2019 Rugby World Cup Pool B

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Pool B of the 2019 Rugby World Cup began on 21 September 2019. The pool included title holders New Zealand and third-placed team from 2015 South Africa, while Italy also joined the pool after finishing third in their pool in 2015. They were joined by the African qualifier, Namibia, and the repechage winner, Canada.[1]

Neither of the final two matches in the pool were played due to the effects of Typhoon Hagibis; New Zealand were a point behind South Africa, who had played all four of their matches, going into the final game against Italy, so the two points awarded for the cancelled match saw New Zealand take top spot in the pool, while Italy finished third behind South Africa. Neither Namibia nor Canada managed a win in their first three matches, and the cancellation of their final match meant they finished level on points, with Namibia finishing higher on points difference.

Overview[]

Pool B started with New Zealand beating South Africa 23–13. New Zealand opened their scoring with two tries in four minutes from George Bridge and Scott Barrett giving New Zealand a 17–3 lead at half-time. Pieter-Steph du Toit scored a converted try to bring the score back to 17–10 but two penalties from Richie Mo'unga and Beauden Barrett sealed the result.[2] In Higashiōsaka, Italy conceded an early try against Namibia before running away with a bonus-point victory by 25 points.[3] Italy earned a second bonus-point victory in Fukuoka, scoring seven tries in a 48–7 demolition of Canada.[4] Over in Toyota, South Africa defeated Namibia by 54 points, scoring nine tries while Namibia could manage only a Cliven Loubser penalty in the 23rd minute.[5] New Zealand recorded their second victory of the World Cup with a 63–0 victory over Canada at Ōita Stadium. For New Zealand, Brad Weber scored his first two tries in international rugby with the Barrett brothers (Jordie Barrett, Beauden Barrett and Scott Barrett) each scoring a try as they became first trio of brothers to start for New Zealand.[6]

New Zealand would continue their demolition of their opponents with a 62-point win over Namibia in Chōfu, with the floodgates opening in the second half after Namibia restricted the All Blacks to 24 points in the first half. Sevu Reece, Ben Smith and Anton Lienert-Brown scoring two tries in the match.[7] Between the two New Zealand games, South Africa romped over Italy with Cheslin Kolbe scoring two tries as the South Africans won 49–3 in Fukuroi.[8] This was followed by a 66–7 victory over Canada with Cobus Reinach scoring the fastest hat-trick in World Cup history, with his three tries being scored in a space of 11 minutes.[9] The final two matches of the group would not be played as Typhoon Hagibis would see the cancellation of the New Zealand–Italy and Namibia–Canada matches.[10][11] At the end of the pool stage, New Zealand finished on top of the table with South Africa finishing second.[12]

Standings[]

Key to colours in pool tables
  • v
  • t
Advanced to the quarter-finals and qualified for the 2023 Rugby World Cup
Eliminated but qualified for 2023 Rugby World Cup
Team
  • v
  • t
 Pld W D L TF PF PA +/− BP Pts
 New Zealand 4 3 1 0 22 157 22 +135 2 16
 South Africa 4 3 0 1 27 185 36 +149 3 15
 Italy 4 2 1 1 14 98 78 +20 2 12
 Namibia 4 0 1 3 3 34 175 –141 0 2
 Canada 4 0 1 3 2 14 177 –163 0 2


All times are local Japan Standard Time (UTC+09)

New Zealand vs South Africa[]

