2019 Rugby World Cup warm-up matches

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In 2019, some rugby union national teams played matches in preparation for the 2019 Rugby World Cup.[citation needed] The matches saw New Zealand lose top spot in the World Rugby Rankings, initially to Wales, and eventually to Ireland.[citation needed]

Matches[]

10 August[]

10 August 2019
14:00 IST (UTC+01)
Ireland  29–10  Italy
Try: Carbery 17' c
Kearney 28' c
Conway 37' m
Murphy 44' m
Marmion 62' m
Con: Carbery (2/5) 18', 29'
 Report Try: Mbanda 12' m
Canna 20 'm
Aviva Stadium, Dublin
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Luke Pearce (England)

Notes:

11 August[]

11 August 2019
14:00 BST (UTC+01)
England  33–19  Wales
Try: Vunipola 3' c
Cokanasiga 12' c
Cowan-Dickie 38' c
Con: Ford (3/3) 4', 14', 39'
Pen: Ford (3/3) 43', 60', 72'
Drop: Daly (1/1) 76'
 Report Try: G. Davies 21' c
North 49' m
Wyn Jones 55' c
Con: Anscombe (1/1) 23'
Biggar (1/2) 56'
Twickenham Stadium, London[3]
Attendance: 80,944
Referee: Mathieu Raynal (France)

Notes:

  • Willi Heinz, Lewis Ludlam, Joe Marchant, and Jack Singleton (all England) made their international debuts.
  • Alun Wyn Jones (Wales) became his country's most-capped player with 135 international appearances; 126 for Wales, 9 for the British and Irish Lions.[4]
  • Wales' defeat ended their record 14-match unbeaten streak.
  • Sam Underhill, Henry Slade and Ruaridh McConnochie were named in England's starting lineup at open-side flanker, outside centre and right wing respectively, but were all ruled out due to injury. Tom Curry moved to open-side as Lewis Ludlam took Curry's place at blind-side, while Jonathan Joseph and Joe Cokanasiga replaced Slade and McConnochie. Courtney Lawes and Manu Tuilagi took Ludlam and Cokanasiga's places on the bench. Tomos Williams was also to start as the replacement scrum half for Wales but was also ruled out. He was replaced by Aled Davies.

17 August[]

17 August 2019
14:15 BST (UTC+01)
Wales  13–6  England
Try: North 34' c
Con: Biggar (1/1) 35'
Pen: Biggar (1/1) 26'
Halfpenny (1/2) 76'
 Report Pen: Ford (2/2) 51', 57'
Millennium Stadium, Cardiff[3]
Attendance: 73,931
Referee: Pascal Gaüzère (France)

Notes:

  • With this result, Wales became the fourth team to be placed number 1 in the World Rugby Rankings, ending New Zealand's 10-year run at the top dating back to 16 November 2009.
  • England failed to score in a first half for the first time since their 2011 World Cup quarter-final versus France.
  • Ruaridh McConnochie was named as England's right wing but was ruled out with injury for the second week running. He was replaced by Anthony Watson. Liam Williams was also ruled out at fullback for Wales and replaced by Leigh Halfpenny.
  • Following George North's try, when Dan Biggar took a quick penalty before England's Ben Youngs had come on for Willi Heinz, World Rugby changed Law 3 so that play cannot restart until a player who has gone off due a blood or head injury has been temporarily replaced.
17 August 2019
17:05 SAST (UTC+02)
South Africa  24–18  Argentina
Try: Nkosi (2) 32' m, 48' c
Con: Jantjies (1/2) 49'
Pen: Jantjies (4/4) 19', 60', 69', 78'
 Report Try: Petti Pagadizábal 40' c
Matera 65' m
Con: Bonilla (1/1) 40'
Pen: Bonilla (1/2) 27'
Urdapilleta (1/1) 57'
Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Pretoria
Attendance: 29,826
Referee: Luke Pearce (England)

Notes:

