2015 Rugby World Cup Pool B

Pool B of the 2015 Rugby World Cup began on 19 September and was completed on 11 October 2015. The pool was composed of South Africa, Samoa and Scotland – who all qualified automatically for the tournament due to finishing in the top three positions in their pools in 2011 – joined by the top Asian qualifier, Japan, and the second American qualifier, United States. South Africa and Scotland qualified for the quarter-finals.

Matches
All times are local United Kingdom time (UTC+01)

South Africa vs Japan
Notes:
 * Fumiaki Tanaka earned his 50th test cap for Japan.
 * This was the first ever match between these nations.
 * This was South Africa's first ever loss to a Tier 2 nation.
 * This was Japan's second ever win over one of the SANZAAR nations.
 * This match is known as "The Brighton Miracle" and is featured in the film of the same name.

Scotland vs Japan
Notes:
 * Josh Strauss made his international debut for Scotland.

South Africa vs Samoa
Notes:
 * Adriaan Strauss earned his 50th test cap for South Africa.
 * Census Johnston earned his 50th test cap for Samoa.
 * George, Ken and Tusi Pisi became the first set of three brothers to represent and play for one team in one XV, in a Rugby World Cup match.

Samoa vs Japan
Notes:
 * This was Japan's largest winning margin over Samoa, surpassing their 19-point winning margin set in 2014.
 * Atsushi Hiwasa earned his 50th test cap for Japan.

South Africa vs Scotland
Notes:
 * Alasdair Dickinson earned his 50th test cap for Scotland.

South Africa vs United States
Notes:
 * Rudy Paige made his international debut for South Africa.
 * Joe Taufete'e made his international debut for the United States.
 * Bryan Habana equaled Jonah Lomu's World Cup record of 15 tries scored in the tournament.

Samoa vs Scotland
Notes:
 * Richie Gray earned his 50th test cap for Scotland.
 * Sean Lamont became the second Scottish player to earn 100 caps for Scotland.

United States vs Japan
Notes:
 * With this win, Japan became the first team to win three pool games and still fail to advance to the knockout stage.