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Rugby World Cup 2019 Guide

Following the pool stages, only three of the four home nations remained in contention at Rugby World Cup 2019. England and Wales went through as winners of Pool C and Pool D respectively, whilst Ireland went through as runners-up in Pool A. Scotland failed to make it out of Pool A after their defeat to host nation Japan left them in third place.

England and Wales then progressed through the quarter-finals with victories over Australia and France respectively, but Ireland lost out to the All Blacks.

In the Rugby World Cup semi-finals, England stunned the All Blacks to reach their fourth final, but Wales were edged out by the Springboks.

After six weeks of spectacular rugby, New Zealand beat Wales in the bronze medal match and South Africa overpowered England in the World Cup final.

Rugby World Cup 2019 Fixtures List

Click on the links below to view match stats, reports and video highlights.

Pool A | Pool B | Pool C | Pool D | Quarter Finals | Semi Finals | Bronze Final | Final

Pool A

Japan Russia Japan 30-10 Russia Tokyo Stadium, Tokyo Friday 20th September 2019 Attendance: 45,745
Ireland Scotland Ireland 27-3 Scotland International Stadium, Yokohama Sunday 22nd September 2019 Attendance: 63,731
Russia Samoa Russia 9-34 Samoa Kumagaya Rugby Stadium, Kumagaya Tuesday 24th September 2019 Attendance: 22,564
Japan Ireland Japan 19-12 Ireland Shizuoka Stadium Ecopa, Shizuoka Saturday 28th September 2019 Attendance: 47,813
Scotland Samoa Scotland 34-0 Samoa Kobe Misaki Stadium, Kobe Monday 30th September 2019 Attendance: 27,586
Ireland Russia Ireland 35-0 Russia Kobe Misaki Stadium, Kobe Thursday 3rd October 2019 Attendance: 26,856
Japan Samoa Japan 38-19 Samoa City of Toyota Stadium, Toyota Saturday 5th October 2019 Attendance: 39,695
Scotland Russia Scotland 61-0 Russia Shizuoka Stadium Ecopa, Shizuoka Wednesday 9th October 2019 Attendance: 44,123
Ireland Samoa Ireland 47-5 Samoa Fukuoka Hakatanomori Stadium, Fukuoka Saturday 12th October 2019 Attendance: 17,967
Japan Scotland Japan 28-21 Scotland International Stadium, Yokohama Sunday 13th October 2019 Attendance: 67,666

Pool B

New Zealand South Africa New Zealand 23-13 South Africa International Stadium, Yokohama Saturday 21st September 2019 Attendance: 63,649
Italy Namibia Italy 47-22 Namibia Hanazono Rugby Stadium, Higashiosaka Sunday 22nd September 2019 Attendance: 20,354
Italy Canada Italy 48-7 Canada Fukuoka Hakatanomori Stadium, Fukuoka Thursday 26th September 2019 Attendance: 16,984
South Africa Namibia South Africa 57-3 Namibia City of Toyota Stadium, Toyota Saturday 28th September 2019 Attendance: 36,449
New Zealand Canada New Zealand 63-0 Canada Oita Stadium, Oita Wednesday 2nd October 2019 Attendance: 34,411
South Africa Italy South Africa 49-3 Italy Shizuoka Stadium Ecopa, Shizuoka Friday 4th October 2019 Attendance: 44,148
New Zealand Namibia New Zealand 71-9 Namibia Tokyo Stadium, Tokyo Sunday 6th October 2019 Attendance: 48,354
South Africa Canada South Africa 66-7 Canada Kobe Misaki Stadium, Kobe Tuesday 8th October 2019 Attendance: 28,014
New Zealand Italy New Zealand 0-0 Italy City of Toyota Stadium, Toyota Saturday 12th October 2019 Match Cancelled
Namibia Canada Namibia 0-0 Canada Kamaishi Recovery Memorial Stadium, Kamaishi Sunday 13th October 2019 Match Cancelled

