The knockout stage of the 2019 Rugby World Cup began on 19 October and concluded on 2 November with the final at the International Stadium Yokohama in Yokohama, Japan.
Qualified teams edit
England became the first team to qualify for the knock-out stage of the World Cup, with a game in hand, after winning their opening three games of the pool stage.[1] France became the second team to qualify for the last eight to complete the two teams that advanced out of Pool C.[2] South Africa secured their spot in the quarter-finals after their final pool match victory over Canada. After the match cancellations, New Zealand confirmed their place in the quarter-finals as pool winners. Wales confirmed their place in the quarter-finals with a game in hand after their win over Fiji; that result also confirmed Australia's advancement to the knock-out stage. Ireland secured their progression to the quarter-finals following their victory over Samoa in their final match. In the last pool stage match, home team Japan secured their top place in Pool A by beating Scotland and advanced to the quarter-finals for the first time in World Cup history.[citation needed]
| Pool | Winners | Runners-up |
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| B |  New Zealand
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| C |  England
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| D |  Wales
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Bracket edit
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| 19 October – Ōita | ||||||||||
| England | 40 | |||||||||
| 26 October – Yokohama | ||||||||||
| Australia | 16 | |||||||||
| England | 19 | |||||||||
| 19 October – Chōfu | ||||||||||
| New Zealand | 7 | |||||||||
| New Zealand | 46 | |||||||||
| 2 November – Yokohama | ||||||||||
| Ireland | 14 | |||||||||
| England | 12 | |||||||||
| 20 October – Ōita | ||||||||||
| South Africa | 32 | |||||||||
| Wales | 20 | |||||||||
| 27 October – Yokohama | ||||||||||
| France | 19 | |||||||||
| Wales | 16 | |||||||||
| 20 October – Chōfu | ||||||||||
| South Africa | 19 | Third place | ||||||||
| Japan | 3 | |||||||||
| 1 November – Chōfu | ||||||||||
| South Africa | 26 | |||||||||
| New Zealand | 40 | |||||||||
| Wales | 17 | |||||||||
Quarter-finals edit
England vs Australia edit
| 19 October 2019 16:15 JST (UTC+09) |
| England | 40–16 | Australia |
| Try: May (2) 18' c, 21' c Sinckler 46' c Watson 76' c Con: Farrell (4/4) 19', 23', 47', 77' Pen: Farrell (4/4) 30', 51', 66', 73' | Report | Try: Koroibete 43' c Con: Lealiifano (1/1) 44' Pen: Lealiifano (3/3) 12', 26', 41' |
| Ōita Stadium, Ōita Attendance: 36,954 Referee: Jérôme Garcès (France) |
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- Jonny May (England) earned his 50th test cap.
- This was Australia's largest Rugby World Cup defeat, surpassing the 17-point loss against New Zealand in the 2015 final, as well as the most points they had conceded in a World Cup match, and the highest scoring match between these teams in a World Cup.
New Zealand vs Ireland edit
| 19 October 2019 19:15 JST (UTC+09) |
| New Zealand | 46–14 | Ireland |
| Try: A. Smith (2) 14' c, 20' c B. Barrett 32' m Taylor 48' c Todd 61' m Bridge 73' c J. Barrett 79' m Con: Mo'unga (4/7) 15', 22', 49', 74' Pen: Mo'unga (1/1) 6' | Report | Try: Henshaw 69' c Penalty try 76' Con: Carbery (1/1) 69' |
| Tokyo Stadium, Chōfu Attendance: 46,686 Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales) |
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- This was Ireland's largest defeat in a World Cup match surpassing their 43–19 defeat to New Zealand in 1995.
Wales vs France edit
| 20 October 2019 16:15 JST (UTC+09) |
| Wales | 20–19 |  France |
| Try: Wainwright 12' c Moriarty 74' c Con: Biggar (2/2) 13', 75' Pen: Biggar (2/2) 20', 54' | Report | Try: Vahaamahina 5' m Ollivon 8' c Vakatawa 31' c Con: Ntamack (2/3) 9', 32' |
| Ōita Stadium, Ōita Attendance: 34,426 Referee: Jaco Peyper (South Africa) |
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- Jonathan Davies was due to start in this game, but withdrew ahead of kick-off due to injury. Owen Watkin replaced Davies in the starting XV with Leigh Halfpenny taking Watkin's place on the bench.