21 September 2019
18:45 JST (UTC+09)
New Zealand  23–13  South Africa
Try: Bridge 24' c
S. Barrett 27' c
Con: Mo'unga (2/2) 25', 28'
Pen: Mo'unga (2/3) 23', 67'
B. Barrett (1/1) 72'
 Report Try: P. du Toit 48' c
Con: Pollard (1/1) 49'
Pen: Pollard (1/2) 2'
Drop: Pollard (1/1) 59'
International Stadium Yokohama, Yokohama
Attendance: 63,649
Referee: Jérôme Garcès (France)
New Zealand
South Africa
FB 15 Beauden Barrett
RW 14 Sevu Reece
OC 13 Anton Lienert-Brown
IC 12 Ryan Crotty Substituted off 51'
LW 11 George Bridge
FH 10 Richie Mo'unga Substituted off 67'
SH 9 Aaron Smith Substituted off 62'
N8 8 Kieran Read (c)
OF 7 Sam Cane Substituted off 40'
BF 6 Ardie Savea
RL 5 Scott Barrett Substituted off 76'
LL 4 Sam Whitelock
TP 3 Nepo Laulala Substituted off 51'
HK 2 Dane Coles Substituted off 40'
LP 1 Joe Moody Substituted off 51'
Replacements:
HK 16 Codie Taylor Substituted in 40'
PR 17 Ofa Tu'ungafasi Substituted in 51'
PR 18 Angus Ta'avao Substituted in 51'
LK 19 Patrick Tuipulotu Substituted in 40'
FL 20 Shannon Frizell Substituted in 76'
SH 21 TJ Perenara Substituted in 62'
CE 22 Sonny Bill Williams Substituted in 51'
FB 23 Ben Smith Substituted in 67'
Coach:
New Zealand Steve Hansen
New Zealand vs South Africa 2019-09-21.svg
FB 15 Willie le Roux
RW 14 Cheslin Kolbe
OC 13 Lukhanyo Am Substituted off 57'
IC 12 Damian de Allende
LW 11 Makazole Mapimpi
FH 10 Handré Pollard
SH 9 Faf de Klerk Substituted off 72'
N8 8 Duane Vermeulen
OF 7 Pieter-Steph du Toit
BF 6 Siya Kolisi (c) Substituted off 51'
RL 5 Franco Mostert
LL 4 Eben Etzebeth Substituted off 70'
TP 3 Frans Malherbe Substituted off 55' Substituted in 76'
HK 2 Malcolm Marx Substituted off 62'
LP 1 Steven Kitshoff Substituted off 68'
Replacements:
HK 16 Bongi Mbonambi Substituted in 62'
PR 17 Tendai Mtawarira Substituted in 68'
PR 18 Trevor Nyakane Substituted in 55' Substituted off 76'
LK 19 RG Snyman Substituted in 70'
FL 20 Francois Louw Substituted in 51'
SH 21 Herschel Jantjies Substituted in 72'
CE 22 François Steyn
CE 23 Jesse Kriel Substituted in 57'
Coach:
South Africa Rassie Erasmus

Player of the Match:
Beauden Barrett (New Zealand)

Assistant referees:
Romain Poite (France)
Karl Dickson (England)
Television match official:
Graham Hughes (England)

Notes:

Italy vs Namibia[]

22 September 2019
14:15 JST (UTC+09)
(1 BP) Italy  47–22  Namibia
Try: Penalty try 11'
Allan 26' c
Tebaldi 40+1' c
Bellini 44' c
Canna 47' c
Polledri 70' m
Minozzi 76' c
Con: Allan (3/3) 27', 40+2', 45'
Canna (2/3) 48', 77'
 Report Try: Stevens 6' c
Greyling 57' m
Plato 79' c
Con: Loubser (2/3) 7', 80'
Pen: Loubser (1/1) 51'
Hanazono Rugby Stadium, Higashiōsaka
Attendance: 20,354
Referee: Nic Berry (Australia)
Italy
Namibia
FB 15 Jayden Hayward Substituted off 45'
RW 14 Edoardo Padovani
OC 13 Tommaso Benvenuti
IC 12 Luca Morisi
LW 11 Mattia Bellini
FH 10 Tommaso Allan Substituted off 45'
SH 9 Tito Tebaldi Substituted off 59'
N8 8 Sergio Parisse (c)
OF 7 Maxime Mbanda
BF 6 Braam Steyn Substituted off 45'
RL 5 Federico Ruzza Substituted off 45'
LL 4 Alessandro Zanni
TP 3 Tiziano Pasquali Substituted off 39'
HK 2 Luca Bigi Substituted off 45'
LP 1 Andrea Lovotti Substituted off 45'
Replacements:
HK 16 Oliviero Fabiani Substituted in 45'
PR 17 Simone Ferrari Substituted in 45'
PR 18 Marco Riccioni Substituted in 39'
LK 19 Dean Budd Substituted in 45'
FL 20 Jake Polledri Substituted in 45'
SH 21 Guglielmo Palazzani Substituted in 59'
FH 22 Carlo Canna Substituted in 45'
WG 23 Matteo Minozzi Substituted in 45'
Coach:
Ireland Conor O'Shea
Italy vs Namibia 2019-09-22.svg
FB 15 Johann Tromp Substituted off 68'
RW 14 Chad Plato
OC 13 Justin Newman Substituted off 48'
IC 12 Darryl de la Harpe
LW 11 JC Greyling
FH 10 Cliven Loubser
SH 9 Damian Stevens Substituted off 48'
N8 8 Janco Venter
OF 7 Wian Conradie
BF 6 Rohan Kitshoff Substituted off 40'
RL 5 Tjiuee Uanivi (c)
LL 4 PJ van Lill Substituted off 57'
TP 3 Aranos Coetzee Substituted off 57'
HK 2 Torsten van Jaarsveld Substituted off 57'
LP 1 André Rademeyer Substituted off 71'
Replacements:
HK 16 Louis van der Westhuizen Substituted in 57'
PR 17 AJ de Klerk Substituted in 57'
PR 18 Nelius Theron Substituted in 71'
LK 19 Johan Retief Substituted in 57'
FL 20 Max Katjijeko Substituted in 40'
WG 21 PJ Walters Substituted in 68'
SH 22 Eugene Jantjies Substituted in 48'
SH 23 TC Kisting Substituted in 48'
Coach:
Wales Phil Davies

