2015 National Rugby Championship

The 2015 National Rugby Championship (known as the Buildcorp National Rugby Championship for sponsorship reasons) was the second season of Australia's National Rugby Championship, involving nine professional rugby union teams from around Australia. The competition kicked off 20 August 2015.

2015 National Rugby Championship
Date20 August – 31 October 2015
ChampionsBrisbane City (2nd title)
Runners-upUniversity of Canberra Vikings
Matches played39
Attendance56,547
(average 1,450 per match)
Highest attendance4,327
Brisbane City 21–10 University of Canberra Vikings (31 October 2015)
Lowest attendance300
Greater Sydney Rams City 39–63 Perth Spirit (10 October 2015)
Top point scorerJake McIntyre (141)
 Brisbane City
Top try scorerJunior Laloifi (14)
 Brisbane City
Official website
buildcorpnrc.com.au

The regular season was dominated by two teams, Brisbane City and University of Canberra Vikings, who went on to play in the championship final.[1][2] The deciding match, played at Ballymore, was won 21–10 by Brisbane to claim their second consecutive NRC title.[3]

Teams
Location of teams in the 2015 National Rugby Championship

Legend:
BC – Brisbane City
MR – Melbourne Rising
NSW – NSW Country Eagles
PS – Perth Spirit
QC – Queensland Country
UCV – University of Canberra Vikings

SYD – Sydney (see below)
NHR
Location of the Sydney-based teams in the 2015 National Rugby Championship

GSR – Greater Sydney Rams
NHR – North Harbour Rays
SYD – Sydney Stars

The nine teams confirmed for the 2015 NRC season include four from New South Wales, two from Queensland, and one each from Australian Capital Territory, Victoria, and Western Australia:[4]

Region Team Coach(es) Captain(s) Refs
ACT University of Canberra Vikings Brad Harris Jarrad Butler [5][6]
NSW NSW Country Eagles Darren Coleman Jono Lance [7][8]
Greater Sydney Rams Jim Williams Jed Holloway [9]
North Harbour Rays Geoff Townsend Luke Holmes [10]
Sydney Stars Peter Playford David Hickey [11]
QLD Brisbane City Nick Stiles Liam Gill
Nick Frisby		 [12]
Queensland Country Jason Gilmore James Tuttle [13][14]
VIC Melbourne Rising Zane Hilton Colby Fainga'a
Scott Fuglistaller		 [15]
WA Perth Spirit Tai McIsaac Heath Tessmann
Ian Prior
Angus Cottrell		 [16]

Home match venues for the 2015 NRC season:

Region Team Match Venue Capacity City
ACT University of Canberra Vikings Viking Park 10,000 Canberra
NSW NSW Country Eagles Ann Ashwood Park 3,000 Bathurst
No. 2 Sports Ground 5,000 Newcastle
Chillingworth Oval 3,000 Tamworth
Woollahra Oval 5,000 Sydney
Greater Sydney Rams Concord Oval 20,000
Granville Park 5,000
Forshaw Park 3,000
Parramatta Stadium 20,700
North Harbour Rays Manly Oval 5,000
Pittwater Park 10,000
Sydney Stars Leichhardt Oval 22,000
QLD Brisbane City Ballymore 18,000 Brisbane
Queensland Country Bond University, Gold Coast 5,000 Gold Coast
Rugby Park 5,000 Rockhampton
Sports Ground 9,000 Toowoomba
Stockland Park 12,000 Sunshine Coast
VIC Melbourne Rising Holmesglen Reserve 3,000 Melbourne
Frankston Park 8,000
Simonds Stadium 34,074 Geelong
Latrobe City Stadium 12,000 Morwell
WA Perth Spirit UWA Rugby Club 4,000 Perth

Television coverage and streaming

One (or more) of the NRC matches each round is broadcast live via Fox Sports, typically the Thursday night match. Streaming of the three non-broadcast matches per round, usually played on Saturday or Sunday, is hosted by Fox Sports online.[17] Discussion of the NRC competition is included on Fox Sports' Rugby HQ program on Thursday nights following the live match broadcast, and on the review show NRC Extra Time on Monday nights.[17]

Experimental Law Variations

The ARU was given approval by World Rugby (then known as the International Rugby Board) to conduct experimental law trials as part of the 2014 National Rugby Championship.[18] These law variations were retained for the 2015 season.[17] Consideration was given to reverting the value of a successful conversion kick to 2 points to restore a converted try to 7 points,[19] but the 3 point conversion variation was retained.[17]

