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

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

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

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	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:

Duane Vermeulen (South Africa) earned his 50th test cap.^[13]

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	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:

PJ Walters (Namibia) made his international debut.^[14]
Darryl de la Harpe (Namibia) earned his 50th test cap.^[14]

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	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:

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	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

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:

Beauden Barrett, Jordie Barrett and Scott Barrett became the first trio of brothers to start for New Zealand in a World Cup match, and the first to all start in a World Cup match since Elisi Vunipola, Manu Vunipola, and Fe'ao Vunipola all played for Tonga in 1995.^[16] The Barrett brothers also became the first trio of brothers to all score a try in the same match.^[17]
Richie Mo'unga's eight successful conversion attempts is the most without missing in a Rugby World Cup match.^{[citation needed]}

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	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

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		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

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	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

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:
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]

References

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^ Kitson, Robert (21 September 2019). "New Zealand stand firm against South Africa in heavyweight thriller". The Guardian. International Stadium Yokohama. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
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^ "Matteo Minozzi seals Italy's seven-try romp over Canada at Rugby World Cup". The Guardian. 26 September 2019. Retrieved 1 October 2019.
^ "South Africa coast home with nine-try thrashing of Namibia in World Cup". The Guardian. 28 September 2019. Retrieved 1 October 2019.
^ Gallan, Daniel (3 October 2019). "All Blacks cruise to victory in nine-try rout of Canada". CNN. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
^ Kitson, Robert (6 October 2019). "All Blacks fall behind before brushing aside brave Namibia at Rugby World Cup". The Guardian. Tokyo Stadium. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
^ Cary, Tom (4 October 2019). "Cheslin Kolbe shines as South Africa thrash 14-man Italy to reach cusp of quarter-finals". Shizuoka: The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
^ Benson, Max (8 October 2019). "RWC 2019 results and highlights: South Africa 66-7 Canada – as it happened". The South African. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
^ Jones, Chris (10 October 2019). "Rugby World Cup: Typhoon Hagibis forces England-France off; Scotland wait & Ireland play". BBC. Retrieved 11 October 2019.
^ Mulvenney, Nick (13 October 2019). "Signs good Scotland match will go ahead after another cancellation". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
^ McCurry, Justin (10 October 2019). "Rugby World Cup: England v France off and Japan v Scotland under threat from Typhoon Hagibis". The Guardian. Tokyo. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
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[1] "Regional qualification process". Rugby World Cup 2019. Retrieved 25 May 2017.

[2] Kitson, Robert (21 September 2019). "New Zealand stand firm against South Africa in heavyweight thriller". The Guardian. International Stadium Yokohama. Retrieved 25 September 2019.

[3] "Italy too much for Namibia". Osaka: The Japan Times. 22 September 2019. Retrieved 25 September 2019.

[4] "Matteo Minozzi seals Italy's seven-try romp over Canada at Rugby World Cup". The Guardian. 26 September 2019. Retrieved 1 October 2019.

[5] "South Africa coast home with nine-try thrashing of Namibia in World Cup". The Guardian. 28 September 2019. Retrieved 1 October 2019.

[6] Gallan, Daniel (3 October 2019). "All Blacks cruise to victory in nine-try rout of Canada". CNN. Retrieved 10 October 2019.

[7] Kitson, Robert (6 October 2019). "All Blacks fall behind before brushing aside brave Namibia at Rugby World Cup". The Guardian. Tokyo Stadium. Retrieved 10 October 2019.

[8] Cary, Tom (4 October 2019). "Cheslin Kolbe shines as South Africa thrash 14-man Italy to reach cusp of quarter-finals". Shizuoka: The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 10 October 2019.

[9] Benson, Max (8 October 2019). "RWC 2019 results and highlights: South Africa 66-7 Canada – as it happened". The South African. Retrieved 10 October 2019.

[ENG-FRA+NZL-ITA-10] Jones, Chris (10 October 2019). "Rugby World Cup: Typhoon Hagibis forces England-France off; Scotland wait & Ireland play". BBC. Retrieved 11 October 2019.

[NAM-CAN-11] Mulvenney, Nick (13 October 2019). "Signs good Scotland match will go ahead after another cancellation". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 14 October 2019.

[GroupRankings-12] McCurry, Justin (10 October 2019). "Rugby World Cup: England v France off and Japan v Scotland under threat from Typhoon Hagibis". The Guardian. Tokyo. Retrieved 14 October 2019.

[13] "Late starter Vermeulen earns 50th cap against All Blacks". rugbyworldcup.com. Rugby World Cup. 18 September 2019. Retrieved 12 April 2020.

[walters_harpe-14] "New injury blow for Namibia on eve of World Cup opener". rugbyworldcup.com. Rugby World Cup. 21 September 2019. Retrieved 12 April 2020.

[15] "Sears-Duru starts at last as Canada ring the changes". rugbyworldcup.com. Rugby World Cup. 30 September 2019. Retrieved 12 April 2020.

[16] "Barrett brothers to make history with all three to start for All Blacks". The Guardian. Guardian News and Media. 30 September 2019. Retrieved 12 April 2020.

[17] "Barrett boys make try-scoring history as All Blacks sink Canada". rugbyworldcup.com. Rugby World Cup. 2 October 2019. Retrieved 12 April 2020.

[18] Mostert, Herman (7 October 2019). "Springbok win over Italy: 5 talking points". sport24.co.za. Retrieved 12 April 2020.

[19] "Cobus Reinach sets World Cup hat-trick record". sport24.co.za. 8 October 2019. Retrieved 12 April 2020.

[20] "Typhoon Hagibis impact on Rugby World Cup 2019 matches". Rugby World Cup. 10 October 2019. Archived from the original on 14 October 2019. Retrieved 10 October 2019.

[21] "NAMIBIA V CANADA MATCH CANCELLED". Rugby World Cup. 12 October 2019. Retrieved 12 October 2019.

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