Player of the Match:
Federico Ruzza (Italy)

Assistant referees:
Nigel Owens (Wales)
Federico Anselmi (Argentina)
Television match official:
Marius Jonker (South Africa)

Notes:

Italy vs Canada[]

26 September 2019
16:45 JST (UTC+09)
(1 BP) Italy  48–7  Canada
Try: Steyn 8' c
Budd 13' c
Negri 44' c
Penalty try 59'
Bellini 62' m
Zani 73' c
Minozzi 79' m
Con: Allan (3/4) 9', 14', 45'
Canna (1/2) 74'
Pen: Allan (1/1) 3'
 Report Try: Coe 69' c
Con: Nelson (1/1) 71'
Fukuoka Hakatanomori Stadium, Fukuoka
Attendance: 16,984
Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)
Italy
Canada
FB 15 Matteo Minozzi
RW 14 Tommaso Benvenuti Substituted off 40'
OC 13 Michele Campagnaro
IC 12 Jayden Hayward
LW 11 Giulio Bisegni
FH 10 Tommaso Allan Substituted off 63'
SH 9 Callum Braley Substituted off 72'
N8 8 Braam Steyn Substituted off 63'
OF 7 Jake Polledri
BF 6 Sebastian Negri
RL 5 Dean Budd (c)
LL 4 David Sisi Substituted off 55'
TP 3 Simone Ferrari Substituted off 47'
HK 2 Luca Bigi Substituted off 59'
LP 1 Andrea Lovotti Substituted off 47'
Replacements:
HK 16 Federico Zani Substituted in 59'
PR 17 Nicola Quaglio Substituted in 47'
PR 18 Marco Riccioni Substituted in 47'
LK 19 Federico Ruzza Substituted in 55'
FL 20 Maxime Mbanda Substituted in 63'
SH 21 Guglielmo Palazzani Substituted in 72'
FH 22 Carlo Canna Substituted in 63'
WG 23 Mattia Bellini Substituted in 40'
Coach:
Ireland Conor O'Shea
Italy vs Canada 2019-09-26.svg
FB 15 Pat Parfrey
RW 14 Jeff Hassler Substituted off 63'
OC 13 Ben LeSage
IC 12 Nick Blevins Substituted off 9'
LW 11 D. T. H. van der Merwe
FH 10 Peter Nelson
SH 9 Gordon McRorie Substituted off 66'
N8 8 Tyler Ardron (c)
OF 7 Lucas Rumball Substituted off 16'
BF 6 Mike Sheppard Substituted off 77'
RL 5 Josh Larsen
LL 4 Conor Keys
TP 3 Matt Tierney Substituted off 51'
HK 2 Eric Howard Substituted off 58'
LP 1 Hubert Buydens Substituted off 39'
Replacements:
HK 16 Benoît Piffero Substituted in 51'
PR 17 Djustice Sears-Duru Substituted in 39'
PR 18 Jake Ilnicki Substituted in 58'
LK 19 Luke Campbell Substituted in 76'
FL 20 Matt Heaton Temporarily suspended from 59' to 69' 59' to 69' Substituted in 16'
SH 21 Jamie Mackenzie Substituted in 66'
CE 22 Ciaran Hearn Substituted in 9'
FB 23 Andrew Coe Substituted in 63'
Coach:
Wales Kingsley Jones

