2019 Rugby World Cup; Fixtures, Scores & Results

(Source: WWW.RugbyWorldCup.Com)

Host Country: Japan

Dates: 20th September 2019 – 2nd November 2019 (44 Days)

Qualified Teams: 20 (from 6 continents)

Venues: (12), Chofu, Yokohama, Fukuroi, Higashiosaka, Toyata, Oita, Kamaishi, Kumagaya, Kobe, Kumagaya, Sapporo, Fukuoka.

Winner: South Africa

Runners-Up: England

Third Place: New Zealand

Fourth Place: Wales

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Tournament Statistics

Matches Played: 45/45; 3 Matches Cancelled, Typhoon Hagibis

Top Scorer: 69 Points – Handre Pollard (South Africa)

Most Tries: 7 Tries – Josh Adams (Wales)

Attendance: 1,703,443 (37,877 per match)

Tries Scored: 283 (6.33 per match)

Points Scored: 2,196 (48.8 per match)

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Team	Region	Appearances	Best Result
South Africa	Africa	6	Champions, 1995, 2007
Namibia	Africa	5	Pool Stage
United States	Americas	7	Pool Stage
Canada	Americas	8	Quarter-Finals, 1991
Japan	Asia	8	Pool Stage
England	Europe	8	Champions, 2003
France	Europe	8	Runners-Up, 1987, 1999,2011
Georgia	Europe	4	Pool Stage
Ireland	Europe	8	Quarter-Finals, 6 Times
Italy	Europe	8	Pool Stage
Russia	Europe	1	Pool Stage
Scotland	Europe	8	Fourth Place, 1991
Wales	Europe	8	Third Place, 1987
Australia	Oceania	8	Champions, 1991, 1999
Fiji	Oceania	7	Quarter-Finals, 1987, 2015
New Zealand	Oceania	8	Champions, 1987, 2011, 2015
Samoa	Oceania	7	Quarter-Finals, 1991, 1995
Tonga	Oceania	7	Pool Stage
Argentina	Sudamerica	8	Third Place, 2007
Uruguay	Sudamerica	3	Pool Stage

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Venues: 12

Location	Name	Capacity
Chofu	Tokyo Stadium	49,970
Yokohama	International Stadium Yokohama	72,327
Fukuroi	Shizuoka Stadium Ecopa	50,889
Higashiosaka	Hanazono Rugby Stadium	30,000
Toyota	City of Toyota Stadium	45,000
Oita	Oita Stadium	40,000
Kamaishi	Kamaishi Memorial Stadium	16.187
Kumagaya	Kumagaya Rugby Stadium	24,000
Kobe	Kobe Misaki Stadium	30,132
Kumamoto	Kumamoto Stadium	32,000
Sapporo	Sapporo Dome	41,410
Fukuoka	Fukuoka Hakatanomori Stadium	22,563

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Pool Stage Draw:

Pool A	Pool B	Pool C	Pool D
Ireland	New Zealand	England	Australia
Scotland	South Africa	France	Wales
Japan	Italy	Argentina	Georgia
Russia	Namibia	United States	Fiji
Samoa	Canada	Tonga	Uruguay

The teams that finish in the top two of each pool advance to the Quarter-Finals. The top three teams in each pool will qualify for the 2023 Rugby World Cup.

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When does the 2019 Rugby World Cup Start?

The opening match of the 2019 Rugby World Cup kicks offs on Friday, September 20th.

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Who will broadcast the tournament?

ITV will have exclusive rights to broadcast the tournament in 2019 in Japan and in 2023 in France. 38 matches will be televised live on ITV and 10 matches will be televised live on ITV 4.

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Pool A Standings

P	Team	P	W	D	L	TF	PF	PA	PD	BP	Pts
1	Japan (Q)	4	4	0	0	13	115	62	+53	3	19
2	Ireland (Q)	4	3	0	1	18	121	27	+94	4	16
3	Scotland (E)	4	2	0	2	16	119	55	+64	3	11
4	Samoa (E)	4	1	0	3	8	58	128	-70	1	5
5	Russia (E)	4	0	0	4	1	19	160	-141	0	0

Pool A Fixtures:

Date	Home Team	Score	Away Team	Kick-Off	TV
20th September	Japan	30-10	Russia	11:45AM	ITV
22nd September	Ireland	27-3	Scotland	8.45AM	ITV
24th September	Russia	9-34	Samoa	11:15AM	ITV 4
28th September	Japan	19-12	Ireland	8:15AM	ITV
30th September	Scotland	34-0	Samoa	11:15AM	ITV
3rd October	Ireland	35-0	Russia	11:15AM	ITV
5th October	Japan	38-19	Samoa	11:30AM	ITV
9th October	Scotland	61-0	Russia	8:15AM	ITV
12th October	Ireland	47-5	Samoa	11:45AM	ITV
13th October	Japan	28-21	Scotland	11:45AM	ITV

