Rugby World Cup Schedule 2015: Final Standings, Knockout Fixtures and More

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Published: October 12, 2015

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The group stages of the Rugby World Cup 2015 came to a conclusion with four more matches on Sunday, and the schedule for the knockout fixtures has now been confirmed. Ireland managed to avoid a quarter-final clash with defending champions New Zealand thanks to a win over France, who will meet the All Blacks at the Millennium Stadium on Saturday.

Saturday's other match will be between South Africa and Wales, while Sunday's fixtures will see Ireland take on Argentina, and Australia face off against Scotland at Twickenham Stadium.

Here's a look at the full schedule:



The final group standings:



 

Preview France's poor showing in their 24-9 loss against Ireland drew plenty of commentary on social media on Sunday, with the likes of Rugbydump.com jokingly pretending Les Bleus meant to set up a clash with the All Blacks rather than Argentina in the next round:



The French allowed two tries—by Rob Kearney and Conor Murray—and failed to trouble the Irish defence for long stretches of the match. They also missed two penalties, although neither would have mattered much in the grand scheme of things.

It was Les Bleus' first loss of the tournament, but Philippe Saint-Andre's men haven't looked their best in any of the group-stage matches, save perhaps their 32-10 win over Italy.

Former All Blacks coach Sir Graham Henry believes France won't mind going up against New Zealand in the quarter-finals, however, as he told the New Zealand Herald:

There's a French psyche that doesn't like playing Argentina so I just wonder if they might be a bit indifferent going into tomorrow morning's game about the result (against Ireland). (Whereas) I don't think they mind playing the All Blacks. You look back to 1999. I think something happened in 2007 as well. So the French have got a bit of history in World Cups played in the northern he...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Rugby Union

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