Player of the Match:
Jake Polledri (Italy)

Assistant referees:
Wayne Barnes (England)
Karl Dickson (England)
Television match official:
Rowan Kitt (England)

Notes:

  • Djustice Sears-Duru (Canada) earned his 50th test cap.[15]
  • This was Italy's biggest winning margin at a Rugby World Cup.[citation needed]

South Africa vs Namibia[]

28 September 2019
18:45 JST (UTC+09)
(1 BP) South Africa  57–3  Namibia
Try: Mbonambi (2) 10' c, 17' c
Louw 15' m
Mapimpi (2) 27' m, 54' c
Am 42' c
Gelant 48' c
Kolisi 59' m
Brits 64' c
Con: E. Jantjies (6/9) 11', 19', 43', 50', 55', 66'
 Report Pen: Loubser (1/2) 24'
City of Toyota Stadium, Toyota
Attendance: 36,449
Referee: Mathieu Raynal (France)
South Africa
Namibia
FB 15 Warrick Gelant
RW 14 S'busiso Nkosi
OC 13 Lukhanyo Am Substituted off 55'
IC 12 François Steyn
LW 11 Makazole Mapimpi
FH 10 Elton Jantjies
SH 9 Herschel Jantjies Substituted off 57'
N8 8 Schalk Brits (c)
OF 7 Kwagga Smith Substituted off 53'
BF 6 Francois Louw
RL 5 Lood de Jager
LL 4 RG Snyman Substituted off 58'
TP 3 Vincent Koch Substituted off 46'
HK 2 Bongi Mbonambi Substituted off 64'
LP 1 Tendai Mtawarira Substituted off 70'
Replacements:
PR 16 Steven Kitshoff Substituted in 70'
PR 17 Thomas du Toit Substituted in 46'
LK 18 Eben Etzebeth Substituted in 58'
FL 19 Siya Kolisi Substituted in 53'
LK 20 Franco Mostert Substituted in 64'
SH 21 Cobus Reinach Substituted in 57'
CE 22 Damian de Allende Substituted in 55'
WG 23 Cheslin Kolbe
Coach:
South Africa Rassie Erasmus
South Africa vs Namibia 2019-09-28.svg
FB 15 Johann Tromp
RW 14 Chad Plato Substituted off 68' Substituted in 76'
OC 13 JC Greyling
IC 12 PJ Walters Substituted off 50'
LW 11 Lesley Klim
FH 10 Cliven Loubser
SH 9 Eugene Jantjies
N8 8 Adriaan Booysen Temporarily suspended from 17' to 27' 17' to 27' Substituted off 50'
OF 7 Max Katjijeko
BF 6 Thomasau Forbes Substituted off 50'
RL 5 Tjiuee Uanivi (c)
LL 4 Johan Retief
TP 3 AJ de Klerk Substituted off 50' Substituted in 68' Substituted off 76'
HK 2 Louis van der Westhuizen Substituted off 76'
LP 1 Des Sethie Substituted off 50'
Replacements:
HK 16 Obert Nortjé Substituted in 76'
PR 17 André Rademeyer Substituted in 50'
PR 18 Aranos Coetzee Temporarily suspended from 64' to 74' 64' to 74' Substituted in 50'
FL 19 Prince ǃGaoseb
FL 20 Janco Venter Substituted in 50'
FL 21 Wian Conradie Substituted in 50'
WG 22 TC Kisting
CE 23 Johan Deysel Substituted in 50'
Coach:
Wales Phil Davies

Player of the Match:
Lood de Jager (South Africa)

Assistant referees:
Nic Berry (Australia)
Andrew Brace (Ireland)
Television match official:
Graham Hughes (England)

