Timeline Saturday 31 October 2015

Events on Saturday 31 October 2015 3

• 2015 2015 Rugby World Cup triumph The perfect farewell Carter capped his international career in style at the 2015 Rugby World Cup in England, kicking crucial points and a memorable drop goal as the All Blacks defeated Australia 34-17 in the final at Twickenham on 31 October 2015. He was named Man of the Match in the final, becoming the first player to win the World Cup Player of the Match award in a final on two occasions across his career.
• 2015 2015 Rugby World Cup victory Becomes the first captain to win two Rugby World Cups McCaw led the All Blacks to a 34-17 victory over Australia in the final at Twickenham, retaining the Webb Ellis Cup and making him the first captain in rugby history to lift the trophy twice. The win capped an extraordinary tournament in which New Zealand became the first side to successfully defend the Rugby World Cup.
• 2015 Metrojet Flight 9268 Bombed Over Sinai Islamic State bombing kills 224 aboard Russian airliner A bomb hidden aboard a Russian charter flight from Sharm el-Sheikh to St Petersburg exploded over Egypt's Sinai Peninsula, killing all 224 people on board. Islamic State's Sinai affiliate claimed responsibility. It was the deadliest attack against an aircraft since the 1988 Lockerbie bombing.