Four confirmed bids was a record number for the Rugby World Cup. The final nations that bid for the right to host the 2015 Rugby World Cup were England, Japan, South Africa and Italy. Wales was the last nation to officially pull out after they failed to submit a bid by, but Wales backed England's bid and some games were played at Cardiff's Millennium Stadium. Scotland withdrew in April 2009 after they were unable to secure co-hosting partners for the tournament. Russia withdrew in February 2009 to concentrate on bidding for the 2013 Rugby World Cup Sevens, Australia and Ireland withdrew in spring 2009 due to financial reasons. Jamaica was the first to withdraw its candidacy. Of the 10 nations that had expressed formal interest, many withdrew their candidacy in early 2009.
Argentina had been reported in early 2008 as having given preliminary consideration to bidding, but did not ultimately formally indicate an interest in bidding. A record 10 unions indicated formal interest in hosting the 2015 and/or the 2019 events: Australia, England, Ireland, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Russia, Scotland, South Africa and Wales. This would be purely to indicate interest no details had to be provided at this stage. The International Rugby Board (IRB) requested that any member unions wishing to host this tournament or the 2019 Rugby World Cup should indicate their interest by 15 August 2008.
See also: Rugby World Cup hosts Submission of interest Hosts England were eliminated at the pool stage, after defeats by Wales and Australia this was the first time the knockout stage did not feature a host nation. The highly contested match between Japan and South Africa on the opening weekend, in which Japan scored the winning try in the final minute, was widely considered the biggest upset in the history of rugby. New Zealand were the first team to retain their title and the first to win for a third time. This was the first Rugby World Cup where no Northern Hemisphere team got beyond the quarter-finals. Reigning champions New Zealand won the cup and defended their title by defeating Australia in the final 34–17 South Africa defeated Argentina to take third place. This was the first World Cup with no new teams to the tournament. Of the 20 countries competing in the World Cup in 2011, there was only one change: Uruguay replaced Russia. The tournament was hosted by England from 18 September to 31 October. The 2015 Rugby World Cup was the eighth Rugby World Cup, the quadrennial rugby union world championship.
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