New Zealand vs Canada[]

2 October 2019
19:15 JST (UTC+09)
(1 BP) New Zealand  63–0  Canada
Try: Penalty try 5'
J. Barrett 9' c
Williams 17' c
B. Barrett 36' c
Ioane 41' c
S. Barrett 45' c
Frizell 47' c
Weber (2) 50' c, 57' c
Con: Mo'unga (8/8) 10', 19', 37', 43', 46', 49', 51', 59'
 Report
Oita Stadium, Ōita
Attendance: 34,411
Referee: Romain Poite (France)
New Zealand
Canada
FB 15 Beauden Barrett
RW 14 Jordie Barrett
OC 13 Jack Goodhue Substituted off 40'
IC 12 Sonny Bill Williams Substituted off 51'
LW 11 Rieko Ioane
FH 10 Richie Mo'unga
SH 9 TJ Perenara Substituted off 40'
N8 8 Kieran Read (c)
OF 7 Matt Todd Substituted off 71'
BF 6 Shannon Frizell
RL 5 Scott Barrett
LL 4 Patrick Tuipulotu Substituted off 71'
TP 3 Angus Ta'avao Substituted off 26'
HK 2 Liam Coltman Substituted off 71'
LP 1 Atunaisa Moli
Replacements:
HK 16 Codie Taylor Substituted in 71'
PR 17 Ofa Tu'ungafasi Substituted in 51'
PR 18 Nepo Laulala Substituted in 26' Substituted off 51'
LK 19 Sam Whitelock Substituted in 71'
FL 20 Ardie Savea Substituted in 71'
SH 21 Brad Weber Substituted in 40'
CE 22 Ryan Crotty Substituted in 40'
FB 23 Ben Smith Substituted in 51'
Coach:
New Zealand Steve Hansen
New Zealand vs Canada 2019-10-02.svg
FB 15 Pat Parfrey Substituted off 52'
RW 14 Jeff Hassler
OC 13 Conor Trainor
IC 12 Ciaran Hearn
LW 11 D. T. H. van der Merwe Substituted off 61' Substituted in 73'
FH 10 Peter Nelson
SH 9 Gordon McRorie Substituted off 66'
N8 8 Tyler Ardron (c)
OF 7 Matt Heaton
BF 6 Lucas Rumball
RL 5 Conor Keys Substituted off 61'
LL 4 Evan Olmstead Substituted off 46'
TP 3 Cole Keith Substituted off 49'
HK 2 Eric Howard Substituted off 41'
LP 1 Djustice Sears-Duru Substituted off 69'
Replacements:
HK 16 Andrew Quattrin Substituted in 41'
PR 17 Hubert Buydens Substituted in 69'
PR 18 Jake Ilnicki Substituted in 49'
LK 19 Mike Sheppard Substituted in 61'
LK 20 Josh Larsen Substituted in 46'
SH 21 Phil Mack Substituted in 66'
WG 22 Taylor Paris Substituted in 61' Substituted off 73'
FB 23 Andrew Coe Substituted in 52'
Coach:
Wales Kingsley Jones

Player of the Match:
Richie Mo'unga (New Zealand)

Assistant referees:
Pascal Gaüzère (France)
Alexandre Ruiz (France)
Television match official:
Marius Jonker (South Africa)

Notes:

South Africa vs Italy[]

