2019 Rugby World Cup Pool B

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

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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

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Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD T B Pts Qualification
1   New Zealand 4 3 1 0 157 22 +135 22 2 16 Advanced to the quarter-finals and
qualified for the 2023 Rugby World Cup
2   South Africa 4 3 0 1 185 36 +149 27 3 15
3   Italy 4 2 1 1 98 78 +20 14 2 12 Eliminated but qualified for 2023 Rugby World Cup
4   Namibia 4 0 1 3 34 175 −141 3 0 2
5   Canada 4 0 1 3 14 177 −163 2 0 2
Source: [citation needed]

Matches

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

New Zealand vs South Africa

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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'
ReportTry: 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   51'
LW 11 George Bridge
FH 10 Richie Mo'unga   67'
SH 9 Aaron Smith   62'
N8 8 Kieran Read (c)
OF 7 Sam Cane   40'
BF 6 Ardie Savea
RL 5 Scott Barrett   76'
LL 4 Sam Whitelock
TP 3 Nepo Laulala   51'
HK 2 Dane Coles   40'
LP 1 Joe Moody   51'
Replacements:
HK 16 Codie Taylor   40'
PR 17 Ofa Tu'ungafasi   51'
PR 18 Angus Ta'avao   51'
LK 19 Patrick Tuipulotu   40'
FL 20 Shannon Frizell   76'
SH 21 TJ Perenara   62'
CE 22 Sonny Bill Williams   51'
FB 23 Ben Smith   67'
Coach:
  Steve Hansen
 
FB 15 Willie le Roux
RW 14 Cheslin Kolbe
OC 13 Lukhanyo Am   57'
IC 12 Damian de Allende
LW 11 Makazole Mapimpi
FH 10 Handré Pollard
SH 9 Faf de Klerk   72'
N8 8 Duane Vermeulen
OF 7 Pieter-Steph du Toit
BF 6 Siya Kolisi (c)   51'
RL 5 Franco Mostert
LL 4 Eben Etzebeth   70'
TP 3 Frans Malherbe   55'   76'
HK 2 Malcolm Marx   62'
LP 1 Steven Kitshoff   68'
Replacements:
HK 16 Bongi Mbonambi   62'
PR 17 Tendai Mtawarira   68'
PR 18 Trevor Nyakane   55'   76'
LK 19 RG Snyman   70'
FL 20 Francois Louw   51'
SH 21 Herschel Jantjies   72'
CE 22 François Steyn
CE 23 Jesse Kriel   57'
Coach:
  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

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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'
ReportTry: 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   45'
RW 14 Edoardo Padovani
OC 13 Tommaso Benvenuti
IC 12 Luca Morisi
LW 11 Mattia Bellini
FH 10 Tommaso Allan   45'
SH 9 Tito Tebaldi   59'
N8 8 Sergio Parisse (c)
OF 7 Maxime Mbanda
BF 6 Braam Steyn   45'
RL 5 Federico Ruzza   45'
LL 4 Alessandro Zanni
TP 3 Tiziano Pasquali   39'
HK 2 Luca Bigi   45'
LP 1 Andrea Lovotti   45'
Replacements:
HK 16 Oliviero Fabiani   45'
PR 17 Simone Ferrari   45'
PR 18 Marco Riccioni   39'
LK 19 Dean Budd   45'
FL 20 Jake Polledri   45'
SH 21 Guglielmo Palazzani   59'
FH 22 Carlo Canna   45'
WG 23 Matteo Minozzi   45'
Coach:
  Conor O'Shea
 
