2019 Rugby World Cup

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Tournament details
Host nation  Japan
Dates 20 September – 2 November
No. of nations 20 (93 qualifying)
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Qualifying

Qualifying teams
Region Team Qualification
method
Previous
appearances
Previous best result World
Ranking1
Africa  South Africa Automatic 6 Champions (1995, 2007) 4
 Namibia Africa 1 5 Pool stage 23
Americas North  United States Americas 1 7 Pool stage 13
 Canada Repechage 8 Quarter-finals (1991) 22
Asia  Japan Hosts 8 Pool stage 10
Europe  England Automatic 8 Champions (2003) 3
 France Automatic 8 Runners-up (1987, 1999, 2011) 8
 Georgia Automatic 4 Pool stage 12
 Ireland Automatic 8 Quarter-finals (1987, 1991, 1995, 2003, 2011, 2015) 1
 Italy Automatic 8 Pool stage 14
 Russia Europe 1 1 Pool stage 20
 Scotland Automatic 8 Fourth place (1991) 7
 Wales Automatic 8 Third place (1987) 5
Oceania  Australia Automatic 8 Champions (1991, 1999) 6
 Fiji Oceania 1 7 Quarter-finals (1987, 2007) 9
 New Zealand Automatic 8 Champions (1987, 2011, 2015) 2
 Samoa Play-off winner 7 Quarter-finals (1991, 1995) 16
 Tonga Oceania 2 7 Pool stage 15
Sudamérica  Argentina Automatic 8 Third place (2007) 11
 Uruguay Americas 2 3 Pool stage 19

Pool stage

Pool A

TeamPld.WDLPF/PAPts.Qualification
Japan4400115-6219Quarters Finals
2023 Rugby World Cup
Ireland4301121-2716Quarters Finals
2023 Rugby World Cup
Scotland 4202119-55112023 Rugby World Cup
Samoa 410358-1285
Russia400419-1600
21-09-2019Japan30-10Russia
23-09-2019Ireland27-3Scotland
25-09-2019Russia 9-34Samoa
28-09-2019Japan19-12Ireland
30-09-2019Scotland 34-0Samoa
03-10-2019Ireland 35-0Russia
05-10-2019Japan 38-19Samoa
05-10-2019Japan38-19Samoa
09-10-2019Scotland61-0Russia
12-10-2019Ireland47-5Samoa
13-10-2019Japan28-21Scotland

Pool B

TeamPld.WDLPF/PAPts.Qualification
New Zealand 4400157-2216Quarters Finals
2023 Rugby World Cup
South Africa 4301185-3615Quarters Finals
2023 Rugby World Cup
İtaly 421198-78122023 Rugby World Cup
Namibia401334-1752
Canada401314-1772
21-09-2019New Zealand23-13South Africa
22-09-2019İtaly47-22Namibia
26-09-2019İtaly48-7Canada
28-09-2019South Africa57-3Namibia
02-10-2019New Zealand 63-0Canada
04-10-2019South Africa 49-3İtaly
06-10-2019 New Zealand 71-9Namibia
08-10-2019South Africa66-7Canada
12-09-2019New Zealand0-0İtaly
13-10-2019Namibia0-0 Canada

Pool C

TeamPld.WDLPF/PAPts.Qualification
England 4310119-2017Quarters Finals
2023 Rugby World Cup
France431079-5115Quarters Finals
2023 Rugby World Cup
Argentina4202106-91112023 Rugby World Cup
Tonga 410367-1056
United States400452-1560
21-09-2019France23-21Argentina
23-09-2019England35-3Tonga
26-09-2019England45-7United States
28-09-2019Argentina28-12Tonga
02-10-2019France 33-9United States
05-10-2019England 39-10Argentina
06-10-2019France 23-21Tonga
09-10-2019Argentina 47-17United States
12-10-2019England 0-0France
13-10-2019United States 19-31Tonga

Pool D

TeamPld.WDLPF/PAPts.Qualification
Wales 440136-6919Quarters Finals
2023 Rugby World Cup
Australia4301136-6816Quarters Finals
2023 Rugby World Cup
Fiji 4103110-10872023 Rugby World Cup
Georgia410365-1225
Uruguay410360-1404
21-09-2019Australia39-21Fiji
23-09-2019Wales43-14Georgia
25-09-2019Fiji27-30Uruguay
29-09-2019Georgia33-7Uruguay
29-09-2019Australia 25-29Wales
03-10-2019Georgia 10-45Fiji
05-10-2019Australia 45-10Uruguay
09-10-2019Wales 29-17Fiji
11-10-2019Australia 27-8Georgia
13-10-2019Wales 35-13Uruguay

Quarter-finals

DateTeam 1ScoreTeam 2
19-10-2019England40-16Australia
19-10-2019 New Zealand46-14Ireland
20-10-2019 Wales20-19France
20-10-2019 Japan3-26South Africa

Semi-finals

DateTeam 1ScoreTeam 2
26-10-2019 England 19-7New Zealand
26-10-2019 Wales 16-19South Africa

Bronze final

DateTeam 1ScoreTeam 2
01-11-2019 New Zealand 40-17Wales

Final

DateTeam 1ScoreTeam 2
02-11-2019 England 12-32South Africa

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