4 October 2019
18:45 JST (UTC+09)
(1 BP) South Africa  49–3  Italy
Try: Kolbe (2) 6' c, 53' m
Mbonambi 27' c
Am 58' c
Mapimpi 68' c
Snyman 76' m
Marx 80+3' m
Con: Pollard (4/7) 7', 28', 60', 69'
Pen: Pollard (2/2) 12', 51'
 Report Pen: Allan (1/1) 9'
Shizuoka Stadium Ecopa, Fukuroi
Attendance: 44,148
Referee: Wayne Barnes (England)
South Africa
Italy
FB 15 Willie le Roux
RW 14 Cheslin Kolbe Substituted off 80'
OC 13 Lukhanyo Am Substituted off 70'
IC 12 Damian de Allende
LW 11 Makazole Mapimpi Substituted off 44' Substituted in 54'
FH 10 Handré Pollard
SH 9 Faf de Klerk Substituted off 61'
N8 8 Duane Vermeulen Substituted off 65'
OF 7 Pieter-Steph du Toit
BF 6 Siya Kolisi (c)
RL 5 Lood de Jager Substituted off 61'
LL 4 Eben Etzebeth Substituted off 54'
TP 3 Frans Malherbe Substituted off 46'
HK 2 Bongi Mbonambi Substituted off 51'
LP 1 Tendai Mtawarira Substituted off 46'
Replacements:
HK 16 Malcolm Marx Substituted in 51'
PR 17 Steven Kitshoff Substituted in 46'
PR 18 Vincent Koch Substituted in 46'
LK 19 RG Snyman Substituted in 54'
LK 20 Franco Mostert Substituted in 61'
FL 21 Francois Louw Substituted in 65'
SH 22 Herschel Jantjies Substituted in 61'
CE 23 François Steyn Substituted in 44' Substituted off 54' Substituted in 70'
Coach:
South Africa Rassie Erasmus
South Africa vs Italy 2019-10-04.svg
FB 15 Matteo Minozzi
RW 14 Tommaso Benvenuti Substituted off 69'
OC 13 Luca Morisi Substituted off 57'
IC 12 Jayden Hayward
LW 11 Michele Campagnaro
FH 10 Tommaso Allan
SH 9 Tito Tebaldi Substituted off 60'
N8 8 Sergio Parisse (c) Substituted off 60'
OF 7 Jake Polledri
BF 6 Braam Steyn
RL 5 Dean Budd Substituted off 46'
LL 4 David Sisi Substituted off 46'
TP 3 Simone Ferrari Substituted off 2'
HK 2 Luca Bigi
LP 1 Andrea Lovotti Red card 44'
Replacements:
HK 16 Federico Zani Substituted in 57'
PR 17 Nicola Quaglio Substituted in 19'
PR 18 Marco Riccioni Substituted in 2' Substituted off 19'
LK 19 Alessandro Zanni Substituted in 46'
LK 20 Federico Ruzza Substituted in 46'
FL 21 Sebastian Negri Substituted in 60'
SH 22 Callum Braley Substituted in 60'
FH 23 Carlo Canna Substituted in 69'
Coach:
Ireland Conor O'Shea

Player of the Match:
Cheslin Kolbe (South Africa)

Assistant referees:
Romain Poite (France)
Alexandre Ruiz (France)
Television match official:
Rowan Kitt (England)

Notes:

  • Sergio Parisse played in his 15th World Cup match, an Italian record.[citation needed]
  • Andrea Lovotti became the fourth player to receive a red during the 2019 World Cup, matching a tournament high set in 1995 and 1999.[citation needed]
  • With injuries to both the starting tighthead and reserve tighthead for Italy, scrums went uncontested from the 18th minute.[18]
  • No replacement was issued for Cheslin Kolbe.[citation needed]

New Zealand vs Namibia[]

