The document summarizes the top rugby countries for the 2015 Rugby World Cup, including Samoa, Argentina, Scotland, France, Wales, Australia, England, Ireland, South Africa, and New Zealand. It provides brief descriptions of each country's rugby history, accomplishments, and expectations for the 2015 World Cup. New Zealand is highlighted as the current and two-time champion seeking to defend its title.

1. 2 0 1 5 R U G B Y
W O R L D C U P ’ S T O P
C O U N T R I E S

2. S A M O A
A K A M A N U S A M U A . T H E C O U N T R Y I S W E L L K N O W N
F O R P R O D U C I N G L A R G E AT H L E T I C P E O P L E A N D
T H E Y L O V E R U G B Y. J U S T D O N ’ T A S K T H E M T O
P L AY O N S U N D AY, M A N Y A R E D E V O U T C H R I S T I A N S .

3. A R G E N T I N A
N O T A C O U N T R Y Y O U A S S O C I AT E W I T H R U G B Y, B U T
T H E Y A R E I N T E R N AT I O N A L LY F E A R E D I N T H E R U G B Y
W O R L D . A S B E S T T E A M I N T H E A M E R I C A S B Y FA R
T H E I R H I G H E S T R A N K I N G WA S T H I R D I N 2 0 0 8 .

4. S C O T L A N D
T H E B R I T I S H A R E G O O D AT R U G B Y, T H I S
M U C H I S E V I D E N T. T H E I R B E S T S H O W I N G I N
T H E W O R L D C U P, H O W E V E R , I S F O U R T H
P L A C E .

5. F R A N C E
F R A N C E H A S A P O W E R F U L T E A M A N D H AV E M A D E T H E
F I N A L S O F T H E W O R L D C U P T H R E E T I M E S , L O S I N G
A L L T H R E E T I M E S . T H E Y H AV E O N LY L O S T T W I C E AT
H O M E . T H I S Y E A R ’ S W O R L D C U P I S I N E N G L A N D .

6. WA L E S
A N O T H E R S T R O N G T E A M , T H E W E L S H A L S O H AV E 2 6
S I X N AT I O N S C H A M P I O N S H I P V I C T O R I E S . T H O U G H
T H E Y H AV E N ’ T H A D T H E B E S T S H O W I N G I N T H E W O R L D
C U P, T H E Y A R E A F O R C E T O B E R E C K O N E D W I T H .

7. A U S T R A L I A
A L S O K N O W N A S T H E WA L L A B I E S ,
A U S T R A L I A A LWAY S S E E M S T O S H O W U P I N
T H E W O R L D C U P. T H E Y H AV E W O N T W I C E .

8. E N G L A N D
W I T H T W O W O R L D C U P F I N A L S A P P E A R A N C E S
A N D 2 6 S I X N AT I O N S C H A M P I O N S H I P
V I C T O R I E S , T H E E N G L I S H N AT I O N A L T E A M I S
L O O K I N G T O U G H F O R 2 0 1 5 .

9. I R E L A N D
R E C E N T LY J U M P I N G U P I N T H E R A N K I N G S , T H E
I R I S H T E A M I S S E E I N G I T S H I G H E S T R A N K I N G
I N H I S T O R Y. I T C O N S I S T S O F B O T H N O R T H E R N
I R E L A N D A N D T H E R E P U B L I C O F I R E L A N D .

10. S O U T H A F R I C A
A L S O K N O W N A S T H E S P R I N G B O O K S , S O U T H A F R I C A I S
A F E A R E D O P P O N E N T A N D A N D E A S I LY H A S T H E M O S T
S T O R I E D H I S T O R Y. T H E I R F I R S T W O R L D C U P
A P P E A R A N C E R E S U LT E D I N A C H A M P I O N S H I P A N D WA S
C R I T I C A L I N H E L P I N G T H E C O U N T R Y O U T O F A PA R T H E I D .

11. N E W Z E A L A N D
A C O N S TA N T AT T H E T O P O F T H E W O R L D R A N K I N G S ,
A L S O K N O W N A S A L L B L A C K S . T H E T E A M H A S W O N
T W O W O R L D C U P S I N T H E S H O R T H I S T O R Y O F T H E
T R O P H Y. T H E Y A R E A L S O T H E C U R R E N T C H A M P I O N S .

12. T H A N K S !