.

Argentina vs Tonga

Notes * This was the first ever match between these nations.

Namibia vs Georgia

Notes: *

Alexander Todua Sandro Todua (born 2 November 1987 in Tbilisi, Georgia) is a Georgian rugby union player. He plays at wing (and occasionally centre) for the Rugby Pro D2 Rugby Pro D2, also known as Pro D2 is the second tier of rugby union club competition ...

earned his 50th test cap for Georgia. * Theuns Kotzé surpassed Jaco Coetzee's record of 335 points to become Namibia top point scorer. * The losing bonus point for Namibia was the country's first-ever competition point in a Rugby World Cup.

New Zealand vs Tonga

Notes: *

Ma'a Nonu Ma'a Allan Nonu (; born 21 May 1982) is a professional rugby union player from New Zealand who currently plays for the San Diego Legion in Major League Rugby (MLR). He plays in the inside centre, but can also cover outside centre and wing. H ...

became the sixth All Blacks player to earn his 100th test cap.

Argentina vs Namibia

Notes: * Martín Landajo earned his 50th test cap for Argentina. * Johnny Redelinghuys became the first Namibian player to earn his 50th test cap.

References

External links

Official RWC 2015 Site
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