6 October 2019
13:45 JST (UTC+09)
(1 BP) New Zealand  71–9  Namibia
Try: Reece (2) 6' m, 53' c
Lienert-Brown (2) 21' m, 47' c
Ta'avao 36' c
B. Smith (2) 40+5' c, 68' c
Moody 42' m
Whitelock 56' c
J. Barrett 76' c
Perenara 79' m
Con: J. Barrett (8/11) 37', 40+6', 44', 48', 53', 57', 69', 77'
 Report Pen: Stevens (3/3) 3', 26', 30'
Tokyo Stadium, Chōfu
Attendance: 48,354
Referee: Pascal Gaüzère (France)
New Zealand
Namibia
FB 15 Ben Smith
RW 14 Sevu Reece Substituted off 67'
OC 13 Jack Goodhue Substituted off 61'
IC 12 Anton Lienert-Brown
LW 11 George Bridge
FH 10 Jordie Barrett
SH 9 Aaron Smith Substituted off 51'
N8 8 Ardie Savea Substituted off 61'
OF 7 Sam Cane Substituted off 32' Substituted in 44'
BF 6 Shannon Frizell
RL 5 Sam Whitelock (c)
LL 4 Brodie Retallick Substituted off 31'
TP 3 Nepo Laulala Temporarily suspended from 32' to 42' 32' to 42' Substituted off 44'
HK 2 Codie Taylor Substituted off 51'
LP 1 Joe Moody Substituted off 54'
Replacements:
HK 16 Dane Coles Substituted in 51'
PR 17 Ofa Tu'ungafasi Temporarily suspended from 73' to end' 73' to end' Substituted in 54'
PR 18 Angus Ta'avao Substituted in 32'
LK 19 Patrick Tuipulotu Substituted in 31'
FL 20 Matt Todd Substituted in 61'
SH 21 Brad Weber Substituted in 51'
SH 22 TJ Perenara Substituted in 67'
WG 23 Rieko Ioane Substituted in 61'
Coach:
New Zealand Steve Hansen
New Zealand vs Namibia 2019-10-06.svg
FB 15 Johann Tromp
RW 14 Lesley Klim
OC 13 Justin Newman
IC 12 Johan Deysel (c) Substituted off 57'
LW 11 J. C. Greyling Substituted off 51'
FH 10 Helarius Kisting
SH 9 Damian Stevens Substituted off 67'
N8 8 Janco Venter
OF 7 Thomasau Forbes Substituted off 62'
BF 6 Prince ǃGaoseb
RL 5 Tjiuee Uanivi
LL 4 P. J. van Lill Substituted off 17'
TP 3 A. J. de Klerk Substituted off 40'
HK 2 Torsten van Jaarsveld Substituted off 67'
LP 1 André Rademeyer Substituted off 76'
Replacements:
HK 16 Obert Nortjé Substituted in 67'
PR 17 Nelius Theron Substituted in 76'
PR 18 Aranos Coetzee Substituted in 40'
LK 19 Johan Retief Substituted in 17'
N8 20 Adriaan Booysen Substituted in 62'
SH 21 Eugene Jantjies Substituted in 67'
CE 22 Darryl de la Harpe Substituted in 57'
CE 23 Janry du Toit Substituted in 51'
Coach:
Wales Phil Davies

Player of the Match:
Anton Lienert-Brown (New Zealand)

Assistant referees:
Luke Pearce (England)
Shuhei Kubo (Japan)
Television match official:
Rowan Kitt (England)

South Africa vs Canada[]

8 October 2019
19:15 JST (UTC+09)
(1 BP) South Africa  66–7  Canada
Try: De Allende 3' c
Nkosi 6' m
Reinach (3) 10' c, 18' c, 21' c
Gelant 28' c
Steyn 40'+1 c
Brits 55' c
Willemse 66' c
Malherbe 73' m
Con: E. Jantjies (8/10) 3', 12', 20', 22', 29', 40'+2, 56', 68'
 Report Try: Heaton 46' c
Con: Nelson (1/1) 48'
Kobe Misaki Stadium, Kobe
Attendance: 28,014
Referee: Luke Pearce (England)
South Africa
Canada
FB 15 Damian Willemse
RW 14 Warrick Gelant
OC 13 Damian de Allende Substituted off 63'
IC 12 François Steyn
LW 11 S'busiso Nkosi
FH 10 Elton Jantjies
SH 9 Cobus Reinach Substituted off 52'
N8 8 Francois Louw
OF 7 Kwagga Smith
BF 6 Siya Kolisi (c)
RL 5 Franco Mostert
LL 4 RG Snyman
TP 3 Vincent Koch Substituted off 54'
HK 2 Schalk Brits Substituted off 58'
LP 1 Thomas du Toit Substituted off 54'
Replacements:
HK 16 Malcolm Marx Substituted in 58'
PR 17 Steven Kitshoff Substituted in 54'
PR 18 Frans Malherbe Substituted in 54'
LK 19 Eben Etzebeth
FL 20 Pieter-Steph du Toit
SH 21 Herschel Jantjies Substituted in 52'
FH 22 Handré Pollard Substituted in 63'
FB 23 Willie le Roux
Coach:
South Africa Rassie Erasmus
South Africa vs Canada 2019-10-08.svg
FB 15 Andrew Coe
RW 14 Jeff Hassler
OC 13 Conor Trainor
IC 12 Ciaran Hearn Substituted off 75'
LW 11 D. T. H. van der Merwe
FH 10 Peter Nelson Substituted off 63'
SH 9 Phil Mack Substituted off 56'
N8 8 Tyler Ardron (c) Substituted off 56' Substituted in 75'
OF 7 Matt Heaton
BF 6 Lucas Rumball
RL 5 Kyle Baillie Substituted off 13'
LL 4 Evan Olmstead
TP 3 Jake Ilnicki Substituted off 40'
HK 2 Andrew Quattrin Substituted off 56'
LP 1 Hubert Buydens Substituted off 40'
Replacements:
HK 16 Benoît Piffero Substituted in 56'
PR 17 Djustice Sears-Duru Substituted in 40'
PR 18 Matt Tierney Substituted in 40'
LK 19 Josh Larsen Red card 36' Substituted in 13'
LK 20 Mike Sheppard Substituted in 56' Substituted off 75'
SH 21 Jamie Mackenzie Substituted in 56'
FH 22 Shane O'Leary Substituted in 63'
CE 23 Giuseppe du Toit Substituted in 75'
Coach:
Wales Kingsley Jones