17 August 2019
18:25 CEST (UTC+02)
Italy  85–15  Russia
Try: Morisi 7' c
Parisse 15' c
Bellini (2) 24' m, 27' c
Minozzi (3) 37' c, 59' m, 73' c
Hayward 40' m
Allan 41' c
Ferrari 47' c
Padovani (2) 56' c, 66' c
Canna 80' m
Con: Allan (6/8) 8', 16', 28', 37', 42', 48'
Canna (4/5) 57', 67', 74', 80'
 Report
(In Italian) 		Try: Golosnitsky 17' m
Fedotko 78' c
Con: Kushnarev (1/1) 79'
Pen: Gaisin (1/2) 3'
Stadio Riviera delle Palme, San Benedetto del Tronto[5]
Attendance: 10,853
Referee: Karl Dickson (England)

Notes:

  • Russia played a Tier 1 nation outside a Rugby World Cup for the first time since their game against Italy in 2006. Russia most recently played a Tier 1 nation, Australia, during the 2011 Rugby World Cup.
17 August 2019
21:05 CEST (UTC+02)
France  32–3  Scotland
Try: Raka 2' c
Médard (2) 22' m, 54' m
Alldritt 33' m
Dupont 61' c
Con: Lopez (2/5) 3', 62'
Pen: Lopez (1/1) 15'
 Report Pen: Hastings (1/1) 26'
Allianz Riviera, Nice[6]
Attendance: 35,624
Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)

Notes:

  • François Cros, Peato Mauvaka, Alivereti Raka and Emerick Setiano (all France) and Scott Cummings and Rory Hutchinson (both Scotland) made their international debuts.

24 August[]

24 August 2019
15:00 TOT (UTC+13)
Tonga  19–15 Australia Western Force
Try: Faiva 26' c
Fukofuka 57' c
Halaifonua 66' m
Con: Faiva (1/1) 27'
Morath (1/2) 58'
 Try: 19' m
McGregor 32' m
Bardoul 80' m
Teufaiva Sport Stadium, Nukuʻalofa[7]
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: (Fiji)
24 August 2019
13:10 BST (UTC+01)
Scotland  17–14  France
Try: Maitland 39' c
Harris 60' c
Con: Laidlaw (2/2) 40', 61'
Pen: Laidlaw (1/1) 5'
 Report Try: Penaud (2) 2' c, 27' c
Con: Ramos (2/2) 3', 29'
Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh[6]
Attendance: 66,181
Referee: Wayne Barnes (England)

Notes:

  • Grant Stewart and Blade Thomson (both Scotland) made their international debuts.
24 August 2019
15:00 BST (UTC+01)
England  57–15  Ireland
Try: Cokanasiga (2) 11' m, 65' c
Daly 30' c
Tuilagi 36' c
Itoje 45' c
Kruis 53' c
Curry 57' c
Cowan-Dickie 77' c
Con: Farrell (6/7) 31', 37', 47', 55', 58', 66'
Ford (1/1) 79'
Pen: Farrell (1/1) 7'
 Report Try: Larmour 9' c
Aki 73' m
Con: Byrne (1/1) 10'
Pen: Byrne (1/1) 26'
Twickenham Stadium, London[3]
Attendance: 80,000
Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)

Notes:

  • England recorded their largest win over Ireland, surpassing the 40 point margin set in 1997. England's 57 points total was their highest score against Ireland, surpassing the 50 points scored in 2000.
24 August 2019
14:00 UYT (UTC-03)
Uruguay  24–20 Sudamérica XV
Try: Kessler 6' c
Freitas 14' c
Leivas (2) 66' m, 72' m
Con: Berchesi (1/4) 7'
 Report Try: 20' c
Reeves (2) 39' m, 50' m
Con: Reeves (1/3) 21'
Pen: Reeves (1/2) 70'
Estadio Charrúa, Montevideo[8]
Referee: (Argentina)
24 August 2019
15:00 EDT (UTC-04)
Canada  35–38 Ireland Leinster
Try: Olmstead 39' c
Ardron 47' c
Parfrey (2) 59' c, 70' c
Baillie 66' c
Con: Nelson (5/5) 40', 48', 60', 67', 71
 Report Try: Deegan (3) 5' m, 26' c, 73' c
B. Byrne 16' c
Murphy 64' m
Keenan 80' c
Con: Frawley (2/4) 17', 27'
H. Byrne (2/2) 74', 80'
Tim Hortons Field, Hamilton[9]
Referee: (Canada)

