From the inaugural European Rugby Champions Cup, to arguably the greatest Rugby World Cup ever staged, 2015 was a big year for the sport. The following are twenty standout frames from the past twelve months…
Tom Croft of Leicester Tigers wins the ball at a lineout
Andy Goode of Wasps evades a tackle from Martin Moore of Leinster
The Bath Rugby front row celebrate a penalty try after a strong scrum
Kelly Brown, Maro Itoje, Alistair Hargreaves of Saracens and Stuart Hooper of Bath Rugby compete at a maul
Semesa Rokoduguni of Bath Rugby looks to reach the Northampton Saints try-line
Tom Youngs of Leicester Tigers takes on the London Irish defence
Thomas Waldrom of Exeter Chiefs is tackled by Seb Stegmann of London Welsh
Adam Ashe of Scotland claims the ball in the air
Nick Wood of Gloucester Rugby celebrates with supporters after the European Rugby Challenge Cup Final
Alex Goode of Saracens claims the ball in the air
George Ford and Peter Stringer of Bath Rugby celebrate a try in the Aviva Premiership semi-final
Elliot Daly of England looks to fend Ugo Monye of the Barbarians
Jonny May of England dives for the try-line against Ireland
Nemani Nadolo of Fiji claims the ball in the air to score a try, despite the challenge of Anthony Watson of England
New Zealand perform their pre-match haka, as the Namibia team look on
Nehe Milner-Skudder of New Zealand gathers the ball over the try-line to score
Bryan Habana of South Africa competes with Lucas Gonzalez Amorosino of Argentina to touch the ball down over the try-line
Nehe Milner-Skudder of New Zealand dives for the try-line in the Rugby World Cup Final
Nehe Milner-Skudder of New Zealand is double-tackled by Bernard Foley and Dean Mumm of Australia
A dejected David Pocock of Australia walks past the Webb Ellis Cup after collecting his runners-up medal