title: 2015 in rugby union
text: # 2015 in rugby union
  
  Here are the match results of the 2015 Rugby union season. The main tournament for the year was the 2015 Rugby World Cup which was held at England this year.
  
  ## International tournaments
  
  ### Worldwide
  
  * October 17, 2014 – May 2, 2015: 2014–15 European Rugby Champions Cup
  * February 6 – March 21: 2015 Six Nations Championship
  * February 12 – July 4: 2015 Super Rugby season
  * March 9 – 23: 2015 World Rugby Pacific Challenge
  * May 12 – 24: 2015 World Rugby Under 20 Trophy in Portugal
  * June 2 – 20: 2015 World Rugby Under 20 Championship in Italy
  * July 17 – August 8: 2015 Rugby Championship
  * July 18 – August 3: 2015 World Rugby Pacific Nations Cup
  * September 18 – October 31: 2015 Rugby World Cup in England
  
  ## Rugby sevens
  
  * October 11, 2014 – May 17, 2015: 2014–15 Sevens World Series
     * October 11 & 12, 2014: 2014 Gold Coast Sevens, in Australia, at the Robina Stadium
        * Cup winner: Fiji
        * Plate winner: New Zealand
        * Bowl winner: United States
        * Shield winner: Canada
     * December 5 & 6, 2014: 2014 Dubai Sevens, in the United Arab Emirates, at The Sevens Stadium
        * Cup winner: South Africa
        * Plate winner: Argentina
        * Bowl winner: Samoa
        * Shield winner: Canada
     * December 13 & 14, 2014: 2014 South Africa Sevens, in Port Elizabeth, at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium
        * Cup winner: South Africa
        * Plate winner: United States
        * Bowl winner: Canada
        * Shield winner: Portugal
     * February 6 & 7, 2015: 2015 Wellington Sevens, in New Zealand, at the Wellington Regional Stadium
        * Cup winner: New Zealand
        * Plate winner: Fiji
        * Bowl winner: France
        * Shield winner: Canada
     * February 13 – 15, 2015: 2015 USA Sevens, in Whitney, Nevada, at the Sam Boyd Stadium
        * Cup winner: Fiji
        * Plate winner: Australia
        * Bowl winner: Kenya
        * Shield winner: Portugal
     * March 27 – 29, 2015: 2015 Hong Kong Sevens at the Hong Kong Stadium
        * Cup winner: Fiji
        * Plate winner: Australia
        * Bowl winner: Scotland
        * Shield winner: Kenya
        * World Series Qualifier winner: Russia
     * April 4 & 5, 2015: 2015 Japan Sevens, in Tokyo, at the Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium
        * Cup winner: England
        * Plate winner: New Zealand
        * Bowl winner: United States
        * Shield winner: Portugal
     * May 9 & 10, 2015: 2015 Scotland Sevens, in Glasgow, at the Scotstoun Stadium
        * Cup winner: Fiji
        * Plate winner: South Africa
        * Bowl winner: Wales
        * Shield winner: Samoa
     * May 16 & 17, 2015: 2015 London Sevens (final), in England, at the Twickenham Stadium
        * Cup winner: United States
        * Plate winner: New Zealand
        * Bowl winner: Kenya
        * Shield winner: Japan
  * December 4, 2014 – May 23, 2015: 2014–15 World Rugby Women's Sevens Series
     * December 4 & 5, 2014: 2014 Dubai Women's Sevens, in the United Arab Emirates, at The Sevens Stadium
        * Cup winner: New Zealand
        * Plate winner: England
        * Bowl winner: Brazil
     * February 7 & 8, 2015: 2015 São Paulo Women's Sevens, in Brazil, at the Arena Barueri
        * Cup winner: New Zealand
        * Plate winner: England
        * Bowl winner: Fiji
     * March 14 & 15, 2015: 2015 USA Women's Sevens, in Kennesaw, Georgia, at the Fifth Third Bank Stadium
        * Cup winner: New Zealand
        * Plate winner: Australia
        * Bowl winner: Fiji
     * April 18 & 19, 2015: 2015 Canada Women's Sevens, in Langford, British Columbia, at the Westhills Stadium (debut event)
        * Cup winner: New Zealand
        * Plate winner: United States
        * Bowl winner: Spain
     * May 15 & 16, 2015: 2015 London Women's Sevens, in England, at the Twickenham Stoop and Twickenham Stadium (debut event)
        * Cup winner: Australia
        * Plate winner: England
        * Bowl winner: Fiji
     * May 22 & 23, 2015: 2015 Netherlands Women's Sevens (final) at the NRCA Stadium
        * Cup winner: Canada
        * Plate winner: New Zealand
        * Bowl winner: Fiji
  * Note: New Zealand, Canada, Australia, and Great Britain qualified to compete in Rugby sevens at the 2016 Summer Olympics.
  