Pool C

France Argentina France 23-21 Argentina Tokyo Stadium, Tokyo Saturday 21st September 2019 Attendance: 44,004
England Tonga England 35-3 Tonga Sapporo Dome, Sapporo Sunday 22nd September 2019 Attendance: 35,923
England USA England 45-7 USA Kobe Misaki Stadium, Kobe Thursday 26th September 2019 Attendance: 27,194
Argentina Tonga Argentina 28-12 Tonga Hanazono Rugby Stadium, Higashiosaka Saturday 28th September 2019 Attendance: 21,971
France USA France 33-9 USA Fukuoka Hakatanomori Stadium, Fukuoka Wednesday 2nd October 2019 Attendance: 17,660
England Argentina England 39-10 Argentina Tokyo Stadium, Tokyo Saturday 5th October 2019 Attendance: 48,185
France Tonga France 23-21 Tonga Kumamoto Stadium, Kumamoto Sunday 6th October 2019 Attendance: 28,477
Argentina USA Argentina 47-17 USA Kumagaya Rugby Stadium, Kumagaya Wednesday 9th October 2019 Attendance: 24,377
England France England 0-0 France International Stadium, Yokohama Saturday 12th October 2019 Match Cancelled
USA Tonga USA 19-31 Tonga Hanazono Rugby Stadium, Higashiosaka Sunday 13th October 2019 Attendance: 22,012

Pool D

Australia Fiji Australia 39-21 Fiji Sapporo Dome, Sapporo Saturday 21st September 2019 Attendance: 36,482
Wales Georgia Wales 43-14 Georgia City of Toyota Stadium, Toyota Monday 23rd September 2019 Attendance: 35,546
Fiji Uruguay Fiji 27-30 Uruguay Kamaishi Recovery Memorial Stadium, Kamaishi Wednesday 25th September 2019 Attendance: 14,025
Georgia Uruguay Georgia 33-7 Uruguay Kumagaya Rugby Stadium, Kumagaya Sunday 29th September 2019 Attendance: 24,895
Australia Wales Australia 25-29 Wales Tokyo Stadium, Tokyo Sunday 29th September 2019 Attendance: 47,885
Georgia Fiji Georgia 10-45 Fiji Hanazono Rugby Stadium, Higashiosaka Thursday 3rd October 2019 Attendance: 21,069
Australia Uruguay Australia 45-10 Uruguay Oita Stadium, Oita Saturday 5th October 2019 Attendance: 33,781
Wales Fiji Wales 29-17 Fiji Oita Stadium, Oita Wednesday 9th October 2019 Attendance: 33,379
Australia Georgia Australia 27-8 Georgia Shizuoka Stadium Ecopa, Shizuoka Friday 11th October 2019 Attendance: 39,802
Wales Uruguay Wales 35-13 Uruguay Kumamoto Stadium, Kumamoto Sunday 13th October 2019 Attendance: 27,317

Rugby World Cup Quarter Finals

England Australia England 40-16 Australia Oita Stadium, Oita Saturday 19th October 2019 Attendance: 36,954
New Zealand Ireland New Zealand 46-14 Ireland Tokyo Stadium, Tokyo Saturday 19th October 2019 Attendance: 46,686
Wales France Wales 20-19 France Oita Stadium, Oita Sunday 20th October 2019 Attendance: 34,426
Japan South Africa Japan 3-26 South Africa Tokyo Stadium, Tokyo Sunday 20th October 2019 Attendance: 48,831

Rugby World Cup Semi Finals

England New Zealand England 19-7 New Zealand International Stadium, Yokohama Saturday 26th October 2019 Attendance: 68,843
Wales South Africa Wales 16-19 South Africa International Stadium, Yokohama Sunday 27th October 2019 Attendance: 67,750

Rugby World Cup Bronze Final

New Zealand Wales New Zealand 40-17 Wales Tokyo Stadium, Tokyo Friday 1st November 2019 Attendance: 48,842

Rugby World Cup Final

England South Africa England 12-32 South Africa International Stadium, Yokohama Saturday 2nd November 2019 Attendance: 70,103

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