2015 World Club Series

Rugby league season

2015 World Club Series

Duration| 3 games
Teams| 6
Highest attendance| 20,842  Wigan Warriors vs
Brisbane Broncos
Lowest attendance| 13,080  Warrington Wolves vs
St George Illawarra Dragons
Average attendance| 17,301
Broadcast partners|  Sky Sports
BBC Sport
SLTV
Fox Sports (Australia)
beIN Sport
Fox Soccer Plus
Sport Klub
2015 Series
World Champions|  South Sydney Rabbitohs
Series Winners|  NRL
Top point-scorer(s)|  Adam Reynolds (12)
Top try-scorer(s)|  Joel Reddy (2)

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The 2015 World Club Series was the inaugural World Club Series and was contested by six clubs (three each from the Super League and National Rugby League), including Super League XIX champions, St Helens R.F.C. and 2014 NRL Premiers, the South Sydney Rabbitohs. The 2015 series marked a departure from the previous format, whereby only the premiers from the two respective competitions would take part.

## Background

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In September 2014 it was announced that the World Club Series would be overhauled to include six clubs - three each from the Super League and Australia's National Rugby League.[1] The 2015 series will take place between 22–25 February, and will feature three matches, the first and second essentially being two exhibition games and the final game being for the Championship trophy between the two respective premiers as in previous years.[2]

Other than the two aforementioned teams, it was also announced that Super League clubs the Warrington Wolves and Wigan Warriors, as well as National Rugby League clubs the St. George Illawarra Dragons and Brisbane Broncos would also take part.[3][4]

## Series details

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### Series Score

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Winners  | Score  | Runners-up

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NRL | 3 - 0  |  Super League

### Game 1

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20 February 2015

Warrington Wolves | 12 - 18  |  St. George Illawarra Dragons

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Tries:
Gareth O'Brien (13') 1
Ryan Atkins (30') 1
Goals:
Gareth O'Brien 2/3
(14', 59' pen)  | 1st: 10 - 12
2nd: 2 - 6
| Tries:
1 (2') Tyson Frizell
1 (19') Joel Thompson
1 (63') Josh Dugan
Goals:
3/3 Gareth Widdop
(3', 20', 64')

Halliwell Jones Stadium, Warrington
Attendance: 13,080
Referee:  Ben Thaler

### Game 2

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21 February 2015

Wigan Warriors | 12 - 14  |  Brisbane Broncos

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Tries:
Liam Farrell (25') 1
Joe Burgess (79') 1
Goals:
Matty Smith 2/2
(26', 80')  | 1st: 6 - 6
2nd: 6 - 6
ET: 0 - 2
| Tries:
1 (7') Andrew McCullough
1 (56') Lachlan Maranta
Goals:
3/4 Corey Parker
(8', 69' pen, 90')

DW Stadium, Wigan
Attendance: 20,842
Referee:  Phil Bentham

### World Club Challenge

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The Totally Wicked Stadium hosted the match

22 February 2015

St Helens | 0 - 39  |  South Sydney Rabbitohs

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| 1st: 0 - 24
2nd: 0 - 15
| Tries:
2 (31', 67') Joel Reddy
1 (2') Glenn Stewart
1 (20') Dylan Walker
1 (24') Greg Inglis
1 (47') Luke Keary
1 (58') Chris McQueen
Goals:
5/8 Adam Reynolds
(3', 8' pen, 25', 33', 48')
Field Goals:
1 (78') Adam Reynolds

Langtree Park, St. Helens
Attendance: 17,980
Referee:  Richard Silverwood
Player of the Match:  George Burgess

#### St. Helens Rugby League Football Club

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Saints finished Super League XIX's regular season in 1st place and on 11 October 2014 defeated defending premiers the Wigan Warriors 14 - 6 in the 2014 Super League Grand Final,[5][6] qualifying the Saints for their sixth World Club Challenge overall.

#### South Sydney Rabbitohs

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Further information: 2014 South Sydney Rabbitohs season and 2014 NRL Grand Final

The Rabbitohs finished the 2014 NRL season in third place and on 5 October 2014 defeated the 7th-placed Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 30 - 6 in the 2014 NRL Grand Final,[7] qualifying South Sydney for their first World Club Challenge.

2015 World Club Series Final Teams St Helens  | Posit.  | South Sydney
Rabbitohs

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Jonny Lomax | Fullback  | Greg Inglis (c)
Tommy Makinson | Winger  | Alex Johnston
Mark Percival | Centre  | Dylan Walker
Jordan Turner | Centre  | Bryson Goodwin
Adam Swift | Winger  | Joel Reddy
Travis Burns | Five-eighth  | Luke Keary
Jon Wilkin (c)  | Halfback  | Adam Reynolds
Kyle Amor | Prop  | George Burgess
James Roby | Hooker  | Issac Luke
Mose Masoe | Prop  | David Tyrrell
Joe Greenwood | Second Row  | Glenn Stewart
Atelea Vea | Second Row  | John Sutton
Mark Flanagan | Lock  | Ben Lowe
Louie McCarthy-Scarsbrook | Interchange  | Jason Clark
Alex Walmsley | Interchange  | Chris McQueen
Luke Thompson | Interchange  | Tom Burgess
Andre Savelio | Interchange  | Chris Grevsmuhl
Keiron Cunningham | Coach  | Michael Maguire

## References

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1. ^ "WORLD CLUB SERIES DETAILS ANNOUNCED - Rugby League Week". Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 11 November 2014.
2. ^ "Dragons to play in World Club Series". 8 October 2014.
3. ^ "Warrington Wolves to take part in 2015 World Club Series". BBC Sport. 4 October 2014. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
4. ^ Clubs Confirmed for 2015 World Club Series, South Sydney Rabbitohs official website, 9 October 2014
5. ^ "St Helens win Grand Final after Wigan's Ben Flower is sent off". The Guardian. 11 October 2014. Retrieved 15 October 2014.
6. ^ "St Helens 14-6 Wigan Warriors". BBC Sport. 11 October 2014. Retrieved 15 October 2014.
7. ^ Chammas, Michael (5 October 2014). "NRL Grand Final: South Sydney win first title in 43 years with victory over Canterbury Bulldogs". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 5 October 2014.

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