FB 15 Johann Tromp   68'
RW 14 Chad Plato
OC 13 Justin Newman   48'
IC 12 Darryl de la Harpe
LW 11 JC Greyling
FH 10 Cliven Loubser
SH 9 Damian Stevens   48'
N8 8 Janco Venter
OF 7 Wian Conradie
BF 6 Rohan Kitshoff   40'
RL 5 Tjiuee Uanivi (c)
LL 4 PJ van Lill   57'
TP 3 Aranos Coetzee   57'
HK 2 Torsten van Jaarsveld   57'
LP 1 André Rademeyer   71'
Replacements:
HK 16 Louis van der Westhuizen   57'
PR 17 AJ de Klerk   57'
PR 18 Nelius Theron   71'
LK 19 Johan Retief   57'
FL 20 Max Katjijeko   40'
WG 21 PJ Walters   68'
SH 22 Eugene Jantjies   48'
SH 23 TC Kisting   48'
Coach:
  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

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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'
ReportTry: 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   40'
OC 13 Michele Campagnaro
IC 12 Jayden Hayward
LW 11 Giulio Bisegni
FH 10 Tommaso Allan   63'
SH 9 Callum Braley   72'
N8 8 Braam Steyn   63'
OF 7 Jake Polledri
BF 6 Sebastian Negri
RL 5 Dean Budd (c)
LL 4 David Sisi   55'
TP 3 Simone Ferrari   47'
HK 2 Luca Bigi   59'
LP 1 Andrea Lovotti   47'
Replacements:
HK 16 Federico Zani   59'
PR 17 Nicola Quaglio   47'
PR 18 Marco Riccioni   47'
LK 19 Federico Ruzza   55'
FL 20 Maxime Mbanda   63'
SH 21 Guglielmo Palazzani   72'
FH 22 Carlo Canna   63'
WG 23 Mattia Bellini   40'
Coach:
  Conor O'Shea
 
FB 15 Pat Parfrey
RW 14 Jeff Hassler   63'
OC 13 Ben LeSage
IC 12 Nick Blevins   9'
LW 11 D. T. H. van der Merwe
FH 10 Peter Nelson
SH 9 Gordon McRorie   66'
N8 8 Tyler Ardron (c)
OF 7 Lucas Rumball   16'
BF 6 Mike Sheppard   77'
RL 5 Josh Larsen
LL 4 Conor Keys
TP 3 Matt Tierney   51'
HK 2 Eric Howard   58'
LP 1 Hubert Buydens   39'
Replacements:
HK 16 Benoît Piffero   51'
PR 17 Djustice Sears-Duru   39'
PR 18 Jake Ilnicki   58'
LK 19 Luke Campbell   76'
FL 20 Matt Heaton   59'   16'
SH 21 Jamie Mackenzie   66'
CE 22 Ciaran Hearn   9'
FB 23 Andrew Coe   63'
Coach:
  Kingsley Jones

Player of the Match:
Jake Polledri (Italy)

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

Notes:

South Africa vs Namibia

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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'
ReportPen: 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   55'
IC 12 François Steyn
LW 11 Makazole Mapimpi
FH 10 Elton Jantjies
SH 9 Herschel Jantjies   57'
N8 8 Schalk Brits (c)
OF 7 Kwagga Smith   53'
BF 6 Francois Louw
RL 5 Lood de Jager
LL 4 RG Snyman   58'
TP 3 Vincent Koch   46'
HK 2 Bongi Mbonambi   64'
LP 1 Tendai Mtawarira   70'
Replacements:
PR 16 Steven Kitshoff   70'
PR 17 Thomas du Toit   46'
LK 18 Eben Etzebeth   58'
FL 19 Siya Kolisi   53'
LK 20 Franco Mostert   64'
SH 21 Cobus Reinach   57'
CE 22 Damian de Allende   55'
WG 23 Cheslin Kolbe
Coach:
  Rassie Erasmus
 
FB 15 Johann Tromp
RW 14 Chad Plato   68'   76'
OC 13 JC Greyling
IC 12 PJ Walters   50'
LW 11 Lesley Klim
FH 10 Cliven Loubser
SH 9 Eugene Jantjies
N8 8 Adriaan Booysen   17'   50'
OF 7 Max Katjijeko
BF 6 Thomasau Forbes   50'
RL 5 Tjiuee Uanivi (c)
LL 4 Johan Retief
TP 3 AJ de Klerk   50'   68'   76'
HK 2 Louis van der Westhuizen   76'
LP 1 Des Sethie   50'
Replacements:
HK 16 Obert Nortjé   76'
PR 17 André Rademeyer   50'
PR 18 Aranos Coetzee   64'   50'
FL 19 Prince ǃGaoseb
FL 20 Janco Venter   50'
FL 21 Wian Conradie   50'
WG 22 TC Kisting
CE 23 Johan Deysel   50'
Coach:
  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