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Pool B Standings

P	Team	P	W	D	L	TF	PF	PA	PD	BP	Pts
1	N.Zealand (Q)	4	3	1	0	22	157	22	+135	2	16
2	South Africa (Q)	4	3	0	1	27	185	36	+149	3	15
3	Italy (E)	4	2	1	1	14	98	78	+20	2	12
4	Namibia (E)	4	0	1	3	3	34	175	-141	0	2
5	Canada (E)	4	0	1	3	2	14	177	-163	0	2

Pool B Fixtures

Date	Home Team	Score	Away Team	Kick-Off	TV
21st September	New Zealand	23-13	South Africa	10.45AM	ITV
22nd September	Italy	47-22	Namibia	6.15AM	ITV
26th September	Italy	48-7	Canada	8.45AM	ITV
28th September	South Africa	57-3	Namibia	10.45AM	ITV
2nd October	New Zealand	63-0	Canada	11.15AM	ITV 4
4th October	South Africa	49-3	Italy	10.45AM	ITV 4
6th October	New Zealand	71-9	Namibia	5.45AM	ITV
8th October	South Africa	66-7	Canada	11.15AM	ITV 4
12th October	New Zealand	0-0*	Italy	5.45AM	ITV
13th October	Namibia	0-0**	Canada	4.15AM	ITV

*New Zealand V Italy was cancelled due to Typhoon Hagibis and awarded as a 0-0 draw.

**Despite both teams naming their sides, this match was cancelled following an evacuation order in Kamaishi during Typhoon Hagibis and awarded as a 0-0 draw.

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Pool C Standings

P	Team	P	W	D	L	TF	PF	PA	PD	BP	Pts
1	England (Q)	4	3	1	0	17	119	20	+99	3	17
2	France (Q)	4	3	1	0	9	79	51	+28	1	15
3	Argentina (E)	4	2	0	2	14	106	91	+15	3	11
4	Tonga (E)	4	1	0	3	9	67	105	-38	2	6
5	United States (E)	4	0	0	4	7	52	156	-104	0	0

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Pool C Fixtures

Date	Home Team	Score	Away Team	Kick-Off	TV
21st September	France	23-21	Argentina	8.15AM	ITV
22nd September	England	35-3	Tonga	11.15AM	ITV
26th September	England	45-7	United States	11.45AM	ITV
28th September	Argentina	28-12	Tonga	5.45AM	ITV
2nd October	France	33-9	United States	8.45AM	ITV 4
5th October	England	39-10	Argentina	9AM	ITV
6th October	France	23-21	Tonga	8.45AM	ITV
9th October	Argentina	47-17	United States	5.45AM	ITV 4
12th October	England	0-0*	France	9.15AM	ITV
13th October	United states	19-31	Tonga	6.45AM	ITV

*England V France was cancelled due to Typhoon Hagibis and awarded as a 0-0 draw.

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Pool D Standings

P	Team	P	W	D	L	TF	PF	PA	PD	BP	Pts
1	Wales (Q)	4	4	0	0	17	136	69	+67	3	19
2	Australia (Q)	4	3	0	1	20	136	68	+68	4	16
3	Fiji (E)	4	1	0	3	17	110	108	+2	3	7
4	Georgia (E)	4	1	0	3	9	65	122	-57	1	5
5	Uruguay (E)	4	1	0	3	6	60	140	-80	0	4

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Pool D Fixtures

Date	Home Team	Score	Away Team	Kick-Off	TV
21st September	Australia	39-21	Fiji	5.45AM	ITV
23rd September	Wales	43-14	Georgia	11.15AM	ITV
25th September	Fiji	27-30	Uruguay	6.15AM	ITV 4
29th September	Georgia	33-7	Uruguay	6.15AM	ITV
29th September	Australia	25-29	Wales	8.45AM	ITV
3rd October	Georgia	10-45	Fiji	6.15AM	ITV 4
5th October	Australia	45-10	Uruguay	6.15AM	ITV
9th October	Wales	29-17	Fiji	10.45AM	ITV
11th October	Australia	27-8	Georgia	11.15AM	ITV 4
13th October	Wales	35-13	Uruguay	9.15AM	ITV

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Knockout Stage

Quarter-Finals

Date	Home Team	Score	Away Team	Kick-Off	TV
19th October	England	40-16	Australia	8.15AM	ITV
19th October	New Zealand	46-14	Ireland	11.15AM	ITV
20th October	Wales	20-19	France	8.15AM	ITV
20th October	Japan	3-26	South Africa	11.15AM	ITV