2015 Rugby World Cup qualifying
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| Dates | 2011 – 2014 |
| No. of nations | 84 |
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The qualification process for the 2015 Rugby World Cup began during the pool stages of the 2011 tournament in New Zealand, during which the top three teams from each of the four pools were awarded automatic qualification for the 2015 event. A further eight teams qualified through regional tournaments and the repechage process. The tournament was held in England;[1] it began on 18 September 2015 and finished on 31 October.
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Qualification process
Qualification started in the pool stage of RWC 2011. 12 teams received an automatic qualification berth by finishing in the top 3 positions of their respective pools.
A further 8 berths for the tournament were then available through regional tournaments and the repechage process.
The non-automatic qualification process began on 24 March 2012, by the end of which 80 teams had competed over 184 matches.
The pool draw for the 2015 Rugby World Cup took place on 3 December 2012. As with the 2011 tournament, the top 12 teams were grouped into 3 bands for the pool draw as per their IRB Rankings on that date,[2] while the other 8 qualifying teams were split into a fourth and fifth band.[3] One team from each band was drawn into each pool.
