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Rugby World Cup 2015 Final confirmed between New Zealand and Australia

27/10/2015
 
For immediate release: Monday 26 October 2015
Issued on behalf of England Rugby 2015
Rugby World Cup 2015 Final confirmed between New Zealand and Australia
  • New Zealand will face Australia in the Final of Rugby World Cup 2015 at Twickenham Stadium on October 31, kick off 1600 
  • South Africa will face Argentina in the Bronze Final at The Stadium, Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park on October 30, kick off 2000
  • Over 2.4 million tickets sold for Rugby World Cup 2015 to date
  • Fans encouraged to monitor tickets.rugbyworldcup.com for any official resale or additional tickets for the Bronze Final and Final
  • Final Team Bases are confirmed for the four remaining teams
  • Fans can enjoy live screenings of the Final in the central London Trafalgar Square Fanzone as well as in Richmond, Exeter and Rugby Fanzones
  • Images available here
The Final of Rugby World Cup 2015 was confirmed last night following a thrilling weekend of semi-finals at Twickenham Stadium. New Zealand will face Australia at Twickenham Stadium on October 31, kick off 1600 in the eighth Rugby World Cup Final.

Images available here.
 
The Bronze Final, hosted at The Stadium, Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park on October 3, kick off 2000, will be contested by South Africa and Argentina following the semi-final results: South Africa 18 – 20 New Zealand and Argentina 15 – 29 Australia.
 
Over 160,000 fans attended the two semi-finals at Twickenham Stadium, bringing the total Tournament attendance to over 2.3 million people ahead of the final weekend.
 
Over 2.4 million tickets have been sold to date for Rugby World Cup 2015 making it the largest Tournament, exceeding France 2007's 2.25 million tickets sold. Fans are encouraged to monitortickets.rugbyworldcup.com for any official resale or additional tickets for the Bronze Final and Final throughout the week.
 
Over 60,000 people enjoyed the semi-final atmosphere in the Trafalgar Square, Richmond, Exeter and Rugby Fanzones this weekend, bringing the total Tournament Fanzone attendance to over 900,000. Next weekend, fans will be able to enjoy the build-up with Exeter, Richmond and Rugby Fanzones set to screen the Bronze Final and Final. The new Central London Fanzone in Trafalgar Square, which welcomed over 45,000 people in its opening weekend, will also screen the Final live on October 31. More details on the Fanzones can be found here.
  
England Rugby 2015 has also confirmed the Team Bases that will be used in the final week:
 
New Zealand – Pennyhill Park
Australia – The Lensbury and St Mary's University
South Africa - Surrey Sports Park
Argentina – London Irish
 
For more on team bases click here.
 
England Rugby 2015 Managing Director, Stephen Brown, said: "Congratulations to New Zealand and Australia on reaching the Final of Rugby World Cup 2015. A celebration of Rugby has been enjoyed throughout the country and the watching world and, after another weekend of compelling Rugby, all eyes move to the Bronze Final and Final and we look forward to hosting the two matches at The Stadium, Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park and Twickenham Stadium. We encourage fans to monitortickets.rugbyworldcup.com where any official resale tickets will be posted but for anyone without a ticket the official Fanzones, which have hosted over 900,000 fans, are the place to be. The Central London Fanzone in Trafalgar Square proved a great success during its opening weekend and fans can enjoy a live screening there on Saturday along with screenings in the Richmond, Exeter and Rugby Fanzones.”

As well as a limited number of tickets currently on sale for the Bronze Final and Final viatickets.rugbyworldcup.com, tickets are also available via the official supporters' tours and hospitality programmes. More details on these programmes can be found at www.rugbyworldcup.com/ticketing. Fans should only buy tickets from official soruces. For more information please visitwww.rugbyworldcup.com/buyofficial. 

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