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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   40'
IC 12 Sonny Bill Williams   51'
LW 11 Rieko Ioane
FH 10 Richie Mo'unga
SH 9 TJ Perenara   40'
N8 8 Kieran Read (c)
OF 7 Matt Todd   71'
BF 6 Shannon Frizell
RL 5 Scott Barrett
LL 4 Patrick Tuipulotu   71'
TP 3 Angus Ta'avao   26'
HK 2 Liam Coltman   71'
LP 1 Atunaisa Moli
Replacements:
HK 16 Codie Taylor   71'
PR 17 Ofa Tu'ungafasi   51'
PR 18 Nepo Laulala   26'   51'
LK 19 Sam Whitelock   71'
FL 20 Ardie Savea   71'
SH 21 Brad Weber   40'
CE 22 Ryan Crotty   40'
FB 23 Ben Smith   51'
Coach:
  Steve Hansen
 
FB 15 Pat Parfrey   52'
RW 14 Jeff Hassler
OC 13 Conor Trainor
IC 12 Ciaran Hearn
LW 11 D. T. H. van der Merwe   61'   73'
FH 10 Peter Nelson
SH 9 Gordon McRorie   66'
N8 8 Tyler Ardron (c)
OF 7 Matt Heaton
BF 6 Lucas Rumball
RL 5 Conor Keys   61'
LL 4 Evan Olmstead   46'
TP 3 Cole Keith   49'
HK 2 Eric Howard   41'
LP 1 Djustice Sears-Duru   69'
Replacements:
HK 16 Andrew Quattrin   41'
PR 17 Hubert Buydens   69'
PR 18 Jake Ilnicki   49'
LK 19 Mike Sheppard   61'
LK 20 Josh Larsen   46'
SH 21 Phil Mack   66'
WG 22 Taylor Paris   61'   73'
FB 23 Andrew Coe   52'
Coach:
  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

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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'
ReportPen: 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   80'
OC 13 Lukhanyo Am   70'
IC 12 Damian de Allende
LW 11 Makazole Mapimpi   44'   54'
FH 10 Handré Pollard
SH 9 Faf de Klerk   61'
N8 8 Duane Vermeulen   65'
OF 7 Pieter-Steph du Toit
BF 6 Siya Kolisi (c)
RL 5 Lood de Jager   61'
LL 4 Eben Etzebeth   54'
TP 3 Frans Malherbe   46'
HK 2 Bongi Mbonambi   51'
LP 1 Tendai Mtawarira   46'
Replacements:
HK 16 Malcolm Marx   51'
PR 17 Steven Kitshoff   46'
PR 18 Vincent Koch   46'
LK 19 RG Snyman   54'
LK 20 Franco Mostert   61'
FL 21 Francois Louw   65'
SH 22 Herschel Jantjies   61'
CE 23 François Steyn   44'   54'   70'
Coach:
  Rassie Erasmus
 
FB 15 Matteo Minozzi
RW 14 Tommaso Benvenuti   69'
OC 13 Luca Morisi   57'
IC 12 Jayden Hayward
LW 11 Michele Campagnaro
FH 10 Tommaso Allan
SH 9 Tito Tebaldi   60'
N8 8 Sergio Parisse (c)   60'
OF 7 Jake Polledri
BF 6 Braam Steyn
RL 5 Dean Budd   46'
LL 4 David Sisi   46'
TP 3 Simone Ferrari   2'
HK 2 Luca Bigi
LP 1 Andrea Lovotti   44'
Replacements:
HK 16 Federico Zani   57'
PR 17 Nicola Quaglio   19'
PR 18 Marco Riccioni   2'   19'
LK 19 Alessandro Zanni   46'
LK 20 Federico Ruzza   46'
FL 21 Sebastian Negri   60'
SH 22 Callum Braley   60'
FH 23 Carlo Canna   69'
Coach:
  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

