Rugby World Cup 2015 Points Table & Team Rankings: The 2015 Rugby World Cup is all set to begin and England is ready to host the biggest Rugby tournament to date. The six- week breathe stopping Rugby Riviera will see the 12 venues across England and in Cardiff hosting 48 matched and welcoming the record number of international visitors estimated to be approximately 4,00,000.
All the 12 venues will be hailing the Rugby fans from across the globe for which over 90 percent of tickets have already been taken ahead of the gala event.
Points Table 2015 Rugby World Cup:
Group A:
| Team | Played | Wins | Draw | Lose | Points |
| Australia | |||||
| England | |||||
| Wales | |||||
| Fiji | |||||
| Uruguay |
Group B:
| Team | Played | Wins | Draw | Lose | Points |
| S. Africa | |||||
| Samao | |||||
| Japan | |||||
| Scotland | |||||
| USA |
Group C:
| Team | Played | Wins | Draw | Lose | Points |
| New Zealand | |||||
| Argentina | |||||
| Tonga | |||||
| Georgia | |||||
| Namibia |
Group D:
| Team | Played | Wins | Draw | Lose | Points |
| France | |||||
| Ireland | |||||
| Italy | |||||
| Canada | |||||
| Romania |
Now looking at the team rankings, New Zealand has occupied the top position with 92.89 points followed by Australia with 86.69 and Ireland with 85.19 points.
The Pool of World Cups cannot be judged by the point system as Pool A has mixed of good teams Australia, host England, Wales and Fiji and Uruguay.
New Zealand or ‘All Blacks’, the table toppers are placed in Pool C with not much of competition from Argentina, Tonga, Georgia, and Namibia.
| Ranking | Team |
| 1 | New Zealand |
| 2 | Australia |
| 3 | Ireland |
| 4 | South Africa |
| 5 | Wales |
| 6 | England |
| 7 | France |
| 8 | Argentina |
| 9 | Fiji |
| 10 | Scotland |
| 11 | Tonga |
| 12 | Samoa |
| 13 | Georgia |
| 14 | Japan |
| 15 | Italy |
| 16 | United States |
| 17 | Romania |
| 18 | Canada |
| 19 | Uruguay |
| 20 | Namibia |
Let’s understand how the points will come into use in the World Cup.
All the teams of different pools will play one match each against other teams of their own pool. For example, New Zealand from Pool C will play their matches against other members of the same pool. Winners’ team will get four points while the loser will have to go home empty handed.
If the match ends up in a draw, then the points would be shared (2 points each).
In the World Cup matches, there is also a bonus point for the teams when they score four or more ‘tries’ in a match.
Not only the winning team but much to our surprises, even the losing teams can earn the bonus point if it loses by seven or fewer points.
According to the point system of the World Cup, the top two teams will succeed to the next level of quarter-final matches and then the teams plays knock-out stage to reach the semis and the finals.
First three positions of each pool will automatically qualify for the Next World Cup which will be played in 2019, Japan.