27 August[]

27 August 2019
19:15 GET (UTC+04)
Georgia  24–20 South Africa Southern Kings
Try: Aptsiauri 15' m
Melikidze 67' m
Penalty try 73'
Sutiashvili 76' c
Con: Malaghuradze (1/2) 78'
 Report Try: Sithole 6' c
21' c
Con: Catrakilis (2/2) 10', 23'
Pen: Catrakilis (2/2) 2', 49'
Mikheil Meskhi Stadium, Tbilisi[10]
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Andrew Brace (Ireland)
27 August 2019
19:00 MSK (UTC+03)
Russia  22–35 Jersey Jersey Reds
Try: Yanyushkin 34' m
Sozonov 40' c
Matveev 61' m
Ostrikov 70' m
Con: Yanyushkin (1/2) 40'
 Report Try: Van Dam 14' c
Jones 19' c
26' c
38' c
54' c
Con: (5/5) 14', 19', 26', 38', 54'
Slava Stadium, Moscow[11]
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: (Russia)

30 August[]

30 August 2019
21:10 CEST (UTC+02)
France  47–19  Italy
Try: Huget 3' m
Penalty try 24'
Chat 31' c
Dupont 44' c
Iturria 46' c
Taofifénua 59' c
Ramos 75' c
Con: Ntamack (5/6) 32', 45', 47', 60', 76'
 Report
(In Italian) 		Try: Bellini (2) 20' c, 67' m
Polledri 51' c
Con: Allan (2/3) 20', 52'
Stade de France, Saint-Denis[5][12]
Referee: Matthew Carley (England)

Notes:

  • Tommaso Allan (Italy) earned his 50th test cap.
30 August 2019
19:10 UYT (UTC-03)
Uruguay XV  43–5  Brazil XV
Try: Kessler 3' c
Diana 14' m
Mieres 37' m
Freitas 52' m
Inciarte 70' c
A. Ormaechea 80' c
Con: Cat (2/4) 4', 40'
Favaro (2/3) 71', 80'
 Report Try: 65' m
Estadio Charrúa, Montevideo[8]
Referee: (Argentina)

31 August[]

31 August 2019
14:00 NZST (UTC+12)
New Zealand Heartland XV New Zealand 19–36  Samoa
Try: 14' c
37' c
45' m
Con: (2/3) 15', 14'
 Report Try: Ala'alatoa (2) 5' m, 53' c
Tuala (3) 18' m, 26' m, 80' c
Paulo 43' c
Con: Pisi (3/3) 44', 54', 80'
Eden Park, Auckland
Referee: Paul Williams (New Zealand)
31 August 2019
16:30 NZST (UTC+12)
Fiji  29–19  Tonga
Try: Tuisova 8' c
Goneva 23' m
Kunatani 37' m
Waqaniburotu 46' c
S. Matavesi 55' m
Con: Volavola (2/5) 9', 47'
 Try: Piutau 2' c
Ngauamo 19' m
Sakalia 61' c
Con: Faiva (2/3) 3', 62'
Eden Park, Auckland, New Zealand[13]
Referee: Ben O'Keeffe (New Zealand)
31 August 2019
14:30 BST (UTC+01)
Wales  17–22  Ireland
Try: Lane 64' c
Patchell 76' c
Con: Patchell (2/2) 65', 77'
Pen: J. Evans (1/1) 16'
 Report Try: Stockdale (2) 18' c, 28' m
Penalty try 58'
Con: Carty (1/2) 19'
Pen: Carty (1/2) 9'
Millennium Stadium, Cardiff[14]
Referee: Romain Poite (France)

Notes:

  • This was Warren Gatland's last home game in charge of Wales.
  • Rhys Carré and Owen Lane (both Wales) made their international debuts.
  • This ended Wales' 11-match home unbeaten run.
  • With this loss, Wales dropped from number one in the World Rugby Rankings, after only spending two weeks at the top.
31 August 2019
16:30 SAST (UTC+02)
Namibia  28–22 South Africa Southern Kings
Try: Van Jaarsveld 20' c
Jantjies 68' c
Plato (2) 72' c, 79' c
Con: Steenkamp (1/1) 21'
Loubser (3/3) 69', 73', 80'
 Try: Mnisi 16' m
Jackson (2) 25' c, 31' c
Con: B. Pretorius (2/3) 25', 33'
Pen: B. Pretorius (1/1) 2'
Hage Geingob Stadium, Windhoek[15]
Referee: Egon Seconds (South Africa)
31 August 2019
20:00 GET (UTC+04)
Georgia  10–44  Scotland
Try: Asieshvili 59' c
Con: Abzhandadze (1/1) 60'
Pen: Matiashvili (1/1) 35'
 Report Try: Toolis 14' c
Hutchinson (2) 20' c, 47' c
Graham 63' c
Cummings 77' c
Con: Laidlaw (3/3) 15', 21', 48'
Russell (1/1) 64'
Hastings (1/1) 78'
Pen: Laidlaw (3/3) 7', 13', 40' +2
Dinamo Arena, Tbilisi[6]
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Pascal Gaüzère (France)

Notes:

  • Scotland became the first Tier One nation to play a Test match in Georgia.

6 September[]

6 September 2019
19:15 JST (UTC+09)
Japan  7–41  South Africa
Try: Matsushima 60' c
Con: Tamura (1/1) 61'
 Report Try: Kolbe (2) 8' c, 73' c
Mapimpi (3) 22' c, 31' m, 53' m
Jantjies 79' c
Con: Pollard (2/4) 9', 24'
Steyn (2/2) 74', 80' +1
Pen: Pollard (1/1) 39'
Kumagaya Rugby Ground, Kumagaya[16]
Attendance: 22,258
Referee: Nic Berry (Australia)

Notes:

  • Takuya Kitade (Japan) made his international debut.
  • Pieter-Steph du Toit (South Africa) earned his 50th test cap.
  • This was the first time that Japan has hosted South Africa.
6 September 2019
19:30 BST (UTC+01)
Scotland  36–9  Georgia
Try: Price 17' m
Kinghorn 23' m
Johnson 50' c
D. Graham 69' m
G. Horne 71' c
P. Horne 77' c
Con: Hastings (2/5) 51', 78'
G. Horne (1/1) 72'
 Report Pen: Abzhandadze (3/4) 20', 27', 30'
Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh[6]
Attendance: 53,000
Referee: Romain Poite (France)
6 September 2019
19:45 BST (UTC+01)
England  37–0  Italy
Try: Youngs 44' c
Marchant 52' c
Genge 67' c
Watson 73' c
Con: Farrell (4/4) 44', 53', 69', 75';
Pen: Farrell (3/4) 4', 19', 40'
 Report
St James' Park, Newcastle upon Tyne[5][3]
Attendance: 50,157
Referee: Ben O'Keeffe (New Zealand)

Notes:

  • Ruaridh McConnochie (England) made his international debut.
  • This was the first time England had played in Newcastle upon Tyne and the first home match played away from Twickenham since playing Uruguay at City of Manchester Stadium during the 2015 Rugby World Cup, and the first non-Rugby World Cup game since playing Argentina at Old Trafford in 2009.

7 September[]

7 September 2019
14:35 NZST (UTC+12)
New Zealand  92–7  Tonga
Try: Reece 8' c
B. Smith (2) 15', 37' c
Taylor 19' c
Bridge (4) 26' m, 40' m, 52' c, 56' c
Read 32' c
Perenara 35' c
Crotty (2) 39' c, 64' c
Todd 45' m
Savea 46' c
Con: B. Barrett (7/8) 9', 17', 21, 33', 36', 38', 40'
Ioane (4/6) 47', 53', 57', 65'
 Report Try: Piutau 77' c
Con: Takulua (1/1) 78'
Waikato Stadium, Hamilton[17]
Attendance: 22,349
Referee: Angus Gardner (Australia)