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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'
ReportPen: 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   67'
OC 13 Jack Goodhue   61'
IC 12 Anton Lienert-Brown
LW 11 George Bridge
FH 10 Jordie Barrett
SH 9 Aaron Smith   51'
N8 8 Ardie Savea   61'
OF 7 Sam Cane   32'   44'
BF 6 Shannon Frizell
RL 5 Sam Whitelock (c)
LL 4 Brodie Retallick   31'
TP 3 Nepo Laulala   32'   44'
HK 2 Codie Taylor   51'
LP 1 Joe Moody   54'
Replacements:
HK 16 Dane Coles   51'
PR 17 Ofa Tu'ungafasi   73'   54'
PR 18 Angus Ta'avao   32'
LK 19 Patrick Tuipulotu   31'
FL 20 Matt Todd   61'
SH 21 Brad Weber   51'
SH 22 TJ Perenara   67'
WG 23 Rieko Ioane   61'
Coach:
  Steve Hansen
 
FB 15 Johann Tromp
RW 14 Lesley Klim
OC 13 Justin Newman
IC 12 Johan Deysel (c)   57'
LW 11 J. C. Greyling   51'
FH 10 Helarius Kisting
SH 9 Damian Stevens   67'
N8 8 Janco Venter
OF 7 Thomasau Forbes   62'
BF 6 Prince ǃGaoseb
RL 5 Tjiuee Uanivi
LL 4 P. J. van Lill   17'
TP 3 A. J. de Klerk   40'
HK 2 Torsten van Jaarsveld   67'
LP 1 André Rademeyer   76'
Replacements:
HK 16 Obert Nortjé   67'
PR 17 Nelius Theron   76'
PR 18 Aranos Coetzee   40'
LK 19 Johan Retief   17'
N8 20 Adriaan Booysen   62'
SH 21 Eugene Jantjies   67'
CE 22 Darryl de la Harpe   57'
CE 23 Janry du Toit   51'
Coach:
  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

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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'
ReportTry: 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   63'
IC 12 François Steyn
LW 11 S'busiso Nkosi
FH 10 Elton Jantjies
SH 9 Cobus Reinach   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   54'
HK 2 Schalk Brits   58'
LP 1 Thomas du Toit   54'
Replacements:
HK 16 Malcolm Marx   58'
PR 17 Steven Kitshoff   54'
PR 18 Frans Malherbe   54'
LK 19 Eben Etzebeth
FL 20 Pieter-Steph du Toit
SH 21 Herschel Jantjies   52'
FH 22 Handré Pollard   63'
FB 23 Willie le Roux
Coach:
  Rassie Erasmus
 
FB 15 Andrew Coe
RW 14 Jeff Hassler
OC 13 Conor Trainor
IC 12 Ciaran Hearn   75'
LW 11 D. T. H. van der Merwe
FH 10 Peter Nelson   63'
SH 9 Phil Mack   56'
N8 8 Tyler Ardron (c)   56'   75'
OF 7 Matt Heaton
BF 6 Lucas Rumball
RL 5 Kyle Baillie   13'
LL 4 Evan Olmstead
TP 3 Jake Ilnicki   40'
HK 2 Andrew Quattrin   56'
LP 1 Hubert Buydens   40'
Replacements:
HK 16 Benoît Piffero   56'
PR 17 Djustice Sears-Duru   40'
PR 18 Matt Tierney   40'
LK 19 Josh Larsen   36'   13'
LK 20 Mike Sheppard   56'   75'
SH 21 Jamie Mackenzie   56'
FH 22 Shane O'Leary   63'
CE 23 Giuseppe du Toit   75'
Coach:
  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

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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

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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:
  Phil Davies
 
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:
  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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