Player of the Match:
RG Snyman (South Africa)

Assistant referees:
Angus Gardner (Australia)
Andrew Brace (Ireland)
Television match official:
Rowan Kitt (England)

Notes:

  • Cobus Reinach (South Africa) scored the fastest hat-trick in a World Cup match, with just 11 minutes between his first and third tries.[19]

New Zealand vs Italy[]

12 October 2019
13:45 JST (UTC+09)
New Zealand  0–0
(Cancelled) 		 Italy
City of Toyota Stadium, Toyota
Referee: Luke Pearce (England)

Assistant referees:
Wayne Barnes (England)
Alexandre Ruiz (France)
Television match official:
Graham Hughes (England)

Notes:

  • As a result of inclement weather caused by Typhoon Hagibis this match was cancelled and awarded as a 0–0 draw.[20]

Namibia vs Canada[]

13 October 2019
12:15 JST (UTC+09)
Namibia  0–0
(Cancelled) 		 Canada
Kamaishi Recovery Memorial Stadium, Kamaishi
Referee: Paul Williams (New Zealand)
Namibia
Canada
FB 15 Johann Tromp
RW 14 Lesley Klim
OC 13 Johan Deysel (c)
IC 12 Darryl de la Harpe
LW 11 J. C. Greyling
FH 10 Cliven Loubser
SH 9 Eugene Jantjies
N8 8 Janco Venter
OF 7 Wian Conradie
BF 6 Prince ǃGaoseb
RL 5 Tjiuee Uanivi
LL 4 Johan Retief
TP 3 Aranos Coetzee
HK 2 Torsten van Jaarsveld
LP 1 André Rademeyer
Replacements:
HK 16 Louis van der Westhuizen
PR 17 A. J. de Klerk
PR 18 Des Sethie
LK 19 Max Katjijeko
FL 20 Rohan Kitshoff
SH 21 Damian Stevens
FH 22 TC Kisting
FB 23 Chad Plato
Coach:
Wales Phil Davies
Namibia vs Canada 2019-10-13.svg
FB 15 Pat Parfrey
RW 14 Jeff Hassler
OC 13 Conor Trainor
IC 12 Ciaran Hearn
LW 11 D. T. H. van der Merwe
FH 10 Peter Nelson
SH 9 Gordon McRorie
N8 8 Tyler Ardron (c)
OF 7 Matt Heaton
BF 6 Lucas Rumball
RL 5 Conor Keys
LL 4 Evan Olmstead
TP 3 Jake Ilnicki
HK 2 Eric Howard
LP 1 Djustice Sears-Duru
Replacements:
HK 16 Andrew Quattrin
PR 17 Hubert Buydens
PR 18 Matt Tierney
N8 19 Luke Campbell
FL 20 Dustin Dobravsky
SH 21 Jamie Mackenzie
FH 22 Shane O'Leary
FB 23 Andrew Coe
Coach:
Wales Kingsley Jones

Assistant referees:
Jaco Peyper (South Africa)
Federico Anselmi (Argentina)
Television match official:
Ben Skeen (New Zealand)

Notes:

  • 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.[21]

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