NRC Law Variations 2014–2015
Existing Law of the Game Variation
Law 9.A.1
Value of a Conversion goal - 2 points
Value of a Penalty goal - 3 points
Value of a Dropped goal - 3 points
Value of a Conversion goal - 3 points
Value of a Penalty goal - 2 points
Value of a Dropped goal - 2 points


Previously trialled in South Africa’s Varsity Cup.[18]

Law 5.7(e)
If time expires and the ball is not dead, or an awarded scrum or lineout has not been completed, the referee allows play to continue until the next time that the ball becomes dead. The ball becomes dead when the referee would have awarded a scrum, lineout, an option to the non-infringing team, drop out or after a conversion or successful penalty kick at goal. If a scrum has to be reset, the scrum has not been completed. If time expires and a mark, free kick or penalty kick is then awarded, the referee allows play to continue.		 Non-offending team is allowed to kick the ball into touch after being awarded a penalty kick, which has been blown after time expires, and the lineout will take place.
Law 19.6
The player taking the throw-in must stand at the correct place. The player must not step into the field of play when the ball is thrown. The ball must be thrown straight, so that it travels at least 5 metres along the line of touch before it first touches the ground or touches or is touched by a player.		 Latitude will be given to the throwing team if the opposing team does not compete for the ball near where the ball is received
Law 9.B.1(e)
The kicker must take the kick within one minute and thirty seconds (ninety seconds) from the time a try has been awarded. The player must take the kick within one minute and thirty seconds even if the ball rolls over and has to be placed again.		 Time limit reduced to 60 seconds for conversion kicks, and 45 seconds for penalty kicks.
Law 20.1(d)
No delay. A team must not intentionally delay forming a scrum.		 Team has 30 seconds to form a scrum from the time the referee gives the mark.
Law 20.12(c)
When a team has won the ball in a scrum, the scrum half of the opposing team is offside if that scrum half steps in front of the ball with either foot while the ball is still in the scrum.		 Opposing scrum half is not allowed to enter the gap between the flanker and number 8, even if they stay behind the ball
Law 21.2(a)
The kicker must take the penalty or free kick at the mark or anywhere behind it on a line through the mark.		 Increased latitude will be given to where penalty and free kicks are to be taken
Law 19.2(d)
For a quick throw-in, the player must use the ball that went into touch. A quick throw-in is not permitted if another person has touched the ball apart from the player throwing it in and an opponent who carried it into touch. The same team throws into the lineout.		 Players will be allowed to take quick throw-ins regardless of whether someone else has touched the ball
Law 17.2(d)
Keeping players on their feet. Players in a maul must endeavour to stay on their feet. The ball carrier in a maul may go to ground providing the ball is available immediately and play continues.		 Greater policing of this law, in order to discourage "hold up tackles", by ensuring that the tackler, who holds up a ball carrier in an effort to form a maul, does not collapse the maul as soon as it has formed.
Competition rule - Bonus point awarded for scoring 4 tries Bonus point awarded if winning team scores 3 or more tries than their opponents.

This particular system has been used in France's professional leagues since the 2007–08 northern hemisphere season.[20][21]
Television match official protocols Television match official to only be consulted about tries and in-goal plays.

Regular season

The nine teams compete in a round-robin tournament for the regular season. Each team has four matches at home and four away, with one bye. The top four teams qualify for the title play-offs with semi-finals and finals.

During this section of the tournament, teams can also play for the Horan-Little Shield, a challenge trophy that is played for when a challenge is accepted or offered by the holders.

Standings
National Rugby Championship
Pos Team P W D L PF PA PD TB LB Pts
1 Brisbane City HL 8800400174+2266038
2 Canberra Vikings 8701375176+1996135
3 Melbourne Rising8503220251−310020
4 Sydney Stars8404241314−732220
5 NSW Country Eagles8404225260−351219
6 Perth Spirit8305276271+52216
7 North Harbour Rays8206275339−641211
8 Queensland Country8206230336–106019
9 Greater Sydney Rams8107242363−121037
Updated: 18 October 2015

Source: rugbyarchive.net
 • Teams 1 to 4 (Green background) at the end of the regular season qualify for the Title play-offs.
HL denotes the holder of the Horan-Little Shield.