Japan vs South Africa edit
| 20 October 2019 19:15 JST (UTC+09) |
| Japan | 3–26 | South Africa |
| Pen: Tamura (1/1) 20' | Report | Try: Mapimpi (2) 4' m, 70' m de Klerk 66' c Con: Pollard (1/3) 66' Pen: Pollard (3/4) 44', 49', 64' |
| Tokyo Stadium, Chōfu Attendance: 48,831 Referee: Wayne Barnes (England) |
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Semi-finals edit
England vs New Zealand edit
| 26 October 2019 17:00 JST (UTC+09) |
| England | 19–7 | New Zealand |
| Try: Tuilagi 2' c Con: Farrell (1/1) 3' Pen: Ford (4/5) 40', 50', 63', 69' | Report | Try: Savea 57' c Con: Mo'unga (1/1) 58' |
| International Stadium Yokohama, Yokohama Attendance: 68,843 Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales) |
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- Billy Vunipola (England) and Codie Taylor (New Zealand) earned their 50th test caps.
- This was New Zealand's first Rugby World Cup loss since losing to France 20–18 in the 2007 Rugby World Cup quarter-final.[3]
- This was England's first win over New Zealand in a Rugby World Cup match, their first win since defeating them 38–21 in 2012, and their first win away from Twickenham since a 15−13 win in Wellington in 2003.
- New Zealand failed to score in the first half of a World Cup match for the first time since their 16–6 defeat to Australia in the 1991 World Cup semi-final, and for the first time in any match since England beat them 38–21 in December 2012.
- Measured by points deficit, this result equaled New Zealand's biggest ever World Cup defeat, matching the 12-point losses to France in the 1999 World Cup semi-final (43-31) and to Australia in the 2003 World Cup semi-final (22-10).
- This victory meant England climbed to the top of the World Rugby rankings for the first time since 2004. It also meant New Zealand dropped to third, equalling their lowest position since the rankings were introduced.
Wales vs South Africa edit
| 27 October 2019 18:00 JST (UTC+09) |
| Wales | 16–19 | South Africa |
| Try: Adams 65' c Con: Halfpenny (1/1) 66' Pen: Biggar (3/3) 18', 39', 46' | Report | Try: de Allende 57' c Con: Pollard (1/1) 58' Pen: Pollard (4/4) 15', 20', 35', 76' |
| International Stadium Yokohama, Yokohama Attendance: 67,750 Referee: Jérôme Garcès (France) |
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- Gareth Davies (Wales) earned his 50th test cap.
Bronze final: New Zealand vs Wales edit
| 1 November 2019 18:00 JST (UTC+09) |
| New Zealand | 40–17 | Wales |
| Try: Moody 5' c B. Barrett 13' c B. Smith (2) 33' c, 40+1' c Crotty 42' c Mo'unga 76' m Con: Mo'unga (5/6) 7', 14', 34', 40+2', 44' | Report | Try: Amos 19' c Adams 59' c Con: Patchell (1/1) 21' Biggar (1/1) 61' Pen: Patchell (1/1) 27' |
| Tokyo Stadium, Chōfu Attendance: 48,842 Referee: Wayne Barnes (England) |
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Final: England vs South Africa edit
| 2 November 2019 18:00 JST (UTC+09) |
| England | 12–32 | South Africa |
| Pen: Farrell (4/5) 23', 35', 52', 60' | Report | Try: Mapimpi 66' c Kolbe 74' c Con: Pollard (2/2) 67', 75' Pen: Pollard (6/8) 10', 26', 39', 43', 46', 58' |
| International Stadium Yokohama, Yokohama Attendance: 70,103 Referee: Jérôme Garcès (France) |
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- Siya Kolisi (South Africa) earned his 50th test cap.
- François Steyn (South Africa) became the second Springbok player to win two World Cups.
- Jérôme Garcès became the first French referee to take charge of a Rugby World Cup final.
- South Africa became the first Southern Hemisphere team to win The Rugby Championship (previously the Tri Nations) and the Rugby World Cup in the same year.
- South Africa became the first team to win the Rugby World Cup having lost a match during the pool stage.
- This was the first final in which South Africa scored a try, and the one in which they scored the most points, more than they had in their previous two finals combined. It was also the most points England had scored in a final when finishing on the losing side.
- England and South Africa became the third pair of nations to face each other on two separate occasions in a World Cup final (previously having contested the 2007 final) after England and Australia (1991 and 2003) and France and New Zealand (1987 and 2011).
- South Africa came into the match as the only nation to have contested at least one World Cup final to have never lost in the final - this remains the case.
References edit
- ^ "England reach last-eight after beating 14-man Argentina". Planet Rugby. 5 October 2019. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
- ^ "France book quarter-final spot with nervy win over Tonga". Planet Rugby. 6 October 2019. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
- ^ "England dethrone New Zealand to reach Rugby World Cup final". Guardian. 26 October 2019. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
External links edit
- World Rugby official site Archived 2016-08-05 at the Wayback Machine