Notes:

  • This was Steve Hansen's last home game in charge of New Zealand.
  • Josh Ioane (New Zealand) and Vunipola Fifita and Siua Maile (both Tonga) made their international debuts.
  • No replacement was brought on for Ryan Crotty.
7 September 2019
19:30 AEST (UTC+10)
Australia  34–15  Samoa
Try: Coleman 7' m
Koroibete 15' m
Ashley-Cooper 30' m
Salakaia-Loto 35' c
Haylett-Petty 70' c
To'omua 80' m
Con: Foley (2/6) 36', 71'
 Report Try: Polataivao (2) 52' m, 61' c
Con: Pisi (1/2) 62'
Pen: Pisi (1/2) 28'
Western Sydney Stadium, Parramatta[18]
Attendance: 16,091
Referee: Paul Williams (New Zealand)

Notes:

7 September 2019
14:00 IST (UTC+01)
Ireland  19–10  Wales
Try: Kearney 21' c
Furlong 50' c
Ryan 58' m
Con: Sexton (2/3) 22', 52'
 Report Try: Parkes 30' c
Con: Halfpenny (1/1) 31'
Pen: Halfpenny (1/2) 25'
Aviva Stadium, Dublin
Referee: Mathieu Raynal (France)

Notes:

  • This was the last home game for Rory Best, playing for Ireland.
  • This was Joe Schmidt's last home game in charge of Ireland.
  • With this win, Ireland became the fifth team to be placed number 1 on the World Rugby Rankings, replacing New Zealand who had briefly retaken top spot from Wales after Ireland's earlier win against Wales the previous week.[19]
7 September 2019
15:00 SAST (UTC+02)
Namibia  21–17 South Africa Southern Kings
Try: Greyling 32' m
Van der Westhuizen 56' c
Con: Loubser (1/2) 57'
Pen: Loubser (3/3) 18', 40', 45'
 Try: Van Rooyen 37' c
De Wee 72' c
Con: Catrakilis (1/1) 38'
B. Pretorius (1/1) 72'
Pen: Catrakilis (1/1) 22'
Walvis Bay High School Stadium, Walvis Bay[15]
Referee: Quinton Immelman (South Africa)
7 September 2019
19:00 MSK (UTC+03)
Russia  14–42 Ireland Connacht
Try: Artemyev 31' c
Davydov 54' c
Con: Kushnarev (2/2) 32', 55'
 Try: Daly 4' c
Leader 16' c
Murphy 43' c
Fitzgerald (2) 69' c, 72' c
Boyle 78' c
Con: Leader (6/6) 5', 17', 44', 70', 73', 79'
VTB Arena, Moscow[20]
Attendance: 6,500
Referee: George Clancy (Ireland)
7 September 2019
15:00 UYT (UTC-03)
Uruguay  24–35  Argentina XV
Try: Kessler 8' c
Freitas 25' c
Magno 66' c
Con: Ormaechea (2/2) 9', 26'
Favaro (1/1) 67'
Pen: Ormaechea (1/1) 10'
 Report Try: Montagner 4' c
Chocobares 20' c
Grondona 23' c
Cancelliere 43' c
Mendy 80' c
Con: Albornoz (4/4) 5', 21', 24', 44'
(1/1) 80'
Estadio Charrúa, Montevideo[21]
Referee: (Chile)
7 September 2019
19:00 PDT (UTC-07)
Canada  15–20  United States
Try: McRorie 2' c
Nelson 16' m
Con: Nelson (1/1) 3'
Pen: Nelson (1/1) 42'
 Try: Dolan 37' c
Fawsitt 49' m
Iosefo 70' m
Con: Magie (1/2) 38'
Pen: Magie (1/1) 20'
BC Place, Vancouver
Referee: Alexandre Ruiz (France)

Notes:

  • Blaine Scully (United States) earned his 50th test cap.

See also[]

  • 2019 World Rugby Pacific Nations Cup
  • 2019 Rugby Championship
  • 2019 June rugby union tests

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