Four points for a win, two for a draw, and no points for a bye.
One bonus point for losing by eight or fewer (LB).
One bonus point for the winning team scoring three or more tries than their opponent (TB)
If teams are level on points in the standings, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:
 • Difference between points for and against
 • The match result between the tied teams
 • Total number of tries scored in the competition

    Competition rounds

    Round 1
    Bye/s: University of Canberra Vikings

    Round 2
    Bye/s: Greater Sydney Rams

    Round 3
    Bye/s: NSW Country Eagles

    Round 4
    Bye/s: Melbourne Rising

    Round 5
    Bye/s: North Harbour Rays

    Round 6
    Bye/s: Brisbane City

    Round 7
    Bye/s: Queensland Country

    Round 8
    Bye/s: Sydney Stars

    Round 9
    Bye/s: Perth Spirit

    Title play-offs

    The top four sides in the regular season advanced to the semifinals of the knock-out stage, which was followed by the final to decide the National Rugby Championship title.

    Semi-finals

    Final
    31 October 2015 Brisbane City 21–10 University of Canberra Vikings Ballymore, Brisbane  
    3:00pm AEST Try: Neville 5' c
    Frisby 32' m
    Gibbon 72' c
    Con: McIntyre (2/3) 5', 72'
    		 Report[72]
    Summary[73]    		 Try: Fainifo 1' m
    Thompson 11' m
    Con: Thompson (0/2)
    Cards: Abel 38' to 48'    		 Attendance: 4,327
    Referee: Andrew Lees
    FB15Karmichael Hunt
    RW14Chris Kuridrani 64'
    OC13Samu Kerevi
    IC12Henry Taefu
    LW11Junior Laloifi
    FH10Jake McIntyre
    SH9Nick Frisby
    N88Adam Korczyk
    OF7Liam Gill (c)
    BF6Luke Beauchamp 53'
    RL5Cadeyrn Neville
    LL4Ben Hyne 53'
    TP3Sam Talakai
    HK2Andrew Ready
    LP1Matt Mafi 64'
    Replacements:
    HK16Ryan Freney
    PR17Markus Vanzati 64'
    PR18Feao Fotuaika
    LK19Corey Thomas 53'
    FL20Waita Setu 53'
    SH21Moses Sorovi
    FH22Alex Gibbon 64'
    WG23Mika Tela
    Coach:
    Nick Stiles
    FB15Isaac Thompson
    RW14James Dargaville
    OC13Nigel Ah Wong
    IC12Rodney Iona
    LW11Francis Fainifo 60'
    FH10Christian Lealiifano
    SH9Joe Powell 65'
    N88Ita Vaea 43' 47' 55'
    OF7Jarrad Butler (c)
    BF6Jordan Smiler
    RL5Blake Enever
    LL4Rory Arnold 54'
    TP3Ben Alexander 51'
    HK2Robbie Abel 71'
    LP1Allan Alaalatoa 66'
    Replacements:
    HK16Albert Anae 43' 47' 71'
    PR17Sione Taula 66'
    PR18Leslie Leulua’iali’i-Makin 51'
    LK19Dean Oakman-Hunt 54'
    FL20Rowan Perry 55'
    SH21Brent Hamlin 65'
    FH22Mitch Third
    WG23Jerome Niumata 60'
    Coach:
    Brad Harris

    Man of the Match:
    Nick Frisby

    Assistant Referees:
    Rohan Hoffmann (Australia)
    Will Houston (Australia)
    Television match official:
    Greg Milne (Australia)

    Total season attendances
    Club Home
    Games    		 Total Average Highest Lowest % Capacity
    Brisbane City615,5232,5874,3271,81614%
    Greater Sydney Rams42,9007251,20030025%
    Melbourne Rising42,6206551,1404809%
    North Harbour Rays47,0001,7503,00080026%
    NSW Country Eagles46,3231,5812,6231,00047%
    Perth Spirit44,5001,1251,50060028%
    Queensland Country47,0551,7642,2041,15127%
    Sydney Stars42,3505888004003%
    University of Canberra Vikings58,2761,6552,1781,20018%

    Players

    The leading scorers in 2015 over the regular season and finals combined were:

    Barbarians tour

    After the NRC finals, an Australian Barbarians team selected from the NRC played a two-match tour against the New Zealand Heartland XV. NRC players that were not contracted for Super Rugby were eligible for the Barbarians. The series was won 2–0 by the Australian Barbarians.

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    See also

    Notes

    ^a There were six late replacements made to the Barbarians squad with some players originally selected being unavailable to tour.[77]

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