2015 Rugby World Cup

The 2015 Rugby World Cup was the 8th Rugby World Cup tournament. It was played in England from 18 September to 31 October. Scotland won the tournament over Australia to win their 3rd title. 20 nations competed in the tournament.
Host nation.
On 28 July 2009, the International Rugby Board chose England as the host for the 205 tournament, and Japan for the 2019 competition. Italy, Japan and South Africa all wanted to host the tournament.
Venues.
The final venues and schedule were all confirmed on on 2 May 2013.
Teams.
12 of these teams qualified just from playing well in the last tournament, and the other 8 played in regional tournaments to qualify.